Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EIGHTH LEASE AMENDMENT 

This EIGHTH LEASE AMENDMENT (this “Eighth Amendment”) is made and entered into as of the 1st day of October 2014 by and between 233 S. WACKER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Tenant”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H:

 WHEREAS, Landlord’s predecessor in interest and Tenant entered into that certain Lease dated as of January 24, 1996
(the “Original Lease”) pursuant to which Tenant leased certain premises in the building (the “Building”) located on the real property commonly known as 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois; 

WHEREAS, the Original Lease was amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated as of January 28, 1998, that certain Second
Amendment to Lease dated as of October 12, 2000, that certain Third Amendment to Lease dated as of January 18, 2001, that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease dated as of June 1, 2002, that certain Fifth Lease Amendment dated as of
September 30, 2005, that certain Sixth Lease Amendment dated as of December 30, 2005 and that certain Seventh Lease Amendment dated as of February 28, 2011 (collectively the “Amendments”; the Amendments together with
the Original Lease are collectively referred to herein as the “Amended Lease”; and the Amended Lease, together with this Eighth Amendment, shall be referred to herein as the “Lease”); 

WHEREAS, Tenant presently leases all of the 42nd floor (being 52,691 square feet of Rentable Area) and 27,921 square feet of Rentable
Area on the 70th floor of the Building (together, the “Existing Premises”) as more particularly set forth in the Amended Lease, the Term of which presently expires as of September 30, 2015; and 

WHEREAS, Tenant desires to relocate from the Existing Premises to the entire 49th floor of the Building (being 53,894 square feet of
Rentable Area) and to extend the Term of the Lease and Landlord desires to accommodate Tenant. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually agreed by and between Landlord and Tenant as follows: 

1. Recitals; Defined Terms. The preambles to this Eighth Amendment are hereby incorporated into the body of this Eighth Amendment
as if restated herein. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as are ascribed to such terms in the Amended Lease. 

2. Extension of Term. The Term of the Lease is hereby extended to September 30, 2026 and accordingly, the defined term
“Termination Date” as used in the Lease is amended to mean September 30, 2026. The period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2026 is herein referred to as the “Extension Term”. 

 3. Substitution of Premises; Condition of 49th Floor Premises. (a) Effective
as of the Delivery Date (hereinafter defined), Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the 53,894 square feet of Rentable Area on the 49th floor of the Building depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a
part hereof (the “49th Floor Premises”) for the balance of the Term. Landlord represents and warrants that the square footage of the 49th Floor Premises has been determined in accordance with ANSI/BOMA Z65.1.1996 and shall not be
remeasured during the Term. From and after the Delivery Date the 49th Floor Premises shall be governed by all of the terms of the Lease as if the 49th Floor Premises were originally set forth in the Lease and the defined term Premises as used in the
Lease shall include the 49th Floor Premises; provided, however, that in no event shall Tenant be obligated to pay Rent for the 49th Floor Premises until required to do so pursuant to Section 5 below. 

(b) Landlord shall deliver the 49th Floor Premises in “as-is” condition, but with the work set forth on Exhibit C
attached hereto and made a part hereof (the “Delivery Condition”) completed. As used herein, the term “Delivery Date” shall mean the date upon which the 49th Floor Premises are delivered to Tenant in the Delivery
Condition, which date shall, subject to Unavoidable Delays (hereinafter defined), be November 1, 2014; provided, however, that at any time after the date on which this Eighth Amendment is fully executed and delivered by both Landlord and
Tenant, Tenant may elect an earlier date by providing Landlord with at least sixty (60) days advance written notice (the “Early Delivery Notice”) of such earlier date. If Tenant so elects a date prior to November 1, 2014
as the Delivery Date, Landlord shall, subject to Unavoidable Delays, deliver the 49th Floor Premises to Tenant on the date which is the later to occur of (x) the date referenced in
Tenant’s Early Delivery Notice and (y) the date which is sixty (60) days following Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s Early Delivery Notice, but in no event later than November 1, 2014. Landlord shall deliver written notice
(the “Delivery Date Notice”) to Tenant of the Delivery Date no later than five days prior to the Delivery Date. Tenant may, within five (5) days of the Delivery Date identify any punch list items in the Delivery Condition and
Landlord shall complete/correct such punch list items within fifteen (15) days thereafter. Any items not on such punch list shall be deemed accepted by Tenant. The Tenant’s taking possession of any portion of the 49th Floor Premises shall
be conclusive evidence that the 49th Floor Premises were in good order and satisfactory condition with the Delivery Condition completed when Tenant took possession, but for the aforesaid punchlist items. 

(c) No promise of the Landlord to construct, alter, remodel or improve the 49th Floor Premises for Tenant’s initial occupancy of the 49th
Floor Premises and no representation by Landlord or its agents respecting the condition of the 49th Floor Premises have been made to Tenant or relied upon by Tenant other than as may be contained in this Eighth Amendment, including, without
limitation, as set forth in Exhibit C and Exhibit D to this Eighth Amendment. Upon delivery of the 49th Floor Premises in the Delivery Condition, Tenant shall perform its obligations relating to the construction of the 49th Floor
Premises described in the Tenant Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit D and made a part hereof (the “Work Letter”). Tenant agrees that Tenant shall use commercially diligent efforts to complete Tenant’s Work (as such
term is defined in the Work Letter) and move to the 49th Floor Premises in a timely expeditious manner. 

 (d) “Unavoidable Delays” shall mean delays or interruptions caused by strikes;
labor, material or energy shortages not in effect as of the date of this Eighth Amendment; lockouts; failure of power; restrictive governmental laws or regulations not in effect as of the date of this Eighth Amendment; condemnations; riots;
insurrections; war; fire or other casualty; acts of God; and other unforeseeable events or reasons not the fault or within the reasonable control of the party claiming the delay. Notwithstanding the foregoing, reasons such as and including lack of
money, financial inability, economic uncertainty, failure to perform by any contractor, agent, vendor or consultant of such party claiming the delay (unless such failure to perform by such contractor, agent, vendor or consultant is the result of a
delay described above), delays in applying for or obtaining permits for construction or occupancy, reasonably foreseeable governmental action or inaction, and failure to order long-lead items sufficiently in advance of the time needed shall not be
Unavoidable Delays. Each party shall endeavor to provide notice to the other party once it is aware of an Unavoidable Delay affecting the first party’s obligations, provided, however, the failure of such party to do so shall have no impact
whatsoever on whether an Unavoidable Delay has occurred. 
 (e) Landlord shall allow Tenant reasonable access to the 49th Floor Premises
prior to the Delivery Date for design and measurement purposes provided that Tenant gives Landlord reasonable advance notice and does not interfere with Landlord’s completion of the Delivery Condition. 

4. Surrender of Premises. (a) Tenant shall surrender the Existing Premises in accordance with the terms hereof on or before
thirty (30) days of its completion of Tenant’s Work, but in any event no later than 120 days following the Delivery Date (such date being herein referred to as the “Outside Delivery Date”). The Outside Delivery Date shall
be extended day for day for Unavoidable Delays and Landlord Delays (hereinafter defined). The date upon which Tenant so surrenders the Existing Premises is herein referred to as the “Surrender Date”. From and after the Surrender
Date, the term Premises as used in the Lease shall refer solely to the 49th Floor Premises. Notwithstanding anything in the Amended Lease to the contrary, including, without limitation, Section 16 thereof, in connection with such surrender of
the Existing Premises Tenant shall have no obligation to remove any improvements or alterations in the Existing Premises, including, without limitation, any conduit or cable for voice and/or data, but Tenant shall be obligated to remove all
furniture and equipment from the Existing Premises and shall surrender the Existing Premises in broom clean condition. During Tenant’s relocation from the Existing Premises to the 49th Floor Premises, Tenant’s agents, contractors,
mechanics and movers shall work in harmony and not interfere with Landlord’s or another tenant’s agents, contractors, and mechanics. If at any time Tenant’s agents, contractors, mechanics or movers shall in the judgment of Landlord
cause or threaten disharmony or interference, Landlord shall have the right to request that such agents, contractors, mechanics or movers immediately leave the Premises and the Building. 

(b) “Landlord Delays” shall mean the delay caused by Landlord’s failure to respond to a request for approval pursuant to
Section 1 of Exhibit D, and shall be measured by the numbers of days from the date Landlord receives a request for second notice in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of Exhibit D through the date on which Landlord
responds to such request or is deemed to have approved such request in accordance with the terms of Section 1 of Exhibit D. 

(c) Section 16 of the Amended Lease is amended to provide that, notwithstanding anything contained therein to the contrary, in
connection with the surrender of the 49th Floor Premises upon the expiration of the Term or upon the termination of Tenant’s right of possession, Tenant shall have no obligation to remove any conduit or cable for voice and/or data from the 49th
Floor Premises 

 5. Rent. (a) Notwithstanding anything in the Amended Lease to the contrary,
Tenant shall pay to Landlord all Rent and all other sums due under the Lease by electronic wire transfer. Electronic wire transfer payments shall be made to Capital One Bank, 1407 Broadway, New York, New York 10018, for the benefit of 233 S. Wacker
LLC, ABA #021407912, Account No. 2744061249 (FEIN #27-1175316). Landlord may from time to time designate in writing alternate payment directions and, in such event, payments shall be made at such other place as so directed. 

(b) Subject to the remainder of this Section 5 and other terms and conditions set forth in this Eighth Amendment, it is agreed that 

(i) through September 30, 2014, Tenant shall continue to pay Rent as set forth in the Amended Lease, 

(ii) from and after October 1, 2014, Tenant shall 

(x) pay Base Rent in accordance with Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof (which Base Rent is calculated on 53,894 square
feet of Rentable Area notwithstanding Tenant’s occupancy during a portion of such period of the Existing Premises (containing 80,612 square feet of Rentable Area)); and 

(y) pay Additional Rent in accordance with the terms of the Lease but Tenant’s Proportionate Share for purposes of determining Taxes
payable by Tenant under the Lease shall be 1.5265%, and Tenant’s Proportionate Share for purposes of determining Operating Expense payable by Tenant under the Lease shall be 1.6406% (which calculations are calculated on 53,894 square feet of
Rentable Area notwithstanding Tenant’s occupancy during a portion of such period of the Existing Premises (containing 80,612 square feet of Rentable Area)). 

(c) All Rent shall be paid in the same manner and time as set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of the Amended Lease. Landlord agrees that, subject to
the remainder of this Section 5, Tenant’s Proportionate Share shall be adjusted proportionately, only if the number of square feet of Rentable Area in the Premises is increased or decreased following the Surrender Date or if the aggregate
amount of office or retail space in the Building is either increased or decreased. 
 (d) Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Amended
Lease (including, without limitation, Section 17 of the Original Lease) to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of the remainder of this Section 5(d), in the event Tenant fails to surrender all or a portion of the Existing Premises
as provided in Section 4 above on or before the Outside Delivery Date, Tenant shall pay Rent for both the total square footage in the entire Existing Premises (being 80,612 square feet) and the total square footage in the 49th Floor Premises
(being 53,894 square feet) during the period commencing on the Outside Delivery Date and continuing during the period that Tenant retains possession of all or a portion of the Existing Premises and the 49th Floor Premises. In such case, (x) the
Base Rent for both the Existing Premises and the 49th Floor Premises shall be computed at the per square foot rental rates set forth on Exhibit B attached 

 
hereto (y) Additional Rent for the 49th Floor Premises shall be computed utilizing the Proportionate Shares set forth above and (z) Additional Rent for the Existing Premises shall be
computed utilizing the Proportionate Shares for the Existing Premises set forth in the Amended Lease. In addition, if Landlord notifies Tenant in writing that Tenant’s failure to surrender the Existing Premises as provided in Section 4
above may, in Landlord’s good faith judgment, result in Landlord incurring damages, and Tenant fails to surrender all of the Existing Premises within ten (10) days of receipt of Landlord’s notice, then (x) the Base Rent and
Additional Rent for all of the Existing Premises shall be charged at 200% of the amounts set forth above in this Section 5(d), and Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for all damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
consequential damages) incurred as a result of such holdover, including without limitation, any losses from Landlord’s inability to timely fulfill its obligations to any subsequent tenants of the Premises or portions thereof. The provisions of
this Section shall not be deemed to be a waiver of Landlord’s right to re-entry or right to regain possession by actions at law or in equity, and any receipt of payment of the foregoing rent by Landlord shall not be deemed a consent by Landlord
to Tenant’s remaining in possession or be construed as creating or renewing any lease term or right of tenancy. 
 (e) If Tenant has
surrendered the Existing Premises as provided herein, and if Tenant is not in Default under the Lease on the date any such installment is due, each of the monthly installments of Base Rent and Additional Rent due under the Lease for the months of
October 2015, October 2016, October 2017, October 2018, October 2019 and October 2020 shall be abated in full and shall not be payable by Tenant (the “Extension Term Rent Abatement”). The unamortized portion of
the Extension Term Rent Abatement shall become due and owing to Landlord in the event of a Default under the Lease. 
 6. Right of
First Offer. All expansion rights, rights of first offer and rights of first refusal set forth in the Amended Lease are hereby deleted in their entirety. The following right of first offer (the “Right of First Offer”) is
added to the Lease reading as follows: 
 Subject to the preexisting rights of the existing tenants listed on Exhibit I attached
hereto, if at any time during the Term, any space on the 50th floor of the Building (the “ROFO Space”) becomes available for lease and if Tenant is not then in Default under the Lease, then Landlord shall not lease the ROFO Space to
any party without first giving Tenant (i) notice (the “ROFO Notice”) of the availability of the ROFO Space which shall include a description and depiction of the space, the proposed term, including the date such ROFO Space will
be available, and rental rate (including escalations, if any), abatements and allowances, if any, and other economic concessions that Landlord believes that it would agree to with respect to the ROFO Space (collectively the “Offered
Terms”) and such modifications to the Offered Terms which would be required if Tenant were to exercise the Right of First Offer (hereinafter defined) on account of the fact that the remaining Term may be longer or shorter than that proposed
by Landlord in the Offered Terms (the “Modified Offered Terms”) and (ii) five (5) business days after the date of such notice in which to commit in writing to lease the ROFO Space on the Modified Offered Terms for the
remainder of Term, and otherwise on the terms, covenants and conditions contained in this Lease (the “Right of First Offer”). If Tenant fails, refuses or is otherwise unable to commit to such a lease within the five
(5) business day period, Landlord shall have the right to lease the ROFO Space to any third party or parties on such terms as are acceptable to Landlord, provided, however, Landlord shall not lease such space to a third party or parties if the

 
net effective rental rate offered to such third party or parties is less than ninety two and one-half percent (92.5%) of the net effective rental rate delivered to Tenant without providing
another five (5) business day period for Tenant to commit in writing to lease such ROFO Space for the remainder of the Term upon the revised Modified Offered Terms reflecting the same net effective rental rate as offered to such third party or
parties. If Tenant commits to such Modified Offered Terms, Landlord and Tenant shall promptly execute an amendment to the Lease incorporating the ROFO Space into the Premises on the revised Modified Offered Terms. The Right of First Offer is
personal to the Tenant first named in the Lease and may not be exercised by any assignee (other than a Permitted Assignee), subtenant or transferee. 

7. Option of Tenant to Terminate Lease. Subject to the conditions set forth below, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this
Lease effective as of September 30, 2021 or as of September 30, 2022, which right must be exercised by written notice (the “Termination Notice”) given to Landlord no later than September 30, 2020, which Termination
Notice must set forth the proposed date of termination, i.e. September 30, 2021 or September 30, 2022 (the “Date of Termination”). Tenant shall pay to Landlord a fee (the “Termination Fee”) equal to the
unamortized Transaction Costs (hereinafter defined) as of the Termination Date (using an interest rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, compounded monthly in advance). The term “Transaction Costs” as used herein shall mean the
Allowance(to the extent paid by Landlord to Tenant), the Extension Term Rent Abatement, brokerage commissions for this Eighth Amendment and the value of the rent savings due to the early reduction in Tenant’s square footage, plus any rent
concessions, rent abatements, tenant improvement allowances and broker’s commissions which Landlord has incurred in connection with this Lease as a result of Tenant’s exercise of the Right of First Offer. Attached hereto as Exhibit
F and made a part hereof is Landlord’s estimated calculation of the Termination Fee for each of the aforesaid, Dates of Termination. At any time upon Tenant’s request (but no more than once per calendar year) Landlord shall provide an
updated calculation of the Termination Fee for each of the aforesaid Dates of Termination. The Termination Fee shall be payable fifty percent (50%) upon the delivery of Tenant’s Termination Notice and fifty percent (50%) on or before
the date which is thirty (30) days prior to the Date of Termination. If on the date that Tenant exercises its termination option or the Date of Termination, Tenant is in Default under the Lease, then Landlord shall have the option, upon written
notice to Tenant, to declare Tenant’s election to terminate the Lease void and of no effect. The Termination Right is personal to the Tenant first named in the Lease and may not be exercised by any assignee (other than a Permitted Assignee),
subtenant or transferee. 
 8. Tenant’s Option To Renew. All options to renew the Amended Lease are hereby deleted in
their entirety. The following renewal right is added to the Lease reading as follows: 
 The Tenant is hereby granted two
(2) five (5) year options to renew the Lease (“Renewal Option”). If the Tenant desires to exercise the Renewal Option, it shall so notify the Landlord, in writing, not later than twelve (12) months prior to the then
current expiration date of the Term. Such notice shall only be effective if delivered at a time when the Tenant is not in Default hereunder. Within thirty (30) days following its receipt of Tenant’s notice of its desire to exercise the
Renewal Option, given at the time and in the manner provided above, Landlord shall prepare and transmit to Tenant an appropriate amendment to this Lease extending the Term for 

 
five (5) years (each a “Renewal Term”; the first such five (5) year period being herein referred to as the “First Renewal Term” and the second such
five (5) year period being herein referred to as the “Second Renewal Term”) and specifying (i) the Base Rent for such extension, which shall be the base rental rate for tenants of comparable size and location renewing
leases in first-class office buildings located in downtown Chicago, including, but not limited to, the Building taking into account any tenant improvement allowances, commissions, abatements and other concessions granted as reasonably determined by
Landlord and evidenced by recent transactions which shall be disclosed to Tenant (“Market Rent”) and (ii) that all other terms and conditions during the Renewal Term are the same as those during the Term, except for any tenant
improvement allowances, abatements, other concessions, rights of first offer, expansion rights, termination rights, reduction rights; and renewal rights (other than for Tenant’s right to exercise the Renewal Option for the Second Renewal Term
if Tenant has exercised the Renewal Option for the First Renewal Term) unless reflected in the Market Rent. 
 If Tenant disagrees with
Landlord’s estimation of the Market Rent, it must so notify Landlord in writing within twenty (20) days after Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s proposed Market Rent and Tenant shall specify Tenant’s estimation of the Market
Rent in such notice. If the parties are unable to agree on the Market Rent for the Renewal Term within ten (10) days following Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s estimation of the Market Rent (such ten (10) day period being herein
referred to as the “Negotiation Period”), Tenant shall, within five (5) days following the expiration of the Negotiation Period, elect in writing to (x) promptly enter into binding arbitration in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9 of this Eighth Amendment or (y) revoke its right to exercise the Renewal Option, in which case Tenant shall have no further rights under this Section 8 (and Tenant’s exercise of the Renewal Option and any
subsequent Renewal Option shall be of no force or effect) and Landlord may lease the 49th Floor Premises to a third party free of the provisions of this Section 8. In the event Tenant fails to timely make such election, Tenant shall be deemed
to have elected to enter into binding arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of this Eighth Amendment. Once Tenant elects, or is deemed to have elected, to enter into binding arbitration in accordance with the provisions of
Section 9 hereof, it may not revoke its exercise of the Renewal Option. Tenant shall execute and deliver the lease amendment extending the Term (x) within fifteen (15) days of the determination of the Market Rent, if the Market Rent
is determined by arbitration in accordance with Section 9 below or (y) within fifteen (15) days of the determination of Market Rent, if the parties are able to reach agreement between themselves prior to arbitration. If Tenant shall
be in Default hereunder at the commencement date of any Renewal Term, then, at Landlord’s option, Tenant’s purported exercise of its Renewal Option and any subsequent Renewal Option shall be of no force or effect and the Renewal Option
shall become null and void. The Renewal Options are personal to the Tenant first named in the Lease and may not be exercised by any assignee (other than a Permitted Assignee), subtenant or transferee. 

9. Arbitration. In the event of the failure of the parties to agree as to the Market Rent for the Renewal Term such matter shall
be submitted to arbitration as hereinafter provided. Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint a fit and impartial person as arbitrator who shall have had at least ten (10) years’ experience in the commercial real estate industry and the
downtown Chicago office market. Such an appointment shall be signified in writing by each party to the other. The arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator having at least ten (10) years experience in the commercial real estate
industry in the downtown Chicago office market within 

 
ten (10) days after the appointment of the second arbitrator. In the case of the failure of such arbitrators (or the arbitrators appointed as hereinafter provided) to agree upon a third
arbitrator, such third arbitrator shall be appointed by the American Arbitration Association, or its successor, from its qualified panel of arbitrators, and shall be a person having at least ten (10) years’ experience in the commercial
real estate industry in the downtown Chicago office market. In the case either party shall fail to appoint an arbitrator within a period of ten (10) days after written notice from the other party to make such appointment, then the American
Arbitration Association shall appoint a second arbitrator having at least ten (10) years’ experience in the commercial real estate industry in the downtown Chicago office market. In determining Market Rent the arbitrators shall take into
account all free rent periods, improvement allowances and other concessions and all other relevant factors. 
 The third arbitrator shall
proceed with all reasonable dispatch to select either Landlord’s estimate or Tenant’s estimate of the Market Rent and in no event shall the arbitrator have the right (i) to average the Market Rent estimates submitted by Landlord or
Tenant or (ii) to choose another number The parties shall have the right to submit to the third party arbitrator the testimony of expert and other witnesses as well as written materials to support their position. The decision of the arbitrator
shall in any event be rendered within thirty (30) days after his/her appointment, or within such other period as the parties shall agree, and such decision shall be in writing and in duplicate, one counterpart thereof to be delivered to each of
the parties and shall state the reason for such decision. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (or its successor) and applicable Illinois law, and the decision of the third
arbitrator shall be binding, final and conclusive on the parties. The fees of the third arbitrator and the expenses incident to the proceedings shall be split by Landlord and Tenant, but each party shall bear the cost of the fees of the respective
counsel and arbitrator engaged by such party, and the fees of expert witnesses and other witnesses called for by such party. 
 10.
Modifications. The Amended Lease is hereby amended as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	The second paragraph of Section 3(b) of the Original Lease is hereby amended to provide that any audit to be conducted by or on behalf of Tenant may not be performed by any auditors employed on a contingency basis.

  

	 	(b)	The first paragraph of Section 6(a)(i) of the Original Lease is hereby amended to read as follows: 

“(i) Heating and air conditioning in the Premises from Monday through Friday , from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on any Saturday which is not a
Holiday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Landlord will operate the system of distribution ducts, supply registers and diffusers, return grilles and associated fixtures to provide in the Premises, heating and air conditioning with capacity to provide the
following results during the business hours set forth above; which heating and air conditioning shall, within tolerances normal in first class office buildings, be capable of providing the following: (a) air conditioning which shall be capable
of maintaining inside space conditions of seventy-eight degrees (78°) Fahrenheit dry bulb and fifty 

 
percent (50%) relative humidity when outside conditions are ninety-two degrees (92°) Fahrenheit dry bulb and seventy-five degrees (75°) Fahrenheit wet bulb and
(b) heating which shall be capable of maintaining inside space conditions of not less than seventy-two degrees (72°) Fahrenheit when outside air temperatures are not less than minus ten degrees (-10°) Fahrenheit and not more than
sixty-five degrees (65°) Fahrenheit. The foregoing is based upon occupancy density of not more than one (1) person per hundred (100) square feet of floor area, and a maximum electric lighting and office machine load of five
(5) watts per square foot of floor area.” 
  

	 	(c)	Section 6(a)(ii) of the Original Lease is hereby amended to read as follows: 

 “(ii)
Electricity for the lighting fixtures and incidental use in the Premises of up to five (5) watts per square foot of rentable area within the Premises. Distribution within the Premises is at Tenant’s expense, although Tenant may use any
existing conduit system within the Premises, not being used by a building system. All electricity used in the Premises other than for building standard lighting fixtures shall be separately metered by a meter or meters to be installed by ComEd,
except that if a meter is currently in place Tenant may elect to use the same. Tenant must coordinate with ComEd for the installation of a new meter(s) or if a meter is currently in place for the necessary changes to the ComEd account (i.e. change
in name, etc.), and Landlord shall cooperate (at no cost to Landlord) with Tenant in such coordination. Tenant agrees to pay for such electricity directly to the utility providing such electricity. As of the date hereof, the current electricity rate
for Building standard lighting is $.52 per rentable square foot, which rate is based upon 260 hours of usage per month, and which rate is subject to change from time to time. Tenant shall bear the cost of providing all light fixtures and replacement
of all lamps, tubes, ballasts and starters for lighting fixtures. If Tenant’s requirements for electricity for incidental uses exceed standard usage based on the 5 watts per square foot of rentable area within the Premises for lighting and
incidental use, then Landlord reserves the right to require Tenant to install the conduit, wiring and other equipment necessary to supply electricity for such excess incidental use requirements at Tenant’s expense by arrangement with
Commonwealth Edison Company or another approved local utility. If Tenant’s actual usage of electricity for lighting exceeds standard usage, based on the 5 watts per square foot of rentable area within the Premises for lighting and incidental
use, then Landlord may charge and collect from Tenant a fee for such excess usage, the amount of such fee to be reasonably determined by Landlord. With respect to electricity for lighting, electricity for standard building hours per month will be
provided by Landlord as part of Operating Expenses. Tenant shall be billed monthly for all overtime hours of lighting in excess of standard building hours per month.” 

	 	(d)	The proviso to the penultimate sentence of Section 6(b) of the Original Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is inserted in lieu thereof: 

“provided, however, that if such services are so interrupted (not as a result of an act or omission of Tenant or fire or casualty), at
least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Premises is rendered untenantable for a period of three (3) consecutive months, and Landlord is unable to substitute other space in the Building, then Tenant may terminate this Lease upon ten
(10) business days prior written notice to Landlord and, unless such services are restored to the Premises during such ten (10) business day period, this Lease shall terminate and the parties shall have no further obligations
hereunder.” 
  

	 	(e)	Section 6(f) is hereby added to the Lease reading as follows: 

 “(f)
Security. Landlord and Tenant recognize the existence of certain societal problems which, depending on the circumstances at the time, may necessitate the employment of certain security measures in the day-to-day operation of the Premises
and Building. Tenant hereby agrees to the exercise by Landlord and its agents of such security measures, including but not limited to, the search of all persons entering or leaving the Building, the evacuation of the Building for cause, suspected
cause, or for drill purposes, the denial of any access to the Building, and other similarly related actions that Landlord deems necessary to prevent any threat of property damage or bodily injury. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
exercise of such security measures by Landlord and the resulting interruption of service and/or cessation of Tenant’s business, if any, shall never be deemed an eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s use and possession of the Premises, or any
part thereof, or render Landlord liable to Tenant for any resulting damages, or relieve Tenant from paying Rent or performing any of its obligations under this Lease. 

Tenant agrees to cooperate with Landlord in complying with the obligations set forth in the City of Chicago High Rise Building Emergency
Procedures Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) and any and all similar laws and ordinances and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto and Tenant agrees to make the necessary personnel of Tenant available to fulfill the
“tenant” obligations under the aforesaid Ordinance, including, without limitation, those of the Fire Wardens and Emergency Evacuation Teams (as such terms are defined in the Ordinance).” 

 

	 	(f)	Section 6(g) is hereby added to the Lease reading as follows: 

 “Tenant may install,
in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Original Lease, supplementary air conditioning units in the Premises, and Tenant shall pay for the cost of installation and maintenance, repair and replacement thereof. Tenant may obtain
condenser water in accordance 

 with the Condenser Water Addendum attached hereto as Exhibit G (and Exhibit G shall supersede
Exhibit E to the Original Lease). The initial connection fee shall be waived. Tenant shall pay for all condenser water consumption used thereby within thirty (30) days after Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s invoice therefor. The current
charge for condenser water is $250 per ton, per year, but is subject to change.” 
  

	 	(g)	Section 9 of the Original Lease is hereby amended to add a second paragraph thereto reading as follows: 

“Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, Tenant covenants and agrees not to suffer or permit any equipment lien to attach
to any of the fixtures or improvements in the Premises, whether installed and/or paid for by Landlord or Tenant.” 
  

	 	(h)	Section 10(a) of the Original Lease is hereby amended to provide that the waiver of subrogation is applicable to the deductible under the insurance policies and accordingly the following is hereby added to the end
of the first sentence thereof: “, it being understood and agreed that the foregoing waiver shall also apply to the deductible under any such policy.” 

  

	 	(i)	Section 12 of the Original Lease is hereby amended to add the following last paragraph thereto: 

“The provisions of this Section 12 shall survive the expiration of the Term or earlier termination of this Lease or the termination
of Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises.” 
  

	 	(j)	Section 15 of the Original Lease is hereby amended to provide that notwithstanding anything contained in the Amended Lease to the contrary, all expansion rights, renewal rights, reduction rights, termination
rights, and rights of first offer, shall be deemed personal to the Tenant first named in the Lease and may not be exercised by any assignee (other than a Permitted Assignee), subtenant or transferee. 

 

	 	(k)	The reference to “fifty percent (50%) of either the 42nd Floor Premises or 70th Floor Premises” in Section 15(c) of the Original Lease is hereby amended to read “fifty percent of the 49th Floor
Premises.” 

  

	 	(l)	Section 26(i) of the Original Lease is hereby amended to read as follows: 

 “(i)
Transfer of Landlord’s Interest. Tenant agrees that Landlord has the right to transfer its interest in the Land and Building and in this Lease. If such a transfer occurs and such transferee assumes the obligations under this
Lease, Landlord shall automatically be released from all liability under this Lease arising after the date of such transfer and Tenant agrees to look solely to such transferee for the performance of Landlord’s obligations hereunder arising
after the date of such transfer. Tenant further acknowledges that the Landlord may assign its interest in this 

 
Lease to a mortgage lender as additional security and agrees that such an assignment shall not release Landlord from its obligations hereunder and that Tenant shall continue to look to Landlord
for the performance of its obligations hereunder.” 
  

	 	(m)	Section 26(j) of the Original Lease is hereby amended to read as follows: 

 “(j)
Landlord’s Title. Nothing herein contained shall empower Tenant to commit or engage in any act which can, shall or may encumber the estate of Landlord.” 

 

	 	(n)	Section 26(p) of the Original Lease is hereby amended to read as follows: 

 “(p)
Definition of Landlord. All indemnities of Tenant contained herein which inure to the benefit of Landlord shall be construed to also inure to the benefit of (i) Landlord’s beneficiaries if Landlord is a trust,
(ii) Landlord’s partners if Landlord is a partnership, (iii) Landlord’s shareholders, officers and directors if Landlord is a corporation, (iv) Landlord’s members and managers if Landlord is a limited liability company,
(v) any current or future mortgagees of the Land and/or Building, (vi) the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, and (vii) the respective beneficiaries, shareholders, members, directors, officers, partners, agents and
employees, agents, managers, affiliates and employees of any persons mentioned in clauses (i) through (vi) above.” 
  

	 	(o)	Section 26(u) and (v) of the Original Lease are hereby deleted in their entirety. 

  

	 	(p)	Section 28 of the Original Lease is hereby amended to read as follows: 

“LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Tenant, and any person claiming an interest in the Premises through or under Tenant, each agree
to look solely to the interests of Landlord, from time to time in the Land and Building, and no judgments against such persons may be satisfied out of any other assets. In no event shall Landlord, (or any of its members, officers, directors, agents,
advisors, managers, shareholders, partners, beneficiaries, affiliates or successors and assigns) ever have any personal liability for any covenant, agreement, obligation, warranty, representation, indemnity or undertaking under this Lease or
otherwise or be answerable or liable in any equitable, judicial or administrative proceeding or order.” 
 11. Patriot Act.
As an inducement to Landlord to enter into this Eighth Amendment, Tenant hereby represents and warrants that: (i) Tenant is not a person, group, entity or nation named on any list issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United
States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) pursuant to Executive Order 13224 or any similar list or any law, order, rule or regulation or any Executive Order of the President of the United States as a terrorist, “Specially
Designated National and Blocked Person” or other banned or blocked person (any such person, group, entity or nation being hereinafter referred to as a “Prohibited Person”); (ii) based solely on statements contained in
Schedules 13D or 13G or Forms 3 or 4 

 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, no more than 5% of Tenant’s equity securities are owned by any Prohibited Person, (iii) to Tenant’s Actual Knowledge (as
hereinafter defined), Tenant is not owned by any person, group, entity or nation which is a Prohibited Person, (iv) Tenant is not, directly or indirectly, controlled by any person, group, entity or nation which is) acting directly or indirectly
for or on behalf of any Prohibited Person; and (v) neither Tenant, nor any person, group, entity or nation which controls Tenant, directly or indirectly, has conducted or will conduct business or has engaged or will engage in any transaction or
dealing with any Prohibited Person, including without limitation any assignment of this Lease or any subletting of all or any portion of the Premises or the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of
a Prohibited Person. In connection with the foregoing, is expressly understood and agreed that (x) any breach by Tenant of the foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed a Default by Tenant under Section 22 of the Lease and
shall be covered by the indemnity provisions of Section 12 of the Lease, and (y) the representations and warranties contained in this subsection shall be continuing in nature and shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the
Lease. For purposes herein, “Tenant’s Actual Knowledge” shall mean the actual knowledge of Julie Creed, Vice President of Investor Relations, as of the date hereof and without any duty to investigate. 

12. License Agreement. Landlord’s predecessor in interest and Tenant are parties to that certain License Agreement dated as
of March 6, 2001, as amended by First Amendment to License Agreement dated as of November 17, 2009 (together, the “License Agreement”). Pursuant to the License Agreement, Landlord licensed to Tenant a path to interconnect
Tenant’s data system located in Tenant’s Premises on the 42nd floor with Tenant’s Premises located on the 70th floor of the Building. The parties agree that, notwithstanding anything in the License Agreement to the contrary, the
License Agreement (other than any indemnities contained therein) shall terminate as of Surrender Date. 
 13. Signage. Subject
to Landlord’s reasonable review and approval, Tenant shall be permitted to install Building standard signage within the elevator lobby on any full floor leased by Tenant and at the entrance to its Premises on any floor on which it is then
located and within fifteen (15) feet of the entry door to the 49th Floor Premises. Tenant will also have the right to non-exclusive Building standard signage on the 33rd transfer floor using Tenant’s corporate logo, but otherwise in
accordance with the Building standards. Attached herto as Exhibit H is the approved layout and dimensions of Tenant’s signage for both the 49th Floor Premises and the 33rd transfer floor. 

14. SNDA. Landlord shall obtain for Tenant a subordination non-disturbance and attornment agreement from Landlord’s
Mortgagee on Mortgagee’s current form, but, specifically including Mortgagee’s obligation, in the event Mortgagee takes title to the Building, (i) to deliver the 49th Floor Premises in the Delivery Condition, and (ii) to
recognize Tenant’s set-off right contained in Section 3(i) of the Work Letter. 
 15. Rules and Regulations. Without
otherwise modifying the terms and conditions of Section 21 of the Original Lease, the Rules and Regulations attached hereto as Exhibit E hereby replace and supercede the Rules and Regulations attached to the Amended Lease. 

 16. Riser Space. Landlord shall cause its riser management company to work with
Tenant to reasonably accommodate Tenant’s reasonable requirements for riser space for its communications equipment. 
 17.
Brokers. Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that neither it nor its officers or agents nor anyone acting on its behalf has dealt with any real estate broker, other than U.S. Equities Asset Management, LLC (“US
Equities”) and DTZ (“DTZ”) in the negotiation or making of this Eighth Amendment, and Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from any and all claims, liability, costs and expenses (including attorneys’
fees) incurred as a result of any inaccuracy in the foregoing representation and warranty. Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that neither it nor its officers or agents nor anyone acting on its behalf has dealt with any real estate broker,
other than US Equities and DTZ in the negotiation or making of this Amendment and Landlord agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Tenant from any and all claims, liability, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred as a result of
any inaccuracy in the foregoing representation and warranty. Landlord shall pay all of the commissions due to US Equities and DTZ for the Extension Term pursuant to separate agreement dated May 19, 2014. Each party represents and warrants to
the other that no other commissions are due and payable with respect to the Lease or this Eighth Amendment (including, without limitation, for the Renewal Options). 

18. Section Headings. The various headings of this Eighth Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Eighth Amendment or the Amended Lease. 
 19. Successors and Assigns. This Eighth Amendment
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 
 20.
Governing Law. Interpretation of this Eighth Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. 
 21. No
Other Consideration. The mutual obligations of the parties as provided herein are the sole consideration for this Eighth Amendment and no representations, promises or inducements have been made by the parties other than as appear in this
Eighth Amendment. This Eighth Amendment may not be amended except in writing signed by both parties. 
 22. Counterparts. This
Eighth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each of the undersigned on separate counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts put together shall constitute but one and
the same Eighth Amendment. 
 23. Full Force and Effect. Except as modified herein the Lease is hereby ratified and confirmed
and the terms, covenants, conditions and agreements therein contained remain in full force and effect. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands as of the day and year first
above written. 
  

			
	LANDLORD
	
	233 S. WACKER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ unintelligible

	Name:	 	  

	Its:	 	  

	
	TENANT
	
	HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES, INC., a Delaware corporation
	
	By: /s/ Richard W. Pehlke
	Name: Richard W. Pehlke
	Its: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerExhibit 10.1

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into this ____ day of October 2014, by and among Gold Crest Mines, Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and certain selling shareholders of common stock of Amazing Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "AEI Shareholders"), on the following terms:

Premises

A.               AEI Shareholders have engaged in preliminary discussions with the Company regarding the purchase of the shares of the Company's restricted common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock").

B.               The Company is interested in exchanging shares of its common stock for 12,829,000 shares of common stock of Amazing Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("AEI") which will constitute approximately 58.44% of the total outstanding shares of AEI currently outstanding and to be outstanding in the future.

C.               The Company and AEI Shareholders want to set forth their understanding as to the terms and conditions of the purchase by AEI Shareholders of the Company's shares of Common Stock.

Agreement

BASED, upon the foregoing premises, which are incorporated herein by this reference, and for and in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I

PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK

1.01            Purchase and Sale of Common Stock.   AEI Shareholders agree to purchase from the Company and the Company agrees to sell to AEI Shareholders, 384,848,504 shares of the Company's Common Stock and 79,755 shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in consideration of AEI Shareholders transferring all right, title and interest in and to 12,829,000 shares of common stock of AEI.   Each Series A Convertible Preferred Share is convertible into 10,000 restricted shares of the Company's Common Stock.

1.02            Closings.

	
a)

	
The final closing (the "Closing"), will take place at the law office of Conrad Lysiak as shall be determined by the AEI Shareholders and the Company but in no event later than November 15, 2014 with a preliminary closing consisting of an exchange of controlling shares taking place on or about October 9, 2014.

	
b)

	
At the preliminary closing:

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i)

	
The Company shall deliver to the AEI Shareholders certificates for 384,848,504 shares of the Company's Common Stock and 79,755 shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in consideration of AEI Shareholders transferring all right, title and interest in and to 12,829,000 shares of common stock of AEI.   Each Series A Convertible Preferred Share is convertible into 10,000 restricted shares of the Company's Common Stock.

	
ii)

	
The AEI Shareholders shall deliver to the Company certificates for 12,829,000 restricted shares of AEI's common stock, duly endorses with Medallion Guaranties, which represent 58.44% of the total outstanding shares of common stock, total shares of common stock to be issued upon the forced conversion of all AEI preferred shares to shares of AEI common stock, and, all anticipated future issuances of shares of AEI common stock, the total number of shares outstanding and to be outstanding, not to be more than 21,953,308 shares of AEI common stock.

	
iii)

	
At and at any time after the Closing, the parties shall duly execute, acknowledge, and deliver all such further assignments, conveyances, instruments and documents, and shall take such other action consistent with the terms of this Agreement to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

	
iv)

	
All representations, covenants and warranties of the Company and AEI Shareholders contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the closing date with the same effect as though the same had been made on and as of such date.

	
c)

	
At the Closing:

	
v)

	
The parties will deliver all Company corporate records and AEI corporate records to the Secretary of the Company and this Agreement will terminate.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, AND WARRANTIES

As an inducement for each party to execute this Agreement, each party represents to the other parties as follows:

2.01            Private Offering.    The offer, sale, and exchange of the shares of Common Stock have not been and will not be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").  The shares of Common Stock shall be offered for sale and sold pursuant to the exemptions from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and as such, will be deemed "restricted securities" limiting the shares ability to be resold.

2.02            Approval of Agreement.       Each party has full corporate power, authority, and legal right and has taken, or will take, all action required by law, its articles of incorporation, bylaws, and otherwise to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions herein contemplated including the exchange of the shares of common stock referred to herein.

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2.03            Legal Right.  The performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not result in a material breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any statute, indenture, mortgage or other agreement or instrument to which the parties are parties thereto or by which it is bound by any order, rule or regulation directed to the parties or their affiliates by any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over them; and no other consent, approval, authorization or action is required for the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated other than such as have been obtained.

2.04            Validly Issued.   The Common Stock, when issued by the Company, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid for, and non-assessable.  The shares of common stock of AEI have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid for, and are non-assessable.

2.05            Informed Decision.  The AEI Shareholders have had an opportunity to consult with theirs independent legal, tax and financial advisors, and together with such advisors, have evaluated the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and have independently determined to agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  No representation is being or has been made by the Company regarding the tax, financial, legal or other effects to the AEI Shareholders regarding the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.  The AEI Shareholders are familiar with and understand the business and financial condition, operations and prospects of the Company and AEI Shareholder and are sufficiently informed and sophisticated enough to make a decision regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The AEI Shareholders have reviewed the Company's filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission that appear on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

2.06            Purchasing Entirely for Own Account.   The shares to be acquired by the AEI Shareholders will be acquired for investment for the AEI Shareholders' own accounts, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and the AEI Shareholders have no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.  The AEI Shareholders do not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Company shares of Common Stock.

2.07            Disclosure of Information. The AEI Shareholders have had an opportunity to discuss the Company's business, management, financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the sale of the shares of Common Stock with the Company's management and has had an opportunity to review the Company's records.  The AEI Shareholders are aware, through its due diligence review of the Company that the exchange value for the shares of Common Stock bear no relationship to assets, book value or other established criteria of determining value.

2.08            Accredited Investor. Each of the AEI Shareholders is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

2.09            Investment Experience.  Each AEI Shareholder has invested in securities of companies with size and structure similar to the Company's and each AEI Shareholder acknowledges he is able to fend for himself, can bear the economic risk of its investment and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the shares of Common Stock and in the proposed ongoing operations.  Further, each AEI Shareholder acknowledges that the future success of the Company will depend on new management and not on the current management of the Company.

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2.10            Purchase of Shares of Common Stock.  The Company and AEI Shareholders agree and understand that the consummation of this Agreement including the sale of the exchange shares of common stock as contemplated hereby, constitutes the offer and sale of securities under the Securities Act and applicable state statutes.  The Company and AEI Shareholders agree such transactions shall be consummated in reliance on exemptions from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of such statutes which depend, among other items, on the circumstances under which such securities are acquired.

(a)              AEI Shareholders acknowledge by signing of this Agreement they each acknowledge the following representations and warranties:

(i)               That neither the SEC nor the securities commission of any state or other federal agency has made any determination as to the merits of acquiring the shares of Common Stock, and that this transaction involves certain risks.

(ii)              They have received and read the Agreement and understand the risks related to the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated.

(iii)             They have such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters that he is capable of evaluating each business.

(iv)               They have been provided with copies of all materials and information requested by them or their representatives, including any information requested to verify any information furnished (to the extent such information is available or can be obtained without unreasonable effort or expense), and the parties have been provided the opportunity for direct communication regarding the transactions contemplated hereby.

(v)                All information which they have provided to the Company or their representatives concerning their suitability and intent to hold shares in Common Stock following the transactions contemplated hereby is complete, accurate, and correct.

(vi)               They have not offered or sold any securities of the Company or interest in this Agreement and has no present intention of dividing the shares of Common Stock to be received or the rights under this Agreement with others or of reselling or otherwise disposing of any portion of such stock or rights, either currently or after the passage of a fixed or determinable period of time or on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any predetermined event or circumstance.

(vii)              They have understand that the shares of Common Stock has not been registered, but is being acquired by reason of a specific exemption under the Securities Act as well as under certain state statutes for transactions not involving any public offering and that any disposition of the subject shares of Common Stock may, under certain circumstances, be inconsistent with this exemption and may make each AEI Shareholder an "underwriter," within the meaning of the Securities Act.  It is understood that the definition of "underwriter" focuses upon the concept of "distribution" and that any subsequent disposition of the subject shares of Common Stock can only be effected in transactions which are not considered distributions.  Generally, the term "distribution" is considered synonymous with "public offering" or any other offer or sale involving general solicitation or general advertising.  Under present law, in determining whether a distribution occurs when

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securities are sold into the public market, under certain circumstances one must consider the availability of public information regarding the issuer, a holding period for the securities sufficient to assure that the persons desiring to sell the securities without registration first bear the economic risk of their investment, and a limitation on the number of securities which the stockholder is permitted to sell and on the manner of sale, thereby reducing the potential impact of the sale on the trading markets.  These criteria are set forth specifically in rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(viii)            They acknowledge that the shares of Common Stock must be held and may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of for value unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.  The Company is not under any obligation to register the shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act, except as set forth in this Agreement.  The Company is not under any obligation to make rule 144 available, except as may be expressly agreed to by it in writing in this Agreement, and in the event rule 144 is not available, or some other disclosure exemption may be required before AEI Shareholders can sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of such shares of Common Stock without registration under the Securities Act.  The Company's registrar and transfer agent will maintain a stop transfer order against the registration or transfer of the shares of Common Stock, and the certificates representing the shares of Common  Stock will bear a legend in substantially the following form so restricting the sale of such securities:

	
 

	
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") AND ARE "RESTRICTED SECURITIES" WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.  THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH RULE 144 IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION OR OTHER COMPLIANCE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

	
 

(ix)               The Company may refuse to register further transfers or resales of the shares of Common Stock in the absence of compliance with rule 144 unless the AEI Shareholders furnish the Company with a "no-action" or interpretive letter from the SEC or an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company stating that the transfer is proper.  Further, unless such letter or opinion states that the shares of Common Stock are free of any restrictions under the Securities Act, the Company may refuse to transfer the securities to any transferee who does not furnish in writing to the Company the same representations and agree to the same conditions with respect to such shares of Common Stock as set forth herein.  The Company may also refuse to transfer the shares of Common Stock if any circumstances are present reasonably indicating that the transferee's representations are not accurate.

(b)                In connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Company and AEI Shareholders shall each file, with the assistance of the other and their respective legal counsel, such notices, applications, reports, or other instruments as may be deemed by them to be necessary or appropriate in an effort to document reliance on such exemptions, and the appropriate

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regulatory authority in the states where AEI Shareholders reside unless an exemption requiring no filing is available in such jurisdictions, all to the extent and in the manner as may be deemed by such parties to be appropriate.

(c)               In order to more fully document reliance on the exemptions as provided herein, the Company and AEI Shareholders shall execute and deliver to the other, at or prior to the closing, such further letters of representation, acknowledgment, suitability, or the like as the Company or AEI

Shareholders and its counsel may reasonably request in connection with reliance on exemptions from registration under such securities laws including but not limited to an investment letter.

(d)               The Company and AEI Shareholders acknowledge that the basis for relying on exemptions from registration or qualifications are factual, depending on the conduct of the various parties, and that no legal opinion or other assurance will be required or given to the effect that the transactions contemplated hereby are in fact exempt from registration or qualification.

2.11            Compliance with Rule 144.

(a)               The Company will use its best efforts to at all times satisfy the current public information requirements of rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act so that its shareholders can sell restricted securities that have been held for one year or more or such other restricted period as required by rule 144 as it is from time to time amended.  This covenant shall survive the closing of this Agreement.

(b)               Upon being informed in writing by any person holding restricted stock sold pursuant to this Agreement that such person intends to sell any shares under rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (including any rule adopted in substitution or replacement thereof), the Company will certify in writing to such person that it is compliance with rule 144 current public information requirement to enable such person to sell such person's restricted stock under rule 144, as may be applicable under the circumstances.

(c)               If any certificate representing any such restricted stock is presented to the Company's transfer agent for registration or transfer in connection with any sales theretofore made under rule 144, provided such certificate is duly endorsed for transfer by the appropriate person(s) or accompanied by a separate stock power duly executed by the appropriate person(s) in each case with reasonable assurances that such endorsements are genuine and effective, and is accompanied by an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company and its counsel that such transfer has complied with the requirements of rule 144, as the case may be, the Company will promptly instruct its transfer agent to register such transfer and to issue one or more new certificates representing such shares to the transferee and, if appropriate under the provisions of rule 144, as the case may be, free of any stop transfer order or restrictive legend.

2.12            Lock-up/Leak-out.  All shares of common stock of GCMI received upon the exchange of AEI shares will be subject to lock-up and may only be resold as follows:

	
(a)

	
Each shareholder that received GCMI shares upon exchange of his AEI shares may    sell up to 15% of said total GCMI shares received by him after six (6) months from the date of closing.

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(b)

	
Each shareholder may sell an additional 25% of said total GCMI shares received by him (12) months from the date of closing.

	
(c)

	
The balance of 60% of the said total GCMI shares received by him may be sold (18) months form the date of closing.

2.13            Public Statements.  Subject to their respective legal obligations (including requirements of stock exchanges and other similar regulatory bodies), the Company and AEI Shareholders shall consult with one another, and use reasonable best efforts to agree upon the text of any press release, before issuing any such press release or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions and in making any filing with any federal or state governmental or regulatory agency or with any securities exchange with respect thereto.

2.14            No Representation Regarding Tax Treatment.  No representation or warranty is being made by any party to any other regarding the treatment of this transaction for federal or state income taxation.  Each party has relied exclusively on its own legal, accounting, and other tax adviser regarding the treatment of this transaction for federal and state income taxes and on no representation, warranty, or assurance from any other party or such other party's legal, accounting, or other adviser.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

3.01            Attorney's Fees.  In the event that any party institutes any action or suit to enforce this Agreement or to secure relief from any default hereunder or breach hereof, the breaching party or parties shall reimburse the non-breaching party or parties for all costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred in connection therewith and in enforcing or collecting any judgment rendered therein.

3.02            Entire Agreement.  This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.  All previous agreements between the parties, whether written or oral, have been merged into this Agreement.  This Agreement completely expresses the agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.

3.03            Survival; Termination.  The representations, warranties, and covenants of the respective parties shall survive the closing and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated for a period of six months from the closing, unless otherwise provided herein.

3.04            Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall be but a single instrument.

3.05            Amendment or Waiver.  Every right and remedy provided herein shall be cumulative with every other right and remedy, whether conferred herein, at law, or in equity, and such remedies may be enforced concurrently, and no waiver by any party of the performance of any obligation by the other shall be construed as a waiver of the same or any other default then, theretofore, or thereafter occurring or existing.  At any time prior to the closing, this Agreement may be amended by a writing signed by all parties hereto, with respect to any of the terms contained herein, and any term or condition of this Agreement may be waived or the time for performance thereof may be extended by a writing signed by the party or parties for whose benefit the provision is intended.

3.06            Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and AEI Shareholders and their successors.  Nothing expressed in this Agreement is intended to

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give any person other than the persons mentioned in the preceding sentence any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

3.07            Severability.  Every provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable.  If any term or provision hereof is illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof.

3.08            Captions.  The captions or headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent, or intent of this Agreement or any provisions hereof.

3.09            Applicable Law.  The Company and AEI Shareholders hereby agree this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced under and in accordance with the laws of the state of Nevada and all subject matter and in persona jurisdiction shall be the state courts of Nevada and as such the Company and AEI Shareholders irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Nevada and of the United States of America located in Nevada for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the Company and AEI Shareholder agree not to commence any action, suite or proceedings relating thereto except in such courts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporate parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers, hereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

	
 

	
COMPANY

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
GOLD CREST MINING, INC.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
BY:

	
TERRENCE J. DUNNE

	
 

	
 

	
Terrence J. Dunne, President

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
AEI SHAREHOLDERS

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
JED MIESNER

	
 

	
 

	
Jed Miesner, individually

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
JLM Strategic Investments, LP

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
JED MIESNER

	
 

	
 

	
Jed Miesner, General Partner

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Cornerstone Fidelity Capital, LLC

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
JED MIESNER

	
 

	
 

	
Jed Miesner, Manager

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