Document:

Exhibit 10.2 

 

	 	FINRA
                                            Form rev - 33R 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

REVOLVING NOTE AND CASH SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING NOTE AND CASH SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT is entered into this December 21, 2021, between Byline Bank (the “Lender”)
and J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC (the “Broker/Dealer”). This Agreement shall not be effective or deemed to constitute
a satisfactory subordination agreement under Appendix D to Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”
or “SEA”), unless and until the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has found the
Agreement acceptable as to form and content.

 

	1.	GENERAL

 

(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, the Lender agrees that from time to time between the date first written above and December 21, 2022
(the “Credit Period”) it will lend to the Broker/Dealer sums of money on a revolving basis (each an “Advance”,
collectively “Advances”) which, in the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time, shall not exceed Twenty Five
Million Dollars ($25,000,000) (the “Credit Line” or “Commitment Amount”).

 

(b) During the Credit Period,
the Broker/Dealer may utilize the Credit Line (as then in effect) by borrowing and/or prepaying outstanding Advances, in whole or in part,
and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Each Advance shall be in the aggregate amount of One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000) or higher integral multiple of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), or such lesser amount as would bring the
total principal amount advanced by Lender to Broker/Dealer to the Commitment Amount.

 

(c) The Broker/Dealer is obligated
to repay the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Advances on or before December 21, 2023 (the “Scheduled Maturity Date”).
No Advance shall be considered equity (for purposes of Appendix D of Rule 15c3-1 under the Act) despite the length of the initial term
of any Advance.

 

(d) The obligation of the
Broker/Dealer to repay the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances shall be evidenced by a promissory note of the Broker/Dealer
(the “Revolving Note”) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (with the blank spaces appropriately
completed), payable to the order of the Lender, for an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the Credit Line and bearing interest at rates
to be agreed upon by the Broker/Dealer and the Lender at the time of any Advance. The Revolving Note shall be dated, and shall be delivered
to the Lender, on the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Broker/Dealer. The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized
by the Broker/Dealer to, endorse on the schedule attached to the Revolving Note, or on a continuation of such schedule attached thereto
and made a part thereof, appropriate notations regarding each Advance evidenced by the Revolving Note as specifically provided therein;
provided, however, that the failure to make, or error in making, any such notation shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations
of the Broker/Dealer hereunder or under the Revolving Note.

 

     

     

    

 

(e)
Whenever the Broker/Dealer desires to utilize the Credit Line, it shall so notify the Lender by telephone or any agreed upon electronic
method specifying the amount of the Advance and the date on which each such Advance is to be made. Such notice will also be given and
confirmed in writing, to FINRA. Notice shall, at a minimum, identify (i) the date and amount of the proposed Advance, (ii) the aggregate
amount of outstanding Advances and (iii) if the Advance is to be used to repay, in whole or in part, outstanding Advances, the amount
and maturity of such Advance(s).

 

(f) The proceeds hereof shall
be dealt with in all respects as capital of the Broker/Dealer, shall be subject to the risks of its business, and the Broker/Dealer shall
have the right to deposit the proceeds hereof in an account or accounts in the Broker/Dealer’s name in any bank or trust company.

 

(g) This document contains
several provisions which are optional and may be included in this Agreement if the parties mutually agree to incorporate such provisions.
Each such provision is flagged by [OPTIONAL] appearing at the conclusion of its heading. The space to the left of each such provision
enables the parties to indicate, by entering the word “Included”, to incorporate the particular provision(s). Any provision
noted as [OPTIONAL] that has the word “Excluded” in the space to the left of such provision or lacks any appropriate
indication for inclusion, by default, will not be included in this Agreement. In addition, paragraph 23 of this Agreement (“Optional
Rider”), if incorporated by the parties, presents a vehicle for the parties to add their own provisions to this Agreement, subject
to the terms and conditions there stated.

 

	2.	SUBORDINATION OF OBLIGATIONS

 

The Lender irrevocably agrees
that the obligations of the Broker/Dealer under this Agreement with respect to the payment of principal and interest are and shall be
fully and irrevocably subordinate in right of payment and subject to the prior payment or provision for payment in full of all claims
of all other present and future creditors of the Broker/Dealer whose claims are not similarly subordinated (claims hereunder shall rank
pari passu with claims similarly subordinated) and to claims which are now or hereafter expressly stated in the instruments creating such
claims to be senior in right of payment to the claims of the class of this claim arising out of any matter occurring prior to the date
on which the Broker/Dealer’s obligation to make such payment matures consistent with the provisions hereof. In the event of the
appointment of a receiver or trustee of the Broker/Dealer or in the event of its insolvency, liquidation pursuant to the Securities Investor
Protection Act of 1970 (“SIPA”) or otherwise, its bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization
whether or not pursuant to bankruptcy laws, or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Broker/Dealer, the holder hereof
shall not be entitled to participate or share, ratably or otherwise, in the distribution of the assets of the Broker/Dealer until all
claims of all other present and future creditors of the Broker/Dealer, whose claims are senior hereto, have been fully satisfied, or adequate
provision has been made therefor.

 

	3.	SUSPENDED REPAYMENT

 

(a) The Broker/Dealer’s
obligation to pay the principal amount hereof on the Scheduled Maturity Date or any accelerated maturity date shall be suspended and the
obligation shall not mature for any period of time during which, after giving effect to such payment obligation (together with the payment
of any other obligation of the Broker/Dealer under any other subordination agreement payable at or prior to the payment hereof as well
as the return of any Secured Demand Note and the Collateral therefor held by the Broker/Dealer and returnable at or prior to the payment
hereof), any of the following circumstances apply at the time payment is to be made:

 

(i)        in
the event that the Broker/Dealer is not operating pursuant to the alternative net capital requirement provided for in paragraph
(a)(1)(ii) of Rule 15c3-1 (the “Rule”) under the Act, the aggregate indebtedness of the Broker/Dealer would
exceed 1200 percent of its net capital as those terms are defined in the Rule or any successor rule in effect, or such other percent
as may be made applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to its rules, or by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
 “SEC”), or

 

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(ii)       in the event that the Broker/Dealer is operating pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the Rule (the “Alternative Net Capital
Requirement”), the net capital of the Broker/Dealer would be less than 5 percent (or such other percent as may be made applicable
to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to its rules, or by the SEC) of aggregate debit items computed in accordance with Exhibit A to
Rule 15c3-3 under the Act or any successor rule in effect, or

 

(iii)      the
Broker/Dealer’s net capital, as defined in the Rule or any successor rule in effect, would be less than 120 percent (or such other
percent as may be made applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to its rules, or by the SEC) of the minimum dollar amount required
by the Rule as in effect at such time (or such other dollar amount as may be made applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant
to its rules, or by the SEC), or

 

(iv)      in
the event that the Broker/Dealer is subject to the provisions of Paragraph (a)(6)(v) or (c)(2)(x)(C) of the Rule, the net capital of
the Broker/Dealer would be less than the amount required to satisfy the 1000 percent test (or such other percent test as may be made
applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to its rules, or by the SEC) stated in such applicable paragraph, or

 

(v)       in
the event that the Broker/Dealer is registered under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”), the net capital of the
Broker/Dealer (as defined in and calculated in accordance with the CEA or the regulations thereunder) would be less than the percent
or amount specified in Section 1.17(h)(2)(viii) of the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”)
or any successor regulation in effect.

 

(the above criteria being
hereinafter referred to as the “Applicable Minimum Capital”).

 

(b) During any such period
of suspension the Broker/Dealer shall, as consistent with the protection of its customers, promptly reduce its business to a condition
whereby the principal amount hereof with accrued interest thereon could be paid (together with the payment of any other obligation of
the Broker/Dealer under any other subordination agreement payable at or prior to the payment hereof as well as the return of any Secured
Demand Note and the Collateral therefor held by the Broker/Dealer and returnable at or prior to the payment hereof) without the Broker/Dealer’s
net capital being below the Applicable Minimum Capital, at which time the Broker/Dealer shall repay the principal amount hereof plus accrued
interest thereon on not less than five days’ prior written notice to FINRA.

 

(c) The aggregate principal
amount outstanding pursuant to this Agreement shall mature on the first day at which under this paragraph 3 the Broker/Dealer has an obligation
to pay the principal amount hereof.

 

(d) If payment is made of
all or any part of the principal hereof on the Scheduled Maturity Date or any accelerated maturity date and if immediately after any such
payment the Broker/Dealer’s net capital is less than the Applicable Minimum Capital, the Lender agrees irrevocably (whether or not
such Lender had any knowledge or notice of such fact at the time of any such payment) to repay to the Broker/Dealer, its successors or
assigns, the sum so paid, to be held by the Broker/Dealer pursuant to the provisions hereof as if such payment had never been made; provided,
however, that any demand by the Broker/Dealer to recover such payment must be made in writing to the Lender, a copy of which must be provided
to FINRA, within 120 calendar days from the date of such payment.

 

(e) The Broker/Dealer shall
immediately notify FINRA of any suspension of its obligations to pay the principal amount hereof.

 

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	Included	4.	LIQUIDATION
                                            OF BROKER/DEALER IF SUSPENDED FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE [OPTIONAL]

 

If pursuant to the terms of
paragraph 3 hereof, the Broker/Dealer’s obligation to pay the principal amount hereof is suspended and does not mature, the Broker/Dealer
agrees (and the Lender recognizes) that if its obligation to pay the principal amount hereof is ever suspended for a period of six months
or more, it will promptly take whatever steps are necessary to effect a rapid and orderly complete liquidation of its business but the
right of the Lender to receive payment hereunder shall remain subordinate as herein above set forth.

 

	5.	PERMISSIVE PREPAYMENT WITHIN AND AFTER ONE YEAR

 

(a) With the prior written
approval of FINRA, any time prior to one year following the date of any Advance, the Broker/Dealer may, at its option, but not at the
option of the Lender, pay all or any portion of the principal amount hereof to the Lender prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date (such payment
being hereinafter referred to as “Prepayment”). However, no Prepayment prior to one year following the date of any
Advance shall be made if:

 

(i)       after
giving effect thereto (and to all other payments of principal of outstanding subordination agreements of the Broker/Dealer, including
the return of any Secured Demand Note and the Collateral therefor held by the Broker/Dealer, the maturity or accelerated maturity of which
are scheduled to occur within six months after the date such Prepayment is to occur pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, or on
or prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date for payment of the principal amount hereof disregarding this Paragraph, whichever date is earlier)
without reference to any projected profit or loss of the Broker/Dealer, either aggregate indebtedness of the Broker/Dealer would exceed
900 percent of its net capital or its net capital would be less than 200 percent of the minimum dollar amount required by the Rule or,
in the case of a Broker/Dealer operating pursuant to the Alternative Net Capital Requirement, its net capital would be less than 6 percent
of aggregate debit items computed in accordance with Exhibit A to Rule 15c3-3 under the Act, or, in the event that the Broker/Dealer is
subject to the provisions of Paragraph (a)(6)(v) or (c)(2)(x)(C) of the Rule, the net capital of the Broker/Dealer would be less than
the amount required to satisfy the 1000 percent test stated in such applicable paragraph, or, if an applicant for registration or registered
under the CEA, the Broker/Dealer’s net capital would be less than the percent or amount specified in Section 1.17(h)(2)(vii)(B)
of the regulations of the CFTC, or the Broker/Dealer’s net capital would be less than any such other percent or amount test as may
be made applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, the SEC or the CFTC at the time Prepayment is to be made; or

 

(ii)       pre-tax
losses of the Broker/Dealer during the latest three-month period equaled more than 15 percent of current excess net capital.

 

(b) With the prior written
approval of FINRA, at any time subsequent to one year following the date of any Advance, the Broker/Dealer may, at its option, but not
at the option of the Lender, make Prepayment(s). However, no Prepayment subsequent to one year following the date of any Advance shall
be made if, after giving effect thereto (and to all other payments of principal of outstanding subordination agreements of the Broker/Dealer,
including the return of any Secured Demand Note and the Collateral therefor held by the Broker/Dealer, the maturity or accelerated maturity
of which are scheduled to occur within six months after the date such Prepayment is to occur pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph,
or on or prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date for payment of the principal amount hereof disregarding this paragraph, whichever date is
earlier) without reference to any projected profit or loss of the Broker/Dealer, any of the following circumstances apply at the time
such Prepayment is to be made:

 

(i)        in
the event that the Broker/Dealer is not operating pursuant to the Alternative Net Capital Requirement, the aggregate indebtedness of
the Broker/Dealer would exceed 1000 percent of its net capital as those terms are defined in the Rule or any successor rule in
effect (or such other percent as may be made applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to its rules, or by the SEC), or

 

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(ii)       in
the event that the Broker/Dealer is operating pursuant to the Alternative Net Capital Requirement, the net capital of the Broker/Dealer
would be less than 5 percent (or such other percent as may be made applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to its rules, or
by the SEC) of aggregate debit items computed in accordance with Exhibit A to Rule 15c3-3 under the Act or any successor rule in effect,
or

 

(iii)      the
Broker/Dealer’s net capital, as defined in the Rule or any successor rule in effect, would be less than 120 percent (or such other
percent as may be made applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to its rules, or by the SEC) of the minimum dollar amount required
by the Rule as in effect at such time (or such other dollar amount as may be made applicable to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to
its rules, or by the SEC), or

 

(iv)      in
the event that the Broker/Dealer is subject to the provisions of paragraph (a)(6)(v) or (c)(2)(x)(C) of the Rule, the net capital of the
Broker/Dealer would be less than the amount required to satisfy the 1000 percent test (or such other percent test as may be made applicable
to the Broker/Dealer by FINRA, pursuant to its rules, or by the SEC) stated in such applicable paragraph, or

 

(v)       in
the event that the Broker/Dealer is registered under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”), the net capital of the
Broker/Dealer (as defined in and calculated in accordance with the CEA or the regulations thereunder) would be less than the percent or
amount specified in Section 1.17(h)(2)(vii)(A) of the regulations of the CFTC or any successor regulation in effect.

 

(c) If Prepayment is made
of all or any part of the principal hereof prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date and if immediately after such Prepayment the Broker/Dealer’s
net capital is less than the amount required to permit such Prepayment pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the Lender
agrees irrevocably (whether or not such Lender had any knowledge or notice of such fact at the time of such Prepayment) to repay the Broker/Dealer,
its successors or assigns, the sum so paid to be held by the Broker/Dealer pursuant to the provisions hereof as if such Prepayment had
never been made; provided, however, that any demand by the Broker/Dealer to recover such Prepayment must be made in writing to the Lender,
a copy of which must be provided to FINRA, within 120 calendar days from the date of such Prepayment.

 

	Excluded	6.	LENDER’S
                                            RIGHT TO ACCELERATE MATURITY [OPTIONAL]

 

Subject to the provisions
of paragraph 3 hereof, by written notice delivered to the Broker/Dealer at its principal office and to FINRA given no sooner than six
months from the date hereof, the Lender may accelerate payment to the last business day of a calendar month not less than six months after
the receipt of such notice by both the Broker/Dealer and FINRA, but the right of the Lender to receive payment of the principal amount
hereof and interest shall remain subordinate as hereinafter provided.

 

	Included	7.	ACCELERATED
                                            MATURITY UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF ACCELERATION [OPTIONAL]

 

(a) By prior written
notice to the Broker/Dealer at its principal office and to FINRA upon the occurrence of any Event of Acceleration (as herein after
defined), given no sooner than six months from the effective date of this Agreement, the Lender may accelerate the maturity of the
payment obligation of the Broker/Dealer under this Agreement, together with accrued interest or compensation thereon, to the last
business day of a calendar month which is not less than six months after notice of acceleration is received by the Broker/Dealer and
FINRA. The right of the Lender to receive payment, together with accrued interest or compensation thereon, shall remain subordinate
as herein above set forth.

 

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(b) If, upon the acceleration
of maturity resulting from the occurrence of an Event of Acceleration, the payment obligation of the Broker/Dealer is suspended pursuant
to paragraph 3 hereof, and liquidation of the Broker/Dealer has not commenced on or prior to such accelerated maturity date, then notwithstanding
paragraph 3 hereof, the payment obligation of the Broker/Dealer with respect to this Agreement shall mature on the day immediately following
such accelerated maturity date and in any such event the payment obligations of the Broker/Dealer with respect to all other subordination
agreements then outstanding shall also mature at the same time. The right of the Lender to receive payment, together with accrued interest
or compensation thereon, shall remain subordinate as herein above set forth.

 

(c) Events of Acceleration which may be
included in a subordination agreement are limited by paragraph (b)(10)(i) of Appendix D to the Rule and are limited to:

 

(i)        Failure
to pay interest or any installment of principal on a subordination agreement as scheduled;

 

(ii)       Failure
to pay when due other money obligations of a specified material amount;

 

(iii)      Discovery
that any material, specified representation or warranty of the broker or dealer which is included in the subordination agreement and
on which the subordination agreement was based or continued was inaccurate in a material respect at the time made;

 

(iv)      Any
specified and clearly measurable event which is included in the subordination agreement and which the lender and the broker or dealer
agree (1) is a significant indication that the financial position of the broker or dealer has changed materially and adversely from agreed
upon specified norms; or (2) could materially and adversely affect the ability of the broker or dealer to conduct its business as conducted
on the date the subordination agreement was made; or (3) is a significant change in the senior management of the broker or dealer or
in the general business conducted by the broker or dealer from that which obtained on the date the subordination agreement became effective;

 

(v)       Any
continued failure to perform agreed covenants included in the subordination agreement relating to the conduct of the business of the
broker or dealer or relating to the maintenance and reporting of its financial position.

 

(d) The Events of Acceleration
included in this Agreement are as follows: All events described in paragraphs 7(c)(i) through (v) above.

 

	Included	8.	ACCELERATED MATURITY UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT [OPTIONAL]

 

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions
of paragraph 3 hereof, if liquidation of the business of the Broker/Dealer has not already commenced, the payment obligation of the Broker/Dealer
under this Agreement shall mature, together with accrued interest or compensation thereon, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
(as herein after defined). The date on which such Event of Default occurs shall, if liquidation of the broker or dealer has not already
commenced, be the date on which the payment obligations of the Broker/Dealer with respect to all other subordination agreements then outstanding
shall mature but the right of the Lender to receive payment, together with accrued interest or compensation, shall remain subordinate
as herein above set forth.

 

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(b) Events of Default which
may be included in a subordination agreement are limited by paragraph (b)(10)(ii) of Appendix D to the Rule and are limited to:

 

(i)        The making of an application by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a decree adjudicating that customers of the
broker or dealer are in need of protection under the SIPA and the failure of the broker or dealer to obtain the dismissal of such application
within 30 days;

 

(ii)       The
aggregate indebtedness of the broker or dealer exceeding 1500 percent of its net capital or, in the case of a broker or dealer that has
elected to operate under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the Rule, its net capital computed in accordance therewith is less than 2 percent of
its aggregate debit items computed in accordance with Exhibit A to Rule 15c3-3 under the Act or, if registered as a futures commission
merchant, 4 percent of the funds required to be segregated pursuant to the CEA and the regulations thereunder (less the market value
of commodity options purchased by option customers on or subject to the rules of a contract market, each such deduction not to exceed
the amount of funds in the option customer’s account), if greater, throughout a period of 15 consecutive business days, commencing
on the day the broker or dealer first determines and notifies the Examining Authority for the broker or dealer, or the Examining Authority
or the Commission first determines and notifies the broker or dealer of such fact;

 

(iii)      The
Commission shall revoke the registration of the broker or dealer;

 

(iv)      The Examining Authority shall suspend (and not reinstate within 10 days) or revoke the broker’s or dealer’s status
as a member thereof;

 

(v)       Any
receivership, insolvency, liquidation pursuant to the SIPA or otherwise, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization
whether or not pursuant to bankruptcy laws, or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the broker or dealer.

 

(c) The Events of Default
included in this Agreement are as follows: All events described in paragraphs 8(c)(i) through (v) above.

 

	Included	9.	LIQUIDATION OF BROKER/DEALER UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT [OPTIONAL]

 

If liquidation of the business of the Broker/Dealer
has not already commenced, the rapid and orderly liquidation of the business of the Broker/Dealer shall then commence upon the happening
of an Event of Default (defined in paragraph 8 of this Agreement.)

 

	10.	ACCELERATION IN EVENT OF INSOLVENCY

 

Notwithstanding the provisions
of paragraph 3 hereof, the Broker/Dealer’s obligation to pay the unpaid principal amount hereof shall forthwith mature, together
with interest accrued thereon, in the event of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation pursuant to SIPA or otherwise, bankruptcy, assignment
for the benefit of creditors, reorganization whether or not pursuant to bankruptcy laws, or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities
of the Broker/Dealer; but payment of the same shall remain subordinate as herein above set forth.

 

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	11.	EFFECT OF DEFAULT

 

Default in any payment hereunder,
including the payment of interest, shall not accelerate the maturity hereof except as herein specifically provided, and the obligation
to make payment shall remain subordinate as herein above set forth.

 

	12.	NOTICE OF MATURITY OR ACCELERATED MATURITY

 

The Broker/Dealer shall, in
addition to any other notice required pursuant to this Agreement, immediately notify FINRA if:

 

(a) any acceleration of maturity
occurs pursuant to the this Agreement; or

 

(b) after giving effect to
all Payments of Payment Obligations (as such terms are defined in (a)(2)(iv) of Appendix D of the Rule) under subordination agreements
then outstanding that are then due or mature within the following six months without reference to any projected profit or loss of the
broker or dealer, the net capital of the Broker/Dealer would be less than the Applicable Minimum Capital (as that term and criteria is
defined in paragraph 3 of this Agreement).

 

	13.	NON-LIABILITY OF FINRA

 

The Lender irrevocably agrees
that the loan evidenced hereby is not being made in reliance upon the standing of the Broker/Dealer as a member of FINRA or upon FINRA’s
surveillance of the Broker/Dealer’s financial position or its compliance with the By-Laws, rules and practices of FINRA. The Lender
has made such investigation of the Broker/Dealer and its partners, officers, directors, stockholders and other principals, from sources
other than FINRA, as the Lender deems necessary and appropriate under the circumstances. The Lender is not relying upon FINRA to provide,
or cause to be provided, any information concerning or relating to the Broker/Dealer and agrees that FINRA has no responsibility to disclose,
or cause to be disclosed, to the Lender any information concerning or relating to the Broker/Dealer which it may have now, or at any future
time have. The Lender agrees that neither FINRA, nor any director, officer or employee of FINRA, shall be liable to the Lender with respect
to this agreement or the repayment of the loan evidenced hereby or of any interest or other compensation thereon.

 

	14.	CEA APPLICANT OR REGISTRANT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

 

If the Broker/Dealer is an
applicant for registration or registered under the CEA, the Broker/Dealer agrees, consistent with the requirements of Section 1.17(h)
of the regulations of the CFTC (17 CFR 1.17(h)) or any successor regulation, that:

 

(a) whenever prior written
notice by the Broker/Dealer to FINRA is required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the same prior written notice shall be
given by the Broker/Dealer to (i) the CFTC and/or (ii) the self-regulatory organization of which the Broker/Dealer is a member and which
is then designated by the CFTC as the Broker/Dealer’s designated self-regulatory organization (the “DSRO”);

 

(b) whenever prior written
consent, permission or approval of FINRA is required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Broker/Dealer shall also obtain
the prior written consent, permission or approval of the CFTC and/or of the DSRO; and

 

(c) whenever the Broker/Dealer
provides or receives written notice of acceleration of maturity pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Broker/Dealer shall
promptly give written notice thereof to the CFTC and/or to the DSRO.

 

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	15.	BROKER/DEALER AND LENDER

 

(a) The term “Broker/Dealer”
as used in this Agreement shall include the Broker/Dealer, its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The provisions
of this Agreement shall be binding upon such persons.

 

(b) The term “Lender”
as used in this Agreement shall include the Lender, its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon such persons.

 

	16.	EFFECT OF FINRA MEMBERSHIP TERMINATION

 

Upon termination of the Broker/Dealer
as a member of FINRA, the references herein to FINRA shall be deemed to refer to the then designated Examining Authority. The term “Examining
Authority” shall refer to the regulatory body having responsibility for inspecting or examining the Broker/Dealer for compliance
with financial responsibility requirements under Section 78iii(c) of SIPA and Section 17(d) of the Act.

 

	17.	EFFECTIVE DATE

 

This Agreement shall be effective
from the date on which it is approved by FINRA and executed by the parties and shall not be modified or amended without the prior written
approval of FINRA.

 

	18.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

This instrument, together
with any rider incorporated pursuant to paragraph 23 of this Agreement, embodies the entire agreement between the Broker/Dealer and the
Lender. No other evidence of such agreement has been or will be executed or effective without the prior written consent of FINRA.

 

	19.	CANCELLATION, TRANSFER, SALE AND ENCUMBERANCE

 

(a) This agreement shall not
be subject to cancellation by either party.

 

(b) This agreement may not
be terminated, rescinded or modified if the effect thereof would be inconsistent with the requirements of the Rule or Appendix D to the
Rule. Any and all amendments or modifications to this agreement require the prior written approval of FINRA.

 

(c) The rights and obligations
under this agreement may not be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of, and no lien, charge or other
encumbrance may be created or permitted to be created thereon without the prior written consent of FINRA.

 

	20.	NO RIGHT OF SET-OFF

 

 The Lender agrees that it is not taking and will not take or assert as security for the payment of the loan any security interest in or lien upon, whether created by contract, statute or otherwise, any property of the Broker/Dealer or any property in which the Broker/Dealer may have an interest, which is or at any time may be in the possession or subject to the control of the Lender. The Lender hereby waives, and further agrees that it will not seek to obtain payment of the loan in whole or in any part by exercising any right of set-off it may assert or possess whether created by contract, statute or otherwise. Any agreement between the Broker/Dealer and the Lender (whether in the nature of a general loan and collateral agreement, a security or pledge agreement or otherwise) shall be deemed amended hereby to the extent necessary so as not to be inconsistent with the provisions of this paragraph.

 

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	21.	ARBITRATION

 

Any controversy arising out
of or relating to this agreement shall be submitted to and settled by arbitration pursuant to the By-Laws and rules of FINRA. The Broker/Dealer
and the Lender shall be conclusively bound by such arbitration.

 

	22.	GOVERNING LAW

 

This Agreement shall be deemed
to have been made under, and shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Illinois in all respects.

 

	Included	23.	OPTIONAL RIDER [OPTIONAL]

 

By incorporating this provision,
the Broker/Dealer and Lender agree to include as part of this Agreement the terms and provisions contained in “Rider A” attached
to this Agreement. The parties hereto may, via the annexed rider, add any mutually agreed upon term that is acceptable to FINRA and is
not inconsistent with the Rule or Appendix D to the Rule. The parties, by incorporating this provision and the terms included in the incorporated
Rider A, represent to FINRA, for its reliance, that no provision of Rider A, singly or in combination with any or all of the provisions
of this Agreement, is inconsistent with any provision of Appendix D to the Rule or of any other applicable provision of the SEA, the rules
and regulations thereunder, or the rules of FINRA, nor do any such provisions impede the ability of the Broker/Dealer to comply therewith.

 

	24.	REPRESENTATIONS

 

The parties to this Agreement, by affixing their
signatures to this Agreement represent to FINRA, for its reliance, that:

 

(a) this Agreement is a legally valid and binding
obligation on the parties; and

 

(b) this Agreement, as executed below, conforms
in every respect to and with any draft hereof which may have been heretofore submitted to and approved by FINRA for actual execution.

 

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	25.	EXECUTION

 

IN WITNESS HEREOF the parties
hereto have set their hands and seals as of the date first set forth above.

 

	 	BROKER/DEALER:
	 	J.V.B.
    FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC
	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Douglas Listman
	 	Name:
    Douglas Listman
	 	Title:
    Chief Financial Officer
	 	 
	 	 
	 	LENDER:
	 	BYLINE
    BANK
	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Scott Mier
	 	Name:
    Scott Mier
	 	Title:
    Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Revolving
Note and Cash Subordination Agreement]

 

     

     

    

 

 

 

 

FINRA Form REV - 33R

EXHIBIT A

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING NOTE

 

	$25,000,000	December 21, 2021
	 	Chicago, Illinois

 

For value received, J.V.B.
Financial Group, LLC (“Broker/Dealer”) hereby promises to pay to the order of Byline Bank (“Lender”)
on December 21, 2023 (“Scheduled Maturity Date”), the principal sum of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all
Advances made by the Lender to the Broker/Dealer under the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Note and Cash Subordination
Agreement between the Broker/Dealer and the Lender, dated December 21, 2021 (the “Agreement”), as shown on the attached
schedule. Such sum shall not exceed Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000).

 

The Broker/Dealer also promises
to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance hereunder from the date of each such Advance until maturity (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the rate per annum agreed upon by the Broker/Dealer and the Lender at the
time of any Advance, said interest to be payable upon the maturity of the Advance.

 

This Revolving Note is subject
in all respects to the provisions of the Agreement, which are deemed to be incorporated herein and a copy of which may be examined at
the principal office of the Broker/Dealer.

 

All principal and interest
payable hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Principal and interest payments shall be in
money of the United States of America, lawful at such times for the satisfaction of public and private debts.

 

The Broker/Dealer promises
to pay costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees, if default is made in the payment of this Revolving Note.

 

The terms and provisions of
this Revolving Note shall be governed by the applicable laws of the State of Illinois.

 

This Amended and Restated
Revolving Note (the “Note”) is a substitute and replacement for, but not repayment of, that certain Revolving Note
dated October 28, 2020, in the original principal amount of $17,500,000 (the “Prior Note”), in favor of Byline Bank,
and does not and shall not be deemed to constitute a novation therefor. Such Prior Note shall be of no further force and effect upon execution
and delivery of this Note, provided, however, that the obligation to repay the principal, interest and other obligations evidenced by
the Prior Note shall continue in full force and effect but shall now be governed by the terms of this Note.

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF the parties
hereto have set their hands and seals as of the date first set forth above.

 

	 	BROKER/DEALER
	 	J.V.B. FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 
	 	 
	 	By:	                         
	 	Name:
	 	Title:

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Revolving
Note]

 

     

     

    

 

 

 

FINRA Form REV - 33R

SCHEDULE to EXHIBIT
A

 

SCHEDULE

 

Advances/Payments and Interest of Account Referred
to in the Revolving Note

 

 

 

Commitment Amount $25,000,000

 

	Date of

 Advance	Amount

 Advanced	Interest

 Rate	Date of Re-

Payment	Principal 

Amount Re-

Paid	Date of Interest

 Paid	Amount of 

Interest Paid	Outstanding 

Amount after 

Transaction	Signature
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

     

     

    

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED RIDER A TO

FINRA FORM REV-33R

REVOLVING NOTE AND CASH SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

 

This Amended and Restated
Rider (“Rider”) to the Amended and Restated Revolving Note and Cash Subordination Agreement (“Form 33R”,
and including this Rider, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”),
dated as of December 21, 2021, is by J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Broker/Dealer”),
and Byline Bank (the “Lender”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in Form 33R, but not otherwise defined
herein, shall have the meanings therein defined.

 

1.               Defined
Terms. 

 

For the purposes of this Loan
Agreement, the following capitalized words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“Additional Loan
and Investment Cap” has the meaning in Section 7(p)(vii).

 

“Affiliate”
of any Person means (a) any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person, and (b) with respect to Lender, any entity administered or managed by Lender, or an Affiliate or investment advisor thereof and
which is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans. A Person shall be deemed to be “controlled
by” any other Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person whether by contract, ownership of voting securities, membership interests or otherwise.

 

“Bank Product Agreements”
means those certain agreements entered into from time to time by the Broker/Dealer with the Lender or any Affiliate of the Lender concerning
Bank Products.

 

“Bank Product Obligations”
means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by the Broker/Dealer to the Lender
or any Affiliate of the Lender pursuant to or evidenced by Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money,
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.

 

“Bank Products”
means any service or facility extended to the Broker/Dealer by the Lender or any Affiliate of the Lender, including: (a) credit cards,
(b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) letters of credit, (f) ACH transactions, (g) cash management,
including controlled disbursement, accounts or services, or (h) Hedging Agreements.

 

“Bankruptcy Code”
means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.), as amended, reformed or modified from time to
time and any rules or regulations issued from time to time thereunder.

 

“BD Loan Agreement”
means that certain Loan Agreement dated October 28, 2020, among Lender, Broker/Dealer and each other Obligor who is party thereto, as
amended from time to time.

 

“Broker/Dealer”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Rider.

 

“BONY Credit Agreement”
means the Revolving Credit Facility, dated as of November 2, 2017, between Broker/Dealer and The Bank of New York Mellon, as amended from
time to time.

 

     

     

    

 

“Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks in London, England or Chicago, Illinois are required or permitted
to close.

 

“C&CO”
means C&CO/PrinceRidge Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Capital Lease”
means, as to any Person, a lease of any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible,
by such Person, as lessee, that is, or should be, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 13, as amended
from time to time, or, if such statement is not then in effect, such statement of GAAP as may be applicable, recorded as a “capital
lease” on the financial statements of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Capital Requirements”
means all rules and regulations relating to “net capital” as defined in 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or any successor rule or as otherwise
defined in the Loan Agreement.

 

“Capital Securities”
means, with respect to any Person, all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting)
of such Person’s capital, whether now outstanding or issued or acquired after the date hereof, including common shares, preferred
shares, membership interests in a limited liability company, limited or general partnership interests in a partnership or any other equivalent
of such ownership interest.

 

“Capitalized Lease
Obligations” means, as to any Person, all rental obligations of such Person, as lessee under a Capital Lease which are or will
be required to be capitalized on the books of such Person.

 

“Cash Equivalent
Investment” means, at any time, (a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government or any
agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than twelve (12) months from the date of acquisition (“Government
Obligations”); (b) dollar or foreign currency denominated certificates of deposit, time deposits, repurchase agreements, reverse
repurchase agreements, or bankers’ acceptances, having in each case a tenor of not more than twelve (12) months, issued by (i) any
U.S. commercial bank or any branch or agency of a non-U.S. bank licensed to conduct business in the U.S. having combined capital and surplus
of not less than $250,000,000; or (ii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating at the time of the acquisition thereof is at
least A-1 or the equivalent thereof from S&P or from Moody’s is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof from Moody’s (any
such bank being an “Approved Bank”); (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank
(or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by any issuer rated at least A 1 by S&P or
P 1 by Moody’s and in either case having a tenor of not more than six (6) months; (d) obligations of any state of the United States
or any political subdivision thereof for the payment of the principal and redemption price of and interest on which there shall have been
irrevocably deposited Government Obligations maturing as to principal and interest at times and in amounts sufficient to provide such
payment; (e) repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days with a bank or trust company (including Lender) or a
recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed
by the United States of America; (f) money market accounts subject to Rule 2a-7 of the Company Act (“Rule 2a-7”) which
consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents set forth in clauses (a) through (e) above and of which 95% shall at all times be comprised
of First Tier Securities (as defined in Rule 2a-7) and any remaining amount shall at all times be comprised of Second Tier Securities
(as defined in Rule 2a-7), and (g) shares of any so-called “money market fund”; provided that such fund is registered under
the Company Act, has net assets of at least $250,000,000 and has an investment portfolio with an average maturity of 365 days or less.

 

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“Change in Control”
means the occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following: (a) Holdings LP shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, free
and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of Broker/Dealer, (b) Holdings
LP shall cease to be the sole managing member or manager of Broker/Dealer; (c) Operating LLC and C&CO shall cease to own, directly
or indirectly, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of Holdings
LP; (d) C&CO shall cease to be the sole general partner of Holdings LP; (e) Operating LLC shall cease to own, directly or indirectly,
free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of C&CO; (f) Operating
LLC shall cease to be the sole managing member or manager of C&CO; (g) any Person, other than Parent, Lester R. Brafman or Cohen and
Cohen’s Affiliates and Cohen’s immediate family members, shall have become the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3
of the Securities Exchange Act) of, or shall have obtained voting control over, more than twenty percent (20%) of the Capital Securities
of Operating LLC; (h) the members of the Board of Directors of Parent at the beginning of any consecutive 24-calendar-month period (the
 “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason other than due to death to constitute at least a majority of the members
of the Board of Directors of Parent; provided that any director whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s stockholders,
was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Parent then still in office who were members
of the Board of Directors of Parent at the beginning of such 24-calendar-month period, shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; (i)
Cohen shall cease to be a member of the Board of Managers of Operating LLC and member of the Board of Directors of Parent; (j) any merger,
consolidation or other similar transaction involving the Obligors, where the Obligors are acquired by non-Affiliate Persons, shall occur;
or (k) Cohen Bros. Financial LLC, DGC Family Fintech Trust or EBC 2013 Family Trust shall cease to be beneficially owned controlled by
Cohen.

 

“Closing Date”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.

 

“Cohen”
means Daniel G. Cohen.

 

“Company Act”
means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

“Contingent Liability”
and “Contingent Liabilities” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person: (a) whereby such Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement,
contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to assure
a creditor against loss) the indebtedness, dividend, obligation or other liability of any other Person in any manner (other than by endorsement
of instruments in the course of collection), including without limitation, any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation which may be
issued or incurred at some future time; (b) whereby such Person guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the shares
or ownership interest of any other Person; (c) whereby such Person undertakes or agrees (whether contingently or otherwise): (i) to purchase,
repurchase, or otherwise acquire any indebtedness, obligation or liability of any other Person or any property or assets constituting
security therefor, or (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any indebtedness, obligation or liability of any
other Person (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise), or to maintain solvency, assets,
level of income, working capital or other financial condition of any other Person; (d) whereby such Person agrees to lease property or
to purchase securities, property or services from such other Person with the purpose or intent of assuring the owner of such indebtedness
or obligation of the ability of such other person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; (e) with respect to any letter of
credit issued for the account of such Person or as to which such Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings; (f) under any
Rate Contracts; (g) to make take-or-pay or similar payments if required regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to
an agreement; (h) for the obligations of another Person through any agreement to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation
or any Property constituting security therefor, to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation or to maintain the solvency,
financial condition or any balance sheet item or level of income of another Person; or (i) whereby such Person undertakes or agrees otherwise
to assure a creditor of another Person against loss. The amount of any Contingent Liability shall be equal to the amount of the obligation
so guaranteed or otherwise supported or, if not a fixed and determined amount, the maximum amount so guaranteed or supported.

 

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“Corporate Guarantor”
means each of Parent, Holdings LP and Operating LLC.

 

“Debt”
means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) all borrowed money of such Person (including principal, interest, fees and charges),
whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (b) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of
property or services; (c) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to the maximum face amount of all letters of credit (whether
or not drawn), bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations issued for the account of such Person, and all unpaid drawings in respect
of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations; (d) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property
owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by such Person (provided, however, if such Person has not assumed
or otherwise become liable in respect of such indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the fair market
value of the property subject to such Lien at the time of determination); (e) the aggregate amount of all Capitalized Lease Obligations
of such Person; (f) all Contingent Liabilities of such Person, whether or not reflected on its balance sheet; (g) all Hedging Obligations
of such Person, if any; (h) all Debt of any partnership of which such Person is a general partner; and (i) all monetary obligations of
such Person under (i) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (ii) an agreement for the use or possession
of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of
such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Debt shall not include trade payables and accrued expenses incurred by such Person in accordance with customary practices and in the Ordinary
Course of Business.

 

“Default”
means an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default.

 

“Default Interest
Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

“Employee Plan”
includes any pension, stock bonus, employee stock ownership plan, retirement, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, bonus
or other incentive plan, whether qualified or nonqualified, or any disability, medical, dental or other health plan, life insurance or
other death benefit plan, vacation benefit plan, severance plan or other employee benefit plan or arrangement, including, without limitation,
those pension, profit sharing and retirement plans of the Broker/Dealer described from time to time in the financial statements of the
Broker/Dealer and any pension plan, welfare plan, Defined Benefit Pension Plans (as defined in ERISA) or any multi-employer plan, maintained
or administered by the Broker/Dealer or to which the Broker/Dealer is a party or may have any liability or by which the Broker/Dealer
is bound.

 

“Environmental Laws”
mean all present or future federal, state or local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together
with all administrative or judicial orders, consent agreements, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and
agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case relating to any matter arising out of or relating to public health and safety,
or pollution or protection of the environment or workplace, including any of the foregoing relating to the presence, use, production,
generation, handling, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, discharge, emission, release, threatened release, control
or cleanup of any Hazardous Substance.

 

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“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

“Event of Default”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8. As used in this Rider, an Event of Default is not intended to be interpreted as an “Event
of Default” as provided under Section 8 of the Form 33R.

 

“Examining Authority”
means the self-regulatory body designated to be responsible for inspecting or examining the Broker/Dealer for compliance with financial
responsibility requirements under Section 9(c) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 and Section 17(d) of the Exchange Act.
For purposes of this Loan Agreement, “Examining Authority” includes FINRA in accordance with its responsibilities under any
applicable regulatory services agreement with any Governmental Authority.

 

“Excess Net Capital”
means the amount shown on the relevant date of determination, under the heading “Computation of Alternative Net Capital Requirement”
as shown on Broker/Dealer’s Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS) reports, or under such other line on Broker/Dealer’s
FOCUS reports pursuant to which Broker/Dealer reports its excess net capital.

 

“Exchange Act”
means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“FINRA”
means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

“FOCUS Reports”
means Financial and Operation Combined Uniform Single Reports filed by Broker/Dealer in accordance with Exchange Act rules and regulations.

 

“Form 33R”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Rider.

 

“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles
Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable
to the circumstances as of the date of determination, provided, however, that interim financial statements or reports shall be deemed
in compliance with GAAP despite the absence of footnotes and fiscal year-end adjustments as required by GAAP.

 

“Governmental Authority”
means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory
authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government, any self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over an applicable Person, and any corporation or other entity owned or
controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.

 

“Government Obligations”
has the meaning set forth in “Cash Equivalents” above.

 

“Guarantor”
means, collectively, any party to a Guaranty (other than Lender) and any other guarantor of all or any portion of the Obligations.

 

“Guaranty”
means each Guaranty Agreement made by a Corporate Guarantor in favor of Lender, and any other guaranty of any of the Obligations now or
hereafter executed and delivered by any Person to Lender.

 

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“Hazardous Substances”
means (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde
foam insulation, dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and mold; (b) any chemicals, materials, pollutant
or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances”, “hazardous waste”, “hazardous
materials”, “extremely hazardous substances”, “restricted hazardous waste”, “toxic substances”,
 “toxic pollutants”, “contaminants”, “pollutants” or words of similar import, under any applicable
Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance, the exposure to, or release of which is prohibited, limited or regulated
by, or for which any duty or standard of care is imposed pursuant to, any Environmental Law.

 

“Hedging Agreement”
means any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, cap agreement or collar agreement, and any other agreement or arrangement
designed to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

 

“Hedging Obligation”
means, with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person under any Hedging Agreement.

 

“Holdings LP”
means J.V.B. Financial Group Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Incumbent Directors”
is defined in “Change of Control” above.

 

“Indemnified Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 12(b).

 

“Intangible Assets”
means for any Person (a) goodwill, prepaid expenses relating to obligations or liabilities that are due more than twelve (12) months from
the date of calculation, deposits (other than deposits held on behalf, or for the benefit, of customers of such Person with dealers in
securities), (b) any amounts due from equity holders, Affiliates, officers or employees of such Person and (c) intellectual property,
calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Investments”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7(p).

 

“JKD Investment Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Third Party Debt.”

 

“Lender”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Rider.

 

“LIBOR”
means a rate of interest equal to the LIBOR rate for the one (1) month period quoted by the Lender from the Wall Street Journal index
(or such other authoritative source as selected by Lender in its sole discretion), which shall be the LIBOR rate for the one (1) month
period in effect two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of each interest period. The Lender’s determination of the LIBOR rate
is conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

“LIBOR Rate”
means a per annum rate of interest equal to LIBOR plus Six Percent (6.0%) as determined on the 1st day of each calendar month, provided
that in no event shall the LIBOR Rate be less than Seven Percent (7.0%).

 

“Lien”
means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge or deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other)
or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, but not limited
to, those created by, arising under or evidenced by any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor
under a Capital Lease, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, or the filing of any
financing statement naming the owner of the asset to which such lien relates as debtor, under the UCC or any comparable law), and any
contingent or other agreement to provide any of the foregoing, but not including the interest of a lessor under an operating lease which
is not a Capital Lease.

 

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“Loans”
means, collectively, all Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the Broker/Dealer under and pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

 

“Loan Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Rider.

 

“Loan Commitment”
means Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000).

 

“Loan Documents”
means this Loan Agreement, the Note, each Guaranty, and all other agreements, entered into by any Obligor with Lender or any Affiliate
of Lender, and all other documents, instruments and agreements delivered to Lender in connection therewith, in each case as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Material Adverse
Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties or condition
(financial or otherwise) of Obligors on a combined basis; (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Obligor to perform in any material
respect any of its obligations under any Loan Document; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability of any Loan Documents.

 

“Mead Park Notes”
is defined in the definition of “Third Party Debt.”

 

“Net Capital”
means “net capital,” as defined by the Rule and calculated in the manner set forth on the applicable FOCUS Report.

 

“Obligations”
means, collectively, all of Broker/Dealer’s liabilities, obligations, and indebtedness to Lender or any of its Affiliates of any
and every kind and nature, whether heretofore, now or hereafter owing, arising, due or payable and howsoever evidenced, created, incurred,
acquired, or owing, whether individually or collectively, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, primary or secondary,
fixed or otherwise (including obligations of performance), and whether arising or existing under any Loan Document or other written agreement,
oral agreement or operation of law, including all of Broker/Dealer’s other indebtedness and obligations to Lender or any of its
Affiliates under or in respect of any of this Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, Bank Product Obligations and any Rate Contract
among Broker/Dealer, Lender or an Affiliate of Lender, and including any reimbursement obligations, service charges, fees, expenses of
any kind, set-offs, charge-backs, adjustments, corrections, coding errors and any similar expense or liability of any kind relating to
or arising under any deposit account control agreement entered into in connection with this Loan Agreement or the Loans contemplated hereby
for the benefit of Lender.

 

“Obligor”
means the Broker/Dealer, accommodation endorser, guarantor, third party pledgor, or any other party liable with respect to the Obligations.

 

“Ordinary Course
of Business” means, in respect of any transaction or course of dealing involving any Obligor, the ordinary course of such Person’s
business, as conducted by any such Person in accordance with past practice and undertaken by such Person in good faith and not for purposes
of evading any covenant or restriction in any Loan Document.

 

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“Operating LLC”
means Cohen & Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Other Taxes”
means any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from
the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

“Permitted Liens”
shall mean the following: (i) Liens in favor of Lender, (ii) Liens for taxes, assessments, charges or other governmental levies not yet
due or as to which the period of grace (not to exceed sixty (60) days), if any, related thereto has not expired or which are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Broker/Dealer
in conformity with GAAP; (iii) statutory Liens such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, landlords’,
repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than forty-five
(45) days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that a reserve or other appropriate provision
shall have been made therefor and the aggregate amount of such Liens is less than $500,000; (iv) pledges or deposits in connection with
workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) and deposits
securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000;
(v) Liens on amounts deposited to secure Borrower’s obligations in connection with the making or entering into of bids, tenders,
or leases in the Ordinary Course of Business and not in connection with the borrowing of money; (vi) easements, rights of way, restrictions
and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any
case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business
of the applicable Person; (vii) Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business by virtue of any contractual, statutory or common law
provision relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies covering deposit or securities accounts (including
funds or other assets credited thereto) or other funds maintained with a depository institution or securities intermediary; (viii) any
zoning, building or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority; (ix) restrictions on transfers of securities
imposed by applicable Securities Laws; (x) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in a Default; provided that Broker/Dealer
shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review; (xi) any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or sublessor
under any lease, license or sublease entered into by Broker/Dealer in the Ordinary Course of Business and covering only the assets so
leased, licensed or subleased; (xii) assignments of insurance or condemnation proceeds provided to landlords (or their mortgagees) pursuant
to the terms of any lease and Liens or rights reserved in any lease for rent or for compliance with the terms of such lease; or (xiii)
those existing Liens set forth on Schedule 1.

 

“Parent”
means Cohen & Company Inc., a Maryland corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Permitted Third
Party Debt Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(ii).

 

“Person”
means any natural person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, joint venture, joint stock company, association,
unincorporated organization, government or agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity, whether acting in an individual,
fiduciary or other capacity.

 

“Qualified Lender”
means a “Qualified Lender” as defined in Rule 15c3-1d(a)(2)(v)(F)/01 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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“Rate Contracts”
means swap agreements (as such term is defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code) and any other agreements or arrangements designed
to provide protection against fluctuations in interest or currency exchange rates, including any agreement or arrangement which is a rate
swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option,
bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction,
currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option
with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies,
commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.

 

“Regulatory Change”
means the introduction of, or any change in any applicable law, treaty, rule, regulation or guideline or in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any Governmental Authority or any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority having jurisdiction over the Lender
or its lending office.

 

“Relevant Governmental
Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened
by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

 

“Requirement of Law”
means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), ordinance, treaty, rule, regulation, order, policy, other legal requirement or
determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property
or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

 

“Restricted Payment”
means (a) any dividend or other distribution by the Broker/Dealer (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any
of its Capital Securities, (b) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit,
on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such equity interest, or (c) any payment
of principal or interest or any purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition or defeasance with respect to any Debt of the Broker/Dealer
which is expressly subordinated to the payment of the obligations of the Broker/Dealer under the Loan Documents.

 

“Responsible Officer”
means, as to the applicable Person, its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, controller, chief investment officer or its
president, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility, or with respect to compliance with financial
covenants or delivery of financial information, the chief financial officer, controller or chief investment officer or its president,
or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility, and each other Person designated by any of the foregoing
or authorized to request the advance of the Loans including any Person Lender reasonably believes is so authorized.

 

“Revolving Loan Borrowing
Termination Date” means December 21, 2022.

 

“Revolving Loan Interest
Rate” means a floating rate of interest equal to the LIBOR Rate.

 

“Revolving Loan Maturity
Date” means December 21, 2023.

 

“Revolving Loan”
and “Revolving Loans” means, respectively, each direct advance and the aggregate of all such direct advances made by
the Lender to the Broker/Dealer under and pursuant to the Loan Agreement, as described in Form 33R and in Section 2.

 

“Revolving Note”
or “Note” means a revolving note in the form prepared by and acceptable to the Lender in the amount of the Loan Commitment
and maturing on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, executed by the Broker/Dealer and payable to the order of the Lender, together with
any and all renewal, extension, modification or replacement notes executed by the Broker/Dealer and delivered to the Lender and given
in substitution therefor.

 

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“Rider”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Rider.

 

“Rule”
has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of Form 33R.

 

“Rule 2a-7”
is defined in the definition of “Cash Equivalent Investment” above.

 

“SEC” means
the Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor organization discharging the regulatory functions of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

 

“Securities Laws”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, as amended,
any foreign equivalent of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards
and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing
may be amended and in effect on any applicable date hereunder.

 

“Senior Debt”
means as to any Person, all Debt of such Person that is not Subordinated Debt and that ranks pari passu in right of payment to
the Obligations, and that matures more than one year from the date of its creation (or is renewable or extendible, at the option of such
Person, to a date more than one year from such date), including without limitation the Loans.

 

“Sharing Agreement”
means a management agreement, service agreement or similar agreement or written arrangement arising from or relating to shared office
space, technology, trade services and other sharing of expenses by or among Broker/Dealer, Parent and any of its or their Affiliates,
together with all amendments thereto.

 

“Subordinated Debt”
means that portion of the Debt of the Broker/Dealer which is subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the
Lender (including, but not limited to, right and time of payment of principal and interest).

 

“Subsidiary”
or “Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association
or other business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard
to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited
liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest
thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination
thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company,
partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company,
partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control (or have the power to be or control) a managing
director, manager or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity. In the absence
of designation to the contrary, reference to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be a reference to Subsidiaries of Broker/Dealer.

 

“Tangible Net Worth”
means, at any time, the total of shareholder or member equity plus Subordinated Debt minus Intangible Assets.

 

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“Taxes”
means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including, without limitation, backup withholding),
assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.

 

“Third Party Debt”
means that certain Debt evidenced by the following (as amended from time to time): (i) Convertible Senior Secured Promissory Note, dated
March 10, 2017, issued by Operating LLC (formerly known as IFMI, LLC) to the DGC Family Fintech Trust in the aggregate principal amount
of $15,000,000, together with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2017, by and among Operating LLC (formerly
known as IFMI, LLC), the DGC Family Fintech Trust, a trust established by Daniel G. Cohen, and solely with respect to certain provisions
thereof, Parent (formerly known as Institutional Financial Markets, Inc.), and the related Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2017,
by and among Operating LLC (formerly known as IFMI, LLC), in favor of the DGC Family Fintech Trust; (ii) Senior Promissory Note, dated
January 31, 2020, issued by the Operating LLC to JKD Capital Partners I LTD in the aggregate principal amount of $2,250,000; (iii) Senior
Promissory Note, dated January 31, 2020, issued by the Operating LLC to RN Capital Solutions LLC in the aggregate principal amount of
$2,250,000; (iv) Junior Subordinated Note due 2037, dated June 25, 2007, issued by Parent (formerly known as Alesco Financial Inc.) in
the aggregate principal amount of $28,995,000; (v) Junior Subordinated Note due 2035, dated March 15, 2005, issued by Parent (formerly
known as Sunset Financial Resources, Inc.) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Property Trustee of Sunset Financial Statutory Trust I, in
the aggregate principal amount of $20,619,000; and (vi) Investment Agreement, dated October 3, 2016, by and between Operating LLC (formerly
known as IFMI, LLC) and JKD Capital Partners I LTD (pursuant to which, among other things, JKD Capital Partners I LTD agreed to invest
up to $12,000,000 into Operating LLC) (the “JKD Investment Agreement”).

 

“Unmatured Event
of Default” means any event which, if continued uncured, would, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both, constitute
an Event of Default.

 

“Voidable Transfer”
has the meaning set forth in Section 15.

 

2.                  
Loan Commitment; Interest.

 

(a)               
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in paragraph 1 of Form 33R, the Lender shall make revolving credit loans to the
Broker/Dealer from time to time between the effective date hereof and the Revolving Loan Borrowing Termination Date, and in such amounts
as the Broker/Dealer may from time to time request, provided, however, that the aggregate principal balance of all such advances outstanding
at any time shall not exceed the Loan Commitment. Revolving Loans made by the Lender may be repaid and, subject to the terms and conditions
of the Loan Agreement, borrowed again up to, but not including the Revolving Loan Borrowing Termination Date, subject to the applicable
provisions of this Loan Agreement. Each advance of a Revolving Loan hereunder shall have a maturity date of at least twelve months from
the date of each such advance, unless prepaid pursuant to the permissive prepayment provisions of this Loan Agreement, provided that no
maturity date of any advance of a Revolving Loan hereunder shall be later than the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

 

(b)               
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in paragraph 1 of Form 33R, the principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding
from time to time shall bear interest at a floating rate equal to the Revolving Loan Interest Rate. Subject to the subordination provisions
of this Loan Agreement, accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal balance of all Revolving Loans outstanding from time to time,
shall be due and payable monthly, in arrears, commencing on January 10, 2021, and continuing on the tenth (10th) day of each
calendar month thereafter, and on the maturity date of the applicable advance of a Revolving Loan or Revolving Loan Maturity Date, as
applicable. In the event of any repayment or prepayment of the Loan, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid
shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment. Subject to the subordination provisions of this Loan Agreement, in the event
that the Broker/Dealer fails to pay any amount of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under the Loan Documents when due,
such overdue amount shall bear interest at the “Default Interest Rate,” which shall mean the rate of interest equal
to the Revolving Loan Interest Rate plus four percent (4.0%), such interest to be payable on demand; provided, that in the
absence of acceleration, any increase in interest rates pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be made at the election of the Lender,
with written notice to the Broker/Dealer. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number
of days elapsed (including the day a Loan is made but excluding the date of repayment).

 

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(c)               
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in paragraph 1 of Form 33R, each Revolving Loan shall be made available to the
Broker/Dealer upon any written, verbal, electronic, telephonic or telecopy loan request which the Lender in good faith believes to emanate
from a properly authorized representative of the Broker/Dealer, whether or not that is in fact the case. Each such notice shall be effective
upon receipt by the Lender, shall be irrevocable, and shall specify the date, amount and type of borrowing. The amount of borrowing shall
be in an amount equal to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or a higher integral multiple of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), or
such lesser amount as would bring the total principal amount of Revolving Loans advanced hereunder to the Loan Commitment. A request for
a direct advance must be received by the Lender no later than 2:00 p.m. Chicago, Illinois time, on the day it is to be funded. The proceeds
of each direct advance shall be made available at the office of the Lender by credit to the account of the Broker/Dealer or by other means
requested by the Broker/Dealer and acceptable to the Lender. The Broker/Dealer does hereby irrevocably confirm, ratify and approve all
such advances by the Lender and does hereby indemnify the Lender against losses and expenses (including court costs, reasonable outside
attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees) and shall hold the Lender harmless with respect thereto, provided however, that Broker/Dealer
shall not have any obligations to indemnify the Lender for losses and expenses arising from Lender’s willful misconduct or gross
negligence.

 

(d)               
Broker/Dealer may reduce the amount of the Loan Commitment in a minimum amount of equal to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000)
or a higher integral multiple of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), or such lesser amount as would bring the Loan Commitment to
the total principal amount of Revolving Loans advanced hereunder, provided that any such reduction must be approved by the Examining Authority.

 

(e)               
If Lender determines in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive, absent manifest error) that: (i) by reason of circumstances
affecting the London Interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR; (ii) LIBOR does not accurately
reflect the cost to the Lender of the Loans; or (iii) a Regulatory Change shall, in the reasonable determination of the Lender, make it
unlawful or commercially unreasonable for the Lender to use LIBOR as the index for purposes of determining the LIBOR Rate, then LIBOR
or the LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted or replaced with an alternative or successor rate or index chosen by the Lender in its sole judgment,
as the adjustment to or replacement for LIBOR, including any adjustment to the replacement rate to reflect a different credit spread,
term or other mathematical adjustment deemed necessary by Lender in its sole judgment, giving due consideration to (a) any selection or
recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and (b)
any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for LIBOR for U.S. dollar-denominated
comparable loans at such time or adjustment to the LIBOR Rate and (c) the adjustment or replacement rate is being offered by Lender to
its other similarly situated borrowers. Lender will provide reasonable notice to Broker/Dealer of such adjustment or replacement rate
and the date on which it will become effective. Under no circumstances will the interest rate on amounts due under this Agreement be less
than the minimum LIBOR Rate or more than the maximum rate allowed by applicable law. In the event of a change in the interest rate pursuant
to this Section, the Broker/Dealer and Lender shall notify the Examining Authority in writing along with an amendment to the Loan Agreement
reflecting the new rate.

 

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3.                  
Taxes and Fees.

 

(a)               
The Broker/Dealer shall pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law or
reimburse the Lender therefor to the extent paid by the Lender.

 

(b)               
On the Closing Date, Broker/Dealer agrees to pay to Lender a commitment fee of One Percent (1.00%) of the Loan Commitment, and
a commitment fee of One Half Percent (0.50%) of the Loan Commitment on the anniversary of the Closing Date each year thereafter.

 

(c)               
The Broker/Dealer agrees to pay to the Lender a nonrefundable quarterly non-usage fee equal to the daily unborrowed portion of
the Loan Commitment (the “Non-Use Fee”). For purposes of the foregoing, the unborrowed portion of the Loan Commitment
for any given day will be an amount equal to the result of: (i) the amount of the Loan Commitment; minus (ii) the sum of the aggregate
principal amount of all Loans outstanding; in each case determined as of the end of such day. The Non-Use Fee shall be computed for the
actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a year of 360 days at a rate per annum equal to 0.50%. The accrued unpaid non-usage fee
shall be payable quarterly beginning on December 31, 2021, and on the last day of each March, June, September and December thereafter
prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, with any outstanding unpaid amount due upon the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

 

4.                  
Payments.

 

(a)               
All payments hereunder shall be made at the office of the Lender or at such other place as the Lender may specify from time
to time, in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds without setoff or counterclaim, failing which, unless the
payment obligation is suspended as provided in this Loan Agreement, the Lender shall be entitled to all of the rights and remedies of
an unpaid creditor with a matured indebtedness provided by applicable law, subject to Event of Default grace periods and subject to the
provisions for subordination set forth in this Loan Agreement. Fees and other amounts paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

 

(b)               
If any payment of interest or principal due hereunder, other than amounts unpaid after maturity, is not made within ten
(10) days after such payment is due in accordance with the terms hereof, then, in addition to the payment of the amount so due, Broker/Dealer
shall pay to Lender a “late charge” of five cents for each whole dollar so overdue to defray part of the cost of collection
and handling such late payment. Broker/Dealer agrees that the damages to be sustained by Lender for the detriment caused by any late payment
are extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain, and that the amount of five cents for each one dollar due is a reasonable estimate
of such damages, does not constitute interest, is not a penalty, and does not constitute a waiver of Lender’s rights with respect
to the default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this late charge shall not apply and no late charges shall be applicable to any amounts
which are subject to such late charge in the event the Obligations are accelerated in accordance with the Form 33R.

 

5.                  
Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Lender to enter this Loan Agreement,
the Broker/Dealer represents and warrants to the Lender as follows. The representations and warranties contained in this Loan Agreement
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the advance on the Loans, and after giving effect thereto,
as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in
which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

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(a)               
Organization; Powers. The Broker/Dealer: (i) is a limited liability company
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (ii) has all requisite corporate power,
and has all material governmental licenses, permits, authorizations, consents and approvals, necessary to own its assets and carry on
its business as now being and as proposed to be conducted; and (iii) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions
in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary; except, in each case referred to in clauses (ii)
and (iii), to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect

 

(b)               
Authorization; Enforceability. The Broker/Dealer has all necessary limited
liability company power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Loan Agreement; the execution,
delivery and performance by the Broker/Dealer of this Loan Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company
action (including, without limitation, any required approvals); each has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Broker/Dealer
and this Loan Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Broker/Dealer in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general
applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the application of general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(c)               
Approvals. No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations
with any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange (other than, with respect to Parent, public disclosure of the transactions
contemplated under this Loan Agreement as required by Securities Laws or the NYSE American) are necessary for the execution, delivery
or performance by the Broker/Dealer of this Loan Agreement, or for the legality, validity or enforceability hereof or thereof, except
for (a) the approval of the Examining Authority to classify this Loan Agreement as a satisfactory subordinated loan agreement under Appendix
D of the Rule (which is the only approval or consent of a Governmental Authority necessary to permit such classification, which approval
will have been obtained prior to the effectiveness of this Loan Agreement and the making of the Loan hereunder), (b) authorizations, approvals
or consents of any Governmental Authority which have been obtained or made prior to the making of the Loan hereunder and which are in
full force and effect on the date of such Loan, and (c) routine filings with the SEC or the Examining Authority that may be required to
be made from time to time after the date hereof.

 

(d)               
No Breach. None of the execution and delivery of this Loan Agreement, the consummation
of the transactions herein contemplated or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof will conflict with or result in a breach of,
or require any consent under, the certificate of formation or other organizational documents of the Broker/Dealer, or any applicable law
or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or Governmental Authority, or any agreement or instrument to which
the Broker/Dealer is a party or by which the Broker/Dealer or any of its respective properties is bound or to which the Broker/Dealer
is subject, or constitute a default under any such agreement or instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any mortgage, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind upon any property of the Broker/Dealer pursuant to the terms of any such
agreement or instrument.

 

(e)               
Equity Ownership. All issued and outstanding Capital Securities of the Broker/Dealer
are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and such
securities were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities. The ownership of
the Capital Securities of Broker/Dealer, Holdings LP, Operating LLC and Parent and types of Capital Securities are set forth on Schedule
5(e). As of the date hereof, other than as set forth on Schedule 5(e), there are no pre-emptive or other outstanding rights,
options, warrants, conversion rights or other similar agreements or understandings for the purchase or acquisition of any Capital Securities
of the Broker/Dealer or other Obligor.

 

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(f)                
Financial Statements/Exchange Act Filings. All financial statements, including
FOCUS Reports, submitted to the Lender have been prepared in accordance with sound accounting practices and GAAP on a basis, except as
otherwise noted therein, consistent with the previous fiscal year and present fairly the financial condition of the Broker/Dealer and
the results of the operations for the Broker/Dealer as of such date and for the periods indicated. Since the date of the last financial
statement submitted by the Broker/Dealer to the Lender, there has been no adverse change in the financial condition or in the assets or
liabilities of the Broker/Dealer having a Material Adverse Effect on the Broker/Dealer. The Broker/Dealer has no Contingent Liabilities
which are material to it other than as indicated on such financial statements or, with respect to future periods, on the financial statements
furnished pursuant to Section 7(g). The Broker/Dealer has timely filed complete and correct Exchange Act filings, including but
not limited to FOCUS Reports, in accordance with applicable Exchange Act rules and regulations.

 

(g)               
No Material Adverse Change. There has been no material adverse change in the
business, assets, prospects, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Broker/Dealer.

 

(h)              
Title to Property. The Broker/Dealer has good title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with
its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes. The Broker/Dealer
owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business,
and the use thereof by the Broker/Dealer does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(i)                
Other Subordinated Debt. As of the Closing Date, there is no Subordinated Debt
of the Broker/Dealer.

 

(j)                
Net Capital. The Broker/Dealer operates under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the Rule
for the computation of its Net Capital. 

 

(k)              
Liquidity. Set forth on Schedule 5(k) is the Broker/Dealer’s most
recent daily treasury report which specifies by institution the amount of cash, securities or other financial assets held by Broker/Dealer
at such institution.

 

(l)               
Taxes. The Broker/Dealer has filed or caused to be filed all Federal income
tax returns, or applicable extensions thereof, and all other material tax returns and information statements that are required to be filed
by the Broker/Dealer and has paid all taxes, or estimated taxes (in connection with any extensions filed) due pursuant to such returns
or pursuant to any assessment received by the Broker/Dealer, except for any such tax or assessment the payment of which is being contested
in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained. The charges, accruals and reserves on
the books of the Broker/Dealer in respect of taxes and other governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Broker/Dealer, adequate.
The Broker/Dealer has not given or been requested to give a waiver of the statute of limitations relating to the payment of any Federal,
state, local and foreign taxes or other impositions.

 

(m)            
Litigation and Contingent Liabilities. Except as specifically disclosed in
Schedule 5(m), there is no litigation, arbitration proceeding, demand, charge, claim, petition or governmental investigation or
proceeding pending, or to the best knowledge of the Broker/Dealer, threatened, against the Broker/Dealer, which, if adversely determined,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Other than any liability incident to such litigation or proceedings or
performance guaranties with respect to Broker/Dealer’s Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business, the Broker/Dealer has no
material guarantee obligations, Contingent Liabilities, liabilities for taxes, or any long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term
commitments, including any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of derivatives,
that are not fully reflected or fully reserved for in the most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7(g).

 

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(n)               
Event of Default. No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists
or would result from the incurrence by the Broker/Dealer of any of the Obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents,
and to its knowledge the Broker/Dealer is not in default (without regard to grace or cure periods) under any other contract or agreement
to which it is a party.

 

(o)              
ERISA Obligations. All Employee Plans of the Broker/Dealer meet the minimum
funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA and 412 of the Internal Revenue Code where applicable, and each such Employee Plan that is intended
to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is qualified. No withdrawal liability has been
incurred under any such Employee Plans and no “Reportable Event” or “Prohibited Transaction” (as such terms are
defined in ERISA), has occurred with respect to any such Employee Plans, unless approved by the appropriate governmental agencies. The
Broker/Dealer has promptly paid and discharged all obligations and liabilities arising under ERISA of a character which if unpaid or unperformed
might result in the imposition of a Lien against any of its properties or assets.

 

(p)              
Labor Relations. (i) There are no strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes
against the Broker/Dealer or, to Broker/Dealer’s knowledge, threatened, (ii) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the
Broker/Dealer have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law, and (iii) no unfair labor practice
complaint is pending against the Broker/Dealer or, to Broker/Dealer’s knowledge, threatened before any Governmental Authority.

 

(q)              
True and Complete Disclosure. The information reports, financial statements,
exhibits and schedules furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Broker/Dealer to the Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation
or delivery of the Loan Documents or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto when taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement
of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made not misleading. All written information furnished by the Broker/Dealer to the Lender in connection with the Loan Documents
and the transactions contemplated therein will be true, complete and accurate in every material respect, or (in the case of projections)
based on reasonable estimates, on the date as of which such information is stated or certified. There is no fact known to the Broker/Dealer
that could result in a Material Adverse Effect that has not been disclosed herein or in a report financial statement, exhibit, schedule,
disclosure letter or other writing furnished to the Lender.

 

6.                  
Conditions Precedent to Loans. The obligation of the Lender to make the Loan shall not
become effective until the date (the “Closing Date”) on which each of the following conditions is satisfied or waived
by the Lender:

 

(a)               
Loan Documents. The Lender (or its counsel) shall have received from the Broker/Dealer
(i) Form 33R and this Rider signed on behalf of the Broker/Dealer, (ii) the Revolving Note duly executed by Broker/Dealer in the form
attached to the Form 33R as Exhibit A, and (iii) such other Loan Documents as required by the Lender.

 

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(b)              
Organizational and Authorization Documents. The Lender (or its counsel) shall
have received from the Broker/Dealer copies of (i) the Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement (or equivalent formation and governing
documents) of Broker/Dealer and each Guarantor; (ii) resolutions of each of the Broker/Dealer and each Guarantor approving and authorizing
such Person’s execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is party and the transactions contemplated thereby;
(iii) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of each of the Broker/Dealer and each Guarantor, executing any of the Loan
Documents, each of which the Broker/Dealer hereby certifies to be true and complete, and in full force and effect without modification,
it being understood that the Lender may conclusively rely on each such document and certificate until formally advised by the Broker/Dealer
of any changes therein and (iv) good standing certificates in the state of formation of the Broker/Dealer and each Guarantor and in any
other state where each such Person is authorized to do business.

 

(c)               
Solvency Certificate. The Lender (or its counsel) shall have received from
the Broker/Dealer a Solvency Certificate executed by Broker/Dealer.

 

(d)               
Closing Certificate. The Lender (or its counsel) shall have received from the
Broker/Dealer a Closing Certificate executed by Broker/Dealer, including a compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit A.

 

(e)               
Examining Authority Approval. The Lender (or its counsel) shall have received
evidence that the Examining Authority has found the Loan Agreement acceptable as to form and content and deemed it to constitute a satisfactory
subordination agreement under Appendix D of the Rule.

 

(f)                
Sharing Agreements. The Lender (or its counsel) shall have received from the
Broker/Dealer copies of all Sharing Agreements currently in effect certified by an authorized officer of the Broker/Dealer, Parent or
its or their Affiliates. 

 

(g)               
Third Party Legal Opinion. Opinion of Broker/Dealer’s third-party counsel in a form acceptable
to Lender.

 

(h)              
Additional Documents. The Lender (or its counsel) shall have received from the Broker/Dealer such
other certificates, financial statements, schedules, resolutions, notes and other documents which are provided for hereunder or which
Lender shall require.

 

(i)                
Fees. The Lender (or its counsel) shall have received from the Broker/Dealer the fees payable under
Section 3.

 

(j)               
Accuracy of Representations; No Default. (a) The representations and warranties of the Broker/Dealer
made herein shall be true and complete on and as of the date of the making of the Loan with the same force and effect as if made on and
as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of an earlier date, as of such earlier
date), and (b) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(k)              
Compliance with Laws. The Broker/Dealer shall be in compliance in all material respects with all
laws and regulations applicable to it, including Capital Requirements, and all regulatory approvals necessary for any advance under this
Agreement shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect. 

 

(l)               
Financial Reports. Broker/Dealer shall have delivered its July, August and, if available, September
2021 Focus Reports, and Parent shall have filed its September 30, 2021 10-Q. 

 

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(m)             
BD Loan Agreement. The Broker/Dealer shall have repaid and terminated the BD Loan Agreement.

 

7.            Covenants.

 

(a)           Financial
Covenants.

 

(i)                
Tangible Net Worth. Broker/Dealer shall maintain at all times a Tangible Net Worth of
(A) at least Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000) from the day after the Closing Date through and including December 30, 2021, (B) Eighty
Five Million Dollars ($85,000,000) from December 31, 2021 through and including December 30, 2022, and (C) Ninety Million Dollars ($90,000,000)
from December 31, 2022 and thereafter.

 

(ii)              
Excess Net Capital. At all times Broker/Dealer shall maintain Excess Net Capital of at least Forty Million
Dollars ($40,000,000).

 

(iii)            
Maximum Leverage Ratio. At all times the outstanding Loans shall not exceed 0.25 times the Broker/Dealer’s
Tangible Net Worth. 

 

(b)           Repayment of Third Party Debt.

 

(i)                
Other than as provided in Section 7(b)(ii), Broker/Dealer covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall have
any Loan Commitment hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no express indemnification
claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, Broker/Dealer shall not, directly or indirectly, make or contribute to any principal
payments, in full or in part, under or with respect to the Third Party Debt.

 

(ii)              
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Parent and/or Operating LLC may at any time make repayments of or contribute
amounts with respect to the Third Party Debt (the “Permitted Third Party Debt Payments”), provided that (A) Broker/Dealer
or the applicable Obligor permitted to make such payment shall provide at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice to Lender
its intent to make such payment with all material details relating to the anticipated payment as reasonably requested by Lender; (B) if
the anticipated payment relates to the payment of any dividend by Broker/Dealer, on the date such payment is made, and immediately after
making such payment, the Loans outstanding under this Agreement shall not exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000); and (C) prior to making
any such payment, Broker/Dealer shall provide to Lender a fully and properly completed compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit
A, certified on behalf of Broker/Dealer by a Responsible Officer, reflecting Broker/Dealer’s compliance with the minimum Tangible
Net Worth covenant both before making such payment and after giving effect to such payment.

 

(iii)            
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7(b), upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, neither Parent nor Operating LLC shall make or contribute any principal payments under or with respect to the
Third Party Debt without Lender’s prior written consent.

 

(c)            Maintenance of Existence. The Broker/Dealer will do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.

 

(d)           Maintenance
of Licenses, Permits, Rights and Properties. The Broker/Dealer will do or cause to be done all
things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its licenses, permits, rights and properties necessary to conduct
its business, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.

 

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(e)            Maintenance
of Property, Insurance. Broker/Dealer shall maintain and preserve all of its Property which is
used or useful in its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and make all necessary repairs thereto
and renewals and replacements thereof except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result, in the aggregate, in
a Material Adverse Effect. Broker/Dealer further shall maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations
with respect to its properties and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses
similarly situated and in any event in amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to Lender. All property policies are to be
made payable to Lender in case of loss, under a standard noncontributory “lender” or “secured party” clause and
are to contain such other provisions as Lender may require to fully protect its interest and to any payments to be made under such policies.
Broker/Dealer shall make or cause to be made all necessary repairs or replacements of its property and equipment and any proceeds of
insurance shall, to the extent that such proceeds are paid to Lender, be paid by Lender to Broker/Dealer as reimbursement for the costs
of such repairs or replacements. All certificates of insurance are to be delivered to Lender and the policies are to be premium prepaid,
with the loss payable and additional insured endorsement in favor of Lender and such other Persons as Lender may designate from time
to time, and shall provide ten (10) days’ prior written notice before the effective date of cancellation if insurer cancels for
non-payment of premium or for not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Lender of the exercise of any right of cancellation
for any other reason. If Broker/Dealer fails to maintain such insurance, Lender may arrange for such insurance, but at Broker/Dealer’s
expense and without any responsibility on Lender’s part for obtaining the insurance, the solvency of the insurance companies, the
adequacy of the coverage, or the collection of claims. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender
shall have the sole right, in its name or in the name of Broker/Dealer, to file claims under any insurance policies, to receive, receipt
and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments,
reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of any claims under any such
insurance policies; provided that, unless otherwise applied toward the repayment of the Obligations, any amounts collected by Lender
in connection with such insurance policies shall, at any time that Lender shall not have elected to terminate the Loan Commitment and
declare the Loans due and payable hereunder, be remitted to the applicable Obligor.

 

(f)            Compliance
with Laws. The Broker/Dealer will (i) comply with all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its
property; and (ii) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority on it or its
activities or on its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any
such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which
adequate reserves are being maintained.

 

(g)           Financial
Statements and Other Information. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, Obligors and
their respective Subsidiaries shall keep proper books of record and account in which full and true entries will be made of all dealings
or transactions of or in relation to the business and affairs of Obligors and their respective Subsidiaries, in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied and Broker/Dealer shall cause to be furnished to Lender:

 

(i)                
Monthly. As soon as practicable after the end of each month and in any event not more
than 30 days thereafter, with respect to Broker/Dealer, a copy of the Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS) report
of Broker/Dealer.

 

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(ii)              
Quarterly. As soon as practicable after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, and in any event
by the earlier of the date filed with the SEC and FINRA or any other Governmental Authority or forty five (45) days after the end of each
such Fiscal Quarter (or within seventy five (75) days after the close of a Fiscal Year for the last Fiscal Quarter of such year):

 

(A)             
unaudited consolidated financial statements of Broker/Dealer and Parent for such quarter, including,
without limitation, statements of income and changes in equity for such period and year to date balance sheets as of the end of such period,
setting forth in each case, in comparative form, figures for the corresponding periods in the preceding Fiscal Year and as of a date one
year earlier, all in reasonable detail and certified as accurate by a Responsible Officer, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end
adjustments; and

 

(B)             
in the event that any of the foregoing statements indicate that any Obligor or its Subsidiaries
have varied in any material respect from any financial projections provided by such Obligor to Lender, if any, a statement of explanation
of such variations from the applicable Responsible Officer.

 

(iii)            
Annual. As soon as practicable after the end of each Fiscal Year of Broker/Dealer, and
in any event within the sooner of (i) when filed with the SEC, FINRA or any other Governmental Authority and (ii) sixty (60) days after
the end of each such Fiscal Year, annual audited financial statements of Broker/Dealer, and one hundred fifty (150) days after the end
of each such Fiscal Year, annual consolidated audited financial statements of Parent, in each case, including, without limitation, statements
of income, changes in equity and cash flow for such year, and balance sheets as of the end of such year, setting forth in each case, in
comparative form, corresponding figures for the period covered by the preceding annual review and as of the end of the preceding Fiscal
Year, all in reasonable detail and satisfactory in scope to Lender and examined by Grant Thornton LLP, or any other independent certified
public accountants of recognized standing and reputation selected by Broker/Dealer and reasonably satisfactory to Lender whose opinion
shall be unqualified. 

 

(iv)             
Compliance Certificate. Broker/Dealer shall deliver a compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit
A with each of the reports required under Section 7(g)(ii).

 

(v)               
Other Information. With reasonable promptness, such other business or financial data as Lender may reasonably
request.

 

No change with respect to such accounting principles
(other than to comply with changes in GAAP) shall be made by the Broker/Dealer without giving prior notification to the Lender. The Broker/Dealer
represents and warrants to the Lender that the financial statements delivered to the Lender at or prior to the execution and delivery
of this Loan Agreement and to be delivered at all times thereafter accurately reflect and will accurately reflect the financial condition
of the Broker/Dealer. The Lender shall have the right during business hours, upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice thereof
to the Broker/Dealer, to inspect the books and records of the Broker/Dealer and make extracts therefrom.

 

(h)           Audit
Reports. The Broker/Dealer shall (a) make available to the Lender copies of any audit reports performed
or required to be performed by the Examining Authority and (b) furnish to the Lender copies of any audit reports performed or required
to be performed by the Examining Authority which contains material adverse findings or otherwise results in liability.

 

(i)            Field
Audits. The Broker/Dealer shall permit the Lender to inspect the tangible assets and/or other business
operations of the Broker/Dealer, to perform appraisals of the equipment of the Broker/Dealer, and to inspect, audit, check and make copies
of, and extracts from, the books, records, computer data, journals, orders, receipts, correspondence and other data relating to accounts.
Such inspections or audits will be limited to no more than once per calendar year provided that no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, all such inspections or audits that the Lender conducts
during any calendar year shall be at the Lender’s sole expense.

 

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(j)            Depository Relationship. Broker/Dealer shall cause the primary banking depository
relationship of Broker/Dealer to continue to be maintained with the Lender within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date. For the avoidance
of doubt, this provision is not intended to, and shall not, require the Broker/Dealer to retain proceeds of the Loans for any period of
time in its depository accounts. No Obligor shall maintain any other deposit, investment, securities, custodial or other account of any
kind whatsoever with any bank, brokerage house or financial institution other than Lender, except for (i) those existing accounts set
forth on those listed on Schedule 7(j) (for a period of ninety (90) days after Closing Date), (ii) Obligors’ clearing brokerage
accounts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (iii) and custody and prime brokerage accounts with lenders providing Indebtedness
of the type permitted by Section 7(n). 

 

(k)           Notices
of Default and other Material Events. The Broker/Dealer will furnish notice to the Lender in writing
promptly after the Broker/Dealer knows or has reason to believe that (i) any Default has occurred, (ii) any proceeding by or before any
Governmental Authority, and of any material development in respect of such legal or other proceedings, affecting the Broker/Dealer, except
proceedings that if adversely determined, would not (either individually or in the aggregate) result in Material Adverse Effect or (iii)
any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each notice delivered
hereunder shall be accompanied by a statement of an executive officer of the Broker/Dealer setting forth the details of the event or
development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

(l)            Prohibition
of Fundamental Changes. Broker/Dealer and Holdings LP shall not (a) enter into any transaction
of merger or consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); (b)
acquire any business or property from, or Capital Securities of, or be a party to any acquisition of, any Person, except for Investments
permitted under this Loan Agreement, or (c) convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of
transactions, any material part of its business or property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for (i) sales of obsolete
or worn-out property or equipment no longer used or useful in its business so long as the amount thereof sold in any single fiscal year
by the Broker/Dealer shall not have a fair market value in excess of $250,000 and (ii) sales of securities and other property in the
Ordinary Course of Business.

 

(m)          Subsidiaries.
Except with respect to any non-recourse special purpose entity Subsidiary that is created by Broker/Dealer for the purpose of accumulating
financial assets for subsequent securitization and that is consolidated into the Broker/Dealer in accordance with GAAP, including those
entities set forth on Schedule 7(m) (“Consolidated Subsidiaries”), Broker/Dealer and Holdings LP shall not,
so long as Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations with respect
to which no express indemnification claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, directly or indirectly, form, acquire or
permit to exist any Subsidiaries without Lender’s prior written consent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
provided that any investments in Consolidated Subsidiaries shall be included in and governed by the Additional Loan and Investment Cap
under Section 7(p)(vii), and Broker/Dealer or Holdings LP shall give the Lender written notice of the creation of any Consolidated
Subsidiary no later than ten (10) days after formation together with copies of its governing documents and such other documentation as
Lender may reasonably request.

 

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(n)           Debt.
Broker/Dealer covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall have any Loan Commitment hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations
(other than contingent obligations with respect to which no express indemnification claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied,
Broker/Dealer shall not directly or indirectly incur, create, assume, become or be liable in any manner with respect to, or permit to
exist, any Debt, other than any of the following:

 

(i)                
the Obligations;

 

(ii)             
so long as no Event of Default exists or would occur as a result thereof, Debt to Pershing LLC
or other securities lenders under customary short-term repurchase agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; provided,
that Broker/Dealer provides an updated schedule setting forth all accounts relating to any short-term repurchase arrangements in existence
as of the date of such compliance certificate;

 

(iii)            
Debt (including any undrawn amounts available under any document representing such Debt) existing as of the Closing Date
as referred to in the financial statements referenced in Section 7(g) or set forth specifically in Schedule 7(n), and any
renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof in a principal amount not in excess of that outstanding as of the date of such renewal, refinancing
or extension and the terms of any such renewal, refinancing or extension are not materially less favorable to the obligor thereunder;

 

(iv)            
Debt of Broker/Dealer and its Subsidiaries incurred after the Closing Date consisting of Debt
or any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations with respect to which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of
the lessee in accordance with GAAP incurred to provide all or a portion of the purchase price or cost of construction of an asset; provided
that (i) such Debt when incurred shall not exceed the purchase price or cost of construction of such asset; (ii) no such Debt shall be
renewed, refinanced or extended for a principal amount in excess of the principal balance outstanding thereon at the time of such renewal,
refinancing or extension; and (iii) the total amount of all such Debt shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(v)             
unsecured intercompany Debt of Broker/Dealer payable to any other Obligors; provided, that, the
total amount of all such Debt shall not exceed the Additional Loan and Investment Cap (inclusive of amounts advanced as contemplated by
Sections 7(p)(vii));

 

(vi)           
unsecured Debt of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Broker/Dealer
in a transaction permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for all such Persons; provided, that any
such Debt was not created in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which such Person
became a Subsidiary of Broker/Dealer;

 

(vii)         
Contingent Liabilities in respect of Debt of Broker/Dealer to the extent such Debt is permitted
to exist or be incurred pursuant to this Section 7(n);

 

(viii)         
Bank Product Obligations;

 

(ix)            
All Rate Contracts and Hedging Obligations entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; and

 

(x)             
margin payable to clearing agents and brokers, the BONY Credit Agreement, nonrecourse warehouse
indebtedness, unsettled trade payables to clearing agents and brokers, trading securities sold and not yet purchased, and securities sold
under agreement to repurchase.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as
otherwise permitted by this Loan Agreement, Broker/Dealer shall not pay any obligations or indebtedness before the same is due. For the
avoidance of doubt, Schedule 7(n) may not be updated without Lender’s prior written consent.

 

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(o)               
Liens. Broker/Dealer covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall have
any Loan Commitment hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no express indemnification
claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, it shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien other than Permitted
Liens.

 

(p)               
Investments. Broker/Dealer covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall
have any Loan Commitment hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no express
indemnification claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, it shall not directly or indirectly, do any of the following:
(A) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, purchase or acquire, or make any commitment therefor, any capital stock, equity interest,
or any obligations or other securities of, or any interest in, any Person, including the establishment or creation of a Subsidiary (other
than Consolidated Subsidiaries subject to the limitations herein) or enter into any joint ventures, or (B) make or commit to make any
acquisitions, or any other acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or of any business or division of
any Person, including by way of merger, consolidation or other combination, or (C) make or commit to make any advance, loan, extension
of credit or capital contribution to, or any other investment in, any Person including any Affiliate of Broker/Dealer (the items described
in clauses (A), (B) and (C) are referred to as “Investments”), except for:

 

(i)                
Investments in cash and Cash Equivalent Investments;

 

(ii)              
Rate Contracts permitted by Section 7(n);

 

(iii)            
existing Debt set forth on Schedule 7(n) and any renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof in a principal amount
not in excess of that outstanding as of the date of such renewal, refinancing or extension and the terms of any such renewal, refinancing
or extension are not materially less favorable to the obligor thereunder;

 

(iv)             
receivables owing to Obligors or any of their Subsidiaries or any receivables, advances and payments to suppliers, in each
case if created, acquired or made in the Ordinary Course of Business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;

 

(v)              
loans and advances (excluding customary reimbursement expenses in the Ordinary Course of Business) to officers, directors
and employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed $600,000 at any time outstanding; provided that such loans and advances shall comply
with all applicable requirements of any applicable laws (including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended);

 

(vi)            
loans or investments (including debt obligations) in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $1,000,000
received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of,
and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the Ordinary Course of Business;

 

(vii)          
additional loan advances and/or investments of a nature not contemplated by the foregoing clauses hereof; provided,
that the sum of such loans, advances and/or investments contemplated by this Section 7(p) (including Investments in Consolidated
Subsidiaries), Section 7(n)(v) and Section 7(n)(vi), in the aggregate, shall not at any time exceed $10,000,000, and the
sum of any new or additional loans, advances and/or investments made from or after the Closing Date, in the aggregate, shall not exceed
$3,000,000 (the “Additional Loan and Investment Cap”);

 

(viii)        
without duplication, investments constituting Debt permitted under Section 7(n).

 

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(q)           Transactions
with Affiliates. Broker/Dealer covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall have any Loan
Commitment hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no express indemnification
claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, it shall not directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction with, or pay
any compensation or other amounts to, any Affiliate of Broker/Dealer or any Affiliate of any Subsidiary of Broker/Dealer, other than
(i) payments expressly permitted pursuant to Section 7(u), (ii) transactions on terms and conditions substantially as favorable
as would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than such Affiliate, (iii) as specifically
described on Schedule 7(q) and (iv) transactions permitted under this Section 7.

 

(r)           Restricted
Payments. Broker/Dealer covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall have any Loan Commitment
hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no express indemnification claim
has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, it shall not directly or indirectly, except as set forth in Schedule 7(r),
do any of the following: (i) declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations
or securities on account of any shares of any class of its Capital Securities, partnership interests, membership interests or other Capital
Securities (including warrants), or (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any of its partnership interests, membership
interests or other Capital Securities or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such Capital Securities or securities now or hereafter
outstanding; provided that with respect to payments made under either clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 7(r), Broker/Dealer
may make any such payment so long as no Event of Default exist before such payment or would occur after giving effect thereto.

 

(s)            Change in Structure. Broker/Dealer covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender
shall have any Loan Commitment hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no
express indemnification claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, no Obligor shall directly or indirectly, except as set
forth on Schedule 7(s), amend any of its governing documents or make any changes in its equity capital structure (including in
the terms of its outstanding Capital Securities), in each case as to (i) Broker/Dealer and/or Holdings LP without Lender’s prior
written consent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and (ii) each other Obligor to the extent such amendment
or change results in a material adverse effect on Lender’s rights or remedies under any Loan Document or the credit worthiness of
such Obligor as determined by Lender in its reasonable lending judgment.

 

(t)            Modifications of Certain Documents. The Broker/Dealer will not amend, modify or waive any of its
rights under its organizational documents, other than (i) immaterial amendments, modifications or waivers that could not reasonably be
expected to adversely affect the Lender and (ii) amendments or modifications that have been approved by the Lender prior to being made.
Broker/Dealer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Lender a copy of each amendment, modification or waiver of its organizational
documents promptly after the execution and delivery thereof.

 

(u)           Management
and Consulting Arrangements. Broker/Dealer covenants and agrees that, so long as Lender shall have
any Loan Commitment hereunder, or the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations with respect to which no express
indemnification claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, it shall not directly or indirectly, except as set forth on
Schedule 7(u), enter into any management, consulting or expense sharing arrangement with any Affiliate of Broker/Dealer, Holdings
LP or any Subsidiary Broker/Dealer or Holdings LP or any holder of Debt of Broker/Dealer and/or Holdings LP, or pay or accrue any management,
consulting or similar fees to any Affiliate of Broker/Dealer or Holdings LP, or any Affiliate of any Subsidiary of Broker/Dealer or Holdings
LLP; provided that upon the occurrence or during the continuance of an Event of Default, neither Broker/Dealer nor Holdings LP shall
make payments under any of the agreements set forth on Schedule 7(u).

 

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(v)            ERISA
Liabilities; Employee Plans. The Broker/Dealer shall (i) keep in full force and effect any and
all Employee Plans which are governed by ERISA, and not withdraw from any such Employee Plans, unless such withdrawal can be effected
or such Employee Plans can be terminated without liability that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect upon the
Broker/Dealer; (ii) make contributions to all of such Employee Plans in a timely manner and in a sufficient amount to comply with the
standards of ERISA; including the minimum funding standards of ERISA; (iii) comply with all material requirements of ERISA which relate
to such Employee Plans; (iv) notify the Lender immediately upon receipt by the Broker/Dealer of any notice concerning the imposition
of any withdrawal liability or of the institution of any proceeding or other action which may result in the termination of any such Employee
Plans or the appointment of a trustee to administer such Employee Plans; (v) promptly advise the Lender upon its becoming aware of the
occurrence of any “Reportable Event” or “Prohibited Transaction” (as such terms are defined in ERISA), with respect
to any such Employee Plans; and (vi) amend any Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to the extent necessary to keep the Employee Plan qualified, and to cause the Employee Plan to be administered
and operated in a manner that does not cause the Employee Plan to lose its qualified status.

 

(w)          Compliance
with Lender Regulatory Requirements; Increased Costs. If the Lender shall reasonably determine
that any Regulatory Change, or compliance by the Lender or any Person controlling the Lender with any request or directive (whether or
not having the force of law) of any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency has or would have the effect of reducing
the rate of return on the Lender’s or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of the Lender’s obligations
hereunder to a level below that which the Lender or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change or compliance
(taking into consideration the Lender’s or such controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount
deemed by the Lender or such controlling Person to be material or would otherwise reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable
by the Lender hereunder or under the Revolving Note with respect thereto, then from time to time, upon demand by the Lender (which demand
shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail),
the Broker/Dealer shall pay directly to the Lender or such controlling Person such additional amount as will compensate the Lender for
such increased cost or such reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is one hundred eighty days (180)
days prior to the date on which the Lender first made demand therefor; provided that such demand is consistent with demands made generally
in respect of the applicable facts and circumstances by Lender under other credit agreements containing a provision similar to this Section
7(w).

 

(x)           Inconsistent
Agreements. The Broker/Dealer shall not enter into any agreement containing any provision which
would be violated or breached by any borrowing by the Broker/Dealer hereunder or by the performance by the Broker/Dealer of any of its
Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

 

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8.            Events of Default. The Broker/Dealer, without notice or demand of any kind, shall be in
default under this Rider upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”). For clarification,
the “Events of Default” defined in this Section are separate and distinct from the “Events of Default” defined
in Section 8 of the Form 33-R and are included in this Rider as events which permit Lender to exercise its remedies under the terms of
Section 9 of this Rider. 

 

(a)            Nonpayment
of Obligations. Any (i) amount of principal and interest due and owing under this Loan Agreement
is not paid as scheduled herein, or (ii) any other of the Obligations in excess of $10,000, whether by its terms or as otherwise provided
herein, is not paid when due and is not cured within a period of ten (10) days after Broker/Dealer’s discovery of the non-payment
or written notice to Broker/Dealer.

 

(b)            Misrepresentation.
Any written warranty, representation, certificate or statement of any Obligor in this Loan Agreement shall be false in any material respect
when made, or if any financial data or any other information now or hereafter furnished to the Lender by or on behalf of any Obligor
shall prove to be false, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect when made; provided that, such warranty or representation must
be material in order to be deemed an Event of Acceleration under Section 8 of the Form 33R.

 

(c)            Nonperformance.

 

(i)       A
violation of the financial covenants under Section 7(a).

 

(ii) Any failure to perform
or default in the performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Loan Agreement relating to the conduct of the
business of the Broker/Dealer or the maintenance of reporting of its financial position, including, but not limited to, the reporting
of Broker/Dealer’s financial position to Lender as required under Section 7, which is not cured within a period of ten (10) days
after Broker/Dealer’s discovery of condition or written notice to Broker/Dealer.

 

(d)           Default
under Loan Documents. A default under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, all
of which covenants, conditions and agreements contained therein are hereby incorporated in this Loan Agreement by express reference,
shall be and constitute an Event of Default under this Loan Agreement and any other of the Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Broker/Dealer will be entitled to a fifteen (15) day cure period for a default under the other Loan Documents, provided that the cure
period shall not apply to an Event of Default under the remainder of this Section 8, a default under Section 8(b) of the Form
33R, a violation of the financial covenants under Section 7(a), or any payment default.

 

(e)            Default
under Other Debt. As to more than $500,000 in Debt of Broker/Dealer in the aggregate at any time
(i) Broker/Dealer shall fail to make any payment due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise)
on any such Debt and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument
relating to such Debt and a default is declared by the applicable lender; (ii) any other declared default under any agreement or instrument
relating to any such Debt, or any other event, shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in
such agreement or instrument if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity
of such Debt; or (iii) any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled
required payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof.

 

(f)             Other
Material Obligations. Any default in the payment when due, or in the performance or observance
of, any material obligation of, or condition agreed to by, any Obligor with respect to any material purchase or lease of goods or services
(after any applicable cure periods have elapsed) where such default, singly or in the aggregate with all other such defaults, might reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g)            Bankruptcy,
Insolvency. A proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement of debt, insolvency,
readjustment of debt or receivership law or statute is filed (i) against any Obligor and an adjudication or appointment is made or order
for relief is entered, or such proceeding remains undismissed for a period in excess of thirty (30) days after commencement of the action,
or (ii) by any Obligor; any Obligor makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; any Obligor voluntarily or involuntarily dissolves
or is dissolved, or terminates or is terminated; any Obligor takes any corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable,
action to authorize any of the foregoing; or any Obligor becomes insolvent or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due.

 

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(h)           Judgments.
A judgment or order (except for judgments which are not a Lien on personal Property and which are being contested by such Person in good
faith) shall be rendered against any Obligor and such judgment or order shall remain unsatisfied or undischarged and in effect, or is
not bonded pending appeal, for thirty (30) consecutive days without a stay of enforcement or execution, provided that this Section
8(h) shall not apply (i) to any judgment for which such Obligor is fully insured (except for normal deductibles in connection therewith)
and with respect to which the insurer has assumed the defense and is not defending under reservation of right and with respect to which
Lender reasonably believes the insurer will pay the full amount thereof (except for normal deductibles in connection therewith) or (ii)
to the extent that the aggregate amount of all such judgments and orders does not exceed $500,000.

 

(i)            Liens
by Government Agencies. A notice of Lien, levy or assessment is filed or recorded with respect
to all or a substantial part of the assets of any Obligor by the United States, or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof,
or by any state, county, municipality or other governmental agency, or any taxes or debts owing at any time or times hereafter to any
one or more of them become a Lien upon all or a substantial part of the Obligor’s Property, and (i) such Lien, levy or assessment
is not discharged or released or the enforcement thereof is not stayed within 30 days of the notice or attachment thereof, or (ii) if
the enforcement thereof is stayed, such stay shall cease to be in effect, provided that this Section 8(i) shall not apply to any
Permitted Liens.

 

(j)            Attachment,
Seizures, Levies. All or any part of the Broker/Dealer’s Property is attached, seized, subjected
to a writ or distress warrant, or is levied upon, or comes within the possession of any receiver, trustee, custodian or assignee for
the benefit of creditors and on or before the thirtieth (30th) day thereafter such assets are not returned to and/or such writ, distress
warrant or levy is not dismissed, stayed or lifted and if the amount of such Property, together with any other such Property that is
so attached, seized, subjected to writ or distress warrant or levied upon, exceeds $750,000 at any time.

 

(k)           Change
in Control. The occurrence of any Change in Control.

 

(l)            Membership
Status; Compliance. The membership of the Broker/Dealer on any commodity or securities exchange
or the status of the Broker/Dealer as a clearing member thereof, shall be terminated, revoked or suspended for any reason, or the registration
of the Broker/Dealer as a broker dealer with the SEC shall be suspended, revoked or terminated for any reason, or the Broker/Dealer shall
fail to comply with any Capital Requirements, or Broker/Dealer is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by the order of any court
or any administrative or regulatory agency from conducting all or any material part of its business affairs.

 

(m)          Material
Adverse Effect. A material adverse change shall occur (i) in the operations, business, properties
or condition (financial or otherwise) of Broker/Dealer or Holdings LP, or (ii) which materially impairs the ability of Broker/Dealer
or Holdings LP to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case as determined by
Lender in its reasonable discretion.

 

(n)           Guaranty.
Any Guarantor terminates, discontinues or revokes its Guaranty or attempts to do any of the foregoing or any Guarantor shall contest
the validity of its Guaranty.

 

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(o)              Subordinated
Debt. The subordination provisions of any Subordinated Debt shall for any reason be revoked or
invalid or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect. The Broker/Dealer shall contest in any manner, or any other holder thereof
shall contest in any judicial proceeding, the validity or enforceability of the Subordinated Debt or deny that it has any further liability
or obligation thereunder, or the Obligations shall for any reason not have the priority contemplated by the subordination provisions
of the Subordinated Debt.

 

(p)               
Related Debt. The occurrence of any material breach, default or event of default
under or with respect to the (i) BONY Credit Agreement, (ii) any Debt set forth on Schedule 7(n) or (iii) any Third Party Debt,
provided that a breach shall be deemed material in the event the creditor declares a breach, default or event of default against debtor
under such agreement(s) or in connection with such Debt.

 

(q)               
Suspension of Payment Obligations. Any condition or event shall have occurred
which would have the effect of suspending the repayment obligation of the Broker/Dealer for any advance of Revolving Loans made under
the Loan Agreement, whether or not any such advance has then been made to or is then due from the Broker/Dealer or there has been an actual
default in the payment of any principal or interest of any such advance at the scheduled maturity or due date thereof.

 

9.            Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender
shall have all rights, powers and remedies set forth in the Loan Documents, in any written agreement or instrument (other than this Agreement
or the Loan Documents) relating to any of the Obligations or as otherwise provided at law or in equity, subject to Section 3 of the Form
33R. Each of the Events of Default under Sections 8(a) through 8(c), Section 8(e), Sections 8(g) through 8(l),
and Sections 8(n) through 8(p) shall be and constitute an Event of Acceleration under Section 7 of the Form 33R. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lender may, at its option upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, upon written notice to the Broker/Dealer and the Exchange, (i) terminate its remaining Loan Commitment, (ii) upon the occurrence
of an Event of Acceleration, accelerate any and all of the Obligations in accordance with the terms of Section 7 of the 33R, and (iii)
exercise its rights and remedies under the Loan Agreement, subject in all events to the provisions of the Form 33R and Appendix D to the
Rule. The parties, by incorporating the terms of this Rider, agree that to the extent any provision of this Rider is inconsistent with
any provision of Appendix D to the Rule or of any other applicable provision of the SEC, the rules and regulations thereunder, or the
rules of FINRA, then the Form 33R and such provisions, rules and regulations shall control, and no provision of this Rider shall impede
the ability of the Broker/Dealer to comply with such provisions, rules and regulations or the terms of the Form 33R.

 

10.          Obligations
Absolute. None of the following shall affect the Obligations of the Broker/Dealer to the Lender under
this Loan Agreement.

 

(a)               
release by the Lender of any Guarantor or of any other party liable with respect to the Obligations; or

 

(b)               
release, extension, renewal, modification or substitution by the Lender of any Guaranty, or the compromise of the liability
of any Guarantor of the Obligations.

 

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11.          Notices.
Except as otherwise provided herein, Broker/Dealer waives all notices and demands in connection with the enforcement of Lender’s
rights hereunder. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, faxed or delivered
at the following address:

 

	If to the Broker/Dealer:	
    J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC

    Cira Center

    2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

    Attn: Joseph W. Pooler, Jr.

    Email: JPooler@cohenandcompany.com

    Fax: (215) 701-8279

     

	With a copy to:	
    Duane Morris LLP

    30 South 17th Street

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

    Attn: Darrick M. Mix

    Email: DMix@duanemorris.com

    Fax: (215) 405-2906

     

	If to Lender:	
    Byline Bank

    180 N. LaSalle Street, 18th Floor

    Chicago, Illinois 60601

    Attn: Scott A. Mier

    Fax: (773) 843-7832

    Email: smier@bylinebank.com

     

	With a copy to:	
    Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

    161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4200

    Chicago, Illinois 60601

    Attn: Erik L. Kantz, Esq.

    Fax: (312) 876-6211

    Email: erik.kantz@saul.com

 

or, as to each party, at such other address as
shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section
11. All such notices and other communications shall be effective, (i) if mailed, when received or three (3) days after deposited in
the mails, whichever occurs first, (ii) if faxed, when transmitted and confirmation received, or if emailed, upon transmission provided
that notice also is provided by another means hereunder (iii) if hand delivered, upon delivery, and if delivered by overnight courier,
upon the next Business Day after deposit.

 

12.          Expenses;
Indemnification.

 

(a)               
The Broker/Dealer agrees to pay or reimburse the Lender, within 30 days of demand, for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket
expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of outside legal counsel for the Lender) incurred by the Lender in connection with
the enforcement or protection of the Lender’s rights pursuant to this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Loan,
including those incurred with respect to a Default and any enforcement or collection proceedings resulting therefrom, including without
limitation, in (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, foreclosure, winding up or liquidation proceedings, (B) judicial or regulatory
proceedings and (C) workout, restructuring or other negotiations or proceedings, whether or not the workout, restructuring or transaction
contemplated thereby is consummated; provided, however, that any payment or reimbursement shall be subject to Section 3 of the 33R.

 

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(b)               
The Broker/Dealer hereby agrees to indemnify the Lender, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and its and their respective partners,
members, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (each an “Indemnified Party”) from, and hold each of them
harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by any of them arising out of, in connection with,
or as a result of, this Loan Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, the Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of
outside counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation or litigation or other proceedings; provided that such indemnity shall
not, as to any Indemnified Party, be available to the extent that such losses, liabilities, claims, damages, or expenses are determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of such Indemnified Party or a material breach of this Loan Agreement by such Indemnified Party. The Lender agrees to give the Broker/Dealer
notice of any such investigations, litigation or other proceedings, within a reasonable time after Lender’s actual discovery of
the same; provided that the Lender’s failure to provide such notice shall not affect the Broker/Dealer’s obligations hereunder.

 

(c)               
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Broker/Dealer shall not assert, and Broker/Dealer hereby waives,
any claim against each Indemnified Party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed
to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Loan Agreement, any other Loan Document or any
agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

13.          Assignments. Paragraph 19(c) of Form 33R is hereby replaced with the following as paragraphs 19(c)
and 19(d):

 

“(c)      The Broker/Dealer
may not transfer, sell, assign, pledge, or otherwise encumber or dispose of any of its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents
without the prior written consent of the Lender and the prior written consent of FINRA, and any attempted transfer, sale, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance or disposal shall be null and void. The Lender may transfer, sell, assign, pledge, or otherwise encumber or dispose
of the Loans or any portion thereof only with the prior written consent of the Broker/Dealer (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed
and not to be required during the continuance of an Event of Default or an Event of Acceleration) to a Qualified Lender, and only with
the prior written consent of FINRA.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, subject to the approval of the board of directors of the Lender (if deemed necessary or appropriate by
the Lender) and only with the prior written consent of FINRA, the Lender may, in its sole discretion and without the Broker/Dealer’s
consent, assign its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents and the Loan (before or after the closing) to Affiliates of the Lender
(but subject to customary documentation in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Broker/Dealer so long as such Affiliate is
a Qualified Lender). Upon the effectiveness of any such assignment, the Broker/Dealer shall look solely to the assignee in respect of
this Loan Agreement and Lender shall have no further obligations in respect of this Loan Agreement.

 

(e)       In
each case under subsections (c) and (d) above, the Qualified Lender shall deliver a signed disclosure statement together with a lender’s
attestation and certificate of incumbency in such forms as approved by FINRA.”

 

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14.          Reliance and Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made
by the Broker/Dealer herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this
Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document incorporated herein by reference shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lender
and shall survive the execution and delivery of any Loan Document and the making of the Loan, regardless of any investigation made by
any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect
representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal
of or any accrued interest on the Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under the Loan Documents is outstanding and unpaid and so
long as this Loan Agreement has not been terminated (whether by maturity or otherwise). The provisions of Section 3 and Sections
9 through 21 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, the repayment of the Loan, the permitted assignment of this Loan Agreement, and the termination of this Loan Agreement or any
provision hereof. The benefits of this Section 14 shall extend to any Person who is or has been a Lender under this Loan Agreement. 

 

15.          Revival
and Reinstatement of Obligations. If the incurrence or payment of the Obligations by any Obligor or
the transfer to the Lender of any property should for any reason subsequently be declared to be void or voidable under any state or federal
law relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences,
or other voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of property (collectively, a “Voidable Transfer”),
and if the Lender is required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so upon the reasonable
advice of its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that the Lender is required or elects to repay or
restore, and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the Lender, the Obligations shall automatically shall
be revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though such Voidable Transfer had never been made.

 

16.          No Fiduciary Duty. The Broker/Dealer agrees that in connection with all aspects of the
transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any communications in connection therewith, the Broker/Dealer
and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lender and its Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does
not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Lender or its Affiliates and no such duty will be deemed
to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications.

 

17.          Counterparts;
Integration. This Loan Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Loan Agreement by signing any such
counterpart. This Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject
matter hereof and thereof.

 

18.          Amendments.
Except as provided herein, no provision of this Loan Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (each a “modification”)
except by an instrument in writing signed by the Broker/Dealer and the Lender and approved in writing by the Examining Authority. This
Loan Agreement shall not be subject to cancellation by either the Lender or the Broker/Dealer, and no payment shall be made, nor this
Loan Agreement terminated, rescinded or modified by mutual consent or otherwise if the effect thereof would be inconsistent with the
requirements of 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 and 240.15c3-1d.

 

19.          Headings.
The captions in this Loan Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Loan
Agreement and shall not be considered in the interpretation of this Loan Agreement or any provision thereof.

 

20.          Release
of Claims Against Lender. In consideration of the Lender making the Loans, the Broker/Dealer and all other Obligors do each hereby
release and discharge the Lender of and from any and all claims, harm, injury, and damage of any and every kind, known or unknown, legal
or equitable, which any Obligor may have against the Lender from the date of their respective first contact with the Lender until the
date of this Agreement including, but not limited to, any claim arising from any reports (environmental reports, surveys, appraisals,
etc.) prepared by any parties hired or recommended by the Lender. The Broker/Dealer and all other Obligors confirm to Lender that they
have reviewed the effect of this release with competent legal counsel of their choice, or have been afforded the opportunity to do so,
prior to execution of this Agreement and the Loan Documents and do each acknowledge and agree that the Lender is relying upon this release
in extending the Loans to the Broker/Dealer.

 

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21.          Customer Identification - USA Patriot Act Notice. The Lender hereby notifies the Broker/Dealer that
pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”),
and the Lender’s policies and practices, the Lender is required to obtain, verify and record certain information and documentation
that identifies the Broker/Dealer, which information includes the name and address of the Broker/Dealer and such other information that
will allow the Lender to identify the Broker/Dealer in accordance with the Act.

 

22.          Amendment
and Restatement of Form 33R and Rider A. The 33R and this Rider amends and restates in its entirety the FINRA Form REV-33R Revolving
Note and Cash Subordination Agreement and Rider A to FINRA Form REV-33R Revolving Note and Cash Subordination Agreement, dated October
28, 2020, by and between the Broker/Dealer and the Lender.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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The Broker/Dealer and the
Lender agree that this Rider shall be deemed to be a part of this Loan Agreement.

 

	 	J.V.B. FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	       /s/ Douglas Listman
	 	Name:    Douglas Listman
	 	Title:      Chief Financial Officer
	 	 
	 	BYLINE BANK
	 	 
	 	By:	      /s/ Scott Mier
	 	Name:    Scott Mier
	 	Title:      Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Amended
and Restated Rider A to

Revolving Note and Cash Subordination Agreement]

 

     

     

    

 

Exhibit A

Form of Compliance Certificate

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

 

December 21, 2021

 

Byline Bank

180 N. LaSalle Street, 3rd Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60601

	Attention:	Scott A. Mier
	Electronic Mail:	smier@bylinebank.com
	Fax:	(773) 843-7832
	Confirmation:	(312) 396-4445

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned, J.V.B. FINANCIAL
GROUP, LLC (“Broker/Dealer”), pursuant to Section 7(g)(iv) of that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Note
and Cash Subordination Agreement and attached Amended and Restated Rider A each dated as of December 21,
2021 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), between Broker/Dealer and Byline
Bank (“Lender”), hereby delivers this Compliance Certificate. Terms used but not otherwise defined herein are used
herein as defined in the Loan Agreement.

 

Broker/Dealer hereby certifies
and warrants to Lender that the following is a true and complete computation for the Broker/Dealer of the following ratios and/or financial
restrictions contained in Section 7(a) of the Loan Agreement (each of the line items to be computed in accordance with the provisions
more particularly set forth in the Loan Agreement):

 

	
    Covenant

     
	Compliance Level	Actual
	
    Section 7(a)(i) 

     

    Tangible Net Worth

     
	
     

     

    $80,000,000 until 12/30/2021; $85,000,000 12/31/2021 – 12/30/2022;
    $90,000,000 12/31/2022 and thereafter

     
	
     

     

    $_____________________

	
    Section 7(a)(ii)

     

    Excess Net Capital

     
	
     

     

    Minimum $40,000,000
	
     

     

    $_____________________

	
    Section 7(a)(iii)

     

    Maximum Leverage Ratio

     
	
     

     

    Not to exceed 0.25 times the Broker/Dealer’s Tangible Net Worth

     
	
     

     

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Compliance Certificate, Pg. 1

 

     

     

    

 

Broker/Dealer further certifies to Lender that:

 

(a)               
Schedule 5(m) attached hereto sets forth the updated status of any litigation required to be disclosed under Section
5(m) of the Loan Agreement

 

(b)               
Schedule 7(j) attached hereto sets forth as of the date hereof all of Broker/Dealer’s deposit and remittance accounts, as well as any other deposit, operating, prime brokerage,
investment, custodial or accounts of any kind whatsoever currently maintained by Broker/Dealer, including, without limitation those
described in Section 7(j) of the Loan Agreement.

 

Such Obligor is in compliance
with Section 7(n) of the Loan Agreement and, without limiting the foregoing, has not incurred, created, assumed, become liable
in any manner with respect to, or permitted to exist, any Indebtedness except as permitted by such Sections 7(n) and 7(p)

 

No Default or Event of Default
has occurred or is continuing.

 

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Compliance Certificate, Pg. 2

 

     

     

    

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Obligor
has caused this Compliance Certificate to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer on the date first set forth above.

 

	 	J.V.B. FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC  
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
	 	Title:

 

Compliance Certificate, Pg. 3

 

     

     

    

    

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

 

to

 

RIDER A TO REVOLVING NOTE AND CASH SUBORDINATION
AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

BYLINE BANK

 

and

 

J.V.B. FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

 

dated as of

 

December 21, 2021

 

These disclosure schedules (these “Disclosure Schedules”)
are being delivered pursuant to Rider A (“Rider A”) to the Revolving Note and Cash Subordination Agreement (the “Loan
Agreement”), dated as of December 21, 2021, by and between Byline Bank (the “Lender”) and J.V.B. Financial
Group, LLC (the “Broker/Dealer”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings given
them in the Loan Agreement.

 

These Disclosure Schedules are arranged in sections corresponding to
the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in Rider A, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of these Disclosure
Schedules shall qualify other sections and subsections of Rider A. Disclosure of any information or document in these Disclosure Schedules
is not a statement or admission that it is material or required to be disclosed herein. The descriptive headings in these Disclosure Schedules
are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning, construction or interpretation
of, these Disclosure Schedules, Rider A or the Loan Agreement.

 

No disclosure in these Disclosure Schedules relating to any possible
breach or violation of any agreement, law or regulation shall be construed as an admission or indication that any such breach or violation
exists or has actually occurred, and no disclosure in these Disclosure Schedules constitutes an admission of any liability or obligation
of Broker/Dealer or Lender to any third party nor an admission against interests of Broker/Dealer or Lender to any third party.

 

     

     

    

  

Schedule 5(e) 

Equity Ownership

 

As of Closing Date, the ownership of the Capital Securities of Broker/Dealer,
Holdings LP, Operating LLC and Parent and types of Capital Securities are owned by the Persons and in the amounts set forth in this Schedule
5(e).

 

	Obligor	Type of Outstanding Equity Interests	Holders of such Equity Interests
	Broker/Dealer	Limited Partnership Interests	Holdings LP (100%)
	Holdings LP	Limited Partnership Interests	
    Operating LLC (99%)

    C&CO (1%)

	C&CO	Membership Interests	Operating LLC (100%)
	Operating LLC	Units of Membership Interests: 48,740,205 issued and outstanding as of the date of these Disclosure Schedules (of which, 6,871,030 are restricted units).	
    Parent: 13,311,494 units

    Daniel G. Cohen and controlled affiliates: 23,265,355 units

    The DGC Family Fintech Trust: 9,880,268 units

    Linda Koster: 72,088 units; Lester Brafman: 2,210,990 units.

	Parent	
    Common Stock: 1,697,443 shares issued and outstanding as of the date
    of these Disclosure Schedules

     

    Series E Voting Non-Convertible: Preferred Stock 4,983,557 shares issued
    and outstanding as of the date of these Disclosure Schedules

     

    Series F Voting Non-Convertible: Preferred Stock 22,429,541 shares
    issued and outstanding as of the date of these Disclosure Schedules

     

     
	
    Common Stock:

    ·    
    Daniel G. Cohen, directly or indirectly owns 182,757 of Parent’s outstanding shares of common stock.

    ·     
    Public shareholders (including certain of Parent’s officers and directors) own the remaining shares of the Company’s common
    stock.

     

    Series E Voting Non-Convertible Preferred Stock:

    ·     
    Daniel G. Cohen is the indirect owner of 4,983,557 shares of Series E Voting Non-Convertible Preferred Stock, representing 100% of
    the issued and outstanding Series E Voting Non-Convertible Preferred Stock.

     

    Series F Voting Non-Convertible Preferred Stock:

    ·     
    Of the 22,429,541 shares of the Series F Voting Non-Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, 12,549,273 shares are owned
    by Daniel G. Cohen directly, and 9,880,268 shares were owned by The DGC Family Fintech Trust, a trust established by Daniel G. Cohen.

  

Other Equity Interests of Obligors:

		1.	Convertible Senior Secured Promissory Note issued by Operating LLC to DGC Family Fintech Trust on March 10, 2017 in the aggregate
principal amount of $15,000,000, together with the related Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2017, by and among Operating
LLC (formerly known as IFMI, LLC), the DGC Family Fintech Trust, a trust established by Daniel G. Cohen, and solely with respect to certain
provisions thereof, Parent (formerly Institutional Financial Markets, Inc.), and the related Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2017,
by and among Operating LLC (formerly known as IFMI, LLC), in favor of the DGC Family Fintech Trust

		·	Maturity date 3/10/2022.

		·	Convertible at any time prior to maturity into units of membership interests
in Operating LLC at a conversion price of $1.45 per unit (or an aggregate of 10,344,827

units). Upon
redemption, the 10,344,827 units are convertible into, at Parent’s option, Parent common stock at a 10:1 ratio (or an aggregate
of 1,034,483 shares of Parent common stock) or cash.

  

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Schedule 5(e)

Equity Ownership 

Continued

 

		2.	Two members have awards for 6,871,030 restricted units of membership interests in the Operating LLC, that are outstanding as of the
date of these Disclosure Schedules.

		·	Awards were issued under Parent’s Second Amended and Restated 2010
Long-Term Incentive Plan and 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. 

		·	The restricted units of membership interests in the Operating LLC vest pursuant
to the criteria set forth in the applicable award agreement. 

 

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Schedule 5(k)

Liquidity

 

The Broker/Dealer’s most recent daily treasury report which specifies
by institution the amount of cash, securities or other financial assets held by Broker/Dealer at such institution.

  

J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC

Schedule 5(k)

Liquidity 

  

	Date	 	12/16/2021	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	In '000s	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Byline Bank	 	 	Pershing	 	 	Cantor	 	 	BoNY	 	 	Gestational Repo	 	 	Other	 	 	Total	 
	Assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Cash	 	 	249,828.6	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,702.0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	251,530.60	 
	Reverse Repo Balance	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	3,240,331.0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3,240,331.00	 
	Long	 	 	 	 	 	 	218,638.5	 	 	 	9,602.6	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	827.1	 	 	 	229,068.20	 
	Due from Broker	 	 	 	 	 	 	45,469.6	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	45,469.60	 
	Other	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	258.0	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	8,517.4	 	 	 	8,775.40	 
	Total Assets	 	 	249,828.60	 	 	 	264,108.10	 	 	 	9,602.60	 	 	 	1,960.00	 	 	 	3,240,331.00	 	 	 	9,344.50	 	 	 	3,775,174.80	 
	Liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Repo	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	(3,236,443.1	)	 	 	 	 	 	 	(3,236,443.1	)
	Short	 	 	 	 	 	 	(56,241.8	)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(56,241.8	)
	Due to Broker	 	 	 	 	 	 	(134,133.9	)	 	 	(2,706.6	)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(136,840.5	)
	Other	 	 	 	 	 	 	-	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(68.4	)	 	 	(217,677.1	)	 	 	(21,155.7	)	 	 	(238,901.2	)
	Total Liabilities	 	 	-	 	 	 	(190,375.7	)	 	 	(2,706.6	)	 	 	(68.4	)	 	 	(3,454,120.2	)	 	 	(21,155.7	)	 	 	(3,668,426.6	)
	Equity	 	 	249,828.6	 	 	 	73,732.4	 	 	 	6,896.0	 	 	 	1,891.6	 	 	 	(213,789.2	)	 	 	(11,811.2	)	 	 	106,748.2	 

  

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Schedule 5(m)

Litigation & Contingent Liabilities

 

From Legal & Regulatory Proceeding Section in latest 10-Q filing:

 

On October 8, 2021, Cohen & Company, Ltd., an Ohio limited liability
company, as plaintiff, filed a complaint with the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, under the caption Cohen
 & Company, Ltd. v. Cohen & Company Inc., alleging that Cohen & Company, Inc., as defendant, has been using the “Cohen
 & Company” trademark and business name, which allegedly infringes and unfairly competes with the plaintiff’s registered
trademarks “Cohen & Company” and “Cohen & Co,” in violation of applicable federal and state trademark
laws and regulations. Pursuant to the complaint, the plaintiff has demanded that the defendant be permanently enjoined from using the
 “Cohen & Company” trademark and business name in connection with its business, pay to the plaintiff statutory damages,
attorneys’ fees and costs and other damages, and pay over to plaintiff all gains, profits and advantages realized by the defendant
from its allegedly unlawful acts and omissions. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company has not been served
and therefore has not submitted its response to the complaint described above but, if served, intends to vigorously defend itself against
the allegations set forth therein.

 

The Company’s U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary, JVB was a party
to litigation commenced on August 7, 2019, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York under the caption VA Management, LP v. Odeon
Capital Group LLC; Janney Montgomery Scott LLC; C&Co/PrinceRidge LLC; and JVB Financial Group LLC. The plaintiff, VA
Management, LP (f/k/a Visium Asset Management, LP) (“Visium”), alleged that the defendants, as third party broker-dealers,
aided and abetted Visium’s portfolio managers’ breaches of their fiduciary duties by assisting in carrying out a fraudulent
 “mismarking scheme.” Visium was seeking in excess of $1 billion in damages from the defendants including disgorgement of the
compensation paid to Visium’s portfolio managers, restitution of and damages for the investigative and legal fees, administrative
wind down costs, and regulatory penalties paid by Visium as a result of the “mismarking scheme,” direct and consequential
damages for the destruction of Visium’s business, including lost profits and lost enterprise value, and attorneys’ fees and
costs. JVB and the other defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in lieu of an answer on October 16, 2019. On April 29, 2020,
the Court issued a ruling denying the motions to dismiss filed by each of the defendants. On May 20, 2020, JVB filed a Notice of Appeal
with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Department. The other defendants also appealed. On July 13, 2020, JVB and the
other defendants filed a joint appellate brief. On August 12, 2020, plaintiff filed its opposition brief. On August 21, 2020, JVB and
the other defendants filed a joint reply brief. On December 10, 2020, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Department reversed
the Court’s decision and granted the defendants motion to dismiss. On January 11, 2021, Visium filed with the Court of Appeals of
New York State a Motion for Leave to Appeal the decision of the Appellate Division. On January 22, 2021, the defendants filed a joint
Opposition to Motion for Leave to Appeal. On May 4, 2021, the Court of Appeals denied the Motion for Leave to Appeal.

 

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Schedule 7(j)

Deposit Relationship

 

	Account Name	 	Account Number	 	 	Bank
	Alesco Financial Trust	 	 	367564390	 	 	TD Bank NA
	Cohen & Company Financial Management LLC	 	 	466313574	 	 	TD Bank NA
	J.V.B. Financial Group, GCF Repo Clearing	 	 	GLA/111-569-JVA	 	 	Bank of New York Mellon
	J.V.B. Financial Group	 	 	39L890314		 	Pershing, LLC
	J.V.B. Financial Group	 	 	32500128	 	 	Cantor Fitzgerald
	Cohen FSA Checking	 	 	6236560533	 	 	Byline Bank
	JVB Repo Checking	 	 	6298203568	 	 	Byline Bank
	Dekania Capital Mgmt Operating Checking	 	 	6298229540	 	 	Byline Bank
	JVB Operating Checking	 	 	6476957247	 	 	Byline Bank
	Cohen Co. Operating Checking	 	 	6508655861	 	 	Byline Bank
	Cohen Co. Concentration - Operating Checking	 	 	6549379466	 	 	Byline Bank
	JVB Cash Collateral Checking	 	 	6554138311	 	 	Byline Bank
	Cohen Co. Payroll Checking	 	 	6587970001	 	 	Byline Bank

 

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Schedule 7(m)

Subsidiaries

  

	Broker/Dealer: 	None.

	Holdings LP: 	Broker/Dealer and COOF Asset Acquisition, LLC

  

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Schedule 7(n)

Debt

 

The Loan Agreement and Rider A.

  

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Schedule 7(q)

Transactions with Affiliates

 

		1.	Paymaster Agreement, dated 10/17/14, between Operating LLC and Broker/Dealer.

		2.	Fifth Amended and Restated Expense Sharing Agreement, with Addendums, among Broker/Dealer, Holdings LP and Operating LLC dated 10/15/14,
1/1/17, 1/1/18, 1/1/19, 10/1/20, 4/1/21 and 7/1/21.

		3.	Line of Credit Agreement, dated 5/1/15, between Broker/Dealer and Operating LLC.

		4.	$3.0 Million Promissory Note between Broker/Dealer and Dekania Capital Management, LLC dated 8/15/18.

		5.	$3.5 Million Promissory Note between Broker/Dealer and Cohen & Company, LLC dated 3/15/19.

		6.	Permitted distributions under Section 6.9 of the Loan Agreement.

		7.	Leased office space from Zucker and Moore, LLC. Zucker and Moore, LLC is partially owned by the vice chairman of the board of Cohen
 & Company Inc.

  

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Schedule 7(r) 

Restricted Payments

 

None.

  

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Schedule 7(s)

Change in Structure

 

Parent:

 

		1.	On August 3, 2007, Parent’s Board of Directors authorized Parent to repurchase up to $50,000,000 of its common
stock from time to time in open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase plan was publicly announced on August 7,
2007.  

		2.	Parent’s 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan: 195,924 shares of its common stock available to be issued under this plan.

		3.	Conversion of 35,428,711 units of membership interests in Operating LLC not held by Parent (4,660,040 of which are held by Daniel
G. Cohen and 2,210,990 of which are held by Lester Brafman and have not yet vested):

		·	Upon redemption, the 35,428,711 units are convertible into, at Parent’s
option, Parent common stock at a 10:1 ratio (or an aggregate of 3,542,871 shares of Parent common stock) or cash.

		4.	Parent may from time to time in one or more offerings offer and sell preferred stock (either separately or represented by depositary
shares), common stock (including, if applicable, any associated preferred stock purchase rights), subscription rights, and warrants, as
well as units that include any of these securities pursuant to its “shelf” Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-249641).
Such preferred stock, subscription rights, warrants, and units may be convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common or preferred
stock of Parent.

 

Operating LLC:

 

Convertible Senior Secured Promissory Note issued by Operating LLC
to DGC Family Fintech Trust on March 10, 2017 in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000, together with the related Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2017, by and among Operating LLC (formerly known as IFMI, LLC), the DGC Family Fintech Trust, a trust
established by Daniel G. Cohen, and solely with respect to certain provisions thereof, Parent (formerly Institutional Financial Markets,
Inc.), and the related Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2017, by and among Operating LLC (formerly known as IFMI, LLC), in favor
of the DGC Family Fintech Trust

		·	Maturity date 3/10/2022.

		·	Convertible at any time prior to maturity into units of membership interests
in Operating LLC at a conversion price of $1.45 per unit (or an aggregate of 10,344,827 units). Upon redemption, the 10,344,827 units
are convertible into, at Parent’s option, Parent common stock at a 10:1 ratio (or an aggregate of 1,034,483 shares of Parent common
stock) or cash.

  

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Schedule 7(u)

Management and Consulting Arrangements

 

		1.	Paymaster
Agreement, dated 10/17/14, between Operating LLC and Broker/Dealer.

		2.	Fifth Amended and Restated Expense Sharing Agreement, with Addendums, among Broker/Dealer, Holdings
LP and Operating LLC dated 10/15/14, 1/1/17, 1/1/18, 1/1/19, 10/1/20, 4/1/21 and 7/1/21.

  

    12EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

Execution Version 
 AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of December 22, 2021, between
SeaChange International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Inc., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), to the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of March 4, 2019, between the Company and the
Rights Agent (as amended, the “Rights Agreement”); all capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Rights Agreement. 

WHEREAS, the Company proposes to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Triller Hold Co LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (as
amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company
has determined that the Merger Agreement and the terms and conditions set forth therein and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), are advisable and are fair to and in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; 
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined, in connection with
its consideration of the Merger Agreement, that it is desirable to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth herein; 
 WHEREAS, subject to
certain limited exceptions, Section 27 of the Rights Agreement provides that the Company may, if deemed necessary and desirable, and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend any provision of the Rights Agreement in
any respect without the approval of the holders of the Rights; 
 WHEREAS, this Amendment is permitted by and is made in compliance with the
terms of Section 27 of the Rights Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Board of
Directors has approved and the Company hereby directs that the Rights Agreement shall be amended as set forth in this Amendment. 
 NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Rights Agent
hereby agree as follows: 
 Section 1. Amendment to Section 1. Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is
hereby amended and supplemented by adding subsection (dd) and (ee) which shall read as follows: 
 “(dd) “Merger Agreement”
shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 22, 2021, among Triller Hold Co LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the Company (as such agreement is amended, supplemented or modified from time to time). 

 (ee) “Support Agreements” shall mean collectively, the Support Agreements, dated
as of December 22, 2021, between Triller Hold Co LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and each of the persons listed on Schedule I to each such agreement (as such agreements, or any of them, are amended, supplemented or modified from time to
time).” 
 Section 2.Amendment to Section 7. Section 7 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended and
supplemented by adding subsection 7(f) which shall read as follows: 
 “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) this Agreement shall automatically terminate (without any further action of the parties hereto), all Rights established hereunder shall automatically expire and such time
shall be deemed the Expiration Date for all purposes of this Agreement.” 
 Section 3. Addition of New
Section 36. The Rights Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding a new Section 36 thereof which shall read as follows: 

“Section 36. Exception For Merger Agreement and Support Agreements. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, none of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event, a Distribution Date nor a Shares Acquisition Date shall be deemed to have occurred, neither Triller Hold Co LLC nor any of its Affiliates or Associates shall be deemed to have become an Acquiring
Person, and no holder of any Rights shall be entitled to exercise such Rights under, or be entitled to any rights pursuant to, any of Sections 3, 7 or 11 of this Agreement, in any such case by reason of (a) the approval, execution or delivery
of the Merger Agreement, the Support Agreements or any amendments thereto approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or (b) the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms,
including without limitation, the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement).” 
 Section 4. Effective Date; Certification.
This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date first written above, as if executed on such date. The officer of the Company executing this Amendment hereby certifies to the Rights Agent that the amendments and supplements to the Rights
Agreement set forth in this Amendment are in compliance with the terms of Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, and the certification contained in this Section 4 shall constitute the certification required by Section 27 of the Rights
Agreement. 
 Section 5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of
Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of such State applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State. 

  
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 Section 6. Severability. The terms, provisions, covenants or restrictions of
this Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term, provision, covenant or restriction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other term, provision, covenant or restriction hereof. If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment, or the application thereof to any person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable term, provision, covenant or restriction shall be substituted
therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or restriction and (b) the remainder of this Amendment and the application of such term,
provision, covenant or restriction to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability. 

Section 7. Notice. The Rights Agent and the Company hereby waive any notice requirement with respect to each other under the
Rights Agreement, if any, pertaining to the matters covered by this Amendment. 
 Section 8. No Other Effect. Except as
expressly set forth herein, the Rights Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise be supplemented or amended by virtue of this Amendment, but shall remain in full force and effect, as amended hereby. 

Section 9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all
purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 [Signature
Page Follows] 

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

			
	SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Peter Aquino
	Name:	 	Peter Aquino
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	 COMPUTERSHARE INC.,
 as Rights
Agent

		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

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

			
	SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	COMPUTERSHARE INC., as Rights Agent
		
	By:	 	/s/ Patrick Hayes
	Name:	 	Patrick Hayes
	Title:	 	Vice President & Manager

  
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