Document:

Exhibit 10.31

Execution Version

 

INTERIM FACILITY AGREEMENT

dated 12 November 2019

for

Curetis
GmBh

as Borrower

 

with

Crystal
GmBH

acting as Lender

 

    	  

    	 

    

 

THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement")
is dated 12 November 2019 and made between:

		(1)	Curetis GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft
mit beschränkter Haftung) incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, registered with the commercial
register (Handelsregister) of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Stuttgart under registration number HRB 756134
as borrower (the "Borrower");

		(2)	CRYSTAL GmbH (previously named Platin1798. GmbH),
a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic
of Germany, with its registered seat in Frankfurt am Main and registered with the commercial register (Handelsregister)
of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Frankfurt am Main under registration number HRB 115973 as lender (the "Lender");
and

		(3)	CURETIS N.V., a public company with limited liability (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated
under the laws of the Netherlands, with its registered seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and registered with the Dutch Trade Register
under registration number 64302679 as Curetis ("Curetis").

 

IT IS AGREED as follows:

		1.	Definitions and interpretation

		1.1	Definitions

In this
Agreement:

"Available Commitment"
means the Commitment as of the proposed Utilisation Date minus:

		(a)	the aggregate amount any outstanding Utilisations; and

		(b)	in relation to any proposed Utilisation, the amount of any Utilisations that are due to be made
on or before the proposed Utilisation Date.

"Availability Period"
means the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on 17 January 2020.

"Business"
means the activities of the Group conducted in the ordinary course of business.

"Business Day"
means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in Stuttgart and (in relation to any
day for payment) in the County of New York, New York.

"Commitment"
means an aggregate amount of US$ 4,000,000 which will be available as follows:

		(a)	for the period from and including the date of this Agreement to and including 15 December
2019, US$ 1,700,000;

		(b)	for the period from and including 16 December 2019 to and including 6 January 2019, US$ 2,850,000;
and

		(c)	for the period from and including 7 January 2020, US$ 4,000,000,

 

    	  

    	 

    

 

in each case, to the extent
not cancelled or reduced under this Agreement.

"Default"
means an Event of Default or any event or circumstance specified in Clause 11 (Events of Default) which would (with
the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination under this Agreement or any combination of
any of the foregoing) be an Event of Default.

"Event of Default"
has the meaning given to that term in Clause ‎‎11 (Events of Default).

"Facility"
means the credit facility made available under this Agreement as described in Clause 2 (The Facility).

"Group" means
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from time to time.

"Implementation Agreement"
means the implementation agreement dated 4 September 2019 between Curetis N.V., OpGen, Inc. and the Lender.

"Liabilities"
means any liabilities, claims, demands, expenses, commitments or obligations of every kind and description.

"Loan" means
a loan made or to be made available by Lender to the Borrower under this Agreement or the principal amount outstanding for the
time being of the loan.

"Maturity Date"
means the date falling one (1) year after the date of the relevant Utilisation Date.

“Parties”
mean the Borrower and the Lender.

"Subsidiary"
means a subsidiary within the meaning of sections 15-17 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz).

"Utilisation"
means a utilisation of the Facility.

"Utilisation Date"
means the date of a Utilisation, being the date the relevant Loan is made.

		1.1	Construction

		(a)	Unless a contrary indication appears, any reference in this Agreement to:

		(i)	this "Agreement", the "Implementation Agreement" or any other
agreement or instrument is a reference to this Agreement, the Implementation Agreement or other agreement or instrument as amended,
novated, supplemented, extended or restated;

		(ii)	the "Borrower", the "Lender" or any "Party"
shall be construed so as to include its successors in title, permitted assigns and permitted transferees to, or of, its rights
and/or obligations under this Agreement;

		(iii)	"promptly" is to be construed as unverzüglich (without undue delay)
as contemplated in section 121(1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch); and

		(iv)	a provision of law is a reference to that provision as amended or re-enacted.

		(b)	Clause headings are for ease of reference only.

		(c)	A Default is "continuing" if it has not been remedied or waived.

 

    	  

    	 

    

 

 

		1.2	Currency symbols and definitions

"US$" and
"US Dollars" denote the lawful currency of the United States of America.

		1.3	English language

This Agreement is made in
the English language. For the avoidance of doubt, the English language version of this Agreement shall prevail over any translation
of this Agreement. However, where a German translation of a word or phrase appears in the text of this Agreement, the German translation
of such word or phrase shall prevail.

		2.	The Facility

		2.1	The Facility

		(a)	Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lender makes available to the Borrower a US Dollars
credit facility in an aggregate amount equal to the Commitment.

		(b)	No amounts prepaid or repaid under this credit facility may be reborrowed, and in no event shall
the aggregate amount of the Loans actually borrowed or the total credit facility amount at any time exceed US$ 4,000,000.

		(c)	The Commitments which, at that time are unutilised shall be immediately cancelled at the end of
the Availability Period.

		2.2	Increase

The Parties agree that they
will discuss in good faith by not later than 17 January 2020 to increase and/or extend the Commitment if and to the extent
required for the funding of the operations of the Business.

		3.	The purpose

		3.1	Purpose

		(a)	The Borrower shall only apply all amounts borrowed by it under the Facility towards the operation
of the Business (including the discharge of current Liabilities relating to the Business as they become due).

		(b)	Without undue delay, upon the Lender’s request, the Borrower shall provide evidence satisfactory
to the Lender for the application of the amounts borrowed by it under the Facility within the purpose described in paragraph (a)
above.

		3.2	Monitoring

The Lender is not obliged
to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.

		4.	Conditions of Utilisation

		(a)	The Lender is only obligated to advance a Utilisation if on the date a Utilisation is requested
by the Borrower and on the proposed Utilisation Date no Default or Event of Default has occurred, or is continuing, or would result
from the proposed Utilisation.

		(b)	The Lender is only obligated to advance a Utilisation if the Borrower, on the date a Utilisation
is requested and on the proposed Utilisation Date (before and after giving pro forma effect to any requested Utilisation), the
Borrower is in compliance with this Agreement and the Implementation Agreement, including but not limited to, all undertakings
under Clause 10 (Undertakings) and Clause 3.1 (b) (Purpose).

    	  

    	 

    

 

 

		5.	Utilisation

		(a)	The Borrower may utilize the Facility by delivering to the Lender a duly completed written utilisation
request substantially in the form of Schedule 1 (Form of Utilisation Request) ("Utilisation Request") not
later than 12 pm (noon) (Stuttgart time) on the fifth Business Day prior to the proposed Utilisation Date.

		(b)	Each Utilisation Request will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless:

		(i)	it sets out:

		(A)	the amount to be utilized (the "Utilisation Amount") which complies with paragraph (c)
below;

		(B)	the details of the Borrower's bank account; and

		(C)	the purpose for which Utilisation Amount shall be used, with sufficient details for the Lender
to reconcile such Utilisation Amount against the reports to be delivered under Clause 3.1(b) (Purpose) and Clause 10.1
(Information Undertakings); and

		(ii)	the proposed Utilisation Date is a Business Day within the Availability Period.

		(c)	The US Dollar amount of each proposed Loan must be less than or equal to the Available Commitment.

		(d)	If the conditions in this Agreement have been met, the Lender shall make each Loan available by
the relevant Utilisation Date.

		6.	Repayment

The Borrower shall repay each
Loan (together with any accrued and unpaid interest as set out in paragraph (b) of Clause 8 (Interest)) on the
Maturity Date.

		7.	Prepayment and cancellation

		7.1	Mandatory prepayment

		(a)	If:

		(i)	the Implementation Agreement has been terminated prior to Closing and the Transaction is abandoned
(including in connection with a Change of Board Recommendation as contemplated in sections 8.1(i) or 8.1(j) of the Implementation
Agreement); or

		(ii)	in any applicable jurisdiction, it becomes unlawful for the Lender to perform any of its obligations
as contemplated under this Agreement or to fund or maintain any Loan,

 

    	  

    	 

    

 

then:

		(A)	the Lender shall inform the Borrower promptly upon becoming aware of that event;

		(B)	the Lender shall not be obliged to fund a Utilisation; and

		(C)	the Lender is entitled to cancel the Commitment with immediate effect and request by written notice
to the Borrower, the immediate prepayment of all outstanding Loans (in each case together with accrued interest up to the relevant
prepayment date), provided that the prepayment shall become due and payable (A) fifteen (15) Business Days after the prepayment
notice has been delivered or (B), in case of paragraph (ii) only and if earlier, the date specified in the prepayment notice,
being not earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law.

		7.2	Voluntary cancellation

The Borrower may, if it gives
the Lender not less than three Business Days' prior notice, cancel the whole or any part of the Available Commitment.

		7.3	Voluntary prepayment

The Borrower may, if it gives
the Lender not less than three Business Days' prior notice, prepay the whole or any part of any Loan (together with any accrued
and unpaid interest as set out in paragraph (a) of Clause 7.4 (General)).

		7.4	General

		(a)	Any prepayment under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest on the amount
prepaid and without break costs, premium or penalty.

		(b)	No part of the Facility which is prepaid or repaid may be reborrowed.

		(c)	The Borrower shall not repay or prepay all or any part of the Loans or cancel all or any part of
the Commitment except at the times and in the manner expressly provided for in this Agreement.

		(d)	No amount of the Commitment cancelled under this Agreement may be subsequently reinstated.

		(e)	If all or part of any Lender's participation in a Loan under the Facility is repaid or prepaid,
an amount of the Commitment (equal to the amount which is repaid or prepaid) will be deemed to be cancelled on the date of repayment
or prepayment.

		8.	Interest

		(a)	The rate of interest on each Loan is ten percent (10%) per annum from (and including) the relevant
Utilisation Date to (but excluding) the Maturity Date.

		(b)	The Borrower shall pay accrued interest on each Loan on the Maturity Date.

		(c)	Interest shall be calculated on the 30 /360 basis. If interest is required to be calculated for
a period of less than one year, the relevant day-count fraction will be determined on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
12 months of 30 days and, in the case of an incomplete month, the number of days elapsed.

    	  

    	 

    

 

 

		9.	Tax gross-up

		(a)	All payments of principal, interest and other payments to be made under this Agreement shall be
made without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of any nature, imposed in
or for the jurisdiction of Germany or of any of its authorities, which are authorised to levy taxes, unless such deduction or withholding
is required by law or its application or official interpretation. In such case the Borrower pays the additional sum which is necessary
to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Lender receives an amount equal to the sum which it would
have received under the Agreement if no such deduction or withholding had been required.

		(b)	If the Borrower is obliged to make a payment to the Lender pursuant to paragraph (a) above, the
Borrower is entitled, whilst the circumstance giving rise to the requirement for the payment of the additional amount prevail,
to repay the principal amount of the Loan owed to the Lender together with all accrued interest and any other payments payable
under the Agreement at that time.

		10.	undertakings

		10.1	Information undertakings

The Borrower shall supply
to the Lender:

		(a)	within five (5) Business Days after the beginning of each calendar month (commencing prior to the
date hereof, and continuing on and after the date hereof until all obligations hereunder are paid in full), a liquidity forecast
setting out in reasonable detail the funding requirements of the Group for the then current and the next two calendar months;

		(b)	promptly, upon reasonable request of the Lender, a report setting out in reasonable details how
any Utilisation Amount has been applied by the Borrower (including copies of any invoice related to any Liability exceeding EUR 50,000
which has been discharged using such Utilisation Amount); and

		(c)	promptly, such information regarding the financial condition, business and operations of it or
any of its Subsidiaries as the Lender may reasonably request.

		10.2	Notification of Event of Default

The Borrower shall notify
the Lender of any Event of Default (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it) promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence.

		10.3	Incorporation of undertakings and covenants under the Implementation Agreement

The covenants and undertakings
of the Parties under the Implementation Agreement shall apply to each such Party’s activities and obligations under this
Agreement.

		11.	Events of Default

		(a)	The Lender may by written notice to the Borrower cancel (kündigen) the Commitment whereupon
it shall be immediately cancelled and/or declare (kündigen) that all or part of the Loans, together with accrued interest,
and all other amount accrued or outstanding under this Agreement be immediately due and payable, for good cause (aus wichtigem
Grund) ("Event of Default") whereupon they shall become immediately due and payable, in particular, if any
of the following occurs and is continuing:

    	  

    	 

    

 

 

		(i)	the Borrower does not pay on the due date any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement unless
its failure to pay is caused by an administrative or technical error and the payment is made within three Business Days of its
due date;

		(ii)	the Borrower does not comply with any material provision of this Agreement or the Implementation
Agreement and – if the failure to comply is capable of remedy – the non-compliance is not remedied within ten Business
Days of the earlier of (A) the Lender giving notice to the Borrower of the failure to comply, and (B) the Borrower becoming aware
of the failure to comply;

		(iii)	the Borrower is unable to pay its debts as they fall due (zahlungsunfähig) within the
meaning of section 17 of the German Insolvency Code (Insolvenzordnung – "InsO") or is over-indebted
(überschuldet) within the meaning of section 19 InsO;

		(iv)	the Borrower files an application for the commencement of insolvency proceedings with an insolvency
court;

		(v)	a German court takes one of the measures referred to in section 21 InsO in relation to the Borrower;

		(vi)	a court initiates (eröffnet) insolvency proceedings in relation to the Borrower which
will not be withdrawn or suspended within 30 days upon the commencement of such proceedings;

		(vii)	enforcement measures are initiated against the Borrower provided that such measures are in respect
of indebtedness aggregating more than Euro 1,000,000 (or the equivalent in another currency) and are not discharged within
fifteen Business Days; or

		(viii)	the Borrower ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business.

		(b)	Section 490 para. 1 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) shall not apply.

		12.	Deep Subordination

		(a)	In this Clause 12, "Lender Claim" means any claim for the payment of money
(whether present or future, actual or contingent) of the Lender against the Borrower under or in connection with this Agreement,
including, but not limited to any claim for (p)repayment of principal pursuant to Clause 6 (Repayment) or Clause 7
(Prepayment and cancellation) or payment of interest of a Loan pursuant to Clause 8 (Interest).

		(b)	In order to avoid an over-indebtedness (Überschuldung) of the Borrower within the meaning
of section 19 InsO, the Lender herewith agrees to subordinate each Lender Claim in insolvency proceedings over the assets of the
Borrower behind all claims of all current and future creditors of the Borrower in the rank pursuant to section 39 para. 1 no. 1
to 5 InsO to the effect that payments on the Lender Claims outside of insolvency proceedings may only be made (i) from future annual
profits, (ii) from a liquidation surplus or (iii) from other free capital (sonstiges freies Vermögen) exceeding the
liabilities to be stated in the accounts of the Borrower pursuant to German Commercial Law (Handelsrecht).

 

    	  

    	 

    

 

 

		(c)	Outside of insolvency proceedings over the assets of the Borrower, the Lender herewith agrees to
subordinate the Lender Claims only to the extent required in order to avoid an over-indebtedness (within the meaning of section
19 InsO (Überschuldung)) of the Borrower or any other circumstances which may give reason for the opening of insolvency
proceedings over the Borrower's assets, in particular on the basis of section 17 InsO (inability to pay due debts, Zahlungsunfähigkeit)
or section 18 InsO (impending inability to pay due debts, drohende Zahlungsunfähigkeit). For this purpose, the scope
of this subordination of rank shall automatically increase or decrease to the extent and necessary without any further declarations
or actions of any party being required, but in any case, up to the total amount of the Lender Claims.

		(d)	In an insolvency of the Borrower, the Lender Claims will only be satisfied after the insolvency
claims (Insolvenzforderungen) of the insolvency creditors within the meaning of sections 38 and 39 InsO.

		13.	Payment Mechanics

		13.1	Business Days

		(a)	Any payment under this Agreement which is due to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall
be made on the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).

		(b)	During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal under this Agreement interest
is payable on the principal at the rate payable on the original due date.

		13.2	Currency of account

US Dollars is the currency
of account and payment for any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement.

		14.	Partial invalidity

If any of the provisions of
this Agreement is or becomes void (nichtig), invalid (unwirksam) or unenforceable (undurchsetzbar) in whole
or in part for whatever reason, including a violation of any laws applicable to it, the validity, effectiveness and enforceability
of the other provisions of this Agreement is not and shall not be affected. In the event of a void, invalid, unenforceable or impractical
(wirtschaftlich unmöglich) provision, such provision shall be replaced by a valid, enforceable and practical provision
or arrangement, that corresponds as closely as possible to the void, invalid, unenforceable or impractical provision and to the
parties' economic aims pursued by and reflected in this Agreement in terms of subject matter, extent (Maß), time,
place and scope (Geltungsbereich). The same applies to any unintentional gap (Regelungslücke). Section 139
of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) shall not apply.

 

    	  

    	 

    

 

		15.	Amendments

Any amendment (Änderung),
supplement (Ergänzung) or termination (Aufhebung) of this Facility Agreement, including this provision, shall
be valid only if made in writing, except where notarisation or any other stricter form is required by law.

		16.	Governing law

This Agreement is governed
by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of Germany.

		17.	Jurisdiction

The courts of Stuttgart, Germany
have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute relating
to the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement).

		18.	confirmation under the implementation agreement

As of the date of the date
of this Agreement Borrower and Curetis N.V. agree that OpGen, Inc. has complied with the closing conditions set forth in the Implementation
Agreement related to the closing of a US$10,000,000 Interim Financing described in Section 6.9(a) of the Implementation Agreement,
and the requirement to enter into the Interim Facility described in Section 6.9(b) and 6.9(c) of the Implementation Agreement.

    	  

    	 

    

Signatures

The Borrower

	Curetis GmbH
	
         

        /s/ Oliver Schacht
	
         

        /s/ Johannes Bacher

	
        By: Oliver Schacht, Ph.D.

        Title: Managing Director (Geschäftsführer)
	
        By: Johannes Bacher

        Title: Managing Director (Geschäftsführer)

 

Address:Max-Eyth-Str. 42, 71088
Holzgerlingen, Germany

Attn.Mr. Oliver Schacht, Ph.D.,
CC to Legal Dept.

Email:oliver.schacht@curetis.com

 

 

 

The Lender

	CRystal gmbh
	
         

        /s/ Evan Jones
	
         

        /s/ Timothy C. Dec

	By: Managing Director	By: Managing Director

 

Address:Crystal GmbH c/o OpGen, 708
Quince Orchard Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 US

 

with copy
to:

Crystal GmbH c/o LPA-GGV,
Hamburger Allee 2-4, 60486 Frankfurt am Main

 

with copy to:

Ballard Spahr LLP

1735 Market Street, 51st Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599

Attn: Mary J. Mullany,
Esq.

 

Attn.Timothy C. Dec

Email:tdec@opgen.com

 

	Curetis N.V.
	
         

        /s/ Oliver Schacht
	
         

        /s/ Johannes Bacher

	
        By: Oliver Schacht, Ph.D.

        Title: Chief Executive Officer
	
        By: Johannes Bacher

        Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

    	  

    	 

    

 

Schedule
1

Form of Utilisation Request

From:[Curetis GmbH]

To:[Crystal GmbH]

Dated:

Dear Sirs

Curetis GmbH – US$ 4,000,000
Interim Facility Agreement dated 12 November 2019

(the "Agreement")

		1.	We refer to the Agreement. This is a utilisation request. Terms defined in the Agreement have the
same meaning in this utilisation request unless given a different meaning in this utilisation request.

		2.	We wish to borrow a Loan on the following terms:

	Proposed Utilisation Date:	[_____] (or, if that is not a Business Day, the next Business Day)
	Amount:	US$ [_____] or, if less, the Available Commitment

 

		3.	[This Loan is to be made in [whole]/[part] for the purpose of refinancing [identify maturing
Loan]. [The proceeds of this Loan should be credited to [account].]

		4.	The proceeds of this Loans will be applied for the following purpose(s): [add purpose(s)].

 

Yours faithfully

[Curetis GmbH]Exhibit

November 14, 2017

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

Joseph DuFresne

Re:    Offer of Employment

Dear Joseph:

We are pleased to extend this offer to you to join Internap Corporation (“INAP”) as our Vice President of Corporate Development beginning on November 15, 2017.  This position will report directly to me.  You will be based in our Secaucus, NJ office, but you may be required to travel from time-to-time as part of your duties. 

We are excited that you have chosen to become part of our highly motivated team and believe you will become a key player in INAP’s success.

		
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	You will receive a starting base salary of $6,730.77 ($175,000 on an annualized basis) per pay-period less payroll deductions and all required withholdings.  You will also be subject to review through our performance evaluation process.

		
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	You will be eligible to participate in the INAP 2018 Short Term Incentive Plan (“Incentive Plan”). Any payments that may be made to you will be based on INAP’s achievement of goals approved by the Board of Directors.  Your initial bonus opportunity under the Incentive Plan will be 35% of your 2018 actual earned base salary, subject to the terms of the Incentive Plan.

		
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	You will be eligible for an annual Equity Award equal to 100% of your base salary at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and based on performance.  The Equity Award may be in the form or restricted stock or options and will be subject to a three-year vest; 50% of the grant will be subject to time, and 50% will be subject to performance as part of the Compensation Committee’s approve metrics – TBD.

All vesting is subject to you being an employee in good standing on each date of vesting.  All shares are governed by the language in our incentive stock plan (a copy of which will be mailed to you separately) as well as the actual grant documents which define the specific terms of your grant. You will be subject to INAP’s Insider Trading Policy.  

		
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	You will be eligible to participate in the benefits we offer generally to our employees.  A benefit summary is included in your new hire packet.

One Ravinia Drive  |  Suite 1300  |   Atlanta, GA 30346  |  www.inap.com

Although we hope that your relationship with INAP will be a long and productive one, we are not requiring a commitment from you for a particular length of time. Your employment with INAP will be “at will” meaning that you may choose to resign at any time for any reason, and INAP may choose to end your employment at any time for any reason. This offer should not be construed as creating a contract of employment for a specific period of time and the at will nature of your employment can only be changed by a written employment agreement signed by you and INAP’s Chief Executive Officer. 

INAP is required to verify the identity and employment authorization of all new hires. To comply with this legal obligation, we must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 within three days of your start date. Information about what you will need to bring to work with you to complete this form will be provided to you once you sign and return this offer letter. This offer is also contingent upon successful completion of a background check. 

You must also sign the attached Employment Covenants Agreement and certify you have read and agree to be bound by the INAP Code of Conduct included in your new hire packet.
    
Joseph, again, we look forward to working with you as part of the INAP team. Please sign and date this letter, and return it to the Human Resources Department before your start date.

Sincerely,

/s/ Peter D. Aquino

Peter D. Aquino
President & CEO

I accept the offer of employment contained in this letter and hereby agree that I have read and understand the statements contained in this letter including all attachments.

/s/ Joseph DuFresne            Date: 11/14/2017
Joseph DuFresne

EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS AGREEMENT
This Employment Covenants Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made this 11th day of November, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), between Internap Corporation (the “Company”) and Joseph DuFresne (“You” or “Your”) (collectively, the “Parties”).
For and in consideration of the Company’s agreement to employ You or continue to employ You, You agree to the following terms:
1.Acknowledgments.  You acknowledge and agree that the restrictions contained in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the restrictive covenants set forth in Sections 2 through 5 below, are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company, and they will not impair or infringe upon Your right to work or earn a living when Your employment with the Company ends for any reason, and:
(a)    You will (i) serve the Company as a Key Employee; and/or (ii) serve the Company as a Professional; and/or (iii) customarily and regularly solicit Customers and/or Prospective Customers for the Company; and/or (iv) customarily and regularly engage in making sales or obtaining orders or contracts for products or services to be provided or performed by others in the Company; and/or (v) (A) have a primary duty of managing a department or subdivision of the Company, (B) customarily and regularly direct the work of two or more other employees, and (C) have the authority to hire or fire other employees; and/or
(b)    Your position is a position of trust and responsibility with access to (i) Confidential Information, (ii) Trade Secrets, (iii) information concerning employees of the Company, (iv) information concerning Customers of the Company, and/or (v) information concerning Prospective Customers of the Company.
2.    Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. 
(a)    You represent and warrant that: (i) You are not subject to any legal or contractual duty or agreement that would prevent or prohibit You from performing Your duties for the Company or complying with this Agreement, and (ii) You are not in breach of any legal or contractual duty or agreement, including any agreement concerning trade secrets or confidential information, owned by any other person or entity.
(b)    You shall not: (i) both during and after Your employment with the Company, use, disclose, reverse engineer, divulge, sell, exchange, furnish, give away, or transfer in any way the Trade Secrets or the Confidential Information for any purpose other than the Company’s Business, except as authorized in writing by the Company; (ii) during Your employment with the Company, use, disclose, reverse engineer, divulge, sell, exchange, furnish, give away, or transfer in any way (a) any confidential information or trade secrets of any former employer or third party, or (b) any works of authorship developed in whole or in part by You during any former employment or for any other party, unless authorized in writing by the former employer or third party; or (iii) upon the termination of Your employment for any reason, (a) retain any Trade Secrets or Confidential Information, including any copies existing in any form (including electronic form) that are in Your possession or control, or (b) destroy, delete, or alter the Trade Secrets or Confidential Information without the Company’s prior written consent.
(c)    The obligations under this Agreement shall: (i) with regard to the Trade Secrets, remain in effect as long as the information constitutes a trade secret under applicable law; and (ii) with regard to the Confidential Information, remain in effect for so long as such information constitutes Confidential Information as defined in this Agreement.
(d)    The confidentiality, property, and proprietary rights protections available in this Agreement are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any and all other rights to which the Company is entitled under federal and state law, including, but not limited to, rights provided under copyright laws, trade secret and confidential information laws, and laws concerning fiduciary duties.
(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit You from (i) exercising Your rights under federal, state or local law (including, but not limited to, Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act or in acting as or cooperating with a whistleblower), (ii) cooperating in a government or administrative investigation, or (iii) revealing alleged criminal wrongdoing to law enforcement.
3.    Non-Solicitation of Customers.  During the Restricted Period, You shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit any Customer of the Company for the purpose of selling or providing any products or services competitive with the Business.  The restrictions set forth in this Section shall apply only to those Customers (a) with whom or which You dealt on behalf of the Company, 

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(b) whose dealings with the Company were coordinated or supervised by You, (c) about whom You obtained Confidential Information in the ordinary course of business as a result of Your association with the Company, or (d) who receive products or services authorized by the Company, the sale or provision of which results or resulted in compensation, commissions, or earnings for You within two (2) years prior to the date of Your termination.
4.    Non-Solicitation of Prospective Customers.  During the Restricted Period, You shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit any Prospective Customer of the Company for the purpose of selling or providing any products or services competitive with the Business.  The restrictions set forth in this Section shall apply only to those Prospective Customers (a) with whom or which You dealt on behalf of the Company, (b) whose dealings with the Company were coordinated or supervised by You, or (c) about whom You obtained Confidential Information in the ordinary course of business as a result of Your association with the Company.
5.    Non-Recruit of Employees.  During the Restricted Period, You shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, recruit, or induce any Employee to (i) terminate his or her employment relationship with the Company, or (ii) work for any other person or entity engaged in the Business.  The restrictions set forth in this Section shall apply only to Employees (a) with whom You had Material Interaction, or (b) You, directly or indirectly, supervised.
6.    Non-Disparagement.  During Your employment and following the termination of Your employment with the Company for any reason, You shall not make any disparaging or defamatory statements, whether written or oral, regarding the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit You from making truthful oral or written statements (a) in the exercise of Your rights under federal, state or local law (including, but not limited to, Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act or in acting as or cooperating with a whistleblower), (b) in connection with Your cooperation in a government or administrative investigation, or (c) to reveal alleged criminal wrongdoing to law enforcement.
7.    Fiduciary Duty.  You owe a duty of care and loyalty to the Company, as well as a duty to perform Your duties to the Company in a manner that is in the best interests of the Company.  You owe such duties to the Company in addition to duties imposed upon You under applicable law.
8.    Assignment of Rights.  You acknowledge and agree that, as between You and the Company, the Company shall own, and You hereby assign and, upon future creation, automatically assign to the Company, all right, title and interest, including, without limitation all Intellectual Property Rights, in and to any existing and future Work Product (whether created prior to, on or after the Effective Date) that (a) is or was created within the scope of Your employment, (b) is based on, results from, or is suggested by any work performed within the scope of Your employment and is related to the Business, (c) has been or will be paid for by the Company, or (d) was created or improved in whole or in part through use of the Company’s time, personnel, resources, data, facilities, or equipment.  All Work Product, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall constitute work made for hire and shall be owned upon its creation exclusively by the Company. 
You shall not take any actions inconsistent with the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to the execution of any agreements with any third parties that may affect the Company’s title in and to any Work Product.  At the Company’s request, You agree to perform, during or after Your employment with the Company, any acts to transfer, perfect and defend the Company’s ownership of the Work Product, including, but not limited to: (i) executing all documents and instruments (including additional written assignments to the Company), whether for filing an application or registration for protection of the Work Product (an “Application”) or otherwise under any form of intellectual property laws whether in the United States or elsewhere in the world, (ii) explaining the nature and technical details of construction and operation of the Work Product to persons designated by the Company, (iii) reviewing and approving Applications and other related papers, or (iv) providing any other assistance reasonably required for the orderly prosecution of Applications. You agree to provide additional evidence to support the foregoing if such evidence is considered necessary by the Company, is in Your possession or control, and is reasonably available and retrievable.
You agree to disclose to the Company and provide the Company with a complete written description of any Work Product in which You are involved (solely or jointly with others) and the circumstances surrounding the creation of such Work Product, upon creation of any subject matter that may constitute Work Product, and upon request by the Company.  Your failure to provide such a description to the Company, or the Company’s failure to request such a description from You, will not alter the rights of the Company to any Work Product under this Section or otherwise.
9.    License. During Your employment and after Your employment with the Company ends, You grant to the Company an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to:  (i) make, use, sell, copy, perform, display, distribute, or otherwise utilize copies of the Licensed Materials, (ii) prepare, use and distribute derivative works based upon the Licensed 

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Materials, and (iii) authorize others to do the same.  You shall notify the Company in writing of any Licensed Materials You deliver to the Company.
10.    Release.  During Your employment and after Your employment with the Company ends, You consent to the Company’s use of Your image, likeness, voice, or other characteristics in the Company’s products, services, or marketing or informational materials. You release the Company from any cause of action which You have or may have arising out of the use, distribution, adaptation, reproduction, broadcast, or exhibition of such characteristics.  You represent that You have obtained, for the benefit of the Company, the same release in writing from all third parties whose characteristics are included in the services, materials, computer programs and other deliverables that You provide to the Company.
11.    Post-Employment Disclosure. During the Restricted Period, You shall provide a copy of this Agreement to persons and/or entities for whom You work or consult as an owner, partner, joint venturer, employee or independent contractor.  During the Restricted Period, You authorize the Company to provide a copy of this Agreement to persons and/or entities whom You work or consult as an owner, partner, joint venturer, employee or independent contractor.
12.    Post-Employment Activities.  You acknowledge and agree that, beginning on the date Your employment with the Company terminates for any reason, (i) You shall remove any reference to the Company as Your current employer from any source You control, either directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to, any Social Media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, and/or MySpace, and (ii) You are not permitted to represent Yourself as currently being employed by the Company to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, on any Social Media.
13.    Return of Company Property/Materials.  Upon the termination of Your employment for any reason or upon the Company’s request at any time, You shall immediately return to the Company all of the Company’s property, including, but not limited to, mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), keys, passcards, credit cards, confidential or proprietary lists (including, but not limited to, customer, supplier, licensor, and client lists), rolodexes, tapes, laptop computer, electronic storage device, software, computer files, marketing and sales materials, and any other property, record, document, or piece of equipment belonging to the Company.  You shall not (i) retain any copies of the Company’s property, including any copies existing in electronic form, which are in Your possession, custody or control, or (ii) destroy, delete, or alter any Company property, including, but not limited to, any files stored electronically, without the Company’s prior written consent.  The obligations contained in this Section shall also apply to any property which belongs to a third party, including, but not limited to, (i) any entity which is affiliated or related to the Company, or (ii) the Company’s customers, licensors, or suppliers.
14.    Injunctive Relief. If You breach or threaten to breach any portion of this Agreement, You agree that: (a) the Company would suffer irreparable harm; (b) it would be difficult to determine damages, and money damages alone would be an inadequate remedy for the injuries suffered by the Company; and (c) if the Company seeks injunctive relief to enforce this Agreement, You shall waive and shall not (i) assert any defense that the Company has an adequate remedy at law with respect to the breach, (ii) require that the Company submit proof of the economic value of any Trade Secret or Confidential Information, or (iii) require the Company to post a bond or any other security.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the Company’s right to any other remedies at law or in equity.
15.    Independent Enforcement.  Each of the covenants set forth in Sections 2 through 5 of this Agreement shall be construed as an agreement independent of (i) any other agreements, or (ii) any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by You against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, regardless of who was at fault and regardless of any claims that either You or the Company may have against the other, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of any of the covenants set forth in Sections 2 through 5 of this Agreement.  The Company shall not be barred from enforcing any of the covenants set forth in Sections 2 through 5 of this Agreement by reason of any breach of (i) any other part of this Agreement, or (ii) any other agreement with You.
16.    At-will Employment.  This Agreement does not create a contract of employment or a contract for benefits.  Your employment relationship with the Company is at-will.  This means that at either Your option or the Company’s option, Your employment may be terminated at any time, with or without cause or notice.
17.    Attorneys’ Fees.  In the event of litigation relating to this Agreement, the Company shall, if it is the prevailing party, be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity.
18.    Waiver.  The Company’s failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not act as a waiver of that or any other provision.  The Company’s waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall not act as a waiver of any other breach.

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19.    Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement are severable.  If any provision is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, then such provision shall be modified so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.  If such provision cannot be modified to be enforceable, the provision shall be severed from this Agreement to the extent unenforceable.  The remaining provisions and any partially enforceable provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
20.    Governing Law.  The laws of the State of Georgia shall govern this Agreement.  If Georgia’s conflict of law rules would apply another state’s laws, the Parties agree that Georgia law shall still govern.
21.    No Strict Construction.  If there is a dispute about the language of this Agreement, the fact that one Party drafted the Agreement shall not be used in its interpretation.
22.    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, including Exhibit A which is incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement.  This Agreement supersedes any prior communications, agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, between the Parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
23.    Amendment.  As a condition of employment and a material term under this Agreement, You agree that, at any time during Your employment, if requested by the Company, You shall sign an amendment to this Agreement which would modify the Restrictive Covenants in Sections 2 through 5 of this Agreement (the “Amendment”) based on changes to Your duties, changes in the Company’s Business, changes to Your Territory, or changes in the law regarding restrictive covenants.  You agree that You shall not be entitled to any additional consideration to execute the Amendment.  You agree that Your refusal to sign any such Amendment shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.  This Agreement may not otherwise be amended or modified except in writing signed by both Parties.
24.    Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be assignable to, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Company’s successors and assigns, including, without limitation, successors through merger, name change, consolidation, or sale of a majority of the Company’s stock or assets, and shall be binding upon You.  You shall not have the right to assign Your rights or obligations under this Agreement.  The covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive cessation of Your employment with the Company, regardless of who causes the cessation or the reason for the cessation.
25.    Execution.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, including, but not limited to, facsimiles and scanned images.  Each counterpart shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and each counterpart shall constitute this Agreement.
26.    Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue.  You agree that any and all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be brought in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in Georgia.  You consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and/or federal courts located in Georgia.  You waive (a) any objection to jurisdiction or venue, or (b) any defense claiming lack of jurisdiction or improper venue, in any action brought in such courts.
27.    Affirmation.  You acknowledge that You have carefully read this Agreement, You know and understand its terms and conditions, and You have had the opportunity to ask the Company any questions You may have had prior to signing this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

	
		
	Internap Corporation 

By: /s/ John Filipowicz

Name: John Filipowicz

Title: VP, HR   

	

Employee Signature: /s/ Joseph DuFresne 

Printed Name: Joseph DuFresne 

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EXHIBIT A
DEFINITIONS
A.“Business” means (i) those activities, products, and services that are the same as or similar to the activities conducted and products and services offered and/or provided by the Company within two years prior to termination of Your employment with the Company, and (ii) the business of providing information technology (IT) infrastructure services that enable businesses to securely store, host, access, and deliver their online applications and media content through the Internet.  Such services include, but are not limited to: (a) Internet connectivity and content delivery software, (b) collocation services, (c) managed hosting services, and (d) “Cloud” computing services.
B.“Confidential Information” means (1) information of the Company, to the extent not considered a Trade Secret under applicable law, that (a) relates to the business of the Company, (b) was disclosed to You or of which You became aware of as a consequence of Your relationship with the Company, (c) possesses an element of value to the Company, and (d) is not generally known to the Company’s competitors, and (2) information of any third party provided to the Company which the Company is obligated to treat as confidential, including, but not limited to, information provided to the Company by its licensors, suppliers, or customers.  Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, (i) methods of operation, (ii) price lists, (iii) financial information and projections, (iv) personnel data, (v) future business plans, (vi) the composition, description, schematic or design of products, future products or equipment of the Company or any third party, (vii) the Work Product, (viii) advertising or marketing plans, and (ix) information regarding independent contractors, employees, clients, licensors, suppliers, Customers, Prospective Customers, or any third party, including, but not limited to, the names of Customers and Prospective Customers, Customer and Prospective Customer lists compiled by the Company, and Customer and Prospective Customer information compiled by the Company.  Confidential Information shall not include any information that (x) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure, (y) has been independently developed and disclosed by others without violating this Agreement or the legal rights of any party, or (z) otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information related to the terms and conditions of Your employment with the Company.
C.“Customer” means any person or entity to which the Company has sold its products or services.
D.“Employee” means any person who (i) is employed by the Company at the time Your employment with the Company ends, or (ii) was employed by the Company during the last year of Your employment with the Company (or during Your employment if employed less than a year).
E.“Intellectual Property Rights” are all: (a) patents and associated reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part; (b) all inventions, whether patentable or not and whether or not reduced to practice; (c) registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, certification marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, brand names, corporate names, business and product names, internet domain names, internet uniform resource locators,  and internet protocol addresses and all goodwill associated with these rights; (d) Trade Secrets, industrial rights, industrial designs; (e) registered and unregistered works of authorship, copyrights, moral rights and publicity rights; (f) all rights to computer software, computer software source code, proprietary databases and mask works and all documentation and  developer tools associated with these; (g) proprietary rights that are similar in nature to those enumerated in (a) through (f) anywhere in the world, (h) all enhancements and improvements to and all derivations of any of the rights enumerated in (a) through (g); and (i) all applications, registrations and documentation associated with the rights described in (a) through (g).
F.“Key Employee” means that, by reason of the Company’s investment of time, training, money, trust, exposure to the public, or exposure to Customers, vendors, or other business relationships during the course of Your employment with the Company, You will gain a high level of notoriety, fame, reputation, or public persona as the Company’s representative or spokesperson, or will gain a high level of influence or credibility with the Company’s Customers, vendors, or other business relationships, or will be intimately involved in the planning for or direction of the business of the Company or a defined unit of the business of the Company. Such term also means that You 

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will possess selective or specialized skills, learning, or abilities or customer contacts or customer information by reason of having worked for the Company.
G.“Licensed Materials” means any materials that You utilize for the benefit of the Company, or deliver to the Company or the Company’s customers, which (i) do not constitute Work Product, (ii) are created by You or of which You are otherwise in lawful possession, and (iii) You may lawfully utilize for the benefit of, or distribute to, the Company or the Company’s customers, regardless of whether they are resellers, distributors or end users.
H.“Material Interaction” means any interaction with an Employee which relates or related, directly or indirectly, to the performance of Your duties or the Employee’s duties for the Company.
I.“Professional” means an employee who has a primary duty the performance of work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction or requiring invention, imagination, originality, or talent in a recognized field of artistic or creative endeavor.  Such term shall not include employees performing technician work using knowledge acquired through on-the-job and classroom training, rather than by acquiring the knowledge through prolonged academic study, such as might be performed, without limitation, by a mechanic, a manual laborer, or a ministerial employee.
J.“Prospective Customer” means any person or entity to which the Company has solicited to purchase the Company’s products or services.
K.“Restricted Period” means the time period during Your employment with the Company and for six (6) months after Your employment with the Company ends for any reason.
L.“Social Media” means any form of electronic communication (such as Web sites for social networking and micro blogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content, such as videos.
N.  “Trade Secrets” means information of the Company, and its licensors, suppliers, clients, and customers, without regard to form, including, but not limited to, technical or nontechnical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, a list of actual customers, clients, licensors, or suppliers, or a list of potential customers, clients, licensors, or suppliers which is not commonly known by or available to the public and which information (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
O.  “Work Product” means:
		
	(a)
	any data, databases, materials, documentation, computer programs, inventions (whether or not patentable), designs, trademarks, trade dress, and/or works of authorship, including but not limited to, discoveries, ideas, concepts, properties, formulas, compositions, methods, programs, procedures, systems, techniques, products, improvements, innovations, writings, pictures, audio, video, images, and artistic works, and any related application or registrations, and each and every original, interim and final version, copy, replica, prototype, or other original work of authorship thereof or in any way related thereto, any and all reproductions, distribution rights, ancillary rights, performances, displays, derivative works, amendments, versions, modifications, copies, or other permutations of the foregoing, regardless of the form or type and the renewals and extensions thereof; 

		
	(b)
	any subject matter (including but not limited to any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition, or matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof) protected or eligible for protection under patent, copyright, proprietary database, trademark, trade dress, Trade Secret, rights of publicity, confidential information, or other property rights, including all worldwide rights therein;

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	(c)
	any goodwill, commercial and economic benefits, relationship and contracts arising out of or resulting from Your employment; and any Intellectual Property Rights included within and associated with the items

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