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Severance and Release Agreement for Anthony Priore

 EXHIBIT 10.21 
  
 SEVERANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT 
  
 This Agreement is between Anthony Priore (for himself and anyone acting for him) (the “Employee”) and
Rewards Network Services Inc. (for itself or any affiliated company, or its or their present and past officers, directors, supervisors, employees and anyone else acting for it or them) (the “Employer”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the Employer previously employed the Employee as Chief Marketing
Officer; 
  
 WHEREAS, the employment relationship between the
Employer and the Employee has been terminated; and 
  
 WHEREAS,
the Employer and Employee wish to enter into this Severance and Release Agreement (“Agreement”). 
  
 THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 1. Termination. Effective January 5, 2005 (“Termination Date”), the Employee’s employment with the Employer will end.

  
 2. Accrued Benefits. The Employee will be entitled to
any accrued benefits as of the Termination Date in the same manner as any other employee whose employment with the Employer has terminated, all in accordance with the terms of the Employer’s applicable benefit plans. The Employer will pay the
Employee his 2004 Management Bonus in the amount of $38,367.45 no later than February 25, 2005. 
  
 3. Expense Reports. The Employer will reimburse the Employee for reasonable expenses incurred through the Termination Date provided the Employee
submits appropriate expense reports detailing the expenses within 30 days of the Termination Date. 
  

 4. Return of Employer Property. The Employee acknowledges and warrants that he has returned to the
Employer all Employer property in the Employee’s possession, custody or control, whether at the office or off premises, including, but not limited to, confidential information of the Employer, computer equipment, Blackberry personal digital
assistant and software. To the extent that the Employee has not returned such Employer property, he will do so immediately. 
  
 5. Severance Arrangements. The Employer will pay the Employee $207,000 in the aggregate over the twelve month period following January 5, 2005 on
an equal basis in accordance with the Employer’s normal bi-weekly salary schedule in the form of a salary continuation (less applicable deductions). The Employer will pay Employee COBRA reimbursement for the twelve month period following
January 5, 2005. 
  
 6. Protection of Proprietary
Interests.  
  
 (a) The Employee agrees that for a
period of 12 months after the Termination Date, the Employee will not, directly or indirectly, on behalf of the Employee or any other person, company or entity, solicit or participate in soliciting, products or services competitive with or similar
to products or services offered by, manufactured by, designed by or distributed by Rewards Network to any person, company or entity which was a Rewards Network customer, merchant, member or partner for such products or services and with which the
Employee had contact regarding those products or services at any time during the last 12 months of the Employee’s employment with Rewards Network. 
  
 (b) The Employee agrees that for a period of 12 months after the Termination Date, the Employee will not directly or indirectly, in any capacity, provide
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company or entity which was a Rewards Network customer, merchant, member or partner for such products or services and with which the Employee had contact
regarding those products or services at any time during the last 12 months of the Employee’s employment with Rewards Network. 
  
 (c) The Employee agrees that for a period of 12 months after the Termination Date, the Employee will not in any capacity sell, manage, supervise or offer
products or services competitive with or similar to the merchant marketing, restaurant financing or merchant rewards business of Rewards Network in any territory in which the Employee worked while employed by Rewards Network during the last 12
months of the Employee’s employment with Rewards Network. 
  
 (d) The Employee agrees that for a period of 12 months after the Termination Date, the Employee will not, directly or indirectly hire, solicit, attempt to persuade or communicate with any employee of Rewards Network, or any person who was
an employee of Rewards Network within the two months preceding contact between the Employee and that person, to leave the employ of Rewards Network or otherwise interfere with the performance of their duties for Rewards Network. 
  
 (e) The Employee agrees that for a period of 12 months after the Termination
Date, the Employee will not directly or indirectly, on behalf of the Employee or any other person, company or entity, participate in the development of any products or services similar to or competitive with products or services of Rewards Network
with which the Employee had product or service research or development responsibilities during the last 12 months of the Employee’s employment with Rewards Network. 
  

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 7. Future Cooperation. After the Termination Date, the Employee will cooperate with, and assist
the Employer in any investigations, proceedings or actions relating to any matters in which he was involved or had knowledge while employed by the Employer, subject to reimbursement for approved expenses. 
  
 8. No Disruption. The Employee will not disrupt, interfere with, or
in any way disturb the Employer’s business. 
  
 9.
References. In the event the Employer receives any inquiry from prospective employers of the Executive, the Employer will not make any statement that reflects negatively on the Executive concerning the Executive so long as the Executive
directs any prospective employers’ inquiries regarding his employment with the Employer to the Employer’s Human Resources Department. The Employer will provide potential employers only with the Executive’s job title, dates of
employment, and wage or salary at time of separation and shall advise potential employers that is the only information that may be provided under the Employer’s policy. 
  
 10. Stock Options. Employer hereby acknowledges that (i) Employee has been granted and possesses stock options (the
“Options”) to purchase 22,500 shares of common stock of the Employer, at an exercise price of $13.10 per share which are fully vested, and (ii) the Options may be exercised by Employee at any time up to and including April 5, 2005.

  
 11. Non-Disparagement. The Employee will not take any
action or make any statement that reflects negatively on the Employer, or in any way disparages, in any manner, the Employer’s management, business or business practices. 
  
 12. Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Employee will not, without the Employer’s prior permission,
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any trade secrets or other confidential information of the Employer, or any information received in confidence from third parties by the Employer or about
third parties by the Employer, as long as such matters remain trade secrets or confidential. Trade secrets and other confidential information shall include any information or material which has not been made available generally to the public and
which (a) is generated or collected by or utilized in the operations of the Employer and relates to the actual or anticipated business or research or development of the Employer; or (b) is suggested by or results from any task assigned to the
Employee by the Employer or work performed by the Employee for or on behalf of the Employer. 
  
 13. Confidentiality. Except as otherwise required by law, the parties agree that the terms of this Severance Agreement and Release are strictly confidential and must not be disclosed in any manner to any
person. The only exceptions to this prohibition on disclosure are to the parties’ attorneys and/or tax advisors, and Employee’s domestic partner and the Employer’s employees necessary to comply with the Employer’s obligations
under this Agreement, all of whom are similarly bound by this confidentiality provision. 
  
 14. Non-Admission. The parties agree that the Employer’s offer of this Severance Agreement and Release and/or the payment of severance under this Agreement are not an admission of any kind that the
Employee has any viable claims against the Employer or that the Employer admits to any liability whatsoever. 
  
 15. Release. The Employee releases the Employer with respect to any and all known and unknown claims of any type to date arising out of any aspect
of their employment relationship or the termination of their employment relationship. This includes, but is not limited to, breach of any implied or express employment contracts, covenants or duties; entitlement to any pay or benefits, including
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termination, violation of public policy, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, loss of consortium, negligence, other federal, state, local or
common law matters or any act or omission; or claims of discrimination based on age (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) (“ADEA”), ancestry, color, concerted activity, disability, entitlement to benefits, marital status, national
origin, parental status, race, religion, retaliation, sex, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, source of income, union activity, veteran’s status or other protected status. The Employee also acknowledges that he has not suffered any
on-the-job injury for which he has not already filed a claim. 
  
 16. Covenant Not To Sue. The Employee agrees not to sue the Employer for any claims covered by the release in this Agreement. This Agreement not to sue does not apply to an ADEA claim to the extent such an exception is required by
law; nor to any claim pertaining to a breach by Employer of any provision of this Agreement. If the Employee sues in violation of this Agreement, the Employee agrees (a) to pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Employer in defending against a
suit or enforcing this Agreement, including court costs, expenses and reasonable attorney fees, or (b) to be obligated upon written demand to repay to the Employer, as liquidated damages, all of the payment paid to the Employee pursuant to this
Agreement except One Hundred Dollars ($100), and (c) in addition to either (a) or (b), that the Employer shall not be obligated to continue payment to the Employee of any remaining payments under this Agreement. 
  
 17. Exclusions from Release. Excluded from the release and the
agreement not to sue are any claims which cannot be waived by law, and the filing of a discrimination charge with a government agency. But the Employee agrees to waive any right to any monetary recovery should any government agency pursue any claims
on the Employee’s behalf. 
  

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 18. Modification. This Agreement may only be modified in a writing signed by both parties. If any
part of this Agreement is found to be illegal or invalid by a final non-appealable ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction, it will be deemed severed from this Agreement, and the remainder of the Agreement will remain in effect and will be
enforceable within the bounds of applicable law. If any restriction or limitation in this Agreement is found to be unreasonable, onerous or unduly restrictive, it will not be stricken in its entirety, but will remain effective to the maximum extent
permissible. 
  
 19. Waiver of Breach. Should the Employee
breach any provision of this Agreement, and should the Employer decide not to enforce its rights against the Employee, that decision will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Employee. No such waiver will be valid
unless in writing and signed by an officer of the Employer. 
  
 20. Attorney Fees. The prevailing party in any dispute regarding this Agreement is entitled to payment of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in enforcing this Agreement. 
  
 21. Complete Agreement. This Agreement resolves all matters between
the Employee and the Employer and supersedes any other written or oral agreement between them, including without limitation, that certain letter agreement dated June 18, 2003. 
  
 22. Voluntariness. The Employee is signing this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily, has not been coerced or
threatened into signing this Agreement and has not been promised anything else in exchange for signing this Agreement. 
  
 23. Attorney Consultation. By this Agreement, the Employee has been advised to consult with an attorney of the Employee’s choice at the
Employee’s own expense before signing below. 
  

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 24. Time Periods. The Employee has been given at least 21 days to consider this Agreement.
After the Employee signs this Agreement, the Employee has seven days to revoke it by giving the Employer written notice of revocation. If this Agreement is not revoked, the Employee will receive the severance and other benefits provided in this
Agreement. 
  
 25. Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, Injunctive
Relief, and Attorney Fees. The parties consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Illinois and the application of Illinois law with respect to any matter or thing arising out of this Agreement. In the event of a breach or a threatened breach
of this Agreement by the Employee, the Employee acknowledges that the Employer will face irreparable injury which may be difficult to calculate in dollar terms and that the Employer shall be entitled, in addition to remedies otherwise available at
law or in equity, to temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions and final injunctions enjoining such breach or threatened breach. In the event the Employer shall successfully enforce any part of this Agreement through legal
proceedings, the Employee agrees to pay the Employer all costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the Employer in connection therewith. 
  
 Signed: 
  

									
	 EMPLOYEE
	 	 	 	 REWARDS NETWORK SERVICES INC.

				
	 /s/ Anthony Priore

	 	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Posner

	 Anthony Priore
	 	 	 	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Kenneth R. Posner
 Senior Vice President, Finance and
 Administration, and Chief Financial Officer

			
	  
             2/8/05

	 	 	 	             2/10/05

	 Date
  
	 	 	 	 Date
	 	 

  

 8Services Agreement between First Data and Rewards

 Exhibit 10.27 
  
 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL APPEARING IN THIS DOCUMENT IS OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24b-2, PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. OMITTED INFORMATION IS REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS. 
  
 SERVICES AGREEMENT 
  
 between 
  
 FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES CORPORATION 
  
 and

  
 REWARDS NETWORK INC. 
  
 March 24, 2004 

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COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24b-2, PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. OMITTED INFORMATION IS REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS. 
  

SERVICES AGREEMENT 
  
 This SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 24, 2004 (the “Effective Date”) by and between
Rewards Network Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RNI”), and First Data Merchant Services Corporation, a Florida corporation (“FDMS”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 A. FDMS, directly or indirectly through Affiliates, Alliances and sales channels provides Card processing services to merchants such that it has the
ability to receive Card transaction information and to filter such information upon certain search parameters; 
  
 B. RNI operates and manages a merchant-sponsored rewards program for itself and others (the “RNI Program”) whereby Participating
Cardholders (as such term is defined herein) receive cash back rebates, air miles, or other rewards on their purchases at Participating Merchant (as such term is defined herein) locations when Participating Cardholders pay for such purchases by
using Cards that have been registered with RNI; 
  
 C. RNI desires
to have FDMS (i) assist RNI with identifying Participating Cardholders’ RNI Program qualifying transactions at Participating Merchant locations, and (ii) provide net settlement of amounts owed to RNI by Participating Merchants under the RNI
Program. 
  
 AGREEMENT 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS. 
  
 1.1
Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings specified below when used in this Agreement.  
  
 “ACH Rejection” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a). 
  
 “Adoption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b). 
  
 “Affiliate” means, when used with reference to a specific
Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries, owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or common control with, such specific Person; provided, that in no event shall
any Alliance be deemed to be an Affiliate of FDMS. As used herein, “control” means the power to direct the management or affairs of a Person and “ownership” means the beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the equity securities
of the Person. 

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COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24b-2, PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. OMITTED INFORMATION IS REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS. 
  

“Alliance” means any joint ventures (in any form, including in corporate, partnership or limited liability company form) or
contractual alliances now or hereafter entered into between FDMS or its Affiliates and one or more financial institutions or other Persons (other than Discover Financial Services, Inc. or its Affiliates) for the provision of services relating to
Card processing to Merchants. 
  
 “Business Day”
means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks are required or authorized to be closed in the State of New York. 
  
 “Card” whether capitalized or not, means any credit or debit card, including, without limitation, Visa, MasterCard, American Express,
Discover, Maestro, Interlink, JCB and Diners Club, as well as “smart cards,” stored value cards, and other cards used for purchase of goods or services; provided, however, that for purposes of transactions effected over the
Internet, such term shall not include Maestro, Interlink or other cards requiring Cardholders to enter personal identification numbers at the point of sale in order to authorize a transaction. 
  
 “Card Association” means Visa, MasterCard, American Express,
Discover, JCB, Diners Club and any other association or Card issuer having proprietary rights to, and clearing and oversight responsibilities with respect to, any Card used to effect Card Transactions. 
  
 “Cardholder” whether capitalized or not means any individual
who has been issued a Card by a card issuer. 
  
 “Cardholder Information” means any information with respect to a Cardholder, whether such Cardholder is a Participating or non-Participating Cardholder, that may be included in Transaction Data and transmitted between FDMS
and RNI for purposes of this Agreement. 
  
 “Confidential
Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1. 
  
 “Disclosing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2. 
  
 “Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3. 
  
 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above. 
  
 “Eligible Merchant” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(a). 
  
 “Fees” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.1. 
  
 “FDMS” has the meaning
set forth in the introductory paragraph above. 
  
 “FDMS
Competitor” means any entity (including any Alliance) other than FDMS, an FDMS affiliate or FDMS sales channel engaged in the business of merchant processing. 
  
 “FDMS Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a). 
  
 “Initial Term” has the meaning set forth in Section
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COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24b-2, PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. OMITTED INFORMATION IS REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS. 
  

“Merchant” whether capitalized or not means any provider of goods and/or services that accepts Cards as a payment vehicle.

  
 “Merchant Processing Agreement” means an
agreement between a Participating Channel or FDMS and a Participating Merchant, whether existing as of the Effective Date or entered into at any time during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term of this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time
to time, whereby such Participating Merchant has engaged a Participating Channel or FDMS to provide certain Card transaction processing services. 
  
 “Monthly Fee Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2. 
  
 “Participating Cardholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 
  
 “Participating Channel” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(c). 
  
 “Participating
Merchant” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b). 
  
 “Participating Merchant Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b). 
  
 “Participating Merchant Data” means the Participating Merchant’s name (including doing business as information), address, telephone
number, and bank identification number, interbank card association number, or other such identifying numbers. 
  
 “Person” means any general partnership, limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, business
trust, governmental agency, cooperative, association, individual or other entity, and the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of such Person as the context may require. 
  
 “Recipient” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.

  
 “Renewal Term” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1. 
  
 “RNI” has the meaning set
forth in the introductory paragraph above. 
  
 “RNI
Competitor” means any program utilizing a registered card platform with any partner, other than a program or arrangement involving RNI, in which Persons purchasing goods or services from a Participating Merchant with a Card are entitled to
receive cash rebates, airline miles or other rewards. 
  
 “RNI Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b). 
  
 “RNI Program” has the meaning set forth in the Recital paragraphs above. 
  
 “Settlement Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a). 
  
 “Settlement File” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.6(a). 
  

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COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24b-2, PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. OMITTED INFORMATION IS REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS. 
  

“Transaction” whether capitalized or not, means a Cardholder’s purchase of a product or service from a Merchant in which a
Cardholder uses a Card to effect payment to a Merchant, including any reversal, chargeback, or other adjustment to the initial payment transaction. 
  
 “Transaction Data” means the data that is captured in the ordinary course of Card payment authorization, processing, settlement and any
adjustments in connection with a Transaction (by way of example but not limitation, the credit card number, amount of purchase, date of purchase, and other information related to a specific Transaction) related to a Cardholder. 
  
 “Transaction Extract” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3. 
  
 ARTICLE 2. SERVICES. 
  
 2.1 Participating Channels. 
  
 (a) FDMS may enter into independent arrangements with its Affiliates,
Alliances or sales channels, or other entities affiliated with such Affiliates, Alliances or sales channels (each, a “FDMS Participant”) such that during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term of this Agreement such FDMS Participant
has (i) executed an agreement with FDMS whereby FDMS agrees to provide Card transaction processing services to the merchants of such FDMS Participant, (ii) agreed to participate in the RNI Program and has authorized FDMS to provide the Transaction
Extract and settlement services contemplated herein with respect to the merchants of such FDMS Participant, and (iii) executed a Merchant Processing Agreement. 
  

(b) In addition to the independent arrangements in Section 2.1(a), FDMS may also obtain, at any time during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term
of this Agreement, from any or all Participating Channels in its sole discretion, an executed agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (an “Adoption Agreement”). Upon obtaining a signed Adoption Agreement from a
Participating Channel, FDMS shall submit such Adoption Agreement to RNI for execution by RNI. RNI shall execute and return to FDMS each Adoption Agreement delivered to RNI by FDMS within 5 days of delivery, without amendments, revisions, or
negotiations; provided, however, that in no event will RNI be required to execute and deliver an Adoption Agreement if, in RNI’s sole discretion, the other party to the Adoption Agreement (i) is an RNI Competitor, (ii) is past due
in payment obligations to RNI, or (iii) is in a pending litigation or arbitration dispute with RNI over any matter, and further provided, that if RNI does not return to FDMS an executed Adoption Agreement with respect to a
Participating Channel within 10 days of delivery, FDMS may, at its option, terminate such Participating Channel’s status as a Participating Channel (as defined herein) in the RNI Program. 
  
 (c) At the election of certain merchants, FDMS provides only front-end
transaction processing services and certain other merchant acquirers provide back-end transaction processing services. As between the parties, FDMS can more easily identify these certain merchant acquirers with respect to Participating Merchants (as
defined herein). FDMS shall provide, either upon execution of this Agreement or within a commercially reasonable time following the execution of this Agreement, a list of such merchant acquirers, and such list shall be attached to 

  

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CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL APPEARING IN THIS DOCUMENT IS OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE
24b-2, PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. OMITTED INFORMATION IS REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS. 
  
 this Agreement as Exhibit B and shall be incorporated into this Agreement as if such Exhibit B had been attached to this Agreement at the time of execution
of this Agreement. RNI shall, no later than 90 days following such attachment of Exhibit B to this Agreement, obtain and deliver to FDMS a written agreement from each such merchant acquirer, in form attached hereto as Exhibit C,
whereby such merchant acquirer agrees to participate in the RNI Program and authorizes FDMS to provide the Transaction Extracts as contemplated herein with respect to such merchant acquirer’s merchants that have a Card transaction processing
relationship with FDMS, as evidenced by a Merchant Processing Agreement (each such merchant acquirer that executes the foregoing written authorization is referred to as an “RNI Participant”; FDMS Participants and RNI Participants
are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Participating Channels”). 
  
 (d) RNI acknowledges and agrees that (i) FDMS has no obligation to obtain the written or verbal agreement of any Participating Channel to participate in
the RNI Program, (ii) FDMS has no obligation to obtain an executed Adoption Agreement from any Participating Channel, (iii) FDMS shall have no obligations under this Agreement with respect to the merchants of any merchant acquirer for whom RNI does
not deliver to FDMS written authorization as described in Section 2.1(c) above, and (iv) FDMS’ obligations under this agreement with respect to any Participating Merchant shall not exceed the scope of authorization provided by such
Participating Merchant’s respective Participating Channel. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties acknowledge that with respect to an RNI Participant’s Participating Merchants, FDMS
shall not provide the services contemplated in Section 2.6 (Settlement Services) unless the parties otherwise expressly agree in writing. 
  
 2.2 Participating Cardholders. RNI shall be solely responsible for enrolling Cardholders in, or registering a Cardholder’s card for use in,
the RNI Program. RNI shall obtain, directly or through arrangements with a third party, authorization from each Cardholder, in accordance with applicable law, governmental regulation, and applicable material Card Association rules or regulations, to
use such Cardholder’s Transaction Data and Cardholder Information for purposes of participating in the RNI Program (each such Cardholder is referred to herein as a “Participating Cardholder”). 
  
 2.3 Merchant Enrollment. 
  
 (a) RNI acknowledges and agrees that only those merchants that have a Card
processing relationship with FDMS or an FDMS Participant, as evidenced by a Merchant Processing Agreement, shall be eligible for the Transaction Extracts and settlement services provided by FDMS under this Agreement (an “Eligible
Merchant”). Notwithstanding a merchant’s expressed interest in participating in the RNI Program, FDMS shall have sole discretion at any time during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term of this Agreement to accept or reject merchants
for Card transaction processing services. RNI shall submit such merchant identification information as FDMS shall in its discretion determine reasonably necessary such that FDMS may determine whether a merchant is an Eligible Merchant, and FDMS
shall notify RNI within 5 Business Days of receipt of such information as to a merchant’s eligibility. 
  

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COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24b-2, PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. OMITTED INFORMATION IS REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS. 
  

(b) RNI shall be solely responsible for soliciting and enrolling merchants into the RNI Program. RNI may consider commercially reasonable factors in
determining whether or not to enroll an Eligible Merchant in the RNI Program, such as an Eligible Merchant’s prior record of credit problems or other program violations with RNI. Merchants that (i) are Eligible Merchants, (ii) have authorized
FDMS or a Participating Channel to provide the RNI Program settlement services and/or the Transaction Extracts pursuant to an executed Participating Merchant Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (a
“Participating Merchant Agreement”), a copy of which shall be forward by RNI to FDMS upon FDMS’ written request, and (iii) have been enrolled by RNI into the RNI Program are referred to herein as “Participating
Merchants.” RNI shall provide notice to FDMS of each Participating Merchant enrolled in the RNI Program, with such Participating Merchant Data as the parties may deem necessary for FDMS to provide the services contemplated hereunder.
FDMS’ obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall automatically terminate with respect to (A) a Participating Merchant that ceases to be an Eligible Merchant, or (B) all Participating Merchants of a Participating Channel that has terminated
its participation in the RNI Program. 
  
 2.4 Transaction
Extracts. Within a commercially reasonable time (i) after receiving notice from RNI pursuant to Section 2.3(b) above that a Participating Merchant has been enrolled in the RNI Program, and (ii) in the case of an RNI Participant’s
Participating Merchant, after receipt by FDMS of such RNI Participant’s written agreement pursuant to Section 2.1(c), FDMS shall create and transmit to RNI on a daily basis a file containing all of such Participating Merchant’s
Transactions and corresponding Transaction Data (a “Transaction Extract”), including transactions initiated by Participating Cardholders and non-Participating Cardholders. All information provided in a Transaction Extract shall be
encrypted as described in Section 2.5 below. 
  
 2.5
Cardholder Data Encryption. 
  
 (a) To protect
Participating and non-Participating Cardholders’ personally identifiable financial information, FDMS and RNI shall use ***, whereby only Transaction Data that has been encrypted will be passed from FDMS to RNI over secure lines for processing.
***; provided, however, that RNI shall not attempt to decrypt any non-Participating Cardholder personally identifiable financial information. *** is designed to prevent any identification by the parties of non-Participating Cardholder
Card numbers or other personally identifiable financial information. 
  
 (b) At any time during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, if *** is not technologically available or FDMS determines that such methodology does not adequately protect Cardholders’ personally identifiable financial information, the
parties shall ***. 
  

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COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24b-2, PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. OMITTED INFORMATION IS REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS. 
  

2.6 Settlement Services. 
  
 (a) Upon receiving a Transaction Extract from FDMS as described above, RNI will transmit to FDMS on a daily basis a settlement file (the
“Settlement File”), indicating the amounts owed from each Participating Merchant to RNI in connection with such Participating Merchant’s RNI Program transactions (the “Settlement Amounts”). As authorized by
each Participating Merchant in its Participating Merchant Agreement, FDMS will directly debit on a daily basis from each Participating Merchant’s designated funding account the Settlement Amounts due from such Participating Merchant to RNI.
FDMS will post the information documenting such Settlement Amounts to the Participating Merchant’s monthly statement, including the transaction amounts and descriptions. Upon collecting Settlement Amounts from Participating Merchants, FDMS
shall credit a master account (held in RNI’s name at a mutually agreeable financial institution) for such settlement amounts pursuant to the funding instructions supplied by RNI in each Settlement File. RNI shall pay to FDMS the Settlement Fees
described herein. In the event that FDMS is unable to debit Settlement Amounts from a Participating Merchant’s account due to insufficient funds in such Participating Merchant’s account (each such instance referred to herein as an
“ACH Rejection”), RNI shall also pay to FDMS an ACH Rejection Fee, as described herein. 
  
 (b) RNI agrees that FDMS shall debit Settlement Amounts from Participating Merchants only after (i) all corresponding Card transactions have been
settled in the ordinary course of Card transaction processing, and (ii) FDMS has received processing fees, chargebacks, billbacks, and any other processing-related fees or charges that are due and payable by Participating Merchants for such
corresponding Card transactions. 
  
 (c) The Settlement Amount
information set forth in each Settlement File shall be an accurate and true statement of the undisputed amounts owed to RNI by each Participating Merchant. RNI acknowledges that if a Participating Merchant disputes the accuracy of any debited
Settlement Amount, FDMS may, in its sole discretion and solely for purposes of encouraging an efficient resolution, (i) directly credit such disputed amounts to such Participating Merchant’s designated account, and (ii) obtain reimbursement for
such credited amounts from RNI pursuant to Article 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, RNI acknowledges and agrees that (A) FDMS shall have no responsibility to any Participating Merchant for any Settlement Amounts that are debited from a
Participating Merchant’s account in accordance with RNI’s Settlement File instructions, (B) any disagreements between RNI and a Participating Merchant with respect to Settlement Amounts shall be resolved solely by RNI, and (C) RNI shall
have sole responsibility for collecting any amounts credited to a Participating Merchant by FDMS that RNI determines are owed to RNI. 
  
 (d) RNI shall use its best efforts, at any time after the Effective Date, to furnish or cause others to furnish to FDMS, such information, including
without limitation evidence of Participating Cardholders’ agreement to the terms of the RNI Program as contemplated in Section 2.2, as may be reasonably requested by FDMS in order to respond to a written inquiry from a governmental entity or
Card Association regarding the RNI Program’s compliance with applicable law, governmental regulation, or Card Association rules or regulations. 
  

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ARTICLE 3. FEES AND PAYMENT. 
  
 3.1 Fees. RNI agrees to pay to FDMS the amounts specified in Exhibit E (the “Fees”). All such Fees may be amended by
written mutual agreement of the parties. 
  
 3.2 Payment
Terms. RNI shall pay by ACH payment to an FDMS bank account as directed by FDMS all accrued and undisputed Fees (or the Minimum Fee if applicable) and any reimbursement amounts pursuant to Section 2.6(c) within *** days after the end
of the calendar month in which such Fees accrue. RNI shall provide to FDMS a monthly statement (a “Monthly Fee Statement”) documenting the amounts paid to FDMS. All Fees are exclusive of state, local and other taxes or other
charges. Disputes in accrued Fees must be raised by the disputing party within *** days of the end of the month in which such Fees were accrued, shall be addressed promptly by the other party and shall be adjusted to a later ACH payment and Monthly
Fee Statement. 
  
 3.3 *** 
  
 ARTICLE 4. TERM AND TERMINATION. 
  
 4.1 Term. Subject to Sections 4.2 through 4.5 and
Section 6.2, the initial term of this Agreement shall be for three years commencing on the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically renew for successive periods of one year each (each, a “Renewal
Term”) unless written notice of non-renewal is provided by either party to the other party no later than 90 days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or current Renewal Term, as the case may be. 
  
 4.2 Termination for Cause. If either party materially defaults in its
performance or breaches any material term or condition of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated after notice of such breach or default by the non-defaulting party to the defaulting party as follows: (i) if such breach or default is
capable of being cured and the breaching party has not cured such breach or default or presented a plan to cure such breach or default satisfactory to the non-breaching party within 30 days after such notice, this Agreement may be terminated at any
time by the non-defaulting party by written notice thereof to the defaulting party; or (ii) if such breach or default is of such a nature that curative action is not likely, in the reasonable discretion of the non-breaching party, to reasonably cure
such breach or default, then the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice thereof to the defaulting party. 
  
 4.3 Termination for Insolvency, Merger with a Competitor, or Card Association Request. This Agreement may be terminated immediately upon written
notice as follows: (i) by either party upon (A) the institution by or against the other party of insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy proceedings or any other proceedings for the settlement of that party’s debts, (B) the other party making an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (C) the other party’s dissolution; (ii) by FDMS upon RNI being merged with or acquired by an FDMS Competitor; or (iii) by FDMS upon written communication from any Card Association to the effect that
the RNI 
  

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 Program is in material violation of such Card Association’s rules and the expiration or termination of any cure period granted by such Card Association with respect
to such violation. To the extent reasonably practicable and consistent with a party’s confidentiality obligations, the parties agree to use reasonable efforts to notify each other of the prospective occurrence of any of the above events 30 days
or more before the actual occurrence of such event. 
  
 4.4 Effect
of Expiration or Termination. 
  
 (a) Upon the expiration or any
termination of this Agreement, RNI shall continue to maintain the RNI Program, and FDMS will continue to provide the services contemplated hereunder, with respect to each Participating Merchant for such period as FDMS may determine reasonably
necessary to complete the processing and settlement of any Card transactions (including any chargebacks or other adjustments to such transactions) made by a Participating Cardholder at a Participating Merchant location prior to such expiration or
termination. 
  
 (b) Following the expiration or any termination
of this Agreement, the Recipient (as defined herein) shall not make use of the Disclosing Party’s (as defined herein) Confidential Information for the Recipient’s own benefit or the benefit of any other third party and will not release or
disclose the Confidential Information to any other third party, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8. 
  
 (c) RNI shall promptly pay to FDMS all undisputed Fees, reimbursement amounts and other charges accrued and unpaid through the effective date of the
expiration or termination of this Agreement and thereafter to the extent FDMS continues to provide services hereunder pursuant to Section 4.4(a). 
  
 4.5 Survival of Certain Terms. The provisions of Article 3 (Fees and Payment) (only until the last payments due to FDMS under this Agreement
are made), Section 4.4 (Effect of Expiration or Termination), Section 4.5 (Survival of Certain Terms), Article 5 (Audits), Article 8 (Confidential Information), Article 9 (Representations and Warranties),
Article 10 (Exclusion of Consequential Damages; Limitation of Liability), and Article 11 (Miscellaneous Provisions) shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason. All other rights and obligations of the
parties shall cease upon expiration or termination of this Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE 5. AUDITS. 
  
 5.1 Audit Rights of
FDMS. RNI shall grant to FDMS, or a mutually agreeable professional auditing service engaged by FDMS, access, not more often then ***, to RNI facilities and records upon 30 days prior written request during RNI’s normal business hours in
order to audit (i) RNI’s compliance with data usage restrictions, including but not limited to, cardholder data encryption pursuant to Section 2.5 above, and (ii) the accuracy of RNI’s Settlement Files and Monthly Fee Statements and
related accounts and records. In the event that RNI is found to have violated in any material respect the data usage restrictions set forth in this Agreement or it is found that errors have occurred in the Settlement Files, Monthly Fee Statements,
or payments of Fees or reimbursement amounts by RNI to FDMS such that an underpayment of *** of the 
  

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 aggregate of all such amounts owed to FDMS was made by RNI to FDMS in a given month, all costs and expenses of such audit, including any expenses incurred by FDMS to
correct such errors, shall be borne by RNI. If no such errors have occurred, then FDMS shall pay the costs and expenses of such inspection. 
  
 5.2 Audit Rights of RNI. FDMS shall cooperate with RNI in auditing the Transaction Extracts provided RNI requests such audit in writing within 90
days of the date of a disputed Transaction. In the event that a Transaction was incorrectly omitted from or included in a Transaction Extract with respect to a Participating Merchant, appropriate adjustments in Settlement Amounts to the applicable
Participating Merchant and in the Fees paid by RNI to FDMS shall be made promptly following any such audit, and FDMS shall bear the reasonable costs and expenses of such audit if such audit concludes that an overpayment in excess of *** of the
aggregate amount of Transaction Extract Fees for such month was made to FDMS. If no such errors have occurred, then RNI shall pay the costs and expenses of such audit. 
  
 5.3 Escalation Procedures. The parties agree to comply with the escalation procedures set forth in Exhibit F
in resolving data transmission issues, as such exhibit may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties from time to time, which amended exhibit shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE 6. INSURANCE. 
  
 6.1 General. RNI will obtain and maintain during the Initial Term and
any Renewal Term of this Agreement, with financially reputable insurers reasonably acceptable to FDMS, Commercial General Liability insurance, including coverage for Contractual Liability, with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 combined single
limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage liability, and $2,000,000 general aggregate, ***. 
  
 6.2 Certificate of Insurance. RNI shall deliver to FDMS a certificate of insurance, satisfactory in form and contents to FDMS and attached hereto
as Exhibit G, evidencing that the above insurance is in force. RNI shall promptly notify FDMS in writing if the above insurance is canceled or materially altered, and FDMS may, upon receipt of such notice, in its sole discretion, terminate
this Agreement upon notice to RNI of such termination. Nothing contained in this section limits RNI’s liability to FDMS to the limits of insurance certified or carried. 
  
 ARTICLE 7. PUBLICITY. 
  
 7.1 Marks. Each party agrees not to use or release any marketing materials using the other party’s trademarks, company name, logo, and any
other proprietary marks (“Marks”) unless and until such materials have been approved by the other party, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld. 
  

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ARTICLE 8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 
  
 8.1 Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement shall mean: (i) the terms of this
Agreement, (ii) to the extent received solely pursuant to this Agreement, any Participating or non-Participating Cardholder Transaction Data, Cardholder Information and Participating Merchant Data; (iii) any and all data or information that is
competitively sensitive material and not generally known to the public, including, but not limited to, information concerning products, marketing strategies, plans, finances, operations, customer relationships, customer profiles, a Cardholder’s
Card information, sales estimates, business plans, and internal performance results relating to the past, present, or future business activities of the disclosing party or any of its affiliated companies; (iv) any scientific or technical
information, design, process, procedure, formula, or improvement that is commercially valuable and secret in the sense that its confidentiality affords the disclosing party a competitive advantage over its competitors; and (v) all confidential or
proprietary concepts, documentation, reports, data, specifications, computer software, source code, object code, flow charts, databases, inventions, information, and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or copyrightable. Confidential Information
includes without limitation, all documents, inventions, substances, engineering and laboratory notebooks, drawings, diagrams, computer programs and data, specifications, bills of material, equipment, prototypes and models, and any other tangible
manifestation (including data in computer or other digital format) of the foregoing which now exist or come into control or possession of the other party. 
  
 8.2 Obligations. Each party acknowledges that it may receive Confidential Information of the other party during the course of this Agreement. Each
party, upon receiving any Confidential Information (in such capacity, the “Recipient”), shall: (i) maintain all Confidential Information of the other party (in such capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) in confidence
and not release it to third parties except with the express permission of the Disclosing Party; (ii) use at least the same degree of care in maintaining its secrecy as the Recipient uses in maintaining the secrecy of its own confidential
information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care; and (iii) return all copies, notes, packages, diagrams, computer memory media and all other materials containing any portion of the Confidential Information to the Disclosing Party
upon request, unless such Confidential Information is necessary to continue to perform obligations pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 8.3 Exclusions. Each party shall be entitled to disclose Confidential Information of the other party, but solely to the extent required, as
follows: (i) as required by any court or other governmental body; (ii) as otherwise required by applicable law or regulation; (iii) in confidence to legal counsel and accountants of such party; or (iv) in connection with the enforcement of this
Agreement or rights under this Agreement. RNI may also, to the extent permitted by applicable law or governmental regulation, (a) disclose to a Participating Merchant the Transaction Data related to Transactions initiated by such Participating
Merchant, and (b) share, on an aggregate basis only and without identifying individual Participating Merchants or individual Cardholders, Transaction Data with other Participating Merchants. 
  

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ARTICLE 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS. 
  
 9.1 RNI Authority. RNI warrants that RNI is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation; that RNI has the full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement; and that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by RNI, and is the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of RNI, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, and subject to general principles of equity. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by RNI will not violate or cause a default under any agreement, instrument or contract to which RNI is a party or by which it is bound. 
  
 9.2 RNI Program. RNI makes the following representations, warranties and agreements with respect to the RNI Program:

  
 (a) RNI shall obtain and shall cause its third party service
providers to obtain, authorization from each Participating Cardholder whereby each Participating Cardholder (i) authorizes RNI and its third party service providers to access, use, and transmit such Participating Cardholder’s Transaction Data
and Cardholder Information for purposes of participating in the RNI Program, and (ii) for RNI to issue monetary rewards (as applicable) in the form of a check payment, as further described in subsection (b) below; 
  
 (b) RNI shall, at any time during the Initial Term and any Renewal Term of
this Agreement, issue monetary rewards (as applicable) owed to a Participating Cardholder *** in the event that (for any reason) RNI is unable to electronically credit a Participating Cardholder’s card account for accrued rewards; 

 
 (c) RNI shall at all times during the Initial Term and any Renewal Term of
this Agreement maintain the last known mailing address for each Participating Cardholder where check payments contemplated in Section 9.2(b) above may be directed, or the last known email address where each Participating Cardholder can be
contacted about such contemplated check payments and a current mailing address can be obtained; 
  
 (d) RNI shall perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall operate the RNI Program, including without limitation the enrollment of
Participating Cardholders, in accordance with all applicable Card Association rules and regulations in all material respects. 
  
 (e) at no time during or after the Initial Term or any Renewal Term of this Agreement shall RNI (i) attempt to decrypt any non-Participating Cardholder
personally identifiable financial information, ***; 
  
 (f) the
Settlement Amount information set forth by RNI in each Settlement File shall be an accurate and true statement of the amounts owed to RNI by each Participating Merchant; 
  
 (g) RNI’s use of any Cardholder, Merchant or Transaction information received from FDMS shall not violate any
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(h) the RNI Program does not and shall not infringe the copyright, trade secret, trademark, patent, privacy, publicity, or other rights of any third
party; 
  
 (i) RNI is, and at all times during the Initial Term
and any Renewal Term of this Agreement shall be, registered with MasterCard as a loyalty program provider, as evidenced by the certificate of registration attached hereto as Exhibit H, and with Visa as a loyalty provider, as evidenced by the
certificate of registration attached hereto as Exhibit I. 
  
 (j) RNI shall, at all times during the Initial Term and any Renewal Term of this Agreement, keep FDMS reasonably apprised of any discussions or correspondence between RNI and any Card Association with respect to the registration of RNI as a
loyalty program provider or registration of the RNI Program as a loyalty program. 
  
 9.3 FDMS Authority. FDMS warrants that FDMS is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; that it has the full corporate power,
authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement; and that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by FDMS, and is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of FDMS, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, and subject to general principles of equity. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by FDMS will not
violate or cause a default under any agreement, instrument or contract to which FDMS is a party or by which it is bound. 
  
 9.4 *** 
  
 9.5 Disclaimer of Warranty. ANY AND ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY FDMS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED
IN SECTIONS 9.1-9.4 ABOVE, EACH PARTY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. 
  
 ARTICLE 10.
INDEMNIFICATION; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. 
  
 10.1
Indemnification by RNI. RNI hereby agrees, during and after the Initial Term and any Renewal Term, to indemnify and hold harmless FDMS, each FDMS Participant, their officers and directors, and any Affiliate of FDMS or an FDMS Participant and
such Affiliate’s officers and directors (collectively, the “FDMS Indemnified Parties”) against any and all losses, costs, obligations, liabilities, settlement payments, fines, penalties, damages, expenses or other charges,
(collectively, a “Loss” or “Losses”) that such FDMS Indemnified Parties incur, to the extent that such Loss arises out of any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by RNI in Article 9.

  

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10.2 Exclusion of Consequential Damages. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, NEITHER PARTY SHALL, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR LOST PROFITS, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN
APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES. 
  
 10.3 Limitation of
Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL FDMS’ LIABILITY TO RNI, WHETHER BASED ON AN ACTION OR CLAIM IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEED ***. 
  
 10.4 Risk
Allocation. The parties acknowledge that Sections 10.1 through 10.3 hereof allocate the risk between the parties, which allocation affects the terms and conditions hereof and forms an essential element of this Agreement.
FDMS’ rights to indemnification under Section 10.1 are not exclusive of its rights and remedies under this Agreement, and each party retains all other rights and remedies a party may have, including any right to equitable relief and any
right to sue for damages as a result of a breach of this Agreement, and all such rights and remedies are cumulative. 
  
 ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
  
 11.1 Independent Contractors. The relationship of FDMS and RNI is that of independent contractors, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed to (i) give either party the power to direct and control the day-to-day activities of the other, (ii) constitute the parties as partners, joint venturers, principal and agent, employer and employee, co-owners, franchisor and franchisee or
otherwise as participants in a joint undertaking, or (iii) allow either party to create or assume any obligation on behalf of the other party for any purpose whatsoever. All financial and other obligations associated with each party’s business
are the sole responsibility of that party. 
  
 11.2 Third Party
Beneficiaries. The parties hereby agree that each Participating Channel that has executed an Adoption Agreement pursuant to Section 2.1(b) is an intended third party beneficiary to this Agreement, and each such Participating Channel
shall be entitled to enforce the rights and remedies afforded to FDMS in this Agreement, including all rights and remedies with respect to the representations and warranties set forth by RNI in Sections 9.1, 9.2 and 9.4 of this
Agreement as if such rights, and remedies were provided directly to such Participating Channel. 
  
 11.3 Disputes; Governing Law. In the event of any dispute, controversy, or claim between the parties arising from or relating to this Agreement (a
“Dispute”), upon the written request of either party each of the parties shall appoint a designated officer to meet and negotiate in good faith to resolve such Dispute. Other than injunctive or provisional relief (which may be
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 by a party without delay), formal legal proceedings may not be commenced until the earlier of (a) the expiration of 30 days after the initial request for such
negotiations, or (b) either of the designated officers concluding in good faith and notifying the other designated officer that amicable resolution through continued negotiation of the matter at issue does not appear likely. The laws of the State of
New York (excluding its choice of law rules) will govern interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement. 
  
 11.4 Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable to the other for its failure to perform any of its obligations hereunder during any period in
which such performance is delayed by circumstances beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, Internet outages, communications outages, earthquake, fire, flood, war, act of God, criminal acts (e.g. computer hacking that circumvents
reasonable security measures), bankruptcy of merchants or licensees, or any acts of governmental bodies or authorities. 
  
 11.5 Assignment. Neither party may assign or delegate this Agreement or any of its rights or duties without the prior written consent of the other
party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that subject to the provisions of Section 4.3 regarding merger with or acquisition by an FDMS Competitor, either party may assign this Agreement to a person or entity
that acquires or succeeds to all or substantially all of its business and assets, and which has assumed in writing such assigning party’s obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 11.6 Severability. If any section, paragraph, provision, or clause in this Agreement shall be found or be held to be
invalid, unconscionable, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction in which this Agreement is being performed or enforced, such clause shall be enforced, in accordance with the parties’ intrinsic intent, to the maximum extent allowable by applicable
law whereby such intent of the parties is preserved to the greatest extent possible. The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the validity or enforceability of
the other provisions hereof; provided that if any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any party or to any circumstance, is adjudged by a governmental body, arbitrator, or mediator not to be enforceable in accordance with its terms, the
parties agree that the governmental body, arbitrator, or mediator making such determination will have the power to modify the provision in a manner consistent with its objectives such that it is enforceable, and/or to delete specific words or
phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable and will be enforced. 
  
 11.7 Modification. No alteration, amendment, waiver, cancellation or any other change in any term or condition of this Agreement shall be valid or
binding on either party unless the same shall have been mutually assented to in writing by both parties. 
  
 11.8 Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce at any time the provisions of this Agreement, or the failure to require at any time performance
by the other party of any of the provisions of this Agreement, shall in no way be constituted to be a present or future waiver of such provisions, nor in any way affect the ability of either party to enforce each and every such provision thereafter.
The express waiver by either party of any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement. 
  

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11.9 Entire Agreement. The terms and conditions herein contained constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede and terminate
all previous agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
  
 11.10 Section Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
  
 11.11
Notices. All notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, and received for all purposes upon the first to occur of (i)
actual receipt; or (ii) delivery by a generally recognized overnight courier service; or (iii) facsimile transmission (with the original subsequently delivered by other means permitted by this Agreement, although the effective date of such notice
shall be the date of such facsimile transmission provided the original is subsequently delivered as provided herein); or (v) 3 days after deposit in the United States Mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid,
addressed as follows: 
  
 To FDMS: 
  
 Douglas J. Byerley, SSBB 
 c/o: Laura Warner 
 First Data Merchant Services Corporation 
 Vice President, Strategic Market Development 
 Small and Mid-size Business 
 Mail Stop 176 
 Coral Springs, FL 33065 
 fax: 913-327-1403 
  
 With a copy to: 
  
 General Counsel 
 First Data Merchant Services Corporation 
 12500 E. Belford Avenue 
 Suite M5-C 
 Englewood, Colorado 80112 
 fax: 720-332-0033 
  

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To RNI: 
  
 Rewards Network Inc. 
 2 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 950 
 Chicago, Illinois 60606 
 fax: 312-521-6768 
  
 With a copy to: 
  
 Bryan R. Adel 
 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 
 Rewards Network Inc. 
 2 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 950 
 Chicago, Illinois 60606 
 fax: 312-521-6768 
  
 Or at such other address(s) set forth in any written notice delivered to the other party.

  
 11.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, which, taken together, shall be regarded as one and the same instrument. 
  
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date. 
  

			
	 FDMS:
	 	FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES CORPORATION
		
	 	 	 /s/ Douglas J. Byerley

	 	 	By:    Douglas J. Byerley
	 	 	Title: Vice President
		
	 RNI:
	 	REWARDS NETWORK INC.
		
	 	 	 /s/ George S. Wiedemann

	 	 	By:    George S. Wiedemann
	 	 	Title: President and CEO

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