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DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT
THIS DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 22, 2016 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Swift Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the other parties identified on the signature pages hereto (collectively, the “Consenting Noteholders”). 
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2015, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, and subsequently submitted that certain Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”), which as amended, was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the district of Delaware on March 31, 2016; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Plan, the Company and the Consenting Noteholders desire to set forth certain understandings among such parties, including with respect to certain corporate governance matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I 
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1    Certain Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” of a specified Person is a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the Person specified.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
 “Beneficial Owner” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have correlative meanings.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company, dated April 22, 2016, as amended or restated from time to time.
“Certificate of Incorporation” means the certificate of incorporation of the Company, dated April 22, 2016, as amended or restated from time to time.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

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“Consenting Noteholders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, unless expressly specified otherwise, the term “Consenting Noteholders” includes SVP.
“Control” (including the terms “Controlling,” “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to (a) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise or (b) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of a Person.
“Designated Directors” means, collectively, the SVP Designated Directors and the Noteholder Designated Directors.
“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.
“Equity Percentage” means, for any Person, the percentage produced by dividing the number of shares of Common Stock owned by such Person by the total number of shares of Common Stock that are outstanding at such time; provided, that, any Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be excluded from the numerator and denominator of this calculation.
“Necessary Action” means all actions (to the extent such actions are permitted by applicable law and, in the case of any action by the Company that requires a vote or other action on the part of the Board, to the extent such action is consistent with the fiduciary duties that the Company’s directors may have in such capacity) necessary to cause the Board to be composed in accordance with this Agreement, including, to the extent applicable, (i) including each Designated Director in the Board’s slate of nominees to the stockholders for each election of directors, (ii) including each Designated Director in the proxy statement prepared by management of the Company in connection with soliciting proxies for every meeting of the stockholders of the Company called with respect to the election of members of the Board, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the Board with respect to the election of members of the Board, (iii) not nominating any candidate for the slate of nominees for each election of directors that is not a Designated Director, (iv) causing the adoption of stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the organizational documents of the Company, (v) executing agreements and instruments and (vi) making or causing to be made, with governmental, administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result.
“Noteholder Designated Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(iii) of this Agreement.
“Noteholder Entities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(iii) of this Agreement.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, any court, administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other governmental authority, board, bureau or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and any subdivision thereof or other entity, and also includes any managed investment account.
“Plan” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 of this Agreement.
“Selected Courts” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 of this Agreement.
“SVP” means Strategic Value Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

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“SVP Designated Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii) of this Agreement.
“SVP Entities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii) of this Agreement.
“Warrants” means the warrants issued pursuant to and as defined in the Plan.
Section 1.2    Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)    References in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself” or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be;
(b)    References to Articles and Sections shall refer to articles and sections of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified;
(c)    The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof;
(d)    This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted; and
(e)    References to “including” in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified.
ARTICLE II 
GOVERNANCE MATTERS
Section 2.1    Initial Board Designees.
(a)    At the Effective Date, the Company and the Consenting Noteholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause the initial Board to consist of seven (7) members as follows:
(i)    the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which shall be Terry E. Swift;
(ii)    two directors designated by SVP, which shall be Peter Kirchof and David Geenberg;
(iii)    two directors designated by the Consenting Noteholders (excluding SVP), which shall be Gabe Ellisor and Charles Wampler; and
(iv)    one independent director which shall be Michael Duginski, and one vacancy which shall be filled within 30 days after the Effective Date in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation (and which will be the Chairman).
Michael Duginski and Peter Kirchof shall serve as Class I Directors (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) with an initial term which will expire at the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company held after the Effective Date; Gabe Ellisor and Charles Wampler shall serve as Class II Directors (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) with an initial term which will expire at the second annual 

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meeting of the stockholders of the Company held after the Effective Date; and Terry E. Swift, David Geenberg and the director who fills the initial vacancy shall serve as Class III Directors (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) with an initial term which shall expire at the third annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company held after the Effective Date. 
For purposes of this Section 2.1 and Section 2.2 below, references to “designated by the Consenting Noteholders” shall refer to such designation made by the Consenting Noteholders holding the majority of the outstanding Common Stock held by the Consenting Noteholders in the aggregate. 
Section 2.2    Subsequent Board Designees.
(a)    Following the expiration of the initial terms stated in Section 2.1, the Company and the Consenting Noteholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause the Board to consist of seven (7) members as follows:
(i)    the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which shall be a Class III Director;
(ii)    two nominees designated by SVP (the “SVP Designated Directors”), which shall be one Class I Director and one Class III Director; provided, that (A) the number of nominees designated by SVP shall be reduced to one director, which shall be a Class III Director, at such time as SVP and its Affiliates (other than other Consenting Noteholders) (the “SVP Entities”) collectively Beneficially Own Common Stock representing an Equity Percentage of less than 15% and greater than or equal to 8%, with the understanding that such reduction to one director shall be permanent and despite any later increase in their Equity Percentage, and (B) SVP shall permanently, and despite any later increase in their Equity Percentage, no longer be entitled to designate a nominee pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(ii) at such time as the SVP Entities collectively Beneficially Own Common Stock representing an Equity Percentage of less than 8%; 
(iii)    two nominees designated by the Consenting Noteholders (excluding SVP until such time that SVP is no longer entitled to designate an SVP Designated Director) (the “Noteholder Designated Directors”), which shall be two Class II Directors; provided, that (A) the number of nominees designated by such Consenting Noteholders shall be reduced to one director, which shall be a Class II Director, at such time as such Consenting Noteholders and their Affiliates (the “Noteholder Entities”) collectively Beneficially Own Common Stock representing an Equity Percentage of less than 15% and greater than or equal to 8%, with the understanding that such reduction to one director shall be permanent and despite any later increase in their Equity Percentage, and (B) except as set forth in clause (iv) below, such Consenting Noteholders shall permanently, and despite any later increase in their Equity Percentage, no longer be entitled to designate a nominee at such time as the Noteholder Entities collectively Beneficially Own Common Stock representing an Equity Percentage of less than 8%; 
(iv)    for the purposes of calculating the Equity Percentage in clauses (A) and (B) of Section 2.2(a)(iii), with respect to SVP’s ownership, the Equity Percentage shall only include the portion of SVP’s Equity Percentage that exceeds 15% up to a maximum of 7.9%, until such time that SVP is no longer entitled to designate an SVP Designated Director.  At such time that SVP is no longer entitled to designate an SVP Designated Director, all of SVP’s ownership shall be included in the Equity Percentage calculations in clauses (A) and (B) of Section 2.2(a)(iii).  For the purposes of Section 2.2(a)(iii), the designation right contained in such provision shall still be available at the time SVP is no longer entitled to designate an SVP Designated Director, if at such time, the Equity Percentage ownership threshold in clause (B) of Section 2.2(a)(iii) is satisfied; and

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(v)    one independent director and one additional director (which will be the Chairman) nominated by the Strategy, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, which shall be a Class I Director and a Class III Director. 
(b)    To exercise the rights contemplated by Section 2.2(a), the Consenting Noteholders will be required to present to the Board reasonably satisfactory evidence of their share ownership.
(c)    So long as SVP is entitled to designate a nominee pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii), SVP shall have the right to remove such nominee (with or without cause), from time to time and at any time, from the Board, exercisable upon written notice to the Company. Should a director designated by SVP be removed for any reason, whether by SVP or otherwise in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, SVP shall be entitled to designate an individual to fill the vacancy created by such removal so long as SVP is entitled to designate a nominee pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) on the date of such replacement designation.  
(d)    So long as the Consenting Noteholders are entitled to designate a nominee pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(iii), the Consenting Noteholders holding the majority of the outstanding Common Stock held by the Consenting Noteholders entitled to make such designation in Section 2.2(a)(iii) in the aggregate shall have the right to remove such nominee (with or without cause), from time to time and at any time, from the Board, exercisable upon written notice to the Company. Should a director designated by the Consenting Noteholders be removed for any reason, whether by the Consenting Noteholders or otherwise in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, the Consenting Noteholders shall be entitled to designate an individual to fill the vacancy created by such removal so long as the Consenting Noteholders are entitled to designate a nominee pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(iii) on the date of such replacement designation.  For purposes of this Section 2.2(d), references to “Consenting Noteholders” shall refer to the Consenting Noteholders excluding SVP until such time that SVP is no longer entitled to designate an SVP Designated Director. 
(e)    In connection with the required resignation of any director appointed by a Consenting Noteholder pursuant to this Section 2.2, such director may tender his or her resignation in advance of the date on which such resignation is required pursuant to this Section 2.2 and the Board shall have the right to decline to accept such resignation, in which case such director shall continue to serve on the Board until the earlier of his or her subsequent resignation, death or removal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any director appointed by a Consenting Noteholder pursuant to this Section 2.2 may elect to have his or her resignation be effective immediately upon tender.
(f)    If a Designated Director is not appointed or elected to the Board because of such person’s death, disability, disqualification, withdrawal as a nominee or for other reason is unavailable or unable to serve on the Board, SVP and/or the Consenting Noteholders, as applicable, shall be entitled to designate promptly another nominee and the director position for which the original Designated Director was nominated shall not be filled pending such designation.
Section 2.3    Restrictions on Other Agreements.  No Consenting Noteholder shall grant any proxy or enter into or agree to be bound by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement of any kind with respect to its shares of Common Stock if and to the extent the terms thereof conflict with the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not such proxy, voting trust, agreement or arrangements are with other Consenting Noteholders, holders of shares of Common Stock that are not parties to this Agreement or otherwise).  In addition, no Consenting Noteholder shall nominate or propose for election any director other than pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

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Section 2.4    Reimbursement of Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse each Director for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such Director’s participation in the meetings of the Board or any committee of the Board, including all reasonable and documented travel, lodging and meal expenses.
Section 2.5    D&O Insurance.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain in effect at all times directors and officers indemnity insurance coverage reasonably satisfactory to SVP and the Consenting Noteholders, and the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws shall at all times provide for indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
Section 2.6    Board Committees.  The Board shall have three standing committees, consisting of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and the Strategy, Nominating and Governance Committee.
ARTICLE III 
EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION
Section 3.1    Effectiveness.  Upon the Plan becoming effective, this Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be effective (the “Effective Date”). However, to the extent the Plan does not become effective, the provisions of this Agreement shall be without any force or effect.
Section 3.2    Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) such time as the Consenting Noteholders in the aggregate no longer Beneficially Own Common Stock representing an Equity Percentage equal to or greater than 8% or (b) the delivery of written notice to the Company by all of the Consenting Noteholders, requesting the termination of this Agreement. Further, at such time as a particular Consenting Noteholder no longer Beneficially Owns any shares of Common Stock, all rights and obligations of such Consenting Noteholder under this Agreement shall terminate. 
ARTICLE IV 
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1    Notices.  All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder to any party shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail to such party at the address set forth below (or such other address as shall be specified by like notice). Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when personally delivered, one calendar day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier and five calendar days after deposit in U.S. mail.
(a)    if to the Company, to:
Swift Energy Company
17001 Northchase Drive, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77060
Fax: 
Attention: Chris Abundis, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

With copy to:

Jones Day
222 E. 41st Street

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New York, NY 10017
Fax: (212) 755-7306
Attention: Alex Gendzier

(b)    if to SVP or any SVP Designated Director or to the Consenting Noteholders or any Noteholder Designated Director, to the address set forth on the applicable signature page hereto, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
600 Travis Street, Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77002
Fax: (713) 835-3601
Attention: Matthew R. Pacey, P.C.

Section 4.2    Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision 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 provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 4.3    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be considered one and the same agreement.
Section 4.4    Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) is not intended to confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto, any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 4.5    Further Assurances.  Each party shall execute, deliver, acknowledge and file such other documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the other parties hereto to give effect to and carry out the transactions contemplated herein.
Section 4.6    Governing Law; Equitable Remedies.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF). The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any of the Selected Courts (as defined below), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with respect to such remedy are hereby waived by each of the parties hereto. Each party further agrees that, in the event of any action for an injunction or other equitable remedy in respect of such breach or enforcement of specific performance, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

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Section 4.7    Consent To Jurisdiction.  With respect to any suit, action or proceeding (“Proceeding”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably (a) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts therefrom (the “Selected Courts”) and waives any objection to venue being laid in the Selected Courts whether based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise and hereby agrees not to commence any such Proceeding other than before one of the Selected Courts; provided, however, that a party may commence any Proceeding in a court other than a Selected Court solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the Selected Courts; (b) consents to service of process in any Proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized international express carrier or delivery service, to the Company or the Principal Stockholders at their respective addresses referred to in Section 4.1 hereof; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law; and (c) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AND AGREES THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO HAVE ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
Section 4.8    Amendments; Waivers.
(a)    No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, the Company and the Consenting Noteholders holding the majority of the outstanding Common Stock held by the Consenting Noteholders in the aggregate, or in the case of a waiver, by each of the parties against whom the waiver is to be effective.
(b)    No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
Section 4.9    Transfer. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that each right to nominate or participate in the nomination of a Designated Director with respect to a share of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement may be transferred by the holder of such right under this Agreement so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (1) the transferring party owns at least 8% of the outstanding stock at the date of the transfer, (2) the transfer consists of the transfer of all of the transferring party’s Common Stock and all of its rights under this Agreement and (3) the nomination rights contained in Section 2.2(a)(ii) shall only be transferable one time and only to a transferee that is not primarily in the business of operating oil and gas properties in the same geographic area as the business of the Company in the United States.  This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered, all as of the date first set forth above.
SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
/s/ Terry E. Swift _________________
		
	Name:
	Terry E. Swift

		
	Title:
	Chief Executive Officer

[Swift Energy Company - Director Nomination Agreement]

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

                     Merril Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith                    

/s/ Vincenzo Ruocco______________________
		
	Name:
	Vincenzo Ruocco

		
	Title:
	Vice President, US Corporate Actions

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	US Corporate Actions

	Attention:
	Vincenzo Ruocco

	Address:
	222 Broadway, 11th Floor

	 
	New York, NY 10038

	 
	USA

	Email:
	BASCorporateActions@bofasecurities.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

                     

/s/ Michael McCormick____________________
		
	Name:
	Michael McCormick

		
	Title:
	Chief Financial Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Whitebox Advisors LLC

	Attention:
	Sarah Bell

	Address:
	3033 Excelsior Blvd, Suite 300

	 
	Minneapolis

	 
	 

	Email:
	sbell@whiteboxadvisors.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

                     PINE RIVER BAXTER FUND LTD
 By:  Pine River Capital Management L.P.
 Its:  Investment Manager

/s/ Tim O’Brien        ______________________
		
	Name:
	Tim O’Brien

		
	Title:
	General Counsel and Co-Chief Operating Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Pine River Capital Management L.P.

	Attention:
	Legal Department

	Address:
	601 Carlson Parkway, 7th Floor

	 
	Minnetonka, MN 55305

	 
	 

	Email:
	legal@prcm.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

                          PINE RIVER DEERWOOD FUND LTD
 By:  Pine River Capital Management L.P.
 Its:  Investment Manager

 /s/ Tim O’Brien                                _________
		
	Name:
	Tim O’Brien

		
	Title:
	General Counsel and Co-Chief Operating Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Pine River Capital Management L.P.

	Attention:
	Legal Department

	Address:
	601 Carlson Parkway, 7th Floor

	 
	Minnetonka, MN 55305

	 
	 

	Email:
	legal@prcm.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

                      PINE RIVER FIXED INCOME MASTER 
FUND LTD.
 By:  Pine River Capital Management L.P.
 Its:  Investment Manager

/s/ Tim O’Brien        ______________________
		
	Name:
	Tim O’Brien

		
	Title:
	General Counsel and Co-Chief Operating Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Pine River Capital Management L.P.

	Attention:
	Legal Department

	Address:
	601 Carlson Parkway, 7th Floor

	 
	Minnetonka, MN 55305

	 
	 

	Email:
	legal@prcm.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

                     PINE RIVER MASTER FUND LTD.
 By:  Pine River Capital Management L.P.
 Its:  Investment Manager

/s/ Tim O’Brien        ______________________
		
	Name:
	Tim O’Brien

		
	Title:
	General Counsel and Co-Chief Operating Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Pine River Capital Management L.P.

	Attention:
	Legal Department

	Address:
	601 Carlson Parkway, 7th Floor

	 
	Minnetonka, MN 55305

	 
	 

	Email:
	legal@prcm.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

LMA SPC FOR AND ON BEHALF OF MAP 89 SEGREGATED PORTFOLIO
 By:  Pine River Capital Management L.P.
 Its:  Investment Manager

/s/ Tim O’Brien        ______________________
		
	Name:
	Tim O’Brien

		
	Title:
	General Counsel and Co-Chief Operating Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Pine River Capital Management L.P.

	Attention:
	Legal Department

	Address:
	601 Carlson Parkway, 7th Floor

	 
	Minnetonka, MN 55305

	 
	 

	Email:
	legal@prcm.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

            Valo Group Offshore Fund, Ltd  
 

/s/ John Licciardello          _________________
		
	Name:
	John Licciardello

		
	Title:
	Managing Member of Valo Group, LLC

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Valo Group Fund, LP

	Attention:
	John Licciardello

	Address:
	2001 Market Street

	 
	Suite 2630

	 
	Philadelphia, PA 19103

	Email:
	jl@valogroup.com

     

/s/ Michael Lipsky________________________
		
	Name:
	Michael Lipsky

Title: PM    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Matlin Patterson Global Advisors LLC

	Attention:
	Patrick Mulhern/Diane Chien

	Address:
	520 Madison Ave, 35th Floor

	 
	New York, NY 10022

	 
	 

	Email:
	ops@matlinpatterson.com

_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

Name: ______________________________
Attention: ___________________________
Address: ____________________________
  ____________________________
  ____________________________
Email: ______________________________

     

/s/ Niklas Nordenfelt_____________________
		
	Name:
	Niklas Nordenfelt

Title: Sr. Portfolio Manager    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Wells Fargo Asset Management

	Attention:
	Michael Mallardi and Oscar Olivas

	Address:
	525 Market Street, 10th Floor

	 
	San Francisco, CA 94105

	 
	 

	Email:
	michael.j.mallardi@wellsfargo.com

_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

Name: ______________________________
Attention: ___________________________
Address: ____________________________
  ____________________________
  ____________________________
Email: ______________________________

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

            WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL 
                   ASSOCIATION  
 

/s/ Katherine L. Stewart                                   
		
	Name:
	Katherine Stewart

		
	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

	Attention:
	Loan Trade Support

	Address:
	1525 West WT Harris Blvd.

	 
	Building 1B-1

	 
	Charlotte, NC 28262

	Email:
	LoanTradeSupport@wellsfargo.com

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:

     

STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:
            
 

/s/ Cory B. Nass                  _________________
		
	Name:
	Cory B. Nass

		
	Title:
	As General Counsel of Investment Advisor

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Kore Fund Ltd

	Attention:
	J. Gary Kosinski

	Address:
	1501 Corporate Drive, Suite 230

	 
	Boynton Beach, Florida 33426

	 
	 

	Email:
	gkosinski@KoreCapital.com

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:

     

STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
_____________________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:
            
 

/s/ David Zirin                    _________________
		
	Name:
	David Zirin

		
	Title:
	Chief Operating Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Pentwater Capital Management LP

	Attention:
	David Zirin

	Address:
	614 Davis Street

	 
	Evanston, IL 60201

	 
	 

	Email:
	DZIRIN@PWCM.COM

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:

     

STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
                            _________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:
            
 
BOF HOLDINGS IV, LLC

/s/ Richard Siegel          _________________
		
	Name:
	Richard Siegel

		
	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Bayside Capital, Inc.

	Attention:
	Richard Siegal

	Address:
	1450 Brickell Ave., Floor 31

	 
	Miami, FL 33131

	 
	 

	Email:
	 

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:

     

STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
                            _________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:
            
 Pioneer Funds – U.S. High Yield
 Pioneer Global High Yield Fund
 ING Partners, Inc. – VY Pioneer High         
Yield Portfolio______
Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Fund
Pioneer Dynamic Credit Fund
Pioneer Strategic Income Fund
Met Investors Series Trust – Pioneer    Strategic Income Portfolio
Pioneer High Yield Fund
Pioneer High Yield VCT Portfolio
Pioneer Strategic Income VCT Portfolio
Pioneer Institutional Solutions – Credit Opportunities

By:  Pioneer Investment Management, Inc., 
As adviser to each

/s/ William Taylor          _________________
		
	Name:
	William Taylor

		
	Title:
	Vice President    

Symetra Sub-Acct 193 Fund
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund
PIA – Global High Yield Bond
Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund LLC
Pioneer Multi-Sector Fixed Income Trust

By: Pioneer Institutional Asset Management, Inc., as adviser to each

/s/ Margaret C. Begley     _________________
		
	Name:
	Margaret C. Begley

		
	Title:
	Vice President and Secretary

     

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	William Taylor

	Address:
	60 State Street

	 
	Boston, MA 020109

	Email:
	William.taylor@pioneerinvestments.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
                            _________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:
            
 
DW Catalyst Master Fund, Ltd.
By:  DW Partners, L.P., its investment manager

/s/ Shawn Singh                 _________________
		
	Name:
	Shawn Singh

		
	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	DW Catalyst Master Fund, Ltd. c/o DW Partners, LP.

	Attention:
	DW Legal

	Address:
	590 Madison Avenue

	 
	New York, NY 10022

	 
	 

	Email:
	Dw.legal@dwpartners.com

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
 James Dougherty                    ______________
		
	Name:
	James Dougherty

		
	Title:
	Fund Chief Financial Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Strategic Value Partners LLC

	Attention:
	David Charnin, General Counsel

	Address:
	100 West Putnam Avenue

	 
	Greenwich

	 
	CT 06230

	Email:
	legalnotices@svpglobal.com

	Fax:
	203-618-3643

                     

                                         _________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	 

	Attention:
	 

	Address:
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	Email:
	 

     

CONSENTING NOTEHOLDERS:
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
                            _________________________
Name:    
Title:    
For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

            
HUTCHIN HILL CAPITAL PRIMARY    FUND, LTD

By: Hutchin Hill Capital, LP, its investment manager

/s/ Scott A Kislin          _________________
		
	Name:
	Scott A Kislin

		
	Title:
	Chief Legal Officer

For notices pursuant to Section 4.1(b), deliver to:

	
		
	Name:
	Hutchin Hill Capital, LP

	Attention:
	Legal

	Address:
	142 West 57th Street, 15th Floor

	 
	New York, NY 10019

	 
	 

	Email:
	legal@hutchinhill.comExhibit

Execution version        Contract #1-19868214-12

The confidential portions of this exhibit have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

REDACTED PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT ARE MARKED BY “***.”

Amendment #12
to the Yahoo! Publisher Network Contract #1-19868214
Effective Date: April 24, 2009, as amended (the “Original Agreement”)

THIS AMENDMENT #12 to the Original Agreement (“Amendment #12”) is executed as of March 9, 2016 (“Amendment #12 Effective Date”) by and between Inuvo, Inc. (“Publisher”), on the one hand, and Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. and Yahoo! EMEA Limited, on the other hand. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Original Agreement.

In consideration of mutual covenants and conditions, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Publisher and Yahoo hereby agree as follows:

1.Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. is added as a party to the Original Agreement, and the term “Yahoo” shall hereafter refer to Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! EMEA Limited and Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd., collectively. The preamble in Attachment A is amended and restated to read as follows:

The following requirements apply to all Links and Results shown in the Cover Page. Any provisions concerning Links and Results not explicitly listed in the Cover Page do no apply to Publisher. Yahoo! EMEA Limited is solely responsible for the Yahoo rights, obligations and duties described under this Agreement for all the markets included as part of the Territory within Europe, the Middle East and Africa (the “EMEA Territories”), Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. is solely responsible for the Yahoo rights, obligations and duties described under this Agreement for all the markets included as part of the Territory within Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam (the “Asia Territories”), and Yahoo! Inc. is solely responsible for the Yahoo rights, obligations and duties described under this Agreement for the markets included as part of the Territory for which Yahoo! EMEA Limited and Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. are not responsible. The use of the term “Yahoo” throughout this Agreement shall refer to Yahoo! EMEA Limited in relation to all markets included as part of the EMEA Territories, and shall refer to Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. in relation to all markets included as part of the Asia Territories, and Yahoo! Inc. in relation to the markets included as part of the Territory for which Yahoo! EMEA Limited and Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. are not responsible.

2.The contact information for Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. for notices under the Original Agreement is:

Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd.
60 Anson Road #13-01
Mapletree Anson,
Singapore 079914
Attention: Legal
Fax: +65 6809 8388

3.The End Date on the first page of the Cover Page to the Original Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with “May 31, 2018”.

4.The Original Agreement is amended such that all references throughout the Original Agreement to “Service Order” or “SO” shall read as “Cover Page”.

5.The Original Agreement is amended such that all references throughout the Original Agreement to “Abuse of Services” shall read as “Abuse Provisions”.

6.The Original Agreement is amended such that all references throughout the Original Agreement to “Publisher’s Syndication Right” shall read as “Publisher’s Approved Syndication Implementation(s)”.

7.The Original Agreement is amended such that all references throughout the Original Agreement to “***” shall read as “***”.

8.The Section entitled “Deployment of Services on Publisher’s Offerings” on the Cover Page of the Agreement is hereby renamed “Implementations on Publisher’s Offerings” and the content of such Section is amended and restated to read as follows: 

1. Link = Search Box; Results = Paid Search Results, Web Search Results; Publisher’s Offering = Sites: Publisher owned and operated Sites set forth on Exhibit 1 and Syndicated Sites set forth on Exhibit 1 and other Publisher owned and operated Sites and Syndicated Sites as approved in writing by Yahoo.

2. Link = Search Box via Chrome Resets and Search Box via Home Page Resets; Results = Paid Search Results, Web Search Results; Publisher’s Offerings = the offer of Applications requested by Publisher and pre-approved in writing by Yahoo, in each case which offer provides users a Reset Offer, and which offer occurs from Sites approved in writing by Yahoo specifically for such Reset Offer.

3. Link = Hyperlink via Content Link; Results = Hyperlink Results; Publisher’s Offering = Applications requested by Publisher and pre-approved in writing by Yahoo specifically for this implementation, distributed from Sites approved in writing by Yahoo specifically for this implementation.

4. Link = Domain Match Link; Results = Domain Match Results; Publisher’s Offering = Syndicated Sites requested by Publisher and approved by Yahoo in writing specifically for this implementation.

5. Link = Address Bar, Hyperlinks, Dead Links; Results = Error Results, Web Search Results, Hyperlink Results; Publisher’s Offerings = Landing Pages, *** and approved by Yahoo in writing specifically for this implementation.

6. Link = Hyperlinks; Results = Hyperlink Results; Publisher’s Offerings = Publisher Display Ads.

7. Link = Search Box, Hyperlinks; Results = Paid Search Results, Hyperlink Results, Web Search Results; Publisher’s Offerings = Email campaigns: requested by Publisher and approved in writing by Yahoo specifically for Email.

9.The Section entitled “Implementation” on the Cover Page is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

		
	•
	As shown in Attachment A and as described in this Cover Page and Attachments

		
	•
	Minimum Above the Fold: For desktop and tablet, Paid Search Results – ***.

		
	•
	For clarity, any launch of the Links and Results set forth in implementation #6 above will be subject to Yahoo’s prior approval (email acceptable). 

		
	•
	Additional terms for adult Paid Results are set forth in Section D of Attachment A.

		
	•
	Additional terms for D2S are set forth in Section G of Attachment A

		
	•
	Terms and Conditions are set forth in Attachment B.

		
	•
	Additional terms for syndication are set forth in Attachment C.

		
	•
	Additional terms for *** are set forth in Section 4 of Amendment #1 to the Original Agreement and in Attachment D.

		
	•
	Branding: Publisher will display the Marks as shown in the mockups attached hereto (or as approved in writing by Yahoo) on Publisher’s Offerings and in connection with the offer of the Applications and Syndicated Applications and the implementations associated therewith. Publisher will abide by the terms in Attachment E and any other guidelines that may be provided by Yahoo from time to time.

		
	•
	Additional terms for Applications and Bundled Applications are set forth in Attachment F.

		
	•
	Additional terms for error implementations (implementation #5 under Implementations on Publisher’s Offerings) are set forth in Attachment G.

		
	•
	Additional terms for domain match implementations (implementation #4 under Implementations on Publisher’s Offerings) are set forth in Attachment H.

		
	•
	Additional terms for email implementations (implementation #7 under Implementations on Publisher’s Offerings) are set forth in Attachment I. 

		
	•
	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, all Paid Results distributed in connection with any and all *** hereunder may only appear on web sites owned and operated by Publisher.

10.The Section entitled “Compensation” on the Cover Page is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

Yahoo will pay Publisher the applicable percentage of Gross Revenue set forth in the tables below (subject to the note immediately following the tables) for Publisher’s distribution of Paid Results.

***

	
		
	Total monthly Gross Revenue
	Percentage of total monthly Gross Revenue*

	***
	***%

	***
	***%

	***
	***%

***

	
		
	Total monthly Gross Revenue
	Percentage of total monthly Gross Revenue*

	***
	***%

	***
	***%

	***
	***%

    
***

	
		
	Total monthly Gross Revenue
	Percentage of total monthly Gross Revenue*

	***
	***%

	***
	***%

	***
	***%

* - ***

The figures in the table above are in U.S. dollars. Gross Revenue with respect to countries other than the U.S. in the Territory will be converted to U.S. dollars to determine the applicable tier of Gross Revenue during the Term, and payments will be made pursuant to Section 6 of Attachment B.

Yahoo, as the principal, will solely control all advertising transactions, including resolving advertiser disputes.

11.Section A of Attachment A of the Original Agreement is amended to add the following at the end thereof:

12. Each Query submitted by Publisher to Yahoo for Results must include a request for Paid Results.

13. Publisher will display all Results (including but not limited to Paid Results) from Yahoo in response to a Query submitted from Publisher's Offering to Yahoo, ***.

		
	12.
	Section B.4 of Attachment A of the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows:

Publisher acknowledges that Yahoo will crawl the content within Publisher's Offerings and will store and use limited information from Publisher's Offerings, solely to the extent necessary for the dynamic mapping of Matched Ads.

13.Each of Sections E (Publisher Branding) and F (Additional Requirements for Contextual Shortcuts) of Attachment A is hereby deleted and replaced with “Omitted.”

14.Section G (Additional Requirements for Qualified Search) of Attachment A of the Original Agreement, which was added by Amendment #7 to the Original Agreement, is hereby deleted in its entirety, and there shall be no Qualified Search implementations under the Original Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Section G (Additional Requirements for D2S Implementation) of Attachment A of the Original Agreement, which was added by Amendment #8 to the Original Agreement, remains as Section G, but such Section G is amended and restated as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

15.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in addition to the terms set forth in Section G (Additional Requirements for D2S Implementations) of Attachment A, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, the terms set forth on Exhibit B hereto shall apply to all Special SearchLinks Implementations. In the event of a conflict between the Additional Requirements for D2S Implementations and the terms set forth in Exhibit B, the terms set forth in Exhibit B will govern and control.

16.Publisher understands that Yahoo continually works to improve the integrity of the search marketplace and ecosystem. If requested by Yahoo, Publisher agrees to discuss in good faith and in a timely manner the integration of any reasonable new technologies and/or measures introduced by Yahoo and intended to improve the integrity of such marketplace and/or ecosystem.

17.The Mockups section of Attachment A of the Original Agreement is amended to incorporate the Special SearchLinks Mockups set forth on Exhibit C hereto.

18.All additions, modifications and amendments effected by Amendment #9 to the Original Agreement, which terms primarily related to the Mobile iOS Default Search Implementation, are hereby deleted and shall be of no further force or effect.

19.The heading of Section 2 of Attachment B of the Original Agreement, which reads “Services”, is amended to read instead as “Queries.”

20.Section 6 of Attachment B of the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows:

Payment. Yahoo or a Yahoo Related Party will pay Publisher within *** after the end of the calendar month in which the relevant Results were distributed on Publisher's Offerings or were on Yahoo Search Results Page, as the case may be. Payment will be made in US dollars. If Advertisers pay in any other currency, Yahoo will calculate payment using the average exchange rate as published by a nationally recognized source (e.g., Oanda). If the Territory includes countries other than the United States, Publisher acknowledges that payment will only be made after Publisher fulfills Yahoo’s invoicing requirements. For markets in the EMEA Territory, Publisher agrees that for any payments due to Publisher under the Agreement, Yahoo may issue invoices to itself for such payments. Publisher shall have *** days to challenge the statements that will be sent to the Publisher prior to the self-invoices being issued. If the Publisher has not challenged the statements within this period then the invoices shall be deemed accepted by Publisher. Publisher shall be responsible for payment of VAT to the relevant tax authority. In addition, Publisher must immediately notify Yahoo in writing if Publisher changes its VAT registration number, ceases to be VAT registered, or sells or otherwise disposes of its business. Yahoo may offset payments by any amounts Publisher owes to Yahoo. This includes, but is not limited to, offsetting payments for previous overpayments made to Publisher, for monies Publisher may owe Yahoo as a result of refunds given to Advertisers due to traffic quality and/or other issues in connection with Publisher's Offerings, Bundled Applications, if applicable, and any other services or products distributed with Links or Results by Publisher. Publisher understands that traffic quality-related concerns are of the utmost importance to Yahoo, that traffic quality investigations are common, routine and ongoing in nature, and that the decision to refund and the extent of any refund is within Yahoo's sole discretion. In the event that Yahoo refunds amounts to Advertisers in excess of its payment to Publisher, Publisher will pay Yahoo for such amounts within 30 days of Yahoo’s request.  Yahoo may make payments only when Publisher's balance exceeds US $250.00 (or until termination or expiration of this Agreement). No other compensation except as specifically set forth in this Section 6 is due to Publisher.

21.The first two sentences of Section 8 (Exclusivity) of Attachment B of the Original Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following (changes in italics):

***.

22.Section 18 of Attachment B of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

Abuse Provisions. Unless specifically permitted by this Agreement, Publisher, Publisher’s Offerings, Bundled Applications, if any, and any other services or products distributed with Links or Results by Publisher will comply with the Abuse Terms. Any search, impression, click or conversion generated in violation of this Section 18 shall not be counted for purposes of calculating any compensation owed to Publisher. If any of the provisions of Section 18 is violated, Yahoo may immediately suspend Links and Results.  If Publisher fails to cure or prevent the noticed activity within *** after Yahoo informs Publisher of the violation or if Publisher fails to provide reasonable assurances that there will be no further violations, Yahoo may terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice without liability to Publisher except for any compensation due to Publisher through the date of termination. ***.

23.Section 21 of Attachment B of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

Traffic Quality Shortfall. ***  If Publisher fails to bring its traffic quality score above such percentage within the 30 day period, or if Publisher’s traffic quality score slips below such percentage again during the Term, then Yahoo may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part (including but not limited to, on a Territory, a Publisher’s Offering and/or an individual tag basis), immediately upon notice.  Publisher acknowledges and agrees that Yahoo may modify the method used to measure Publisher’s traffic quality from time to time in Yahoo’s sole discretion; ***.

24.Section 29 of Attachment B is amended as follows:

(a) The following referenced definitions are amended and restated to read as follows:

Approved Sites: sites each as cleared by Yahoo’s certified classifier system and/or pre-approved by Yahoo in accordance with criteria determined by Yahoo and notified to Publisher. ***:

***

Publisher Display Ad: Publisher’s display ad (or, in the case of Special SearchLinks Implementations, an equivalent creative consistent with the Special SearchLinks Mockups set forth in Attachment A) that appears in a Display Ad Unit on an Approved Site.

(b) The following definitions are added to Section 29 of Attachment B:

Abuse Terms:  the terms located at *** Yahoo may revise the Abuse Terms from time to time, in its sole discretion. Yahoo will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Publisher with at least 30 days’ notice (via the system through which Publisher accesses preliminary performance data) of any such revision.

***.

SearchLinks: Publisher’s proprietary keyword mapping technology that generates keyword Hyperlinks.

Special SearchLinks Implementations: the SearchLinks implementations depicted in the Special SearchLinks Mockups in Attachment A.

(c) The definitions of CS Ad Code, CS Frame and CS Link are each hereby deleted.

25.Section 9(a)(i) of Attachment C (Syndication Attachment) to the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows:

(i) Suspend Results to Queries from the Syndication Affiliate until the Syndication Affiliate becomes compliant;

26.Section 9(a)(iii) of Attachment C (Syndication Attachment) to the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows:

(iii) Suspend some or all Results to Queries from Publisher until the Syndication Affiliate becomes compliant or is terminated by Publisher; and/or

27.Section 8(a)(i) of Attachment D (Arbitrage Attachment) to the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows (change in italics):

(i) Suspend distribution of Results by Publisher with respect to the applicable Arbitrage Implementation;

28.Section 8(a)(iii) of Attachment D (Arbitrage Attachment) to the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows (change in italics):

(iii) Suspend distribution of some or all Results by Publisher until the subject Arbitrage Implementation(s) becomes compliant;

29.The third sentence of Section 4(g) of Attachment F (Software Attachment) to the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows (change in italics):

Publisher acknowledges that Yahoo may reject or terminate Publisher’s distribution of Content Links, Hyperlinks, and Hyperlink Results on or in connection with they Syndicated Application on 24 hours notice, for any reason or no reason.

30.The third sentence of the second paragraph of Section 3 of Attachment H (Domain Match Attachment) is amended and restated to read as follows (change in italics):

For any Hyperlinks mapped by Publisher to Landing Pages or Domain Match Results Pages, Publisher agrees it shall, (i) at least one time per week, compare the keyword terms in use by Publisher against the ratings feed or other list sent by Yahoo (“Ratings Feed”); and remove any keyword terms not permitted by Yahoo pursuant to the Ratings Feed; (ii) not use any keyword terms that would be deemed “controversial”, “alcohol”, “weapons”, “sensitive”, “tobacco”, “gambling” or “restricted” by the front end filter (if a “.com” were added to such terms), as determined by Yahoo in its sole discretion (“Unauthorized Keywords”); (iii) implement its own internal controls to ensure that such Unauthorized Keywords are not used as keywords; (iv) allow Yahoo, upon request by Yahoo, to review Publisher’s mappings used to display Domain Match Links and Domain Match Results; (v) on Yahoo’s request, map Hyperlinks to alternate keyword terms; (vi) on Yahoo’s request, change the Hyperlinks on the Landing Page; and (vii) abide by any daily keyword click caps as may be required by Yahoo within one (1) business day, provided that if Publisher is unable to abide by any such click caps, Publisher agrees to remove the particular Hyperlink.

31.The eighth sentence of the second paragraph of Section 3 of Attachment H (Domain Match Attachment) is amended and restated to read as follows (change in italics):

Publisher shall be required to integrate Yahoo’s mapping technology when distributing Results on those Publisher’s Offerings that Yahoo determines, in its sole discretion, that use of Publisher’s mapping technology is negatively impacting Yahoo’s business or operations, including, but not limited to, traffic quality.

32.Section 10 of Attachment I (Email Attachment) to the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows (changes in italics):

Suspension and Termination. In addition to any other termination rights under this Agreement, at any time during the Term, Yahoo may, in its sole discretion:

		
	(a)
	Immediately suspend Publisher’s distribution of Links and/or Results in any specific Email implementation or in Email generally;

		
	(b)
	Terminate this Email Attachment for any or no reason in Yahoo’s sole discretion, on 24 hours’ notice to Publisher. Within 24 hours of receiving such notice, Publisher and its vendors will stop including Links and/or Results in any Email. Yahoo’s sole obligation to Publisher with regard to this Email Attachment is for undisputed payments. In addition, Yahoo will have no obligations to nor any liability in connection with any of Publisher’s vendors under this Email Attachment.

33.Section 1 of Amendment #2 to the Original Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows (change in italics):

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Publisher hereby acknowledges and accepts that Yahoo may be obtaining some or all Results it sends to Publisher under the Agreement from third party sources and third party marketplaces that may include, but are not limited to, Microsoft Corporation. For clarity, references in the Agreement to Yahoo matching technology, search databases, paid marketplace databases, marketplaces, ad serving systems and Advertisers shall be deemed to include those provided by Microsoft Corporation or any other third party, if applicable.

34.Except as expressly set forth herein, the Original Agreement will remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.  

35.In the event of a conflict between any of the terms and conditions of the Original Agreement and the terms and conditions of this Amendment #12, the terms and conditions of this Amendment #12 shall govern.

36.This Amendment #12 may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signatures on next page]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to enter into this Amendment #12 effective as of the Amendment #12 Effective Date.

	
		
	INUVO, INC.
	YAHOO! INC.

	 
	 

	By: /s/ Don W. Barrett, III
	By: /s/ Ian Weingarten

	 
	 

	Name: Don W. Barrett, III
	Name: Ian Weingarten

	 
	 

	Title: COO
	Title: SVP, Corporate Development & Partnerships

	 
	 

	Date: 3/11/16
	Date:  March 30th, 2016

	 
	 

	 
	YAHOO! EMEA LIMITED

	 
	 

	 
	By: /s/ Ronnie Cobane

	 
	 

	 
	Name: William R. Cobane

	 
	 

	 
	Title: Director

	 
	 

	 
	Date:  18 April 2016 

	 
	By: /s/ Margaret Chang

	 
	 

	 
	Name: Margaret Chang

	 
	 

	 
	Title: Senior Director

	 
	 

	 
	Date:  13 Apr 2016

EXHIBIT A

Additional Requirements for D2S Implementation

G. Additional Requirements for D2S Implementation

***

EXHIBIT B

Additional Terms for Special SearchLinks Implementations

***

EXHIBIT C

Mockups to be Added to Attachment A

***

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YAHOO CONFIDENTIAL

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