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Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
AMENDED & RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 23, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is hereby made by and between Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Geoffrey Ballotti (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company are parties to an Employment Agreement dated as of June 1, 2018 (the “Original Effective Date”) that expires May 31, 2021 (the “Prior Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive, and the Executive desires to continue to serve the Company, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION I

EMPLOYMENT; POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

During the Period of Employment (as defined in Section II below), the Company agrees to employ the Executive and the Executive agrees to be employed by the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
During the Period of Employment, the Executive will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and will report to, and be subject to the direction of, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Executive will perform such duties and exercise such supervision with regard to the business of the Company as are associated with the Executive’s position, as well as such reasonable additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board. The Executive will, during the Period of Employment, devote substantially all of the Executive’s time and attention during normal business hours to the performance of services for the Company, or as otherwise directed by the Board from time to time. The Executive will maintain a primary office and generally conduct the Executive’s business in Parsippany, New Jersey, except for customary business travel in connection with the Executive’s duties hereunder.

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SECTION II
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT

The period of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement (the “Period of Employment”) will begin on the Effective Date and will end on May 31, 2024, subject to earlier termination as provided in this Agreement. No later than 180 days prior to the expiration of the Period of Employment, the Company and the Executive will commence a good faith negotiation regarding extending the Period of Employment; provided, that neither party hereto will have any obligation hereunder or otherwise to consummate any such extension or enter into any new agreement relating to the Executive’s employment with the Company.
SECTION III
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

For all services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Period of Employment, including services as an executive officer, director or committee member of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, the Executive will be compensated as follows:
A.    Base Salary.
During the Period of Employment, the Company will pay the Executive a base salary at an annual rate equal to one million thirty thousand dollars ($1,030,000.00) effective on the Effective Date, subject to such annual increases as the Company’s Board of Directors’ Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) deems appropriate in its sole discretion (“Base Salary”). Base Salary will be payable according to the customary payroll practices of the Company.
B.    Annual Incentive Awards.
The Executive will be eligible to earn an annual incentive compensation award in respect of each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Period of Employment, subject to the Committee’s discretion to grant such awards, based upon a target award opportunity equal to 150% of Base Salary (“Target Award”) earned during each such year, and subject to the terms and conditions of the annual incentive plan covering employees of the Company, and further subject to attainment by the Company of such performance goals, criteria or targets established and certified by the Committee in its sole discretion in respect of each such fiscal year (each such annual incentive, an “Incentive Compensation Award”). Any earned Incentive Compensation Award will be paid to the Executive at such time as will be determined by the Committee, but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year with respect to which the performance targets relate.
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C.    Long Term Incentive Awards.
The Executive will be eligible for long term incentive awards as determined by the Committee, and the Executive will participate in such grants at a level commensurate with the Executive’s position as a senior executive officer of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, awards described in this paragraph are referred to as “Long Term Incentive Awards.” Any Long Term Incentive Awards will vest as determined by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion (including with respect to any performance-based conditions applicable to vesting), and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2018 Equity and Incentive Plan and any amended or successor plan thereto (the “Equity Plan”) and the applicable agreement evidencing such award as determined by the Committee. Any Long Term Incentive Awards will be made in the Committee’s sole discretion.
D.    Employee Benefits.
During the Period of Employment, the Company will provide the Executive with employee benefits generally offered to all eligible full-time employees of the Company, and with perquisites generally offered to similarly situated senior executive officers of the Company, subject to the terms of the applicable employee benefit plans or policies of the Company.  In addition, the Company will permit the Executive up to 20 hours per calendar year of personal use of an aircraft made available by the Company. 
E.    Expenses.
During the Period of Employment, the Company will reimburse the Executive for reasonable business expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties and obligations under this Agreement, subject to the Executive’s compliance with such limitations and reporting requirements with respect to expenses as may be established by the Company from time to time. The Company will reimburse all taxable business expenses to the Executive promptly following submission but in no event later than the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expenses are incurred.
SECTION IV
DEATH AND DISABILITY

The Period of Employment will end upon the Executive’s death. If the Executive becomes Disabled (as defined below) during the Period of Employment, the Period of Employment may be terminated at the option of the Executive upon notice of resignation to the Company, or at the option of the Company upon notice of termination to the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” will have the meaning set forth in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Code Section 409A”). The Company’s obligation to make payments to the Executive under this Agreement will cease as of such date of termination due to death or Disability, except for (a) any Base Salary earned but unpaid, (b) any Incentive Compensation Awards earned but unpaid for a prior completed fiscal year, if any, and (c) any Long Term Incentive Awards earned and vested 
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but unpaid for a prior completed fiscal year, if any, as of the date of such termination, which will be paid in accordance with the terms set forth in Sections III-A, III-B and III-C, respectively, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not take any action with respect to the Executive’s employment status pursuant to this Section IV earlier than the date on which the Executive becomes eligible for long-term disability benefits under the terms of the Company’s long-term disability plan in effect from time to time.
SECTION V
EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

A.    Without Cause Termination and Constructive Discharge. If the Executive’s employment terminates during the Period of Employment due to either a Without Cause Termination or a Constructive Discharge (each as defined below), the Company will pay or provide the Executive, as applicable (or the Executive’s surviving spouse, estate or personal representative, as applicable), subject to Section XVIII:
i.    a lump sum payment (the “Severance Payment”) equal to 299% multiplied by the sum of (x) the Executive’s then current Base Salary, plus (y) an amount equal to the highest Incentive Compensation Award paid to the Executive (disregarding voluntary deferrals) with respect to the three fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs, but in no event will the amount set forth in this subsection (y) exceed the Executive’s then target Incentive Compensation Award, provided that the Company shall have the right to offset against such Severance Payment any then-existing documented and bona fide monetary debts owed by the Executive to the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
ii.    subject to Section V-D below, (x) all time-based Long Term Incentive Awards (including all stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units) granted on or after the Original Effective Date, which would have otherwise vested within one (1) year following the Executive’s termination of employment, will vest upon the Executive’s termination of employment; and (y) any performance-based Long Term Incentive Awards (including restricted stock units but excluding stock options and stock appreciation rights) granted on or after the Original Effective Date will vest and be paid on a pro rata basis (to the extent that the performance goals applicable to the Long Term Incentive Award are achieved), with such proration to be determined based upon the portion of the full performance period the Executive was employed by the Company plus twelve (12) months (but not to exceed 100%), with the payment of any such vested performance-based Long Term Incentive Awards to occur at the time that such performance-based long term incentive awards are paid, if applicable, to actively-employed employees generally. The provisions relating to Long Term Incentive Awards set forth in this Section will not supersede or replace any provision or right of the Executive relating to the acceleration of the vesting of such awards in the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Equity Plan) of the Company or the Executive’s death or Disability, whether pursuant to an applicable stock plan document or award agreement;
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iii.    the Executive will be entitled to a two (2)-year post-termination exercise period (but in no event beyond the original expiration date) for all vested and outstanding stock appreciation rights and options held by the Executive on the date of termination;
iv.    the Executive shall be eligible to continue to participate in the Company health plans in which the Executive participates (medical, dental and vision) through the end of the month in which the Executive’s termination becomes effective. Following such time, the Executive may elect to continue health plan coverage in accordance with the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), and if the Executive elects such coverage, the Company will reimburse the Executive for the costs associated with such continuing health coverage under COBRA until the earlier of (x) eighteen (18) months from the coverage commencement date and (y) the date on which the Executive becomes eligible for health and medical benefits from a subsequent employer; and
v.    any of the following amounts that are earned but unpaid through the date of such termination: (x) Incentive Compensation Award for a prior completed fiscal year and (y) Base Salary. The Executive shall retain any Long Term Incentive Awards that have vested and been paid to the Executive as of the date of such termination, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
B.    Termination for Cause; Resignation. If the Executive’s employment terminates due to a Termination for Cause or a Resignation, Base Salary earned but unpaid as of the date of such termination will be paid to the Executive in accordance with Section V-D below. Outstanding stock options and other equity awards held by the Executive as of the date of termination will be treated in accordance with their terms. Except as provided in this paragraph, the Company will have no further obligations to the Executive hereunder.
C.    For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
i.    “Termination for Cause” means a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company due to (a) the Executive’s willful failure to substantially perform the Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) or material breach of the Company’s Business Principles, policies or standards, (b) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct by the Executive against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (c) the Executive’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere for a felony (or its state law equivalent) or any crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty (which conviction, due to the passage of time or otherwise, is not subject to further appeal), (d) the Executive’s gross negligence in the performance of the Executive’s duties, or (e) the Executive purposely or negligently making a false certification regarding the Company’s financial statements. The Company will provide a detailed written notice to the Executive of its intention to terminate the Executive’s employment and that such termination is a Termination for Cause, along with a description of the Executive’s conduct that the Company believes gives rise to the Termination for Cause, and provide the Executive with a period of fifteen (15) days to cure such conduct (unless the Company reasonably determines in its discretion that the Executive’s conduct is not subject to cure) and/or challenge the Company’s determination that such termination is a 
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Termination for Cause; provided, however, that (i) the determination of whether such conduct has been cured and/or gives rise to a Termination for Cause will be made by the Company, in its sole discretion, and (ii) the Company will be entitled to immediately and unilaterally restrict or suspend the Executive’s duties during such fifteen (15)-day period pending its determination.
ii.    “Constructive Discharge” means, without the consent of the Executive, (a) any material breach by the Company of the terms of this Agreement (including Section XI), (b) a material diminution in the Executive’s Base Salary or Target Award, (c) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities, (d) a relocation (other than a temporary relocation due to the COVID-19 pandemic) of the Executive’s primary office to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s then current primary business, or (e) the Company not offering to renew the Executive’s employment agreement on substantially similar terms prior to the end of the Period of Employment (as may be extended from time to time). The Executive must provide the Company a detailed written notice that describes the circumstances being relied on for such termination with respect to this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the event, circumstance or condition first arose giving rise to the notice. The Company will have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to remedy the situation prior to the termination for Constructive Discharge. If no such cure occurs, the Executive’s employment will be terminated on the close of business on the thirtieth (30 ) day after the Executive provided the required written notice.
iii.    “Without Cause Termination” or “Terminated Without Cause” means termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company other than due to (a) the Executive’s death or Disability or (b) a Termination for Cause.
iv.    “Resignation” means a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Executive, other than in connection with a Constructive Discharge.
D.    Conditions to Payment and Acceleration. In the event of a termination under this Section V, any earned but unpaid Base Salary as of the date of such termination will be paid in accordance with Section III-A, and in the event of a Termination Without Cause or a Constructive Discharge, any earned but unpaid Incentive Compensation Award for a prior completed fiscal year as of the date of such termination will be paid in accordance with Section III-B, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Executive shall retain any Long Term Incentive Awards that have vested and been paid to the Executive as of the date of such termination, unless otherwise prohibited by law. All payments due to the Executive under Sections V-A(i) will be made to the Executive in a lump sum no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of termination; provided, however, that (i) all payments and benefits under Sections V-A(i) - (iii) will be subject to, and contingent upon, the execution by the Executive (or the Executive’s beneficiary or estate) of a release of claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (ii) in the event that the period during which the Executive is entitled to consider the general release (and to revoke the release, if applicable) spans two calendar years, then any payment that otherwise would have been payable during the first calendar year will be made on the later of (A) the end of the revocation period (assuming that the Executive does not revoke), or (B) the first business day of the second calendar year (regardless of whether the 
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Executive used the full time period allowed for consideration), all as required for purposes of Code Section 409A. The payments due to the Executive under Section V-A will be in lieu of any other severance benefits otherwise payable to the Executive under any severance plan of the Company or its affiliates. The Company will provide the general release to the Executive within ten (10) business days following the Executive’s last day of employment.
SECTION VI
OTHER DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE
DURING AND AFTER THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT

A.    The Executive will, with reasonable notice during or after the Period of Employment, furnish information as may be in the Executive’s possession and fully cooperate with the Company and its affiliates as may be requested in connection with any claims or legal action in which the Company or any of its affiliates is or may become a party. During the Period of Employment, the Executive will comply in all respects with the Company’s Business Principles, policies and standards. After the Period of Employment, the Executive will cooperate as reasonably requested with the Company and its affiliates in connection with any claims or legal actions in which the Company or any of its affiliates is or may become a party. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Executive by reason of such cooperation, including any loss of salary due, to the extent permitted by law, and the Company will make reasonable efforts to minimize interruption of the Executive’s life in connection with the Executive’s cooperation in such matters as provided for in this Section VI-A.
B.    The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that all information pertaining to this Agreement or to the affairs; business; results of operations; accounting methods, practices and procedures; members; acquisition candidates; financial condition; clients; customers or other relationships of the Company or any of its affiliates (“Information”) is confidential and is a unique and valuable asset of the Company or any of its affiliates. Access to and knowledge of certain of the Information is essential to the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement. The Executive will not during the Period of Employment or thereafter, except to the extent reasonably necessary in performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement, give to any person, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency any Information, except as may be required by law. The Executive will not make use of the Information for the Executive’s own purposes or for the benefit of any person or organization other than the Company or any of its affiliates. The Executive will also use the Executive’s best efforts to prevent the disclosure of this Information by others. All records, memoranda, etc. relating to the business of the Company or its affiliates, whether made by the Executive or otherwise coming into the Executive’s possession, are confidential and will remain the property of the Company or its affiliates.
C.    During the Period of Employment (as may be extended from time to time) and the Post Employment Period (as defined below and, together with the Period of Employment, the “Restricted Period”), irrespective of the cause, manner or time of any termination, the Executive will not use the Executive’s status with the Company or any of its affiliates to obtain 
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loans, goods or services from another organization on terms that would not be available to the Executive in the absence of the Executive’s relationship to the Company or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, the Executive may disclose the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company in connection with a personal loan application.
i.    During the Restricted Period, the Executive will not make any statements or perform any acts intended to advance or which reasonably could have the effect of advancing the interest of any competitors of the Company or any of its affiliates or in any way injuring or intending to injure the interests of the Company or any of its affiliates. During the Restricted Period, the Executive will not, without the express prior written consent of the Company which may be withheld in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, engage in, or directly or indirectly (whether for compensation or otherwise), own or hold any proprietary interest in, manage, operate, or control, or join or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or furnish any capital to or be connected in any manner with, any party or business which competes with the business of the Company or any of its affiliates, as such business or businesses may be conducted from time to time, either as a general or limited partner, proprietor, common or preferred shareholder, officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, trustee, affiliate, or otherwise. The Executive acknowledges that the Company’s and its affiliates’ businesses are conducted nationally and internationally and agrees that the provisions in the foregoing sentence will operate throughout the United States and the world.
ii.    During the Restricted Period, the Executive will not, without the express prior written consent of the Company which may be withheld in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, directly or indirectly, request or advise any then current client, customer or supplier of the Company to withdraw, curtail or cancel its business with the Company or any of its affiliates, or solicit or contact any such client, customer or supplier with a view to inducing or encouraging such client, customer or supplier to discontinue or curtail any business relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates. The Executive will not have discussions with any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates regarding information or plans for any business intended to compete with the Company or any of its affiliates.
iii.    During the Restricted Period, the Executive will not, without the express prior written consent of the Company which may be withheld in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, directly or indirectly cause, solicit, entice or induce (or endeavor to cause, solicit, entice or induce) any present or future employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employ of, or otherwise terminate its relationship with, the Company or any of its affiliates or to accept employment with, provide services to or receive compensation from the Executive or any person, firm, company, association or other entity with which the Executive is now or may hereafter become associated. The Executive hereby represents and warrants that the Executive has not entered into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates pertaining to any business in which the Executive has participated or plans to participate, or to the employment, engagement or compensation of any such employee.
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iv.    For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “proprietary interest” means legal or equitable ownership, whether through stock holding or otherwise, of an equity interest in a business, firm or entity, or ownership of any class of equity interest in a publicly-held company (unless such ownership of a publicly-held company is 5% or less); the term “affiliate” includes without limitation all subsidiaries, joint venturers and licensees of the Company (including, without limitation, any affiliated individuals or entities); and the term, “Post Employment Period” means either (1) if the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason at such time following the expiration of the Period of Employment hereunder, a period of one year following the Executive’s termination of employment; or (2) if the Executive’s employment terminates during the Period of Employment hereunder, a period of two years following the Executive’s termination of employment.
D.    The Executive hereby acknowledges that damages at law may be an insufficient remedy to the Company if the Executive violates the terms of this Agreement and that the Company will be entitled, upon making the requisite showing, to preliminary and/or permanent injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain the breach of or otherwise to specifically enforce any of the covenants contained in this Section VI without the necessity of posting any bond or showing any actual damage or that monetary damages would not provide an adequate remedy. Such right to an injunction will be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights or remedies the Company may have. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither party will oppose any motion the other party may make for any expedited discovery or hearing in connection with any alleged breach of this Section VI.
E.    The period of time during which the provisions of this Section VI will be in effect will be extended by the length of time during which the Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.
F.    The Executive agrees that the restrictions contained in this Section VI are an essential element of the compensation the Executive is granted hereunder and but for the Executive’s agreement to comply with such restrictions, the Company would not have entered into this Agreement.
G.    Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to nor shall it limit or prohibit Executive, or waive any right on the Executive’s part, to initiate or engage in communication with, respond to any inquiry from, or otherwise provide information to, any federal or state regulatory, self-regulatory, or enforcement agency or authority, as provided for, protected under or warranted by applicable law, in all events without notice to or consent of the Company.
H.    Nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement between Executive and the Company or any other policies of the Company or its affiliates shall prohibit or restrict Executive, Executive’s attorneys or any other individual from: (a) making any disclosure of relevant and necessary information or documents in any action, investigation, or proceeding relating to this Agreement, or as required by law or legal process, including with respect to possible violations of law; (b)participating, cooperating, or testifying in any action, investigation, 
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or proceeding with, or providing information to, any governmental agency or legislative body, any self-regulatory organization, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General; (c) accepting any U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission awards; and/or (d) making any other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation, including pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition, nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement between Executive and the Company or any other policies of the Company or its affiliates prohibits or restricts Executive from initiating communications with, or responding to any inquiry from, any administrative, governmental, regulatory or supervisory authority regarding any good faith concerns about possible violations of law or regulation. Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive will not be not required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret of the Company or its affiliates that (i) is made (x) in confidence to a Federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to Executive’s attorney and (y) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. If Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the trade secret to Executive’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and Executive or any other policies of the Company or its affiliates is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by such section.

SECTION VII
INDEMNIFICATION

The Company will indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the state of the Company’s incorporation in effect at that time, or the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Company, whichever affords the greater protection to the Executive (including payment of expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding as permitted by such laws, certificate of incorporation or by-laws).
SECTION VIII
MITIGATION

The Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for hereunder by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will the amount of any such payment be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer after the date the Executive’s employment hereunder terminates.
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SECTION IX
WITHHOLDINGS

The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company may withhold from applicable payments under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes and other applicable withholdings that will be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation.
SECTION X
EFFECT OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS

Upon the Effective Date, this Agreement will be deemed to have superseded and replaced each of any prior employment or consultant agreement between the Company (and/or its affiliates, including without limitation, its respective predecessors) and the Executive, including, without limitation, the Prior Agreement.
SECTION XI
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS; ASSIGNMENT

Nothing in this Agreement will preclude the Company from consolidating or merging into or with, or transferring all or a portion of its business and/or assets to, another corporation. The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor to all or a portion of the business and/or assets of the Company, provided, that in the event of such an assignment, the Company shall require such successor to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place, the failure of which shall constitute a Constructive Discharge pursuant to Section V-C(ii) herein.
SECTION XII
MODIFICATION

This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in writing signed by the parties. No term or condition of this Agreement will be deemed to have been waived except in writing by the party charged with waiver. A waiver will operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and will not constitute a waiver for the future or act as a waiver of anything other than that which is specifically waived.
SECTION XIII
GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of New Jersey and its validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement will be governed by the internal laws of 
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that state. In any action brought by the Company under Section VI-D above, Executive consents to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the federal and state courts in, at the election of the Company, (a) the State of New Jersey; and/or (b) any state and county in which the Company contends that Executive has breached any agreement with or duty to the Company. In any action brought by Executive under Section VI-D above, the Company consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the federal and state courts of the State of New Jersey.
SECTION XIV
ARBITRATION

A.    Executive and the Company mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of any and all disputes, controversies, or claims related in any way to Executive’s employment and/or relationship with the Company, including, without limitation, any dispute, controversy or claim of alleged discrimination, harassment, or retaliation (including, but not limited to, claims based on race, sex, sexual preference, religion, national origin, age, marital or family status, medical condition, or disability); any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to any agreements between Executive and the Company, including this Agreement (other than with respect to the matters covered by Section VI for which the Company may, but will not be required to, seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction); and any dispute as to the ability to arbitrate a matter under this Agreement (collectively, “Claims”); provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall require arbitration of any Claims which, by law, cannot be the subject of a compulsory arbitration agreement, and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is precluded from filing complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the National Labor Relations Board.
B.    Any party who is aggrieved will deliver a notice to the other party setting forth the specific points in dispute within the same statute of limitations period applicable to such Claims. Any points remaining in dispute twenty (20) days after the giving of such notice may be submitted to arbitration in New York, New York, in the Borough of Manhattan, to JAMS, before a single arbitrator appointed in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS Rules”) then in effect, modified only as herein expressly provided. The arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the JAMS Rules; provided that the arbitrator shall be an attorney (i) with at least ten (10) years of significant experience in employment matters and/or (ii) a former federal or state court judge. After the aforesaid twenty (20) days, either party, upon ten (10) days’ notice to the other, may so submit the points in dispute to arbitration. The arbitrator may enter a default decision against any party who fails to participate in the arbitration proceedings. The arbitrator will be empowered to award either party any remedy, at law or in equity, that the party would otherwise have been entitled to, had the matter been litigated in court; provided, however, that the authority to award any remedy is subject to whatever limitations, if any, exist in the applicable law on such remedies. The arbitrator shall issue a decision or award in writing, stating the essential findings of fact and conclusions of law. Any judgment on or enforcement of any award, including an award providing for interim or permanent injunctive relief, rendered by the arbitrator may be entered, enforced, or appealed in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any arbitration proceedings, 
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decision, or award rendered hereunder, and the validity, effect, and interpretation of this arbitration provision, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
C.    Each party to any dispute shall pay its own expenses, including attorneys’ fees; provided, however, that the Company shall pay all reasonable costs, fees, and expenses that Executive would not otherwise have been subject to paying if the Claim had been resolved in a court of competent jurisdiction.
D.    The parties agree that this Section XIV has been included to rapidly, inexpensively and confidentially resolve any disputes between them, and that this Section XIV will be grounds for dismissal of any court action commenced by either party with respect to this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in Section XIV-A herein, other than (i) any action seeking a restraining order or other injunctive or equitable relief or order in aid of arbitration or to compel arbitration from a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) any action seeking interim injunctive or equitable relief from the arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS Rules or (iii) post-arbitration actions seeking to enforce an arbitration award from a court of competent jurisdiction. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY COURT DETERMINES THAT THIS ARBITRATION PROCEDURE IS NOT BINDING, OR OTHERWISE ALLOWS ANY LITIGATION REGARDING A DISPUTE, CLAIM, OR CONTROVERSY COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT TO PROCEED, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN OR WITH RESPECT TO SUCH LITIGATION.
E.    The parties will keep confidential, and will not disclose to any person, except to counsel for either of the parties and/or as may be required by law, the existence of any controversy hereunder, the referral of any such controversy to arbitration or the status or resolution thereof. Accordingly, Executive and the Company agree that all proceedings in any arbitration shall be conducted under seal and kept strictly confidential. In that regard, no party shall use, disclose, or permit the disclosure of any information, evidence, or documents produced by any other party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents, or results of the proceedings, except as necessary and appropriate for the preparation and conduct of the arbitration proceedings, or as may be required by any legal process, or as required in an action in aid of arbitration, or for enforcement of or appeal from an arbitral award. Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence, the party intending to make such disclosure shall give the other party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford such other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests (e.g., by application for a protective order and/or to file under seal).
SECTION XV
SURVIVAL

Sections VI, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, and XV will continue in full force in accordance with their respective terms notwithstanding any termination of the Period of Employment.
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SECTION XVI
SEVERABILITY

All provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. In the event any provision or restriction contained herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, in whole or in part, such finding will in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. The parties hereto further agree that any such invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it will be enforced to the greatest extent permissible under law, and to the extent that any court of competent jurisdiction determines any restriction herein to be unreasonable in any respect, such court may limit this Agreement to render it reasonable in the light of the circumstances in which it was entered into and specifically enforce this Agreement as limited.
SECTION XVII
NO CONFLICTS

The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive is not a party to or otherwise bound by any agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, any license, covenant, or commitment of any nature), or subject to any judgment, decree, or order of any court or administrative agency, that would conflict with or will be in conflict with or in any way preclude, limit or inhibit the Executive’s ability to execute this Agreement or to carry out the Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.
SECTION XVIII
SECTION 409A OF THE CODE

A.    Section 409A. Although the Company does not guarantee to the Executive any particular tax treatment relating to the payments and benefits under this Agreement, it is intended that such payments and benefits be exempt from, or comply with, Code Section 409A and this Agreement will be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A.
B.    Separation From Service. A termination of employment will not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of amounts or benefits subject to Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “Separation from Service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “resignation,” “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms will mean Separation from Service.
C.    Reimbursement. With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Code Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits will not be subject to liquidation 
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or exchange for another benefit and (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable year will not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year, and such reimbursement will be made no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense is incurred, provided that the foregoing clause will not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect.
D.    Specified Employee. If the Executive is deemed on the date of termination of employment to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time, or if none, the default methodology, then:
i.    With regard to any payment, the providing of any benefit or any distribution of equity that constitutes “deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A, payable upon separation from service, such payment, benefit or distribution will not be made or provided prior to the earlier of (x) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service or (y) the date of the Executive’s death, to the extent required to comply with Code Section 409A; and
ii.    On the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, on the date of death, (x) all payments delayed pursuant to this Section XVIII will be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement will be paid or provided in accordance with the normal dates specified for them herein and (y) all distributions of equity delayed pursuant to this Section XVIII will be made to the Executive.
E.    Company Discretion. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., “payment will be made within 60 days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period will be within the sole discretion of the Company and the number of days referenced will refer to the number of calendar days.
F.    Compliance. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event whatsoever will the Company or any of its affiliates be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on the Executive by Code Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
By:    /s/ Paul Cash    
Name:    Paul Cash
Title:    EVP, General Counsel and Secretary

/s/ Geoff Ballotti    
Geoffrey Ballotti

EXHIBIT A
RELEASE

As a condition precedent to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) providing the consideration set forth in [Section V of the employment letter agreement]/[Section V(A)(i)-(iii) of the Amended & Restated Employment Agreement], dated as of February __, 2021 (the “Employment Agreement”), to which this Release is attached as Exhibit A (this “Release”), on or following the “ADEA Release Effective Date” (as defined below) to the undersigned executive (“Executive”), Executive hereby agrees to the terms of this Release as follows:
1.    Release.(1)
(a)    Subject to Section 1(c) below, Executive, on behalf of Executive and Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby voluntarily, unconditionally, irrevocably and absolutely releases and discharges the Company, Travel + Leisure Co. (formerly known as Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and Wyndham Destinations, Inc.), each of their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and joint venture partners, and all of their past and present employees, officers, directors, agents, owners, shareholders, representatives, members, attorneys, partners, insurers and benefit plans, and all of their predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties” and each a “Released Party”)) from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, suits, controversies, actions, cross-claims, counter-claims, demands, debts, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive or exemplary damages, any other damages, claims for costs and attorneys’ fees, losses or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law and in equity and any other liabilities, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected of any nature whatsoever (hereinafter, “Claims”) that Executive has or may have against the Released Parties: (i) from the beginning of time through the date upon which Executive signs this Release; (ii) arising from or in any way related to Executive’s employment or termination of employment with any of the Released Parties; (iii) arising from or in any way related to any agreement with any of the Released Parties, including but not limited to the Employment Agreement; and/or (iv) arising from or in any way related to awards, policies, plans, programs or practices of any of the Released Parties that may apply to Executive or in which Executive may participate, in each case, including, but not limited to, under any federal, state or local law, act, statute, code, order, judgment, injunction, ruling, decree, writ, ordinance or regulation, including, but not limited to, any Claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended (the “ADEA”).
(b)    Executive understands that Executive may later discover claims or facts that may be different than, or in addition to, those which Executive now knows or believes to exist with regards to the subject matter of this Release and the releases in this Section 1, and which, if known at the time of executing this Release, may have materially affected this Release 

(1)    Note to Draft: The Company reserves the right to edit the Release to provide as full a release of claims as is possible under applicable law at the time of the termination of employment. 
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or Executive’s decision to enter into it. Executive hereby waives any right or claim that might arise as a result of such different or additional claims or facts.
(c)    This Release is not intended to bar or affect (i) any Claims that may not be waived by private agreement under applicable law, such as claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment insurance benefits, (ii) vested rights under the Company’s 401(k) or pension plan, [(iii) rights to indemnification under Section VII of the Employment Agreement,] (iv) any right to the payments and benefits set forth in [Paragraph V]/[Section V(A)(i)-(iii)] of the Employment Agreement, and/or (v) any earned, but unpaid, wages or paid-time-off payable upon a termination of employment that may be owed pursuant to Company policy and applicable law or any unreimbursed expenses payable in accordance with Company policy.
(d)    Nothing in this Release is intended to prohibit or restrict Executive’s right to file a charge with, or participate in a charge by, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency; provided, however, that Executive hereby waives the right to recover any monetary damages or other relief against any Released Parties to the fullest extent permitted by law, excepting any benefit or remedy to which Executive is or becomes entitled to pursuant to Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
(e)    Notwithstanding anything in this Release to the contrary, Executive’s release of Claims under the ADEA (the “ADEA Release”) shall only become effective upon: (i) Executive’s separate signature set forth on the signature page of this Release reflecting his assent to his release of Claims under the ADEA and (ii) the occurrence of the ADEA Release Effective Date.
(f)    Executive represents that Executive has made no assignment or transfer of any right or Claim covered by this Section 1 and that Executive further agrees that he is not aware of any such right or Claim covered by this Section 1.
(g)    Executive acknowledges that, as of the date upon which Executive signs this Release, Executive has not (i) filed a Claim with any local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency or (ii) furnished information or assistance to any non-governmental person or entity, who or which is taking or considering whether to take legal action against any of the Released Parties.
2.    Return of Company Property. Executive represents that he has returned to the Company all Company property and confidential and proprietary information in his possession or control, in any form whatsoever, including without limitation, equipment, telephones, smart phones, PDAs, laptops, credit cards, keys, access cards, identification cards, security devices, network access devices, pagers, documents, manuals, reports, books, compilations, work product, e-mail messages, recordings, tapes, removable storage devices, hard drives, computers and computer discs, files and data, which Executive prepared or obtained during the course of his employment with the Company. Executive has also provided the Company with the passcodes to any lock devices or password protected work-related accounts. If Executive discovers any 
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property of the Company or confidential or proprietary information in his possession after the date upon which he signs this Agreement, Executive shall immediately return such property.
3.    Nondisparagement. Subject to Section 6 below, Executive agrees not to (a) make any statement, written or oral, directly or indirectly, which in any way disparages the Released Parties or their business, products or services in any manner whatsoever, or portrays the Released Parties or their business, products or services in a negative light or would in any way place the Released Parties in disrepute; and/or (b) encourage anyone else to disparage or criticize the Released Parties or their business, products or services, or put them in a bad light.
4.    Consultation/Voluntary Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the Company has advised Executive to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release. Executive has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Release. Executive is entering into this Release, knowingly, freely and voluntarily in exchange for good and valuable consideration to which Executive would not be entitled in the absence of executing and not revoking this Release.
5.    Review and Revocation Period. Executive has been given twenty-one (21) calendar days to consider the terms of this Release, although Executive may sign it at any time sooner. Executive has seven (7) calendar days after the date on which Executive executes this Release for purposes of the ADEA Release to revoke Executive’s consent to the ADEA Release. Such revocation must be in writing and must be e-mailed to [          ] at [          ]. Notice of such revocation of the ADEA Release must be received within the seven (7) calendar days referenced above. In the event of such revocation of the ADEA Release by Executive, with the exception of the ADEA Release (which shall become null and void), this Release shall otherwise remain fully effective. Provided that Executive does not revoke his execution of the ADEA Release within such seven (7) day revocation period, the “ADEA Release Effective Date” shall occur on the eighth calendar day after the date on which he signs the signature page of this Release reflecting Executive’s assent to the ADEA Release. If Executive does not sign this Release (including the ADEA Release) within twenty-one (21) days after the Company presents it to him, or if Executive timely revokes the ADEA Release within the above-referenced seven day period, Executive shall have no right to the payments and benefits set forth in [Paragraph V]/[Section V(A)(i)-(iii)] of the Employment Agreement.
6.    Permitted Disclosures. Nothing in this Release or any other agreement between Executive and the Company or any other policies of the Company or its affiliates shall prohibit or restrict Executive, Executive’s attorneys or any other individual from: (a) making any disclosure of relevant and necessary information or documents in any action, investigation, or proceeding relating to this Release, or as required by law or legal process, including with respect to possible violations of law; (b)participating, cooperating, or testifying in any action, investigation, or proceeding with, or providing information to, any governmental agency or legislative body, any self-regulatory organization, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General; (c) accepting any U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission awards; and/or (d) making any other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or 
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regulation, including pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition, nothing in this Release or any other agreement between Executive and the Company or any other policies of the Company or its affiliates prohibits or restricts Executive from initiating communications with, or responding to any inquiry from, any administrative, governmental, regulatory or supervisory authority regarding any good faith concerns about possible violations of law or regulation. Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive will not be not required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret of the Company or its affiliates that (i) is made (x) in confidence to a Federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to Executive’s attorney and (y) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. If Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the trade secret to Executive’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Nothing in this Release or any other agreement between the Company and Executive or any other policies of the Company or its affiliates is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by such section.

7.    No Admission of Wrongdoing. Neither this Release, nor the furnishing of the consideration for this Release, shall be deemed or construed at any time to be an admission by the parties of any improper or unlawful conduct, and all of the parties expressly deny any improper or unlawful conduct.
8.    Third-Party Beneficiaries. Executive acknowledges and agrees that all Released Parties are third-party beneficiaries of this Release and have the right to enforce this Release.
9.    Amendments and Waivers. No amendment to or waiver of this Release or any of its terms will be binding unless consented to in writing by Executive and an authorized representative of the Company. No waiver by any Released Party of a breach of any provision of this Release, or of compliance with any condition or provision of this Release to be performed by Executive, will operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach with respect to any other Released Party or any similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any subsequent time. The failure of any Released Party to take any action by reason of any breach will not deprive any other Released Party of the right to take action at any time.
10.    Governing Law; Jury Waiver. This Release shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to the application of any choice-of-law rules that would result in the application of another state’s laws. Subject to Section 13 below, Executive irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of, and exclusive venue in, the state and federal courts in New Jersey with respect to any matters pertaining to, or arising from, this Release. EXECUTIVE EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY 
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IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS RELEASE OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
11.    Savings Clause. If any term or provision of this Release is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Release or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Release is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, this Release shall be enforceable as closely as possible to its intent of providing the Released Parties with a full release of all legally releasable claims through the date upon which Executive signs this Release.
12.    Continuing Obligations. Sections VI, VII, VIII, IX and XI of the Employment Agreement are incorporated herein by reference (the “Continuing Obligations”). If Executive breaches the Continuing Obligations, all amounts and benefits payable under this Release shall cease and, upon request, Executive shall immediately repay to the Company any and all amounts already paid pursuant to this Release. If any one or more of the Continuing Obligations shall be held by an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessively broad as to duration, geography, scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing them so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law.
13.    Arbitration. [Appendix A]/[Section XIV] of the Employment Agreement is incorporated herein by reference and such terms and conditions shall apply to any disputes under this Agreement.
14.    Entire Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Release constitutes the complete and entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes in its entirety any and all prior understandings, commitments, obligations and/or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto; it being understood and agreed that this Release, including the mutual covenants, agreements, acknowledgments and affirmations contained herein, is intended to constitute a complete settlement and resolution of all matters set forth in Section 1 hereof. Executive represents that, in executing this Release, Executive has not relied upon any representation or statement made by any of the Released Parties, other than those set forth in this Release, with regard to the subject matter, basis, or effect of this Release.
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive has executed this Release as of the below-indicated date(s).
EXECUTIVE
    
(Signature)
Print Name:      
Date:      
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED
WITH RESPECT TO ADEA RELEASE
EXECUTIVE
    
(Signature)
Print Name:      
Date:      
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Exhibit 10.2

INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP, INC.
2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

1.Agreement to Grant Restricted Stock Units. This agreement (the “Restricted Stock Agreement”) has been electronically delivered to you (“Participant”) by Independent Bank Group, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”) through the EQ award acceptance portal (the “Portal”).  Subject to the conditions described in the Restricted Stock Agreement and in the Independent Bank Group, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company hereby agrees to grant Participant all rights, title and interest in the record and beneficial ownership of the number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) reflected in the “Grant Details” of the Portal (the “Restricted Stock”). The award of Restricted Stock shall be effective as of the date of approval of the award (the “Grant Date”) by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Committee”).  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
2.Vesting.
(a)Vesting Schedule. Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, Participant shall vest in the Restricted Stock Units based on the satisfaction of the performance goals set forth on Exhibit A, provided the Participant is employed by the Company and/or one of its Subsidiaries on the date that the Committee certifies the level of performance.
(b)Change in Control. Upon the consummation of a Change in Control, any of the Restricted Stock Units held by Participant that are then unvested and not previously forfeited at the time of such Change in Control shall be treated in accordance with Section 9 of the Plan.
(c)Termination of Employment Due to Death or Disability.  All unvested Restricted Stock Units shall immediately vest, with the performance goals set forth on Exhibit A deemed satisfied at the target level, upon a termination of Participant’s employment due to the death or Disability, subject to Participant’s (or Participant’s estate’s or guardian’s) execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in a form provided by the Company within 60 days following Participant’s termination of employment (or any longer period required by applicable law). 
(d)Termination of Employment for Good Reason or Without Cause.  All unvested Restricted Stock Units shall remain eligible to vest subject to the satisfaction of the performance goals set forth on Exhibit A following a termination of employment by the Participant for Good Reason, or by the Company not for Cause, in each case, subject to Participant’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in a form provided by the Company within 60 days following Participant’s termination of employment (or any longer period required by applicable law). Participant’s termination of employment shall not be deemed to be for Good Reason unless (i) Participant has notified the Company in writing describing the occurrence of one or more Good Reason events within ninety (90) days after Participant first becomes aware of such occurrence (or should have become aware of such occurrence), (ii) the Company fails to cure such Good Reason event within thirty (30) days after its receipt of such written notice and (iii) the termination of employment occurs within thirty (30) days following such failure to cure. If the performance goals are deemed satisfied in connection with a Change in Control pursuant to Section 9(a)(iii) of the Plan, any unvested Restricted Stock Units determined to be earned shall vest on (A) if Participant’s termination of employment under the circumstances described in this Section 2(d) occurs prior to the Change in Control, effective as of the Change in Control or (B) if Participant’s termination of employment under the circumstances described in this Section 2(d) occurs following the Change in Control, effective as of Participant’s termination of employment.
(e)Forfeited Restricted Stock Units. For the sake of clarity, references to Restricted Stock Units do not include any previously forfeited Restricted Stock Units. 

3.Forfeiture. Except as provided in Section 2(c) or 2(d) in the event of Participant’s termination of employment by the Company or by Participant for any other reason whatsoever, the unvested portion of the Restricted Stock Units held by Participant at that time shall immediately be forfeited and canceled.
4.Issuance and Transferability.  
(a)Issuance of Common Stock. Within 60 days following the vesting of any Restricted Stock Unit in accordance with Section 2, the Company shall issue to Participant one Share for each vested Restricted Stock Unit.  To the extent a Restricted Stock Unit does not vest in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, such Restricted Stock Unit shall be forfeited and no Shares shall be issued with respect to such forfeited Restricted Stock Unit. 
(b)Prohibition on Transfer. The Restricted Stock Units shall not be transferable. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to any debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts of Participant. Any purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or other encumbrance of the Restricted Stock Units, regardless of by whom initiated or attempted, shall be void and unenforceable against the Company. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or other encumbrance of the Restricted Stock Units is effected by operation of law, court order or otherwise, the affected Restricted Stock Units shall remain subject to the risk of forfeiture, vesting requirement and all other terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. In the case of Participant’s death or Disability, Participant’s vested rights under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (if any) may be exercised and enforced by Participant’s guardian or legal representative. 
5.Dividend Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares a cash dividend on its Common Stock having a record date on or after the Grant Date and prior to the date the vested Restricted Stock Units are settled, subject to any reservations, conditions or restrictions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and/or the Plan, Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalents equal to the per Share cash dividend(s) multiplied by the number of Shares earned and payable under the Restricted Stock Units granted to Participant under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, if any. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be accrued on Participant’s behalf and paid in cash to Participant at the same time, and otherwise under the same terms and conditions (including satisfaction of all vesting requirements) as apply to the corresponding Restricted Stock Units.  In the event of the forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Units granted under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to the corresponding Dividend Equivalents.  
6.Reorganization of the Company. The existence of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business; any merger or consolidation of the Company; any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the Restricted Stock Units or the rights thereof; the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
7.Certain Restrictions. By executing this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, Participant acknowledges that he will enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements and execute such documents as the Company may reasonably request in order to comply with the securities law or any other applicable laws, rules or regulations, or with this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or the terms of the Plan.
8.Amendment and Termination. This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or the Plan may be amended or terminated in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

9.Taxes and Withholdings.
(a)Tax Consequences. The vesting and/or sale of all or any portion of the Restricted Stock Units may trigger tax liability. Participant agrees that he shall be solely responsible for any such tax liability. Participant is encouraged to contact his tax advisor to discuss any tax implications which may arise in connection with the Restricted Stock Units.
(b)Withholding. Participant acknowledges that the settlement of Restricted Stock Units and any accrued Dividend Equivalents granted pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement may result in federal, state or local tax withholding obligations. Participant understands and acknowledges that the Company will not issue Shares or make any payment of accrued Dividend Equivalents until it is satisfied that appropriate arrangements have been made to satisfy any tax obligation under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or the Plan and agrees to make appropriate arrangements suitable to the Company for satisfaction of all tax withholding obligations. Further, Participant hereby agrees and grants to the Company the right to withhold from any payments or amounts of compensation, payable in cash, shares or otherwise, in order to meet any tax withholding obligations under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or the Plan. As such, if the Company requests that Participant take any action required to effect any action described in this Section 9 and to satisfy the tax withholding obligation pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan, Participant hereby agrees to promptly take any such action.
(c)Section 409A.  For purposes of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), it is intended that amounts payable pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement qualify for the short-term deferral exception under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) or any successor thereto, and all provisions of this Award Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with such exception. In the event that it is determined that any amounts payable pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement do not qualify for the short-term deferral exception under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) or any successor thereto, it is intended that the provisions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement comply with Section 409A, and all provisions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A and any similar state or local law. Except as permitted under Section 409A, any amounts payable hereunder that constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A) may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by Participant to the Company or any of its affiliates. To the extent required by Section 409A, any amounts payable hereunder that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation payable or provided to Participant upon a termination of employment or Change in Control, as applicable, shall only be paid or provided to Participant upon Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A) or an event described in Section 409A(a)(2)(v) of the Code, respectively. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to the contrary, if Participant is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company), amounts that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation that otherwise would be payable by reason of Participant’s separation from service during the six-month period immediately following such separation from service shall instead be paid or provided on the first business day following the date that is six months following Participant’s separation from service or any earlier date permitted by Section 409A. If Participant dies following the separation from service and prior to the payment of any amounts delayed on account of Section 409A, such amounts shall be paid to the personal representative of Participant’s estate within 30 days following the date of Participant’s death.
10.No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. The Company, Board and Committee make no commitment or guarantee to Participant that any federal, state or local tax treatment will apply or be available to any person eligible for benefits under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and assumes no liability whatsoever for the tax consequences to Participant.

11.Confidentiality. 
(a)Confidential Information in General. The Participant has and will have access to and participate in the development of or be acquainted with confidential or proprietary information and trade secrets related to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates (the “Companies”), including but not limited to (i) business plans, operating plans, marketing plans, bid strategies, bid proposals, financial reports, operating data, budgets, wage and salary rates, pricing strategies and information, terms of agreements with suppliers or customers and others, customer lists and customer information, credit files, software programs, reports, correspondence, tapes, discs, tangible property and specifications owned by or used in Company’s business, operating strengths and weaknesses of the Companies’ officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers and customers, (ii) information pertaining to future developments such as, but not limited to, research and development, future marketing, products, distribution, delivery or merchandising plans or ideas, and potential new distribution or business locations, and (iii) other tangible and intangible property, which are used in the business and operations of the Companies but not made publicly available (the “Confidential Information”); provided that the term Confidential Information shall not include information that is available or known to persons or entities outside of the Company otherwise than as a result of a breach of a confidentiality agreement. By this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the Participant agrees that he or she is being provided with access to Confidential Information to which he or she has not previously had access.
(b)Assignment. The Participant hereby assigns to the Company, in consideration of his employment, all Confidential Information that may be developed by the Participant at any time during the term of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, whether or not made or conceived during working hours, alone or with others, which related, directly or indirectly, to businesses or proposed businesses of the Companies, and the Participant agrees that all such Confidential Information shall be the exclusive property of the Companies. The Participant shall establish and maintain written records of all such Confidential Information with respect to inventions or similar intellectual property for the benefit of the Companies and shall execute and deliver to the Companies any specific assignments or other documents appropriate to vest title in such Confidential Information in the Companies or to obtain for the Companies legal protection for such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the Participant shall be entitled to retain possession of any daily journal which the Participant may make reflecting the Participant’s personal log and notes. The Participant will furnish a copy of any retained daily journal to the Company as requested.
(c)Nondisclosure. The Participant shall not disclose, use or make known for his or another’s benefit any Confidential Information of the Companies or use such Confidential Information in any way except in the best interests of the Companies in the performance of the Participant’s duties under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
(d)Continuing Obligations. The obligations of the Participant under this Section 11 shall survive the termination of the Participant’s employment and the expiration or termination of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
12.Return of Company’s Property. Immediately upon termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant shall deliver to the Company all Confidential Information, documents, correspondence, notebooks, reports, computer programs, names of full-time and part-time employees and consultants, and all other materials and copies thereof (including computer discs and other electronic media) relating in any way to the business of the Company in any way obtained by the Participant during the period of his employment with the Company. Immediately upon termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant shall deliver to the Company all tangible property of Company in the possession of the Participant, including without limitation, telephones, facsimile machines, computers, leased automobiles and credit cards. The obligations of the Participant under this Section 12 shall survive the termination of the Participant’s employment and the expiration or termination of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
13.Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation.
(a)Noncompete. In consideration for (i) the grant to the Participant by the Company, (ii) the provision of Confidential Information, and (iii) the execution of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement by the Company, and ancillary to the otherwise enforceable agreements in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 

(including Section 1 of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement), for a period of three (3) months following the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Companies for any reason (the “Noncompetition Period”), the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, without the written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by in the same or in a similar manner to which he or she is employed by the Companies, consult with or participate in or be connected with any entity owning or having financial interest in, whether direct or indirect, a business entity which is in the same line or lines of business as and competes with the Business of the Companies (as defined below), if such business has a branch or other office of any kind located within fifteen (15) miles of any branch or office of the Companies, which the parties stipulate is a reasonable geographic area because of the scope of the Companies’ operations and the Participant's employment with the Company. For purposes of this Section 13(a), each of the following activities, without limitation, shall be deemed to constitute proscribed activities during the Noncompetition Period: to engage in, work with, have an interest in (other than interests of less than 1% in companies with securities traded on a nationally recognized stock exchange or interdealer quotation system), advise, consult, manage, operate, lend money to (other than interests of less than 1% in companies with securities traded on a nationally recognized stock exchange or interdealer quotation system), guarantee the debts or obligations of, or permit one’s name or any part thereof to be used in connection with an enterprise or endeavor, either individually, in partnership or in conjunction with any person or persons, firm, association, company or corporation, whether as principal, director, agent, shareholder, partner, employee, consultant or in any other manner whatsoever. The Participant may not avoid the purpose and intent of this Section 13(a) by engaging in conduct within the geographically limited area from a remote location through means such as telecommunications, written correspondence, computer generated or assisted communications, or other similar methods. “Business of the Companies” shall mean the commercial banking business conducted by the Companies as of the date of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
(b)Nonsolicitation. For a period of one (1) year following the date of termination (the “Nonsolicitation Period”), the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit for employment, or advise or recommend any entity to employ or solicit for employment, any person who is, or at any time during the Noncompetition Period was, an employee of the Company, or (ii) solicit the banking business of, or conduct any banking business with, any Restricted Customer of the Company. For purposes of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, “Restricted Customer” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, estate, trust, or any other entity or organization to which the Companies marketed, attempted to or actually promoted or provided products or services to at any time during the one (1) year immediately prior to the Participant's last day of employment, and with respect to which the Participant has participated in any efforts related to the marketing, negotiation or provision of products or services, had contact with or supervised employees who had contact with, or received Confidential Information about, within the one (1) year immediately prior to Participant’s last day of employment. This Section 13(b) is geographically limited to wherever any Restricted Customer can be found or is available for solicitation or to do business with, which the parties stipulate is a reasonable geographic area because of the scope of the Companies’ operations and the Participant's employment with the Company. The Participant may not avoid the purpose and intent of this Section 13(b) by engaging in conduct within the geographically limited area from a remote location through means such as telecommunications, written correspondence, computer generated or assisted communications, or other similar methods. 
(c)Continuing Obligations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, the obligations of the Participant under this Section 13 shall survive the termination of the Participant’s employment and the expiration or termination of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement until the end of the Noncompetition Period.
(d)Reasonable and Necessary. The Participant agrees that the above covenants are reasonable and necessary agreements for the protection of the business interests covered in the fully enforceable, ancillary agreements set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. 
14.Severability. In the event that any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is, becomes or is deemed to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, or would disqualify the Plan or this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Board or the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended as necessary to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Board or the Committee, materially altering the intent of 

the Plan or this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, the Participant or this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and the remainder of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
15.Remedies.  Participant acknowledges that Participant’s violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 11 or 13 would cause irreparable damage to the Companies in an amount that would be material but not readily ascertainable, and that any remedy at law (including the payment of damages) would be inadequate. Accordingly, Participant agrees that, notwithstanding any provision of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to the contrary, in addition to any other damages it is able to show, in the event of Participant’s violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 11 or 13, the Companies shall be entitled (without the necessity of showing economic loss or other actual damage) to (i) cancel of any portion of this Award that is unvested as of the date of such violation, (ii) the prompt repayment by Participant of the value of any portion of this Award that has previously vested as of the date of such violation and (iii) injunctive relief (including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions), without posting a bond, in any court of competent jurisdiction for any actual or threatened breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 11 or 13, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies it may have. The preceding sentence shall not be construed as a waiver of the rights that the Companies may have for damages under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or otherwise, and all such rights shall be unrestricted. The Noncompetition Period and Nonsolicitation Period shall be tolled during (and shall be deemed automatically extended by) any period during which Participant is in violation of the applicable covenants.
16.Terms of the Plan Control. This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the underlying Award are made pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to the contrary, the terms of the Plan, as amended from time to time and interpreted and applied by the Committee, shall govern and take precedence.
17.Governing Law; Venue. This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be construed in accordance with (excluding any conflict or choice of law provisions of) the laws of the State of Texas to the extent federal law does not supersede and preempt Texas law. Venue for any action to enforce the provisions of this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall lie solely in the state and federal district courts located in Collin County, Texas. The parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Texas located in McKinney, Texas, or the federal courts of the United States located in the Northern District of the State of Texas in respect of any dispute relating to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction of such courts to resolve any such dispute or to venue in McKinney, Texas, including an objection based on forum non conveniens.
18.Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature. Except as otherwise prohibited by law, in lieu of receiving documents in paper format, Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectuses supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which Participant has access, including but not limited to the Portal. Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, including but not limited through the Portal, and agrees that his electronic signature or attestation having the same effect as an electronic signature, is the same as and shall have the same force and effect as, his manual signature.
(Signature Page to Follow)

Executed by Company as of the Grant Date.
			
	Independent Bank Group, Inc.
	
	By: /s/ David R. Brooks
	
	David R. Brooks
	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

Executed as of the date of Participant’s electronic acceptance of the Restricted Stock Agreement through the Portal.  

			
	PARTICIPANT
	
	By:   See Electronic Acceptance in Portal

Exhibit A
The Restricted Stock Units determined to be earned and eligible to vest under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be determined in accordance with this Exhibit A.
Definitions
“Core Income” means net income after taxes and extraordinary items, less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, gain on the sale of held to maturity and available for sale securities, amortization of intangibles, goodwill and nonrecurring items.
“Core ROATCE” means Core Income as a percent of average tangible common equity.
“Peer Group” means Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., Bank OZK, BancorpSouth Bank, Old National Bancorp, United Bankshares, Inc., Ameris Bancorp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Cadence Bancorporation, South State Corporation, Hilltop Holdings Inc., Glacier Bancorp, Inc., First Financial Bancorp., Trustmark Corporation, Renasant Corporation, Heartland Financial USA, Inc., United Community Banks, Inc., First Merchants Corporation, First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and Veritex Holdings, Inc.
“Performance Period” means the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023.
“Relative Core ROATCE” means the simple average of the Company’s Core ROATCE for the Performance Period relative to the simple average of the Core ROATCE of each member of the Peer Group for the Performance Period.  The simple average of Core ROATCE for the Performance Period shall be determined by averaging Core ROATCE for each annual period (i.e., January 1 to December 31) of the Performance Period.  If Core ROATCE is not available for any member of the Peer Group, the Committee may, in its discretion, exclude that Peer Group member from the determination of Relative Core ROATCE or determine Relative Core ROATCE using the most recent information available for the Peer Group member.
Performance Goals
The percentage of the Restricted Stock Units (and related accrued dividends) that are earned and vest upon the Committee’s certification of the performance goals shall be determined as follows:
•If the Company’s Relative Core ROATCE is less than the 25th percentile of the Peer Group, none of the Restricted Stock Units shall be eligible to vest.
•If the Company’s Relative Core ROATCE is at the 25th percentile of the Peer Group, 50% of the target number of Restricted Stock Units (rounded to the nearest whole share) shall be eligible to vest.
•If the Company’s Relative Core ROATCE is at the 50th percentile of the Peer Group, 100% of the target number of Restricted Stock Units shall be eligible to vest.
•If the Company’s Relative Core ROATCE is at or above the 75th percentile of the Peer Group, 150% of the target number of Restricted Stock Units shall be eligible to vest.
If the Company’s Relative Core ROATCE is between the levels indicated above, the number of Restricted Stock Units that vest shall be determined based on straight-line interpolation between the two nearest vesting levels described above.
Committee Discretion
The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine the extent to which the performance goals are satisfied.  The Committee shall certify the satisfaction of the performance goals as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the Performance Period (and in no event later than March 31, 2024).

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