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Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated as of November 21, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is between SIRIUS XM RADIO INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and PATRICK L. DONNELLY (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive previously
entered into an employment agreement dated as of November 22, 2019 (the “Prior Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive jointly desire
to enter into this Agreement, which shall replace and supersede the Prior Agreement in its entirety as of the Effective Date, to reflect
the terms and conditions of the Executive’s continued employment with the Company.

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
set forth herein, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

 

1. Employment.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to continue
the Executive’s employment with the Company and Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”).

 

2. Duties
and Reporting Relationship. (a) The Executive shall continue the Executive’s employment as the Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of the Company and Holdings. In such capacity, the Executive shall be responsible for the legal affairs of the Company
and Holdings, including all legal aspects of their obligations as reporting companies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
and the selection, hiring and supervision of outside counsel for the companies. During the Term (as defined below), the Executive shall,
on a full-time basis and consistent with the needs of the Company and Holdings, use the Executive’s skills and render services to
the best of the Executive’s ability. The Executive shall perform such activities and duties consistent with the Executive’s
position that the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Holdings (the “CEO”) shall from time to time reasonably
specify and direct. During the Term, the Executive shall not perform any consulting services for, or engage in any other business enterprises
with, any third parties without the express written consent of the CEO, other than charitable, civic and other non-business activities
that do not interfere with the Executive’s duties to the Company and/or Holdings, and passive investments.

 

(b) The
Executive shall generally perform the Executive’s duties and conduct the Executive’s business at the principal offices of
the Company in New York, New York.

 

(c) Unless
otherwise required by law, administrative regulation or the listing standards of the exchange on which Holdings’ shares are primarily
traded, the Executive shall report solely and directly to the CEO.

    	 

    	

    

3. Term;
Effective Date. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall end on January 2, 2025, unless terminated
earlier pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 (the “Term”).

 

4. Compensation.
(a) During the Term, the Executive shall be paid an annual base salary of $1,025,000. Such annual base salary, as in effect from time
to time, may be subject to increase (but not decrease) from time to time by recommendation of the CEO to, and approval by, the Board of
Directors of Holdings (the “Board”) or any committee thereof (such amount, as increased, the “Base Salary”).
All amounts paid to the Executive under this Agreement shall be in U.S. dollars. The Base Salary shall be paid at least monthly and, at
the option of the Company, may be paid more frequently.

 

(b) On the
Effective Date (the “Grant Date”), the Company shall cause Holdings to grant to the Executive the following:

 

(i) an option to purchase shares of Holdings’
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the
Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the Grant Date, with the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such option being
that necessary to cause the Black-Scholes-Merton value of such option on the Grant Date to be equal to $2,340,000, determined by using
inputs consistent with those Holdings uses for its financial reporting purposes. Such option shall be subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in the Option Agreement attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A;

 

(ii) a number of restricted stock units (“RSUs”)
equal to $1,200,000, divided by the average closing price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the twenty (20)-trading
day period preceding, but not including, the Grant Date. Such RSUs shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Restricted
Stock Unit Agreement attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B; and

 

(iii) a number of performance-based restricted
stock units (“PRSUs”) equal to $2,460,000, divided by the average closing price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market for the twenty (20)-trading day period preceding, but not including, the Grant Date. Fifty percent (50%) of such PRSUs shall
be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Performance–Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Free Cash Flow) attached
to this Agreement as Exhibit C-1 and fifty percent (50%) of such PRSUs shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Performance–Based
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Relative TSR) attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C-2.

 

(c) All
compensation paid to the Executive hereunder shall be subject to any payroll and withholding deductions required by applicable law, including,
as and where applicable, federal, New York State and New York City income tax withholding, federal unemployment tax and social security
(FICA).

 

5. Additional
Compensation; Expenses and Benefits. (a) During the Term, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary
business expenses incurred and advanced by the Executive in carrying out the Executive’s duties under this

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Agreement; provided that such expenses are
incurred in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company. The Executive shall present to the Company an itemized
account of all expenses in such form as may be required by the Company from time to time.

 

(b) During
the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate fully in any other benefit plans, programs, policies and fringe benefits which
may be made available to the executive officers of the Company and/or Holdings generally, including, without limitation, disability, medical,
dental and life insurance and benefits under the Company’s and/or Holdings’ 401(k) savings plan and deferred compensation
plan.

 

(c) During
the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in any bonus plans generally offered to executive officers of the Company and/or
Holdings; provided that the Executive shall not be entitled to any bonus for calendar year 2025. The Executive’s annual bonus
(the “Bonus”), if any, shall be determined annually by the CEO, or the Board or the compensation committee of the Board
(the “Compensation Committee”). Bonus(es) shall be subject to the Executive’s individual performance and satisfaction
of objectives established by the CEO or the Board or the Compensation Committee, and further are subject to the exercise of discretion
by the CEO and review and approval by the Compensation Committee. Bonus(es), if any, shall be paid in the form of cash and shall be paid
by March 15th of the following year.

 

(d) During
the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to accrue vacation under the Company’s policy at a rate of not less than four (4) weeks
per year.

 

6. Termination.
The date upon which the Executive’s employment with the Company under this Agreement is deemed to be terminated in accordance with
any of the provisions of this Section 6 is referred to herein as the “Termination Date.” With respect to any payment
or benefits that would be considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and which are payable upon or following a termination of employment,
a termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred unless such termination also constitutes a “separation from service”
within the meaning of Section 409A and the regulations thereunder (a “Separation from Service”), and notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the date on which a Separation from Service takes place shall be the Termination Date. In the
event of the Executive’s death, any amounts owed to the Executive hereunder shall instead be paid to the Executive’s designated
beneficiary (or, if none, to the Executive’s estate).

 

(a) The
Company has the right and may elect to terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement with or without Cause at any time.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means the occurrence or existence of any of the following:

 

(i) (A)
a material breach by the Executive of the terms of this Agreement, (B) a material breach by the Executive of the Executive’s duty
not to engage in any transaction that represents, directly or indirectly, self-dealing with the Company, Holdings or any of their respective
affiliates (which, for purposes hereof, shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust,
estate, or other entity or organization directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control
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the Company and/or Holdings) which has not been approved
by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Board, or (C) the Executive’s violation of the Company’s and/or Holdings’
Code of Ethics, or any other written Company and/or Holdings policy that is communicated to the Executive in a similar manner as such
policy is communicated to other employees of the Company and/or Holdings, which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company,
Holdings and/or any of their respective affiliates, if any such material breach or violation described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), to
the extent curable, remains uncured after fifteen (15) days have elapsed following the date on which the Company gives the Executive written
notice of such material breach or violation;

 

(ii) the
Executive’s act of dishonesty, misappropriation, embezzlement, intentional fraud, or similar intentional misconduct by the Executive
involving the Company, Holdings or any of their respective affiliates;

 

(iii) the
Executive’s conviction or the plea of nolo contendere or the equivalent in respect of a felony;

 

(iv) any
damage of a material nature to any property of the Company, Holdings or any of their respective affiliates caused by the Executive’s
willful misconduct or gross negligence;

 

(v) the
Executive’s repeated nonprescription use of any controlled substance or the repeated use of alcohol or any other non-controlled
substance that, in the reasonable good faith opinion of the Board, renders the Executive unfit to serve as an officer of the Company,
Holdings or their respective affiliates;

 

(vi) the
Executive’s failure to comply with the CEO’s reasonable written instructions on a material matter within five (5) days, unless
such instructions conflict with the Executive’s duties to the Board; or

 

(vii) conduct
by the Executive that, in the reasonable good faith written determination of the Board, manifests the Executive’s lack of fitness
to serve as an officer of the Company, Holdings or their respective affiliates, including but not limited to a finding by the Board or
any judicial or regulatory authority that the Executive committed acts of unlawful harassment or violated any other state, federal or
local law or ordinance prohibiting discrimination in employment.

 

(b) Termination
of the Executive for Cause pursuant to Section 6(a) shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement,
a “Notice of Termination for Cause” shall mean delivery to the Executive of a copy of a resolution or resolutions duly
adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the directors present (in person or by teleconference) and voting at a
meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose after fifteen (15) days’ notice to the Executive (which notice the Company
shall use reasonable efforts to confirm that the Executive has actually received and which notice for purposes of Section 6(a) may be
delivered, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 17, through the use of electronic mail) and a reasonable opportunity for
the Executive, together with the Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board prior to such vote, finding that in the good

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faith opinion of the Board, the Executive committed
the conduct set forth in any of clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 6(a) and specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail.
For purposes of Section 6(a), the Executive’s employment and the Term shall terminate on the date specified by the Board in the
Notice of Termination for Cause and one (1) day following the receipt by the Executive of a notice of a termination without Cause.

 

(c) (i)
The Term of this Agreement and the Executive’s employment shall terminate upon the death of the Executive.

 

(ii) If
the Executive is unable to perform the essential duties and functions of the Executive’s employment because of a disability, even
with a reasonable accommodation, for one hundred eighty (180) days within any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period (“Disability”),
the Company shall have the right and may elect to terminate the services of the Executive by a Notice of Disability Termination. The Executive
shall not be terminated following a Disability except pursuant to this Section 6(c)(ii). For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice
of Disability Termination” shall mean a written notice that sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed
to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under this Section 6(c)(ii). For purposes of this Agreement, no
such purported termination shall be effective without such Notice of Disability Termination. The Term of this Agreement and the Executive’s
employment shall terminate on the day such Notice of Disability Termination is received by the Executive.

 

(d) The
Executive may elect to resign from the Executive’s employment with the Company and Holdings at any time with or without Good Reason
(as defined below). Should the Executive wish to resign from the Executive’s employment with the Company and Holdings during the
Term for other than Good Reason, the Executive shall give at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Company. The Executive’s
employment and the Term of this Agreement shall terminate on the effective date of the resignation set forth in the notice of resignation;
provided that the Company may, at its sole discretion, instruct the Executive to perform no more job responsibilities and cease
the Executive’s active employment immediately upon or following receipt of such notice from the Executive. Further, any resignation
by the Executive of the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be deemed a resignation of the Executive’s employment
with Holdings (and vice versa).

 

(e) Should
the Executive wish to resign from the Executive’s employment with the Company and Holdings during the Term for Good Reason following
the Company’s failure to cure an applicable event as contemplated below, the Executive shall give at least seven (7) days’
prior written notice to the Company. The Executive’s employment and the Term of this Agreement shall terminate on the date specified
in such notice given in accordance with the relevant provision; provided that the Company may, at its sole discretion, instruct
the Executive to cease active employment and perform no more job duties immediately upon or following receipt of such notice from the
Executive. Further, any resignation by the Executive of the Executive’s position with the Company shall be deemed a resignation
of the Executive’s position with Holdings (and vice versa).

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason”
shall mean the continuance of any of the following events (without the Executive’s prior written consent) for a period of thirty

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(30) days after delivery to the Company by the Executive
of a written notice within ninety (90) days of the Executive becoming aware of the initial occurrence of such event, during which thirty
(30)-day period of continuation the Company and Holdings shall be afforded an opportunity to cure such event (and provided that the Executive’s
effective date of resignation for Good Reason is within one hundred thirty-five (135) days of the Good Reason event);

 

(i) the
assignment to the Executive by the Company and/or Holdings of duties not reasonably consistent with the Executive’s positions, duties,
responsibilities, titles or offices on the Effective Date, any reduction in the Executive’s title, any material reduction in the
Executive’s duties or responsibilities as described in Section 2, or any removal of the Executive from, or any failure to re-elect
the Executive to, any of such positions, or the Executive not being the most senior executive, other than the CEO, who is responsible
for all legal matters and legal personnel of the Company and Holdings (except in connection with the termination of the Executive’s
employment for Cause, Disability or as a result of the Executive’s death or by the Executive other than for Good Reason); or

 

(ii) the
Executive ceasing to report solely and directly to the CEO (unless otherwise required by Section 2(c)); or

 

(iii) any
requirement that the Executive report for work to a location (other than the Executive’s residence) more than twenty-five (25) miles
from the Company’s current headquarters for more than thirty (30) days in any calendar year, excluding any requirement that results
from the damage, emergency closure or destruction of the Company’s current headquarters as a result of natural disasters, terrorism,
pandemics, acts of war or acts of God or travel in the ordinary course of business; or

 

(iv) any
reduction in the Base Salary; or

 

(v) any
material breach by the Company of this Agreement.

 

(f) (i)
If the employment of the Executive is terminated during the Term by the Company for Cause, by the Executive other than for Good Reason
or due to death or Disability, the Executive shall, in lieu of any future payments or benefits under this Agreement, be entitled to (A)
any earned but unpaid Base Salary and any business expenses incurred but not reimbursed, in each case, prior to the Termination Date and
(B) any other vested benefits under any other benefit or incentive plans or programs in accordance with the terms of such plans and programs
(collectively, the “Accrued Payments and Benefits”).

 

(ii) If, during the Term, the employment of the
Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause or if the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, then, subject to Section
6(g), the Executive shall have an absolute and unconditional right to receive, and the Company shall pay to the Executive without setoff,
counterclaim or other withholding, except as set forth in Section 4(c), the following:

 

(A) the Accrued Payments and Benefits;

 

(B) a lump sum amount equal to the sum
of (x) the Executive’s annualized Base Salary then in effect and (y) an amount in cash equal to the greater of (I)

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$1,537,500 or (II) the Bonus last paid
(or due and payable) to the Executive, with such lump sum amount to be paid on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Termination
Date;

 

(C) a pro-rated Bonus for the year in which
the termination occurred (based on actual achievement of applicable performance criteria, and based on the number of days the Executive
was employed by the Company as a portion of the applicable calendar year), payable when annual bonuses are normally paid to other executive
officers of the Company;

 

(D) the continuation for eighteen (18)
months, at the Company’s expense (by direct payment, not reimbursement to the Executive), of substantially similar medical and dental
benefits in a manner that will not be taxable to the Executive (the “Medical Severance Benefit”); and

 

(E) life insurance benefits on substantially
the same terms as provided by the Company for active employees for one (1) year following the Termination Date; provided that (I)
the Company’s cost for such life insurance shall not exceed twice the amount that the Company would have paid to provide such life
insurance benefit to the Executive if the Executive were an active employee on the Termination Date, and (II) such life insurance coverage
shall cease if the Executive obtains a life insurance benefit from another employer during the remainder of such one (1)-year period.

 

(g) The
Company’s obligations under Section 6(f)(ii) shall be conditioned upon the Executive or the Executive’s representative executing,
delivering, and not revoking during the applicable revocation period a waiver and release of claims against the Company and Holdings substantially
in the form attached as Exhibit D (the “Release”) within sixty (60) days following the Termination Date; provided
that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may waive such requirement in the case of the Executive’s death. Upon expiration
of the Term on January 2, 2025, the Executive shall not be entitled to receive, and the Company shall have no obligation to pay, the payments/benefits
set forth above in Section 6(f)(ii); provided that the Executive shall remain eligible to receive a bonus for calendar year 2024
pursuant to the terms of the applicable bonus plan (other than any requirement of continued employment) and in accordance with the terms
of Section 5(c), based on actual performance for such year, and payable at such time as the annual bonuses for such year are paid to other
senior executives of the Company.

 

(h) Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement, under no circumstances shall the Company or Holdings be considered to have breached this Agreement
or to have terminated the Executive’s employment with or without Cause, or shall a Good Reason event be deemed to have occurred,
solely as a result of Holdings merging with and/or into, or otherwise effecting a business combination with, the Company, Liberty Media
Corporation, any Qualified Distribution Transferee (as defined in the Investment Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2009, between Holdings
and Liberty Radio LLC, as amended) or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, or any entity wholly-owned jointly by any of
the foregoing.

 

(i) Notwithstanding
any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section
409A and determined

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pursuant to policies adopted by the Company and Holdings)
at the time of the Executive’s Separation from Service and if any portion of the payments or benefits to be received by the Executive
upon Separation from Service would be considered deferred compensation under Section 409A (“Nonqualified Deferred Compensation”),
amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six (6)-month period immediately following the Executive’s
Separation from Service that constitute Nonqualified Deferred Compensation and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this
Agreement during the six (6)-month period immediately following the Executive’s Separation from Service that constitute Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation will instead be paid or made available on the earlier of (x) the first (1st) business day of the seventh
(7th) month following the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service and (y) the Executive’s death.

 

(j) Unless
prohibited by applicable law or the terms of the Company’s applicable medical or dental insurance plan, in the case of any termination
of the Executive’s employment (other than due to the Executive’s death or by the Company for Cause), the Executive and his
eligible dependents shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s medical and dental insurance plans until the third (3rd) anniversary
of the date of termination of the Executive’s employment or, if earlier, until the date of the Executive’s death (as applicable,
the “Medical Continuation Period”); provided that the Executive shall be solely responsible for the full payment
of both the employee and employer portions of the premiums with respect to the continued insurance coverage after the expiration of the
Medical Severance Benefit, if applicable, as contemplated by this Section 6(j) at the applicable COBRA rates in effect from time to time
with respect to the Company’s medical and dental insurance plans. In the event that either (i) the terms of the Company’s
applicable medical or dental insurance plan prohibit participation by the Executive or his eligible dependents or (ii) the Company is
unable, after using its commercially reasonable efforts, to secure a stop-loss insurance policy that covers claims with respect to the
continued insurance coverage contemplated by this Section 6(j) in excess of not more than 150% of the cost of stop-loss insurance coverage
for the then-current employees of the Company, then the Company shall, in lieu of the applicable continued insurance coverage contemplated
by this Section 6(j), obtain comparable coverage for the Executive and his eligible dependents at no additional cost to the Executive
for the duration of the Medical Continuation Period, provided that the cost to provide such comparable coverage shall not exceed
three (3) times the amount that the Company would have paid to provide such coverage to the Executive as if he were an active employee.
The Company shall not amend any applicable medical or insurance plan primarily for the purpose of defeating the Executive’s rights
as set forth in this Section 6(j).

 

(k) Following
the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, if and to the extent requested by the Board, the Executive agrees
to resign, as may then be applicable, from all fiduciary positions (including, without limitation, as trustee) and all other offices and
positions the Executive holds with the Company, Holdings or any of their respective affiliates; provided that if the Executive
refuses to tender the Executive’s resignation after the Board has made such request, then the Board will be empowered to remove
the Executive from such offices and positions.

 

7. Nondisclosure
of Confidential Information. (a) The Executive acknowledges that in the course of the Executive’s employment the Executive will
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position of trust and confidence. The Executive shall
not, except in connection with the performance of the Executive’s functions in accordance with this Agreement or as required by
applicable law, or as required in proceedings to enforce or defend the Executive’s rights under this Agreement or any other written
agreement between the Executive and the Company and/or Holdings, disclose to others or use, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information.

 

(b) “Confidential
Information” shall mean information about the Company’s and/or Holdings’ (and their respective affiliates’)
business and operations that is not disclosed by the Company and/or Holdings (or their respective affiliates) for financial reporting
purposes and that was learned by the Executive in the course of the Executive’s employment by the Company and/or Holdings, including,
without limitation, any business plans, product plans, strategy, budget information, proprietary knowledge, patents, trade secrets, data,
formulae, sketches, notebooks, blueprints, information and client and customer lists and all papers and records (including but not limited
to computer records) of the documents containing such Confidential Information, other than information that is publicly disclosed by the
Company and/or Holdings (or their respective affiliates) in writing. The Executive acknowledges that such Confidential Information is
specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company and/or Holdings, and that such information gives the Company and/or Holdings
a competitive advantage. The Executive agrees to deliver or return to the Company, at the Company’s request at any time or upon
termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment or as soon as possible thereafter, all documents, computer tapes and disks,
records, lists, data, drawings, prints, notes and written information (and all copies thereof) furnished by or on behalf of the Company
and/or Holdings or prepared by the Executive in the course of the Executive’s employment by the Company and/or Holdings; provided
that the Executive will be able to keep the Executive’s cell phones, personal computers, personal contact list and the like so long
as any Confidential Information is removed from such items.

 

(c) Nothing
in this Agreement will preclude, prohibit or restrict the Executive from (i) communicating with any federal, state or local administrative
or regulatory agency or authority, including but not limited to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”);
(ii) participating or cooperating in any investigation conducted by any governmental agency or authority; or (iii) filing a charge of
discrimination with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal state or local administrative agency
or regulatory authority. Nothing in this Agreement, or any other agreement between the parties, prohibits or is intended in any manner
to prohibit, the Executive from (A) reporting a possible violation of federal or other applicable law or regulation to any governmental
agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the SEC, the U.S. Congress, and any governmental agency Inspector
General, or (B) making other disclosures that are protected under whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. This Agreement
does not limit the Executive’s right to receive an award (including, without limitation, a monetary reward) for information provided
to the SEC. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of anyone at the Company to make any such reports or disclosures, and
the Executive is not required to notify the Company that the Executive has made such reports or disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement
or any other agreement or policy of the Company is intended to interfere with or restrain the immunity provided under 18 U.S.C. §1833(b).
The Executive cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret
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indirectly, or to an attorney, and (y) for the purpose
of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; (II) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding,
if filed under seal; or (III) in connection with a lawsuit alleging retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, if filed under
seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to a court order. The provisions of this Section 7(c) are intended to comply
with all applicable laws. If any laws are adopted, amended or repealed after the execution of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be
deemed to be amended to reflect the same.

 

(d) The
provisions of this Section 7 shall survive indefinitely. The Executive’s obligations under this Section 7 following the Executive’s
termination of employment for Good Reason or by the Company without Cause are expressly conditioned upon, and subject to, the Company’s
compliance with its applicable payment obligations, if any, under Section 6.

 

8. Covenant
Not to Compete. During the Executive’s employment with the Company and during the Restricted Period (as defined below), the
Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into the employment of, render services to, or acquire any interest whatsoever in (whether
for the Executive’s own account as an individual proprietor, or as a partner, associate, stockholder, officer, director, consultant,
trustee or otherwise), or otherwise assist, any person or entity engaged in the distribution, transmission, production or streaming of
radio programming or any activity that directly competes with the business of the Company, including but not limited to podcasting, telematics
and audio advertising sales and technology (each, a “Competitive Activity”); provided that nothing in this Agreement
shall prevent the purchase or ownership by the Executive by way of investment of less than five (5) percent of the shares or equity interest
of any corporation or other entity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive agrees that during the Restricted
Period, the Executive shall not call on or otherwise solicit business or assist others to solicit business from any of the customers of
the Company or its affiliates as to any product or service that directly competes with any product or service provided or marketed by
the Company or its affiliates on the Termination Date or upon expiration of the Term (such date, as applicable, the “Milestone
Date”); provided that general solicitations that are not specifically targeted to current, former or prospective customers
of the Company with respect to such products or services, and which products or services have not been identified by the Executive using
Confidential Information, shall not be deemed to be a breach of the immediately preceding sentence. The Executive also agrees that during
the Restricted Period the Executive will not solicit or assist others to solicit the employment of or hire any employee of Holdings, the
Company, or their subsidiaries or Liberty Media Corporation without the prior written consent of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement,
the “Restricted Period” shall mean a period of one (1) year following the Milestone Date. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term “radio” shall be defined broadly and shall include any and all forms and mediums of audio distribution now
existing or hereafter developed, including terrestrial radio, streaming audio services, podcasting and on-demand audio services. Further,
the inclusion of video in audio distribution services shall not be considered inconsistent with the definition of “radio”.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, it shall not be a violation of this Section 8 for the Executive to join a
division or business line of a commercial enterprise with multiple divisions or business lines if such division or business line is not
engaged in a Competitive Activity; provided that the Executive performs services solely for such non-competitive division or business
line. The Executive’s obligations under this Section 8

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during the Restricted Period are expressly conditioned
upon, and subject to, the Company’s compliance with its applicable payment obligations, if any, under Section 6.

 

9. Change
of Control Provisions. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received
or to be received by the Executive (including but not limited to any payment or benefit received in connection with a change of control
of the Company or Holdings or the termination of the Executive’s employment, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or
any other plan, program, arrangement or agreement) (all such payments and benefits, together, the “Total Payments”)
would be subject (in whole or part), to any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto (the
“Excise Tax”), then, after taking into account any reduction in the Total Payments provided by reason of Section 280G
of the Code in such other plan, program, arrangement or agreement, the Company will reduce the Total Payments to the extent necessary
so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax (but in no event to less than zero); provided that the Total
Payments will only be reduced if (i) the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the net amount of federal,
state, municipal, and local income and employment taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of
itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such reduced Total Payments), is greater than or equal to (ii) the net amount
of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state, municipal, and local income and
employment taxes on such Total Payments and the amount of Excise Tax to which the Executive would be subject in respect of such unreduced
Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced
Total Payments).

 

(b) In the
case of a reduction in the Total Payments, the Total Payments will be reduced in the following order: (i) payments that are payable in
cash that are valued at full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24(a) will be reduced (if necessary, to zero),
with amounts that are payable last reduced first; (ii) payments and benefits due in respect of any equity valued at full value under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24(a), with the highest values reduced first (as such values are determined under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24), will next be reduced; (iii) payments that are payable in cash that are valued at less than full value under
Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24, with amounts that are payable last reduced first, will next be reduced; (iv) payments
and benefits due in respect of any equity valued at less than full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24, with
the highest values reduced first (as such values are determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24), will next be
reduced; and (v) all other non-cash benefits not otherwise described in clauses (ii) or (iv) will be next reduced pro-rata. Any reductions
made pursuant to each of clauses (i)-(v) above will be made in the following manner: first, a pro-rata reduction of cash payment and payments
and benefits due in respect of any equity not subject to Section 409A, and second, a pro-rata reduction of cash payments and payments
and benefits due in respect of any equity subject to Section 409A as deferred compensation.

 

(c) For
purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax: (i) no portion of the Total
Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived at such time and in such manner as not to constitute a “payment”
within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code will be taken into

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account; (ii) no portion of the Total Payments will be taken into account
which, in the opinion of tax counsel (“Tax Counsel”) reasonably acceptable to the Executive and selected by the accounting
firm which was, immediately prior to the change of control, the Company’s independent auditor (the “Auditor”),
does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including, without limitation,
by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments will be taken into
account which, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of
Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code (including, without limitation, any portion of such Total Payments equal to the value of the covenant
included in Section 8, as determined by the Auditor or such other accounting, consulting or valuation firm selected by the Company prior
to the change of control and reasonably acceptable to the Executive), in excess of the “base amount” (as set forth in Section
280G(b)(3) of the Code) that is allocable to such reasonable compensation; and (iii) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred
payment or benefit included in the Total Payments will be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3)
and (4) of the Code.

 

(d) At the
time that payments are made under this Agreement, the Company will provide the Executive with a written statement setting forth the manner
in which such payments were calculated and the basis for such calculations, including but not limited to any opinions or other advice
the Company or Holdings received from Tax Counsel, the Auditor, or other advisors or consultants (and any such opinions or advice which
are in writing will be attached to the statement). If the Executive objects to the Company’s calculations, the Company will pay
to the Executive such portion of the Total Payments (up to 100% thereof) as the Executive determines is necessary to result in the proper
application of this Section 9. All determinations required by this Section 9 (or requested by either the Executive or the Company in connection
with this Section 9) will be at the expense of the Company. The fact that the Executive’s right to payments or benefits may be reduced
by reason of the limitations contained in this Section 9 will not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other rights of the Executive
under this Agreement.

 

(e) If the
Executive receives reduced payments and benefits by reason of this Section 9 and it is established pursuant to a determination of a court
which is not subject to review or as to which the time to appeal has expired, or pursuant to an Internal Revenue Service proceeding, that
the Executive could have received a greater amount without resulting in any Excise Tax, then the Company shall thereafter pay the Executive
the aggregate additional amount which could have been paid without resulting in any Excise Tax as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

10. Remedies.
The Executive and the Company agree that damages for breach of any of the covenants under Sections 7 and 8 will be difficult to determine
and inadequate to remedy the harm which may be caused thereby, and therefore consent that these covenants may be enforced by temporary
or permanent injunction without the necessity of bond. The Executive believes, as of the date of this Agreement, that the provisions of
this Agreement are reasonable and that the Executive is capable of gainful employment without breaching this Agreement. However, should
any court or arbitrator decline to enforce any provision of Section

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7 or 8, this Agreement shall, to the extent applicable
in the circumstances before such court or arbitrator, be deemed to be modified to restrict the Executive’s competition with the
Company to the maximum extent of time, scope and geography which the court or arbitrator shall find enforceable, and such provisions shall
be so enforced.

 

11. Indemnification.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall indemnify the Executive, both during and after the Term, to the full
extent provided in the Company’s and Holdings’ respective Certificates of Incorporation and Bylaws and the law of the State
of Delaware in connection with the Executive’s activities as an officer of the Company and Holdings, which shall survive the termination
of the Executive’s employment with the Company or the Term of this Agreement for any reason.

 

12. Entire
Agreement. The provisions contained herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersede any and all prior contracts, understandings and communications between the parties, oral or written, with respect
to such subject matter, including but not limited to the Prior Agreement, but excluding any equity award agreements between the Executive
and the Company and/or Holdings. Nothing herein is intended to supersede or waive obligations of the Executive to comply with any assignment
of invention provisions applicable to the Executive under the Code of Ethics or any assignment of invention agreement(s) between the Company
and/or Holdings and the Executive.

 

13. Modification.
Any waiver, alteration, amendment or modification of any provisions of this Agreement shall not be valid unless in writing and signed
by both the Executive and the Company.

 

14. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

15. Assignment.
The Executive may not assign any of the Executive’s rights or delegate any of the Executive’s duties hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Company. The Company may not assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of the Executive, except that any successor to the Company and/or Holdings by merger or purchase of all or substantially
all of the Company’s or Holdings’ assets shall assume this Agreement.

 

16. Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors in interest of the Executive and the Company.

 

17. Notices.
All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed effective when delivered
personally or transmitted by facsimile transmission if received at the recipient’s location during normal business hours or otherwise
on the next business day, one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier (with next day delivery specified)
and five (5) days after mailing by registered or certified mail:

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if to the Company:

 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

1221 Avenue of the Americas

35th Floor

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Telecopier: (212) 584-5353

 

if to the Executive:

 

Address on file at the offices

of the Company

 

or to such other person or address as either party shall furnish in
writing to the other party from time to time.

 

18. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
made and to be performed entirely within the State of New York.

 

19. Non-Mitigation.
The Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or seek other employment in order to receive compensation or benefits under Section
6; nor shall the amount of any benefit or payment provided for under Section 6 be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive
as the result of employment by another employer.

 

20. Arbitration.
(a) The Executive and the Company agree that if a dispute arises concerning or relating to the Executive’s employment with the Company
and/or Holdings, or the termination of the Executive’s employment, such dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration under
the rules of the American Arbitration Association regarding resolution of employment disputes in effect at the time such dispute arises.
The arbitration shall take place in New York, New York, before a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York and
selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules and procedures. Except as provided below, the Executive and the
Company agree that this arbitration procedure will be the exclusive means of redress for any disputes relating to or arising from the
Executive’s employment with the Company and/or Holdings or the Executive’s termination, including but not limited to disputes
over rights provided by federal, state, or local statutes, regulations, ordinances, and common law, including all laws that prohibit discrimination
based on any protected classification. The parties expressly waive the right to a jury trial, and agree that the arbitrator’s award
shall be final and binding on both parties, and shall not be appealable. The arbitrator shall have the discretion to award monetary and
other damages, and any other relief that the arbitrator deems appropriate and is allowed by law. The arbitrator shall also have the discretion
to award the prevailing party reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in bringing or defending an action, and shall award
such costs and fees to the Executive in the event the Executive prevails on the merits of any action brought hereunder.

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(b) The
Company shall pay the cost of any arbitration proceedings under this Agreement if the Executive prevails in such arbitration on at least
one substantive issue.

 

(c) The
Company and the Executive agree that the sole dispute that is excepted from Section 20(a) is an action seeking injunctive relief from
a court of competent jurisdiction regarding enforcement and application of Sections 7, 8 or 10, which action may be brought in addition
to, or in place of, an arbitration proceeding in accordance with Section 20(a).

 

21. Compliance
with Section 409A. (a) To the extent applicable, it is intended that the compensation arrangements under this Agreement be in full
compliance with Section 409A (it being understood that certain compensation arrangements under this Agreement are intended not to be subject
to Section 409A). This Agreement shall be construed, to the maximum extent permitted, in a manner to give effect to such intention. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, distributions upon termination of the Executive’s employment that constitute Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation may only be made upon a Separation from Service. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall have any obligation
to indemnify or otherwise hold the Executive harmless from any or all such taxes, interest or penalties, or liability for any damages
related thereto. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has been advised to obtain independent legal, tax or other counsel in connection
with Section 409A.

 

(b) With
respect to any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement, such expenses will be reimbursed by the Company within
thirty (30) days following the date on which the Company receives the applicable invoice from the Executive in accordance with the Company’s
expense reimbursement policies, but in no event later than the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year
in which the Executive incurs the related expenses. In no event will the reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided by the Company
in one taxable year affect the amount of reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided in any other taxable year, nor will the Executive’s
right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(c) Each
payment under this Agreement shall be regarded as a “separate payment” and not one of a series of payments for purposes of
Section 409A.

 

22. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective
when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party.

 

23. Executive’s
Representation. The Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive is not now under any contractual or
other obligation that is inconsistent with or in conflict with this Agreement or that would prevent, limit, or impair the Executive’s
performance of the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

24. Survivorship.
Upon the expiration or other termination of the Term of this Agreement or the Executive’s employment with the Company, the respective
rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall survive to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties under this
Agreement.

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25. Clawback
Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any compensation paid to the Executive pursuant
to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company, Holdings or any of their respective affiliates, which is subject
to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback
as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted
by the Company, Holdings or any of their respective affiliates pursuant to, but solely to the extent required by, any such law, government
regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).

 

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

 

	 	SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Faye Tylee	 
	 	 	Faye Tylee	 
	 	 	Chief People + Culture Officer	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Patrick L. Donnelly	 
	 	 	PATRICK L. DONNELLY	 

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Exhibit A

 

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. 2015 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated November 21, 2022 (the “Grant Date”), is between SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and PATRICK L. DONNELLY (the “Executive”).

 

1.
Grant of Option; Vesting. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 2015 Long-Term
Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and the Employment Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2022, between Sirius XM Radio
Inc. (“Sirius XM”) and the Executive (the “Employment Agreement”), the Company hereby grants to
the Executive the right and option (this “Option”) to purchase ______________________ (_________) shares1
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”),
at a price per Share of $___ (the “Exercise Price”).2 This
Option is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option for purposes of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
In the case of any stock split, stock dividend or like change in the Shares occurring after the date hereof, the number of Shares and
the Exercise Price shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 4(b) of the Plan.

 

(b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, this
Option shall vest and become exercisable in two (2) equal installments on (i) November 21, 2023; and (ii) January 2, 2025, subject to
the Executive’s continued employment with Sirius XM on each of these dates, other than as specifically stated herein.

 

(c) If the Executive’s employment with Sirius
XM terminates for any reason, this Option, to the extent not then vested, shall immediately terminate without consideration; provided
that if the Executive’s employment with Sirius XM is terminated (x) due to death or “Disability” (as defined
in the Employment Agreement), (y) by Sirius XM without “Cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), or (z) by
the Executive for “Good Reason” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), then the unvested portion of this Option,
to the extent not previously cancelled or forfeited, shall immediately become vested and exercisable. In order for the Executive to receive
any accelerated vesting pursuant to this Section 1(c), the Executive must execute a release in accordance with Section 6(g) of the Employment
Agreement (except that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may waive such requirement in the case of the Executive’s death).

 

2. Term. This Option shall terminate on
November 21, 2032 (the Option Expiration Date”); provided that if:

 

 

 

1 Number to be computed in accordance with Section 4(b)(i)
of the Employment Agreement.

2 Closing price on the Grant Date.

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(a) the
Executive’s employment with Sirius XM is terminated due to the Executive’s death or Disability, by Sirius XM without Cause,
or by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive may exercise this Option in full until the first (1st) anniversary of such
termination (at which time this Option shall be cancelled), but not later than the Option Expiration Date;

 

(b) the
Executive’s employment with Sirius XM is terminated for Cause, this Option shall be cancelled upon the date of such termination;
and

 

(c) the
Executive voluntarily terminates the Executive’s employment with Sirius XM without Good Reason, the Executive may exercise any vested
portion of this Option until ninety (90) days following the date of such termination (at which time this Option shall be cancelled), but
not later than the Option Expiration Date.

 

3. Exercise. Subject to Sections 1 and 2
of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, this Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with Section 6 of the Plan.

 

4. Change of Control. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, in the event of a Change of Control, this Option shall be governed by the terms of the Plan; provided that
any transactions between the Company, Sirius XM and/or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Liberty
Media Corporation, any Qualified Distribution Transferee (as defined in the Investment Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2009, between
the Company and Liberty Radio LLC, as amended) and/or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall not
constitute a Change of Control under the Plan.

 

5. Non-transferable. This Option may not
be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the
applicable laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt to transfer,
assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Option or of any right or privilege conferred hereby shall be null and void.
In the event of the Executive’s death, any amounts owed to the Executive hereunder shall instead be paid to the Executive’s
designated beneficiary (or, if none, to the Executive’s estate).

 

6. Withholding. Prior to delivery of the
Shares purchased upon exercise of this Option, the Company shall determine the amount of any United States federal, state and local income
taxes, if any, which are required to be withheld under applicable law and shall, as a condition of exercise of this Option and delivery
of the Shares purchased upon exercise of this Option, collect from the Executive the amount of any such tax to the extent not previously
withheld. The Executive may satisfy the Executive’s withholding obligations in the manner contemplated by Section 16(e) of the Plan.

 

7. No Rights of a Stockholder. The Executive
shall not have any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares until the Shares purchased upon exercise of this
Option have been issued.

 

8. Rights of the Executive. Neither this
Option, the execution of this Agreement nor the exercise of any portion of this Option shall confer upon the Executive any right to, or
guarantee of, continued employment with Sirius XM or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or in any way

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limit the right of Sirius XM or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates
to terminate the Executive’s employment at any time, subject to the terms of the Employment Agreement.

 

9. Professional Advice. The acceptance and
exercise of this Option may have consequences under federal and state tax and securities laws that may vary depending upon the individual
circumstances of the Executive. Accordingly, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive has been advised to consult with the Executive’s
personal legal and tax advisors in connection with this Agreement and this Option.

 

10. Agreement Subject to the Plan. This
Option and this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, which terms and conditions are incorporated herein
by reference. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. The Executive acknowledges
that a copy of the Plan is posted on Sirius XM’s intranet site and the Executive agrees to review it and comply with its terms.
This Agreement, the Employment Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between or among the Company, Sirius XM and
the Executive with respect to this Option. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern and
prevail.

 

11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and shall bind and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any disputes arising from or relating to this Agreement
shall be subject to arbitration pursuant to Section 20 of the Employment Agreement.

 

12. Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or when telecopied (with confirmation of transmission
received by the sender), three (3) business days after being sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or one
(1) business day after being delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier with next day delivery specified to the parties at
the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

	 	Company:	Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
	 	 	1221 Avenue of the Americas
	 	 	35th Floor
	 	 	New York, New York 10020
	 	 	Attention:  Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	Executive:	Address on file at the

office of Sirius XM

 

Notices sent by email or other electronic means
not specifically authorized by this Agreement shall not be effective for any purpose of this Agreement.

 

13. Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

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14. Amendment. The rights of the Executive
hereunder may not be impaired by any amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination of the Plan or this Agreement without
the Executive’s consent.

 

15. Clawback Provisions. Notwithstanding
any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any compensation realized by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other
agreement or arrangement with the Company, Sirius XM or any of their respective affiliates, which is subject to recovery under any law,
government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, shall be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be
made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company, Sirius XM
or any of their respective affiliates pursuant to, but solely to the extent required by, any such law, government regulation or stock
exchange listing requirement).

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed
this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.

 

	By: 	Exhibit A	 	Exhibit A	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Faye Tylee	 	PATRICK L. DONNELLY
	 	Chief People + Culture Officer	 

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Exhibit B

 

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.

2015 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

This RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated November 21, 2022 (the “Grant Date”), is between SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and PATRICK L. DONNELLY (the “Executive”).

 

1.
Grant of RSUs. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 2015 Long-Term Stock Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”), and the Employment Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2022 between Sirius XM Radio Inc. (“Sirius
XM”) and the Executive (the “Employment Agreement”), the Company hereby grants ________________3
restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to the Executive. Each RSU
represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Executive to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company
(each, a “Share”) on the dates specified in this Agreement.

 

2. Dividends. If on any date while RSUs
are outstanding the Company shall pay any dividend on the Shares (other than a dividend payable in Shares), the number of RSUs granted
to the Executive shall, as of the record date for such dividend payment, be increased by a number of RSUs equal to: (a) the product of
(x) the number of RSUs held by the Executive as of such record date, multiplied by (y) the per Share amount of any cash dividend (or,
in the case of any dividend payable, in whole or in part, other than in cash, the per Share value of such dividend, as determined in good
faith by the Company), divided by (b) the average closing price of a Share on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the twenty (20) trading
days preceding, but not including, such record date. In the case of any dividend declared on Shares that is payable in the form of Shares,
the number of RSUs granted to the Executive shall be increased by a number equal to the product of (1) the aggregate number of RSUs held
by the Executive on the record date for such dividend, multiplied by (2) the number of Shares (including any fraction thereof) payable
as a dividend on a Share. In the case of any other change in the Shares occurring after the date hereof, the number of RSUs shall be adjusted
as set forth in Section 4(b) of the Plan.

 

3. Issuance of Shares subject to RSUs. (a)
Subject to earlier issuance pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Plan, (i) on November 21, 2023, the Company shall issue, or
cause there to be transferred, to the Executive ____ Shares representing an equal number of RSUs granted to the Executive under this Agreement
(as adjusted pursuant to Section 2, if applicable), and (ii) on January 2, 2025, the Company shall issue, or cause there to be transferred,
to the Executive _____ Shares, representing an equal number of RSUs granted to the Executive under this Agreement (as adjusted pursuant
to Section 2, if applicable) in each case, if the Executive continues to be employed with Sirius XM on each of these dates, other than
as specifically stated herein.

 

 

 

3 Number to be determined in accordance with Section 4(b)(ii)
of the Employment Agreement.

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(b) If the Executive’s employment with Sirius
XM terminates for any reason, the RSUs shall immediately terminate without consideration; provided that if the Executive’s
employment with Sirius XM is terminated (x) due to death or “Disability” (as defined in the Employment Agreement),
(y) by Sirius XM without “Cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), or (z) by the Executive for “Good
Reason” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the RSUs, to the extent not previously settled, cancelled or forfeited, shall
immediately become vested and the Company shall issue, or cause there to be transferred, to the Executive the amount of Shares equal to
the number of RSUs granted to the Executive under this Agreement (to the extent not previously transferred, cancelled or forfeited), as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2, if applicable. In order for the Executive to receive any accelerated vesting pursuant to this Section
3(b), the Executive must execute a release in accordance with Section 6(g) of the Employment Agreement (except that the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer may waive such requirement in the case of the Executive’s death).

 

4. Change of Control. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, in the event of a Change of Control, the RSUs shall be governed by the terms of the Plan; provided that any
transactions between the Company, Sirius XM and/or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Liberty Media
Corporation, any Qualified Distribution Transferee (as defined in the Investment Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2009, between the
Company and Liberty Radio LLC, as amended) and/or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall not constitute
a Change of Control under the Plan.

 

5. Non-transferable. The RSUs may not be
transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the applicable
laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt to transfer, assign,
pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of RSUs or of any right or privilege conferred hereby shall be null and void. In the event of
the Executive’s death, any amounts owed to the Executive hereunder shall instead be paid to the Executive’s designated beneficiary
(or, if none, to the Executive’s estate).

 

6. Withholding. Prior to delivery of the
Shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall determine the amount of any United States federal, state and local income taxes,
if any, which are required to be withheld under applicable law and shall, as a condition of delivery of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement,
collect from the Executive the amount of any such tax to the extent not previously withheld in any manner permitted by the Plan.

 

7. No Rights of a Stockholder. The Executive
shall not have any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares until the Shares have been issued. Once a RSU vests
and a Share is issued to the Executive pursuant to Section 3, such RSU is no longer considered a RSU for purposes of this Agreement.

 

8. Rights of the Executive. Neither this
Agreement nor the RSUs shall confer upon the Executive any right to, or guarantee of, continued employment with Sirius XM or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates, or in any way limit the right of Sirius XM or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate the Executive’s
employment at any time, subject to the terms of the Employment Agreement.

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9. Professional Advice. The acceptance of
the RSUs may have consequences under federal and state tax and securities laws that may vary depending upon the individual circumstances
of the Executive. Accordingly, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive has been advised to consult the Executive’s personal
legal and tax advisors in connection with this Agreement and the RSUs.

 

10. Agreement Subject to the Plan. This
Agreement and the RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, which terms and conditions are incorporated herein
by reference. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. The Executive acknowledges
that a copy of the Plan is posted on Sirius XM’s intranet site and the Executive agrees to review it and comply with its terms.
This Agreement, the Employment Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between or among the Company, Sirius XM and
the Executive with respect to the RSUs.

 

11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and shall bind and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any disputes arising from or relating to this Agreement
shall be subject to arbitration pursuant to Section 20 of the Employment Agreement.

 

12. Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or when telecopied (with confirmation of transmission
received by the sender), three (3) business days after being sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or one
(1) business day after being delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier with next day delivery specified to the parties at
the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

	 	Company:	Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
	 	 	1221 Avenue of the Americas
	 	 	35th Floor
	 	 	New York, New York 10020
	 	 	Attention:  Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	Executive:	Address on file at the

office of Sirius XM

 

Notices sent by email or other electronic means not specifically authorized
by this Agreement shall not be effective for any purpose of this Agreement.

 

13. Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

14. Amendment. The rights of the Executive
hereunder may not be impaired by any amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination of the Plan or this Agreement without
the Executive’s consent.

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15. Clawback Provisions. Notwithstanding
any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any compensation realized by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other
agreement or arrangement with the Company, Sirius XM or any of their respective affiliates, which is subject to recovery under any law,
government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, shall be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be
made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company, Sirius XM
or any of their respective affiliates pursuant to, but solely to the extent required by, any such law, government regulation or stock
exchange listing requirement).

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed
this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.

 

	By: 	Exhibit B	 	Exhibit B	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Faye Tylee	 	PATRICK L. DONNELLY
	 	Chief People + Culture Officer	 

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Exhibit C-1

 

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.

2015 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

(FREE CASH FLOW)

 

This PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”), dated November 21, 2022, is between SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and PATRICK L. DONNELLY (the “Executive”).

 

1.
Grant of PRSUs. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 2015 Long-Term Stock Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”), and the Employment Agreement dated as of November 21, 2022 between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and the
Executive (the “Employment Agreement”), the Company hereby grants __________4 performance-based
restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) to the Executive. Each PRSU represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Executive
to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (each, a “Share”) on the date specified
in this Agreement.

 

2. Dividends. If on any date while PRSUs
are outstanding the Company shall pay any dividend on the Shares (other than a dividend payable in Shares), the number of PRSUs granted
to the Executive shall, as of the record date for such dividend payment, be increased by a number of PRSUs equal to: (a) the product of
(x) the number of PRSUs held by the Executive as of such record date, multiplied by (y) the per Share amount of any cash dividend (or,
in the case of any dividend payable, in whole or in part, other than in cash, the per Share value of such dividend, as determined in good
faith by the Company), divided by (b) the average closing price of a Share on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the twenty (20) trading
days preceding, but not including, such record date. In the case of any dividend declared on Shares that is payable in the form of Shares,
the number of PRSUs granted to the Executive shall be increased by a number equal to the product of (1) the aggregate number of PRSUs
held by the Executive on the record date for such dividend, multiplied by (2) the number of Shares (including any fraction thereof) payable
as a dividend on a Share. In the case of any other change in the Shares occurring after the date hereof, the number of PRSUs shall be
adjusted as set forth in Section 4(b) of the Plan.

 

3. Issuance of Shares Subject to PRSUs.

 

(a) Performance Metric. All or a portion
of the PRSUs shall be eligible to vest based on the Company’s level of achievement of cumulative free cash flow as set forth in
the budgets (the “Performance Metric Target”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”)
for the years ending December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024 (together, the “Performance Period”). The annual free
cash flow component for each of 2023 and 2024 of the Performance Metric Target shall be set at the time such applicable budget is approved
by the Board.

 

 

 

4 Number to be computed in accordance with Section 4(b)(iii)
of the Employment Agreement.

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Free cash flow shall be derived from cash flow
provided by operating activities, net of additions to property and equipment, restricted and other investment activity and the return
of capital from investment in unconsolidated entities. The Compensation Committee of the Board shall adjust or modify the calculation
of free cash flow and/or the Performance Metric Target for the Performance Period in accordance with Sections 4(b) and 12(c) of the Plan,
as applicable.

 

(b) Calculation of Shares to be Issued.
No later than sixty (60) days following the end of the Performance Period, the Company shall certify the Company’s level of achievement
of the Performance Metric Target (such actual date of certification, the “Certification Date”) and determine the number
of PRSUs that shall remain eligible to vest, as set forth below, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and/or this Agreement (such
PRSUs, the “Eligible PRSUs”):

 

(i) If
the Company fails to achieve at least 80% of the Performance Metric Target, 0% of the PRSUs shall constitute Eligible PRSUs;

 

(ii) Upon
achieving 100% or more of the Performance Metric Target, 100% of the PRSUs shall constitute Eligible PRSUs; and

 

(iii) If
the Company’s achievement of the Performance Metric Target is at least 80% but less than 100% of the Performance Metric Target,
the number of PRSUs that become Eligible PRSUs shall be determined by straight line interpolation between the thresholds set forth in
subsections (i) and (ii) of this Section 3(b).

 

The payout scale set forth above may be modified
in order to increase (but not decrease) the percentage of PRSUs that vest hereunder. Any PRSUs that do not constitute Eligible PRSUs as
of the Certification Date shall be cancelled on the Certification Date.

 

(c) Issuance of Eligible PRSUs. Subject
to the terms of this Agreement and/or the Plan, on the first (1st) business day after the Certification Date, the Company shall
issue, or cause there to be transferred, to the Executive an amount of Shares representing the Eligible PRSUs (as adjusted pursuant to
Section 2 above, if applicable); provided that the Executive continues to be employed with Sirius XM Radio Inc. or any of its subsidiaries
or affiliates (collectively “Sirius XM”) on January 2, 2025.

 

4. Termination of Employment. (a) If the
Executive’s employment with Sirius XM terminates for any reason prior to January 2, 2025, then all of the PRSUs, including the Eligible
PRSUs, shall immediately terminate without consideration; provided that if the Executive’s employment with Sirius XM is terminated
(x) due to death or “Disability” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), (y) by Sirius XM without “Cause”
(as defined in the Employment Agreement), or (z) by the Executive for “Good Reason” (as defined in the Employment Agreement)
(any such applicable date of termination, the “PRSU Termination Date”), then the PRSUs shall be treated in the following
manner:

 

(i) if the PRSU Termination Date occurs
on or prior to the end of the Performance Period, or if the PRSU Termination Date occurs prior to the establishment

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of the Performance Metric Target for the
Performance Period, then the PRSUs granted to the Executive under this Agreement, to the extent not previously settled, cancelled or forfeited,
shall, subject to Section 4(b), immediately become vested and the Company shall issue, or cause there to be transferred, to the Executive
the amount of Shares equal to the number of PRSUs granted to the Executive under this Agreement, notwithstanding Section 3(b), and as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2, if applicable; and

 

(ii) if the PRSU Termination Date occurs
after the last day of the Performance Period, all Eligible PRSUs, to the extent not previously settled, cancelled or forfeited, shall,
subject to Section 4(b), immediately (or, if later, on the Certification Date) become vested and the Company shall issue, or cause there
to be transferred, to the Executive the amount of Shares equal to the number of Eligible PRSUs earned pursuant to Section 3(b), as adjusted
pursuant to Section 2, if applicable.

 

(b) In the event the Executive’s employment
with Sirius XM terminates due to death or Disability, by Sirius XM without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, the condition in
Section 3(c) that the Executive be an employee of Sirius XM shall be waived in order to give effect to Section 4(a); provided that
the Executive executes a release in accordance with Section 6(g) of the Employment Agreement (except that the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer may waive such requirement in the case of the Executive’s death).

 

(c) The Company shall issue, or cause there to
be transferred, to the Executive an amount of Shares representing the Eligible PRSUs (as adjusted pursuant to Section 2, if applicable)
as provided in Section 4(a)(i) or (ii), as applicable, on the 60th day following the Executive’s termination of employment,
but in no event later than March 15th of the year following the year of such termination of employment.

 

5. Change of Control. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, in the event of a Change of Control, the PRSUs shall be governed by the terms of the Plan; provided that
any transactions between the Company, Sirius XM and/or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Liberty
Media Corporation, any Qualified Distribution Transferee (as defined in the Investment Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2009, between
the Company and Liberty Radio LLC, as amended) and/or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall not
constitute a Change of Control under the Plan.

 

6. Non-transferable. The PRSUs may not be
transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the applicable
laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt to transfer, assign,
pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of PRSUs or of any right or privilege conferred hereby shall be null and void. In the event of
the Executive’s death, any amounts owed to the Executive hereunder shall instead be paid to the Executive’s designated beneficiary
(or, if none, to the Executive’s estate).

 

7. Withholding. Prior to delivery of the
Shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall determine the amount of any United States federal, state and local income taxes,
if any, which are required to be withheld under applicable law and shall, as a condition of

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delivery of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, collect from the
Executive the amount of any such tax to the extent not previously withheld in any manner permitted by the Plan.

 

8. No Rights of a Stockholder. The Executive
shall not have any rights as a stockholder of the Company until the Shares have been issued. Once a PRSU vests and a Share is issued to
the Executive pursuant to Sections 3 and 4, such PRSU is no longer considered a PRSU for purposes of this Agreement.

 

9. Rights of the Executive. Neither this
Agreement nor the PRSUs shall confer upon the Executive any right to, or guarantee of, continued employment with Sirius XM or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates, or in any way limit the right of Sirius XM or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate the Executive’s
employment at any time, subject to the terms of the Employment Agreement.

 

10. Professional Advice. The acceptance
of the PRSUs may have consequences under federal and state tax and securities laws that may vary depending upon the individual circumstances
of the Executive. Accordingly, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive has been advised to consult the Executive’s personal
legal and tax advisors in connection with this Agreement and the PRSUs.

 

11. Agreement Subject to the Plan. This
Agreement and the PRSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, which terms and conditions are incorporated herein
by reference. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. The Executive acknowledges
that a copy of the Plan is posted on Sirius XM’s intranet site and the Executive agrees to review it and comply with its terms.
This Agreement, the Employment Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between or among the Company, Sirius XM and
the Executive with respect to the PRSUs. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern and prevail.

 

12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and shall bind and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any disputes arising from or relating to this Agreement
shall be subject to arbitration pursuant to Section 20 of the Employment Agreement.

 

13. Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or when telecopied (with confirmation of transmission
received by the sender), three (3) business days after being sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or one
(1) business day after being delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier with next day delivery specified to the parties at
the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

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	 	Company:	Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
	 	 	1221 Avenue of the Americas
	 	 	35th Floor
	 	 	New York, New York 10020
	 	 	Attention:  Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	Executive:	Address on file at the

office of Sirius XM

 

Notices sent by email or other electronic means not specifically authorized
by this Agreement shall not be effective for any purpose of this Agreement.

 

14. Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

15. Amendment. The rights of the Executive
hereunder may not be impaired by any amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination of the Plan or this Agreement without
the Executive’s consent.

 

16. Section 409A. This Agreement and the
PRSUs granted hereunder are intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code and the rules and regulations thereunder such as to avoid
any additional taxation under the Section 409A of the Code. Any ambiguity herein shall be interpreted in accordance with the foregoing.

 

17. Clawback Provisions. Notwithstanding
any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any compensation realized by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other
agreement or arrangement with the Company, Sirius XM or any of their respective affiliates, which is subject to recovery under any law,
government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, shall be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be
made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company, Sirius XM
or any of their respective affiliates pursuant to, but solely to the extent required by, any such law, government regulation or stock
exchange listing requirement).

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed
this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.

 

	By: 	Exhibit C-1	 	Exhibit C-1	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Faye Tylee	 	PATRICK L. DONNELLY
	 	Chief People + Culture Officer	 

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Exhibit C-2

 

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.

2015 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

(RELATIVE TSR)

 

This PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
(RELATIVE TSR) (this “Agreement”), dated November 21, 2022, is between SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), and PATRICK L. DONNELLY (the “Executive”).

 

1.
Grant of PRSUs. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 2015 Long-Term Stock Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”) and the Employment Agreement dated as of November 21, 2022 between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and the Executive
(the “Employment Agreement”), the Company hereby grants __________5 performance-based
restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) to the Executive, representing the target number of PRSUs eligible to be earned under
this Agreement (the “Target PRSUs”). Each PRSU represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Executive to receive
one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (each, a “Share”) on the date specified in this
Agreement.

 

2. Dividends. If on any date while PRSUs
are outstanding the Company shall pay any dividend on the Shares (other than a dividend payable in Shares), the number of PRSUs granted
to the Executive shall, as of the record date for such dividend payment, be increased by a number of PRSUs equal to: (a) the product of
(x) the number of PRSUs held by the Executive as of such record date, multiplied by (y) the per Share amount of any cash dividend (or,
in the case of any dividend payable, in whole or in part, other than in cash, the per Share value of such dividend, as determined in good
faith by the Company), divided by (b) the average closing price of a Share on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the twenty (20) trading
days preceding, but not including, such record date. In the case of any dividend declared on Shares that is payable in the form of Shares,
the number of PRSUs granted to the Executive shall be increased by a number equal to the product of (1) the aggregate number of PRSUs
held by the Executive on the record date for such dividend, multiplied by (2) the number of Shares (including any fraction thereof) payable
as a dividend on a Share. In the case of any other change in the Shares occurring after the date hereof, the number of PRSUs shall be
adjusted as set forth in Section 4(b) of the Plan.

 

3. Issuance of Shares Subject to PRSUs.

 

(a) Performance Metric. All or a portion
of the PRSUs shall be eligible to vest based on the Company’s level of achievement of the Performance Metric set forth on the Performance
Matrix attached hereto as Annex A (the “Performance Matrix”), subject to the terms set forth therein and herein.

 

(b) Calculation of Shares to be Issued.
No later than sixty (60) days following the end of

 

 

 

5 Number to be computed in accordance with Section 4(b)(iii)
of the Employment Agreement.

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the Performance Period (as defined in the Performance Matrix), the
Company shall certify the Company’s level of achievement of the Performance Metric (such actual date of certification, the “Certification
Date”). Upon the Certification Date, the applicable portion of the Target PRSUs determined by the Payout Percentage (as defined
in the Performance Matrix) as a percentage of the Target PRSUs shall be calculated and shall remain eligible to vest, subject to the Executive
being employed with Sirius XM Radio Inc. or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively “Sirius XM”) through
January 2, 2025 (except as otherwise set forth herein) (such PRSUs, the “Eligible Units”). On the Certification Date,
any PRSUs which do not become Eligible Units in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall immediately be forfeited and
cancelled, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any compensation or other amount with respect thereto.

 

(c) Issuance of Eligible Units. Subject
to the terms of this Agreement and/or the Plan, the Company shall issue, or cause there to be transferred, to the Executive on the first
(1st) business day after the Certification Date, subject to the Executive’s continuous employment with Sirius XM through
January 2, 2025, a number of Shares equal to the number of Eligible Units.

 

(d) Termination. If the Executive’s
employment with Sirius XM terminates for any reason prior to January 2, 2025, then all of the PRSUs shall immediately terminate without
consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive’s employment with Sirius XM is terminated (x) due to death or “Disability”
(as defined in the Employment Agreement), (y) by Sirius XM without “Cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement),
or (z) by the Executive for “Good Reason” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), then the Target PRSUs, to the extent
not previously settled, cancelled or forfeited, shall, subject to the second to last sentence of this Section 3(d), immediately become
vested and the Company shall issue, or cause there to be transferred, to the Executive, on the sixtieth (60th) day following
such termination of employment, the amount of Shares equal to the number of Target PRSUs granted to the Executive under this Agreement,
and as adjusted pursuant to Section 2, if applicable; provided that if such termination occurs after the last day of the Performance
Period, then the number of Shares to be issued or transferred shall be based on the number of PRSUs that were determined to be Eligible
Units as of the Certification Date. In no event shall such PRSUs be issued or transferred later than the March 15th following
the year of the Executive’s termination of employment. In the event the Executive’s employment with Sirius XM terminates due
to death or Disability, by Sirius XM without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, the condition in Section 3(c) that the Executive
be an employee of Sirius XM through January 2, 2025 shall be waived; provided that the Executive executes a release in accordance
with Section 6(g) of the Employment Agreement (except that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may waive such requirement in the
case of the Executive’s death).

 

4. Change of Control. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, in the event of a Change of Control, the PRSUs shall be governed by the terms of the Plan; provided that
any transactions between the Company, Sirius XM and/or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Liberty
Media Corporation, any Qualified Distribution Transferee (as defined in the Investment Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2009, between
the Company and Liberty Radio LLC, as amended) and/or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall not
constitute a Change of Control under the Plan.

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5. Non-transferable. The PRSUs may not be
transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or otherwise), other than by will or by the
applicable laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt to transfer,
assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of PRSUs or of any right or privilege conferred hereby shall be null and void. In the
event of the Executive’s death, any amounts owed to the Executive hereunder shall instead be paid to the Executive’s designated
beneficiary (or, if none, to the Executive’s estate).

 

6. Withholding. Prior to delivery of the
Shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall determine the amount of any United States federal, state and local income taxes,
if any, which are required to be withheld under applicable law and shall, as a condition of delivery of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement,
collect from the Executive the amount of any such tax to the extent not previously withheld in any manner permitted by the Plan.

 

7. No Rights of a Stockholder. The Executive
shall not have any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares until the Shares have been issued. Once a PRSU vests
and a Share is issued to the Executive pursuant to Section 3, such PRSU is no longer considered a PRSU for purposes of this Agreement.

 

8. Rights of the Executive. Neither this
Agreement nor the PRSUs shall confer upon the Executive any right to, or guarantee of, continued employment by or service with Sirius
XM, or in any way limit the right of Sirius XM to terminate the Executive’s employment at any time, subject to the terms of the
Employment Agreement.

 

9. Professional Advice. The acceptance of
the PRSUs may have consequences under federal and state tax and securities laws that may vary depending upon the individual circumstances
of the Executive. Accordingly, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive has been advised to consult with the Executive’s personal
legal and tax advisors in connection with this Agreement and the PRSUs.

 

10. Agreement Subject to the Plan. This
Agreement and the PRSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, which terms and conditions are incorporated herein
by reference. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. The Executive acknowledges
that a copy of the Plan is posted on Sirius XM’s intranet site and the Executive agrees to review it and comply with its terms.
This Agreement, the Employment Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between or among the Company, Sirius XM and
the Executive with respect to the PRSUs. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern and prevail.

 

11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and shall bind and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any disputes arising from or relating to this Agreement
shall be subject to arbitration pursuant to Section 20 of the Employment Agreement.

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12. Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or when telecopied (with confirmation of transmission
received by the sender), three (3) business days after being sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or one
(1) business day after being delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier with next day delivery specified to the parties at
the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

	 	Company:	Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
	 	 	1221 Avenue of the Americas
	 	 	35th Floor
	 	 	New York, New York 10020
	 	 	Attention:  Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	Executive:	Address on file at the

office of Sirius XM

 

Notices sent by email or other electronic means not specifically authorized
by this Agreement shall not be effective for any purpose of this Agreement.

 

13. Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

14. Amendment. The rights of the Executive
hereunder may not be impaired by any amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination of the Plan or this Agreement without
the Executive’s consent.

 

15. Section 409A. This Agreement and the
PRSUs granted hereunder are intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code and the rules and regulations thereunder such as to avoid
any additional taxation under the Section 409A of the Code. Any ambiguity herein shall be interpreted in accordance with the foregoing.

 

16. Clawback Provisions. Notwithstanding
any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any compensation realized by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other
agreement or arrangement with the Company, Sirius XM or any of their respective affiliates, which is subject to recovery under any law,
government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, shall be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be
made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company, Sirius XM
or any of their respective affiliates pursuant to, but solely to the extent required by, any such law, government regulation or stock
exchange listing requirement).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed
this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.

 

	By: 	Exhibit C-2	 	Exhibit C-2	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Faye Tylee	 	PATRICK L. DONNELLY
	 	Chief People + Culture Officer	 

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Annex A

 

Performance Matrix

 

Target Award: Participant’s overall
target-level award hereunder is equal to _______ PRSUs (the “Target PRSUs”).

 

The “Performance Period” shall
be January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024.

 

The “Performance Metric” shall
be the two (2)-year total shareholder return (“TSR”) of the Company relative to the other entities in the TSR Index
(as defined below). Achievement of the Performance Metric shall be determined by the percentile rank of the Company’s TSR relative
to the TSR of each other entity in the TSR Index.

 

Determination of TSR: TSR for the Company
and each other entity in the TSR Index shall be determined in accordance with the following formula. TSR shall be equal to (a) divided
by (b) minus (c), expressed as a percentage, where:

 

(a) is equal to the product of (i) and (ii), where
(i) is the Ending Price and (ii) is the Reinvestment Factor;

 

(b) is equal to the Starting
Price; and

 

(c) is equal to one.

 

For purposes of determining TSR:

 

“Starting Price” means the average
closing price of one share of common stock on the applicable stock exchange during the twenty (20) trading days immediately preceding
and including the first day of the Performance Period.

 

“Ending Price” means the average
closing price of one share of common stock on the applicable stock exchange during the twenty (20) trading days immediately preceding
and including the last day of the Performance Period; provided that, in the case of a Change of Control, the Ending Price for the
Company shall be the fair market value of a Share immediately prior to the Change of Control, and the Ending Price for all other companies
shall be the average closing price of one share of common stock on the applicable stock exchange during the twenty (20) trading days immediately
preceding the date of the Change of Control.

 

“Reinvestment Factor” means
the Total Share Count at the end of the Performance Period.

 

“Total Share Count” equals one
share of the Company’s common stock on the first day of the Performance Period, which is adjusted cumulatively for any dividends
declared over the Performance Period. The adjustment for each dividend declaration shall increase the Total Share Count by an amount calculated
as the sum of (x) and (y), where:

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(x) equals the Current Total Share Count; and

 

(y) equals the calculated result of (i) multiplied
by (ii) and divided by (iii), where (i) is the Current Total Share Count, (ii) is the dollar value of the declared dividend, and (iii)
is the closing price of the company’s Common stock on the payment date.

 

“Current Total Share Count”
means the Total Share Count before each dividend adjustment, if any.

 

The Company’s “Rank” shall
be determined by the Company’s position within the ranking of each entity in the TSR Index (including the Company) in descending
order based on their respective TSRs (with the highest TSR having a Rank of one). For purposes of developing the ordering provided in
the immediately-preceding sentence, (A) any entity that filed for bankruptcy protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code during
the Performance Period shall be assigned the lowest order of any entity in the TSR Index such that such entity’s TSR is fixed at
-100%, (B) any entity that is acquired during the Performance Period, or otherwise no longer listed on a national securities exchange
at the end of the Performance Period (other than the Company), shall be removed from the TSR Index and shall be excluded for purposes
of ordering the entities in the TSR Index (and for purposes of calculating the Company’s Percentile) and (C) any entity that has
issued multiple classes of stock that are contained in the TSR Index shall be aggregated and considered one entity.

 

After determining the Company’s Rank, the
Company’s “Percentile” will be calculated as follows:

 

 

where:

 

“P” represents the Percentile which
will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest whole percentile by application of regular rounding.

 

“N” represents the total number of
entities in the TSR Index (including the Company, but after removal of any entities in accordance with the calculation of the Rank).

 

“R” represents Company’s Rank
(as determined above).

 

The “Payout Percentage” shall
be determined as follows, subject to the exception below:

 

·  Threshold
Performance: If the Company’s Percentile equals 25%, the Payout Percentage shall be 50% of the Target PRSUs. The Payout Percentage
shall equal zero if the Company Percentile is less than 25%.

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·  Target
Performance: If the Company’s Percentile equals 50%, the Payout Percentage shall be 100% of the Target PRSUs.

 

·  Maximum
Performance: If the Company’s Percentile equals or exceeds 75%, the Payout Percentage shall be 150% of the Target PRSUs.

 

Straight-line interpolation shall be used to determine
the Payout Percentage for any Company Percentile between 25% and 75%, based upon the Payout Percentages set forth above.

 

The following exception exists with respect to
the Payout Percentage determination set forth above: If the Company’s absolute TSR (irrespective of its Rank or Percentile) is less
than 0%, then the Payout Percentage shall not exceed 100% of the Target PRSUs (subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2 of the
Agreement, if applicable).

 

In addition to the Company, the “TSR Index”
shall be comprised of the companies in the S&P 500 Index as in effect on the first day of the Performance Period (subject to adjustment
as set forth in the definition of Rank above).

 

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
shall be permitted to adjust or modify the calculations set forth above as it deems appropriate, including pursuant to any adjustments
under Sections 4(b) and 12(c) of the Plan.

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Exhibit D

 

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

 

This Agreement and Release, dated as of _________,
20__ (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and between PATRICK L. DONNELLY (the “Executive”) and
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. (the “Company”).

 

The purpose of this Agreement is to completely and
finally settle, resolve, and forever extinguish all obligations, disputes and differences arising out of the Executive’s employment
with and separation from the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises
and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

 

1. The Executive’s
employment with the Company is terminated as of _____________, 20__ (the “Termination Date”).

 

2. The Company
and the Executive agree that the Executive shall be provided severance pay and other benefits, less all legally required and authorized
deductions, in accordance with the terms of Section 6(f)(ii) of the Employment Agreement between the Executive and the Company, dated
as of November 21, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”); provided that no such severance benefits shall be paid
or provided if the Executive revokes this Agreement pursuant to Section 4 below. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive
is entering into this Agreement in consideration of such severance benefits and the Company’s agreements set forth herein. All vacation
pay earned and unused as of the Termination Date will be paid to the Executive to the extent required by law. Except as set forth above,
the Executive will not be eligible for any other compensation or benefits following the Termination Date other than any vested accrued
benefits under the Company’s compensation and benefit plans, and other than the rights, if any, granted to the Executive under the
terms of any stock option, restricted stock, performance-based restricted stock or other equity award agreements or plans and other than
rights to indemnification and to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance under the Employment Agreement, the Certificates
of Incorporation and Bylaws of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”) and the Company and their affiliates (or similar
constituent documents of affiliates) or the provisions of Delaware law.

 

3. The Executive,
with the intention of binding the Executive and the Executive’s heirs, attorneys, agents, spouse and assigns, hereby waives, releases
and forever discharges Holdings, the Company and their respective parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies and its and their predecessors,
successors, and assigns, if any, as well as all of their officers, directors and employees, stockholders, agents, servants, representatives,
and attorneys, and the predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns of each of them (collectively “Released Parties”),
from any and all grievances, claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages and/or liabilities of any nature whatsoever, whether
known or unknown, suspected or claimed, which the Executive ever had, now has, or claims to have against the Released Parties, by reason
of any act or omission occurring before the Executive’s execution hereof, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(a) any act, cause, matter or thing stated, claimed or

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alleged, or which was or which could have been alleged
in any manner against the Released Parties prior to the execution of this Agreement and (b) all claims for any payment under the Employment
Agreement; provided that nothing contained in this Agreement shall affect the Executive’s rights (i) to indemnification from
Holdings, the Company or their affiliates as provided in the Employment Agreement or otherwise; (ii) to coverage under the insurance policies
of the Company, Holdings or their affiliates covering officers and directors; (iii) to other benefits which by their express terms extend
beyond the Executive’s separation from employment (including, without limitation, the Executive’s rights under Sections 6(f)
and 6(j) of the Employment Agreement); and (iv) under this Agreement, and (c) all claims for discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation,
under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, the New York State Human Rights
Law, as amended, as well as any and all claims arising out of any alleged contract of employment, whether written, oral, express or implied,
or any other federal, state or local civil or human rights or labor law, ordinances, rules, regulations, guidelines, statutes, common
law, contract or tort law, arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment with and/or separation from the Company, including
but not limited to the termination of the Executive’s employment on the Termination Date, and/or any events occurring prior to the
execution of this Agreement.

 

4. The
Executive specifically waives all rights or claims that the Executive has or may have under the Age Discrimination In Employment Act of
1967, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, as amended (“ADEA”), including, without limitation, those arising out of or relating
to the Executive’s employment with and/or separation from the Company, the termination of the Executive’s employment on the
Termination Date, and/or any events occurring prior to the execution of this Agreement. In accordance with the ADEA, the Company specifically
hereby advises the Executive that: (1) the Executive may and should consult an attorney before signing this Agreement, (2) the Executive
has [twenty-one (21)/forty-five (45)]6 days to consider this
Agreement, and (3) the Executive has seven (7) days after signing this Agreement to revoke this Agreement.

 

5. Notwithstanding
the above, nothing in this Agreement prevents or precludes the Executive from (a) challenging or seeking a determination of the validity
of this Agreement under the ADEA; or (b) filing an administrative charge of discrimination under any applicable statute or participating
in any investigation or proceeding conducted by a governmental agency.

 

6. This
release does not affect or impair the Executive’s rights with respect to workman’s compensation or similar claims under applicable
law or any claims under medical, dental, disability, life or other insurance arising prior to the date hereof.

 

7. The Executive
warrants that the Executive has not made any assignment, transfer, conveyance or alienation of any potential claim, cause of action, or
any right of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to, potential claims and remedies for discrimination, harassment, retaliation,
or wrongful termination, and that no other person or entity of any kind has had, or now has, any financial or other interest in any of
the demands, obligations, causes of

 

 

 

6 To be determined by the Company in connection with the
termination.

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action, debts, liabilities, rights, contracts, damages,
costs, expenses, losses or claims which could have been asserted by the Executive against the Company or any other Released Party.

 

8. The Executive
shall not make any disparaging remarks about any of Holdings, the Company, Liberty Media Corporation or any of their directors, officers,
agents or employees (collectively, the “Nondisparagement Group”) and/or any of their respective practices or products;
provided that the Executive may provide truthful and accurate facts and opinions about any member of the Nondisparagement Group
where required to do so by law or in proceedings to enforce or defend the Executive’s rights under this Agreement or any other written
agreement between the Executive and a member of the Nondisparagement Group and may respond to disparaging remarks about the Executive
made by any member of the Nondisparagement Group. The Company and Holdings shall not, and they shall instruct their officers not to, make
any disparaging remarks about the Executive; provided that any member of the Nondisparagement Group may provide truthful and accurate
facts and opinions about the Executive where required to do so by law and may respond to disparaging remarks made by the Executive or
the Executive’s agents or family members.

 

9. The Company
hereby represents and warrants that, except as previously disclosed in writing to the Executive, it is not aware of any facts or circumstances
as of the date of this Agreement that would give rise to or serve as a basis for any claim against the Executive in connection with the
employment and termination of employment of the Executive.

 

10. The
parties expressly agree that this Agreement shall not be construed as an admission by any of the parties of any violation, liability or
wrongdoing, and shall not be admissible in any proceeding as evidence of or an admission by any party of any violation or wrongdoing.
The Company expressly denies any violation of any federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, common law or
other law in connection with the employment and termination of employment of the Executive.

 

11. In the
event of a dispute concerning the enforcement of this Agreement, the finder of fact shall have the discretion to award the prevailing
party reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in bringing or defending an action, and shall award such costs and fees to the
Executive in the event the Executive prevails on the merits of any action brought hereunder. All other requests for relief or damages
awards shall be governed by Sections 20(a) and 20(b) of the Employment Agreement.

 

12. The
parties declare and represent that no promise, inducement, or agreement not expressed herein has been made to them.

 

13. This
Agreement in all respects shall be interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of the State of New York and any applicable federal
laws relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. The language of all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as
a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties. This Agreement shall be construed as if jointly
prepared by the Executive and the Company. Any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any one party.

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14. This
Agreement, the Employment Agreement, [and list any outstanding award agreements] between the Executive and the Company contain
the entire agreement of the parties as to the subject matter hereof. No modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be valid and enforceable unless such modification or waiver is in writing and signed by the party to be charged, and unless otherwise
stated therein, no such modification or waiver shall constitute a modification or waiver of any other provision of this Agreement (whether
or not similar) or constitute a continuing waiver.

 

15. The
Executive and the Company represent that they have been afforded a reasonable period of time within which to consider the terms of this
Agreement (including but not limited to the foregoing release), that they have read this Agreement, and they are fully aware of its legal
effects. The Executive and the Company further represent and warrant that they enter into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily, without
any mistake, duress, coercion or undue influence, and that they have been provided the opportunity to review this Agreement with counsel
of their own choosing. In making this Agreement, each party relies upon their own judgment, belief and knowledge, and has not been influenced
in any way by any representations or statements not set forth herein regarding the contents hereof by the entities who are hereby released,
or by anyone representing them.

 

16. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when
one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties. The parties further agree that delivery
of an executed counterpart by facsimile or pdf shall be as effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart. This Agreement
shall be of no force or effect until executed by all the signatories.

 

17. The
Executive warrants that the Executive will return to the Company all software, computers, computer-related equipment, keys and all materials
(including, without limitation, copies) obtained or created by the Executive in the course of the Executive’s employment with the
Company on or before the Termination Date; provided that the Executive will be able to keep the Executive’s cell phones,
personal computers, personal contact list and the like so long as any Confidential Information (as defined in the Employment Agreement)
is removed from such items.

 

18. Any
existing obligations the Executive has with respect to confidentiality, nonsolicitation of clients, nonsolicitation of employees and noncompetition,
in each case with the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, shall remain in full force and effect, including, but not limited to,
Sections 7 and 8 of the Employment Agreement.

 

19. Any
disputes arising from or relating to this Agreement shall be subject to arbitration pursuant to Section 20 of the Employment Agreement.

 

20. Should
any provision of this Agreement be declared or be determined by a forum with competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid, the validity
of the remaining parts, terms or provisions shall not be affected thereby and said illegal or invalid part, term, or provision shall be
deemed not to be a part of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed
this Agreement as of the respective dates set forth below.

 

SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.

 

	By: 	Exhibit D	 	Exhibit D	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Name:	 	PATRICK L. DONNELLY
	 	Title:	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT 4.1

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

As of September 30, 2022, Raymond James Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) had the following classes of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”): (i) common stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) depositary shares (the “Series A Depositary Shares”), each Representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.10 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and (iii) depositary shares (the “Series B Depositary Shares” and, together with the Series A Depositary Shares, the “Depositary Shares”), each Representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.10 par value per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”).

Authorized Capital Stock

The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 650,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.10 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

Description of Common Stock

The following description of the Common Stock of the Company, related provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) and Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) and applicable Florida law is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the Articles, By-Laws and applicable Florida law. 

Common Stock

Fully Paid and Nonassessable 

All of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

Voting Rights 

Each share of Common Stock shall have one vote, and, except as provided by resolution or resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) providing for the issue of any series of Preferred Stock, the exclusive voting power for all purposes shall be vested in the holders of shares of Common Stock. Holders of shares of Common Stock are not entitled to cumulate votes for the election of directors. 

Dividends 

Subject to the provisions of law and to the provisions of any Preferred Stock that may be outstanding from time to time, dividends may be paid on the shares of Common Stock at such times and in such amounts as the Board may deem advisable.

Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions 

Subject to the provisions of any Preferred Stock that may be outstanding from time to time, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Company and the amounts to which holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled, to the remaining net assets of the Company.

No Preemptive or Similar Rights 

No holder of shares of Common Stock as such shall have any preemptive right to subscribe to or acquire (i) unissued or treasury shares of the Company of any class, (ii) securities of the Company convertible into or carrying a right to acquire or subscribe to shares of any class, or (iii) any other obligations, warrants, rights to subscribe to shares or other securities of the Company of any class. 

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Certain Anti-Takeover Effects 

Certain provisions of the Company’s Articles and By-Laws may have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging transactions involving an actual or potential change in control of the Company, including the following:

•the Articles provide that the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds (2/3) of all the shares outstanding and entitled to vote shall be required to approve (i) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation, (ii) any share exchange in which a corporation, person, or entity acquires the Company’s issued or outstanding shares of stock pursuant to a vote of stockholders, (iii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all, or substantially all, of the Company’s assets to any other corporation, person or entity, or (iv) any transaction similar to, or having a similar effect as, any of the foregoing transactions;

•the Board is authorized to approve the issuance of one or more series of Preferred Stock without further authorization of the holders of Common Stock and to fix the number of shares, the designations and the relative rights and the limitations of any series of Preferred Stock, and as a result the Board, without the approval of holders of Common Stock, could authorize the issuance of Preferred Stock with voting, conversion and other rights that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company; and

•the Company’s By-Laws specify an advance notice procedure for holders of Common Stock seeking to nominate persons to stand for election to the Board or to propose other business for consideration at a meeting of the holders of Common Stock, which requires that advance written notice and certain other information be provided to the Company, in accordance with the By-Laws.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent for the Common Stock is Computershare Inc.

Listing 

The Company’s Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RJF.” 

Description of Preferred Stock

The following description of the Preferred Stock of the Company, related provisions of the Company’s Articles and By-Laws and applicable Florida law is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the Articles, By-Laws and applicable Florida law. 

Series A Preferred Stock

Ranking

With respect to the payment of dividends and distributions upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Series A Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Company’s Common Stock and any other class or series of Preferred Stock that by its terms ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) equally with the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock and any future series of Preferred Stock that does not by its terms rank junior or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, and (iii) junior to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities and any class or series of Preferred Stock that expressly provides in the articles of amendment creating such Preferred Stock that such series ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (subject to any requisite consents prior to issuance).

The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of the Company’s capital stock or other securities and shall not be subject to any sinking fund or other obligation to redeem or repurchase the Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be secured, shall not be guaranteed by Company or any of Company’s affiliates and shall not be subject to any other arrangement that legally or economically enhances the ranking of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Dividends

Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, only when, as, and if declared by the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board), out of assets legally available under applicable law for payment, non-cumulative cash dividends based on the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, and no more, at a rate equal to 6.75% per annum (equivalent to $1.6875 per depositary share per annum), for each quarterly 
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Series A Dividend Period occurring from, and including, the original issue date of the Series A Preferred Stock to, but excluding, April 1, 2023 (the “Series A Fixed Rate Period”), and thereafter, three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 398.5 basis points per annum, for each quarterly Series A Dividend Period beginning April 1, 2023 (the “Series A Floating Rate Period”). A “Series A Dividend Period” means the period from, and including, each Series A Dividend Payment Date (as defined below) to, but excluding, the next succeeding Series A Dividend Payment Date, except for the initial Series A Dividend Period, which will be the period from, and including, April 1, 2022 to, but excluding, the next succeeding Series A Dividend Payment Date.

When, as, and if declared by the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board), The Company shall pay cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock quarterly, in arrears, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year (each such date, a “Series A Dividend Payment Date”). The Company shall pay cash dividends to the holders of record of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock as they appear on the Company’s stock register on the applicable record date, which shall be the fifteenth calendar day before that Series A Dividend Payment Date or such other record date fixed by the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) that is not more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to such Series A Dividend Payment Date.

If any Series A Dividend Payment Date on or prior to April 1, 2023, is a day that is not a Series A Business Day (as defined below), then the dividend with respect to that Series A Dividend Payment Date shall instead be paid on the immediately succeeding Series A Business Day, without interest or other payment in respect of such delayed payment. If any Series A Dividend Payment Date after April 1, 2023 is a day that is not a Series A Business Day, then the Series A Dividend Payment Date shall be the immediately succeeding Series A Business Day unless such day falls in the next calendar month, in which case the Series A Dividend Payment Date shall instead be the immediately preceding day that is a Series A Business Day, and dividends will accumulate to the Series A Dividend Payment Date as so adjusted. A “Series A Business Day” for the Series A Fixed Rate Period means any weekday in New York, New York that is not a day on which banking institutions in that city are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed. A “Series A Business Day” for the Series A Floating Rate Period means any weekday in New York, New York that is not a day on which banking institutions in that city are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed, and additionally, is a London Banking Day (as defined below).

The Company shall calculate dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for the Series A Fixed Rate Period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall calculate dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for the Series A Floating Rate Period on the basis of the actual number of days in a Series A Dividend Period and a 360-day year. Dollar amounts resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent being rounded upward. 

Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be cumulative or mandatory. If the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board) does not declare a dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock for, or the Company’s Board authorizes and the Company declares less than a full dividend in respect of, any Series A Dividend Period, the holders shall have no right to receive any dividend or a full dividend, as the case may be, for the Series A Dividend Period, and the Company shall have no obligation to pay a dividend or to pay full dividends for that Series A Dividend Period at any time, whether or not dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock or any other series of the Company’s Preferred Stock or Common Stock are declared for any future Series A Dividend Period. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall accumulate from the issue date at the then-applicable dividend rate on the liquidation preference amount of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share). If the Company issues additional shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, dividends on those additional shares shall accumulate from the issue date of those additional shares at the then-applicable dividend rate.

The dividend rate for each Series A Dividend Period in the Series A Floating Rate Period shall be determined by the calculation agent using three-month LIBOR as in effect on the second London Banking Day prior to the beginning of the Series A Dividend Period, which date is the “Series A Dividend Determination Date” for the relevant Series A Dividend Period. The calculation agent then shall add three-month LIBOR as determined on the Series A Dividend Determination Date and the applicable spread. Once the dividend rate for the Series A Preferred Stock is determined, the calculation agent shall deliver that information to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent. Absent manifest error, the calculation agent’s determination of the dividend rate for a Series A Dividend Period for the Series A Preferred Stock shall be final. A “London Banking Day” is any day on which commercial banks are open for dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars in the London interbank market. The term “three-month LIBOR” means, for each Series A Dividend Determination Date related to the Series A Floating Rate Period, the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a three-month period, as that rate appears on Reuters screen page “LIBOR01” (or any successor or replacement page) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the relevant Series A Dividend Determination Date.

If no offered rate appears on Reuters screen page “LIBOR01” (or any successor or replacement page) on the relevant Series A Dividend Determination Date at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, then the calculation agent, in consultation with the Company, shall select four major banks in the London interbank market and shall request each of their principal London offices to provide a quotation of the rate at which three-month deposits in U.S. dollars in amounts of at least $1,000,000 are offered by it to prime banks in the London interbank market, on that date and at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, three-month LIBOR shall be the arithmetic average (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest .00001 
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of 1%) of the quotations provided. Otherwise, the calculation agent in consultation with the Company shall select three major banks in New York City and shall request each of them to provide a quotation of the rate offered by it at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Series A Dividend Determination Date for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a three-month period for the applicable Series A Dividend Period in an amount of at least $1,000,000. If three quotations are provided, three-month LIBOR shall be the arithmetic average (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest .00001 of 1%) of the quotations provided. Otherwise, three-month LIBOR for the next Series A Dividend Period shall be equal to three-month LIBOR in effect for the then-current Series A Dividend Period or, in the case of the first Series A Dividend Period in the Series A Floating Rate Period, the most recent rate on which three-month LIBOR could have been determined in accordance with the first sentence of this paragraph had the dividend rate been a floating rate during the Series A Fixed Rate Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that three-month LIBOR as determined in accordance with this definition is less than zero, three-month LIBOR for such interest period shall be deemed to be zero.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the calculation agent determines on the relevant Series A Dividend Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been discontinued, then the calculation agent shall use a substitute or successor base rate that it has determined in its sole discretion is the most comparable LIBOR base rate, provided that if the calculation agent determines there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, then the calculation agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate. If the calculation agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the calculation agent in its sole discretion may determine what business day convention to use, the definition of Series A Business Day, the Series A Dividend Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the LIBOR base rate, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.

Priority Regarding Dividends

During a Series A Dividend Period, so long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding,

1.no dividend shall be declared and paid or set aside for payment and no distribution shall be declared and made or set aside for payment on any Series A Junior Stock (as defined below) (other than a dividend payable solely in shares of Series A Junior Stock or any dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholder rights plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under such a plan, including with respect to any successor shareholder rights plan);

2.no shares of Series A Junior Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed, or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company, directly or indirectly (other than as a result of a reclassification of Series A Junior Stock for or into other Series A Junior Stock, or the exchange for or conversion into Series A Junior Stock, through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares of Series A Junior Stock or pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Series A Junior Stock pursuant to a binding stock repurchase plan existing prior to the most recently completed Series A Dividend Period), nor shall any monies be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such securities by the Company; and

3.no shares of Series A Parity Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company (other than pursuant to pro rata offers to purchase all, or a pro rata portion, of the Series A Preferred Stock and such Series A Parity Stock, through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares of Series A Parity Stock or Series A Junior Stock, as a result of a reclassification of Series A Parity Stock for or into other Series A Parity Stock, or by conversion into or exchange for other Series A Parity Stock or Series A Junior Stock),

unless, in each case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above, the full dividends for the most recently completed Series A Dividend Period on all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been declared and paid in full or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment of those dividends has been set aside. The foregoing limitations shall not apply to purchases or acquisitions of the Company’s Series A Junior Stock pursuant to any employee or director incentive or benefit plan or arrangement (including any of the Company’s employment, severance, or consulting agreements) of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries.

Except as provided below, for so long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, the Company shall not declare, pay, or set aside for payment full dividends on any Series A Parity Stock unless the Company has paid in full, or set aside payment in full, in respect of all accumulated dividends for all Series A Dividend Periods for outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. To the extent that the Company declares dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and on any Series A Parity Stock but cannot make full payment of such declared dividends, the Company shall allocate the dividend payments on a pro rata basis among the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of any Series A Parity Stock then outstanding. For purposes of calculating the pro rata allocation of partial dividend payments, the Company shall allocate 
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dividend payments based on the ratio between the then current and unpaid dividend payments due on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (1) in the case of cumulative Series A Parity Stock, the aggregate of the accumulated and unpaid dividends due on any such Series A Parity Stock, and (2) in the case of non-cumulative Series A Parity Stock, the aggregate of the declared but unpaid dividends due on any such Series A Parity Stock. No interest shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment on Series A Preferred Stock that may be in arrears.

As used herein, “Series A Junior Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock and any other class or series of the Company’s capital stock over which the Series A Preferred Stock has preference or priority in the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and “Series A Parity Stock” means any other class or series of the Company’s capital stock that ranks equally with the Series A Preferred Stock in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, which shall include the Series B Preferred Stock.

Subject to the conditions described above, and not otherwise, dividends (payable in cash, stock, or otherwise), as may be determined by the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board), may be declared and paid on the Company’s Common Stock and any Series A Junior Stock from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in those dividends.

Liquidation Rights

Upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the Company’s assets legally available for distribution to the Company’s shareholders, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common Stock or any other Series A Junior Stock, a liquidating distribution in the amount of a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), plus the sum of any declared and unpaid dividends for prior Series A Dividend Periods prior to the Series A Dividend Period in which the liquidation distribution is made and any declared and unpaid dividends for the then current Series A Dividend Period in which the liquidation distribution is made to the date of such liquidation distribution. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no right or claim to any of the Company’s remaining assets.

In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Company are insufficient to pay the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of Series A Parity Stock in the distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, then the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and such Series A Parity Stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they respectively would be entitled.

The merger or consolidation of the Company with one or more other entities or the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (for cash, securities or other consideration) shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up. If the Company enters into any merger or consolidation transaction with or into any other entity and the Company is not the surviving entity in such transaction, the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of the surviving or successor corporation or the direct or indirect parent of the surviving or successor corporation having terms identical to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Because the Company is a holding company, the Company’s rights and the rights of the Company’s creditors and shareholders, including the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, to participate in the distribution of assets of any of the Company’s subsidiaries upon that subsidiary’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up will be subject to the prior claims of that subsidiary’s creditors, except to the extent that the Company is a creditor with recognized claims against that subsidiary.

Conversion Rights

The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into or exchangeable for any other of the Company’s property, interests or securities.

Redemption

The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provision.

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rules applicable to bank holding companies, any redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be subject to prior approval of the Federal Reserve.

Optional Redemption

The Company may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at its option, on any Series A Dividend Payment Date on or after April 1, 2023, with not less than 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ notice (“Series A Optional Redemption”), subject to the approval of the appropriate federal banking agency, at the redemption price provided below. Dividends will not accumulate on those shares of Series A Preferred Stock on and after the redemption date.

Redemption Following a Regulatory Capital Event

The Company may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at its option, for cash, at any time within 90 days following a Regulatory Capital Treatment Event, subject to the approval of the appropriate federal banking agency, at the redemption price provided below (“Regulatory Event Redemption”). A “Regulatory Capital Treatment Event” means a good faith determination by the Company that, as a result of any:

1.amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws or regulations of the United States or any political subdivision of or in the United States that is enacted or becomes effective after the initial issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock;

2.proposed change in those laws or regulations that is announced or becomes effective after the initial issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock; or

3.official administrative decision or judicial decision or administrative action or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws or regulations that is announced or becomes effective after the initial issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock;

there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Company will not be entitled to treat the full liquidation value of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding as “Tier 1 Capital” (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital adequacy laws or regulations of the Federal Reserve Board (or, as and if applicable, the capital adequacy laws or regulations of any successor appropriate federal banking agency), as then in effect and applicable, for as long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding. Dividends will not accumulate on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock on and after the redemption date.

 Redemption Price

The redemption price for any redemption of Series A Preferred Stock, whether a Series A Optional Redemption or Regulatory Event Redemption, shall be equal to $1,000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends (without regard to any undeclared dividends) to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

Redemption Procedures

If the Company elects to redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Company shall provide notice to the holders of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption thereof (provided, however, that if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or the depositary shares representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are held in book-entry form through DTC, the Company may give this notice in any manner permitted by DTC). Any notice given as provided in this paragraph shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the holder receives this notice, and any defect in this notice or in the provision of this notice, to any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock designated for redemption shall not affect the redemption of any other shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Each notice of redemption shall state:

1.the redemption date;

2.the redemption price;

3.if fewer than all shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed; and

4.the manner in which holders of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption may obtain payment of the redemption price in respect to those shares.

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If notice of redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been set aside by the Company in trust for the benefit of the holders of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding, all dividends with respect to such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to accumulate from the redemption date and all rights of the holders of such shares shall terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price, without interest.

In the case of any redemption of only part of the Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or by lot or in such other manner as the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board) determines to be fair and equitable and permitted by the rules of any stock exchange on which the Series A Preferred Stock is listed. The Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) shall have the full power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be redeemed from time to time.

Voting Rights

Registered owners of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights, except as set forth below or as otherwise required by applicable law. To the extent that owners of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have one vote per share.

Whenever dividends payable on the Series A Preferred Stock or any other class or series of Preferred Stock ranking equally with the Series A Preferred Stock, which shall include the Series B Preferred Stock, as to payment of dividends, and upon which voting rights equivalent to those described in this paragraph have been conferred and are exercisable, have not been declared and paid in an aggregate amount equal to, as to any class or series, the equivalent of at least six quarterly Series A Dividend Periods, whether or not for consecutive Series A Dividend Periods (a “Series A Nonpayment”), the holders of outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock voting as a class with holders of shares of any other series of the Company’s Preferred Stock ranking equally with the Series A Preferred Stock, which shall include the Series B Preferred Stock, as to payment of dividends, and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (“Series A Voting Parity Stock”), shall be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors of the Company’s Board on the terms set forth below (and to fill any vacancies in the terms of such directorships) (the “Preferred Stock Directors”). Holders of all series of Series A Voting Parity Stock shall vote as a single class. In the event that the holders of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as described in this paragraph, the number of members of the Company’s Board at the time shall be increased by two directors, and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right, as members of that class, as outlined above, to elect two directors at a special meeting called at the request of the holders of record of at least 20% of the aggregate voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock or any other series of Series A Voting Parity Stock (unless such request is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the Company’s next annual or special meeting of the shareholders, in which event such election shall be held at such next annual or special meeting of the shareholders), provided that the election of any Preferred Stock Directors shall not cause the Company to violate the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE (or any other exchange on which the Company’s securities may at such time be listed) that listed companies must have a majority of independent directors, and provided further that at no time shall the Company’s Board include more than two Preferred Stock Directors.

When the Company has paid full dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for the equivalent of at least four Series A Dividend Periods following a Series A Nonpayment, the voting rights described above shall terminate, except as expressly provided by law. The voting rights described above are subject to re-vesting upon each and every subsequent Series A Nonpayment.

Upon termination of the right of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A Voting Parity Stock to vote for Preferred Stock Directors as described above, the term of office of all Preferred Stock Directors then in office elected by only those holders shall terminate immediately. Whenever the term of office of the Preferred Stock Directors ends and the related voting rights have expired, the number of directors automatically shall be decreased to the number of directors as otherwise would prevail. Any Preferred Stock Director may be removed at any time by the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock (together with holders of any Series A Voting Parity Stock) when they have the voting rights described above.

Under regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve, if the holders of any series of preferred stock are or become entitled to vote for the election of directors, such series shall be deemed a class of voting securities and a holder of 25% or more of the series, or less if it otherwise exercises a “controlling influence” over the Company, will be subject to regulation as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the “BHC Act”). In addition, at the time the series is deemed a class of voting securities, any other bank holding company will be required to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve to acquire or retain 5% or more of that series. Any other person (other than a bank holding company) will be required to obtain the non-objection of the Federal Reserve under the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, to acquire or retain 10% or more of that series.
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So long as any shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote or consent of holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock and any Series A Voting Parity Stock, voting together as a class, authorize, create or issue any capital stock ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or reclassify any authorized capital stock into any such shares of such capital stock or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares of capital stock. So long as any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock, amend, alter or repeal any provision of the applicable Articles of Amendment or the Company’s Articles, including by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall be deemed to affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock:

1.any increase in the amount of authorized Common Stock or authorized Preferred Stock, or any increase or decrease in the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock, or the authorization, creation and issuance of other classes or series of capital stock, in each case ranking on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends or distribution of assets upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up;

2.a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity in which the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding; and

3.a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity in which the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving entity or any entity, directly or indirectly, controlling such surviving entity and such new preference securities have powers, preferences and special rights that are not materially less favorable than the Series A Preferred Stock.

The foregoing voting rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which the vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and the Company shall have set aside sufficient funds for the benefit of holders of Series A Preferred Stock to effect the redemption.

Depositary, Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. jointly serve as the depositary, transfer agent and registrar for the Series A Preferred Stock.

Calculation Agent

The Company shall appoint a calculation agent for the Series A Preferred Stock prior to the commencement of the Series A Floating Rate Period. The Company may appoint itself or an affiliate as the calculation agent.

Series B Preferred Stock

Ranking

With respect to the payment of dividends and distributions upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Series B Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Company’s Common Stock and any other class or series of Preferred Stock that by its terms ranks junior to the Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) equally with the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock and any future series of Preferred Stock that does not, by its terms, rank junior or senior to the Series B Preferred Stock, and (iii) junior to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities and any class or series of Preferred Stock that expressly provides in the articles of amendment creating such Preferred Stock that such series ranks senior to the Series B Preferred Stock (subject to any requisite consents prior to issuance).

The Series B Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of the Company’s capital stock or other securities and shall not be subject to any sinking fund or other obligation to redeem or repurchase the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock shall not be secured, shall not be guaranteed by the Company or any of Company’s affiliates and shall not be subject to any other arrangement that legally or economically enhances the ranking of the Series B Preferred Stock.

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Dividends

Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, only when, as, and if declared by the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board), out of assets legally available under applicable law for payment, non-cumulative cash dividends based on the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share of Series B Preferred Stock, and no more, at a rate equal to 6.375% per annum (equivalent to $1.59375 per depositary share per annum), for each quarterly Series B Dividend Period occurring from, and including, the original issue date of the Series B Preferred Stock to, but excluding, July 1, 2026 (the “Series B Fixed Rate Period”), and thereafter, three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 408.8 basis points per annum, subject to potential adjustment as provided in clause (iii) of the definition of three-month LIBOR, for each quarterly Series B Dividend Period beginning July 1, 2026 (the “Series B Floating Rate Period”). A “Series B Dividend Period” means the period from, and including, each Series B Dividend Payment Date (as defined below) to, but excluding, the next succeeding Series B Dividend Payment Date, except for the initial Series B Dividend Period, which shall be the period from, and including, April 1, 2022 to, but excluding, the next succeeding Series B Dividend Payment Date.

When, as, and if declared by the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board), the Company shall pay cash dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock quarterly, in arrears, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year (each such date, a “Series B Dividend Payment Date”). The Company shall pay cash dividends to the holders of record of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock as they appear on the Company’s stock register on the applicable record date, which will be the fifteenth calendar day before that Series B Dividend Payment Date or such other record date fixed by the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board) that is not more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to such Series B Dividend Payment Date.

If any Series B Dividend Payment Date on or prior to July 1, 2026, is a day that is not a Series B Business Day (as defined below), then the dividend with respect to that Series B Dividend Payment Date shall instead be paid on the immediately succeeding Series B Business Day, without interest or other payment in respect of such delayed payment. If any Series B Dividend Payment Date after July 1, 2026 is a day that is not a Series B Business Day, then the Series B Dividend Payment Date shall be the immediately succeeding Series B Business Day unless such day falls in the next calendar month, in which case the Series B Dividend Payment Date shall instead be the immediately preceding day that is a Series B Business Day, and dividends will accumulate to the Series B Dividend Payment Date as so adjusted. A “Series B Business Day” for the Series B Fixed Rate Period means any weekday in New York, New York that is not a day on which banking institutions in that city are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed. A “Series B Business Day” for the Series B Floating Rate Period means any weekday in New York, New York that is not a day on which banking institutions in that city are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed, and additionally, is a London Banking Day (as defined below).

The Company shall calculate dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock for the Series B Fixed Rate Period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall calculate dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock for the Series B Floating Rate Period on the basis of the actual number of days in a Series B Dividend Period and a 360-day year. Dollar amounts resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent being rounded upward. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock shall not be cumulative or mandatory. If the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board) does not declare a dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock for, or the Company’s Board authorizes and the Company declares less than a full dividend in respect of, any Series B Dividend Period, the holders shall have no right to receive any dividend or a full dividend, as the case may be, for the Series B Dividend Period, and the Company shall have no obligation to pay a dividend or to pay full dividends for that Series B Dividend Period at any time, whether or not dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock or any other series of Company’s Preferred Stock or Common Stock are declared for any future Series B Dividend Period.

Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock shall accumulate from the issue date at the then-applicable dividend rate on the liquidation preference amount of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share). If the Company issues additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, dividends on those additional shares shall accumulate from the issue date of those additional shares at the then-applicable dividend rate. The dividend rate for each Series B Dividend Period in the Series B Floating Rate Period shall be determined by the calculation agent using three-month LIBOR as in effect on the second London Banking Day prior to the beginning of the Series B Dividend Period, which date is the “Series B Dividend Determination Date” for the relevant Series B Dividend Period. The calculation agent then shall add three-month LIBOR as determined on the Series B Dividend Determination Date and the applicable spread. Once the dividend rate for the Series B Preferred Stock is determined, the calculation agent shall deliver that information to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent. Absent manifest error, the determination by the calculation agent or, for the avoidance of doubt, by the IFA in clause (iii) below, of the dividend rate for a Series B Dividend Period for the Series B Preferred Stock shall be final. A “London Banking Day” is any day on which commercial banks are open for dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars in the London interbank market. 

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The term “three-month LIBOR” means, for each Series B Dividend Determination Date related to the Series B Floating Rate Period, the rate determined by the calculation agent as follows:

(i)    The London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a three-month period, as that rate appears on Reuters screen page “LIBOR01” (or any successor or replacement page) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the relevant Series B Dividend Determination Date.

(ii)    If no offered rate appears on Reuters screen page “LIBOR01” (or any successor or replacement page) on the relevant Series B Dividend Determination Date at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, then the calculation agent, in consultation with the Company, shall select four major banks in the London interbank market and shall request each of their principal London offices to provide a quotation of the rate at which three-month deposits in U.S. dollars in amounts of at least $1,000,000 are offered by it to prime banks in the London interbank market, on that date and at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, three-month LIBOR shall be the arithmetic average (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest .00001 of 1%) of the quotations provided. Otherwise, the calculation agent in consultation with the Company shall select three major banks in New York City and shall request each of them to provide a quotation of the rate offered by it at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Series B Dividend Determination Date for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a three-month period for the applicable Series B Dividend Period in an amount of at least $1,000,000. If three quotations are provided, three-month LIBOR shall be the arithmetic average of the quotations provided. Otherwise, if a LIBOR Event (as defined below) has not occurred, three-month LIBOR for the next Series B Dividend Period shall be equal to three-month LIBOR in effect for the then current Series B Dividend Period or, in the case of the first Series B Dividend Period in the Series B Floating Rate Period, the most recent rate on which three-month LIBOR could have been determined in accordance with the first sentence of this paragraph had the dividend rate been a floating rate during the Series B Fixed Rate Period.

(iii)    Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, if the Company, in its sole discretion, determines on the relevant Series B Dividend Determination Date that the three-month LIBOR has been permanently discontinued or is no longer viewed as an acceptable benchmark for securities like the Series B Preferred Stock, and the Company has notified the calculation agent (if it is not the Company) of such determination (a “LIBOR Event”), then the calculation agent shall use, as directed by the Company, as a substitute or successor base rate (the “Alternative Rate”) for each future Series B Dividend Determination Date the alternative reference rate selected by the central bank, reserve bank, monetary authority or any similar institution (including any committee or working group thereof) that is consistent with market practice regarding a substitute for the three-month LIBOR. As part of such substitution, the calculation agent shall, as directed by the Company, make such adjustment to the Alternative Rate or the spread thereon, as well as the business day convention, the Series B Dividend Determination Date and related provisions and definitions (“Adjustments”), in each case that are consistent with market practice for the use of such Alternative Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company determines that there is no alternative reference rate selected by the central bank, reserve bank, monetary authority or any similar institution (including any committee or working group thereof) that is consistent with market practice regarding a substitute for three-month LIBOR, the Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint an independent financial advisor (“IFA”) to determine an appropriate Alternative Rate and any Adjustments, and the decision of the IFA shall be binding on the Company, the calculation agent and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. If on any Series B Dividend Determination Date during the Series B Floating Rate Period (which may be the first Series B Dividend Determination Date of the Series B Floating Rate Period) a LIBOR Event has occurred prior to such Series B Dividend Determination Date and for any reason an Alternative Rate has not been determined or there is no such market practice for the use of such Alternative Rate (and, in each case, an IFA has not determined an appropriate Alternative Rate and Adjustments or an IFA has not been appointed) as of such Series B Dividend Determination Date, then commencing on such Series B Dividend Determination Date the dividend rate, business day convention and manner of calculating dividends applicable during the Series B Fixed Rate Period shall be in effect for the applicable Series B Dividend Period and shall remain in effect during the remainder of the Series B Floating Rate Period.

Priority Regarding Dividends

During a Series B Dividend Period, so long as any share of Series B Preferred Stock remains outstanding,

1.no dividend shall be declared and paid or set aside for payment and no distribution shall be declared and made or set aside for payment on any Series B Junior Stock (as defined below) (other than a dividend payable solely in shares of Series B Junior Stock or any dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholder rights plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under such a plan, including with respect to any successor shareholder rights plan);

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2.no shares of Series B Junior Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed, or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company, directly or indirectly (other than as a result of a reclassification of Series B Junior Stock for or into other Series B Junior Stock, or the exchange for or conversion into Series B Junior Stock, through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares of Series B Junior Stock or pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Series B Junior Stock pursuant to a binding stock repurchase plan existing prior to the most recently completed Series B Dividend Period), nor shall any monies be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such securities by the Company; and

3.no shares of Series B Parity Stock (as defined below) shall be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company (other than pursuant to pro rata offers to purchase all, or a pro rata portion, of the Series B Preferred Stock and such Series B Parity Stock, through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares of Series B Parity Stock or Series B Junior Stock, as a result of a reclassification of Series B Parity Stock for or into other Series B Parity Stock, or by conversion into or exchange for other Series B Parity Stock or Series B Junior Stock),

unless, in each case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above, the full dividends for the most recently completed Series B Dividend Period on all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock have been declared and paid in full or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment of those dividends has been set aside. The foregoing limitations will not apply to purchases or acquisitions of the Company’s Series B Junior Stock pursuant to any employee or director incentive or benefit plan or arrangement (including any of the Company’s employment, severance, or consulting agreements) of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries.

Except as provided below, for so long as any share of Series B Preferred Stock remains outstanding, the Company shall not declare, pay, or set aside for payment full dividends on any Series B Parity Stock unless the Company has paid in full, or set aside payment in full, in respect of all accumulated dividends for all Series B Dividend Periods for outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. To the extent that the Company declares dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock and on any Series B Parity Stock but cannot make full payment of such declared dividends, the Company shall allocate the dividend payments on a pro rata basis among the holders of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the holders of any Series B Parity Stock then outstanding. For purposes of calculating the pro rata allocation of partial dividend payments, the Company shall allocate dividend payments based on the ratio between the then current and unpaid dividend payments due on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock and (1) in the case of cumulative Series B Parity Stock, the aggregate of the accumulated and unpaid dividends due on any such Series B Parity Stock, and (2) in the case of non-cumulative Series B Parity Stock, the aggregate of the declared but unpaid dividends due on any such Series B Parity Stock. No interest shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment on Series B Preferred Stock that may be in arrears.

As used herein, “Series B Junior Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock and any other class or series of the Company’s capital stock over which the Series B Preferred Stock has preference or priority in the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and “Series B Parity Stock” means any other class or series of the Company’s capital stock that ranks equally with the Series B Preferred Stock in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, which will include the Series A Preferred Stock.

Subject to the conditions described above, and not otherwise, dividends (payable in cash, stock, or otherwise), as may be determined by the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board), may be declared and paid on the Company’s Common Stock and any Series B Junior Stock from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in those dividends.

Liquidation Rights

Upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the Company’s assets legally available for distribution to the Company’s shareholders, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common Stock or any other Series B Junior Stock, a liquidating distribution in the amount of a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), plus the sum of any declared and unpaid dividends for prior Series B Dividend Periods prior to the Series B Dividend Period in which the liquidation distribution is made and any declared and unpaid dividends for the then current Series B Dividend Period in which the liquidation distribution is made to the date of such liquidation distribution. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall have no right or claim to any of the Company’s remaining assets.

In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Company are insufficient to pay the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of Series B Parity Stock in the distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, then the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and such Series B 
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Parity Stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they respectively would be entitled.

The merger or consolidation of the Company with one or more other entities or the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (for cash, securities or other consideration) shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up. If the Company enters into any merger or consolidation transaction with or into any other entity and the Company is not the surviving entity in such transaction, the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of the surviving or successor corporation or the direct or indirect parent of the surviving or successor corporation having terms identical to the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Because the Company is a holding company, the Company’s rights and the rights of the Company’s creditors and shareholders, including the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, to participate in the distribution of assets of any of the Company’s subsidiaries upon that subsidiary’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up will be subject to the prior claims of that subsidiary’s creditors, except to the extent that the Company is a creditor with recognized claims against that subsidiary.

Conversion Rights

The Series B Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into or exchangeable for any other of the Company’s property, interests or securities.

Redemption

The Series B Preferred Stock shall not be subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provision.

Neither the holders of Series B Preferred Stock nor the holders of the related depositary shares shall have the right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, under the Federal Reserve risk-based capital rules applicable to bank holding companies, any redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be subject to prior approval of the Federal Reserve.

Optional Redemption

The Company may redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at its option, on any Series B Dividend Payment Date on or after July 1, 2024, with not less than 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ notice (“Series B Optional Redemption”), subject to the approval of the appropriate federal banking agency, at the redemption price provided below. Dividends shall not accumulate on those shares of Series B Preferred Stock on and after the redemption date.

Redemption Following a Regulatory Capital Event

The Company may redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at its option, for cash, at any time within 90 days following a Regulatory Capital Treatment Event, subject to the approval of the appropriate federal banking agency, at the redemption price provided below (“Regulatory Event Redemption”). A “Regulatory Capital Treatment Event” means a good faith determination by the Company that, as a result of any:

1.amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws or regulations of the United States or any political subdivision of or in the United States that is enacted or becomes effective after the initial issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock;

2.proposed change in those laws or regulations that is announced or becomes effective after the initial issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock; or

3.official administrative decision or judicial decision or administrative action or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws or regulations that is announced or becomes effective after the initial issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock;

there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Company shall not be entitled to treat the full liquidation value of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding as “Tier 1 Capital” (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital adequacy laws or regulations of the Federal Reserve Board (or, as and if applicable, the capital adequacy laws or regulations of any successor appropriate federal banking agency), as then in effect and applicable, for as long as any share of Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding. Dividends will not accumulate on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock on and after the redemption date.

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Redemption Price

The redemption price for any redemption of Series B Preferred Stock, whether a Series B Optional Redemption or Regulatory Event Redemption, shall be equal to $1,000 per share of Series B Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends (without regard to any undeclared dividends) to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

Redemption Procedures

If the Company elects to redeem any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Company shall provide notice to the holders of record of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption thereof (provided, however, that if the shares of Series B Preferred Stock or the depositary shares representing the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are held in book-entry form through DTC, the Company may give this notice in any manner permitted by DTC). Any notice given as provided in this paragraph shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the holder receives this notice, and any defect in this notice or in the provision of this notice, to any holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock designated for redemption shall not affect the redemption of any other shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Each notice of redemption shall state:

1.the redemption date;

2.the redemption price;

3.if fewer than all shares of Series B Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed; and

4.the manner in which holders of Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption may obtain payment of the redemption price in respect to those shares.

If notice of redemption of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been set aside by the Company in trust for the benefit of the holders of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date such shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding, all dividends with respect to such shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall cease to accumulate from the redemption date and all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price, without interest.

In the case of any redemption of only part of the Series B Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or by lot or in such other manner as the Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board) determines to be fair and equitable and permitted by the rules of any stock exchange on which the Series B Preferred Stock is listed. The Company’s Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Company’s Board) shall have the full power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which shares of Series B Preferred Stock may be redeemed from time to time.

Voting Rights

Registered owners of Series B Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights, except as set forth below or as otherwise required by applicable law. To the extent that owners of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock will have one vote per share.

Whenever dividends payable on the Series B Preferred Stock or any other class or series of Preferred Stock ranking equally with the Series B Preferred Stock, which shall include the Series A Preferred Stock, as to payment of dividends, and upon which voting rights equivalent to those described in this paragraph have been conferred and are exercisable, have not been declared and paid in an aggregate amount equal to, as to any class or series, the equivalent of at least six quarterly Series B Dividend Periods, whether or not for consecutive Series B Dividend Periods (a “Series B Nonpayment”), the holders of outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock voting as a class with holders of shares of any other series of the Company’s Preferred Stock ranking equally with the Series B Preferred Stock, which shall include the Series A Preferred Stock, as to payment of dividends, and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (“Series B Voting Parity Stock”), shall be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors of the Company’s Board on the terms set forth below (and to fill any vacancies in the terms of such directorships) (the “Preferred Stock Directors”). Holders of all series of Series B Voting Parity Stock shall vote as a single class. In the event that the holders of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as described in this paragraph, the number of members of the Company’s Board at the time will be increased by two directors, and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right, as members of that class, as outlined above, to elect two directors at a special meeting called at the request of the holders of record of at least 20% of the 
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aggregate voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock or any other series of Series B Voting Parity Stock (unless such request is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the Company’s next annual or special meeting of the shareholders, in which event such election shall be held at such next annual or special meeting of the shareholders), provided that the election of any Preferred Stock Directors shall not cause the Company to violate the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE (or any other exchange on which the Company’s securities may at such time be listed) that listed companies must have a majority of independent directors, and provided further that at no time shall the Company’s Board include more than two Preferred Stock Directors.

When the Company has paid full dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock for the equivalent of at least four Series B Dividend Periods following a Series B Nonpayment, the voting rights described above shall terminate, except as expressly provided by law. The voting rights described above are subject to re-vesting upon each and every subsequent Series B Nonpayment. Upon termination of the right of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series B Voting Parity Stock to vote for Preferred Stock Directors as described above, the term of office of all Preferred Stock Directors then in office elected by only those holders shall terminate immediately. Whenever the term of office of the Preferred Stock Directors ends and the related voting rights have expired, the number of directors automatically will be decreased to the number of directors as otherwise would prevail. Any Preferred Stock Director may be removed at any time by the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (together with holders of any Series B Voting Parity Stock) when they have the voting rights described above.

Under regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve, if the holders of any series of Preferred Stock are or become entitled to vote for the election of directors, such series will be deemed a class of voting securities and a holder of 25% or more of the series, or less if it otherwise exercises a “controlling influence” over the Company, will be subject to regulation as a bank holding company under the BHC Act. In addition, at the time the series is deemed a class of voting securities, any other bank holding company will be required to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve to acquire or retain 5% or more of that series. Any other person (other than a bank holding company) will be required to obtain the non-objection of the Federal Reserve under the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, to acquire or retain 10% or more of that series.

So long as any shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Company shall not, without the affirmative vote or consent of holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock and any Series B Voting Parity Stock, voting together as a class, authorize, create or issue any capital stock ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or reclassify any authorized capital stock into any such shares of such capital stock or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares of capital stock. So long as any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Company shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock, amend, alter or repeal any provision of the applicable Articles of Amendment or the Company’s Articles, including by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall be deemed to affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series B Preferred Stock:

1.any increase in the amount of authorized Common Stock or authorized Preferred Stock, or any increase or decrease in the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock, or the authorization, creation and issuance of other classes or series of capital stock, in each case ranking on parity with or junior to the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends or distribution of assets upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up;

2.a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity in which the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding; and

3.a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity in which the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving entity or any entity, directly or indirectly, controlling such surviving entity and such new preference securities have powers, preferences and special rights that are not materially less favorable than the Series B Preferred Stock.

The foregoing voting rights of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which the vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and the Company shall have set aside sufficient funds for the benefit of holders of Series B Preferred Stock to effect the redemption.

Information Rights

During any period in which the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any requesting 
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beneficial owner a copy of the Company’s most recently filed “Consolidated Financial Statements for Holding Companies- FR Y-9C” and “Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for a Bank With Domestic Offices Only-FFIEC 041,” in each case or any applicable successor form. Any such request must be made in writing addressed to Raymond James Financial, Inc., Attention: Kristie Waugh, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716.

Depositary, Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. jointly serve as the depositary, transfer agent and registrar for the Series B Preferred Stock.

Calculation Agent

The Company shall appoint a calculation agent for the Series B Preferred Stock prior to the commencement of the Series B Floating Rate Period. The Company may appoint itself or an affiliate as the calculation agent.

Description of Depositary Shares

The following description of the Depositary Shares of the Company, related provisions of the Company’s Articles and By-Laws and applicable Florida law is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the Articles, By-Laws and applicable Florida law. 

Each Depositary Share represents a 1/40th interest in a share of the Series A Preferred Stock or the Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, and is evidenced by depositary receipts. The Company has deposited the underlying shares of each series of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock with a depositary pursuant to respective deposit agreements (each a “Deposit Agreement”) among the Company, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc., acting jointly as depositary (the “Depositary”), and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein. Subject to the terms of the applicable Deposit Agreement, the Depositary Shares shall be entitled to all the powers, preferences and special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock those Depositary Shares represent.

Series A Depositary Shares

Dividends and Other Distributions

Each dividend payable on a Series A Depositary Share shall be in an amount equal to 1/40th of the dividend declared and payable on each related share of Series A Preferred Stock.

The Depositary will distribute all dividends and other cash distributions received on the Series A Preferred Stock to the holders of record of the depositary receipts in proportion to the number of Series A Depositary Shares held by each holder. In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the Depositary will distribute property received by it to the holders of record of the depositary receipts in proportion to the number of Series A Depositary Shares held by each holder, unless the Depositary determines that this distribution is not feasible, in which case the Depositary may, with the Company’s approval, adopt a method of distribution that it deems practicable, including the sale of the property and distribution of the net proceeds of that sale to the holders of the depositary receipts.

If the calculation of a dividend or other cash distribution results in an amount that is a fraction of a cent and that fraction is equal to or greater than $0.005, the Depositary will round that amount up to the next highest whole cent and will request that the Company pay the resulting additional amount to the Depositary for the relevant dividend or other cash distribution. If the fractional amount is less than $0.005, the Depositary will disregard that fractional amount.

Record dates for the payment of dividends and other matters relating to the Series A Depositary Shares will be the same as the corresponding record dates for the applicable series of Series A Preferred Stock.

The amount paid as dividends or otherwise distributable by the Depositary with respect to the Series A Depositary Shares or the underlying Series A Preferred Stock will be reduced by any amounts required to be withheld by the Company or the Depositary on account of taxes or other governmental charges. The Depositary may refuse to make any payment or distribution, or any transfer, exchange, or withdrawal of any Series A Depositary Shares or the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock until such taxes or other governmental charges are paid.

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Liquidation Preference

In the event of the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, a holder of Series A Depositary Shares will receive the fraction of the liquidation preference accorded each share of underlying Series A Preferred Stock represented by the Series A Depositary Shares.

The Company’s merger or consolidation with one or more other entities or the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (for cash, securities or other consideration) will not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Redemption of Series A Depositary Shares

If the Company redeems any series of the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, the related Series A Depositary Shares also will be redeemed with the proceeds received by the Depositary from the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock held by the Depositary. The redemption price per Series A Depositary Share will be 1/40th of the redemption price per share payable with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock (or $25 per Series A Depositary Share), plus, as applicable, any accumulated and unpaid dividends on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption for the then-current dividend period to, but excluding, the redemption date, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.

If the Company redeems shares of the Series A Preferred Stock held by the Depositary, the Depositary will redeem, as of the same redemption date, the number of Series A Depositary Shares representing those shares of the Series A Preferred Stock so redeemed. If the Company redeems less than all of the outstanding Series A Depositary Shares, the Series A Depositary Shares to be redeemed will be selected either pro rata or by lot. The Depositary will provide notice of redemption to record holders of the depositary receipts not less than 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of the applicable series of Series A Preferred Stock and the related Series A Depositary Shares.

Voting

Because each Series A Depositary Share represents a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of Series A Preferred Stock, holders of depositary receipts will be entitled to vote 1/40th of a vote per Series A Depositary Share under those limited circumstances in which holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote.

When the Depositary receives notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary will provide the information contained in the notice to the record holders of the Series A Depositary Shares relating to the Series A Preferred Stock. Each record holder of the Series A Depositary Shares on the record date, which will be the same date as the record date for the Series A Preferred Stock, may instruct the Depositary to vote the amount of the Series A Preferred Stock represented by the holder’s Series A Depositary Shares. To the extent possible, the Depositary will vote the maximum number of whole shares of the Series A Preferred Stock represented by Series A Depositary Shares in accordance with the instructions it receives. The Company will agree to take all reasonable actions that the Depositary determines are necessary to enable the Depositary to vote as instructed. If the Depositary does not receive specific instructions from the holders of any Series A Depositary Shares representing the Series A Preferred Stock, it will abstain from voting with respect to such shares (but may appear at the meeting with respect to such shares unless directed to the contrary).

Withdrawal of Series A Preferred Stock

Upon surrender of Series A Depositary Shares at the principal office of the Depositary, upon payment of any unpaid amount due the Depositary, and subject to the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the owner of the Series A Depositary Shares evidenced thereby will be entitled to delivery of the number of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and all money and other property, if any, represented by such Series A Depositary Shares. Only whole shares of the Series A Preferred Stock may be withdrawn. If the Series A Depositary Shares surrendered by the holder in connection with withdrawal exceed the number of Series A Depositary Shares that represent the number of whole shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary will deliver to that holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of Series A Depositary Shares. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock thus withdrawn will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such shares under the Deposit Agreement or to receive Series A Depositary Shares therefor.

Resignation and Removal of the Depositary

The Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to Raymond James notice of its election to resign. The Company may also remove or replace a depositary at any time. Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the earlier of the appointment of a successor depositary and 30 days following such notice. The Company will appoint a successor depositary within 30 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal. The successor must be a bank or trust company with its principal office in the United States and have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million.
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Listing

The Company’s Series A Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RJF PrA.” The Series A Preferred Stock is not listed, and the Company does not expect that there will be any trading market for the Series A Preferred Stock except as represented by the Series A Depositary Shares.

Depositary, Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. jointly serve as the depositary, transfer agent and registrar for the Series A Depositary Shares.

Miscellaneous

The Depositary will forward to the holders of Series A Depositary Shares any reports and communications from Company with respect to the underlying Series A Preferred Stock. Neither the Company nor the Depositary will be liable if any law or any circumstances beyond their control prevent or delay them from performing their obligations under the Deposit Agreement. The obligations of the Company and a depositary under the Deposit Agreement are limited to performing their duties without bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Neither the Company nor a depositary must prosecute or defend any legal proceeding with respect to any Series A Depositary Shares or the underlying Series A Preferred Stock unless they are furnished with satisfactory indemnity. Both the Company and the Depositary may rely on the written advice of counsel or accountants, or information provided by holders of Series A Depositary Shares or other persons they believe in good faith to be competent, and on documents they believe in good faith to be genuine and signed by a proper party. In the event a depositary receives conflicting claims, requests or instructions from the Company and any holders of Series A Depositary Shares, the Depositary will be entitled to act on the claims, requests or instructions received from the Company.

Series B Depositary Shares

Dividends and Other Distributions

Each dividend payable on a Series B Depositary Share shall be in an amount equal to 1/40th of the dividend declared and payable on each related share of Series B Preferred Stock.

The Depositary will distribute all dividends and other cash distributions received on the Series B Preferred Stock to the holders of record of the depositary receipts in proportion to the number of Series B Depositary Shares held by each holder. In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the Depositary will distribute property received by it to the holders of record of the depositary receipts in proportion to the number of Series B Depositary Shares held by each holder, unless the Depositary determines that this distribution is not feasible, in which case the Depositary may, with the Company’s approval, adopt a method of distribution that it deems practicable, including the sale of the property and distribution of the net proceeds of that sale to the holders of the depositary receipts.

If the calculation of a dividend or other cash distribution results in an amount that is a fraction of a cent and that fraction is equal to or greater than $0.005, the Depositary will round that amount up to the next highest whole cent and will request that the Company pay the resulting additional amount to the Depositary for the relevant dividend or other cash distribution. If the fractional amount is less than $0.005, the Depositary will disregard that fractional amount.

Record dates for the payment of dividends and other matters relating to the Series B Depositary Shares will be the same as the corresponding record dates for the applicable series of Series B Preferred Stock.

The amount paid as dividends or otherwise distributable by the Depositary with respect to the Series B Depositary Shares or the underlying Series B Preferred Stock will be reduced by any amounts required to be withheld by the Company or the Depositary on account of taxes or other governmental charges. The Depositary may refuse to make any payment or distribution, or any transfer, exchange, or withdrawal of any Series B Depositary Shares or the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock until such taxes or other governmental charges are paid.

Liquidation Preference

In the event of the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, a holder of Series B Depositary Shares will receive the fraction of the liquidation preference accorded each share of underlying Series B Preferred Stock represented by the Series B Depositary Shares.

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The Company’s merger or consolidation with one or more other entities or the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (for cash, securities or other consideration) will not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Redemption of Series B Depositary Shares

If the Company redeems any series of the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, the related Series B Depositary Shares also will be redeemed with the proceeds received by the Depositary from the redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock held by the Depositary. The redemption price per Series B Depositary Share will be 1/40th of the redemption price per share payable with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock (or $25 per Series B Depositary Share), plus, as applicable, any accumulated and unpaid dividends on the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption for the then-current dividend period to, but excluding, the redemption date, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.

If the Company redeems shares of the Series B Preferred Stock held by the Depositary, the Depositary will redeem, as of the same redemption date, the number of Series B Depositary Shares representing those shares of the Series B Preferred Stock so redeemed. If the Company redeems less than all of the outstanding Series B Depositary Shares, the Series B Depositary Shares to be redeemed will be selected either pro rata or by lot. The Depositary will provide notice of redemption to record holders of the depositary receipts not less than 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of the applicable series of Series B Preferred Stock and the related Series B Depositary Shares.

Voting

Because each Series B Depositary Share represents a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of Series B Preferred Stock, holders of depositary receipts will be entitled to vote 1/40th of a vote per Series B Depositary Share under those limited circumstances in which holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote.

When the Depositary receives notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary will provide the information contained in the notice to the record holders of the Series B Depositary Shares relating to the Series B Preferred Stock. Each record holder of the Series B Depositary Shares on the record date, which will be the same date as the record date for the Series B Preferred Stock, may instruct the Depositary to vote the amount of the Series B Preferred Stock represented by the holder’s Series B Depositary Shares. To the extent possible, the Depositary will vote the maximum number of whole shares of the Series B Preferred Stock represented by Series B Depositary Shares in accordance with the instructions it receives. The Company will agree to take all reasonable actions that the Depositary determines are necessary to enable the Depositary to vote as instructed. If the Depositary does not receive specific instructions from the holders of any Series B Depositary Shares representing the Series B Preferred Stock, it will abstain from voting with respect to such shares (but may appear at the meeting with respect to such shares unless directed to the contrary).

Withdrawal of Series B Preferred Stock

Upon surrender of Series B Depositary Shares at the principal office of the Depositary, upon payment of any unpaid amount due the Depositary, and subject to the terms of the Deposit Agreement, the owner of the Series B Depositary Shares evidenced thereby will be entitled to delivery of the number of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and all money and other property, if any, represented by such Series B Depositary Shares. Only whole shares of the Series B Preferred Stock may be withdrawn. If the Series B Depositary Shares surrendered by the holder in connection with withdrawal exceed the number of Series B Depositary Shares that represent the number of whole shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary will deliver to that holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of Series B Depositary Shares. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock thus withdrawn will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such shares under the Deposit Agreement or to receive Series B Depositary Shares therefor.

Resignation and Removal of the Depositary

The Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to Raymond James notice of its election to resign. The Company may also remove or replace a depositary at any time. Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the earlier of the appointment of a successor depositary and 30 days following such notice. The Company will appoint a successor depositary within 30 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal. The successor must be a bank or trust company with its principal office in the United States and have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million.

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Listing

The Company’s Series B Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RJF PrB.” The Series B Preferred Stock is not listed, and the Company does not expect that there will be any trading market for the Series B Preferred Stock except as represented by the Series B Depositary Shares.

Depositary, Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. jointly serve as the depositary, transfer agent and registrar for the Series B Depositary Shares.

Miscellaneous

The Depositary will forward to the holders of Series B Depositary Shares any reports and communications from Company with respect to the underlying Series B Preferred Stock. Neither the Company nor the Depositary will be liable if any law or any circumstances beyond their control prevent or delay them from performing their obligations under the Deposit Agreement. The obligations of the Company and a depositary under the Deposit Agreement are limited to performing their duties without bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Neither the Company nor a depositary must prosecute or defend any legal proceeding with respect to any Series B Depositary Shares or the underlying Series B Preferred Stock unless they are furnished with satisfactory indemnity. Both the Company and the Depositary may rely on the written advice of counsel or accountants, or information provided by holders of Series B Depositary Shares or other persons they believe in good faith to be competent, and on documents they believe in good faith to be genuine and signed by a proper party. In the event a depositary receives conflicting claims, requests or instructions from the Company and any holders of Series B Depositary Shares, the Depositary will be entitled to act on the claims, requests or instructions received from the Company.

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