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Notices

All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be sent to the addresses and in the manner provided for in Section 13.4 of the Loan Agreement. All such notices and communications shall be effective as provided in Section 13.4 of the Loan Agreement.

Confidentiality

While this Agreement is in effect and for a period of five years thereafter, and except as otherwise required by law or legal process and after reasonable notice to Employer and opportunity for Employer to intervene, Employee shall hold and keep secret and confidential all Trade Secrets and other confidential or proprietary information of Employer and shall use such information only in the course of performing Employee’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that with respect to “trade secrets” (as defined under applicable law), Employee’s confidentiality obligations shall continue for so long as they remain “trade secrets” under applicable law. Employee shall maintain in trust all such “trade secret” or other confidential or proprietary information, as Employer’s property, including, but not limited to, all documents concerning Employer’s business, including Employee’s work papers, telephone directories, customer information and notes, and any and all copies thereof in Employee’s possession or under Employee’s control. Upon expiration or earlier termination of Employee’s employment with Employer, for any reason, or upon request by Employer, Employee shall deliver to Employer all such documents belonging to Employer, including any and all copies in Employee’s possession or under Employee’s control.

Consents

The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filing of a Form 8-K with the Commission or a similar form with OTC Markets, as appropriate, describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, (ii) the filing with the Commission of a notice of exempt offering on Form D, and (iii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws, if any (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

Amendments

No course of dealing between the Parties hereto shall be effective to amend, modify, or change any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, or changed in any respect except by an agreement in writing signed by the Party against whom such change is to be enforced. The Parties may, subject to the provisions of this Section 25.3, from time to time, enter into supplemental written agreements for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or changing in any manner the rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement or any Schedule hereto. Any such supplemental written agreement executed by the Parties shall be binding upon the Parties.

Notices

Any written notices provided for in this Agreement or the Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if either hand delivered or if sent by fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail. Notices sent by mail shall be deemed received three business days after mailing but in no event later than the date of actual receipt. Notices shall be directed, if to the Participant, at the Participant's address indicated by the Company's records, or if to the Company, at the Company's principal executive office.

Miscellaneous

The parties hereto hereby waive presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of or any default under this Note, except as specifically provided herein, and assent to extensions of the time of payment, or forbearance or other indulgence without notice. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Any provision of this Note which is illegal, invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or impairing the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. This Note shall bind the Company and its successors and permitted assigns. The rights under and benefits of this Note shall inure to the Holder and its successors and assigns.

Governing Laws

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW WHICH COULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.  The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

Terminations

(a) Unless previously terminated, (i) the Term Loan Commitments shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Effective Date and (ii) all other Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

Withholdings

There shall be deducted from each payment made under the Plan or other compensation payable to the Participant all taxes which are required to be withheld by the Company in respect to such payment under this Plan. The Company shall have the right to reduce any payment (or other compensation) by the amount of cash sufficient to provide the payment amount of said taxes.

Participations

By and immediately upon the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank that is the issuer thereof or the Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely, irrevocably, and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section 2.05, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason.  Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, irrevocable, and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

Withholdings

The Company and its subsidiaries will deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under this Plan such Federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes as are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

Governing Laws

All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

Successors

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties; provided however that no party may assign this Agreement or the obligations and rights of such party hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

Death

If you die before the Delivery Date, the Shares underlying your then-outstanding DSUs shall be delivered to the representative of your estate as soon as practicable after the date of death and after such documentation as may be requested by the Committee is provided to the Committee.

Governing Laws

This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas for contracts made and to be fully performed in such state, without giving effect to any choice of law rules that may require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

Confidentiality

The Parties understand and acknowledge that this Agreement may be disclosed and filed with the Bankruptcy Court as an exhibit to the Disclosure Statement and included in the Solicitation Materials, provided that in such disclosure the executed signature pages to this Agreement shall be redacted and no individual holdings information shall be included, except as may be required by law.  The Company Parties shall not disclose to any person the amount or percentage of Claims held by any individual Consenting Noteholder, except as may be required by law.  If in either case such disclosure is required by law, the Company Parties shall provide each Consenting Noteholder with advanced notice of the intent to disclose and shall afford each Consenting Noteholder a reasonable opportunity to (i) seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or (ii) review and comment upon any such disclosure prior to the Company Parties making such disclosure.

Counterparts

This Guaranty may be executed in any number of duplicate originals, and each duplicate original will be deemed to be an original. This Guaranty (and each duplicate original) also may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute a fully executed Guaranty even though all signatures do not appear on the same document.

Capitalization

GSI’s authorized capital stock consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value of which 41,838,864 shares were issued and outstanding as of December 10, 2018 and 494,462 are issued as treasury stock, and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of which 3,092,899 shares are issued and outstanding. All shares of Common Stock have been validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. GSI has no option plans and there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, rights or other agreements outstanding to acquire shares of stock of GSI or any other equity security or security convertible into an equity security. There are no agreements or commitments to increase, decrease or otherwise alter the authorized capital stock of GSI prior to the Closing Date. GSI has not granted any registration rights with respect to any shares of GSI Common Stock or any options to acquire shares of GSI capital stock. Upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the GSI Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Confidentiality

The Article entitled “Records and Confidential Data” as set forth in Section 10 of the Employment Agreement shall continue to apply.

Taxes

Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Confidentiality

Except for DIEGO's disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws, each Party agrees to keep in confidence the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Parties hereto agree that they will not, without compulsion of legal process, reveal directly or indirectly any of the terms of this Agreement to any person or entity except in confidence to those individuals or entities to whom the disclosure is necessary to affect the purposes of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, spouses, attorneys, tax preparers, accountants, banks and other financial institutions and government agencies which request a copy of this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit or restrict Employee (or Employee's attorneys) from responding to an inquiry from, providing testimony before, or initiating communications directly with any federal or state regulatory authority or any self- regulatory organization regarding this Agreement or its underlying facts or circumstances, provided Employee gives prompt notice to the Company of any such judicial or administrative notice or proceeding.

Terms

Each Option granted under the Plan must be evidenced by an Award Agreement. At the time any Option is granted, the Committee will determine whether the Option is to be an Incentive Stock Option described in Code Section 422 or a Non‑Qualified Stock Option, and the Option must be clearly identified as to its status as an Incentive Stock Option or a Non‑Qualified Stock Option.  Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. At the time any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan is exercised, the Company will be entitled to legend the certificates (if any) representing the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the Option to clearly identify them as representing the shares purchased upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option may only be granted within ten (10) years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted or approved by the Company’s stockholders.

Terminations

This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day following the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

Waivers

No employee of the Company or an Affiliate, or other person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board. The Company or any of its Affiliates may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any Award agreement. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under the Plan or any Award agreement, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any written employment contract or other agreement between the Company and its Affiliates and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on or after the Date of Grant.

Further Assurances

Each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the Contemplated Transactions.

Authorizations

The execution, delivery and performance by the Company Parties of this Agreement and the Additional Agreements and the consummation by the Company Parties of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within the corporate powers of the Company Parties and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company Parties. This Agreement constitutes, and, upon their execution and delivery, each of the Additional Agreements will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company Parties enforceable against the Company Parties in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

Binding Effects

This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity.

Releases

Any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such person hereunder.  As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to Earned PSUs.

Consents

(a) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by any Seller or of the Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party, nor the performance of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, will (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of the organizational documents of HVFH or PFFC or resolutions of any managers, board of directors, members or stockholders of HVFH or PFFC, (ii) violate and Law, or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Liens with respect to, or otherwise have an adverse effect upon, the Assets or the Business.  Except for those consents, approvals, authorizations or filings set forth on Schedule 3.3, no Consent is required to be obtained, satisfied or made pursuant to any Laws, Permits or other agreements by which any Seller, or any of their properties or assets, including, without limitation, the Assets, is bound.

Duties

No stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties and no capital gains, income, withholding or other taxes are payable by the Agent in the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company or the sale and delivery by the Company of the Shares.

Representations

The Vehicle Trustee hereby reaffirms, as of the date hereof, the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 7.7 of the Vehicle Trust Agreement, on which the Grantors and UTI Beneficiary, each of their permitted assignees and pledgees and each Registered Pledgee and Holder or Related Beneficiary of the 2019-1 SUBI Certificate (and beneficial owner of any portion thereof, including the Issuer and the Trust Certificateholders) may rely; provided, however, that in lieu of the representations set forth in Section 7.7(e) of the Vehicle Trust Agreement,  the Vehicle Trustee represents, warrants and covenants that the office where the Bank keeps its records concerning the transactions contemplated hereby is located at 100 White Clay Center, Suite 102, P.O. Box 6995, Newark, Delaware 19711.  For purposes of this Section, any reference in Section 7.7 of the Vehicle Trust Agreement to the Vehicle Trust Agreement shall be deemed to constitute references to the SUBI Trust Agreement.

Specific Performance

Each of the parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any federal or state court located in the State of Delaware, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Authorizations

All corporate action on the part of the Company, its directors and its stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the performance of the Company's obligations hereunder, including the issuance and delivery of the Shares, has been taken or will be taken prior to the issuance of the Shares.  This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, the relief of debtors and, with respect to rights to indemnity, subject to federal and state securities laws.

Death

The Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death.

Governing Laws

The governing law and related provisions set forth in Section 10.3 of the Loan Agreement (including, any authorized agent provisions thereof) are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein (with Indemnitor substituted in all places where Borrower appears thereunder) and shall be deemed fully applicable to Indemnitor hereunder. Indemnitor hereby certifies that it has received and reviewed the Loan Agreement (including, Section 10.3 thereof).

Payments

Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares subject to the SAR that are being exercised multiplied by the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the exercise date over the Strike Price, less an amount equal to any income, employment, or other applicable taxes or other amount required to be withheld or accounted for to any tax authority. The Company shall pay such amount in cash, in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee. Any fractional share of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.

Waivers

Reference is made to the final IPO prospectus of the Purchaser, dated October 25, 2017 (the “ Prospectus ”). The Company and the Seller have read the Prospectus and understand that the Purchaser has established the Trust Account for the benefit of the public shareholders of the Purchaser and the underwriters of the IPO pursuant to the Trust Agreement and that, except for a portion of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Purchaser may disburse monies from the Trust Account only for the purposes set forth in the Trust Agreement. For and in consideration of the Purchaser agreeing to enter into this Agreement, the Company and the Seller each hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account and hereby agrees that it will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Purchaser; provided that (x) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company’s right to pursue a claim against Purchaser for legal relief against monies or other assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including a claim for Purchaser to specifically perform its obligations under this Agreement) so long as such claim would not affect Purchaser’s ability to fulfill its obligation to effectuate the Purchaser Shareholder Redemption, and (y) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Company may have in the future against Purchaser’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account upon completion of a “Business Combination” as such term is defined in Purchaser’s constitutional documents (except such amounts that are paid or payable to shareholders of Purchaser holding Purchaser Ordinary Shares sold in the IPO who shall have elected to redeem their Purchaser Ordinary Shares pursuant to Purchaser’s constitutional documents) and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds).

Tax Withholdings

The provisions of Section 13(d) of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.

No Waivers

No delay or failure on the part of any party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or under any other instrument or document given in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or privilege or be construed as a waiver of any default or any acquiescence therein. No single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege shall preclude the further exercise of such right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be valid against any party hereto unless made in writing and executed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought and then only to the extent expressly specified therein.

Defined Terms

For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

Tax Withholdings

Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such federal, state and local income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

Entire Agreements

The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Holder’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and the Holder.

Defined Terms

For purposes of this Section 2.21, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

Compliance With Laws

It will comply in all material respects with all Requirements of Laws, including those with respect to the Receivables and related Financed Vehicles.

Amendments

No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, and no consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Guarantor and the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given, provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders, (a) limit or release the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, (b) postpone any date fixed for payment hereunder, or (c) change the number of Lenders required to take any action hereunder.

Representations

The Executive represents and warrants that the Executive is not under any obligation, contractual or otherwise, to any other firm or corporation, which would prevent the Executive’s performance of the terms of this Agreement.

Counterparts

This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of executed counterparts of this Amendment by telecopy or pdf shall be effective as an original.

Positions

For the term of your employment under this Agreement (your “ Employment ”), the Company agrees to employ you in the position of SVP, Operation. You shall report to the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“ COO ”). You shall perform the duties and have the responsibilities and authority customarily performed and held by an employee in your position or as otherwise may be assigned or delegated to you by the Company’s COO.

Transactions With Affiliates

Except as set forth on  Schedule 3.1(r), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

Releases

As additional consideration to the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment by the parties hereto and to induce Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower and each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that it does not know of any defenses, counterclaims or rights of setoff to the payment of any Obligations of Borrower or any Guarantor to Agent and/or the Lenders. In consideration of the amendments contained herein, Borrower and each Guarantor hereby waives and releases each of the Lenders and Agent from any and all claims and defenses, known or unknown, with respect to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.

Terms

This Agreement and Employee’s employment hereunder shall be for an initial term of three (3) years commencing on the date hereof (the “ Effective Date ”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier by the Employer or the Employee pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement (the “ Term ”). Thereafter, at the election of the Employee and the Employer, this Agreement may be extended for an additional two (2) years (the “ First Extension ”). Thereafter, at the election of the Employee and the Employer, this Agreement may be extended for an additional one (1) year (the “ Second Extension ”). Each First Extension and Second Extension shall be referred to as a Renewal Term. The date upon which this Agreement would terminate if both extensions are elected shall be referred to as the Expiration Date.

Survival

Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.6 shall survive the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

Representations

Any representation, warranty or certification made by any Seller Party to Buyer under this Agreement or any Transaction Document (other than any representation contained in Article 9(s)) shall have been incorrect or untrue when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated in any material respect and, to the extent that such incorrect or untrue representation is capable of being cured by Seller, such breach is not cured by Seller within five (5) Business Days after the earlier of receipt of written notice thereof from Buyer or Seller’s Knowledge of such incorrect or untrue representation.

Confidentiality

Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Advisor to disclose the details of its trading system, methods, models, strategies and formulas. CMF and the Partnership acknowledge that the trading systems, methods, models, strategies and formulas of the Advisor are the sole and exclusive property of the Advisor; CMF and the Partnership further agree that it will keep confidential and will not disseminate information regarding such systems, methods, models, strategies and formulas to any person. CMF and the Partnership will use any such information solely to evaluate and monitor the Advisor’s services described herein and not for any other purpose.

Governing Laws

THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHERWISE APPLICABLE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES). FOR PURPOSES OF THE UCC, NEW YORK SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY’S JURISDICTION, AND THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN ALL ISSUES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2(1) OF THE HAGUE SECURITIES CONVENTION. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 10.1 OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES WILL NOT AGREE TO AMEND THIS AGREEMENT TO CHANGE THE GOVERNING LAW TO ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

General

The Board may grant other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock or other property (“ Other Stock-Based Awards ”). Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock-Based Awards may be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine. The Company may also grant Awards denominated in cash rather than shares of Common Stock (“ Cash-Based Awards ”).

Assignments

The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption Agreement.

Vesting

With the acceptance of a Grant, the Grantee expressly acknowledges that any RSU, PSU and/or SAR shall not give the Grantee any right or entitlement until such Grant is fully vested. The Grant remains fully discretionary until full vesting.

Records

Cyclerion shall maintain all materials and all other data and documentation obtained or generated by Cyclerion in the course of preparing for and providing Services hereunder, including all computerized records and files (the “ Records ”) in a secure area reasonably protected from fire, theft and destruction.  These Records will be “ Works Made for Hire ” and will remain the exclusive property of Ironwood.  Records will be retained by Cyclerion for a period of seven (7) years, or longer if required under applicable law or regulation, unless Ironwood requests that such Records be delivered to Ironwood or to its designee in such form as is then currently in the possession of Cyclerion, in which case Cyclerion shall so deliver such Records to the extent they are not otherwise required to be stored or maintained by Cyclerion as a matter of law or regulation.  In no event will Cyclerion dispose of any such Records without first giving Ironwood sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of its intent to do so.  Cyclerion may, however, retain copies of any Records as are reasonably necessary for regulatory or insurance purposes, subject to Cyclerion’s obligation of confidentiality.

Submission To Jurisdiction

THE GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ANY PARTY HERETO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

Governing Laws

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. Executive agrees that the exclusive forum for any action to enforce this Agreement, as well as any action relating to or arising out of this Agreement, shall be the state or federal courts of the State of Florida. With respect to any such court action, Executive hereby (a) irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) consents to service of process; (c) consents to venue; and (d) waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court, or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction, service of process, or venue. Both parties hereto further agree that the state and federal courts of the State of Florida are convenient forums for any dispute that may arise herefrom and that neither party shall raise as a defense that such courts are not convenient forums.

Counterparts

The Parties may execute this Agreement in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile, email in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document has the same effect as delivery of an executed original of this Agreement.

Withholdings

All payments made to you pursuant to this letter will be subject to applicable withholding taxes, if any, and any amount so withheld shall be deemed to have been paid to you for purposes of amounts due to you under this letter.

Insurances

The Portfolio Railcars described on each Delivery Schedule delivered from time to time under an Asset Transfer Agreement are, at the time of the related Conveyance to the Issuer, covered by the insurance required by Section 5.04(f) hereof, and all premiums due prior to the applicable Delivery Date in respect of such insurance shall have been paid in full and such insurance as of the applicable Delivery Date is in full force and effect.

Notices

All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, sent prepaid for next-day delivery by Federal Express (or a comparable overnight delivery service) or sent by the United States mail, certified, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, at the addresses and with such copies as designated below. Any notice, request, demand or other communication delivered or sent in the manner aforesaid may be given by the party required to give such notice, etc., or its attorney, and shall be deemed given or made (as the case may be) when actually delivered to or refused by the intended recipient.

Effective Dates

It is the intent that all of the amounts deferred and benefits provided under this Plan will be subject to the terms of Section 409A of the Code, and that this Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 2019 with respect to compensation earned on or after such date.

Entire Agreements

This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Bank and Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein. All prior agreements between the Bank and Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein are hereby superseded and shall have no force or effect, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving fewer benefits than those available to Executive without reference to this Agreement.

Interpretations

The recitals to this Agreement shall be taken into account in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” are deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The captions or headings of the Sections and other subdivisions of this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience or reference and have no effect on the meaning of the provisions of those Sections or subdivisions. If the provisions of this Agreement require judicial interpretation, the parties agree that the judicial body interpreting or construing the Agreement may not apply the assumption that the terms must be more strictly construed against one party by reason of the rule of construction that an instrument is to be construed more strictly against the party that itself or through its agents prepared the instrument.

Further Assurances

The parties agree to execute such additional documents and perform such acts as are reasonably necessary to effectuate the intent of this Purchase Agreement.

Compliance With Laws

Seller shall, and shall cause Guarantor to, at all times (i) comply with all contractual obligations, (ii) comply in all respects with all Requirements of Law, (iii) maintain and preserve its legal existence, and (iv) maintain and preserve all of its rights, privileges, licenses and franchises necessary for the operation of its business (including, without limitation, with respect to Seller, all lending licenses held by it and its status as a “qualified transferee” (however denominated) under all documents which govern the Purchased Assets), except, in each case other than clause (iii) above, to the extent that any noncompliance or failure would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Governing Laws

This Release shall be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.

Governing Laws

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of Delaware without application of the conflict of law provisions thereof. If any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Plan, or the breach thereof, cannot be settled through negotiation, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle such dispute by mediation. If the parties fail to settle such dispute within 30 days after the commencement of such mediation, such dispute shall be settled by arbitration conducted in the state of Pennsylvania and judgment on the arbitral award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

Remedies

The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or cur ing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

Capitalization

The Company has the following authorized capitalization: 110,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;   there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party.

Effective Dates

The provisions set forth in Section 17 will come into effect on the later of the Applicable Compliance Date and the date of this Master Confirmation.

Entire Agreements

This Agreement (together with the Exhibits, Schedules and the documents referenced herein) sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements (including her prior employment agreement dated March 14, 2018), arrangements and understandings, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof including any offer letter or term sheets. No representation, promise or inducement has been made by either party that is not embodied in this Agreement, and neither party shall be bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.

Subsidiaries

Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the applicable Loan Party in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of each Subsidiary of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Loan Party, in each case as of the Closing Date.

Governing Laws

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD CALL FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Non-Disparagement

Executive agrees not to directly or indirectly disparage or otherwise make any comment or statement that casts an unfavorable light upon the Company or any Affiliate, or any of their directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents. The Company agrees that it will use its best efforts to prevent any disparagement of Executive by any of its personnel and will take responsive action to stop any disparagement of which it learns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall not preclude Executive or the Company from making truthful statements to any government agency or pursuant to any lawful subpoena.

Expenses

Unless otherwise agreed to by Company in advance, Consultant shall be solely responsible for procuring and paying for and maintaining any computer equipment, software, paper, tools or supplies necessary or appropriate for the performance of Consult ant's services hereunder. Company, at its discretion, may reimburse reasonable business expenses.

Base Salary

The Company shall continue to pay Executive his base salary through the Termination Date, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll schedule and procedures for its employees and applicable law.

Definitions

Unless otherwise specified herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Agreement. Each reference to “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereunder,” “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference, and each reference to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference, contained in the Agreement shall from and after the date hereof refer to the Agreement as amended hereby. Except as amended hereby, all terms and provisions of the Agreement shall continue unmodified and remain in full force and effect.

Defined Terms

For purposes of this Section 2.16, the term “Lender” includes each Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

Sales

In the event the Company (or a shareholder, as described below) does not exercise the option to purchase Company Stock, as provided above, the individual shall have the right to sell, encumber, or otherwise dispose of the shares of Company Stock described in subsection (a) at the price and on the terms of the transfer set forth in the written notice to the Company, provided such transfer is effected within 15 days after the expiration of the option period.  If the transfer is not effected within such period, the Company must again be given an option to purchase, as provided above.

Closings

On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $10 million of Shares and Warrants. Each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser shall be wired following Purchaser’s receipt of the Company Deliverables subject to the terms set forth in Section 2.2(a) to the account specified in writing by the Company. The Company reserves the right to accept or reject all or any portion of a Purchaser’s Subscription in its sole discretion. If a Purchaser’s Subscription is rejected in whole or in part, that Purchaser’s Subscription Amount with respect to the rejected portion will be promptly returned to such Purchaser. With respect to each accepted Subscription, the Company shall deliver to each such Purchaser (a) its respective Shares as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each such Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing, and (b) its respective Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a) within three (3) Business Days following the Closing (the “ Warrant Delivery Date ”) by express mail service or other overnight courier. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of WMD or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

Brokers

Stream Capital Partners, LLC (“Seller’s Broker”) represents the Seller. Seller shall pay Seller’s Broker a fee at Closing pursuant to separate agreement. Purchaser and Seller represent and warrant to each other that, except for the Seller’s Broker and Purchaser’s Broker listed above, there are no brokers connected with the sale of the Property. To the extent Seller or Purchaser have an obligation to pay any broker, Seller and Purchaser will hold each other harmless and indemnify the other party from any liability related to the payment of any commission or fee such party may owe to a broker or the Broker or any other party related to the sale of the Property.

Cooperation

If the Participant resides or is employed outside of the United States, the Participant agrees, as a condition of the grant of the RSUs, to repatriate all payments attributable to the Shares and/or cash acquired under the Plan (including, but not limited to, dividends and any proceeds derived from the sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs) if required by and in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations in the Participant 's country of residence (and country of employment, if different). In addition, the Participant also agrees to take any and all actions, and consent to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Eligible Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Eligible Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant's country of residence (and country of employment, if different). Finally, the Participant agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Participant's personal legal and tax obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant 's country of residence (and country of employment, if different).

Expenses

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be paid by the party incurring such Expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 8.1(d)(iii), 8.1(e)(ii) or 8.1(e)(iii), or for any of the reasons set forth in Section 8.4, then BVBC will pay to Heartland, within five Business Days of presentation by Heartland of reasonably detailed invoices for the same, all Expenses reasonably incurred by Heartland provided that the amount paid will not exceed $1,000,000, and, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii), then Heartland will pay to BVBC, within five Business Days of presentation by BVBC of reasonably detailed invoices for the same, all Expenses reasonably incurred by BVBC provided that the amount paid will not exceed $1,000,000. As used in this Agreement, “ Expenses ” will consist of all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts and consultants to a party hereto and its Affiliates) incurred by a party in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement, the solicitation of the approval of the Merger by holders of BVBC Common Stock and all other matters related to the consummation of the Merger.

Duties

The Employee will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and shall be responsible for the reasonable duties of a Chief Financial Officer, including but not limited to, the following: leading, managing and directing financial planning, forecasting and budgeting, audit, regulatory filings and compliance, finance operations including billing systems, accounts payable, accounts receivable, SOX compliance and timely close of financial reporting each month. The Employee will serve as a key spokesman for the company to shareholders, investors, customers, business partners, analysts and employees. The position will be responsible for ensuring access to capital, liquidity and funding sources: equity, debt and other mechanisms as appropriate. The Employee will serve as a business partner and strategic advisor to the CEO and to other members of the top leadership team. The CFO position will interface directly with the Board and Audit Committee of the Board. The Employee shall perform services in a managerial capacity subject to the general supervision of the Chief Executive Officer. The Employee hereby agrees to devote his full business time and best efforts to the faithful performance of such duties and to the business and affairs of the Company for the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee may serve on other boards of directors, with the approval of the Board, or engage in charitable or other community activities as long as such services and activities are disclosed to the Board and do not materially interfere with the Executive's performance of his duties to the Company as provided in this Agreement.

Confidentiality

The Purchaser, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending on the date that the Preferred Shares are no longer outstanding.

Integration

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to compensation, severance pay, benefits and accelerated vesting and supersedes in all respects all prior agreements between the parties concerning such subject matter, including without limitation any prior offer letter or discussions relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Confidentiality Agreement, and any other agreement or obligation relating to confidentiality, non-solicitation or assignment of inventions shall not be superseded by this Agreement, and, as described in Section 9 above, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that any such agreements and obligations remain in full force and effect.  For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall include affiliates and subsidiaries thereof.

Withholdings

All payments and benefits payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to reduction by all applicable withholding, social security and other federal, state and local taxes and deductions.

Binding Effects

This Release shall be binding upon the Company and upon Employee and Employee’s heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns and the Company’s representatives, successors and assigns. In the event of Employee’s death, this Release shall operate in favor of Employee’s estate and all payments, obligations and consideration will continue to be performed in favor of Employee’s estate.

Assignments

The rights and interests of the Participant under this Grant Letter may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the event of the death of the Participant, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates.

Assignments

Neither party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party and any attempt to do so will be null and void.

Terms

The Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive agrees to accept employment with the Company for a term (the “ Term ”) commencing on the date hereof and continuing through the one year anniversary of this Agreement, unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6 below. At the end of the initial Term or any renewal Term, the Term shall be automatically renewed for successive one year periods at each otherwise scheduled expiration of the Term, unless either the Company or Executive objects (in their respective sole discretion) to such renewal by providing sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other party.

Terminations

The RSUs are intended to align your long-term interests with the long-term interests of the Company. If you engage in certain activities discussed below, either during employment with the Company or after such employment terminates for any reason, the Company may terminate any outstanding, unexpired or unpaid RSUs (“ Termination ”), rescind any payment or delivery of Shares pursuant to the RSUs (“ Rescission ”) or recapture any cash or any Shares or any proceeds from your sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs (“ Recapture ”), as more fully described below and to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws. For purposes of this Section 27, “ Competitive Organization or Business ” is defined as those corporations, institutions, individuals, or other entities identified by the Company as competitive or working to become competitive in the Company’s most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K.

Indemnifications

Except as otherwise provided in Sections 4.5 and 7.5, if the Company is required by law to make any payment to a Governmental Entity that is specifically attributable to a Member or a Member’s status as such (including federal withholding taxes, state personal property taxes, and state unincorporated business taxes), then such Member shall indemnify and contribute to the Company in full the entire amount paid (including interest, penalties and related expenses).  The Board may offset Distributions to which a Person is otherwise entitled under this Agreement against such Person’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 6.8.  A Member’s obligation to indemnify and make contributions to the Company under this Section 6.8 shall survive the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company, and for purposes of this Section 6.8, the Company shall be treated as continuing in existence.  The Company may pursue and enforce all rights and remedies it may have against each Member under this Section 6.8, including instituting a lawsuit to collect such indemnification and contribution with interest at the applicable statutory rate.

Survival

Each provision of this Agreement which establishes rights and/or obligations which are intended to be enforceable after termination of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 9.4 and 9.6) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall be binding upon the Parties for such period of time as may reasonably be required to give full effect to the intended application thereof.

Binding Effects

Each Transaction Document to which Santander Consumer is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Santander Consumer enforceable against Santander Consumer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and, if applicable, the rights of creditors of corporations from time to time in effect or by general principles of equity.