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Exhibit 4.1

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THE SECURITY REPRESENTED HEREBY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.

THE INDEBTEDNESS REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS SUBORDINATED TO THE PAYMENT OF SENIOR
INDEBTEDNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED HEREIN.

SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE

	 	 	 
	$25,000,000	 	Houston, Texas

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, INTEGREATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and each other borrower signatory hereto (together with the Company, hereinafter individually
referred to as the “Borrower” and collectively referred to as the “Borrowers”), hereby promises to
pay to the order of Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., and its successors and assigns (hereinafter
referred to as “Holder”), in the manner hereinafter provided, the principal sum of TWENTY-FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS ($25,000,000)], as it may be increased herein, in immediately available funds and
in lawful money of the United States of America, together with interest thereon, all in accordance
with the provisions hereinafter specified. This Note (the “Note”) is issued pursuant to the Note
Purchase Agreement dated December 12, 2007, among the Borrowers and the original purchasers of the
Note (the “Purchase Agreement”), and is subject to the provisions set forth therein.

1. Accrual of Interest. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal amount hereof
(including any PIK Interest, as hereafter defined) at a rate equal to eleven percent (11%) per
annum. Interest shall be calculated hereunder on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed.

2. Payment of Interest. Commencing on December 31, 2007, the Borrowers shall pay interest
on this Note quarterly in arrears on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each
calendar year and on the Maturity Date (as hereafter defined), or if any such day is not a business
day, on the next succeeding business day (each an “Interest Payment Date”), to Holder. Interest
payable on this Note shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date, at the election of the Borrowers,
(i) in cash or (ii) in kind, in which event the amount of the principal outstanding under this Note
shall be increased by the amount of such interest payment (“PIK Interest”) on such Interest Payment
Date and interest shall thereafter accrue on the increased principal amount. During the
continuance of an Event of Default, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this
Note, interest payable on the outstanding principal hereunder, including any PIK Interest, shall
bear interest at the then applicable interest rate set forth in Section 1 plus two percent (2%) per
annum and such interest shall be payable upon demand.

3. Scheduled Principal Payments. On May 15, 2013 (the “Maturity Date”) the Borrowers shall
pay to Holder the sum of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, including the amount of
any PIK Interest, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other obligations and
indebtedness owing hereunder, if not sooner paid.

4. Prepayment. This Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without premium or
penalty. Any prepayment of principal shall be accompanied by payment of any interest, if any,
accrued and unpaid through the date of such prepayment.

 

 

5. Manner and Application of Payments. All amounts payable in cash hereunder shall be
payable to Holder by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Payments hereunder shall be
applied first to interest and then to principal outstanding hereunder, except that if Holder has
incurred any cost or expense in connection with the enforcement or collection of the obligations of
the Borrowers hereunder, Holder shall have the option of applying any monies received from the
Borrowers to payment of such costs or expenses plus interest thereon before applying any of such
monies to any interest or principal then due.

6. No Security. This Note is an unsecured obligation of the Borrowers and no collateral
accompanies the obligations hereunder.

7. Subordination.

     (a) Except to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, the payment of the
indebtedness of the Borrowers evidenced by this Note, including the principal and interest, is
hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full, in
cash, of all Senior Obligations, whether such obligations are outstanding at this date or are
hereafter incurred, but excluding such Senior Obligations as (x) survive the repayment in full of
all loans, advances, extensions of credit, fees, expenses and other outstanding indebtedness
included in the Senior Obligations and the termination of each commitment to lend and of each
commitment to issue or otherwise provide credit support for any letters of credit pursuant to the
Loan Documents, and (y) the payment or performance of which is not due at the time of such payment
in full and, if required by Senior Agent in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, which
have been fully cash collateralized to the satisfaction of Senior Agent (“Surviving Senior
Obligations”). “Senior Obligations” means (i) any and all loans, advances, extensions of credit
and other indebtedness, obligations and liabilities (including, in the event of a proceeding under
the Bankruptcy Code, any and all post-petition interest and costs from and after the date of filing
of a petition by or against any Borrower or its bankruptcy estate, regardless of whether or not
such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code) of the Borrowers to
Bank of America, N.A, as Senior Agent (“Senior Agent”), and the other Senior Lenders (the “Senior
Lenders”) from time to time party to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 12,
2006 (the “Loan Agreement”), among Borrowers, the other Credit Parties named therein, Senior Agent
and Senior Lenders, their successors and assigns as parties to the Loan Agreement, now existing or
hereafter arising, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, arising out of or in connection with
any of the Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement), any and all interest payable pursuant
to the Loan Documents and/or any promissory notes that may be issued by the Borrowers or the other
obligors thereunder to any Senior Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents at the interest rates
provided therein, all premium and termination fees, if any, payable in accordance with the terms of
the Loan Documents and all other fees, expenses and other amounts due from time to time under the
Loan Documents and (ii) any and all renewals, extensions, modifications, replacements, restatements
and refundings of, or any indebtedness or obligation issued in exchange for, any such indebtedness
or obligation described in clause (i) above. The Senior Obligations shall be considered
outstanding whenever any loan commitment or any commitment to issue letters of credit under the
Loan Documents exists or a letter of credit issued pursuant to the Loan Documents has not expired,
been terminated, been fully cash-collateralized or backstopped in an amount and in a manner
satisfactory to Senior Agent.

     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 8 below, Borrowers shall be
permitted to make cash interest payments and PIK Interest payments to Holder pusuant to this Note
from time to time in accordance with Section 2 and payments of principal at the Maturity Date.

     (c) In the event of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code (as hereinafter defined)
involving any Borrower:

 

 

	 	 	     (1) until the Senior Obligations (other than Surviving Senior Obligations) shall have
been paid in full in cash, all commitments of Senior Agent and Senior Lenders to make loans
or extensions of credit have terminated, and all letters of credit issued by Senior Agent
and Senior Lenders have expired, terminated or been fully collateralized in cash in an
amount and in a manner satisfactory to Senior Agent, Holder shall not be entitled to receive
any Distribution (as hereinafter defined) on account of this Note, and Senior Agent and
Senior Lenders shall be entitled to receive for application in payment thereof any
Distribution, which may be payable or deliverable in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy
Code in respect of this Note until all Senior Obligations (other than Surviving Senior
Obligations) shall have been paid in full in cash, all commitments of Senior Agent and
Senior Lenders under the Loan Documents to make loans or extensions of credit have
terminated, and all letters of credit issued by Senior Agent and Senior Lenders pursuant to
the Loan Documents have expired, terminated or been fully collateralized in cash in an
amount and in a manner satisfactory to Senior Agent. The Holder authorizes, empowers and
directs any debtor, debtor in possession, receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian,
conservator or other person having authority, to pay or otherwise deliver all such
Distributions to Senior Agent and Senior Lenders. The provisions of this Section 7 shall be
enforceable directly by Senior Agent and Senior Lenders;
	 
	 	 	     (2) any Distribution on this Note to which the Holder would be entitled except for the
provisions of this Section 7 shall be paid or delivered directly to Senior Agent and Senior
Lenders for application of payment according to the Loan Agreement until all Senior
Obligations (other than Surviving Senior Obligations) shall have been paid in full in cash,
all commitments of Senior Agent and Senior Lenders under the Loan Documents to make loans or
extensions of credit shall have been terminated, and all letters of credit issued by Senior
Agent and Senior Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents have expired, terminated or fully
collateralized in cash in an amount and in a manner satisfactory to Senior Agent;
	 
	 	 	     (3) if the Holder has not filed a proof of claim in respect of this Note by the tenth
day prior to the bar date therefor, Senior Agent or Senior Lenders may, after giving written
notice to the Holder, file such proof of claim on behalf of the Holder, and the Holder
hereby appoints Senior Agent as its agent and attorney-in-fact for such limited purpose;
provided, that the foregoing shall not confer to the Senior Agent the right to vote such
proof of claim on behalf of the Holder;
	 
	 	 	     (4) if any payment by or for the account of the Borrowers, or by any other person
liable for payment of any portion or all of the Senior Obligations, or distribution of cash,
securities or other property of the Borrowers or of such other persons, by set-off, offset
or otherwise, on account of the Senior Obligations made with respect to the Senior
Obligations is recovered from the Senior Agent and Senior Lenders in a proceeding under the
Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, any Distribution received by the Holder with respect to this
Note at any time after the date of such payment or distribution that is so recovered shall
be deemed to have been received by the Holder in trust as property of Senior Agent and
Senior Lenders, and the Holder shall propmptly deliver such Distribution to Senior Agent and
Senior Lenders for application to the Senior Obligations until all Senior Obligations (other
than Surviving Senior Obligations) shall have been paid in full in cash, all commitments of Senior Agent and Senior
Lenders under the Loan Documents to make loans or extensions of credit shall have been
terminated, and all letters of credit issued by Senior Agent and Senior Lenders pursuant to
the Loan Documents have expired, terminated or fully collateralized in cash in an amount and
in a manner satisfactory to Senior Agent; and

 

 

	 	 	     (5) the Senior Obligations shall continue to be treated as Senior Obligations, and the
provisions of this Note shall continue to cover the relative rights and priorities of the
holders of the Senior Obligations and the Holder, even if all or part of the Senior
Obligations or the security interests securing the Senior Obligations are subordinated, set
aside, avoided or disallowed in connection with any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code,
and this Note shall be reinstated if at any time any payment of any of the Senior
Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the holders of the Senior
Obligations, in each case pursuant to any requirement of any applicable law. This provision
shall survive the satisfaction or cancellation of this Note.

     (d) The Holder agrees not to initiate or prosecute or direct any other person to initiate or
prosecute any claim, action or other proceeding, whether under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise,
challenging the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Senior Obligations or any
liens and security interests securing the Senior Obligations.

     (e) If any Distribution shall be made by the Borrowers, or received, collected or accepted by
the Holder, in contravention of this Section 7, then such Distribution shall be held in trust for
the benefit of, and promptly shall be paid over to, Senior Agent for application against the Senior
Obligations remaining unpaid until such Senior Obligations (other than Surviving Senior
Obligations) are paid in full in cash, all commitments of Senior Agent and Senior Lenders under the
Loan Documents to make loans or extensions of credit have terminated, and all letters of credit
issued by Senior Agent and Senior Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents have expired, terminated
or been fully collateralized in cash in an amount and in a manner satisfactory to Senior Agent.
Any such payments and any other payments and Distributions received by the Holder and delivered to
Senior Agent pursuant to this Section 7 shall be deemed not to be a payment on this Note for any
reason whatsoever and the indebtedness under this Note shall remain as if such erroneous payment
had never been paid by the Borrowers or received by the Holder. In the event of the failure of the
Holder to endorse or assign any such Distribution, Senior Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to
endorse or assign the same.

     (f) The provisions of this Section 7 are solely for the purpose of defining the relative
rights of the Senior Agent and Senior Lenders, on the one hand, and the Holder on the other, and
nothing herein is intended to or shall impair, as between the Borrowers and the Holder, the
obligations of the Borrowers which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holder the
principal and interest on this Note as and when they become due and payable in accordance with
their terms, or is intended to or will affect the relative rights of the Holder and creditors of
the Borrowers other than the Senior Agent and Senior Lenders, nor, except as provided in this
Section 7, will anything herein or therein prevent the Holder from exercising all remedies
otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Note subject to the rights, if any,
under this Section 7 of Senior Agent and Senior Lenders in respect of cash, property or securities
of the Borrowers received upon the exercise of any such remedy and subject to this Section 7.

     (g) Senior Agent and Senior Lenders have made or will make loans and extend credit to the Loan
Parties in reliance on this Section 7 and the other terms of this Note and are entitled to the
benefits of the provisions thereof. Accordingly, Senior Agent and Senior Lenders shall be entitled
to enforce any such provisions of this Section 7 against the Holder or the Borrowers. No
right of the Senior Agent and Senior Lenders to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be
prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Borrowers or by any act or
failure to act on the part of the Holder, or by any noncompliance by Borrowers or their affiliates
with the terms, provisions and conditions of the documents relating to Senior Obligations
regardless of any knowledge thereof which the Senior Agent and the holders of the Senior
Obligations or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with.

 

 

     (h) The Holder hereby waives any rights it may have under applicable law to assert the
doctrine of marshaling or to otherwise require Senior Agent and Senior Lenders to marshal any
property of the Borrowers. The Holder hereby waives, to the extent not prohibited by applicable
law, any rights which it may have to enjoin or otherwise obtain a judicial or administrative order
preventing Senior Agent and Senior Lenders from taking, or refraining from taking, any action with
respect to all or any part of the collateral securing the Senior Obligations. Without limitation
of the foregoing, the Holder hereby agrees (x) that it has no right to direct or object to the
manner in which Senior Agent and Senior Lenders apply the proceeds of such collateral resulting
from the exercise by Senior Agent of rights and remedies in respect to the Senior Obligations and
(y) that Senior Agent and Senior Lenders have not assumed any obligation to act as the agent for
the Holder with respect to such collateral. Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 7,
Holder further agrees that on or prior to the Maturity Date, Holder will not (i) take or receive,
sue for, ask or demand from the Borrowers or any of their affiliates, by setoff or in any other
manner, payment of all or any of the indebtedness under this Note or exercise any remedies in
respect thereof, except in proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code as permitted pursuant to this
Section 7 or (ii) accelerate any indebtedness under this Note, except after acceleration of the
Senior Obligations; provided that, in the event the acceleration of the Senior Obligations is
rescinded, Holder will likewise rescind the acceleration of indebtedness under this Note.

     (i) No right of Senior Agent and Senior Lenders to enforce any provision of this Section 7
shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of
the Borrowers or any of their affiliates, or by any act or failure to act by any holder of the
Senior Obligations, or by any noncompliance by any person with the terms of this Section 7, or any
of the loan documents evidencing the Senior Obligations, regardless of any knowledge thereof which
any holder of the Senior Obligations may have or be otherwise charged with.

     (j) All rights of each holder of the Senior Obligations hereunder shall remain in full force
and effect irrespective of any lack of validity or enforceability of the Senior Obligations or this
Note, any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of the Senior
Obligations or any amendment, modification, waiver, extension or renewal thereof, the commencement
of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code involving the Company, or any other circumstance
whatsoever (except payment in full of the Senior Obligations, other than Surviving Senior
Obligations, termination of all commitments of Senior Agent and Senior Lenders under the Loan
Documents to make loans or extensions of credit, and expiration, termination and/or
cash-collateralization of all letters of credit issued by Senior Agent and Senior Lenders pursuant
to the Loan Documents) which might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of the
Borrowers or any of their affiliates in respect of the Senior Obligations.

     (k) No payment or distribution to any holder of Senior Obligations pursuant to the provisions
of this Note shall entitle Holder to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until
the Senior Obligations (other than Surviving Senior Obligations) are paid in full in cash.

     (l) Holder agrees that no liens have been or shall hereafter be granted to it by the Borrowers
or any of their affiliates to secure the indebtedness under this Note. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if Holder obtains any such liens in contravention of this Section 7, such liens shall be
subordinated to the liens securing the Senior Obligations, irrespective of the dates, manner or order of grant,
attachment or perfection of any liens granted to secure the Senior Obligations and notwithstanding
any provision of any applicable law, any provision of this Note or contained in the Loan Documents
or any other circumstance whatsoever.

     (m) Holder waives notice from the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders of all amendments,
restatements, modifications, waivers, extensions or renewals of the Senior Obligations and/or the

 

 

	 	 	release of any security or liens therefore and/or any arrangements that may be made in respect of
the Senior Obligations.
	 
	 	 	     (n) Until this Section 7 terminates, the Holder will cause to be clearly, conspicuously and
prominently inserted on the face of each replacement note, the legend set forth on the front of
this Note.
	 
	 	 	     (o) If a conflict arises between this Section 7 and any other term, covenant or condition of this
Note, the provisions of this Section 7 shall control and govern.
	 
	 	 	     (p) As used herein, “Distribution” means, with respect to any indebtedness, debt, liability or
obligation, (a) any payment or distribution by any person of cash, securities or other property, by
set-off, off set or otherwise, on account of such indebtedness, debt, liability or obligation or
(b) any redemption, purchase or other acquisition of such Indebtedness or obligation by any person.

8. Senior Obligations.

     (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7, except as otherwise provided in this Section
8, Borrowers may pay, and the Holder may retain, (i) regularly scheduled interest payments (i.e.,
not accelerated and not prepayments) on the dates and at the interest rate set forth in this Note,
and (ii) the repayment of the principal amount of this Note on the Maturity Date, in either case
unless prior to such payment an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) has occurred
and the Senior Agent has given to Borrowers and the Holder, and the Holder has received, written
notice thereof identifying the Event of Default in reasonable detail and invoking a payment
blockage under this Agreement (such notice, a “Payment Blockage Notice”), in which case no direct
or indirect payment or distribution of any kind or character shall be made by Borrowers or any
other person (or received by the Holder) on account of this Note or any judgment related thereto,
other than payments of PIK Interest, or on account of the purchase or redemption or other
acquisition of this Note, unless and until:

	 	 	     (1) If such Event of Default is a Senior Payment Default, the payment in full in cash
of all amounts due with respect to such Senior Payment Default; or
	 
	 	 	     (2) If such Event of Default is a Senior Non-Payment Default, the earliest to occur of
(i) the date such Senior Non-Payment Default shall have been cured or waived in writing in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, or (ii) the date that is 180 days after the
date on which the Senior Agent shall have given the related Payment Blockage Notice.

     (b) As used herein, “Senior Payment Default” means an Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement consisting of any default in payment of any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
any Senior Obligations (including, without limitation, fees, expenses and indemnification payments)
owing under or in respect of any Senior Obligations when due, whether at maturity, upon
acceleration or otherwise. As used herein, “Senior Non-Payment Default” means an Event of Default
under the Loan Agreement other than a Senior Payment Default.

     (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no direct or indirect payment or distribution of any kind
or character shall be made by Borrowers or any other obligor or any other person on account of this
Note or any judgment related thereto, or on account of the purchase or redemption or other
acquisition of this Note, if Senior Agent shall have accelerated payment of the Senior Obligations
and given to Borrowers and the Holder (and the Holder shall have received) written notice of such
acceleration, unless Senior Agent has rescinded such acceleration in writing.

 

 

9. Treatment of Note. The Note and any additional note or notes subsequently issued in
replacement thereof shall rank pari passu with each other as to the payment of principal and
interest. Further, the Note and any notes subsequently issued in replacement thereof shall rank
senior as to the payment of principal and interest with all present and future indebtedness for
money borrowed of the Borrowers, other than (a) the Senior Obligations, and (b) any indebtedness
secured by a lien that is expressly permitted by Section 5.5 of the Purchase Agreement.

10. Events of Default. Each of the following acts, events or circumstances shall
constitute an Event of Default (each an “Event of Default”) hereunder:

     (i) the Borrowers shall default in the payment when due (in accordance with the terms of the
Note) of any principal, including PIK Interest, interest or other amounts owing hereunder, and such
default is not cured within three (3) business days of the due date;

     (ii) any representation or warranty made by the Borrowers in the Purchase Agreement shall have
been false or misleading in any material respect on the date as of which such representation or
warranty was made (provided, however, that such materiality qualification shall only apply to
representations or warranties not otherwise qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect);

     (iii) any Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any material agreement, covenant or
obligation arising under any provision hereof, under any other Note or the Purchase Agreement for
more than thirty (30) days following receipt by such Borrower of a notice from Holder indicating
any such failure;

     (iv) the default by any Borrower under the terms of the Senior Obligations, or any other
indebtedness of such Borrower having a principal amount outstanding in excess of $1,000,000 which
results in the acceleration of the Senior Obligations or such other indebtedness;

     (v) (a) any Borrower shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar laws or statutes (including Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended,
supplemented or replaced) (collectively, the “Bankruptcy Code”); or (b) an involuntary case is
commenced against any Borrower and is not dismissed within ninety (90) days; or (c) a custodian (as
defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of
the property of any Borrower or any Borrower commences any other proceeding under any
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or
liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the
Borrower or there is commenced against the Borrower any such proceedings; or (d) any order of
relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or (e) any Borrower is
adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or (f) any Borrower makes a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors; or (g) any Borrower shall by any act or failure to act consent to, approve of or
acquiesce in any of the foregoing; and

     (vi) this Note or any other Note shall cease to be in full force and effect, or any Borrower
shall challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding the validity or enforceability of this
Note or the Purchase Agreement or the Borrowers’ obligations hereunder or thereunder;

     (vii) the entering of a judgment or judgments against any or all of the Borrowers in any
courts or administrative forums, with such judgments (a) having an aggregate judgment amount in any
calendar year in excess of $25,000,000; (b) remaining unsatisfied or unstayed for more than thirty
(30) days; and (c) not covered by any insurance policy held by such Borrower(s); or

 

 

     (viii) the occurrence of a Change of Control (as hereafter defined) of the Company. “Change
of Control” is defined as:

	 	a.	 	The consummation of the acquisition by any person (as such term
is defined in Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “1934 Act”)), other than the Holder and/or its affiliates (whether
acting together or as a group) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of more than fifty percent (50%) of
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Company; or
	 
	 	b.	 	The individuals who, as of the date hereof, are members of the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), other than any members
designated by the Company and/or its affiliates, cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the Board, unless the election, or nomination for
election by the shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of a
majority of the Board, and such new director shall, for purposes of this Note,
be considered as a member of the Board.

Subject to Section 7 of this Note, if an Event of Default, other than an Event of Default described
in Section 10(v), occurs, the Holder by written notice to the Borrowers may declare the principal
of and accrued interest on this Note to be immediately due and payable. Upon a declaration of
acceleration, such principal and interest will become immediately due and payable. If an Event of
Default described in Section 10(v) occurs, the principal of and accrued interest on this Note then
outstanding will become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the
part of the Holder.

11. Remedies; Cumulative Rights. In addition to the rights provided under Section 10,
Holder shall also have any other rights that Holder may have been afforded under any contract or
agreement at any time, including the Purchase Agreement, and any other rights that Holder may have
pursuant to applicable law. No delay on the part of Holder in the exercise of any power or right
under this Note or under any other instrument executed pursuant hereto shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.

No extensions of time of the payment of this Note or any other modification, amendment or
forbearance made by agreement with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note
shall operate to release, discharge, modify, change or affect the liability of any co-borrower,
endorser, guarantor or any other person with regard to this Note, either in part or in whole. No
failure on the part of Holder or any holder hereof to exercise any right or remedy hereunder,
whether before or after the occurrence of a default, shall constitute a waiver thereof, and no
waiver of any past default shall constitute a waiver of any future default or of any other default.
No failure to accelerate the debt evidenced hereby by reason of an Event of Default hereunder or
acceptance of a past due installment, or indulgence granted from time to time shall be construed to
be a waiver of the right to insist upon prompt payment thereafter, or to impose late payment charges, or shall be deemed to be a novation of this Note or any reinstatement
of the debt evidenced hereby, or a waiver of such right of acceleration or any other right, or be
construed so as to preclude the exercise of any right which Holder or any holder hereof may have,
whether by the laws of the State of New York, by agreement or otherwise, and none of the foregoing
shall operate to release, change or affect the liability of the Borrowers under this Note, and the
Borrowers hereby expressly waive (to the extent allowed by law) the benefit of any statute or rule
of law or equity which would produce a result contrary to or in conflict with the foregoing.

12. Waivers. Except for the notices expressly required by the terms of this Note (which
rights to notice are not waived by the Borrowers), the Borrowers, for themselves and their
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hereby forever waive presentment, protest and demand, notice of protest,
demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note, and all other notices in connection with the
delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and waive
and renounce (to the extent allowed by law), all rights to the benefits of any statute of
limitations and any moratorium, appraisement, and exemption now allowed or which may hereby be
provided by any federal or state statute or decisions against the enforcement and collection of the
obligations evidenced by this Note and any and all amendments, substitutions, extensions, renewals,
increases, and modifications hereof.

13. Attorneys’ Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of
collection and enforcement of this Note when incurred, including Holder’s reasonable attorneys’
fees and legal and court costs, including any incurred on appeal or in connection with bankruptcy
or insolvency, whether or not any lawsuit or proceeding is ever filed with respect hereto.

14. Severability; Invalidity. The Borrowers and Holder intend and believe that each
provision in this Note comports with all applicable local, state and federal laws and judicial
decisions. However, if any provisions, provision, or portion of any provision in this Note is
found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in violation of any applicable local, state or
federal ordinance, statute, law, or administrative or judicial decision, or public policy, and if
such court would declare such portion, provision or provisions of this Note to be illegal, invalid,
unlawful, void or unenforceable as written, then it is the intent of all parties hereto that such
portion, provision or provisions shall be given force and effect to the fullest possible extent
they are legal, valid and enforceable, and the remainder of this Note shall be construed as if such
illegal, invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable portion, provision or provisions were severable
and not contained herein, and the rights, obligations and interest of the Borrowers and Holder
hereof under the remainder of this Note shall continue in full force and effect.

15. Usury. All terms, conditions and agreements herein are expressly limited so that in no
contingency or event whatsoever, whether by acceleration of maturity of the unpaid principal
balance hereof, or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to the holders hereof for
the use, forbearance or detention of the money advanced hereunder exceed the highest lawful rate
permissible under applicable laws. If, from any circumstances whatsoever, fulfillment of any
provision hereof shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by law which a court
of competent jurisdiction may deem applicable hereto, then ipso facto, the obligation to be
fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity, and if under any circumstances the holder
hereof shall ever receive as interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, such
amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to reduction of the unpaid principal
balance due hereunder and not to the payment of interest.

16. Assignment. The Borrowers may not transfer, assign or delegate any of their rights or
obligations hereunder. This Note shall accrue to the benefit of Holder and its successors and
shall be binding upon the undersigned and its successors. Holder shall have the right, without the
consent of the
Borrowers, to transfer or assign, in whole or in part, its rights and interests in and to this
Note, and, as used herein, the term “Holder” shall mean and include such successors and assigns.

17. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Note
shall be sent or delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized, receipted overnight
delivery service) or by facsimile (with a copy sent by a recognized, receipted overnight delivery
service) and shall be effective upon receipt, if delivered personally or by courier (including a
recognized, receipted overnight delivery service) or by facsimile, in each case addressed to a
party. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

 

     If to any or all of the Borrowers:

	 	 	 	 Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.

1800 West Loop South

Houston, Texas 77027-3233

Telephone: (713) 860-1542

Facsimile: 713-860-1578

Attention: Randolph Guba

     If to Holder:

	 	 	 	 Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.

55 Railroad Avenue, 1st Floor

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

Attention: Mr. Jeffrey L. Gendell

Telephone: (203) 769-2000

Facsimile: (203) 769-2010

Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.

18. Amendment. The provisions of this Note may be amended only by a written instrument
signed by the Borrowers and Holder.

19. Governing Law. THIS NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ALL PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

20. Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS NOTE SHALL BE FILED, TRIED AND LITIGATED IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW
YORK. THE BORROWERS WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON
OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON
LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. THE BORROWERS HAVE REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY
WAIVE THE AFORESAID TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS NOTE MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

[Signature page follows]

 

 

     EXECUTED AND DELIVERED at Houston, Texas as of the date written below.

Dated as of December 12, 2007

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	IES INDUSTRIAL, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	               /s/ Curt L. Warnock
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt L. Warnock       	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President
 	 
	 
	 	IES RESIDENTIAL, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt L. Warnock
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt L. Warnock       	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President
 	 
	 
	 	IES COMMERCIAL, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt L. Warnock
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt L. Warnock       	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President
 	 
	 
	 	IES HOUSTON RESOURCES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt L. Warnock
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt L. Warnock       	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President
 	 
	 
	 	KEY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt L. Warnock
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt L. Warnock 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice Presidentexv10w18xdy

EXHIBIT 10.18(d)

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Company Name:

	 	 	 

B SQUARE CORPORATION
	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	MS Agreement Number:

	 	 	***	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Start Date:

	 	 	July 1, 2008	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	End Date:

	 	 	June 30, 2009	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Company’s MS ID Number:

	 	 	***	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Territory:

	 	 	United States of America, Canada,
Caribbean (excluding Cuba) and Mexico	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

MICROSOFT OEM DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

MICROSOFT LICENSING, GP (“MS”), and the undersigned company (“Company”) agree to be bound by the
terms of this MICROSOFT OEM DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
(“Agreement”) effective as of the date above (“Start Date”).

This Agreement consists of the following:

	•	 	This Signature Page
	 
	•	 	Reporting and Payment Schedule
	 
	•	 	Notices Schedule
	 
	•	 	Terms
	 
	•	 	OEM Volume Royalty Program Schedule
	 
	•	 	Use of MOO and ECE Schedule

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	MICROSOFT LICENSING, GP

	 	 	 	B SQUARE CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	A general partnership organized under the laws of:
State of 

Nevada, U.S.A.

	 	 	 	A company organized under the laws of:

Washington, USA	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

(signature)

	 	 	 	 

(signature)

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 

(printed)

	 	 	 	 

(printed)

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 

(printed)

	 	 	 	 

(printed)

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	 	 	Date:	 	 
	 

(printed)

	 	 	 	 

(printed)

	 	 

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	 	Form 2.8.58

Document Tracking Number: ***

Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this agreement. This agreement omits the
information subject to the confidential treatment request. Omissions are designated as ***. A
complete version of this agreement has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

 

 

REPORTING AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Shipping, Billing, Rebates, Support

   Company’s VAT Number:

	 	 	 
	   Company “Ship To” Address

	 	   Company Billing Address

	 	 	 	 
	   ***

	 	 	***
	   B SQUARE CORPORATION

	 	 	B SQUARE CORPORATION
	   110 110th Ave. NE

	 	 	110 110th Ave NE
	   Ste. 200

	 	 	Ste. 200
	   Bellevue, WA 98004

	 	 	Bellevue, WA 98004
	   UNITED STATES

	 	 	UNITED STATES
	 
	 	 	 
	   Telephone: 425 519 5900

	 	 	Telephone: 425 519 5900
	   Fax: 425 519 5999

	 	 	Fax: 425 519 5999
	   E-mail: ***

	 	 	E-mail: ***

   Company Technical Support Number: 425-519-5900

Payment

   Company shall include applicable MS invoice numbers and its VAT number on all payments.

   Send Payments via Wire Transfer Only to:

   Microsoft Licensing, GP
***

Or to such other address or account as MS may specify from time to time.

MOO and ECE Company Administrator

Company designates as its ECE and MOO Company Administrator the following individuals.

Name: ***

***

B SQUARE CORPORATION

110 110th Ave NE

Ste. 200

Bellevue, WA 98004

UNITED STATES

Telephone: 425-519-5900

Fax: 425-519-5900

E-mail: ***

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NOTICES SCHEDULE

The parties must address any notices related to this Agreement to the contacts and locations listed
below. Either party may change these contacts by providing *** days prior notice to the other
party. All written notices must be in the English language.

	 	 	 
	   Company Information

	 	MS Information

	 	 	 	 
	   ***

	 	 	Microsoft Licensing, GP
	   B SQUARE CORPORATION

	 	 	***
	   110 110th Ave. NE
	 	 	 
	   Ste. 200
	 	 	 
	   Bellevue, WA 98004
	 	 	 
	   UNITED STATES
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	   Telephone: 425 519 5900
	 	 	 
	   Fax: 425 519 5988
	 	 	 
	   E-mail: ***
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	   With
a copy to:

	 	 	 

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TERMS

1. Definitions 

“APM” means associated product materials MS designates from time to time as a part of
the Licensed Products. Examples of APM include documentation and external media. Company
acquires APM from an AR.

“ARA” means additional rights agreements such as the Microsoft OEM Customer License
Agreement for Use of Third Party Brand Names and Trademarks and the Microsoft OEM Customer
License Agreement for Field Upgrades.

“AR” means an MS-authorized replicator and supplier of APM or COAs.

“Benefits” are defined in section 14.i.

“CLA” means the serialized OEM Customer License Agreement for Embedded Systems as made
available by MS. For additional information on the CLA, Company should contact its MS account
manager.

“Claim” is defined in section 8.a.

“COA” means the certificate of authenticity designated by MS.

“Company Parties” is defined in Section 14.i.

“CVC” means the customer value chain. The CVC is a customer relationship management
system that tracks the progress of prospective customers through a structured sales lifecycle.
Company may access the CVC through the following URL: ***.

“Default Charge” means an amount owed as liquidated damages for the unauthorized
distribution of Licensed Products under this Agreement. The Default Charge for each Licensed
Product is ***% of the royalty for the Licensed Product (excluding discounts and rebates), less
any royalty paid for the unauthorized distribution.

“Distributor ALPs” means the licensing terms and conditions for a Licensed Product on
the Royalty Rate List.

“ECE” means the Mobile & Embedded Communications Extranet, which is the Internet site
located at ***. MS may designate a successor URL from time to time. The ECE is made available to
Company as an informational resource.

“Embedded Application” means an industry- or task-specific software program and/or
functionality with all of the following attributes:

	 	a.	 	It provides the primary functionality of the Embedded System.
	 
	 	b.	 	It is designed to meet the functionality requirements of the specific industry into which the Embedded System is marketed.
	 
	 	c.	 	It offers significant functionality in addition to the Licensed Product software.

“Embedded System” means OEM Parties’ computing system or device with an Image that

	 	a.	 	is designed for and distributed with an Embedded Application; and
	 
	 	b.	 	is not marketed or useable as a general purpose personal computing device (such
as a personal computer), a multi-function server or a commercially viable substitute for
one of these systems.

“Image” means the binaries for the Licensed Product included on an Embedded System and
the OEM Parties’ binaries.

“Installer” means a third party entity approved by MS in writing to perform certain
activities for OEM Parties.

“Licensed Products” means the MS products identified as licensed in the Product Viewer
Tool. Licensed Products are available from an AR or an MS Affiliate for redistribution to OEM
Parties. Licensed Products include MS software (including Supplements), COAs, and APM.

“Material Amount” means ***.

“MCCL” means Microsoft (China) Company Limited, a company organized under the laws of
the People’s Republic of China. MCCL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MSCORP.

“Minimum Requirements” means ***.

“MIOL” means Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, a company organized under the laws of
Ireland. MIOL is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of MSCORP.

“Misappropriate” has the same meaning given in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

“MOO” means the MS OEM Online website located at *** (or any successor URL provided by
MS).

“MS Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with MS, including MSCORP.

“MS Parties” means MS, Suppliers, and/or their respective officers, employees, and
agents.

“MSCORP” means Microsoft Corporation, a company organized under the laws of the State of
Washington, U.S.A.

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“MSLI” means Microsoft Licensing, GP, a general partnership organized under the laws of
the State of Nevada, U.S.A., of which MSCORP is a general partner.

“OEM ALPs” means licensing terms and conditions for the Licensed Product on the
“Additional Licensing Provisions” affixed to the Runtime License Envelope. Courtesy copies of
the ALPs are available on the ECE.

“OEM Customer” means an original equipment manufacturer of one or more Embedded Systems
that has signed a current CLA.

“OEM Parties” means an OEM Customer and any OEM Subsidiary.

“OEM Subsidiary” means a legal entity:

	 	a.	 	listed in the OEM Subsidiaries ARA; and
	 
	 	b.	 	where more than 50% of the stock or other ownership interest entitled to vote for
the election of directors or managing authority, or control or otherwise direct
decisions for such entity, is directly or indirectly owned by OEM Customer, but only for
so long as such ownership exists.

“OEM Volume Royalty Program” has the meaning specified in the OEM Volume Royalty Program
Schedule.

“Payments” is defined in section 14.i.

“Prior Agreement” is defined in section 13.c.

“Product Viewer Tool” means the Product Viewer in MOO. It is a search tool that allows
users to search for MS part numbers, and bills of materials for Licensed Products.

“Recovery Image” means a copy of the Image as originally installed on the Embedded
System. A Recovery Image is used to reinstall the Image.

“Reporting Guidelines” means the Sales-Out and Royalty Reporting Guidelines posted on
the ECE. These guidelines provide for electronic submission to MS of sales-out information as
reasonably requested by MS. MS reserves the right to modify such guidelines with *** days
notice. Any part of the Reporting Guidelines that conflicts with any term or condition of this
Agreement shall not apply to this Agreement.

“Resource Guide” means the Microsoft Embedded Distributor Resource Guide posted on the
ECE. It contains general licensing, operational, and Licensed Product ordering information, but
not licensing terms. MS reserves the right to modify the Resource Guide with *** days notice.
Any part of the Resource Guide that conflicts with any term or condition of this Agreement shall
not apply to this Agreement.

“Royalty Rate List” means the list of royalty-bearing Licensed Products and royalty
rates. This list also contains Distributor ALPs and other information.

“Runtime License” means a license to distribute a single Image on an Embedded System.

“Runtime License Envelope” means the envelope that contains the ALPs for the Licensed
Product. A Runtime License Envelope may contain COAs.

“Sample Code” means the software marked as “sample” or delivered in a folder marked
“sample” that may be included as a part of the Licensed Product. Sample Code may be in source
code or object code format. Sample Code is not “covered software” under MS’ published
indemnification policy.

“Standards” means telecom and CODEC standards (including any successors or derivatives)
as well as any rights offered by patent pool licensing agencies such as MPEGLA, VIA Licensing
and HDMI Licensing.

Examples include, without limitation:

- Global System for Mobile (Communications) (GSM)

- General Packet Radio Services (GPRS)

- Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)

- Single Carrier Radio Transmission Technology (CDMA/1xRTT)

- MPEG (audio and video)

MS may update this list for Company’s reference purposes on the ECE.

“Successor Agreement” is defined in section 13.b.

“Supplement” means a supplement to or replacement of any part of a Licensed Product that
MS provides to Company. Additional terms for Supplements, if any, are set forth in Supplement
letters (“Supplement Letters”).

“Suppliers” means MSCORP and other licensors or suppliers of Licensed Product or
portions of Licensed Product.

“Territory” means the specific countries or regions of the world on the Signature Page.

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“Trade Secret” has the same meaning given in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

“Update Image” means an Image that consists of an updated version of the Licensed
Product binaries such as supplement code and/or an updated version of the OEM Party binaries. An
Update Image may include the previously distributed version of the Licensed Product binaries or
the OEM Party binaries, but not both.

“VAT Number” is defined in section 3.f.i.

2. License Grant and Limitations

	 	a.	 	License Grant. MS grants to Company a non-exclusive, limited license to distribute Licensed Products solely:

	 	i.	 	to OEM Customer into or within the Territory, and
	 
	 	ii.	 	worldwide (subject to section 17) to OEM Subsidiaries and Installers.

	 	b.	 	Ordering

	 	i.	 	Company shall only accept orders from OEM Parties or on behalf of OEM Parties from:

	 	-	 	Installers, and
	 
	 	-	 	third party procurement companies.

	 	ii.	 	Company shall verify via the MOO tool that all orders are from parties that have current OEM Customer status.
	 
	 	iii.	 	Additional countries may be added to the Territory only after Company’s MS
regional channel manager approves the addition and it is added to MOO.
	 
	 	iv.	 	Company shall not execute a CLA. Company is not permitted to act as an OEM Customer.

	 	c.	 	ARs and Available Products

	 	i.	 	Company may only acquire APM and COAs from ARs (or MS Party). A list of ARs is
available on the ECE. MS may update that listing from time to time.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Company shall order and acquire from an AR (or MS Affiliate) only Licensed
Products listed on the Product Viewer Tool.
	 
	 	iii.	 	If MS has removed a Licensed Product from the Product Viewer Tool, Company may
only continue to distribute the Licensed Product until the earlier of:

	 	(1)	 	The Licensed Product distribution end date that is set by MS; and
	 
	 	(2)	 	Termination or expiration of this Agreement.

	 	iv.	 	Company may order Recovery Images and Update Images (on behalf of OEM Parties)
that are based on Licensed Products listed on the Product Viewer Tool. Recovery Images
and Update Images may only be distributed to OEM Parties, or Installers on behalf of OEM
Parties.

	 	d.	 	Packaging Intact

	 	i.	 	Company shall distribute the Licensed Product in the unopened form/packaging as received from the AR and/or MS Party.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Company shall not modify or remove any part of the contents or packaging of the Licensed Product.

	 	e.	 	Inventory Control. Company shall maintain a level of security sufficient to
prevent loss or unauthorized distribution of Licensed Product.
	 
	 	f.	 	No Conflicts. Company shall not provide to OEM Parties any non-MS information
that conflicts with or supersedes or purports to supersede the CLA, any ARAs or the OEM
ALPs.
	 
	 	g.	 	Product-Specific Terms. Company shall comply with the Distributor ALPs.
	 
	 	h.	 	Potential OEM Customers. Company shall perform the following steps for each potential OEM Customer. Company shall:

	 	i.	 	Ensure that it uses the most current CLA and ARA forms.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Before any potential OEM Customer signs a CLA, ensure that the company is within the Territory.
	 
	 	iii.	 	Notify each potential OEM Customer that only an authorized signatory of the
prospective OEM Customer may execute the CLA or ARA.
	 
	 	iv.	 	Provide the potential OEM Customer a courtesy copy of the applicable OEM ALPs
before the OEM Customer first licenses any Licensed Product.
	 
	 	v.	 	Verify that:

	 	(1)	 	The information provided by the potential OEM Customer is complete and correct;

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	 	(2)	 	No changes or alterations have been made to the CLA or ARA; and
	 
	 	(3)	 	Each such agreement has been properly completed and executed by an
authorized representative of the potential OEM Customer.

	 	i.	 	New OEM Customers. Company shall perform the following steps for each new OEM Customer. Company shall:

	 	i.	 	If the OEM Customer requests ARAs, comply with the instructions described in the Resource Guide.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Provide Recovery Images and Update Images to OEM Parties as received from an AR
and in accordance with the Resource Guide.
	 
	 	iii.	 	Provide Supplements on external media as received from an AR and any related OEM
ALPs for OEM Customer only in the manner set forth in the applicable Supplement Letter
from MS.
	 
	 	iv.	 	Forward to MS OEM Customer-signed originals of any CLAs and ARAs returned to
Company in time for sales-out reporting.

	 	j.	 	Interim Shipments. MS agrees that between the time Company obtains the OEM
Customer’s signature on the CLA and the date MS countersigns:

	 	i.	 	Company may distribute Licensed Products to the OEM Parties, and
	 
	 	ii.	 	***. CLAs should be processed in time for sales-out reporting.

	 	k.	 	OEM Parties Notices. Company shall instruct each OEM Party that:

	 	i.	 	Design Restrictions on High Risk Activities. The Licensed Products are not
fault-tolerant and are not designed, manufactured or intended for any use requiring
fail-safe performance in which the failure of a Licensed Product could lead to death,
serious personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage (“High Risk
Activities”). This includes the operation of aircraft or nuclear facilities. OEM Parties
agrees not to use, or license the use of, the Licensed Product in connection with any
High Risk Activities.
	 
	 	ii.	 	OEM Parties may only distribute Licensed Products:

	 	(1)	 	As part of the OEM Parties’ Embedded Systems;
	 
	 	(2)	 	That were obtained by the OEM Parties directly from an MS-authorized distributor; and
	 
	 	(3)	 	In accordance with the CLA, the OEM ALPs, and the ARAs.

	 	iii.	 	OEM Parties may only reproduce and distribute Update Images, Supplements, and
Recovery Images in accordance with the CLA.

	 	l.	 	IP Notices
	 
	 	 	 	Company shall not remove or obscure any copyright, trademark or patent notices that appear on
the Licensed Product as delivered to Company.
	 
	 	m.	 	MS Logos. Company’s use of any logo of MS or MSCORP requires a separate logo
license from MSCORP. Logo licenses and standard guidelines are posted at ***.
	 
	 	n.	 	Unauthorized Distribution. Upon notice from MS, Company shall promptly
discontinue distribution of Licensed Product to OEM Parties or to a potential OEM Customer.
Company shall cooperate with MS in investigating instances of unauthorized distribution of
Licensed Products. Company shall make commercially reasonable efforts to retrieve any
Licensed Products previously distributed to such OEM Parties or potential OEM Customer.
	 
	 	o.	 	 No Reverse Engineering

	 	i.	 	Company must not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Licensed
Product, except and only to the extent applicable law expressly permits the activity.

	 	p.	 	No Representations for MS
	 
	 	 	 	Company shall not make any representation or warranty (express or implied) to OEM Parties, or
any other third party, on behalf of MS. Company shall defend, indemnify, and hold MS and its
Suppliers harmless from any claim or damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of
any warranty or representation by Company.
	 
	 	q.	 	This Agreement does not give Company title to any Licensed Product, packaging, papers,
materials, or other property of MS related to a Licensed Product.

	 	i.	 	MS retains title to all APM and COAs (and related materials) from the time that
the Licensed Product is acquired by Company until Company distributes the Licensed
Products to or for the OEM Parties.
	 
	 	ii.	 	In no circumstances will any receiver or trustee of Company be entitled to sell
or distribute any Licensed Product obtained by Company pursuant to this Agreement.

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	 	r.	 	Unless otherwise provided in writing from MS, Company may not deliver Licensed Product
to any other company that has an effective Microsoft OEM Distribution Agreement for
Software Products for Embedded Systems.
	 
	 	s.	 	Company agrees that it has received and reviewed a courtesy copy of the Minimum
Requirements (if applicable in the Territory). Company further agrees to achieve compliance
with the Minimum Requirements (if any) within *** days of the Start Date and to maintain
such compliance after that.

3. Reports and Payments

	 	a.	 	Royalty Rate List

	 	i.	 	At least *** days prior to the first day of each month, MS will post the Royalty
Rate List for the upcoming month on the ECE.
	 
	 	ii.	 	MS may modify the Royalty Rate List upon notice to Company. Submission of
Licensed Product orders to ARs or distribution of Licensed Product after the effective
date of any modifications to the Royalty Rate List shall constitute Company’s acceptance
of such modifications. The new Royalty Rate List will be effective on the date specified
on the Royalty Rate List or, if no date is specified, upon notice of the change.
	 
	 	iii.	 	If Company elects to participate in the OEM Volume Royalty Program, Company shall
comply with the terms and conditions in the OEM Volume Royalty Program Schedule.
	 
	 	iv.	 	MS may offer a performance rebate program (“Rebate Program”) to encourage its
distributors to promote and expand sales of Licensed Products. Company may qualify to
participate in the Rebate Program and earn rebates for achieving defined objectives as
outlined on ECE. Company should contact its MS account manager with any questions about
the Rebate Program.

	 	b.	 	Sales-Out Reports

	 	i.	 	Within *** days after the end of each calendar month, Company shall provide a
report as required by the then-current Reporting Guidelines. Company shall provide its
final report *** days after this Agreement terminates or expires.
	 
	 	 	 	If Company fails to submit a sales-out report, Company may receive daily notices from MS
to correct the problem. MS may invoice Company based on Licensed Product shipment reports
submitted to MS by the ARs.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Company shall ensure that all reports under this Agreement:

	 	(1)	 	are accurate and complete,
	 
	 	(2)	 	are in compliance with the requirements in the Reporting Guidelines, and
	 
	 	(3)	 	are in compliance with any Minimum Requirements applicable in the Territory.

	 	iii.	 	Company shall take all steps necessary to ensure that they comply with all
applicable local and national data protection laws when collecting and providing data to
MS.

	 	c.	 	Royalty Payments. For each unit of Licensed Product distributed by Company,
Company agrees to pay MS the royalty rate in the Royalty Rate List in effect during the
month in which Licensed Product is shipped by Company. Company shall pay royalties within
*** days after the end of each calendar month in which Licensed Product was shipped.
Company shall pay royalties within *** days after the termination or expiration date of
this Agreement for all Licensed Product distributed in the final full or partial month, as
well as all inventory not returned to MS.
	 
	 	d.	 	Monthly Payments. For each calendar month, Company shall remit payment to MS
via wire transfer, as specified in the Payment section of the Reporting and Payment
Schedule.
	 
	 	e.	 	Late Payments

	 	i.	 	If Company does not meet MS payment terms, MS may, without limiting its remedies, do any of the following:

	 	(1)	 	require the AR to suspend all pending Company orders; or
	 
	 	(2)	 	terminate this Agreement.

	 	ii.	 	If Company fails to pay any royalty or other payment due under this Agreement by
the applicable due date, then MS may apply a late charge on the past due amount. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, the late charge will be assessed at an annual rate
equal to ***%. The late charge will accrue monthly (before and after any judgment) from
the due date through the date of actual payment (both dates inclusive). Late charges
will be applied and without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to MS.

	 	f.	 	Currency
	 
	 	 	 	All payments must be in U.S. dollars and amounts owed will not be satisfied by a tender or
any recovery pursuant to any judgment that is expressed in or converted by MS to any currency
other than U.S. dollars.
	 
	 	g.	 	Withholding Tax

	 	i.	 	If Company is required by any foreign tax authority to withhold taxes on payments
to MS, then Company may deduct such taxes from the amount owed MS and pay them to that
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	 	 	 	withheld (or other documents necessary) for MS to claim a foreign tax credit. Company
must deliver the receipt within *** days of payment of the tax. If MS is defined as MSLI
or MCCL, a foreign tax authority is a non-U.S. authority. If MS is defined as MIOL, a
foreign tax authority is a non-Irish authority. If Company does business in a
jurisdiction that uses the Value Added Tax or sales tax numbers (“VAT Number”) for tax
identification purpose, Company must provide its VAT Number in the Reporting and Payment
Schedule.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Tax Certificate. If Company conducts business in the U.S.A. and qualifies for a
state resale tax exempt certificate, then Company shall provide MS with a copy of its
U.S.A. state resale tax exempt certificate, if applicable, with this Agreement when it
is returned for signature by MS.

	 	h.	 	Credit Review. MS reserves the right to review Company’s financial condition,
payment history, and overall credit worthiness during the term of this Agreement. By
signing this Agreement Company authorizes MS to access any credit bureaus or agencies to
inquire about Company’s financial condition. Upon request, Company shall provide its
current audited financial statements. After review of Company’s financial condition,
payment history and overall credit worthiness, MS may require any of the following payment
assurances:

	 	i.	 	An initial payment equal to the estimated Licensed Product royalties for the
first calendar quarter of the Agreement (or the quarter following the review). Company
may not recoup any of that payment against royalties due to MS or apply it against
payments to any AR. If Company has complied with all material terms of this Agreement
when it expires, MS will refund the initial payment amount (net of amounts due MS)
within *** days of Company’s final royalty report and payment for Licensed Products
distributed during the term of this Agreement.
	 
	 	ii.	 	A third party guarantee, performance bond, letter of credit, prepayment of royalties, or other security.
	 
	 	iii.	 	Periodic updated financial statements.
	 
	 	iv.	 	Written assurances of due performance.

	 	 	 	Until the deposit amount and/or payment assurances is/are received and acceptable to MS, MS
may suspend Company’s license rights or require ARs to refuse to fill Company’s orders.
	 
	 	i.	 	Over- Reporting Error. If Company discovers an over-reporting error, Company
shall report the error to MS in writing within *** calendar months after the end of the
calendar month in which the Licensed Product was distributed.
	 
	 	j.	 	Order Limits. MS may require ARs to refuse or limit orders placed by Company in
quantities greater than Company will be able to make timely payment for or distribute. MS
will give Company written notice if it takes this action.
	 
	 	k.	 	Taxes and AR Charges Excluded. Royalties exclude any taxes, duties, fees,
excises or tariffs imposed on any of the Company’s activities in connection with this
Agreement. Company must pay these charges, taxes and other fees. Royalties also exclude any
charges by the AR for COAs or APM.
	 
	 	l.	 	Default Charge. Company must pay the Default Charge for each unit of Licensed
Product distributed in violation of the terms of this Agreement. If Company cannot account
for Licensed Product, those missing Licensed Products will be deemed to have been
distributed in violation of this Agreement. The parties agree that the unauthorized
distribution of Licensed Product would result in damages to MS that are impractical and
difficult to ascertain. The parties also agree that the Default Charge is a reasonable and
genuine estimate of the loss to MS. Payment of the Default Charge shall constitute MS’ sole
and exclusive compensatory remedy in case of unauthorized distribution of Licensed Product,
provided, that this does not limit MS’ ability to seek equitable relief in case of
unauthorized distribution of same.
	 
	 	m.	 	CVC Leads. Company shall enter data into the CVC as described on the ECE. ***.
	 
	 	n.	 	Damaged Materials. For COAs and APM damaged irreparably during the ordinary
course of Company’s business, Company shall:

	 	i.	 	Maintain a log of each damaged or destroyed COA. For each such COA, the log must
include the date damaged or destroyed, Licensed Product name, COA number and cause of
damage or destruction.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Return each damaged COA to the AR and/or MS Affiliate from which the COA was
acquired As outlined in the Returns and Destruction Process on ECE.

	 	o.	 	 Materials in Transit. Company assumes all risk of loss or damage to COAs and
APM in transit between AR and Company.

4. No Warranties

	 	a.	 	Each Licensed Product is licensed “as-is.” The OEM Parties and their end users bear the
risk of using it. MS gives no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. To the extent
permitted under applicable laws, MS excludes the implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
	 
	 	b.	 	Neither MS nor its Suppliers shall have any liability for failure to deliver any
Licensed Product by any particular date.

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	 	a.	 	If MS or its Suppliers determine that a Licensed Product should not be distributed in a
market, Company shall immediately stop distributing upon written notice.
	 
	 	b.	 	Company shall defend, indemnify, and hold MS and its Suppliers harmless from and
against all damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred due
to Company’s continued distribution of Licensed Product after MS has notified Company to
stop distributing the Licensed Product. 
	 
	 	c.	 	Replacement Units. No additional royalty shall accrue to MS for an Embedded
System or Recovery Media that is shipped to replace a defective unit. Company must
distribute such replacement units directly to OEM Parties and at no charge, except for the
reasonable costs Company incurs for materials, shipping, and handling.
	 
	 	d.	 	Returns. Company shall manage any returns of Licensed Product in accordance
with the then-current Returns and Destruction Policy on the ECE.

6. Limitations Of Liability

	 	a.	 	Liability Cap

	 	i.	 	MS Parties have limited liability under this Agreement.

	 	(1)	 	MS Parties’ liability is limited for each Licensed Product.
	 
	 	(2)	 	MS Parties’ liability will not exceed ***% of the amount of actual
payments by Company for such Licensed Product. This amount is also limited to
payments during the original term of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(3)	 	This limit includes MS’ duties arising under section 8.

	 	ii.	 	The liability limit in this section 6.a. does not apply to any attorneys’ fees
and expenses incurred by MS under section 8 only.

	 	b.	 	Exclusion Of Certain Damages And Limitation Of Types Of Liability

	 	i.	 	Company agrees that the MS Parties shall not be liable to Company or to any third party for any of the following.

	 	(1)	 	Economic damages (i.e., damages from loss of profits or revenues,
business interruption and loss of business information or data).
	 
	 	(2)	 	Consequential damages.
	 
	 	(3)	 	Special damages.
	 
	 	(4)	 	Incidental damages.
	 
	 	(5)	 	Indirect damages.
	 
	 	(6)	 	Punitive damages.

	 	ii.	 	Company agrees that the foregoing limitations apply:

	 	(1)	 	Even if MS Parties have been advised of the possibility of such damages;
	 
	 	(2)	 	Even in the event of any MS Parties’ fault, tort (including negligence),
misrepresentation, strict liability or product liability; and
	 
	 	(3)	 	Even if any remedies fail of their essential purpose.

	 	c.	 	Release. Company releases MS Parties from all liability in excess of the limits
in this section 6. This release includes any claim for indemnification or contribution even
if such claims arise under local law.

7. Licensed Product Support

	 	a.	 	This Agreement does not include technical support by MS to Company, OEM Parties or any
end users. Company may be able to purchase technical support services from MS or a MS
Party, under a separate agreement.
	 
	 	b.	 	Company shall provide commercially reasonable support for the Licensed Products to OEM
Parties. Company shall advise OEM Parties to contact Company for support.
	 
	 	c.	 	For the term of this Agreement, Company shall maintain a valid technical support
services contract for the Licensed Products through Microsoft OEM Services for Embedded
Partners or with a third party for an equivalent level of such services. Instead of such a
contract, upon request, MS will verify that Company itself provides an equivalent level of
such services. If Company chooses to acquire support through MSCORP, Company agrees that
MSCORP may charge applicable support fees under such contract.
	 
	 	d.	 	Upon request, Company shall provide a copy of its current OEM Customer support policy
for the Licensed Products. Company shall provide MS with *** days’ prior written notice of
any substantive change in Company’s support policy for Licensed Products.

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8. Defense of Intellectual Property Infringement Claims

	 	a.	 	Coverage. MS agrees to defend, at MS’ expense, Company in a lawsuit or other
judicial action, and pay the amount of any adverse final judgment (or settlement that MS
consents to) from the lawsuit or judicial action, for any third party claims that Licensed
Products (excluding Sample Code):

	 	i.	 	misappropriate a trade secret,
	 
	 	ii.	 	infringe any copyright or trademark rights, or
	 
	 	iii.	 	infringe any patents (except for patents that are alleged to be infringed by or
essential to an implementation of a Standard).

	 	 	 	Each of these individually referred to in this Agreement as a “Claim”.
	 
	 	b.	 	Conditions. In order for MS to have obligations for any Claim:

	 	i.	 	Company must promptly notify MS of the Claim;
	 
	 	ii.	 	MS must have sole control over defense and/or settlement of the Claim; and
	 
	 	iii.	 	Company must give MS reasonable assistance in the defense of the Claim (MS will
reimburse Company for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that Company incurs in
providing that assistance, excluding employee compensation or attorney’s fees).

	 	c.	 	Limitations

	 	i.	 	Trade Secret Claims. The terms “misappropriates” or “misappropriation” and
“trade secret” are used as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. If this Agreement
is governed by the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, in which case
“misappropriation” will mean “intentionally unlawful use” and “trade secret” will mean
“undisclosed information” as specified in Article 39.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, including Trade in Counterfeit Goods (TRIPS
Agreements).
	 
	 	 	 	MS has no duty or liability to the extent that the trade secret Claim is based on
Company acquiring a trade secret

	 	(1)	 	through improper means;
	 
	 	(2)	 	under circumstances giving rise to an independent duty by Company to
maintain secrecy or limit the use of the trade secrets; or
	 
	 	(3)	 	from a party (other than MS or its suppliers) that owed a duty to
maintain the secrecy or limit the use of the trade secret to the party asserting the
trade secret Claim.

	 	ii.	 	Patent Claims

	 	(1)	 	MS obligations for any patent Claims are limited to patent Claims where
the Licensed Product (excluding Sample Code) software alone, without combination or
modification, constitutes direct or contributory infringement of the patent.
	 
	 	(2)	 	MS has no responsibility for damages attributable to the value of the use
or distribution of a non-Microsoft product.

	 	iii.	 	Excluded Claims. MS has no duty or liability for any intellectual property
infringement claim (including a Claim) based on Company’s manufacture, use, sale, offer
for sale, importation or other disposition or promotion of Licensed Products or
trademark in violation of the applicable Agreement, but only to the extent that such
infringement claim results from such violation.
	 
	 	iv.	 	Mitigation. MS may give Company notice recommending that Company stop the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, importation or other disposition or promotion of
Licensed Products or trademark due to a claim (including a Claim). MS has no duty or
liability for an intellectual property infringement claim (including a Claim) based on
Company’s manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, importation or other disposition or
promotion of a Licensed Product or trademark after such *** day notice.
	 
	 	v.	 	Failure to Mitigate. Company must reimburse MS and MSCORP for all damages, costs,
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred because of Company’s
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, importation or other disposition or promotion of
Licensed Product or trademark after such *** day notice.

	 	d.	 	Additional Options. If MS receives information concerning a Claim, MS may, at
its option and expense, but without obligation to do so, undertake further actions such as

	 	i.	 	procure the copyright, trademark or patent rights or licenses to address the Claim, or
	 
	 	ii.	 	replace or modify the Licensed Product or trademark to make it non-infringing.

	 	e.	 	Injunctions. If (i) as a result of a Claim, a court enjoins Company or MS for
distributing any Licensed Products, or (ii) as a result of a regulatory action, a
regulatory agency prohibits or geographically restricts Company or MS from distributing any
Licensed Products, and within *** days

	 	i.	 	the injunction, prohibition or restriction is not lifted,
	 
	 	ii.	 	MS has not procured a license or arranged a settlement that enables the shipment
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	 	iii.	 	MS has not modified the Licensed Products to make them non-infringing,

	 	 	 	then Company may return the corresponding Licensed Products for credit as allowed in this
Agreement and the then-current Resource Guide, solely for the remaining duration of the
injunction relief, prohibition, or restriction.

9. Records; Audit

	 	a.	 	Licensed Product Records. Company will maintain accurate and complete Licensed
Product records.
	 
	 	b.	 	Licensed Product Returns. Company may return Licensed Products. Each return
must comply with the returns policy and procedure in the then-current Returns and
Destruction Policy on the ECE.
	 
	 	c.	 	Licensed Product Reports. Company will account for Licensed Products in
inventory on a monthly basis. Licensed Products in inventory include Licensed Products at
all Company facilities. Company will make this accounting available to MS upon request. The
Licensed Product accounting will reconcile beginning and ending Licensed Product inventory.
It will also include:

	 	i.	 	Licensed Product and APM acquisitions from ARs and MS Affiliates.
	 
	 	ii.	 	COA serial number ranges on the Runtime License envelopes with corresponding shipment dates.
	 
	 	iii.	 	OEM Parties’ returns.
	 
	 	iv.	 	COAs, Licensed Product and APM that cannot be distributed for any reason.
	 
	 	v.	 	Licensed Product shipped as replacement units.

	 	d.	 	Payments. If Company discovers a discrepancy resulting in an underpayment to
MS, Company will pay MS if there is a difference between the number of Runtime Licenses
acquired by Company from ARs and MS Affiliates and:

	 	i.	 	The number of Runtime Licenses distributed by Company pursuant to this Agreement; plus
	 
	 	ii.	 	The number of Runtime Licenses that Company can verify are in the possession of Company; plus
	 
	 	iii.	 	The number of Runtime Licenses properly returned to the AR (or MS Affiliate, if applicable).

	 	 	 	The payment amount will be the difference in units multiplied by the royalty rates that apply
for the units. Company will submit a revised sales-out report and pay in accordance with
section 3. If Company can show (to the reasonable satisfaction of MS) that Licensed Product
was destroyed due to a Force Majeure Event, then it will not pay for those units of Licensed
Product.
	 
	 	e.	 	Company Records; MS Inspection

	 	i.	 	MS may inspect Company’s records related to compliance with this Agreement. MS
will provide written notice to Company at least *** days before MS inspects these
records.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Company will keep these records for at least *** years after the term of the
Agreement.
	 
	 	iii.	 	Company will make the records available to MS at a single, readily accessible
location.
	 
	 	iv.	 	MS may ask third parties to help inspect these records. These third parties will
be certified or chartered public accountants. They will be independent from MS. The
third parties will not be hired on a contingent fee basis.
	 
	 	v.	 	MS will inspect the records during regular business hours.
	 
	 	vi.	 	MS may also inspect Company’s premises. Company will grant access to MS with the following limits.

	 	(1)	 	MS will give Company *** days’ prior notice.
	 
	 	(2)	 	MS’ access shall be limited. MS may only access areas where:

	 	-	 	Licensed Product is stored and used;
	 
	 	-	 	the Licensed Products are copied (if Company is an Installer),
stored, installed (if Company is an Installer), used, and distributed; and
	 
	 	-	 	Company maintains its records.

	 	(3)	 	Company personnel may escort MS and the third parties helping MS. MS
agrees that it will not unreasonably interfere with Company’s normal course of
business.

	 	f.	 	Amounts Owed. MS will provide Company with a summary of MS’ findings and conclusions of each audit.

	 	i.	 	MS may determine Company did not report correctly. If so, Company will immediately pay the amount owed to MS.
	 
	 	ii.	 	MS may determine Company has intentionally breached this Agreement (or a previous
Microsoft OEM Distribution Agreement for Software Products for Embedded Systems), or
that the amount owed exceeds the Material Amount. If so, Company will also pay the costs
of the audit plus a Default Charge for each unreported copy of Licensed Product.

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	 	g.	 	MS will not do an audit more than once a year. However, MS may audit more than once a
year if an audit finished during the preceding year revealed a Material Amount or an
intentional breach of this Agreement.

10. Non-Disclosure

Company shall keep confidential:

	 	a.	 	the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Royalty Rate
Lists;
	 
	 	b.	 	information on the ECE, MOO and in the Resource Guide;
	 
	 	c.	 	information concerning current and potential OEM Customers;
	 
	 	d.	 	any of the following with regard to MS or any of its Suppliers:

	 	-	 	royalty rate information,
	 
	 	-	 	the terms of agreements concerning products,
	 
	 	-	 	license negotiations,
	 
	 	-	 	any information relating to released or unreleased software products,
	 
	 	-	 	the marketing or promotion of any product,
	 
	 	-	 	and business policies or practices that MS or its Suppliers disclose to
Company that is non-public information, and

	 	e.	 	any other information that, in the circumstances surrounding the disclosure or in
the nature of the information, ought in good faith to be treated as confidential.

11. Assignment

Company may not assign this Agreement in whole or in part (by contract, merger, operation of
law, or otherwise). Any attempted assignment in violation of this section shall have no effect.
MS may assign any license agreement to a MS Affiliate as long as the assignment does not
unreasonably and materially impair performance under the assigned agreement. MS must give
Company prior notice of the assignment. Failure to give notice will not affect the
effectiveness of the assignment

12. MOO and ECE

Company shall comply with the terms and conditions in the MOO and ECE Schedule.

13. Term

	 	a.	 	This Agreement is effective from the Start Date until the End Date. MS may extend the
term of this Agreement for up to one year period upon notice to Company. Company’s
acquisition or distribution of Licensed Product during an extension signifies Company’s
agreement to the terms of the extension. Both parties agree to be bound by the terms of
any extension notification, if accepted by Company.
	 
	 	b.	 	If Company enters into a new distribution agreement with MS that grants substantially
similar rights for Licensed Products licensed under this Agreement (a “Successor
Agreement”), Company may retain Licensed Product, if all the following are true.

	 	i.	 	The Licensed Products, are used in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Successor Agreement, including without limitation applicable royalties.
	 
	 	ii.	 	The Successor Agreement has an effective date no later than *** days following
the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
	 
	 	iii.	 	MS has not objected in writing to such use within *** days following the
effective date of the Successor Agreement.

	 	c.	 	If Company is currently licensed to distribute the Licensed Product under a valid
agreement with MS (“Prior Agreement”), then as of the Start Date of this Agreement:

	 	i.	 	Company’s license to order and distribute the Licensed Product under the Prior
Agreement shall cease; and
	 
	 	ii.	 	Company shall report and pay for the Licensed Product under the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

	 	d.	 	This Agreement does not create any express or implied obligation to renew or extend the
Agreement or to continue the parties’ relationship on the same terms. Regardless of the
number of renewals, this Agreement will always be a fixed term agreement and not an
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14. Termination

	 	a.	 	Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by giving the other *** days prior written notice.
	 
	 	b.	 	MS may, in its’ sole discretion:

	 	i.	 	suspend any rights granted to Company under this Agreement;
	 
	 	ii.	 	require ARs to refuse to fulfill or to limit orders placed by Company; and/or
	 
	 	iii.	 	terminate this Agreement in its entirety or as to any individual Licensed Products.

	 	c.	 	MS may terminate this Agreement if Company submits “zero dollar” royalty reports for *** calendar months.
	 
	 	d.	 	Notice for Bankruptcy. If Company becomes insolvent, enters bankruptcy or
similar proceedings under applicable law; admits in writing its inability to pay its debts;
or makes or attempts to make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, then:

	 	i.	 	Company’s distribution rights under this Agreement will be suspended as of the date such event occurs; and
	 
	 	ii.	 	Termination is effective upon notice to Company or, if later, as soon as permitted by applicable law.

	 	e.	 	End of Agreement. Termination will be effective

	 	i.	 	*** days after notice (including reasons for termination) by the non-breaching
party, provided the defaults have not been cured within that period; or

	 	ii.	 	If the cause for termination is not curable during that time, termination will take effect promptly upon notice from the party who is not in breach.

	 	f.	 	Effect of Termination. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, all Company’s license rights shall immediately cease.

	 	i.	 	Company shall immediately cease distribution of all Licensed Product.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Within *** business days from expiration or termination of the Agreement, Company shall return:

	 	(1)	 	All Licensed Products in inventory to an AR per the Returns and Destruction Policy on ECE.
	 
	 	(2)	 	All CLA and ARA forms to MS at the address indicated in the Notices Schedule.
	 
	 	(3)	 	Any other property of any MS Party that Company possesses to MS at the address indicated in the Notices Schedule.

	 	g.	 	Upon notice that this Agreement is expiring or to be terminated, each party must assist
the other to wind-down their respective obligations under this Agreement in an orderly
manner.
	 
	 	h.	 	When this Agreement terminates or if MS suspends Company’s distribution rights, MS may
take any actions that may be advisable to prevent unauthorized distribution of Licensed
Products then in Company’s inventory and to ensure timely return or destruction of such
Licensed Products.
	 
	 	i.	 	Company agrees that the termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not cause any
MS Party to pay any indemnification, severance or termination payment or benefit to
Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or a third party (together “Company
Parties”). If any MS Party is required to pay Company Parties any compensation, severance
pay or benefit other than those in this Agreement (“Benefits”), Company shall indemnify the
MS Party for the payment as well as from any reasonable costs and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with its involvement in any
judicial or administrative proceeding (the Benefits, together with any costs and expenses
indemnifiable by Company in this section are referred to collectively as the “Payments”).
Company irrevocably authorizes MS:

	 	i.	 	To set off against the payment of any obligations of MS under this Agreement, the
amount of any and all Payments, and
	 
	 	ii.	 	To hold, pending final determination of the amount of the Payments, the payment
of any obligations of MS under this Agreement as security for the payment of all
Payments by Company to MS, if MS, in its sole discretion, determines that there are
reasonable grounds to believe that MS is or shall be required to pay any Payments.

	 	j.	 	The remedies available to MS under this Agreement are not exclusive. In addition to
such remedies, MS may exercise any and all legal, equitable or other remedies available.

15. Notices

	 	a.	 	By MS. MS may give Company notices, authorizations, and requests in connection with this Agreement by:

	 	i.	 	Fax to the fax number listed in the Notices Schedule; or
	 
	 	ii.	 	In writing to the addresses indicated in Notices Schedule.

In addition, only for updates or changes to information, instructions or forms (but not this
Agreement), MS may give Company notices, authorizations and requests by:

	 	-	 	Posting them to the ECE or MOO, or

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	 	-	 	Email to the email address listed in the Notices Schedule.

	 	b.	 	By Company. Company may give MS notices, authorizations, and requests in connection with this Agreement by:

	 	i.	 	Fax on Company letterhead signed by an authorized representative of Company to
the fax number listed in the Notices Schedule;
	 
	 	ii.	 	Email at the email address listed in the Notices Schedule as a scanned document
on Company letterhead signed by an authorized representative of Company; or
	 
	 	iii.	 	In writing on Company letterhead signed by an authorized representative of
Company to the addresses indicated in the Notices Schedule.

	 	c.	 	Deemed Received. Notices are deemed received *** business days after they are:

	 	i.	 	Posted on the ECE or MOO by MS;
	 
	 	ii.	 	Transmitted by fax or email;
	 
	 	iii.	 	Deposited in the U.S.A. mails, postage prepaid, certified or registered, return
receipt requested, provided Company’s address for notices is located in the U.S.A.;
deposited in the European Union (EU) or European Free Trade Association (EFTA) mail,
prepaid recorded delivery, provided Company’s address for notices is located in the EU
or EFTA; sent by same-day ground express courier; or
	 
	 	iv.	 	Sent by international air express courier, charges prepaid.

	 	d.	 	Address Schedule. Company shall keep all information in the Address Schedule
complete and current. Within *** days of any change of information required in the Address
Schedule, Company shall notify MS of such change as set forth in section 15.b.
	 
	 	e.	 	If there has been a Company ownership (by contract, merger, operation of law or
otherwise) or Company name change, then MS may require Company:

	 	i.	 	to provide MS with additional information and relevant documents relating to the
circumstances of the change; and
	 
	 	ii.	 	to enter into a new Microsoft OEM Distribution Agreement for Software Products
for Embedded Systems.

	 	f.	 	Information posted on the ECE and MOO may change without notice until the effective
date of such information. MS may correct errors in information posted on the ECE and MOO or
update posted documents after the Start Date by sending notice to Company.

16. Choice of Law; Jurisdiction and Venue; Attorneys’ Fees

	 	a.	 	MSLI. If MS is defined as MSLI, Washington State law governs this Agreement
and any claims for breach of this Agreement, regardless of conflict of laws principles.
The federal courts in Washington State or New York State are the exclusive venues for all
disputes arising from this Agreement. The state courts of Washington State are the
exclusive venue if there is no federal subject matter jurisdiction. Each party consents to
the exercise of personal jurisdiction by these courts. Each party agrees that it cannot
revoke this consent.
	 
	 	b.	 	MIOL. If MS is defined as MIOL, the laws of Ireland govern this Agreement and
any claims for breach of this Agreement, regardless of conflict of laws principles. The
courts of Ireland are the exclusive venues for all disputes arising from this Agreement.
Each party consents to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by these courts. Company
agrees, for the benefit of MS and MS Affiliates, that the courts of Ireland will have
jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action, or proceedings that may arise out of
or in connection with this Agreement. For those purposes, Company submits to the
jurisdiction of those courts. Each party agrees that it cannot revoke this consent.
	 
	 	c.	 	MCCL. If MS is defined as MCCL, the laws of the People’s Republic of China
govern this Agreement. Company consents to submit any disputes arising from and/or in
connection with this Agreement, and all related matters to the binding arbitration at the
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) in Beijing.
Proceedings will be held in accordance with CIETAC’s arbitration rules in effect at the
time of applying for arbitration. The arbitration award is final and binding upon both
parties as long as the arbitration rules were substantially complied with in all material
respects. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent MS or its Suppliers from seeking
injunctive or provisional relief with respect to a violation of intellectual property
rights, the confidentiality obligations under those agreements, or enforcement or
recognition of any award or order in any appropriate jurisdiction.
	 
	 	d.	 	Injunctive Relief. MS may pursue injunctive relief against Company in any
forum to protect intellectual property rights. If MS pursues injunctive relief in a forum
other than those specified in this section, MS will give prior notice to Company. No
notice is required if MS reasonably determines that doing so will prevent it from
reasonably protecting its intellectual property.
	 
	 	e.	 	UN Convention. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.
	 
	 	f.	 	Attorneys Fees. If either party employs attorneys to enforce any rights
related to this Agreement, the primarily prevailing party will be entitled to recover its
reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and other expenses.

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	 	g.	 	This Agreement shall be written and executed only in the English language, which shall
be controlling in all respects. If MS provides a translation or summary of this Agreement
in any other language to Company, such translation or summary shall be non-binding and for
reference purposes only, and shall not constitute an amendment, modification or
interpretation of this Agreement.

17. Government Regulations

	 	a.	 	Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Licensed Products are subject to U.S. and
European Union export jurisdiction. Releases or versions of certain Licensed Products may
be subject to particular restrictions under the laws and regulations of a certain country
or territory. MS Parties and Company will comply with all international and national laws
and regulations that apply to the Licensed Products. These laws include

	 	•	 	U.S. Export Administration Regulations;
	 
	 	•	 	all applicable anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; and
	 
	 	•	 	importation, manufacturing, end user, end-use and destination restrictions issued
by U.S. and other governments.

	 	 	 	For additional information on exporting Licensed Products from the U.S., see ***.
	 
	 	b.	 	Government Approvals. Company must obtain any required local government approvals, at
their own expense.
	 
	 	c.	 	Additional Information. Company may require additional information about the
Licensed Products in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations. Upon request,
MS will provide Company with non-confidential Licensed Product information that Company
reasonably requires, if available.

18. General

	 	a.	 	Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties for the Licensed Products. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this
Agreement may be modified only by a writing executed by each of the parties.
	 
	 	b.	 	Relationship of the Parties. The parties agree that this Agreement will not be
construed as creating a partnership, joint venture or agency relationship or as granting a
franchise.
	 
	 	c.	 	No Waiver. No waiver of any breach of any part of this Agreement will be a
waiver of any other breach. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized
representative of the waiving party.
	 
	 	d.	 	Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term of this
Agreement illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms will remain in full force
and effect.
	 
	 	e.	 	Interpretation. The headings and titles of the provisions of this Agreement are
for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of any provision. Unless
specifically stated, the plural shall include the singular.
	 
	 	f.	 	Force Majeure. “Force Majeure Event” means fire, casualty, or an act
caused exclusively by forces of nature, riot, terrorist act, war, labor dispute, material
changes in applicable law or regulation, or decree of any court. Force Majeure Event does
not include theft. Neither party will be liable for failing to perform under this Agreement
to the extent that a Force Majeure Event caused the failure. The party subject to the Force
Majeure Event must give the other party notice within a commercially reasonable time. As
soon as the Force Majeure Event stops, the party must perform the obligations that were not
performed. Subject to section 9.d., in no event shall the damage to, or destruction or
disappearance of, COAs on account of a Force Majeure Event relieve Company of its payment
obligations in connection therewith.
	 
	 	g.	 	MS Affiliate. Some provisions in this Agreement include Company’s covenants and
obligations to MS and MS Affiliates. Some provisions are for the benefit of MS and MS
Affiliates. Company acknowledges and agrees that each MS Affiliate is entitled to its own
right to require due performance by Company. To the extent necessary to establish an MS
Affiliate’s rights and benefits, MS enters into this Agreement, not only in its own right,
but also as an agent for each such MS Affiliate.

OEM VOLUME ROYALTY PROGRAM SCHEDULE

MS may offer an OEM Volume Royalty Program (“OVRP”). The OVRP enables Company to offer a
*** royalty (“OVRP royalty rate”) to OEM Customers that commit to distributing a specified high
volume of Licensed Products (“OVRP Customer”) installed on a registered design over a *** period
(“OVR Project”).

Company may qualify to participate in the OVRP as described in the OVRP Guidelines on ECE and by
registering OVR Projects in the Design Registration Online Tool and OVRP tool in MOO.

Company and OVRP Customer can participate in the OVRP provided that:

	 	i.	 	Company has a valid Microsoft OEM Distribution Agreement For Software Products For Embedded Systems, and

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	 	ii.	 	OVRP Customer has a valid CLA in place.

1. Term and Termination

Each OVRP period (“OVRP Period”) is ***.

The term of each OVR Project begins on the agreed start date until the earlier of:

	 	a.	 	*** from that date, unless both Company and MS agree to extend the OVR Project to a *** OVRP Period;
	 
	 	b.	 	termination or expiration of the CLA (if the OVRP Customer and MS do not enter into a successor agreement); or
	 
	 	c.	 	OVRP Program is cancelled as notified by MS.

Any violation of the terms of this Schedule is grounds for termination under section 14 of this
Agreement.

2. *** Royalty Terms

	 	a.	 	The OVRP royalty rate applies only to Licensed Products shipped for the specified OVR
Project, as registered and approved by MS in the OVRP Tool in MOO. Company will offer the
OVRP royalty rate to OVRP Customers only. The volume commitments and royalty rates for OVRP
are listed in the OVRP Royalty Rate List on ECE.
	 
	 	b.	 	Company agrees to pay MS the total royalties due for the Licensed Products distributed
for the specified OVR Project to the OVRP Customer at the OVRP royalty rate as listed in
the then-current Royalty Rate List on the ECE.
	 
	 	c.	 	Company will be notified via ECE or email if MS changes its OVRP royalty rates. Such
royalty rate changes will be effective on the first date of the calendar month following
such notice.

3. Written Agreement with OVRP Customer

***

4. Reporting

Company shall include Licensed Product shipped under each OVR Project in its monthly sales-out
report as described in the Reporting Guidelines on the ECE.

*** ***

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MOO AND ECE SCHEDULE

	1.	 	In this Schedule, MOO and the ECE may be called a “Site” or collectively as the “Sites.”
The term “User” means an officer, employee, consultant or other person or agent of Company who
has, or who creates the appearance of having been authorized by Company, to use the Site on
behalf of Company. The term “Company Administrator” means the Users designated in the
Reporting and Payment Schedule. Company shall give MS not less than 48 house notice that
Company has made a change to such authority. Notices for Company Administrator changes should
be sent to *** for MOO or *** for the ECE, as appropriate.
	 
	2.	 	MS may provide guidelines from time to time in connection with Company’s use of the Sites.
	 
	3.	 	Company Administrator is solely responsible for granting access and other authorities for
Users. *** Company Administrator shall do all of the following:

	 	a.	 	Protect Password Info as confidential information and not disclose any part of it to
any person or entity (internal or external) without a need to know.
	 
	 	b.	 	Only take actions at a Site that the Company has authorized.
	 
	 	c.	 	Instruct and ensure that Users do both (a) and (b) above. Company shall designate at
least one but no more than two Administrators.

	4.	 	MS may suspend or terminate authorities, or suspend or block access to all or any part of a
Site to any information. Whenever possible, MS will provide prior notice of such action.
	 
	5.	 	Neither MS nor any of its agents shall have any liability for any failure to provide a level
of security greater in connection with the ECE than that generally afforded by the use of:
	 
	 	 	***
	 
	6.	 	Company and its Users shall not cause any harm to a Site.
	 
	7.	 	MS provides each Site “as is”. Warranty disclaimers, damage exclusions and limitations of
remedies in this Agreement all apply to each Site (and to their information, functionality,
services, and availability or lack thereof). Company will not rely on or treat any Site
information as an express warranty.
	 
	8.	 	MS reserves the right to change or discontinue all or any portion of the MOO Site at any
time. Users may make a copy of MOO information to document Company’s transactions or other
information. MS will retain *** years of transactional records. MS will have no duty to retain
or make available Site information or records for later access.
	 
	9.	 	The Sites are not open to the public and the way they function and all information on them
shall be treated as confidential information under section 10 of the Agreement. Company agrees
not to distribute any Supplement Code accessed on ECE to any third party, unless expressly
authorized by MS to do so.
	 
	10.	 	a.      Company must access and use MOO for all transactions and purposes contemplated by MOO
until the earlier of:

	 	i.	 	The date MS ceases to provide MOO to similarly situated embedded distributors, or
	 
	 	ii.	 	The date Company has satisfied all of its obligations under the Agreement.

	 	b.	 	All actions taken by any User at or in relation to a Site shall legally bind Company if any
of the following are true.

	 	i.	 	The User has supplied Password Info.
	 
	 	ii.	 	Company or Users failed to keep Password Info secure. The failure caused or
contributed to creation of an appearance that actions taken on a Site were being taken
by, or on behalf of, Company.
	 
	 	iii.	 	Company had approved, allowed or accepted benefits or use of the Site by a person
purporting to be its agent.

	11.	 	If Password Info is used to cause harm or damage to Company or MS by a person who obtained it
by means that could not have been prevented by complying with this Schedule, then such acts
taken with Password Info will not be attributed to Company under section 10.b. However, these
acts may be attributed to MS, Company or others under principles of equity or law pertinent to
the act in question.
	 
	12.	 	As part of the MS OEM operations initiative called *** MS may provide additional or successor
online tools or websites to be used by Company in the normal course of its business with MS.
Company agrees to use such resources for all intended purposes.
	 
	13.	 	Privacy and Data Protection.

	 	a.	 	In this section, “Personal Information” means any information provided by MS or
collected or processed for MS by Company in connection with this Agreement:

	 	i.	 	That identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to
whom such information pertains, or
	 
	 	ii.	 	From which identification or contact information of an individual person can be
derived.

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	 	 	 	Personal Information includes, but is not limited to: name, address, phone number, fax
number, email address, social security number or other government-issued identifier, and
credit card information. In addition, to the extent any other information (such as a personal
profile, unique identifier, biometric information, or IP address) is associated or combined
with Personal Information, then such information also will be considered Personal
Information.
	 
	 	b.	 	Any Personal Information collected, processed or accessed by Company in compliance with
this Agreement shall be limited to that which is strictly necessary to perform such
services or to fulfill any legal requirements.
	 
	 	c.	 	Company shall use such Personal Information only as necessary to perform the services
in accordance with this Agreement and not for any other purpose whatsoever. Company shall
maintain such Personal Information in strict confidence in accordance with the provisions
of section 10. Company shall not share any Personal Information with any third parties for
any reason except as authorized by MS in writing. If Company is served with a court order
compelling disclosure of any Personal Information or with notice of proceedings for such an
order,

	 	i.	 	Will oppose the order,
	 
	 	ii.	 	Will notify MS of such order or notice, and
	 
	 	iii.	 	Will provide MS the opportunity to intervene before Company files any response to the
order or notice.

	 	d.	 	Company will take reasonable steps to protect any Personal Information in Company’s
possession and immediately notify MS of any known security breach from:

	 	-	 	Unauthorized use,
	 
	 	-	 	Access,
	 
	 	-	 	Disclosure,
	 
	 	-	 	Alteration, or
	 
	 	-	 	Destruction.

	 	 	 	Security measures shall include access controls, encryption or other means, where
appropriate. Company agrees to conduct an audit on at least an annual basis to evaluate the
security of Personal Information in Company’s possession and to verify that the terms of this
Agreement with respect to Personal Information are being followed. The results of such audit
shall be made available to MS on request.
	 
	 	e.	 	Upon request from MS, Company shall provide MS with any or all Personal Information in
Company’s possession. Company shall within *** days of termination or expiration of this
Agreement, at MS’ sole discretion either:

	 	i.	 	Provide MS with all documents and materials (including any and all copies)
containing Personal Information which are in its possession or under its control; or
	 
	 	ii.	 	Destroy all such specified documents and materials (including any and all copies
in any and all formats) and provide MS with a certificate of destruction signed by an
officer of Company.

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