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Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT, dated August 7, 2008, is between CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and Billy D. Dixon, a resident of Harris County, Texas (the
“Employee”).

     1. Employment Term. The Company hereby continues the employment of the Employee for a
term, commencing as of the date first above written and, subject to earlier termination or
extension as provided in Section 7 hereof, continuing until August 6, 2011 (such term being herein
referred to as the “term of this Agreement”). The term of this Agreement shall automatically be
renewed on an annual basis thereafter, unless terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days’
written notice prior to the end of the term then in effect. The Employee agrees to accept such
employment and to perform the services specified herein, all upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter stated.

     2. Duties. The Employee shall serve the Company and shall report to, and be subject to
the general direction and control of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Employee shall
faithfully, diligently, competently, and to the best of Employee’s ability, perform the management
and administrative duties of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Secretary. The Employee shall also serve as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Assistant Secretary of any subsidiary of the Company as requested by the Company, and the Employee
shall perform such other duties as are from time to time assigned to him by the Chief Executive
Officer as are not inconsistent with the provisions hereof. The Employee represents and warrants to
the Company that Employee is not subject to any obligation to any third party that would restrict
or interfere with Employee’s ability to perform hereunder.

     3. Extent of Service. The Employee shall devote his full business time and attention
to the business of the Company, and, except as may be specifically permitted by the Company, shall
not be engaged in any other business activity during the term of this Agreement. The foregoing
shall not be construed as preventing the Employee (i) from making passive investments in other
businesses or enterprises, and (ii) from engaging in other civic, charitable and business
activities, provided, however, that such investments and activities will not require services on
the part of the Employee which would in any way impair the performance of his duties under this
Agreement.

     4. Compensation. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the
Employee an annual salary of not less than $250,000.00 per full calendar year of service completed
(“Base Salary”), appropriately prorated for partial months at the commencement and end of the term
of this Agreement. The Employee’s salary and benefits will be reviewed annually, and any increase
therein shall remain in the sole discretion of the Company, acting through the Compensation
Committee of its Board of Directors if required. The salary set forth herein shall not be subject
to reduction and shall be payable in bi-weekly installments in accordance with the payroll policies
of the Company in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement. The Company shall
have the right to deduct from any payment of all compensation to the Employee hereunder (x) any
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be withheld with respect to such payments, and (y) any other amounts specifically authorized
to be withheld or deducted by the Employee.

     5. Benefits. In addition to the Base Salary, the Employee shall be entitled to
participate in the following benefits during the term of this Agreement:

     (i) Consideration for an annual performance-based bonus within the sole discretion of
the Company, as may be recommended by the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the
Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. A maximum annual target bonus
will be set by the Company, and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s
Board of Directors, on an annual basis.

     (ii) Eligibility for consideration of Awards of Restricted Stock or other
incentive-based compensation under the terms of the Company’s 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan
or one or more of the Company’s other incentive plans, as the Chief Executive Officer in his
sole discretion may determine and subject to approval of the Company’s Compensation
Committee.

     (iii) Four weeks of paid vacation in each calendar year, subject to the Company’s
personnel policies respecting such matters.

     (iv) Participation in the Company’s group health and hospitalization program, and
inclusion in such other employee benefits, as are available generally to executive-level
employees of the Company.

     (v) Reimbursement for travel, lodging and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably
incurred by Employee in the exercise of Employee’s duties under this Agreement which are
approved by the Company in advance and are duly substantiated in accordance with the
Company’s policies as to reimbursement. In order to assure compliance with Section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), such reimbursements shall be
made as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year
following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred.

     6. Certain Additional Matters. The Employee agrees that at all times during the term
of this Agreement and for a period of two years following any cessation of employment with the
Company:

     (a) The Employee will not knowingly or intentionally do or say any act or thing which
will or may impair, damage or destroy the goodwill and esteem for the Company held by its
suppliers, employees, patrons, customers and others who may at any time have or have had
business relations with the Company.

     (b) The Employee will not knowingly or intentionally do any act or thing detrimental to
the Company or its business.

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     Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Employee from complying with any
requirements of law or legal process or taking such actions as the Company may consent to in
writing.

     7. Termination.

     (a) Death. If the Employee dies during the term of this Agreement and while in
the employ of the Company, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and the Company
shall have no further obligation to the Employee or his estate except that the Company shall
pay the Employee’s estate (i) that portion of the Employee’s Base Salary accrued through the
date on which the Employee’s death occurred, (ii) a pro rata amount of the annual bonus
described in Section 5(i) above, based on the number of days the Employee was employed in
the year in comparison to 365, and (iii) all benefits payable under the governing provisions
of any benefit plan or program of the Company. Such payment of Base Salary and bonus to the
Employee’s estate shall be made in the same manner and at the same times as they would have
been paid to the Employee had he not died.

     (b) Disability. If during the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be
prevented from performing his duties hereunder by reason of disability, and such disability
shall continue for a period of six months, then the Company may terminate this Agreement at
any time after the expiration of such six-month period. For purposes of this Agreement, the
Employee shall be deemed to have become disabled when the Company, upon the advice of a
qualified physician, shall have determined that the Employee is unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months. In the event of a termination pursuant to
this paragraph (b), the Company shall be relieved of all its obligations under this
Agreement, except that the Company shall pay to the Employee (or his estate in the event of
his subsequent death), (i) the Employee’s Base Salary through the date on which such
termination shall have occurred, reduced during such period by the amount of any benefits
received under any disability policy maintained by the Company, (ii) a pro rata amount of
the annual bonus described in Section 5(i) above, based on the number of days the Employee
was employed in the year in comparison to 365, and (iii) all benefits payable under the
governing provisions of any benefit plan or program of the Company. All such payments to
the Employee or his estate shall be made in the same manner and at the same times as they
would have been paid to the Employee had he not become disabled. No such termination
pursuant to this paragraph (b) will relieve the Employee of his obligations under Sections
6, 8 and 9 hereunder.

     (c) Discharge for Cause. Prior to the end of the term of this Agreement, the
Company may discharge the Employee for Cause and terminate this Agreement. In such case
this Agreement shall automatically terminate and the Company shall have no further
obligation to the Employee or his estate other than to pay to the Employee (or his estate in
the event of his subsequent death) that portion of the Employee’s salary accrued through the
date of termination.

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     For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall have “Cause” to discharge the
Employee or terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder upon (i) the Employee’s conviction
of any felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude, (ii) the Employee’s repeated
failure or refusal to perform all of his duties, obligations and agreements herein contained
or imposed by law, including his fiduciary duties, to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Company’s Board of Directors, (iii) the Employee’s commission of acts amounting to gross
negligence or willful misconduct to the detriment of the Company, or (iv) the Employee’s
material breach of any provision of this Agreement or uniformly applied provisions of the
Company’s employee handbook or other personnel policies, including without limitation, its
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Such determination of “Cause” shall be made by the
Company’s Board of Directors, and in the event of circumstances described in (ii) or (iv),
the Board shall give written notice to the Employee specifying such circumstances and
providing a period of 30 days in which the Employee shall be allowed to cure such
circumstances.

     Any such termination by virtue of this paragraph (c) shall not prejudice any remedy
that the Company may have at law, in equity, or under this Agreement, for breach hereof by
Employee. No such termination pursuant to this paragraph (c) will relieve the Employee of
his obligations under Sections 6, 8 and 9 hereunder.

     (d) Discharge Without Cause. Prior to the end of the term of this Agreement,
the Company may discharge the Employee without Cause (as defined in paragraph (c) above) and
terminate this Agreement. In such case this Agreement shall automatically terminate and the
Company shall have no further obligation to the Employee or his estate, except that the
Company shall continue to pay to the Employee (or his estate in the event of his subsequent
death), (i) the Employee’s Base Salary for a period of 18 months following the date of
discharge, (ii) 50% of the maximum annual target bonus described in Section 5(i) above for
the year of termination, and (iii) all benefits payable under the governing provisions of
any benefit plan or program of the Company. In addition, if following the date of such
discharge, the Employee becomes eligible to elect continuation coverage under the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) and properly elects such coverage,
the Company shall reimburse the Employee or pay on the Employee’s behalf 100% of applicable
medical continuation premiums for the benefit of the Employee (and his covered dependents as
of the date of his termination, if any) under the Employee’s then-current plan election,
with such coverage to be provided under the closest comparable plan as offered by the
Company from time to time, for so long during the 18-month period following termination as
he remains eligible for and elects COBRA coverage, except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(e) below. All such payments to the Employee or his estate shall be made in the same manner
and at the same times as they would have been paid to the Employee had he not been
discharged. No such termination pursuant to this paragraph (d) will relieve the Employee of
his obligations under Sections 6, 8 and 9 hereunder.

     (e) Corporate Change. If following a Corporate Change (as defined in the
Company’s 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan), the Employee voluntarily terminates his

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employment for Good Reason (as defined below) or the Employee is discharged without
Cause, in either case within 24 months following the Corporate Change, then this Agreement
shall automatically terminate and the Company shall have no further obligation to the
Employee or his estate, except that the Company shall pay to the Employee (or his estate in
the event of his subsequent death), (i) a lump sum payment payable following such
termination equal to one and one-half times the Employee’s Base Salary, (ii) 50% of the
maximum annual target bonus described in Section 5(i) above for the year of termination and
(iii) all benefits payable under the governing provisions of any benefit plan or program of
the Company. In addition, if following the date of such resignation or discharge, the
Employee becomes eligible to elect continuation coverage under COBRA and properly elects
such coverage, the Company shall reimburse the Employee or pay on the Employee’s behalf 100%
of applicable medical continuation premiums for the benefit of the Employee (and his covered
dependents as of the date of his termination, if any) under the Employee’s then-current plan
election, with such coverage to be provided under the closest comparable plan as offered by
the Company from time to time, for so long during the 18-month period following the date of
resignation or discharge as he remains eligible for and elects COBRA coverage. No such
termination pursuant to this paragraph (e) will relieve the Employee of his obligations
under Sections 6 and 9 hereunder.

     “Good Reason” means any of the following actions if taken without the Employee’s prior
written consent: (A) any material breach by the Company to comply with its obligations under
the terms of the Agreement; (B) any material diminution in the Employee’s responsibilities,
authority or duties, (C) a material diminution in the Employee’s Base Salary; or (D) any
material change in the permanent location at which the Employee performs services for the
Company. The Employee shall give written notice to the Board specifying such actions within
90 days of the existence of such action and providing a period of 30 days in which the
Company shall be allowed to cure such circumstances.

     8. Restrictive Covenants. The Company has provided and shall provide in the future to
the Employee, confidential and proprietary information as that term is defined in Section 9 of this
Agreement (“Confidential Information”). The Employee acknowledges that in the course of his
employment with the Company as a member of the Company’s senior executive and management team, he
shall be given possession of and access to Confidential Information of the Company and its
affiliates, and will develop through such employment business systems, methods of doing business,
and contacts within the death care industry, all of which will help to identify him with the
business and goodwill of the Company. Consequently, it is important that the Company protect its
interests in regard to such matters from unfair competition. In consideration of the Confidential
Information that has been received and that the Company covenants to provide the Employee in the
future, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the Employee, the Employee agrees to
enter into the covenants contained in this Agreement. The parties therefore agree that for so long
as the Employee shall remain employed by the Company and, if the employment of the Employee ceases
for any reason (including voluntary resignation), then for a period of two (2) years thereafter,
the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly:

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     (i) alone or for his own account, or as a officer, director, shareholder, partner,
member, trustee, employee, consultant, advisor, agent or any other capacity of any
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other business organization or entity,
encourage, support, finance, be engaged in, interested in, or concerned with (x) any of the
companies and entities described on Schedule I hereto, except to the extent that any
activities in connection therewith are confined exclusively outside the continental United
States, or (y) any other business within the death care industry having an office or being
conducted within a radius of fifty (50) miles of any funeral home, cemetery or other death
care business owned or operated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries at the time of
such termination;

     (ii) induce or assist anyone in inducing in any way any employee of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries to resign or sever his or her employment or to breach an employment
contract with the Company or any such subsidiary; or

     (iii) own, manage, advise, encourage, support, finance, operate, join, control, or
participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of or be connected in any
manner with any business which is or may be in the funeral, mortuary, crematory, cemetery or
burial insurance business or in any business related thereto (x) as part of any of the
companies or entities listed on Schedule I, or (y) otherwise within a radius of fifty (50)
miles of any funeral home, cemetery or other death care business owned or operated by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries at the time of such termination.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the above covenants shall not prohibit the passive ownership of
not more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting securities of any entity within the death
care industry. The foregoing covenants shall not be held invalid or unenforceable because of the
scope of the territory or actions subject hereto or restricted hereby, or the period of time within
which such covenants respectively are operative, but the maximum territory, the action subject to
such covenants and the period of time they are enforceable are subject to any determination by a
final judgment of any court which has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter.

     9. Confidential Information; Copyrightable Material. The Employee acknowledges that in
the course of his employment by the Company he shall receive and access certain trade secrets,
management methods, financial and accounting data (including, but not limited to, reports, studies,
analyses, spreadsheets and other materials and information), operating techniques, prospective
acquisitions, employee lists, training manuals and procedures, personnel evaluation procedures, and
other confidential information and knowledge concerning the business of the Company and its
affiliates (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”) which the Company
desires to protect. The Employee understands that the Confidential Information is confidential and
he agrees not to reveal the Confidential Information to anyone outside the Company so long as the
confidential or secret nature of the Confidential Information shall continue, except as required by
law or legal process. The Employee further agrees that he will at no time use the Confidential
Information in competing with the Company. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Employee shall
surrender to the Company all papers, documents, writings and other property produced by him or
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through his employment or relating to the Confidential Information and the Employee agrees
that all such materials will at all times remain the property of the Company. The Employee
acknowledges that all materials and other copyrightable works and subject matter (regardless of
whether or not constituting “Confidential Information”) produced by the Employee within the scope
of his employment (regardless of whether or not denoted as copyrighted material) shall be deemed
“works made for hire” and shall be owned by and proprietary to the Company and may not be used or
reproduced in whole or in part without the Company’s prior written consent.

     10. Remedies. The parties recognize that the services to be rendered under this
Agreement by the Employee are special, unique, and of extraordinary character, and that in the
event of the breach by the Employee of the covenants contained in Section 8 or Section 9 hereof,
the Company may suffer irreparable harm as a result. The parties therefore agree that, in the
event of any breach or threatened breach of any of such covenants, the Company shall be entitled to
specific performance or injunctive relief, or both, and may, in addition to and not in lieu of any
claim or proceeding for damages, institute and prosecute proceedings in any court of competent
jurisdiction to enforce through injunctive relief such covenants. In addition, the Company may, if
it so elects, suspend (if applicable) any payments due under this Agreement pending any such breach
and offset against any future payments the amount of the Company’s damages arising from any such
breach. The Employee agrees to waive and hereby waives any requirement for the Company to secure
any bond in connection with the obtaining of such injunction or other equitable relief.

     11. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date personally
delivered or three business days after the date mailed, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, or when sent by electronic means or facsimile and receipt is confirmed, if
addressed to the respective parties as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to the Employee:
	 	Billy D. Dixon
	 

	 	 	 	15806 Lavender Run Dr.
	 

	 	 	 	Cypress, TX  77429
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to the Company:
	 	Carriage Services, Inc.
	 

	 	 	 	3040 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 300
	 

	 	 	 	Houston, Texas 77056
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Chief Executive Officer

Either party hereto may designate a different address by providing written notice of such new
address to the other party hereto.

     12. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law but if any provision
of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective to the extent of such provision or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of
such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

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     13. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Employee. Neither the
Employee nor his estate shall have any right to commute, encumber or dispose of any right to
receive payments hereunder, it being agreed that such payments and the right thereto are
nonassignable and nontransferable.

     14. Binding Effect. Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of this Agreement, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, the Employee’s
heirs and personal representatives, and the successors and assigns of the Company.

     15. Captions. The section and paragraph headings in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

     16. Complete Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the
parties concerning the subject hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and arrangements between
the parties concerning the subject thereof.

     17. Governing Law; Venue. A substantial portion of the Employee’s duties under this
Agreement shall be performed at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas, and this
Agreement has been substantially negotiated and is being executed and delivered in the State of
Texas. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the State of Texas. Any suit, claim or proceeding arising under or in connection with this
Agreement or the employment relationship evidenced hereby must be brought, if at all, in a state
district court in Harris County, Texas or federal district court in the Southern District of Texas,
Houston Division. Each party submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees not to raise
any objection to such jurisdiction.

     18. Survival. The provisions of Sections 6, 8 and 9 shall survive any termination of
this Agreement or the employment relationship of the Company and Employee; provided, however, if
such termination is the result of Corporate Change as provided in Section 7(e) hereof, Employee
shall not thereafter be bound by the provisions of Section 8 hereof.

     19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple original counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.

     20. Time of Payments. All amounts payable under Sections 7(d) and (e) of this
Agreement shall be paid within 10 days after the Employee’s execution without revocation of a
release in a form satisfactory to the Company and within the time period prescribed by the Company
(which may not be less than 21 days after the date of termination of employment). If the Employee
is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and related
regulations and Treasury pronouncements (“Section 409A”) and determined as described below in this
Section 20, any payments payable as a result of the Employee’s termination (other than death) shall
not be payable before the earliest of (i) the date that is six months after the Employee’s
termination, (ii) the date of the Employee’s death, or (iii) the date that otherwise complies with
the requirements of Section 409A. This Section 20 shall be applied by accumulating all payments
that otherwise would have been paid within six months of the

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Employee’s termination and paying such accumulated amounts at the earliest date which complies
with the requirements of Section 409A. The Employee shall be a “specified employee” for the
twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of a year if the Employee is a “key employee” as defined
in Section 416(i) of the Code (without regard to Section 416(i)(5)) as of December 31 of the
preceding year or using such dates as designated by the Company in accordance with Section 409A and
in a manner that is consistent with respect to all of the Company’s nonqualified deferred
compensation plans. For purposes of determining the identity of specified employees, the Company
may establish procedures as it deems appropriate in accordance with Section 409A.

     21. Income, Excise or Other Tax Liability. The Company may withhold from any benefits
and payments made pursuant to this Agreement all federal, state, city and other taxes as may be
required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling and all other normal employee
deductions made with respect to the Company’s employees generally. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by
the Company to the Employee or for his benefit, whether paid or payable or distributed or
distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a “Payment”), would be subject
to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties with respect to
such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest or penalties, are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), the Company shall pay to the Employee an additional
payment (a “Gross-up Payment” ) in an amount such that after payment by the Employee of all taxes
(including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax
imposed on any Gross-up Payment, the Employee retains an amount of the Gross-up Payment equal to
the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. All determinations required to be made under this
Section 21 shall be made by the Company’s accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”). The Accounting
Firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Employee. All fees
and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Absent manifest error,
any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Employee.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	s/s Melvin C. Payne
 	 
	 	 	MELVIN C. PAYNE, Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	     s/s  Billy D. Dixon
 	 
	 	Billy D. Dixon 	 
	 	 	 
	 

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SCHEDULE I

TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

	1.	 	The following entities, together with all Affiliates thereof:

Service Corporation International

Alderwoods Group, Inc.

Stewart Enterprises, Inc.

Keystone North America, Inc.

Meridian Mortuary Group, Inc.

StoneMor Partners LP

Saber Management LLC

Thomas Pierce & Co.

Legacy Funeral Holdings, LLC

Northstar Memorial Group, LLC

	 	 	For purposes of the foregoing, an “Affiliate” of an entity is a person that directly or
indirectly controls, is under the control of or is under common control with such entity.
	 
	2.	 	Any new entity which may hereafter be established which acquires any combination of ten or
more funeral homes and/or cemeteries from any of the entities described in 1 above.
	 
	3.	 	Any funeral home, cemetery or other death care enterprise which is managed by any entity
described in 1 or 2 above.

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Exhibit 10.41

LEASE AGREEMENT

1. PARTIES.

     This Lease Agreement (this “Lease”) made this 31st day of May, 2008, by and between AF Limited
Partnership (hereinafter referred to as “Landlord”) and Old Line Bank (hereinafter referred to as
“Tenant”).

WITNESSETH:

2. PREMISES.

     In consideration of the rents and covenants set forth herein, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant
and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, a store unit described as follows: 167-U Jennifer
Road, Annapolis, Maryland, County of Anne Arundel (hereinafter referred to as the “Premises”), in
the Jennifer Square Shopping Center (hereinafter referred to as the “Shopping Center”). The
Premises contain approximately 1,620 square feet of floor area (computed from measurements to the
exterior of outside walls of the building and to the center of interior walls). Said Premises are
shown crosshatched on Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein.

     Together with the Premises demised hereby, Landlord grants to Tenant a non-exclusive right of
use, in common with others, of the parking areas, roadways, means of ingress and egress and service
areas of the Shopping Center. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has the right and power to manage
and operate the common areas, including all sidewalks and means of exit and entrance and approaches
thereto within the Shopping Center, and the Landlord shall at all times have the right, in
Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion, to determine and change the common areas and parking plan
for the Shopping Center, and the arrangement of entrances, exits and approaches thereto, providing
same meets governmental codes.

3. TERM.

     The Lease commences, as hereinafter specified, and, unless sooner terminated as provided in
this Lease, shall continue for a term (hereinafter referred to as “Term”) of approximately five
(5) years and three (3) months, plus that part of the month, if any, from the date of commencement
of the Term to the first day of the first full calendar month in the Term.

     Each of the parties hereto agrees that the commencement and termination dates of the Term are
as follows:

          Lease Commencement: See Paragraph 1 of the Addendum

          Lease Termination: See Paragraph 1 of the Addendum

4. USE; RADIUS RESTRICTION.

     Tenant shall use the Premises for the purposes more particularly set forth in Paragraph
2 of the Addendum to Lease, and for no other purpose. Tenant agrees to operate its
business under the trade name Old Line Bank, or, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to
Landlord, any other trade name adopted by Tenant for the majority of its branches, and no other
trade name without the prior written consent of Landlord.

     Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, if, at any time during the Term
of this Lease (or any options or extensions thereof), Tenant displays any items in, sells any items
from, and/or operates any business from the Premises that (i) is not specifically authorized by the
terms of this Lease, and/or (ii) is prohibited by the terms of the attached Exhibit B, then Tenant
agrees to pay Landlord, in addition to all other sums due under this Lease, as additional rent
(“Use Violation Additional Rent”) an amount equal to $200.00 per day for each day that elapses from
the date Landlord notifies Tenant of such violation until the date that such violation ceases to
occur.

5. POSSESSION. See Paragraph 3 of the Addendum

     Tenant shall accept the Premises in its “As-Is” physical condition and subject to all
applicable zoning, municipal, county, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations governing
and regulating the use of the Premises. Landlord shall have no responsibilities with respect to
the condition of the Premises and/or the equipment serving the Premises and the repair and
maintenance of all the foregoing items shall be Tenant’s responsibility. Tenant represents that
Tenant has carefully inspected the Premises (and all equipment serving the Premises). Tenant
acknowledges that neither Landlord nor Landlord’s agent has made any representation or warranty of
any kind as to the present or future adequacy and/or suitability of the Premises (or the equipment
serving the Premises) for Tenant’s intended use. Tenant shall be responsible at its sole risk and
expense for obtaining any required construction, occupancy or other permits. Tenant shall use best
efforts to obtain all such permits prior to Lease Commencement and shall furnish Landlord with a
copy of all such permits prior to commencing business from the Premises. Landlord shall have no
obligation to do any work in the Premises and Landlord shall bear no cost or expense whatsoever in
connection with the modification, alteration or repair of the Premises.

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     Possession of the Premises is to be delivered by Landlord to Tenant on or before five (5)
business days after the execution by Landlord of this Lease Agreement (hereinafter the “Estimated
Possession Date”). Upon the date that Landlord is in the position to deliver possession of the
Premises to Tenant (the “Possession Date”), Tenant agrees to accept possession of the Premises and
to proceed diligently to perform all work reasonably necessary in order to allow Tenant to operate
its business in the Premises as set forth in Paragraph 4 of this Lease, including, without
limitation, the installation of all fixtures, furniture and equipment. All work performed in the
Premises, including any alterations and improvements, shall be subject to Landlord’s prior written
consent, shall be made at Tenant’s sole cost and expense and shall be performed in accordance with
the requirements of Paragraph 21 of this Lease. Tenant shall indemnify Landlord and hold Landlord
harmless from any and all claims or liability arising from Tenant’s occupancy of and work in the
Premises (including, without limitation, any work to the roof). Any work by Tenant causing
venting, opening, sealing, waterproofing or any altering of the roof shall be performed by
Landlord’s roofing contractor at Tenant’s expenses. Tenant shall provide Landlord with a
certificate from Landlord’s roofing contractor that all of Tenant’s work which may, in any manner,
alter the roof, has been properly performed and has not negated any roof warranties. On or before
the Possession Date, Tenant shall obtain the insurance coverage required by Paragraph 15 of this
Lease and Tenant shall provide Landlord with proof of such coverage. Tenant shall pay all charges
for utilities furnished to the Premises after the Possession Date. Landlord shall not be liable to
Tenant if Landlord does not deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on the Estimated
Possession Date. Landlord’s non-delivery of the Premises to Tenant on that date shall not affect
the Lease or the obligations of Tenant under the Lease. If Landlord does not deliver possession of
the Premises to Tenant within ninety (90) days after the Estimated Possession Date (the “Outside
Possession Date”), Tenant may elect to cancel the Lease by giving written notice to Landlord within
ten (10) days after the Outside Possession Date. If Tenant gives such notice, the Lease shall be
canceled and neither Landlord nor Tenant shall have any further obligations to the other and
Landlord shall refund to Tenant any rental deposit and security deposit paid hereunder. If Tenant
does not give such notice, Tenant’s right to cancel the Lease shall expire and the Lease Term shall
commence on the Possession Date.

6. RENTAL DEPOSIT.

     Upon the execution of the Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the sum of six thousand
two hundred fifty-four and 69/100 dollars ($6,254.69). Upon Lease Commencement, such sum shall be
applied by Landlord toward the first rental payments due under the Lease. If the Term of the Lease
does not commence for any reason whatsoever (other than Landlord’s failure to deliver possession of
the Premises to Tenant), the rental deposit shall be retained by and become the exclusive property
of Landlord, and shall be deemed consideration to Landlord for the reservation of the Premises for
Tenant’s use and the retention of such sum by Landlord shall not be construed as a settlement of
any additional claim Landlord may have against Tenant.

7. SECURITY DEPOSIT.

     Upon the execution of the Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the sum of six thousand
two hundred fifty-four and 69/100 dollars ($6,254.69) to be held by Landlord as security for the
payment of any rentals and any other sums of money for which Tenant shall become liable to Landlord
under this Lease, and for the faithful performance by Tenant of all other obligations hereunder.
Under no circumstances may Tenant deem or seek to use the security deposit as payment for the rent
or other sums due hereunder. Said security deposit (less any sums expended by Landlord to cure
Tenant’s default), shall be returned to Tenant within sixty (60) days after the later to occur of
(i) the expiration or sooner termination of the Term or (ii) Tenant’s surrender of possession of
the Premises to Landlord in accordance with the terms of the Lease. Landlord shall not be required
to keep the security deposit separate from its other accounts and no trust relationship is created
with respect to the security deposit. Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on the security
deposit. The security deposit may be used in whole or in part, by Landlord from time to time, to
make any payments due to it from Tenant or to cure any default of Tenant hereunder, but such use
shall not waive or release Tenant from any liability or obligation of Tenant under this Lease. If
Landlord uses any portion of the security deposit, Tenant shall within ten (10) days after written
demand by Landlord, promptly reimburse Landlord for the amount so used. In the event of a sale of
the Shopping Center, Landlord may transfer the security deposit to the purchaser, and Landlord
shall be released from any liability for the security deposit.

8. MINIMUM GUARANTEED RENT.

     In consideration of the demise and leasing of the Premises, Tenant covenants and agrees to pay
Landlord, without demand, commencing on Rent Commencement (as hereinafter defined), Minimum
Guaranteed Rent in the amounts set forth in Paragraph 4 of the Addendum to Lease, with no
offsets, deductions or abatement, except as otherwise provided herein, which Minimum Guaranteed
Rent shall be paid in equal monthly payments as more particularly set forth in Paragraph 4
of the Addendum to Lease, on or before the first day of each calendar month, in advance, at the
address set forth in Paragraph 43 of the Lease for Landlord or at such other place as shall be
designated in writing to Tenant by Landlord. If the Lease Commencement or Lease Termination is a
date other than the first or last day of the month, then the Minimum Guaranteed Rent and all other
payments provided for under this Lease for any such partial period shall be computed and pro-rated
on a daily basis.

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11. REAL ESTATE TAXES; INSURANCE; COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE.

     In addition to the Minimum Guaranteed Rent payable under this Lease, Tenant shall pay,
commencing on Rent Commencement, and as additional rent, a proportionate share as set forth below,
of the real estate taxes, sewer taxes
and/or charges, school taxes, general or special assessments, front foot benefit charges,
solid waste charges and other such taxes levied or assessed directly upon Landlord as, or in
substitution (in whole or in part) of real estate property taxes or charges upon the land, building
and improvements constituting that portion of the Shopping Center now or hereafter owned by
Landlord (herein referred to as “real estate taxes”). Tenant shall pay Landlord 2.0161 percent of
the amount of such real estate taxes, which percentage represents Tenant’s agreed share of such
taxes based on the current proportion the square footage of the Premises bears to the total
leasable square footage of the Shopping Center now owned by Landlord. Throughout the Term of the
Lease (including any renewal term) Tenant shall pay to Landlord Tenant’s agreed share of such real
estate taxes in equal monthly payments of estimated real estate taxes based on the prior year’s or,
if ascertainable, the current year’s actual or budgeted real estate taxes. An appropriate
proration of real estate taxes shall be made as of the commencement and expiration of the Lease.
Tenant shall be responsible for any taxes assessed against Tenant’s personal property. Tenant
shall also be responsible for payment to Landlord, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, of
the rental income or gross receipts taxes levied on the Minimum Guaranteed Rent and all additional
rent payable under this Lease. If Landlord undertakes action to reduce the tax assessment for the
Shopping Center, Tenant’s agreed share of the real estate taxes shall include the reasonable fees
and costs incurred by Landlord in contesting the assessment. Current real estate taxes for the
Shopping Center are estimated to be $147,847.68 and Tenant’s agreed share equates to $248.40 per
month.

     For the purposes of this Lease, the calculation of Tenant’s agreed share of real estate
taxes for any particular calendar year shall be based on the taxes actually due and payable in
accordance with applicable law during such calendar year even though such taxes may relate to a
different period of time (such as tax authority’s fiscal year). [For example, as of the date of
this Lease, general real estate taxes in the State of Maryland are payable on or before September
30 of each year with respect to the fiscal period beginning on the immediately preceding July 1 and
ending on the immediately succeeding June 30. In such case, for all purposes of the Lease, real
estate taxes for calendar year “X” refers to the taxes due and payable on September 30 of such
calendar year even though the same relate in part both to such calendar year and the succeeding
calendar year.]

     Tenant shall also pay, commencing on Rent Commencement and as additional rent, a proportionate
share as set forth below, of Landlord’s cost of obtaining public liability, casualty and extended
coverage insurance for the Shopping Center (herein referred to as “insurance costs”). The
insurance costs shall also include an administration fee for the supervision and administration of
such insurance in an amount equal to fifteen (15%) of the total insurance costs. Tenant shall pay
Landlord 2.0161 percent of the amount of such insurance costs, which percentage represents Tenant’s
agreed share of such insurance costs based on the current proportion the square footage of the
Premises bears to the total leasable square footage of the Shopping Center now owned by Landlord.
Throughout the term of the Lease (including any renewal term) Tenant shall pay to Landlord its
agreed share of such insurance costs in equal monthly payments of estimated insurance costs based
on the prior year’s or, if ascertainable, the current year’s actual or budgeted insurance costs.
An appropriate proration of insurance costs shall be made as of the commencement and expiration of
the Lease. Current insurance costs for the Shopping Center are estimated to be $16,070.40 and
Tenant’s agreed share equates to $27.00 per month.

     Tenant shall also pay, commencing on Rent Commencement and as additional rent, a proportionate
share as set forth below, of Landlord’s cost of maintaining the common areas of the Shopping Center
(herein “common area expenses”). Tenant shall pay Landlord 2.0161 percent of the amount of such
common area expenses, which percentage represents Tenant’s agreed share of such common area
expenses based on the current proportion the square footage of the Premises bears to the total
leasable square footage of the Shopping Center now owned by Landlord. Throughout the Term of the
Lease (including any renewal term) Tenant shall pay to Landlord its agreed share of such common
area expenses in equal monthly payments of estimated common area expenses based on the prior year’s
actual or, if available, the current years budgeted common area expenses. An appropriate proration
of common area expenses shall be made as of the commencement and expiration of the Lease. Common
area expenses shall include all costs incurred by Landlord for (a) the operation, equipping,
cleaning, maintenance, repair and replacement of all common areas, parking lots, exterior lighting
and signage, landscape, sidewalks, driveways, storm water management facilities, utility systems
and other areas used in common by tenants of the Shopping Center, including reasonable reserves for
such repairs and replacements,(b) security (including patrolling and policing) of all common areas,
(c) painting, plumbing and sprinkler repairs, canopy repairs and replacement (if applicable), roof
repairs and replacement, including reasonable reserves for such repairs and replacements, masonry
repairs and pest control, (d) all utility charges incurred in operating the common areas of the
Shopping Center, including charges for water and electricity usage, (e) decorations and promotions
and (f) the supervision and administration of said common areas, including such fees as may be paid
to a third party in connection with same and shall in any event include a fee to Landlord to
supervise and administer same in an amount equal to fifteen (15%) percent of the total common area
expenses. This provision shall not be construed to impose on Landlord any specific responsibility
or obligation for maintenance of the common areas of the Shopping Center. Current common area
expenses are estimated to be $496,575.36 and Tenant’s agreed share equates to $834.29 per month.

     Each calendar year, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a reconciliation of Tenant’s actual
agreed share of real estate taxes, insurance costs, common area expenses, trash removal costs (if
applicable) and water costs (if applicable) for the preceding calendar year and, at such time,
shall adjust the aforementioned monthly estimated payments for the then current calendar year. If,
on the basis of such annual reconciliation, it is determined that estimated payments made by Tenant
for said preceding calendar year were less than Tenant’s actual agreed share, then Tenant shall pay
to Landlord, as additional rent, such deficiency (plus any amounts due as a result of the
adjustment to the monthly estimated payments for the elapsed portion of the then current calendar
year) within thirty (30) days of billing. If, however, the estimated payments made by Tenant were
more than Tenant’s actual agreed share, then Landlord shall apply such overage (plus any amounts
due as a result of the adjustment to monthly estimated payments for the elapsed portion of the then
current calendar year) toward Tenant’s agreed share of real estate taxes, insurance costs, common
area expenses, trash removal costs (if applicable) and water costs (if applicable) next due. In
the event this Lease commences or terminates on a date other than the first day of a calendar year,
the amounts due from Tenant pursuant to this Paragraph 11 of this Lease shall
be a proportionate share of the expenses incurred during the entire calendar year.

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     Tenant’s agreed share of real estate taxes, insurance costs, common area expenses,
trash removal costs (if applicable) and water costs (if applicable) may change during the Term if
portions of the Shopping Center (other than the Premises) are removed, if additions are made to the
Shopping Center or for other various reasons. Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of any
change in Tenant’s agreed share.

12. CHARGE TO TENANT FOR LATE PAYMENT.

     Monthly payments of Minimum Guaranteed Rent and all items of additional rent are due and
payable on the first day of each calendar month of the Term. In the event a payment is not
received by Landlord on or before the 7th day of the month in which said payment is due (including,
without limitation, amounts due pursuant to a reconciliation or certain items of additional rent),
then Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, upon demand, a late charge fee (to cover Landlord’s
additional costs and effort in processing such payment) of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for
each such late payment, plus interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) (or, the maximum legal
rate, if less) per annum (360 days) on the unpaid amount from the date said payment was due until
the date the payment is received by Landlord, plus reimbursement to Landlord of any bank charges
for Tenant’s checks returned due to insufficient funds. All other sums payable to Landlord under
this Lease (including the security deposit) shall also be deemed additional rent and collectible as
such, and if paid after the due date thereof, shall be paid together with interest accruing from
the due date until paid at the rate of twelve percent (12%) (or, the maximum legal rate, if less)
per annum (360 days). Unless otherwise specifically provided, all payments of additional rent
shall be due ten (10) days after written demand therefor. Landlord shall be entitled to
reimbursement for any and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred for collection of
delinquent rent or other sums due Landlord. The provisions set forth herein are cumulative and
shall in no way restrict other remedies available to Landlord in the event of Tenant’s default as
provided for under this Lease. If Landlord receives two (2) or more checks from Tenant which are
returned by Tenant’s bank for insufficient funds, Tenant agrees that all checks for Minimum
Guaranteed Rent and all other sums due under the Lease thereafter shall be bank certified or
cashier’s and that Landlord shall not be required to accept checks except in such form. In the
event Tenant shall fail to remit any payment when due twice within any twelve (12) consecutive
calendar month period, Landlord may request current financial information from Tenant, and Tenant
hereby agrees to provide, within twenty (20) days following Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s request
therefor, its then most current financial information (but in no event dated more than ninety (90)
days prior to the date of Landlord’s request for such information) and such financial information
shall include a balance sheet and an income statement.

13. UTILITIES.

     Tenant shall, at its own cost and expense, pay promptly all charges when due for water,
telephone, electricity, heat, gas, sewer charges, and any other utility charges rendered or
furnished to the Premises or incurred by Tenant in its use and occupancy thereof. If any such
utility is not separately metered to Tenant, Tenant shall pay a reasonable proportion, to be
determined by Landlord, of all utilities which are jointly metered with other premises at the
Shopping Center. If water charges are not separately metered to Tenant, Tenant may, at its option,
install, at its own cost and expense, a submeter in the Premises in order to accurately determine
the amount of water consumed by Tenant in the Premises. Tenant shall pay, commencing on Lease
Commencement and as additional rent, in equal monthly installments, estimated water charges based
on the Landlord’s reasonable determination of Tenant’s usage of water, which charges are currently
estimated to be $15.00 per month. Tenant agrees that the plumbing facilities shall not be used by
Tenant, Tenant’s employees, agents, customers, invitees or licensees for any other purpose than
that for which they were intended, and no foreign substance of any kind shall be thrown or
deposited therein, and the expense of curing and repairing any breakage, stoppage or damage
resulting from a violation of this provision shall be paid by Tenant immediately upon demand by
Landlord. Tenant shall use reasonable diligence in the conservation of all utilities.

14. INSURANCE RATE INCREASE.

     Landlord shall be responsible for procuring fire and extended coverage and public liability
insurance for the Shopping Center (excluding insurance on Tenant’s inventory, furniture,
improvements and fixtures). An increase in insurance rates attributable to Tenant’s conduct, acts
or failure to act, whether negligent or otherwise, shall be assessed directly to Tenant. Said
assessment shall be due and payable to Landlord ten (10) days after receipt by Tenant of written
demand therefor. Landlord’s insurer or insurance broker shall be responsible for determining the
cause of any increase in insurance premiums.

15. PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE; OTHER
INSURANCE.

     Tenant shall keep in full force and effect during the Term, at Tenant’s expense, a policy of
comprehensive public liability insurance and property damage insurance with respect to the Premises
and the business operated by Tenant, and/or any sub-tenant or assignee of Tenant in the Premises,
which policy (and insurance carrier) shall have an A.M. Best rating of at least “A”, shall name
Landlord, Landlord’s agent (which as of the date hereof is Nellis Corporation) and Landlord’s
general partner (which as of the date hereof is NC Associates Corporation) as additional insureds,
and shall have limits of liability not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) combined single
limit coverage for public liability and for property damage. The policy shall cover losses,
injuries, death and damage occurring in the Premises and on the immediately adjacent sidewalks. If
Tenant sells, serves or distributes alcoholic beverages in or on the Premises, then such public
liability insurance shall include, at the same minimum limits of liability set forth herein, Liquor
Legal
Liability coverage. Landlord may require reasonable increases in and additions to coverage
during the Term if so advised by Landlord’s insurance agent and such endorsements as are
commercially reasonable.

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     Tenant shall keep in full force and effect during the Term, at Tenant’s expense, insurance
policies for fire and extended coverage, malicious mischief, vandalism and plate glass damage in
amounts at least equal to the full replacement cost of Tenant’s improvements, fixtures, goods,
wares and other property in or about the Premises.

     Tenant shall maintain such other insurance coverage (i.e., worker’s compensation, business
interruption, pollution liability, dram shop) as Landlord may reasonably require. Tenant shall
furnish Landlord prior to Lease Commencement with a certificate or certificates of insurance or
other acceptable evidence that all insurance required under this Paragraph 15 of the Lease is in
full force and effect. Renewal certificate(s) shall be provided to Landlord at least thirty (30)
days prior to expiration of any policy. The insurance policy or policies shall contain a clause
not allowing cancellation or alteration in coverage except upon at least ten (10) days prior
written notice to Landlord. If the original certificate(s) or renewal certificate(s) are not
received by Landlord when due, then, in addition to all other remedies of Landlord, Tenant shall
pay to Landlord upon demand the same late charge fee assessed for late payment of Minimum
Guaranteed Rent.

     Landlord hereby waives it right of recovery against Tenant for any loss insured by fire,
casualty, extended coverage, public liability and other property insurance policies existing for
the benefit of Landlord. Tenant hereby waives its right of recovery against Landlord, Landlord’s
agent (which as of the date hereof is Nellis Corporation) and Landlord’s general partner (which as
of the date hereof is NC Associates Corporation) for any loss insured by fire, casualty, extended
coverage, public liability and other property insurance policies existing for the benefit of
Tenant. Landlord and Tenant shall each apply to their insurer to obtain waivers of subrogation as
set forth herein.

16. LIMITATION OF LANDLORD’S LIABILITY.

     Except in the case of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, Landlord’s
general partner, or Landlord’s agent, or each of the foregoing’s respective partners, officers,
directors, agents, employees or contractors (each of the foregoing, individually, a “Landlord
Party”), and to the maximum extent permitted by law, a Landlord Party shall not be liable for any
loss, damage or injury to the person, business (or any loss of income therefrom), goods, wares,
merchandise or other property of Tenant, Tenant’s agents, employees, invitees, customers,
contractors or any other person in or about the Premises, whether such loss, damage or injury is
caused by or results from: (a) theft, fire, steam, electricity, water, gas or rain; (b) the
breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of pipes, the Shopping Center roof, sprinklers,
wires, appliances, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, lighting or electrical fixtures or any
other causes; (c) interruption or failure in the supply of any utilities to the Premises; (d)
conditions arising in or about the Premises or upon the immediately adjacent sidewalks; or (e) any
act or omission of any other tenant of the Shopping Center. The gross negligence or willful
misconduct of a Landlord Party shall not affect the liability of any other Landlord Party.

17. OPERATION OF PREMISES.

     Tenant shall not cause or permit the Premises to be used in any way which constitutes a
violation of any law, ordinance or governmental regulation or order, which interferes with the
rights of other tenants in the Shopping Center, which constitutes a nuisance or waste, which
permits any objectionable or unpleasant odors or noise to emanate from the Premises, which is
immoral or offensive, which is inconsistent with the uses permitted in Paragraph 4 of the Lease, or
which in any manner involves dangerous, hazardous or toxic substances (as defined in Paragraph 18
of the Lease). Tenant shall not offer for sale any immoral or offensive material. Tenant will
not, without the prior written consent of Landlord, place or maintain any merchandise or other
articles in any vestibule or entry of the Premises, on the sidewalks adjacent thereto or elsewhere
on the exterior of the Premises or in the common areas.

18. EXTRA HAZARDS.

     Tenant will not do or suffer to be done, or keep or suffer to be kept, anything in, upon or
about the Premises which shall contravene Landlord’s policies insuring against loss or damage by
fire or other hazards (including, without limitation, public liability), increase the premium for
such policies or prevent Landlord from procuring such policies in companies acceptable to Landlord.
Tenant shall comply with all requests and recommendations of insurance underwriters of the
Shopping Center.

     The term “Hazardous Substances”, as used in this Lease, shall mean pollutants, contaminants,
toxic or hazardous wastes, or any other substances, the removal of which is required or the use or
storage of which is restricted, prohibited, regulated or penalized by any “Environmental Law”,
which term shall mean any federal, state or local law or ordinance relating to pollution or
protection of the environment. Tenant hereby agrees that (i) no activity will be conducted on the
Premises that will produce any Hazardous Substances,; (ii) the Premises will not be used in any
manner for the storage of any Hazardous Substances; (iii) no portion of the Premises will be used
as a landfill or a dump; (iv) Tenant will not install any underground tanks of any type; (v) Tenant
will not allow any surface or subsurface conditions to exist or come into existence that
constitute, or with the passage of time may constitute, a public or private nuisance; and (vi)
Tenant will not permit any Hazardous Substances to be brought into the Premises. If any such
Hazardous Substance is brought or found located in or on the Premises, the same shall be
immediately removed by Tenant, with proper disposal, and all required cleanup procedures to be
diligently undertaken in accordance with all Environmental Laws, by Tenant, at Tenant’s sole
expense. If at any time during or after the term of this Lease, the Premises are found to be so
contaminated or subject to said conditions, or if Tenant shall, by act or omission, breach any of
its obligations under this Paragraph 18 of the Lease, then Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend
and/or pay for such defense, and hold harmless Landlord from any and all claims, demands, actions,
liabilities, causes, damages, losses and obligations of any nature (including, without limitation,
attorneys’ fees and litigation costs) arising from or as a result thereof. The foregoing
indemnification shall survive the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

19. DAMAGE TO PREMISES OR IMPROVEMENTS.

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     Tenant will repair promptly at its own expense any damage to the Premises or to any
improvements or installations within or without the Shopping Center, caused by bringing into the
Premises any property for Tenant’s use, or by the installation or removal of such property, or
caused by any act or failure to act, negligent or otherwise, by Tenant or Tenant’s agents,
employees, invitees, customers, licensees or service contractors; and in default of such repairs by
Tenant, Landlord may make the same and Tenant agrees to pay one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of
the cost thereof to Landlord immediately upon receipt of Landlord’s demand therefor.

20. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.

     Landlord shall keep the foundation, roof, and the structural portions of the exterior walls
(excluding doors, windows, door and window frames, floors, glass, sprinkler system, lighting
equipment and facilities, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and equipment, all of which
shall be Tenant’s responsibility) of Tenant’s Premises in good repair, except that Landlord shall
not be called on to make any such repairs caused by the act or failure to act, whether negligent or
otherwise, of Tenant, its agents, invitees, customers, licensees, employees, or service
contractors. Except as provided in this Paragraph 20 of the Lease, Landlord shall not be obligated
to make any repairs, replacements or improvements of any kind upon the Premises, but Tenant shall
give Landlord prompt written notice of any accident, casualty, damage or other similar occurrence
in or to the Premises or the common areas of which Tenant has knowledge. Tenant, at its sole cost
and expense, shall at all times maintain said Premises, its fixtures, equipment, systems, and
utility lines (including any equipment, systems and/or utility lines located outside of the
Premises which solely serve Tenant) in good condition and repair, and also in a clean, orderly,
sanitary and safe condition, and also in accordance with all directions, rules and regulations of
the health officer, fire marshal, building inspector or other proper officers of the governmental
agencies having jurisdiction. Tenant shall at its own cost and expense operate, maintain and
repair the heating, air conditioning, ventilation and other equipment, and shall replace all or any
portion of such equipment which cannot be fully repaired, regardless of whether the benefit of such
replacement extends beyond the Term. Tenant shall cause the heating, air conditioning and
ventilation equipment to be inspected and maintained by a qualified mechanic not less than twice
annually during the Term and shall provide Landlord with satisfactory evidence of each such
inspection within thirty (30) days after such inspection is conducted. If Tenant fails to provide
Landlord with evidence of the inspection and maintenance of the heating, air conditioning and
ventilation equipment as required hereinabove, Tenant shall pay to Landlord upon demand the same
late charge fee assessed for late payment of Minimum Guaranteed Rent for each such failure. If
Tenant serves or prepares food on the Premises, Tenant shall contract with a reputable firm for
monthly pest control. Tenant, at its cost and expense, shall comply with all requirements of law,
ordinances and otherwise, affecting the Premises and shall permit no waste, damage, or injury to
said Premises. Tenant shall at its cost and expense replace any broken or cracked doors and plate
or window glass (including any glass with holes) in the Premises with materials of like kind and
quality. All maintenance, repairs and replacements shall be accomplished in a good and workmanlike
manner. Tenant shall also initiate and carry out a program of regular maintenance and repair of
the Premises, including, but not limited to, the painting or refinishing of all areas of the
interior of the Premises and maintaining or replacing of all items on display used in the conduct
of Tenant’s business, so as to impede, to the extent possible, deterioration by ordinary wear and
tear and to keep the same in attractive condition throughout the Term. If Tenant fails to maintain
and repair as required herein, Landlord may, on ten (10) days prior notice (except no notice shall
be required in case of emergency) enter the Premises and perform such repair and maintenance on
behalf of Tenant, without liability to Tenant for loss or damage that may accrue to Tenant’s
merchandise, fixtures or other property, or to Tenant’s business, by reason or as result thereof.
In such case, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of all costs
incurred immediately upon receipt by Tenant of Landlord’s demand therefor. In order to coordinate
services for tenants in the Shopping Center, Landlord may assume the responsibility for regularly
maintaining and repairing Tenant’s heating and air conditioning and ventilation system, in which
case Landlord shall use good faith efforts to provide such services at a cost equivalent to or
lower than the cost Tenant would incur if it contracted for the services. Tenant shall reimburse
Landlord for Tenant’s equitable share of the cost of such services within ten (10) days after
Landlord’s demand therefor.

21. ALTERATIONS.

     Tenant shall be permitted, without Landlord’s consent, to make alterations, additions or
improvements to the Premises so long as such alterations, additions or improvements (i) do not
exceed $50,000.00 in the aggregate and (ii) do not, in any way, alter or affect the plumbing,
mechanical, electrical, or sprinkler systems or the heating, air conditioning and ventilation
equipment. Tenant shall not make any alterations, replacements, additions or improvements
(including, without limitation, the installation of any antennas or aerials or the penetration
through the roof for any purpose or any alterations to plumbing, mechanical or electrical systems)
on or to the Premises that exceed $50,000.00 without Landlord’s prior written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Tenant’s request for Landlord’s consent shall be
accompanied by plans and specifications, satisfactory to Landlord, covering all work to be
performed. In no event shall Tenant make any alterations to the exterior facade of the Premises.
Landlord may require Tenant to provide demolition and/or lien and completion bonds, insurance
coverage and copies of all required permits. All alterations, replacements, additions or
improvements will be accomplished at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, in a good and workmanlike
manner and in conformity with all laws and regulations. All work performed by Tenant in the
Premises shall be performed without interference with, or disruption to, the operations of Landlord
or other tenants or occupants of the Shopping Center. Upon completion of the work, Tenant shall
provide Landlord with proof of payment for all materials and labor.

22. MECHANIC’S LIEN.

     In the event a mechanic’s lien shall at any time be filed against the Premises by reason of
work, labor, services or materials performed or furnished at Tenant’s request or direction, then
Tenant shall immediately cause the same to be bonded, or discharged of record and immediately
provide evidence of such action to Landlord. If Tenant shall fail to cause such lien to be
discharged within seven (7) days after being notified of the filing thereof, then, in addition to
any other rights or remedies, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, discharge the same by
paying the amount claimed to be due, and one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the amount so paid by
Landlord and all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by Landlord in
procuring the discharge of such lien, shall be due and payable by Tenant to Landlord immediately
upon receipt by Tenant of Landlord’s demand therefor.

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23. TENANT’S SIGNS. See Paragraph 5 of the Addendum

     Tenant shall, at its expense, prior to opening for business in the Premises, install
identifying signs above the Premises and, if applicable, under the overhang. Such signs shall be
of the same type and color as the other tenant signs in the Shopping Center and be in conformance
with the sign criteria attached hereto as Exhibit C to the Lease. Prior to the execution
of this Lease, Landlord approved Tenant’s identifying sign as set forth on the attached Exhibit E.
Tenant is responsible for getting any required permits and approvals for such signs. Tenant, at
its sole cost and expense, shall keep Tenant’s sign(s) and the equipment that illuminates Tenant’s
sign(s) in good condition and repair. Tenant shall be responsible at its expense promptly to
replace burned out fluorescent bulbs that illuminate the sign above the Premises. All new signs
(including any to be displayed in windows or doors for more than ten days) and any alteration or
modification to existing signs must be first approved by Landlord and, if required, by any
necessary governmental authority. Tenant shall be in default hereunder if Tenant installs a sign
which has not been first approved by Landlord, and any sign installed without such prior written
approval may be removed by Landlord at Tenant’s cost and expense. Prior to termination of the
Lease, Tenant shall remove any identifying signs above the Premises or, if applicable, under the
overhang or elsewhere at the Shopping Center, and repair, at Tenant’s expense, any damage to the
Premises (or the Shopping Center) caused by the removal of any such signs.

24. USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PARKING AREAS.

     Landlord hereby grants to Tenant and Tenant’s invitees a non-exclusive right, during the Term,
to use in common with others entitled to the use thereof, the parking area or areas of the Shopping
Center. The parking area will be maintained by the Landlord. The manner in which such areas shall
be maintained, and the expenditures therefor, shall be in the Landlord’s discretion, and the use of
such areas and facilities shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Landlord shall
make from time to time. Tenant and Tenant’s employees, salespersons, agents and subtenants shall
not park their vehicles in the parking areas set forth on the attached Exhibit F. Tenant
shall, upon five (5) days written notice from Landlord, provide to Landlord a list of license
numbers of all of Tenant’s and its employees’ vehicles. Tenant agrees that if any vehicle owned by
Tenant or any of its employees, salespersons, agents, or subtenants shall at any time be parked in
any area set forth on Exhibit F, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as additional rent upon demand an
amount equal to $25.00 per incident, and the Landlord shall have the right, without notice to
Tenant, to tow the vehicle at Tenant’s expense. Tenant agrees that the parking spaces, fire lanes
and the lanes in front of the Premises shall not be used for deliveries or the loading or unloading
of trucks, except for armor car/truck pickups and deliveries. All deliveries and the loading and
unloading of trucks (except for armor car/truck pickups and deliveries) shall occur from such
entrances, exits and service lanes designated by Landlord in the rear of the Shopping Center.
Tenant shall not use the common areas of the Shopping Center for any sales or display purposes or
for any purpose which would impede or create hazardous conditions for the flow of pedestrian or
other traffic, without Landlord’s prior written consent. Further, Tenant shall not distribute
handbills or undertake any other advertising in the common areas.

25. SNOW AND TRASH REMOVAL.

     The Landlord is responsible for providing snow removal for the parking area and travel lanes.
Snow and ice removal from the sidewalks and loading areas directly adjacent to the Premises and
from the exterior store front surfaces of the Premises shall be the responsibility of Tenant and
shall be accomplished at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Tenant shall promptly remove snow and ice
from such locations and shall use sand or salt whenever necessary. In order to coordinate services
for tenants in the Shopping Center, Landlord may, at its option, assume responsibility for the
disposal of trash from the Premises and for providing dumpsters at the Shopping Center. If
Landlord elects to provide trash removal service for the tenants, then Tenant shall pay to
Landlord, as additional rent, in equal monthly installments, its agreed share of the estimated
trash removal costs (including, but not limited to a fee for the supervision and administration of
such trash removal service in an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the trash removal costs),
which agreed share shall be calculated based on the proportion the square footage of the Premises
bears to the total leasable square footage of the Shopping Center receiving trash removal service
from Landlord (such payments shall be reconciled in the manner set forth in Paragraph 11 of this
Lease). Tenant’s agreed share of trash removal costs are currently included in common area
expenses. Tenant’s share may change as other tenants are included or removed from Landlord’s trash
removal service. At any time, Landlord may require Tenant to arrange for its own dumpster and
trash removal service. Landlord may, in its sole discretion, specify the size, number and location
of garbage containers to be placed at the Shopping Center. Tenant shall not permit accumulations
of garbage or refuse upon the parking or common areas adjacent to the Premises.

26. ACCESS.

     Landlord or Landlord’s agents may enter the Premises, following twenty-four (24) hours advance
notice, during business hours (or at other times in the case of an emergency) to examine the
Premises, show it to potential buyers, lenders or tenants and to make such alterations or
improvements as Landlord deems necessary, provided that Landlord does not unreasonably, materially
and adversely interfere with Tenant’s business. Landlord shall have the right beginning ninety (90)
days before Lease Termination (or earlier termination of this Lease) to place a “For Rent” sign in
the front
window of the Premises. Landlord may erect scaffolding and other necessary structures for the
purpose of repairing, altering or improving the Shopping Center, provided that the entrance to the
Premises and the operation of Tenant’s business shall not be unreasonably interfered with.

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27. OCCUPANCY.

     Tenant hereby covenants, warrants and represents that it shall open for business in the
Premises within ninety (90) days after the Possession Date, time of the essence, and it will
continuously conduct from the Premises the business stated herein, and shall keep the Premises open
for business during the normal business hours of each and every business day as is customary for a
business of like character in the general area of the Shopping Center (this being a material
inducement for Landlord to enter into this Lease). Tenant shall conduct no distress sales, such as
“going out of business”, fire or bankruptcy sales, on the Premises or elsewhere at the Shopping
Center. At a minimum, Tenant shall be open for business (except for Federal Bank Holidays) Monday
through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tenant may not cease to operate its business from the
Premises in the regular course for a period greater than fifteen (15) consecutive days, without
Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If Tenant
ceases to operate its business from the Premises for a period greater than fifteen (15) consecutive
days (and such cessation is not due to a casualty), then, Landlord shall have the right to collect
upon demand, in addition to Minimum Guaranteed Rent, additional rent and all other payments due
from Tenant under the Lease, liquidated damages in an amount equal to One Hundred Fifty Percent
(150%) of the per diem Minimum Guaranteed Rent for each and every day that such violation shall
continue. Payment of such liquidated damages (i) shall be in addition to Minimum Guaranteed Rent,
additional rent and all other payments due from Tenant under the Lease and (ii) is intended to be
only a partial and temporary remedy for Landlord during the continuance of such violation (and
therefore shall not relieve Tenant of any obligation under the Lease, excuse any such default or
waive Landlord’s other remedies therefor). Specifically, such payments shall not prevent Landlord
from obtaining mandatory injunctive relief against such violation.

28. DEFAULT.

     Tenant shall be in default under this Lease (i) if Tenant abandons or vacates the Premises, or
refuses to take possession of the Premises, or (ii) if Tenant fails to make any payment of Minimum
Guaranteed Rent, additional rent or any other sums due hereunder as and when the same is due and
payable, and such failure continues without cure for a period of five (5) days after written notice
thereof by Landlord to Tenant; provided, however, if Landlord has already given two (2) prior
notices of default to Tenant in any calendar year, any subsequent failure of Tenant to make a
payment of Minimum Guaranteed Rent, additional rent or any other sums within five (5) days after
the same is due and payable shall be an incurable default hereunder, or (iii) if Tenant shall
violate or be in default of any of the other covenants, agreements, stipulations or conditions
herein set forth, and such violation or default shall continue without cure by Tenant for a period
of fifteen (15) days after Tenant receives written notice of such violation or default (except
however, in the event of an emergency, as reasonably determined by Landlord, such time period shall
be shortened to immediately upon receipt of written notice of such violation or default); provided,
however, that if more than fifteen (15) days are reasonably required to cure, Tenant shall not be
deemed in default if Tenant commences such cure within the fifteen (15) day period and thereafter
diligently prosecutes such cure to completion, or (iv) if Tenant or Tenant’s guarantor, if any,
shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall be adjudicated a bankrupt, or (v) if
any petition shall be filed by or against Tenant or Tenant’s guarantor, if any, in any bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency or similar proceeding, and the petition shall be approved, or the court
shall assume jurisdiction over the subject matter, or (vi) if a receiver or trustee be appointed
for all or any portion of Tenant’s property, and such receivership or trusteeship shall not be
vacated or set aside within thirty (30) days after the appointment of such receiver or trustee.

     If Tenant defaults under this Lease, Landlord shall have the option, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to do the following: (a) maintain this Lease and Tenant’s right to possession
in full force and effect; (b) declare this Lease terminated and said Term ended, and to re-enter
the Premises, with or without process of law, using such force as may be necessary to remove all
persons or chattels therefrom, and Landlord shall not be liable for damages by reason of such
re-entry or termination; but notwithstanding such re-entry, Tenant shall remain liable to Landlord
for any Minimum Guaranteed Rent, additional rent and other sums due or damages sustained prior
thereto, and Tenant shall remain liable to pay the Minimum Guaranteed Rent, additional rent and
other sums payable under this Lease, at the times herein stipulated for such payments, for the
balance of the Term, less any amounts received by Landlord during such period from others to whom
the Premises may be rented on such terms and conditions and at such rentals as Landlord in its sole
and absolute discretion shall deem proper; it being further understood that Tenant will pay
immediately upon demand, in addition to the other sums agreed to be paid hereunder, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other costs and damages incurred by Landlord to: re-enter and repossess the
Premises, make good any defaults of Tenant, put the Premises in proper repair, make such
alterations, decorations and paintings deemed necessary by Landlord (including an administration
fee to Landlord of fifteen percent (15%) of such costs) and to re-let the Premises to a new tenant
(including brokerage fees); it being further understood that Landlord may recover from Tenant the
worth at the time of award of the net present value (discounted at 10% per annum) of the amount by
which the unpaid Minimum Guaranteed Rent, additional rent and other sums due hereunder for the
balance of the Lease Term exceeds the net present value (discounted at 10% per annum) of the amount
of such loss for the same period that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided; or (c) terminate
Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises without terminating this Lease, in which case this
Lease shall continue in full force and effect, but Landlord shall be entitled but not obligated to
re-enter and re-let the Premises (such re-entering and re-letting to be in mitigation of damages,
without diminishing Landlord’s right to recover unmitigated damages) with all the rights and
remedies provided for in subparagraph (b) above without having the effect of terminating this
Lease; and/or (d) pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available to Landlord under the laws or
judicial decisions of the State where the Premises are located. If the Lease or Tenant’s right to
possession under the Lease shall at any time be terminated under the terms and conditions of this
Paragraph 28 of the Lease, or in any other way, Tenant hereby covenants and agrees to immediately
surrender and deliver the Premises peaceably to Landlord. In addition, any reletting by Landlord
shall not be construed as an election on the part of Landlord to terminate this Lease unless a
notice of such intention is
given by Landlord to Tenant. Notwithstanding any reletting without termination of this Lease,
Landlord may at any time thereafter elect to terminate this Lease. In any event, Landlord shall
not be liable for, nor shall Tenant’s obligations hereunder be diminished by reason of, any failure
by Landlord to relet the Premises or any failure by Landlord to collect any sums due upon such
reletting. Landlord’s rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative. Any suit brought by Landlord
to enforce the collection of a deficiency shall not prejudice Landlord’s right to enforce the
collection for any further deficiency for a subsequent month(s).

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     Tenant hereby expressly waives any and all rights of redemption granted by or under any
present or future laws in the event Tenant is evicted or dispossessed for any cause, or in the
event Landlord obtains possession of the Premises, by reason of Tenant’s violation of any covenants
or conditions in this Lease.

29. CASUALTY TO PREMISES. See Paragraph 6 of the Addendum

     Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord in writing of any damage to or destruction of the
Premises or the Shopping Center (or any portion of the Premises or the Shopping Center). If the
permanent improvements of the Premises shall be partially destroyed by fire, or other casualty,
whereby the Premises shall be rendered untenantable only in part, Landlord shall cause the damage
to be repaired (due allowance being made for settlement of insurance claims and delays resulting
from governmental restrictions or controls, or other causes beyond Landlord’s control), and this
Lease shall remain in full force and effect except that the Minimum Guaranteed Rent, real estate
taxes, insurance costs and common area expenses payable by Tenant hereunder, shall be abated in
proportion to that portion of the Premises rendered untenantable, until such portion of the
Premises is restored. If by reason of said fire or other casualty the Premises shall be rendered
wholly untenantable, or if the damage results from a cause not covered by Landlord’s fire and
extended coverage insurance, or if the casualty occurs during the last twenty-four months of the
Term or any extension thereof, Landlord shall have the option to either (a) cause such damage to be
repaired, in which event this Lease shall remain in full force and effect except that the Minimum
Guaranteed Rent, real estate taxes, insurance costs and common area expenses payable by Tenant
hereunder shall be abated in proportion to that portion of the Premises rendered untenantable until
said Premises are restored; or (b) terminate this Lease by providing Tenant with written notice
thereof within sixty (60) days after the casualty, in which event this Lease and the tenancy hereby
created shall cease as of the date of said damage or destruction; and the Minimum Guaranteed Rent
and other payments due herein shall be adjusted equitably as of such date. In the event that
twenty five percent (25%) or more of the rentable area of the Shopping Center is damaged or
destroyed by fire or other casualty, notwithstanding that the Premises may be unaffected, Landlord
may terminate this Lease by providing Tenant with written notice within sixty (60) days after the
occurrence of the damage or destruction. Landlord’s obligation to repair any damage hereunder
shall be limited to the proceeds actually received by Landlord from insurance coverage, and shall
be limited to the basic building, store front (other than Tenant decoration or modification
thereof), and interior structural work existing as of the date of Lease Commencement, and in no
event shall include repair of any alterations, improvements, betterments or fixturing made by
Tenant in or about the Premises. Tenant, after the occurrence of any such fire or other casualty
shall, at its own cost and expense, promptly repair and restore the portion of the Premises
Landlord is not obligated to restore, as well as Tenant’s fixtures, equipment and appurtenances.
Tenant shall not be entitled to any abatement of rent in the event of a casualty if the damage is
due to the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or its employees, agents, servants or
invitees.

30. CONDEMNATION.

     In the event that any portion of the Premises shall be taken or condemned for public use, and
this Lease is not terminated as hereinbelow provided, the Minimum Guaranteed Rent, real estate
taxes, insurance costs and common area expenses provided for under this Lease shall be reduced in
proportion to that portion of the Premises which is taken or condemned. However, in the event that
all or a sufficient portion of the Premises shall be taken or condemned so as to render the
Premises unsuitable for the Tenant’s business, either Tenant or Landlord may cancel and terminate
this Lease by serving upon the other party a written notice of its intention to do so within sixty
(60) days after the condemnation judgment shall be entered. Moreover, in the event that
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Shopping Center (other than the Premises) or of the
parking areas or other common areas shall be so taken (and adequate substitute parking area cannot
be provided), Landlord or Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by serving upon the
other a written notice of its intention to do so within sixty (60) days after the condemnation
judgment shall be entered. Tenant shall have no right or claim to any portion of Landlord’s
condemnation award, and shall have no right or claim against Landlord based on the condemnation of
the store unit or the improvements thereto or of Tenant’s leasehold interest therein. Tenant
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assigns to Landlord any interest it may have in any
condemnation award made to Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right to
collect and pursue any separate award as may be available under local procedure for moving
expenses, Tenant’s property, or Tenant’s build-out expenses if such condemnation occurs during the
first five (5) years after Rent Commencement, so long as such award does not reduce the award
otherwise belonging to Landlord as aforesaid. If this Lease is not terminated, Landlord shall
repair any damage to the Premises caused by the taking, except that Landlord shall not be obligated
to repair damage if the condemnation award is not sufficient to pay for such repair.

31. TERMINATION.

     Upon the expiration or earlier termination for any reason of this Lease, Tenant will quit and
surrender the Premises, without the necessity of any notice from Landlord, and Tenant hereby waives
notice to vacate said Premises, and agrees that Landlord shall be entitled to the benefit of all
provisions of law respecting the summary recovery of possession of said Premises from a Tenant
holding over to the same extent as if statutory notice had been given. Tenant shall reimburse
Landlord for all damages and costs incurred by Landlord from any delay by Tenant in vacating the
Premises. Tenant will quit and surrender said Premises and Landlord’s equipment and fixtures in at
least as good a state and condition as they were when the Premises were first occupied by Tenant,
and all plumbing, electrical (including light bulbs and ballasts) and mechanical systems and
equipment shall be returned in good working order and repair. Upon the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall not be released from any of
Tenant’s indemnities under this Lease (including, without limitation, the indemnities made in
Paragraph 5, Paragraph 18, this Paragraph 31, Paragraph 37 and Paragraph 46 of this Lease) or from
liability for any violations of laws or environmental contamination caused by Tenant during the
Term. All alterations, erections or improvements on said Premises at the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease, except only such furniture, fixtures, and equipment removable by Tenant
pursuant to Paragraph 32 of this Lease, shall become a part of the Premises and shall remain upon
and be surrendered with said Premises as a part thereof at the expiration or earlier termination of
this Lease, unless Landlord notifies Tenant, on or before that date which is sixty (60) days after
the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, that said alterations, erections or
improvements should be removed by Tenant, in which event Tenant shall do so at its own cost and
expense and shall repair any damage resulting therefrom.

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Tenant shall return to Landlord all keys
for any locks to or in the Premises immediately upon surrender of the Premises. An appropriate
proration of additional rent and other sums payable hereunder shall be made at the expiration or
earlier termination of this Lease or at such other times thereafter as the actual amount of such
additional rent or other sums may be determined.

32. TENANT’S FIXTURES.

     All trade fixtures, equipment and signage owned by Tenant and installed in the Premises by
Tenant (unless such fixtures or equipment were installed as a replacement for fixtures or equipment
in the Premises as of the date the Premises were first occupied by Tenant) shall remain the
property of Tenant and shall be removable from time to time or upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease, provided such removal can be done without causing material damage to the
Premises and, provided further, that Tenant shall not at any time be in default under any covenant
or agreement contained herein; and if in default, Landlord shall have a lien on said furniture,
fixtures and equipment as security against loss or damage resulting from any such default by Tenant
and said furniture, fixtures and equipment shall not be removable by Tenant until such default is
cured. Tenant hereby agrees to execute such instruments as Landlord deems reasonably necessary to
perfect the security interest hereby created or any instrument to be filed as a financing
statement. Prior to termination of the Lease, Tenant shall repair, at Tenant’s expense, any damage
to the Premises caused by the removal of any furniture, fixtures or equipment. If Tenant fails to
make such repairs, Tenant agrees to pay Landlord one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the cost
incurred by Landlord (or estimated cost) for such repairs.

33. HOLDING OVER.

     In the event the Tenant remains in possession of the Premises upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease, Tenant shall be occupying the Premises as a Tenant from month-to-month,
subject to all of the conditions, provisions and obligations of this Lease insofar as the same are
applicable to a month-to-month tenancy. Minimum Guaranteed Rent during any such hold-over period
(and/or during any period that Tenant remains in possession of the Premises after the expiration or
earlier termination of this Lease when rent is ultimately deemed to be due) shall be one hundred
and fifty percent (150%) of the Minimum Guaranteed Rent in effect during the last full month of the
Lease preceding expiration or earlier termination.

34. SUBORDINATION.

     Tenant agrees that this Lease is and shall be subject and subordinate to any mortgages or
trust deeds that may now exist or hereafter be placed upon the Shopping Center and to any and all
advances to be made thereunder, and to the interest thereon, and all renewals, replacements, and
extensions thereof, and Tenant shall attorn to any purchaser of the Shopping Center in a
foreclosure or sale in lieu of foreclosure, provided Tenant’s right to quiet possession of the
Premises is not disturbed if Tenant is not in default under this Lease. The foregoing sentence is
self-operative; however, Tenant agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver, to Landlord, upon five
(5) days request by Landlord, such instruments as Landlord may request confirming such
subordination. In the event any mortgagee or trustee elects to have the Lease a prior lien to its
mortgage or deed of trust, then and in such an event, upon such mortgagee or trustee notifying
Tenant to that effect, this Lease shall be deemed prior in lien to the said mortgage or trust deed,
whether or not this Lease is dated prior to or subsequent to the date of said mortgage or trust
deed. In the event any lender requires as a condition of a loan secured by the Shopping Center
that any amendments be made to this Lease which shall not require Tenant to make any additional
payments or otherwise materially change the rights or obligations of Tenant hereunder, Tenant
shall, upon Landlord’s request, execute and deliver appropriate instruments effecting such
amendments.

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35. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASE.

     Tenant shall not assign this Lease nor sublet the Premises (nor enter into any management or
similar contract which provides for a direct or indirect transfer of operating control over the
business operated in the Premises), without first obtaining the written consent of Landlord, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Tenant shall provide Landlord with all documentation
related to a proposed sublease or assignment at least thirty (30) days prior to the anticipated
date of the sublease or assignment and shall forward, to Landlord, a non-refundable
sublease/assignment consideration fee of two thousand five hundred and no/100 dollars ($2,500.00)
with such documentation. In granting or withholding its consent to a sublease or assignment,
Landlord may consider, inter alia, the financial condition and reputation of the
proposed assignee or sublessee, the effect of the proposed business on the existing tenant mix, the
likely magnitude of additional customer traffic the proposed business would bring into the Shopping
Center and the benefit such traffic would provide to the other stores in the Shopping Center as
well as the impact such traffic would have on the availability of parking in the Shopping Center.
Landlord shall not be obligated to consent to any sublease or assignment which is not consistent
with the uses permitted in Paragraph 4 of this Lease, which will violate any use exclusives
contained in other leases within the Shopping Center, which will compete with the primary business
of any other tenant in the Shopping Center as of the date of such assignment or which will violate
any other document relating to the Shopping Center. Landlord may require an additional or
different Percentage Rent as a condition to approval of any subtenant or assignee of this Lease.
Under no circumstances shall Tenant assign less than the entire Lease or sublease less than the
entire Premises. Any assignment or subletting approved by Landlord shall not release or discharge
any obligation or liability of Tenant under this Lease. If Tenant’s transferee defaults under this
Lease, Landlord may proceed directly against Tenant or Tenant’s transferee without pursuing or
waiving any remedies against the other. The term “assignment” includes any transfer (by operation
of law or otherwise) of this Lease, any transfer of effective control of Tenant’s business, any
transfer of effective control or ownership of Tenant if Tenant is a corporation, partnership or
other entity and any sale of all or a substantial part of Tenant’s assets or the assets owned or
used by Tenant in the operation of Tenant’s business on the Premises. However, Landlord cannot
withhold its consent to an assignment of the Lease to an entity (i) purchasing all or the majority
of the stock in Old Line Bank or (ii) with which Tenant or into which Tenant has merged, provided
that in any of the events listed in subparagraph (i) and/or (ii) hereinabove, the tangible net
worth of the successor entity at the time of the assignment is equal to or greater than the
tangible net worth of the assigning entity as of that date which is one (1) year prior to the date
of the assignment. The term “sublet” shall be deemed to include the granting of licenses,
concessions, and any other rights of occupancy of any portion of the Premises. In the event
Landlord consents to an assignment or sublease, Landlord shall be entitled to 75% of any and all
funds paid to Tenant as consideration for the assignment of this Lease or for the subletting of the
Premises (in excess of the Minimum Guaranteed Rent), regardless of whether such funds are paid in a
lump sum or on a periodic basis. Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence or a certification
reasonably acceptable to Landlord of the amount or absence of consideration paid for a sublease or
assignment. Tenant shall not, either voluntarily or by operation of law, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecate or encumber this Lease nor allow any other person (other than employees of Tenant) to
occupy or use the Premises or any portion thereof. Any assignment or subletting without Landlord’s
consent shall not be binding upon Landlord, and shall confer no rights upon any third person. Each
such unpermitted assignment or subletting shall, without notice or grace period of any kind,
constitute a default by Tenant under this Lease. The acceptance by Landlord of the payment of
Minimum Guaranteed Rent or any other payment due under this Lease following any assignment or
subletting prohibited by this Paragraph 35 of the Lease shall not be deemed to be a consent by
Landlord to any such assignment or subletting, an acceptance of the sublessee or assignee as a
tenant, a release of Tenant from the performance of any covenants herein contained, or a waiver by
Landlord of any remedy of Landlord under this Lease, although amounts actually received shall be
credited by Landlord against Tenant’s monetary obligations under this Lease.

36. INTENTIONALLY DELETED.

37. INDEMNITY.

     Tenant shall indemnify each Landlord Party against, and hold each Landlord Party harmless
from, any and all costs, claims or liability (including, but not limited to, costs, claims and
liabilities incurred directly by each Landlord Party and/or relating to the property of each
Landlord Party) arising from: (a) Tenant’s use of the Premises and the immediately adjacent
sidewalks or loading areas; (b) the conduct of Tenant’s business or anything else done or permitted
by Tenant to be done in or about the Premises; (c) any breach or default in the performance of
Tenant’s obligations under this Lease; and (d) other acts or omissions of Tenant, its employees,
agents, patrons or other invitees. As a material part of the consideration to Landlord, Tenant
hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to person in or about the Premises and the
immediately adjacent sidewalks or loading areas arising from any cause, and Tenant hereby waives
all claims in respect thereof against each Landlord Party except for any claim arising out of a
Landlord Party’s (as applicable) gross negligence or willful misconduct. The gross negligence
and/or willful misconduct of a Landlord Party shall have no affect on the indemnification of
another Landlord Party. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, upon demand, for any costs or expenses,
including reasonable legal fees, incurred by Landlord in connection with any default of Tenant
under this Lease, whether or not suit is commenced. Landlord shall indemnify Tenant against, and
hold Tenant harmless from, any and all costs, claims or liability arising from: (a) Landlord’s
negligent maintenance of the common area (except for any claim arising out of the acts or omissions
of Tenant, its employees, agents and/or contractors); (b) any breach or default in the performance
of Landlord’s obligations under this Lease; and (c) other negligent acts or omissions of Landlord,
its employees, management agent, patrons or other invitees. Landlord shall not indemnify Tenant
for Tenant’s negligence and/or willful misconduct.

38. QUIET ENJOYMENT.

     Landlord hereby warrants that it has title to the Premises or other indicia of ownership,
giving the Landlord and no other person or corporation the right to lease said Premises. Tenant
shall have the peaceful and quiet use and
possession of said Premises without hindrance on the part of the Landlord, provided Tenant is
not in default of any provision of this Lease.

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39. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES.

     Upon Landlord’s written request, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a
written statement certifying: (i) that none of the terms or provisions of this Lease have been
changed or waived (or if they have been changed or waived, stating how they have been changed or
waived); (ii) that this Lease is in full force and effect and has not been canceled or terminated;
(iii) that the Lease has not been assigned by Tenant and the Premises have not been subleased (or
if an assignment or sublease has occurred, stating the name of the assignee or sublessee and the
terms and duration of the sublease or assignment); (iv) that Landlord is not in default under this
Lease (or, if Landlord is claimed to be in default, stating why); and (v) such other items as
Landlord or any lender or prospective purchaser reasonably requests. Tenant shall deliver such
statement to Landlord within ten (10) days after Landlord’s request. Any such statement by Tenant
may be given by Landlord to any prospective purchaser or encumbrancer of the Shopping Center. Such
purchaser or encumbrancer may rely conclusively upon such statement as true and correct.

     Provided Landlord has complied with the notice provisions set forth in Paragraph 43, the
failure of Tenant to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a statement in accordance with
the provisions of this Paragraph 39 of the Lease within ten (10) days after Landlord’s request
shall constitute an acknowledgment by Tenant which may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser
or encumbrancer of the Shopping Center that (i) except as set forth by Landlord, this Lease has not
been assigned, amended, changed or modified and is in full force and effect and (ii) that the
Minimum Guaranteed Rent, Percentage Rent, additional rent and other sums due hereunder have been
duly and fully paid through the date set forth by Landlord. Failure to produce a statement
pursuant to this Paragraph 39 of the Lease shall constitute, as to any persons entitled to rely on
such statements, a waiver of any defaults by Landlord and of any and all defenses or offsets
against the enforcement of this Lease by Landlord which may exist prior to the date of the written
request, and shall entitle Landlord, at its option, to declare Tenant in default under the Lease.

40. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.

     All parties signing this Lease as Tenant shall be jointly and severally liable for all
obligations of Tenant.

41. MISCELLANEOUS.

     It is understood and agreed that this Lease contains the entire agreement between the parties
and shall not be modified in any manner except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties
hereto. The conditions and agreements contained herein are binding on, and may be legally enforced
by the parties hereto, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, subject to
the provisions hereof regarding assignment of this Lease or subletting of the Premises by Tenant.
The headings, titles and captions contained herein are for convenience and reference only, and
shall not be deemed to explain, modify, amplify, expand, limit or define the terms and provisions
of this Lease. In any provision relating to the conduct, acts or omissions of Tenant, the term
“Tenant” shall include Tenant’s agents, licensees, employees, contractors, invitees, successors,
subtenants, assigns, or others using the Premises with Tenant’s consent. Tenant agrees that all
provisions herein relating to notice to Tenant shall supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any
statutory or judicially required notice. Time shall be of the essence for the performance of all
agreements and obligations hereunder. If any terms or provisions of this Lease or the application
thereof shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease, or the
application of such terms or provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it
is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of
this Lease shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. The covenants to
pay rent and other amounts hereunder are independent covenants and Tenant shall have no right to
hold back, offset or fail to pay any such amounts for default by Landlord or any other reason
whatsoever, it being understood and acknowledged by Tenant that Tenant’s only recourse is to seek
an independent action against Landlord. Any payment by Tenant of a lesser amount than that due
under the Lease shall be treated as a payment on account. In the event that any check for a lesser
amount than that due bears an endorsement or statement, or is accompanied by a letter stating, that
such lesser amount constitutes “payment in full” (or terms of similar import), Landlord’s
acceptance thereof shall not be an accord and satisfaction, and such statement shall be given no
effect. Landlord may accept any such check without prejudice to any rights or remedies which
Landlord may have against Tenant. No failure of Landlord to insist upon strict performance of any
provision of this Lease, and no failure of Landlord to exercise any right, remedy or option hereby
reserved shall be construed as a waiver for the future of any such provision, right, option or
remedy or as a waiver of a subsequent breach thereof. The consent or approval by Landlord of any
act by Tenant requiring Landlord’s consent or approval shall not be construed to waive or render
unnecessary the requirement for Landlord’s consent or approval in the future of any similar act by
Tenant. No provision of this Lease shall be deemed to have been waived unless such waiver shall be
in writing signed by Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be. This Lease shall be governed and
construed under the laws of the State where the Premises are located. Landlord and Tenant hereby
waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding or claim brought by either against each other on any
matter arising out of or connected with this Lease or Tenant’s use of the Premises.

42. RULES AND REGULATIONS; MERCHANTS’ ASSOCIATION.

     Tenant shall observe and comply with the non-discriminatory rules and regulations, set forth
on attached Exhibit D, that Landlord shall from time to time promulgate and/or modify. Such rules
and regulations shall be binding upon the Tenant upon delivery of a copy thereof to Tenant.
Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for the non-performance of any said rules and
regulations by any other tenants, but Landlord shall enforce all of said rules and regulations in a
non-discriminatory manner.

     In the event a merchant’s association or similar organization is formed, Tenant hereby agrees
to actively participate in Shopping Center advertising, marketing and promotions.

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43. ADDRESS AND NOTICES.

     Until further notification in writing by Landlord to Tenant, all payments to Landlord called
for herein shall be made payable to “AF Limited Partnership” and delivered to the following
address:

AF Limited Partnership

c/o Nellis Corporation

6001 Montrose Road

Suite 600

Rockville, MD 20852

     All notices required under this Lease shall be in writing and deemed to be effective only (i)
upon delivery, if delivered personally or if sent by Federal Express (or a comparable overnight
carrier) or (ii) three (3) days after the date such notice is mailed if sent by registered or
certified mail. All notices required under this Lease shall be sent to Landlord at the address set
forth above, and to Tenant at the following address:

	 	 	 
	TENANT:
	 	Old Line Bank

c/o James W. Cornelsen

1525 Pointer Ridge Place

Bowie, Md. 20716

44. ATTORNEYS’ FEES.

     In the event of any action or proceeding brought by either party against the other under this
Lease, the substantially prevailing party shall be entitled to recover for the fees of its attorney
in such action or proceeding, including costs of appeal, if any, in such amount as the court may
adjudge reasonable.

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45. LANDLORD’S LIABILITY.

     Landlord shall be in default under this Lease if Landlord fails to perform any of its
obligations hereunder without cure for a period of twenty (20) days after written notice thereof is
provided to Landlord and to any holder of a mortgage or deed of trust covering the Premises;
provided, however, that if more than twenty (20) days are reasonably required to cure, Landlord
shall not be deemed in default if Landlord commences such cure within the twenty (20) day period
and thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion. If Tenant claims that Landlord has
breached any obligation and failed to cure such breach within the time frames set forth herein,
then Tenant shall give any holder of a mortgage or deed of trust covering the Premises notice
specifying the breach and permit such holder of a mortgage or deed of trust covering the Premises a
reasonable opportunity (not less than sixty (60) days) to cure the breach. In no event shall
Tenant have the right to terminate this Lease as a result of Landlord’s default and Tenant’s
remedies shall be limited to damages and/or injunction. In the event of any sale or other transfer
of the Premises by Landlord, of which Landlord shall make a good faith effort to give notice to
Tenant, Landlord shall be and is hereby entirely freed and relieved of all liability under any and
all of its covenants and obligations contained in or derived from this Lease arising out of any
act, occurrence or omission occurring after the consummation of such sale or transfer; and the
purchaser or transferee, as of such sale, shall be deemed, without any further agreement between
the parties or their successors in interest or between the parties and any such purchaser or
transferee, to have assumed and agreed to carry out any and all of the covenants and obligations of
the Landlord under this Lease. It is specifically understood and agreed that the liability of
Landlord hereunder shall be limited solely to the Shopping Center; that no partner of Landlord
(whether a general partner or a limited partner), nor any officer, director, agent or employee of
Landlord shall be personally liable with respect to any claim arising out of or related to this
Lease. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Lease to the contrary, it is agreed that in no
event shall Landlord and/or any of the other Landlord Parties be liable for any punitive and/or
consequential damages relating in any way to the terms and conditions of this Lease.

46. BROKERS.

     Tenant warrants to Landlord that Tenant has not dealt with any brokers, finders or other
parties who are or may be entitled to any commission or fee with respect to the Lease, except for
Paraclete Realty, LLC and Commercial 100. Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from
and against all liabilities, obligations and damages arising, directly or indirectly, out of or in
connection with any misstatement or misrepresentation made by Tenant pursuant to this Paragraph 46
of the Lease, including, without limitation, costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in the defense of
any claim.

47. CHANGES TO THE SHOPPING CENTER.

     Exhibit A sets forth the general layout of the Shopping Center. Exhibit A is not and shall
not be deemed Landlord’s representation or agreement that all or any part of the Shopping Center
is, will be, or will continue to be, configured as indicated therein. Landlord reserves the right
to determine all tenancies in the Shopping Center, and Tenant does not rely on, nor does Landlord
represent, the tenancy of any specific tenant. Landlord shall have the right, at any time, to (i)
make alterations or additions to, demolish all or any part of, the Shopping Center (including,
without limitation, the common areas); (ii) build other buildings or improvements in or about the
Shopping Center (including, without limitation, the common areas); and (iii) convey to others or
withdraw portions of the Shopping Center (including, without limitation, the common areas),
provided that all of the foregoing actions meet governmental codes.

     In the event Landlord improves, alters or modifies any portion of the exterior facade
(including without limitation the exterior walls, roof line, soffit, fascia, signage, lighting,
doors, windows, storefronts and adjacent sidewalks) of the Premises or the Shopping Center
(hereinafter the “Renovation”), Landlord shall be entitled to replace Tenant’s storefront and
Tenant shall be responsible for replacing, at its sole cost and expense, and to conform with new
criteria adopted by Landlord as part of the Renovation, the sign face or lettering identifying
Tenant’s business. Landlord shall install over the Premises a temporary sign banner on behalf of
Tenant during the course of Renovation. It may be necessary to erect scaffolds or other
construction equipment during any remodeling or other construction at the Shopping Center, but
access to the Premises shall not be denied. Nothing in this Paragraph 47 of the Lease shall be
construed as a representation that Landlord will be remodeling the Shopping Center and Landlord is
under no obligation to ever do so.

48. FRANCHISE.

     If Tenant is a franchisee, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a copy of its franchise
agreement prior to Lease Commencement. Tenant shall notify Landlord if it is declared in default
under the franchise agreement and such default shall be deemed a default under Paragraph 28 of this
Lease.

49. INTENTIONALLY DELETED.

50. NO OPTION.

     The submission of this Lease for examination does not constitute a reservation of or option
for, the Premises, and this Lease shall become effective only upon execution by all parties hereto
and delivery of a fully executed copy thereof to Landlord. Upon execution of this Lease by Tenant,
Landlord is granted an irrevocable option for fifteen (15) days to execute this Lease within said
period and thereafter return a fully executed copy to Tenant.

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51. AUTHORITY.

     Each of the persons executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant represents and warrants that
Tenant has complied with all applicable laws, rules and governmental regulations relative to its
right to do business in the Shopping Center, that such entity has the full right and authority to
enter into this Lease, and that all persons signing on behalf of the Tenant were authorized to do
so by any and all necessary or appropriate actions.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease Agreement under their
respective seals on the day and year first written above.

LANDLORD:

AF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Tax I.D.# 52-1801823)

	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	NC Associates Corporation, 

General Partner

	 	 	 

	By:
	 	/s/ Richard B. Toran 
	 [SEAL]
	 	 	 

	 	 	Name:
Richard B. Toran 

Title: Vice President

TENANT:

OLD LINE BANK

(Tax I.D. #                     ).

	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ James W. Cornelsen 
	 [SEAL]
	 	 	 

	 	 	Name: James W. Cornelsen

Title: President

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