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Registration Rights Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.10 
  

 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 Dated as of June 15, 2006 
 By and Between 
 FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 
 and 
 THE STOCKHOLDERS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE HERETO 
  

 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of June 15, 2006 is by and among FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), John W. Birchfield, a natural person residing in the state of California (“John Birchfield”), James O. Birchfield , a natural person residing in the state of California (“James
Birchfield”, and together with John Birchfield, the “Birchfield Parties”), James O. Pohlad, a natural person residing in the state of Minnesota (“James Pohlad”), Robert C. Pohlad, a natural person residing
in the state of Minnesota (“Robert Pohlad”), William M. Pohlad, a natural person residing in the state of Minnesota (“William Pohlad”), Carl R. Pohlad Revocable Trust No. 1 UTA dated June 28, 1991
(“Pohlad Trust 1”), and Carl R. Pohlad Revocable Trust No. 2 dated May 28, 1993 (“Pohlad Trust 2”, and together with, James Pohlad, Robert Pohlad, William Pohlad and Pohlad Trust 1, the “Pohlad
Parties”). 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 1997 (the “Pohlad Registration Rights Agreement”), between National Mercantile Bancorp, a California corporation (“NMB”), and
certain affiliates of the Pohlad Parties, such affiliates of the Pohlad Parties were given registration rights with respect to shares of NMB Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of 6.5% Series A Noncumulative Convertible Perpetual
Preferred Stock of NMB (the “NMB Series A Preferred”) purchased by such affiliates of the Pohlad Parties from NMB pursuant to the Letter Agreement dated as of February 6, 1997 (together with the First Amendment to the Letter
Agreement dated as of April 30, 1997) between NMB and certain affiliates of the Pohlad Parties; 
 WHEREAS, the certain affiliates of
the Pohlad Parties, through a series of transactions, transferred the NMB Series A Preferred to the Pohlad Parties including the registration rights contained in the Pohlad Registration Rights Agreement with respect to shares of NMB Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the NMB Series A Preferred; 
 WHEREAS, the NMB Series A Preferred so purchased by the Pohlad Parties has been
converted into shares of NMB Common Stock (the “NMB Pohlad Common”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Series B Convertible
Perpetual Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2001, by and among the Company, James O. Pohlad, Robert C. Pohlad and William M. Pohlad, the Pohlad Registration Rights Agreement was extended to shares of NMB Preferred
Stock purchased by certain of the Pohlad Parties (the “NMB Pohlad Preferred”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to a Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2005 (the “James Birchfield Registration Rights Agreement”), between FCB Bancorp, a California corporation (“FCB”), and James Birchfield, James Birchfield was given registration
rights with respect to shares of FCB Common Stock (the “James Birchfield Common”) purchased pursuant to a Subscription Agreement, dated June 15, 2005, between FCB and James Birchfield; 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2005 (the “John Birchfield Registration Rights
Agreement” and, together with the Pohlad Registration Rights Agreement and the James Birchfield Registration Rights Agreement, the “Registration Rights Agreements”), between FCB and John Birchfield, John Birchfield was
given registration rights with respect to shares of FCB Common Stock (such common stock, together with the James Birchfield Common, the “FCB Birchfield Common”) purchased pursuant to a Subscription Agreement, dated June 15, 2005,
between FCB and John Birchfield; 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 15, 2006, between FCB, NMB
and the Company (the “Merger Agreement”), each of NMB and FCB will merge with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity, and all of the outstanding shares of NMB Common Stock and FCB Common Stock will be
converted into the right to receive shares of Common Stock; and 

 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that, subject to the consummation and upon the
effectiveness of the Mergers, this Agreement shall supersede in all respects the Registration Rights Agreements. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises, and of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 SECTION 1 
 Certain Definitions 
 SECTION 1.1 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: 
 “Birchfield Initiating Holders” shall mean any of the
Birchfield Parties who in the aggregate are a Holder or Holders, as the case may be, of a majority of the Registrable Securities then currently held by the Birchfield Parties as a whole. 
 “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company. 
 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.

 “Holder” and “Holders” shall mean any person or persons holding Registrable Securities and transferees
qualifying under Section 8.2 hereof. 
 The term “Person” shall mean a corporation, association, limited
liability company, partnership, organization, business, individual, government or political subdivision thereof or governmental agency. 
 “Pohlad Initiating Holders” shall mean any of the Pohlad Parties who in the aggregate are a Holder or Holders, as the case may be, of a majority of the Registrable Securities then currently held by the Pohlad Parties as a
whole. 
 “Registrable Securities” shall mean the shares of Common Stock as hereafter may be issued or are issuable
(i) in the applicable Merger in respect of the NMB Pohlad Common or the FCB Birchfield Common, as the case may be, and (ii) upon conversion of the shares of Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock as hereafter may be issued or are issuable
in the Reincorporation Merger in respect of the NMB Pohlad Preferred and any securities of the Company issued successively in exchange for or in respect of any of the foregoing shares of Common Stock, whether as a result of any successive stock
split or reclassification of, or stock dividend on, any of the foregoing or otherwise; provided, however, that such shares of Common Stock or securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a registration statement
registering such shares of Common Stock or securities, as the case may be, under the Securities Act has been declared effective and such shares of Common Stock or securities, as the case may be, have been sold or otherwise transferred by the Holder
thereof pursuant to such effective registration statement or (ii) such shares of Common Stock or securities, as the case may be, are sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Securities Act under circumstances
in which any legend borne by such shares of Common Stock or securities relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company. 
 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, or any successor thereto, as the same shall be amended from time to time.

 “Selling Shareholder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

  

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 SECTION 2 
 Registration Under the Securities Act 
 SECTION 2.1 Demand Registrations. If the
Company shall receive a written request therefor from the Pohlad Initiating Holders or the Birchfield Initiating Holders, the Company shall prepare and file as soon as practicable a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the shares
of Registrable Securities which are the subject of any such request and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; provided such registration statement covers Registrable Securities
representing not less than 25% of the Registrable Securities held by the Birchfield Parties or the Pohlad Parties, as the case may be, immediately following the Primary Merger Effective Time (and including, for the Pohlad Parties, any Registrable
Securities issuable in respect of shares of Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock held by any Pohlad Parties at such time) (the “Minimum Share Amount”); and, provided, further, that each of the Pohlad Parties and the
Birchfield Parties, respectively, may not make more than one such request in any 12-month period. In addition, upon the receipt of such request, the Company shall promptly give written notice to all other Holders that such registration is to be
effected. The Company shall include in such registration statement such shares of Registrable Securities for which it has received written requests to register by such other record holders within 30 days after the delivery of the Company’s
written notice to such other record holders. The Company shall be obligated to prepare, file and cause to become effective two registration statements pursuant to this Section 2.1 with respect to each of (i) the Pohlad Parties taken
as a whole and (ii) the Birchfield Parties taken as a whole. In the event that the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities for which registration has been requested pursuant to this Section 2.1 determine for any reason
not to proceed with a registration at any time before a registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission, and such registration statement, if theretofore filed with the Commission, is withdrawn with respect to the Registrable
Securities covered thereby, and the Holders of such Registrable Securities agree to bear their own expenses incurred in connection therewith and to reimburse the Company for the Registration Fees incurred by it attributable to the registration of
such Registrable Securities, then the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall not be deemed to have exercised their right to require the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2.1. If, at the time any
written request for registration is received by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.1, the Company has determined to proceed with the actual preparation and filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act in connection
with the proposed offer and sale for cash of any of its securities by it or any of its security holders, such written request shall be deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof rather than this Section 2.1, and
the rights of the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by such written request shall be governed by Section 2.2 hereof. Without the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities for which registration
has been requested pursuant to this Section 2.1, neither the Company nor any other holder of securities of the Company may include securities in such registration if in the good faith judgment of the managing underwriter of such public
offering the inclusion of such securities would interfere with the successful marketing of the Registrable Securities or require the exclusion of any portion of the Registrable Securities to be registered. In addition, in the event of a registration
effected pursuant to this Section 2.1, and any managing underwriter shall advise the Company and the Holders which have requested registration in writing that, in its opinion, the inclusion in the registration statement of some or all of
the securities sought to be registered by such Holders creates a substantial risk that the price per security such Holders will derive from such registration will be materially and adversely affected, or that the number of securities sought to be
registered is too large a number to be reasonably sold, then the Company will include in such registration statement securities of each such Holders, pro rata in proportion to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder
(including any shares then issuable upon conversion of any Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock owned by any such Holder) relative to the aggregate number of all Registrable Securities owned by all Holders requesting registration (including any
shares then issuable upon conversion of any Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock owned by any such Holder). 
 Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to the Holders participating in such registration a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the 

  

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Board of Directors, it would be seriously detrimental, based on the Company’s own material financing plans or the need for confidentiality due to a
pending material transaction, for the Company to proceed with such registration and it is therefor essential to defer such registration, the Company shall have the right to defer action under this Section 2.1 for a period of not more
than 90 days after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right more than once in any 12 month period with respect to each of the Pohlad Parties’ and the
Birchfield Parties’ registration requests under this Section 2.1. 
 SECTION 2.2 “Piggy-Back”
Registrations. 
 (a) If, at any time, the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act on
a registration statement (other than a registration statement on a form that does not permit the inclusion of shares by its security holders) for purposes of an offering or sale by or on behalf of the Company for its own account (a “primary
offering”), or upon the request or for the account of any securityholder (a “secondary offering”), or for purposes of a combined primary and secondary offering (a “combined offering”), then each such time
the Company shall, at least ten (10) business days prior to the time when any such registration statement is filed with the Commission, give prompt written notice to the Holders of its intention to do so. Such notice shall specify, at a
minimum, the number and class of securities so proposed to be registered, the proposed date of filing of such registration statement, any proposed means of distribution of such securities, any proposed managing underwriter or underwriters of such
securities and a good faith estimate by the Company of the proposed maximum offering price thereof, as such price is proposed to appear on the facing page of such registration statement. Upon the written direction of any Holder or Holders, given
within five (5) business days following the receipt by such Holder of any such written notice (which direction shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder, and the intended method of distribution
thereof), the Company shall include in such registration statement any or all of the Registrable Securities then held by such Holder requesting such registration (such Holder, together with any other security holder of the Company including shares
in such registration statement, being referred to hereafter as a “Selling Shareholder”) to the extent necessary to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities as such Holder has so directed the Company to be
so registered. 
 (b) In the event that the Company proposes to register securities for purposes of a primary offering or in
the event of a proposed combined offering, and any managing underwriter shall advise the Company and the Selling Shareholders in writing that, in its opinion, the inclusion in the registration statement of some or all of the securities sought to be
registered by such Selling Shareholders creates a substantial risk that the price per security the Company will derive from such registration will be materially and adversely affected, or that the number of securities sought to be registered
(including any securities sought to be registered by the Selling Shareholders) is too large a number to be reasonably sold, then the Company will include in such registration statement such number of securities as the Company and such Selling
Shareholders are so advised can be sold in such offering without such an effect (the “Maximum Number”), as follows and in the following order of priority: (A) first, such number of securities of the Company as the Company, in
its reasonable judgment and acting in good faith and in accordance with sound financial practice, shall have determined to sell for its account and (B) second, if and to the extent that the number of securities to be registered under clause
(A) is less than the Maximum Number, securities of each Selling Shareholder (including, without limitation, Registrable Securities), pro rata in proportion to the number sought to be registered by such Selling Shareholder relative to the number
sought to be registered by all the Selling Shareholders; provided that, in the event of any reduction pursuant to this clause (B) in the aggregate number of securities requested to be registered by the Birchfield Parties and the Pohlad
Parties (after giving effect to such reduction, the “Remaining Securities”), the Company will allocate and include in the registration statement the Remaining Securities, pro rata in proportion to the aggregate number of Registrable
Securities owned by each such Holder (including any shares then issuable upon conversion of any Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock owned by any such Holder) relative to the aggregate number of all Registrable Securities owned by all such Holders
requesting registration (including any shares then issuable upon conversion of any Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock owned by any such Holder). 
  

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 (c) In the event that the Company proposes to register securities for purposes of a
secondary offering, upon the request or for the account of any shareholder (other than a Holder) thereof (each a “Requesting Shareholder”), and any managing underwriter shall advise the Requesting Shareholder or Shareholders
and the Selling Shareholders in writing that, in its opinion, the inclusion in the registration statement of some or all of the securities sought to be registered by the Requesting Shareholders and the Selling Shareholders creates a substantial risk
that the price per security that such Requesting Shareholder or Shareholders and such Selling Shareholders will derive from such registration will be materially and adversely affected or that the number of securities sought to be registered
(including any securities sought to be registered at the instance of the Requesting Shareholder or Shareholders and those sought to be registered by the Selling Shareholders) is too large a number to be reasonably sold, the Company will include in
such registration statement such number of securities as the Requesting Shareholders and the Selling Shareholders are so advised can reasonably be sold in such offering, or can be sold without such an effect, pro rata in proportion to the number of
the securities sought to be registered by all such parties. 
 (d) Nothing herein shall prevent the Company from, at any time,
abandoning or delaying any registration initiated by it; provided, however, that if the Company determines not to proceed with a registration after the registration statement has been filed with the Commission and the Company’s
decision not to proceed is primarily based upon the anticipated public offering price of the securities to be sold by the Company, the Company shall promptly complete the registration for the benefit of those Selling Shareholders who wish to proceed
with a public offering of their securities and who bear all expenses in excess of $25,000 incurred by the Company as the result of such registration after the Company has decided not to proceed. 
 (e) Any Holder of Registrable Securities who has notified the Company to include any securities in a registration statement pursuant to
Section 2.2 hereof shall have the right to withdraw any or all of the securities designated for registration thereby by giving written notice to such effect to the Company at least three business days prior to the anticipated effective
date of such registration statement. In the event of any such withdrawal, the Company shall amend such registration statement and take such other actions as may be necessary so that such Registrable Securities of such Holder are not included in the
applicable registration and not sold pursuant thereto, and such Registrable Securities shall continue to be Registrable Securities in accordance herewith. No such withdrawal shall affect the obligations of the Company with respect to Registrable
Securities not so withdrawn. 
 SECTION 3 
 Registration Procedures. 
 If and whenever the Company is required by the provisions of
Sections 2.1 or 2.2 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, the Company will: 
 (a) Prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement with respect to the Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective; for
such period as may be reasonably necessary to effect the sale of such Registrable Securities, not to exceed six months from the effective date. 
 (b) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments to such registration statement and supplements to the prospectus contained therein as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for such
period as may be reasonably necessary to effect the sale of such Registrable Securities, not to exceed six months from the effective date; 
 (c) Furnish to each Holder participating in such registration and to the underwriters of the Registrable Securities being registered such reasonable number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary
prospectus, final prospectus and such other documents as such Holders and underwriters may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering of such Registrable Securities; 
  

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 (d) Use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement under such state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as such participating Holders and underwriters may reasonably request and (ii) do any and all other acts and things that may be
necessary or proper to enable the Holders or underwriters to consummate the public offering of the Registrable Securities; provided, that the Company shall not be required to execute a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction
or to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified; 
 (e) Notify the
Holders participating in such registration, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when such registration statement has become effective or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been filed;

 (f) Notify the Holders promptly of any request by the Commission for the amendment of or supplement to such registration
statement or prospectus or for additional information; 
 (g) Prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon the request
of any such Holders, any amendments or supplements to such registration statement or prospectus which, in the opinion of counsel for such Holders, is required under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder in connection with the
distribution of the Registrable Securities by such Holder; 
 (h) Prepare and promptly file with the Commission and promptly
notify such Holders of the filing of such amendment or supplement to such registration statement or prospectus as may be necessary to correct any statements or omissions if, at the time when a prospectus relating to such securities is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act, any event shall have occurred as the result of which any such prospectus or any other prospectus as then in effect would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; 
 (i) Advise such
Holders, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that
purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued; 
 (j) Not file any amendment or supplement to such registration statement or prospectus to which a majority in interest of such Holders
shall have reasonably objected on the grounds that such amendment or supplement does not comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, after having been furnished with a copy (in
substantially final form) at least five business days prior to the filing thereof, unless in the opinion of counsel for the Company the filing of such amendment or supplement is reasonably necessary to protect the Company from any liabilities under
any applicable federal or state law and such filing will not violate applicable law; and 
 (k) At the request of any such
Holder, furnish on the effective date of the registration statement and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, at the closing provided for in the underwriting agreement: (i) opinions, dated such respective dates, of the
counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder(s) making such request, in which opinion such counsel shall state that: 
 (i) such registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act; 
 (ii) to the best of such counsel’s knowledge no stop order suspending the effectiveness thereof has been issued and no proceedings
for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or contemplated under the Securities Act; 
 (iii) the registration
statement and each amendment or supplement thereto comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (except that such counsel need express no
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 (iv) such counsel does not know of any material legal or governmental proceedings,
pending or threatened, required to be described in the registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto which are not described as required nor of any contracts or documents or instruments of the character required to be described in
the registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto or to be filed as Exhibits to the registration statement, which are not described or filed as required; and 
 (v) covering such other matters of law as such underwriter may reasonably request; and (ii) letters, dated such respective dates,
from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holder(s) making such request, covering such matters as such underwriters and Holder(s) may reasonably request, in which letters such
accountants shall state (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) that they are independent certified public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and that in the opinion of such accountants the financial statements and
schedules of the Company included in the registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act. 
 SECTION 4 
 Expenses

 With respect to one registration pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement by each of the Pohlad Initiating Parties
and the Birchfield Initiating Parties (except as otherwise provided in such section with respect to registrations voluntarily terminated at the request of the requesting Holders and except as provided in the following sentence) and with respect to
each inclusion of Registrable Securities in a registration pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2 with respect to registrations initiated by the Company but as to which the Company has
determined not to proceed), the Company shall bear all expenses of each such registration (the “Registration Fees”). The Company shall pay the Registration Fees of any other registration requested pursuant to Section 2.1
if any Holder requesting participation in the first registration pursuant to Section 2.1 was not afforded the opportunity to sell all Registrable Securities that were the subject of the first such request by either the Pohlad Initiating
Holders or the Birchfield Initiating Holders, as the case may be, by reason of the operation of any other right to register securities to which the Company is subject. For purposes of this Section 4, Registration Fees shall mean all
expenses incurred by the Company in complying with this Agreement including, without limitation, all registration, filing and NASD fees, exchange listing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants for the Company,
fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriter (if the Company and/or the selling securityholders are required to bear such expenses), fees and disbursements (not to exceed $25,000) of one counsel selected by the participating Holders to
represent such Holders as a class, all internal Company expenses, the premiums and other costs of policies of insurance against liability arising out of the public offering, the expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such
registration, and all legal fees and disbursements and other expenses of complying with state securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdictions in which the securities to be offered are to be registered or qualified. Fees and disbursements of counsel
for a selling Holder that do not represent the participating Holders as a class, accountants for a selling Holder, underwriting discounts and underwriting commissions relating to the Registrable Securities to be sold by such Holders shall be borne
by the participating Holders. 
 SECTION 5 
 Indemnification 
 In the event that any shares of Registrable Securities are included in a
registration statement pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2: 
 SECTION 5.1 The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder
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officers, and any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or such underwriter within
the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against, and will reimburse each such person with respect to, any and all loss, damage, liability, cost and expense to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in such registration statement, any prospectus contained therein or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, damage, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Holders, such underwriter or such controlling person in writing specifically for use in the preparation thereof. 
 SECTION 5.2 Each Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, its directors and officers, any controlling person, any other participating Holder, its officers, directors, partners, legal counsel and accountants and any underwriter from and against, and will reimburse each such
person with respect to, any and all loss, damage, liability, cost or expense to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses are caused
by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in such registration statement, any prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was so made in reliance upon and in strict conformity with written information furnished by such Holder specifically for use in the preparation thereof. 
 SECTION 5.3 Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1 or 5.2 of notice of the
commencement of any action involving the subject matter of the foregoing indemnity provisions such indemnified party will, if a claim thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party pursuant to the provisions of said paragraph (a) or (b),
promptly notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than hereunder. In case such action
is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying
party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, provided, however, if the defendants in any action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if there is a conflict of
interest which would prevent counsel for the indemnifying party from also representing the indemnified party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to participate in the defense of such action on behalf of
such indemnified party or parties. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party pursuant to the provisions of
said paragraph (a) or (b) for any legal or other expense subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, unless (i) the indemnified party shall have
employed counsel in accordance with the proviso of the preceding sentence, (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after the
notice of the commencement of the action, or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party. 
  

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 SECTION 5.4 If the indemnification provided for in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 above is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party under Sections 5.1 and 5.2 above, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities referred to in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 above, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the respective parties in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any holder and each party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or
omission. The amount paid by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this Section 5.4 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any action or claim which is the subject of this paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 
 SECTION 6 
 Exception to Registration Obligations. 
 The Company shall not be obligated to honor a demand to register its Registrable Securities under this Agreement if all such Registrable Securities which could be registered pursuant to such demand are otherwise eligible for immediate sale
by the Holders under paragraph (k) of Rule 144. 
 SECTION 7 
 Certain Limitations in Connection with Existing and Future Grants of Registration Rights. 
 From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company providing for the granting to such holder of
registration rights, unless such agreement: 
 (i) includes a provision that, in the case of a public offering involving an
underwritten registered offering under Section 2.2, confirms the rights of the Holders to include Registrable Securities in such offering pursuant to this Agreement; and 
 (ii) such new registration rights are subordinate to the registration rights granted hereunder. 
 SECTION 8 
 Miscellaneous

 SECTION 8.1 Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the internal laws of the State of
Delaware without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. 
 SECTION 8.2 Successors and Assigns. The rights hereunder of a
Holder may be transferred or assigned in connection with a sale or transfer of Shares or shares of Registrable Securities; provided if such sale or transfer involves persons other than affiliates of a Holder, such transferee acquires at least
the Minimum Share Amount with respect to the Pohlad Parties measured as of immediately following the Primary Merger Effective Time. Any assignment of rights hereunder in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be effective only if written

  

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notice of such assignment, identifying the name and address (for purposes of Section 8.11 hereof) of such assignee, is given to the Company.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement. 
 SECTION 8.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application
thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the
parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or
unenforceable provision. 
 SECTION 8.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the exhibits hereto, the documents referenced herein and the
exhibits thereto, constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings, inducements or conditions,
express or implied, written or oral, between any of the parties with respect hereto and thereto including without limitation the Registration Rights Agreements. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the
trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. 
 SECTION 8.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 SECTION 8.6 Other Remedies. Any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party shall be deemed cumulative with, and not exclusive of,
any other remedy conferred hereby or by law on such party, and the exercise of any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other. 
 SECTION 8.7 Amendment and Waivers. Any term or provisions of this Agreement requiring performance by or binding upon the Company or Holder may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only by a writing signed by the Company, and the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
Section shall be binding upon each Holder (including permitted assigns pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof). The waiver by a party of any breach hereof or default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof
shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or succeeding breach or default. 
 SECTION 8.8 Survival of
Agreements. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements of the Company contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall in no way be affected by any investigation of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the
Holder. 
 SECTION 8.9 Delays or Omissions. Except as expressly provided herein, no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or
remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in a similar breach of default
thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any
party hereto of any breach of default under the Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.
All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative. 
  

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 SECTION 8.10 Notices. Whenever any party hereto desires or is required to give any notice, demand
or request with respect to this Agreement, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be valid and duly given for all proposes when hand-delivered, or five (5) business days after it is deposited in the mail if marked
for registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
  

			
	 Company:
	  	 National Mercantile Bancorp
 1840 Century Park
East
 Los Angeles, California 90067
 Attention: Executive Vice
President

		
	 Holders:
	  	 If to the Pohlad Parties:
  
 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3800
 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
  
 If to the Birchfield Parties:
  
 First California Bank
 1100 Paseo Camarillo
 Camarillo, CA 93010
 Attn: C.G. Kum

 Any party may change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the Company in conformity
with this Section 8.10. 
 SECTION 8.11 Construction of Agreement. This Agreement has been negotiated by the respective
parties hereto and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be construed for or against any party. A reference in this Agreement to any Section shall include a reference to every Section the number of which begins with the number of the
Section to which reference is specifically made (e.g., a reference to Section 3 shall include a reference to Sections 3.1 through 3.4 inclusive). The titles and headings herein are for reference purposes only and shall not
in any manner limit the construction of this Agreement which shall be considered as a whole. A reference to a Section means a Section of this Agreement, unless the context expressly otherwise requires. 
 SECTION 8.12 Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural,
as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities may require. 
 SECTION 8.13 Effectiveness. While the parties intend to be
legally bound hereby, the rights and obligations of the respective parties with respect to the registration of Registrable Securities shall be effective from and after the occurrence of the Primary Merger Effective Time. Upon the effectiveness of
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreements shall terminate with no further rights or obligations of the parties thereunder. This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 (Signatures on Following Page) 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date
first written above. 
  

			
	FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	/s/    SCOTT MONTGOMERY        
	 Name:
	 	Scott Montgomery
	 Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
		
	 By:
	 	/s/    JOSEPH N. COHEN        
	 Name:
	 	Joseph N. Cohen
	 Title:
	 	Secretary
	
	
	/s/    JOHN W.
BIRCHFIELD        
	John W. Birchfield
	
	/s/    JAMES O.
BIRCHFIELD        
	James O. Birchfield
	
	/s/    CARL R.
POHLAD        
	 Carl R. Pohlad, Trustee
 Carl R. Pohlad Revocable Trust No. 1 UTA dated June 28, 1991
 Carl R Pohlad Revocable
Trust No. 2 UTA dated May 28, 1993

	
	/s/    JAMES O.
POHLAD        
	James O. Pohlad
	
	/s/    ROBERT C.
POHLAD        
	Robert C. Pohlad
	
	/s/    WILLIAM M.
POHLAD        
	William M. Pohlad

  

 12Separation Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. 
 ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. 
 October 23, 2006 
 Mr. Stephen T.D. Dixon 
  

	Re:	Separation of Employment 

 Dear Stephen:

 The purpose of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”) is to set forth the terms of your separation from Alphatec Spine, Inc.
and Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”). Payment of the Separation Pay described below is contingent on your agreement to and compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Neither this offer to you nor the Company’s
entering into this Agreement shall constitute an admission by the Company and this letter shall be construed as an offer of compromise. 
 1. Separation of Employment. Your employment with the Company ended on October 17, 2006 (the “Separation Date”). You acknowledge that the Company has no obligation to provide you with severance benefits. You
acknowledge that from and after the Separation Date, you shall have no authority to, and shall not, represent yourself as an employee of the Company, and you shall have no rights to any future payments from the Company. In addition, by law, and
regardless of whether you sign this Agreement, you will have the right to continue your medical insurance pursuant to the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) upon a qualifying event such as separation of
employment. You will receive your COBRA notice under separate cover. 
 Regardless of whether you sign this Agreement (i) you will cease
to participate in the Company’s employee equity ownership program, and all incentive stock options that have not vested shall be deemed to be forfeited; and (ii) you will receive payment for any and all accrued vacation time. 

2. Separation Pay. In exchange for the mutual promises set forth in this Agreement, and if you do not revoke this Agreement as
you are entitled to do as set forth below, and even though the Company has no prior obligation to provide you with continued benefits, the Company will pay you a compensation amount equal to (i) 56 weeks of salary (aggregate gross pay of
$5,480.77) less applicable payroll tax withholdings and deductions (the “Weekly Separation Pay”); (ii) $20,000 less applicable payroll tax withholdings and deductions (the “Lump-Sum Separation Pay”) (collectively, the Weekly
Separation Pay and the Lump-Sum Separation Pay shall be referred to as the “Separation Pay”). The Weekly Pay shall be payable in equal weekly installments in accordance with the Company’s payroll policies. The Lump-Sum Separation Pay
shall be payable in a lump sum 

 within 45 days of your execution of this Agreement. In addition, during the time period in which you are receiving
Separation Pay you may continue to participate in all Company benefit plans and programs (provided that you make all required contributions), excluding the Company’s 401(k) program and the Company’s equity ownership program. 
 You acknowledge and agree that the Separation Pay is not otherwise due or owing to you under any Company employment agreement (oral or
written) or Company policy or practice. You also agree that the Separation Pay to be provided to you is not intended to and does not constitute a severance plan and does not confer a benefit on anyone other than the parties. You further acknowledge
that except for the specific financial consideration set forth in this Agreement, you are not now and shall not in the future be entitled to any compensation from the Company including, without limitation, other wages, commissions, bonuses, vacation
pay, holiday pay, paid time off or any other form of compensation or benefit. You represent by signing this Agreement that you have received all payments to which you are legally entitled. 
 3. Confidentiality, Non-Disparagement and Non-Solicitation. You expressly acknowledge and agree to the following: 
 (i) that you promptly will return to the Company all Company documents (and any copies thereof) and property, and that you shall abide by
all provisions of the Employment Agreement governing confidentiality, proprietary information and the like, the terms of which shall survive the signing of this Agreement. Further, you agree that you will abide by any and all common law and/or
statutory obligations relating to protection and non-disclosure of the Company’s trade secrets and/or confidential and proprietary documents and information; 
 (ii) that all information relating in any way to the negotiation of this Agreement, including the terms and amount of financial
consideration provided for in this Agreement, shall be held confidential by you and shall not be publicized or disclosed to any person (other than an immediate family member, legal counsel or financial advisor, provided that any such individual to
whom disclosure is made agrees to be bound by these confidentiality obligations), business entity or government agency (except as mandated by state or federal law), except that nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit you from participating in an
investigation with a state or federal agency if requested by the agency to do so; 
 (iii) that you will not make any
statements that are professionally or personally disparaging about, or adverse to, the interests of the Company (including its officers, directors, employees and consultants) including, but not limited to, any statements that disparage any person,
product, service, finances, financial condition, capability or any other aspect of the business of the Company, and that you will not engage in any conduct which could reasonably be expected to harm professionally or personally the reputation of the
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the Company will not make any statements that are professionally or personally disparaging about you; 
 (iv) that for a period of one year after the Separation Date you will not, on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person,
partnership, association, corporation or other entity, directly or indirectly solicit or in any manner attempt to influence or induce (i) any employee of the Company to leave the employment of the Company, or (ii) any surgeon, customer,
supplier or agent of the Company to terminate, modify or amend its then-current relationship with the Company. The Company acknowledges that your providing references for employees of the Company that request such a reference from you (without your
solicitation) shall not be deemed to be a violation of this subsection 3(iv). 
 (v) that a breach of this Section 3
shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedy available to the Company, shall entitle the Company to recover any monies paid to you under Section 2 of this Agreement. 
 4. Your Release of Claims. You hereby agree and acknowledge that by signing this Agreement and accepting the Separation Pay, and for other
good and valuable consideration, you are waiving your right to assert any and all forms of legal claims against the Company1/ of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, arising from the beginning of time through the date you execute this Agreement (the “Execution Date”). Except as set forth below, your waiver and release herein is
intended to bar any form of legal claim, charge, complaint or any other form of action (jointly referred to as “Claims”) against the Company seeking any form of relief including, without limitation, equitable relief (whether declaratory,
injunctive or otherwise), the recovery of any damages, or any other form of monetary recovery whatsoever (including, without limitation, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, emotional distress damages, punitive damages, attorneys fees and any
other costs) against the Company, for any alleged action, inaction or circumstance existing or arising through the Execution Date. 
 Without
limiting the foregoing general waiver and release, you specifically waive and release the Company from any Claim arising from or related to your prior employment relationship with the Company or the separation thereof, including, without limitation:

  

	 	**	Claims under any state or federal discrimination, fair employment practices or other employment related statute, regulation or executive order (as they may have been amended through
the Execution Date) prohibiting discrimination or harassment based upon any protected status including, without limitation, race, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation. Without limitation,
specifically included in this paragraph are any 

  

	1/	 For purposes of this Agreement, the Company includes the Company and any of its divisions, affiliates (which means all persons and entities directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company), subsidiaries and all other related entities, and its and their directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, successors and assigns. 

  

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Claims arising under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code and any similar California or other state statute. 
  

	 	**	Claims under any other state or federal employment related statute, regulation or executive order (as they may have been amended through the Execution Date) relating to wages, hours
or any other terms and conditions of employment. 

  

	 	**	Claims under any state or federal common law theory including, without limitation, wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment,
breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violation of public policy, defamation, interference with contractual relations, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, misrepresentation, deceit, fraud or
negligence. 

  

	 	**	Any other Claim arising under state or federal law. 

 In addition to the forgoing, you hereby agree that you waive all rights under section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California. Section 1542 provides that: 
  

					
		  	A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially
affected his settlement with the debtor.	  	

 Pursuant to section 1542, you acknowledge that you may hereafter discover facts different from
or in addition to facts which you now know or believe to be true with regard to the released claims, and further agree that this Agreement shall remain effective in all respects not withstanding such discovery of new or different facts, including
any such facts which may give rise to currently unknown claims, including but not limited to any claims or rights which you may have under section 1542 of the California Civil Code. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section does not release the Company from any obligation expressly set forth in this Agreement. You acknowledge and
agree that, but for providing this waiver and release, you would not be receiving the economic benefits being provided to you under the terms of this Agreement. 
 It is the Company’s desire and intent to make certain that you fully understand the provisions and effects of this Agreement. To that end, you have been encouraged and given the opportunity to consult with
legal counsel for the purpose of reviewing the terms of this Agreement. Also, because you are over the age of 40, and consistent with the provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), which prohibits discrimination on

  

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the basis of age, the Company is providing you with twenty-one (21) days in which to consider and accept the terms of this Agreement by signing below
and returning it to Ebun Garner at the Company. In addition, you may rescind your assent to this Agreement if, within seven (7) days after you sign this Agreement, you deliver by hand or send by mail (certified, return receipt and postmarked
within such 7 day period) a notice of rescission to Ebun Garner at the Company. The eighth day following your signing of this Agreement is the Effective Date. 
 Also, consistent with the provisions of the Federal Discrimination Laws, nothing in this release shall be deemed to prohibit you from challenging the validity of this release under the federal age or other
discrimination laws (the “Federal Discrimination Laws”) or from filing a charge or complaint of employment-related discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or from participating in any
investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC. Further, nothing in this release or Agreement shall be deemed to limit the Company’s right to seek immediate dismissal of such charge or complaint on the basis that your signing of this
Agreement constitutes a full release of any individual rights under the Federal Discrimination Laws, or to seek restitution to the extent permitted by law of the economic benefits provided to you under this Agreement in the event that you
successfully challenge the validity of this release and prevail in any claim under the Federal Discrimination Laws. 
 5 . Entire
Agreement/Modification/Waiver/Choice of Law/Enforceability/Cooperation. You acknowledge and agree that, except as set forth herein, this Agreement supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous oral and/or written agreements between you and
the Company, and sets forth the entire agreement between you and the Company. No variations or modifications hereof shall be deemed valid unless reduced to writing and signed by the parties hereto. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in
the State of California and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of California without giving effect to conflict of law principles. Both parties hereby waive and renounce in advance any right to a trial by jury in connection with such
legal action. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if for any reason any part hereof shall be found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be enforced in full. 
 By executing this Agreement, you are acknowledging that you have been afforded sufficient time to understand the terms and effects of this Agreement,
that your agreements and obligations hereunder are made voluntarily, knowingly and without duress, and that neither the Company nor its agents or representatives have made any representations inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. The
parties agree that the last act necessary to render this Agreement effective is for the Company to sign the Agreement, and that the Agreement may be signed on one or more copies, each of which when signed will be deemed to be an original, and all of
which together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 
 The parties to this Agreement agree that you may be requested to provide
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agree to make yourself available to the Company during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice in connection with such activities. The Company shall
pay you an hourly rate of $137.00 for the provision of such services and shall reimburse your for your reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with such services. 
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 If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please sign, date and return the enclosed copy
of this Agreement to Ebun Garner at the Company. 
 Sincerely, 
 Alphatec Spine, Inc. 
  
 By:  /s/    Ronald G.
Hiscock                         
 Its: President and Chief Executive Officer 
  
 Alphatec Holdings, Inc. 
  
 By:  /s/    Ronald G.
Hiscock                         
 Its: President and Chief Executive Officer 
  
 Dated: October 23, 2006 
 Confirmed, Agreed and Acknowledged: 
 /s/    Stephen T.D.
Dixon                         
 Stephen T.D. Dixon 
  

	Dated:	October 23, 2006 

  

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