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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”)
shall be effective as of the 1st day of May, 2013 by and between VICTOR H. MENA (“Employee”) and NEVADA
GOLD & CASINOS, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Employer” or “the Company”).

 

WHEREAS, Employer is in the business of
developing, owning, and operating gaming facilities and entertainment facilities in the United States; and

 

WHEREAS, Employee currently serves as Vice
President of Washington Operations of Employer and acts as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company’s mini-casinos in the
Sate of Washington.

 

WHEREAS, the Employer and Employee have
agreed to enter into this Employment Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.   
EMPLOYMENT. Employee agrees to continue employment as the Vice President of Washington Operations of Nevada
Gold and Casinos, Inc., under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

2.   
TERM. The term of this Agreement is for a two year period commencing on May 1, 2013.

 

3.   
DUTIES AND TITLE. Employee’s title shall be that of Vice President of Washington Operations. Employee
shall have management responsibility for all of the day to day operations of Employer in the State of Washington including acting
as the Chief Operating Officer of the Employer’s mini-casinos. Employee shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. Employee shall perform his duties to the best of his abilities and shall devote substantially all of his working time
to such duties.

 

4.   
COMPENSATION. Employer hereby agrees to provide Employee with the following compensation package which shall
be reviewed annually by Employer’s Compensation Committee:

 

(a). Salary. Employer shall
pay Employee an annual salary in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) payable in the same manner as Employer pays
its other executive employees, less required state and federal withholdings (the “Annual Salary”).

 

(b). Vacation and Fringe Benefits.
Employee shall be entitled to one (1) month paid vacation each year. In addition, and subject to the terms of any plans or policies
governing such matters, Employee shall be entitled to receive (i) contributions to Employer’s savings and other retirement
plans at a rate at least as great as Employer contributes for its other senior executive employees; (ii) major medical and health
insurance; and (iii) customary reimbursement for travel and entertainment.

 

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(c). Performance Bonuses.
Employee shall be eligible for yearly bonuses up to 50% of his annual salary for achieving reasonable goals related to profitability
established in the first 30 days of the fiscal year by the Board of Directors and/or the Compensation Committee.

 

(d). Stock Options. All Stock
Options granted to Employee shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Employer’s stock option plan.

 

5.   
TERMINATION AND COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.

 

(a)   
Termination without Cause by Employer. Employer may terminate Employee’s employment at any time without Cause
(as defined in Section 5(c) below) by giving prior, written notice to Employee. In such case, Employer shall pay the Annual Salary
to Employee for the remaining term of this Agreement plus pro rate performance bonus, accrued vacation and fringe benefits. Employer
shall pay Employee, on the same pay dates on which and in the same manner by which it pays its current employees. All stock options
granted but not vested at such time shall immediately become fully vested in Employee. For purposes of calculating the performance
bonus, if same is due to Employee in the event of such termination, Employer shall apply the same percentage of performance bonus
paid in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the termination becomes effective, prorated for the portion of the
fiscal year that transpired prior to the termination.

 

(b)  
Change of Control. Employee may terminate Employee’s employment in the event of a “Change of Control”
defined as the sale of substantially all of the Employer’s assets, acquisition by a third party of more than 50% of Employer’s
stock, merger, or other business combination with an unaffiliated entity or person. In the event of such a termination, Employer
shall pay to Employee in a lump sum the compensation owed pursuant to the remaining term of this Agreement but in no event less
than an amount equal to twelve months Annual Salary plus pro rata performance bonus, accrued vacation, and fringe benefits. In
addition, all stock options granted but not yet vested shall immediately become fully vested in Employee. Employee must give notice
of any termination under this subsection within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of the event he believes gives rise to a Change
of Control. For purposes of calculating the performance bonus, if same is due to Employee in the event of such termination, Employer
shall apply the same percentage of performance bonus paid in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the termination
becomes effective, prorated for the portion of the fiscal year that transpired prior to the termination.

 

(c)   
Termination for Cause. Employer may terminate Employee’s employment for “Cause” at any time. Such
a termination shall be effective as specified by Employer. In the even of a termination by Employer for “Cause,” Employee
shall be entitled only to his salary, accrued vacation, and fringe benefits through the effective date of termination. Any unvested
stock options shall be forfeited. All stock options granted which have vested will be treated as prescribed under Employer’s
Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement. “Cause” means: (i) the Employee’s conviction of, or entry of
a plea agreement or consent degree or similar arrangement with respect to, a felony, other serious criminal offense or offense
involving moral turpitude, or any violation of federal or state securities law; (ii) Employee’s material violation of Employer’s
written policies; (iii) Employee’s material breach of this Agreement, (iv) the final revocation, suspension, or impairment
(after all applicable appeals) of Employee’s gaming license in any jurisdiction in which Employer is required to have a gaming
license, or a finding (after all applicable appeals) by any authority in any such jurisdiction that Employee is unsuitable to hold
a gaming license; or (v) Employee’s gross misconduct in the performance of Employee’s duties hereunder. Any termination
of the Employee’s employment by Employer pursuant to this Section 5 (c) shall be communicated by a notice of termination
which shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee’s
employment under the provision invoked.

 

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(d)  
Termination due to Inability to Perform Essential Functions. Employer may terminate Employee’s employment if
Employee becomes unable to perform the essential functions of his position due to disability for a period greater than six months
despite any reasonable accommodation required by law. In the event of a termination under this subsection, Employee shall be entitled
only to his salary, accrued vacation, and fringe benefits for a period of one (1) year following the effective date of termination
and thereafter to any benefits to which Employee is entitled under the Company’s disability policy. In the case of granted
but unvested stock options, those unvested stock options which would become vested within such one (1) year period shall become
vested and the remaining granted but unvested stock options shall be forfeited. Otherwise, the stock options will be treated as
prescribed under Employer’s Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement.

 

6.   
CONFIDENTIALITY, PROPERTY, COMPETITION, SOLICITATION.

 

(a)   
Ownership. Employee agrees that all inventions, copyrightable material, business and/or technical information,
marketing plans, customer lists and trade secrets which arise out of the performance of this Agreement are the property of Employer.

 

(b)  
Confidentiality. Except as is consistent with Employee’s duties and responsibilities within the scope
of his employment with Employer, Employee agrees to keep confidential indefinitely, and not to use or disclose to any unauthorized
person, information which is not generally known and which is proprietary to Employer, including all information that Employer
treats as confidential, (“Confidential Information”). Upon termination of Employee’s Employment, Employee will
promptly turn over to Employer all software, records, manuals, books, forms, documents, notes, letters, memoranda, reports, data,
tables, compositions, articles, devise, apparatus, marketing plans, customer lists and other items that disclose, describe or embody
Confidential Information including all copies of the Confidential Information in his possession, regardless of who prepared them.

 

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(c)   
Non-competition. If Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated as a result of the application of
paragraph 5(c), or if Employee voluntarily terminates his employment during the term of this Agreement, then for a period of one
(1) year after the effective date of termination. Employee agrees not to compete, directly or indirectly (including as an officer,
director, partner, employee, consultant, independent contractor, or more than 5% equity holder of any equity) with Employer in
any way concerning the ownership, development or management of any gaming operations or facility within a 25-mile radius of any
gaming operations or facility with respect to which Employer (or any of its affiliates) owns or renders substantial, paid, consulting
or management services at the time of termination.

 

(d)  
Non-solicitation. Employee agrees not to solicit or recruit, directly or indirectly, any management employee
of Employer for employment during the one (1) year period after termination of his employment relationship with Employer.

 

7.   
NOTICES. All notices and communications shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand
delivery, to the following parties:

 

 

	If to Employee:	Victor H. Mena
	 	3964 262nd Ave SE
	 	Issaquah, WA 980292
	 	 
	If to Employer:	Michael P. Shaunnessy
	 	Chief Executive Officer
	 	133 E. Warm Springs Road
	 	Suite 102
	 	Las Vegas, NV 89119
	 	 
	With a copy to:	Ernest E. East
	 	Chief Compliance Officer
	 	Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc
	 	133 E. Warm Springs Road
	 	Suite 102
	 	Las Vegas, NV 89119

 

8.   
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This Agreement herein shall be construed, regulated and administered under the laws
of the State of Washington and of the United States of America. Any lawsuit or other civil action brought arising from or related
to Employee’s employment with Employer or this Agreement shall be brought and maintained in a state or federal court in the
State of Washington.

 

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9.   
BINDING EFFECT AND ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the respective
parties hereto, their heirs, successors and assigns. Subject to the provisions of Section 5(d), Employer may assign this Agreement
in connection with a merger, consolidation, assignment, sale or other disposition of substantially all of its assets or business.
This Agreement may not be assigned by Employee.

 

10.   MODIFICATION. This Agreement may not be amended in any manner without the express, written consent of the
parties hereto.

 

11.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement supersedes all previous and contemporaneous oral negotiations, commitments,
writings and understandings between the parties concerning the matters herein or therein.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered
this Agreement on this 1st day of May, 2013.

 

	EMPLOYER	 	 	EMPLOYEE
	 	 	 	 	 
	By: 	/s/Michael P. Shaunnessy	 	 	/s/Victor H. Mena
	      	Michael P. Shaunnessy	 	 	Victor H. Mena
	      	President & Chief Executive Officer	 	 	 

 

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Indemnification Agreements

 

	Name	 	Date of Indemnification Agreement 
	David C. Carroll	 	March 21, 2013
	Kian Fui (Paul) Chong	 	March 21, 2013
	Neil A. Cummins	 	March 27, 2013
	William Houlihan	 	March 22, 2013
	David Oston	 	March 21, 2013
	Thomas M. Pearce, Jr.	 	March 27, 2013

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”)
is made and entered into as of [·], 2012, between Five Oaks Investment Corp., a Maryland
corporation (the “Company”), and [·] (“Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, at the request of the Company,
Indemnitee currently serves as a director or officer of the Company and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, suits or proceedings
arising as a result of his service; and

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee
to continue to serve as such director or officer of the Company, the Company has agreed to indemnify and to advance expenses and
costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire
to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and advance of expenses.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

Section 1.         Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement:

 

(a)          “Change
in Control” means a change in control of the Company occurring after the Effective Date of a nature that would be required
to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule
or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not the
Company is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall
be deemed to have occurred if, after the Effective Date (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 15% or more of the combined voting power of all of the Company’s
then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors without the prior approval of at least two-thirds
of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such person’s attaining such percentage interest;
(ii) there occurs a proxy/contest, or the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, plan of liquidation or
other reorganization not approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, as a consequence
of which members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority
of the Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii) at any time, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not individuals
(A) who were directors as of the Effective Date or (B) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the
Company’s stockholders was approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were
directors as of the Effective Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.

 

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(b)          “Corporate
Status” means the status of a person as a present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director,
trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or
was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company. As a clarification and without limiting the circumstances in which
Indemnitee may be serving at the request of the Company, service by Indemnitee shall be deemed to be at the request of the Company:
(i) if Indemnitee serves or served as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent
of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (1) of which a majority of
the voting power or equity interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (2) the management of which is controlled
directly or indirectly by the Company, or (ii) if, as a result of Indemnitee’s service to the Company or any of its affiliated
entities, Indemnitee is subject to duties by, or required to perform services for, an employee benefit plan or its participants
or beneficiaries, including as a deemed fiduciary thereof.

 

(c)          “Disinterested
Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification
and/or advance of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(d)          “Effective
Date” means the date set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

(e)          “Expenses”
means any and all reasonable and out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees
of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery
service fees, federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments
under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and any other disbursements or expenses incurred in connection with prosecuting,
defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in or otherwise participating in
a Proceeding. Expenses shall also include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding including,
without limitation, the premium for, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond or other appeal bond
or its equivalent.

 

(f)          “Independent
Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither is, nor
in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party
(other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification
agreements), or (ii) any other party to or participant or witness in the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification
or advance of Expenses hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any
person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing
either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

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(g)          “Proceeding”
means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry,
administrative hearing or any other proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a
civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative (formal or informal) nature,
including any appeal therefrom, except one pending or completed on or before the Effective Date, unless otherwise specifically
agreed in writing by the Company and Indemnitee. If Indemnitee reasonably believes that a given situation may lead to or culminate
in the institution of a Proceeding, such situation shall also be considered a Proceeding.

 

Section 2.         Services
by Indemnitee. Indemnitee serves as a director or officer of the Company. However, this Agreement shall not impose any independent
obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company. This Agreement shall not be deemed
an employment contract between the Company (or any other entity) and Indemnitee.

 

Section 3.         General.
The Company shall indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this Agreement and (b) as otherwise permitted
by Maryland law in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from time to time; provided, however, that no change in Maryland
law shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on Maryland law as in effect on the
Effective Date. The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section 3 shall include, without limitation, the rights set forth in
the other sections of this Agreement, including any additional indemnification permitted by Section 2-418(g) of the Maryland General
Corporation Law (the “MGCL”).

 

Section 4.         Standard
for Indemnification. If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party
to any Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement
and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any such Proceeding
unless it is established by clear and convincing evidence that (a) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material to the matter
giving rise to the Proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b)
Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal Proceeding,
Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

Section 5.         Certain
Limits on Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 6), Indemnitee shall not
be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder:

 

(a)          if
the Proceeding was by or in the right of the Company and Indemnitee is adjudged to be liable to the Company;

 

(b)          if
Indemnitee is adjudged to be liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received in any Proceeding charging improper
personal benefit to Indemnitee, whether or not involving action in the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status;

 

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(c)          on
account of any Proceeding in which it is determined by final judgment by a court having jurisdiction in the matter that (i) Indemnitee
intentionally caused or intentionally contributed to the injury complained of or (ii) Indemnitee’s conduct was knowingly
fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or deemed willful misconduct;

 

(d)          if
the Proceeding was brought by Indemnitee, unless: (i) the Proceeding was brought to enforce indemnification under this Agreement,
and then only to the extent in accordance with and as authorized by Section 12 of this Agreement, or (ii) the Company’s charter
or Bylaws, a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors
or an agreement approved by the Board of Directors to which the Company is a party, expressly provides otherwise;

 

(e)          which
have been paid to Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a policy of officers’ and directors’ liability insurance
maintained by the Company; or

 

(f)          on
account of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless one or more of the following conditions are met: (i) there
has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged material securities law violations as to Indemnitee;
(ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to Indemnitee; or
(iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against Indemnitee and finds that indemnification
of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised
of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority
in which securities of the Company were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.

 

Section 6.         Court-Ordered
Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a court of appropriate jurisdiction, upon application
of Indemnitee and such notice as the court shall require, may order indemnification of Indemnitee by the Company in the following
circumstances:

 

(a)          if
such court determines that Indemnitee is entitled to reimbursement under Section 2-418(d)(1) of the MGCL, the court shall order
indemnification, in which case Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover the Expenses of securing such reimbursement; or

 

(b)          if
such court determines that Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances,
whether or not Indemnitee (i) has met the standards of conduct set forth in Section 2-418(b) of the MGCL or (ii) has been adjudged
liable for receipt of an improper personal benefit under Section 2-418(c) of the MGCL, the court may order such indemnification
as the court shall deem proper. However, indemnification with respect to any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company or in
which liability shall have been adjudged in the circumstances described in Section 2-418(c) of the MGCL shall be limited to Expenses.

 

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Section 7.         Indemnification
for Expenses of an Indemnitee Who is Wholly or Partially Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
and without limiting any such provision, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, made
a party to (or otherwise becomes a participant in) any Proceeding and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense
of such Proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s
behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise,
as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee under
this Section 7 for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with
each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter, allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. For purposes of this Section
7, and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice,
shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 8.         Advance
of Expenses for Indemnitee. If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made
a party to (or otherwise becomes a participant in) any Proceeding, the Company shall, without requiring a preliminary determination
of Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification hereunder, advance all reasonable Expenses incurred by or on behalf
of Indemnitee in connection with (a) such Proceeding which is initiated by a third party who is not a stockholder of the Company
or (b) such Proceeding which is initiated by a stockholder of the Company acting in his or her capacity as such and for which a
court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement, and which relates to acts or omissions with respect to
the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Company. Such advance or advances shall be made within ten days after the
receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or
after final disposition of such Proceeding, and may be in the form of, in the reasonable discretion of Indemnitee (but without
duplication) (a) payment of such Expenses directly to third parties on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advancement to Indemnitee of funds
in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses or (c) reimbursement to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s payment of such Expenses.
Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or
accompanied by a written affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary
for indemnification by the Company as authorized by law and by this Agreement has been met and a written undertaking by or on behalf
of Indemnitee, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be required under applicable
law as in effect at the time of the execution thereof, to reimburse the portion of any Expenses advanced to Indemnitee relating
to claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which it shall ultimately be established, by clear and convincing evidence,
that the standard of conduct has not been met by Indemnitee and which have not been successfully resolved as described in Section
7 of this Agreement. To the extent that Expenses advanced to Indemnitee do not relate to a specific claim, issue or matter in the
Proceeding, such Expenses shall be allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. The undertaking required by this Section
8 shall be an unlimited general obligation by or on behalf of Indemnitee and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s
financial ability to repay such advanced Expenses and without any requirement to post security therefor.

 

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Section 9.         Indemnification
and Advance of Expenses as a Witness or Other Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent
that Indemnitee is or may be, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, made a witness or otherwise asked to participate
in any Proceeding, whether instituted by the Company or any other party, and to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall
be advanced all reasonable Expenses and indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s
behalf in connection therewith within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting any such
advance or indemnification from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or
statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee.

 

Section 10.       Procedure
for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. 

 

(a)          To
obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith
such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and
to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests from time to time and
at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in Indemnitee’s sole discretion. The officer of the Company receiving any
such request from Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors
in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)          Upon
written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) above, a determination, if required by applicable law,
with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control
shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered
to Indemnitee, which Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with
Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not
have occurred, (A) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested Directors or, if such a
quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors consisting solely of
one or more Disinterested Directors, (B) if Independent Counsel has been selected by the Board of Directors in accordance with
Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL and approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, by Independent
Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (C) if so directed
by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that Indemnitee
is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall
cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification,
including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is
not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary
to such determination in the discretion of the Board of Directors or Independent Counsel if retained pursuant to clause (ii)(B)
of this Section 10(b). Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination
shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the
Company shall indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

 

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(c)          The
Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel, if one is appointed.

 

Section 11.       Presumptions
and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 

 

(a)          In
making any determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such
determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request
for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome
that presumption in connection with the making of any determination contrary to that presumption.

 

(b)          The
termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, upon a plea
of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, does not create a presumption
that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification.

 

(c)          The
knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any other director,
trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not be imputed to
Indemnitee for purposes of determining any other right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.       Remedies
of Indemnitee. 

 

(a)          If
(i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under
this Agreement, (ii) advance of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination
of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement within 60 days after receipt
by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 7 or 9 of this
Agreement within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification pursuant
to any other section of this Agreement or the charter or Bylaws of the Company is not made within ten days after a determination
has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate
court located in the State of Maryland, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such
indemnification or advance of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration
to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee
shall commence a proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee
first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall
not apply to a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 7 of this Agreement. Except as set forth
herein, the provisions of Maryland law (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The
Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

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(b)          In
any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification
or advance of Expenses, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee
is not entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or
arbitration pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to
Section 8 of this Agreement until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification
(as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed). The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law,
be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures
and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such
arbitrator that the Company is bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(c)          If
a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification,
the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12,
absent a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s
statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification.

 

(d)          In
the event that Indemnitee is successful in seeking, pursuant to this Section 12, a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration
to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the Company for, any and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
him or her in such judicial adjudication or arbitration. If it shall be determined in such judicial adjudication or arbitration
that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification or advance of Expenses sought, the Expenses incurred
by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated.

 

(e)          Interest
shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the maximum rate allowed to be charged for judgments under the Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland for amounts which the Company pays or is obligated to pay for the period
(i) commencing with either the tenth day after the date on which the Company was requested to advance Expenses in accordance with
Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement or the 60th day after the date on which the Company was requested to make the determination
of entitlement to indemnification under Section 10(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) ending on the date such payment
is made to Indemnitee by the Company.

 

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Section 13.       Defense
of the Underlying Proceeding. 

 

(a)          Indemnitee
shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon being served with or receiving any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment,
notice, request or other document relating to any Proceeding which may result in the right to indemnification or the advance of
Expenses hereunder and shall include with such notice a description of the nature of the Proceeding and a summary of the facts
underlying the Proceeding. The failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect
in any manner any right of Indemnitee, to indemnification or the advance of Expenses under this Agreement unless the Company’s
ability to defend in such Proceeding or to obtain proceeds under any insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby,
and then only to the extent the Company is thereby actually so prejudiced.

 

(b)          Subject
to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 13(b) and of Section 13(c) below, the Company shall have the right to defend
Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may give rise to indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the Company shall notify
Indemnitee of any such decision to defend within 15 calendar days following receipt of notice of any such Proceeding under Section
13(a) above. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise of a claim against
Indemnitee which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee, (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the
full release of Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Indemnitee or (iii) would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee. This Section
13(b) shall not apply to a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 12 of this Agreement.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 13(b) above, if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate
Status, (i) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld, that Indemnitee may have separate defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect to any issue which
may not be consistent with other defendants in such Proceeding, (ii) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of
counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, that an actual or apparent conflict of interest
or potential conflict of interest exists between Indemnitee and the Company, or (iii) if the Company fails to assume the defense
of such Proceeding in a timely manner, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of Indemnitee’s
choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, at the expense of the
Company. In addition, if the Company fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the
Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any Proceeding to deny
or to recover from Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall have the right to
retain counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, at the expense of the Company (subject to Section 12(d) of this Agreement), to represent Indemnitee in connection with
any such matter.

 

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Section 14.       Non-Exclusivity;
Survival of Rights; Subrogation. 

 

(a)          The
rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights
to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, any agreement or a
resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors, or otherwise.
Unless consented to in writing by Indemnitee, no amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall
limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in
his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, regardless of whether a claim with respect to such action
or inaction is raised prior or subsequent to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended
to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other
right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prohibit the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)          In
the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights
of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including
execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

Section 15.       Insurance. 

 

(a)          The
Company will use its reasonable best efforts to acquire directors and officers liability insurance, on terms and conditions deemed
appropriate by the Board of Directors, with the advice of counsel, covering Indemnitee or any claim made against Indemnitee by
reason of his or her Corporate Status and covering the Company for any indemnification or advance of Expenses made by the Company
to Indemnitee for any claims made against Indemnitee by reason of his or her Corporate Status.

 

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(b)          Without
in any way limiting any other obligation under this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for any payment by Indemnitee
arising out of the amount of any deductible or retention and the amount of any excess of the aggregate of all judgments, penalties,
fines, settlements and Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding over the coverage of any insurance referred
to in the previous sentence. The purchase, establishment and maintenance of any such insurance shall not in any way limit or affect
the rights or obligations of the Company or Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of
the Company under any such insurance policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding to which
Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise), the Company has director and officer liability insurance in
effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in
the respective policies.

 

Section 16.       Coordination
of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable or
payable or reimbursable as Expenses hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment
under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 17.       Contribution.
If the indemnification provided in this Agreement is unavailable in whole or in part and may not be paid to Indemnitee for any
reason, other than for failure to satisfy the standard of conduct set forth in Section 4 or due to the provisions of Section 5,
then, with respect to any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding),
to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying and holding harmless Indemnitee, shall
pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, penalties, and/or amounts
paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment,
and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.

 

Section 18.       Reports
to Stockholders. To the extent required by the MGCL, the Company shall report in writing to its stockholders the payment of
any amounts for indemnification of, or advance of Expenses to, Indemnitee under this Agreement arising out of a Proceeding by or
in the right of the Company with the notice of the meeting of stockholders of the Company next following the date of the payment
of any such indemnification or advance of Expenses or prior to such meeting.

 

Section 19.       Duration
of Agreement; Binding Effect.

 

(a)          This
Agreement shall continue until and terminate on the later of (i) the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee
or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of
the Company and (ii) the date that Indemnitee is no longer subject to any actual or possible Proceeding (including any rights of
appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement).

 

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(b)          The
indemnification and advance of Expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable
by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee
who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing
member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of
the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and
administrators and other legal representatives.

 

(c)          The
Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all,
substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that
the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

(d)          The
Company and Indemnitee agree that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable
and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto
agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity
of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall
not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which Indemnitee may be entitled. Indemnitee shall further be entitled
to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent
injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertakings in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that,
in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court, and the Company hereby waives any such
requirement of such a bond or undertaking.

 

Section 20.       Severability.
If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:
(a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each
portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform
to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the
provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable)
shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

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Section 21.       Identical
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to
be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. One such counterpart signed by the party
against whom enforceability is sought shall be sufficient to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.       Headings.
The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of
this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

Section 23.       Modification
and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both
of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any
other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 24.       Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, on
the day of such delivery, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after
the date on which it is so mailed:

 

(a)           If
to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

(b)           If
to the Company, to:

 

Five Oaks Investment Corp.

641 Lexington Avenue

Suite 1432

New York, NY 10022

Attn: David Oston

 

or to such other address as may have been furnished in writing
to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

 

Section 25.       Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland,
without regard to its conflicts of laws rules.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	FIVE OAKS INVESTMENT CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:
	 	 	 
	 	INDEMNITEE
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Address:

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

AFFIRMATION AND UNDERTAKING TO REPAY EXPENSES
ADVANCED

 

		To:	The Board of Directors of Five Oaks Investment Corp.

 

		Re:	Affirmation and Undertaking

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This Affirmation and Undertaking is being
provided pursuant to that certain Indemnification Agreement, dated [·], 201·,
by and between Five Oaks Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Indemnitee (the
“Indemnification Agreement”), pursuant to which I am entitled to advance of Expenses in connection with [Description
of Proceeding] (the “Proceeding”). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings specified
in the Indemnification Agreement.

 

I am subject to the Proceeding by reason
of my Corporate Status or by reason of alleged actions or omissions by me in such capacity. I hereby affirm my good faith belief
that at all times, insofar as I was involved as a director or officer of the Company, in any of the facts or events giving rise
to the Proceeding, I (1) did not act with bad faith or active or deliberate dishonesty, (2) did not receive any improper personal
benefit in money, property or services and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that
any act or omission by me was unlawful.

 

In consideration of the advance of Expenses
by the Company for reasonable attorneys’ fees and related Expenses incurred by me in connection with the Proceeding (the
“Advanced Expenses”), I hereby agree that if, in connection with the Proceeding, it is established that (1) an act
or omission by me was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result
of active and deliberate dishonesty or (2) I actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (3)
in the case of any criminal proceeding, I had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful, then I shall promptly
reimburse the portion of the Advanced Expenses relating to the claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which the foregoing
findings have been established.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this
Affirmation and Undertaking as of the date written above.

 

	 	 
	 	Name:

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