Document:

The Dun & Bradstreet Career Transition Plan, as amedned and restated

 Exhibit 10.1 
 THE DUN & BRADSTREET CAREER TRANSITION PLAN 
 (As amended and restated effective
January 1, 2008) 
 The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (the “Company”) wishes to define those circumstances under which
it will provide assistance to an Eligible Employee in the event of his or her Eligible Termination (as such terms are defined herein). Accordingly, the Company hereby establishes The Dun & Bradstreet Career Transition Plan (the
“Plan”). 
 SECTION 1  
 DEFINITIONS 
 1.1. “Base Salary” shall mean an employee’s annualized base salary, excluding the following
items: (a) overtime, (b) bonuses and commissions, whether fixed or variable payments, (c) employer contributions to or benefits under any employee benefit plan or deferred compensation arrangement, (d) any special or one-time
payments, including without limitation, automobile or relocation allowances, and (e) other accrued benefits, including without limitation, vacation. 
 1.2. “Cause” shall mean (a) willful malfeasance or willful misconduct by the Eligible Employee in connection with his or her employment, (b) continuing failure of the Eligible Employee to perform
such duties as are requested by any employee to whom the Eligible Employee reports or the Participating Company’s Board of Directors, (c) failure by the Eligible Employee to observe material policies of the Participating Company applicable
to the Eligible Employee or (d) the commission by an Eligible Employee of (i) any felony or (ii) any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude under applicable law. 
 1.3. “Compensation and Benefits Committee” shall mean the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 1.4. “Eligible Employee” shall mean a full-time salaried employee or regular part-time salaried employee of any Participating
Company who is on the United States payroll of a Participating Company as of the date of Eligible Termination other than an employee who is otherwise eligible for severance benefits pursuant to an employment agreement or other individual agreement
with any Participating Company. 
 1.5. “Eligible Termination” shall mean (a) an involuntary termination of employment with a
Participating Company by reason of a reduction in force program, job elimination or unsatisfactory performance in the execution of an Eligible Employee’s 

 
duties or (b) a resignation mutually agreed to in writing by the Participating Company and the Eligible Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Eligible Termination shall not include (w) a unilateral resignation, (x) a termination by a Participating Company for Cause, (y) a termination as a result of a sale (whether in whole or in part, of stock or assets), an elimination or
reduction of any operations in connection with the purchase of comparable operations from a third-party vendor (including an outsourcing), a merger or other combination, spin-off, reorganization or liquidation, dissolution or other winding up or
other similar transaction involving a Participating Company, in any case, where an offer of employment at a Comparable Base Salary (as defined herein) is made to the Eligible Employee by the purchaser, acquirer or successor or surviving entity
(including a third-party vendor) concurrently with his or her termination, or (z) any termination where an offer of employment with a Participating Company at a Comparable Base Salary is made to the Eligible Employee concurrently with his or
her termination. An offer of employment shall be deemed to be a “Comparable Base Salary” if it is not less than the Eligible Employee’s Base Salary at the time of his or her Eligible Termination. For purposes of this Section 1.5,
an Eligible Employee shall be treated as receiving an offer of employment at a Comparable Base Salary if the Plan Administration Committee in good faith determines that the Eligible Employee would have received such an offer but for the Eligible
Employee’s failure to diligently apply for such employment. 
 1.6. “Named Fiduciaries” shall be the Board of Directors and
the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Company. 
 1.7. “Participating Company” shall mean the Company or any other
affiliated entity more than 50% of the voting interests of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and which has elected to participate in the Plan by action of its Board of Directors. 
 1.8. “Plan Administration Committee” shall mean the Plan Administration Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 1.9. “Plan Benefits Committee” shall mean the Plan Benefits Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 1.10. “Retirement Benefits” shall mean retirement or pension benefits an Eligible Employee is entitled to receive from a
Participating Company or any other entity, including without limitation benefits under the Federal Social Security Act and retirement or pension benefits under any plan sponsored by a Participating Company or any other entity, whether or not
intended to meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 1.11. “Salary” shall
mean an Eligible Employee’s Base Salary at the time his or her employment terminates. 
  

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 1.12. “Severance and Release Agreement” shall mean an agreement, in a form to be approved by
the Company, signed by the Eligible Employee prior to the Eligible Employee becoming entitled to any benefits pursuant to this Plan. The form of Severance and Release Agreement shall include a general release of claims which will be as inclusive as
the release included in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participating Company may, by action of its chief human resources officer or chief legal counsel, modify the form of Severance and Release Agreement to
be signed by any Eligible Employee. 
 1.13. “Years of Service” shall mean one-twelfth (1/12th) of an Eligible Employee’s
total number of full months of regular employment (whether full-time or part-time) with a Participating Company (beginning with his or her initial date of hire). Years of Service will be reduced by any period of regular employment for which an
Eligible Employee was previously paid severance under the Plan. 
 SECTION 2  
 SEVERANCE BENEFITS 
 2.1. Subject to the provisions and requirements of this
Section 2, in the event of an Eligible Termination, an Eligible Employee shall become eligible to receive from the Participating Company the benefits set forth on Schedule A hereto, as applicable. 
 2.2. Eligible Employees shall only become eligible for payments or benefits pursuant to this Plan after first signing a valid Severance and Release
Agreement and only if the Eligible Employee does not revoke such agreement prior to the expiration of any applicable revocation period set forth herein. 
 2.3. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company may, at any time, take such action as such officer, in such officer’s sole discretion, deems appropriate to
reduce or increase by any amount the benefits otherwise payable to an Eligible Employee pursuant to the applicable Schedule or otherwise modify the terms and conditions applicable to an Eligible Employee under this Plan. Benefits granted hereunder
may not exceed an amount nor be paid over a period which would cause the Plan to be other than a “welfare benefit plan” under Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).

 2.4. In the event a Participating Company, in its sole discretion, grants an Eligible Employee a period of inactive employee status, then,
in such event, any amounts paid to such Eligible Employee during any such period shall offset the benefits payable under this Plan. For this purpose, a period of inactive employee status shall mean the period beginning on the date such status
commences (of which the Eligible Employee shall be notified) and ending on the date of such Eligible Employee’s termination of employment. 
  

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 SECTION 3  
 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 
 3.1. The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan on behalf of
any or all Participating Companies at any time and without any further obligation by action either the Compensation and Benefits Committee, the Plan Benefits Committee or such other person or persons to whom the Board properly delegates such
authority. Employees do not vest in this benefit. Any other Participating Company may cease participation in the Plan by action of its Board of Directors or such other person or persons to whom such Board properly delegates such authority.

 3.2. The Company shall have the right to modify or amend the terms of the Plan at any time, or from time to time, to any extent that it
may deem advisable by action of its Board of Directors, the Compensation and Benefits Committee, the Plan Benefits Committee or such other person or persons to whom the Board or either of the Committees properly delegates such authority. 

3.3. All modifications of or amendments to the Plan shall be in writing. 
 SECTION 4  
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN 
 4.1. The Named Fiduciaries shall severally and not jointly have authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan and to
manage and control its assets. 
 4.2. The Named Fiduciaries may from time to time allocate fiduciary responsibilities among themselves and
may designate persons other than Named Fiduciaries to carry out fiduciary responsibilities under the Plan, and such persons shall be deemed to be fiduciaries under the Plan with respect to such delegated responsibilities. Fiduciaries may employ one
or more persons to render advice with regard to any responsibility such fiduciary has under the Plan. 
 4.3. The Named Fiduciaries (and
their delegees) shall have the exclusive right to interpret any and all of the provisions of the Plan and to determine any questions arising thereunder or in connection with the administration of the Plan. Any decision or action by the Named
Fiduciaries (and their delegees) shall be conclusive and binding upon all employees, participants and beneficiaries. In all instances the Named Fiduciaries (and their delegees) shall have complete discretionary authority to 

  

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determine eligibility for participation and benefits under the Plan, and to construe and interpret all provisions of the Plan and all documents relating
thereto including, without limitation, all disputed and uncertain terms. All deference permitted by law shall be given to such constructions, interpretations and determinations. 
 4.4. Any action to be taken by the Named Fiduciaries shall be taken by a majority of the members of either the Board of Directors of the Company or the
Compensation and Benefits Committee at a meeting or by written instrument approved by such majority in the absence of a meeting. A written resolution or memorandum signed by one member of the Board of Directors or the Compensation and Benefits
Committee and the secretary of the Board or the Compensation and Benefits Committee, as appropriate, shall be sufficient evidence to any person of any action taken pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s by-laws or
charter require an alternate method for approval of any action, the method required pursuant to the by-laws or charter shall be followed. 
 4.5. Any person, corporation or other entity may serve in more than one fiduciary capacity under the Plan. 
 4.6. The Company shall
indemnify all directors, officers, fiduciaries and employees of a Participating Company, or their heirs and legal representatives, against all liability and reasonable expense, including counsel fees, related to any matter or action arising in
connection with or pursuant to this Plan, to the greatest extent permitted by the Company’s charter, by-laws and applicable law. 
 SECTION 5  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 5.1. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor any action of a Participating Company, the Compensation and Benefits Committee, the Plan Benefits Committee, the Plan Administration Committee or any fiduciary shall be
held or construed to confer upon any person any legal right to continue employment with a Participating Company. Each Participating Company expressly reserves the right to discharge any employee whenever the interest of such Participating Company,
in its sole judgment, may so require, without any liability on the part of such Participating Company, the Compensation and Benefits Committee, the Plan Benefits Committee, the Plan Administration Committee, or any fiduciary. 
 5.2. Benefits payable under the Plan shall be paid out of the general assets of a Participating Company. No Participating Company need fund the benefits
payable under this Plan; however, nothing in this Section 5.2 shall be interpreted as precluding any Participating Company from funding or setting aside amounts in anticipation of paying such benefits. Any benefits payable to an Eligible
Employee under this Plan shall represent an unsecured claim by such Eligible Employee against the general assets of the Participating Company that employed such Eligible Employee. 
  

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 5.3. A Participating Company shall deduct from the amount of any severance benefits payable hereunder the
amount required by law to be withheld for the payment of any taxes and any other amounts properly to be withheld. 
 5.4. Benefits payable
under the Plan shall not be subject to assignment, alienation, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, commutation or anticipation by the Eligible Employee. Any attempt to assign, alienate, transfer, pledge, encumber, commute or anticipate Plan benefits
shall be void. 
 5.5. This Plan shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, except to the
extent superseded by applicable federal law. 
 5.6. This Plan will be of no force or effect to the extent superseded by foreign law.

 5.7. This Plan supersedes any and all prior severance arrangements, policies, plans or practices of the Company and of any Participating
Company (whether written or unwritten). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Plan does not affect the severance provisions of any written individual employment contracts or written agreements between an Eligible Employee and a Participating
Company, nor does it affect any Retirement Benefits. Benefits payable under the Plan shall be offset by any other severance or termination payment or pay in lieu of notice of termination made by a Participating Company including, but not limited to,
amounts paid pursuant to any agreement, plan, policy or law. 
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 Schedule A 
 This Schedule A is applicable to Eligible Employees covered by Section 1.4 of the Plan. An Eligible Employee entitled to benefits hereunder shall, subject to Section 2 of the Plan, receive the following:

 1. Salary Continuation. 
 (a) If the Eligible Employee incurs an Eligible Termination, he or she shall be eligible for Salary continuation, payable pursuant to the Company’s normal payroll practices, through the Salary Continuation
Period, as defined in this paragraph 1. 
 (b) If the Eligible Employee incurs an Eligible Termination for any reason other
than unsatisfactory performance, he or she shall have a “Salary Continuation Period” based on the Eligible Employee’s Years of Service and Salary in accordance with the following table: 
  

							
	 	 	YEARS OF SERVICE
	ANNUAL BASE SALARY	 	LESS THAN 5	 	5 -9	 	 10 AND
 ABOVE

	UNDER $100,000	 	8 weeks	 	16 weeks	 	24 weeks
	$100,000 TO $149,999	 	16 weeks	 	24 weeks	 	32 weeks
	$150,000 TO $199,999	 	24 weeks	 	32 weeks	 	40 weeks
	$200,000 TO $299,999	 	32 weeks	 	40 weeks	 	48 weeks
	$300,000 AND ABOVE	 	40 weeks	 	48 weeks	 	52 weeks

 (c) If the Eligible Employee incurs an Eligible Termination by reason of
unsatisfactory performance, he or she shall have a “Salary Continuation Period” based on the Eligible Employee’s Years of Service and Salary in accordance with the following table: 
  

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	 	 	YEARS OF SERVICE
	ANNUAL BASE SALARY	 	LESS THAN 5	 	5 -9	 	10 AND
ABOVE
	UNDER $100,000	 	4 weeks	 	8 weeks	 	12 weeks
	$100,000 TO $149,999	 	8 weeks	 	12 weeks	 	16 weeks
	$150,000 TO $199,999	 	12 weeks	 	16 weeks	 	20 weeks
	$200,000 TO $299,999	 	16 weeks	 	20 weeks	 	24 weeks
	$300,000 AND ABOVE	 	20 weeks	 	24 weeks	 	26 weeks

 (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case shall the Salary Continuation Period
extend beyond the New Employment Date, as defined below. 
 2. New Employment. 
 (a) The Eligible Employee shall have a “New Employment Date” as of the first date during the Salary Continuation Period that he
or she commences performing services, or expands the scope or amount of services performed, for any Participating Company or any other entity, whether or not related to the Company. An Eligible Employee who continues to perform services for an
entity other than a Participating Company that he or she performed while employed by the Participating Company will not be deemed to have a New Employment Date unless and until he or she expands the scope or amount of those services. To
“perform services” means to perform any personal services for remuneration, compensation or reward as an employee, consultant, owner, partner, associate, agent or otherwise on behalf of any person, principal, partnership, firm or
corporation (or any other legal entity) or as a sole proprietor. For purposes of clarity, acceptance of Retirement Benefits does not, in and of itself, cause an Eligible Employee to have a New Employment Date. 
 (b) The Eligible Employee shall periodically certify to the Company that he or she has not had a New Employment Date. Such certification
must be delivered in writing to the Employee Relations Leader each calendar quarter during the Salary Continuation Period, beginning with the first calendar quarter that ends on or after the date of termination. Failure to make the certification
within five (5) business days of the end of each calendar quarter will result in the permanent discontinuation of the benefits described in paragraph 1 (salary continuation), paragraph 3 (welfare benefit continuation), and paragraph 4 (annual
bonus payment). 
  

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 (c) The Eligible Employee shall notify the Company within five (5) business days of
any New Employment Date. Such notice must be delivered in writing to the Employee Relations Leader or such other leader as may be designated from time to time by the Company’s chief human resources officer. An Eligible Employee who provides
timely notice of his or her New Employment Date shall be eligible to receive a New Employment Notification Bonus, defined below, but only if he or she is not employed by the Company or any Participating Company. 
 (d) The New Employment Notification Bonus shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total Salary continuation payments that the
Eligible Employee would receive after the New Employment Date through the remainder of the Salary Continuation Period, if he or she did not have a New Employment Date. Such bonus shall be reduced by the Salary continuation payments, if any, paid to
the Eligible Employee after the New Employment Date and shall be payable to the Eligible Employee in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of receipt of timely notification of his or her New Employment Date by the Participating Company.

 (e) If the Eligible Employee fails to timely notify the Participating Company of his or her New Employment Date, he or she
will immediately (i) forfeit any and all rights under the Plan to Salary continuation and welfare benefit continuation through the Salary Continuation Period and (ii) repay to the Participating Company an amount equal one hundred percent
(100%) of the Salary continuation payments he or she received after the New Employment Date, plus fifty percent (50%) of the Salary continuation payments he or she received prior to the New Employment Date. In addition, such Eligible
Employee shall pay the reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees of the Company or any Participating Company in bringing an action to enforce the rights of repayment described in this subparagraph 2(e). 
 3. Welfare Benefit Continuation. Medical and dental insurance benefits shall be provided through the end of the month that includes the last day
of the Salary Continuation Period at the levels in effect for the Eligible Employee immediately prior to termination of employment but in no event shall such medical and dental insurance benefits be maintained at a level greater than as is in effect
for active employees generally during the Salary Continuation Period, provided that the Eligible Employee shall pay the employee portion of any required premium payments at the level in effect for employees generally of the Participating Company for
such benefits. For purposes of determining an Eligible Employee’s entitlement to continuation coverage as required by Title I, Subtitle B, Part 6 of ERISA, such employee’s 18-month or other period of coverage shall commence on the first of
the month following the last day of the Eligible Employee’s Salary Continuation Period. Life insurance coverage shall cease as of the date of termination of employment. 
  

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 4. Annual Bonus Payment. Subject to the provisions of this paragraph 4, a cash bonus for the
calendar year of termination may be paid in the event the Eligible Employee was employed by a Participating Company for at least six full months during such year and the Eligible Employee participated in an annual bonus plan (the “Annual
Incentive Plan”) immediately prior to termination of employment. In such event, the Eligible Employee shall receive a bonus in an amount equal to the actual bonus which would have been payable under the Annual Incentive Plan had such employee
remained employed through the end of the year of such termination multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of full months he or she was eligible for the Annual Incentive Plan while employed during the calendar year of
termination and the denominator of which is 12. Such bonus shall be payable at the time otherwise payable under the Annual Incentive Plan had employment not terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amount shall be paid under this paragraph 4 in
the event the Eligible Employee incurred an Eligible Termination by reason of unsatisfactory performance. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 4 shall be appropriately modified in the case of any plan not on a calendar year basis. 

5. Death. Upon the death of an Eligible Employee during the Salary Continuation Period, the benefits described in paragraph 1 (salary
continuation) and paragraph 4 (annual bonus payment) of this Schedule shall continue to be paid to his or her estate, as applicable, at the time or times otherwise provided for herein. 
 6. Equity. The Eligible Employee’s unvested rights in any stock options, restricted stock or other equity in the Company or any of its
affiliates shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of an Eligible Employee’s employment. All vested rights in any stock options or other equity shall be governed by the applicable plan documents and/or agreements governing such
equity. 
 7. Other Benefits. The Eligible Employee shall be entitled to such outplacement services during the Salary Continuation
Period as shall be provided by the Participating Company. Unless expressly stated in this Plan to the contrary, all other benefits shall terminate upon the termination of the eligible Employee’s employment with the Company. 
 8. No Further Benefits, Etc. Following an Eligible Employee’s termination of employment, no further grants, awards, contributions, accruals
or continued participation (except as otherwise provided for herein) shall be made to or on behalf of such employee under any plan or program maintained by a Participating Company including, but not limited to, any annual incentive plan, any stock
incentive plan or any qualified or nonqualified retirement, profit sharing, stock option, restricted stock, perquisite, or other benefit plan of the Company or any of its affiliates. 
  

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 Exhibit 1 
 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 
 THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made by
and between                      (hereinafter referred to as “Employee”) and Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. (“D&B”).

 Recitals 
 This
Agreement is based on the following: 
 A. Employee has been employed by D&B since the date specified on the Appendix. 
 B. The parties wish to enter into an agreement providing for the termination of Employee’s employment and the resolution of any differences that
have or could arise between them. 
 In consideration of the promises and mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement and of the actions
taken pursuant to this Agreement, and in full settlement of any claims Employee has or could have against D&B arising out of Employee’s employment and its termination, the parties agree as follows: 
 Terms 
 1. Termination of
employment. As of the Termination Date specified on the Appendix, Employee’s employment with D&B will terminate. Regardless of whether Employee accepts this Agreement, Employee will be paid all earned salary and, in accordance with
existing policy, all earned and unused vacation time. Employee is expected to settle all outstanding travel, entertainment and business expenses and/or advances by not later than two (2) weeks after Employee’s termination. 
 2. Career Transition Plan. The benefits described in paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 7 herein shall be provided pursuant to, and only to the extent
permitted under, the Dun & Bradstreet Career Transition Plan. 
 3. Salary Continuation. For the period from the Termination
Date through the earlier of the New Employment Date or the Last Day of Restriction Period specified on the Appendix, Employee will receive Salary Continuation in the amount specified on the Appendix. This will be paid on D&B’s normal
payroll schedule starting on the first payroll date following the Effective Date of this Agreement. 
 4. Bonus and incentive
compensation. Employee will receive such bonus and other incentive compensation as is specified on the Appendix. 
  

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 5. Payroll taxes. The gross compensation specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 will be paid less
applicable payroll withholding and deductions, i.e., federal and state income taxes, Social Security, benefits, etc. 
 6.
Medical and dental coverage. For the period from the Termination Date through the earlier of the New Employment Date or the Last Day of Restriction Period, Employee and Employee’s eligible dependent(s) will continue to be covered by
D&B’s medical and dental plans, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time for D&B employees. Eligibility for COBRA coverage will begin after such medical and dental coverage ends. Employee’s coverage under
D&B’s life insurance plan shall cease as of the Termination Date. 
 7. Stock options. From and after the Termination Date,
Employee will not be eligible for or receive any additional stock option or other long-term incentive compensation grants. Previously granted stock options or other long-term incentive compensation grants will be governed by the terms of the
applicable plan(s) under which they were granted. 
 8. No other payments or benefits. Payments to Employee provided for under this
Agreement are in lieu of, and Employee waives any and all rights Employee may have to receive, any other severance payments or any other payments or compensation to which Employee may now be or later become entitled upon termination of employment,
except for retirement benefits and medical and dental insurance benefits. 
 9. New Employment Date. Employee will have a
“New Employment Date” as of the first date between the Termination Date and the Last Day of Restriction Period that he or she commences performing services, or expands the scope or amount of services performed, for any entity, including
D&B or any of its parent, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, or partnerships (“D&B Related Companies”) or any other entity (whether or not such entity is in competition with D&B or any D&B Related Company). An Employee
who continues to perform for any other entity services that he or she performed for such entity while employed by D&B or any D&B Related Company will not have a New Employment Date unless and until he or she expands the scope or amount of
those services. To “perform services” means to perform any personal services for remuneration, compensation or reward as an employee, consultant, owner, partner, associate, agent or otherwise on behalf of any person, principal,
partnership, firm or corporation (or any other legal entity) or as a sole proprietor.  
 10. Quarterly certification. Employee
will periodically certify to D&B that he or she has not had a New Employment Date. The certification must be delivered in writing to the Employee Relations Leader in each calendar quarter that ends between the Termination Date and the Last Day
of Restriction Period. Failure to make the certification within five (5) business days of the end of each calendar quarter will result in the permanent forfeiture of any and all rights under this Agreement to Salary Continuation, insurance
coverage continuation and an annual bonus payment. 
  

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 11. Notice of New Employment. Employee will notify D&B within five (5) business
days of any New Employment Date. Such notice must be delivered in writing on a Notice of New Employment, delivered to the Employee Relations Leader.  
 12. Failure to Provide New Employment Notice. If the Employee fails to timely provide a Notice of New Employment to notify D&B of his New Employment Date, he shall immediately (i) forfeit any
and all rights to Salary Continuation and benefit continuation through the Salary Continuation Period and (ii) repay an amount equal one hundred percent (100%) of the Salary Continuation payments he received on or after the New Employment
Date, plus fifty percent (50%) of the Salary Continuation payments he received prior to the New Employment Date. In addition, the Employee shall pay the reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees of D&B or any D&B Related Company in
bringing an action to enforce the rights of repayment described in this paragraph 12. 
 13. New Employment notification
bonus. Although Employee is not eligible for any salary continuation payments after the New Employment Date, D&B will pay to the Employee, in cash in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of receipt of timely notification of the
Employee’s New Employment Date, an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total Salary Continuation that the Employee would be entitled to under paragraph 3 between the New Employment Date and the Last Day of Restriction Period, if
Salary Continuation was payable during such period. This bonus will be reduced by the Salary Continuation payments, if any, paid to the Employee after the New Employment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be eligible to
receive the New Employment notification bonus, if Employee’s new employment is as an employee of D&B or any D&B Related Company.  
 14. No competition during Restriction Period. From the Termination Date through the Last Day of Restriction Period, unless Employee has first obtained the written consent of D&B’s President, Employee
will not perform any work for, consult (for compensation or otherwise) with, or obtain or maintain any ownership (other than as a less than 5% stockholder in a public corporation) in, any corporation, partnership or other business entity (including,
but not limited to, those businesses on the Principal Competitor List attached as Exhibit A) that (i) competes with D&B or any D&B Related Company in a field of business activity in which Employee has been primarily engaged on behalf of
D&B or in which Employee has considerable knowledge as a result of his employment by D&B; or (ii) provides consulting services to prospects or customers of D&B or any D&B Related Company concerning their reduced use of products
and services offered by D&B or any D&B Related Company (including, but not limited to, Credit Advisors, Inc., and The Kreller Group). 
 15. No recruitment or solicitation during Restriction Period. From the Termination Date through the Last Day of Restriction Period, and except as otherwise provided for in writing, Employee will not recruit or solicit any customers
of D&B or any D&B Related Company to become customers of any business entity that competes with any of the businesses owned or operated by D&B or any D&B Related Company. In 

  

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addition, Employee will not recruit or solicit any employee of D&B or any D&B Related Company to leave D&B or any D&B Related Company to work
with or for Employee or with or for another by whom Employee is employed, without first obtaining the written consent of D&B’s President. 
 16. No public statement. From the Termination Date through the Last Day of Restriction Period, Employee will not originate any public written or oral statement, news release, or other public announcement or publication, relating to
Employee’s employment by D&B or relating to D&B, any D&B Related Company, or any of their customers, personnel, or agents, without first obtaining the written consent of D&B’s President, except that Employee may disclose
the fact that Employee was employed by D&B to prospective employers and recruiters. Except as permitted in this Agreement, Employee also will not use in any public written or oral statement, news release, or other public announcement or
publication the indicia or name of D&B, any D&B Related Company, or any of their customers, personnel, or agents, without first obtaining the written consent of D&B’s President. 
 17. Nondisclosure; return of property. Employee will not at any time directly or indirectly disclose any confidential information, records, data,
formulae, specifications or other trade secrets owned by D&B or any D&B Related Company to any person or entity or use any such information. All records, files, drawings, documents, models, disks, equipment and the like relating to the
business of D&B or any D&B Related Company that Employee prepared or used or came in contact with during Employee’s employment by D&B will be and remain the sole property of D&B or the D&B Related Company. Employee warrants
that as of the Termination Date all such property will have been returned to D&B or the D&B Related Company and that Employee will not retain any such property. In addition, Employee will turn over to D&B all documents (including without
limitation paper documents, audiotapes, videotapes and other recording media, as well as all copies and transcripts of those documents) that contain matters of or relating to D&B, any D&B Related Company, or their affairs or employees.

 18. No re-employment. Except as provided herein, in exchange for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, and in order to
avoid any future claim of retaliation, Employee forsakes any right to be re-employed by D&B or any D&B Related Company and will not apply for or accept reinstatement or employment at any time in the future with D&B or any D&B Related
Company. However, should D&B or a D&B Related Company waive the provisions of this paragraph and employ Employee during the time Employee is receiving benefits hereunder, then upon rehire such benefits will cease and Employee will not be
entitled to further payments. D&B or a D&B Related Company may rely on this paragraph in determining to refuse to employ Employee and/or declining to consider any application for employment that conflicts with this paragraph. 
  

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 19. Release of claims. 
 a. Employee, for himself or herself and for Employee’s family, representatives, successors and assigns, releases and forever discharges D&B, all
D&B Related Companies, and their respective representatives, successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and trustees or administrators under any Dun & Bradstreet plans (the “Released Parties”) from
any and all claims, demands, debts, damages, injuries, actions or rights of action of any nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, that Employee had or now has or may have against the Released Parties from the beginning of Employee’s
employment with D&B or any D&B Related Company to and including the Effective Date of this Agreement, on account of, or arising out of, any matter related to Employee’s employment with D&B or any D&B Related Company or
termination of such employment (the “Released Claims”). The Released Claims include, but are not limited to, all rights, claims, and causes of action under (as amended) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. section 1981, the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), The Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and (when applicable) the New York State and City Human Rights laws,
the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, any other local, state or federal
law, including but not limited to laws related to discrimination or wrongful termination, any implied or express contract of employment, whether oral or written, and/or any claim arising under common law. 
 b. The Released Claims, however, do not include (i) any claim arising from a breach of this Agreement by D&B; or (ii) any claim that may
not be waived by private agreement without governmental or judicial supervision. 
 c. Employee’s release of claims also does not bar
Employee from filing a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or an analogous state agency or assisting such an agency in its investigation of a charge or complaint of discrimination, but it does bar Employee from
recovering monetary damages or other relief from the Released Parties in an individual, class, or governmental agency action covering any of the Released Claims. 
 d. The Released Claims include all such claims whether known or unknown by Employee. Where applicable, Employee therefore waives the protection of California Civil Code section 1542 or any other analogous statute or
principle of law. Section 1542 states: 
 A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to
exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known to him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. 
  

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 e. If Employee brings any action, law suit or proceeding (“Action”) based on a Released Claim
(other than an ADEA claim), then within ten (10) days of D&B’s written demand, Employee will return to D&B the value of the severance benefits received by Employee under this Agreement, regardless of the outcome of the Action, and
will pay to D&B all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the Action (including any appeals resulting from the Action), if D&B prevails in the action. 
 f. If Employee’s release of ADEA claims is found to be invalid, D&B will be entitled, to the extent not prohibited by law, to set-off,
recoupment, or restitution of the value of the severance benefits received by Employee under this Agreement. 
 20. Confidentiality of
Agreement. Employee will forever refrain from disclosing to any third party or other entity the fact of this Agreement, and further will keep the terms of this Agreement confidential and not disclose same to any third party, except Employee may
(i) do so pursuant to a court order or other valid governmental authority, and (ii) disclose the fact and nature of the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement to prospective employers. If, pursuant to a court order or other
governmental authority, Employee may be or is required to disclose all or any portion of this Agreement, Employee will immediately so notify D&B and D&B will be given the right to intercede with such court or governmental entity to seek to
prevent or limit the extent of disclosure. Employee’s attorneys, spouse and financial advisors will not be deemed to be third parties for purposes of this paragraph. 
 21. Remedies in event of breach. Except as separately provided by this Agreement with respect to Employee’s release of claims, in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Employee, D&B or any D&B
Related Company will be entitled to recover from Employee any damages, costs, and expenses D&B may incur (including court costs, judgments, attorneys’ fees, and all other costs and expenses, taxable or otherwise) in defending against, or
seeking or obtaining an abatement of or an injunction against, such action or proceeding, or in establishing or maintaining the applicability or validity of any provision of this Agreement. In the event of such breach by Employee, D&B, at its
option, may (i) seek specific performance of this Agreement, or (ii) seek return of all monies paid and the value of all benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement as of the date of such breach, and D&B will be relieved of all future
payments and obligations provided for under this Agreement. 
 22. Accord and satisfaction. The parties expressly understand and agree
that this Agreement is in full accord, satisfaction and discharge of any and all claims Employee has or could have against D&B or any D&B Related Company arising out of Employee’s employment by D&B or any D&B Related Company and
the termination of that employment, and that this Agreement has been executed with the express intention of extinguishing all obligations and all claims and rights that Employee has or could assert against D&B or any D&B Related Company,
except as expressly provided for herein. 
  

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 23. No admission. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement has been executed in connection with
the compromise and settlement of possible claims and that this Agreement and the actions taken pursuant to this Agreement do not constitute an acknowledgment or admission on the part of either party of liability for any matter or precedent upon
which liability may be asserted. Nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent either party from enforcing its rights under this Agreement if it is breached by the other party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution of
this Agreement should not be construed as an admission by either party that it has violated any federal, state or local statute, law, rule, regulation or ordinance of any nature whatsoever or that it has acted improperly with regard to the other,
and that the execution of this Agreement does not violate any federal, state or local statute, law, rule, regulation or ordinance of any nature whatsoever. 
 24. No third-party beneficiary where not so provided. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, the parties do not intend to make any person or entity who is not a party to this Agreement a beneficiary of
this Agreement, and this Agreement should not be construed to be made for the benefit of any person or entity not expressly provided for in this Agreement. If Employee dies prior to payment of all of the payments and benefits provided for in this
Agreement, then the remaining payments will be paid to Employee’s estate. 
 25. Employee’s acknowledgment. Employee
acknowledges that: 
 a. Employee has had a period of at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider whether to sign this
Agreement, although Employee is free to sign this Agreement at anytime during that 21-day period, except that Employee may not accept this Agreement prior to the time that Employee’s employment with D&B terminates. 
 b. Employee has a period of seven (7) days from the date that Employee signs this Agreement within which to revoke it. This Agreement will not
become effective or enforceable until the expiration of this seven (7) day revocation period without a timely revocation, at which time will be the Agreement’s “Effective Date.” 
 c. Employee is advised to consult with an attorney about this Agreement at Employee’s own expense. 
 d. Employee fully understands the terms and contents of this Agreement and voluntarily, knowingly and without coercion is entering into this Agreement.

 26. Severability. If, for any reason, any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is held or deemed to be inoperative,
unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction in a particular case or in all cases, that circumstance will not have the effect or rendering the provision(s) invalid in any other case, or rendering any other provisions of this
Agreement inoperative, unenforceable or invalid. If, however, the provisions of any of paragraphs 10 through 12 or 14 through 23 are held or deemed 

  

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unenforceable or invalid as to Employee, and Employee thereafter ceases to abide by the provision(s), then D&B will have the right to declare this
Agreement null and void and will have no further payment obligations under paragraph 3 or 4. 
 27. Governing law. This Agreement will
be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey or federal law as applicable. 
 28. Notices. All notices to be
given under this Agreement must be in writing sent by certified or registered mail or overnight delivery service with receipt acknowledged and addressed to: 
 If to D&B, to: 
 Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. 
 103 JFK Parkway 
 Short Hills, NJ 07078 
 Attn: Leader - Human Resources 
 with a copy to: 
 Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. 
 103 JFK Parkway 
 Short Hills, NJ 07078 
 Attn: General Counsel 
 If to Employee, to the address shown on the Appendix. 
 Notices will be deemed given when received. 
 29. Entire
agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and all prior negotiations or representations are merged into this Agreement or replaced by it. The parties understand and agree that there are no oral or written
agreements binding between them that modify this Agreement and that they are not relying on any promises or representations made by or on behalf of the other party, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each being deemed an original. 
  

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 Employee and D&B, by its duly authorized agent, hereby execute this Agreement. 
  

									
	EMPLOYEE:                                     
                           	 		 	DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.
				
	  
	 		 	By:	 	  

					
	Date:	 	  
	 		 	Name:	 	  

					
		 		 		 	Date:	 	  

			
	Witness as to Employee:	 		 	Attest as to D&B:
					
	By:	 	  
	 		 	By:	 	  

					
	Name:	 	  
	 		 	Name:	 	  

					
	Date:	 	  
	 		 	Date:	 	  

  

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 Appendix 
 Summary of Benefit Entitlements 
  

			
	Employment Date:	  	  

		
	Termination Date:	  	  

		
	Position from which terminated:	  	  

		
	Salary Continuation:	  	$             per week for              weeks (annual
rate of $            ; to be paid on D&B’s normal payroll schedule)
		
	Last Day of Restriction Period:	  	  

		
	Welfare Benefit Continuation:	  	[LIST NAMES OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL PLANS UNDER WHICH EMPLOYEE COVERED]
		
	Annual Bonus Payment:	  	[x] of the annual bonus
		  	12
		
		  	otherwise payable to you at time of normal payment.
		
	[Individual] [Group] Outplacement:	  	As provided by the Company.
		
	Employee’s Address for Notices:	  	  

		
		  	  

		
		  	  

 The description of benefits contained in this Appendix is only a summary and is subject to the terms and
conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement to which it is attached. 
  

 20Form of Indemnification Agreement

 Exhibit 10.2 
 CBEYOND, INC. 
 INDEMNITY AGREEMENT 
 This Indemnity Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of
                                     by and between CBEYOND,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                      (“Indemnitee”). This Agreement supercedes and
replaces any and all previous Agreements between the Company and Indemnitee covering the subject matter of this Agreement. 
 RECITALS

 WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held corporations as directors or in other capacities
unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation. 
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the
Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and
widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with
more exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that
traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The Bylaws of the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant
to applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). The Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be
entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification. 
 WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons. 
 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s stockholders and that the Company should act to
assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future. 
 WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and
necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue
concern that they will not be so indemnified. 

 WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws of the Company and any
resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 
 WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Company’s Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without
adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and
agree as follows: 
 1. Services to the Company. Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve as an officer, director or key employee of
the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his resignation. 
 2. Definitions. As
used in this Agreement: 
 (a) References to “agent” shall mean any person who is or was a director, officer, or employee of the
Company or a subsidiary of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in such capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other official of another corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company. 
 (b) The terms “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act (as defined below) as in effect on the date hereof. 
 (c) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the
earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events: 
 1. Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any
Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the change in the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (2) such acquisition was approved in advance by the Continuing Directors (as defined below) and such acquisition would not constitute a Change in Control under part
(iii) of this definition; 

 2. Change in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board,
and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose
election for nomination for election was previously so approved (collectively, the “Continuing Directors”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; 
 3. Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company (a “Business Combination”),
in each case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to
such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination) is the
Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Business Combination; and (3) at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the
action of the Board of Directors, providing for such Business Combination; 
 4. Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the
Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than factoring the Company’s current receivables
or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions); or 
 5. Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of
Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement. 
 (d) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member,
fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise (as defined below) which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company. 
  

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 (e) “Delaware Court” shall mean the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. 
 (f) “Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding (as defined below) in
respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 
 (g) “Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation,
constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent. 
 (h) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 (i) “Expenses” shall include attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel
expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this
Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a
Proceeding (as defined below). Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding (as defined below), including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost
bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent as well as reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which he/she is not compensated by the Company or any subsidiary or third party (i) for any period during which
Indemnitee is not an agent, in the employment of, or providing services for compensation to, the Company or any subsidiary; and (ii) if the rate of compensation and the estimated time involved is approved by the directors of the Company who are
not parties to any action with respect to which expenses are incurred, for Indemnitee while an agent of, employed by, or providing services for compensation to the Company or any subsidiary. The parties agree that for the purposes of any Expense
Advance for which Indemnitee has made written demand to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, all Expenses included in such Expense Advance that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitee’s counsel as being reasonable shall be presumed
conclusively to be reasonable. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee. 
 (j) “Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm or a member of a law firm that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to
represent (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or
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party to the Proceeding (as defined below) giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent
Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s
rights under this Agreement. 
 (k) References to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed on Indemnitee with respect to any
employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants
and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement. 
 (l) The term “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof;
provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude: (i) the Company; (ii) any Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Company; (iii) any employment benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below)
of the Company or of any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company; and (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Company or of a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock
of the Company. 
 (m) A “Potential Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Company enters into an
agreement or arrangement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control; (ii) any Person or the Company publicly announces an intention to take or consider taking actions which if consummated would constitute a
Change in Control; (iii) any Person who becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors increases his Beneficial Ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such Person on the date hereof; or (iv) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of
this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred. 
 (n) The term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether
of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative, investigative, formal or informal nature, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or
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act) taken by him or of any action (or failure to act) on his part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is
or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or
expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement. If the Indemnitee believes in good faith that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a
Proceeding, this shall be considered a Proceeding under this paragraph. 
 (o) The term “Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person,
shall mean any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person. 
 3. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 3 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses, judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in
respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The parties hereto intend
that this Agreement shall provide for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by statute, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, vote of its
stockholders or disinterested directors or applicable law. 
 4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding by or in the
right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim,
issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that any court in which the Proceeding was brought or the Delaware Court shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification. 
 5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is a party 

  

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to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in
part, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or
otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with
each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. If the Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the Company also shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred in connection with a claim,
issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which the Indemnitee was successful. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without
prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 
 6. Indemnification For Expenses of a
Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be
indemnified and held harmless against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith. 
 7.
Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless
indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. 
 8. Additional Indemnification. 
 (a) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, or 5, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or
threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest,
assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding. No
indemnity shall be made under this Section 7(a) on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which constitutes a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders or is an act or omission not in good faith or which
involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, but this exception shall only apply after a final adjudication of the Proceeding. 
 (b) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, 5 or 7(a), the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a
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paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments,
fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding. 
 9.
Contribution in the Event of Joint Liability. 
 (a) To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification and
hold harmless rights provided for in this Agreement are unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying and holding harmless Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire
amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the
Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee. 
 (b) The Company shall not
enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.

 (c) The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought by
officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee. 
 10. Exclusions.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee: 
 (a) for which payment has actually been received by or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with
respect to any excess beyond the amount actually received under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, other indemnity provision or otherwise; 
 (b) where the Company reasonably determines that Indemnitee clearly violated Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and must disgorge the profits to the Company, but indemnification shall not be prohibited if Indemnitee ultimately
establishes in any Proceeding that no recovery of such profits from Indemnitee is permitted under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of any federal, state or local laws; or 
 (c) except as otherwise provided in Sections 14(e)-(f) hereof, prior to a Change in Control, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any
Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding
(or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation; or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law. 
  

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 11. Advances of Expenses; Defense of Claim. 
 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall advance the
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (or reasonably expected by Indemnitee to be incurred by Indemnitee within three (3) months) in connection with any Proceeding within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or
statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the
Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing a Proceeding to enforce this right of
advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. The Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement which shall
constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to the fullest extent permitted by law to repay the advance (without interest) if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final
judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. No other form of undertaking shall be required other than the execution of this Agreement. This Section 10(a) shall not apply to any claim made
by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 9. 
 (b) The Company will be entitled to participate in the
Proceeding at its own expense. 
 (c) The Company shall not settle any action, claim or Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose
any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. 
 12. Procedure
for Notification and Application for Indemnification. 
 (a) Indemnitee agrees to notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served
with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so
notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise. 
 (b) Indemnitee may deliver to the Company a written application to indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement. Such application(s) may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems
appropriate in his or her sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 12(a) of this Agreement.

  

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 13. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.  
 (a) A determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made in the specific case by
one of the following methods, which shall be at the election of Indemnitee: (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board; or (ii) by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the
Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or
basis for which indemnification has been denied. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate
with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information
which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or Expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by
Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and
agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. 
 (b) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by
Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 12(b). The Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection
be made by the Board), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent
Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. If the Independent Counsel is selected by the Board, the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying
that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after
such written notice of selection shall have been received, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground
that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion.
Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such
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for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or
Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person
selected by the Delaware Court, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 12(a) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or
arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 (c) The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify and hold harmless such
Independent Counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 
 14. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 
 (a) In making a determination with respect to
entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in
accordance with Section 11(b) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.
Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because
Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action
or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. 
 (b) If the person, persons or entity empowered or
selected under Section 12 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite
determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary
to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a final judicial determination that any or all such indemnification is expressly prohibited under applicable law;
provided, however, that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to
indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. 
  

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 (c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order,
settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption
that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his
conduct was unlawful. 
 (d) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if
Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of
legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Enterprise. The provisions of this
Section 13(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement. 
 (e) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of
the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. 
 15.
Remedies of Indemnitee. 
 (a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination
of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made
pursuant to Section 5, 6, 7 or the last sentence of Section 12(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) a contribution payment is not made in a timely manner
pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, or (vi) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by the Delaware Court to such indemnification, contribution or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a
single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Delaware law (without regard to its conflict of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration.
The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration. 
  

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 (b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this
Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and
Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and
the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to Section 12(a)
of this Agreement adverse to Indemnitee for any purpose. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to
Section 10 until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed). 
 (c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company
shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make
Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification; or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. 
 (d) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the
procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. 
 (e) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee,
shall (within ten (10) days after the Company’s receipt of such written request) advance to Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any judicial
proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee (i) to enforce his rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement or any other indemnification, advancement or contribution agreement or provision of the Company’s Bylaws
now or hereafter in effect; or (ii) for recovery or advances under any insurance policy maintained by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification,
advance, contribution or insurance recovery, as the case may be. 
 (f) Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the legal rate
under Delaware law for amounts which the Company indemnifies or is obliged to indemnify for the period commencing with the date on which Indemnitee requests indemnification, contribution, reimbursement or advancement of any Expenses and ending with
the date on which such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company. 
  

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 16. Establishment of Trust. In the event of a Potential Change in Control, the Company shall, upon
written request by Indemnitee, create a “Trust” for the benefit of Indemnitee and from time to time upon written request of Indemnitee shall fund such Trust in an amount sufficient to satisfy any and all Expenses reasonably anticipated at
the time of each such request to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, participating in or defending any Proceedings, and any and all judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest,
assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such judgments, fines penalties and amounts paid in settlement) in connection with any and all Proceedings from time to time actually paid or claimed, reasonably
anticipated or proposed to be paid. The trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”) shall be a bank or trust company or other individual or entity chosen by the Indemnitee and reasonably acceptable to the Company. Nothing in this Section 15
shall relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. The amount or amounts to be deposited in the Trust pursuant to the foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by mutual agreement of the Indemnitee and the Company or,
if the Company and the Indemnitee are unable to reach such an agreement, by Independent Counsel selected in accordance with Section 12(b) of this Agreement. The terms of the Trust shall provide that, except upon the consent of both the
Indemnitee and the Company, upon a Change in Control: (a) the Trust shall not be revoked, or the principal thereof invaded, without the written consent of the Indemnitee; (b) the Trustee shall advance, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, within two (2) business days of a request by the Indemnitee and upon the execution and delivery to the Company of an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the advance to the extent that it is ultimately
determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company, any and all Expenses to the Indemnitee; (c) the Trust shall continue to be funded by the Company in accordance with the funding obligations set forth above;
(d) the Trustee shall promptly pay to the Indemnitee all amounts for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise; and (e) all unexpended funds in such Trust shall revert to the Company
upon mutual agreement by the Indemnitee and the Company or, if the Indemnitee and the Company are unable to reach such an agreement, by Independent Counsel selected in accordance with Section 12(b) of this Agreement, that the Indemnitee has
been fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement. The Trust shall be governed by Delaware law (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules) and the Trustee shall consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court in accordance
with Section 23 of this Agreement. 
 17. Security. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent requested by
the Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to the Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral.
Any such security, once provided to the Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee. 
 18. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation. 
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Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors,
or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status
prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in applicable law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the
Company’s Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any
other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or
remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 
 (b) The DGCL and
the Company’s Bylaws permit the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including, but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond (“Indemnification
Arrangements”) on behalf of Indemnitee against any liability asserted against him or incurred by or on behalf of him or in such capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or arising out of his status as such, whether or
not the Company would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement or under the DGCL, as it may then be in effect. The purchase, establishment, and maintenance of any such Indemnification Arrangement
shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or of the Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Indemnitee shall
not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or the other party or parties thereto under any such Indemnification Arrangement. 
 (c) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, trustees, partners, managing members, fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the
Company or of any other Enterprise which such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such
director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a
witness or otherwise), the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company
shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. 
 (d) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of
Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 
  

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 (e) The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement
of expenses from such Enterprise. 
 19. Liability Insurance. 
 (a) Commercially Reasonable Best Efforts. For the duration of Indemnitee’s service as a director and/or officer of the Company, and thereafter
for so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any pending or possible Indemnifiable Claim, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the scope and amount of coverage available relative to the cost thereof) to cause
to be maintained in effect policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing coverage for directors and/or officers of the Company that is at least substantially comparable in scope and amount to that provided by the
Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. The minimum AM Best rating for the insurance carriers of such insurance shall be not less than A- VI. 
 (b) Annual Review. At the Directors’ request, the Company shall arrange an annual review of the Directors’ and Officers’ Liability
and Company Reimbursement Insurance by an independent insurance adviser, all fees and charges arising from such review to be met by the Company. 
 (c) Tail Coverage. In the event of a Change in Control, the Company shall maintain in force any and all insurance policies then maintained by the Company in providing insurance—directors’ and officers’ liability,
fiduciary, employment practices or otherwise—in respect of Indemnitee, for a period of six years thereafter. 
 20. Duration of
Agreement. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee serves as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary,
employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other Enterprise which Indemnitee serves at the request of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to
any possible Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement) by reason of his Corporate Status, whether or not he is acting in any such capacity at the time
any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement. 
 21. Severability. If any
provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without
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portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not
itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent
necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section,
paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 22. Enforcement and Binding Effect. 
 (a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer or key employee of
the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer or key employee of the Company. 
 (b) Without limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee under the Bylaws of the Company as they may be amended from time to time, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 (c) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an
Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise at the Company’s request, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his or her spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors
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 (d) The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement
in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. 
 (e) The
Company and Indemnitee agree herein that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive
relief and/or specific performance Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which he may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further agree that Indemnitee shall be entitled to such specific performance and
injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that in the absence of a
waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by the Court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking. 
 23. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 
 24. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or
registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third (3rd) business day after the date on which it is so mailed: 
 (a) If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide in writing to
the Company. 
 (b) If to the Company, to: 
 Cbeyond, Inc. 
 320 Interstate North Parkway, Suite 300 
 Atlanta, GA 30339 
 Attention: Cbeyond Corporate Secretary 
 Fax: (678) 424-2500 
 or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee in writing by the Company. 

 25. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the
parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to
Section 14(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court and
not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country; (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement; (c) appoint irrevocably, to the extent such party is not a resident of the State of Delaware,
[                    ] as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any
such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware; (d) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the
Delaware Court; and (e) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum, or is subject (in whole or in part) to a jury
trial. 
 26. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes
be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 27. Miscellaneous. Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The
headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 
 *    *    * 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first
above written. 
  

									
	CBEYOND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	 		 	INDEMNITEE
				
	By:	 	  
	 		 	  

	Name:	 	James F. Geiger	 		 	Name:	 	
		 	Chief Executive Officer	 		 	Address:

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