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Exhibit 10.5

SEPARATION AGREEMENT

	
1.
	
Philip Keipp (“Employee”) submitted his letter of resignation on May 29, 2015 and his last day of employment is June 12, 2015.

	
2.
	
In consideration for the releases and covenants by Employee contained in this Separation Agreement (the “Release”), Huttig Building Products, Inc., its affiliates, subsidiaries, related entities, successors and assigns (the “Company”) shall, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth agree to give to Employee:

	
a.
	
Severance pay of $134,615 less Employee’s group health insurance contributions and subject to all usual withholding for state and federal taxing authorities, payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s first regularly scheduled payroll following expiration of the time periods set forth in Paragraph 8 below and ending on December 31, 2015 (the “Severance Period”).   Employee’s restricted stock shares that are scheduled to vest in January 2016 will be awarded on the date of the January vesting; provided, all other restricted stock shares shall be forfeited.  The total number of shares to vest in January 2016 is 63,334, with 23,334 shares vesting on January 27, 2016, 20,000 shares vesting on January 28, 2016, and 20,000 shares vesting on January 29, 2016.  Employee shall be entitled to the payments and equity award referred to above only if Employee signs this Release and delivers it to the Company within twenty-one (21) days of receipt, and does not thereafter revoke it within the revocation period set forth in Paragraph 8 of this Release.

	
b.
	
The right to continue to participate in the Company’s health insurance plans, with the Company paying the portion of the plan costs that the Company would have paid had the Employee continued to be an active employee of the Company and the Employee paying the portion of the plan costs that Employee would have paid as an active employee of the Company, until the earlier of (i) December 31, 2015, or (ii) the date Employee commences other employment.  In the event Employee obtains new employment, Employee must provide written notification to the Company’s benefits department within three (3) days of accepting a position.

	
c.
	
During the Severance Period, Employee will not receive or accrue any continuation of any other benefits during the Severance Period.  

	
d.
	
The Employee shall automatically and without any further actions be deemed to have resigned from all officer positions held by him with respect to the Company.  Further, all agreements between Employee and the Company, including without limitation, the Indemnity Agreement and the Change of Control Agreement shall be deemed terminated herewith.

	
3.
	
In consideration of the foregoing, Employee, Employee’s agents and family members (collectively, the “Employee Parties”) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and forever discharge the Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and related entities, and their respective owners, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Company Parties”) from and against any and all manner of actions, liability, causes of action, claims, demands, contracts, attorneys’ fees, back pay, lost future wages, claims for personal injury, discrimination, and/or mental anguish, claims for vacation pay, sick pay, or any other employee benefits, which any of the Employee Parties now may have or hold or at any time heretofore had or held, arising out of, existing by reason of, resulting from, or based upon: 

 

Exhibit 10.5

		
Employee’s employment with Company, or the separation therefrom, and any employment practice, custom or policy of any of the Company Parties.

	
4.
	
Employee acknowledges and agrees that the claims released and discharged hereby include, but are not limited to, claims that have been or could be asserted under: the common law of the State of Missouri; the Missouri Human Rights Act; any rights pursuant to Missouri Revised Statutes §287.780 and §290.140; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Civil Rights Act of 1866; the Civil Rights Act of 1871; Section 1981 through 1988 of Titles 29 and 42 of the United States Code, as amended; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; the Age of Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended; the National Labor Relations Act, as amended; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the False Claims Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, or any replacement acts; the Immigration Reform Control Act, as amended; the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; any tort theory including but not limited to the torts of wrongful discharge and negligent or intentional misrepresentation; or, any other legal limitation on the employment relationship, whether federal, state, local or common law; and any other federal, state, or local law, constitution, regulation, ordinance, decision or common law claim concerning employment, wages, vacation, personal leave, holiday or sick pay, paid time off, payment pursuant to any practice, policy, handbook or manual of the Company, including without limitation, any Company severance plans, hours of work, labor relations, employment relations, fair employment practices, fair credit reporting, human rights, civil rights, service letters, occupational safety and health, discrimination in employment, including disparate impact, harassment, failure to accommodate, retaliation, or termination of employment; any and all claims for personal injury, emotional distress, libel, slander, defamation and other physical, economic, or emotional injury; and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs.  Employee agrees that this Release includes the release of all claims, which Employee does not know or expect to exist in Employee’s favor at the time Employee signs this Release.  This Release releases all such claims.  

	
5.
	
Employee affirms that Employee has not filed, caused to be filed, or presently is a party to any claim against the Company.  Employee agrees that he has otherwise been paid all amounts due to him and that he is not owed any other amounts as a result of his employment with the Company.   Employee further affirms that Employee has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases.

	
6.
	
Employee represents that Employee has not filed, nor is there pending, any claim to which Employee is a party, charging party, or complainant before any administrative agency or court including, but not limited to, the Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, the St. Louis Civil Rights Enforcement Agency, or any local human relations commission.  Employee waives Employee’s right to request a letter under the Missouri Service Letter Statute.  Employee knowingly and voluntarily waives Employee’s rights, if any, to recover any damages or other relief for any claim brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and/or any state or local agency on Employee’s behalf under all federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws.

 

Exhibit 10.5

	
7.
	
Employee agrees not to disclose any information regarding the existence or substance of this Release, the discussions leading up to it, or the fact of settlement, to anyone except to Employee’s spouse/partner, income tax return preparer and attorney (if any).  Employee represents that Employee has not, prior to signing this Release, told anyone other than Employee’s spouse/partner, income tax return preparer and attorney, about the dollar amounts referred to herein.  Employee specifically agrees not to disparage the management, employees, products, or business of the Company or any of the Company Parties in any manner.   Employee represents that Employee understands that this pledge of confidentiality and non-disparagement is an integral part of the agreement of the Company to provide severance benefits and payment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company shall be permitted to disclose this Release, and/or the terms of this Release, as required by law, regulations or stock exchange requirements.

	
8.
	
By execution of this Release, Employee expressly waives any and all rights or claims arising under the Age Discrimination of Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) and:

	
a.
	
Employee acknowledges that Employee’s waiver of rights or claims arising under the ADEA is in writing and is understood by Employee;

	
b.
	
Employee expressly understands that this waiver specifically refers to rights or claims arising under the ADEA;

	
c.
	
Employee expressly understands that by execution of this Release, Employee does not waive any rights or claims under the ADEA that may arise after the date the waiver is executed;

	
d.
	
Employee acknowledges that the waiver of Employee’s rights or claims arising under the ADEA is in exchange for the consideration outlined above, which is substantially above and beyond that to which Employee is entitled;

	
e.
	
Employee acknowledges that the Company is expressly advising Employee to consult with an attorney of his choosing prior to executing this Release.

	
f.
	
Employee has been advised by the Company that Employee is entitled to at least twenty-one (21) days from receipt of this Release within which to consider this Release, which period commenced on May 29, 2015; 

	
g.
	
Employee acknowledges that Employee has been advised by the Company that Employee is entitled to revoke (in the event Employee executes this Release) Employee’s waiver of rights or claims arising under the ADEA within seven (7) days after executing this Release and that said waiver will not be, and does not become, effective or enforceable until the seven (7) day revocation period has expired; 

	
h.
	
The parties agree that should Employee exercise Employee’s right to revoke the waiver under subparagraph (g) hereof, this entire Release, and its obligations, including, but not limited to the obligation to provide Employee with severance pay, are null, void and of no effect; and

	
i.
	
Employee acknowledges, notwithstanding any other provision of this Release to the contrary, that no sums or benefits due Employee hereunder, including the severance pay contained in Paragraph 1, shall be paid or provided until the revocation period specified in subparagraph (g) hereof has expired and then, and only, then, shall such sums be paid in accordance with Paragraph 1.

	
j.
	
Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee will communicate Employee’s decision to accept or reject this Release to the Company as provided herein.  Specifically, 

 

Exhibit 10.5

		
Employee further acknowledges and agrees and understands that Employee has the right to revoke this Release for seven (7) days after signing by provided written notice to Rebecca Kujawa, General Counsel, Huttig Building Products, Inc., 555 Maryville University Drive, Suite 400, St. Louis, Missouri, 63141.

	
9.
	
During the Severance Period, Employee will, without further compensation, be available to assist the Company as reasonably requested by the Company regarding activities pertaining to Employee’s prior responsibilities with the Company and do such other things as are reasonably requested by the Company to provide for an orderly transition of Employee’s employment responsibilities.  In addition, Employee agrees to assist the Company, and if necessary to testify, through a deposition or at trial, with respect to matters related to periods during which Employee was employed by the Company.

	
10.
	
Employee acknowledges that Employee has read this Release, fully understands its terms, and is voluntarily signing this Release with full knowledge of its significance.

	
11.
	
The parties agree that neither this Release nor the furnishing of the consideration for this Release shall be deemed or construed at any time for any purpose as an admission by either party, or evidence of any liability or unlawful conduct of any kind.

	
12.
	
This Release shall be governed and conformed in accordance with the laws of the state of Missouri without regard to its conflict of laws provision.  Should any provision of this Release be declared illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and cannot be modified to be enforceable, excluding the general release language, such provision shall immediately become null and void, leaving the remainder of this Release in full force and effect.

	
13.
	
This Release may not be modified, altered or changed except in writing and signed by both parties wherein specific reference is made to this Release.

	
14.
	
Employee shall return any and all of Company’s property and documents which he may have in his possession. Employee shall not communicate or disclose to any entity or person, or use for the Employee’s own account, without the prior written consent of the Company, any information concerning the business, methods of operation, or affairs of the Company (including, without limitation, customer lists or information, developments, marketing concepts, ideas or strategies, pricing or cost information, and information about the Company’s methods of operation).  However, the obligations of this paragraph 14 shall not apply in the event and to the extent that matters become generally known to and available for use by the public otherwise than by the Employee’s act or omission.

	
15.
	
This Release sets forth the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understands between the parties.  Employee acknowledges that Employee has not relied on any representations, promises, or agreements of any kind in connection with the decision to accept this Release, except for those set forth in this Release.

 

Exhibit 10.5

Accepted and agreed as of the date set forth below.

 

								
	
EMPLOYEE
	
 
	
HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
   /s/ Philip Keipp
	
 
	
By:
	
   /s/ JON P. VRABELY

	
 
	
   Philip Keipp
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name:
	
   J.P.Vrabely

	
Date:
	
   6-2-15
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
   President & CEO

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Date:
	
   June 1,  2015Exhibit 10.1.1 Q2 2015

Amendment No. 98 (NE)
SOW:    þ  No
o  Yes

Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 601 of Regulation S-K, NeuStar, Inc. has filed an agreement with the North American Portability Management LLC, as successor to Northeast Carrier Acquisition Company, LLC, which is one of seven agreements that are substantially identical in all material respects other than the parties to the agreements. North American Portability Management, LLC succeeded to the interests of Northeast Carrier Acquisition Company, LLC and each of the other entities listed below.  The following list identifies the other parties to the six agreements that have been omitted pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 601:

		
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	LNP, LLC (Midwest)

		
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	Southwest Region Portability Company, LLC

		
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	Western Region Telephone Number Portability, LLC

		
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	Southeast Number Portability Administration Company, LLC

		
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	Mid-Atlantic Carrier Acquisition Company, LLC

		
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	West Coast Portability Services, LLC

STATEMENT OF WORK
UNDER
CONTRACTOR SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR
NUMBER PORTABILITY ADMINISTRATION CENTER/SERVICE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

BILLING, COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF TRANSITION OVERSIGHT
MANAGER CHARGES

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STATEMENT OF WORK UNDER
CONTRACTOR SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR
NUMBER PORTABILITY ADMINISTRATION CENTER/SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Billing, Collection and Remittance of Transition Oversight Manager Charges

		
	1.
	PARTIES

This Statement of Work No. 98 (this “Statement of Work” or “SOW”) is entered  into pursuant to Article 13 and Article 30, and upon execution, shall be a part of the Contractor Services Agreements for Number Portability Administration Center/Service Management System, as amended and in effect immediately prior to the SOW Effective Date (each  such  agreement referred to individually as the “Master Agreement” and collectively as the  “Master Agreements”), by and between NeuStar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Contractor”),  and the North American Portability Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Customer”), as the successor in interest to and on behalf of Northeast Carrier Acquisition Company, LLC (the “Subscribing  Customer”).
		
	2.
	EFFECTIVENESS AND SUBSCRIBING CUSTOMERS

This Statement of Work shall be effective as of the last date of execution below  (the “SOW Effective Date”), conditioned upon execution by Contractor and Customer, as the successor in interest to and on behalf of all the limited liability companies listed below for the separate United States Service Areas  (the “Subscribing  Customers”).
		
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	LNP, LLC (Midwest)

		
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	Mid-Atlantic Carrier Acquisition Company, LLC

		
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	Northeast Carrier Acquisition Company, LLC

		
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	Southeast Number Portability Administration Company, LLC

		
	•
	Southwest Region Portability Company, LLC

		
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	West Coast Portability Services, LLC

		
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	Western Region Telephone Number Portability, LLC

The number in the upper left-hand comer refers to this Statement of Work.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition or which do not specifically reference another agreement shall have the meanings as defined in the Master Agreement.
		
	3.
	CONSIDERATION RECITAL & TERM

In consideration of the terms and conditions set forth  in this Statement of Work, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Contractor and Customer agree as set forth in this Statement of Work.
Unless sooner terminated by either Customer or Contractor pursuant to Section 6.14, this SOW shall expire on the date of the latest Designated Service Completion Date for any of the Subscribing Customers, as set 

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forth in Article 24 of the Master Agreement.  Upon the occurrence of the first Designated Service Completion Date for any Subscribing Customer, as set forth in Article 24, and until termination of this SOW, the TOM Fees (as defined in Section 6.1) shall be apportioned among the seven Service Areas pursuant to the respective apportionment among the Service Areas then in effect for the month immediately preceding the month in which such first Designated Service Completion Date occurs.
		
	4.
	APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

The following internal documents are applicable to  the Additional  Services  contemplated under this SOW:
             Requirements Traceability Matrix
             System Design
             Detailed Design
             Integration Test Plan
             System Test Plan
             NPAC Software Development Process Plan
             User Documentation

		
	5.
	IMPACTS ON MASTER AGREEMENT

The following portions of the Master Agreement are impacted by this SOW:
 ü    Master Agreement
           Exhibit B Functional Requirements Specification
           Exhibit C Interoperable Interface Specification
           Exhibit E Pricing Schedules
           Exhibit F Project Plan and Test Schedule
           Exhibit G Service Level Requirements 
           Exhibit H Reporting and Monitoring Requirements
           Exhibit J User Agreement Form
           Exhibit K External Design
           Exhibit L Infrastructure/Hardware
           Exhibit M Software Escrow Agreement
           Exhibit N System Performance Plan for NPAC/SMS Services
           Exhibit O Intermodal Ported TN Identification Service Agreement
           Exhibit P LEAP Service Agreement
           Disaster Recovery
           Back Up Plans
 ü    Gateway Evaluation Process (Article 32 of Master Agreement) 

		
	6.
	ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Contractor shall perform the Additional Services set forth herein.  The Additional Service  under this SOW consist exclusively of the work set forth in this Article 6.  The Additional  Services do not constitute Transition Services under Article 24.4 of the Master Agreement.

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6.1    Background

Customer has or will be engaging the services of a third party (the “Transition Oversight Manager”) to oversee on behalf of Customer the transition from Contractor to a Successor Contractor in accordance ·with the U.S. Federal Communications  Commission's (“FCC's”) March 27, 2015 order in Telcordia Technologies, Inc., Petition to Reform Amendment 57 and to Order a Competitive Bidding Process for Number Portability Administration; Petition of Telcordia Technologies, Inc., to Reform or Strike Amendment 70, to Institute Competitive Bidding for Number Portability Administration, and to End the NAPM LLC 's Interim Role in Number Portability Administration Contact Management; Telephone Number Portability, WC Dkt. Nos. 07-149 & 09-109, CC Dkt. No. 95-116, FCC 15-35 (the “Selection Order”).  The Customer intends to enter into one or more agreements with the Transition Oversight Manager to provide such services in exchange for payment of specified charges that will be billed to and collected from Allocated Payors, as such charges are defined in Section 6.3 below (the “TOM Fees”).  Customer covenants that the agreements it enters into with the Transition Oversight Manager provide, or will provide, that all TOM Fees will be billed as Allocated Charges to Allocated Payors of the NPC/SMS, and that Contractor is under no obligation to make any payments to the Transition Oversight Manager other than as specifically provided for herein with respect to the invoicing and collection of TOM Fees and the remittance of collected TOM Fees.
The parties anticipate that the FCC or its designated Bureau/Office will on the public record consent to treatment of the TOM Fees under the Selection Order as Shared Costs under the Matter of Telephone Number Portability, Third Report and Order, CC Docket 95-116, RM 8535, FCC 98-82 (the “Cost Recovery Order”) allocable to Allocated Payors of the NPAC/SMS.  Accordingly, this SOW provides for a process to bill all TOM Fees to Allocated Payors as Allocated Charges as defined in the existing methods and procedures of the NPAC/SMS, but in accordance the additional requirements set forth in this SOW.
Customer has requested that Contractor perform, on behalf of Customer, the invoicing, collection, and remittance functions set forth in this SOW with respect to the TOM Fees.  In doing so, Contractor is serving as Customer's billing agent for the sole purpose of, and on behalf of Customer, issuing invoices to Allocated Payors, collecting fees from Allocated Payors, and distributing collected fees, as set forth herein, associated with the TOM Fees.  In this regard, Contractor is merely a pass-through billing agent of Customer with respect to the TOM Fees, and Contractor is obligated only to remit payments as specifically provided herein, and shall not otherwise be responsible either to the Transition Oversight Manager or to Customer for any TOM Fees, including any uncollected amounts from Allocated Payors in connection therewith.
6.2    Implementation Schedule

Contractor shall implement the capabilities set forth in this Section 6 no later than forty-five days after the SOW Effective Date.
6.3    TOM Fees Report

(a)Generally
Customer shall no later than the twentieth (20th) day of each month, cause the Transition Oversight Manager to provide to Contractor a report approved by Customer (the “TOM Fees Report”) setting forth (as applicable) all TOM Fees to be billed to Allocated  Payors and collected by Contractor.  The TOM Fees Report shall be 

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delivered to a Contractor-designated inbox or department.  For purposes of the TOM Fees Report, “TOM Fees” shall mean the charges that Customer has incurred in connection with the Transition Oversight  Manager pursuant to one or more agreements between Customer and the Transition Oversight Manager, but also including applicable Taxes (as defined below), in a form and manner supported by Contractor's billing systems, to be invoiced to Allocated Payors and paid by such Allocated Payors under this SOW.  Once issued, the TOM Fees Report is conclusive for the time periods required to be included therein, such that any corrections thereto shall be made only in a subsequent TOM Fees Report.
(b)Taxes
For purposes of the TOM Fees, “Taxes” shall mean all taxes and duties, including without limitation, sales, use, transfer, value added, withholding, gross receipts, and other taxes or duties assessed, incurred, or required to be collected, paid, or withheld for any reason in connection with the TOM Fees.  Contractor shall not be obligated to determine whether Taxes apply and shall not be responsible or liable to any taxing authority for such Taxes, including collecting, reporting, or remitting any such Taxes arising from the TOM Fees.  As a condition precedent to the obligations of the Contractor under this SOW to bill to and collect from Allocated Payors TOM Fees, including Taxes, Customer shall cause the Transition Oversight Manager to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Contractor, suitable in form and content to Contractor  in its sole discretion, acting reasonably, from and against any all liability for such Taxes, including reasonable attorneys' fees, and any interest and penalties thereon, subject to the obligations of the Contractor to bill, collect, and properly account for the Taxes, as set forth in this SOW.
6.4    Invoicing

Contingent upon (a) Customer procuring and maintaining the indemnity and hold harmless set forth in, and in accordance with, Section 6.3 above and 6.10(b) below, (b) the implementation of the capabilities contemplated in this SOW in accordance with Section 6.2 above, and (c) the FCC or its designated Bureau/Office consenting on the public record to TOM Fees under the Selection Order being treated as Shared Costs allocable to Allocated Payors of the NPAC/SMS under the Cost Recovery Order, Contractor shall, each month commencing after the first delivery of aTOM Fees Report, include in the invoices that it currently sends to Allocated Payors under Article 35 of the Master Agreement a single line item, except Taxes, which Taxes shall be separately stated, if elected and directed by Customer on the TOM Fees Report, setting forth the aggregate amount of TOM Fees, as calculated from the TOM Fees Report.  The TOM Fees Report shall be allocated and invoiced to Allocated Payors in the same manner as all other Allocated Charges under the Master Agreement, subject, however, to application of Section 3 of this SOW upon the occurrence of the first Designated Services Completion Date in any Service Area.
Each invoice containing TOM Fees for a respective Allocated Payor shall contain a statement in Contractor's existing cover letter to invoices (a) generally explaining the reason for invoicing TOM Fees and (b) identifying and itemizing both the amount of the total TOM Fees in the respective Service Area and the share of the TOM Fees allocable to the respective Allocated Payor for that invoice.  Customer and Contractor shall in good faith agree on a statement to be inserted in Contractor's existing cover letter generally explaining the reason for invoicing TOM Fees.  The format and length of the cover letter is reserved to sole and reasonable discretion of Contractor.

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6.5    Satisfaction Priority

With respect to any invoice containing TOM Fees under this SOW, payments made by and received from or on behalf of Allocated Payors to Contractor pursuant to such invoices shall first be applied by Contractor to the amount of TOM Fees shown on such invoice (and disbursed in accordance with Section 6.6 below), and then to the amounts of other charges shown on such invoice, it being understood that the collection by Contractor of Allocated Charges at the RRC Rate as set forth in Section 6.13(b) shall be used to satisfy any unpaid amounts of the TOM Fees.

6.6    Remittance of Payments

Contractor shall by the twentieth (20th) day of each month remit the TOM Fees applied pursuant to Section 6.5 above to one account designated by Customer.  Any and all questions, inquiries, or disputes from the TOM concerning the TOM Charges shall be exclusively directed to Customer, such that Contractor shall have no obligation to field such questions, inquiries, or disputes; provided, however, that Contractor shall be obligated to communicate with Customer regarding the operation and implementation of this SOW and to cooperate in connection with all audits and evaluations provided under this SOW and the Master Agreements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, remittance of TOM Fees under this Article 6.6 shall not be  measured under any Service Level Requirement (SLR) under Exhibit G or under the Gateway Evaluation Process (GEP) under Article 32 of the Master Agreement.

6.7    Contractor Billing Report

Contractor shall by the thirtieth (30th) day of each month deliver to Customer a report by Service Area with a mutually-agreed format setting forth a summary of (1) the TOM Fees invoiced by Contractor in the last billing period and in the aggregate, including Taxes, (2) the TOM Fees collected and applied pursuant to Section 6.5 to invoices in the last billing period and in the aggregate, and (3) the TOM Fees actually remitted in the last billing period and in the aggregate pursuant to Section 6.6 to the account designated by Customer.

6.8    Limited Waivers

(a)Gateway Evaluation Process
Commencing with the first invoice issued under the Master Agreement that also sets forth TOM Fees and concluding with the third invoice thereafter, the computation, division, apportioning, issuance, application, and invoicing of all fees calculated under the Master Agreement shall not be auditable or included in determining “Billing Timeliness” for purposes of Element No. 7a, determining “Billing Accuracy” for purposes of Element No. 7b, and determining “Reporting” for purposes of Element No. 2 of the Gateway Evaluation Process, as set forth in Article 32 of the Agreement.

In all cases, including before and after the issuance of the third invoice hereunder, (1) the failure of the Customer or the Transition Oversight Manager to deliver to Contractor the TOM Fees Report on or before the twentieth (20th) day of each month shall excuse all failures of timeliness under Element No. 7a and Element No. 2, and (2) any errors in the TOM Fees Report shall excuse all failures of accuracy under Element No. 7b and Element No. 2 based upon the TOM Fees Report.

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In all cases, including before and after the issuance of the third invoice hereunder, the computation, division, apportioning, issuance, application, and invoicing of TOM Fees shall not be auditable or included in determining “Billing Timeliness” for purposes of Element No. 7a, determining “Billing Accuracy” for purposes of Element No. 7b, and determining “Reporting” for purposes of Element No. 2 of the Gateway Evaluation Process, as set forth in Article 32 of the Agreement.

Nothing herein shall preclude Contractor from issuing an adjustment credit to reflect the proper computation, division, apportioning, issuance, application, and invoicing under any one or more invoices issued thereafter. For purposes of the Gateway Evaluation Process, a copy of this SOW shall serve as a waiver letter signed by Contractor and Customer.

(b)Service Level Requirements
The measurement of SLR 12 - SLR 15 under Exhibit G of the Master Agreement shall exclude calls to Contractor's Help Desk that concern or relate to TOM Fees shown on invoices issued pursuant to this SOW.

6.9    No Liability

Contractor shall have no liability whatsoever to Customer or the Transition Oversight Manager for any non-payment by Allocated Payors of TOM Fees.

6.10    Collections

Contractor shall continue to perform collections-related activities in accordance with its normal business operations and consistent with past practices in connection with invoices issued under the Master Agreement.

6.11    Indemnification

As a condition precedent to Contractor issuing to Allocated Payor invoices setting forth TOM Fees, and in addition to the obligation to procure an indemnity as set forth in Section 6.3 above, Customer shall procure and maintain directly from the Transition Oversight Manager an indemnity and hold harmless, suitable in form and content to Contractor in its sole discretion, acting reasonably, for the benefit of Contractor for any Transition Oversight Manager Charges not paid.

6.12    Out of Scope Services

This SOW contains the agreed upon terms and conditions that shall govern Contractor's performance of the Additional Services described herein.  The Additional Services provided for in this SOW shall not be interpreted, implied, or assumed to include any other service(s), including additional or changed services, not specifically described in Article 6 above.  Any and all requested or required services or change orders (hereinafter “Out of Scope Services”) may be provided in accordance with Article 13 of the Master Agreement.

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6.13    Amendments

(a)TOM Fees Due and Owing under NPAC/SMS User Agreements
The Master Agreement is hereby amended to provide that, in accordance with the FCC or its designated Bureau/Office public record consent referenced above, (i) TOM Fees under the Selection Order are Shared Costs allocable to Allocated Payors of the NPAC/SMS under the Cost Recovery Order, and therefore TOM Fees, when properly invoiced by Contractor, arc amounts due and owing by Users to Contractor under Section 7.1 of the NPAC/SMS User Agreement, which, if not paid, give rise to the termination rights by Contractor set forth in Section 10.1 of the NPAC/SMS User Agreement and (ii) Contractor is entitled to apply all unpaid amounts of the TOM Fees to the Revenue Recovery Charge (as that term is defined below) under Statement of Work No. 11.

(b)Revenue Recovery Charge
The rate for invoicing Allocated Charges that results from the calculation set forth in Section 4(b) of the Billing and Collection Key Terms and Guidelines of Statement of Work No. 11 (such rate, the “RRC Rate”), which is expressed as a percentage, is hereby increased by 0.25%, such that 0.25% shall be added to the percentage amount of the calculated result under Section 4(b) thereof, but in no event shall the RRC Rate be less than One Hundred and Three Quarters Percent (100.75%).  For example, if the RRC Rate for invoicing Allocated Charges is calculated under SOW 11 to equal 101.00%, then, as a result of this SOW, the RRC Rate shall be increased to 101.25%.

The difference in any month between (a) the product of the RRC Rate and the Allocated Charges and (b) the Allocated Charges is referred to as the “Revenue Recovery Charge” or “RRC”.  For the avoidance of doubt, the RRC shall be available for use by Contractor under the Master Agreement to satisfy any unpaid amounts of the TOM Fees.

6.14    Limited Right to Terminate this SOW and Election by Customer in Lieu Thereof

If in any three (3) consecutive calendar months the average monthly Excess RRC Amount for all seven (7) Service Areas served by Contractor is less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), then Contractor may at any time terminate this SOW upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Customer; provided, however, that during such thirty (30) days' time period, the Customer shall have the right to give written notice to Contractor of its election for Contractor, in lieu of terminating this SOW, to change the priority under Section 6.5 to allow Contractor to apply payments made by and received from or on behalf of Allocated Payors to Contractor pursuant to such invoices first to all fees due and owing under the Master Agreements that are not the TOM Fees and then, any remaining amount to TOM Fees shown on such invoices.  It being understood that upon such election and change of priority under Section 6.5, the Allocated Charges collected by Contractor at the RRC Rate as set defined in Section 6.13(b) shall be used to first satisfy all fees due and owing under the Master Agreement that are not TOM Fees, and then to satisfy TOM Fees.  If Customer delivers such written election to Contractor, Contractor shall, in lieu of termination of this SOW, change the priority under Section 6.5 commencing with the next billing month and continuing for the remainder of the term of this SOW.  In addition, the Customer may at any time terminate this SOW upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Contractor.

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For the purpose of this Section 6.14, the “Excess RRC Amount” shall equal the difference between (a) the amount of the RRC (as defined in Section 6.12(b) above) calculated and issued in any month and (b) the aggregate amount in uncollectible invoices that Contractor determines for that month under its normal business practices (e.g., 60-days past due).

7.    COMPENSATION

There is no charge associated with the performance of the Additional Service under this SOW.

8.    INCLUSION IN AUDITS

The billing, collection and remittance set forth this SOW shall be included in the audits provided for in Section 14.4 of the Master Agreements.

9.    MISCELLANEOUS

9.1    Except as specifically modified and amended hereby, all the provisions of the Master Agreement and the User Agreements entered into with respect thereto, and all exhibits and schedules thereto, shall remain unaltered and in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.  From and after the SOW Effective Date hereof, any reference in the Master Agreement to itself and any Article, Section or subsections thereof or to any Exhibit thereto, or in any User Agreement to itself or to the Master Agreement and applicable to any time from and after the SOW Effective Date hereof, shall be deemed to be a reference to such agreement, Article, Section, subsection or Exhibit, as modified and amended by this SOW.  From and after the SOW Effective Date, this Statement of Work shall be a part of the Master Agreement, including its Exhibits, and, as such, shall be subject to the terms and conditions therein.  Each of the respective Master Agreements with respect to separate Service Areas remains an independent agreement regarding the rights and obligations of each of the Parties thereto with respect to such Service Area, and neither this SOW nor any other instrument shall join or merge any Master Agreement with any other, except by the express written agreement of the  Parties thereto.

9.2    This SOW may be executed in two or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties had signed the same document.  All such counterparts shall be deemed an original, shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument.

9.3    This SOW is the joint work product of representatives of Customer and Contractor; accordingly, in the event of ambiguities, no inferences will be drawn against either party, including the party that drafted the Agreement in its final form.

9.4    This SOW sets forth the entire understanding between the Parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreement, discussions, negotiations or representations between the Parties, whether written or oral, with respect  thereto.  The modifications, amendments and price concessions made herein were negotiated together and collectively, and each is made in consideration of all of the other terms herein.  All such modifications, amendments and price concessions are interrelated and are dependent on each other.  No separate, additional or different consideration is contemplated with respect 

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to the modifications, amendments and price concessions herein.

9.5    This SOW shall not be deemed to create any rights in third parties, including the Transition Oversight Manager, Allocated Payors or Users, or by itself to create any additional obligations on either Customer or Contractor to third parties.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment:

CONTRACTOR:   NeuStar, Inc.
By:     /s/ Steven M. Boyce            
Its:    Vice President, Finance & Treasurer    
Date:    July 9, 2015                

CUSTOMER:  North American Portability Management LLC, as successor in interest to and on behalf of the Northeast Carrier Acquisition Company, LLC

By:     /s/ Timothy J. Decker            
Its:    NAPM LLC Co-Chair            
Date:    July 10, 2015                

By:     /s/ Tim Kagele                
Its:    NAPM LLC Co-Chair            
Date:    July 13, 2015                

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