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Exhibit 10.44  

 
 

EMPLOYMENT CONTINUATION AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS AGREEMENT is made this 8th day of April, 2004 (the "Agreement"), by and between NEUSTAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Employer"), and Mark
Foster (the "Employee"). 

 
 

WITNESSETH    

        WHEREAS,
the Employee is a full-time employee of the Employer; 

        WHEREAS,
the Employer and the Employee wish to make arrangements for the continuation of Employee's employment on a part-time basis in certain circumstances; 

        NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Employer and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 

        1.    Effectiveness; Employment, Duties and Agreements.  

        (a)    Upon
the Employer ending the Employee's status as a full-time employee without Cause or the Employee terminating his full-time employment status
for Good Reason (a "Status Change Event"), the Employee shall remain an employee of the Employer, subject to the terms hereof, on a part-time basis. The date of the Status Change Event is
referred to herein as the "Status Date." For purposes of this Agreement, other than payment obligations, "Employer" shall also include subsidiaries of the Employer. For purposes hereof 

        (i)    "Cause"
means, in connection with an existing employment agreement between the Employee and the Employer, the Employer having "Cause," as defined in such agreement, to
terminate the Employee's service in accordance with the provisions of such agreement or, in the absence of such an employment agreement, upon (i) acts of the Employee which constitute fraud,
theft, dishonesty or willful misconduct on the part of the Employee with regard to the Employer or in connection with his duties for the Employer, (ii) willful engagement in conduct materially
injurious to the Employer, (iii) failure of the Employee to attempt in good faith to comply with lawful written instruction of the Employer after five (5) days' notice in writing of the
Employee's failure to attempt to do so and the intention of the Employer to terminate the Employee's service if such failure is not corrected, (iv) failure of the Employee to attempt in good
faith to perform his duties after ten (10) days; notice in writing of the Employee's failure to attempt to do so and the intention of the Employer to terminate the Employee's service if such
failure is not corrected, (v) the Employee having been convicted of, or plead no contest to, a charge of a felony (other than a traffic violation) or any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty
or moral turpitude, or (vi) the reasonable determination by the Employer that the Employee has failed to comply with the Employer's Code of Conduct, as it may be amended from time to time (the
"Code of Conduct"). 

        (ii)    "Good
Reason" means, without the Employee's prior written consent, any of the following events or conditions and the failure of the Employer to cure such event or
condition within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Employee, provided that Employee serves notice of such event and intended termination within sixty (60) days of
its occurrence: 

        (A)    A
substantial diminution in the Employee's status, title, position, authority, duties or responsibilities, except in connection with the Employee's termination of
service with the Employer for Cause, disability, death or by the Employee other than for Good Reason or temporarily as a result of Employee's incapacity or other absence; 

        (B)    A
reduction in the Employee's annual base salary other than in connection with a reduction for all senior management; or 

 

        (C)    The
Employer requiring the Employee to be based at any office location that is more than fifty (50) miles from both (i) the Employee's then existing office
location and (ii) his then house. 

        (b)    Upon
the Status Date, provided the Employee executes within twenty-one (21) days of its presentation by Employee a release in the form standardly used
by Employer (appropriately adopted to reflect this Agreement) and does not revoke it, (i) this Agreement shall supersede any agreements between the Employee and the Employer and any employee
benefit plans or arrangements that could provide severance benefits to the Employee (collectively, the "Severance Arrangements") (and if such release is not timely executed or is revoked, this
Agreement shall be null and void), and the Employee shall in no event be entitled to any benefits under such Severance Arrangements, (ii) notwithstanding any provisions in any equity grant, no
further vesting shall occur with regard to any equity grant after the Status Date, and (iii) Employee shall participate in the Employer's benefit plans during the Term (as defined below) to the
extent he continues to satisfy the eligibility requirements for participation in such benefit plans (and subject to any restrictions imposed by the benefit plan underwriters with respect to such
participation) and he pays the full monthly premium costs with regard to such benefit plans. 

        (c)    The
term of Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and continue for a period of two (2) years following the Status Date (the "Term"), provided that the
Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason and the Employer may terminate this Agreement at any time for (i) Cause, (ii) as a result of Other Employment (as defined
in Section 1(e) below), or (iii) as a result of material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations set forth herein, provided that in the case of (iii) if such breach is of
Section 1(d), such termination may only take place if the Employer has prior thereto given Employee written notice of such breach and Employee has failed to cure such breach within ten
(10) days of the giving of such notice. The date on which this Agreement terminates pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be referred to herein as the "Termination Date." 

        (d)    During
the term of this Agreement, the Employer hereby agrees to employ the Employee on a part-time basis. The Employee hereby accepts such employment and
shall provide such services at such times as reasonably requested by the Employer, provided that in no event shall the Employer require the Employee to provide more than 10 hours of service in
any week. The Employee shall be subject to, and shall act in accordance with, all reasonable instructions and directions of the Employer or its delegate. The services shall be of a dignity comparable
with Employee's prior position as a full-time employee and may include (without limitation) special projects, transition assistance, relationship matters, industry association activities
and conventions, customer visits and general advice. During the Employee's employment hereunder, the Employer shall reimburse the Employee for reasonable business expenses incurred in connection with
the performance of his duties hereunder in accordance with the Employer's usual policies and practices, including those as to approval and documentation. Employee's office location shall be at such
facility of Employer as he was located immediately prior to the Status Date (or such other facility within thirty-five (35) miles thereof as designated by Employer). Employer will
make available space and administrative assistance at such location as reasonably required by Employee to perform his duties hereunder, but Employee shall not be required to report to the office or
perform his duties therein except when specifically requested to do so by Employer. 

        (e)    In
the event that Employee commences any other employment or material consulting activities during the Term, he shall promptly notify Employer (Other Employment). If the
Employer in good faith determines that such activities will materially interfere with Employee's ability to timely and adequately perform his services hereunder (or thereafter they so interfere).
Employer may terminate Employee's employment hereunder if Employee commences such activities (or does not cease such activities within ten (10) days) after being notified thereof. 

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        (f)    The
Employee acknowledges that he has received a copy of the Code of Conduct, and agrees to abide by such Code of Conduct. During the Term, Employee shall not provide
any service or advice to any competitor, hire or assist any person or entity in hiring or soliciting for hire any employee of Employer, solicit or assist any person or entity in soliciting any
customer of Employer with regard to any competitive product or service or take any action adverse to the best interest of the Employer and its affiliates. During and after the Term, Employee shall not
disparage Employer or its affiliates or their respective officers, directors or employees and shall fully cooperate with Employer with regard to any information related to matters Employee was
previously involved in. Furthermore, during and after the Term, the restrictions on Employee's activities set forth in Article V of the Company's Key Employee Severance Pay Plan as currently in
effect (the "Plan") shall apply as if fully set forth herein with the Status Date being treated as the "Termination Date" and the execution of this Agreement being the necessary agreement referred to
therein (but with no right to receive Severance Benefits thereunder), provided that the "Restricted Period" under Section 5.1 of the Plan shall apply until, and only until, the later of
(i) one (1) year from the Status Date, and (ii) the end of the Term. 

        2.    Compensation.    

        (a)    During
the Term, as compensation for the agreements made by the Employee herein, the Employer shall pay the Employee at a Base Salary rate equal to fifty percent (50%)
of the Base Salary rate he was receiving immediately prior to the Trigger Date. 

        (b)    The
Employee recognizes that his status as an employee for any equity or benefit plans shall be determined by applicable law and that the Employer makes no
representation or warranty as to such status or treatment and that he shall have no rights for any payment or benefit under the Plan upon expiration of the Term or any other termination of employment. 

        (c)    In
the event that (i) the Employee resigns his employment hereunder and provides the Employer at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice thereof, or
(ii) Employee provides the required notice under Section 1(e) on a timely basis and as a result thereof Employee's employment is terminated, promptly after the date of termination
Employer shall pay to Employee eighty percent (80%) of the Base Salary Employee would have received hereunder between the date of termination and the scheduled end of the two (2) year term
hereunder. 

        3.    Miscellaneous.    

        (a)    Any
notice or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or if it is sent through any other method agreed upon by the parties): 

If
to the Employer: 

NeuStar, Inc.

46000 Center Oak Plaza

Sterling, VA 20166

Attention: General Counsel 

If
to the Employee: 

Mark
Foster

38 Christopher Lane

Sterling, VA 20165 

or
to such other address as any party hereto may designate by notice to the other, and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt. 

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        (b)    This
Agreement by and between the Employee and the Employer constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the Employee's employment, and
supersedes and is in full substitution for any and all prior understandings or agreements, whether oral or written, with respect to the Employee's employment. 

        (c)    This
Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, and any provision hereof may be waived only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought. The failure of any party hereto at any time to require the performance by any other party hereto of any provision hereof
shall in no way affect the full right
to require such performance at any time thereafter, nor shall the waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such
provision or a waiver of the provision itself or a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement. 

        (d)    (i) This
Agreement is binding on and is for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators and other legal
representatives. Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder may be assigned by the Employee. 

(ii)    The
Employer shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of
the Employer to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would have been required to perform it if no such succession had taken
place. As used in the Agreement, the "Employer" shall mean both the Employer as defined above and any such successor that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or
otherwise. 

        (e)    The
Employer may withhold from any amounts payable to the Employee hereunder all federal, state, city or other taxes that the Employer may reasonably determine are
required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

        (f)    THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO HER PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. 

        (g)    This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

        (h)    The
headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be a part of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof. 

        (i)    All
provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. In the event any provision or restriction contained herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, in whole or in part, such finding will in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. The parties hereto further agree that any such invalid or
unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it will be enforced to the greatest extent permissible under law, and to the extent that any court of competent jurisdiction determines any
restriction herein to be unreasonable in any respect, such court may limit this Agreement to render it reasonable in light of the circumstances in which it was entered into and specifically enforce
this Agreement as limited. 

        (j)    The
Employee acknowledges and confirms that he has had the opportunity to seek such legal, financial and other advice and representation as he has deemed appropriate in
connection with this Agreement. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	

 	
 	

NEUSTAR, INC.
	

 	
 	

/s/  MICHAEL LACH      
 Name: Michael Lach

Title: Chief Operating Officer
	

 	
 	

/s/  MARK FOSTER      
 Mark Foster

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Exhibit 10.45  

CIC  

 
  FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
  UNDER THE NEUSTAR, INC. 2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN    

        This
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT is entered into as of                        ,
200  , between NEUSTAR, INC. (the
"Company") and                        ("you"). 

        1.    Restricted Stock Grant.    Subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the
Company hereby awards you            shares of Common Stock. The shares are subject to certain restrictions as set forth in the Plan and this Agreement. Until vested, the shares are referred
to
herein as "Restricted Stock." 

        2.    The Plan.    The Restricted Stock is entirely subject to the terms of the Company's 2005
Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), including its provisions regarding amendment of Awards. Capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Agreement have the meanings set forth in the Plan. 

        3.    Restrictions on Transfer.    You shall not sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, assign or otherwise dispose of
(any such action, a "Transfer") the Restricted Stock, except as set forth in the Plan or this Agreement. Any attempted Transfer in violation of the Plan
or this Agreement shall be void and of no effect. 

        4.    Vesting Schedule.    Subject to Section 5, the Restricted Stock will become vested and cease to be
Restricted Stock (but will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan) as follows unless you experience a Termination before the applicable Vesting Date: 

	Vesting Date
	 	Percentage Vested

	1st anniversary of Grant Date	 	[20%   
	2nd anniversary of Grant Date	 	  20%   
	3rd anniversary of Grant Date	 	  20%   
	4th anniversary of Grant Date	 	  20%   
	5th anniversary of Grant Date	 	  20%]1

        All
vesting will occur only on the appropriate Vesting Dates, with no proportionate or partial vesting in the period prior to any such date. To the extent any percentage would include a
factional share it shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share and the fractional shares accumulated for the final Vesting Date. Except as otherwise provided in the preceding paragraph, when any
Restricted Stock becomes vested, the Company (unless it determines a delay is required under applicable law or rules) will promptly issue and deliver to you a stock certificate registered in your
name, subject to applicable federal, state and local tax withholding. You will be permitted to transfer shares of Restricted Stock following the expiration of the Restriction Period, but only to the
extent permitted by applicable law. 

        5.    Forfeiture.    Upon your Termination, all unvested Restricted Stock shall immediately be forfeited without
compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Corporate Transaction (as defined below) occurs and a portion of your Restricted Stock remains unvested following the Corporate Transaction, your
Restricted Stock shall immediately vest in full if you experience a Termination (other than by the Company for Cause or by you without Good Reason (as defined below)) within two (2) years after
the Corporate Transaction. 

	1
	Illustration;
Company to determine appropriate vesting schedule. 

        For
purposes of this Agreement, a "Corporate Transaction" shall mean any of the following events: (i) the consummation of any
merger or consolidation of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation, or pursuant to which shares of Common Stock are converted into cash, securities or other
property, if following such merger or consolidation the holders of the Company's outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such merger or consolidation own less than a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation; (ii) the consummation of any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets, other than a transfer of the Company's assets to a majority-owned subsidiary of the corporation; (iii) the approval by the holders of the Common Stock
of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (iv) the acquisition by a person, within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) or of Section 13(d)(3) (as in
effect on the date of adoption of the Plan) of the Exchange Act of a majority or more of the Company's outstanding voting securities (whether directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record), other
than a person who held such majority on the date of adoption of the Plan. Ownership of voting securities shall take into account and shall include ownership as determined by applying
Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) (as in effect on the date of adoption of the Plan) pursuant to the Exchange Act. 

        For
purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean, without your prior written consent, any of the following events or conditions
and the failure of the surviving corporation, the successor corporation or its parent corporation, as applicable (the "Successor Corporation") to cure
such event or condition within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from you: (i) a substantial diminution or material adverse change in your status, title, position,
authority, duties or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) as in effect immediately prior to a Corporate Transaction, except in connection with your Termination for Cause, disability
or death or by you other than for Good Reason; (ii) a reduction in your annual base salary; (iii) the Successor Corporation's failure to cover you under employee benefit plans, programs
and practices that, in the aggregate, provide substantially comparable benefits (from an economic perspective) to you relative to the benefits and total costs under the material employee benefit
plans, programs and practices in which you (and/or your family or dependents) are participating immediately preceding the Corporate Transaction; (iv) the Successor Corporation's requiring you
to be based at any office location that is more than fifty (50) miles further from your office location immediately prior to a Corporate Transaction, except for reasonable required travel for
the Successor Corporation's business that is not materially greater than such travel requirements prior to such Corporate Transaction; or (v) a material breach by the Successor Corporation of
its obligations to you under the Plan. 

        6.    Retention of Certificates.    Promptly after the date first written above (the "Grant
Date"), the Company will recognize your ownership of the Restricted Stock through uncertificated book entry, another similar method, or issuance of stock certificates
representing the Restricted Stock. Any stock certificates will be registered in your name, bear any legend that the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on Transfer, and be held in
custody by the Company or its designated agent until the Restricted Stock vests. If requested by the Company, you will deliver to the Company a duly signed stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to
the Restricted Stock. If you receive a stock dividend on the Restricted Stock, the Restricted Stock shares are split, or you receive other shares, securities, monies, warrants, rights, options or
property representing a dividend or distribution in respect of the Restricted Stock (other than regular cash dividends on and after the Grant Date), you will immediately deposit with the Company any
such rights or property (including any certificates representing shares duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank), which shall be subject to
the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock and be encompassed within the term "Restricted Stock" as used herein. 

        7.    Rights with Regard to Restricted Stock.    You will have the right to vote the Restricted Stock to receive and
retain all regular cash dividends payable to other shareholders of record on and after the Grant Date (although such dividends will be treated, to the extent required by applicable law, as additional
compensation for tax purposes), and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Common Stock with respect to the Restricted Stock set forth in the Plan, except: (i) you
will 

not
be entitled to delivery of any unvested Restricted Stock, and the Company (or its designated agent) will retain custody of any such shares; (ii) no part of the Restricted Stock will bear
interest or be segregated in separate accounts; and (iii) you may not Transfer any unvested Restricted Stock. 

        8.    Not an Employment Agreement.    The issuance of this Award does not constitute an agreement by the Company to
continue to employ you during the entire, or any portion of, the Restriction Period or otherwise. 

        9.    Notice.    Any notice or communication to the Company concerning the Restricted Stock must be in writing and
delivered in person, or by U.S. mail, to the following address (or another address specified by the Company): NeuStar, Inc., Attn: Stock Plan Administration, 46000
Center Oak Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166. You will not have any rights with respect to your Restricted Stock Award unless and until you deliver an executed copy of this Agreement
to the Company within 60 days of the Grant Date.

	NEUSTAR, INC.	 	 
	

By:	

  
 [Chief Executive Officer]	
 	

  
 Restricted Stock Recipient (You)

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