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Thomas D. Sullivan Stock Option Agreement

 Exhibit 10.09 
 THOMAS D. SULLIVAN 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 and 
 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS, INC.

 GUARANTY AGREEMENT 
 This Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 1st day of August 2005 by and between Lumber Liquidators, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), Thomas D. Sullivan
(“TDS”) and Kevin H. Sullivan (“KHS”). The Company and TDS hereby enter into this Agreement to provide a long-term incentive to KHS that rewards KHS for his contributions to the growth and success of the Company.
References herein to the “Company” shall mean Lumber Liquidators, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis and taken as a whole, and shall also include any and all successors thereto. 
 1. Grant of Option. KHS is hereby awarded the right and option to purchase from TDS, for services previously provided to the Company
during seven years of continuous employment, plus an aggregate additional purchase price of $1.00, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company determined as set forth in Section 2 (the “Option”). 
 2. Number of Shares. (a) The number of shares that may be acquired upon
the exercise of this Option shall be determined at the time of the exercise of this Option and shall be equal to the sum of (a) such number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the Common Stock of the Company and (b) such number of shares of Common Stock of the Company having
an aggregate value equal to the ten and one-half percent (10 1/2%) of the value of the Western Region of the
Company. The calculation of the number of shares in (a) and (b) shall be made on a Fully Diluted Basis and determined on the date the Option becomes fully exercisable, The value of the Western Region of the Company shall be determined by
multiplying the Company Value by a fraction the numerator of which is the net income of the Western Region of the Company for the immediately preceding 12 months (or portion thereof) and the denominator of which is the net income of the Company for
the same period, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. The foregoing calculations shall be set forth in a certificate signed on behalf of the Company, certified as true and correct (to the best
of such person’s knowledge after reasonable investigation) as of such date of determination by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Principal Accounting Officer (as such terms are defined by the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended) or, at the Company’s discretion, by the Company’s independent auditors, and such certificate shall be delivered to KHS. 
 (b) If, following the date hereof, the Company determines that bona fide corporate business reasons necessitate dividing such Western Region of the Company into two or three separate sales or operations regions, each
with a separate regional manager (who becomes compensated according to the Company’s regional manager commission plan and who reports directly to the same officer of the Company to whom KHS reports), the Company shall provide prompt written
notice to KHS of such planned division. The date of such planned division of the Western Region of the Company into smaller regions shall be referred to as the “Regional 

 
Division Effective Date”, which date shall not be earlier than 60 days after KHS’s receipt of the foregoing written notice. 
 3. Company Value in Specific Circumstances. Solely for the limited purposes of determining the Option Value for purposes of Sections
7 and 10 below, the Company Value shall be equal to 9.9 times the net income of the Company for the immediately preceding 12 months, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The foregoing calculations shall be set
forth in a certificate signed on behalf of the Company, certified as true and correct (to the best of such person’s knowledge after reasonable investigation) as of such date of determination by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer or Principal Accounting Officer (as such terms are defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or, at the Company’s discretion, by the Company’s independent auditors, and such certificate shall be delivered to KHS.

 4. Exercise of Option. This Option shall become fully exercisable (i) on February 1, 2008, provided that
KHS remains employed by the Company on such date, and shall continue to be exercisable until the termination of KHS’s rights hereunder pursuant to Sections 7, 9 and 10 (ii) as provided by Section 8 herein, and (iii) upon any
material breach of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement by either TDS or the Company that remains uncured for 48 hours. In the event of KHS’s death or Permanent Disability, Section 7 of this Agreement shall govern the exercisability of
the Option. Except as provided in Section 6, this Option must be exercised in full and may not be exercised in part. 
 5.
Method of Exercise and Payment for Shares and Taxes. This Option may be exercised only by written notice delivered to the Company. Such notice shall be accompanied by (i) payment of the Option price in full in cash and
(ii) payment to the Company in cash of any Required Tax Withholdings with respect to the exercise or, at KHS’ option, compliance with such other arrangements that have been authorized for holders of other stock options of the Company and
which arrangements are satisfactory to the Company’s Board of Directors (or compensation committee thereof) regarding Required Tax Withholdings. 
 6. Tax Withholdings. The Company shall have the unrestricted right to withhold from any cash amounts due (or to become due) from the Company to KHS an amount equal to any Required Tax Withholdings
in excess of amounts paid to the Company by or on behalf of KHS for such taxes. If KHS fails to make payment to the Company for any Required Tax Withholdings on or before the later of (a) the day such taxes are required to be remitted or
(b) ten (10) business days after the day notice of such Required Tax Withholding is delivered to KHS by the Company (which failure shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or any Settlement Document), the call right granted to TDS
shall be automatically exercised with respect to the number of shares having a value equal to the Required Tax Withholdings and TDS shall make the cash payment due to KHS upon such exercise to the Company as payment of the Required Tax Withholdings.

 7. Death or Disability of KHS. In the event of the death or Permanent Disability of KHS prior to the exercise of this
Option, this Option shall be terminated and TDS shall make a cash payment to KHS, or his designated beneficiary, or if none, his estate. If KHS’s death or Permanent Disability occurs on or before November 1, 2006, the amount of the cash
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KHS or his estate shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Option Value. If KHS’s death or Permanent Disability occurs after November 1,
2006, the amount of the cash payment shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Option Value. All Required Tax Withholdings shall be deducted from the amount due to KHS or his estate and paid by TDS to the Company pursuant to this
Section 7. All payments required by this Section 7 shall be made by TDS within sixty (60) days following KHS’s death or Permanent Disability. 
 8. Initial Public Offering or Sale Event. Immediately prior to the completion of an Initial Public Offering or a Sale Event this Option shall become exercisable and shall be deemed to be exercised
in full and the Put and Call rights granted in Section 10 and the Right of First Refusal granted in Section 11 shall terminate. The consideration received by KHS as a result of an Initial Public Offering or Sale Event shall be the same as
the consideration received by the other holders of Common Stock. 
 9. Exercise After Termination of Employment. If
KHS’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause at any time prior to the exercise of this Option, this Option shall become immediately exercisable in full. If KHS’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause at any time
prior to the exercise of this Option, or by KHS prior to February 1, 2008 (other than resulting from his death or Permanent Disability), this Option shall terminate immediately. In all events in which KHS ceases to be employed by the Company,
KHS may exercise this Option to the extent it is exercisable at such time, provided that this Option must be exercised within ninety (90) days following the date of termination (or such longer period as required by applicable law). 

10. Put and Call Rights. 
 (i) In the event (a) there is no Initial Public Offering or Sale Event before February 1, 2008 or (b) KHS’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, KHS shall have the right to put and TDS shall have the
right to call this Option at any time after the earlier of February 1, 2008 or the date of such termination. If either the put or call is exercised, TDS shall make a cash payment to KHS equal to the Option Value, less Required Tax Withholdings
which shall be paid by TDS to the Company. Except as provided in Section 6, the put and call rights granted in this Section 10 must be exercised in full and may not be exercised in part. 
 (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provisions to the contrary, in the event either an Initial Public Offering or Sale Event were to occur
within six (6) months after the date TDS has exercised the put under Section 10(i) above, the Option Value shall be reset and deemed to be the amount KHS would have been entitled to receive upon such Initial Public Offering or Sale Event,
as the case may be (the “Deemed Option Value”), and TDS shall become obligated, with no further action or notice required, to make a cash payment to KHS equal to the difference between the Deemed Option Value and the Option Value
originally determined in connection with such exercise of the foregoing put right less any Required Tax Withholdings with respect to such additional payment which shall be paid by TDS to the Company. Such additional cash payment shall be become due
and owing upon such Initial Public Offering or Sale Event and shall be made within 30 days thereafter. 
  

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 11. TDS’s Right of First Refusal. In the event that KHS desires to sell or
otherwise transfer all or part of the Option Shares acquired by KHS from the exercise of this Option, KHS shall first give written notice to TDS of his intention to make such transfer. Such notice shall state the number of shares which KHS proposes
to sell, the price and terms of the proposed sale and the name and address of the proposed transferee. At any time within ten (10) business days after receipt of such notice by TDS, TDS may elect to purchase all or any portion of the shares at
the price and on the terms offered by the proposed transferee and specified in the notice. If TDS elects to exercise its purchase right, the closing for such purchase shall take place within forty-five (45) days after receipt by TDS of the
initial notice from KHS to TDS. In the event TDS does not elect to exercise this purchase right or does not pay the fill purchase price within such forty-five (45) day period, KHS may, within sixty (60) days thereafter, sell the shares to
the proposed transferee at the same price and on the same terms as specified in KHS’s notice to TDS. Any Option Shares purchased by such proposed transferee shall no longer be subject to the terms of this Agreement. Any Option Shares not sold
to the proposed transferee shall remain subject to this Agreement. TDS shall have the sole obligation to notify the Company of the notices, if any, required by this section. 
 12. Drag Along Right. In the event the holders of a majority of the Company’s equity securities then outstanding (the
“Majority Shareholders”) determine to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or all or fifty percent (50%) or more of the capital stock of the Company in each case in a transaction
constituting a change in control of the Company, to any non-affiliate(s) of the Company or any of the Majority Shareholders, or to cause the Company to merge with or into or consolidate with any non-affiliate(s) of the Company or any of the Majority
Shareholders (in each case, the “Buyer’) in a bona fide negotiated transaction (a “Sale”), KHS shall be obligated to and shall upon the written request of a Majority Shareholder: (a) sell, transfer and deliver, or
cause to be sold, transferred and delivered, to the Buyer, his shares on substantially the same terms applicable to the Majority Shareholders (with appropriate adjustments to reflect the conversion of convertible securities, the redemption of
redeemable securities and the exercise of exercisable securities as well as the relative preferences and priorities of preferred stock); and (b) execute and deliver such instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such other action,
including voting such shares in favor of any Sale proposed by the Majority Shareholders and executing any purchase agreements, merger agreements, indemnity agreements, escrow agreements or related documents, as the Majority Shareholders or the Buyer
may reasonably require in order to carry out the terms and provisions of this Section 12. 
 13. Lockup Provision.
KHS agrees, if requested by the Company and any underwriter engaged by the Company, not to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Option Shares (including, without limitation pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act) held by him for such period
following the effective date of any registration statement of the Company filed under the Act as the Company or such underwriter shall specify reasonably and in good faith, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in the case of the
Company’s Initial Public Offering or ninety (90) days in the case of any other public offering; provided, however, that KHS shall not be obligated to agree to any such lock-up provision unless and until each other regional
manager and officer of the Company has agreed to an identical lock-up provision. 
  

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 14. Defined Terms. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, shall
have the meanings set forth below. 
 “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in any employment agreement between KHS
and the Company in effect at such time. If no such employment agreement exists, Cause shall mean termination of KHS’s employment for KHS’s (i) unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade
secrets, (ii) material breach of any agreement between KHS and the Company, following written notice thereof and 48 hours to cure, if curable, (iii) material failure to comply with the Company’s written policies or rules, following
notice thereof and 48 hours to cure, if curable, (iv) conviction of, or plea of “guilty” or “no contest” to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (v) gross negligence or willful
misconduct. 
 “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company as set forth in its articles of incorporation in
effect on the date hereof, and any other shares of any class or classes of capital stock of the Company, whether resulting from any reclassification or otherwise, that have no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of
any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company. 
 “Company Value” shall mean the Fair
Market Value of the Company. 
 “Fair Market Value” shall mean the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an
unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 “Fully Diluted Basis” shall assume all outstanding shares of Common Stock, and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Common Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into,
or exchangeable for, Common Stock), and all shares of the Company’s preferred stock that are convertible into Common Stock, are converted. 
 “Initial Public Offering” shall mean the Company’s first fully underwritten, firm commitment public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the
offer and sale by the Company of its equity securities, as a result of or following which the stock of the Company shall be publicly held. 
 “Lien” means, with respect to any asset (including the Option Shares), any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise
perfected under any applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction). 
 “Option Shares”
shall mean any and all Common Stock acquired by KHS upon the exercise of this Option. 
 “Option Value” shall mean the value
of the shares of stock that would be received upon the exercise of this Option based on the Company Value. 
  

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 “Permanent Disability” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in any employment agreement
between KHS and the Company that is in effect at such time. If no such employment agreement is in effect, Disability shall have the meaning provided in Section 22(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
 “Required Tax Withholdings” shall mean any taxes or other amounts required by any government to be withheld or otherwise deducted and
paid with respect to this Option or any payments under this Agreement. 
 “Sale Event” shall mean, regardless of form
thereof and except in the case of the Initial Public Offering, the consummation of (i) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis to an
unrelated person or entity, (iii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities of the successor entity and the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting
power immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power of the successor entity immediately upon completion of such transaction, (iv) the sale of all or a majority of the outstanding capital stock of
the Company to an unrelated person or entity or (v) any other transaction in which the owners of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of
the successor entity immediately upon completion of the transaction. 
 “Settlement Documents” shall mean the Employment,
Confidentiality and Non-competition Agreement between KHS and the Company and the Confidential Release and Settlement Agreement among KHS, TDS and the Company each dated of even date herewith. 
 “Western Region of the Company” shall mean, as of the date hereof, all of the Company’s operations in Arizona, California,
Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Subject to Section 2(b) hereof, from and after any Regional Division Effective Date, the “Western Region of the Company” shall be deemed to mean
(i) all of the Company’s operations in the aforementioned states on and as of the Regional Division Effective Date, plus (ii) all planned and approved new store locations in the aforementioned states that have projected operation
commencement dates within the 120-day period subsequent to such Regional Division Effective Date. Any Company retail location opened after 120 days following a Regional Division Effective Date that (i) is not under the direct or indirect
supervision or management of KHS (as provided in written notice from the Company to KHS) and (ii) is not a Replacement Location, shall not be considered a part of the Western Region of the Company for purposes of Section 2 of this
Agreement. As used above, a “Replacement Location” shall mean any new or additional retail location that opens in a metropolitan market in the Western Region of the Company as a result of an existing location’s expansion,
reduction or relocation, new leased premises or the like, with the commensurate planned closing of an existing retail location. 
 15.
Additional Representations of TDS to KHS and the Company. 
 (a) TDS represents that he has good title to the Option Shares free
and clear of all Liens, that he has all necessary power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, 

  

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and this Agreement constitutes his valid and binding obligation. TDS further represents that he shall not directly or indirectly, sell, contract or agree to
sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer the Option Shares, or create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind whatsoever on any Option Shares (except as provided by this Agreement). 
 (b) As a condition precedent to KHS’s acknowledgement that TDS will be the primary obligor of the Option Shares according to the terms of this
Agreement, TDS has agreed to expeditiously, but in no event later than December 1, 2005, place or caused to be placed into a separate escrow account with Bank of America, or such other mutually acceptable banking institution, as Escrow Agent,
1,500,000 shares of Common Stock, which such number of shares are sufficient, as of the date of this agreement, to satisfy TDS’s obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement. The escrow arrangement established as herein provided shall be
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement annexed hereto as Exhibit A, shall be satisfactory to KHS and shall name KITS as the sole beneficiary (subject to the provisions of this Agreement). The number of escrowed shares may, at TDS’s sole discretion,
be increased or decreased, as appropriate, based upon the then current Option Value; provided, however, the number of escrowed shares shall not be less than 1,500,000 shares (as such amount may be adjusted after the date hereof for stock
reclassifications, reorganizations, stock splits, stock dividends, and the like). TDS, KHS and the Company each agree to reasonably comply on a timely basis with any restrictions and requests made by such Escrow Agent to further the foregoing
intent. 
 (c) The Escrow Agreement shall be deemed a part of, and its terms are hereby incorporated by reference into, this Agreement. The
applicable terms of this Agreement are likewise to be deemed a part of, and incorporated by reference into, the Escrow Agreement. 
 16.
Unconditional Guarantee by the Company of TDS’s Obligations Hereunder. 
 (a) It is expressly understood and agreed
that the consideration for the Option Shares is employment services provided by KHS solely to the Company. Nonetheless, the Company has requested and TDS has agreed that TDS shall fulfill the obligation to provide KHS with Option Shares from his
shares he owns free and clear, and the Company and TDS have jointly requested that KHS look first to TDS for fulfillment of the obligation to provide the equity compensation contemplated by this Agreement. KHS has agreed to do so solely upon the
Company’s express confirmation that (i) KHS shall not be disadvantaged in any material respect, economically or otherwise, by this arrangement as an alternative to the Company providing the value of the Option Shares as his equity
compensation and (ii) the Company has fully and unconditionally guaranteed TDS’s full and timely performance. Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in any other agreement or instrument to the contrary, the Company shall at all
relevant times under this Agreement guarantee, for the benefit of KHS, the fill performance of TDS’s obligations hereunder if and to the extent TDS, for any reason whatsoever, fails to so timely perform when due or otherwise fails to comply.
Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Company shall become obligated to pay the same immediately. The foregoing guarantee shall be unconditional and irrevocable, irrespective
of any absence of any action to enforce the same, the waiver or consent by KHS with respect to any provision hereof or in any agreement with the Company or TDS. 
  

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 (b) The Company and TDS jointly represent to KHS that the foregoing structure relating to the Option
Shares does not and will not violate any laws known to them to be applicable to the Company. In the event this structure is deemed to conflict with or contradict any applicable Iaws, then such applicable laws shall control. 
 17. Arbitration and Mediation of Disputes. All disputes arising out of or concerning the interpretation or application of
this Agreement, shall be resolved timely and exclusively by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA’s) Model Employment Arbitration Procedures. Prior to arbitrating any dispute,
the parties agree to attempt to settle the dispute with the assistance of a mutually agreed upon mediator. If the parties cannot resolve the dispute through mediation, then arbitration must be demanded within thirty (30) calendar days or the
time when the demanding party knows or should have known of the event or events giving rise to the claim. The arbitration opinion and award shall be final and binding on the Company, TDS and KHS and shall be enforceable by any court. The Company and
TDS and KHS shall share equally all costs of arbitration and the prevailing party will be awarded all reasonable costs and attorney’s fees. The Company, TDS and KHS agree that certain claims will be litigated and reviewed before an impartial
arbitrator, mutually agreed upon by the parties. However, if the parties cannot agree upon the arbitrator, the parties agree that AAA can select the arbitrator. The venue for arbitration is Boston, Massachusetts and the governing law is the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This paragraph is intended by the Company, TDS and KHS to be enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. Should it be determined by any court that the FAA does not apply, then it shall be enforceable under the
arbitration statute of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Notwithstanding that KHS has during all applicable time periods been a resident of, and an employee principally located in, the State of California, this Agreement is one of the documents
entered into in connection with the settlement of threatened litigation and as such is intended by the parties to be construed solely according to its express terms without reference to statutory provisions to the contrary. 
 18. Miscellaneous Provisions. 
 (a) KHS`s rights under this Agreement may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or alienated in any way and shall not be subject to attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable process for the benefit of creditors. 
 (b) By entering into this Agreement, KHS shall not be deemed to have received any right to continued employment with the Company. 
 (c) KHS shall not, solely as a result of the award of the Option as of the date hereof, become a shareholder of the Company and shall not be entitled to
vote, receive dividends or hold any of the other rights held by a shareholder of the Company. 
 (d) All notices, requests, consents and
other communications shall be in writing and be deemed given when delivered personally or when received if mailed. Notices to the Company, TDS and KHS shall be addressed as set forth underneath their signatures below, or to such other address or
addresses as may have been furnished by such party to the others in writing. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stock Option Agreement as of the date set forth
in the first paragraph hereof. 
  

	
	LUMBER LIQUIDATORS, INC.
	
	 /s/ Thomas D. Sullivan

	 Thomas D. Sullivan
 President
  
 Address:

	 
	
	 

  

	
	KEVIN H. SULLIVAN
	
	 /s/ Kevin H. Sullivan

	  
 Address:

	 
	
	 

  

	
	THOMAS D. SULLIVAN
	
	 /s/ Thomas D. Sullivan

	  
 Address:

	 
	
	 

  

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 Beneficiary Designation 
 In the event of my death, I hereby designate the beneficiary identified below to receive any amounts owed to me under the Stock Option Agreement between
Lumber Liquidators, Inc., Thomas D. Sullivan and me dated August 1, 2005. I reserve the right to revoke or modify the designation at any time by a subsequent written designation. 
  

			
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	 Date:
	 	  
		 	KEVIN H. SULLIVAN

  

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 AMENDMENT 
 TO THE THOMAS D. SULLIVAN STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT AND LUMBER 
 LIQUIDATORS, INC. GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 AMENDMENT to the Thomas D. Sullivan Stock Option Agreement and Lumber Liquidators, Inc. Guaranty Agreement (the
“Agreement”), between Thomas D. Sullivan (“TDS”), Kevin H. Sullivan (“KHS”) and Lumber Liquidators, Inc. (the “Company”). 
 WHEREAS, TDS, KHS and the Company (collectively the “Parties”) wish to amend the Agreement to provide for a new benefit distribution schedule that complies with Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); 
 WHEREAS, the Parties intend for this amendment to comply with the
transition rule contained in Section XI.C of the Preamble to the proposed regulations under Code Section 409A; 
 NOW, THEREFORE,
for good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows, to be effective as of December 31, 2006: 
 1. Section 3 of the Agreement is amended by deleting the reference to “Sections and 10” in the second line and inserting “Sections 6
and 10” in lieu thereof. 
 2. Section 4 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to state as follows: 
  

	 	4.	Lapse of Substantial Risk of Forfeiture and Exercise of Options. 

 (i) The Option shall vest in its entirety upon the earlier of (a) KHS’s death, (b) KHS’s Permanent Disability, (c) the Company’s Initial Public Offering, (d) the occurrence of a
Change in Control, (e) the Company’s termination of KHS for any reason other than for Cause, (f) any material breach of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement by either TDS or the Company that remains uncured for 48 hours, or
(g) February 1, 2008. If prior to any of the dates or events in the preceding sentence, KHS’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause or by KHS, then any non-vested portion of the Option shall be forfeited.

 (ii) Subject to the provisions set forth in Sections 10 and 13 hereof, the vested Options shall be exercised by KHS or his designated
beneficiary or representative (or if none, his estate) and the shares distributed (subject to Required Tax Withholding) upon the earlier of (a) KHS’s death, (b) KHS’s disability (within the meaning of Section 409A),
(c) KHS’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A), (d) 90 days immediately following Company’s Initial Public Offering, (e) 90 days immediately following the occurrence of a Change in Control, or
(f) February 1, 2008. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined that the Option is subject to FICA taxes before becoming exercisable, the Option shall be exercised to the extent permitted by Section 409A. 
 3. Section 6 of the Agreement is amended by deleting the last sentence and adding the following in lieu thereof: 
  

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 If KHS fails to make payment to the Company for any Required Tax Withholdings on or before the later of
(a) the day such taxes are required to be remitted or (b) ten (10) business days after the day notice of such Required Tax Withholding is delivered to KHS by the Company (which failure shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement
or any Settlement Document), to the extent permitted by Section 409A, TDS shall have the right to call this Option with respect to the number of shares having a value equal to the Required Tax Withholdings, and TDS shall make the cash payment
due to KHS upon exercising such call right to the Company as payment of the Required Tax Withholdings. 
 4. Section 10(i) is amended by
deleting the first sentence and inserting the following in lieu thereof: 
 (i) In the event (a) there is no Initial Public Offering or
Change in Control before February 1, 2008 or (b) KHS’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, KHS shall have the right to put and TDS shall have the right to call this Option upon the earliest of the events set forth
in Section 4(ii) hereof. 
 5. Section 14 is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Sale Event.” 
 6. Section 14 is hereby amended to add the following definitions: 
 Change of Control shall mean a change in the effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v).

 Section 409A shall mean Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and any citations to specific provisions therein, and
shall include any proposed, temporary or final regulations or other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto. 
 7. A new Section 19 is hereby added to read as follows: 
 19. Section 409A. To the extent
applicable, it is intended that this Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A. This Agreement shall be administered in a manner consistent with such intent, and any provision that would cause the Agreement to fail to satisfy
Section 409A shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A); provided that any such amendment shall preserve to the
maximum extent possible the economic rights and burdens of the parties hereunder. 
 8. Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Agreement are hereby
replaced in their entirety by the following: 
  

	 	7.	Reserved. 

  

	 	8.	Reserved. 

  

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	9.	Reserved. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment on the dates set forth below. 
  

			
	LUMBER LIQUIDATORS, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jeffrey W. Griffiths
		
	Name:	 	Jeffrey W. Griffiths
		
	Title:	 	President & CEO
		
	Date:	 	12/29/06

  
  

			
	KEVIN H. SULLIVAN
	
	 /s/ Kevin H. Sullivan

		
	 Date:
	 	12/29/06

  
  

			
	THOMAS D. SULLIVAN
	
	 /s/Thomas D. Sullivan

		
	 Date:
	 	12/30/06

  

 13Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of May 24, 2007,
among Syniverse Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Syniverse Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and David W. Hitchcock (“Executive”). 
 WHEREAS, the services of Executive and his managerial and professional experience are of value to the Company; and 
 WHEREAS the Company desires to employ Executive as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Employment. The Company shall employ
Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The effective date of this Agreement shall be June 4, 2007 (the “Effective Date”). The term of
Executive’s employment under this Agreement (the “Employment Period”) shall end upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company in accordance with the terms hereof. 
 2. Position and Duties. 
 (a) During
the Employment Period, Executive shall serve as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Parent and shall have the normal duties, responsibilities, functions and authority of such position, subject to the power and
authority of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President to expand or limit such duties, responsibilities, functions and authority and the power and authority of
the Board to overrule actions of officers of the Company; provided that such permitted limitations may, nevertheless, constitute “Good Reason” under Section 8. During the Employment Period, Executive shall render such
administrative, financial and other executive and managerial services to the Company and its Affiliates which are consistent with Executive’s position as the Board may from time to time direct. 
 (b) During the Employment Period, Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and shall devote his best efforts
and his full business time and attention (except for permitted vacation periods and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacity) to the business and affairs of the Company and its Affiliates. Executive shall perform his duties,
responsibilities and functions to the Company and its Affiliates hereunder to the best of his abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, professional and efficient manner and shall comply with the Company’s and its Affiliates’ policies and
procedures in all material respects. In performing his duties and exercising his authority under the Agreement, Executive shall help develop, support and implement the business and strategic plans approved from time to time by the Board. During the
Employment Period, Executive shall not accept other employment, serve as an officer or director of, or otherwise perform services for compensation for, any other entity without the prior written consent of the Board. The Company and Executive agree
that Executive’s principal location of employment with the Company shall be at the Company’s headquarters in Tampa, Florida and Executive agrees to use best efforts to establish primary residence in the Tampa, Florida area within six
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 3. Compensation and Benefits. 
 (a) During the Employment Period, Executive’s base salary shall be Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) per annum (as adjusted from
time to time as provided below, the “Base Salary”), which salary shall be payable by the Company in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices (in effect from time to time). The Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Compensation Committee”) shall review the Base Salary each year during the Term hereof, and Executive may receive increases in his Base Salary from time to time, based upon his
performance, subject to approval of the Compensation Committee. In addition, during the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit programs for which other senior executive employees of the
Company are generally eligible. The Company reserves the right to cancel or change the benefit plans and programs it offers to its employees at any time. 
 (b) In addition to Base Salary, Executive will have an opportunity to earn a cash bonus each year, commencing with calendar year 2007, as determined by the Compensation Committee, with a target annual bonus equal to
sixty percent (60%) of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”) based upon the achievement with respect to any calendar year of performance objectives as approved by the Compensation Committee (the “Target
Bonus Objectives”). The Target Bonus Objectives will be financial and other objective targets that the Compensation Committee reasonably believes are reasonably attainable at the time that they are set. Such bonus amounts, if any, shall be
payable within 100 days following the end of each calendar year at such time as other executive officer bonuses are paid and, except as otherwise provided in Section 4, so long as Executive was in the employ of the Company on
December 31 of the calendar year on which the Target Bonus is based. Executive’s bonus eligibility for 2007 will be for the full calendar year; it will not be prorated for the number of months that Executive is in the assignment.

 (c) Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and consistent with the
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and on each subsequent anniversary of the Effective Date, so long as Executive remains in the employ of the Company on each such date (each, an
“Issuance Date”), up to and including the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date, Executive shall be granted a nonqualified option under the Plan (the “Options”) to purchase 40,000 shares of Syniverse Holdings,
Inc. common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), resulting in grants of Options to purchase a total of 200,000 shares of Common Stock. The per share exercise price shall be the closing price of the Common Stock on
the applicable Issuance Date and, each Option shall vest, subject to Executive’s continued employment on the applicable vesting dates, in three equal annual installments of 33  1/3 % commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date. Each Option will have a term of ten (10) years, subject (except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to
Sections 4(b), 4(d) or 4(e) ) to earlier expiration in the event of the termination of Executive’s employment. 
 (d)
Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, Executive shall be granted a one-time restricted stock award (the “Restricted Stock Grant”) of 60,000 shares of Common Stock. Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to
Sections 4(b), 4(d) or 4(e) , the Restricted Stock Grant shall vest in five equal annual installments (i.e., 20% of the shares subject to the award) on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, so
that the Restricted Stock Grant will be fully vested and exercisable five (5) years from the Effective Date, subject (except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to Sections 4(b), 4(d) or 4(e) ) to Executive’s continued employment
with the Company on the relevant vesting dates. No right to any restricted stock shares subject to the award received by the Executive shall be earned or accrued except at such times and to such extent as vesting of such respective shares occurs
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Grant shall be evidenced by the Company’s standard form of restricted stock agreement. 
  

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 (e) Upon the consummation of a Sale of the Company, all Options and shares of Common Stock subject to the
Restricted Stock Grant that have not yet become vested shall automatically (and without any further action required on Executive’s part or the part of Parent or the Company) become vested at the time of such event, if as of the date of such
event, Executive is employed by the Company; provided that in the event that Executive’s employment is terminated without Cause or Executive resigns with Good Reason within 180 days prior to the date of such event, all Options and shares
of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Grant that have not yet become vested shall automatically (and without any further action required on Executive’s part or the part of Parent or the Company) become vested at the time of such
event. 
 (f) The Company shall reimburse Executive for independent legal review of this Employment Agreement up to a maximum of $10,000 and
all reasonable business expenses incurred by him in the course of performing his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement which are consistent with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel, entertainment
and other business expenses, subject to the Company’s requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of such expenses. 
 (g)
On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date, Executive will receive a one-time lump-sum bonus payment in the gross amount of $175,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practice, as compensation
or reimbursement for all moving, temporary living, transition and relocation expenses. In the event Executive voluntarily resigns without Good Reason within two years following the Effective Date of this Agreement, Executive will reimburse Syniverse
Technologies, Inc., on a prorated basis less any taxes Executive paid in connection with his receipt of the within bonus. 
 (h) On or as
soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date, Executive will receive a one-time hiring bonus payment in the gross amount of $175,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practice. In the event Executive
voluntarily resigns without Good Reason within two years following the Effective Date of this Agreement, Executive will reimburse Syniverse Technologies, Inc., on a prorated basis less any taxes Executive paid in connection with his receipt of the
within bonus. 
 (i) All amounts payable to Executive as compensation hereunder, including, without limitation, the Options and the
Restricted Stock Grant, shall be subject to all required and customary withholding by the Company as provided in Section 18 herein. 
 4. Termination. 
 (a) Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated for Cause at any time by the Company
provided that no termination for Cause shall be treated as such until the 15th day following the date on which the Company has provided notice to Executive of the Board’s decision to terminate Executive for Cause (such notice to include
reasons for the Board’s decision) and within such 15-day period Executive is provided a reasonable opportunity to address the Board; provided further that the Company reserves the right to require that Executive not report to work
or otherwise perform any duties during such 15-day period. . Upon such a termination, the Company shall have no obligation to Executive other than the payment of Executive’s earned and unpaid compensation to the effective date of such
termination and as provided in Section 4(f) . 
 (b) If during the Employment Period, Executive shall become ill, mentally or
physically disabled, or otherwise incapacitated so as to be unable regularly to perform the duties of his position for a period in excess of twelve (12) weeks (“Permanent Disability”), then the 

  

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Company shall have the right to replace the Executive. If the Executive maintains the Permanent Disability for a period exceeding twenty-six weeks then the
Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment with the Company upon written notice to Executive. In the event of Executive’s death or in the event the Company terminates Executive’s employment as a result of his
Permanent Disability, Executive or Executive’s estate shall be entitled to the benefits that he would have been entitled to receive if Executive’s employment had been terminated by the Company without Cause pursuant to
Section 4(d) (subject to the provisos and conditions set forth therein); provided, however, that, except as provided in Sections 4(d) and (f), the Company shall have no other obligation to Executive or
Executive’s estate pursuant to this Agreement in the event of Executive’s death or in the event that Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated as a result of his Permanent Disability. 
 (c) Executive may voluntarily resign from his employment with the Company without Good Reason, provided that Executive shall provide the Company with
thirty (30) days advance written notice (which notice requirement may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Company in its sole discretion) of his intent to terminate. Upon such a termination, the Company shall have no obligation other than
the payment of Executive’s earned but unpaid compensation to the effective date of such termination and as provided in Section 4(f). 
 (d) Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company without Cause. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause, the Company shall have the following
obligations to Executive (but excluding any other obligation, except as provided in Section 4(f), to Executive pursuant to this Agreement): 
 (i) The continuation of his Base Salary, as severance, (subject to the Executive signing a release document in a form substantially similar in all material aspects to the Form Release attached hereto) payable in
accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices (in effect from time to time) for a period commencing on the date of termination and ending 12 (twelve) months from the date of termination (the “Severance Period”);

 (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive any unpaid Target Bonus, if any, for the previous fiscal year and a pro rata portion of the
Target Bonus, if any, for the then current fiscal year, such amounts to be payable at such times as they would be payable if Executive’s employment had not been terminated; provided, however, that the continuation of such salary
and benefits shall cease on the occurrence of any circumstance or event that would constitute Cause under Section 8 (including any material breach of the covenants contained in Section 5 or Section 6 below;
provided further, that Executive’s eligibility to participate in the Welfare Plans shall cease at such time as Executive is offered comparable coverage with a subsequent employer; 
 (iii) If Executive makes a timely election for COBRA with respect to the health, medical, dental, life and disability plans provided to Executive at the
time of such termination (the “Welfare Plans”), the Company shall pay that portion of the COBRA premium that the Company pays for other senior executive employees with the same coverage for the shorter of (A) twelve
(12) months and (B) the period that Executive is eligible for COBRA; 
 (e) Executive’s employment with the Company may be
terminated by Executive for Good Reason on thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Company, which notice shall detail the specific basis for such termination. The Company shall be given the opportunity to cure the basis for such
termination within such thirty (30) day period. If Executive terminates his employment under this Section 4(e), Executive shall be entitled to receive the same benefits as if his employment had been terminated by the Company without
Cause under Section 4(d) (subject to the provisos and conditions set forth therein). 
  

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 (f) Executive acknowledges that any payments and benefits under this Section 4 resulting from
a termination of Executive’s employment with the Company are in lieu of any and all claims that Executive may have against the Company and its Affiliates (other than (i) benefits under the Company’s employee benefit plans, including
the Plan, that by their terms survive termination of employment, (ii) benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, (iii) rights with respect to un-reimbursed business expenses, if any, pursuant to
Section 3(e) and (iv) rights to indemnification under certain indemnification arrangements for officers of the Company, and represent liquidated damages (and not a penalty). The Company may require that the Executive execute and not
revoke a release of claims in a form substantially similar in all material aspects to the Form Release attached hereto as a condition to Executive’s receipt of such payments. The Company acknowledges that no such payment shall be reduced by any
amount Executive may earn or receive from employment or other source after the Separation and that Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or otherwise to mitigate the Company’s payment obligations. 
 5. Confidential Information. 
 (a)
Obligation to Maintain Confidentiality. Executive acknowledges that the information and data obtained by him during the course of his performance under this Agreement concerning the business and affairs of the Company, Parent and their
respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, including information concerning acquisition opportunities in or reasonably related to the Company’s and Parent’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ business or industry of which Executive
becomes aware during the Employment Period (collectively, “ Confidential Information “), are the property of the Company, Parent or such Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Therefore, Executive agrees that he will not disclose to any
unauthorized Person or use for his own account any Confidential Information without the Board’s prior written consent. Executive agrees that upon Company’s request, he shall deliver to the Company at a Separation, or at any other time the
Company may request in writing, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports and other documents (and copies thereof) relating to the business of the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates (including, without limitation,
all acquisition prospects, lists and contact information) which he may then possess or have under his control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions contained herein shall not apply to any Confidential Information which Executive can
demonstrate by written record (i) was or becomes available to the public, otherwise than by breach of this Agreement, or (ii) is lawfully made available to Executive by an independent third party; or (iii) is already in
Executive’s possession at the time of initial receipt from Company; or (iv) is required by law, regulation, rule, act, or order of any governmental authority or agency to be disclosed by Executive; provided, however, that Executive shall
give Company sufficient advance written notice to permit it to seek a protective order or other similar order with respect to the Confidential Information. 
 (b) Ownership of Property. Executive acknowledges that all inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, processes, programs, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, and all similar or related
information (whether or not patentable) that relate to the Company’s, Parent’s or any of their respective Subsidiaries’ or Affiliates’ actual or anticipated business, research and development, or existing or future products or
services and that are conceived, developed, contributed to, made, or reduced to practice by Executive (either solely or jointly with others) while employed by the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including any
of the foregoing that constitutes any proprietary information or records) (“ Work Product “) belong to the Company, Parent or such Subsidiary or Affiliate and Executive hereby assigns, and agrees to assign, all of the above Work
Product to the Company, Parent or to such Subsidiary or Affiliate. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive in the course of his work for any of the foregoing entities shall be 

  

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deemed a “work made for hire” under the copyright laws, and the Company, Parent or such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall own all rights therein. To
the extent that any such copyrightable work is not a “work made for hire,” Executive hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company, Parent or such Subsidiary or Affiliate all right, title, and interest, including without limitation,
copyright in and to such copyrightable work. Executive shall promptly disclose such Work Product and copyrightable work to the Board and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Board (whether during or after the Employment Period) to
establish and confirm the Company’s, Parent’s or such Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney, and other instruments). 
 (c) Third Party Information. Executive understands that the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates will receive from
third parties confidential or proprietary information (“Third Party Information”) subject to a duty on the Company’s, Parent’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ and Affiliates’ part to maintain the
confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the Employment Period and thereafter for whatever period of time said duty is owed to such third parties, and without in any way limiting the provisions of
Section 5(a) above, Executive will hold Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose to anyone (other than personnel of the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates who need to know such
information in connection with their work for the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates) or use, except in connection with his work for the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, Third Party
Information unless expressly authorized by a member of the Board in writing or required by applicable law or by judicial, legislative or regulatory process. 
 (d) Use of Information of Prior Employers. During the Employment Period, Executive will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade secrets, if any, of any former employers or any other
Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality, and will not bring onto the premises of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former
employer or any other Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by the former employer or Person. Executive will use in the performance of his duties only information which is (i) generally
known and used by Persons with training and experience comparable to Executive’s and that is (x) common knowledge in the industry or (y) is otherwise legally in the public domain, (ii) is otherwise provided or developed by the
Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or (iii) in the case of materials, property or information belonging to any former employer or other Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality, approved
for such use in writing by such former employer or Person. 
 6. Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation. Executive acknowledges that in the
course of his employment with the Company he will become familiar with the Company’s, Parent’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ trade secrets and with other confidential information concerning the Company, Parent and such
Subsidiaries and that his services will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and Parent and such Subsidiaries. Therefore, Executive agrees that: 
 (a) Non-competition. During the Employment Period and (i) in the event of a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause or the Executive for Good Reason, the Severance Period or
(ii) in the event of a termination of Executive’s employment for any other reason, for a period of two years thereafter (collectively, the “Non-compete Period”), he shall not, anywhere in the world, directly or indirectly
own, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for, or in any manner engage in (A) any business relating to the provision of interoperability solutions, clearing and settlement services, 

  

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software and network services and related services to telecommunications companies and other third parties, (B) any other type of business in which the
Company or one of its Affiliates is also engaged, or plans to be engaged, so long as Executive is involved in such business or planned business on behalf of the Company or one of its Affiliates, or (C) any business in which the Company, Parent
or any of their respective Subsidiaries has entertained discussions or has requested and received information relating to the acquisition of such business by the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries during the six-month period
immediately prior to the Separation; provided, however, that the Executive may own up to 2% of any class of an issuer’s publicly traded securities. 
 (b) Non-solicitation. During the Non-compete Period, Executive shall not directly or indirectly through another entity (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company, Parent or their
respective Subsidiaries to leave the employ of the Company, Parent or such Subsidiary, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company, Parent and any of their respective Subsidiaries and any employee thereof, (ii) hire any
person who was an employee of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries within one year prior to the time such employee was hired by Executive, (iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other
business relation of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to cease doing business with the Company, Parent or such Subsidiary or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or
business relation and the Company and any Subsidiary or (iv) directly or indirectly acquire or attempt to acquire an interest in any business relating to the business of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries and with which
the Company, Parent and any of their respective Subsidiaries has, in the two-year period immediately preceding a Separation, entertained discussions or has requested and received information relating to the acquisition of such business by the
Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, Executive may own up to 2% of any class of an issuer’s publicly traded securities. 
 (c) Non-disparagement. Executive and Company agree that at no time during Executive’s employment by the Company and for a period of two years
thereafter, shall either party make, or cause or assist any other person to make, any statement or other communication to any third party which impugns or attacks, or is otherwise critical of, in any material respect, the reputation, business or
character of the other party, and in the case of the Company any of its Affiliates or all of their respective directors, officers or employees; provided that neither party shall be required to make any untruthful statement or to violate any
law. 
 (d) Extension of Non-compete Period. The Non-compete Period shall be extended by the length of any period during which
Executive is in breach of the terms of this Section 6. 
 (e) Enforcement. If, at the time of enforcement of
Section 5 or this Section 6, a court holds that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum duration, scope or geographical area reasonable
under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or area and that the court shall be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum duration, scope and area permitted by law. Because
Executive’s services are unique and because Executive has access to confidential information, the parties hereto agree that money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement. Therefore, in the event a breach or
threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company, Parent, their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or their successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their favor, apply to any court of competent jurisdiction
for specific performance and/or injunctive or other relief in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without posting a bond or other security). 
  

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 (f) Additional Acknowledgments. Executive acknowledges that the provisions of this
Section 6 are in consideration of: (i) employment with the Company, (ii) the issuance of the Options and the Restricted Stock Grant by Parent and (iii) additional good and valuable consideration as set forth in this
Agreement. In addition, Executive agrees and acknowledges that the restrictions contained in Section 5 and this Section 6 do not preclude Executive from earning a livelihood, nor do they unreasonably impose limitations on
Executive’s ability to earn a living. In addition, Executive acknowledges (i) that the business of the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries will be international in scope and without geographical limitation,
(ii) notwithstanding the state of incorporation or principal office of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any of their respective executives or employees (including the Executive), it is expected that the Company
and Parent will have business activities and have valuable business relationships within its industry throughout the world, and (iii) as part of his responsibilities, Executive will be traveling in furtherance of Parent’s business and its
relationships. Executive agrees and acknowledges that the potential harm to the Company and Parent and their respective Subsidiaries of the non-enforcement of Section 5 and this Section 6 outweighs any potential harm to
Executive of its enforcement by injunction or otherwise. Executive acknowledges that he has carefully read this Agreement and has given careful consideration to the restraints imposed upon Executive by this Agreement, and is in full accord as to
their necessity for the reasonable and proper protection of confidential and proprietary information of the Company and Parent now existing or to be developed in the future. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that each and every restraint
imposed by this Agreement is reasonable with respect to subject matter, time period and geographical area. 
 7. Executive’s
Representations. Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Executive do not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement,
instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Executive is a party or by which he is bound, (ii) Executive is not a party to or bound by any other employment agreement, non-compete agreement or confidentiality agreement with any other person
or entity and (iii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of Executive, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Executive hereby acknowledges and represents
that he has had the opportunity to consult with independent legal counsel regarding his rights and obligations under this Agreement and that he fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein. 
 8. Definitions. 
 “Affiliate” means, (i) with respect to any Person, any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or an Affiliate of such Person, and (ii) with respect to any Investor, any
general or limited partner of such Investor, any employee or owner of any such partner, or any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Investor; provided that, with respect to the Company and Parent,
“Affiliate” shall not include the Investors or any Person who would not be an Affiliate of the Company or Parent but for such Person’s relationship to an Investor. 
 “Cause” shall mean (i) the commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of fraud with respect to
Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their customers or suppliers, (ii) conduct, including any act or omission involving dishonesty, tending to bring Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries
into substantial public disgrace or disrepute, (iii) substantial and repeated failure (other than any such failure resulting from Executive’s illness, disability or incapacity) to perform duties of the office held by Executive as
reasonably directed by the Board, provided that a failure to attain financial, strategic or other objectives is not, in and of itself, a failure to perform duties, (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to Parent, the
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or any of their respective Subsidiaries, provided that conduct is not “willful” if taken in good faith and with a reasonable belief that
such conduct was in the best interests of the Company, or (v) any material breach of Sections 5, 6 or 7 or the first, second (with respect to compliance with the Company’s and its Affiliates’ policies and
procedures), fourth and sixth sentences of Section 2(b) . 
 “Good Reason” means without the Executive’s
prior written consent, (i) requiring Executive to relocate his office outside of the Company’s headquarters or outside of a 50-mile radius from Tampa, Florida (it being understood that Executive shall be required to travel to the extent
necessary to meet the needs of the Company and its business); (ii) Executive is assigned duties which, in the aggregate, represent a material diminution in Executive’s title, authority or responsibilities as described by
Section 2(a); (iii) the Company reduces the Base Salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iv) any material reduction, in the aggregate, of the benefits provided to Executive
pursuant to Section 3, other than in connection with a reduction in benefits generally applicable to senior executives of the Company. 
 “Investors” means GTCR Fund VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, GTCR Fund VII/A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, GTCR Co-Invest, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any other investment fund managed by
GTCR Golder Rauner, L.L.C. or GTCR Golder Rauner II, L.L.C. 
 “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a limited
liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, investment fund, any other business entity and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof. 
 “Public Offering” means the sale in an underwritten public offering registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, of equity securities of the Company or Parent or a corporate successor to the Company. 
 “Sale of the
Company” means any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any Person or group of related Persons other than the Investors or their Affiliates in the aggregate acquire(s) (i) beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act) of equity securities of the Company or Parent possessing the voting power (other than voting rights accruing only in the event of a default, breach or event of noncompliance that has not yet occurred) to
elect a majority of the Board or of the board of directors of Parent (whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, combination, sale or transfer of the Company’s or Parent’s equity, security holder or voting agreement, proxy, power of
attorney or otherwise) or (ii) all or substantially all of the Company’s or Parent’s assets determined on a consolidated basis; provided that a Public Offering shall not constitute a Sale of the Company. 
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or business entity
of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity (other than a
corporation), a majority of partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof,
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than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity
gains or losses or shall be or control any managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity. For purposes hereof, references to a “Subsidiary” of any Person
shall be given effect only at such times that such Person has one or more Subsidiaries, and, unless otherwise indicated, the term “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of the Company. 
 9. Survival. Sections 4 through 23, inclusive, shall survive and continue in full force in accordance with their terms
notwithstanding the expiration or termination of the Employment Period. 
 10. Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, sent by reputable overnight courier service or mailed by first class mail, return receipt requested, to the recipient at the address below indicated: 
 Notices to Executive: 
 To the address
specified in the personnel files of the Company 
 Notices to the Company: 
 Syniverse Technologies, Inc. 
 8125 Highwoods
Palm Way 
 Tampa, Florida 33647 
 Attention: General Counsel 
 or such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party shall have specified by prior
written notice to the sending party. Any notice under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given when so delivered, sent or mailed. 
 11. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any action in any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement
shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. 
 12. Complete Agreement. This Agreement embodies the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the
parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. 
 13. No Strict Construction. The language
used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party. 
 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together constitute one and the same agreement. 
 15. Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is
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their respective heirs, successors and assigns, except that Executive may not assign his rights or delegate his duties or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Executive, the Company, Parent, the Company’s Affiliates and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.

 16. Choice of Law. ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
AND THE EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA OR
ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. 
 17.
Amendment and Waiver. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the prior written consent of the Company (as approved by the Board), Parent and Executive, and no course of conduct or course of dealing or failure or
delay by any party hereto in enforcing or exercising any of the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Company’s right to terminate the Employment Period for Cause) shall affect the validity, binding effect or
enforceability of this Agreement or be deemed to be an implied waiver of any provision of this Agreement. 
 18. Indemnification and
Reimbursement of Payments on Behalf of Executive. The Company and its Affiliates shall be entitled to deduct or withhold from any amounts owing from the Company or any of its Affiliates to Executive any federal, state, local or foreign
withholding taxes, excise tax, or employment taxes (“Taxes”) imposed with respect to Executive’s compensation or other payments from the Company or any of its Affiliates or Executive’s ownership interest in the Company
(including, without limitation, wages, bonuses, dividends, the receipt or exercise of equity options and/or the receipt or vesting of restricted equity). In the event the Company or any of its Affiliates does not make such deductions or
withholdings, Executive shall indemnify the Company and its Affiliates for any amounts paid with respect to any such Taxes, together with any interest, penalties and related expenses thereto. 
 19. Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division located in Tampa, Florida, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, any related agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. Each of the
parties hereto further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in such
court with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 19. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding
arising out of this Agreement, any related document or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division located in Tampa, Florida, and hereby and thereby further
irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 
 20. Waiver of Jury Trial. As a specifically bargained for inducement for each of the parties hereto to enter into this Agreement (after having the
opportunity to consult with counsel), each party hereto expressly waives the right to trial by jury in any lawsuit or proceeding relating to or arising in any way from this Agreement or the matters contemplated hereby. 
  

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 21. Corporate Opportunity. During the Employment Period, Executive shall submit to the Board all
business, commercial and investment opportunities or offers presented to Executive or of which Executive becomes aware which relate to any lines of business that the Company or its Affiliates derive more than $50,000 annually of their revenue from
or with respect to which the Company and its Affiliates have made a significant investment (“Corporate Opportunities”). Unless approved by the Board, Executive shall not accept or pursue, directly or indirectly, any Corporate
Opportunities on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of another person or entity in or with respect to whom Executive has any economic interest. 
 22. Executive’s Cooperation. During the Employment Period and thereafter, Executive shall cooperate with the Company and its Affiliates in any internal investigation, any administrative, regulatory or
judicial investigation or proceeding or any dispute with a third party as reasonably requested by the Company (including, without limitation, Executive being available to the Company upon reasonable notice for interviews and factual investigations,
appearing at the Company’s request to give testimony without requiring service of a subpoena or other legal process, volunteering to the Company all pertinent information and turning over to the Company all relevant documents which are or may
come into Executive’s possession, all at times and on schedules that are reasonably consistent with Executive’s other permitted activities and commitments). In the event the Company requires Executive’s cooperation in accordance with
this Section, the Company shall reimburse Executive solely for reasonable travel expenses (including lodging and meals) upon submission of receipts. 
 23. Interpretation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Sections are to Sections of this Agreement. 
 24. Indemnification and Insurance. The Company and Parent shall each indemnify Executive to the fullest extent permitted by their respective
Certificates of Incorporation and By-Laws and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Executive shall be entitled to indemnification and advancement of expenses on terms no less favorable than those provided to any other officer or
director of the Company or Parent. The Company and Parent shall maintain officers’ and directors’ liability insurance coverage for Executive while he is employed by the Company or Parent and, at all times thereafter for the duration of any
period of limitations during which any action may be brought against Executive, in such amounts and to the same extent as the Company and Parent covers any other officer or director of the Company or Parent. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

			
	Syniverse Technologies, Inc.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Tony Holcombe

	Its:	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Tony Holcombe

	Its:	 	Chief Executive Officer
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David Hitchcock

		 	David W. Hitchcock

  

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