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Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.6A 
 SOLARWINDS, INC. 
 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 
 Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the SolarWinds, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units (the “Notice of
Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A (together, the “Agreement”). 
  

					
	Participant:	 	  
	 	
			
	Address:	 	  
	 	
			
		 	  
	 	

 Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows: 
  

					
			
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	 Date of Grant
	 	  
	 	
			
	 Vesting Commencement Date
	 	  
	 	
			
	 Number of Restricted Stock Units
	 	  
	 	
			
	 Vesting Schedule:
	 		 	

 Subject to any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the Restricted
Stock Unit will vest in accordance with the following schedule: 
  

	
	                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                   

	
	                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                   

	
	                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                   

	
	                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                   

	
	                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                   

	
	                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                   

  

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 In the event Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before Participant vests in
the Restricted Stock Unit, the Restricted Stock Unit and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately terminate. 
 By Participant’s signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, Participant and the Company agree that this Award of Restricted Stock Units is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan
and this Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement.
Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the
residence address indicated below. 
  

			
	PARTICIPANT	    	SOLARWINDS, INC.
		
	  
	    	  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT 
 1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to
the Participant named in the Notice of Grant (the “Participant”) under the Plan an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Subject to Section 20(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail. 
 2. Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to
receive a Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the Restricted Stock Units will have vested in the manner set forth in Section 3, Participant will have no right to payment of any such Restricted Stock Units. Prior to actual payment of
any vested Restricted Stock Units, such Restricted Stock Unit will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. Any Restricted Stock Units that vest in accordance with Sections 3
or 4 will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his or her estate) in whole Shares, subject to Participant satisfying any applicable tax withholding obligations as set forth in Section 7. Subject to the
provisions of Section 4, such vested Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within the period ending no later than the date that is two and one half (2 1/2) months from the end of the Company’s tax year that includes the vesting date. 
 Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the
Restricted Stock Units is accelerated in connection with Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the
Company), other than due to death, and if (x) Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination, and (y) the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units
will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following Participant’s termination, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will not
be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Participant’s termination, unless the Participant dies following his or her termination, in which case, the Restricted Stock Units will be paid in Shares to
the Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of this Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Agreement or
Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply. For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the
Code, and any proposed, temporary or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time. 
 3. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in
the Notice of Grant. Restricted Stock Units scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in Participant in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless Participant will have been
continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs. 
  

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 4. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of
the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock Units at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock Units will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by
the Administrator. 
 5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this
Agreement, the balance of the Restricted Stock Units that have not vested as of the time of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider for any or no reason and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately
terminate. 
 6. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under this Agreement will, if
Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with
(a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer. 
 7. Withholding of Taxes. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to
Participant, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the payment of income, employment and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with
respect to such Shares. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by one or more of the
following (without limitation): (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, (c) delivering to the Company
already vested and owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld, or (d) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant through such means as the Company may determine in
its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it will have the right (but not the obligation) to satisfy any tax
withholding obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding obligations hereunder at the time any applicable
Restricted Stock Units otherwise are scheduled to vest pursuant to Sections 3 or 4, Participant will permanently forfeit such Restricted Stock Units and any right to receive Shares thereunder and the Restricted Stock Units will be returned to the
Company at no cost to the Company. 
 8. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through
Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company
or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and
distributions on such Shares. 
  

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 9. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,
BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY
EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. 
 10. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement will be addressed to the Company at SolarWinds, Inc., 3711 South MoPac Expressway, Building Two, Austin, Texas 78746, or at such other
address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing. 
 11. Grant is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in
Section 6, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or
similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this grant, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and
the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void. 
 12. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation
on the transferability of this grant contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 
 13. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or
qualification of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or his
or her estate), such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that
the delivery of the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the delivery of Shares will no longer
cause such violation. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or federal law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority. 
  

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 14. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event
of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

 15. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules
for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Restricted Stock Units have vested). All
actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for
any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement. 
 16. Electronic Delivery.
The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to Restricted Stock Units awarded under the Plan or future Restricted Stock Units that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s
consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the
Company or another third party designated by the Company. 
 17. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are
not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 
 18. Agreement Severable. In the event that any
provision in this Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement. 
 19. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant
expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written
contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion
and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock Units. 
 20. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award
of Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.

  

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 21. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without
giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of Restricted Stock Units or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of
Texas, and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of Travis County, Texas or the federal courts for the United States for the Western District of Texas, and no other courts, where this Award of Restricted Stock Units is
made and/or to be performed. 
  

 -7-Employment Agreement - Karen L. White

 Exhibit 10.16A 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of May 5, 2008, by and between
SolarWinds, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Karen White (the “Employee”). 
 IN
CONSIDERATION of the premises and the mutual covenants set forth below, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Position and Duties.

 (a) Effective May 5, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), the Employee will be employed by the Company, on a full-time
basis, as its Vice President of Corporate and Business Development. The Employee shall report to Mike Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, or such other executive as designated by the CEO or any other member of the management team to which the Employee
reports (hereinafter referred to as the ”Managing Executive”). 
 (b) The Employee agrees to perform the duties of
Employee’s position and such other duties as may reasonably be assigned to the Employee from time to time. The Employee also agrees that, while employed by the Company, the Employee will devote substantially all of Employee’s business time
and efforts to the advancement of the business and interests of the Company and its subsidiaries and to the discharge of Employee’s duties and responsibilities for them. Notwithstanding the above, the Employee shall be permitted, to the extent
such activities do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the performance by the Employee of Employee’s duties and responsibilities hereunder to; (i) manage Employee’s personal, financial and legal affairs; and (ii) serve
on civic, educational, philanthropic or charitable boards or committees ; and (iii) serve on any other corporate board or committee as long as such board or committee is disclosed to the Company and does not cause a conflict of interest with
Employee’s duties at the Company. 
 2. Compensation and Benefits. During Employee’s employment, as compensation for all
services performed by the Employee for the Company and its subsidiaries, the Company will provide the Employee the following pay and benefits: 
 (a) Base Salary. The Company will pay Employee a base salary at the rate of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000) per year (“Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company
and shall be reviewed annually and shall be subject to change from time to time by the Company in its discretion. 
 (b) Bonus
Compensation. 
 (i) During employment, the Employee shall be eligible for a bonus, paid on a quarterly basis, targeted at $100,000
annually based on the attainment of certain quarterly corporate and individual performance objectives mutually agreed upon in advance by the Employee and the Managing Executive. All payments under this section 2(b) will be made in accordance with
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 (c) Stock Options. As of the Effective Date, the Company shall grant the Employee an option to
purchase 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, at an exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value (as such term is defined in the Company’s Stock Plan) on the Effective Date. The terms of the options are set out in the Company’s
Stock Option Plan. 
 (d) Participation in Employee Benefit Plans and Vacation Policies. The Employee will be entitled to participate
in all employee benefit plans and vacation policies in effect for employees of the Company. The Employee’s participation will be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and generally applicable Company policies. 
 (e) Business Expenses. The Company will pay or reimburse the Employee for all reasonable business expenses incurred or paid by the Employee in the
performance of Employee’s duties and responsibilities for the Company. Reimbursements shall be subject to such reasonable substantiation and documentation as the Company may specify from time to time. 
 (f) Relocation Expenses. The Company will pay the Employee a relocation bonus of $100,000 upon the Employee’s establishment of residency in
Austin, Texas. This relocation bonus is intended to offset certain costs expected to be incurred by the Employee in moving from California to Austin, Texas. This relocation bonus will be subject to Federal Income Tax withholding. In the event the
Employee voluntarily leaves Employment with the Company prior to 12 months (other than as a result of an event of Change in Control) from the date of the Employees relocation to Austin, Texas, the Employee will repay a pro rata portion of the
relocation bonus. 
 3. Confidential Information and Restricted Activities. 
 (a) Confidential Information. During the course of the Employee’s employment with the Company, the Company agrees to provide the Employee
with Confidential Information, as defined below, and the Employee may develop Confidential Information on behalf of the Company. The Employee agrees that Employee will not use or disclose to any Person (except as required by applicable law or for
the proper performance of the Employee’s regular duties and responsibilities for the Company) any Confidential Information obtained by the Employee incident to the Employee’s employment or any other association with the Company or any of
its subsidiaries. The Employee understands that this restriction shall continue to apply after the Employee’s employment terminates, regardless of the reason for such termination. 
 (b) Protection of Documents. All material documents, records, software and files, in any media of whatever kind and description, relating to the
business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and any copies, in whole or in part, thereof (the “Documents”), whether or not prepared by the Employee shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The Employee agrees to safeguard
all Documents and to surrender to the Company, at the time the Employee’s employment terminates or at such earlier time or times as the Board or its designee may specify, all Documents then in the Employee’s possession or control.

 (c) Non-Competition. The Company agrees to provide Employee with Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would assist in
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Employee’s employment. Therefore, the Employee agrees that the following restrictions on the Employee’s activities during and after the
Employee’s employment are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate interests of the Company: 
 (i) While the Employee is employed by the Company the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise (collectively, a “Competitive Role”),
actively compete with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or undertake any planning for any business that is Competitive (as defined in the Company’s in the Company’s Proprietary Invention Agreement) with the Company or its
subsidiaries. 
 (ii) The Employee agrees that during the twelve (12) months immediately following Employee’s resignation of
employment or during six (6) months following an involuntary termination of the Employee’s employment without Cause, the Employee will not, directly or through any other Person, (A) hire any employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or seek to persuade any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to discontinue employment, (B) solicit or encourage any customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or independent contractor providing services to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries to terminate or diminish its relationship with them or (C) seek to persuade any customer or active prospective customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to conduct with anyone else any business or
activity that such customer or prospective customer conducts or could reasonably be expected to conduct with the Company or any of its subsidiaries at that time. 
 (d) In signing this Agreement, the Employee gives the Company assurance that the Employee has carefully read and considered all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the restraints imposed on the
Employee under this Section 3. The Employee agrees without reservation that these restraints are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company and its subsidiaries and that each and every one of the restraints is reasonable
in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area. The Employee further agrees that, were the Employee to breach any of the covenants contained in this Section 3, the damage to the Company and its subsidiaries would be
irreparable. The Employee agrees that the Company, in addition to any other remedies available to it, shall be entitled to apply for injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The Employee and the Company further agree that, in the
event that any provision of this Section 3 is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too great a range of activities, the court
may modify and enforce the covenant to the extent it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. It is also agreed that each of the Company’s subsidiaries shall have the right to enforce all of the Employee’s obligations to that
subsidiary under this Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to this Section 3. 
 4. Termination of Employment. The
Employee’s employment under this Agreement shall continue until terminated pursuant to this Section 4. 
 (a) The Company may
terminate the Employee’s employment for Cause following at least fifteen (15) days advance written notice to the Employee setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause”
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duties or willful disregard of commercially reasonable and lawful directives from the Managing Executive, after Employee has received a written demand for
performance from the Managing Executive that sets forth the factual basis for the Company’s belief that Employee has not substantially performed Employee’s duties or willfully disregarded directives from the Managing Executive;
(ii) the Employee’s moral turpitude, dishonesty or gross misconduct in the performance of Employee’s duties or which has materially and demonstrably injured the finances or future business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as
a whole; (iii) the Employee’s material breach of this Agreement; or (iv) the Employee’s conviction of, or confession or plea of no contest to, any felony or any other act of fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement, or the like
involving the Company’s property; provided, however, that no such act or event described in clauses (i) and (iii) of this paragraph (a) shall constitute Cause hereunder if the Employee has fully cured such act or event during the
applicable fifteen (15) day notice period. 
 (b) This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of Employee’s death
during employment. No severance pay or other separation benefits will be paid in the event of such termination due to death except that Employee’s beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive any accrued Base Salary, any bonus compensation to the
extent earned, any vested deferred compensation or Stock Options (other than pension plan or profit-sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of the Company in which Employee is a
participant to the full extent of Employee’s rights under such plans, any accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Employee in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination (collectively
“Accrued Compensation”). In the event the Employee becomes disabled during employment and, as a result, is unable to continue to perform substantially all of Employee’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement for a
consecutive period of twelve (12) weeks, the Company will continue to pay the Base Salary to Employee benefits in accordance with Section 2(d) above during such period. If the Employee is unable to return to work after twelve
(12) weeks of disability, the Company may terminate the Employee’s employment, upon notice to the Employee. No severance pay or other separation benefits will be paid in the event of such termination due to disability. If any question
shall arise as to whether the Employee is disabled to the extent that the Executive Employee’s duties and responsibilities for the Company, the Employee shall, at the Company’s request, and at the Company’s expense, submit to a
medical examination by a physician selected by the Company to whom the Employee’s guardian, if any, has no reasonable objection to determine whether the Employee is so disabled and such determination shall for the purposes of this Agreement be
conclusive of the issue. If such a question arises and the Employee fails to submit to the requested medical examination, the Company’s determination of the issue shall be binding on the Employee. 
 (c) Either the Company or Employee may terminate Employee’s employment “at will,” for any reason, at any time, without cause or notice.
However, provided that Employee has been employed for at least ninety (90) days at the time of such termination, in the event of termination of the Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause, the Employee shall be entitled
to receive (i) a lump sum cash severance amount equivalent to six (6) months of Employee’s then current annual salary (the “Severance Payments”), less applicable deductions; (ii) any earned but unpaid bonus
payment, (iii) reimbursement of the health and dental care continuation premiums for Employee and Employee’s dependents incurred by Employee to effect continuation of health and dental insurance coverage for Employee and Employee’s
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termination, to the extent that Employee is eligible for and elects continuation coverage under COBRA; and (iv) any accrued and unused vacation pay
payable within twenty one (21) calendar days of the termination date (subject to required withholding). Any obligation of the Company to provide the Employee severance payments under this Section 4(c) is conditioned, however, upon the
Employee signing a release of claims in the form provided by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Employee within twenty-one (21) days of the date on which the Employee gives or receives, as applicable, notice of termination of employment
and upon the Employee’s not revoking the Employee Release thereafter. The Employee Release will also include a mutual release by the Company of any claims against the Executive. 
 (d) In the event of termination of the Employee’s employment by the Company for Cause or the Employee’s voluntary resignation, the Company will
pay the Employee any Base Salary earned but not paid through the date of termination, any earned but unpaid bonus, and pay for any vacation time accrued but not used to that date. The Company shall have no obligation to the Employee for bonus or
severance payments. 
 (e) In the event that the Company shall materially reduce the powers and duties of employment of Employee resulting in
a material decrease in the responsibilities of Employee or reduce the pay of Employee, such action shall be deemed to be a termination of employment of Employee (“Constructive Termination”). 
 (f) Except for any right the Employee may have under the federal law known as “COBRA” to continue participation in the Company’s group
health and dental plans, and subject to Section 4(c)(iii) above, benefits shall terminate in accordance with the terms of the applicable benefit plans based on the date of termination of the Employee’s employment, without regard to any
continuation of base salary or other payment to the Employee following termination. 
 (g) Provisions of this Agreement shall survive any
termination if so provided in this Agreement or if necessary to accomplish the purposes of other surviving provisions, including without limitation the Employee’s obligations under Section 3 of this Agreement, with the exception of
Section 3(c)(i), which obligations do not survive termination. The obligation of the Company to make payments to the Employee under this Section 4 is expressly conditioned upon the Employee’s continued full performance of the
obligations under Section 3 hereof that survive the termination of Employee’s employment. Upon termination by either the Employee or the Company, all rights, duties and obligations of the Employee and the Company to each other shall cease,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. 
 (h) Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, any cash severance payments otherwise due to the Employee pursuant to Sections 4(c) or 5 or otherwise on or within the six-month period following the Employee’s termination will accrue during such six-month period and will become
payable in a lump sum payment, with interest at the prime rate, on the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of termination, provided, that such cash severance payments will be paid earlier, at the times and on the terms
set forth in the applicable provisions of Sections 4(c) or 5, if the Company and the Employee mutually determine that the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
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any additional tax or income recognition prior to actual payment to the Employee under Code Section 409A and any temporary or final Treasury Regulations
and guidance promulgated thereunder and the parties agree to cooperate with each other and to take reasonably necessary steps in this regard. 
 5. Change of Control Benefits. Change of Control shall be defined as a transaction or series of transactions where the shareholders of the Company immediately preceding such transaction own, following such transaction, less than 50%
of the voting securities of the Company. Provided however, that a firmly underwritten public offering of the Common Stock shall not be deemed a Change of Control. If Employee is terminated without Cause upon or during the twelve
(12) month period after the effective date of a Change of Control, the Employee shall receive (i) any accrued but unpaid salary, vacation or bonus payment; (ii) the consideration set forth in section 4(c) hereof; and (iii) an
additional cash severance amount equal to three (3) months’ base salary and (iii) and in the event that the Employee is terminated or Constructively Terminated within the 12 month period following the closing date of a transaction
that results in a change of control, all of Employee’s remaining unvested shares shall immediately and fully vest as of the date of such termination. The Employee will have 90 days from the date of termination to exercise such vested stock
options. 
 6. Indemnification and Insurance. The Company and Employee will enter into a Indemnification Agreement for Employee’s
Benefit as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and will maintain Director and Officers liability insurance for Employee during her Employment and for a reasonable time thereafter as permitted by the Company’s Director and Officer
Insurance Policy. 
 7. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply: 
 “Affiliates” means all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, where
control may be by management authority, equity interest or otherwise. 
 “Confidential Information” means matters relating to the
financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities or future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries. Confidential Information does not include information that enters the public domain, other than through
the Employee’s breach of the Employee’s obligations under this Agreement. 
 “Person” means an individual, a corporation,
a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an estate, a trust or any other entity or organization, other than the Company or any of its Affiliates. 
 8. Conflicting Agreements. The Employee hereby represents and warrants that the Employee’s signing of this Agreement and the performance of the Employee’s obligations under it will not breach or be in
conflict with any other agreement to which the Employee is a party or are bound and that the Employee is not now subject to any covenants against competition or similar 

  

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covenants or any court order that could affect the performance of the Employee’s obligations under this Agreement. 
 9. Withholding. All payments made by the Company under this Agreement shall be reduced by any tax or other amounts required to be withheld by the
Company under applicable law. 
 10. Assignment. Neither the Employee nor the Company may make any assignment of this Agreement or any
interest in it, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Employee and the Company, and each of our respective successors, executors,
administrators, heirs and permitted assigns. 
 11. Severability. If any portion or provision of this Agreement shall to any extent be
declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable,
shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 12. Miscellaneous. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company and replaces all prior and contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral,
with respect to the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach shall be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by the Employee and an expressly authorized
representative of the Board. The headings and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define or describe the scope or content of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 13. Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. 
 14. Notices. Any notices provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective when delivered in person or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the Company
at its principal place of business, attention of the General Counsel or in the case of the Employee, at the Employee’s last known address on the books of the Company (or to such other address as either party may specify by notice to the other
actually received). 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 
  

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	SOLARWINDS, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Kevin B. Thompson
		 	Name:	 	Kevin B. Thompson
		 	Title:	 	COO/CFO, SolarWinds, Inc.
	
	/s/ Karen White
	 Karen White

  

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