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EX-10.17

 Exhibit 10.17 

Execution Copy 
 SHIFT4
PAYMENTS, LLC 
 2202 North Irving Street 

Allentown, PA 18109 
 January 30, 2020

 Steve M. Sommers 
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 Mr. Sommers: 

This letter (this “Letter Agreement”) confirms the mutual understanding between Shift4 Payments, LLC (the “Company”) and its
subsidiary, Shift4 Corporation (“Shift4”) and Steve M. Sommers (“Sommers”) with respect to a bonus payment upon a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company and amends certain provisions of the Employment
Agreement (as defined below) between Shift4 and Sommers. Terms not otherwise herein defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement. 

A. Agreement to Cooperate. 
 Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Letter Agreement, upon request by the Company or Shift4 (or their affiliated entities), Sommers hereby agrees to reasonably assist and cooperate with the Company and/or Shift4 (or their affiliated entities) in their efforts to
consummate a Transaction (as defined below), including, without limitation, by providing reasonable access to relevant information and answering questions of the Company (or its affiliated entities) and/or the acquiror and their respective
representatives (including financing sources) in connection with such Transaction. 
 B. Amendment to Initial Term. 

The parties hereby agree that Section 3 of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

Section 3. Employment Term. The Employment Term shall end on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”), subject to the right of the Parties to terminate Employee’s employment and this Agreement pursuant to
Sections 8, 9 or 10 hereof. Employee’s employment under this Agreement and the Employment Term may be extended for an additional term of two (2) years upon mutual written agreement of Company and
Employee (the “Renewal Term”), following written notice given by the Company to the Employee no later than three (3) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term. 

 

 C. Bonus Payment. 

The Company hereby agrees to pay Sommers, in exchange for his continued service to the Company and/or Shift4, and his agreement to assist and cooperate with
the Company and/or Shift4 (or their affiliated entities) with respect to a Transaction, a Bonus Payment (as defined below) in accordance with the following terms. Such Bonus Payment and the terms and provision relating thereto as set forth in this
Letter Agreement shall supersede and replace all rights and interests of Sommers and all obligations and liabilities of Shift4 with respect to the “Interest Alignment Incentive” under the Employment Agreement, and Sommers shall have no
further rights or interests in any payment of the Interest Alignment Incentive following the execution of this Letter Agreement, and all references to the Interest Alignment Incentive shall be deemed to be deleted from the Employment Agreement. In
the event there is a discrepancy, conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Letter Agreement and the terms of the Employment Agreement, the terms of this Letter Agreement shall control and prevail for all purposes. 

1. Bonus Payment; Payment Date. The Company shall pay Sommers a bonus payment (the “Bonus Payment”) equal to
$1,280,000 (as may be adjusted pursuant to Paragraph C.2 and/or Paragraph C.5 below) at such times and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Letter Agreement, and subject to all
required withholdings, and subject to the provisions of Paragraph C.6 below. “Bonus Payment Trigger Date” means the earliest of the following: (A) the date of a Change of Control of the Company (a
“COC Transaction”), (B) the date of an initial public offering by the Company (or its direct or indirect parent entity or successor entity, including without limitation, Shift4 Payments Inc.) that does not otherwise fall within the
definition of Change of Control (an “IPO”, and together with a COC Transaction, a “Transaction”), (C) the expiration of the Initial Term, i.e., the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of the Employment Agreement
(“Anniversary Date”), and (D) the date on which the Bonus Payment shall become due and payable pursuant to Paragraph C.5 of this Letter Agreement (the “Accelerated Payment Date”).
Payment and receipt of the Bonus Payment on the applicable due date hereunder shall be conditioned upon Sommers continuing to be employed with the Company or Shift4 as of the Bonus Payment Trigger Date, except as otherwise expressly set forth in
Paragraph C.5(i) and (ii) of this Letter Agreement. 
 2. Bonus Payment Adjustment upon Closing
or Anniversary Date. As of the date of a Closing (as defined in Paragraph E below) or the Anniversary Date or the Accelerated Payment Date, the Bonus Payment shall become due and payable, subject to adjustment
upward or downward based on the percentage difference between (i) in the case of a Closing, the Value of the Company (as defined in Paragraph E below) and $1,500,000,000 (the “Current Value”);
and (ii) in the case of occurrence of the Anniversary Date or the Accelerated Payment Date, the Projected Value of the Company (as defined in Paragraph E below) and the Current Value. By way of example, if the Value of
the Company as of the Closing has increased by 10% from the Current Value, then the Bonus Payment shall be increased by 10% in connection with the Closing. If the Value of the Company as of the Closing has decreased from the Current Value by 10%,
then the Bonus Payment shall be decreased by 10% in connection with the Closing. 

  
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 3. Payment. Sommers shall receive the Bonus Payment by no later than
(i) in the case of a Transaction or the occurrence of the Anniversary Date, 15 days after the occurrence of the applicable Bonus Payment Trigger Date, and (ii) in the case of occurrence of the Accelerated Payment Date, the applicable due
date for the Bonus Payment as specified in Paragraph C.5 below, subject to adjustments under Paragraph C.2 above and the provisions of Paragraph C.6 below (which may
result in the issuance of shares of stock to Sommers later than 15 days after the Closing of the IPO). For the sake of clarity, in the event a Closing or the Accelerated Payment Date has not occurred as of the Anniversary Date, then a Bonus Payment
in the amount of $1,280,000 (as adjusted up or down based on the percentage difference between the Projected Value of the Company as of the Anniversary Date and the Current Value) shall be paid to Sommers within 15 days after the Anniversary
Date. The Company will use reasonable efforts to provide Sommers with at least 15 days’ advance notice prior to consummating a Closing, provided that failure to provide such notice shall not constitute a breach hereunder unless Sommers’s
rights hereunder shall be materially prejudiced or adversely affected thereby. 
 4. Cancellation and Forfeiture of Bonus
Payment. In the event Sommers’ employment is terminated for Cause pursuant to Section 9(a) of the Employment Agreement, or Sommers resigns and terminates his employment for convenience pursuant to
Section 10(a) of the Employment Agreement, in either case at any time prior to any Bonus Payment having been paid or issued to Sommers, then the Bonus Payment shall be cancelled and forfeited by Sommers, and Sommers shall
have no further right or interest with respect to the Bonus Payment under this Letter Agreement (or for the sake of clarity, any Interest Alignment Incentive). 

5. Other Payment Terms & Conditions. The Bonus Payment shall become due and payable to
Sommers in the event of termination of Sommers’ employment as follows: 
 (i) Upon the death or Disability of Sommers prior to earlier
of the Anniversary Date or the date of a Closing, the Company shall pay to Sommers, within thirty (30) days of such death or Disability, a Bonus Payment in an amount equal to $1,280,000, as adjusted up or down based on the percentage
difference between the Projected Value of the Company (as defined in Paragraph E below) on the date of death or the first day of Disability triggering the 120 day period of Disability, as the case may be, and the Current
Value, multiplied by a fraction equal to the number of full months worked by Sommers since the date of the Employment Agreement up to the date of his death or the first day of Disability triggering the 120 day period of Disability, as
the case may be, as the numerator, and sixty (60) months, as the denominator. 
 (ii) In the event Sommers’ employment is
terminated by Shift4 or the Company without Cause , or Sommers resigns from his employment with Shift4 or the Company due to a Company Default, in either case prior to the earlier of the Anniversary Date or the date of a Closing, the Company shall
pay to Sommers, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of such termination or resignation, a Bonus Payment in an amount equal to $1,280,000, as adjusted up or down based on the percentage difference between the Projected Value of
the Company as of the effective date of such termination or resignation and the Current Value. 
 6. Bonus Payment in IPO.
Notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein or in the Employment Agreement to the contrary or otherwise, in the event the Bonus Payment becomes due and payable upon consummation of an IPO, the Company shall have the right to elect in its
sole discretion to pay any amount of the Bonus Payment which exceeds the base bonus amount of $1,280,000.00 with shares of stock issued by the Company (or its direct or indirect parent entity or any successor entity, including without limitation,
Shift4 Payments Inc.) in the 

  
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IPO, instead of cash. The number of such shares of stock to be issued to Sommers shall be calculated by dividing the applicable amount of the Bonus Payment which is in excess of $1,280,000.00 (as
may be adjusted pursuant to Paragraph C.2 above), by the issue price for such stock in the IPO. Any issuance of stock under this Paragraph C.6 shall be subject to any and all terms and conditions
applicable to the stock issued in the IPO, including any lock-up period and other restrictions. 
 D. Other
Conditions. 
 The Company and its affiliated entities shall not be required to enter into any Transaction except with parties and on terms and
conditions that are satisfactory to the Company or its affiliated entity in its sole discretion. Nothing in this Letter Agreement or otherwise shall be construed as a commitment or obligation by the Company or its affiliated entities to proceed with
any Transaction or to engage in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Transaction with any third party. The Company and its affiliated entities shall be free to conduct the process for evaluating any Transaction as the Company or its
affiliated entity, in its sole discretion, shall determine (including changing or terminating any such process), and the Company and its affiliated entities shall be free, in its sole discretion, at any time to accept or reject any proposal from any
potential acquiror or any other third party relating to any Transaction. 
 E. Definitions. 

“Change of Control” means the Company’s direct or indirect “change of control” or other equivalent term as defined in the
Company’s credit agreement with its secured lender(s) which is intended to describe a direct or indirect sale of the Company or substantially all of its assets in a bona fide arms-length transaction with a third party, whether as a stock or
other equity sale, sale of assets, merger or consolidation or other similar transaction. 
 “Closing” means the earliest of the date of
closing of consummating a COC Transaction or an IPO. 
 “Employment Agreement” means that certain Employment Agreement, dated
November 30, 2017, between Shift4 and Sommers. 
 “Projected Value of the Company” means the amount determined in good faith by the
Company’s (or its direct or indirect parent entity’s or successor entity’s) board of managers (or other equivalent governing body) to be the fair market value of the Company (or of its direct or indirect parent entity or successor
entity) as of the Anniversary Date or the date of determination specified in Paragraph C.5(i) or (ii), as applicable, generally applying the valuation methodology used to determine the Current Value as of the
applicable time period. 
 “Value of the Company” means the value of the Relevant Party (as defined below) at the time of Closing of a
Transaction, as determined in good faith by such Relevant Party’s board of managers (or other equivalent governing body) based on the purchase price consideration in the COC Transaction, or the price per share, unit or other denomination of
stock, membership interests or other interests in the Relevant Party issued in the IPO. As used herein, “Relevant Party” means the Company (or its direct or indirect parent entity or successor entity) that is the subject of the
Transaction. 

  
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 F. Miscellaneous. 

The terms and provisions of Section 22 and Section 23 of the Employment Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Letter Agreement and
shall apply to the parties to, and the subject matters and transactions contemplated under, this Letter Agreement. 
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 Please confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with our understandings and agreements by signing and
returning to the Company a copy of this Letter Agreement. 
 Very truly yours, 

SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, LLC 
  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Jared Isaacman

	Name:	 	Jared Isaacman
	Title:	 	CEO

 SHIFT4 CORPORATION 
  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Jordan Frankel

	Name:	 	Jordan Frankel
	Title:	 	General Counsel

 AGREED AND ACCEPTED 
 AS OF THE
DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE: 
  

	
	 /s/ Steve M. Sommers

	STEVE M. SOMMERS

 [Signature page to Bonus Payment Letter Agreement — Steve M. Sommers] 

  
 6Exhibit 10.1

 

	COMMERCIAL PROMISSORY
    NOTE	United Bank
	 	517 9th
    Street
	 	Huntington, West Virginia 25701
    
	 	(304)781-2362

 

	LOAN
    NUMBER	NOTE
    DATE	PRINCIPAL
    AMOUNT	MATURITY
    DATE
	 	 	 	 
	LOAN
                                         PURPOSE: PPP to cover Payroll, Lease-Mortgage Interest and Utilities.

        SBA Application
        #

        SBA Loan Number
        #

 

BORROWER INFORMATION

 

 

 

NOTE. This
Commercial Promissory Note will be referred to in this document as the "Note."

 

LENDER. "Lender"
means United Bank whose address is 517 9th Street Huntington, West Virginia 25701, its successors and assigns.

 

BORROWER. "Borrower"
means each person or legal entity who signs this Note.

 

PROMISE TO PAY.
For value received, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, on or before the Maturity Date, the Borrower promises to pay
the principal amount of _________________________ Dollars ($___________) and all interest on the outstanding principal balance
and any other charges, including service charges, to the order of Lender at its office at the address noted above or at such other
place as Lender may designate in writing. The Borrower will make all payments in lawful money of the United States of America.

 

PAYMENT SCHEDULE.
This Note will be paid according to the following schedule: 17 consecutive payments of principal and interest in the amount
of $_______ beginning on November __, 2020 and continuing on the same day of each month thereafter. One final balloon payment
shall be due on the Maturity Date in an amount equal to the then unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest. All payments
received by the Lender from the Borrower for application to this Note may be applied to the Borrower's obligations under this
Note in such order as determined by the Lender.

 

INTEREST RATE
AND SCHEDULED PAYMENT CHANGES. Interest will begin to accrue on the Note Date set forth above and will be payable beginning
on October __, 2020. The interest rate on this Note will be fixed at 1.000% per annum.

 

Nothing contained
herein shall be construed as to require the Borrower to pay interest at a greater rate than the maximum allowed by law. If, however,
from any circumstances, Borrower pays interest at a greater rate than the maximum allowed by law, the obligation to be fulfilled
will be reduced to an amount computed at the highest rate of interest permissible under applicable law and if, for any reason
whatsoever, Lender ever receives interest in an amount which would be deemed unlawful under applicable law, such interest shall
be automatically applied to amounts owed, in Lender's sole discretion, or as otherwise allowed by applicable law. Interest on
this Note is calculated on a 360/360 day basis.

 

LATE PAYMENT
CHARGE. If any required payment is more than 10 days late, then at Lender's option, Lender will assess a late payment charge
of 2.000% of the amount past due, subject to a maximum charge of $100.00 and a minimum charge of $15.00.

 

PREPAYMENT PENALTY.
This Note may be prepaid, in full or in part, at any time, without penalty.

 

RIGHT OF SET-OFF.
To the extent permitted by law, Borrower agrees that Lender has the right to set-off any amount due and payable under this
Note, whether matured or unmatured, against any amount owing by Lender to Borrower including any or all of Borrower's accounts
with Lender. This shall include all accounts Borrower holds jointly with someone else and all accounts Borrower may open in the
future. Such right of set-off may be exercised by Lender against Borrower or against any assignee for the benefit of creditors,
receiver, or execution, judgment or attachment creditor of Borrower, or against anyone else claiming through or against Borrower
or such assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, or execution, judgment or attachment creditor, notwithstanding the fact
that such right of set-off has not been exercised by Lender prior to the making, filing or issuance or service upon Lender of,
or of notice of, assignment for the benefit of creditors, appointment or application for the appointment of a receiver, or issuance
of execution, subpoena or order or warrant. Lender will not be liable for the dishonor of any check when the dishonor occurs because
Lender set-off a debt against Borrower's account. Borrower agrees to hold Lender harmless from any claim arising as a result of
Lender exercising Lender's right to set-off.

 

     

     

    

  

RELATED DOCUMENTS.
The words "Related Documents" mean all promissory notes, security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to
secure debt, business loan agreements, construction loan agreements, resolutions, guaranties, environmental agreements, subordination
agreements, assignments, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the indebtedness evidenced hereby this
Note whether now or hereafter existing, including any modifications, extensions, substitutions or renewals of any of the foregoing.
The Related Documents are hereby made a part of this Note by reference thereto, with the same force and effect as if fully set
forth herein.

 

DEFAULT. Upon
the occurrence of any one of the following events (each, an "Event of Default" or "default" or "event
of default"), Lender's obligations, if any, to make any advances will, at Lender's option, immediately terminate and Lender,
at its option, may declare all indebtedness of Borrower to Lender under this Note immediately due and payable without further
notice of any kind notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note or any other agreement: (a) Borrower's failure to make
any payment on time or in the amount due; (b) any default by Borrower under the terms of this Note or any other Related Documents;
(c) any default by Borrower under the terms of any other agreement between Lender and Borrower; (d) the death, dissolution, or
termination of existence of Borrower or any guarantor; (e) Borrower is not paying Borrower's debts as such debts become due; (f)
the commencement of any proceeding under bankruptcy or insolvency laws by or against Borrower or any guarantor or the appointment
of a receiver; (g) any default under the terms of any other indebtedness of Borrower to any other creditor; (h) any writ of attachment,
garnishment, execution, tax lien or similar instrument is issued against any collateral securing the loan, if any, or any of Borrower's
property or any judgment is entered against Borrower or any guarantor; (i) any part of Borrower's business is sold to or merged
with any other business, individual, or entity; (j) any representation or warranty made by Borrower to Lender in any of the Related
Documents or any financial statement delivered to Lender proves to have been false in any material respect as of the time when
made or given; (k) if any guarantor, or any other party to any Related Documents terminates, attempts to terminate or defaults
under any such Related Documents; (l) Lender has deemed itself insecure or there has been a material adverse change of condition
of the financial prospects of Borrower or any collateral securing the obligations owing to Lender by Borrower. Upon the occurrence
of an event of default, Lender may pursue any remedy available under any Related Document, at law or in equity.

 

GENERAL WAIVERS.
To the extent permitted by law, the Borrower severally waives any required notice of presentment, demand, acceleration, intent
to accelerate, protest, and any other notice and defense due to extensions of time or other indulgence by Lender or to any substitution
or release of collateral. No failure or delay on the part of Lender, and no course of dealing between Borrower and Lender, shall
operate as a waiver of such power or right, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.

 

JOINT AND SEVERAL
LIABILITY. If permitted by law, each Borrower executing this Note is jointly and severally bound.

 

SEVERABILITY.
If a court of competent jurisdiction determines any term or provision of this Note is invalid or prohibited by applicable
law, that term or provision will be ineffective to the extent required. Any term or provision that has been determined to be invalid
or prohibited will be severed from the rest of this Note without invalidating the remainder of either the affected provision or
this Note.

 

SURVIVAL. The
rights and privileges of the Lender hereunder shall inure to the benefits of its successors and assigns, and this Note shall be
binding on all heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, and successors of Borrower.

 

ASSIGNABILITY.
Lender may assign, pledge or otherwise transfer this Note or any of its rights and powers under this Note without notice,
with all or any of the obligations owing to Lender by Borrower, and in such event the assignee shall have the same rights as if
originally named herein in place of Lender. Borrower may not assign this Note or any benefit accruing to it hereunder without
the express written consent of the Lender.

 

DUTY TO NOTIFY.
Borrower agrees to notify Lender if there is any change in the beneficial ownership information provided to Lender. Additionally,
Borrower agrees to provide Lender with updated beneficial ownership information in the event there is any change in the beneficial
ownership information provided to Lender.

 

ORAL AGREEMENTS
DISCLAIMER. This Note represents the final agreement between the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior,
contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the parties.

 

GOVERNING LAW.
This Note is governed by the laws of the state of West Virginia except to the extent that federal law controls.

 

HEADING AND GENDER.
The headings preceding text in this Note are for general convenience in identifying subject matter, but have no limiting impact
on the text which follows any particular heading. All words used in this Note shall be construed to be of such gender or number
as the circumstances require.

 

ATTORNEYS' FEES
AND OTHER COSTS. Borrower agrees to pay all of Lender's costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement of this Note
including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, to the extent permitted by law.

  

     

     

    

 

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

 

This Note is issued
in accordance with the funding guidelines established through the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA Application
Number #

SBA Loan Number
#

 

When or if Small
Business Administration (“SBA”) is the holder, this Note will be interpreted and enforced under federal law, including
SBA regulations.  Lender or SBA may use state or local procedures for filing papers, recording documents, giving notice,
foreclosing liens, and other purposes.  By using such procedures, SBA does not waive any federal immunity from state or local
control, penalty, tax, or liability.  As to this Note, Borrower may not claim or assert against SBA any local or state law
to deny any obligation, defeat a claim of SBA, or preempt federal law.   Borrower agrees to execute and deliver to Lender
and/or the SBA such additional documents and to take such other actions as Lender or SBA deems are necessary to conform this Note
and the Business Loan Agreement to and for the loan evidenced thereby to be in compliance with all SBA laws, guidance, rules and
regulations. 

 

Upon the request
of Lender or SBA, Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to Lender or SBA, as applicable, a replacement note evidencing the
Loan (as such term is defined in the Business Loan Agreement) in substitution for this Note.

 

This Note may be
executed by facsimile or pdf email signature, which when so executed and delivered to Lender is deemed to be an original.

 

If signing this
Note and returning the same to Lender by mail, facsimile, pdf email or other means is not possible or would be inconvenient for
you, by typing your name in the space provided below, you are executing this Note on your own behalf and/or on behalf of the identified
entity, as applicable. You are further asking Lender to accept such typed name as your valid and enforceable signature and by
such signature are binding yourself and/or such entity for which you have signed to the terms of this Note. Borrower agrees that
the electronic signature of Borrower that may be included in this Note is intended to execute and authenticate this Note and to
have the same force and effect as a manual signature. Electronic signature means any electronic sound, symbol, or process attached
to or logically associated with a record and executed and adopted by the applicable party with the intent to sign such record,
including without limitation facsimile or email electronic signatures. In addition, Borrower agrees that this Note if executed
by Borrower by electronic signature is a “transferable record” for purposes of all applicable laws.

 

For purposes of
calculating the monthly payments due on this Note, interest that accrues on the original principal amount of this Note during
the first six (6) months of this Note will be added to the original principal amount of this Note on the six-month anniversary
of the Note Date set forth above. For purposes of calculating such payments, the adjusted principal amount of this Note will thereafter
accrue interest at the rate of 1% per annum and such adjusted principal amount will be amortized in monthly installments of principal
and interest commencing on the seven-month anniversary of the Note Date and on the corresponding day of each month thereafter
over the remaining eighteen (18) months of the term of this Note.

 

Interest After Default.
If the Lender declares a default under the terms of the Loan, including for failure to pay in full at maturity, you may increase
the Interest Rate payable on the outstanding Principal balance of this Note. In such event, interest will accrue on the outstanding
Principal balance at the variable Interest Rate in effect from time to time, plus an additional 5.000 percent, until paid in full.

 

By an authorized
officer of Borrower signing this Note below, by typing the name of an authorized officer of Borrower below or by affixing another
electronic signature of an authorized officer of Borrower below, Borrower acknowledges reading, understanding, and agreeing to
all its provisions and receipt hereof.

 

Energy Services of America Corporation

 

                                                                                              

 

By: Charles Crimmel                                    Date

Its: Secretary

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