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Exhibit 10.1
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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of May 17, 2022, by and among CubeSmart, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), CubeSmart, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership” and together with the Company, the “Indemnitors”), and ___________ (the “Indemnitee”). 
WHEREAS, the Indemnitee is an officer or a member of the Board of Trustees of the Company and in such capacity is performing a valuable service for the Company and the Operating Partnership; 
WHEREAS, Maryland law permits the Company to enter into contracts with its officers or members of its Board of Trustees with respect to indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, such persons; 
WHEREAS, the Declaration of Trust of the Company (the “Declaration of Trust”) authorizes the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its officers and trustees to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time; 
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) provide that each officer and trustee of the Company shall be indemnified by the Company to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time and shall be entitled to advancement of expenses consistent with Maryland law; 
WHEREAS, the Company is the general partner of, and conducts substantially all of its business through, the Operating Partnership; 
WHEREAS, the Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) provides for indemnification and advancement of expenses to the Company and its officers and trustees consistent with the applicable provisions of Maryland law, subject to the same limitations on indemnity and advancement of expenses that apply under Maryland law to indemnity and advancement of expenses by the Company of its officers and trustees; and 
WHEREAS, to induce the Indemnitee to provide services to the Company as an officer or a member of the Board of Trustees, and to provide the Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that indemnification will be available to the Indemnitee regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Declaration of Trust, the Bylaws or the Partnership Agreement, or any merger or acquisition transaction relating to the Company, the Indemnitors desire to provide the Indemnitee with protection against personal liability as set forth herein; 
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Indemnitors and the Indemnitee hereby agree as follows: 

1. DEFINITIONS 
For purposes of this Agreement: 
	 
	(A)
	 
	“Change in Control” shall mean

	 
	i.
	 
	the dissolution or liquidation of the Company;

	 
	ii.
	 
	the merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Company with one or more other entities in which the Company is not the surviving entity or immediately following which the persons or entities who were beneficial owners (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of voting securities of the Company immediately prior thereto cease to beneficially own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the surviving entity immediately thereafter;

	 
	iii.
	 
	a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another person or entity other than an affiliate of the Company;

	 
	iv.
	 
	any transaction (including without limitation a merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving entity) that results in any person or entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than persons who are shareholders or affiliates immediately prior to the transaction) owning thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company; or

	 
	v.
	 
	individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Trustees (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Trustees; provided, however, that any individual becoming a trustee subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the trustees then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for trustee, without written objection to such nomination) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of trustees or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or contests by or on behalf of a person other than the Board of Trustees.

	 
	(B)
	 
	“Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a trustee or officer of the Company (or of any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of the Company in a merger, consolidation or other transaction in which the predecessor’s interest ceased upon consummation of the transaction) or is or was serving at the request of the Company (or any such predecessor entity) as a director, officer, partner (limited or general), member, manager, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, other enterprise (whether conducted for profit or not for profit) or employee benefit plan. Without limiting the circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be serving at the request of the Company (or of any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of the Company in a merger, consolidation or other transaction in which the predecessor’s interest ceased upon consummation of the transaction), service by the Indemnitee shall be deemed to be at the request of the Company: (i) if the Indemnitee serves or served as a director, officer, partner (limited or general), member, manager, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, other enterprise (whether conducted for profit or not for profit) or employee benefit plan (1) of which a majority of the voting power or equity interest is or was owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (2) the management of which is controlled directly or indirectly by the Company and (ii) if, as a result of the Indemnitee’s service to the Company or any of its affiliated 

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				entities, the Indemnitee is subject to duties by, or required to perform services for, an employee benefit plan or its participants or beneficiaries, including as deemed fiduciary thereof.

	 
	(C)
	 
	“Expenses” shall include all attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding.

	 
	(D)
	 
	“Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing, or any other proceeding, including appeals therefrom, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, except one initiated by the Indemnitee pursuant to Paragraph 8 hereof to enforce such Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

	 
	(E)
	 
	“Special Legal Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, or in the past two years has been, retained to represent (i) the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party, or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Special Legal Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee in an action to determine the Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement

	2.
	 
	INDEMNIFICATION

The Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Paragraph 2 and under applicable law, the Declaration of Trust, the Bylaws, the Partnership Agreement, any other agreement, a vote of shareholders or resolution of the Board of Trustees or otherwise if, by reason of such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, such Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or completed Proceeding, including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company or the Operating Partnership. Unless prohibited by Paragraph 13 hereof and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified hereunder, to the maximum extent provided by Maryland law in effect from time to time, against judgments, penalties, fines, and settlements and reasonable Expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein; provided, however, that if such Proceeding was one by or in the right of the Company or the Operating Partnership, indemnification may not be made in respect of such Proceeding if the Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company or the Operating Partnership. For purposes of this Paragraph 2, excise taxes assessed on the Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be deemed fines. 
	3.
	 
	EXPENSES OF A SUCCESSFUL PARTY

Without limiting the effect of any other provision of this Agreement and without regard to the provisions of Paragraph 6 hereof, to the extent that the Indemnitee is, by reason of such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding pursuant to a final non-appealable order, such Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all reasonable Expenses actually incurred by such Indemnitee in connection therewith. If the Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding pursuant to a final non-appealable order but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues, or matters in such Proceeding pursuant to a final non-appealable order, the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee against all reasonable Expenses actually incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter, allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. For purposes of this Paragraph and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 
4. ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES 
If, by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any Proceeding, then the Indemnitors shall advance all reasonable Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding within 20 days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of a statement from the Indemnitee requesting such advance 

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from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding.  Such statement shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Indemnitors as authorized by this Agreement has been met and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met. The undertaking required by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be an unlimited general obligation of the Indemnitee but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make the repayment. 
	5.
	 
	WITNESS EXPENSES

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee is, by reason of such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness for any reason in any Proceeding to which such Indemnitee is not a named defendant or respondent, such Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Indemnitors against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of such Indemnitee in connection therewith. The Indemnitors shall advance such Expenses within 20 days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of a statement from the Indemnitee requesting such advance from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Indemnitors as authorized by this Agreement has been met and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met. The undertaking required by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be an unlimited general obligation of the Indemnitee but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make the repayment.
	6.
	 
	DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION

	 
	(A)
	 
	To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests from time to time and at such time(s) as the Indemnitee deems appropriate in the Indemnitee’s sole discretion. The officer of the Company receiving any such request from the Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Trustees in writing that the Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

	 
	(B)
	 
	Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2 hereof unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to Paragraph 6(A), then a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the time period specified in Paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this Paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), then the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (x) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of 

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				two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (y) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in clause (ii)(x) of this sentence, or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii)(y), then the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (z) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (ii)(y) of this Paragraph 6(B), then authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under such clause (ii)(y) for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.

	 
 
	(C)
	 
	The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom.

	 
	(D)
	 
	In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to Paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, then either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under Paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to Paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this Paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with Paragraph 6(A) hereof, upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with Paragraph 8(A) hereof, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.

	 
	(E)
	 
	If the person or entity making the determination as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period 

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				may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to Paragraph 6(B) hereof.

	7.
	 
	PRESUMPTIONS

	 
	(A)
	 
	In making a determination with respect to entitlement or authorization of indemnification hereunder, the person or entity making such determination shall presume that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the Indemnitors shall have the burden of proof to overcome such presumption.

	 
	(B)
	 
	The termination of any Proceeding by conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification.

	8.
	 
	REMEDIES

	 
	(A)
	 
	In the event that: (i) a determination is made in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 6 hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, or (ii) advancement of reasonable Expenses is not timely made pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) payment of indemnification due the Indemnitee under this Agreement is not timely made, then the Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction of such Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses.

	 
	(B)
	 
	In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Paragraph 6 hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Paragraph 8 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits. The fact that a determination had been made earlier pursuant to Paragraph 6 of this Agreement that the Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification shall not be taken into account in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Paragraph 8 and the Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced in any way by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Paragraph 8, the Indemnitors shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.

	 
	(C)
	 
	If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made pursuant to this Agreement that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, then the Indemnitors shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Paragraph 8, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

	 
	(D)
	 
	The Indemnitors shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Paragraph 8 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Indemnitors are bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

	 
	(E)
	 
	In the event that the Indemnitee, pursuant to this Paragraph 8, seeks a judicial adjudication of such Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, if successful on the merits or otherwise as to all or less than all claims, issues or matters in such judicial adjudication, then the Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Indemnitors, and shall be indemnified by the Indemnitors against, any and all reasonable Expenses actually incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter, allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis.

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9. NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIMS 
The Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Indemnitors in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information, or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder, but the failure so to notify the Indemnitors will not relieve the Indemnitors from any liability that the Indemnitors may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement unless the Indemnitors are materially prejudiced thereby. With respect to any such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Indemnitors of the commencement thereof: 
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	(A)
	 
	The Indemnitors will be entitled to participate therein at their own expense.

	 
	(B)
	 
	Except as otherwise provided below, the Indemnitors will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Indemnitors to Indemnitee of the Indemnitors’ election so to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnitors will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and disbursements of such counsel incurred after notice from the Indemnitors of the Indemnitors’ assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (a) the employment by counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Indemnitors, (b) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded (based on an opinion of counsel) that (i) the Indemnitee may have separate defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect to any issue which may not be consistent with other defendants in such Proceeding or (ii) there may be a conflict of interest between the Indemnitors and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, (c) such Proceeding seeks penalties or other relief against the Indemnitee with respect to which the Indemnitors could not provide monetary indemnification to the Indemnitee (such as injunctive relief or incarceration) or (d) the Indemnitors shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which cases the fees and disbursements of counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnitors. The Indemnitors shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Indemnitors, or as to which Indemnitee shall have reached the conclusion specified in clause (b) above, or which involves penalties or other relief against Indemnitee of the type referred to in clause (c) above.

	 
	(C)
	 
	The Indemnitors shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected without the Indemnitors’ written consent. The Indemnitors shall not settle any action or claim in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Indemnitors nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay consent to any proposed settlement.

	10.
	 
	NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE SUBROGATION

	 
	(A)
	 
	The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of reasonable Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Declaration of Trust, the Bylaws, the Partnership Agreement, any other agreement, a vote of shareholders, a resolution of the Board of Trustees or otherwise, except that any payments otherwise required to be made by the Indemnitors hereunder shall be offset by any and all amounts received by the Indemnitee from any other indemnitor or under one or more liability insurance policies maintained by an indemnitor or otherwise and shall not be duplicative of any other payments received by an Indemnitee from the Indemnitors in respect of the matter giving rise to the indemnity hereunder. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be effective as to the Indemnitee with respect to any action taken or omitted by the Indemnitee as a member of the Board of Trustees or in the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, regardless of whether a claim with respect to such action or inaction is raised prior or subsequent to such amendment, alteration or repeal.

	 
	(B)
	 
	To the extent that the Indemnitors maintain an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for trustees and officers of the Company, the Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available and upon any “Change in Control” the Indemnitors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or arrange for continuation and/or “tail” coverage for the 

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				Indemnitee to the maximum extent obtainable at such time; provided, however, in no event shall the Indemnitors be required to expend in the aggregate in excess of 250% of the annual premium or premiums paid by the Indemnitors for trustee and officer liability insurance in effect on the date of the Change in Control. In the event that 250% of the annual premium paid by the Indemnitors for such existing trustee and officer liability insurance is insufficient for such coverage, then the Indemnitors shall spend up to that amount to purchase such lesser coverage as may be obtained with such amount.

	 
	(C)
	 
	In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all actions necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Indemnitors to bring suit to enforce such rights.

	 
	(D)
	 
	The Indemnitors shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that the Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, or otherwise.

	11.
	 
	CONTINUATION OF INDEMNITY

	

	

	

	

	 
	(A)
	 
	All agreements and obligations of the Indemnitors contained herein shall continue during the period the Indemnitee is an officer or a member of the Board of Trustees of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as the Indemnitee shall be subject to any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding by reason of such Indemnitee’s Corporate Status and during the period of statute of limitations for any act or omission occurring during the Indemnitee’s term of Corporate Status. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Indemnitors and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee and such Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.

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	(B)
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	The Company and the Operating Partnership shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company or the Operating Partnership, by written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company and the Operating Partnership would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

12. SEVERABILITY
If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (i) the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, (ii) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto and (iii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provisions held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable. 
13. EXCEPTION TO RIGHT OF INDEMNIFICATION OR ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of reasonable Expenses under this Agreement with respect to any Proceeding initiated by or on behalf of such Indemnitee against the Indemnitors other than a proceeding commenced pursuant to Paragraph 8 hereof. 
14. NOTICE TO THE COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS 
Any indemnification of, or advancement of reasonable Expenses, to an Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement, if arising out of a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company, shall be reported in writing to the shareholders of the Company with the notice of the next Company shareholders’ meeting or prior to the meeting. 

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15. PAYMENT BY THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP OF AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE PAID OR ADVANCED BY THE COMPANY 
The obligations of the Company and the Operating Partnership under this Agreement shall be joint and several. The Operating Partnership shall promptly pay upon demand by the Company or the Indemnitee all amounts the Company is required to pay or advance hereunder. 
16. HEADINGS 
The headings of the Paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 
17. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER 
No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by each of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

18. NOTICES 
All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, if so delivered or mailed, as the case may be, to the following addresses: 
If to the Indemnitee, to the address set forth in the records of the Company. 
If to the Indemnitors, to: 
CubeSmart 
CubeSmart, L.P. 
5 Old Lancaster Road 
Malvern, PA 19355 
Attention:   Chief Executive Officer
Fax No.: 610-293-5720
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 
CubeSmart
5 Old Lancaster Road 
Malvern, PA 19355
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
Fax No.: 610-293-5720
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or to such other address as may have been furnished to the Indemnitee by the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitors by the Indemnitee, as the case may be. 
19. GOVERNING LAW 
The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, without application of the conflict of laws principles thereof. 

20. NO ASSIGNMENTS 
The Indemnitee may not assign its rights or delegate obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Indemnitors. Any assignment or delegation in violation of this Section 20 shall be null and void. 

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21. NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS 
Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement and all of its provisions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns. 
22. COUNTERPARTS 
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute an agreement binding on all of the parties hereto. 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
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CUBESMART
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By: ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​
Name: Jeffrey P. Foster
Title: Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

CUBESMART, L.P. 
By: CubeSmart, its general partner 
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By: ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​
Name: Jeffrey P. Foster
Title: Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
INDEMNITEE: 

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​Exhibit 10.1

 

RESIGNATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

 

This RESIGNATION AGREEMENT
AND RELEASE (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 16, 2022, is entered into by and between SiriusPoint Ltd., a Bermuda
corporation (the “Company”), and Sid Sankaran (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Executive and
the Company are parties to (x) that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2021 (the “Employment
Agreement”) and (y) additional agreements evidencing awards of service-based restricted common shares of the Company
(the “Restricted Stock”), performance-based restricted share units of the Company (the “PSUs”) and
options to purchase common shares of the Company (the “Options” and together with the Restricted Stock and the PSUs,
the “Equity Awards”);

 

WHEREAS, the Executive has
informed the Company of his intention to resign from all positions with the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Company has determined
to accept the Executive’s resignation, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and effective as of the
close of business on May 16, 2022 (the “Termination Date”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive and
the Company each desire to specify, as well as settle and conclude, the Executive’s rights and obligations in connection with the
Executive’s employment with, and resignation from, the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

 

1.           Termination
of Employment.

 

(a)         Generally.
The Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that, except as set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and Section 5(c) of the
Employment Agreement, the Executive shall no longer provide services to the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any capacity from and
after the Termination Date, and the Executive does hereby resign, effective as of the close of business on Termination Date, from his
employment with the Company and its subsidiaries in all respects, including without limitation from each officer, executive or director
position held with the Company and its subsidiaries. In order to evidence and give effect to the Executive’s resignation, the Executive
is delivering the resignation letter to the Company attached hereto as Exhibit A simultaneously with the parties’ entry
into this Agreement.

 

(b)         Accrued
Payments/Notice Pay. On the next regular payroll date following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay the Executive all of
the Executive’s earned but unpaid base wages and accrued vacation and any unreimbursed business expenses, in each case incurred
and payable prior to the Termination Date in accordance with Company policy.

 

(c)         Company
Employee Benefits. Following the Termination Date, and except as provided in this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to any
vested employee benefits under the Company’s employee benefit plans to which the Executive is entitled as a former employee; provided,
that the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive, by reason of his resignation, has ceased to be entitled to (x)
severance pay or termination benefits under the Employment Agreement or any other severance plan, policy, agreement or arrangement sponsored
or maintained by the Company or of its subsidiaries, (y) any future payment of cash-based bonus or other incentive compensation
or (z) any future grant of equity-based incentive compensation.

 

     

     

    

 

(d)         Continuing
Indemnification. Following the Termination Date, the Company will continue to provide the Executive with the indemnification and
insurance coverages set forth in Section 8 of the Employment Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Section 8.

 

(e)         Public
Communications of the Resignation and Related Matters. The Company’s public announcement of the Executive’s resignation,
and any statement made by the Company or the Executive in response to an inquiry following the Termination Date, shall be in all material
respects consistent with the draft disclosures separately provided to the Executive and with respect on which the Executive acknowledges
having been provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment. If, following the Termination Date, the Executive shall receive
(x) any inquiry from the press, a regulator of the Company or any subsidiary, a ratings agency or a significant commercial counterparty
known to the Executive or (y) an inquiry calling for a substantial response from any current or former employee of the Company
or any subsidiary and as to which the Executive intends to offer a substantial response, the Executive shall, unless prohibited by applicable
law, inform the CEO and the General Counsel of the Company of such inquiry and shall reasonably coordinate the Executive’s response
to such inquiry with the General Counsel of the Company in advance of any such response.

 

(f)          Mutual
Waiver and Release of Claims. The Executive hereby agrees and acknowledges that, subject to payment of the amounts, provision of
benefits and treatment of Equity Awards expressly provided for or referenced in this Agreement, the Executive will have received full
payment for all services rendered on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries. In consideration of the Company’s commitments
to the Executive herein, simultaneously with his entry into this Agreement, the Executive and the Company are entering into the Mutual
Waiver and Release of Claims attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

2.           Continued
Services During the Interim Period.

 

(a)          Interim
Period Services. In addition to the reasonable cooperation of the Executive provided by Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement,
which Section 5(c) shall continue to apply following the Termination Date in accordance with its terms, the Executive shall, following
the Termination Date and continuing until August 16, 2022 (the “Interim Period”), make himself reasonably available
to the Board and to the Company to assist in the matters as to which the Executive’s services would be useful to the Company, including
as to transitions matters (the “Interim Period Services”). Unless otherwise requested by the Company, the Interim
Period Services shall be provided remotely and on a non-exclusive basis, and shall reasonably take into account other personal and business
activities of the Executive during the Interim Period. In no event shall the Interim Period Services provided by the Executive cause
the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company to cease to be a “separation from service” within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

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(b)         Interim Period Compensation. In consideration of the Interim Period Services, the Company shall pay the Executive a cash
fee of $250,000 in three equal monthly installments of $83,333 to be paid within the first 10 business days in June, July and August
2022. The Executive or the Company may elect to no longer provide or receive the Interim Period Services at any time and for any reason
(or no reason) by providing the other party with at least ten (10) days’ advance written notice of such election; provided
however that, in the event that the Company elects to no longer provide the Interim Period Services, the Company shall pay the Executive
the remaining portion of the cash fee upon the effective date of such election.

 

3.           Treatment
of Equity Awards. The Company and the Executive agree that the terms and conditions of the Equity Awards held by the Executive prior
to the Termination Date shall be modified as set forth in this Section 3. As of the Termination Date, the Executive’s Equity Awards
shall be subject to the Company’s Executive Compensation Clawback Policy only to the extent of any claim not released by the Company
pursuant to the Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Company and the Executive agree that, other
than as modified hereby, the Equity Awards shall remain subject to their existing terms and conditions.

 

(a)           Options.
As of immediately prior to the Termination Date, the Executive holds (1) an award of 400,000 Options granted on February 26, 2021
with an exercise price of $15 per common share (the “February 2021 Option Tranche”), (2) an award of 235,615
Options granted on April 14, 2021 with an exercise price of $10.36 per common share (the “April 2021 Option Tranche”),
and (3) an award of 409,483 Options granted on April 6, 2022 with an exercise price of $6.76 per common share (the “2022
Option Tranche”).

 

(i)                
The February 2021 Option Tranche and the April 2021 Option Tranche are hereby automatically forfeited in their entirety as of the
Termination Date.

 

(ii)             
Notwithstanding the occurrence of the Termination Date, (x) the 2022 Option Tranche shall not be forfeited as of the Termination
Date and shall instead become vested and exercisable on the original vesting dates applicable thereto as if the Executive had remained
employed on each such vesting date, subject only to the Executive’s material compliance with this Agreement through such vesting
dates, (y) any remaining unvested portion of the Options as of the second anniversary of the Termination Date shall become vested
as of the second anniversary of the Termination Date, and (z) any vested and exercisable, but unexercised, Options shall be forfeited
if not exercised prior to August 16, 2025.

 

(b)           Performance-Vesting
Restricted Stock Units. As of immediately prior to the Termination Date, the Executive holds one award of 229,247 PSUs granted on
April 14, 2021. All PSUs held by the Executive as of immediately prior to the Termination Date are hereby automatically forfeited in
their entirety as of the Termination Date.

 

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(c)           Restricted
Shares. As of immediately prior to the Termination Date, the Executive holds (1) an award of 364,520 Restricted Shares granted
on August 6, 2020, of which 291,616 shares subject to such award are unvested (the “2020 Restricted Share Tranche”),
(2) an award of 523,809 Restricted Shares granted on February 26, 2021, of which 419,047 shares subject to such award are unvested
(the “February 2021 Restricted Share Tranche”), (3) an award of 114,623 Restricted Shares granted on April
14, 2021, of which 76,797 shares subject to such award are unvested (the “April 2021 Restricted Share Tranche”) and
(4) an award of 509,657 Restricted Shares granted on April 6, 2022, all of which shares subject to such award are unvested (the
 “2022 Restricted Share Tranche”).

 

(i)                
The 2022 Restricted Share Tranche is hereby automatically forfeited in its entirety as of the Termination Date.

 

(ii)             
Notwithstanding the occurrence of the Termination Date, (x) the unvested portions of the 2020 Restricted Share Tranche,
February 2021 Restricted Share Tranche and April 2021 Restricted Share Tranche (collectively, the “Retained Restricted Shares”)
shall not be forfeited as of the Termination Date and shall instead become vested on the original vesting dates applicable thereto as
if the Executive had remained employed on each such vesting date, subject only to the Executive’s material compliance with this
Agreement through such vesting dates, (y) one-half (50%) of the total number of Retained Restricted Shares which are unvested as
of the first anniversary of the Termination Date shall become vested as of the first anniversary of the Termination Date, and (y) all
of the Retained Restricted Shares which are unvested as of the second anniversary of the Termination Date shall become vested as of the
second anniversary of the Termination Date.

 

(d)           Breach of Restrictive Covenants. In the event that the Executive engages in a material breach of this Agreement including
without limitation the Modified Restrictive Covenants, and such material breach is not cured by the Executive within thirty (30) days
following written notice thereof given to the Executive by the Company, the Executive will forfeit any right to future vesting of Equity
Awards as provided in this Agreement, and all then-unvested Restricted Shares and all then-unexercised Options shall be immediately forfeited.

 

4.             Modification of Restrictive Covenants. The Executive and the Company hereby agree that the restrictive covenants set forth
in Section 7 of the Employment Agreement, in each case as modified hereby (the “Modified Restrictive Covenants”), shall
continue to apply following the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Executive’s resignation in accordance with the
terms of the Employment Agreement, as modified hereby. The Company and the Executive agree that such restrictive covenants are hereby
modified as follows:

 

(i)                
The noncompetition provision set forth in Section 7(b) of the Employment Agreement shall continue for the Interim Services Period
and shall expire in its entirety with effect from and after August 16, 2022.

 

(ii)             
The nonsolicitation provision set forth in Section 7(c) of the Employment Agreement is hereby modified, amended and restated in
its entirety as follows, with effect from and after the Termination Date (with capitalized terms having the meanings set forth in the
Employment Agreement, other than the term “No-Hire Individual”, which has the meaning set forth in this Agreement below):

 

(c)        Nonsolicitation.
During the Noncompetition Term, the Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, and shall not cause any other person to,
(i) interfere with or harm, or attempt to interfere with or harm, the relationship of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
with any Restricted Service Provider, (ii) endeavor to entice away from the Company or any of its subsidiaries any Restricted
Service Provider or (iii) hire or otherwise directly or indirectly engage the services of any No-Hire Individual on the
Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of a third party to which the Executive is providing services as an employee or other
service provider; provided, that this clause (iii) shall cease to apply to any No-Hire Individual whose employment is
terminated by the Company and its subsidiaries without good cause.

 

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For purposes of
this Agreement, (x) the “No-Hire Individuals” shall consist of all the individuals who, as of the date of
this Agreement, are designated by the Company as obligated to file statements of the change in beneficial ownership of Company
equity securities under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (y) the phrase “without good
cause” with respect to a No-Hire Individual shall have the meaning given in the employment agreement to which such No-Hire
Individual is a party with the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, or if the No-Hire Individual is not a party to an employment
agreement with the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, as defined in the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan; and
(z) the Executive shall be conclusively presumed to have assisted a third party in hiring or otherwise engaging the services
of a No-Hire Individual if the No-Hire Individual commences to provide services to such third party at a time when the Executive is
also providing services to such third party (excluding, for this purpose, where such third party engages the services of a large,
pre-established consulting firm with a broad client base to which the No-Hire Individual is providing services).

 

(iii)           
The nondisparagement provision set forth in Section 7(d) of the Employment Agreement shall remain in effect in accordance with
its terms, except that the matters as to which the Executive shall not make or publish any disparaging statement (whether written or oral)
shall include the material commercial agreements to which the Company or its subsidiaries are parties where such statements could reasonably
be expected to become generally publicly available. The foregoing shall also not be violated by truthful statements concerning material
commercial agreements made in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings
(including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings).

 

5.             Cash Payment and Continued Health Benefits. In consideration of the Executive’s covenants and agreements set forth
in this Agreement, the Company shall provide the Executive with the following:

 

(i)                
A cash payment of $4,000,000, to be paid in a lump sum not later than the second payroll date following the date of this Agreement;

 

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(ii)             
 Continued medical coverage for the Executive (and, if covered immediately prior to the Termination Date, his dependents) at the
same level in effect as of immediately prior to the Termination Date for 24 months following the Termination Date at the same premium
rate that active employees pay for such level of coverage; and

 

(iii)           
 Continued provision of the same life insurance coverage as in effect with respect to the Executive (and, if covered immediately
prior to the Termination Date, his dependents) immediately prior to the Termination Date for a period of 24 months following the Termination
Date.

 

6.            Company
Property. To the extent that the Executive has not already done so as of the date of this Agreement, and other than as may be reasonably
necessary for the provision of the Interim Services, promptly following the Termination Date, the Executive shall return to the Company
(1) all property of the Company and its subsidiaries in the Executive’s possession, including without limitation memoranda,
photographs, records, reports, manuals, drawings, blueprints, prototypes, notes, documents, drawings, specifications, software, media
and other materials, including any copies thereof (including electronically recorded copies) and (2) any keys, equipment (such
as blackberries, cell phones and computers), identification and credit cards belonging to the Company and its subsidiaries. Promptly
following the end of the Interim Services Period, the Executive shall return all property retained by the Executive for the purposes
of providing the Interim Services.

 

7.            Notices.
Notices under this Agreement will be provided in accordance with Section 11 of the Employment Agreement, which is incorporated herein
as if set forth fully herein.

 

8.            Withholding. All payments and benefits under this Agreement shall be subject to all required withholdings of Federal, state
and local taxes applicable thereto.

 

9.            Further Assurances. Each of the Company and the Executive agrees with the other party hereto that it and he will cooperate
with such other party and will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such other instruments and documents, and
will take such other actions, as such other party may reasonably request from time to time to effectuate the provisions and purposes of
this Agreement.

 

10.          Expense Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse the Executive his attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the
negotiation and execution of this Agreement in an aggregate amount equal to $25,000.

 

11.          Exclusive Payments. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the payments, benefits and Equity Award treatment set forth
in this Agreement are in full and final satisfaction of all of the Executive’s rights to notice pay, accrued and future bonuses,
long-term compensation, severance pay, termination benefits and any other rights and entitlements from the Company and any of its subsidiaries.

 

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12.          Miscellaneous.
The Executive agrees that the payments and benefits to be paid and provided under this Agreement shall be in full and final satisfaction
of the obligations of the Company and each of its subsidiaries in respect of the Executive’s termination of employment from the
Company and its subsidiaries, including without limitation under the Employment Agreement. The Company hereby represents and warrants
to the Executive that it has been duly authorized to enter into this Agreement. Section 15 of the Employment Agreement (relating to governing
law and fora for dispute resolution) is incorporated herein as if set forth fully herein. This Agreement may be amended only by a written
instrument signed by the Company and the Executive. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the Company and the
Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators (in the case of the Executive) and assigns. In the event that any one
or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. The failure of a party to enforce the
breach of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall not be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of the Agreement
or any of its provisions, nor shall it affect in any way the obligation of the other party to fully perform such other party’s
obligations hereunder. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and delivered electronically (including by .pdf
file), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[signature page follows]

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
have executed this Agreement effective as of the close of business on May 16, 2022.

 

	 	SIRIUSPOINT LTD.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Gretchen A. Hayes
	 	 	Name:  Gretchen A. Hayes
	 	 	Title:  Chair - Compensation Committee
	 	 
	 	EXECUTIVE
	 	 
	 	/s/ Sid Sankaran
	 	Sid Sankaran

  

[Signature Page to Resignation
Agreement and Release]

 

     

     

    

 

Exhibit A 

 

May 16, 2022

 

SiriusPoint Ltd.

Attention: General Counsel

 

Letter of Resignation

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

I, Sid Sankaran, hereby resign
from all officer and director positions held at Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and all its subsidiaries, in each case effective as of the
close of business on May 16, 2022, provided, that such resignations shall not prejudice any of my rights under the Resignation
Agreement and Release, dated as of May 16, 2022 to which SiriusPoint Ltd. and I are parties. If for any reason I am elected to serve as
an officer or director of SiriusPoint Ltd. at its 2022 Annual General Meeting of shareholders, this resignation shall also apply to such
positions.

  

	 	/s/ Sid Sankaran
	 	Sid Sankaran

 

     

     

    

 

Exhibit B

MUTUAL WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS

 

1.       Release
of Claims by the Executive. Pursuant to the terms of the Resignation Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”),
dated as of May 16, 2022, by and between SiriusPoint Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (the
 “Company”), and Sid Sankaran (the “Executive”), and in consideration of the payments and
benefits to be made under the Agreement, the Executive, with the intention of binding the Executive and the Executive’s heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, does hereby release, remise, acquit and forever discharge the Company, and its subsidiaries
and affiliates (collectively, the “Company Affiliated Group”), and the present and former officers, directors,
executives, agents, shareholders, members, attorneys, employees, employee benefits plans (and the fiduciaries thereof), and the
successors, predecessors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), of and from
any and all claims, actions, causes of action, complaints, charges, demands, rights, damages, debts, sums of money, accounts,
financial obligations, suits, expenses, attorneys’ fees and liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or
otherwise, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise and whether now known, unknown, suspected or unsuspected
which the Executive, individually or as a member of a class, now has, owns or holds, or has at any time heretofore had, owned or
held, against any Released Party (an “Action”) arising out of or in connection with the Executive’s service
as an employee, officer and/or director to any member of the Company Affiliated Group (or the predecessors thereof), including
(i) the termination of such service in any such capacity, (ii) for severance or vacation benefits, unpaid
wages, salary or incentive payments, (iii) for breach of contract, wrongful discharge, impairment of economic
opportunity, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional harm or other tort, (iv) for whistleblower or retaliation
claims and (v) for any alleged violation of any federal, state or local statute or ordinance, and including, but not
limited to, any statute relating to employment, medical leave, retirement or disability, age, sex, pregnancy, race, national origin,
sexual orientation or other form of discrimination (including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Equal Pay Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the
Americans With Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, the
Family Medical Leave Act, and any applicable State and local laws and all other statutes and common laws regulating the terms and
conditions of Executive’s employment), excepting only the following: (a) the rights of the Executive under the
Agreement including without limitation in respect of the Equity Awards retained by the Executive following the Termination Date
under the Agreement; (b) the right of the Executive to receive benefits required to be provided in accordance with
applicable law; (c) rights to indemnification the Executive may have (i) under applicable corporate law,
(ii) under the by-laws or certificate of incorporation of the Company or any of its affiliates or (iii) as
an insured under any director’s and officer’s liability insurance policy now or previously in force;
(d) claims for benefits under any health, disability, retirement, supplemental retirement, deferred compensation, life
insurance or other, similar employee benefit plan or arrangement of the Company Affiliated Group, except to the extent excluded
pursuant to the Agreement; (e) claims for the reimbursement of unreimbursed business expenses incurred prior to the date
of termination pursuant to applicable policy of the Company Affiliated Group; and (f) any rights of the Executive as a
shareholder of the Company.

 

     

     

    

 

This
Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims does not prohibit or restrict the Executive or his attorney from providing information or testimony
to, otherwise assisting or participating in an investigation or proceeding with or brought by, or filing a charge or complaint: (i) with
any government agency, law enforcement organization, legislative body, regulatory organization, or self-regulatory organization, including,
but not limited to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
(ii) as required by court order or subpoena (clause (i) and clause (ii), collectively, a “Government Action”),
or (iii) otherwise from providing any other disclosure required by law in connection with any Government Action. However,
by executing this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims, the Executive hereby waives all rights to personally recover any compensation,
damages, or other relief in connection with any such Government Action, except that the Executive does not waive any right he may have
to receive a monetary award from the SEC as a whistleblower or directly from any other federal, state, or local agency pursuant to a similar
program.

 

2.       Release
of Claims by the Company. In consideration of the promises and other valuable consideration being provided by the Executive, and with
the exception of claims that as of the date hereof are unknown to any member of the Board, the Company, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries,
hereby releases, remises, acquits and forever discharges the Executive, and including the Executive’s executors, trustees, heirs
and legal representative, of and from any and all Actions of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether accrued, absolute,
contingent, unliquidated or otherwise and whether now known, unknown, suspected or unsuspected which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
now has, owns or holds, or has at any time heretofore had, owned or held, against the Executive. As to any Action brought against the
Executive in his capacity as a director or officer of the Company, the Company hereby confirms the availability of the indemnification
and insurance coverages set forth in Section 8 of the Employment Agreement to the maximum extent set forth in such Section 8.

 

3.       No
Admissions, Complaints or Other Claims. The Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that this Mutual Waiver and Release of
Claims is not to be construed in any way as an admission of any liability whatsoever by the Executive or any Released Party, any such
liability being expressly denied. The Executive and the Company also acknowledge and agree that the Executive and the Released Parties
have not, with respect to any transaction or state of facts existing prior to the date hereof, (i) filed any Actions against
Executive or any Released Party with any governmental agency, court or tribunal or (ii) assigned or transferred any Action
to a third party.

  

4.       Application
to all Forms of Relief. As to any Action released hereby, this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims applies to any relief in
respect of such Action no matter how called, including, without limitation, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages,
liquidated damages, punitive damages for pain or suffering, costs and attorney’s fees and expenses.

 

     

     

    

 

5.       Voluntariness,
Authorization and Enforceability of Obligations. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive is relying solely upon the
Executive’s own judgment; that the Executive is over eighteen (18) years of age and is legally competent to sign this Mutual Waiver
and Release of Claims; that the Executive is signing this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims of the Executive’s own free will;
that the Executive has read and understood the Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims before signing it; and that the Executive is signing
this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims in exchange for consideration that the Executive believes is satisfactory and adequate. The Executive
also acknowledges and agrees that the Executive has been informed of the right to consult with legal counsel and has been encouraged and
advised to do so before signing this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the execution and delivery
of this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims by the Company and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the Agreement have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part, and that this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims and the Agreement are valid
and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms.

 

6.       Complete
Agreement/Severability. This Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims constitutes the complete and final agreement between the parties
and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, or discussions relating to the subject matter of this
Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims. All provisions and portions of this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims are severable. If any provision
or portion of this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims or the application of any provision or portion of this Mutual Waiver and Release
of Claims shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent or for any reason, all other provisions and portions of this
Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims shall remain in full force and shall continue to be enforceable to the fullest and greatest extent
permitted by law.

 

7.       Governing
Law. Section 15 of the Employment Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims as if expressly
set forth herein.

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has executed
this Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims effective as of the date written below his signature.

 

 

	 	/s/ Sid Sankaran
	 	Sid Sankaran
	 	 
	 	Dated: May 16, 2022

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this
Mutual Waiver and Release of Claims effective as of the date written below its signature.

 

	 	SIRIUSPOINT LTD.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Gretchen A. Hayes
	 	 	Name:  Gretchen A. Hayes
	 	 	Title:  Chair - Compensation Committee
	 	 
	 	Dated:   May
16, 2022

 

[Signature Page to Mutual Waiver
and Release of Claims]

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