Document:

Exhibit 10.9

 

Wenzhou Longwan
art school entrusts Shanghai Golden Sun Education Group

School management
agreement

 

Client (Party A): Wenzhou Longwan art school

Legal representative: ye Yunhe ID
card No.:

 

Entrusted party (Party B): Shanghai Golden
Sun Education Group Co., Ltd

Legal representative: ID No. of
Weng Xueyuan

 

Party C: Weng Xueyuan ID card No.

 

The entrusting party is Wenzhou Longwan
District art school, hereinafter referred to as Party A; the entrusted party is Shanghai Golden Sun Education Group Co., Ltd.,
hereinafter referred to as Party B; according to the contract law of the people’s Republic of China and relevant laws and regulations
and the resolution of the board of directors of Longwan District art school on April 27, 2015, through equal consultation among
Party A, Party B and Party C, Shanghai Golden Sun Education Group Co., Ltd. is entrusted to Longwan District art school The following
agreement has been reached on the school management of Yu Group Co., Ltd

 

Article 1 basic principles for the management
of entrusted schools

 

1. During the period of entrusted management,
separate the ownership of the school from the management of the school. Party A owns the existing intellectual property rights,
land use rights, real estate and other property rights of the school (the original land ownership relationship between Party A’s
shareholders remains unchanged), and Party B is entrusted to use the above assets to carry out school running activities.

 

2. During the period of entrusted school
management, Party B shall implement the school running behavior in accordance with the national education laws, regulations and
policies, exercise the right to run the school independently under the supervision of Longwan District Education Bureau, and enjoy
all legal rights and interests of the school

 

     

     

    

 

3. During the period of entrusted school
management, Party A shall not participate in the school management and shall not interfere with Party B’s school running decisions.
Party B may, according to the needs of the school development and with the approval of the competent department, expand the school
scale, change the school type, change the name of the school and other related matters.

 

4. During the period of entrusted school
management, Party B shall not use all the assets, school running right and charging right of the school for financing loan and
guarantee.

 

Article 2 time limit of entrusted school
management

 

The time limit of the entrusted school
management agreement is 8 years, from September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2023. Considering the particularity and continuity of education
and teaching work, it will be renewed for another 7 years according to the specified procedures, from September 1, 2023 to August
31, 2030.

 

Article 3 entrusted school management

 

1. During the period of entrusted school
management, Party A shall entrust Party B with the right to run and manage the school. Party A shall supervise and urge Party B
to implement the national educational policies and policies.

 

2. In order to facilitate the development
of school running activities, Party A’s existing school running license, registration certificate of private institutions, housing
construction certificate, fire certificate and other qualification certificates and documents required for school running shall
be handed over to Party B for management.

 

3. Before August 20, 2015, Party A shall
register the existing buildings, school facilities and equipment (including office supplies) and hand them over to Party B for
use and management.

 

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Article 4 agreement on school management
fee and fixed income of shareholders

 

1. During the period of entrusted management,
all income (including national policy incentive funds) of the school shall be controlled by Party B. after deducting the annual
return of fixed school running income to Party A’s shareholders, the remaining part will be the entrusted management fee paid by
Party A to Party B. According to the evaluation report issued by Wenzhou Zhongyuan accounting firm and agreed by both parties,
the amount of return of shareholders’ fixed school running income enjoyed by Party A is as follows:

 

From September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016,
it is RMB 1.6 million (due to no enrollment in autumn 2015, the fixed school running income of half a year from September 1, 2015
to February 28, 2016 will be exempted).

 

From September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2018,
it is RMB 1.6 million per year; from September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2021, it is RMB 2.0 million per year; from September 1, 2021
to August 31, 2023, it is RMB 2.2 million only.

 

2. Party B shall pay 50% of the fixed school
running income to Party A before March 31 and September 30 of each year. If the balance of Party B’s school running is insufficient
to pay the fixed income of shareholders, the insufficient part shall be borne by Party B,

 

3. In case of natural damage and depreciation
loss caused by the normal use of the existing real estate, fixed facilities and school running equipment, Party B shall not be
liable for compensation. If it is confirmed that it can not be used again, it shall make registration and hand it over to Party
A, and handle the scrapping procedures in accordance with relevant regulations. Party B shall be responsible for all the expenses
arising from the renovation and renovation of the school premises.

 

4. After the formal agreement is signed,
Party C promises to invest RMB 12 million from the date of signing the formal agreement to September 30, 2016 to improve the school
running conditions, renovate the school buildings and update teaching equipment. The specific investment plan is reported to the
accounting department of Longwan District Education Bureau for filing. Party C remits RMB 1 million to the account designated by
the financial department of Longwan District as the investment guarantee for the entrusted school management When the investment
amount reaches 10 million yuan, the investment deposit of 1 million yuan can be used to offset the investment funds. If Party C
has invested less than 10 million yuan from the date of signing the formal agreement to September 30, 2016, it will be deemed that
Party B and Party C have breached the contract. At the same time, Party C deposited RMB 300000 yuan into the designated account
as the security deposit for school running risk during the period of entrusted management In case of school running accident, the
education department shall decide to use the fund. If Party B terminates the school, the principal and interest of the money shall
be returned to Party C. within 5 days after the formal agreement is signed, Party C must remit RMB 1.3 million to the corresponding
designated account, otherwise it will be deemed that Party B and Party C have violated the agreement, and Party A has the right
to terminate the agreement, and the losses caused shall be borne by Party B and Party C.

 

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Article 5 liquidation and disposal of assets

 

1. Before the signing of the agreement
on entrusted school management, Party A shall entrust a third party to settle the school’s financial affairs, and the balance shall
be owned by Party A.

 

2. Prior to the signing of the entrusted
school management agreement, Party A shall register the school running qualification and teaching facilities (including all existing
fixed teaching facilities and mobile equipment) involved in this agreement, confirm that the fixed assets that can not be used
can be scrapped according to the specified procedures, and after signing the agreement, both parties shall complete the handover
and handover according to the relevant procedures. 3. During the period of entrusted school management, Party B can decorate the
school building according to actual needs without affecting the quality and safety of the house. In case of irresistible natural
disasters and other damages (including dangerous buildings), Party B shall inform Party A in time, and Party A shall be responsible
for repair and reinforcement.

 

4. At the end of the entrusted school management,
Party B has the right to dispose of the movable part of the assets such as facilities and equipment invested by Party B and Party
C during the period of entrusted school management, and the remaining assets shall remain the same and belong to Party A.

 

Article 6 other matters

 

1. Party A shall ensure the continuous
use of school running qualification, fire control qualification and school building safety qualification. During the period of
entrusted school management, Party B shall independently bear the risk of school running and management.

 

2. The existing teaching staff shall be
arranged by Party B according to the actual needs of the school. Party A shall be responsible for the financial burden of the surplus
staff involved in policy treatment. The school starts in the autumn of 2015. Party B is responsible for the management of senior
two and senior three students, and completes their studies in accordance with the national curriculum and teaching plan. The income
of students’ tuition and miscellaneous expenses belongs to Party B as the school running expenses, regardless of profit or loss.
Party A shall be responsible for the implementation of some students’ status, and Party B shall assist in solving the problem.

 

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3. During the period of entrusted school
management, all shareholders and immediate family members of Party A will not arrange school work in principle, and their social
security and provident fund fees will be paid to August 31, 2015. If the social security relationship remains in the school, the
expenses shall be borne by the insured.

 

4. Prior to the signing of the agreement
on the entrusted school management, the creditor’s rights, debts and other legal liabilities of the school shall be borne by Party
A. During the period of entrusted school management, the creditor’s rights and debts, safety accident liability and other legal
liabilities of the school shall be borne by Party B.

 

5. During the period of entrusted school
management, the state, provincial, municipal and district policy funds enjoyed by the school shall be controlled by Party B as
a whole; Party B shall keep the original relationship with the use of school gate, playground, public land and other places between
Party B and Wen No.25 middle school, and the specific matters shall be determined separately.

 

6. During the period of entrusted school
management, Party A’s shareholders shall be responsible for the problems left over by Party A’s history and economic disputes among
shareholders, which shall not affect Party B’s school running behavior and the normal teaching order of the school.

 

7. During the period of entrusted school
management, matters related to the re combination or transfer of Party A’s original shares must be collectively discussed by the
board of directors of Party A, and a resolution shall be formed. Under the same conditions, Party B has the priority of transfer,
and relevant materials shall be submitted to the education department for filing.

 

8. During the period of entrusted school
management, Party B shall not sublease all the school property to a third party or change the school running function without authorization.

 

9. Before signing the agreement on entrusted
school management, all members of the board of directors (shareholders) of Party A shall discuss all terms of the agreement on
entrusted school management and form a resolution of the board of directors, which shall be submitted to the District Education
Bureau for record.

 

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Article 7 liability for breach of contract

 

1. If Party C’s investment is less than
10 million yuan from the date of signing the formal agreement to September 30, 2016, it will be deemed that Party B and Party C
have breached the contract, and Party C shall pay Party A a a penalty equivalent to 2 times of Party A’s fixed school running income
in the current year (3.2 million yuan).

 

2. During the period of entrusted school
management, if Party A fails to run the school normally due to Party A’s violation of the provisions of this agreement, Party B
shall have the right to terminate the contract and require Party A to bear the liability for breach of contract and compensate
for the loss. If the specific loss can be determined, Party A shall pay Party B a penalty equivalent to three times of the fixed
school running income of the current year.

 

3. During the period of entrusted school
management, if Party B unilaterally rescinds the contract, it shall pay Party A liquidated damages equivalent to three times of
the fixed school running income of the current year.

 

4. If Party B fails to pay the fixed school
running income on schedule during the period of entrusted school management, it shall pay Party A 10% overdue fine for breach of
contract.

 

5. If Party B has serious violation of
national education laws and regulations or major education and teaching safety liability accidents during the period of entrusted
school management, Party A has the right to terminate the agreement according to the opinions of the education department.

 

6. During the period of entrusted school
management, Party B and Party C shall not have any external debt relationship in the name of Party A. If Party B and Party C fail
to pay off the debts in time, causing Party A to pay in advance, Party A will recover from Party B and Party C twice the amount
of advance payment.

 

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Article 8. Entry into force of the agreement

 

1. This Agreement shall come into force
on the date of signing and sealing by Party A, Party B and Party C.

 

2. After the agreement on entrusted school
management comes into effect, if the school needs Party A to provide relevant written materials in accordance with the law, Party
A shall cooperate unconditionally.

 

3. After the expiration of the entrustment
period of this agreement, if Party A is not willing to continue to entrust Party B for management, it shall notify Party B in writing
one year before the expiration of the entrusted school management period; if Party B is not willing to continue to be entrusted,
it shall also notify Party a in writing one year before the expiration of the entrusted school management period.

 

4. This Agreement shall be legally binding
upon its signing and taking effect, and neither party shall change or rescind it at will. If this agreement needs to be changed
or cancelled, a supplementary written agreement shall be reached by both parties through consultation. The supplementary agreement
has the same effect as this agreement.

 

This Agreement shall be interpreted by
Longwan District Education Bureau.

 

This agreement is made in quadruplicate,
with each party holding one copy and Longwan District Education Bureau filing one copy.

 

	Party A: (signature)	 	Party B: (signature)	 	Party C: (signature)
	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Ye Yunhe	 	/s/ Weng Xueyuan	 	Weng Xueyuan
	 	 	 	 	 
	Seal	 	seal	 	seal
	 	 	 	 	 
	August 19, 2015	 	August 19, 2015	 	August 19, 2015

 

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Supplementary
agreement to Agreement of Wenzhou Longwan District art school entrusting Shanghai Golden Sun education group to run a school
 

This
supplementary agreement is signed by the following parties in the conference room on the second floor of Chongwen middle school
on March 1, 2021:

 

Client
(Party A): Chongwen middle school, Longwan District, Wenzhou City (formerly "Wenzhou Longwan District art school") Legal
representative: Weng Xueyuan Trustee (Party B): Shanghai Golden Sun Education Group Co., Ltd Authorized representative: Weng Xueyuan
Party C: Weng Xueyuan ID No.: 330328196506244616

 

1.
On August 9, 2015, all parties signed the "agreement on school running management of Wenzhou Longwan District art school
entrusting Shanghai Golden Sun Education Group Co., Ltd." ("agreement on school running management"), which stipulates
that Wenzhou Longwan District art school entrusts Shanghai Golden Sun Education Group Co., Ltd. to engage in school running management;
during the period of entrusted management, the school shall pay the sponsor annual compensation with its balance of school running
income The agreement is valid until August 31, 2023. After the expiration of the agreement, the parties negotiate to renew the
agreement for another seven years.

 

2.
In November 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress revised the law of the people's Republic of China on
the promotion of civil run education. The revised law came into effect on September 1, 2017. According to the new law, "the
organizers of non-profit private schools shall not obtain school running income, and the balance of school running shall be used
for school running".

 

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Therefore,
in accordance with the provisions of Chinese law, all parties have made the following amendments to the school management agreement:

 

1、
The first point of Article 4 of the "agreement on the administration of running a school" is amended as: "during
the period of entrusted administration, all the income of the school (including the national policy incentive funds) shall be
controlled by Party B as a whole, and the sponsor shall not obtain the income from running a school. The income from running the
school is used for running the school, including daily expenses for running the school (including but not limited to equipment
renewal, house renovation and school decoration, payment of staff salaries, etc.) and payment of entrusted management fee to Party
B. the balance of daily expenses for running the school is the entrusted management fee paid by Party A to Party B. "

 

2、
Delete the second point of Article 4 of the agreement on school management.

 

3、
The serial numbers of points 3 and 4 in Article 4 of the school management agreement are adjusted to points 2 and 3 accordingly.

 

4、
The contents not amended in this supplementary agreement shall still apply to the agreement on school management.

 

5、
This supplementary agreement is made in quadruplicate, one for each party and one for Longwan District Education Bureau.

 

[There
is no text below,For the signing part of the agreement]

 

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Party
A: Chongwen middle school, Longwan District, Wenzhou City (seal)

 

Legal
representative or authorized representative (signature)

 

Party
B: Shanghai Golden Sun Education Group Co., Ltd. (seal)

 

Authorized
representative (signature)

 

Party
C (signature)___________________________________

Weng
Xueyuan

 

 

10carg-ex104_315.htm

Exhibit 10.4

 

Amendment to Separation Agreement

 

Kyle Lomeli 

[ADDRESS]

 

Dear Kyle:

 

On November 13, 2020, you signed the attached “Separation Agreement” of the same date, which provided you with a Transitional Employment Period through the Separation Date of May 14, 2021, and certain Severance Pay, all in exchange for your agreements and covenants also set forth in the Separation Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Separation Agreement. In further consideration of your continued cooperation with CarGurus, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company has determined to offer you an extension of your Separation Date to July 1, 2021. 

 

This change in your Separation Date will have the effect of shifting the Severance Period referenced in the Separation Agreement to the nine (9) month period ending April 1, 2022, as well as shifting the Company-paid COBRA benefits to the same timeframe.  This change will also have the effect of extending your eligibility to vest in additional equity through July 1, 2021.  This change in your Separation Date will not be deemed to result in any change in your Consulting Agreement signed by you on November 13, 2021, other than changing the start date of the Consulting Period (as defined in such Consulting Agreement).

 

By signing this Amendment, you hereby reaffirm in its entirety the provisions of the Separation Agreement including, without limitation, the Release of Claims contained in Section 7 of the Separation Agreement.  Further, for the avoidance of doubt, by signing this Amendment, you agree that wherever the term the “Separation Date” is used in the Separation Agreement it will refer to July 1, 2021.  

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

CARGURUS, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Andrea Eldridge

Andrea Eldridge

Chief People Officer

 

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED

 

/s/ Kyle Lomeli

Kyle Lomeli

 

Acceptance Date: May 4, 2021

 

Attachment to Amendment to Separation Agreement

 

Separation Agreement

 

November 13, 2020 (the “Agreement Date”)

 

Kyle Lomeli

[ADDRESS]

 

Dear Kyle:

 

The purpose of this Separation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is to set forth the terms of your separation of employment from CarGurus, Inc. (“CarGurus” or the “Company”), including the following defined terms:

 

	
 
	
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Separation Date: May 14, 2021

	
 
	
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Transitional Employment Period: the period commencing on the Agreement Date and ending on the Separation Date

	
 
	
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Severance Period: the nine (9) month period following the Separation Date

	
 
	
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Severance Pay: $262,500 an amount equal to your current base salary for the duration of the Severance Period

 

1.Effect of Agreement.  The date that you sign and return to the Company (a) the Agreement, (b) the Consulting Agreement and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement provided to you (collectively the “Consulting Agreement”) and (c) the Affirmation attached as Exhibit A (the “Affirmation”) is referred to as the “Acceptance Date”. This Agreement shall be effective and binding on the parties on and after the date that is eight business (8) days after the Acceptance Date if you have not revoked this Agreement in accordance with its terms during the preceding seven business (7) day period.

 

2.Termination of Employment.  Your employment with the Company will terminate on the Separation Date. After the Separation Date, you shall have no authority to represent yourself as an employee or agent of the Company. On the Separation Date, the Company shall pay your accrued but unpaid base salary and any accrued but unused vacation through the Separation Date. During the Transitional Employment Period, you shall perform assigned tasks, complete ongoing projects, and otherwise assist the Company in the transition of work in connection with any duties you have performed at the Company as may be requested by the Company. Your employment status during the Transitional Employment Period will continue to be at will. During the Transitional Employment Period, you shall continue: (i) to receive your base salary, subject to all ordinary payroll taxes and withholdings, in accordance with the Company’s payroll policies and procedures; and (ii) to participate in the Company’s employee benefits programs and employee insurance benefits programs, but only to the extent that you currently participate in such programs and remain eligible under any applicable plan document(s), except that you shall not be eligible to participate in any bonus or commission program during the Transitional Employment Period unless otherwise approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company. You acknowledge and agree that the offer of continuation of your employment during the Transitional Employment Period is provided in further consideration of your covenants and obligations set forth in this Agreement and the Affirmation.

 

3.Severance Pay.  Provided that you have accepted this Agreement and complied with its terms and conditions and you have not revoked this Agreement or the Affirmation, the Company agrees to pay you the Severance Pay. Payment of the Severance Pay will commence after the later of the Separation Date or 

the date on which you no longer have any ability to revoke this Agreement or the Affirmation in accordance with their terms and will be paid either in a lump sum or in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices as determined by the Company. The Severance Pay is subject to tax withholdings and any other authorized deductions.  

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Severance Pay is not otherwise due or owing to you under any other agreement, obligation or any Company policy or practice.  The Severance Pay is not intended to be, and shall not be construed to constitute, a severance plan, and shall confer no benefit on anyone other than you. You further acknowledge that except for (i) the specific financial consideration set forth in this Agreement, (ii) any unpaid regular wages earned through the Separation Date, (iii) any accrued but unused vacation earned through the Separation Date, (iv) any business expenses incurred by you on behalf of the Company for which you submit a timely reimbursement claim in accordance with Company policy on or prior to the Separation Date, and (v) any vested amount owing to you pursuant to any 401(k) savings plan of the Company, you are not and shall not in the future be entitled to any other compensation, benefit or reimbursement including, without limitation, other wages, commissions, bonuses, incentives, vacation pay, holiday pay, overtime pay, sabbatical pay, any form of equity, any equity vesting or acceleration, or any other form of compensation or benefit. 

 

Subject to your completion of the appropriate forms, and subject to all the requirements of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), you will be entitled to continue your participation, if any, in the Company’s medical and dental insurance plans, to the same extent that such insurance is provided to persons then employed by the Company and made available to you prior to the date hereof, in accordance with applicable law.  Such participation in the Company’s medical and dental insurance plans will be at the Company’s expense through the conclusion of the Severance Period (the “Continuation Period”). If you obtain employment that provides medical and dental insurance during the Continuation Period, you shall notify the Company promptly, and the Company will no longer be obligated to provide payment for your medical and dental benefit continuation.  You also have the right to continue your medical and dental insurance coverage after the Continuation Period, subject to the requirements of COBRA, at your own cost.  The “qualifying event” under COBRA shall be deemed to have occurred on the Separation Date.

  

4.Equity Grants.  If you have received a grant of equity from the Company, you acknowledge and agree that from and after the Separation Date, all vesting of any equity grant under any equity plan (of whatever name or kind, including, without limitation, any stock option plan or plan relating to restricted stock units) that you participated in or were eligible to participate in during your employment with the Company will terminate, except for the grant of equity issued under the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between the Company and you dated as of the date of this Agreement, which equity grant will vest as specified in such agreement.  If you have received a grant of stock options from the Company, you further acknowledge and agree that you are entitled to exercise only those stock options that have vested as of the Separation Date, and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Company plan, including those provisions regarding the time in which you must exercise vested options.  

 

5.Confidentiality, Acknowledgements and Other Obligations.  You expressly acknowledge and agree to the following:

 

(i)You will keep all confidential information and trade secrets of the Company confidential, and not use or disclose any of the same, and you will abide by any and all common law and statutory obligations relating to protection and non-disclosure of the Company’s trade secrets and confidential or proprietary documents and information. In addition, you acknowledge that the Company is providing you with notice of immunity under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, attached as Exhibit B. 

 

(ii) Except as may be set forth in this Agreement, you acknowledge that you remain obligated under, and agree that you will comply with, the provisions of any agreement between you and the Company that protects the confidentiality of the Company’s information and imposes certain restrictions and obligations on you after your employment, including on your ability to use or share confidential information, to solicit employees or customers of the Company or to compete with the Company (each such agreement, collectively, the “NDA”), each of which is incorporated herein by reference. You specifically acknowledge and agree that you have received and are now receiving consideration for any restrictive covenants included in the NDA, and you expressly reaffirm these restrictive covenants. 

 

(iii)You shall keep confidential all information relating in any way to this Agreement, including the terms and amount of financial consideration provided for in this Agreement and the negotiations associated with this Agreement, and shall not disclose such information to any person or entity (other than an immediate family member, legal counsel or financial advisor, provided that you instruct any such individual to whom disclosure is made about these obligations and such individual agrees to be bound by these confidentiality obligations), except as required by law. 

 

(iv)From and after the date hereof unless specifically requested by the Company in writing, you will cease using any Company property (including computer equipment) and Company information.  Within five (5) business days after request by the Company, you will return to the Company in the manner specified by the Company all Company property and equipment and all Company documents, code, information and data in any form (including financial plans, management reports, customer lists, and other documents and information), in each case without deleting or otherwise damaging or altering the same and without retaining any copies.  On or prior to the Separation Date, you will provide the Company with all information necessary to log in to, assume control of, and access any database, system, account or application over which you had control or to which you had access during your employment (including username, password, PIN information and any other access credentials for any devices or accounts).  From and after the date hereof unless specifically requested by the Company in writing, you will no longer access any such database, system, account or application. The Company intends to return to you your personal items located at any of the Company’s offices after the reopening of the respective Company offices.

 

(v)You will not make any statements that are professionally or personally disparaging about, or adverse to, the interests of the Company (including its officers, directors, and employees) including, but not limited to, any statements that disparage any person, product, service, financial condition, capability or any other aspect of the business of the Company, and you will not engage in any conduct that could reasonably be expected to harm professionally or personally the reputation of the Company (including its officers, directors, and employees).  

 

(vi)You represent to the Company that you have not engaged in any fraudulent or unlawful conduct relating to the Company or your employment, that you have complied with all contractual obligations with the Company, that you have complied with Company policies and procedures, and that you have fully disclosed to the Company all material information relating to the performance of your employment. 

 

6.Cooperation.  During the Severance Period and thereafter, you will make yourself available to the Company, upon reasonable notice, to assist in any matter relating to the services performed by you during your employment with the Company including, but not limited to, transitioning your duties to others at 

the Company and providing assistance in any legal or regulatory investigation, matter or Claim (as defined below).  

 

7.Release of Claims.  You hereby acknowledge and agree that by signing this Agreement and the Affirmation, you (on behalf of yourself and your representatives, agents, estate, heirs, attorneys, insurers, spouse, executors, administrators, successors and assigns) are waiving your right to assert any Claim, and you hereby release the Company from any Claim, arising from acts, omissions, facts, or circumstances that occurred on or before the Acceptance Date, and if you do not revoke the Affirmation prior to the Separation Date, arising from acts, omissions, facts, or circumstances that occurred on or before the Separation Date to the maximum extent permitted by law. You may revoke the Affirmation on or prior to the Separation Date by sending an email to the Company’s Chief People Officer at aeldridge@cargurus.com with a copy to the Company’s Legal Department at legal@cargurus.com that specifically notifies the Company of your revocation of the Affirmation under this Section.

 

You agree that your waiver and release bars any form of legal claim, lawsuit, charge, complaint or any other form of action against the Company (each, a “Claim”) seeking money or any other form of relief, including equitable relief (whether declaratory, injunctive or otherwise), damages or any other form of monetary recovery (including back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, overtime pay, emotional distress, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and any other costs or expenses). You understand that there could be unknown or unanticipated Claims resulting from your employment with the Company and the termination of your employment, and you agree that such Claims are included in this waiver and release.  You specifically waive and release the Company from any Claims arising from or related to your employment relationship with the Company or the termination of your employment, including without limitation Claims under any statute, ordinance, regulation, executive order, common law, constitution and any other source of law of any state, country and/or locality, including but not limited to the United States, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of California, the State of Michigan, the state in which you reside, and/or any other state or locality where you worked for the Company (collectively “Laws”). 

 

Without limiting the foregoing waiver and release, except for Claims resulting from the failure of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, you specifically waive and release the Company from: 

 

(i)Claims under any Law concerning equal pay, civil rights, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and fair employment practices, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Cal. Gov. Code, Title 2, Division 3, Part 2.8), the California Constitution, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act (M.G.L. c. 151B), the Massachusetts Sexual Harassment Law (M.G.L. c. 214, § 1C), the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (M.G.L. c. 149, § 105A), the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act (M.G.L. c. 93, §§ 102, 103), the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2101 et seq.), the Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1101 et seq.), the Michigan compensation discrimination law (Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.423), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.), 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.), each as they may have been amended through the Separation Date. 

 

(ii)    Claims under any Law relating to wages, hours, overtime, whistleblowing, leaves of absences or any other terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to the California Labor Code (including all laws and regulations relating to payment of wages, overtime or any other compensation or benefit), the California Family Rights Act (Cal. Gov. Code §§ 12945.2 and 19702.3, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), the 

Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law (Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, §§ 148, 150), Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149 in its entirety, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 151 in its entirety (including but not limited to the minimum wage and overtime provisions), the Michigan Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.411 et seq.), the Michigan Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits Act (Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.471 et seq.), the Michigan Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.361 et seq.), each as they may have been amended through the Separation Date.   You specifically acknowledge that you are waiving any Claims for unpaid wages under these and other Laws.   

 

(iii)   Claims under any local, state or federal common law theory including, without limitation, any Claim for breach of contract, implied contract, promissory estoppel, quantum meruit, or any Claim sounding in tort.  

 

(iv)   Claims arising under the Company’s policies, equity plans, and benefit plans. 

 

(v)   Claims arising under any other Law or constitution.

 

You acknowledge and agree that your receipt of the Severance Pay is contingent upon your providing the waivers and releases in this Agreement, not revoking this Agreement and not revoking the Affirmation.

 

Consistent with the provisions of Laws regarding discrimination (the “Discrimination Laws”), nothing in your waiver and release shall prohibit you from challenging the validity of the release under the Discrimination Laws or from filing a charge or complaint of age or other employment related discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or similar state agency, or from participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC or such state agency.  However, your release and waiver does prohibit you from seeking or receiving monetary damages or other individual-specific relief in connection with any such charge or complaint of age or other work-related discrimination.  Further, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the Company’s right to seek immediate dismissal of such charge or complaint on the basis that your signing of this Agreement constitutes a full release of any individual rights under the Discrimination Laws, or the Company’s right to seek restitution or other legal remedies of the economic benefits provided to you under this Agreement in the event that you successfully challenge the validity of this release and prevail in any claim under the Discrimination Laws.

 

8.OWBPA.  You have specific rights under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (“OWBPA”), which prohibit discrimination on the basis of age.  The release in Section is intended to release any Claim you may have against the Company alleging discrimination on the basis of age under the ADEA, OWBPA and other laws.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the release in Section 7 does not cover rights or Claims under the ADEA that arise after the Acceptance Date.

 

The Company desires that you fully understand the provisions and effects of this Agreement.  Consistent with the provisions of the OWBPA, you have a period of twenty-one (21) days from the date of delivery of this Agreement to you to consider and accept the provisions of this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that any changes to this Agreement, whether material or immaterial, do not extend this period. You may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) business days after the Acceptance Date by sending an email to the Company’s Chief People Officer at aeldridge@cargurus.com with a copy to the Company’s Legal Department at legal@cargurus.com that specifically notifies the Company of your revocation of this Agreement under this Section.

 

 

9.Consequences of Breach or Revocation.  In addition to any other remedies set forth in this Agreement or otherwise available to the Company in law or equity, a breach by you of any of your obligations set forth in this Agreement, your failure to execute the Affirmation or your revocation of the Affirmation prior to the Separation Date shall entitle the Company to cease providing any Severance Pay and to recover any Severance Pay already provided to you.  Notwithstanding any such breach or failure, your release and waiver set forth in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect to the maximum extent permitted by law.  

 

10.Unemployment Benefits.  You may seek unemployment benefits as a result of the termination of your employment from the Company. Decisions regarding unemployment eligibility, including whether the Severance Pay affects the amount of eligibility, if any, are made by the applicable unemployment agency, not by the Company. The Company agrees to provide any necessary documents to enable you to seek such unemployment benefits promptly after a request in writing by an applicable state unemployment agency. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the Company to make, and the Company will not make, untruthful statements to an agency in connection with any claim for unemployment benefits.

 

11.Governing Provisions. 

 

(i)Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and your continuing obligations under the NDA, this Agreement, together with the Exhibits and the Affirmation, which both constitute a part of this Agreement, supersedes any prior oral  or written agreement and sets forth the entire agreement between you and the Company. No variations or modifications to this Agreement shall be valid unless reduced to writing and signed by the parties to this Agreement.

 

(ii)The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to conflict of law principles.  Any action, demand, claim or counterclaim relating to the terms and provisions of this Agreement or to its breach, shall be commenced in Massachusetts in a court of competent jurisdiction, and venue for such actions shall lie exclusively in Massachusetts. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any action, demand, claim or counterclaim relating to this Agreement shall be resolved by a judge alone, and both parties hereby waive the right to a trial before a civil jury.

 

(iii)The terms of this Agreement are severable, and if for any reason any part hereof shall be found to be unenforceable, the remaining terms and conditions shall be enforced in full. 

 

(iv)This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns and shall be enforceable against your heirs, executors and assigns.  

 

(v)Except for the Company’s obligations set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, which shall be the obligations solely of CarGurus, Inc., wherever the term the Company is used in this Agreement, it shall include CarGurus, Inc. and any and all entities corporately related to CarGurus, Inc. (including but not limited to any parents, divisions, affiliates and subsidiaries), and its and their respective partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors, predecessors, and assigns. The parties agree that all of such foregoing entities and persons are intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

 

The Company advises you to consult with legal counsel for the purpose of reviewing the terms of this Agreement. By executing this Agreement and the Affirmation, you are acknowledging that you have been 

afforded sufficient time to understand the terms and effects of this Agreement and to consult with legal counsel, that your agreements and obligations hereunder are made voluntarily, knowingly and without duress, and that neither the Company nor any of its employees, agents or representatives has made any representations inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. 

 

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To accept the terms of this Agreement, you must sign and return this Agreement and the Affirmation to the Company’s Chief People Officer at aeldridge@cargurus.com or by electronic signature and transmission within the applicable period specified in Section 8. 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

CARGURUS, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Andrea Eldridge

Name: Andrea Eldridge

Title: Chief People Officer

 

 

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

 

 

/s/ Kyle Lomeli

Kyle Lomeli

 

Acceptance Date: 11/13/2020

 

Exhibit A 

 

Affirmation

 

Unless I revoke this Affirmation in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement between the Company and me on or prior to the Separation Date, I hereby affirm through and as of the Separation Date the provisions of the Separation Agreement in their entirety including, without limitation, the release of all Claims against the Company as of and through the Separation Date (other than Claims under the ADEA that arise after the Acceptance Date) to the maximum extent permitted by law.  This Affirmation constitutes a part of the Separation Agreement effective as of the Acceptance Date.  Capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Separation Agreement.

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

 

 

/s/ Kyle Lomeli

Kyle Lomeli

 

Acceptance Date: 11/13/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B 

Notice of Immunity

Consistent with federal law, the Company hereby notifies you of the following provisions of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.

Immunity from Liability for Confidential Disclosure of a Trade Secret to the Government or in a Court Filing—

	
 
	
(1)
	
Immunity.—An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—

	
 
	
(A)
	
is made –

	
 
	
(i)
	
in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and

	
 
	
(ii)
	
solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or

	
 
	
(B)
	
is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.

 

	
 
	
(2)
	
Use of Trade Secret Information in Anti-Retaliation Lawsuit—An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual—

(A)  files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and

(B)  does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

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