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EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

Execution Version 
  

 
  

 
 DEPOSIT AGREEMENT 

among 
 EQUITABLE HOLDINGS,
INC., 
 COMPUTERSHARE INC. AND COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., 

collectively, as Depositary, 

and 
 The Holders From Time
to Time of 
 the Depositary Receipts Described Herein 

Dated as of August 11, 2020 
  

 
  

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ARTICLE I 
 DEFINED TERMS 

 

							
	 Section 1.1.
	 	 Definitions.
	  	 	1	 
	
	 ARTICLE II

FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF PREFERRED STOCK, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND
REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS
	 

			
	 Section 2.1.
	 	 Form and Transfer of Receipts.
	  	 	3	 
	 Section 2.2.
	 	 Deposit of Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts in Respect Thereof.
	  	 	4	 
	 Section 2.3.
	 	 Registration of Transfer of Receipts.
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.4.
	 	 Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of
Receipts and Withdrawal of Preferred Stock.
	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.5.
	 	 Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts.
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 2.6.
	 	 Lost Receipts, etc.
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 2.7.
	 	 Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts.
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 2.8.
	 	 Redemption of Preferred Stock.
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 2.9.
	 	 Bank Accounts.
	  	 	9	 
	 Section 2.10.
	 	 Receipts Issuable in Global Registered Form.
	  	 	9	 
	
	 ARTICLE III

CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE CORPORATION
	 

			
	 Section 3.1.
	 	 Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information.
	  	 	10	 
	 Section 3.2.
	 	 Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges.
	  	 	11	 
	 Section 3.3.
	 	 Warranty as to Preferred Stock.
	  	 	11	 
	 Section 3.4.
	 	 Warranty as to Receipts.
	  	 	11	 
	
	 ARTICLE IV

THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES
	 

			
	 Section 4.1.
	 	 Cash Distributions.
	  	 	11	 
	 Section 4.2.
	 	 Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Preferences or Privileges.
	  	 	12	 
	 Section 4.3.
	 	 Subscription Rights, Preferences or Privileges.
	  	 	12	 
	 Section 4.4.
	 	 Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Holders of Receipts.
	  	 	13	 
	 Section 4.5.
	 	 Voting Rights.
	  	 	14	 
	 Section 4.6.
	 	 Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, etc.
	  	 	14	 
	 Section 4.7.
	 	 Delivery of Reports.
	  	 	15	 
	 Section 4.8.
	 	 Lists of Receipt Holders.
	  	 	15	 

  
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	 ARTICLE V

THE DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION
	 

			
	 Section 5.1.
	 	 Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary; Registrar.
	  	 	15	 
	 Section 5.2.
	 	 Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the
Registrar or the Corporation.
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 5.3.
	 	 Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the
Corporation.
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 5.4.
	 	 Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary.
	  	 	19	 
	 Section 5.5.
	 	 Corporate Notices and Reports.
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 5.6.
	 	 Indemnification by the Corporation.
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 5.7.
	 	 Fees, Charges and Expenses.
	  	 	21	 
	
	 ARTICLE VI

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
	 

			
	 Section 6.1.
	 	 Amendment.
	  	 	21	 
	 Section 6.2.
	 	 Termination.
	  	 	22	 
	
	 ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS
	 

			
	 Section 7.1.
	 	 Counterparts.
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.2.
	 	 Exclusive Benefit of Parties.
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.3.
	 	 Invalidity of Provisions.
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.4.
	 	 Notices.
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 7.5.
	 	 Depositary’s Agents.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 7.6.
	 	 Appointment of Registrar, Dividend Disbursement Agent and Redemption Agent in Respect of Receipts
and Preferred Stock.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 7.7.
	 	 Holders of Receipts Are Parties.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 7.8.
	 	 Governing Law.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 7.9.
	 	 Inspection of Agreement.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 7.10.
	 	 Headings.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 7.11.
	 	 Force Majeure.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 7.12.
	 	 Further Assurances.
	  	 	25	 
	 Section 7.13.
	 	 Confidentiality.
	  	 	25	 
			
	 EXHIBIT A
	 	 Form of Depositary Receipt
	  	 	A-1	 
			
	 EXHIBIT B
	 	 Form of Officer’s Certificate
	  	 	B-1	 

  
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 THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, dated August 11, 2020, among Equitable Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Computershare”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (the
“Trust Company” and, together with Computershare, collectively, the “Depositary”), and the Holders from time to time of the Receipts (as defined below). 

WHEREAS, it is desired to provide, as hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, for the deposit of shares of Fixed Rate Reset Noncumulative
Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, $1.00 par value per share, $25,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of the Corporation from time to time with the Depositary for the purposes set forth in this Agreement
and for the issuance hereunder of Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares (as defined below) in respect of the Preferred Stock so deposited; and 

WHEREAS, the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and
omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto agree as
follows: 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINED
TERMS 
 Section 1.1. Definitions. 

The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise indicated, apply to the respective terms used in this Agreement: 

“Agreement” shall mean this Deposit Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof. 
 “Certificate of Designations” shall mean the relevant Certificate of Designations with respect to the Preferred
Stock filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware establishing the Preferred Stock as a series of preferred stock of the Corporation. 

“Corporation” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals. 

“Computershare” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals. 

“Depositary” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals. 

“Depositary Shares” shall mean the depositary shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in one share of the
Preferred Stock, evidenced by a Receipt. 
 “Depositary’s Agent” shall mean an agent appointed by the
Depositary pursuant to Section 7.5. 

  
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 “Depositary’s Office” shall mean the principal office of the
Depositary at which at any particular time its depositary receipt business shall be administered, which is currently located at 150 Royall Street, Canton MA 02021. 

“DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company. 

“Effective Date” shall mean the date first stated above. 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

“Exchange Event” shall mean with respect to any Global Registered Receipt: 

(1) (A) the Global Receipt Depository which is the Holder of such Global Registered Receipt or Receipts notifies the Corporation that it is no
longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities under any Letter of Representations or that it is no longer eligible or in good standing under the Exchange Act, and (B) the Corporation has not appointed a qualified successor
Global Receipt Depository within 90 calendar days after the Corporation received such notice, or 
 (2) the Corporation in its sole
discretion notifies the Depositary in writing that the Receipts or portion thereof issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global Registered Receipts shall no longer be represented by such Global Receipt or Receipts. 

“Global Receipt Depository” shall mean, with respect to any Receipt issued hereunder, DTC or such other entity designated as
Global Receipt Depository by the Corporation in or pursuant to this Agreement, which entity must be, to the extent required by any applicable law or regulation, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. 

“Global Registered Receipts” shall mean a global registered Receipt, in definitive or book-entry form, registered in the name
of a nominee of DTC. 
 “Letter of Representations” shall mean any applicable agreement among the Corporation, the
Depositary and a Global Receipt Depository with respect to such Global Receipt Depository’s rights and obligations with respect to any Global Registered Receipts, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from
time to time and any successor agreement thereto. 
 “Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate in substantially
the form set forth as Exhibit B hereto, which is signed by an officer of the Corporation and which shall include the terms and conditions of the Preferred Stock to be issued by the Corporation and deposited with the Depositary from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof. 
 “Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals.

 “Receipt” shall mean one of the depositary receipts issued hereunder, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit
A hereto, whether in definitive or temporary form, and evidencing the number of Depositary Shares with respect to the Preferred Stock held of record by the Record Holder of such Depositary Shares. 

  
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 “Record Holder” or “Holder” as applied to a Receipt
shall mean the person in whose name such Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such purpose. 

“Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8. 

“Registrar” shall mean the Trust Company or such other successor bank or trust company which shall be appointed by the
Corporation to register ownership and transfers of Receipts and the deposited Preferred Stock as herein provided; and if a successor Registrar shall be so appointed, references herein to “the books” of or maintained by the Trust
Company shall be deemed, as applicable, to refer as well to the register maintained by such Registrar for such purpose. 

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

“Transfer Agent” shall mean the Trust Company or any bank or trust company appointed to transfer the Receipts and the
deposited Preferred Stock, as herein provided. 
 “Trust Company” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals.

 ARTICLE II 
 FORM OF RECEIPTS,
DEPOSIT OF PREFERRED STOCK, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS 
 Section 2.1. Form and Transfer
of Receipts.  
 The definitive Receipts shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this
Agreement, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided. Pending the preparation of definitive Receipts, the Depositary, upon the written order of the Corporation, delivered in compliance with
Section 2.2, shall execute and deliver temporary Receipts which may be printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise substantially of the tenor of the definitive Receipts in lieu of which they are issued and
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the persons executing such Receipts may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued, the Corporation and the
Depositary will cause definitive Receipts to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable for definitive Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at an
office described in the penultimate paragraph of Section 2.2, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Receipts, the Depositary shall execute and deliver in exchange
therefor definitive Receipts representing the same number of Depositary Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or Receipts. Such exchange shall be made at the Corporation’s expense and without any charge therefor. Until so
exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as definitive Receipts. 

  
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 Receipts shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly
authorized officer of the Depositary. No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed manually or by facsimile signature by a duly authorized officer of
the Depositary or, if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed, by manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary and countersigned by manual or facsimile signature by a duly
authorized officer of such Registrar. The Depositary shall record on its books each Receipt so signed and delivered as hereinafter provided. Receipts bearing the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary who was
at such time a proper signatory of the Depositary shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such signatory ceased to hold such office prior to the execution and delivery of such Receipts by the Registrar or did not hold such office on the date
of issuance of such receipts. 
 Receipts shall be in denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. All Receipts shall be dated
the date of their issuance. 
 Receipts may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement all as may be required by the Depositary and approved by the Corporation or required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of any
securities exchange upon which the Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts may be listed or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are
subject. 
 Title to Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt which is properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of
transfer, shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures; provided, however, that until transfer of any particular Receipt shall be
registered on the books of the Depositary as provided in Section 2.3, the Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the Record Holder thereof at such time as the absolute owner thereof for the
purpose of determining the person entitled to distributions of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in this Agreement and for all other purposes. 

Section 2.2. Deposit of Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts in Respect Thereof. 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Corporation may from time to time deposit shares of Preferred Stock under this
Agreement by delivery to the Depositary, including via electronic book-entry, of such shares of Preferred Stock to be deposited, properly endorsed or accompanied, if required by the Depositary, by a duly executed instrument of transfer or
endorsement, in form satisfactory to the Depositary, together with (i) all such certifications as may be required by the Depositary in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and an executed Officer’s Certificate attaching the
Certificate of Designations and all other information required to be set forth therein, (ii) an opinion of counsel to the Corporation addressed to the Depository containing opinions, or a letter of counsel to the Corporation authorizing
reliance on such counsel’s opinions delivered to the underwriters named therein, relating to, (A) the existence and good standing of the Corporation, (B) the due authorization of the Depositary Shares and the

  
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status of the Depositary Shares as validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and (C) the effectiveness of any registration statement under the
Securities Act relating to the Depositary Shares or whether exemption from such registration is applicable, and (iii) a written order of the Corporation directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to, or upon the written order of, the
person or persons stated in such order a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Depositary Shares representing such deposited Preferred Stock. Each Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Depositary in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement and shall be binding on the Corporation, the Depositary and the Holders of Receipts to which such Officer’s Certificate relates. 

The Preferred Stock that is deposited shall be held by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office or at such other place or places as the
Depositary shall determine. The Depositary shall not lend any Preferred Stock deposited hereunder. 
 Upon receipt by the Depositary of
Preferred Stock deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.2, together with the other documents required as above specified, and upon recordation of the Preferred Stock on the books of the Corporation (or
its duly appointed transfer agent) in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall execute and deliver to or upon the order of the person or persons named in the written
order delivered to the Depositary referred to in the first paragraph of this Section, a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Depositary Shares representing the Preferred Stock so deposited and registered in such name
or names as may be requested by such person or persons. The Depositary shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or such other offices, if any, as the Depositary may designate. Delivery at other offices shall
be at the risk and expense of the person requesting such delivery. 
 Section 2.3. Registration of Transfer of Receipts. 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depositary shall register on its books from time to time transfers of Receipts upon
any surrender thereof by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer which shall be affixed with the signature guarantee of a guarantor institution which is a
participant in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Depositary, together with evidence of the payment by the applicable party of any
taxes or charges as may be required by law. Thereupon, the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares as those evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered and deliver such new
Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto. 
 The Depositary shall not be required (a) to issue, transfer
or exchange any Receipts for a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days prior to any selection of Depositary Shares and Preferred Stock to be redeemed and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of notice of redemption,
or (b) to transfer or exchange for another Receipt any Receipt called or being called for redemption in whole or in part except as provided in Section 2.8. 

  
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 Section 2.4. Split-ups and Combinations of
Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Preferred Stock. 
 Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s
Office or at such other offices as it may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depositary
shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized denomination or denominations requested, evidencing the aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered, and shall deliver such new Receipt or Receipts
to or upon the order of the Holder of the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered. 
 Any Holder of a Receipt or Receipts may withdraw the number
of whole shares of Preferred Stock and all money and other property, if any, represented thereby by surrendering such Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as the Depositary may designate for such withdrawals.
Thereafter, without unreasonable delay, the Depositary shall deliver to such Holder, or to the person or persons designated by such Holder as hereinafter provided, the number of whole shares of Preferred Stock and all money and other property, if
any, represented by the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered for withdrawal, but Holders of such whole shares of Preferred Stock will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Preferred Stock hereunder or to receive a Receipt evidencing Depositary
Shares therefor. If a Receipt delivered by the Holder to the Depositary in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing the number of whole shares of Preferred
Stock, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to such number of whole shares of Preferred Stock and such money and other property, if any, to be so withdrawn, deliver to such Holder, or subject to Section 2.3
upon his order, a new Receipt evidencing such excess number of Depositary Shares. 
 In no event will fractional shares of Preferred Stock
(or any cash payment in lieu thereof) be delivered by the Depositary. Delivery of the Preferred Stock and money and other property, if any, being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as
the Depositary may deem appropriate. 
 If the Preferred Stock and the money and other property, if any, being withdrawn are to be delivered
to a person or persons other than the Record Holder of the related Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of such Preferred Stock, such Holder shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order so directing the Depositary and
the Depositary may require that the Receipt or Receipts surrendered by such Holder for withdrawal of such shares of Preferred Stock be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer in blank. 

Delivery of the Preferred Stock and the money and other property, if any, represented by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal shall be made by
the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the Holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the Holder thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be
designated by such Holder. 

  
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 Section 2.5. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange
of Receipts. 
 As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration and registration of transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Corporation may require payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event
that the Depositary or the Corporation shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of any charges or expenses payable by the Holder of a Receipt pursuant to Section 5.7, may require the production of evidence
satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature, and may also require compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the Corporation may establish consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and/or
applicable law. 
 The deposit of the Preferred Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against Preferred Stock may be suspended, the
registration of transfer of Receipts may be refused and the registration of transfer, surrender or exchange of outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of stockholders of the Corporation is closed or
(ii) if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Corporation at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or
commission or under any provision of this Agreement. 
 Section 2.6. Lost Receipts, etc. 

In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Depositary in its discretion may execute and deliver a Receipt of like
form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, upon (i) the filing by the Holder thereof with the Depositary of
evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of such destruction or loss or theft of such Receipt, of the authenticity thereof and of his or her ownership thereof, (ii) the Holder thereof furnishing the Depositary with an affidavit and an indemnity
or bond satisfactory to the Depositary, and (iii) the payment of any reasonable expense in connection with such execution and delivery. Applicants for such substitute Receipts shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and pay
such other reasonable charges as the Depositary may prescribe and as required by Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code. 

Section 2.7. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. 

All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent shall be cancelled by the Depositary. Except as prohibited by
applicable law or regulation, the Depositary is authorized and directed to destroy all Receipts so cancelled. 
 Section 2.8.
Redemption of Preferred Stock. 
 Whenever the Corporation shall be permitted and shall elect to redeem shares of Preferred Stock in
accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, it shall (unless otherwise agreed to in writing with the Depositary) give or cause to be given to the Depositary, not less than 15 days and not more than 65 days prior to the Redemption
Date (as defined below), 

  
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notice of the date of such proposed redemption of Preferred Stock and of the number of such shares held by the Depositary to be so redeemed and the applicable redemption price, and the place or
places where the certificates evidencing such shares, if any, are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price, which notice shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Corporation stating that such redemption of Preferred Stock is in
accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Designations. On the date of such redemption, provided that the Corporation shall then have paid or caused to be paid in full to Computershare the redemption price of the Preferred Stock to
be redeemed, plus an amount equal to any declared and unpaid dividends (without accumulation of any undeclared dividends) thereon to the date fixed for redemption, in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Designations, the Depositary
shall redeem the number of Depositary Shares representing such Preferred Stock. The Depositary shall mail notice of the Corporation’s redemption of Preferred Stock and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the number of Depositary Shares
representing the Preferred Stock to be redeemed by first-class mail, postage prepaid (or another reasonably acceptable transmission method), not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such Preferred
Stock and Depositary Shares (the “Redemption Date”), to the Record Holders of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed at their respective last addresses as they appear on the records of the Depositary; but
neither failure to mail any such notice of redemption of Depositary Shares to one or more such Holders nor any defect in any notice of redemption of Depositary Shares to one or more such Holders shall affect the sufficiency of the proceedings for
redemption as to the other Holders. Each such notice shall be prepared by the Corporation and shall state: (i) the Redemption Date; (ii) the number of Depositary Shares to be redeemed and, if less than all the Depositary Shares held by any
such Holder are to be redeemed, the number of such Depositary Shares held by such Holder to be so redeemed; (iii) the redemption price or the manner of its calculation; (iv) the place or places where Receipts evidencing such Depositary
Shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and (v) that dividends in respect of the Preferred Stock represented by such Depositary Shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such Redemption Date. In case less than all
the outstanding Depositary Shares are to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or by lot. 

Notice having been mailed or transmitted by the Depositary as aforesaid, from and after the Redemption Date (unless the Corporation shall have
failed to provide the funds necessary to redeem the Preferred Stock evidenced by the Depositary Shares called for redemption) (i) dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock so called for Redemption shall cease to accrue from and after such
date, (ii) the Depositary Shares being redeemed from such proceeds shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding, (iii) all rights of the Holders of Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (except the right to receive the amounts
described in clause (iv) of this paragraph) shall, to the extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate, and (iv) upon surrender in accordance with such redemption notice of the Receipts evidencing any such Depositary Shares called
for redemption (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Depositary or applicable law shall so require), such Depositary Shares shall be redeemed by the Depositary at a redemption price per Depositary Share equal to 1/25th of the
redemption price per share of Preferred Stock so redeemed plus all money and other property, if any, represented by such Depositary Shares, including all amounts paid by the Corporation in respect of dividends in accordance with the provisions of
the Certificate of Designations. 

  
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 If fewer than all of the Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt are called for redemption,
the Depositary will deliver to the Holder of such Receipt upon its surrender to the Depositary, together with the redemption payment, a new Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares evidenced by such prior Receipt and not called for redemption. 

Section 2.9. Receipt of Funds. 

All funds received by Computershare under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by Computershare in the performance of the
services hereunder (the “Funds”) shall be held by Computershare as agent for the Corporation and deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by Computershare in its name as agent for the Corporation. Until paid pursuant
to this Agreement, Computershare may hold or invest the Funds through such accounts in: (i) obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America, (ii) commercial paper obligations rated A-1
or P-1 or better by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), respectively, (iii) money market funds that comply with
Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or (iv) demand deposit accounts, short-term certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or bankers’ acceptances, of commercial banks with Tier
1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg
Finance L.P.). Computershare shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit or investment made by Computershare in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a
default by any bank, financial institution or other third party. Computershare may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits or investments. Computershare shall not be obligated to pay such
interest, dividends or earnings to the Corporation, any holder or any other party. 
 Section 2.10. Receipts Issuable in Global
Registered Form. 
 If the Corporation shall determine in a writing delivered to the Depositary that the Receipts are to be issued in
whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Registered Receipts, then the Depositary shall, in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement, execute and deliver one or more Global Registered Receipts evidencing such Receipts, which
(i) shall represent, and shall be denominated in the aggregate number of Receipts to be represented by such Global Registered Receipt or Receipts, and (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Global Receipt Depository therefor or its
nominee. 
 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, unless otherwise provided in the Global Registered
Receipt, a Global Registered Receipt may only be transferred in whole and only by the applicable Global Receipt Depository for such Global Registered Receipt to a nominee of such Global Receipt Depository, or by a nominee of such Global Receipt
Depository to such Global Receipt Depository or another nominee of such Global Receipt Depository, or by such Global Receipt Depository or any such nominee to a successor Global Receipt Depository for such Global Registered Receipt selected or
approved by the Corporation or to a nominee of such successor Global Receipt Depository. Except as provided below, owners solely of beneficial interests in a Global Registered Receipt shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of the
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any such beneficial owner nor any direct or indirect participant of a Global Receipt Depository shall have any rights under this Agreement with respect to any Global Registered Receipt held on
their behalf by a Global Receipt Depository and such Global Receipt Depository may be treated by the Corporation, the Depositary and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or the Depositary as the holder of such Global
Registered Receipt for all purposes whatsoever. Unless and until definitive Receipts are delivered to the owners of the beneficial interests in a Global Registered Receipt, (1) the applicable Global Receipt Depository will make book-entry
transfers among its participants and receive and transmit all payments and distributions in respect of the Global Registered Receipts to such participants, in each case, in accordance with its applicable procedures and arrangements, and
(2) whenever any notice, payment or other communication to the holders of Global Registered Receipts is required under this Agreement, the Corporation and the Depositary shall give all such notices, payments and communications specified herein
to be given to such holders to the applicable Global Receipt Depository. 
 If an Exchange Event has occurred with respect to any Global
Registered Receipt, then, in any such event, the Depositary, upon receipt of a written order from the Corporation for the execution and delivery of individual definitive registered Receipts in exchange for such Global Registered Receipt, shall
execute and deliver individual definitive registered Receipts, in authorized denominations and of like tenor and terms in an aggregate number equal to the beneficial interests represented by such Global Registered Receipt in exchange for such Global
Registered Receipt. 
 Definitive registered Receipts issued in exchange for a Global Registered Receipt pursuant to this
Section 2.10 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Global Receipt Depository for such Global Registered Receipt, pursuant to instructions from its participants, shall instruct the
Depositary in writing. The Depositary shall deliver such Receipts to the persons in whose names such Receipts are so registered. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, should the Corporation determine that the Receipts should be issued as a Global
Registered Receipt, the parties hereto shall comply with the terms of any Letter of Representations. 
 Section 2.11. Appointment of
Depositary. 
 The Corporation hereby appoints the Depositary as depositary for the Preferred Stock, and the Depositary hereby accepts
such appointment, on the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE III 

CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE CORPORATION 

Section 3.1. Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information.  

Any Holder of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file such proof of residence, or other matters or other information, to execute
such certificates and to make such representations and warranties as the Depositary or the Corporation may reasonably deem necessary or proper. The Depositary or the Corporation may withhold the delivery, or delay the

  
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registration of transfer or redemption, of any Receipt or the withdrawal of the Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares and evidenced by a Receipt or the distribution of any dividend
or other distribution or the sale of any rights or of the proceeds thereof until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are executed or such representations and warranties are made. 

Section 3.2. Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges.  

Holders of Receipts shall be obligated to make payments to the Depositary of certain taxes, charges and expenses, as provided in
Section 5.7. Registration of transfer of any Receipt or any withdrawal of Preferred Stock and all money or other property, if any, represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be refused until any such
payment due is made, and any dividends, interest payments or other distributions may be withheld or any part of or all the Preferred Stock or other property represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt and not theretofore sold may
be sold for the account of the Holder thereof (after attempting by reasonable means to notify such Holder prior to such sale), and such dividends, interest payments or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale may be applied to any
payment of such charges or expenses, the Holder of such Receipt remaining liable for any deficiency. 
 Section 3.3. Warranty as to
Preferred Stock.  
 The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Preferred Stock, when issued, will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Such representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Preferred Stock and the issuance of the related Receipts. 

Section 3.4. Warranty as to Receipts.  

The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Receipts, when issued, will represent legal and valid interests in the Preferred Stock.
Such representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Preferred Stock and the issuance of the Receipts. 
 ARTICLE IV 

THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES 

Section 4.1. Cash Distributions.  

Whenever Computershare shall receive any cash dividend or other cash distribution on the Preferred Stock, Computershare shall, subject to
Sections 3.1 and 3.2, distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.4 such amounts of such dividend or distribution as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to
the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such Holders; provided, however, that in case the Corporation or Computershare shall be required to withhold and shall withhold from any cash dividend or
other cash distribution in respect of the Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes, the amount made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Depositary Shares shall be reduced accordingly. Computershare shall distribute or make
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as the case may be, only such amount, however, as can be distributed without attributing to any Holder of Receipts a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so distributable shall be held by
the Depositary (without liability for interest thereon) and shall be added to and be treated as part of the next sum received by the Depositary or distribution to Record Holders of Receipts then outstanding. Each Holder of a Receipt shall provide
the Depositary with its certified tax identification number on a properly completed Form W-8 or W-9, as may be applicable. Each Holder of a Receipt acknowledges that, in
the event of non-compliance with the preceding sentence, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, may require withholding by the Corporation or Computershare of a portion of any of the distributions to
be made hereunder. 
 Section 4.2. Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Preferences or Privileges.  

Whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than cash, rights, preferences or privileges upon the Preferred Stock, the
Depositary shall, at the direction of the Corporation, subject to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.4 such amounts of the securities
or property received by it as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipts held by such Holders, in any manner that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for
accomplishing such distribution. If in the opinion of the Depositary such distribution cannot be made proportionately among such Record Holders in accordance with the direction of the Corporation, or if for any other reason (including any
requirement that the Corporation or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes) the Depositary deems, after consultation with the Corporation, such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may, with the approval of the Corporation,
adopt such method as it deems equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, in a commercially reasonable
manner. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, be distributed or made available for distribution, as the case may be, by Computershare to Record Holders of Receipts as provided by
Section 4.1 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Corporation shall not make any distribution of such securities or property to the Depositary and the Depositary shall not make any distribution of such
securities or property to the Holders of Receipts unless the Corporation shall have provided an opinion of counsel stating that such securities or property have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered in connection
with such distributions. 
 Section 4.3. Subscription Rights, Preferences or Privileges.  

If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the persons in whose names the Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of
the Corporation any rights, preferences or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, preferences or privileges of any other nature, such rights, preferences or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated
promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instruct the Depositary in writing, either by the issue
to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, preferences or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided, however, that
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Depositary determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Corporation) not feasible to make such rights, preferences or privileges available to Holders of Receipts by the issue
of warrants or otherwise, or (ii) if and to the extent so instructed by Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, preferences or privileges, then the Depositary, in its discretion (with approval of the Corporation, in any
case where the Depositary has determined that it is not feasible to make such rights, preferences or privileges available), may, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, preferences or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights,
preferences or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, be distributed by the Depositary to the
Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.1 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, preferences or privileges, unless the
Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, preferences or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be so registered. 

The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, preferences
or privileges relate is required in order for Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, preferences or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration
statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, preferences or privileges and securities and use its best efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in
advance of the expiration of such rights, preferences or privileges to enable such Holders to exercise such rights, preferences or privileges. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Holders of Receipts any right, preference or
privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and
sale of such securities to the Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. 
 The Corporation shall
notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, preferences or privileges to be made available to Holders
of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights,
preferences or privileges to enable such Holders to exercise such rights, preferences or privileges. 
 Section 4.4. Notice of
Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Holders of Receipts.  
 Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall
become payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or if rights, preferences or privileges shall at any time be offered, with respect to the Preferred Stock, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting at which
holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to vote or of which holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to notice, or whenever the Depositary and the Corporation shall decide it is appropriate, the Depositary shall in each such instance fix a
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with the terms of the Preferred Stock) for the determination of the Holders of Receipts who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, rights, preferences or privileges or the net
proceeds of the sale thereof, or to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or who shall be entitled to notice of such meeting or for any other appropriate reasons. 

Section 4.5. Voting Rights.  

Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations, upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Preferred Stock
are entitled to vote, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the Record Holders of Receipts a notice prepared by the Corporation which shall contain (i) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting and
(ii) a statement that the Holders may, subject to any applicable restrictions, instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of Preferred Stock represented by their respective Depositary Shares
(including an express indication that instructions may be given to the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Corporation) and a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the
written request of the Holders of Receipts on the relevant record date, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum number of whole
shares of Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by all Receipts as to which any particular voting instructions are received. The Corporation hereby agrees to take all reasonable action which may be deemed necessary by the
Depositary in order to enable the Depositary to vote such Preferred Stock or cause such Preferred Stock to be voted. In the absence of specific instructions from the Holder of a Receipt, the Depositary will not vote (but, at its discretion, may
appear at any meeting with respect to such Preferred Stock unless directed to the contrary by the Holders of all the Receipts) to the extent of the Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt. 

Section 4.6. Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, etc.  

Upon any change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or any other reclassification of the
Preferred Stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation affecting the Corporation or to which it is a party, the Depositary may in its discretion with the
approval of, and shall upon the instructions of, the Corporation, and (in either case) in such manner as the Depositary may deem equitable, (i) make such adjustments as are certified by the Corporation in the fraction of an interest represented
by one Depositary Share in one share of Preferred Stock and in the ratio of the redemption price per Depositary Share to the redemption price per share of Preferred Stock, in each case as may be necessary fully to reflect the effects of such change
in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Preferred Stock, or of such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation and (ii) treat any securities which
shall be received by the Depositary in exchange for or upon conversion of or in respect of the Preferred Stock as new deposited securities so received in exchange for or upon conversion or in respect of such Preferred Stock. In any such case the
Depositary may in its discretion, with the approval of the Corporation, execute and deliver additional Receipts or may call for the surrender of all outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new deposited
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effective date of any such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Preferred Stock or any such
recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation to surrender such Receipts to the Depositary with instructions to convert, exchange or surrender the Preferred Stock represented thereby only into or for, as the case may be, the kind and
amount of shares and other securities and property and cash into which the Preferred Stock represented by such Receipts might have been converted or for which such Preferred Stock might have been exchanged or surrendered immediately prior to the
effective date of such transaction. 
 Section 4.7. Delivery of Reports.  

The Depositary shall furnish to Holders of Receipts any reports and communications received from the Corporation which are received by the
Depositary and which the Corporation is required to furnish to the holders of the Preferred Stock. 
 Section 4.8. Lists of Receipt
Holders.  
 Reasonably promptly upon request from time to time by the Corporation, at the sole expense of the Corporation, the
Depositary shall furnish to it a list, as of the most recent practicable date, of the names, addresses and holdings of Depositary Shares of all registered Holders of Receipts. 

ARTICLE V 
 THE DEPOSITARY, THE
DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION 
 Section 5.1. Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by
the Depositary; Registrar.  
 Upon execution of this Agreement, the Depositary shall maintain at the Depositary’s Office,
facilities for the execution and delivery, registration and registration of transfer, surrender and exchange of Receipts, and at the offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, facilities for the delivery, registration and registration of
transfer, surrender and exchange of Receipts, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 
 The Registrar shall keep books at
the Depositary’s Office for the registration and registration of transfer of Receipts, which books at all reasonable times during regular business hours shall be open for inspection by the Record Holders of Receipts; provided that any
such Holder requesting to exercise such right shall certify to the Registrar that such inspection shall be for a proper purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as an owner of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts. 

The Registrar may close such books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by it in connection with the performance of its
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 The Depositary may, with the approval of the Corporation, appoint a Registrar for
registration of the Receipts or the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby. If the Receipts or the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby or the Preferred Stock represented by such Depositary Shares shall be listed on one or more national securities
exchanges, the Depositary will appoint a Registrar (acceptable to the Corporation) for registration of the Receipts or Depositary Shares in accordance with any requirements of such exchange. Such Registrar (which may be the Depositary if so
permitted by the requirements of any such exchange) may be removed and a substitute registrar appointed by the Depositary upon the request or with the approval of the Corporation. If the Receipts, Depositary Shares or Preferred Stock are listed on
one or more other securities exchanges, the Depositary will, at the request of the Corporation, arrange such facilities for the delivery, registration, registration of transfer, surrender and exchange of the Receipts, Depositary Shares or Preferred
Stock as may be required by law or applicable securities exchange regulation. 
 Section 5.2. Prevention of or Delay in Performance
by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Corporation.  
 Neither the Depositary nor
any Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor any Transfer Agent nor the Corporation shall incur any liability to any Holder of Receipt or any beneficial owner thereof if by reason of any provision of any present or future law, or regulation
thereunder, of the United States of America or of any other governmental authority or, in the case of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar or any Transfer Agent, by reason of any provision, present or future, of the
Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including the Certificate of Designations) or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstance beyond the control of the relevant party, the Depositary, the
Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar, any Transfer Agent, or the Corporation shall be prevented or forbidden from, or subjected to any penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which the terms of this Agreement provide shall be
done or performed; nor shall the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar, the Transfer Agent or the Corporation incur liability to any Holder of a Receipt or any beneficial owner thereof (i) by reason of any nonperformance or
delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which the terms of this Agreement shall provide shall or may be done or performed, or (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in
this Agreement except in the event of the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) of the party charged
with such exercise or failure to exercise. 
 Section 5.3. Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s
Agents, the Registrar and the Corporation.  
 Neither the Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor the
Corporation assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under this Agreement to Holders of Receipts other than for its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (each as determined by a final
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, excluding the Depositary’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith
(each as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), the Depositary’s aggregate liability under this Agreement with respect to, arising from or arising in
connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Corporation to the
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 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Depositary, nor the
Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor any Transfer Agent nor the Corporation shall be liable in any event for special, punitive, incidental, indirect or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to
lost profits) even if they have been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. 
 Neither the
Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor the Corporation shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of the Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the
Receipts which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required. 

Neither the Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor any Transfer Agent nor the Corporation shall be liable for any
action or any failure to act by it in reliance upon the written advice of legal counsel or accountants, or information from any person presenting Preferred Stock for deposit, any Holder of a Receipt or any other person believed by it in good faith
to be competent to give such information. The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar, Transfer Agent and the Corporation may each rely and shall each be protected in acting upon or omitting to act upon any written notice, request,
direction or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. 
 The
Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instruction to vote any of the shares of Preferred Stock or for the manner or effect of any such vote made, as long as any such action or
non-action is not taken in bad faith. The Depositary undertakes, and any Registrar and Transfer Agent shall be required to undertake, to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth
in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Depositary or any Registrar or Transfer Agent. 

The Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, and any Registrar or Transfer Agent may own and deal in any class of securities of the
Corporation and its affiliates and in Receipts. The Depositary may also act as transfer agent or registrar of any of the securities of the Corporation and its affiliates. 

The Depositary shall not be under any liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of
this Agreement or of the Receipts, the Depositary Shares or the Preferred Stock nor shall it be obligated to segregate such monies from other monies held by it, except as required by law. The Depositary shall not be responsible for advancing funds
on behalf of the Corporation and shall have no duty or obligation to make any payments if it has not timely received sufficient funds to make timely payments. 

In the event the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists
hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by it, or in the administration of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent,

  
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any Registrar or any Transfer Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, omitting or suffering to take any action hereunder, each of the
Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent may, in its sole discretion upon written notice to the Corporation, refrain from taking any action and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the
Corporation, any Holders of Receipts or any other person or entity for refraining from taking such action, unless the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or Transfer Agent, as applicable, receives written instructions or a
certificate signed by the Corporation which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent or which proves or establishes the applicable matter to its
satisfaction. 
 In the event the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent shall receive conflicting
claims, requests or instructions from any Holders of Receipts, on the one hand, and the Corporation, on the other hand, the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent, shall be entitled to act on such claims,
requests or instructions received from the Corporation, and shall be entitled to the indemnification set forth in Section 5.6 hereof in connection with any action so taken. 

From time to time, the Corporation may provide the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent with
instructions concerning the services performed by the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent under this Agreement. In addition, at any time, the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent,
as applicable, may apply to any officer of the Corporation for instruction, and may consult with legal counsel for the Depositary or the Corporation with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Depositary
under this Agreement. The Depositary, Depositary’s Agent, Registrar, Transfer Agent and their respective agents and subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Corporation for any action taken or omitted by them in
reliance upon any instructions from the Corporation or upon the advice or opinion of such counsel. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent shall be held to have notice of any change of authority of
any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Corporation. 
 The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, Transfer Agent,
and Registrar hereunder: 
 (i) shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth herein (and no implied duties or
obligations), or as may subsequently be agreed to in writing by the parties; 
 (ii) shall have no obligation to make payment hereunder
unless the Corporation shall have provided the necessary federal or other immediately available funds or securities or property, as the case may be, to pay in full amounts due and payable with respect thereto; 

(iii) may rely on and shall be authorized and protected in acting or omitting to act upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice,
letter, facsimile transmission or other document or security delivered to it and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party or parties, and shall have no responsibility for determining the accuracy thereof; 

  
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 (iv) may rely on and shall be authorized and protected in acting or omitting to act upon the
written, telephonic, electronic and oral instructions given in accordance with this Agreement, with respect to any matter relating to its actions as Depositary, Transfer Agent or Registrar covered by this Agreement (or supplementing or qualifying
any such actions), of officers of the Corporation; 
 (v) may consult counsel satisfactory to it (who may be an employee of the Depositary
or the Registrar or counsel to the Corporation), and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in accordance with the advice of
such counsel; 
 (vi) shall not be called upon at any time to advise any Person with respect to the Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares or
Receipts; 
 (vii) shall not be liable or responsible for any recital or statement contained in any documents relating hereto or to the
Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or Receipts; and 
 (viii) shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity, authority
or rights of the parties (other than the Depositary) executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver this Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called for under this Agreement. 

The obligations of the Corporation and the rights of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar set forth in
this Section 5.3 shall survive the replacement, removal or resignation of any Depositary, Registrar, Transfer Agent or Depositary’s Agent or termination of this Agreement. 

Section 5.4. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary.  

The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary hereunder by delivering notice of its election to do so to the Corporation, such
resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor Depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided. 

The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Corporation by notice of such removal delivered to the Depositary, such removal to take
effect upon the appointment of a successor Depositary hereunder and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided. 
 In case
at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Corporation shall, within 60 days after the delivery of the notice of resignation or removal, as the case may be, appoint a successor Depositary, which shall be (i) a
bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States of America and having a combined capital and surplus, along with its affiliates, of at least $50,000,000 or (ii) an Affiliate of a Person specified in clause (i). If no
successor Depositary shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days after delivery of such notice, the resigning or removed Depositary may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Depositary. Every successor Depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Corporation an instrument in writing 

  
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accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its
predecessor and for all purposes shall be the Depositary under this Agreement, and such predecessor, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written request of the Corporation, shall promptly execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such
successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest in the Preferred Stock and any moneys or property held hereunder to such successor, and shall deliver to such
successor a list of the Record Holders of all outstanding Receipts and such records, books and other information in its possession relating thereto. Any successor Depositary shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to the Holders of Receipts.

 Any entity into or with which the Depositary may be merged, consolidated or converted shall be the successor of the Depositary without
the execution or filing of any document or any further act, and notice thereof shall not be required hereunder. Such successor Depositary may authenticate the Receipts in the name of the predecessor Depositary or its own name as successor
Depositary. 
 The provisions of this Section 5.4 as they apply to the Depositary apply to the Registrar and
Transfer Agent as if specifically enumerated herein. 
 Section 5.5. Corporate Notices and Reports.  

The Corporation agrees that it will deliver to the Depositary, and the Depositary will, promptly after receipt thereof, transmit to the Record
Holders of Receipts, in each case at the addresses recorded in the Depositary’s books, copies of all notices and reports (including without limitation financial statements) required by law, by the rules of any national securities exchange upon
which the Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts are listed or by the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including the Certificate of Designations), to be furnished to the Record Holders of
Receipts. Such transmission will be at the Corporation’s expense and the Corporation will provide the Depositary with such number of copies of such documents as the Depositary may reasonably request. In addition, the Depositary will transmit to
the Record Holders of Receipts at the Corporation’s expense such other documents as may be requested by the Corporation. 

Section 5.6. Indemnification by the Corporation.  

Notwithstanding Section 5.3 to the contrary, the Corporation shall indemnify the Depositary, any Depositary’s
Agent and any Registrar and any Transfer Agent (including each of their officers, directors, agents and employees) against, and hold each of them harmless from, any loss, damage, cost, penalty, liability or expense (including the reasonable costs
and expenses of defending itself) which may arise out of acts performed, suffered or omitted to be taken in connection with this Agreement and the Receipts by the Depositary, any Registrar, any Transfer Agent or any of their respective agents
(including any Depositary’s Agent) and any transactions or documents contemplated hereby, except for any liability arising out of gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the respective parts of any such person or persons. The
obligations of the Corporation set forth in this Section 5.6 shall survive the replacement, removal, resignation or any succession of any Depositary, Registrar, Transfer Agent or Depositary’s Agent, or termination of
this Agreement. 

  
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 Section 5.7. Fees, Charges and Expenses.  

The Corporation agrees promptly to pay the Depositary the compensation to be agreed upon with the Corporation for all services rendered by the
Depositary hereunder and to reimburse the Depositary for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the
Depositary without gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part (or on the part of any agent or Depositary Agent) in connection with the services rendered by it (or such agent or Depositary Agent) hereunder. The Corporation shall
pay all charges of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the Preferred Stock and the initial issuance of the Depositary Shares, all withdrawals of shares of Preferred Stock by owners of Depositary Shares, and any redemption or
exchange of the Preferred Stock at the option of the Corporation. The Corporation shall pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. All other transfer and other taxes
and governmental charges shall be at the expense of Holders of Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts. If, at the request of a Holder of Receipts, the Depositary incurs charges or expenses for which the Corporation is not otherwise liable
hereunder, such Holder will be liable for such charges and expenses; provided, however, that the Depositary may, at its sole option, require a Holder of a Receipt to prepay the Depositary any charge or expense the Depositary has been
asked to incur at the request of such Holder of Receipts. The Depositary shall present its statement for charges and expenses to the Corporation at such intervals as the Corporation and the Depositary may agree. 

ARTICLE VI 
 AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION 
 Section 6.1. Amendment.  

The form of the Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the
Corporation and the Depositary in any respect which they may deem necessary or desirable; provided, however, that no such amendment which shall materially and adversely alter the rights of the Holders of Receipts shall be effective
against the Holders of Receipts unless such amendment shall have been approved by the Holders of Receipts representing in the aggregate at least a majority of the Depositary Shares then outstanding. Every Holder of an outstanding Receipt at the time
any such amendment becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by this Agreement as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment impair the right, subject to the
provisions of Sections 2.5 and 2.6 and Article III, of any owner of Depositary Shares to surrender any Receipt evidencing such Depositary Shares to the Depositary with instructions to deliver to the Holder the Preferred Stock
and all money and other property, if any, represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law or the rules and regulations of any governmental body, agency or commission, or applicable securities exchange. 

  
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 Section 6.2. Termination.  

This Agreement may be terminated by the Corporation or the Depositary only if (i) all outstanding Depositary Shares issued hereunder have
been redeemed pursuant to Section 2.8, (ii) there shall have been made a final distribution in respect of the Preferred Stock, including in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, and
such distribution shall have been distributed to the Holders of Receipts representing Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2, as applicable or (iii) upon the consent of Holders of Receipts representing
in the aggregate not less than two-thirds of the Depositary Shares outstanding. 
 Upon the
termination of this Agreement, the Corporation shall be discharged from all obligations under this Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent, and any Registrar under Sections 5.3,
5.6 and 5.7. 
 ARTICLE VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 Section 7.1.
Counterparts.  
 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each of the parties hereto on separate
counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A signature to this Agreement transmitted electronically
shall have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature. 
 Section 7.2. Exclusive Benefit of
Parties.  
 This Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors hereunder, and
shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim to any other person whatsoever. 
 Section 7.3. Invalidity
of Provisions.  
 In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in the Receipts should be or become
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby; provided, however, that if any such
provision adversely affects the rights, duties, liabilities or obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary shall be entitled to resign immediately. 

Section 7.4. Notices.  

Any and all notices to be given to the Corporation hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given if personally delivered or sent by mail or overnight delivery service, or by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, confirmed by letter, addressed to the Corporation at: 

Equitable Holdings, Inc. 

  
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 1290 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10104 
 Attention: Treasurer 

Email: yun.zhang@equitable.com 
 or at any other addresses of
which the Corporation shall have notified the Depositary in writing. 
 Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary hereunder or under
the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or overnight delivery service, or by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, confirmed by letter, addressed to the Depositary at:

 Computershare Inc. 
 Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 

150 Royall Street 
 Canton, MA 02021 

Attention: Corporate Actions 
 Facsimile No.: (781) 575-3146 
 With a copy to: 

Computershare Inc. 
 Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 

150 Royall Street 
 Canton, MA 02021 

Attention: General Counsel 
 Facsimile No.: (781) 575-4210 
 or at any other addresses of which the Depositary shall have notified the Corporation in writing. 

Any and all notices to be given to any Record Holder of a Receipt hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission or confirmed by letter, addressed to such Record Holder at the address of such Record Holder as it appears on the books of the Depositary, or if such Holder shall
have timely filed with the Depositary a written request that notices intended for such Holder be mailed to some other address, at the address designated in such request. 

Delivery of a notice sent by mail or by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be effected at the time when a duly addressed letter
containing the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a facsimile transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office letter box. The Depositary or the Corporation may, however, act upon any facsimile transmission received by it
from the other or from any Holder of a Receipt, notwithstanding that such facsimile transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter or as aforesaid. 

  
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 Section 7.5. Depositary’s Agents.  

The Depositary may from time to time appoint Depositary’s Agents to act in any respect for the Depositary for the purposes of this
Agreement and may at any time appoint additional Depositary’s Agents and vary or terminate the appointment of such Depositary’s Agents. The Depositary will promptly notify the Corporation of any such action. 

Section 7.6. Appointment of Registrar, Dividend Disbursement Agent and Redemption Agent in Respect of Receipts and Preferred
Stock.  
 The Corporation hereby appoints (i) the Trust Company as Registrar and Transfer Agent in respect of the Receipts
and the Preferred Stock deposited hereunder, and (ii) Computershare as dividend disbursement agent and redemption agent in respect of the Receipts and the Preferred Stock deposited hereunder, and the Trust Company and Computershare hereby
accept their respective appointments on the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 
 Section 7.7. Holders of
Receipts Are Parties.  
 The Holders of Receipts from time to time shall be parties to this Agreement and shall be bound by all
of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Receipts and of the Officer’s Certificate by acceptance of delivery thereof. 

Section 7.8. Governing Law.  

This Agreement and the Receipts of each series and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to applicable conflicts of law principles or other rules or principles that would require the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. 

Section 7.9. Inspection of Agreement.  

Copies of this Agreement shall be filed with the Depositary and the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to inspection during business
hours at the Depositary’s Office and the respective offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, by any Holder of a Receipt. 

Section 7.10. Headings.  

The headings of articles and sections in this Agreement and in the form of the Receipt set forth in Exhibit A hereto have been inserted
for convenience only and are not to be regarded as a part of this Agreement or the Receipts or to have any bearing upon the meaning or interpretation of any provision contained herein or in the Receipts. 

Section 7.11. Force Majeure.  

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent and any Registrar
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failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, pandemics, epidemics, shortage of supply, breakdowns or
malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest. 

Section 7.12. Further Assurances.  

The Corporation agrees that it will perform, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged or delivered, all such further and
other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as the Depositary may reasonably require to perform the provisions of this Agreement. 

Section 7.13. Confidentiality.  

The Depositary and the Corporation agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including
inter alia, personal, non-public Holder information and the fees for services, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement, shall remain confidential, and
shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be required by law or legal process. 
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intentionally left blank; signature page follows.] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Depositary have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above set forth, and all Holders of Receipts shall become parties hereto by and upon acceptance by them of delivery of Receipts issued in accordance with the terms hereof. 

 

			
	EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/Anders Malmström
	 Name:
	 	 Anders Malmström

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  
 [Signature Page to
Deposit Agreement (Series B Preferred)] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Depositary have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above set forth, and all Holders of Receipts shall become parties hereto by and upon acceptance by them of delivery of Receipts issued in accordance with the terms hereof. 

 

			
	 Computershare Inc., and

	Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,
	as Depositary
		
	By:	 	/s/ Peter Duggan
	 Name:
	 	 Peter Duggan

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to
Deposit Agreement (Series B Preferred)] 

 EXHIBIT A 

[FORM OF FACE OF RECEIPT] 

UNLESS THIS RECEIPT IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(“DTC”), TO EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY RECEIPT ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
  

			
	DEPOSITARY SHARES	  	$[                ]
		
	DEPOSITARY RECEIPT NO. [    ]	  	FOR [                ] DEPOSITARY SHARES,

 EACH REPRESENTING 1/25TH OF ONE SHARE OF FIXED RATE RESET 

NONCUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES B 

OF 
 EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. 

CUSIP: 29452E AA9 
 SEE REVERSE
FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 
 Dividend Payment Dates: June 15 and December 15 of each year beginning December 15, 2020. 

Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., collectively, as Depositary (the “Depositary”), hereby certify that
Cede & Co. is the registered owner of [____________] depositary shares (“Depositary Shares”), each Depositary Share representing 1/25th of one share of the Fixed Rate
Reset Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, $1.00 par value per share, $25,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of Equitable Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Corporation”), on deposit with the Depositary, subject to the terms and entitled to the benefits of the Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2020 (the “Deposit Agreement”), among the Corporation, the
Depositary and the Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts. By accepting this Depositary Receipt, the Holder hereof becomes a party to and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement. This Depositary
Receipt shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement unless it shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer or, if executed
in facsimile by the Depositary, countersigned by a Registrar in respect of the Depositary Receipts by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer thereof. 

  
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 Dated: 
  

			
	 Computershare Inc., and

	Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,
	as Depositary
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Authorized Officer

  
 A-2 

 [FORM OF REVERSE OF RECEIPT] 

EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. 

EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH RECEIPT HOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS A COPY OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND A COPY OR
SUMMARY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF THE FIXED RATE RESET NONCUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES B, OF EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. ANY SUCH REQUEST IS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE DEPOSITARY NAMED ON THE FACE OF THIS RECEIPT. 

The Corporation will furnish without charge to each receipt holder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such request may be made to the Corporation or to the
Registrar. 
 EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS 

The following abbreviations when used in the form of ownership on the face of this certificate shall be construed as though they were written
out in full according to applicable laws or regulations. Abbreviations in addition to those appearing below may be used. 
  

							
	 Abbreviation
	  	 Equivalent Word
	  	 Abbreviation
	  	 Equivalent Word

	 JT TEN
	  	 As joint tenants, with right

of survivorship and not

as tenants in common
	  	 TEN BY ENT
	  	 As tenants by the entireties

				
	 TEN IN COM
	  	 As tenants in common
	  	 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT
	  	 Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

  

											
	 Abbreviation
	  	 Equivalent Word
	  	 Abbreviation
	  	 Equivalent
Word
	  	 Abbreviation
	  	 Equivalent
Word

	 ADM
	  	 Administrator(s),

Administratrix
	  	 EX
	  	 Executor(s),

Executrix
	  	 PL
	  	 Public Law

						
	 AGMT
	  	 Agreement
	  	 FBO
	  	 For the

benefit of
	  	 TR
	  	 (As)

trustee(s),

for, of

						
	 ART
	  	 Article
	  	 FDN
	  	 Foundation
	  	 U
	  	 Under

						
	 CH
	  	 Chapter
	  	 GDN
	  	 Guardian(s)
	  	 UA
	  	 Under

Agreement

	 CUST
	  	 Custodian for
	  	 GDNSHP
	  	 Guardianship
	  	 UW
	  	 Under will

of, Of will

of, Under

last will &

testament

						
	 DEC
	  	 Declaration
	  	 MIN
	  	 Minor(s)
	  		  	
						
	 EST
	  	 Estate, of Estate of
	  	 PAR
	  	 Paragraph
	  		  	

  
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 For value
received,                hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto 

INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF
ASSIGNEE:                              

PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF
ASSIGNEE:                              

Depositary Shares represented by the within Receipt, and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________ as Attorney to
transfer the said Depositary Shares on the books of the within named Depositary with full power of substitution in the premises. 

Dated:                      
        
 NOTICE: The signature to the assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face
of this Receipt in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. 
 SIGNATURE GUARANTEED 

NOTICE: If applicable, the signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan
associations, and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

[FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE] 

I, Anders Malmström, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equitable Holdings, Inc. (the
“Corporation”), hereby certify that pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations effective August 7, 2020, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 7, 2020 (the “Certificate of
Designations”), and pursuant to resolutions adopted by Board of Directors of the Corporation on July 31, 2020 and the resolutions of the Preferred Stock Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation on August 6,
2020, the Corporation has established the Preferred Stock which the Corporation desires to deposit with the Depositary for the purposes of being subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2020 (the
“Deposit Agreement”), among (i) the Corporation, (ii) Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., collectively, as Depositary, and (iii) the Holders of Receipts issued thereunder from time to
time. In connection therewith, the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a duly authorized committee thereof has authorized the terms and conditions with respect to the Preferred Stock as described in the Certificate of Designations attached as
Annex A hereto. Any terms of the Preferred Stock that are not so described in the Certificate of Designations and any terms of the Receipts representing such Preferred Stock that are not described in the Deposit Agreement are described below:

 Aggregate Number of shares of Preferred Stock issued on the day hereof: 

CUSIP Number for Receipt: 29452E AA9 

Denomination of Depositary Share per share of Preferred Stock (if different than 1/25th of a share of Preferred Stock): 

Redemption Provisions (if different than as set forth in the Deposit Agreement): 

Name of Global Receipt Depositary: The Depository Trust Company 

All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meaning as ascribed thereto in the Deposit Agreement. 

  
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	 EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.

	
	 This certificate is dated:

		
	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	
	 Title:
	 	

  
 [Signature Page to
Officer’s Certificate - Deposit Agreement (Series B Preferred)]Document

Exhibit 10.20

ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered by and between ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its indirect subsidiary ZoomInfo Technologies LLC (collectively, the “Company”), on the one hand, and Joseph Christopher Hays (“Executive”), on the other, as of August 10, 2020 (the “Effective Date”). The Company and Executive are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, the Company would like to continue to engage the services of Executive on a full-time basis, and Executive would like to continue to be so engaged;
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have agreed on terms for such services and compensation therefor; and 
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to enter into a formal written agreement to document such relationship in order to set forth, among other matters (a) Executive’s services and compensation therefor, (b) the nature of Executive’s employment by the Company, (c) the Company’s exclusive ownership of and right to designs, inventions, trade secrets, and proprietary and confidential information relating to the Company, and (d) the resolution of all disputes, claims and any other matters in question arising out of or relating to the Parties’ employment relationship.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.Employment Term. Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective as of the effective date of the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated as provided in Section 4 below. The period during which Executive is employed by the Company hereunder is hereinafter referred to as the “Employment Term.” The last day of Executive’s employment with the Company is hereinafter referred to as the “Termination Date.”
2.Title; Duties; Reporting.
(a)Executive shall continue to be employed by the Company as Chief Revenue Officer. Executive’s duties and responsibilities shall continue to be consistent with the role of Chief Revenue Officer. Executive shall oversee the Company’s sales and customer account management functions, assist the Chief Executive Officer in executing the Company’s revenue generation and retention strategies, and perform such other tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer. Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s business time (excluding periods of vacation and other approved leaves of absence) to the performance of his duties with the Company.

(b)During the Employment Term, Executive shall report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
(c)Executive shall devote Executive’s best efforts to Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder and shall not engage in any other business or employment that would prevent Executive from fully and satisfactorily performing the services required by the Company or that would result in a conflict of interest. Executive shall perform Executive’s duties, responsibilities, and functions for the Company to the best of Executive’s abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike, and efficient manner. Executive’s duties will be determined by the Company and may include activities for the benefit of the Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates. Executive shall perform his duties applying Executive’s fiduciary duty to the Company in accordance with laws, the provisions of this Agreement, the Company’s organizational documents, and general directives and specific instructions given to Executive by the Company from time to time. Executive will also abide by all Company policies and procedures as may be in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, those set forth in the applicable Employee Handbook.
(d)The principal place of Executive’s employment shall be Vancouver, Washington; provided, Executive may be required to travel on Company business and to work out of other of the Company’s offices from time to time. Executive may work remotely with prior approval of the Company.
(e)Executive agrees that (i) Executive’s title, position, salary, responsibilities, education, professional certifications, and background, as they relate to Executive’s employment by the Company under this Agreement, classify Executive as an “Exempt” employee and “Regular Full-Time” for purposes of all state and federal laws that relate to overtime pay and other employment law and policy matters; (ii) Executive shall receive only the compensation and benefits described herein; and (iii) Executive shall not be eligible for or receive any extra overtime or other special payment or compensation under this Agreement, including, without limitation, for hours of work performed outside of regular business hours, on holidays or otherwise.
3.Compensation and Benefits.
(a)Base Salary. During the Employment Term, Executive’s base salary shall be paid at a rate of $360,000 US Dollars per annum (the “Base Salary”), payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices. 
(b)Annual Performance Bonus. In respect of each fiscal year of the Company occurring during the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible for an annual cash incentive bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) with a target bonus amount of $200,000 (the “Target Bonus Amount”) and a maximum bonus amount of $1,000,000, where the actual Annual Bonus amount paid will be based upon the achievement of specific performance for such fiscal year, as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) (the “Compensation Committee”). The Annual Bonus shall otherwise be subject to the terms and conditions of the annual bonus plan adopted by the Board or the Compensation Committee, 
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under which bonuses are generally payable to senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time. The Annual Bonus shall be paid to Executive at the same time as annual bonuses are generally payable to other senior executives of the Company, but in no event later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the fiscal year to which such Annual Bonus relates ended.
(c)Other Benefits. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, practices, programs and perquisite arrangements provided generally to the most senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefit Plans”), on a basis which is no less favorable than is provided to other similarly situated employees of the Company, to the extent consistent with applicable law and the terms of applicable Employee Benefit Plans. The Company reserves the right to amend or cancel any Employee Benefit Plans at any time in its sole discretion, subject to the terms of such Employee Benefit Plan and applicable law.
(d)Vacation. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies applicable to Exempt employees, as in effect from time to time. Executive shall obtain advance written approval for vacation from the Company. Executive’s vacation days shall be taken at such time or times during the applicable year as may be mutually agreed upon by Executive and the Company, thereby taking into consideration the needs of the Company and the personal wishes of Executive. The Company reserves the right to grant additional vacation time or to deny any request for vacation or time-off at its sole discretion, unless the leave is for illness or other exigent circumstances or is otherwise authorized by law.
(e)Withholding Taxes. All amounts payable to Executive as compensation hereunder, including any bonuses or other monetary incentives, shall be subject to such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
(f)Expense Reimbursement. Executive shall be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Executive in the furtherance of the Company’s business, provided Executive obtains all required approvals and submits all required verification as provided by Company policy.
(g)Equity Compensation. Executive will be eligible to receive equity awards under the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “OIP”) and to participate in any future long-term incentive programs made generally available to the Company’s senior executives as determined by the Board.  
4.Termination of Employment.
(a)The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either the Company or Executive at any time and for any reason; provided, that, unless otherwise provided herein, either party shall be required to give the other party at least 30 days’ advance written notice of any termination of Executive’s employment (and provided 
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further that the Company shall be entitled to pay Executive Base Salary payments in lieu of such notice period). Upon termination of Executive’s employment during the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to the compensation and benefits described in this Section and shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits from the Company or any of its affiliates, provided, that Executive’s rights with respect to any equity awards in the Company as may be approved by the Board shall, except as provided in this Section 4, be governed by the terms and conditions of the OIP and/or any other documents pursuant to which such equity awards have been granted.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 4 or otherwise in this Agreement shall be in derogation of, or in any way limit, any additional accelerated vesting rights to which Executive may be entitled with respect to equity awards under the OIP and/or any other documents pursuant to which such equity awards have been granted. 
(b)Termination by the Company for Cause or by Executive Without Good Reason. Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive without Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive without Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) any accrued but unpaid Base Salary; and (ii) reimbursement for unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive ((i) and (ii) together, the “Accrued Amounts”).  
(c)Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. In the event of such a termination (subject to Section 4(d) below), Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) the Accrued Amounts, and (B) the Severance Amount (as provided below); provided, that Executive shall be entitled to receive the Severance Amount only if (i) Executive has materially complied with, and is in compliance in all material respects with, Sections 5, 6, and 7 of this Agreement, and (ii) Executive executes a general release of all claims and rights that Executive may have against the Company and its related entities and their respective equityholders, members, officers, directors, managers and employees relating to Executive’s employment and/or termination, in a form substantially similar to Exhibit A hereto (the “Release”) within 45 days following the Termination Date, and does not revoke the Release within any applicable revocation period. The Severance Amount shall equal (i) one year of the Base Salary rate as of the Termination Date, plus the Target Annual Bonus prorated based on the number of days that Executive is employed during the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, in each case payable in a single lump sum; (ii) payment of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the Termination Date occurs, payable in a single lump sum; (iii) continuation for 12 months following the Termination Date of any health insurance benefits to which Executive was entitled as of the Termination Date at the same level as active employees (with such benefits to be provided in the form of subsidized COBRA premiums); and (iv) accelerated vesting of the portion of Executive’s then-unvested equity awards subject to time-based vesting that are held by Executive as of the Termination Date and which were scheduled to vest within 12 months following the Termination Date.  The cash termination payments described in this Section shall be paid to Executive within 60 days following the Termination Date, provided that if the period during which Executive may sign the Release straddles two calendar years, then such cash termination payments shall be paid to Executive in the second of such calendar years.
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(d) Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason during CIC Protection Period. In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason, which in either case occurs during the period beginning three months prior to, and ending 12 months following, a Change in Control (the “CIC Protection Period”), then in lieu of the payments and benefits described under Section 4(c), Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) the Accrued Amounts, and (B) the CIC Severance Amount (as provided below); provided, that Executive shall be entitled to receive the CIC Severance Amount only if (i) Executive has materially complied with, and is in compliance in all material respects with, Sections 5, 6, and 7 of this Agreement, and (ii) Executive executes the Release within 45 days following the Termination Date and does not revoke the Release within any applicable revocation period. The CIC Severance Amount shall equal (i) 18 months of the Base Salary rate as of the Termination Date, plus the Target Annual Bonus, in each case payable in a single lump sum; (ii) payment of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the Termination Date occurs, payable in a single lump sum; (iii) continuation for 18 months following the Termination Date of any health insurance benefits to which Executive was entitled as of the Termination Date at the same level as active employees (with such benefits to be provided in the form of subsidized COBRA premiums); and (iv) full accelerated vesting of all then-unvested equity awards subject to time-based vesting that are held by Executive as of the Termination Date. The cash termination payments described in this Section shall be paid to Executive within 60 days following the Termination Date, provided that if the period during which Executive may sign the Release straddles two calendar years, then such cash termination payments shall be paid to Executive in the second of such calendar years.
(e)Death or Disability.
(i)Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death during the Employment Term, and the Company may terminate Executive’s employment on account of Executive’s Disability.
(ii)If Executive’s employment is terminated during the Employment Term on account of Executive’s death or Disability, Executive (or Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries, as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Amounts plus the expected amount of Executive’s Annual Performance Bonus for the year in which such termination occurs, pro-rated through the Termination Date.
(f)Resignation of All Other Positions. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason, Executive agrees to resign from all positions that Executive holds as an officer or member of a board (or a committee thereof) of the Company or any of its affiliates.
(g)Section 280G. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the payments and benefits to be afforded to Executive under Section 4 hereof (the “Severance Benefits”) either alone or together with other payments and benefits which Executive has the right receive from the Company (or any affiliate) would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and but for this 
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Section 4(f), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the (the “Excise Tax”), then the Severance Benefits shall be reduced (the “Benefit Reduction”) by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the Severance Benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, provided, however, that the Benefit Reduction shall only occur if such reduction would result in Executive’s “Net After-Tax Amount” attributable to the Severance Benefits being greater than it would be if no Benefit Reduction was effected. For this purpose, “Net After-Tax Amount” shall mean the net amount of Severance Benefits Executive is entitled under this Agreement after giving effect to all federal, state and local taxes which would be applicable to such payments and benefits, including but not limited to, the Excise Tax. Nothing contained herein shall result in the reduction of any payments or benefits to which Executive may be entitled upon termination of employment and/or a change in control other than as specified in this Section 4(f), or a reduction in the Severance Benefits below zero.
(h)Definitions. 
(i)For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (1) Executive’s willful and continued failure to perform Executive’s duties (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (2) Executive’s willful and continued failure to comply with any valid and legal directive of the Board; (3) Executive’s engagement in fraud, embezzlement, or other illegal or gross misconduct, which is, in each case, materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates; (4) Executive’s conviction of or plea of guilty or no contest to a crime that constitutes a felony or a crime that constitutes a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (5) Executive’s willful and continued violation of a material policy of the Company; or (6) Executive’s willful and material breach of any material obligation under this Agreement or any other written agreement between Executive and the Company. Except for a failure, breach, or refusal which, by its nature, cannot reasonably be expected to be cured, Executive shall have 20 business days from the delivery of written notice by the Company within which to cure any acts constituting Cause; provided, that if the Company reasonably expects irreparable injury from a delay of 20 business days, the Company may give Executive notice of such shorter period within which to cure as is reasonable under the circumstances, which may include the termination of Executive’s employment without notice and with immediate effect. For purposes of the definition, no act, or failure to act, by Executive shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted, by him in bad faith, or without a reasonable belief that such act or omission was in the best interests of the Company and its affiliates. 
(ii)For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall have the same meaning given to such term under the OIP.
(iii)For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability, due to physical or mental incapacity, to perform the essential functions of his job for 180 consecutive days. Any question as to the existence of Executive’s Disability as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined by a qualified, mutually agreed upon independent physician. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.
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(iv)For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following: (1) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement during the employment term without Executive’s written consent; (2) any change in Executive’s title, or any material diminution of Executive’s duties, responsibilities, or status in a manner not consistent with this Agreement, without Executive’s consent; (3) reduction of Executive’s Base Salary, without Executive’s consent; (4) relocation of Executive’s principal place of business that will require Executive to travel a materially greater distance on a regular basis (as compared with Executive’s prior practice) without Executive’s consent; or (5) the failure of a successor in interest to the Company (whether by merger, stock purchase, or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) to assume this Agreement within 15 days of such transaction. Executive cannot terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason unless Executive has provided written notice to the Company of the existence of the circumstances providing grounds for termination for Good Reason within 30 days of the first occurrence of applicable grounds, and the Company has had a least 30 days from the date on which such notice is provided to cure such circumstances. If the Company fails to cure, and Executive does not resign for Good Reason within 20 days following the expiration of the Company’s cure period, then Executive will be deemed to have waived his right to terminate for Good Reason with respect to the grounds asserted.
5.Trade Secrets and Confidential Information; Confidentiality of Employment Terms.
(a)Executive acknowledges and agrees that, as a result of Executive’s employment, Executive will have access to trade secrets and other confidential and/or proprietary information of the Company, its customers, clients and vendors (“Trade Secrets and Confidential Information”). Such Trade Secrets and Confidential Information and other such information includes, but is not limited to, any and all: (i) customers, clients and vendors, and client, customer, supplier and vendor lists; (ii) accounting and business methods; (iii) services or products and the marketing of such services and products; (iv) fees, costs and pricing structures; (v) designs; (vi) analyses; (vii) drawings, photographs and reports; (viii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings; (ix) flow charts, manuals and documentation; databases and database access and manipulation methods, tools and software; (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods, tools and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice; (xii) copyrightable works; (xiii) technology and trade secrets; (xiv) templates, forms and formatting tools; (xv) specifications; (xvi) analysis reporting and analysis methods and processes; and (xvii) all similar and related information, in whatever form. The Company acknowledges that this protection only extends to confidential information and not publicly available and generally known or available information or information not protectable from non-disclosure under the applicable law. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, disclose or use at any time, whether during Executive’s employment with the Company or for a period of three years thereafter, any Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is necessary for Executive to perform Executive’s duties pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise with respect to the Company’s business; provided, that in the event of a disclosure of any Trade Secrets and Confidential Information that Executive is requested or demanded to make under the guise of law, Executive must give the Company prompt written notice of any order, subpoena or other 
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notice or information that relates to such a request or demand for disclosure compelled by law such that the Company will have sufficient opportunity to challenge the requested disclosure in advance of disclosure by Executive, and further provided that Executive shall (1) not disclose any more information than the minimum disclosure that is in fact required by law, and (2) cooperate fully with all efforts by the Company to obtain a protective order or similar confidentiality treatment for all such information prior to making any such disclosure.
(b)Executive covenants and agrees that, other than acknowledging the existence of an employer-employee relationship between the Company and Executive and as otherwise required by law (subject to the terms of Section 5(a) above), Executive shall not at any time divulge, directly or indirectly, any of the terms of this Agreement to any person or entity other than Executive’s legal counsel and Certified Public Accountant.
(c)Upon the Company’s request at any time, or upon the Company’s termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive will return to the Company all originals and copies of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. Executive’s obligations under this Agreement supplement, but do not supersede, cancel, or limit, other obligations Executive has to the Company or rights or remedies of the Company, including those under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”).
(d)Executive acknowledges that the DTSA provides civil and criminal immunity for any disclosure of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information to his attorney, the government, or in a court filing under seal, so long as the purpose is for reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Executive further acknowledges that if he files a lawsuit for retaliation by virtue of reporting a suspected violation of the law, he may use Trade Secrets and Confidential Information in that anti-retaliation lawsuit.
6.Restricted Activities.
(a)Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the Employment Term, without limiting Executive’s obligations and duties as an employee under applicable law, and for a period of 24 months running consecutively from the Termination Date (whether Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason or no reason), Executive shall not directly or indirectly: (i) solicit or divert any business or any customer (actual or potential) from the Company or assist any person, group or entity in doing so or attempting to do so; or (ii) cause or seek to cause any person, group or entity to refrain from dealing or doing business with the Company or assist any person, group or entity in doing so or attempting to do so.
(b)Non-Solicitation of Executives. During the Employment Term, without limiting Executive’s obligations and duties as an employee under applicable law, and for a period of 24 months running consecutively from the Termination Date (whether Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason or no reason), Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for Executive’s own account or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit, encourage, entice, or cause, or attempt to solicit, encourage, entice or cause, any employee or contractor of the Company or any Company Party to: (i) breach or modify any provision of such employee’s employment agreement with the Company or any Company Party; (ii) reduce or change the 
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quality or quantity or availability of such employee’s services to the Company or any Company Party; or (iii) terminate such employee’s employment with the Company or any Company Party.
(c)Non-Competition. Executive acknowledges and agrees that due to his position and responsibilities with the Company, Executive will have access to Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. Because of the Company’s protectable interest, and the good and valuable consideration offered to Executive during the Employment Term, Executive agrees and covenants that during the Employment Term and until the later of 12 months following the Termination Date or 24 months following the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering, he will not, directly or indirectly, engage in any “Prohibited Activity” anywhere that the Company does business. Prohibited Activity is defined as any activity Executive engages in that is the same or similar to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the business of gathering, cataloguing, cleansing, filtering, organizing, or providing business contact information, firmographic or technographic information on business organizations, or predictive purchase intent data for use in sales, marketing, or recruiting, or any activity in which Executive contributes Executive’s knowledge, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an employee, employer, operator, manager, advisor, consultant, contractor, agent, partner, director, stockholder, officer, volunteer, intern, or any other similar capacity to an entity engaged in the same or similar business of the Company. Prohibited Activity also includes activity that may require or inevitably require disclosure of trade secrets, proprietary information or Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. If and to the extent Massachusetts law is deemed to apply to this Section 6(c), this Section 6(c) shall not apply to the extent that it is unenforceable under Massachusetts law.
(d)Non-Disparagement. Executive covenants and agrees that for the longest period legally enforceable, he shall not disparage the image or reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and their officers, senior management employees and professional employees. The Company covenants and agrees that it (i) shall not, in any official or Company-sanctioned statement, disparage the image or reputation of Executive; and (ii) shall instruct its officers, directors and senior management employees not to disparage the image or reputation of Executive. 
(e)Permitted Activities.  Notwithstanding any language in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement prohibits or impedes Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, otherwise communicating, cooperating, or filing a complaint with or making other disclosures or complaints to any such agency or entity that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation; provided, that in each case such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law. Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive is not required to notify the Company that Executive has made such reports or disclosures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstance is Executive authorized to disclose any information covered by the Company’s attorney-client privilege or attorney work product or the Company’s trade secrets without prior written consent of the Company. An individual shall not 
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be held criminally or civilly liable under any U.S. federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a U.S. federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.
(f)In the event that Executive shall breach any of the provisions of Section 6(a)-(d), or in the event that any such breach is threatened by Executive, in addition to and without limiting or waiving any other of the Company’s rights under this Agreement or any remedies available to the Company at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief in any court, domestic or foreign, having the capacity to grant such relief, without the necessity of posting a bond, to restrain any such breach or threatened breach and to enforce the provisions of these Sections. Executive acknowledges and agrees that there is no adequate remedy at law for any such breach or threatened breach and, in the event that any action or proceeding is brought seeking injunctive relief, Executive shall be estopped from asserting as a defense thereto that there is an adequate remedy at law.
(g)Executive acknowledges and agrees that (i) the foregoing restrictions and the duration and scope thereof as set forth in Section 6(a)-(d) (collectively, the “Restrictions”) are agreed with respect to all of the circumstances reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company and its business, and the Restrictions do not preclude Executive from earning a livelihood, nor do the Restrictions unreasonably impose limitations on Executive’s ability to earn a living, (ii) the potential harm to the Company of the non-enforcement of the Restrictions outweighs any harm to Executive of the enforcement of the Restrictions by injunction or otherwise, and (iii) that none of the rights, damages or other consideration set forth in Section 6(c), or any specific enforcement or injunction rights that the Company may have under this Agreement, shall limit, restrict or affect any other rights the Company may have, or any recovery the Company may be entitled to obtain, from any party, under any theory, or with respect to any agreement or relationship, including any such rights or potential recovery the Company may have pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement.
7.Inventions and Patents.
(a)Inventions Defined. “Inventions” means inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, improvements, designs, discoveries, ideas, know-how, trademarks, and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, that Executive may solely or jointly author, conceive, develop, or reduce to practice.
(b)Assignment of Inventions and Works Made for Hire. Executive will promptly make a full written disclosure to the Company, will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of the Company, and will assign to the Company, or its designee, all of Executive’s right, title and interest (including all related intellectual property rights and the right to sue and collect payment 
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for past, present and future infringement) in all Inventions that Executive creates during the Employment Term (the “Company Inventions”). In addition, all original works of authorship that are made by Executive (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during the period of the Employment Term and that are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act, and, in accordance, the Company will be considered the author of these works. Executive agrees that this assignment includes the present conveyance to the Company of ownership of Inventions that are not yet in existence.
(c)Exception to Assignments. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section to the contrary, Executive is not obligated to assign or offer to assign to the Company any of Executive’s rights, title or interest in an Invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information of the Company was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless (i) the Invention relates (A) at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the Invention, to the business of the Company, or (B) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive for the Company. This notice is intended to satisfy any applicable requirements of the Revised Code of Washington Section 49.44.140.
(d)Inventions Retained and Licensed. Executive has attached to this Agreement a list describing all Inventions that were made by Executive prior to the Employment Term, that relate to the Company’s proposed business, products, or research and development, and that are not assigned to the Company under this Agreement (collectively, “Prior Inventions”). If no list is attached or if no Prior Inventions are listed, Executive represents that there are no Prior Inventions. Furthermore, Executive represents and warrants that the inclusion of any Prior Inventions will not materially affect Executive’s ability to perform all obligations under this Agreement. If, in the course of the Employment Term, Executive incorporates into a the Company product, process or machine an Invention owned by Executive or in which Executive has an interest, the Company is granted a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferrable, worldwide license (with right to sublicense) to make, have modify, use, import, offer for sale, sell, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, display, perform and otherwise exploit the Invention without restriction of any kind.
(e)Third-Party Inventions. Executive will not incorporate any original work of authorship, development, concept, improvement or trade secret owned, in whole or in part, by any third party, into any Company Invention without the Company’s prior written permission.
(f)Moral Rights. Any assignment to the Company of the Company Inventions includes all rights of attribution, paternity, integrity, modification, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights throughout the world that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights,” “artist’s rights,” or the like (collectively, “Moral Rights”). To the extent that Moral Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law, Executive hereby waives and agrees not to enforce any and all Moral Rights, including any limitation on subsequent modification, to the extent permitted under applicable law.
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others is within the Company’s sole discretion and for the Company’s sole benefit. Neither the Company nor any other entity will pay Executive a royalty as a result of the Company’s efforts to commercialize or market any Company Invention.
(h)Maintenance of Records. Executive will keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all the Company Inventions. These records will be in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, electronic files, laboratory notebooks, and any other format that may be specified by the Company. At all times, the records will be available to the Company, and remain the sole property of the Company.
(i)Further Assurances. Executive will assist the Company, or its designee, at the Company’s expense, in every proper way to secure and protect the Company’s rights in the Company Inventions and any related copyrights, patents, mask work rights, or other intellectual property rights in any and all countries. Executive will disclose to the Company all pertinent information and data. Executive will execute all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments, and all other instruments that the Company deems necessary in order to apply for and obtain these rights and in order to deliver, assign and convey to the Company, its successors, assigns and nominees the sole and exclusive rights, title and interest in and to the Company Inventions, and any related copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights. The Company will testify in a suit or other proceeding relating to such the Company Inventions and any rights relating thereto. Executive’s obligation to execute or cause to be executed, when it is in Executive’s power to do so, any instrument or papers will continue after the termination of this Agreement.
8.Notices. Any notice provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given or made when personally delivered or delivered by reputable overnight courier service and deemed delivered in the case of courier service upon confirmation of receipt of the delivery or affirmative rejection thereof.
9.Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement for any reason shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, any such provision(s) shall be severed, but only to the minimum extent necessary to comply with applicable laws and rules. Such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other portion of the same provision or of any other provision of this Agreement or any action in any other jurisdiction. In addition to the foregoing, if one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad or unreasonable as to the period, scope or geographical area so as to be unenforceable at law, such provision or provisions shall be modified or substituted by the appropriate judicial or governing body so as to cover the maximum period, scope or geographical area permitted by applicable law.
10.Complete Agreement. This Agreement is fully integrated and embodies the complete agreement and understanding between the Parties regarding Executive’s employment with the Company and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, offers, agreements or representations by or between the Parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. No modification or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of 
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any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing signed by both Parties. Any subsequent change or changes in Executive’s duties, obligations, rights or compensation will not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement.
11.No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party hereto, including the drafter hereof.
12.Construction. The headings and enumeration used in this Agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any provision. References to the singular shall include the plural and vice-versa, except when the context requires otherwise. All uses of the word “or” herein are as a logical disjunction unless otherwise specified.
13.Not a Partnership; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement forms an employer-employee relationship between Executive, as such, and the Company, as employer, and shall not form or be deemed to form a partnership or joint venture or any other relationship. Executive may not assign Executive’s rights or delegate Executive’s duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement and the benefit of each agreement and obligations of Executive hereunder may be freely assigned to and enforced by all successors and assigns of the Company, in its sole discretion, and such agreements and obligations shall operate and remain binding notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.

14.Company Party Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Company Parties” collectively (and, individually, a “Company Party”) means the Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each and every other entity which is in control of, controlled by or directly or indirectly under common control with the Company. Any and all such entities and individuals is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Should Executive be employed by or transferred to a successor, or to a member, subsidiary, affiliate or other related entity, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as part of the terms of Executive’s employment.
15.Choice of Law. This Agreement, and all of the rights and obligations of the parties hereto in connection with the employment relationship established hereby, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles relating to conflicts of law.
16.Amendment and Waiver. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of both the Company 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 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. No waiver or indulgence by the Company or any Company Party of any failure by Executive to keep or perform any promise or condition of this Agreement shall be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other promise or condition. No waiver by the Company or 
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any Company Party of any right shall be construed as a waiver of any other right. No Company Party shall be required to give notice to enforce strict adherence to all terms of this Agreement.
17.Dispute Resolution. The parties agree to solely arbitrate all grievances, disputes, claims, or causes of action arising out of this Agreement or Executive’s employment with the Company, including claims Executive may have against the Company or against its officers, directors, supervisors, managers, employees or agents, unless arbitration is otherwise prohibited by law. Claims for violation of any federal, state or local statute, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, and alleged wage and hour violations, including, but not limited to, claims for overtime, unpaid wages, and claims involving meal and rest breaks shall all be subject to this arbitration clause; provided, that this arbitration clause does not cover claims for sexual harassment or sexual assault brought under federal, state or local law. All claims subject to arbitration shall be settled by final and binding arbitration in accordance with the employment dispute resolution rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect at the time the demand for arbitration is made. Accordingly, the parties are not permitted to pursue court action regarding claims that are subject to arbitration. Such arbitration shall be filed with the AAA and shall be heard before a single neutral arbitrator, who shall be selected as provided in AAA’s Rules and Procedures. Any arbitration filed by Executive shall be heard in Vancouver, Washington; provided, that if arbitration in Vancouver, Washington is impractical because Executive’s employment for the Company is located more than 100 miles from Vancouver, Washington, the arbitration may be held in the County and State where Executive last resided during Executive’s employment for the Company. The Company shall be responsible for the arbitrator’s fees and expenses in excess of any reasonable filing fee with the AAA; provided, each party shall pay its own costs and attorneys’ fees, if any; provided, further, that if Executive prevails in any dispute regarding Executive’s rights under this Agreement, then the Company will reimburse his reasonable legal fees and expenses. The arbitrator shall issue a written decision that contains the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision is based. The arbitrator’s remedial authority shall be no greater than that which is available under the statutory or common law theory asserted. Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court with appropriate jurisdiction. Neither this agreement to arbitrate nor any demand for arbitration shall waive or otherwise affect the Company’s right to obtain any provisional remedy, including, without limitation, injunctive relief for unfair competition, the use or unauthorized disclosure or misappropriation of trade secrets, the disclosure of any other confidential information or the violation of the confidentiality or other provisions of Section 6(a)-(d) or Section 7 of this Agreement. Executive and the Company intend and agree that class action and representative action procedures are hereby waived and shall not be asserted, nor will they apply, in any arbitration pursuant to this agreement. EXECUTIVE AND THE COMPANY UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO A TRIAL IN A COURT OF LAW.
18.Cooperation with Regard to Litigation. Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company during the term of this Agreement and thereafter (including following termination of 
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Executive’s employment for any reason or for no reason). Without limiting the foregoing, Executive shall be available to testify on behalf of the Company or its affiliates, in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and to assist the Company or any of its affiliates in any such action, suit or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with its counsel and representatives. Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Executive in compliance with this Section shall be reimbursed by the Company.
19.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. Any counterpart may be executed by facsimile or electronic signature and such facsimile or electronic signature shall be deemed an original.
20.Compliance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the provision, time and manner of payment or distribution of all compensation and benefits provided by this Agreement that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to and not exempted from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A Deferred Compensation”) shall be subject to, limited by and construed in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A and all regulations and other guidance promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to such Section (such Section, regulations and other guidance being referred to herein as “Section 409A”), including the following:
(a)Separation from Service. Payments and benefits constituting Section 409A Deferred Compensation otherwise payable or provided pursuant to Section 4 upon Executive’s termination of employment shall be paid or provided only at the time of a termination of Executive’s employment that constitutes a Separation from Service. For the purposes of this Agreement, a “Separation from Service” is a separation from service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).
(b)Six-Month Delay Applicable to Specified Employees. If, at the time of a Separation from Service of Executive, Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) (a “Specified Employee”), then any payments and benefits constituting Section 409A Deferred Compensation to be paid or provided pursuant to Section 4 upon the Separation from Service of Executive shall be paid or provided commencing on the later of (i) the date that is six months after the date of such Separation from Service or, if earlier, the date of death of Executive (in either case, the “Delayed Payment Date”), or (ii) the date or dates on which such Section 409A Deferred Compensation would otherwise be paid or provided in accordance with Section 4. All such amounts that would, but for this Section 20(b), become payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date shall be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.
(c)Stock-Based Awards. The vesting of any stock-based compensation awards which constitute Section 409A Deferred Compensation and are held by Executive, if Executive is a Specified Executive, shall be accelerated in accordance with this Agreement to the extent applicable; provided, that the payment in settlement of any such awards shall occur on the Delayed Payment Date, to the extent required pursuant to Section 20(b). 
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(d)Installments. Executive’s right to receive any installment payments payable hereunder shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each such installment payment shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment for purposes of Section 409A.
(e)Reimbursements. To the extent that any reimbursements payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the provisions of Section 409A, such reimbursements shall be paid to Executive no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the cost was incurred; the amount of expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year; and executive’s right to reimbursement under this Agreement will not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
(f)Rights of the Company; Release of Liability. It is the mutual intention of Executive and the Company that the provision of all payments and benefits pursuant to this Agreement be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A. To the extent that the provision of any such payment or benefit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement would fail to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the consent of Executive, make such modifications to the timing or manner of providing such payment and/or benefit to the extent it determines necessary or advisable to comply with the requirements of Section 409A; provided, that the Company shall not be obligated to make any such modifications. Any such modifications made by the Company shall, to the maximum extent permitted in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, preserve the aggregate monetary face value of such payments and/or benefits provided by this Agreement in the absence of such modification; provided, that the Company shall in no event be obligated to pay any interest or other compensation in respect of any delay in the provision of such payments or benefits in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. Executive acknowledges that (i) the provisions of this Section 20 may result in a delay in the time which payments would otherwise be made pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Company is authorized to amend this Agreement, to void or amend any election made by Executive under this Agreement and/or to delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any benefits in such manner as may be determined by the Company, in its discretion, to be necessary or appropriate to comply with Section 409A (including any transition or grandfather rules thereunder) without prior notice to or consent of Executive. Executive hereby releases and holds harmless the Company, its directors, officers and stockholders from any and all claims that may arise from or relate to any tax liability, penalties, interest, costs, fees or other liability incurred by Executive as a result of the application of Section 409A.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first written above.
THE COMPANY: EXECUTIVE:

        /s/ Joseph Christopher Hays  
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. Joseph Christopher Hays

By: /s/ Anthony Stark   
Name: Anthony Stark

Title: General Counsel & Corporate Secretary 

ZoomInfo Technologies LLC

By: /s/ Anthony Stark 
Name: Anthony Stark

Title: General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Signature Page to Employment Agreement

Prior Inventions

Prior Inventions, Attached to Employment Agreement

EXHIBIT A 
Release Agreement
THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated ______________, between ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. and ZoomInfo Technologies LLC (collectively, the “Company”) and Joseph Christopher Hays (“you”).
WHEREAS, the Company and you have entered into that certain Employment Agreement dated as of ____________, 2020 (the “Employment Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Employment Agreement, certain severance payments and benefits otherwise payable to you pursuant to the Employment Agreement (the “Severance Benefits”) are subject to your execution, delivery and non-revocation of a release of claims substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Employment Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the Severance Benefits you hereby agree as follows:
1.  General Release.  For and in consideration of the Severance Benefits to be made to you under the Employment Agreement, you hereby agree on behalf of yourself, your agents, assignees, attorneys, successors, assigns, heirs and executors, to, and you do hereby, fully and completely forever release the Company and its affiliates, predecessors and successors and all of their respective past and/or present officers, directors, partners, members, managing members, managers, employees, agents, representatives, administrators, attorneys, insurers and fiduciaries in their individual and/or representative capacities (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Releasees”), from any and all causes of action, suits, agreements, promises, damages, disputes, controversies, contentions, differences, judgments, claims, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, variances, trespasses, extents, executions and demands of any kind whatsoever, which you or your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns ever had, now have or may have hereafter against the Releasees or any of them, in law, admiralty or equity, whether known or unknown to you, for, upon, or by reason of, any matter, action, omission, course or thing whatsoever occurring, including, without limitation, in connection with or in relationship to your employment or other service relationship with the Company or its affiliates, the termination of any such employment or service relationship and any applicable employment, compensatory or equity arrangement with the Company or its affiliates; provided that such released claims shall not include any claims to enforce (a) your rights under, or with respect to, the Severance Benefits, or (b) your rights under, and with respect to, any “Accrued Amounts” (as defined in the Employment Agreement).
a.  Notwithstanding the generality of paragraph 1 above, the Released Claims include, without limitation, (i) any and all claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Civil Rights Act of 1971, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and 
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any and all other federal, state or local laws, statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to employment or otherwise, and (ii) any claims for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation or any compensation claims, or any other claims under any statute, rule or regulation or under the common law, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs, expenses and all claims for any other type of damage or relief. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or impede you from communicating, cooperating or filing a complaint with any U.S. federal, state or local governmental or law enforcement branch, agency or entity (collectively, a “Governmental Entity”) with respect to possible violations of any U.S. federal, state or local law or regulation, or otherwise making disclosures to any Governmental Entity, in each case, that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any such law or regulation, provided that in each case such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law.  You understand and acknowledge that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  You understand and acknowledge further that an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstance will you be authorized to disclose any information covered by attorney-client privilege or attorney work product of the Company or any of its subsidiaries without prior written consent of Company’s General Counsel or other officer designated by the Company.  
b.  THIS MEANS THAT, BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WILL HAVE WAIVED ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE HAD TO BRING A LAWSUIT OR MAKE ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE RELEASEES BASED ON ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF THE RELEASEES.
c.  You represent that you have read carefully and fully understand the terms of this Agreement, and that you have been advised to consult with an attorney and have had the opportunity to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement.  You acknowledge that you are executing this Agreement voluntarily and knowingly and that you have not relied on any representations, promises or agreements of any kind made to you in connection with your decision to accept the terms of this Agreement, other than those set forth in this Agreement.  You acknowledge that you have been given at least twenty-one (21) days to consider whether you want to sign this Agreement and that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act gives you the right to revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days after it is signed, and you understand that you will not receive any of the Severance Benefits due to you under the Employment Agreement until such seven (7) day revocation period has passed and then, only if you have not revoked this Agreement.  To the extent you have executed this Agreement within less than twenty-one (21) 
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days after its delivery to you, you hereby acknowledge that your decision to execute this Agreement prior to the expiration of such twenty-one (21) day period was entirely voluntary.
2.  Governing Law.  This Agreement will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Washington.
3.  Entire Agreement/Counterparts.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties.  It may not be modified or changed except by written instrument executed by all parties.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and which together shall constitute a single instrument.
[signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed by or on behalf of each of the parties, all as of the date first written above.
JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER HAYS
_________________________________

Reviewed, approved and agreed:
THE COMPANY

By: _____________________________
Name: 
Title:

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