Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement
(this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 1, 2016 (the “Effective Date”),
by and among New Peoples Bankshares, Inc., a Virginia bank holding corporation (the “Company”), New Peoples
Bank, Inc., a Virginia bank (the “Bank” and, together with the Company, “New Peoples”),
and C. Todd Asbury (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the
Company and Executive wish to formalize and update the terms and conditions of their employment relationship pursuant to this
Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual promises herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, including
the continued employment of Executive by New Peoples and the compensation received by Executive from New Peoples from time to
time, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as:

 

1.       Employment.

 

a.       Employment.
Subject to the terms set forth herein, the Company and the Bank agree to employ Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, respectively, and Executive hereby accepts such employment.
As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, Executive shall have such authority, perform such duties,
and fulfill such responsibilities commonly incident to such positions, as well as those that are delegated to Executive by the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or the Board of Directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”).
While employed, Executive shall report to the Board with respect to his duties for the Company and shall report to the Bank Board
with respect to his duties for the Bank. Executive shall devote his full business time and attention to the business and affairs
of the Company and the Bank and shall use his best efforts to advance the interests of the Company and the Bank; provided
that Executive may engage in outside activities in accordance with Section 5.

 

2.       Employment
Period.

 

a.       Duration.
Executive’s period of employment with New Peoples under this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall continue
for a term of three (3) years and thereafter shall automatically renew for successive two (2) year terms unless at least six (6)
months prior to the end of the then existing term either Executive or the Company gives the other party notice of its election
not to renew the term of this Agreement at the end of its then existing term (or, if a Change in Control (as defined below) occurs
prior to such anniversary, the second anniversary of the date of the Change in Control, if later), unless terminated prior thereto
by either New Peoples or Executive in accordance with Section 6 hereof (such period of employment being the “Employment
Period”).

 

b.       Employment
Following Termination of Employment Period. Nothing in this Agreement shall mandate or prohibit a continuation of Executive’s
employment following the expiration of the Employment Period upon such terms and conditions as the Company, the Bank, and Executive
may agree.

 

3.       Compensation.

 

a.       Base
Salary. In consideration for the services performed by Executive during the Employment Period, the Bank shall pay to Executive
an annual salary (“Base Salary”) of $255,000.00. The Base Salary shall be paid in approximately equal installments
in accordance with the Bank’s customary payroll practices. Executive’s Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually
during the Employment Period for possible upward adjustment beginning for the second year of the initial three year term of this
Agreement. Executive’s Base Salary shall not be reduced without Executive’s consent. The term Base Salary, as utilized
in this Agreement, shall refer to Base Salary as it may be increased from time to time.

 

    	 	
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b.       Annual
Bonus. During the Employment Period, in January of each year, Executive shall be considered by New People’s Board (or
a committee thereof) for a bonus based on the Board (or committee’s) determination of whether the Executive’s performance
during the prior year was exceptional which determination shall be in the sole discretion and judgment of the Board (or committee).
The actual amount of Executive’s annual bonus shall be determined by the Board (or committee) in its sole discretion and
judgment based on such factors as the Board (or committee) deems relevant in respect to evaluating the Executive’s overall
performance. Nothing herein shall entitle Executive to any bonus.

 

c.       Long-Term
Compensation. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to participate in any equity and/or other long-term
compensation programs established by the Company from time to time for senior executive officers on a basis consistent with Executive’s
status as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank.

 

d.       Employee
Benefit Plans; Paid Time Off.

 

i.       Benefit Plans. During the
Employment Period, Executive shall be an employee of the Company and the Bank, and shall be entitled to participate, on terms
and conditions not less favorable to Executive than other similarly situated senior executives of New Peoples generally, in
New Peoples’s (A) tax-qualified defined contribution retirement plans (currently, New Peoples’s 401(k));
(B) group life, health and disability insurance plans, supplemental life insurance and supplemental long-term
disability; (C) such other executive benefits as may be approved from time to time adopted by the Board; and (D) other
employee benefit plans and programs and perquisites in accordance with New Peoples’s customary practices with respect
to other similarly situated senior executives of New Peoples generally; provided that Executive’s participation
shall be subject to the terms of such plans and programs (including being a member of the class of employees eligible to
commence participation in the plan or program); and provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit New
Peoples’s right to amend or terminate any such plans or programs.

 

ii.       Paid
Time Off. Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks of paid vacation time each year during the Employment Period (measured
on a fiscal or calendar year basis, in accordance with New Peoples’s usual practices), as well as sick leave, holidays and
other paid absences in accordance with New Peoples’s policies and procedures for senior executives. Executive shall be compensated
for any unused paid time off to the extent provided for under New Peoples’s policies and procedures as applicable to other
similarly situated senior executives of New Peoples generally.

 

e.       Expenses.
The Bank shall reimburse Executive for Executive’s ordinary and necessary business expenses and travel and entertainment
expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement upon presentation to the
Bank of an itemized account of such expenses in such form as the Bank may reasonably require.

 

4.       Principal
Place of Employment.

 

Executive’s principal place of
employment during the Employment Period shall be at the Company’s principal executive offices or at such other location
upon which the Company and Executive may mutually agree, and subject to travel to such other locations as shall be necessary to
fulfill the employment duties.

 

5.       Outside
Activities and Board Memberships. During the Employment Period, Executive shall not provide services on behalf of any
financial institution or other entity or business that competes with the Company, the Bank or any of their affiliates (each, a
“competitive business”), or any subsidiary or affiliate of any such competitive business, as an employee, consultant,
independent contractor, agent, sole proprietor, partner, joint venturer, corporate officer or director; nor shall Executive acquire,
by reason of purchase during the Employment Period, the ownership of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding equity
interest in any such competitive business. In addition, during the Employment Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
acquire a beneficial interest, or engage in any joint venture with New Peoples. Subject to the foregoing, Executive may serve
on boards of directors of unaffiliated corporations, subject to approval by the Board, which shall not be unreasonably withheld,
and boards of directors of not-for-profit organizations and trade associations, subject to approval by the Board in accordance
with New Peoples’s policies and procedures. Except as specifically set forth herein, Executive may engage in personal business
and investment activities, including real estate investments and personal investments in the stocks, securities and obligations
of other financial institutions (or their holding companies). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Executive’s
outside activities, services, personal business and investments materially interfere with the performance of Executive’s
duties under this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5 shall limit any of Executive’s obligations under Section 9
hereof.

 

6.       Termination of Employment.

 

    	 	
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a.       Termination
by New Peoples Without Cause.

New Peoples shall have the right to terminate
Executive’s employment at any time during the Employment Period without Cause (which shall include but not be limited to
the Company's election pursuant to Section 2(a) not to renew the then existing term of this Agreement) by giving notice to Executive
as described in Section 6(f). For sake of clarity, neither termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 6(e)
nor upon or after expiration of the Employment Period shall constitute a termination without Cause for purposes of this Section 6.
Termination by the Company shall automatically constitute termination by the Bank and vice versa unless the Company and
Bank agree otherwise.

 

i.       In
the event that New Peoples terminates Executive’s employment during the Employment Period without Cause:

 

1.     
New Peoples shall pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations;

 

2.     
Subject to Section 6(g), New Peoples shall pay to Executive within sixty (60) days following the date of termination
a lump sum cash payment (the “Severance Payment”) equal to the product of (i) two (2) and (ii) the
sum of Executive’s Base Salary immediately prior to termination of employment and the amount of Executive’s bonus,
if any, for the fiscal year during which Executive’s termination of employment occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
multiplier of three (3) (instead of two (2)) shall be used in the preceding clause (B)(i) if Executive’s termination
of employment occurs upon or within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control except in the case of the Sale
of the Company in which case a multiplier of one (1) shall be used in the preceding clause B(i) if the total consideration received
by the Company's shareholders in such transaction ("Shareholder Consideration") is less than the book value of the Company
as reflected in the Company's then most recent audited financial statements ("Book Value") or a multiplier of two (2)
shall be used in the preceding clause (B)(i) if the Shareholder Consideration is equal to or up to 1.5 times the Book Value of
the Company; or a multiplier of three (3) shall be used in the preceding clause (B)(i) if the Shareholder Consideration is greater
than 1.5 times the Book Value of the Company;

 

3.     
Subject to Section 6(g), New Peoples shall pay to Executive on a monthly basis commencing with the first month following
Executive’s termination of employment and continuing until the eighteenth (18th) month following Executive’s
termination of employment a cash payment (subject to reduction for applicable withholding taxes) equal to the monthly COBRA premium
in effect as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment for the level of coverage in effect for Executive under
New Peoples’s group health plan (the “COBRA Premium Payments”);

 

ii.       If
such termination occurs upon or within twenty-four (24) months after a Change in Control, then, subject to Section 6(g)
and except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable award agreements or terms of the applicable plan(s), all of Executive’s
then outstanding stock options and other equity-based awards, if any, shall become fully vested (to the extent not previously
vested) on the sixtieth (60th) day after such termination of employment, except that in the case of any stock options or
other equity based awards the scheduled vesting of which is, in whole or in part, contingent upon the achievement of one or more
performance goals, such performance goals shall be deemed to be fully achieved (at “target,” to the extent applicable)
as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment and such option or other equity-based award shall vest on a pro
rata basis on the sixtieth (60th) day after termination of employment based on the number of days during the scheduled vesting
period during which Executive was employed relative to the total number of days during the scheduled vesting period. It is understood
and agreed that if Executive’s termination of employment occurs prior to a Change in Control or more than twenty-four (24) months
after a Change in Control, Executive’s then outstanding stock options and other equity compensation awards, if any, covering
the Company’s common stock shall vest if and to the extent provided in the applicable award agreements and terms of the
applicable plan(s). Any accelerated vesting that occurs pursuant to the terms of this clause (D) is herein referred to as
the “Accelerated Equity Vesting.”

 

b.       Termination
by the Company for Cause. New Peoples shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment at any time during the
Employment Period for Cause by giving notice to Executive as provided in Section 6(f) hereof. In the event Executive’s
employment is terminated for Cause, New Peoples’s sole obligation shall be to pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations.
Termination by the Company shall automatically constitute termination by the Bank and vice versa unless the Company and
Bank agree otherwise.

 

c.       Resignation
by Executive without Good Reason. Executive may resign from employment during the Employment Period without Good Reason (which
shall include but not be limited to the Executive's election pursuant to Section 2(a) not to renew the then existing term of this
Agreement) at any time by giving notice to the Company as described in Section 6(f). In the event Executive resigns from
employment without Good Reason, New Peoples’s sole obligation shall be to pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations.
Resignation by Executive of employment with either the Company or the Bank shall automatically constitute resignation of employment
with the other.

    	 	
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d.       Resignation
by Executive for Good Reason. Executive may resign from employment under this Agreement for Good Reason by giving notice to
the Company as described in Section 6(f). In the event Executive resigns from employment for Good Reason, (i) New Peoples
Bank shall pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations and (ii) Executive shall, subject to Section 6(g), be
entitled to the Severance Payment, the COBRA Premium Payment and Accelerated Equity Vesting, if applicable (together, the “Severance
Benefits”) to the same extent as if Executive’s employment was terminated by New Peoples without Cause pursuant
to Section 6(a) as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment for Good Reason. Resignation by Executive of
employment with either the Company or the Bank shall automatically constitute resignation of employment with the other.

 

e.       Termination
by Reason of Death or Disability of Executive.

 

i.       In
the event of Executive’s death during the Employment Period, New Peoples’s sole obligation shall be to pay to Executive’s
legal representatives any Accrued Obligations.

 

ii.       New
Peoples shall be entitled to terminate Executive’s employment due to Executive’s Disability. If Executive’s
employment hereunder is terminated due to Executive’s Disability, New Peoples’s sole obligation shall be to pay or
provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations.

 

f.       Notice;
Effective Date of Termination. Notice of termination of employment under this Agreement shall be communicated by or to Executive
(on one hand) or New Peoples (on the other hand) in writing in accordance with Section 14. Termination of Executive’s
employment pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective on the earliest of:

 

i.       immediately
after New Peoples gives notice to Executive of Executive’s termination without Cause, unless the parties agree to a later
date, in which case, termination shall be effective as of such later date;

 

ii.       immediately
upon approval by the Board or Bank Board of termination of Executive’s employment for Cause;

 

iii.       immediately
upon Executive’s death;

 

iv.       in
the case of termination by reason of Executive’s Disability, the date on which Executive is determined to be permanently
disabled for purposes of New Peoples’s long-term disability plan or policy that covers Executive; or

 

v.       thirty
(30) days after Executive gives written notice to New Peoples of Executive’s resignation from employment under this
Agreement for Good Reason, provided that New Peoples may set an earlier termination date at any time prior to the date
of termination of employment, in which case Executive’s resignation shall be effective as of such other date.

 

g.       General
Release of Claims. Executive shall not be entitled to any of the Severance Benefits pursuant to Sections 6(a) or 6(d)
unless (i) Executive has executed and delivered to New Peoples a general release of claims (in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A) (the “Release”) and (ii) such Release has become irrevocable under the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act not later than fifty-six (56) days after the date of Executive’s termination of employment hereunder.
Executive’s entitlement to the Severance Benefits is further conditioned upon Executive returning to New Peoples all property
of New Peoples within seven (7) days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment with New Peoples and
complying with the terms of Sections 8, 9(a) and 9(b) hereof, subject to written notice by the Bank and a reasonable opportunity
for Executive to cure, if subject to cure. New Peoples shall deliver to Executive a copy of the Release not later than three (3) days
after Executive’s termination of employment hereunder pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(d) hereof. In the event that the
fifty-six (56) day period referenced above begins and ends in different taxable years of Executive, any payments or benefits
under this Agreement that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the payment or settlement of which is conditioned on the effectiveness of
the Release shall be paid in the later taxable year.

 

h.       No
Other Severance Benefits. Executive acknowledges and agrees the Severance Benefits are in lieu of, and not in addition to,
any payments and/or benefits to which Executive may otherwise be entitled under any severance plan, policy or program of New Peoples.

 

i.       Payment
of Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any payment obligation of the Bank under this Agreement may
be satisfied in whole or in part by payment by the Company, the Bank or any affiliate, and any such payment shall, for purposes
of this Agreement, be treated as if made by the Bank.

 

    	 	
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j.       Resignation
from Positions. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall promptly (i) resign
from all positions (including, without limitation, any management, officer, or director position) with New Peoples and its affiliates
and (ii) relinquish any power of attorney, signing authority, trust authorization, or bank account signatory authorization
that Executive may hold on behalf of New Peoples and its affiliates. Executive’s execution of this Agreement shall be deemed
the grant by Executive to the officers of the Company and the Bank of a limited power of attorney to sign in Executive’s
name and on Executive’s behalf such documentation as may be necessary or appropriate for the limited purposes of effectuating
such resignations and relinquishments.

 

k.       Golden
Parachute Limit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that any portion of the Severance Benefits
or any other payment or benefit received or to be received by Executive in connection with a “change in ownership or control”
(within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) of the Company occurring following the Effective Date (whether pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement) (collectively, the “Total Benefits”)
would be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), the Total
Benefits shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Benefits is subject to the Excise Tax; provided,
however, that no such reduction in the Total Benefits shall be made if by not making such reduction, Executive’s
Retained Amount (as hereinafter defined) would be greater than Executive’s Retained Amount if the Total Benefits are so
reduced. All determinations required to be made under this Section 6(k) shall be made by tax counsel or a nationally recognized
certified public accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public accounting firm recognized as an
expert in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 280G of the Code selected by the Company prior to a Change
in Control and reasonably acceptable to Executive (“Tax Counsel”), which determinations shall be conclusive
and binding on Executive and the Company absent manifest error. All fees and expenses of Tax Counsel shall be borne solely by
the Company. Prior to any reduction in Executive’s Total Benefits pursuant to this Section 6(k), Tax Counsel shall
provide Executive and the Company with a report setting forth its calculations and containing related supporting information.
In the event any such reduction is required, the Total Benefits shall be reduced in the following order: (i) the COBRA Premium
Payments, (ii) the Severance Payment, (iii) any other portion of the Total Benefits that are not subject to Section 409A
of the Code (other than Total Benefits resulting from any accelerated vesting of equity awards), (iv) Total Benefits that
are subject to Section 409A of the Code in reverse order of payment, and (v) Total Benefits that are not subject to
Section 409A and arise from any accelerated vesting of equity awards. The parties hereto hereby elect to use the applicable
federal rate that is in effect on the date this Agreement is entered into for purposes of determining the present value of any
payments provided for hereunder for purposes of Section 280G of the Code. “Retained Amount” shall mean
the present value (as determined in accordance with Sections 280G(b)(2)(A)(ii) and 280G(d)(4) of the Code) of the Total Benefits
net of all federal, state and local taxes imposed on Executive with respect thereto. In connection with making determinations
under this Section 6(k), the Tax Counsel shall take into account the value of any reasonable compensation for services to
be rendered by Executive before or after the Change in Control, including any noncompetition provisions that may apply to Executive,
and New Peoples shall cooperate in the valuation of any such services, including any noncompetition provisions.

 

1.       No
purported termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for any reason shall be effective unless and until approved
by the affirmative vote of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the full Board.

 

7.       Certain
Definitions.

 

a.       “Accrued
Obligations” means (i) any accrued and unpaid Base Salary of Executive through the date of termination of employment,
payable pursuant to the Bank’s standard payroll policies, (ii) with respect to any termination without Cause and any
resignation for Good Reason, any earned and unpaid bonus of Executive for any completed fiscal year prior to the date of termination
of employment, (iii) any compensation and benefits to the extent payable to Executive based on Executive’s participation
in any compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement of New Peoples through the date of termination of employment, payable
in accordance with the terms of such plan, program or arrangement, and (iv) any expense reimbursement to which Executive
is entitled under New Peoples’s standard expense reimbursement policy (as applicable) and Sections 3(e) and 10 hereof.

 

    	 	
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b.       “Cause”
means Executive’s failure or refusal to substantially perform Executive’s duties hereunder, personal dishonesty, incompetence,
willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, breach of New Peoples’s Code of Ethics, material
violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for officers of public companies that in the reasonable opinion of the Board will
likely cause substantial financial harm or substantial injury to the reputation of the Company or the Bank, willfully engaging
in actions that in the reasonable opinion of the Board will likely cause substantial financial harm or substantial injury to the
business reputation of the Company or the Bank, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than routine traffic violations
or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order or regulatory action removing the Executive or substantially affecting Executive’s
ability to carry out his obligations hereunder, or material breach of any provision of this Agreement. The cessation of employment
of Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until (i) notice to the Executive specifying each basis for Cause
and providing thirty (30) days to cure such basis (if such basis is curable); (ii) if there is any curable basis specified in
the notice, thirty (30) days shall have passed without each curable basis for Cause specified in the notice to Executive having
been fully cured; and (iii) there shall have been delivered to Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative
vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such
purpose, finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the basis for Cause specified in the notice to the Executive exists
and either that there are no curable bases or that each of the curable bases specified in such notice have not been fully cured
within the required thirty (30) day cure period. For purposes hereof, no act or failure to act, on the part of Executive, shall
be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable
good faith belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company and the Bank. Any act, or
failure to act, based upon the direction of the Board or the Bank Board based upon the advice of counsel for the Company or the
Bank shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of
the Company or the Bank.

 

c.       “Change
in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Company occurring after the Effective Date:

 

i.       any
“person” (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”)), other than any employee benefit plan of New Peoples or any affiliate or a person currently
as of the Effective Date serving on the Company’s Board of Directors, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of Company’s outstanding securities; or

 

ii.       individuals
who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least
a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved
by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by the
Company’s stockholders was approved by the Nominating Committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be, for purposes
of this clause (ii), considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or

 

iii.       the
Company consummates a merger, consolidation, share exchange, division or other reorganization or transaction of the Company (a
“Fundamental Transaction”) with any other corporation, other than a Fundamental Transaction that results in
the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding
or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting
power immediately after such Fundamental Transaction of (A) the Company’s outstanding securities, (B) the surviving
entity’s outstanding securities, or (C) in the case of a division, the outstanding securities of each entity resulting
from the division ("Sale of the Company"); or

 

iv.       the
shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or winding up of the Company; or

 

v.       the
consummation of an agreement for the sale or disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially
all of the Company’s or the Bank’s assets.

 

d.       “Disability”
means that Executive is deemed disabled for purposes of New Peoples’s long-term disability plan or policy that covers Executive.

 

e.       “Good
Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events (without Executive’s consent):

 

i.       a
material reduction of any element of the compensation and benefits required to be provided to Executive in accordance with any
of the provisions of Section 3;

 

    	 	
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ii.       a
material adverse change in Executive’s functions, duties or responsibilities with the Company and the Bank, which change
would cause Executive’s position to become one of materially lesser responsibility, importance or scope;

 

iii.       New
Peoples requiring Executive to be based at any office or location other than as provided in Section 4 resulting in an increase
in Executive’s commute of thirty (30) miles or more; or

 

iv.       a
material breach of this Agreement by the Company or the Bank.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such
event shall constitute “Good Reason” unless (A) Executive shall have given written notice of such event to the
Company within ninety (90) days after the initial occurrence thereof, (B) the Company and the Bank shall have failed
to cure the situation within thirty (30) days following the delivery of such notice (or such longer cure period as may be
agreed upon by the parties), and (C) Executive terminates employment within thirty (30) days after expiration of such
cure period.

 

8.       Confidentiality.
In the course of Executive’s employment with and involvement with New Peoples and its affiliates, Executive has obtained,
and will obtain, secret or confidential information, knowledge or data concerning New Peoples’s and its affiliates’
businesses, strategies, operations, clients, customers, prospects, financial affairs, organizational and personnel matters, policies,
procedures and other nonpublic matters, or concerning those of third parties. Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for
the benefit of New Peoples and its affiliates, all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to New Peoples
or any of its affiliated companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by Executive during Executive’s
employment by New Peoples or any of its affiliates and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by Executive
or representatives of Executive in violation of this Agreement). All records, files, memoranda, reports, customer lists, documents
and the like (whether in paper or electronic format) that Executive has used or prepared during Executive’s employment shall
remain the sole property of New Peoples and shall be promptly returned to New Peoples’s premises upon any termination of
employment. After termination of Executive’s services with New Peoples, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent
of the Bank or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or
data to anyone other than the Bank and those designated by it. The confidentiality provision contained herein is in addition to
and not in limitation of Executive’s duties as an officer and director under applicable law. For purposes of this Section 8
and Section 9, references to the Company, the Bank, New Peoples and their affiliates shall include their predecessor and
any successor entities.

 

9.       Nonsolicitation;
Noncompetition; Post-Termination Cooperation; Non-Disparagement.

 

a.       Executive
hereby covenants and agrees that, while employed and for a period of twelve (12) months following his termination of employment
with New Peoples for any reason, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Bank, either directly or indirectly,
(i) induce or attempt to induce any employee or independent contractor of the Company, the Bank or any of their respective
affiliates to leave the Company, the Bank or any such affiliate, (ii) hire any person who was an employee or independent
contractor of the Company, the Bank or any of their respective affiliates until six (6) months after such individual’s
relationship with the Company, the Bank or such affiliate has been terminated, (iii) induce or attempt to induce any client,
customer or other business relation (whether (A) current, (B) former, within the six (6) months after such relationship
has been terminated or (C) prospective, provided that there are demonstrable efforts or plans to establish such relationship)
of the Company, the Bank or any of their respective affiliates to cease doing business or to reduce the amount of business which
any client, customer or other business relation has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company, the Bank or any such
affiliate, whether or not the relationship between the Company, the Bank or any such affiliate and such client, customer or other
business relation was originally established, in whole or in part, through Executive’s efforts, or in any way interfere
with the relationship between any such client, customer or business relation, on the one hand, and the Company, the Bank or any
such affiliate, on the other hand.

 

    	 	
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b.       Executive
acknowledges that, in the course of Executive’s employment with the Company, the Bank and their respective affiliates (including
their predecessor and any successor entities), Executive has become familiar, or will become familiar, with the Company’s,
the Bank’s and their respective affiliates’ trade secrets and with other confidential information, knowledge or data
concerning the Company, the Bank, their respective affiliates and their respective predecessors, and that Executive’s services
have been and will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company, the Bank and their respective affiliates. Therefore,
Executive agrees that, while employed and for a period of twelve (12) months following his termination of employment with
New Peoples for any reason (the “Noncompetition Period”), Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, own,
manage, operate, control, be employed by (whether as an employee, director consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, and
whether or not for compensation) or render services in any capacity to a Competing Business (as defined below), within twenty
five (25) miles of any branch or office in which the Company, the Bank or any of their respective affiliates conducts business;
provided, however, that the restriction set forth in this Section 9(b) shall not apply if Executive’s
employment is terminated following a Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Competing Business”
shall mean any person, firm, corporation or other entity, in whatever form, engaged in the business in which the Company, the
Bank and their respective affiliates engage, including the sale or servicing of banking and financial products and services, including
business and consumer lending, asset-based financing, residential mortgage warehouse funding, factoring/accounts receivable management
services, equipment financing, commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, deposit services (including municipal
deposit services) and trade financing, sale of annuities, life and health insurance products, title insurance services, real estate
investment trusts and investment advisory services. Nothing herein shall prohibit Executive from being a passive owner of not
more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding equity interest in any entity which is publicly traded, so long as Executive
has no active participation in the business of such entity.

 

c.       Executive
hereby agrees that prior to accepting employment with any other person or entity during the Noncompetition Period, Executive shall
provide such prospective employer with written notice of this Section 9, with a copy of such notice delivered promptly to
the Bank.

 

d.       During
the Employment Period and following the cessation of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall, upon reasonable
notice, (i) furnish such information and assistance to the Company, the Bank and/or their respective affiliates, as may reasonably
be requested by the Company, the Bank or such affiliates, with respect to any matter, project, initiative or effort for which
Executive is or was responsible or has relevant knowledge or had substantial involvement in while employed by the Company or the
Bank under this Agreement, and (ii) cooperate with the Company, the Bank and their respective affiliates during the course
of all third-party proceedings arising out of the Company, the Bank and their respective affiliates’ business about which
Executive has knowledge or information; provided, however, that Executive shall not be required to provide information
or assistance with respect to any litigation between Executive and the Company, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

e.       Executive
acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the purposes of the foregoing covenants, including without limitation the noncompetition
covenant of Section 9(b), are to protect the goodwill and trade secrets and confidential information of the Company, the
Bank, New Peoples and their respective affiliates; and (ii) because of the nature of the business in which the Company, the
Bank and their respective affiliates are engaged, and because of the nature of the trade secrets and confidential information
to which Executive has access, it would be impractical and excessively difficult to determine the actual damages of the Company
and its affiliates in the event Executive breached any of the covenants of Section 8 or this Section 9. Executive understands
that the covenants may limit Executive’s ability to earn a livelihood in a Competing Business. Executive acknowledges that
the Company would be irreparably injured by a violation of Section 8 or this Section 9, and that it is impossible to
measure in money the damages that will accrue to the Company by reason of a failure by Executive to perform any of Executive’s
obligations under Section 8 or this Section 9. Accordingly, if the Company or its affiliates institutes any action or
proceeding to enforce any of the provisions of Section 8 or this Section 9, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
Executive hereby waives the claim or defense that the Company or its affiliates have an adequate remedy at law, and Executive
shall not urge in any such action or proceeding the defense that any such remedy exists at law. Furthermore, in addition to other
remedies that may be available (including, without limitation, termination of the obligation for the Company and the Bank to pay
compensation or benefits hereunder due to Executive’s failure to comply in all material respects with the restrictive covenants
in Section 8, 9(a) or 9(b), subject to written notice by the Bank and a reasonable opportunity for Executive to cure, if
subject to cure), the Company and its affiliates shall be entitled to specific performance and other injunctive relief, without
the requirement to post a bond. If any of the covenants set forth in Section 8 or this Section 9 is finally held to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable (whether in whole or in part), such covenant shall be deemed modified to the extent, but
only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, and the remaining covenants shall not be affected thereby.
Any termination of Executive’s services or of this Agreement shall have no effect on the continuing operation of Section 8
and this Section 9, which shall survive in accordance with their terms.

 

    	 	
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f.       Subsequent
to the termination of Executive's employment hereunder: (i) Executive shall not provide information, issue statements or make
any communication having the effect of disparaging or causing harm to the reputation of the Company or Bank or their representatives,
directors or officers; (ii) New Peoples shall not provide information, issue statements or make any communication having the effect
of disparaging or causing harm to the Executive; provided that nothing in this Section shall prohibit (yy) either party from providing
communications when required by law or to the regulations of financial institutions or (zz) which, in the case of New Peoples
are necessary or appropriate in the opinion of its counsel, for communications with investors or in filings with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission or set out the basis under this Agreement for the termination of Executive's employment.

 

10.       
Section 409A of the Code.

 

This Agreement is intended to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (including the exceptions thereto), to the extent applicable, and the Company
shall administer and interpret this Agreement in accordance with such requirements. If any provision contained in the Agreement
conflicts with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or the exemptions intended to apply under this Agreement), this
Agreement shall be deemed to be reformed to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or the applicable exemptions
thereto). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining Executive’s entitlement to payment
or receipt of amounts or benefits that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of
the Code, Executive’s employment shall not be deemed to have terminated unless and until Executive incurs a “separation
from service” as defined in Section 409A of the Code. Reimbursement of any expenses provided for in this Agreement
shall be made promptly upon presentation of documentation in accordance with New Peoples’s policies with respect thereto
as in effect from time to time (but in no event later than the end of calendar year following the year such expenses were incurred);
provided, however, that in no event shall the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement hereunder during a calendar
year affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
if a payment or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Code is payable or provided due to a “separation from service” for purposes of the rules under Treas. Reg.
§ 1.409A-3(i)(2) (payments to specified employees upon a separation from service) and Executive is determined to be
a “specified employee” (as determined under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(i) and related Company procedures), such
payment shall, to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, be made on the date that
is six (6) months after the date of Executive’s separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of Executive’s
death). Any installment payments that are delayed pursuant to this Section 10 shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum
on the first day of the seventh month following the date of Executive’s separation from service (or, if earlier, upon Executive’s
death) and the remaining installment payments shall begin on such date in accordance with the schedule provided in this Agreement.
The Severance Benefits are intended not to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent
such Severance Benefits are covered by (a) the “short-term deferral exception” set forth in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4),
(b) the “two times severance exception” set forth in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), or (c) the
“limited payments exception” set forth in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(D). The short-term deferral exception,
the two times severance exception and the limited payments exception shall be applied to the Severance Benefits in order of payment
in such manner as results in the maximum exclusion of such Severance Payments from treatment as deferred compensation under Section 409A
of the Code. Each installment of the Severance Benefits and any other payment or benefits that constitute nonqualified deferred
compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A
of the Code. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment under this Agreement.

 

    	 	
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11.       Additional
Termination and Suspension Provisions.

 

a.       If
Executive is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by a notice
served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(e)(3)
and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Company and the Bank under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service unless
stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Company and the Bank may in their discretion
(but subject in all events to the requirements of Code Section 409A), (i) pay Executive all of the compensation withheld
while the Company’s and the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement were suspended and (ii) reinstate (in whole)
any of the Company’s and the Bank’s obligations which were suspended, and in exercising such discretion, the Company
and the Bank shall consider the facts and make a decision promptly following such dismissal of charges and act in good faith in
deciding whether to pay any withheld compensation to Executive and to reinstate any suspended obligations of the Company and the
Bank.

 

b.       If
Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by an order issued
under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. §§ 1818 (e)(4)
or (g)(1)), all obligations of the Company and the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order,
but vested rights of the parties shall not be affected.

 

c.       If
the Bank is in default, as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. §§ 1813
(x)(1)), all obligations of the Company and the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but this
provision shall not affect any vested rights of the parties.

 

d.       All
obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent it is determined that continuation of this Agreement
is necessary for the continued operation of the Bank, (i) by the Bureau of Financial Institutions or other applicable banking
regulator (the “Regulator”), at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf
of the Bank under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended; or (ii) by
the Regulator, at the time the Regulator approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Bank or
when the Bank is determined by the Regulator to be in an unsafe or unsound condition. Any rights of the parties that have already
vested, however, shall not be affected by such action.

 

e.       If
any regulation applicable to the Company or the Bank shall hereafter be adopted, amended or modified or if any new regulation
applicable to the Company or the Bank and effective after the date of this Agreement:

 

i.       shall
require the inclusion in this Agreement of a provision not presently included in this Agreement, then the foregoing provisions
of this Section shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to give effect in this Agreement to any such amended, modified
or new regulation; and

 

ii.       shall
permit the exclusion of a limitation in this Agreement on the payment to Executive of an amount or benefit provided for presently
in this Agreement, then the foregoing provisions of this Section shall be deemed amended to the extent permissible to exclude
from this Agreement any such limitation previously required to be included in this Agreement by a regulation prior to its amendment,
modification or repeal.

 

12.       Arbitration.
Any dispute or controversy arising out of, under, in connection with, or relating to this Agreement or any amendment hereof shall
be submitted to binding arbitration before one arbitrator in the counties of Russell, Tazewell and Washington and the City of
Bristol, Virginia in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association for expedited arbitration,
and any judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator
shall be an attorney selected by Executive and New Peoples who shall have experience in representing financial institutions and
their executives in respect to employment matters. In the event the parties cannot agree on a single arbitrator then each shall
designate an arbitrator qualified as herein before provided and each arbitrator so selected shall select a third arbitrator qualified
as hereinbefore provided. The arbitrator(s) shall award reasonable legal fees and costs of the arbitration to the party substantially
prevailing in the arbitration.

 

    	 	
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13.       Indemnification
and Insurance.

 

a.       New
Peoples will provide its senior executive officers with coverage under a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
policy, New Peoples shall provide such coverage to Executive on substantially the same basis. New Peoples shall indemnify Executive
(and Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law against all expenses
and liabilities reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which
he may be involved by reason of Executive’s having been an officer of the Company or the Bank (whether or not Executive
continues to be an officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities and for a period of six years following Executive’s
termination of employment with New Peoples), such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court
costs and attorneys’ fees and the cost of reasonable settlements (such settlements must be approved by the Board). Any such
indemnification shall be made consistent with Regulations and Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.
§ 1828(k), and the regulations issued thereunder in 12 C.F.R. Part 359.

 

b.       Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no indemnification shall be made by the Bank unless the Bank gives the Regulator, to the extent required, at least
sixty (60) days’ notice of its intention to make such indemnification. Such notice shall state the facts on which the
action arose, the terms of any settlement, and any disposition of the action by a court. Such notice, a copy thereof, and a certified
copy of the resolution containing the required determination by the Board shall be sent to the Regulator, to the extent required.
The notice period for any such notice shall run from the date of such receipt. No such indemnification shall be made if the Regulator
advises the Bank in writing within such notice period, of its objection thereto.

 

14.       Notices.
The persons or addresses to which mailings or deliveries shall be made may change from time to time by notice given pursuant to
the provisions of this Section. Any notice or other communication given pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed
to have been given (a) if sent by messenger, upon personal delivery to the party to whom the notice is directed; (b) if
sent by reputable overnight courier, one business day after delivery to such courier; (c) if sent by facsimile, upon electronic
or telephonic confirmation of receipt from the receiving facsimile machine; and (d) if sent by mail, three business days
following deposit in the United States mail, properly addressed, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail with return receipt
requested. All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be addressed as follows:

 

	 

        If
        to Executive:
	 	C.
    Todd Asbury
	 	 	 
	 	 
	If
    to the Company or the Bank:	 	New
                                         Peoples Bankshares, Inc. or

        New
        Peoples Bank, Inc.,

        as
        applicable

	 	 	53
                                         Commerce Drive

        Honaker,
        Virginia 24260

        Attention:
        Chair of the Board of Directors

        W

	 	 	 
	With
    a copy to:	 	Douglas
                                         W. Densmore, Esquire

        CowanPerry,
        PC

        317
        Washington Ave. SW

        Roanoke,
        Virginia 24016

         

	 	 	 

15.       Amendment.
No modifications of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto. In addition, no modifications
of this Agreement made prior to December 1, 2019 shall be valid unless such modifications are approved by the affirmative vote
of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the full Board.

 

    	 	
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16.       
Miscellaneous.

 

a.       Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Executive, his legal representatives and estate
and intestate distributees, and the Company and the Bank, their successors and assigns, including any successor by merger or consolidation
or a statutory receiver or any other person or firm or corporation to which all or substantially all of the assets and business
of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, may be sold or otherwise transferred. Any such successor of the Company or the Bank
shall be deemed to have assumed this Agreement and to have become obligated hereunder to the same extent as the Company or the
Bank, as applicable, and Executive’s obligations hereunder shall continue in favor of such successor.

 

b.       Severability.
A determination that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision hereof.

 

c.       Waiver.
Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any terms, covenants or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such term,
covenant or condition. A waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be made in writing, designated as a waiver, and signed
by the party against whom its enforcement is sought. Any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power hereunder at any one or
more times shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times.

 

d.       Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall
constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

e.       Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
without reference to conflicts of law principles, except to the extent governed by federal law in which case federal law shall
govern. Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise are subject to all applicable banking laws and
regulations, including, without limitation, 12 U.S.C. § 1828(k) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

f.       Withholding.
The Company and the Bank may withhold from any amounts payable to Executive hereunder all federal, state, city or other taxes
that the Company or the Bank may reasonably determine are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation
(it being understood, that Executive shall be responsible for payment of all taxes in respect of the payments and benefits provided
herein).

 

g.       Headings and Construction. The headings
of sections in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to qualify the meaning of any Section.
Any reference to a Section number shall refer to a Section of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. 

 

    	 	
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company and the Bank have caused this Agreement to be executed and Executive has hereunto set his hand, all as of the Effective
Date specified above.

 

NEW PEOPLES BANKSHARES,
INC.

 

By: /s/ Harold
Lynn Keene

Name: H. Lynn
Keene

Title: Chairman
of the Board

 

 

NEW PEOPLES
BANK, INC.

 

By: /s/
Harold Lynn Keene

Name: H. Lynn
Keene

Title: Chairman
of the Board

 

C. TODD ASBURY

 

/s/ C. Todd
Asbury

    	 	
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EXHIBIT A

 

RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT
(hereinafter “Agreement”) is made and entered into on the [    ] day of [            ],
20[    ] by and among New Peoples Bankshares, Inc., a Virginia bank holding corporation (the “Company”),
New Peoples Bank, Inc., a Virginia bank (the “Bank” and, together with the Company, “New Peoples”),
and C. Todd Asbury (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, New Peoples
and Executive are parties to an Employment Agreement, dated as of ____________, 2016 (the “Employment Agreement”),
pursuant to which Executive is eligible, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Employment Agreement, to receive
certain compensation and benefits in connection with certain terminations of Executive’s services to New Peoples.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of New Peoples agreeing to provide the compensation and benefits under Section 6 of the Employment Agreement
to Executive and of other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged by the
parties, it is agreed as follows:

 

1.       In
exchange for the consideration referenced above, Executive hereby completely, irrevocably, and unconditionally releases and forever
discharges New Peoples, and any of their predecessor or affiliated companies, and each and all of their officers, agents, directors,
supervisors, employees, representatives, and their successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, for, or
in concert with them, or any of them, in any and all of their capacities (hereinafter individually or collectively, the “Released
Parties”), from any and all charges, complaints, claims, and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or
unknown, suspected or unsuspected (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”) which
Executive at any time heretofore had or claimed to have or which Executive may have or claim to have regarding events that have
occurred as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, including, without limitation, those based on: any employee welfare benefit
or pension plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (hereinafter “ERISA”)
(provided that this release does not extend to any vested benefits of Executive under New Peoples’s pension and welfare
benefit plans as of the date of Executive’s termination of services); the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (race, color,
religion, sex and national origin discrimination and harassment); the Civil Rights Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. § 1981) (discrimination);
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (hereinafter “ADEA”); the Older Workers Benefit
Protection Act, as amended; the Americans With Disabilities Act, as amended (hereinafter “ADA”); § 503
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended (wage and hour matters); the Family and Medical Leave
Act, as amended (family leave matters); any other federal, state, or local laws or regulations regarding employment discrimination
or harassment, wages, insurance, leave, privacy or any other matter; any negligent or intentional tort; any contract, policy or
practice (implied, oral, or written); or any other theory of recovery under federal, state, or local law, and whether for compensatory
or punitive damages, or other equitable relief, including, but not limited to, any and all claims which Executive may now have
or may have had, arising from or in any way whatsoever connected with Executive’s employment, service, or contacts, with
New Peoples or any other of the Released Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the released claims do not include, and this
Agreement does not release, any: (a) rights to compensation and benefits provided under Section 6 of the Employment Agreement;
(b) rights to indemnification Executive may have under applicable law, the bylaws or certificate of incorporation of New
Peoples, any applicable director and officer liability policy or under the Employment Agreement, as a result of having served
as an officer or director of New Peoples or any of its affiliates; and (c) any claims that Executive may not by law release
through a settlement agreement such as this.

 

2.       To
the extent permitted by law, Executive agrees that Executive will not cause or encourage any future legal proceedings to be maintained
or instituted against any of the Released Parties. To the extent permitted by law, Executive agrees that Executive will not accept
any remedy or recovery arising from any charge filed or proceedings or investigation conducted by the EEOC or by any state or
local human rights or employment rights enforcement agency relating to any of the matters released in this Agreement.

 

    	 	
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3.       Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act /ADEA Waiver:

 

a.       Executive
acknowledges that New Peoples has advised Executive in writing to consult with an attorney of Executive’s choice before
signing this Agreement, and Executive has been given the opportunity to consult with an attorney of Executive’s choice before
signing this Agreement.

 

b.       Executive
acknowledges that Executive has been given the opportunity to review and consider this Agreement for a full twenty-one days before
signing it, and that, if Executive has signed this Agreement in less than that time, Executive has done so voluntarily in order
to obtain sooner the benefits of this Agreement.

 

c.       Executive
further acknowledges that Executive may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days after signing it, provided that this
Agreement will not become effective until such seven (7) day period has expired. To be effective, any such revocation must
be in writing and delivered to Company’s principal place of business by the close of business on the seventh (7th) day
after signing the Agreement and must expressly state Executive’s intention to revoke this Agreement. Provided that Executive
does not timely revoke this Agreement, the eighth (8th) day following Executive’s execution hereof shall be deemed
the “Effective Date” of this Agreement.

 

d.       The
Parties also agree that the release provided by Executive in this Agreement does not include a release for claims under the ADEA
arising after the date Executive signs this Agreement.

 

4.       Executive
shall promptly turn over to the Company any and all documents, files, computer records, or other materials belonging to, or containing
confidential or proprietary information obtained from New Peoples that are in Executive’s possession, custody, or control,
including any such materials that may be at Executive’s home.

 

5.       This
Agreement shall not in any way be construed as an admission by New Peoples of any acts of unlawful conduct, wrongdoing or discrimination
against Executive, and New Peoples specifically disclaims any liability to Executive on the part of itself, its employees, and
its agents.

 

6.       This
Agreement cannot be amended, modified, or supplemented in any respect except by written agreement entered into and signed by the
parties hereto.

 

7.       The
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to the
principles of conflict of laws.

 

8.       Executive
hereby acknowledges that Executive has read and understands the terms of this Agreement and that Executive signs it voluntarily
and without coercion. Executive further acknowledges that Executive was given an opportunity to consider and review this Agreement
and the waivers contained in this Agreement, that Executive has done so and that the waivers made herein are knowing, conscious
and with full appreciation that Executive is forever foreclosed from pursing any of the rights so waived.

 

9.       The
Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and each counterpart shall be considered an original for all purposes.

 

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY;
IT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

 

    	 	
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company and Bank have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers, and Executive has executed this
Agreement, as of the date first written above.

 

NEW PEOPLES
BANKSHARES, INC.

 

By:_________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

NEW PEOPLES
BANK, INC.

 

By:_________________________________

Name:

Title:

C. TODD ASBURY

 

____________________________________

 

    	 	
16EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
  

 
 ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

by and among 
 NEWSTAR
EQUIPMENT FINANCE I, LLC, 
 NEWSTAR COMMERCIAL LEASE FUNDING I, LLC, 

NEWSTAR COMMERCIAL LEASE FUNDING 2015-1 LLC, 

AND, FOR LIMITED PURPOSES HEREIN, NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC., 

and 
 RADIUS BANK

 Dated as of December 1, 2016 
  

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 	  	 	  	Page	 
	 ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	  
	 Section 1.1
	  	 Certain Defined Terms
	  	 	1	  
	 Section 1.1
	  	 Other Terms
	  	 	7	  
		
	 ARTICLE II THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS
	  	 	7	  
	 Section 2.1
	  	 Sale and Purchase of Transferred Assets
	  	 	7	  
	 Section 2.2
	  	 Excluded Assets
	  	 	8	  
	 Section 2.3
	  	 Assumed Liabilities
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 2.4
	  	 Excluded Liabilities
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 2.5
	  	 Purchase Price
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 2.6
	  	 Closing
	  	 	11	  
	 Section 2.7
	  	 Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustments
	  	 	12	  
	 Section 2.8
	  	 Allocation of Purchase Price
	  	 	13	  
	 Section 2.9
	  	 Non-assignable Assets
	  	 	13	  
		
	 ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
	  	 	14	  
	 Section 3.1
	  	 Organization and Qualification
	  	 	14	  
	 Section 3.2
	  	 Authority
	  	 	14	  
	 Section 3.3
	  	 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
	  	 	14	  
	 Section 3.4
	  	 Transferred Assets
	  	 	15	  
	 Section 3.5
	  	 Financial Statements
	  	 	15	  
	 Section 3.6
	  	 Absence of Certain Changes or Events; No Undisclosed Liabilities
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.7
	  	 Compliance with Laws and Governmental Authorizations
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.8
	  	 Litigation
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.9
	  	 Employee Plans
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.10
	  	 Labor and Employment Matters
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.11
	  	 Real Property
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.12
	  	 Taxes
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.13
	  	 Loans and Leases
	  	 	18	  
	 Section 3.14
	  	 Contracts
	  	 	18	  
	 Section 3.15
	  	 Bonds; Letters of Credit
	  	 	19	  
	 Section 3.16
	  	 Transactions with Affiliates
	  	 	19	  
	 Section 3.17
	  	 No Brokers
	  	 	19	  
	 Section 3.18
	  	 Insurance
	  	 	19	  
	 Section 3.19
	  	 Intellectual Property
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 3.20
	  	 Portfolio Property
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 3.21
	  	 Environmental Compliance
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 3.22
	  	 Absence of Certain Business Practices
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 3.23
	  	 No Other Representations or Warranties; Disclaimer
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 3.24
	  	 Organization and Qualification
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 3.25
	  	 Authority
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 3.26
	  	 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
	  	 	22	  
	 Section 3.27
	  	 Seller Parent Finances
	  	 	22	  
		
	 ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
	  	 	22	  
	 Section 4.1
	  	 Organization and Qualification
	  	 	22	  
	 Section 4.2
	  	 Authority
	  	 	22	  
	 Section 4.3
	  	 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
	  	 	23	  

  
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	 Section 4.4
	  	 Financing
	  	 	23	  
	 Section 4.5
	  	 No Brokers
	  	 	23	  
	 Section 4.6
	  	 Litigation and Claims
	  	 	23	  
	 Section 4.7
	  	 Buyer Acknowledgement
	  	 	24	  
	 Section 4.8
	  	 No Other Representations or Warranties
	  	 	24	  
		
	 ARTICLE V COVENANTS
	  	 	24	  
	 Section 5.1
	  	 Covenants Regarding Access and Information
	  	 	24	  
	 Section 5.2
	  	 Employees
	  	 	25	  
	 Section 5.3
	  	 Confidentiality
	  	 	26	  
	 Section 5.4
	  	 Consents and Filings; Further Assurances
	  	 	26	  
	 Section 5.5
	  	 Refunds and Remittances
	  	 	27	  
	 Section 5.6
	  	 Public Announcements
	  	 	27	  
	 Section 5.7
	  	 Tax Covenants
	  	 	27	  
	 Section 5.8
	  	 Bulk Transfer Laws
	  	 	28	  
	 Section 5.9
	  	 Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation
	  	 	28	  
	 Section 5.10
	  	 Nonsolicitation of Seller Parent Employees
	  	 	29	  
		
	 ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 6.1
	  	 Survival
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 6.2
	  	 Indemnification by Sellers and Seller Parent
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 6.3
	  	 Indemnification by Buyer
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 6.4
	  	 Procedures
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 6.5
	  	 Limits on Indemnification
	  	 	32	  
	 Section 6.6
	  	 Assignment of Claims
	  	 	34	  
	 Section 6.7
	  	 Indemnification With Respect to Actual Credit Losses
	  	 	34	  
	 Section 6.8
	  	 Exclusive Remedy
	  	 	38	  
	 Section 6.9
	  	 Payments
	  	 	39	  
		
	 ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 7.1
	  	 Fees and Expenses
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 7.2
	  	 Amendment and Modification
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 7.3
	  	 Waiver
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 7.4
	  	 Notices
	  	 	40	  
	 Section 7.5
	  	 Interpretation
	  	 	41	  
	 Section 7.6
	  	 Entire Agreement
	  	 	41	  
	 Section 7.7
	  	 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
	  	 	41	  
	 Section 7.8
	  	 Governing Law
	  	 	41	  
	 Section 7.9
	  	 Consent to Jurisdiction
	  	 	42	  
	 Section 7.10
	  	 Disclosure Generally
	  	 	42	  
	 Section 7.11
	  	 Personal Liability: Non-Recourse
	  	 	42	  
	 Section 7.12
	  	 Assignment; Successors
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 7.13
	  	 Specific Performance
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 7.14
	  	 Severability
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 7.15
	  	 Waiver of Jury Trial
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 7.16
	  	 Counterparts
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 7.17
	  	 No Presumption Against Drafting Party
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 7.18
	  	 Further Assurances
	  	 	44	  

  
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 Exhibits 
  

					
	 Bill of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement
	  	 Exhibit A

  
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 ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 1, 2016, is by and among NewStar Equipment Finance I,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Equipment Finance I”), NewStar Commercial Lease Funding I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lease Funding I”), NewStar Commercial Lease Funding 2015-1 LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“Lease Funding 2015-1” and together with Equipment Finance I and Lease Funding I, each a “Seller” and collectively the “Sellers”), Radius Bank, a federal savings
association organized under the laws of the United States (“Buyer”), and for purposes of Section 3.24, Section 3.25, Section 3.26, Section 3.27, Section 5.9, Section 5.11 and Article VI, NewStar Financial, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Seller Parent”). 
 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 

A. Sellers are engaged in the business of equipment financing throughout the United States (the “Business”). 

B. Sellers have agreed to sell to Buyer, and Buyer has agreed to purchase, the Transferred Assets (as defined below), on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. 
 C. Seller Parent is the ultimate parent entity of the Sellers and has agreed to join this
Agreement to serve as an additional responsible party with respect to certain of Sellers’ obligations hereunder. 
 D. Concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement, each of Steve O’Leary, Mark Francesconi, and Neil Whitman (together, the “Key Employees”) has entered into a severance, change in control and restrictive covenant agreement with Buyer,
effective at Closing. 
 In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as
follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS 
 Section 1.1
Certain Defined Terms. The following terms have the meanings specified below or are defined in the Sections referred to below.

“Action” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity. 

“Ad Valorem Taxes” is defined in Section 5.7(b). 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person.
 “Agreement” is defined in the
opening paragraph. 

 “Ancillary Agreements” means the Bill of Sale and Assignment and Assumption
Agreement and all other instruments and documents necessary for Sellers to transfer its Transferred Assets and for Buyer to assume the Assumed Liabilities, or otherwise executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 

“Assumed Liabilities” is defined in Section 2.3. 

“Base Purchase Price” is defined in Section 2.5. 

“Bill of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means a Bill of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, pursuant to which Sellers shall transfer to Buyer all of its rights, title and interest in and to the Transferred Assets owned and held by Sellers and Buyer shall assume the Assumed
Liabilities of Sellers. 
 “Books and Records” is defined in Section 2.1(d). 

“Business” has the meaning set forth in the Statement of Purpose. 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law
to be closed in Boston, Massachusetts. 
 “Business Employees” means, as of any date, all individuals employed by the
Sellers or Seller Parent on such date (including those on approved leaves of absence) other than those employees of the Sellers or Seller Parent not exclusively providing services to the Business. 

“Business Intellectual Property” means each of the material registered Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Sellers and
used exclusively in the conduct of the Business. 
 “Buyer” is defined in the opening paragraph. 

“Buyer 401(k) Plan” is defined in Section 5.2(d). 

“Buyer Benefit Plans” is defined in Section 5.2(b). 

“Buyer Indemnified Parties” is defined in Section 6.2. 

“Buyer Material Adverse Effect” means a change, occurrence, event or effect that is materially adverse to the ability of
Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the Transactions. 

“Cap” is defined in Section 6.5(b)(iii). 

“Claims Deadline” is defined in Section 6.1. 

“Closing” is defined in Section 2.6(a). 

“Closing Date” is defined in Section 2.6(a). 

“Closing Time” means 12:01 a.m. in Boston, Massachusetts on the Closing Date. 

  
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 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Competitive Business” means the business of entering into equipment loan and lease
arrangements as currently conducted by the Sellers as of the Closing Date, expressly excluding any other business conducted by the Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates. 

“Confidential Information” is defined in the Confidentiality Agreement. 

“Confidentiality Agreement” is defined in Section 5.3. 

“Contract” means any legally binding agreement, contract, lease, sublease, license, indenture, mortgage, collective
bargaining agreement, purchase and sales order, undertaking, evidence of indebtedness, binding commitment or instrument to which Sellers are a party and related exclusively to the conduct of the Business (other than the Licenses). 

“control”, including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, as general partner or managing member, by
contract or otherwise. 
 “Copyright Act” means the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, and the published rules and
regulations and decisions of the Copyright Office thereunder, as in effect from time to time. 
 “Copyright Office” means
the United States Copyright Office.
 “Disclosure Schedules” is defined in Article III. 

“Employee Plans” means all employee benefit plans of Sellers or Seller Parent or any of its ERISA Affiliates, including all
“employee benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, all formal written plans and all other compensation and benefit plans, contracts, policies, programs and arrangements of Sellers or any of its ERISA Affiliates (other
than routine administrative procedures), in each case in connection with the Business in effect as of the date hereof, including all pension, profit sharing, savings and thrift, bonus, stock bonus, stock option or other cash or equity-based
incentive or deferred compensation, severance pay and medical and life insurance plans in which any of the Business Employees or their dependents participate. 

“Encumbrance” means any charge, claim, mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, option, pledge, security interest, right
of first refusal or other restriction of any kind. 
 “Environmental and Safety Requirements” is defined in Section
3.21(a). 
 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, as in effect from time to time. 
 “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to Sellers: (i) any corporation
which at any time on or before the Closing Date is or was a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as Sellers; (ii) any partnership, trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
which at any time on or before the Closing Date is or was under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with Sellers; (iii) any entity, which at any time on or before 

  
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the Closing Date is or was a member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) as Sellers, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any
partnership, trade or business described in clause (ii) above; and (iv) any entity which at any time on or before the Closing Date is or was required to be aggregated with Sellers under Section 414(o) of the Code. 

“Escrow Agent” is defined in Section 5.11. 

“Escrow Agreement” is defined in Section 5.11. 

“Escrow Amount” is defined in Section 5.11. 

“Escrow Notice” is defined in Section 5.11 

“Estimated Purchase Price” is defined in Section 2.5(b). 

“Excluded Assets” is defined in Section 2.2. 

“Excluded Liabilities” is defined in Section 2.4. 

“Financial Statements” is defined in Section 3.5. 

“Final Closing Statement” is defined in Section 2.7(a). 

“Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1(a)(i) and (a)(ii)
(Organization and Qualification), Section 3.2 (Authority), the first sentence of Section 3.4 (Title), Section 3.12 (Taxes), Section 3.17 (No Brokers), Section 4.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 4.2 (Authority), and Section 4.5 (No
Brokers). 
 “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date hereof. 

“Governmental Authorizations” means all permits, Licenses, certificates, waivers, concessions, exemptions, orders and other
authorizations and approvals that are held by Sellers in the operation of the Business and issued or obtained from a Governmental Entity. 

“Governmental Entity” means any United States federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority,
agency, division, instrumentality or commission or any judicial or arbitral body. 
 “Hired Employee” means any Business
Employee who becomes an employee of Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer on or after the Closing, including the Key Employees. 

“Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 6.4(a). 

“Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 6.4(a). 

“Independent Accountants” is defined in Section 2.7(a). 

“Intellectual Property Rights” means all rights in and to the following: (i) patents, patent applications and patent
disclosures, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, Internet domain names, and registrations and applications for registration thereof together with all of the goodwill 

  
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associated therewith, (iii) copyrights (registered or unregistered) and registrations and applications for registration thereof, (iv) computer software, (v) mask works and registrations and
applications for registration thereof, and (vi) trade secrets, patentable inventions reduced to practice and know-how. 

“Knowledge”, with respect to Sellers, means the actual knowledge of each of Steve O’Leary, Neil Whitman and Mark
Francesconi.
 “Law” means any applicable common law, statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction,
judgment, decree or order of any Governmental Entity. 
 “Leased Office Property” is defined in Section 3.11(b). 

“Lender” is defined in Section 2.6(b)(vi). 

“License” means any license, permit or other authorization issued by any Governmental Entity, used primarily in the operation
of the Business, together with any amendments, supplements and other modifications thereto. 
 “Liquidity” means, as of any
date of determination, the sum of (a) Seller Parent’s cash available for use for general corporate purposes and not held in any reserve account or legally or contractually restricted for any particular purposes or subject to any lien (other
than blanket liens), (b) amounts available for advance to the Seller Parent in accordance with indebtedness available to Seller Parent, (c) cash available for distribution to Seller Parent from any consolidated subsidiary thereof and (d) amounts
available for advance to any consolidated direct or indirect subsidiary of Seller Parent in accordance with indebtedness available to any such consolidated subsidiary which would be available upon receipt by such consolidated subsidiary for
distribution to Seller Parent. 
 “Liquidity Notice” is defined in Section 5.11. 

“Loans and Leases” is defined in Section 2.1(h). 

“Loan and Lease Documents” means all documents and records with respect to a Loan or Leases, including documents,
applications, notes, credit agreements, security agreements, equipment lease agreements, loan agreements, including building agreements, guarantees, residual position insurance policies, sureties and insurance policies, flood hazard
certifications, and all modifications, waivers and consents relating to any of the foregoing. 
 “Losses” is defined in
Section 6.2. 
 “Material Adverse Effect” means a change, occurrence, event or effect that is materially adverse to the
assets, properties, operations, business, financial condition or results of operations of the Business, taken as a whole; provided, that none of the following (or the results thereof) shall be taken into account, either alone or in
combination in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (a) any actual or proposed change in Law, regulations, accounting rules or standards or interpretations thereof applicable to the Business; (b) any change in international,
national, regional, local or industry-wide political, economic or business conditions (including financial and capital market conditions); (c) changes within the industries in which the Business operates (including (i) any federal or state
governmental actions or (ii) litigation matters) and competition in those industries; (d) changes in technology; (e) acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage or terrorism, military actions or the escalation thereof, and natural disasters or
other force majeure events occurring after the date of this Agreement; (f) conditions generally 

  
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affecting or related to attributes of Buyer or its Affiliates or otherwise attributable to actions taken by Buyer or its Affiliates, including any violation of the terms of this Agreement by
Buyer; (g) any adverse effect as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the announcement of the sale process by which Sellers are offering the Transferred Assets for sale or the Transactions, or the taking of any action contemplated or
required by this Agreement; (h) any adverse change in or effect on the Business, the Transferred Assets or Sellers that is cured before the earlier of (x) the Closing Date and (y) the failure to meet any internal projections or
estimates, including any provided to Buyer. 
 “Material Contracts” is defined in Section 3.14(a). 

“Net Investment in Receivables” means, with respect to the Loans and Leases, as of the Closing Date, (a) the aggregate value
of all receivables related to such Loans and Leases (including all earned but unpaid interest), plus (b) the aggregate value of all residual positions related to such Loans and Leases, minus (c) the aggregate unearned income related to
such Loans and Leases. 
 “Office Leases” means leases, subleases, licenses and other Contracts (including any assignments,
amendments or supplements thereto, or recorded notices or memoranda thereof) for the Leased Office Property. 
 “Permitted
Encumbrances” means (a) statutory liens for Taxes not yet due or delinquent (or which may be paid without interest or penalties) or the validity or amount of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b)
mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and other similar liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to obligations as to which there is no default on the part of Sellers, or the validity or amount
of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or other Encumbrances securing the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or statutory obligations (including workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other
social security legislation); (c) zoning, entitlement, conservation restrictions and other land use and environmental regulations by any Governmental Entity applicable to the real property; (d) in the case of any Leased Office Property: (i)
landlords’ liens, (ii) the rights of any lessor, (iii) any Encumbrances granted by any lessor of such Leased Office Property or any such lessor’s predecessors in title, and (iv) any other terms or provisions in the Leases; and (e) any
Encumbrance relating to or created in connection with or pursuant to an Assumed Liability. 
 “Person” means an individual,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity, including any Governmental Entity, and including any successor, by merger or otherwise, of any
of the foregoing. 
 “Portfolio Property” means all property with respect to which a Seller is the lessor, seller or
secured party, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms of any Loan and Lease Documents. 
 “Potential Contributor” is
defined in Section 6.6. 
 “Preliminary Closing Statement” is defined in Section 2.5(b). 

“Purchase Price” is defined in Section 2.5(a). 

“Required Consent” means any authorization, approval or consent of any Governmental Entity or other Person under any License,
Contract, Lease or other instrument that by Law or by its terms requires such third party action as a condition for Sellers to assign or transfer control of such License, Contract, Lease or other instrument in connection with the Transactions or
otherwise to consummate the Transactions. 

  
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 “Sellers” is defined in the opening paragraph. 

“Seller 401(k) Plan” is defined in Section 5.2(d). 

“Seller Indemnified Parties” is defined in Section 6.3. 

“Tangible Personal Property” is defined in Section 2.1(j). 

“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or other statement or document
relating to Taxes (including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof) filed or required to be filed with any taxing authority. 

“Taxes” means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code Section 59A), capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated or other taxes of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalty, or addition thereto. 

“Third Party” is defined in Section 6.4(a). 

“Third Party Claim” is defined in Section 6.4(a).

“Transfer Taxes” is defined in Section 5.7(a). 

“Transferred Assets” is defined in Section 2.1. 

“Transactions” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. 

Section 1.1 Other Terms. Other terms may be defined elsewhere in this Agreement, and unless otherwise indicated, shall have such
meaning throughout this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE II 

THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS 

Section 2.1 Sale and Purchase of Transferred Assets. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
Closing Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, acquire and accept from Sellers, free and clear of all Encumbrances (except for Permitted Encumbrances), all of Sellers’ right, title and interest as of
the Closing Time in and to all assets, properties and rights owned or leased by Sellers on the Closing Date, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, in electronic form or otherwise, and relating primarily to the Business conducted
or owned by Sellers, including the assets, properties and rights identified below to the extent relating primarily to the Business conducted or owned by Sellers, but excluding the Excluded Assets of Sellers (collectively, the “Transferred
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 (a) all Contracts (including the Office Leases of Sellers), other than those Contracts that
constitute Excluded Assets; 
 (b) all prepaid expenses and deposits made or paid by Sellers to the extent transferable; 

(c) all lease receivables, notes receivable and other receivables due to Sellers, together with any unpaid interest or fees accrued thereon or
other amounts due with respect thereto; 
 (d) all books of account, general, financial and accounting records, files, invoices, customers
and suppliers lists, other distribution lists, marketing materials, compilations of industry data, billing records, engineering records, drawings, blueprints, schematics, copyright, regulatory records, manuals, customer and supplier correspondence,
and personnel records owned by Sellers relating to employees that are Hired Employees as of the Closing Date, but excluding personnel records relating to the Business Employees that are not Hired Employees as of the Closing Date (the “Books
and Records”); 
 (e) all guarantees, warranties, indemnities and similar rights in favor of Sellers to the extent transferable;

 (f) all telephone numbers and IP addresses assigned to Sellers, other than those that constitute Excluded Assets; 

(g) all advance payments to, or funds of third parties on deposit with, Sellers; 

(h) the loans, leases in process, and lease lines/equipment financing leases, all as set forth in Schedule 2.1(h) (the “Loans
and Leases”), and all rights (including all amounts due and payable) with respect thereto; 
 (i) cash and cash equivalents, to the
extent constituting collateral or supporting a guaranty of a lease included in the Loans and Leases, in each case as set forth in Schedule 2.1(i) (the “Collateral Cash”); 

(j) all Intellectual Property Rights of Sellers in or with respect to the Lease Plus software system used in connection with the Business;
 
 (k) Lease Funding 2015-1’s beneficial ownership in that certain “Trust Estate” created under, and defined in, that
certain Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (S/N 1146) dated as of September 1, 2015, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (S/N 1146) dated as of September 1, 2015, between Lease Funding 2015-1 and Wells Fargo
Bank Northwest, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as owner trustee, the transfer of which beneficial ownership shall further be effected under that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement (N315RX), dated the date
hereof, between Lease Funding 2015-1 and Buyer; and 
 (l) any vehicles or equipment owned by any Seller that is subject to any Loan or Lease
(or available for lease), in each case together with any transferable manufacturer or vendor warranties related thereto (the “Tangible Personal Property”). 

Section 2.2 Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Sellers shall retain, and the Transferred Assets
shall not include any assets or properties of any kind or nature, wherever located and whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, in electronic form or otherwise, that do not relate exclusively to the Business, including the assets,
properties and rights identified below (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”): 

  
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 (a) all cash, cash equivalents, checks, bank deposits and short-term investments of any Seller,
other than the Collateral Cash; 
 (b) all bank accounts, bank records and statements of Sellers; 

(c) all stocks, certificates of deposit and similar investments, bonds, guaranties in lieu of bonds, letters of credit and similar instruments
obtained or held by Sellers, and all rights relating thereto; 
 (d) Sellers’ books and records of internal corporate proceedings,
personnel records relating to the Business Employees other than Hired Employees, and books and records that Sellers are required by Law to retain; 

(e) all Tax Returns, Tax reports, Tax records and Tax work papers of Sellers; 

(f) all accounting books and records and internal reports relating to the business activities of Sellers to the extent unrelated to the
Business or the Transferred Assets, including all books and records relating to any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability; 
 (g) all Tax
assets (including any interest in or right to any Tax refund or Tax prepayments) relating to the Business, the Transferred Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for, or applicable to, any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the
Closing Time of Sellers; 
 (h) all insurance policies and rights, claims or causes of action thereunder and all insurance proceeds that
Sellers are entitled to receive; 
 (i) all rights of Sellers under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements; 

(j) all Contracts related to Sellers’ indebtedness for borrowed money; 

(k) all routine local and state Governmental Authorizations held by Sellers in connection with general business or employment activities or Tax
matters; 
 (l) all Employee Plans and any assets relating thereto; 

(m) all prepaid expenses and deposits made or paid by Sellers to the extent not included in the Transferred Assets pursuant to Section 2.1(b);

 (n) any Contracts and other assets or properties used exclusively in the operation of the Sellers’ businesses other than the
Business; 
 (o) all loans and equipment finance leases other than the Loans and Leases, all related loan and equipment financing lease files
that are not Loan and Lease Documents, and all equipment subject to an equipment financing lease that is not included in the Loans and Leases; 

  
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 (p) all Intellectual Property Rights not specifically included in the Transferred Assets
(including but not limited to all right, title and interest in and to the name “NewStar Equipment Finance” or any derivative thereof); and 

(q) those assets listed on Schedule 2.2(q). 

Section 2.3 Assumed Liabilities. In connection with the purchase and sale of the Transferred Assets pursuant to this Agreement, at
the Closing, Buyer shall assume and pay, discharge, perform or otherwise satisfy the following liabilities and obligations of the Sellers relating to the Business (the “Assumed Liabilities”): 

(a) all liabilities and obligations of Sellers under any Contract (including the Loan and Lease Documents) included among the Transferred
Assets that arises or is required to be performed after the Closing Date; 
 (b) any Taxes to be paid by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;

 (c) all liabilities and obligations assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 5.3 or relating to the hiring, employment or termination of any
Hired Employee by Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer and that accrue after the Closing Date; 
 (d) obligations under the Loans and Leases,
including the collateral for the Loans and Leases, the Loan and Lease Documents and the servicing of the Loans and Leases; and 
 (e) those
liabilities and obligations listed on Schedule 2.3(e). 
 Section 2.4 Excluded Liabilities. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer is not assuming, and Sellers shall retain all liabilities and obligations not expressly assumed pursuant to Section 2.3, including the following liabilities and obligations (the “Excluded
Liabilities”): 
 (a) all Taxes arising from or with respect to the Transferred Assets or the operation of the Business that are
incurred in or attributable to any period, or any portion of any period, ending on or prior to the Closing Date; 
 (b) any indebtedness of
Sellers for borrowed money or guarantees thereof outstanding as of the Closing Time; and 
 (c) all liabilities and obligations specifically
retained by Sellers pursuant to Section 5.3, including in respect of or relating to any Employee Plan; and 
 (d) any liability or
obligation relating primarily to an Excluded Asset (for clarity, not including deferred revenue liability). 
 Section 2.5 Purchase
Price. 
 (a) The aggregate purchase price for the Transferred Assets shall be the Base Purchase Price, plus the assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities (collectively, the “Purchase Price”). For purposes of this Agreement, “Base Purchase Price” shall mean an amount in cash equal to the product resulting when the Net Investment in
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 (b) Sellers delivered to Buyer their good faith estimate of the Base Purchase Price (the
“Estimated Purchase Price”), together with supporting schedules with respect to Sellers’ calculation thereof, and payment instructions with respect thereto (the “Preliminary Closing Statement”). The parties
have proceeded to Closing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, utilizing the information contained in the Preliminary Closing Statement and the calculation of the Purchase Price set forth therein as revised to reflect any
agreements of the parties with respect thereto. A sample Preliminary Closing Statement, reflecting adjustments made to the Purchase Price that would be required if the Closing Date had been October 31, 2016, is attached hereto as
Schedule 2.5. 
 (c) At the Closing, Buyer shall pay to Sellers the Estimated Purchase Price (as adjusted if the
Preliminary Closing Statement is adjusted in accordance with Section 2.5(b)), and less any portion that may be directed to pay the Sellers’ transaction expenses, which portion shall be paid, at Sellers’ direction, to the applicable
service providers, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account designated by Sellers in the Preliminary Closing Statement. 

Section 2.6 Closing. 

(a) The sale and purchase of the Transferred Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement shall take
place at the offices of Locke Lord LLP, 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, or by facsimile, electronic and overnight deliveries (the “Closing”), on the date hereof (the “Closing
Date”). Subject to the consummation of the Closing on the Closing Date, the sale and purchase of the Transferred Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement will be deemed effective as of the Closing
Time. 
 (b) At the Closing, Sellers shall cause to be delivered to Buyer or Buyer’s representatives the following documents: 

(i) duly executed copies of each of the Ancillary Agreements; 

(ii) a receipt for the payment of the Estimated Closing Price, duly executed by each Seller; 

(iii) with respect to each of the Loans and Leases, the original Loan or Lease (or an original lost note affidavit in a form reasonably
acceptable to Buyer) duly endorsed to the order of the Buyer; 
 (iv) an affidavit stating, under penalties of perjury, Sellers’
taxpayer identification number and that none of the Sellers are considered a foreign person in accordance with Section 1445(b)(2) of the Code; and 

(v) copies of all Required Consents obtained prior to Closing. 

(c) At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Sellers or Sellers’ representatives the following documents, in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Sellers: 
 (i) duly executed copies of each of the Ancillary Agreements. 

  
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 Section 2.7 Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustments. 

(a) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver to Sellers the data, work papers and supporting schedules showing
in reasonable detail Buyer’s good faith calculation of the Base Purchase Price, computed in a manner consistent with the example set forth in Schedule 2.5, and the final Purchase Price based thereon (the “Final Closing
Statement”). If Sellers dispute any matter or item set forth in the Final Closing Statement, Sellers may, within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the Final Closing Statement, provide to Buyer a written statement (the “Dispute
Notice”) of such disputes. If Sellers do not deliver to Buyer any Dispute Notice concerning the Final Closing Statement, then Sellers shall be deemed to have accepted the Final Closing Statement and the amounts set forth in the Final Closing
Statement shall be final and binding on all parties to this Agreement. If Sellers timely deliver a Dispute Notice, Buyer and Sellers shall use good faith efforts to jointly resolve such disputes within thirty (30) days after Buyer’s
receipt of the Dispute Notice, which resolution, if achieved, shall be final and binding upon all parties to this Agreement. If Buyer and Sellers cannot resolve such disputes to their mutual satisfaction within such 30-day period, Buyer and Sellers
shall, within the following ten (10) days, jointly engage Ernst & Young LLP (the “Independent Accountants”) to review the Final Closing Statement together with Sellers’ statement of disputes and any other relevant
documents. The Independent Accountants shall calculate the adjustments to the Base Purchase Price using the items included in the Final Closing Statement that are not disputed by Buyer and Sellers and shall make its own determination of any item
that is disputed by Buyer and Sellers, but otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, in no event shall any such determination by the Independent Accountants for any disputed item be outside the range
therefor set forth in the Final Closing Statement and the written statement of disputes. The determination of the Independent Accountants shall be accompanied by a certificate that its determination was prepared in accordance with this Agreement
with respect to such dispute. The Independent Accountants shall report its conclusions as to such disputes and its determination of the adjustments to the Base Purchase Price and the final Purchase Price based thereon pursuant to this
Section 2.7 no later than thirty (30) days after it is engaged by Buyer and Sellers, which determination shall be final and binding on all parties to this Agreement and not subject to further dispute or judicial review. If the Buyer does
not deliver to the Sellers a Final Closing Statement within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, then, within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date the Sellers may, but shall not be obligated to, deliver to the Buyer a Final Closing
Statement, which shall be subject to the same review and adjustment process that a Buyer-produced Final Closing Statement would have been subject to if Buyer had delivered a Final Closing Statement, as set forth in this Section 2.7. 

(b) The fees and expenses (including any related indemnity obligation to such independent public accounting firm) of the Independent
Accountants (the “Aggregate Accounting Fees”) shall be allocated between Buyer, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, as follows: a portion of the Aggregate Accounting Fees equal to the product of the Aggregate Accounting
Fees times a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate dollar amount of the disputed items resolved by the Independent Accountants in favor of Sellers and the denominator of which is the aggregate dollar amount of all disputed items
submitted to the Independent Accountants for resolution, shall be allocated to Buyer, and the remainder shall be allocated to Sellers (in each case as finally determined by the Independent Accountants). 

(c) Within five Business Days after the final determination of the Purchase Price: (i) if the Purchase Price (as finally determined in
accordance with Section 2.8) exceeds the Estimated Purchase Price, Buyer will pay to Sellers (or such other Person as designated by Sellers), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account designated in writing by
Sellers, the amount of such excess; or (ii) if the Purchase Price (as finally determined in accordance with Section 2.8) is less than the Estimated Purchase Price, Sellers shall pay to Buyer, by wire transfer of immediately
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 (d) Sellers will provide to Buyer reasonable access during regular business hours on reasonable
advance notice to the Books and Records and to any other information, to the extent necessary for Buyer to review the Preliminary Closing Statement, to prepare the Final Closing Statement, to respond to Sellers’ objections to the Final Closing
Statement (if any), and to prepare materials for presentation to the Independent Accountants in connection with Section 2.7(a). Buyer will provide to Sellers reasonable access to the Books and Records and to any other information used by Buyer
in preparing the Final Closing Statement, including to any Hired Employees or other employees of Buyer, during regular business hours and on reasonable advance notice, to the extent necessary for Seller to review the Final Closing Statement, to
prepare the Final Closing Statement if Buyer has not delivered it within the timeframe specified in Section 2.7(a), and to prepare materials for presentation to the Independent Accountants in connection with Section 2.7(a). Each party will
cooperate with the Independent Accountants as may be reasonably necessary and will promptly provide to such independent public accounting firm such information as may be reasonably requested by the Independent Accountants. 

Section 2.8 Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price (and other relevant items for Tax purposes, including the Assumed
Liabilities) will be allocated among the Transferred Assets as provided in Schedule 2.8. Buyer and Sellers agree (a) that any such allocation is consistent with the requirements of Section 1060 of the Code, (b) to complete and
file (and cause each of their Affiliates to complete and file), all Tax Returns, reports and forms (including, IRS Form 8594), and any amendments thereto, as and when required by applicable Law in a manner consistent with such allocation, and
(c) to take no position inconsistent with the allocations set forth in Schedule 2.8 and otherwise required by this Section 2.8 in any audit or examination by any taxing authority. 

Section 2.9 Non-assignable Assets. 

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, and subject to the provisions of this Section 2.9, to the extent
that the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery, or attempted sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery, to Buyer of any Transferred Asset would result in a violation of applicable Law, or would require the consent,
authorization, approval or waiver of a Person who is not a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a party to this Agreement (including any Governmental Authority), and such consent, authorization, approval or waiver shall not have been obtained
prior to the Closing, this Agreement shall not constitute a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery, or an attempted sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery, thereof; provided, however, that, subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions contained in Article VII the Closing shall occur notwithstanding the foregoing without any adjustment to the Purchase Price on account thereof. Following the Closing, Sellers and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable
efforts, and shall cooperate with each other, to obtain any such required consent, authorization, approval or waiver, or any release, substitution or amendment required to novate all liabilities and obligations under any and all Contracts or other
liabilities that constitute Assumed Liabilities or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements, so that, in any case, Buyer shall be solely responsible for such liabilities and obligations from and after the
Closing Date; provided, however, that neither Sellers nor Buyer shall be required to pay any consideration or incur any unreasonable expense therefor. Once such consent, authorization, approval, waiver, release, substitution or amendment is
obtained, Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer the relevant Transferred Asset to which such consent, authorization, approval, waiver, release, substitution or amendment relates for no additional consideration. Applicable
sales, transfer and other similar Taxes in connection with such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or license shall be paid by Buyer. 

  
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 (b) To the extent that any Transferred Asset or Assumed Liability cannot be transferred to Buyer
following the Closing pursuant to this Section 2.9, Buyer and Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into such arrangements (such as subleasing, sublicensing or subcontracting) to provide to the parties the economic and, to
the extent permitted under applicable Law, operational equivalent of the transfer of such Transferred Asset and/or Assumed Liability to Buyer as of the Closing and the performance by Buyer of its obligations with respect thereto. Buyer shall, as
agent or subcontractor for Sellers pay, perform and discharge fully the liabilities and obligations of Sellers thereunder from and after the Closing Date. To the extent permitted under applicable Law, Sellers shall, at Buyer’s expense, hold in
trust for and pay to Buyer promptly upon receipt thereof, such Transferred Asset and all income, proceeds and other monies received by Sellers to the extent related to such Transferred Asset in connection with the arrangements under this
Section 2.9. Sellers shall be permitted to set off against such amounts all direct costs associated with the retention and maintenance of such Transferred Assets. 

ARTICLE III 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS 

Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules attached hereto (collectively, the “Disclosure Schedules”), Sellers
hereby represent and warrant to Buyer as follows in Sections 3.1 to 3.23: 
 Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification.
Each Seller (i) is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its respective
assets and to carry on the Business as currently conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of its assets or its
respective conduct of the Business requires such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified or in good standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Seller is
currently in default under or in violation of any provision of the organizational documents of such Seller, and each Seller has at all times been operated in compliance with all provisions of its organizational documents, except where any failure to
be in compliance would not would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

Section 3.2 Authority. Each Seller has full corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Ancillary
Agreements to which it will be a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery by Sellers of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which each will be a party and
the consummation by Sellers of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement has been, and upon their execution each of the Ancillary Agreements to which each Seller will be a party will
have been, duly executed and delivered by Sellers. This Agreement constitutes, and upon the execution each of the Ancillary Agreements to which each Seller will be a party will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of Sellers,
enforceable against Sellers in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 
 Section 3.3 No Conflict; Required
Filings and Consents. 
 (a) Except for the Required Consents set forth on Schedule 3.3, the execution, delivery and performance
by Sellers of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which each Seller will be a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, do not and will not: 

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 (ii) conflict with or violate in any material respect any Law applicable to Sellers, the
Business, or any of the Transferred Assets or by which Sellers, the Business, or any of the Transferred Assets may be bound or affected; or 

(iii) conflict with, or violate in any material respect, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse
of time or both, would become a default) under, accelerate performance required by the terms of or result in the termination, suspension, or modification of, result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted
Encumbrances), require any consent of any Person pursuant to, or give to others any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any material Contract (including any Material Contract included in the Purchased Assets), or material
Governmental Authorization, except in the case of this clause (iii) as would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

(b) Sellers are not required to file, seek or obtain any notice, authorization, approval, order, permit or consent of or with any Governmental
Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller will be a party or the consummation of the Transactions or in order to prevent the termination of any
right, privilege, License or qualification of the Business, except (i) for the Required Consents set forth on Schedule 3.3, (ii) where such consent, approval, authorization or action, or such filing or notification, arises in
connection with the assignment or transfer of control of any immaterial Governmental Authorization, any Excluded License, or any Contract that is not a Material Contract, (iii) as may be necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances
relating to Buyer or any of its Affiliates or (iv) where the failure to obtain such notice, authorization, approval, order, permit or consent would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

Section 3.4 Transferred Assets. Each Seller has good title to all of the Transferred Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances
except Permitted Encumbrances. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4(a) the Transferred Assets (i) include all assets used by Sellers to conduct the Business as it is currently conducted, other than the assets and properties included in
the Excluded Assets, and (ii) are sufficient to permit Buyer to conduct the Business immediately following the Closing in substantially the same manner as currently being conducted by Sellers (subject to any modifications to the conduct of such
Business made in accordance with this Agreement and taking into account the Excluded Assets). All material items of Tangible Personal Property included in the Transferred Assets are, in the aggregate (and with due consideration for reasonable wear
and tear and the age of each specific item of Tangible Personal Property), in sufficient operating condition and repair. 
 Section 3.5
Financial Statements. 
 (a) Attached to Schedule 3.5 are true and complete copies of the following (collectively,
the “Financial Statements”): (i) the unaudited internal operating statement of the Business for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 and (ii) the unaudited balance sheet and unaudited statement
of income of the Business as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 (the “Interim Financial Statements”). 

(b) The Financial Statements (i) have been prepared based on the Books and Records, (ii) have been prepared on a consistent basis
throughout the periods indicated, and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the contribution margin of the Business as at the date thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein. 

  
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 Section 3.6 Absence of Certain Changes or Events; No Undisclosed Liabilities. 

(a) Since the date of the Interim Financial Statements: (i) Sellers have conducted the Business, in all material respects, in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice except that prior to the Closing the Sellers repaid amounts owing under their warehouse lines of credit in anticipation of the Transactions, and (ii) there has not occurred any Material Adverse
Effect. 
 (b) Sellers do not have any liabilities with respect to the Business which would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet
prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities: (i) that are reflected or reserved for in the Financial Statements, (ii) that are set forth on Schedule 3.6(b) as of the date hereof, or (iii) that were incurred in the
ordinary course of business after September 30, 2016. 
 Section 3.7 Compliance with Laws and Governmental Authorizations.

 (a) Since December 31, 2013, Sellers have not received any written notice of any noncompliance from any Governmental Entity, and to
Sellers’ Knowledge each Seller is in compliance, in each case, in all material respects with all applicable Laws in connection with the conduct or operation of the Business and the ownership or use of the Transferred Assets. 

(b) All material Governmental Authorizations necessary for Sellers to operate the Business are in full force and effect and constitute the
valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation of Sellers. Each Seller is in compliance with the material Governmental Authorizations that it holds and no suspension or cancellation of any of such Governmental Authorizations is pending or, to
Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened, except as would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 
 Section 3.8
Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8, as of the date hereof, (a) there is no Action by or against Sellers in connection with the Business pending, or to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened in writing, except as would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) there is no outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree or ruling of any Governmental Entity specifically naming Sellers that require Sellers to take any action of any
kind with respect to the Transferred Assets or the operation of the Business, or to which Sellers, the Business, or the Transferred Assets are subject or by which they are bound or affected. 

Section 3.9 Employee Plans. 

(a) Schedule 3.9(a) sets forth all material Employee Plans. 

(b) There is no pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened Action relating to any current or former Business Employee under an Employee
Plan (other than ordinary course claims for benefits) that could reasonably be expected to be a material liability of Buyer after the Closing Time. 

(c) Except as described on Schedule 3.9(c), the Sellers do not maintain any severance plan or policy with respect to the Business
Employees. 
 (d) No liability has been incurred by Sellers or any of their ERISA Affiliates, and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has
occurred and no condition exists, which could reasonably be expected to subject Buyer to material liability after the Closing Time under Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of ERISA or Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code. 

  
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 (e) The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.9 are the only
representations and warranties being made with respect to compliance with or liability under Laws applicable to any of the Employee Plans, including ERISA and the Code. 

Section 3.10 Labor and Employment Matters. 

(a) As of the date hereof: (i) Sellers are not signatory or party to, or otherwise bound by, any collective bargaining or other labor
union agreement that covers any of the Business Employees; (ii) Sellers have not agreed to any union or other collective bargaining unit with respect to any of the Business Employees; and (iii) no union or other collective bargaining unit
has been certified as representing the Business Employees. 
 (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10(b), as of the date hereof:
(i) there are no pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened in writing, Actions relating to any alleged material violation of any Law pertaining to labor relations or employment matters relating to any of the Business Employees; and
(ii) there is no labor dispute or strike pending, or to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened in writing, against Sellers. 
 (c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.10(c), there are no Contracts between any Seller and any Business Employee, including employment agreements, loans or promissory notes, change in control agreements, stay agreements and separation pay agreements,
nor are there any long term incentive arrangements, stock options or stock purchase plans of any kind in favor of any Business Employees. 

Section 3.11 Real Property. 

(a) The Sellers do not own any parcel of real property relating to the Business. 

(b) Schedule 3.11(b) lists each parcel of real property leased by any Seller that constitutes a Transferred Asset (the
“Leased Office Property”). 
 (c) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(c): (i) Each Seller has, or will
have as of the Closing Time, a valid leasehold estate in all material Leased Office Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances; (ii) to Sellers’ Knowledge, all Leases in respect of the material Leased
Office Property are in full force and effect; (iii) Sellers have not received any written notice of a material breach or default thereunder, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a material breach or default thereunder; (iv) to Sellers’ Knowledge, there is no pending or written threat of condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Leased Office Property or any portion thereof; and (v) there has
not been any sublease or assignment entered into by any Seller in respect of any Lease relating to the Leased Office Property. 

Section 3.12 Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12, each Seller has, in a timely manner, filed all material Tax
Returns and other material reports required of it under all federal, state, local and foreign Tax laws in connection with its operation of the Business. All such Tax Returns and reports are correct and complete in all material respects. Except for
Taxes being contested in good faith by Sellers, Sellers have paid in full all Taxes or other amounts shown due thereon, including all Taxes that Sellers are obligated to withhold from amounts paid or payable to or benefits conferred upon employees,
creditors and third parties. To Sellers’ Knowledge: (a) there is no lien for Taxes on any of the Transferred Assets as of the date hereof other than Permitted Encumbrances; and (b) except as set forth on Schedule 3.12, there is
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or remitted by Sellers with respect to the Business. Sellers have not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the
applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. There are no current audits or examinations of, and no notice of audit or examination of, any Tax Return of Sellers, in all cases to the extent arising out of the Transferred
Assets. No Seller has given, nor has there been given on any Seller’s behalf, a waiver or extension of any statute of limitations relating to the payment of Taxes, in all cases to the extent arising out of the Transferred Assets. The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.12 are the only representations and warranties being made with respect to compliance with or liability under federal, state, local and foreign Tax laws in connection with the operation
of the Business by Sellers. 
 Section 3.13 Loans and Leases. 

(a) With respect to the Loans and Leases: (i) each of the Loans and Leases represents the valid and legally binding obligation of the
lessee(s), obligor(s), guarantor(s) or sureties thereunder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles; (ii) each of the Loans and Leases (A) was originated or purchased by Sellers, and (B) to the extent secured, is secured by a valid and enforceable lien in the collateral therefor, which lien is
assignable and has the priority reflected in each Seller’s records; (iii) each of the Loans and Leases complied at the time it was solicited and originated in all material respects with all applicable requirements of federal, state, and
locals Laws; (iv) the servicing practices of Sellers used with respect to each of the Loans and Leases have been in accordance in all material respects with Sellers’ servicing policies and applicable Laws; (v) to Sellers’
Knowledge, no claims, counterclaims, set-off rights, or other rights exist with respect to any of the Loans and Leases which could impair the collectability thereof; and (vi) each Seller has full power and authority to hold the Loans and Leases
and is authorized to sell and assign each of the Loans and Leases to Buyer. 
 (b) Except as set forth in this Agreement, Sellers make no
representation or warranty of any kind to Buyer relating to any of the Loans and Leases including with respect to (i) the sufficiency, value or collectability of any of the Loans and Leases or any Loan and Lease Documents, including documents
granting a security interest in any collateral relating to any of the Loans and Leases, (ii) any representation, warranty or statement made by a lessee, an obligor or any other party in connection with any of the Loans and Leases,
(iii) the financial condition or creditworthiness of any primary or secondary lessee or obligor under any of the Loans and Leases or any guarantor or surety or other obligor thereof, (iv) the performance of the obligor or compliance with
any of the terms or provisions of any of the documents, instruments and agreements relating to any of the Loans and Leases, or (v) inspecting any of the property, books or records of any obligor. 

Section 3.14 Contracts. 

(a) Schedule 3.14 lists each of the following written Contracts (collectively, the “Material Contracts”), excluding any
Loan and Lease Documents, which are governed exclusively by Section 3.13 and which are listed on Schedule 2.1(h): 
 (i) any
Contract for the purchase, lease or use of real property or the purchase, sale, lease or use of Tangible Personal Property or any option to purchase real property or to purchase or sell Tangible Personal Property, in each case, providing for
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 (ii) any installment sale Contract or liability for the deferred purchase price of property with
respect to any of the Transferred Assets involving payments exceeding $50,000 under any individual Contract; 
 (iii) any Contract not
otherwise required to be disclosed on Schedule 3.14 involving aggregate payments in an annual or one-time amount in excess of $50,000 and that is not terminable without penalty to any Seller on thirty (30) days’ notice or less;
and 
 (iv) any Contract that contains an exclusivity, most favored nations, non-competition, non-solicitation or other similar provisions.

 (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14: (i) each Material Contract is valid and binding on each Seller party thereto, and,
to Sellers’ knowledge, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable against each Seller party thereto, and, to Sellers’ knowledge, each other party thereto, in accordance with its respective terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or
at law); (ii) no Seller, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, no other party, is in material breach of, or material default under, any Material Contract to which it is a party; and (iii) no Contract is being treated by Sellers as a capitalized
lease under GAAP. Sellers have made available to Buyer complete and accurate copies of each Material Contract. Since September 30, 2016, there has been no material modification, waiver, breach or termination of any Material Contract or any
material provision thereto. No Person that is a party to a Material Contract has provided the applicable Seller with written notice (or to the Sellers’ Knowledge, verbal notice) of any material proposed modification, waiver, breach or
termination of any Material Contract that such Person will require, and except as set forth on Schedule 3.3, no Material Contract is terminable or cancelable as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 Section 3.15 Bonds; Letters of Credit. No Seller has any construction, fidelity, performance and other bonds, guaranties in
lieu of bonds and letters of credit posted by Sellers or their Affiliates in connection with the operation of the Business. 

Section 3.16 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16, no Seller is a party to any Contract
relating to the Business with any Affiliate of Sellers, has any claim or right against any of such Persons, or has any indebtedness owing to any of such Persons arising from or relating to the operation of the Business, and no such Person has any
claim or right against, or any indebtedness owing, to any Seller arising from or relating to the operation of the Business. 

Section 3.17 No Brokers. Except for Houlihan Lokey, the fees of which shall be paid by Sellers, no broker, agent, finder or
investment banker that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Sellers is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions. 

Section 3.18 Insurance. Schedule 3.18 lists all insurance policies now in force and held, maintained or owned by Sellers
relating to the Transferred Assets, or the operation of the Business, specifying the insurer, the amount of and nature of coverage, and the risk insured against. Sellers have not been refused or denied renewal of any of such insurance coverage or
received any written correspondence refusing or denying renewal of any such insurance coverage. None of the Sellers nor, to Sellers’ knowledge, any other party thereto, is in default with respect to its obligations under any such insurance
policy. There are no material claims pending under any such insurance policy.

  
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 Section 3.19 Intellectual Property. 

(a) Schedule 3.19 sets forth a true and complete list of all Business Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.19, the Sellers own and possess good title to all Business Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Sellers own or have the right to use all Intellectual Property Rights used in the operation of the Business, except where
failure to own or have such right to use such Intellectual Property Rights would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (b) No claims are
pending in writing or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, threatened in writing against the Sellers as of the date of this Agreement with respect to the ownership, use or validity of any Business Intellectual Property, other than claims which would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19, since December 31, 2013, the Sellers have not been sued or charged as a defendant in any claim, suit, action, or proceeding which
involves a claim of infringement of any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party and which has not been finally terminated prior to the date hereof, other than suits or charges which would not reasonably be excepted to have a Material Adverse
Effect. 
 (c) The Sellers have used reasonable efforts, consistent with customary practices in the industry in which they operate, to
preserve the confidentiality of its trade secrets. 
 (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the representations and
warranties set forth in this Section 3.19 are the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Sellers with respect to Intellectual Property Rights matters, including laws applicable to Intellectual Property Rights. 

Section 3.20 Portfolio Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.20 or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
(i) each Seller has, with respect to each item of Portfolio Property, either directly or indirectly, (A) good and valid title to such Portfolio Property, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens and the interests of obligors
or purchasers under the applicable Loan and Lease Documents, or (B) a valid, perfected first priority security interest to the extent perfection and priority can be established by filing or by noting such interest on a document of title or UCC
financing statement; and (ii) each item of Portfolio Property with respect thereto is described accurately in the files of such Seller. No Seller has acted, or failed to act, in a manner that would, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, materially
alter or reduce any of its rights or benefits under any manufacturers’ or vendors’ warranties or guarantees relating to any Portfolio Property. 

Section 3.21 Environmental Compliance. 

(a) The Sellers have obtained and possess all material permits, licenses and other authorizations required under federal, state and local laws
and regulations concerning occupational health and safety, pollution or protection of the environment that were enacted and in effect on or prior to the date hereof, including all such laws and regulations relating to the emission, discharge,
release or threatened release of any chemicals, petroleum, pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic materials, substances or wastes into ambient air, surface water, groundwater or lands or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of any chemicals, petroleum, pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic materials, substances or waste (“Environmental and Safety Requirements”), except
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 (b) The Sellers are in material compliance with all terms and conditions of such permits,
licenses and authorizations and are also in material compliance with all other Environmental and Safety Requirements or any notice or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder. 

(c) None of the Sellers has received, within the two year period prior to the date hereof, any notice of violations or liabilities arising
under Environmental and Safety Requirements, including any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligation, relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their facilities and arising under Environmental and Safety Requirements, the subject of which
is unresolved. 
 Section 3.22 Absence of Certain Business Practices. To Sellers’ knowledge, no Seller nor any Affiliate,
director, officer, employee or agent of any Seller, nor to the Sellers’ Knowledge, any other Person acting on behalf of any Seller, have given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or
other Person which would reasonably be expected to subject the Transferred Assets or Buyer to any damage or penalty or to increase the Assumed Liabilities in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding. 

Section 3.23 No Other Representations or Warranties; Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE III, SELLERS MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, NATURE OR DESCRIPTION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SELLERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROJECTIONS OR FUTURE FINANCIAL OR OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE BUSINESS OR
AS TO THE CONDITION, VALUE OR QUALITY OF THE BUSINESS OR THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS, INCLUDING, ANY WARRANTY OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, USAGE, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS OF ANY ASSET FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ASSETS, ANY PART THEREOF,
THE WORKMANSHIP THEREOF, AND THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFECTS THEREIN, WHETHER LATENT OR PATENT. THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III ARE THE ONLY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS TO BUYER WITH RESPECT TO
THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF SELLERS, THE BUSINESS, THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS. BUYER SHALL RELY ON ITS OWN EXAMINATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS THEREOF. 

Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, Seller Parent hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows in Sections 3.24 to 3.27:

 Section 3.24 Organization and Qualification. Seller Parent (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. 

Section 3.25 Authority. Seller Parent has full corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Ancillary
Agreements to which it will be a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by Seller Parent of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it will be a party has been duly and validly authorized
by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement has been, and upon execution each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller Parent will be a party will have been, duly executed and delivered by Seller Parent. This Agreement constitutes, and upon
the execution each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller Parent will be a party will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller Parent, enforceable against Seller Parent in accordance with their respective terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or
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 Section 3.26 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. 

(a) Except for the Required Consents set forth on Schedule 3.3, the execution, delivery and performance by Seller Parent of this
Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller Parent will be a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, do not and will not: 

(i) conflict with or violate the organizational documents of Seller Parent; 

(ii) conflict with or violate in any material respect any Law applicable to Seller Parent or by which Seller Parent may be bound or affected;
or 
 (iii) conflict with, violate in any material respect, result in any material breach of, constitute a material default (or an event
that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, accelerate performance required by the terms of or result in the termination, suspension or modification of, require any consent of any Person pursuant to, or give
to others any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any material contract or agreement to which Seller Parent is a party or by which Seller Parent or its assets is bound. 

(b) Seller Parent is not required to file, seek or obtain any notice, authorization, approval, order, permit or consent of or with any
Governmental Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Seller Parent of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller Parent will be party or the consummation of the Transactions or in order to
prevent the termination of any right, privilege, license or qualification of Seller Parent, except (i) where failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization or action, or to make such filing or notification, would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) compliance with the requirements of the HSR Act if applicable, (iii) as may be necessary to comply with disclosure requirements under securities laws or stock
exchange listing rules, or (iv) as may be necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances relating to Buyer or any of its Affiliates. 

Section 3.27 Seller Parent Finances. Seller Parent currently has available sufficient liquid funds in excess of the Actual Credit
Losses Cap. 
 ARTICLE IV 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER 

Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Sellers as follows: 

Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification. Buyer is a federal savings association duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the United States and has all requisite savings association power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. 

Section 4.2 Authority. Buyer has full savings association power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of
the Ancillary Agreements to which it will be a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it will
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consummation by Buyer of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary savings association action. This Agreement has been, and upon their execution each of the
Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer will be a party will have been, duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer. This Agreement constitutes, and upon their execution each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer will be a party will
constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 

Section 4.3 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. 

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer will be a party, and
the consummation of the Transactions, do not and will not: 
 (i) conflict with or violate the organizational documents (such as the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent documents) of Buyer; 
 (ii) assuming the making of any required notices, filings or
notifications as described in Section 4.3(b) and the receipt of any approvals, authorizations, permits, consents, or waiting period expirations or terminations as described in Section 4.3(b), conflict with or violate in any material
respect any Law applicable to Buyer or by which any property or asset of Buyer is bound or affected; or 
 (iii) conflict with, violate in
any material respect, result in any material breach of, constitute a material default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, accelerate performance required by the terms of or result in the
termination, suspension or modification of, require any consent of any Person pursuant to, or give to others any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any material contract or agreement to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer
or its assets is bound. 
 (b) Buyer is not required to file, seek or obtain any notice, authorization, approval, order, permit or consent of
or with any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer will be party or the consummation of the Transactions or in order to prevent
the termination of any right, privilege, license or qualification of Buyer, except (i) where failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization or action, or to make such filing or notification, would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect, (ii) compliance with the requirements of the HSR Act if applicable or (iii) as may be necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances relating to Sellers or any of its
Affiliates. 
 Section 4.4 Financing. Buyer currently has available sufficient liquid funds for payment of the Purchase Price at
Closing. 
 Section 4.5 No Brokers. No broker, agent, finder or investment banker has been retained by or is authorized to act
on behalf of Buyer in connection with the Transactions. 
 Section 4.6 Litigation and Claims. As of the date hereof, there are
no civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims, hearings, proceedings or investigations pending or, to Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against Buyer or any of its Affiliates that, individually or in the aggregate, would
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any of its Affiliates is subject to any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree of any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or any arbitrator or arbitrators that, individually
or in the aggregate, would impair or delay the ability of Buyer to effect the Closing or would affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions. 

Section 4.7 Buyer Acknowledgement. Except for the representations and warranties of Sellers contained in Article III, Buyer
acknowledges (a) that neither Sellers nor any other Person on behalf of Sellers makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Sellers, the Business, the Transferred Assets, the Excluded Assets, the Assumed
Liabilities or the Excluded Liabilities, or with respect to any other information provided to Buyer in connection with the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) that neither Sellers nor any other Person will have or be subject to
any liability or indemnification obligation to Buyer or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Buyer, or Buyer’s use of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other material made
available to Buyer in certain “data rooms” or management presentations or in any other form in expectation of, or in connection with, the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer specifically disclaims any obligation or duty by
Sellers to make any disclosures of fact not required to be disclosed pursuant to the specific representations and warranties expressly made by Sellers and set forth in Article III of this Agreement. Buyer is acquiring the Transferred Assets on an
“AS IS, WHERE IS” basis, subject only to the specific representations and warranties expressly made by Sellers and set forth in Article III of this Agreement as further limited by the specifically bargained-for exclusive remedies as set
forth in Article VI, and the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied on any other representations and warranties. 

Section 4.8 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV,
neither Buyer nor any other Person makes any other express or implied representation or warranty on behalf of Buyer. 
 ARTICLE V 

COVENANTS 

Section 5.1 Covenants Regarding Access and Information. 

(a) For a period of seven years after the Closing Date, Buyer shall (i) retain the books and records relating to the Business relating to
periods prior to and including the Closing Date to the extent included in the Transferred Assets and (ii) upon reasonable notice afford Sellers or their representatives reasonable access (including the right to make, at Sellers’ sole
expense, photocopies), during normal business hours, to such books and records to the extent related to the Business; provided, however, that Buyer shall not be so required to retain any such books and records if Buyer shall notify Sellers in
writing at least thirty (30) days in advance of destroying any such books and records prior to the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date in order to provide Sellers the opportunity to copy such books and records in accordance with this
Section 5.1(a). 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Sellers shall have the right to retain
one copy of all Contracts, books, records, literature, lists (other than customer lists, all of which shall be delivered to Buyer), and any other written or recorded information constituting Transferred Assets or which otherwise relates to the
Business, or the Assumed Liabilities (including the Books and Records), in each case for (i) the administration by Sellers or their Affiliates of any Action relating to the Business, (ii) the administration by the Sellers and their
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 (c) For a period of thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, Buyer shall grant to
Sellers and their representatives access to the hard drives and other electronic information storage devices included in the Transferred Assets for the purpose of obtaining copies thereof. Buyer shall not erase or otherwise eliminate any material
information contained on such hard drives and other electronic information storage devices until the expiration of such 30-day period. The parties shall reasonably cooperate in determining the manner and the times of access by Sellers and their
representatives so as not to interfere with the normal operation of Buyer’s business. 
 Section 5.2 Employees. 

(a) Business Employees. Prior to the date of execution of this Agreement, Sellers have delivered to Buyer a list of all Business
Employees by work location as of a date not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the execution of this Agreement, showing the original hire date, the then-current positions and rates of compensation, rate type (hourly or salary) and scheduled
hours per week, and whether the employee is (i) currently actively at work, and if not, the last day the Business Employee was actively at work; and (ii) subject to an employment agreement. Buyer has made offers of employment to all
Business Employees contingent upon the Closing. 
 (b) Service Credit. Buyer shall cause each benefit plan maintained, sponsored,
adopted or contributed to by Buyer or its Affiliates in which Hired Employees are eligible to participate (collectively, the “Buyer Benefit Plans”), including any severance benefit plan, to take into account for all purposes under
the Buyer Benefit Plans (but not for purposes of defined benefit pension accruals under any defined benefit plan) the service of such employees with Sellers or Seller Parent to the same extent as such service was credited for the applicable purpose
by Sellers or the applicable Affiliate. 
 (c) Paid Time-Off. As of the Closing Date, Sellers or Seller Parent shall, or shall cause
its appropriate Affiliate to, pay to each Hired Employee all accrued obligations as of the Closing Date pursuant to any paid time-off program covering such Hired Employee, including the accrued employee obligations earned but not yet used by each
such Hired Employee as of the Closing Date and including all earned commissions and incentive compensation, in amounts which are at the Sellers’ sole discretion. 

(d) Rollover of 401(k) Plan Accounts and Loans. After the Closing Date, Sellers and Buyer shall take any and all commercially reasonable
actions as may be required, including amendments to the 401(k) plan sponsored by Sellers covering the Business Employees (the “Seller 401(k) Plan”) and/or the tax-qualified defined contribution retirement plan designated by the
Buyer (the “Buyer 401(k) Plan”), to permit each Hired Employee to make rollover contributions of “eligible rollover distributions” (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code, including plan loans) in cash
or notes (in the case of plan loans) in an amount equal to the eligible rollover distribution portion of the account balance distributed to such Hired Employee from the Seller 401(k) Plan to the Buyer 401(k) Plan or other “eligible retirement
plan” (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code). In the case of a Hired Employee with an outstanding plan loan balance under the Seller 401(k) Plan, Sellers and Buyer shall take any and all commercially reasonable actions to
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 (e) No Third-Party Beneficiaries; No Plan Amendments. Nothing herein express or implied by
this Agreement shall confer upon any Business Employee, or legal representative thereof, any rights or remedies, including any right to employment or benefits for any specified period, of any nature or kind whatsoever, under or by reason of this
Agreement. In no event shall the terms of this Agreement be deemed to (i) establish, amend, or modify any Employee Plan or any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, or any other benefit plan, program,
agreement or arrangement maintained or sponsored by Buyer, Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates; (ii) alter or limit the ability of Buyer, Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any Employee Plan or
any other benefit or employment plan, program, agreement or arrangement after the Closing Date; or (iii) to confer upon any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant, including any Business Employee, any right to employment or
continued employment or continued service with the Business, or constitute or create an employment agreement with any employee. 

Section 5.3 Confidentiality. Each of the parties shall hold, and shall cause its respective representatives to hold, in confidence
all documents and information furnished to it by or on behalf of the other party in connection with the Transactions pursuant to the terms of the confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement, dated June 14, 2016, between Buyer and Sellers (the
“Confidentiality Agreement”), which shall continue in full force and effect until the Closing Date, at which time such Confidentiality Agreement and the obligations of the parties under this Section 5.3 shall terminate only in
respect of that portion of the documents and materials referenced therein exclusively relating to the Business or the Transferred Assets. The Confidentiality Agreement shall otherwise continue in full force and effect with respect to all other
Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement), including the terms of this Agreement. 
 Section 5.4
Consents and Filings; Title Transfer; Further Assurances. 
 (a) Each of the parties shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective the Transactions as promptly as practicable, including to
(i) obtain any Required Consents not obtained prior to the date hereof, (ii) to transfer record title to Buyer with respect to any tangible assets for which title is recorded at any applicable registrar or other office, including without
limitation the equipment and assets set forth on Schedule 5.4(a), and including by executing and filing any documents necessary to effect such transfer, and (iii) promptly make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other
required submissions, with respect to this Agreement required under applicable Law. All fees to be paid and costs incurred in connection with obtaining the Required Consents, transfer record title and making such filings shall be borne equally by
Sellers and Buyer unless otherwise specified herein (including pursuant to Section 5.7). 
 (b) Buyer agrees that, if in connection with
the process of obtaining any Required Consent, a Governmental Entity or other Person purports to require any condition or any change to a Governmental Authorization or Contract to which such Required Consent relates that would be applicable to
either Buyer or Sellers as a requirement for granting such Required Consent, which condition or change involves a monetary payment or monetary commitment to such Governmental Entity or other Person, either Buyer or Sellers may elect, in their sole
discretion, to satisfy the full amount of such monetary payment or monetary commitment (notwithstanding the obligation to equally share costs set forth in Section 5.4(a)), in which case, the other party shall be deemed to accept such condition
or change to the extent so satisfied. 
 (c) Buyer shall promptly, but in no event more than ten (10) days after receipt of such
request, furnish to any Governmental Entity or other Person from which a Required Consent is requested such accurate and complete information regarding Buyer as such Governmental Entity or other Person may reasonably require in connection with
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 Section 5.5 Refunds and Remittances. After the Closing: (i) if Sellers or any of
its Affiliates receive any refund or other amount that is a Transferred Asset or is otherwise properly due and owing to Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Sellers promptly (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days
after receipt) shall remit, or shall cause to be remitted, such amount to Buyer; and (ii) if Buyer or any of its Affiliates receive any refund or other amount that is an Excluded Asset or is otherwise properly due and owing to Sellers or any of
its Affiliates in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Buyer promptly (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after receipt) shall remit, or shall cause to be remitted, such amount to Sellers. 

Section 5.6 Public Announcements. Except as may be required by, or as may be advisable under, any applicable Law or the rules or
regulations of any securities exchange, neither Sellers nor Buyer shall issue (and each shall cause their Affiliates not to issue) any press release or other public statement or announcement with respect to the Transactions without the consent of
the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Sellers and Buyer will consult with each other concerning the means by which any Business Employee, customer or supplier of the Business or any other Person
having any material business relationship with the Business will be informed of the Transactions. 
 Section 5.7 Tax Covenants.

 (a) Payment of Transfer Taxes. The party required by Law to file Tax Returns with respect to transfer, documentary, sales, use,
stamp, registration and other similar Taxes and fees that may be imposed or assessed in connection with the transfer of the Transferred Assets, including interest and penalties thereon (the “Transfer Taxes”), shall, at its own
expense, file such Tax Returns when due. The other party shall, at its own expense, cooperate in the preparation of and join in the execution of any such properly completed Tax Returns. Buyer and Sellers (collectively) shall each be liable for 50%
of any Transfer Taxes, provided that Buyer’s liability for such Transfer Taxes shall not exceed $500,000 (the “Transfer Tax Cap”) and therefore if the Transfer Taxes exceed $1,000,000, Sellers and Seller Parent shall be
responsible for all of such Transfer Taxes, other than the $500,000 which is the responsibility of the Buyer. The foregoing provisions of this Section 5.7(a) apply, regardless of the party that is required by Law to file such Tax Returns or pay
the Transfer Taxes. Buyer and Sellers will cooperate (and cause each of their Affiliates to cooperate), as and to the extent reasonably requested by any other party, in connection with the filing and preparation of Tax Returns related to any
Transfer Taxes and any Tax audit or proceeding related thereto. 
 (b) Allocation of Ad Valorem Taxes. All personal property Taxes or
ad valorem obligations and similar recurring Taxes on the Transferred Assets (“Ad Valorem Taxes”) will be prorated between Buyer and Sellers as of the Closing Date. Sellers will be responsible for all such Taxes on the Transferred
Assets to the extent attributable to any period (or portion thereof) up to but not including the Closing Date. Buyer will be responsible for all such Taxes on the Transferred Assets to the extent attributable to any period (or portion thereof)
commencing on or after the Closing Date (including any revaluation or reassessment as a result of this Transaction affecting Taxes after the Closing or any subsequent transaction after the Closing Date). With respect to Ad Valorem Taxes, Sellers
shall prepare and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, all Tax Returns of Sellers that are required to be filed for all taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date (“Pre-Closing Tax Periods”) and shall
control the defense and settlement of any audit or Action relating to the Tax Returns for the Sellers for all Pre-Closing Tax Periods. Buyer shall provide timely notice to Sellers of any communication from a taxing authority that Buyer may receive
with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period. Buyer shall prepare and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, all other Tax Returns with respect to Ad Valorem Taxes that are required to be filed in respect of the Transferred Assets,
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beginning before and ending after the Closing Date (“Straddle Period”), and shall control the defense and settlement of any audit or Action relating to the Transferred Assets
for such Straddle Periods. Seller shall provide timely notice to Buyer of any communication from a taxing authority that Seller may receive with respect to any Straddle Period. If one party remits to the appropriate Governmental Entity payment for
Taxes that are subject to proration under this Section 5.7(b), and such payment includes the other party’s share of such Taxes, such other party will promptly reimburse the remitting party for its share of such Taxes. 

Section 5.8 Bulk Transfer Laws. The parties hereby waive compliance with the provisions of any so-called “bulk transfer
laws” of any jurisdiction in connection with the sale of the Transferred Assets to Buyer. This provision shall not be deemed in any way to limit the indemnity provided for in Article VI hereof. 

Section 5.9 Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation. 

(a) For a period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Restricted
Period”), Sellers and Seller Parent covenant and agree that they shall not directly or indirectly (A) engage in or assist others in engaging in a Competitive Business anywhere in the United States (subject to the last sentence of this
Section 5.9, the “Territory”); or (B) have an interest in any Person engaged directly or indirectly in a Competitive Business anywhere in the Territory in any capacity, including as a partner, owner, member, employee,
principal, agent, trustee, financing source, advisor or consultant. 
 (b) During the Restricted Period, Sellers and Seller Parent covenant
and agree that they shall not, and shall not knowingly permit any of their respective Affiliates to, directly or indirectly in any manner hire or solicit any Hired Employee as of the Closing Date or encourage any such Hired Employee to leave such
employment or service of the Buyer or its Affiliates; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent the Sellers or Seller Parent from (i) making any general solicitation for employees (including through the use of employment agencies) not
specifically directed at any Hired Person or (ii) soliciting or hiring Hired Employees who have not been employed by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates during the six (6) months prior to such solicitation or hiring. 

(c) Sellers and Seller Parent hereby acknowledge that a breach or threatened breach of this Section 5.9 may cause irreparable harm to
Buyer, for which monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy, and hereby agrees that in the event of such a breach or threatened breach by any Seller or Seller Parent of its obligations pursuant to this Section 5.9, Buyer shall, in addition
to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be
available from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond). Sellers and Seller Parent acknowledge and agree that the restrictions contained in this Section 5.9 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate
interests of Buyer and constitute a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in this Section 5.9 should ever be
adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then any court is expressly empowered to reform such covenant, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such
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 Section 5.10 Nonsolicitation of Seller Parent Employees. 

(a) During the Restricted Period, Buyer shall not, and Buyer shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly in any manner hire or
solicit any employee of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than any Hired Employee) or encourage any employee of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than any Hired Employee) to leave such employment or service of Seller Parent
or its Affiliates; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent Buyer from (i) making any general solicitation for employees (including through the use of employment agencies) not specifically directed at any employee of Seller Parent or any
of its Affiliates or (ii) soliciting or hiring any employee of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates who have not been employed by Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates during the six (6) months prior to such solicitation or hiring. 

(b) Buyer hereby acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach of this Section 5.10 may cause irreparable harm to Seller Parent, Sellers
and their respective Affiliates, for which monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy, and hereby agrees that in the event of such a breach or threatened breach by any Buyer or its Affiliates of the obligations pursuant to this
Section 5.10, Seller Parent and Sellers shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to them in respect of such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, an
injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond). Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions contained in this Section 5.10 are
reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Seller Parent and its Affiliates and constitute a material inducement for Seller Parent and Sellers to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in this Section 5.10 should ever be adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then any court is
expressly empowered to reform such covenant, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such jurisdiction to the maximum time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law. 

Section 5.11 Liquidity of Seller Parent. If at any time prior to the Actual Credit Losses Claims Deadline, Seller Parent shall
fail to maintain Liquidity of at least $15,000,000 for more than three (3) consecutive Business Days, the Seller Parent shall provide Buyer with notice of such failure within three (3) Business Days (a “Liquidity Notice”).
The Buyer shall maintain the existence of any Liquidity Notice and the content thereof in the strictest confidence and not disclose such existence and content to any other Person other than representatives of Buyer who have a need to know such
information for purposes of this Section 5.11, which representatives shall also be instructed by Buyer to maintain the existence of the Liquidity Notice and contents thereof in the strictest confidence. Within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of a Liquidity Notice, the Buyer may deliver to Seller Parent a notice (an “Escrow Notice”) informing the Seller Parent that the Buyer elects to enter into a customary indemnity escrow agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”) with Seller Parent and Delaware Trust Company (the “Escrow Agent”) under which Seller Parent shall deposit with the Escrow Agent an amount equal to the then-current Actual Credit Losses Cap (the “Escrow
Amount”). Buyer shall draft, and Buyer and Seller Parent shall in good faith mutually finalize and execute, an Escrow Agreement in connection therewith. Upon the execution of the Escrow Agreement the Seller Parent shall deposit the Escrow
Amount with the Escrow Agent solely as a source of recovery for the Buyer Indemnified Parties for Actual Credit Losses. Portions of the Escrow Amount shall be delivered to the applicable Buyer Indemnified Parties upon delivery of joint written
instructions of Seller Parent and the Buyer or a court order with respect to Actual Credit Losses, if any, that are due and owing to Buyer Indemnified Parties under Section 6.7, it being understood that such instructions shall be delivered to
the Escrow Agent within the timeframes contemplated by Section 6.7 with respect to Actual Credit Losses that are payable by Seller Parent. The Escrow Agreement will provide that (i) if the Escrow Amount being held by the Escrow Agent at
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instructions to the Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to deliver such excess amount to the Seller Parent and (ii) at the Actual Credit Losses Claims Deadline, the Escrow Agent shall
deliver to the Seller Parent the then-remaining Escrow Amount, less any portion of such amount that is subject to any claims for Actual Credit Losses that remain pending or unpaid. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 5.11, if after the Escrow Amount is deposited with the Escrow Agent, Seller Parent delivers evidence to the Buyer that the Liquidity of Seller Parent has exceeded $15,000,000 for thirty (30) consecutive days, then the Buyer and
Seller Parent shall execute and deliver join written instructions to the Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to deliver the Escrow Amount to Seller Parent, it being understood and agreed that if thereafter and before the expiration of the
Actual Credit Losses Claims Deadline, the Liquidity of Seller Parent again becomes less than $15,000,000 for more than three (3) consecutive Business Days, the Seller Parent shall provide a Liquidity Notice to the Buyer in the timeframe set
forth above and the provisions of this Section 5.11 (for clarity, including Buyer’s right to deliver an Escrow Notice) shall apply. Each of the Buyer and Seller Parent shall pay fifty percent (50%) of any escrow fees under the Escrow
Agreement. 
 ARTICLE VI 

INDEMNIFICATION 

Section 6.1 Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Sellers and Buyer contained in
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (other than the Fundamental Representations) and any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, and a party’s ability to make claims with respect thereto, shall survive the Closing for a period
of fifteen (15) months after the Closing Date (the “Claims Deadline”), and no claims (other than with respect to the Fundamental Representations) may be made with respect thereto after the Claims Deadline; it being understood
that in the event notice of any claim for indemnification under Section 6.2 or 6.3 hereof has been given (in accordance with Section 6.4) on or prior to the Claims Deadline, the representations, warranties and/or covenants that are the
subject of such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim (and solely with respect to such claim) until such time as such claim is finally resolved; provided further that the Fundamental Representations and a party’s
ability to make claims with respect thereto shall survive the Closing until the fifth anniversary of the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that the Claims Deadline is intended to shorten the period otherwise
provided by Law during which claims for breach of representations, warranties and covenants, can be made, and that any such claims (other than with respect to Fundamental Representations) must be made on or prior to the Claims Deadline or be forever
barred. 
 Section 6.2 Indemnification by Sellers and Seller Parent. From and after Closing, Sellers and Seller Parent
shall save, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its Affiliates, successors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities,
deficiencies, claims, interest, awards, judgments, penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in investigating or defending any Third Party Claim, but excluding all such
fees, costs and expenses to the extent relating to the investigation, documentation and prosecution of claims that are not Third Party Claims unless awarded to the Indemnified Party in connection with the final determination of a disputed
indemnification claim) (hereinafter collectively, “Losses”) to the extent arising out of or resulting from: 
 (a) any
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 (b) any breach of any covenant or other agreement by Sellers contained in this Agreement or by
Sellers contained in any Ancillary Agreement; and 
 (c) any Excluded Liability. 

In addition, the Sellers and Seller Parent shall indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties for Actual Credit Losses in accordance with
Section 6.7. The Buyer, the Sellers and the Seller Parent acknowledge and agree that the terms, conditions, limitations and procedures set forth in Sections 6.1 through 6.6 do not apply to Section 6.7, and the terms, conditions,
limitations and procedures set forth in Section 6.7 do not apply to any claim for indemnification under this Agreement other than claims for Actual Credit Losses. 

Section 6.3 Indemnification by Buyer. From and after Closing, Buyer shall save, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sellers
and their Affiliates, direct and indirect equity holders, owners, general partners, managers and members of Sellers or its Affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Seller
Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Losses to the extent arising out of or resulting from: 
 (a) any breach
of any representation or warranty made by Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement or certificate of Buyer delivered in connection with this Agreement; 

(b) any breach of any covenant or agreement by Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement; 

(c) any Assumed Liability; and 

(d) any unsuccessful indemnification claim by Buyer against Sellers pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. 

Section 6.4 Procedures. 

(a) A Buyer Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnified Party (each, an “Indemnified Party”) shall make each claim for
indemnification under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in respect of, arising out of or involving a Loss, including with respect to a claim or demand made by any Person other than Buyer, Sellers or their respective Affiliates (a
“Third Party”) against such Indemnified Party (a “Third Party Claim”), by delivering written notice of such indemnification claim to the party against whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying
Party”) promptly after becoming aware of the Loss (if the claim is unrelated to a Third Party Claim) or promptly after receipt by such Indemnified Party of written notice of the Third Party Claim (if the claim relates to a Third Party
Claim). Such notice shall describe in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances giving rise to any claim for indemnification hereunder, the amount and the method of computation of the amount of such claim (if known) and such other information
with respect thereto as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request. The failure to provide such notice, however, shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Article VI except to the extent that the Indemnifying
Party is prejudiced by such failure. 
 (b) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, upon written notice to the Indemnified Party,
to assume the defense thereof at the expense of the Indemnifying Party with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of such Third Party Claim, the
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right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party; provided,
however, that if in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Indemnified Party, there is a conflict of interest between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and
expenses of one counsel to such Indemnified Party in connection with such defense. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such defense
and, subject to Section 5.2(b), make available to the Indemnifying Party all witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in the Indemnified Party’s possession or under the Indemnified Party’s control relating thereto as is
reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, or offer to
settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld in the Indemnifying Party’s sole discretion. The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which may be granted or withheld in the Indemnified Party’s sole discretion, settle, compromise or offer to settle or compromise any Third Party Claim on a basis that would result in (i) the
imposition of a consent order, injunction or decree that would restrict the future activity or conduct of the Indemnified Party, (ii) a finding or admission of a violation of Law or violation of the rights of any Person by the Indemnified
Party, (iii) a finding or admission that would have an adverse effect on other claims made or threatened against the Indemnified Party, or (iv) any monetary liability of the Indemnified Party that shall not be promptly paid or reimbursed
by the Indemnifying Party. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.4(b) to the contrary, Sellers shall control the defense and settlement of any audit or Action relating to the Tax Returns for Sellers for all Pre-Closing Tax Periods.

 (c) In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim against any Indemnifying Party hereunder that does not involve a Third
Party Claim being asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall deliver notice of such claim promptly to the Indemnifying Party, describing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to any claim
for indemnification hereunder, the amount or method of computation of the amount of such claim (if known) and such other information with respect thereto as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request. The failure to provide such notice, however,
shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Article VI except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such failure. The Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate and assist the Indemnifying
Party in determining the validity of any claim for indemnity by the Indemnified Party and in otherwise resolving such matters. Such assistance and cooperation shall include providing reasonable access to and copies of information, records and
documents relating to such matters, furnishing employees to assist in the investigation, defense and resolution of such matters and providing legal and business assistance with respect to such matters. 

Section 6.5 Limits on Indemnification. 

(a) No claim may be asserted against either party for breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements or any certificate delivered hereto or thereto, or with respect to any Excluded Liability, unless written notice of such claim made in accordance with Section 6.4(a) is received by such party on or prior to the Claims
Deadline, in which case such representation, warranty, covenant or claim with respect to such Excluded Liability shall survive as to such claim until such claim has been finally resolved. 

  
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 (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement: 

(i) neither Sellers or Seller Parent, on the one hand, nor Buyer on the other hand, shall be liable to any Buyer Indemnified Party or Sellers
Indemnified Party, as applicable, for any claim for indemnification relating to breaches of representations or warranties (other than the Fundamental Representations) unless and until the aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses that may be
recovered from Sellers or Seller Parent under Section 6.2(a) or Buyer under Section 6.3(a), as applicable, equals or exceeds $100,000, in which case Sellers and Seller Parent or Buyer, as applicable, shall be liable for all such Losses;

 (ii) the maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses that may be recovered by Buyer Indemnified Parties (other than with respect to
the Fundamental Representations) shall be an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Purchase Price (the “Cap”); 

(iii) no Losses may be claimed by any Buyer Indemnified Party under Section 6.2(a) or any Seller Indemnified Party under
Section 6.3(a) or shall be reimbursable by or shall be included in calculating the aggregate Losses set forth in clause (i) above other than Losses in excess of $5,000 resulting from any single claim or aggregated claims arising out of the
same facts, events or circumstances; provided that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to any claim based on a Fundamental Representation; 

(iv) Sellers shall not be obligated to indemnify any Buyer Indemnified Party with respect to any Loss to the extent that such Loss was
included in the Final Closing Statement (as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.7); and 
 (v) no party hereto shall have any
liability under any provision of this Agreement for any punitive, incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages, including business interruption, loss of future revenue, profits or income, or other damages calculated on the basis of any
multiple relating to the breach or alleged breach of this Agreement, or any other damages other than damages that constitute actual damages. 

(c) For all purposes of this Agreement, Losses shall be reduced by (i) any insurance or other recoveries paid to the Indemnified Party or
its Affiliates in connection with the facts giving rise to the right of indemnification and (ii) any Tax benefit actually realized by such Indemnified Party or its Affiliates with respect to such Losses. Buyer shall seek full recovery under all
applicable insurance policies and other collateral sources covering any Loss to the same extent as it would if such Loss were not subject to indemnification hereunder and reimburse Sellers or Seller Parent for any such recovery (net of any out of
pocket expenses or costs incurred in procuring such recovery) up to the extent of any indemnification payment received by Buyer for such Loss. Nothing in this Section 6.5(c) shall delay an Indemnified Party’s ability to make a claim for
indemnification or an Indemnifying Party’s obligation to make payment therefor. Any payment under this Article VI shall initially be made without regard to this Section 6.5(c) and shall be reduced to reflect any such Tax benefit only after
the Indemnified Party has actually realized such benefit. For purposes of this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall be deemed to have ‘actually realized’ a net Tax benefit to the extent that, and at such time as, the amount of Taxes
required to be paid by the Indemnified Party is reduced below the amount of Taxes that it would have been required to pay but for deductibility of such Losses, in each case: (i) during the same Tax year as the year in which the relevant Losses
occurred and the immediately subsequent Tax year; and (ii) calculated so that the items related to the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations are the last to be recognized in each such Tax year. 

 

  
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 (d) Buyer and Sellers shall cooperate with each other with respect to resolving any claim or
liability with respect to which one party is obligated to indemnify the other party hereunder, including by making commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate or resolve any such claim or liability. In the event that Buyer or Seller shall fail to
make such commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate or resolve any claim or liability, then notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained herein, the other party shall not be required to indemnify any person for any loss, liability,
claim, damage or expense that could reasonably be expected to have been avoided if Buyer or Sellers, as the case may be, had made such efforts. 

(e) Each Buyer Indemnified Party shall seek payment of any amount to which it may be entitled under this Article VI from Sellers or Seller
Parent. 
 (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (i) the limitations set forth in this Section 6.5 shall
not be applicable to any Losses incurred as a result of knowing and intentional breach of covenant committed by or on behalf of Sellers, and (ii) no Person’s liability shall be limited in any way for such Person’s intentional fraud
under Delaware common law with respect to such Person’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement. 

Section 6.6 Assignment of Claims. If any Buyer Indemnified Party receives any payment with respect to any Losses pursuant
to Section 6.2 and Buyer Indemnified Party could have recovered all or a part of such Losses from a third party (a “Potential Contributor”) based on the underlying claim asserted against Sellers, Buyer Indemnified Party shall
assign, on a non-recourse basis and without any representation or warranty, such of its rights to proceed against the Potential Contributor as are necessary to permit Sellers to recover from the Potential Contributor the amount of such payment. Any
payment received in respect of such claim shall be distributed: (i) first, to Buyer Indemnified Party in the amount of any deductible or similar amount required to be paid by Buyer Indemnified Party prior to Sellers being required to make any
payment to Buyer Indemnified Party; (ii) second, to Sellers in an amount equal to the aggregate payments made by Sellers to Buyer Indemnified Party in respect of such Loss, plus costs and expenses (including attorney’s costs and expenses)
incurred in investigating, defending or otherwise incurred in connection with addressing such claim; and (iii) the balance, if any, to Buyer Indemnified Party. 

Section 6.7 Indemnification With Respect to Actual Credit Losses. 

(a) General. From and after the Closing and until the Actual Credit Losses Claims Deadline, the Sellers and the Seller Parent shall
save, defend, indemnify and hold the Buyer Indemnified Parties harmless from Actual Credit Losses, subject to the terms, limitations and conditions set forth in this Section 6.7 (including without limitation, the Actual Credit Losses Cap in
effect from time to time); provided that neither any Seller nor Seller Parent shall have any responsibility with respect to Actual Credit Losses unless the Sellers and Seller Parent were provided the opportunity to repurchase the
applicable Covered Asset in accordance with this Section 6.7, and the Sellers and Seller Parent affirmatively elected to decline to repurchase such Covered Asset in accordance with this Section 6.7 or the Exercise Period with respect to
such Covered Asset expired prior to the delivery by a Seller or the Seller Parent of an election to repurchase such Covered Asset. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that the Applicable Credit Losses Claims Deadline is
intended to shorten the period otherwise provided by Law during which claims for Actual Credit Losses can be made, and that any such claims must be made on or prior to the Actual Credit Losses Claims Deadline, subject to the last sentence of the
definition of “Actual Credit Losses Cap”. Buyer, on behalf of all Buyer Indemnified Parties, hereby acknowledges and agrees that sales by Buyer of Covered Assets that are not Defaulted Covered Assets below par and discounted payoffs or any
other type of discretionary transactions with respect to Covered Assets that are not Defaulted Covered Assets will not entitle the Buyer Indemnified Parties to indemnification under this Section 6.7 or otherwise unless agreed to in writing by
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 (b) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall
have the following meanings: 
 (i) “Actual Credit Losses” means with respect to a Covered Asset the actual charge-off with
respect to a Defaulted Covered Asset calculated in accordance with GAAP and applicable regulatory guidance (“Charge-Off”), in each case occurring only at one or more of the following times: (A) 120 days after the occurrence and
only during the continuance of an uncured payment default with respect to a Defaulted Covered Asset, (B) the sale of a Defaulted Covered Asset to a third party resulting in a Charge-Off, (C) a Charge-Off resulting from liquidation of the
Defaulted Covered Asset to the extent such loss exceeds the aggregate amount of Charge-Offs previously taken with respect to such Defaulted Covered Asset, or (D) at such time that Buyer is, for any reason, directed by any regulator with
supervisory jurisdiction over Buyer to take a Charge-Off with respect to a Defaulted Covered Asset. For the avoidance of doubt, Actual Credit Losses shall include (x) any remaining valuation adjustments resulting from purchase accounting,
(y) all earned but unpaid interest, and (z) all reasonable costs incurred by Buyer in connection with the resolution of the Defaulted Covered Asset as of the date of the Actual Credit Loss Indemnification Notice. 

(ii) “Actual Credit Losses Cap” means, initially, $10,000,000, but shall be reduced each year as follows: 

(A) on December 31, 2017, the remaining Actual Credit Losses Cap is reduced to $8,000,000 unless more than $2,000,000 in
aggregate claims (net of Repurchase Reductions and net of Recoveries) have been made under Section 6.7 as of such date, in which case the remaining Actual Credit Losses Cap as of such date will be $10,000,000 less the aggregate amount of such
prior claims (net of Repurchase Reductions and net of Recoveries); 
 (B) on December 31, 2018, the remaining Actual
Credit Losses Cap is reduced to $5,000,000 unless more than $5,000,000 in aggregate claims (net of Repurchase Reductions and net of Recoveries) have been made under Section 6.7 as of such date, in which case the Actual Credit Losses Cap as of
such date will be $10,000,000 less the aggregate amount of such prior claims (net of Repurchase Reductions and net of Recoveries); 

(C) on December 31, 2019, the remaining Actual Credit Losses Cap is reduced to $3,000,000 unless more than $7,000,000 in
aggregate claims (net of Repurchase Reductions and net of Recoveries) have been made under Section 6.7 as of such date, in which case the remaining Actual Credit Losses Cap as of such date will be $10,000,000 less the aggregate amount of such
prior claims (net of Repurchase Reductions and net of Recoveries); and 
 (D) on December 31, 2020, the Actual Credit
Losses Cap is reduced to $0. 
 For the avoidance of doubt, upon the occurrence of (i) the payoff after Closing of the entire Loans and Leases
constituting Covered Assets, (ii) indemnification payments in respect of Actual Credit Losses totaling $10,000,000 or (iii) the expiration of the Actual Credit Losses Claims Deadline, neither the

  
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Sellers nor the Parent shall have any further obligation with respect to Actual Credit Losses under Section 6.7 or otherwise. Any repurchase by any Seller or Seller Parent of a Covered
Asset shall reduce the remaining indemnification obligation of Sellers and Seller Parent as of the date of such repurchase by the amount that Buyer would have made subject to a Charge-Off in accordance with GAAP if the Charge-Off occurred on the
date of repurchase by any Seller or Seller Parent (“Repurchase Reductions”). The remaining Actual Credit Losses Cap as of the date of payment of any Recoveries by Buyer to Seller or Seller Parent shall be increased by the amount of
such payment (provided that no such increase shall cause the remaining Actual Credit Losses Cap to exceed the amount of the remaining Actual Credit Losses Cap as of the most recently passed reduction date set forth above in Sections (A) through
(D) of this definition). Any reduction in the Actual Credit Losses Cap based solely on the passage of time shall not apply to Actual Credit Losses with respect to Covered Assets that became Defaulted Covered Assets prior to the date triggering
such reduction (to the extent the Actual Credit Losses Cap exceeded such Actual Credit Losses as of the date any such Covered Asset became a Defaulted Covered Asset), but only if an Actual Claim Loss Indemnification Notice is delivered to the Seller
Parent with respect to such Covered Asset within one hundred twenty (120) days after such Covered Assets became Defaulted Covered Assets. 

(iii) “Actual Credit Losses Claims Deadline” means December 31, 2020, subject to the limitations applicable
thereto (including the reduction of the Actual Credit Losses Cap over time as set forth in the definition thereof, and subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Actual Credit Losses Cap”); 

(iv) “Charge-Off” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of Actual Credit Losses; 

(v) “Covered Assets” means the Loans and Leases included in the Transferred Assets at Closing, excluding any extensions
of credit or increases to Loan or Lease commitments made subsequently to Closing; 
 (vi) “Defaulted Covered
Asset” means a Covered Asset under which the applicable lessee or borrower is in default under the terms of the applicable Loan and Lease Document; provided that if (A) an applicable lessee or borrower files for bankruptcy
protection, (B) the applicable Loan or Lease is affirmed in connection with such proceeding and (C) the applicable lessee or borrower continues to make payments required under the applicable Loan and Lease Document, then such Loan
and Lease shall not be deemed to constitute a Defaulted Covered Asset under this Agreement unless the Buyer is directed by a regulator to treat the applicable Covered Asset as being in default; 

(vii) “Material Downgrade” means (i) a risk rating downgrade resulting from a material deterioration in credit
performance or (ii) a material underperformance regarding collection and creditworthiness taken on the books and records of Buyer with respect to a Covered Asset; 

(viii) “Net Investment in Receivables” has the meaning given such term in Section 1.1; 

(ix) “Recoveries” shall mean cash recovered in respect of a Loan and Lease, including, without limitation, any cash
recovered as a consequence of the receipt of residuals, that was the subject of a Charge-Off hereunder, net of unpaid interest under the applicable Loan and Lease owed to Buyer and all expenses and fees reasonably incurred by Buyer in connection
with the resolution of such Loan and Lease (including expenses and fees in connection with the collection of such residuals, but excluding any expenses and fees already included in the Actual Credit Loss), in each case not to exceed the amount of
any indemnity payment made to any Buyer Indemnified Party by any Seller or Seller Parent in respect of such Loan and Lease. 

  
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 (c) Procedures. 

(i) Buyer shall promptly provide Seller Parent with written notice of any Material Downgrade and any fact, condition, change or circumstance
which individually or in the aggregate with previously existing facts, conditions, changes or circumstances causes any Covered Asset to become a Defaulted Covered Asset, such notice to be delivered no later than five (5) days after Buyer
becomes aware of the Material Downgrade or other such fact, condition, change or circumstance. Buyer shall also notify Seller Parent in writing no later than five (5) days after Buyer becomes aware of any bankruptcy or other insolvency event
affecting any lessee or borrower under any Covered Asset. Buyer shall include with any notice delivered pursuant to this Section 6.7(c)(i) an asset monitoring report that contains a comprehensive financial summary of the Defaulted Covered Asset
and any proposed workout and resolution strategy (it being understood that no workout or resolution strategy may be available at such time with respect to a Defaulted Covered Asset). 

(ii) Buyer shall provide to Seller Parent written notice no later than five (5) days after (A) Buyer becomes aware that a
Covered Asset has become ninety (90) days past due, indicating that such Covered Asset has been placed on non-accrual status or (B) a Covered Asset becomes the subject of a Charge-Off, which notice shall set forth the amount of the actual
Charge-Off with respect to such Covered Asset, together with comprehensive supporting documentation for the calculation of the Charge-Off (each, a “Charge-Off Notice”). Buyer shall include with any Charge-Off Notice an asset
monitoring report that contains a comprehensive financial summary of the Defaulted Covered Asset and any proposed workout and resolution strategy (it being understood that no workout or resolution strategy may be available at such time with respect
to a Defaulted Covered Asset). 
 (iii) If any Seller or Seller Parent does not exercise its right to repurchase a Covered
Asset under Section 6.7(d) below, then, if Buyer seeks indemnification under this Section 6.7, Buyer shall provide prompt written notice to Seller Parent of any Actual Credit Losses with respect to such Covered Asset, together with a
request for indemnification under this Section 6.7 (an “Actual Credit Loss Indemnification Notice”), which, for the avoidance of doubt, may not be delivered until the expiration of the applicable Exercise Period.  

(iv) A Seller or Seller Parent shall pay Buyer any Actual Credit Loss with respect to a Covered Asset no later than thirty (30) days
after Seller Parent’s receipt of an Actual Credit Loss Indemnification Notice, unless a Seller or Seller Parent have elected to repurchase the applicable Covered Asset in accordance with Section 6.7(d). 

(v) Buyer shall, and shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, pay to Seller Parent any Recoveries no later than thirty (30) days
following receipt thereof. 
 (d) Repurchase Right. If (i) a Material Downgrade occurs, (ii) a Charge-Off Notice is
delivered to Seller Parent in accordance with Section 6.7(c)(ii), or (iii) Buyer proposes selling a Defaulted Covered Asset (in each case that has not already be subject to the repurchase right set forth in this Section 6.7(d)) at a
price that would result in an indemnification claim for Actual Credit Losses (in which case, the Buyer shall provide Seller Parent with notice of such proposed sale, which notice shall include the price for such proposed sale and the resulting
Actual Credit Losses that would result therefrom), then in lieu of making an indemnity payment for Actual Credit Loss, Seller Parent may, within 10 Business Days from the date of receipt of such notice (the “Exercise
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notice to Buyer of its intention to exercise its right to repurchase such Defaulted Covered Asset at a price equal to the then-current Net Investment in Receivables with respect to such Covered
Asset (including any remaining valuation adjustment resulting from purchase accounting but excluding any accrued but unpaid late charges and fees that would have the effect of increasing the calculation of Net Investment in Receivables). At its
election, Seller Parent may cause Covered Assets repurchased by any Seller or Seller Parent to continue to be serviced and worked out by Buyer at market rates as charged by on-the-run equipment finance asset-backed securitization issuers. In the
case of clause (iii) of this Section 6.7(d), if Seller Parent does not notify Buyer of its intent to repurchase such Defaulted Covered Asset before the expiration of the Exercise Period, Buyer may, during the subsequent seventy-five (75)-day period, sell the applicable Defaulted Covered Asset and shall provide Seller with an Actual Credit Loss Indemnification Notice in the amount of the Actual Credit Loss resulting from such sale,
and Seller shall make payment of such amount within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof. 
 (e) Applicable Limitations;
Mitigation. The provisions of Sections 6.5(b)(iv)-(v) and 6.5(c) are hereby incorporated into this Section 6.7 and thereby made applicable to claims for Actual Credit Losses. In furtherance, and not in limitation, of the foregoing,
Buyer shall use reasonable best efforts to follow its collection practices and procedures with respect to Covered Assets in accordance with applicable regulatory and accounting standards. 

(f) Ongoing Buyer Reporting Obligations. Buyer shall deliver to Seller Parent quarterly Loan and Lease status reports regarding the
Covered Assets, and Buyer and Seller Parent shall conduct quarterly Covered Asset portfolio review telephonic update calls (to be scheduled in advance and subject to cancellation or postponement if both Buyer and Seller Parent mutually agree that
such a call is not necessary for any given quarter) and until the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Actual Credit Loss Claims Deadline or the reduction of the remaining Actual Credit Losses Cap to zero. The foregoing status reports shall
include with respect to the Covered Assets, among other items, notices of any Material Downgrade, financial statements, financial projections, a summary description of financial performance, financial and credit metrics, risk ratings, risk rating
migration, allowances and reserves, equipment descriptions, depreciation curves, NOLVs, collateral coverage measures and any applicable exit, disposition and/or workout strategies. 

Section 6.8 Exclusive Remedy. After Closing the indemnification provisions contained in this Article VI shall constitute the sole
and exclusive recourse and remedy of the parties for monetary damages for matters arising under this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, and the Transactions, including with respect to any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, with respect to any statements, communications, disclosures, failures to disclose, representations or warranties not set forth in this Agreement, or with respect to Losses
resulting from, arising out of, or caused by Excluded Liabilities. All representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement are contractual in nature only and subject to the sole and exclusive remedies set forth herein. No Person is asserting
the accuracy of any representation and warranty set forth in this Agreement; rather the parties have agreed that should any representations and warranties of any party prove inaccurate, the other party shall, subject to this Section 6.8, have
the specific rights and remedies herein specified as the exclusive remedy therefore, but that no other rights, remedies or causes of action (whether in law or in equity or whether in contract or in tort) are permitted to any party as a result of the
inaccuracy of any such representation and warranty. The provisions of this Section 6.8, together with the provisions of Sections 3.23, 4.8 and 7.11 and the remedies and limitations specified in Article VI and Section 7.13, were
specifically bargained-for between Buyer and Sellers and were taken into account by Buyer and Sellers in agreeing to the amount of the Base Purchase Price, the adjustments thereto and the other terms and conditions hereof. Sellers have specifically
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4.8 and 7.11 and the remedies and limitations specified in Article VI and Section 7.13, in agreeing to the Base Purchase Price, the adjustments thereto and the other terms and conditions
hereof, including in agreeing to provide the specific representations and warranties set forth herein. The provisions of this Article VI are in lieu and substitution of any other remedies, recourse or entitlements that the parties may have,
including common law claims and damages and statutory rights of contribution, it being agreed that such other remedies, recourse and entitlements are expressly waived and released by the parties to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions
of this Article VI will not, however, restrict the right of any party to seek specific performance or other equitable remedies in connection with any breach of any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. 

Section 6.9 Payments ; Disputes. The Indemnifying Party shall pay all amounts payable pursuant to this Article VI by wire transfer
of immediately available funds, promptly (and in any case within the applicable time periods set forth in this Article VI) following receipt from an Indemnified Party of a written payment request, together with all accompanying reasonably detailed
back-up documentation, for each Loss that is the subject of indemnification hereunder. To the extent the Indemnifying Party in good faith disputes the Loss or a portion thereof, in which event it shall so notify the Indemnified Party and shall
promptly make payment of the amount of such Loss that is not in dispute. The parties shall endeavor in good faith to resolve any dispute within 30 days of the delivery of such notice to the Indemnified Party. In any event, the Indemnifying Party
shall pay to the Indemnified Party (or as directed by the Indemnifying Party), by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the amount of any Loss for which it is liable hereunder no later than three business days following any final
determination of such Loss and the Indemnifying Party’s liability therefor. A “final determination” shall exist when the parties to the dispute have reached an agreement in writing, or a court of competent jurisdiction shall have
entered a final and non-appealable order or judgment. The preceding sentences of this Section 6.9 shall not apply to Section 6.7, which the parties acknowledge and agree provides for conditions to, and the timing of, payment obligations
with respect to Actual Credit Losses. All payments made by an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnified Party under this Article VI shall be treated as adjustments to the Purchase Price for Tax purposes unless otherwise required by Law. 

ARTICLE VII 
 GENERAL
PROVISIONS 
 Section 7.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with or related to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not such transactions are consummated. In the event of termination of this
Agreement, the obligation of each party to pay its own expenses shall be subject to the rights of such party arising from a breach of this Agreement by the other. 

Section 7.2 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by
course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each party. 
 Section 7.3 Waiver. No
failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right
or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not
exclusive of any rights or remedies, which they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the part of either party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer
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 Section 7.4 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if by facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means reasonably acceptable to both parties, upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or
such other means, (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a recognized next-day courier or (c) on the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth Business Day following the
date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in
writing by the party to receive such notice: 
  

	 	(a)	if to Sellers or Seller Parent to: 

 NewStar Financial, Inc. 

500 Boylston Street 
 Suite 1250

 Boston, MA 02116 
 Phone:
(617) 848-2500 
 E-mail: jbray@newstarfin.com] 

Attention: John Bray 
 with a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice) to: 
 Locke Lord LLP 

111 Huntington Avenue 
 Boston,
MA 02199 
 Phone: (617) 239-0357 

E-mail: george.ticknor@lockelord.com 

Attention: George Ticknor 
  

	 	(b)	if to Buyer, to: 

 Radius Bank 

One Harbor Street, Suite 102 

Boston, MA 02210 
 Attention:
Michael A. Butler 
 E-mail: mbutler@radiusbank.com 

  
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 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Hogan Lovells US LLP 
 Columbia
Square 
 555 Thirteenth St., NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

Attention: Richard A. Schaberg, Esq. 

Telephone: (202) 637-5671 

E-mail: richard.schaberg@hoganlovells.com 

Section 7.5 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Article or Exhibit, such reference shall be
to a Section, Article or Exhibit of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Any capitalized terms used in the Disclosure Schedules or any Exhibit but not otherwise
defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth herein. The word “including” and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation”, unless otherwise specified. All references to “dollars” or “$” in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement refer to United States
dollars, which is the currency used for all purposes in this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement. 
 Section 7.6 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules hereto), the Ancillary Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior written agreements, arrangements,
communications and understandings and all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any Ancillary
Agreement shall be deemed to contain or imply any restriction, covenant, representation, warranty, agreement or undertaking of any party with respect to the Transactions other than those expressly set forth herein or therein or in any document
required to be delivered hereunder or thereunder, and none shall be deemed to exist or be inferred with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding any oral agreement of the parties or their representatives to the contrary, no party to
this Agreement shall be under any legal obligation to enter into or complete the Transactions unless and until this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each of the parties. 

Section 7.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the
parties and their respective successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this
Agreement, except as provided in Article VI or Section 7.11. 
 Section 7.8 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL DISPUTES
OR CONTROVERSIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THAT MIGHT BE
APPLIED BECAUSE OF THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. 

  
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 Section 7.9 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that any
legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect hereof brought by the other party or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined in federal court
sitting in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in the Delaware Court of Chancery or the Delaware Superior Court), and each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to
the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the Transactions (and agrees not to
commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in such courts). Each of the parties further agrees to accept service of process in any manner permitted by such courts. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions: (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure lawfully to serve process, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such
courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, that (i) the suit, action or
proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. 

Section 7.10 Disclosure Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Disclosure Schedules or in this
Agreement, the information and disclosures contained in any Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated by reference in any other Disclosure Schedule as though fully set forth in such Disclosure Schedule for which
applicability of such information and disclosure is reasonably apparent on its face. The fact that any item of information is disclosed in any Disclosure Schedule shall not be construed to mean that such information is required to be disclosed by
this Agreement. Such information and the dollar thresholds set forth herein shall not be used as a basis for interpreting the terms “material” or “Material Adverse Effect” or other similar terms in this Agreement. In addition,
the fact that any disclosure in the Disclosure Schedules is not required to be disclosed in order to render the applicable representation or warranty to which it relates true, or that the absence of such disclosure in the Disclosure Schedules would
not constitute a breach of such representation or warranty, shall not be deemed or construed to expand the scope of any representation or warranty hereunder or to establish a standard of disclosure in respect of any representation or warranty. The
information contained in the Disclosure Schedules is disclosed solely for purposes of the Agreement, and no information contained in the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to be an admission by any party to any third party of any matter whatsoever
(including any violation of applicable Law or breach of contract). 
 Section 7.11 Personal Liability: Non-Recourse. This
Agreement shall not create or be deemed to create or permit any personal liability or obligation on the part of any direct or indirect equity holder of Sellers or Buyer or any officer, director, employee, representative, investor, lender (or agent
thereof) of either party hereto. In furtherance of the foregoing, Buyer agrees that no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, lender (or agent thereof), Affiliate, agent, attorney or
representative of Sellers or any of its Affiliates shall have any liability (whether in contract or in tort) for any obligations or liabilities of Sellers arising under, in connection with or related to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, the Transactions, including any alleged non-disclosure or misrepresentations made by Sellers. 

  
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 Section 7.12 Assignment; Successors. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations under this Agreement may be directly or indirectly assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties (excluding the assigning
party’s affiliates), and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void; provided, that (a) Sellers may assign any of their rights or interests in this Agreement, including the right to receive the Purchase
Price, to one or more Affiliates of Sellers and (b) Sellers may collaterally assign their rights hereunder to its lenders (or agent thereof), in each case without the prior consent of Buyer; and provided further, that no assignment shall limit
the assignor’s obligations hereunder. 
 Section 7.13 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof,
including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in federal court sitting in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (or, if
such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in the Delaware Court of Chancery or the Delaware Superior Court), this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties further hereby
waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any law to post security as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief. To the extent any party hereto
brings any Action to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement when expressly available to such party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Termination Date shall automatically be extended by
(i) the amount of time during which such Action is pending, plus twenty Business Days, or (ii) such other time period established by the court presiding over such Action. 

Section 7.14 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in
such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction,
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein. 
 Section 7.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH
OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS. 

Section 7.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission or by means of
portable document format (pdf) transmission) in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

Section 7.17 No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each of Buyer and Sellers acknowledge that each party to this Agreement has
been represented by counsel in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions. Accordingly, any rule of law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no
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 Section 7.18 Further Assurances. Each party covenants that at any time, and from time
to time, after the Closing Date, it will execute such additional instruments and take such actions as may be reasonable requested by the other party to confirm, perfect or otherwise carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement and any
Ancillary Agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Sellers, Buyer, and Seller Parent have caused this Asset Purchase Agreement
to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized. 
  

			
	Seller:
	
	NEWSTAR EQUIPMENT FINANCE I, LLC
	
	By: NewStar Financial, Inc. as Designated Manager
		
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN BRAY
		 	Name: John Bray
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer
	
	Seller:
	
	NEWSTAR COMMERCIAL LEASE FUNDING I, LLC
	By: NewStar Financial, Inc. as Designated Manager
		
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN BRAY
		 	Name: John Bray
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer
	
	Seller:
	
	NEWSTAR COMMERCIAL LEASE FUNDING 2015-1 LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN BRAY
		 	Name: John Bray
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer
	
	Seller Parent:
	
	NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ JOHN BRAY
		 	Name: John Bray
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

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[Signature Page to Asset Purchase Agreement] 

 
			
	Buyer:
	
	RADIUS BANK
		
	By:	 	/s/ MICHAEL A. BUTLER
		 	Name: Michael A. Butler
		 	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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