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EX-10.24

 Exhibit 10.24 
 CONSULTING AGREEMENT 
 This Consulting Agreement
(“Agreement”) is entered into as of June 3, 2013, by and between Liquid Holdings Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and Richard Schaeffer, a natural person
(“Consultant”). The Company desires to retain Consultant as an independent contractor to perform consulting services for the Company, and Consultant is willing to perform such services, on the terms described below. In consideration
of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Services and Compensation. Consultant agrees
to perform for the Company the services described in Exhibit A (the “Services”), and the Company agrees to pay Consultant the compensation described in Exhibit A for Consultant’s performance of the
Services. Payment terms are net thirty (30) days from date of invoice. 
 2. Confidentiality. 

2.1 Definition. “Confidential Information” means any Company proprietary information, technical data, trade
secrets or know-how, including, but not limited to, research, product plans, products, services, customers, customer lists, markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware
configuration information, marketing, finances or other business information disclosed by the Company either directly or indirectly in writing, orally or by drawings or inspection of parts or equipment. Confidential Information does not include
information that (i) is known to Consultant at the time of disclosure to Consultant by the Company as evidenced by written records of Consultant, (ii) has become publicly known and made generally available through no wrongful act of
Consultant or (iii) has been rightfully received by Consultant from a third party who is authorized to make such disclosure. 
 2.2 Non-Use and Non-Disclosure. Consultant will not, during or subsequent to the term of this Agreement, (i) use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than the
performance of the Services on behalf of the Company or (ii) disclose the Confidential Information to any third party. Consultant agrees that all Confidential Information will remain the sole property of the Company. Consultant also agrees to
take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of such Confidential Information, including, but not limited to, having each of Consultant’s employees, if any, with access to any Confidential Information execute a
nondisclosure agreement containing provisions in the Company’s favor identical to Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Agreement. Without the Company’s prior written approval, Consultant will not directly or indirectly disclose to anyone the
existence of this Agreement or the fact that Consultant has this arrangement with the Company. 
 2.3 Former Employer’s
Confidential Information. Consultant agrees that Consultant will not, during the term of this Agreement, improperly use or disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former or current employer of Consultant or other person or
entity with which Consultant has an agreement or duty to keep in confidence information acquired by Consultant, if any. Consultant also agrees that Consultant will not bring onto the Company’s premises any unpublished document or proprietary
information belonging to any such employer, person or entity unless consented to in writing by such employer, person or entity. 

 2.4 Third Party Confidential Information. Consultant recognizes that the Company has
received and in the future will receive from third parties their confidential or proprietary information subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited
purposes. Consultant agrees that, during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, Consultant owes the Company and such third parties a duty to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence and not to disclose it
to any person, firm or corporation or to use it except as necessary in carrying out the Services for the Company consistent with the Company’s agreement with such third party. 

2.5 Return of Materials. Upon the termination of this Agreement, or upon Company’s earlier request, Consultant will deliver
to the Company all of the Company’s property or Confidential Information that Consultant may have in Consultant’s possession or control. 
 3. Ownership. 
 3.1 Assignment. Consultant agrees that all
copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries and trade secrets conceived, discovered, developed or reduced to practice by Consultant, solely or in collaboration with others, during
the term of this Agreement that relate in any manner to the business of the Company that Consultant may be directed to undertake, investigate or experiment with or that Consultant may become associated with in work, investigation or experimentation
in the Company’s line of business in performing the Services under this Agreement (collectively, “Inventions”), are the sole property of the Company. In addition, any Inventions that constitute copyrightable subject matter
shall be considered “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. Consultant also agrees to assign (or cause to be assigned) and hereby assigns fully to the Company all Inventions and any copyrights,
patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating to all Inventions. 
 3.2 Further Assurances.
Consultant agrees to assist Company, or its designee, at the Company’s expense, in every proper way to secure the Company’s rights in Inventions and any copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating
to all Inventions in any and all countries, including the disclosure to the Company of all pertinent information and data with respect to all Inventions, the execution of all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments and all other instruments
that the Company may deem necessary in order to apply for and obtain such rights and in order to assign and convey to the Company, its successors, assigns and nominees the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to all Inventions, and
any copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating to all Inventions. Consultant also agrees that Consultant’s obligation to execute or cause to be executed any such instrument or papers shall continue
after the termination of this Agreement. 

 3.3 Pre-Existing Materials. Consultant agrees that if, in the course of performing
the Services, Consultant incorporates into any Invention developed under this Agreement any invention, improvement, development, concept, discovery or other proprietary information owned by Consultant or in which Consultant has an interest,
(i) Consultant will inform Company, in writing before incorporating such invention, improvement, development, concept, discovery or other proprietary information into any Invention, and (ii) the Company is hereby granted a nonexclusive,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use and sell such item as part of or in connection with such Invention. Consultant will not incorporate any invention, improvement, development, concept, discovery
or other proprietary information owned by any third party into any Invention without Company’s prior written permission. 

3.4 Attorney-in-Fact. Consultant agrees that, if the Company is unable because of Consultant’s unavailability, dissolution,
mental or physical incapacity, or for any other reason, to secure Consultant’s signature for the purpose of applying for or pursuing any application for any United States or foreign patents or mask work or copyright registrations covering the
Inventions assigned to the Company in Section 3.1, then Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Consultant’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on
Consultant’s behalf to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyright and mask work registrations with the same legal force and effect as if
executed by Consultant. 
 4. Conflicting Obligations. 

4.1 Consultant certifies that Consultant has no outstanding agreement or obligation that is in conflict with any of the provisions of
this Agreement or that would preclude Consultant from complying with the provisions hereof. Consultant will not enter into any such conflicting agreement during the term of this Agreement. 

4.2 In view of Consultant’s access to the Company’s trade secrets and proprietary know-how, Consultant agrees that Consultant
will not, without Company’s prior written approval, design identical or substantially similar designs as those developed under this Agreement for any third party during the term of this Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months
after the termination of this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges that the obligations in this Section 4.2 are ancillary to Consultant’s nondisclosure obligations under Section 2. 

5. Reports. Consultant agrees that Consultant will, from time to time during the term of this Agreement or any extension thereof,
keep the Company advised as to Consultant’s progress in performing the Services hereunder. Consultant further agrees that Consultant will, as requested by the Company, prepare written reports with respect to such progress. The Company and
Consultant agree that the time required to prepare such written reports will be considered time devoted to the performance of the Services. 

 6. Term and Termination. 

6.1 Term. The term of this Agreement will begin on the date of this Agreement and will continue for twelve (12) months.

 6.2 Termination. The Company may terminate this Agreement immediately and without prior notice if Consultant refuses
to or is unable to perform the Services or is in breach of any material provision of this Agreement. 
 6.3 Survival.
Upon such termination, all rights and duties of the Company and Consultant toward each other shall cease except: 
 (a) The
Company shall pay, within 30 days after the effective date of termination, all amounts owing to Consultant for Services completed and accepted by the Company prior to the termination date and related expenses, if any, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1 of this Agreement; and 
 (b) Section 2 (Confidentiality), Section 3 (Ownership),
Section 4 (Conflicting Obligations), Section 8 (Independent Contractor), Section 9 (Indemnification) and Section 11 (Arbitration and Equitable Relief), and each sub-Section under such Sections, shall survive termination of this
Agreement. 
 7. Assignment. None of this Agreement, any right hereunder or any interest herein may be assigned or
transferred by Consultant without the express written consent of the Company. 
 8. Independent Contractor. It is the
express intention of the Company and Consultant that Consultant shall perform the Services as an independent contractor to the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way be construed to constitute Consultant as an agent, employee or
representative of the Company. Consultant agrees to furnish (or reimburse the Company for) all tools and materials necessary to accomplish this Agreement and shall incur all expenses associated with performance, except as expressly provided in
Exhibit A. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant is obligated to report as income all compensation received by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant agrees to and acknowledges the obligation to pay all
self-employment and other taxes on such income. Consultant shall deliver to Company a completed IRS Form W-9 or such other form as the Company may reasonably require in connection with this Agreement. 

9. Indemnification. Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates and each of their respective
directors, officers, employees, shareholders and agents from and against all taxes, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and other legal expenses, arising directly or indirectly from or in connection

 
with (i) any negligent, reckless or intentionally wrongful act of Consultant or Consultant’s assistants, employees or agents, (ii) a determination by a court or agency that the
Consultant is not an independent contractor, (iii) any breach by the Consultant or Consultant’s assistants, employees or agents of any of the covenants contained in this Agreement, or (iv) any violation or claimed violation of a
third-party’s rights resulting in whole or in part from the Company’s use of the work product of Consultant under this Agreement. 
 10. Benefits. The Company and Consultant agree that Consultant will receive no Company-sponsored benefits from the Company. If Consultant is reclassified by a state or federal agency or court as
Company’s employee, Consultant will become a reclassified employee and will receive no benefits from the Company, except those mandated by state or federal law, even if by the terms of the Company’s benefit plans or programs of the Company
in effect at the time of such reclassification, Consultant would otherwise be eligible for such benefits. 
 11. Arbitration
and Equitable Relief. 
 11.1 Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, or
the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”), and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York. The arbitration shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The arbitrators will have no authority to award punitive or other
damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages, except as may be required by statute. The arbitrator(s) shall not award consequential damages in any arbitration initiated under this section. Any award in an arbitration initiated
under this clause shall be limited to monetary damages and shall include no injunction or direction to any party other than the direction to pay a monetary amount. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses and an equal share of the
arbitrators’ and administrative fees of arbitration. Except as may be required by law, neither a party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of both
parties. The parties agree that failure or refusal of a party to pay its required share of the deposits for arbitrator compensation or administrative charges shall constitute a waiver by that party to present evidence or cross-examine witness. In
such event, the other party shall be required to present evidence and legal argument as the arbitrator(s) may require for the making of an award. Such waiver shall not allow for a default judgment against the non-paying party in the absence of
evidence presented as provided for above. 
 11.2 CONSULTANT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE AGREEMENT BY CONSULTANT IN
SECTION 11.1 TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, AND THE CLAIMS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION SHALL INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY STATUTORY CLAIMS UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, CLAIMS UNDER TITLE VII OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, THE OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT, AND CLAIMS OF HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION OR WRONGFUL TERMINATION. Consultant
understands that this Agreement to arbitrate also applies to any disputes that the Company may have with Consultant. 

 11.3 Remedy. Except as provided by the Rules, arbitration shall be the sole,
exclusive and final remedy for any dispute between the Company and Consultant. Accordingly, except as provided for by the Rules, neither the Company nor Consultant will be permitted to pursue court action regarding claims that are subject to
arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the arbitrator(s) will not have the authority to disregard or refuse to enforce any lawful Company policy, and the arbitrator(s) shall not order or require the Company to adopt a policy not otherwise
required by law which the Company has not adopted. 
 11.4 Availability of Injunctive Relief. In addition to the right
under the Rules to petition the court for provisional relief, Consultant agrees that any party may also petition the court for injunctive relief where either party alleges or claims a violation of Sections 2, 3 or 4 of this Agreement or any
other agreement regarding trade secrets, confidential information or non-solicitation. In the event either the Company or Consultant seeks injunctive relief, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees.

 11.5 Administrative Relief. Consultant understands that this Agreement does not prohibit Consultant from pursuing an
administrative claim with a local, state or federal administrative body such as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the workers’ compensation board. This Agreement does, however,
preclude Consultant from pursuing court action regarding any such claim. 
 12. Voluntary Nature of Agreement. Consultant
acknowledges and agrees that Consultant is executing this Agreement voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence by the Company or anyone else. Consultant further acknowledges and agrees that Consultant has carefully read this Agreement and
has asked any questions needed to understand the terms, consequences and binding effect of this Agreement and fully understand it, including that Consultant is waiving its right to a jury trial. Finally, Consultant agrees that Consultant has been
provided an opportunity to seek the advice of an attorney of its choice before signing this Agreement. 
 13. Governing
Law. This Agreement will be governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of New York. 
 14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes any prior agreements between them, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. No
waiver, alteration or modification of any provision of this Agreement will be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties. 

 15. Miscellaneous. 

15.1 Headings. Section headings are used in this Agreement for reference purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation or
meaning of this Agreement. 
 15.2 Notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted by this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial messenger or courier service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent via facsimile (with acknowledgment of complete
transmission) to a party to this Agreement at such party’s address set forth below (or at such other address for a party as may be specified by like notice). If by mail, delivery shall be deemed effective three (3) business days after
mailing in accordance with this Section 15.2. 
  

							
		 	   To Company:
	  	 Liquid Holdings Group, LLC

800 Third Ave, 39th Floor
 New York, NY
10022
 Attention: General Counsel
 Fax:
(212) 293-2472
	  	
				
		 	   To Consultant:
	  	 The address for notice on the signature
 page to this Agreement.
	  	

 15.3 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement, or any
terms of this Agreement, shall not affect the validity of this Agreement as a whole, which shall at all times remain in full force and effect. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Consulting Agreement as of the date first written
above. 
  

									
	 CONSULTANT
	 		 	 LIQUID HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC

					
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Richard Schaeffer
	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Brian M. Storms
					
	 Name:
	 	 Richard Schaeffer
	 		 	Name:	 	 Brian M. Storms

					
	 Title:
	 	 	 		 	Title:	 	 CEO

					
	 Tax ID:
	 	 	 		 		 	

 Address for Notice: 

			
		
		 	400 Chambers Street, Apt. 25D
		
		 	New York, NY 10282
		
		 	 

 EXHIBIT A 
 Services and Compensation 
 1. Contact. Consultant’s principal
Company contact: 
  

			
	 Name:
	  	Brian Storms
		  	  

		
	 Title:
	  	CEO
		  	  

 2. Services Term. The Services will commence immediately and continue until the end of the term.

 3. Services. The Services shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: 

Sales and Marketing 
 Relationship Management 
 4. Compensation. 

The Company will pay Consultant $12,500 per month.EX-10.25

 Exhibit 10.25 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is made as of [    ], 2013 by and among Liquid Holdings Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the holders of Common Stock (as defined below) of the Company listed
on the signature pages hereto (such holders, together with any additional parties the Company may add from time to time by joinder, the “Original Holders”). 
 RECITALS 
 A. The Company is currently contemplating an underwritten
initial public offering (“IPO”) of shares of its Common Stock. 
 B. The Original Holders have requested that
they be granted certain registration rights with respect to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock held by the Original Holders as more fully set forth herein. 
 C. The Company has agreed to grant the Original Holders certain registration rights as set forth more fully herein. 
 AGREEMENT 
 In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I

 DEFINITIONS 
 Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them below: 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by
law to be closed in The City of New York. 
 “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, of the Company, and any equity securities issued or issuable in exchange for or with respect to the Common Stock by way of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares or in connection with a reclassification, recapitalization,
merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise. 
 “Common Stock Equivalent” means all options,
warrants and other securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for (at any time or upon the occurrence of any event or contingency and without regard to any vesting or other conditions to which such securities may be subject), Common
Stock. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. 

 “FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 

“Holder” or “Holders” means any Original Holder and any Person who shall acquire and hold Registrable
Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 
 “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means an issuer
free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of Registrable Securities. 

“Majority Participating Holders” means Participating Holders holding more than 50% of the Registrable Securities
proposed to be included in any offering of Registrable Securities by such Participating Holders pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.2. 
 “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity or
any governmental or regulatory body or other agency or authority or political subdivision thereof, including any successor, by merger or otherwise, of any of the foregoing. 
 “Registrable Securities” means (i) shares of Common Stock held by the Original Holders as of the date hereof, (ii) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable, directly or
indirectly, in exchange for or with respect to the Common Stock referenced in clause (i) above and (iii) any other shares of Common Stock owned or hereafter acquired by the Original Holders. Any particular Registrable Securities shall
cease to be Registrable Securities when (A) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such
registration statement, (B) such securities shall have been or are able to be sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act without any volume limitation or limitations on manner of sale or
(C) such securities shall cease to be outstanding. 
 “Registration Expenses” means all fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the Company’s performance of or compliance with the provisions of Article II, including: (i) all registration, listing, qualification and filing fees (including FINRA filing fees); (ii) fees and
expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws (including counsel fees in connection with the preparation of a blue sky and legal investment survey and FINRA filings); (iii) printing and copying expenses;
(iv) messenger and delivery expenses; (v) expenses incurred in connection with any road show; (vi) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; (vii) with respect to each registration, the fees and disbursements of one
counsel for the selling Holder(s) selected by the Majority Participating Holders and reasonably acceptable to the Company; (viii) fees and disbursements of independent public accountants, including the expenses of any audit or “cold
comfort” letter, and fees and expenses of other persons, including special experts, retained by the Company; (ix) underwriter fees, excluding discounts and commissions, and any other expenses which are customarily borne by the issuer or
seller of securities in a public equity offering; and (x) all internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties). 

  
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 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 ARTICLE II 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS 
 Section 2.1 Demand Registrations.

 (a) (i) Subject to Section 2.1(c), at any time or from time to time after the six month anniversary of the first date on
which the Company shall have effected the registration under the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock, one or more Holders shall have the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such
aggregate number of Registrable Securities that either (A) has an aggregate value of at least $20 million (based on the market price of the Common Stock as of the date of the Demand Registration Request), (B) represents 10% or greater of
the then outstanding Registrable Securities (based on the market price of the Common Stock as of the date of the Demand Registration Request) or (C) represents all then remaining Registrable Securities subject to this Agreement, by delivering a
written request therefor to the Company specifying the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration by such Holders and the intended method of distribution thereof. All such requests by any Holder pursuant to this
Section 2.1(a)(i) are referred to as “Demand Registration Requests,” the registrations so requested are referred to as “Demand Registrations” and the Holders making such demand for registration are referred to
as the “Initiating Holders.” As promptly as practicable, but no later than 10 days after receipt of a Demand Registration Request, the Company shall give written notice (a “Demand Exercise Notice”) of such Demand
Registration Request to all Holders of record of Registrable Securities. 
 (ii) The Company, subject to Sections 2.3 and
2.6, shall include in a Demand Registration (A) the Registrable Securities of the Initiating Holders and (B) the Registrable Securities of any other Holder of Registrable Securities that shall have made a written request to the Company
within the time limits specified below for inclusion in such registration (together with the Initiating Holders, the “Participating Holders”). Any such request from the other Holders must be delivered to the Company within 15 days
after the receipt of the Demand Exercise Notice and must specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be included in such registration by such other Holders. 
 (iii) The Company, as expeditiously as possible but subject to Section 2.1(c), shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration under the Securities Act of the Registrable
Securities that the Company has been so requested to register for distribution in accordance with such intended method of distribution. 

  
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 (b) Registrations under this Section 2.1 shall be on such appropriate registration form
of the SEC for the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, which form shall be selected by the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Majority Participating Holders.

 (c) The Demand Registration rights granted in Section 2.1(a) to the Holders are subject to the following limitations:

 (i) the Company shall not be required to cause a registration statement pursuant to Section 2.1(a) to be filed within
90 days or to be declared effective within a period of 180 days after the effective date of any other registration statement of the Company filed pursuant to the Securities Act; 

(ii) if (A) in the opinion of outside counsel to the Company, any registration of Registrable Securities would require disclosure
of information not otherwise then required by law to be publicly disclosed and, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), such disclosure is reasonably likely to adversely affect any
financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or merger or other material transaction or event involving the Company or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company (a “Valid Business Reason”) or (B) the Board
determines for any reason, but in no event more than twice within any period of 365 consecutive days, that any registration of Registrable Securities would not be advisable, the Company may postpone or withdraw a filing of a registration statement
relating to a Demand Registration Request until such Valid Business Reason no longer exists (under (A) of this clause (ii)) or until the Board changes its determination (under (B) of this clause (ii)), but in no event shall the Company
avail itself of such right for more than 90 days, in the aggregate, in any period of 365 consecutive days (such period of postponement or withdrawal under this clause (ii), the “Postponement Period”); and the Company shall give
notice of its determination to postpone or withdraw a registration statement and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement or withdrawal no longer exists or that the Board has changed its determination, in each case, promptly
after the occurrence thereof; and 
 (iii) the Company shall not be obligated to effect more than five Demand Registrations in
the aggregate under Section 2.1(a) for the Holders. 
 If the Company shall give any notice of postponement or withdrawal
of any registration statement pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Company shall not register any equity security of the Company during the period of postponement or withdrawal. Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that, upon receipt of
any notice from the Company that the Company has determined to withdraw any registration statement pursuant to clause (ii) above, such Holder will discontinue its disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement. If
the Company shall have withdrawn or prematurely terminated a registration statement filed under Section 2.1(a)(i), the Company shall not be considered to have effected an effective registration for the purposes of this Agreement until the
Company shall have filed a new registration statement covering the Registrable Securities covered by the withdrawn registration statement and such 

  
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registration statement shall have been declared effective and shall not have been withdrawn. If the Company shall give any notice of withdrawal or postponement of a registration statement, at
such time as the Valid Business Reason that caused such withdrawal or postponement no longer exists or the Board changes its determination (but in no event more than 90 days after the date of the postponement or withdrawal), the Company shall use
its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of the Registrable Securities covered by the withdrawn or postponed registration statement in accordance with this Section 2.1. 

(d) The Company, subject to Sections 2.3 and 2.6, may elect to include in any registration statement and offering made pursuant to
Section 2.1(a)(i), (i) authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held by the Company as treasury shares and (ii) any other shares of Common Stock that are requested to be included in such registration
pursuant to the exercise of piggyback rights granted by the Company that are not inconsistent with the rights granted in, or otherwise conflict with the terms of, this Agreement (“Additional Piggyback Rights”); provided,
however, that such inclusion shall be permitted only to the extent that it is pursuant to and subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement or arrangements, if any, entered into by the Participating Holders. 

(e) Subject to the terms of any underwritten offering, a Holder may withdraw its Registrable Securities from a Demand Registration at any
time. If all such Holders do so, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure registration and such registration nonetheless shall be deemed a Demand Registration for purposes of this Section 2.1 unless (i) the withdrawal is made
following withdrawal or postponement of such registration by the Company pursuant to (A) a Valid Business Reason or (B) a determination by the Board, in either case as contemplated by Section 2.1(c) or (ii) the Holders who
requested such registration shall have paid or reimbursed the Company for all of the reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the withdrawn registration. 

(f) A Demand Registration shall not be deemed to have been effected and shall not count as such (i) unless a registration statement
with respect thereto has become effective and has remained effective for a period of at least 180 days or such shorter period during which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or withdrawn, or, if such
Registration Statement relates to an underwritten offering, such longer period as, in the opinion of counsel for the underwriter(s), is required by law for delivery of a prospectus in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities by an
underwriter or dealer, (ii) if, after the registration statement with respect thereto has become effective, it becomes subject to any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court for any
reason, (iii) if it is withdrawn by the Company pursuant to (A) a Valid Business Reason or (B) a determination by the Board, in either case as contemplated by Section 2.1(c) or (iv) if the conditions to closing to be
performed by the Company, its counsel or its independent public accountants specified in the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such Demand Registration are not satisfied, other than solely by reason of some
act or omission of the Participating Holders. 

  
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 (g) In connection with any Demand Registration in which the Company participates by
demanding registration of authorized but unissued Common Stock or of Common Stock held by the Company as treasury shares, the Company shall designate the lead managing underwriter in connection with such registration and each other managing
underwriter for such registration. In connection with any Demand Registration in which the Company does not so participate, the Majority Participating Holders shall designate the lead managing underwriter in connection with such registration and
each other managing underwriter for such registration, provided that each such underwriter is reasonably satisfactory to the Company. 
 Section 2.2 Piggyback Registrations. 
 (a) If, at any time, the
Company proposes or is required to register any shares of its Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to (i) registrations on such form or similar form(s) solely for registration of securities in connection with an employee
benefit plan or dividend reinvestment plan, (ii) registrations relating to the acquisition or merger by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of or with any other businesses, (iii) any corporate reorganization or other transaction
registered on Form S-4 or a successor form or (iv) a Demand Registration under Section 2.1) on a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 or an equivalent general registration form then in effect, whether or not for its own
account, the Company shall give prompt written notice of its intention to do so to each Holder of record of Registrable Securities. Upon the written request of any such Holder, made within 15 days following the receipt of any such written notice
(which request shall specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder and the intended method of distribution thereof), the Company, subject to Sections 2.2(b), 2.3 and 2.6, shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be included in the registration statement with the securities that the Company at the time proposes to register to permit the sale or other disposition by the Holders in accordance with
the intended method of distribution thereof of the Registrable Securities to be so registered. No registration of Registrable Securities effected under this Section 2.2(a) shall relieve the Company of its obligations to effect Demand
Registrations under Section 2.1. 
 (b) If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any shares
of its Common Stock and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register or to delay registration of such Common Stock, the Company will
give written notice of such determination to each Holder of record of Registrable Securities and (i) in the case of a determination not to register, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with
such abandoned registration, without prejudice, however, to the rights of Holders under Section 2.1 and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay such registration of its Common Stock, shall be permitted to delay the registration of
such Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in registering such other shares of its Common Stock. 
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giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw. Such request must be made in writing prior to the earlier of the execution of the underwriting agreement or the execution of the
custody agreement with respect to such registration. Such withdrawal shall be irrevocable and, after making such withdrawal, a Holder shall no longer have any right to include Registrable Securities in the registration statement as to which such
withdrawal was made. 
 Section 2.3 Priority in Registrations. 

(a) If any requested registration made pursuant to Section 2.1 involves an underwritten offering and the lead managing underwriter
of such offering (the “Manager”) shall advise the Company that, in its view, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration by the Holders of Registrable Securities or any other persons, including those
shares of Common Stock requested by the Company to be included in such registration, exceeds the largest number (the “Section 2.3(a) Sale Number”) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range
acceptable to the Majority Participating Holders, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to include in such registration: 
 (i) first, all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Holders thereof; provided, however, that, if the number of such Registrable Securities exceeds the
Section 2.3(a) Sale Number, the number of such Registrable Securities (not to exceed the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number) to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all Holders requesting that Registrable
Securities be included in such registration, based on the number of Registrable Securities then owned by each such Holder requesting inclusion in relation to the number of Registrable Securities owned by all Holders requesting inclusion; 

(ii) second, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 2.3(a) is less
than the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number, the remaining shares to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all Holders requesting that securities be included in such registration pursuant to the exercise of
Additional Piggyback Rights (“Piggyback Shares”), based on the aggregate number of Piggyback Shares then owned by each Holder requesting inclusion in relation to the aggregate number of Piggyback Shares owned by all Holders
requesting inclusion, up to the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number; and 
 (iii) third, to the extent that the number of
securities to be included pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.3(a) is less than the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number, any securities that the Company proposes to register, up to the Section 2.3(a) Sale Number.

 If, as a result of the proration provisions of this Section 2.3(a), any Holder shall not be entitled to include all
Registrable Securities in a registration that such Holder has requested be included, such Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include Registrable Securities in such registration or may reduce the number requested to be included;
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earlier of the execution of the underwriting agreement or the execution of the custody agreement with respect to such registration and (B) such withdrawal shall be irrevocable and, after
making such withdrawal, such Holder shall no longer have any right to include Registrable Securities in the registration as to which such withdrawal was made. 
 (b) If any registration pursuant to Section 2.2 involves an underwritten offering that was proposed by the Company and the Manager shall advise the Company that, in its view, the number of securities
requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number (the “Section 2.3(b) Sale Number”) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such registration within a proposed price range acceptable to the Company, the Company
shall include in such registration: 
 (i) first, all Common Stock that the Company proposes to register for its own account;
and 
 (ii) second, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clause (i) of this
Section 2.3(b) is less than the Section 2.3(b) Sale Number, the remaining shares to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all holders requesting that Registrable Securities or Piggyback Shares be
included in such registration pursuant to the exercise of piggyback rights pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement or Additional Piggyback Rights, based on the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Piggyback Shares then owned by each
holder requesting inclusion in relation to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Piggyback Shares owned by all holders requesting inclusion, up to the Section 2.3(b) Sale Number. 

(c) If any registration pursuant to Section 2.2 involves an underwritten offering that was proposed by Holders of securities of the
Company that have the right to require such registration pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Company in accordance with Section 3.3 (“Additional Demand Rights”) and the Manager shall advise the Company that, in its
view, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number (the “Section 2.3(c) Sale Number”) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such registration within a price range acceptable to
the Company, the Company shall include in such registration: 
 (i) first, all securities requested to be included in such
registration by the holders of Additional Demand Rights (“Additional Registrable Securities”); provided, however, that, if the number of such Additional Registrable Securities exceeds the Section 2.3(c) Sale
Number, the number of such Additional Registrable Securities (not to exceed the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number) to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all holders of Additional Registrable Securities
requesting that Additional Registrable Securities be included in such registration, based on the number of Additional Registrable Securities then owned by each such holder requesting inclusion in relation to the number of Additional Registrable
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 (ii) second, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to
clause (i) of this Section 2.3(c) is less than the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number, any Common Stock that the Company proposes to register for its own account, up to the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number; and 

(iii) third, to the extent that the number of securities to be included pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this
Section 2.3(c) is less than the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number, the remaining shares to be included in such registration shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among all holders requesting that Registrable Securities or Piggyback Shares be
included in such registration pursuant to the exercise of piggyback rights pursuant to Section 2.2 or Additional Piggyback Rights, based on the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Piggyback Shares then owned by each holder requesting
inclusion in relation to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Piggyback Shares owned by all holders requesting inclusion, up to the Section 2.3(c) Sale Number. 

Section 2.4 Registration Procedures. Whenever the Company is required by the provisions of this Agreement to use commercially
reasonable efforts to effect or cause the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in this Agreement, the Company as expeditiously as possible: 

(a) shall prepare and file with the SEC the requisite registration statement, which shall comply as to form in all material respects with
the requirements of the applicable form and shall include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective
(provided, however, that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, or comparable statements under securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus related thereto, the Company will furnish to one counsel for the Holders participating in the planned offering (selected by the Majority Participating Holders, in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2.1, and selected by
the lead managing underwriter, in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2.2) and the lead managing underwriter, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed (including all exhibits thereto), which documents will be subject
to the reasonable review and reasonable comment of such counsel, and the Company shall not file any registration statement or amendment thereto, any prospectus or supplement thereto or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto to which the
holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object); 
 (b) shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration
statement effective for such period as any seller of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement shall reasonably request and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all
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 (c) shall furnish, without charge, to each seller of such Registrable Securities and each
underwriter, if any, of the securities covered by such registration statement such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement, each preliminary prospectus and each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such seller and underwriter reasonably may request in order to facilitate the public sale or
other disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller, and shall consent to the use in accordance with all applicable law of each such registration statement, each amendment thereto, each such prospectus, preliminary prospectus or
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus by each such seller of Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or prospectus; 

(d) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement
under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any sellers of Registrable Securities or any managing underwriter, if any, reasonably shall request, and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to enable such sellers or underwriter, if any, to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions, except that in no event shall the Company be required to qualify to do business as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction where, but for the requirements of this Section 2.4(d), it would not be required to be so qualified, to subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or to consent to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction; 
 (e) shall promptly notify each Holder selling Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement and
each managing underwriter, if any: 
 (i) when the registration statement, any pre-effective amendment, the prospectus or any
prospectus supplement related thereto, any post-effective amendment to the registration statement or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed and, with respect to the registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has
become effective; 
 (ii) of any request by the SEC or state securities authority for amendments or supplements to the
registration statement or the prospectus related thereto or for additional information; 
 (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; 
 (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction
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 (v) of the existence of any fact of which the Company becomes aware which results in the
registration statement, the prospectus related thereto, any document incorporated therein by reference, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information conveyed to any purchaser at the time of sale to such purchaser containing an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make any statement therein not misleading; and 
 (vi) if at any time the representations and warranties contemplated by any underwriting agreement, securities sale agreement, or other similar agreement, relating to the offering shall cease to be true
and correct in all material respects; and, if the notification relates to an event described in clause (v), the Company, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(c), promptly shall prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish to each seller
and each underwriter, if any, a reasonable number of copies of, a prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading; 

(f) shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as
reasonably practicable after the effective date of the registration statement (and in any event within 90 days after the end of such 12 month period described hereafter), an earnings statement, which need not be audited, covering the period of at
least 12 consecutive months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder; 
 (g) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement to be authorized to be listed on a national securities exchange if shares of the particular class of Registrable Securities are at that time, or will be immediately following the offering, listed on
such exchange; 
 (h) shall provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement; 
 (i) shall
enter into such customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement) and take such other actions as the Majority Participating Holders shall reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such
Registrable Securities (it being understood that the Holders of the Registrable Securities that are to be distributed by any underwriters shall also be parties to any such underwriting agreement); 

(j) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, for the benefit of the underwriters, if any, of any registered underwritten
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Company’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters as are customarily covered by such opinions and “cold comfort” letters delivered to
underwriters in underwritten public offerings, which opinion and letter shall be reasonably satisfactory to the underwriter, if any; 
 (k) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement; 

(l) shall provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities, not later than the effective date of the registration statement;

 (m) shall make reasonably available its employees and personnel for participation in “road shows” and other
marketing efforts and otherwise provide reasonable assistance to the underwriters, taking into account the needs of the Company’s businesses and the requirements of the marketing process, in the marketing of Registrable Securities in any
underwritten offering; 
 (n) shall cooperate with the sellers of Registrable Securities and the managing underwriter, if any,
to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates not bearing any restrictive legends representing the Registrable Securities to be sold, and to cause such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and registered in
such names in accordance with the underwriting agreement or, if not an underwritten offering, in accordance with the instructions of the sellers of Registrable Securities; 
 (o) shall take all such other commercially reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; 

(p) shall not take any action which Regulation M under the Exchange Act prohibits the Company from taking in connection with any
“distribution” (as defined in Regulation M) of Registrable Securities; 
 (q) shall cooperate with each seller of
Registrable Securities and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and 

(r) shall take all reasonable action to ensure that any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any registration
covered by Section 2.1 or 2.2 complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required
thereby and, when taken together with the related prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. 
 To the extent the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the
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submitted to the Company, and such Demand Registration Request requests that the Company file an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (an
“automatic shelf registration statement”) on Form S-3, the Company shall file an automatic shelf registration statement that covers those Registrable Securities that are requested to be registered. If at any time when the
Company is required to re-evaluate its WKSI status, the Company determines that it is not a WKSI, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to refile the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and, if such form is not available,
Form S-1 and keep such registration statement effective during the period during which such registration statement is required to be kept effective. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be entitled to
exclude from the shelf registration statement such Registrable Securities as the Company and its securities counsel reasonably determine (in consultation with the Majority Participating Holders and their securities counsel) is reasonably necessary
for the offering to qualify as a secondary (rather than a primary) offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act in response to comments from the staff of the SEC. To the extent any Registrable Securities are so excluded, the Company agrees
to use commercially reasonable efforts to register such excluded shares in accordance with Section 2.1 promptly when eligible to do so under applicable federal securities laws, rules, regulations and policies, as the Company and its securities
counsel reasonably determine (in consultation with the Majority Participating Holders and their securities counsel). 
 The
Company may require as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligations under this Section 2.4 that each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected furnish the Company such information in writing
regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company from time to time reasonably may request. 
 Each seller of Registrable Securities agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company under Section 2.4(e)(v), such seller will discontinue such seller’s disposition of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Securities until such seller’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the applicable
period set forth in Section 2.4(b) shall be extended by the number of days during such period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of any Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus. 
 Section 2.5
Registration Expenses. 
 (a) The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses (i) with respect to any Demand
Registration whether or not it becomes effective or remains effective for the period contemplated by Section 2.4(b) and (ii) with respect to any registration effected under Section 2.2. 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to
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with any registration hereunder, each Holder of Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and any transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the
sale of such Registrable Securities, pro rata with respect to payments of discounts and commissions in accordance with the number of shares sold in the offering by such Holder and (iii) the Company shall, in the case of all registrations under
this Article II, be responsible for all its internal expenses. 
 Section 2.6 Underwritten Offerings.

 (a) If requested by the underwriters for any underwritten offering by the Holders pursuant to a registration requested
hereunder, the Company shall enter into a customary underwriting agreement with the underwriters. Such underwriting agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and the Majority Participating Holders and shall
contain such representations and warranties by, and such other agreements on the part of, the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type. Any Holder participating in the offering shall be a party to such
underwriting agreement. Unless otherwise reasonably required by the underwriters, no Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than customary representations,
warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, its ownership of and title to the Registrable Securities and its intended method of distribution; and any liability of such Holder to any underwriter or other Person under such underwriting agreement
shall be limited to liability arising from breach of its representations and warranties and shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) that it derives from such registration. 

(b) In the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2.2, if the Company shall have determined to enter into an underwriting
agreement in connection therewith, any Registrable Securities to be included in such registration shall be subject to such underwriting agreement. Unless otherwise reasonably required by the underwriters, no Holder shall be required to make any
representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than customary representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, its ownership of and title to the Registrable Securities and its intended
method of distribution; and any liability of such Holder to any underwriter or other Person under such underwriting agreement shall be limited to liability arising from breach of its representations and warranties and shall be limited to an amount
equal to the proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) that it derives from such registration. 
 (c) In the case
of any registration under Section 2.1 pursuant to an underwritten offering, or, in the case of a registration under Section 2.2, if the Company has determined to enter into an underwriting agreement in connection therewith, all securities
to be included in such registration shall be subject to an underwriting agreement and no Person may participate in such registration unless such Person agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided therein and, subject to the
provisions of this Section 2.6, completes and executes all reasonable questionnaires, and other documents, including custody agreements and powers of attorney, that must be executed in connection therewith, and provides such other information
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 Section 2.7 Holdback Agreements. 

(a) Each seller of Registrable Securities agrees, to the extent requested in writing by a managing underwriter, if any, of any
registration effected hereunder, not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, including any sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, any Common Stock, or any other equity security of the Company or any security convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for any equity security of the Company other than as part of such underwritten public offering during the time period reasonably requested by the managing underwriter, not to exceed 90 days. 

(b) Each Holder of Registrable Securities will, in connection with a public offering of the Company’s equity securities undertaken
within a year of the IPO (whether for the Company’s account or for the account of any Holder or Holders, or both), upon the request of the Company or of the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company’s securities, agree
in writing not to effect any sale, disposition or distribution of Registrable Securities (other than those included in the public offering) without the prior written consent of the managing underwriter for such period of time commencing seven
(7) days before and ending ninety (90) days (or such earlier date as the managing underwriter shall agree) after the effective date of such registration; provided that all directors and officers of the Company, holders of more than
5% of the Registrable Securities and all other Persons with registration rights with respect to the Company’s Securities (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) holding more than 5% of the Registrable Securities shall enter into agreements
similar to those contained in this Section 2.7 (without regard to this proviso). 
 Section 2.8 No Required
Sale. 
 (a) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create an independent obligation on the part of any Holder to sell
any Registrable Securities pursuant to any effective registration statement. 
 Section 2.9 Indemnification.

 (a) In the event of any registration of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act pursuant to this
Article II, the Company will, and hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, general and limited partners
and stockholders (and the directors, officers, employees and stockholders thereof) (excluding any Holder and the directors, officers, employees and stockholders thereof with respect to information that is subject to indemnification by such Holder
pursuant to Section 2.9(b)), each broker, underwriter or other Person acting on behalf of such Holder and each other Person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any and all losses, claims,
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(including reasonable fees of counsel and any amounts paid in any settlement effected with the Company’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to which each
such indemnified party may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise in respect thereof (collectively, “Losses”), insofar as such Losses arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement under which such securities were registered under the Securities Act or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary, final or summary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, together with the
documents incorporated by reference therein, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the Company will reimburse any such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending
any such Loss as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such indemnified party in any such case to the extent such Loss arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact made in such registration statement or amendment thereof or supplement thereto or in any such prospectus or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus or Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such indemnified party specifically for use therein. Such indemnity and reimbursement of expenses shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder. 
 (b) Each Holder of Registrable Securities that are included in the securities as to which any registration under Section 2.1 or 2.2 is being effected shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and
hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.9) to the extent permitted by law the Company, its officers and directors, each Person controlling the Company within the meaning of
the Securities Act and all other Holders, prospective underwriters and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, general and limited partners and stockholders and respective controlling Persons with respect to any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in, or omission or alleged omission of any material fact from, such registration statement, any preliminary, final or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith, if such statement or alleged statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or
its representatives by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for use therein and reimburse such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss as such expenses are
incurred; provided, however, that the aggregate amount that any such Holder shall be required to pay pursuant to this Section 2.9(b) and Sections 2.9(c), (e) and (f) shall in no case be greater than the amount of
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to such claim (net of underwriting discounts and commissions). Such indemnity and reimbursement of expenses shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder. 
 (c) Any Person entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement promptly shall notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of any action or proceeding with respect to which a claim for indemnification may be made pursuant to this Section 2.9, but the
failure of any such Person to provide such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2.9, except to the extent the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced thereby and
shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that it may have to any such Person otherwise than under this Article II. In case any action or proceeding is brought against an indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying
party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, unless in the reasonable opinion of outside counsel to the indemnified party a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying
parties may exist in respect of such claim, to assume the defense thereof jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to the extent that it chooses, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice
from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party that it so chooses, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the
defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that (i) if the indemnifying party fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently the action or proceeding within 30 days after
receiving notice from such indemnified party, (ii) if such indemnified party who is a defendant in any action or proceeding that is also brought against the indemnifying party reasonably shall have concluded that there may be one or more legal
defenses available to such indemnified party that are not available to the indemnifying party or (iii) if representation of both parties by the same counsel is otherwise inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct, then, in
any such case, the indemnified party shall have the right to assume or continue its own defense as set forth above (but with no more than one firm of counsel for all indemnified parties in each jurisdiction, except to the extent any indemnified
party or parties reasonably shall have concluded that there may be legal defenses available to such party or parties that are not available to the other indemnified parties or to the extent representation of all indemnified parties by the same
counsel is otherwise inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct) and the indemnifying party shall be liable for any expenses therefor. Without the written consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, no indemnifying party shall effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be
sought hereunder, whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim, unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (A) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability
arising out of such action or claim and (B) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party. 

  
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 (d) If for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable or is insufficient to hold
harmless an indemnified party under Section 2.9(a), (b) or (c), then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of any Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other hand, with respect to such offering of securities. 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 indemnifying party or the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. If, however, the allocation provided in the second preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative faults but also the relative benefits of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 2.9(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in the preceding sentences of this Section 2.9(d). The amount paid or payable in respect of any Loss shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party
in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.9(d) to the contrary, no indemnifying party other than the Company shall be required pursuant to this section 2.9(d) to contribute any amount in excess of the
proceeds received by such indemnifying party from the sale of Registrable Securities in the offering to which the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the indemnified parties relate (net of underwriting discounts and commissions), less the
amount of any indemnification payment made by such indemnifying party pursuant to Sections 2.9(b) and (c). 
 (e) The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution which any indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract and shall remain operative and in full force and
effect regardless of any investigation made or omitted by or on behalf of any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by any such party. 
 (f) The indemnification and contribution required by this Section 2.9 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are
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 ARTICLE III 
 GENERAL 
 Section 3.1 Rule 144. The Company covenants that
it will take such action as may be reasonably necessary or as any Holder of Registrable Securities reasonably may request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under
the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the
request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with the requirements applicable to the Company in order for sales of Registrable Securities to be made
pursuant to Rule 144. 
 Section 3.2 Nominees for Beneficial Owners. If Registrable Securities are held by a nominee
for the beneficial owner thereof, the beneficial owner thereof may, at its option, be treated as the Holder of such Registrable Securities for purposes of any request or other action by any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to
this Agreement or any determination of any number or percentage of shares constituting Registrable Securities held by any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that the Company shall have
received assurances reasonably satisfactory to it of such beneficial ownership. 
 Section 3.3 No Inconsistent
Agreements. The rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with any other agreements to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. Without the prior
written consent of Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, the Company will not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted in this Agreement or otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof, other than any underwriting agreement or lock-up agreement with the underwriters in connection with any underwritten registered offering effected hereunder. 

ARTICLE IV 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 Section 4.1 Amendment and Waiver. 
 (a) Any provision of this
Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities or, in the case of a
waiver, by the party or parties against whom the waiver is to be effective, in an instrument specifically designated as an amendment or waiver hereto; provided, however, that waiver by the Holders shall require the consent of Holders
of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. 
 (b) No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or
remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or
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exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder.

 Section 4.2 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly
given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if by e-mail, upon written confirmation of receipt by e-mail, (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a
recognized next-day courier or (c) on the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth Business Day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall
be delivered to the addresses set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice: 
 (i) if to any Holder, to its last known address appearing on the books of the Company maintained for such purpose; and 
 (ii) if to the Company, to: 
 Liquid Holdings Group, LLC 

800 Third Avenue 
 39th Floor
New York, NY 10022 
 Attention: General Counsel 
 Facsimile: (212) 293-2472 
 E-mail:
jibietatorremendia@liquidholdingsgroup.com 
 or such other address as the Company or the Holders shall have specified to the other party in
writing in accordance with this Section 4.2. 
 Section 4.3 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this
Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean
“including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to the Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular provision in this Agreement. The term “or” is not exclusive. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” References to days mean calendar days unless
otherwise specified. 
 Section 4.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and
supersedes all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
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 Section 4.5 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in
Section 2.9, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any
nature under or by reason of this Agreement. 
 Section 4.6 Governing Law. This Agreement and all disputes or
controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. 

Section 4.7 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any other party or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined in any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York (or, if such court lacks
subject matter jurisdiction, in any appropriate New York State or federal court), and each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and
unconditionally, with regard to any such action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in
the courts described above in New York, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in New York as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as
provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of
motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the
courts in New York as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior
to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or
proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. 

Section 4.8 Assignment; Successors. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the
parties and their respective successors and assigns. If any Person shall acquire Registrable Securities from any Holder in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Person shall promptly notify the Company and such Registrable
Securities acquired from such Holder shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits of and be conclusively deemed to have

  
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agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Any such successor or assign shall agree in writing to acquire and hold the Registrable Securities acquired
from such Holder subject to all of the terms hereof. If any Holder shall acquire additional Registrable Securities, such Registrable Securities shall be subject to all of the terms, and entitled to all of the benefits, of this Agreement. 

Section 4.9 Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of
this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York (or, if such court lacks subject matter
jurisdiction, in any appropriate New York State or federal court), this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for
specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any law to post security as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief. 
 Section 4.10 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had
never been contained herein. 
 Section 4.11 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 Section 4.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties. 
 Section 4.13 Facsimile or
..pdf Signature. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or .pdf signature and a facsimile or .pdf signature shall constitute an original for all purposes. 
 Section 4.14 No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that any rule of law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written. 
  

			
	LIQUID HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
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