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			AMENDED AND RESTATED
		

		
			BACKSTOP INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			GREAT ELM CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
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			AMENDED AND RESTATED BACKSTOP INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			AMENDED AND RESTATED BACKSTOP INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 13, 2016 (this “Agreement”), by and among Great Elm Capital Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the several Investors listed in Annex 1 (the “Investors”). This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Backstop Investment Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2016 by and among the Company and the Investors. Certain capitalized terms are defined in Section ‎8.16.
		

		
			 
		

		
			RECITALS
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Company proposes to commence an offering to each of the holders (the "Eligible Holders") of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of record as of the close of business on a record date to be determined as provided herein (the "Record Date"), of non-transferable rights (the "Rights") to subscribe for and purchase additional shares of Common Stock (the "New Shares") at a subscription price per share equal to 80% of the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for the thirty consecutive trading days ending on and including the Record Date (the "Subscription Price") for an aggregate offering amount of $45 million (the "Aggregate Offering Amount") (such offering, as further defined in Article ‎1 and by other transactions contemplated hereby, the "Rights Offering").
		

		
			 
		

		
			As part of the Rights Offering, the Company will distribute to each of the Eligible Holders, at no charge, one Right for each share of Common Stock held by such Eligible Holder as of the Record Date, and each Right will entitle the holder thereof to purchase at the Subscription Price (a) New Shares from the Company (with fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole number of New Shares and the aggregate Subscription Price adjusted accordingly) (the "Basic Subscription Privilege") and (b) if an Eligible Holder fully exercises their Basic Subscription Privilege, such Eligible Holder’s pro rata share of the New Shares not purchased as a result of other Eligible Holders not fully exercising their Basic Subscription Privilege (the “Over Subscription Privilege”).
		

		
			 
		

		
			In order to facilitate the Rights Offering, the Company has requested each Investor to agree, and each Investor hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms of and subject to the conditions in this Agreement, to purchase New Shares that are not purchased by the Eligible Holders upon the exercise of Rights pursuant to the Basic Subscription Privilege or the Over Subscription Privilege (the "Unsubscribed Shares"), up to the amount set forth opposite such Investor's name on Annex 1 (the "Backstop Commitment") from the Company at the Subscription Price and subject to proration of Unsubscribed Shares among all other Investors if the amount of Unsubscribed Shares is less than the total amount of all Backstop Commitments.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in consideration of each Investor's Backstop Commitment, the Company and the Investors are entering into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has committed to prepare and file a resale registration statement, registering offers and sales of the Backup Acquired Shares (as defined below) acquired by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants in this Agreement, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.          THE RIGHTS OFFERING AND BACKSTOP COMMITMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.1.       The Rights Offering.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)         As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement (including each amendment and supplement thereto, the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) on Form S-3, covering the offer and sale of the Rights and the Common Stock in the Rights Offering. The Company shall not permit any securities to be included in the Registration Statement other than the Rights and the Common Stock to be issued in the Rights Offering. The Registration Statement shall be provided to the Investors and their counsel prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Investors and their counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Registration Statement (and any post-effective amendments). The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, as promptly as practicable, (i) respond to comments to the Registration Statement raised by the staff of the SEC and (ii) cause the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment to be declared effective by the SEC.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)        The Investors shall provide to the Company such information and other assistance as it may reasonably require in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and the final prospectus relating to the Rights Offering filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act (as amended or supplemented, the “Prospectus”). At the time such information is provided and at the respective times the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto become effective and as of the date of the Prospectus, no such information provided by the Investors shall include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)         At the respective times the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto become effective, the Registration Statement shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of Form S-3, and the Registration Statement and any documents incorporated by reference therein shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the Company shall make no such representation with respect to information provided to it by the Investors for inclusion therein. The Prospectus, as of its date, shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the Company shall make no such representation with respect to information provided to it by the Investors for inclusion therein. The previous two sentences are 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			referred to as the “10b-5 Representation.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)        Promptly following the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (the “Registration Effective Date”), the Company shall print and file with the SEC the Prospectus, distribute the Prospectus to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the Record Date and thereafter promptly commence a rights offering on the following terms: (i) the Company shall distribute, at no charge, one Right to each holder of record of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held by such holder as of the Record Date, (ii) each Right shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase, at the election of such holder, such number of shares of Common Stock at the Subscription Price thereby entitling such holders of Rights, in the aggregate, to subscribe for an aggregate number of shares (the “Aggregate Offered Shares”) of Common Stock equal to $45 million divided by the Subscription Price; provided that no fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of any Rights, (iii) each such Right shall be non-transferable, (iv) the rights offering shall remain open for at least sixteen days, but no more than twenty days or such longer period as required by Law (the “Subscription Period”), (v) each Eligible Holder who fully exercises all Rights held by such Eligible Holder shall be entitled to the Over-Subscription Privilege; provided that, if insufficient remaining shares of unsubscribed shares of Common Stock are available, all over-subscription requests shall be honored pro rata among Rights holders who exercise the Over-Subscription Privilege (based on the Basic Subscription Rights exercised), (vi) no Person (other than the Investors and their Affiliates, who may acquire New Shares as contemplated by this Agreement) will be entitled to exercise the Rights to the extent the exercise thereof would cause such Person to acquire Beneficial Ownership, or ownership for purposes of section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock after giving effect to the consummation of the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment, and (vii) any Person (other than the Investors and their Affiliates) who is, on the date of this Agreement, the Beneficial Owner of in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding Common Stock shall be entitled to exercise the Rights (including any Over-Subscription Right) only to the extent necessary to maintain her, his or its proportionate interest in the Common Stock on the date hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)         Prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall not amend any of the terms of the Rights Offering described in Section ‎1.1‎(d), terminate the Rights Offering or waive any material conditions to the closing of the Rights Offering, without the prior written consent of Gracie Investing LLC on behalf of all of the Investors. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Rights Offering, the Company shall effect the closing of the Rights Offering as promptly as practicable following the end of the Subscription Period. The closing of the Rights Offering shall occur at the time, for the Subscription Price and in the manner and on the terms in Section ‎1.1‎(d), as shall be set forth in the Prospectus.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(f)         The Company shall pay all of its expenses associated with the Registration Statement, Prospectus, the Rights Offering and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including filing and printing fees, fees and expenses of any subscription and information agents, its counsel and accounting fees and expenses and costs associated with clearing the Common Stock offered thereby for sale under applicable state securities Laws.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			1.2.        Backstop Commitment.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)         Subject to the consummation of the Rights Offering and the conditions in this Agreement, each Investor shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, and the Company shall issue to such Investor, at the Subscription Price, such Investor’s Pro Rata Portion of an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (the “Backstop Commitment”) equal to (i) the lesser of (A) $45,000,000 minus the aggregate proceeds of the Rights Offering or (B) the aggregate commitment listed in the Commitment Amount column of Annex 1, divided by (ii) the Subscription Price. Notwithstanding any other section hereof, in no case shall any Investor become the beneficial owner of more than 19.9% of the outstanding Common Stock as a result of the transactions contemplated herein, and the maximum Backstop Commitment issuable to each Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated herein shall be proportionally reduced as necessary to give effect to such limitation (the “Nasdaq Cap”). Within two Business Days after the closing of the Rights Offering, the Company shall issue to the Investors a notice (the “Subscription Notice”) setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock subscribed for in the Rights Offering and the aggregate proceeds of the Rights Offering and, accordingly, the number of shares of Common Stock to be acquired by the Investors pursuant to the Backstop Commitment at the Subscription Price, subject to the Nasdaq Cap. Shares of Common Stock acquired by the Investors pursuant to the Backstop Commitment are collectively referred to as the “Backstop Acquired Shares.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)        On the terms of and subject to the conditions in this Agreement, the closing of the Backstop Commitment (the “Closing”) shall occur on the later of (i) the third Business Day following the expiration date of the Rights Offering and (ii) the date that all of the conditions to in Article ‎5 have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing), at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 525 University Avenue, 14th Floor, Palo Alto, California 94301 or such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the Company and the Investors (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)         At the Closing (i) the Company shall issue to each Investor its Pro Rata Portion of the Backstop Acquired Shares against payment by or on behalf of such Investor of the aggregate Subscription Price for all such shares by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company in writing at least three Business Days prior to the Closing, (ii) the Company shall deliver all other documents and certificates required to be delivered to the Investors pursuant to Section ‎5.3, and (iii) the Investors shall deliver all documents and certificates required to be delivered to the Company pursuant to Section ‎5.2.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)        The Company shall promptly use proceeds from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment (i) first to pay costs of the Rights Offering and the Backstop and (ii) second, any remaining proceeds may be used for general corporate purposes (including acquisitions).
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			2.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. Except as Previously Disclosed, the Company represents and warrants to the Investors that:
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.1.       Organization. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly incorporated or organized and validly existing as a corporation or other entity in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all corporate power and authority to own its property and assets and conduct its business as currently conducted, and, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, is duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business so as to require such qualification.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.2.       Authorization. The Company has all corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no further approval or authorization is required on the part of the Company. Each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles and except as may be limited by applicable Law and public policy (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”). No vote or consent of stockholders of the Company is required in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the rules and regulations of Nasdaq or otherwise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.3.       Capitalization.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)         As of the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company is authorized to issue up 350,000,000 shares of Common Stock and has 9,440,941 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and (ii) the Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) and no shares of Preferred Stock are issued or outstanding. As of the date of this Agreement, there are outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of 752,403 shares of Common Stock and 33,138 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding restricted stock unit awards. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)        All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries has been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, were not issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights, and are owned directly 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims (collectively, “Liens”), except for Liens in favor of the indenture trustee with respect to the Notes. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company does not Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, any equity interests of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.4.       Valid Issuance of Shares. The Backstop Acquired Shares will be, as of the date of their issuance, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, when issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor as provided in this Agreement, (a) will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (b) will be free and clear of all Liens and (c) will not be subject to any statutory or contractual preemptive rights or other similar rights of stockholders.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.5.        Non-Contravention; Governmental Authorizations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, each as amended; (ii) conflict with or result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give rise to any right to termination, acceleration or cancellation under any agreement, lease, mortgage, license, indenture or any other contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which their respective properties may be bound or affected; or (iii) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)         Each approval, consent, order, authorization, designation, declaration or filing by or with any Governmental Entity necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (except for such additional steps as may be required by Nasdaq or such additional steps as may be necessary to register or qualify the Rights and shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Rights Offering and the Backstop Acquired Shares under federal securities, state securities or blue sky Laws) has been obtained or made and is in full force and effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.6.        Periodic Filings; Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)          Since July 1, 2015, the Company has timely filed all reports, registrations, documents, filings, statements and submissions, together with any required amendments thereto (collectively the “Company SEC Documents”), that were required to be filed with the SEC under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). As of their respective filing dates, the Company SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the Company SEC Documents contained, when filed with the SEC, and if amended, as of the date of such amendment, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)        The Company’s consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents (the “Company Financial Statements”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) consistently applied in all material respects (except as may be indicated in the notes and schedules thereto) during the periods involved and present fairly in all material respects the Company’s consolidated financial position at the dates thereof and of its operations and cash flows for the periods specified therein (subject to the absence of notes and year-end adjustments in the case of unaudited statements).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)         Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations (accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of a nature that would be required to be accrued or reflected in a consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities or obligations (A) reflected on, reserved against, or disclosed in the notes to, the consolidated balance sheets of the Company Financial Statements or (B) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent since the date of the last consolidated balance sheet in the Company Financial Statements.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.7.       No Proceedings. No litigation or proceeding against the Company or its Subsidiaries is pending before any court, arbitrator, or administrative or governmental body, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, is any such proceeding threatened against the Company or its Subsidiaries, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Registration Rights Agreement on a timely basis.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.8.       Private Placement.  Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Backstop Acquired Shares. Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties in Section ‎3.5, none of the Company, any of its affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise. None of the Company, its affiliates and any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Backstop Acquired Shares under the Securities Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.9.       Brokers and Finders. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory fee, brokerage fees, commissions or finder’s fee, and no broker or finder has acted directly or indirectly for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.  The Company may engage broker dealers in 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			2.10.     No Further Reliance. The Company acknowledges that it is not relying upon any representation or warranty made by the Investors other than those representations and warranties in this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS. Each Investor (solely with respect to itself) represents and warrants to the Company and each other Investor that:
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.1.       Organization and Authority. If such Investor is not a natural person, such Investor is duly formed and validly existing in good standing as a limited liability company under the laws of the state of its organization and has all organizational power and authority to own its property and assets and conduct its business as currently conducted and, except where the failure to be qualified or in good standing would not or reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by such Investor of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.2.       Authorization. Such Investor has all power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action of such Investor’s board, manager, trustee, members, stockholders, partners, beneficiaries or similar Persons, as the case may be, and no further approval or authorization by any of its members, partners, stockholders, beneficiaries or similar Persons is required. If such Investor is a natural person, such Investor has all necessary power and has received all necessary consents under community property and similar domestic relations laws. This Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with its terms, except as such may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.3.       Non-Contravention; Governmental Authorization.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)        The execution and delivery by such Investor and performance by such Investor of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of its certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or similar governing documents (where applicable) or community property or other domestic relations Law (where applicable); (ii) conflict with or result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give rise to any right to termination, acceleration or cancellation under any agreement, lease, mortgage, license, indenture or any other contract to which such Investor is a party or by which its properties may be bound or affected; or (iii) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Investor, except in the case of clause (ii) or (iii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such Investor’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(b)        Each approval, consent, order, authorization, designation, declaration or filing by or with any Governmental Entity necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by such Investor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein (except for such additional steps as may be required by Nasdaq or such additional steps as may be necessary to register or qualify the Rights and shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Rights Offering and the Backstop Acquired Shares under federal securities, state securities or blue sky Laws) has been obtained or made and is in full force and effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.4.       No Proceedings.  No litigation or proceeding against such Investor or such Investor’s assets is pending before any court, arbitrator, or administrative or governmental body, nor, to such Investor’s knowledge, is any such proceeding threatened against such Investor or such Investor’s assets, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such Investor’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.5.       Securities Act Compliance. The Backstop Acquired Shares being acquired by such Investor hereunder are being acquired for its own account, for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any public resale or distribution thereof in violation of applicable securities Laws. Such Investor is an ‘‘accredited investor’’ within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in business and financial matters that are necessary to evaluate the risks and merits of an investment in the Common Stock.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.6.       Financial Capability. At the Closing, such Investor, together with its Affiliates, will have sufficient available funds to consummate the Closing on the terms of this Agreement. Such Investor is able to bear the financial risk of its investment in the Backstop Acquired Shares. Such Investor has been afforded access to information about the Company and its financial condition and business sufficient to enable such Investor to evaluate its investment in the Backstop Acquired Shares.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.7.       No Registration. Such Investor understands (i) that the offer and sale of the Backstop Acquired Shares to be purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, (ii) that the Company shall not be required to effect any registration or qualification of the Backstop Acquired Shares under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) that the Backstop Acquired Shares will be issued in reliance upon exemptions contained in the Securities Act or interpretations thereof and in the applicable state securities laws and (iv) that the Backstop Acquired Shares may not be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act or in a transaction exempt from or not subject to registration under the Securities Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.8.       Ownership. As of the date of this Agreement, such Investors and their Affiliates are the Beneficial 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Owners of the number of shares of Common Stock set forth adjacent to such Investor’s name on Annex 1.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.9.       No Further Reliance. Such Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon any representation or warranty made by the Company other than those representations and warranties in this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.          COVENANTS
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.1.       Conduct of the Business. Prior to the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement (the “Pre-Closing Period”), the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, take any actions outside of the ordinary course of business. During the Pre-Closing Period, except as contemplated by this Agreement, as approved by the full board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) prior to the taking of such action or with the prior written consent of Gracie Investing LLC on behalf of all of the Investors, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to: (i) declare or pay any dividend or distribution on its shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock (except for dividends paid by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to any other direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company), (ii) adjust, split, combine or reclassify or otherwise amend the terms of its capital stock, (iii) repurchase, redeem, purchase, acquire, encumber, pledge, dispose of or otherwise transfer, directly or indirectly, any of its shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) its capital stock, (iv) other than Excluded Issuances, issue, grant, deliver or sell any shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) its capital stock (other than with respect to the issuance of the Rights and the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise thereof), (v) make any amendments to its organizational documents, (vi) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of a material amount of assets or securities, including by merger, consolidation, asset sale or other business combination, other than sales of assets in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (vii) make any material acquisitions, by purchase or other acquisition of shares or other equity interests, or by merger, consolidation or other business combination, or material purchase of any property or assets, to or from any Person (except in respect of the Full Circle Capital Corporation transaction), (viii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization, or (ix) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not restrict the Company from engaging in discussions with a third party with respect to a Superior Transaction or terminating this Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement to effect a Superior Transaction (provided that prior to or concurrently with such termination the Company pays the Termination Fee per Section ‎8.4(b)).
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.2.       Securities to be Issued. The Common Stock to be issued to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement (a) shall be subject to the terms and provisions of the Company’s certificate of incorporation as in effect on the date hereof and (b) for the avoidance of doubt, shall be deemed “Registrable Securities” under the Registration Agreement. 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			4.3.       Efforts. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing and the date that this Agreement is terminated, the Investors and the Company shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other in (A) determining whether any filings are required to be made with, or consents, permits, authorizations, waivers, clearances, approvals, and expirations or terminations of waiting periods are required to be obtained from, any other Governmental Entities in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and (B) timely making all such filings and timely obtaining all such consents, permits, authorizations or approvals; (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to supply to any Governmental Entity as promptly as practicable any additional information or documents that may be requested pursuant to any Law or by such Governmental Entity; (iii) promptly inform the other party of any substantive meeting, discussion, or communication with any Governmental Entity (other than any taxing authority) (and shall supply to the other party any written communication or other written correspondence or memoranda prepared for such purpose, subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information or as necessary to preserve attorney-client privilege) in respect of any filings, investigation or inquiry concerning the transactions contemplated hereby, and shall consult with the other party in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, give the other party the opportunity to attend and participate thereat and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Closing and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including taking all such further action as may be necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted under Law with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall reimburse the Investors for all filing fees incurred by the Investors with respect to all filings contemplated by this Section ‎4.3 within five Business Days of the date each such fee is invoiced by such Investors to the Company.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.4.       Publicity. No public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by any party without the prior consent of the other party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by Law or the rules or regulations of Nasdaq, in which case the party required to make the release or announcement shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, allow the other party reasonable time to review and comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. This Section ‎4.4 shall not restrict the ability of a party hereto to summarize or describe the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any other prospectus or similar offering document or other report required by Law, regulation or Nasdaq rule so long as the other party is provided a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure in advance.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.5.       Nasdaq Listing. The Company shall as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement use reasonable best efforts to cause the Common Stock to be issued in the Rights Offering, to be approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			4.6.       No Transfers. Until the earlier to occur of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, no Investor will, without the prior consent of the Company, transfer, sell, encumber, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock held, directly or indirectly, by such Investor; provided, however, that upon prior notice to the Company confirming compliance herewith, such Investor may (i) transfer, assign or dispose all or any portion of its Common Stock to one or more Affiliates, which shall agree in writing to take such Common Stock subject to, and comply with, the terms of this Agreement or (ii) effect an in-kind distribution of such shares to such Investor’s or its Affiliates’ equity holders (including limited partners), but, in the case of an in-kind distribution, such Investor shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.7.       No Stabilization. In connection with the Rights Offering, the Investors will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock in violation of Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.          CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.1.       Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Investors. The obligations of the Company and the Investors to effect the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)         receipt of all approvals and authorizations of, filings with, and notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period, under applicable Law required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder, if any;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)        no provision of any applicable Law and no judgment, injunction, order or decree shall prohibit the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated at the Closing;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)        the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and shall continue to be effective and no stop order shall have been entered by the SEC with respect thereto;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)        the shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Rights Offering shall be approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance; and
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)        the Rights Offering shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms of and subject to the conditions in Section ‎1.1(d).
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.2.       Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to effect the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)        The representations of the Investors in Section ‎1.1(b) shall be true and correct (i) in the case of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto, at the respective times referred to in Section ‎1.1(c), and in the case of the Prospectus, as of its date, and (ii) as of the Closing Date, 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			except that in the case of this clause (ii) all references to any time period or date referred to in Section ‎1.1(b) shall be deemed to be references to the Closing Date. All other representations and warranties of the Investors contained in this Agreement (A) that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or words of similar import, shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date) and (B) that are not qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or words of similar import, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)        Each of the Investors shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it, and complied with the covenants hereunder applicable to it in all material respects, at or prior to the Closing.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)         Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any material adverse effect or any effect that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Investors’ ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)        The Company shall have received a certificate, signed by an authorized person of each Investor, certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections 5.2(a), ‎5.2(b) and ‎5.2(c).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)        The Investors shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to vote, for a period of three years following the Closing, all of the Backstop Acquired Shares consistent with the recommendation of the board of directors of the Company on any matter submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.3.       Conditions to the Obligations of the Investors. The obligations of the Investors to effect the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)        The 10b-5 Representation shall be true and correct in all respects (i) in the case of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto, at the respective times referred to in Section 1.1(c), and in the case of the Prospectus, as of its date, and (ii) as of the Closing Date, except that in the case of this clause (ii) all references to any time period or date referred to in Section 1.1(c) shall be deemed to be references to the Closing Date. All other representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (A) that are qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or words of similar import, shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date) and (B) that are not qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or words of similar import, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)        The Company shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it, and complied with the covenants hereunder applicable to it in all material respects. at or prior to the Closing.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)         Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any Material Adverse Effect or any Effect that would, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)        The Investors shall have received a certificate, signed by an officer of the Company, certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections ‎5.3‎(a), ‎5.3‎(b) and ‎5.3‎(c).
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.4.       Frustration of Closing Conditions. Neither the Company nor any Investor may rely on the failure of any condition in this Article ‎5 to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s failure to act in good faith or use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.          TERMINATION
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.1.       Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing, but the following termination rights may not be exercised by a party whose breach is a proximate cause of the arising of any of the following termination rights:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)        by mutual written agreement of the Company and the Investors;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)        by either the Company or the Investors, upon written notice to the other, in the event that the Closing does not occur on or before December 31, 2016 (the “Outside Date”); provided, that such date may be extended as of November 30, 2016 for a period of up to ninety days by either the Company or the Investors if the condition in Section ‎5.1‎5.1(c) has not been satisfied by November 25, 2016;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)         by either the Company or the Investors, upon written notice to the other party, if any Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or injunction or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or prohibiting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such order, decree, injunction or other action shall have become final and nonappealable;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)        by the Investors, if a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred that would, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, cause the conditions set forth in Section ‎5.3(a), ‎5.3(b) or ‎5.3(c) not to be satisfied, and such breach is not cured, or is incapable of being cured, within ten days (but no later 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			than the Outside Date) of receipt of written notice by the Investors to the Company of such breach;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)         by the Company, if a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Investors set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred that would, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, cause the conditions set forth in Section ‎5.2(a), ‎5.2(b) or ‎5.2(c) not to be satisfied, and such breach is not cured, or is incapable of being cured, within ten days (but no later than the Outside Date) of receipt of written notice by the Company to the Investors of such breach; provided that if the non-breaching Investors assume and perform the defaulting Investors’ obligations hereunder during such cure period, the Company shall not have such termination right under this Section ;
		

		
			 
		

		
			(f)         by the Investors, upon written notice to the Company, if the Company shall have entered into a definitive agreement to effect a Superior Transaction (it being understood that the Company shall pay the Termination Fee per Section ‎8.4(b)); or
		

		
			 
		

		
			(g)         by the Company, upon written notice to the Investors, if the Company shall have entered into a definitive agreement to effect a Superior Transaction and prior to or concurrently with such termination the Company pays the Termination Fee per Section ‎8.4(b).
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.2.       Effects of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated per Section ‎6.1, this Agreement (other than Article ‎8 which shall remain in full force and effect) shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect. Nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for fraud or willful breach of this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.          INDEMNIFICATION.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.1.       Indemnification by the Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, whether or not the Rights Offering, the issuance of any shares of Common Stock to any Investors or the other transactions contemplated hereby are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, from and after the date hereof, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor, its Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, members, agents, representatives, successors, assigns and employees and each other Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) such Investor or its Affiliates (all such Persons being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the "Investor Indemnified Persons") against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (collectively, "Losses") to which such Investor Indemnified Person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon (a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement, (b) any failure by the Company to comply with the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, (c) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus and all other documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated by reference therein, or an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			which they were made, not misleading, (d) any litigation or proceeding by any stockholder of the Company or any other Person relating to this Agreement or the documents contemplated hereby, or the transactions contemplated hereby, or (e) by reason of the fact that such Investor is a party to this Agreement or in any way arising, directly or indirectly, from the Rights Offering or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company will promptly reimburse such Investor Indemnified Persons for any legal and other expenses as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Investor Indemnified Persons in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend, settling, compromising or paying any such Losses; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable to any Investor Indemnified Person in any such case to the extent that any such Losses arise out of or are based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the applicable Investor or its representatives expressly for use therein, (ii) the failure of such Investor Indemnified Person or its Affiliate to perform any covenant in this Agreement with respect to the sale of the Shares, (iii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by such Investor Indemnified Person or its Affiliate in this Agreement or (iv) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Investor Indemnified Person or its Affiliate. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.2.       Indemnification by the Investors. Each Investor, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, members, agents, representatives, successors, assigns and employees and each other Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) the Company or its controlled Affiliates (all such Persons being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the "Company Indemnified Persons"), against any Losses to which any Company Indemnified Person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon (a) any breach of any representation or warranty or breach of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of such Investor contained in this Agreement or (b) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by that Investor expressly for use therein, and such Investor will promptly reimburse such Company Indemnified Persons for any legal and other expenses as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Company Indemnified Persons in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend, settling, compromising or paying any such Losses; provided, however, that such Investor will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such Losses arise out of or are based upon (i) the failure of the Company or any other Investor to perform any of its covenants in this Agreement, (ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Company or any other Investor in this Agreement  (iii) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Company Indemnified Person or any other Investor or (iv) in an amount in excess of the fees received by such Investor hereunder. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.3.       Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Article ‎7 of notice of the threat or commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Article ‎7, promptly notify 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise under the indemnity agreement contained in this Article ‎7 to the extent such indemnifying party is not prejudiced as a result of such failure to promptly notify. Such notice shall describe in reasonable detail such claim. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to such indemnified party within thirty days of such indemnifying party's receipt of notice of such action from such indemnified party, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, (a) if the indemnifying party has failed promptly to assume the defense of such proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party in any such proceeding or (b) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded, based on the advice of counsel, that there may be a conflict of interest between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, in any such case, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume or assert, as the case may be, such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Article ‎7 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed such counsel in connection with the assumption or assertion, as the case may be, of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel in any jurisdiction (and as required, local counsels), reasonably satisfactory to such indemnifying party, representing the indemnified party), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent such indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of action or (iii) the indemnifying party shall have authorized in writing the employment of counsel for such indemnified person, in each of which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any action without its written consent. In no event shall any indemnifying party be liable in respect of any amounts paid in settlement of any action unless the indemnifying party shall have approved in writing the terms of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding unless such settlement or compromise includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation or proceeding. 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			7.4.       Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Article ‎7 is required by its terms but is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Sections ‎7.1, ‎7.2 and ‎7.3 in respect to any Losses referred to herein, then each applicable indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of any Losses referred to herein in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and the applicable Investor in connection with the statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties in this Agreement and/or the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus, that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the applicable Investor on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, or the inaccurate or the alleged inaccurate representation and/or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company or by the applicable Investor and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations in Section ‎7.3, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions of Section ‎7.3 with respect to the notice of the threat or commencement of any threat or action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section ‎7.4; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any threat or action for which notice has been given under Section ‎7.3 for purposes of indemnification. The Company and each Investor agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section ‎7.4 were determined solely by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 12(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.5.       Article ‎7 Not Exclusive. The obligations of the Company under this Article ‎7 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to any Investor Indemnified Person. The obligations of each Investor under this Article ‎7 shall be in addition to any liability which such Investor may otherwise have to any Company Indemnified Person. The remedies provided in this Article ‎7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to the parties at law or in equity.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			8.1.       Survival. Each of the representations and warranties in this Agreement (or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto) shall survive the Closing indefinitely (or, in each case, until final resolution of any claim or actions arising from the breach of any such representation and warranty, if written notice of such breach was provided prior to the end of such survival period).
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.2.       Legends. Each Investor agrees with the Company that each Backstop Acquired Share shall contain 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			a legend substantially to the following effect, unless the Company determines otherwise in accordance with applicable Law:
		

		
			 
		

		
			"THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR ANOTHER JURISDICTION. THE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS
		

		
			 
		

		
			VOTING OF THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED BY A VOTING AGREEMENT.  THE VOTING AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY."
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.3.        Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform or cause to be done and performed all further acts and shall execute and deliver all other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any other party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(i)          Regardless of whether the Closing occurs, the Company shall reimburse the Investors for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Investors in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that such fees and expenses shall not be reimbursed by the Company if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section ‎6.1(e).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ii)         Payment of the Investors’ fees and expenses by the Company pursuant to this Section ‎8.4 shall be made at the Closing or, if this Agreement is terminated other than by the Company pursuant to Section ‎6.1‎6.1(e), no later than three Business Days after delivery by the 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Investors to the Company of written notice of (A) demand for payment after the termination of this Agreement, and (B) reasonably detailed documentation of such fees and expenses.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(i)         If this Agreement is terminated per Section ‎‎6.1(f) or per Section ‎‎6.1(g), then the Company shall, simultaneously with such termination (in the case of a termination by the Company) or within one Business Day following such termination (in the case of a termination by the Investor), pay the Investors the Termination Fee per Section ‎8.4‎(d). 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ii)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the parties hereby acknowledge that if the Termination Fee becomes payable and is paid per this Section ‎8.4‎(b), the Termination Fee (and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to Section ‎8.4‎(a) shall, absent fraud or willful breach of this Agreement, be the Investors’ sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement. No officer or director of the Company shall be entitled to any fee hereunder and such amount otherwise payable to an officer or director of the Company shall be retained by the Company.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)         Any amount that becomes payable by the Company in cash pursuant to this Section ‎8.4 shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to account(s) designated in writing by the Investors.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.5.        Choice of Law.  This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware that are applicable to contracts made in and performed solely in Delaware.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			(a)         Any dispute arising under, related to or otherwise involving this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be litigated in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.  The parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and waive trial by jury.  The parties do not consent to mediate any disputes before the Court of Chancery.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			of Delaware does not have subject matter jurisdiction over any dispute arising under this Agreement, the parties agree that: (i) such dispute will be adjudicated only by, and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of, the Superior Court of Delaware of and for the County of New Castle; (ii) if the Superior Court of Delaware does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such dispute, then such dispute will be adjudicated only by, and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of, the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware of and for the County of Newcastle; and (iii) if the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such dispute, then such dispute will be adjudicated only by, and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of, the United States District Court for the State of Delaware.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)         Each of the parties irrevocably (i) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Delaware courts in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for relief from the Delaware courts or any other court or governmental body and (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action arising under this Agreement in any court other than the Delaware courts.  EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE NEGOTIATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)        Process may be served in the manner specified in Section ‎‎‎8.7, such service will be deemed effective on the date of such notice, and each party irrevocably waives any defenses or objections it may have to service in such manner.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)          The court shall award attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs to the substantially prevailing party in any action (including appeals) for the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement.  If there are cross claims in such action (including appeals), the court will determine which party is the substantially prevailing party as to the action as a whole and award fees, expenses and costs to such party.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(f)          The transactions contemplated by this Agreement are unique. Accordingly, each of the Company and each Investor acknowledges and agrees that, in addition to all other remedies to which it may be entitled, each of the parties hereto is entitled to seek a decree of specific performance (except in the circumstances in which the Termination Fee is payable and paid under Section ‎8.4‎8.4(b)); provided that the party seeking specific performance is not in material default hereunder. The Company and the Investors agree that, if for any reason a party shall have failed to perform its obligations under this Agreement, then the party seeking to enforce this Agreement against such nonperforming party shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive and other equitable relief, and the parties further agree to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any such injunctive or other equitable relief. Except in the circumstances in which the Termination Fee is payable and paid under Section ‎8.4(b), this 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			provision is without prejudice to any other rights that any party may have against another party for any failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including the right to seek damages for a breach of any provision of this Agreement, and all rights, powers and remedies available (at law or in equity) to a party in respect hereof by the other party shall be cumulative and not alternative or exclusive, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by a party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other rights, powers or remedies by such party. For the avoidance of doubt, in circumstances in which the Termination Fee is payable and paid, other than in the case of fraud or willful breach of this Agreement, such Termination Fee shall be the Investors’ sole and exclusive remedy and the Investor shall not be entitled to specific performance or any other form of equitable relief.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.7.        Notices.  All notices and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given when delivered personally or by an internationally recognized courier service, such as DHL, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as may be specified by like notice):
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						If to the Company:

					
					
						Great Elm Capital Group, Inc.

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						200 Clarendon Street, 51st Floor

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Boston, MA 02116

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Attention: General Counsel; with a copy

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						(which shall not constitute notice) to:

					
					
						Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						525 University Avenue, 14th Floor

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Palo Alto, CA  94301

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Attention: Michael J. Mies

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						If to any Investor to:

					
					
						the address set forth below such Investor’s name in Annex 1.

				

		
			 
		

		
			8.8.        No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except as provided in Article ‎7, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties.  Except as provided in Article ‎7, no other Person will be entitled to rely on this Agreement or to anticipate the benefits of this Agreement as a third party beneficiary hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.9.        Assignment.  Except for assignment to bona fide retirement vehicles or bona fide estate planning vehicles or members of the immediate family of a natural person Investor or assignment to one or more Affiliates of the other Investors hereunder, no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the prior written content of the other parties.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will not relieve the assigning party of any liability or obligation hereunder and will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Any assignment in violation of this Section ‎‎‎8.9 will be null and void.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			8.10.      No Waiver.  No failure or delay in the exercise or assertion of any right hereunder will impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, or create an estoppel with respect to any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant herein, nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right.  All rights and remedies under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.11.      Severability.  Any term or provision hereof that is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the invalid, void or unenforceable term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction.  If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority declares any term or provision hereof invalid, void or unenforceable, the court or other authority making such determination will have the power to and will, subject to the discretion of such body, reduce the scope, duration, area or applicability of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid, void or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.12.      Amendment.  Subject to applicable Law, the parties may (a) extend the time for the performance of obligations or other acts of the other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party herein, (c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions herein or (d) amend, modify or supplement this Agreement.  Any agreement on the part of a party to any such extension, waiver, amendment, modification or supplement will be valid only if in an instrument in writing signed by an authorized representative of such party.  Any consent required of the Investors will be binding on all Investors if effected with the consent of Investors whose Pro Rata Interest in the aggregate represents more than fifty percent of $36.6 million; provided that any amendment that disproportionately and adversely effects an Investor will not be effective against such Investor without her, its or his consent.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.13.      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, arrangements, representations and understandings, written, oral or otherwise, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.14.      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (whether delivered by electronic copy or otherwise), each of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party.  Each party need not sign the same counterpart.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.15.     Construction and Interpretation.  When a reference is made in this Agreement to a section or article, such reference will be to a section or article of this Agreement, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.  Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Agreement they will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.  The words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and article and section references are references to the articles and sections of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.  The plural of any defined term will have a meaning correlative to such defined term and words denoting any gender will include all genders and the neuter.  Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms will have a corresponding meaning.  A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation will include any modification, amendment, re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefore and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislation.  If any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.  No prior draft of this Agreement will be used in the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.  The parties intend that each provision of this Agreement will be given full separate and independent effect.  Although the same or similar subject matters may be addressed in different provisions of this Agreement, the parties intend that, except as expressly provided herein, each such provision will be read separately, be given independent significance and not be construed as limiting any other provision of this Agreement (whether or not more general or more specific in scope, substance or content).  Headings are used for convenience only and will not in any way affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.  References to documents includes electronic communications.
		

		
			 
		

		
			8.16.     Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms have the following meanings:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)        “Acquisition Transaction” means a (i) a merger, joint venture, partnership, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or (ii) any other direct or indirect acquisition involving 50% or more of the total voting power of the Company, or all or substantially all of the consolidated total assets (including equity securities of its Subsidiaries) of the Company.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)       “Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling or Controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with such Person; provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the Company and its subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Investors.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)        “Alternative Financing Transaction” means a transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which a Person provides to the Company debt or equity financing; provided that an Alternative Financing Transaction shall not include (i) a change of control transaction involving the Company or its stockholders, (ii) the liquidation, dissolution or reorganization of the Company, or (iii) an Acquisition Transaction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)        Any Person shall be deemed to “Beneficially Own”, to have “Beneficial Ownership” of, or to be “Beneficially Owning” any securities (which securities shall also be deemed “Beneficially Owned” by such Person) that such Person is deemed to (i) “beneficially own” within the meaning of Rules 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement or (ii) own for purposes of determining such person’s ownership under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the related Treasury Regulations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)        “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or one on which banks are authorized to close in New York, New York.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(f)        “Control” has the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(g)        “DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(h)        “Effect” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Material Adverse Effect.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)        “Excluded Issuance” means any issuances of Common Stock, or options to acquire Common Stock, in bona fide employment or consulting relationships that are approved by the Board or a duly authorized committee of the Board.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(j)        “Governmental Entity” means any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(k)        “Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign law (including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the laws implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of Treasury), statute or ordinance, common law, or any rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, arbitration award, license or permit of any Governmental Entity.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(l)        “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, state of facts, circumstance, development, change, effect or occurrence (an “Effect”) that (i) is or could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the financial condition, business, properties, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than any Effect: (A) arising from changes or developments in the economy or financial markets generally, except to the extent such changes or developments have a materially disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their businesses; (B) arising from general changes or developments in any industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, except to the extent such changes or developments have a materially disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in such industry; (C) arising from the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (D) arising from the taking of any action required by this Agreement; (E) arising from changes in any Law or GAAP or interpretation thereof; (F) arising from the failure by the Company to meet any public or other estimates, budgets or forecasts of revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect); or (G) declines in the price or trading volume of shares of any capital 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			stock of the Company or any change, or proposed change in the debt ratings of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such declines or changes may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect); or (ii) is materially adverse to the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(m)        “Person” means any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(n)        “Previously Disclosed” means (i) information set forth in or incorporated in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 or its other reports and forms filed with the SEC under Section 13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act after July 1, 2015 (except for risks and forward looking information set forth or incorporated in the sections “Risk Factors” or in any forward looking statement disclaimers or similar statements that are similarly non-specific and are predictive or forward looking in nature) and (ii) the information set forth in a letter, dated the date of this Agreement, delivered by the Company to the Investors concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(o)        “Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect to each Investor, a percentage equal to (i) the dollar amount set forth adjacent to such Investor’s name in Annex 1, divided by (ii) $36,600,000; provided that if Investors assume a defaulting Investors obligations as contemplated in Section ‎6.1‎6.1(e), then any Pro Rata Portion calculation shall give effect to such assumed obligations.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(p)        “Subsidiary” means any Person (whether or not incorporated) that the Company directly or indirectly owns or in respect of which the Company has the power to vote or Control 50% or more of any class or series of capital shares or other equity interests of such Person.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(q)        “Superior Transaction” means a bona fide written Alternative Financing Transaction or Acquisition Transaction that the Board (or a committee thereof consisting only of disinterested directors) has determined in good faith, after receiving the advice of its financial advisors and outside legal counsel and in the exercise of its fiduciary duties, is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, including, in the case of an Alternative Financing Transaction, a determination that such Alternative Financing Transaction would (i) provide the Company with liquidity in an amount in excess of that expected to result from the Rights Offering and Backstop Commitment or (ii) result in more favorable economic terms (including in the case of an Alternative Financing Transaction that is an equity investment, the price per share to be paid for the Capital Stock of the Company) for the Company than the Rights Offering and Backstop Commitment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in evaluating whether an Alternative Financing Transaction or Acquisition Transaction is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, the Board (or a committee thereof consisting only of disinterested directors) shall take into consideration, among other things, regulatory or other approvals that would be required for such transaction.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(r)        “Termination Fee” means $1,098,900.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			The parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of date first written above.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						GREAT ELM CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

					
					
						    

					
					
						/s/ Chirstopher B. Madison

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Christopher B. Madison

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Richard S. Chernicoff

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Peter A. Reed

				
	
					
						Name: 

					
					
						Richard S. Chernicoff

					
					
						 

					
					
						Peter A. Reed

				
	
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Chief Executive Officer

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ David J. Steinberg

				
	
					
						GRACIE INVESTING, LLC

					
					
						 

					
					
						David J. Steinberg

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ John S. Ehlinger

				
	
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ David Cohen

					
					
						 

					
					
						John S. Ehlinger

				
	
					
						Name: 

					
					
						David Cohen

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Title: 

					
					
						CEO of Manager

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Rodney D. Kent

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Rodney D. Kent

				
	
					
						LIBRA SECURITIES, LLC

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Richard S. Chernicoff

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Richard S. Chernicoff

				
	
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Jess M. Ravich

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Name: 

					
					
						Jess M. Ravich

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Hugh Steven Wilson

				
	
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Chief Executive Officer

					
					
						 

					
					
						Hugh Steven Wilson

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						BENMARK INVESTMENTS LLC

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Adam M. Kleinman

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Adam M. Kleinman

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Mark Kuperschmid

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Justin J. Bonner

				
	
					
						Name:

					
					
						Mark Kuperschmid

					
					
						 

					
					
						Justin J. Bonner

				
	
					
						Title:

					
					
						Managing Member

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Adam W. Yates

				
	
					
						/s/ Daniel M. Cubell

					
					
						 

					
					
						Adam W. Yates

				
	
					
						Daniel M. Cubell

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Boris Teksler

				
	
					
						/s/ David Reed

					
					
						 

					
					
						Boris Teklser

				
	
					
						David Reed

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						/s/ Donald F. DeKay

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Clifton Back

				
	
					
						Donald F. DeKay

					
					
						 

					
					
						Clifton Back

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

		

		
			 
		

		
			Annex 1
		

		
			THE INVESTORS
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						Investor Name and Address

					
					
						Commitment Amount

					
					
						Shares Beneficially
Owned as of the date
of this Agreement

				
	
					
						Gracie Investing, LLC

					
						11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400

					
						Los Angeles, CA 90025

					
						Attention: Robert Terrell

					
					
						$  20,000,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Christopher B. Madison

					
						72A Wolseley Road

					
						Point Piper, NSW, 2027

					
						Australia

					
					
						$  2,502,500

					
0 
				
	
					
						John S. Ehlinger

					
						15 Wilsondale Street

					
						Dover, MA 02030-2260

					
					
						$  2,502,500

					
0 
				
	
					
						Peter A. Reed

					
						42 Pembroke Road

					
						Wellesley, MA 02482

					
					
						$  2,502,500

					
53,912 
				
	
					
						David J. Steinberg

					
						200 Clarendon Street, 51st Floor

					
						Boston, MA 02116

					
					
						$  2,502,500

					
0 
				
	
					
						Rodney D. Kent

					
						3859 Pratt Drive

					
						Oneida, NY 13421

					
					
						$  2,000,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Libra Securities, LLC

					
						149 S Barrington Avenue, Suite 828

					
						Los Angeles, CA 90049

					
						Attention: Jess M. Ravich

					
					
						$  1,500,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Richard S. Chernicoff

					
						4309 Forest Avenue SE

					
						Mercer Island, WA  98040

					
					
						$  600,000

					
34,083 
				
	
					
						Hugh Steven Wilson

					
						101 Founders Place

					
						Aspen, CO  81611

					
					
						$  500,000

					
7,639 
				
	
					
						Justin J. Bonner

					
						45 Province Street

					
						Boston, MA  02108

					
					
						$  475,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Adam M. Kleinman

					
						11 Applecrest Road

					
						Weston, MA 02493-1101

					
					
						$  475,000

					
0 
				

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		

		 

		

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						Daniel M. Cubell

					
						216 Winding River Road

					
						Wellesley, MA 02482

					
					
						$  260,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Adam W. Yates

					
						27 York Road

					
						Wayland, MA 01778

					
					
						$  250,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Benmark Investments LLC

					
						1568 Columbus Avenue

					
						Burlingame, CA 94010

					
					
						$  250,000

					
15,523 
				
	
					
						Boris Teklser

					
						60 Doud Drive

					
						Los Altos, CA  94022

					
					
						$  100,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						David and Susan Reed

					
					
						$  100,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Clifton Back

					
						70 Maynard Farm Road

					
						Sudbury, MA 01776

					
					
						$  60,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Donald F. DeKay

					
						3096 Corlear Drive

					
						Baldwinsville, New York 13027

					
					
						$  50,000

					
0 
				
	
					
						Total

					
					
						$  36,630,000

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		 

		

			Annex 1-2gec_Ex10_3

		
			Exhibit 10.3
		

		
			 
		

		
			DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			October 14, 2016
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
		

		
			85 Broad Street
		

		
			New York, NY 10004
		

		
			 
		

		
			Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
		

		
			60 State Street
		

		
			Boston, MA  02109
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Ladies and Gentlemen:
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.      The Rights Offering.   Great Elm Capital Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),  proposes to distribute non-transferable rights (the “Rights”) to subscribe for and purchase, at the election of the holders of the Rights (the “Rights Holders”), an aggregate of approximately 12,271,000 shares (the “Rights Shares”), of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to the holders of record of its Common Stock at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on October 13, 2016 at a subscription price of $3.6672 per whole share (the “Rights Offering”).  Each Right consists of a subscription privilege allowing the Rights Holders to purchase 1.2962 shares of Common Stock.     Each Rights Holder that fully exercises all of its Rights will have an over-subscription privilege that entitles such Rights Holder to subscribe for additional Rights Shares at the same subscription price per full Right Share if any Rights Shares are not subscribed as of the expiration date by other Rights Holders pursuant to their Rights.
		

		
			 
		

		
			It is anticipated that the Rights will be exercisable for a period of 19 days (starting on October 13, 2016 and ending on November 1, 2016), unless extended by the Company (the “Subscription Period”). The terms and the conditions of the Rights Offering are set forth in the Prospectus (as defined herein) to be used in connection with the Rights Offering. The Rights and the Rights Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “New Securities.” This Dealer Manager Agreement, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time is referred to herein as this “Agreement.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 as amended on Form S-1 (File No. 333-213620) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), which has been declared effective by the Commission. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Registration Statement” at any particular time means the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 as amended on Form S-1 (File No. 333-213620), including any amendment thereto, the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein and all financial schedules and exhibits thereto. The terms “effective date” and “effective” refer to the date the Commission declares the Registration Statement effective 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

 

		

		
			pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Act. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Prospectus” at any particular time means the prospectus relating to the New Securities that is included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to that time. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act relating to the Rights Offering or the New Securities, in each case, in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company's records pursuant to Rule 433(g) of the Securities Act.  The (i) execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, (ii) Rights Offering, (iii) performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, and (iv) transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are referred to herein collectively as the “Transactions.” 
		

		
			 
		

		
			2.      Appointment as Dealer Manager.  The Company hereby appoints you as the dealer-manager (the “Dealer Manager”) and authorizes you to act as such in connection with the Rights Offering.  On the basis of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company contained herein, you agree to act as Dealer Manager in connection with the Rights Offering.  As Dealer Manager, you agree, in accordance with your customary practice, to perform those services in connection with the Rights Offering as are customarily performed by investment banking firms in connection with acting as dealer manager for a rights offering of like nature, including using reasonable efforts to solicit the exercise of the Rights and subscriptions for the Rights Shares pursuant to the Rights Offering and to communicate with brokers, dealers, commercial banks and trust companies with respect to the Rights Offering.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Company further authorizes you to communicate with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., in its capacity as subscription agent (the "Subscription Agent"), with respect to matters relating to the Transactions.  The Company has instructed the Subscription Agent to advise you upon your request as to the number of Rights Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of Rights that Rights Holders have executed and delivered to the Subscription and Information Agent pursuant to the Rights Offering and as to such other matters in connection with the Rights Offering as you may reasonably request.  The Company further authorizes you to communicate with MacKenzie Partners, Inc., in its capacity as information agent (the "Information Agent"), with respect to matters relating to the Transactions.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.      No Liability for Acts of Brokers, Dealers, Banks and Trust Companies.  Neither you nor any of your affiliates shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in tort, contract or otherwise) to the Company, any of their respective affiliates, security holders or creditors or any other person (a) for any (i) act or omission on the part of any broker or dealer, bank or trust company, or any other person, or (ii) losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses arising from or in any way connected with your own acts or omissions in performing your obligations hereunder, except (with respect to the foregoing clause (ii)) to the extent of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses that have been found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from your gross negligence or willful misconduct, or (b) otherwise in connection with the Company’s proposed Rights Offering.  In your capacity as Dealer Manager for the Rights Offering, you are acting as an independent contractor and any duties arising out of your activities in connection therewith shall be owed solely to the Company.  Accordingly, in soliciting the exercise of the Rights for Rights Shares, no broker, dealer, bank or trust company will be deemed to be acting as your agent or the agent of the Company or any of its affiliates, and you, as Dealer Manager, will not be deemed the 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			agent of any broker, dealer, bank or trust company or the agent or fiduciary of Company or any of its affiliates, security holders, creditors or other persons.  In soliciting the exercise of the Rights, you shall not be and shall not be deemed for any purpose to be acting as a partner or joint venturer of or member of a syndicate or group with the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Rights Offering, any exercise of the Rights, or otherwise, and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be acting as your agent.
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.      Rights Offering Materials.  The Company will furnish you, at its expense, with as many copies as you may reasonably request of (i) each of the documents, including the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, that is filed with the Commission or with any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities, agency or instrumentality or any court ("Other Agency" and, collectively, "Other Agencies") and all documents incorporated therein by reference, (ii) each solicitation statement, disclosure document or other explanatory statement, or other report, filing, document, release or communication mailed, delivered, published, or filed by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Rights Offering, including without limitation, a copy of the forms of the a  Subscription Certificate or Rights Certificates representing such Rights Holder's Rights, the Form of Notice and Guaranteed Delivery,  Notice to Stockholders who are Record Holders, Notice to Stockholders who are Acting as Nominees,  Notice to Clients of Stockholders who are Acting as Nominees, Nominee Holder Election Form and Beneficial Owner Election Form, and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (iii) each document required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), pertaining to either the Rights Offering or the Company during the term of this Agreement and (iv) each appendix, attachment, modification, amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing and all related documents (each of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), together with each document incorporated by reference into any of the foregoing, the “Rights Offering Materials”).    You are authorized to use the Rights Offering Materials in connection with the Rights Offering and any such other offering materials and information as the Company may prepare or approve (the “Other Materials”). The Rights Offering Materials and Other Materials have been or will be prepared and approved by, and are the sole responsibility of, the Company.  You may rely on the accuracy and completeness of all information delivered to you by or on behalf of the Company without assuming any responsibility for independent investigation or verification of such information.  Any such investigation or verification by you, at your sole discretion, shall not relieve the Company of any responsibility for the Rights Offering Materials, the Other Materials or for its representations, warranties or indemnities contained herein. You shall, however, have no obligation to cause copies of the Rights Offering Materials or any Other Materials to be transmitted generally to the Rights Holders. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Company will give you notice of its intention to use any Rights Offering Materials and Other Materials in connection with the Rights Offering or file with the Commission or any Other Agency with respect to the Rights Offering and will give due consideration to not using or filing or revising any Rights Offering Materials or Other Materials to which you reasonably and timely object.    In the event that (i) the Company uses or permits the use of any Rights Offering Materials or Other Materials in connection with the Transactions or files any such Rights Offering Materials or Other Materials with the Commission or any Other Agency to which you reasonably and timely object, (ii) any stop order or restraining order has been issued and not thereafter stayed or vacated with respect to, or any proceeding, litigation or investigation has been initiated by or before the Commission or any Other Agency which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the Transactions, or (iii) the Company shall have breached, in any material respect, any of the 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			representations, warranties, agreements or covenants or fail to perform in any material respect its obligations hereunder, then you shall be entitled to withdraw as Dealer Manager in connection with the Rights Offering without any liability or penalty to you or any other Indemnified Person (as defined in Section 11 hereof), including, without limitation, any loss of any right to indemnification or contribution as provided in Section 11 hereof and to the payment of all fees and expenses payable hereunder.  If you withdraw as Dealer Manager, the fees accrued and reimbursement of your expenses through the date of such withdrawal shall be paid to you promptly after such date.  Any withdrawal by you pursuant to this Section shall not affect your right to indemnification provided in Section 11 hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.      Compensation.  In addition to reimbursement for expenses pursuant to Section 6 hereof, the Company agrees to pay you for your services as Dealer Manager a fee of 4.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Rights Offering.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			6.      Expenses.  Whether or not the Transactions are consummated or this Agreement becomes effective or is terminated, the Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid the following:  half of the reasonably incurred fees, costs and out-of-pocket expense incurred by you relating to or arising out of the Rights Offering, including the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of your counsel (not to exceed $75,000), and the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of any other independent experts retained by you with the Company’s prior written consent in connection with their representation of you in connection herewith and with the Rights Offering.  The Company agrees to pay all of its fees, costs and expenses incurred relating to or arising out of the Transactions, the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the Transactions including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) all fees and expenses relating to the preparation and printing (including word processing and duplication costs) and filing, mailing and publishing of the Rights Offering Materials (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto), (ii) all fees and expenses of other persons rendering services on the Company's behalf in connection with the Rights Offering, including the Subscription and Information Agent, counsel and accountants, and all fees and expenses relating to the appointment of such persons, (iii) all advertising charges incurred by the Company in connection with the Rights Offering, including those of any public relations firm or other person or entity rendering services in connection therewith, (iv) all fees, if any, payable to brokers or dealers in securities (including you), banks, trust companies and other financial intermediaries as reimbursement for their customary mailing and handling expenses incurred in forwarding the Rights Offering Materials and Other Materials to their customers, (v) all fees and expenses payable in connection with the registration or qualification of the New Securities under state securities or blue sky laws, (vi) all listing fees and any other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market of the Rights Shares, (vii) the filing fees incident to securing any review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) relating to the Rights Offering and the reasonable fees and disbursements of your counsel relating thereto, (viii) the costs and charges of any transfer agent, subscription agent and information agent, (ix) all other fees, costs and expenses referred to in Item 13 of the Registration Statement, and (x) the transportation, lodging, graphics and other expenses incidental to the Company's preparation for and participation in any “road show”, if applicable, for the Rights Offering contemplated hereby.
		

		
			 
		

		
			7.      Stockholder Lists.  The Company agrees to obtain or cause to be provided to you for your use in connection with the Rights Offering an electronic record and/or cards or lists or other records in such form as you may reasonably request showing the names and addresses of, and the number of Rights held by, the Rights Holders, as of the record date and the first date of the Subscription Period and will update or provide such other information from time 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(a)   Information for Rights Holders. At or before the commencement of the Rights Offering, the Company shall cause to be issued a press release setting forth the material terms of the Rights Offering, and the Company shall cause to be delivered in a timely manner to each Rights Holder the Prospectus, a Subscription Certificate or Rights Certificates representing such Rights Holder's Rights, the Form of Notice and Guaranteed Delivery,  Notice to Stockholders who are Record Holders, Notice to Stockholders who are Acting as Nominees,  Notice to Clients of Stockholders who are Acting as Nominees, Nominee Holder Election Form and Beneficial Owner Election Form, as applicable, and any other appropriate Rights Offering Materials or Other Materials prepared or approved by the Company expressly for use by Rights Holders in connection with the Rights Offering (in each case, to the extent described in the Prospectus). Thereafter, to the extent practicable, the Company shall cause copies of such materials to be mailed to each person who makes a reasonable request therefor.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)   Preparation and Filing of Amendments and Supplements. If prior to the consummation or termination of the Rights Offering, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Registration Statement and Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or would make it necessary to correct any material misstatement in any earlier communication with respect to the Rights Offering, or, if for any other reason it will be necessary during such period to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectus in order to comply with the Exchange Act, the Company will notify you promptly of such event or reason and will prepare and file with the Commission an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and Prospectus so that the statements in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will not, in light of the circumstances when such event occurs or such condition exists, be misleading, or so that the Registration Statement and Prospectus will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance in all material respects. The Company will advise you promptly if any information previously disclosed or provided becomes inaccurate in any material respect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)   Disclosure of Events Relating to the Rights Offering. The Company shall advise you promptly of (i) the time when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, (ii) the occurrence of any event of which the Company is aware and which would reasonably be expected to cause the Company to withdraw, rescind, terminate or materially modify the Rights Offering, (iii) any proposal or requirement to make, amend or supplement any filing required by the Securities Act in connection with the Rights Offering or to make any filing in connection with the Rights Offering pursuant to any other applicable law, rule or regulation, (iv) the issuance by the Commission or any Other Agency of any comment or order or the taking of any other action concerning the Rights Offering (and, if in writing, the Company will furnish you with a copy thereof), (v) the suspension of qualification of the Rights or the Common Stock in any jurisdiction, (vi) any material developments in connection with the Rights Offering which are known by the Company, including, without limitation, the commencement of any lawsuit concerning the Rights Offering and (vii) any other information relating to the Rights 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Offering, the Rights Offering Materials or this Agreement that you may from time to time reasonably request.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)   Use of Dealer Manager's Name or Likeness in Connection with the Rights Offering. The Company agrees that, except as required by law, any reference to you in your capacity as Dealer Manager hereunder in the Rights Offering Materials or any Other Materials, or in any newspaper announcement or press release or other document or communication, is subject to your prior approval, which you may give or withhold in your reasonable discretion. If you resign prior to the dissemination of any such Rights Offering Materials or any Other Materials, or any such newspaper announcement or press release or other document or communication, no reference shall be made therein to you, unless you have given specific prior written approval therefor.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)   Registration of Securities. The Company shall cooperate with you and your counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of the New Securities for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as you may reasonably request, to continue such registration or qualification in effect so long as reasonably required for distribution of the New Securities and to file such consents to service of process or other documents as may be necessary in order to effect such registration or qualification; provided,  however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to general consent to service of process or taxation other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the offering or sale of the New Securities, in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so subject.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(f)   Provision of Financial Statements. Prior to the consummation or termination of the Rights Offering, the Company shall furnish to you, a reasonable time prior to their filing with the Commission, a copy of any financial statements, if any, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for any period subsequent to the period covered by the financial statements appearing in the Prospectus.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(g)   Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the state securities or blue sky laws of each of the states in which offers of the New Securities will be conducted, and all other applicable securities laws.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(h)   Daily Updates. The Company will instruct the Subscription Agent and Information Agent to advise you each business day if reasonably practicable during the Subscription Period as to the number of Rights Shares that have been subscribed pursuant to the Rights Offering, and, if available, the names and addresses of Rights Holders that have exercised any or all of their Rights and subscribed for Rights Shares, and as to such other matters in connection with the Rights Offering as you may reasonably request.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)   Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it in connection with the Rights Offering in the manner specified in the Registration Statement and Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds.”
		

		
			 
		

		
			(j)   Approval for Listing and Trading. The Company will cause the Rights Shares to be approved for trading and listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
		

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(n)   Other Obligations. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to do and perform all things required or necessary to be done and performed under this Agreement by the Company prior to the consummation of the Rights Offering and to satisfy all conditions precedent to your obligation to render services pursuant to this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			9.      Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company.  The Company represents and warrants to you, and agrees with you, that as of the date hereof and the first date of the Subscription Period, during the period of the Subscription Period and as of the date when the Rights Shares are issued to the Rights Holders who exercise the Rights (the “Settlement Date”): :
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)   Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company. The Company is a Delaware corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have, or reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, prospects, properties, financial condition or results of operation of the Company and its affiliates, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)   Incorporation and Good Standing of Subsidiaries. Each significant subsidiary of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of such Subsidiary's business or the ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)   Agreements. The Company has the corporate power and authority to take and has duly taken all action necessary under its governing instruments to commence and consummate the Rights Offering, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by you, this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and will be enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except in all cases to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)   Compliance with Registration Requirements. The issuance of the New Securities to the Rights Holders has been duly registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with. The Company has paid the required Commission filing fees relating to the New Securities.
		

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(e)   No Material Omissions. Each of the Rights Offering Materials and Other Materials, including any amendments or supplements thereto and including documents incorporated by reference therein, as from the first day of the Subscription Period until and including the Settlement Date, (i) conform and (if amended or supplemented, as amended or supplemented) will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and (ii) do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances under which they are made.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(f)   Documents Incorporated by Reference. The documents incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(g)   Fair and Accurate Summaries. The information in the Registration Statement and Prospectus under the captions “Description of Our Capital Stock”, “The Rights Offering”, “Plan of Distribution” and “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” to the extent that it constitutes summaries of legal matters or documents referred to therein, fairly and accurately summarizes the matters referred to therein in all material respects.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(h)   Capital Stock. The Company has the authorized equity capitalization set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. All of the outstanding capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and nonassessable and was not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)   No Rights to Acquire Stock. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, other than the Rights, there are no outstanding (i) securities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock of the Company or any such Subsidiary, or (ii) warrants, rights or options to subscribe for or purchase from the Company or any such Subsidiary any such capital stock or any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations, or (iii) obligations of the Company or any such Subsidiary to issue any shares of capital stock, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligation, or any such warrants, rights or options.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(j)   No Violation of Existing Laws or Instruments. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of (i) any of the provisions of the organizational or governing documents of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, (ii) any U.S. and non-U.S. law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, (iii) any order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, or by which any property or asset of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary may be bound or (iv) any of the terms and provisions of any loan or credit agreement, indenture, mortgage note or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties or assets is or may be bound; except with respect to clauses (ii) and (iv) above, for such violation, or defaults that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(k)   Transaction Will Not Violate Existing Laws or Instruments. None of the Transactions will (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any of the provisions of the 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			organizational or governing documents of the Company, (ii) conflict with or violate any U.S. and non-U.S. law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, (iii) any order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is or may be bound or (iv) result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (with or without due notice and/or lapse of time) under, any loan or credit agreement, indenture, mortgage, note or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by the Company or any of its properties or assets is or may be bound; except with respect to clauses (ii) and (iv) above, for such violation, or defaults would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(l)   Compliance with Securities Laws. The Transactions will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and all other applicable requirements of applicable U.S. and non-U.S. federal, state and local law, including, without limitation, any applicable regulations of the Commission and any other U.S. and non-U.S. regulatory or governmental authority.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(m)   Rights. The Rights conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, have been duly authorized for issuance, and, when issued in accordance with such authorization, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and will be enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except that such enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws, affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(n)   Issuance of Rights Shares. The issuance of the Rights Shares has been duly and validly authorized and, such Rights Shares, when issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Rights Offering, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, with no violation of any preemptive or similar rights, and will conform in all material respects to the description of the Common Stock in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. There are, or will be prior to the commencement of the Rights Offering, sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company to be issued in connection with the Rights Offering, assuming all Rights Shares are fully subscribed for by the Rights Holders in connection with the Rights Offering.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(o)   Form of Certificate. The form of certificates evidencing the Rights Shares (to the extent such Rights Shares are certificated) complies with all applicable legal requirements and, in all material respects, with all applicable requirements of the charter and bylaws of the Company and the requirements of the NASDAQ Global Select Market (if any).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(p)   No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. No applicable judgments, decrees, consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, exemptions, registrations, qualifications or other actions of, or filing with or notice to, any governmental authority, the Commission or any other U.S. or non-U.S. regulatory or governmental authority (collectively “Approvals”) are required in connection with the execution and consummation of the Transactions, except for (i) such Approvals which, considering all such Approvals in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) those that have been made or obtained and (iii) filings as may be required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and state securities and blue sky laws or as may be required by FINRA.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			included in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement and Prospectus there has not been a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(r)   No Material Changes. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been (i) any material adverse change in the business, prospects, properties or assets described or referred to in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in the results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) except as otherwise expressly disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (including in any documents incorporated by reference therein), (A) any transaction that is material to the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, planned or entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) any obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (C) any material change in the capital stock or outstanding indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of employee and director stock-based compensation plans), (D) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the capital stock of the Company or (E) any other material information required to be publicly disclosed prior to the issuance of any New Securities in accordance with the Securities Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(s)   No Material Actions or Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company before or brought by any court or other governmental authority or arbitration board or tribunal that seeks to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise questions the validity or legality of the Transactions other than any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation that would not have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the power or ability of the Company to consummate the Rights Offering or perform its obligations under this Agreement. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Rights Offering Materials or Other Materials has been issued by the Commission or any other U.S. or non-U.S. regulatory or governmental authority.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(t)   Descriptions of Proceedings. All legal or governmental proceedings, agreements, instruments or other documents or arrangements of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement have been so described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement as required (including in any documents incorporated by reference therein).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(u)   Material Agreements. There are no contracts, agreements, plans or other documents which are required to be described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the Securities Act which have not been described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or referred to in, or incorporated by reference into, the exhibit table of the Registration Statement as permitted by the Securities Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(v)   Conformity with EDGAR. The format of the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus filed in connection with this Agreement that is delivered to you for use in connection with any transactions occurring hereunder will be identical to the respective versions of the Prospectus and any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus filed with the Commission via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”), except to the extent 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(w)   Independent Accountants.  Grant Thornton LLP, who has certified certain financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(x)   Preparation of Financial Statements. The financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company contained or incorporated by reference in the Rights Offering Materials comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the entities purported to be covered thereby at the respective dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the respective periods indicated; and the financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Rights Offering Materials is derived from the accounting records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and fairly presents in all material respects the information purported to be shown thereby. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Rights Offering Materials.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(y)   Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Except as described in the Prospectus, the Company and its Subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Exchange Act and that such information is communicated to the Company's management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its Subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(z)   Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Except as described in the Prospectus, the Company and its Subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including, but not limited to internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Company's internal controls. The Company's auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (x) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			process, summarize and report financial information; and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(aa)  Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries own or possess sufficient trademarks, trade names, patent rights, copyrights, domain names, licenses, approvals, trade secrets and other similar rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) reasonably necessary to conduct their businesses as now conducted, or if such Intellectual Property Rights are not possessed such absence would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The expected expiration of any of such Intellectual Property Rights would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of infringement or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others, which (if subject to any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding or invalidity or unenforceability), singly or in the aggregate, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(bb)  All Necessary Permits, etc. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess such valid and current licenses, certificates, authorizations, consents, approvals or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of, in default under, or has received, or has any reason to believe that it will receive, any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such licenses, certificates, authorizations, consents, approvals or permits which, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, singly or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(cc)  Title to Properties; Validity of Leases. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of the real and personal property and other assets reflected as owned in the financial statements referred to in Section (x) above (or elsewhere in the Rights Offering Materials), in each case free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, adverse claims and other defects, except as would not reasonably be expected, singly or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(dd)  Tax Law Compliance. The Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns or have properly requested extensions thereof and have paid all taxes required to be paid by any of them and, if due and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them except as may be being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings. The Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section (x) above in respect of all federal, state and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has not been finally determined.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ee)  Insurance. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries are insured with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company and its Subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and earthquakes. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any Subsidiary will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ff)  Listing Compliance; Listing and Trading. The Company is in compliance with the requirements of the NASDAQ Global Select Market for continued quotation of the Common Stock thereon; and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or the quotation of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or the NASDAQ Global Select Market is contemplating terminating such registration or quotation; the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not contravene the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The Rights Shares will have been, prior to the Settlement Date, approved for listing and trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(gg)  Company Not an “Investment Company”. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Rights Offering, as described in the Rights Offering Materials or Other Materials, will not be required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(hh)  ERISA Compliance. The Company and its Subsidiaries and any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, “ERISA”)) established or maintained by the Company, its Subsidiaries or their ERISA Affiliates (as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects with ERISA. “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company or a Subsidiary, any member of any group of organizations described in Sections 414 (b),(c),(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the “Code”) of which the Company or such Subsidiary is a member. To the knowledge of the Company, no “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates for which the Company would have any material liability. No “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, if such “employee benefit plan” were terminated, would have any “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (as defined under ERISA). Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any material liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “employee benefit plan” or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or 4980B of the Code. Each “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates that is intended to be qualified in all material respects under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ii)  Employees. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries exists or, to the Company's knowledge, is contemplated or threatened.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(jj)  Statistical and Market Related Data. The statistical and market related data (if any) included in the Registration Statement or Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference therein are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(kk)  No Stabilization. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or to the Company's 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			knowledge any of their respective officers, directors and controlling persons has taken, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Rights Shares.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ll)  No Reliance on Dealer Manager. The Company has not relied upon the Dealer Manager or legal counsel for the Dealer Manager for any legal, tax or accounting advice in connection with the Rights Offering.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(mm)  Affiliation with FINRA Member Firm. Except as disclosed to you in writing, no officer or director of the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any record or beneficial owner of 5% or more of the Company's securities, is associated or affiliated (directly or indirectly) with any firm that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(nn)  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that has resulted or would result in a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company's affiliates have conducted their respective businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(oo)  Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and have been conducted at all times, in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar applicable rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(pp)  Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of this offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
		

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(qq)  Margin Rules. The application of the proceeds received by the Company from the issuance, sale and delivery of the New Securities as described in the Registration Statement, and the Prospectus, will not violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(rr)  Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company's directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(ss)  Securities Offerings.  All offers and sales of the Company's securities have been made in compliance in all material respects with the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable state securities laws or regulations or applicable exemptions therefrom.
		

		
			 
		

		
			10.     Notification of Certain Events.  The Company will advise you promptly of (a) the occurrence of any event that could cause the Company to withdraw, rescind, modify or terminate the Rights Offering or the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) the occurrence of any event, or the discovery of any fact, the occurrence or existence of which would require the making of any change in any of the Rights Offering Materials then being used or would cause any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement to be untrue, incomplete or inaccurate in any material respect (to the extent not otherwise so qualified), (c) any intention, proposal or requirement to make, amend or supplement any filing required by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other applicable law, rule or regulation in connection with the Rights Offering or the transactions contemplated thereby, (d) the issuance by the Commission or any Other Agency of any formal or informal comment or order or the taking of any other action concerning the Rights Offering or the transactions contemplated thereby (and, if in writing, will furnish you with a copy thereof), (e) any material developments in connection with the Rights Offering or the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the commencement of any lawsuit concerning the Rights Offering or the transactions contemplated thereby and (f) any other information relating to the Rights Offering, the Rights Offering Materials, this Agreement or the Transactions which you may from time to time reasonably request.
		

		
			 
		

		
			11.     Indemnification.  The Company agrees (i)  to indemnify and hold you and any officer, director, partner, stockholder, employee or agent (including, for the purposes of this Section 11, any broker-dealer acting on your behalf and at your request in connection with the Rights Offering) of you or any of such affiliated companies and any entity or person controlling (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) you, including any affiliated companies (collectively, including you, the “Indemnified Persons”) harmless against any losses, damages, liabilities or claims (or actions in respect thereof) to which you may become subject, under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which you may become subject (A) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Rights Offering Materials or any Other Materials, including the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, or any of the documents incorporated by reference therein, or in any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) arise out of or are based upon any breach by the Company of any 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			representations or warranties or failure by the Company to comply with any of its obligations, covenants or agreements contained herein, (C) arise out of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by an Indemnified Person at the written request or with the written consent of the Company or in conformity with actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Company or (D) arise out of or are based upon a withdrawal, rescission, termination or modification of or a failure by the Company to make or consummate the Rights Offering except to the extent any such withdrawal, rescission, termination or modification has been determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely and exclusively and as a direct and proximate cause from your bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence; and (ii) to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Persons harmless against any and all other losses, damages, liabilities or claims (or actions in respect thereof) that otherwise arise out of or are based upon or asserted against such Indemnified Person by any person, including, but not limited to, stockholders of the Company, in connection with or as a result of your acting as Dealer Manager in connection with the Rights Offering or that arise in connection with any other matter referred to in this Agreement, except to the extent any such losses, damages, liabilities or claims referred to in this clause have been determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have (i) resulted solely and exclusively and as a direct and proximate cause from your bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence or (ii) arisen out of an untrue statement or omission regarding you made in the Rights Offering Materials or any Other Materials in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by you expressly for use therein. In the event that any Indemnified Person becomes involved in any capacity in any action, proceeding or investigation brought by or against any person, including stockholders of the Company, in connection with any matter referred to in this Agreement, the Company also agrees to reimburse such Indemnified Person on demand for its legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith. The Company also agrees that neither you nor any other Indemnified Person, shall have any liability to the Company or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Company for or in connection with any matter referred to in this Agreement except to the extent that any loss, damage, expense, liability or claim incurred by the Company has been determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely and exclusively and as a direct and proximate cause from your bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence in performing the services that are the subject of this Agreement or to the extent such liability arises out of an untrue statement or omission regarding you made in the Rights Offering Materials or any Other Materials in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by you expressly for use therein. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			If the indemnity provided for in the foregoing paragraph of this Section 11 is for any reason unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient to hold it harmless as and to the extent contemplated therein, then the Company agrees to contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to the Company on the one hand and you on the other hand from the Rights Offering or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in the foregoing clause (i), but also the relative fault of the Company on one hand and you on the other hand in connection with the statements, actions or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative benefits to the Company on the one hand and you on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as ) (i) the total net proceeds (before deducting expenses) to the Company pursuant to the Rights Offering (whether or not the Rights Offering is consummated) bears to (ii) the fees 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			actually received by you from the Company in connection with your engagement hereunder (excluding any amounts paid as reimbursement of expenses); provided that, in no event shall the Indemnified Persons be required to contribute or otherwise be liable in an aggregate amount in excess of the aggregate fees actually paid to you pursuant to Section 5 hereof (excluding any amounts paid as reimbursement of expenses).  The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and you on the other hand, (i) in the case of an untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or an omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether such statement or omission relates to information supplied by the Company or by you and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access and information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission and (ii) in the case of any other action or omission, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether such action or omission was taken or omitted to be taken by the Company or you and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to prevent such action or omission.  The foregoing rights to indemnity and contribution shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any liability that Company might otherwise have to you and such other Indemnified Persons or any right which you and such other Indemnified Persons may have against the Company.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Company and you agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 11 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.  The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal and other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating and defending any such action or claim.  The Company also agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person for the costs of providing evidence (including the appearance by employees and agents as witnesses) in any litigation or proceeding relating to the Rights Offering or enforcing this Agreement, whether or not you or any other Indemnified Person is a party to such litigation or proceeding.  The foregoing rights to indemnity and contribution shall apply whether or not the Indemnified Person is a formal party to such litigation or proceeding. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Company under this Section 11 shall be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have at common law or otherwise, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to your affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, consultants, agents, employees and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of you and any such affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company, you, any such affiliate and any such other person referred to above.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Company agrees that, without your prior written consent, it will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in or with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, investigation or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 12 (whether or not you or any other Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, investigation or proceeding), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such claim, action, investigation or proceeding.
		

		
			 
		

		
			12.     Conditions to Obligations of the Dealer Manager.  Your obligation to act as Dealer Manager hereunder at all times is subject to the following conditions:
		

		
			 
		

		
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			of the Company contained in Section 5 of the Agreement are, as of the date of this Agreement, and shall be, during the Subscription Period and as of the Settlement Date, true and correct with the same force and effect as if made at such times.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)   Compliance with Covenants. The Company at all times during the Rights Offering will have performed, in all material respects, all of its covenants, agreements and other obligations required to be performed under this Agreement.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)   Effectiveness of Registration Statement. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and, no proceedings for such purposes shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(d)   Services. It shall not have become unlawful under any law, rule or regulation, Federal, state, local or foreign, for you to render services pursuant to this Agreement, or to continue so to act, as the case may be.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(e)   Opinion. The Company shall have caused to be delivered to you a signed opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Company, (i) on the first day of the Subscription Period, dated the date of delivery thereof, which opinion shall be in form and substance satisfactory to you, and (ii) on the Settlement Date, dated the date of delivery thereof, which opinion shall confirm the opinions delivered pursuant to the preceding subparagraph (i). 
		

		
			 
		

		
			(f)   Comfort Letter. On the (i) first day of the Subscription Period, dated the date of delivery thereof, and (ii) Settlement Date, dated the date of delivery thereof, you shall have received from Grant Thornton LLP, a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to you, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' “comfort letters” to dealer managers with respect to financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(g)   Officers' Certificates. The Company will have furnished or caused to be furnished to you, on each of the first day of the Subscription Period and the Settlement Date, a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company as to the matters set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, including, in the case of subsection (a), at and as of such dates (as if made on such dates).
		

		
			 
		

		
			(h)   Listing of Rights Shares. The Company will have furnished evidence reasonably satisfactory to you and your counsel that the Rights Shares have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, subject only to notice of issuance.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(i)   Secretary's Certificate. You shall have been furnished with a secretary's certificate containing customary certifications, including, but not limited to, with respect to resolutions duly adopted by the Company's board of directors authorizing the Transactions and such other matters as are customary for the transactions contemplated hereby.
		

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(j)   Additional Documents and Certificates. The Company will have furnished to you such other documents as you may reasonably request.
		

		
			 
		

		
			13.     Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED THEREIN.
		

		
			 
		

		
			14.     Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process.  the Company irrevocably submits, for the benefit of you and the other Indemnified Persons, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of the State of New York for any actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that Company may have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding brought in such courts and any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in such courts has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  THE COMPANY ALSO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  the Company also hereby consents to service of process in the manner set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 18 below.
		

		
			 
		

		
			15.     Waiver of Jury Trial.  THE COMPANY (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS SECURITY HOLDERS AND CREDITORS) AND YOU WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, OR YOUR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
			 
		

		
			16.     Tombstone.  The Company acknowledges that you may at your expense place an announcement in such newspapers and periodicals as you may choose, stating that you have acted or are acting as Dealer Manager to the Company in connection with the Transactions.
		

		
			 
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			17.     Notices.  All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if (a) delivered personally, (b) delivered by internationally recognized overnight courier service, to the parties hereto as follows:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)         If to you:
		

		
			 
		

		
			Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
		

		
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			Attention:  Robert Cramer
		

		
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			Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
		

		
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			Foley & Lardner LLP
		

		
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			Great Elm Capital Group, Inc.
		

		
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			Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
		

		
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			18.     Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement, including any right to indemnity or contribution hereunder, shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, you and the other Indemnified Persons (as defined in Section 11 hereof), and their respective heirs, successors and assigns.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon any other person or entity any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever hereunder or by virtue hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			19.      Joint and Several Obligations, Etc.  In the event that the Company makes the Rights Offering through one or more of its affiliates, each reference in this Agreement to Company shall be deemed to be a reference to the Company and any such affiliates, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company and any such affiliates hereunder shall be joint and several.
		

		
			 
		

		
			20.     Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate upon the expiration, termination or withdrawal of the Rights Offering or upon withdrawal by you as Dealer Manager pursuant to Section 4 hereof.  In addition,  this Agreement may be terminated by you in your absolute discretion, without liability at any time upon notice to the Company if any of the conditions specified in Section 12 hereof shall not have been fulfilled at the time they are required to be fulfilled by such Section 12. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 3, 5, 6, 8(d), 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,  19 and  20 and 22 shall remain in full force and effect. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			21.     Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements, oral or written, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
		

		
			 
		

		
			22.     Miscellaneous.  This Agreement may not be amended except in writing signed by each party to be bound thereby.  If any provision hereof shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such determination shall not affect such provision in any other respect or any other provision hereof, which shall remain in full force and effect.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Please indicate your willingness to act as Dealer Manager on the terms set forth herein and your acceptance of the foregoing provisions by signing in the space provided below for that purpose and returning to us a copy of this Agreement so signed whereupon this Agreement and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
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