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EX-10.19

 Exhibit 10.19 

EXECUTION VERSION 

CONFIDENTIAL SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 

This Confidential Separation Agreement and Release (“Agreement”) is between Sandy Hogan
(“Employee” or “You”) and Rackspace US, Inc. (“Rackspace” or the “Company”). 
 1.
End of Employment. Your “Employment End Date” is August 16, 2019. 
 2. Severance Payment. Rackspace
will pay you $892,000.00, as outlined on the attached Severance Summary Exhibit, less applicable withholdings and other required payroll deductions (the “Severance Amount”). This Severance Amount does not include unpaid wages
through the end of employment, which will be paid separately. It also does not include payment for any accrued but unused paid time off, which will be paid in accordance with applicable law and current Company policy. The Severance Amount will be
paid in 24 equal, biweekly installments of $37,166.66 (less applicable withholdings and other required payroll deductions), beginning on the next reasonable payroll date after the Effective Date of this Agreement. These installment payments will
continue until all payments have been made unless you: (i) are in material breach of, or do not materially comply with, any of the obligations defined in this Agreement as determined by an arbitrator pursuant to Section 17 hereof, or
(ii) are rehired by Rackspace in any capacity during the payment period. For the avoidance of doubt, you shall have no obligation to mitigate damages for payment of the Severance Amount, whether by seeking employment or otherwise and the
Severance Amount shall not be reduced or offset by any payment or benefit that you may receive from any other source. 
 3. No Other Payments.
After the Company pays you the amounts outlined in this Agreement, Rackspace is not obligated to make any additional severance, bonus, variable compensation, or wage-related payments to you in any amount or for any purpose. 

4. Release. In exchange for the promises in this Agreement, you agree to irrevocably and unconditionally release all Claims you may now
have or that you could have asserted against the Released Parties as set forth in this section. The “Released Parties” are Rackspace US, Inc., Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Datapipe, Inc. and all of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries,
related companies, partnerships, or joint ventures, and, with respect to each of them, their predecessors and successors; and with respect to each entity, all of its past and present employees, officers, directors, fiduciaries, agents,
administrators, stockholders, owners, investors, and representatives, assigns, attorneys, agents, both in their individual and corporate capacities, and any other persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of the persons or entities
listed in this subsection. 
 You understand and agree that, except as provided herein, you are waiving and releasing all claims against the Released
Parties, of any known and unknown claims, promises, causes of action, including but not limited to breach of contract, conversion, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, promissory estoppel, equitable estoppel, assault,
battery, defamation, disparagement, negligence, fraud, torts, and any and all similar rights of any type (“Released Claims” or “Claim(s)”) that you may have against any Released Party. You further understand that the Claims that
you are releasing may arise under many different laws (including statutes, regulations, other administrative guidance, and common law doctrines), including, but not limited to: the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Older Workers
Benefit Protection Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act; Executive Order 

  

							
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 11246; the Equal Pay Act; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended,
Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act; Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code; the WARN Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; the Fair
Labor Standards Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; the Defend Trade Secrets Act; any federal, state, or local laws restricting an employer’s
right to terminate employees, or otherwise regulating employment; any federal, state, or local law enforcing express or implied employment contracts or requiring an employer to deal with employees fairly or in good faith; Claims for physical or
personal injury (including, but not limited to, Claims based on the negligence of the Released Parties), wrongful discharge, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, fraud in the inducement, negligent misrepresentation, negligent
infliction of emotional distress, defamation, invasion of privacy, conversion, theft, interference with contract or with prospective economic advantage, negligent investigation, claims for wages, severance, bonus, salary, commission and/or benefits,
breach of express or implied contract, and breach of covenants of good faith and fair dealing, and similar or related Claims. 
 PLEASE NOTE THAT
THIS RELEASE INCLUDES A RELEASE OF CLAIMS FOR NEGLIGENCE AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE. THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS. 

You understand that you are releasing Claims that you may not know about. You affirm that this is your knowing and voluntary intent, even though you recognize
that someday you might learn that some of all of the facts you currently believe to be true are untrue, and even though you might then regret having signed this Release. Nevertheless, you are assuming that risk, and you agree that this Release will
remain effective in all respects in any such case. You expressly waive all rights you might have under any law that is intended to protect you from waiving unknown Claims. You understand the significance of doing so. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release provided pursuant to this Section 4 shall not apply to and expressly excludes: (a) claims for vested
benefits under any plan maintained by any of the Released Parties that provides for deferred compensation, equity compensation or pension or retirement benefits; (b) rights to health benefits under any policy or plan currently maintained by any
of the Released Parties that provides for health insurance continuation or conversion rights; 
 (c) claims arising after the date of this Agreement is
signed; (d) claims under any applicable directors’ and officers’ insurance policies that may provide coverage to or for you; and (e) rights to indemnification under the by-laws, certificate
of incorporation or other governing documents of any of the Released Parties, or under applicable law. 
 Right to File Charge. Nothing in
this Agreement should be construed as precluding or preventing you from filing a charge with any governmental agency or assisting any governmental agency in the investigation into any allegations of discrimination or retaliation against the
Company. 
 Future Claims; Counsel. This Agreement does not release any claims or causes of action that accrue or arise after the date
you sign this Agreement. You are advised to review this Agreement with an attorney, at your expense, concerning its effect prior to signing it. 

  

							
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 5. Confidential Information, Company Property. 

a. You will not, directly or indirectly, for your own benefit or for the benefit of another, reveal, use or disclose to any other person, firm,
corporation, or other party or make, directly or indirectly, any commercial or other use of any information not publicly known about Rackspace or its prospects, services, suppliers, products, customers, finances, data processing, purchasing,
accounting or marketing systems, whether current or in development such information being privileged, confidential business and/or trade secret information of Rackspace (“Confidential Information”). 

b. As a result of your employment by Rackspace, you may have had access to, or knowledge of, confidential business information or trade secrets
of third parties. You also agree to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such third-party confidential information and trade secrets to the same extent, and on the same basis, as the privileged confidential business and/or trade secret
information of Rackspace. 
 c. All written materials, records, and other documents made by, or coming into the possession of, you during the
period of your employment by Rackspace which contain or disclose privileged, confidential business and/or trade secret information will be and remain the property of Rackspace. Upon termination of your employment with Rackspace, you will promptly
deliver the same, and all copies thereof, to Rackspace. 
 d. On or before the Employment End Date, you will return to Company all property
belonging to Company that you possess or possessed but provided to a third party, including but not limited to, all equipment or other materials and all originals and copies of Company documents, files, memoranda, notes, computer-readable
information (maintained on a removable drive, home computer, or in any other form) and video or tape recordings of any kind other than personal materials relating solely to you. You warrant and represent that you have not retained, distributed or
caused to be distributed, and will not retain, distribute or cause to be distributed, any original or duplicates of any such Company property specified in this section. 

6. Cooperation. You agree to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its designated attorneys, representatives and agents in connection
with (a) the transition of your duties prior to the Employment End Date, and (b) any actual or threatened judicial, administrative, or other legal or equitable proceeding in which Company is or may become involved. Upon reasonable notice,
and subject to the reasonable accommodation by the Company of your scheduling needs (including, without limitation, the needs of any future employment or other service engagement that you may have), you agree to meet with and provide Company and its
designated attorneys, representatives or agents all information and knowledge you may have relating to the subject matter of any such proceeding. Rackspace agrees to reimburse you for any reasonable
pre-approved out of pocket expenses incurred by you as a result of your cooperation. 
 7. Non-Disparagement. 
 a. You will not directly or indirectly make false, misleading or disparaging
statements or representations, or statements or representations that could be interpreted as such, whether written or oral, regarding Rackspace, including statements or representations regarding its products, services, owners, employees, customers,
management and executive leadership team, or the executive committee of Inception Topco, Inc. 

  

							
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 b. The Company in its official communications (e.g., press releases and public filings) will
not, and will instruct the members of its Executive Leadership Team not to, directly or indirectly make false, misleading or disparaging statements or representations, or statements or representations that could be interpreted as such, whether
written or oral, regarding you. 
 c. The prohibitions set forth in this Section 7 do not prevent you or the Company, and should not be
construed as preventing you or the Company, from complying with any legal subpoena or communicating with any governmental agency when required by law. 
 8.
Non-Hire of Company Employees. To further preserve the Confidential Information, for twelve (12) months after employment ends, you will not, directly or indirectly, (i) hire or
engage any current employee of Company for a period of at least six (6) months after the employment of such employee with the Company terminates; (ii) solicit or encourage any employee to terminate employment or services with Company; or
(iii) solicit or encourage any employee to accept employment with or provide services to you or any business associated with you. 
 9. Non-Solicitation of Customers & Suppliers. To further preserve the Confidential Information, for twelve (12) months after employment ends, you agree not to
directly or indirectly, on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, recruit or otherwise solicit or induce any customer or supplier of the Company, to terminate its employment or arrangement with the Company, otherwise change its
relationship with the Company or establish any relationship with you or any of your affiliates for any business purpose reasonably deemed competitive with the business of the Company. 

10. Non-Competition Agreement. To further preserve the Confidential Information, you agree that
for twelve (12) months after employment ends (the “Restricted Period”), you will not have an ownership interest in any business anywhere in the world that sells managed, dedicated, or cloud computing services substantially similar
to those services provided by the Company, including but not limited to (i) professional advisory services for the migration, deployment or management of cloud technologies, (ii) provisioning, hosting, managing, monitoring, supporting,
or maintenance of applications, computer servers (whether dedicated, shared or virtual) and network connectivity in a datacenter for remote use via the Internet, (iii) hosted or managed email, storage, collaboration, computer, virtual
networking, applications, and similar services, or (iv) any related IT services or products substantially similar to the Company’s products or services (all of the foregoing referred to as “Competitive Services”). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, you shall be permitted to acquire a passive stock or equity interest in such a business, provided that the stock or other equity interest acquired is not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding interest in such business. In
addition to the foregoing restriction on your ability to have an ownership interest in a Competitive Services company, you agree that you will not work as an employee, contractor, officer, consultant, or director for the companies listed on the
attached Exhibit A during the Restricted Period. The forgoing restrictions shall not prevent you from becoming an employee, consultant, or contractor for a division of any company listed on Exhibit A so long as the division does not
provide Competitive Services, and as long as you do not, during the Restricted Period, perform services (including but not limited to providing information, advice, strategy, recruiting or any other interaction with regard to business
matters) for any division of such company that provides Competitive Services. 

  

							
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 The Restricted Period outlined above will be tolled and will not run during any such time that you are in
breach of this Agreement or in violation of any of the covenants contained in this agreement, and once tolled will not begin to run again until such time as all violations have ceased. 

You recognize that the restrictions in this section may substantially limit your future flexibility in many ways. You acknowledge you have received adequate
consideration for the promises and restrictions set forth in this agreement. You agree to waive any objection to the validity of these restrictions and acknowledge that these limited prohibitions are reasonable as to time, geographical area and
scope of activities to be restrained and that these limited prohibitions do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect Rackspace’s goodwill, proprietary information and other business interests. You further agree that any
breach of these covenants will result in irreparable damage and injury to Rackspace and that Rackspace will be entitled to injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction without the necessity of posting any bond. 

11. Management Investors’ Rights Agreements. In the event that you own, or subsequently acquire through the exercise of any vested
options, common stock of Inception Topco, Inc. (the “Shares”), the parent company of Rackspace, you are bound by the terms of that certain Management Investors’ Rights Agreements, dated as of April 7, 2017 (the “MIRA”).
Please be aware that if you own Shares, you will continue to be bound by the terms of the MIRA in all respects, including the obligation you (and/or your spouse and estate, as applicable) have, subject to the terms of the MIRA, to inform Rackspace
upon the occurrence of certain events that may have implications on the ownership of the Shares, including divorce, death or bankruptcy. As long as you have the right to exercise vested options for the Shares, Rackspace will make available to you,
on a confidential basis via secure website, certain periodic financial information with respect to Inception Topco, Inc. In order to receive this information, you must provide your personal email address to
                                      . Once your right to
exercise any vested options has terminated, this periodic financial information may no longer be available to you (even if you own Shares). If you are a party to any equity grant agreements, you may have rights, obligations, and deadlines under the
terms and conditions of those agreements. 
 12. Confidentiality. Except as provided below, you and Rackspace agree to maintain in
confidence both the existence and terms of this Agreement. Rackspace may disclose the terms of this Agreement consistent with business necessity. You may disclose the existence and terms of this Agreement to your spouse or domestic partner and
with your legal and or financial advisors or as otherwise required by law or governmental agency. In addition, you may also disclose the terms of Sections 8, 9, 10 of this Agreement, as well as Exhibit A, to any potential subsequent employer or
other person to whom such terms may be relevant. 
 13. Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt
from, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). To the extent that any provision in this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the provision will be read in such a manner so
that no payments due under this Agreement will be subject to an “additional tax” as defined in Section 409(a)(1)(B) of the Code. If the Company determines in good faith that any provision of this Agreement would cause you to incur an
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 or interest under Section 409A of the Code, you and the Company will use reasonable efforts to reform
such provision, if possible, in a mutually agreeable fashion to maintain to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code or causing the imposition of
such additional tax, penalty, or interest under Section 409A of the Code. The preceding provisions, however, will not be construed as a guarantee by the Company of any particular tax effect to you under this Agreement. 

14. Tax Consequences. Except with respect to required tax withholding and reporting that will be undertaken by the Company, you
acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the tax consequences to you of any benefits conferred on you, or any payments made to you or on your behalf, under the terms of this Agreement. Rackspace has not made any representations to
you concerning any possible tax consequences of any payments made pursuant to this Agreement. 
 15. Entire Agreement. This Agreement
represents the entire agreement by and between the parties and there are no other agreements or understandings related to the subject matter herein other than the MIRA and your equity grant agreement(s), if any, which survive the end of your
employment and continue in effect. This Agreement may not be changed except by written agreement signed by the parties. 
 16. Binding Heirs,
Successors and Assigns. Except as herein expressly provided, the terms and provisions of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, successors, assigns and legal representatives of the parties. 

17. Arbitration. All claims and matters in question arising out of this Agreement or the relationship between the Parties, whether
sounding in contract, tort, a statutory cause of action or otherwise, will be resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act. Either Party, however, may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel
arbitration under this Agreement; enforce or vacate an arbitration award; or seek injunctive relief. This arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with the National Rules for Resolution
of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association (“National Rules”) in effect at the time the dispute arose. There will be one arbitrator selected pursuant to the National Rules, unless the Parties agree on a different
arbitration service. The arbitrator will issue a reasoned award within six (6) months of the filing of the arbitration notice. The Company will pay for your initial filing fee to the extent that it is more than a court filing. 

18. Jurisdiction. The substantive laws of Texas govern this Agreement, and exclusive venue for any dispute will be Bexar County, Texas or
in San Antonio, Texas. 
 19. Headings. The headings in this Agreement were used for administrative convenience only and will not be
used in interpreting or construing the meaning of any provision. 
 20. Invalid Provision. If any provision of this Agreement is or may be held
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable to any extent, the validity of the remaining parts, terms or provision of this Agreement will not be affected thereby, and such illegal or invalid part, term, or
provision will be deemed not to be part of this Agreement. The remaining provisions will nevertheless survive and continue in full force and effect. 

  

							
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 21. Interpretation. This Agreement will be construed as a whole according to its fair
meaning. It will not be construed strictly for or against you. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the singular or plural number will be deemed to include the other. Captions are intended solely for the convenience of reference and will
not be used in the interpretation of this Agreement. 
 22. Consideration of Agreement and Older Worker Benefit Protection Act. You
acknowledge that you have been advised in writing by the Company that you should consult an attorney before executing this Agreement. You understand that you have twenty-one (21) calendar days from
the date this Agreement is provided to you to decide whether to sign it. If you fail to sign and return this Agreement within twenty-one (21) days from the date that it was provided to you, all payment
amounts offered in this Agreement are withdrawn and revoked automatically, and you will not be entitled to any payment or benefits that you are not otherwise entitled to under law. You may decide to sign this Agreement prior to the expiration of the
twenty-one (21) day period. However, if you choose to do so, then you affirm that this is your voluntary choice. 

23. Revocation Period. You understand and acknowledge that you have seven (7) calendar days following the date that you sign and
return this Agreement to revoke your acceptance of the Agreement. This Agreement will not become effective and enforceable and the payment amounts offered in this Agreement will not become payable until after this revocation period has expired
without revocation. 
 24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in a number of identical counterparts, each of which for all
purposes is deemed an original and all of which constitute collectively one Agreement. 
 25. Effective Date. This Agreement, if signed and
returned to the Company, is effective and enforceable the later of: (i) your Employment End Date or (ii) seven (7) calendar days following the date it is signed and returned, if not revoked during the seven day period (the
“Effective Date”). 
 26. Review by Employee. You acknowledge the following: 

a. That you carefully read this Agreement, and that you understood it; 

b. That you were advised and have had the opportunity to consult an attorney, at your expense, regarding the terms and meaning of this
Agreement; 
 c. That you understand your deadline of twenty-one (21) days, to consider whether
to agree and accept this Agreement; 
 d. That you understand that the Agreement is effective and enforceable on the Effective Date as
defined above. 
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	PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND CONSIDER ALL OF ITS PROVISIONS BEFORE SIGNING IT. IT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS, INCLUDING CLAIMS
BASED ON NEGLIGENCE. IF YOU WISH, YOU SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FULL REVIEW PERIOD AFFORDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY OF YOUR CHOOSING.

  

											
	Employee:	  		  		  		  	
						
	By:	 	 Sandy Hogan
	  	(printed name)	  	    	  		  	
		 	/s/ Sandy Hogan	  	(signature)	  		  	Date:	  	 August 2, 2019

					
	Rackspace:	  		  		  		  	
						
	By:	 	 Holly B. Windham
	  	(printed name)	  		  		  	
		 	/s/ Holly B. Windham	  	(signature)	  		  	Date:	  	 August 2, 2019

		 		  	
		 	 General Counsel
	  	(title)	  		  		  	
		 	On Behalf of Rackspace	  		  	

  
 [Signature Page to
Confidential Separation Agreement and Release] 

 SEVERANCE SUMMARY EXHIBIT 

Severance Amount: $892,000 comprised of the following: 
  

	 	•	 	 $465,000 as a severance payment equal to your current base salary for twelve months 

 

	 	•	 	 $372,000 as an additional severance payment equal to 100% of your
on-target bonus amount 

  

	 	•	 	 $55,000 as an additional severance payment equal to one-quarter of your on-target regional sales bonus 

  

			
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 EXHIBIT A 

2nd Watch 
 Accenture 

Amazon 
 Atos 

Bespin Global 
 Capgemini 

Cloudreach 
 Cognizant 

CSC 
 Deloitte 

DXC Technology 
 Ensono 

Google 
 HCL Technologies 

IBM 
 Infosys 

Logicworks 
 Microsoft 

Nordcloud 
 NTT Data 

Oracle 
 Samsung SDS 

Smartronix 
 Tata Consultancy Services 

Unisys 
 Wipro 

  

			
	[Exhibit A]	  	Initials:     SHEX-10.20

 Exhibit 10.20 

Form of Exit Option Award Agreement (Standard). Approved by the Executive Committee in July 2019. 

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of
[            ], 20[    ] (the “Grant Date”), by and among RACKSPACE CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and [            ] (the “Optionee”). 
 WHEREAS,
the Company, acting through a Committee (as defined in the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)), has granted to the Optionee, effective as of the date of this Agreement, an option under the Plan to purchase a number of
shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Plan) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and of the mutual agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as
follows: 
 Section 1.    The Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement as if set forth herein in their entirety (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article V). In the event of a conflict between any provision of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control. A copy of the
Plan may be obtained from the Company by the Optionee upon request. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan and in Annex I attached hereto. 

Section 2.    Option; Option Price. On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Plan and this Agreement,
the Optionee shall have the option (the “Option”) to purchase Shares pursuant to the Tranche A option (the “Tranche A Option”) and the Tranche B option (the “Tranche B Option”), at the price per
Share (the “Option Price”) and in the amounts set forth on the signature page hereto. Payment of the Option Price may be made in the manner specified by Section 5.9 of the Plan. The Option is not intended
to qualify for federal income tax purposes as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable as to all Vested Options (as defined in Section 4) until the expiration of the Option Term (as defined in Section 3). Except as otherwise provided in
Section 4 of this Agreement, upon a Termination of Relationship, the unvested portion of the Option (i.e., that portion that does not constitute Vested Options) shall terminate. 

Section 3.    Term. The term of the Option (the “Option Term”) shall commence on the Grant
Date and expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, unless the Option shall have been terminated sooner in accordance with the terms of the Plan (including, without limitation, Section 5.7 of the Plan) or this
Agreement. 
 Section 4.    Vesting. Subject to the Optionee’s continued employment or other service
relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries through each applicable vesting date (except as otherwise provided in this Section 4), the Option shall become non-forfeitable (when the Option becomes non-forfeitable, a “Vested Option”) and shall become exercisable according to the following provisions: 

(a)     Twenty percent (20%) of the Tranche A Option shall become a Vested Option and shall become exercisable on each of
the first five (5) anniversaries of the Grant Date; provided, however, that: 

  
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 (i)    the entire Tranche A Option shall immediately
become a Vested Option and shall become exercisable on the sixth (6) monthly anniversary of a Change in Control; provided, further, that if a Termination of Relationship occurs within six (6) months following a Change in
Control as a result of (a) a termination of the Optionee’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or its Subsidiaries without Cause or (b) the Optionee’s death, serious illness or Disability, the entire Tranche A
Option shall immediately become a Vested Option and shall become exercisable as of the date of such Termination of Relationship and shall remain outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a), and 

(ii)    if a Termination of Relationship occurs at any time prior to a Change in Control as a result of
(A) a termination of the Optionee’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or its Subsidiaries without Cause or (B) the Optionee’s death, serious illness or Disability, (1) the installment of the Tranche A
Option scheduled to vest on the anniversary of the Grant Date next following such Termination of Relationship (if any) shall become a Vested Option and shall become exercisable as of the date of such Termination of Relationship and shall remain
outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a) with respect to the number of Option Shares equal to 20% of the Tranche A Option, multiplied by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is equal to the number of calendar days that have
elapsed since the last anniversary of the Grant Date prior to the date of the Termination of Relationship or, if no such anniversary date has yet occurred, the Grant Date, and (y) the denominator of which is equal to 365, and (2) if a
Change in Control occurs within 90 days following such Termination of Relationship, the entire Tranche A Option shall immediately become a Vested Option and shall become exercisable as of immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control
(notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4(a)(i)) and such Vested Option shall remain outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a) as if the Termination of the Relationship occurred on the date of the Change in Control. 

(b)    The Tranche B Option shall become a Vested Option and shall become exercisable as follows: 

(i)    Fifty percent (50%) of the Tranche B Option shall become a Vested Option and shall become
exercisable upon any Measurement Date if Apollo has achieved a MOIC of at least one and three-quarters (1.75), as calculated by the Committee; and 

(ii)    Up to fifty percent (50%) of the Tranche B Option shall become a Vested Option and shall become
exercisable upon any Measurement Date if Apollo has achieved a MOIC of greater than one and three-quarters (1.75) and up to two and one-quarter (2.25), determined based on linear interpolation between such
MOIC achievement levels, as calculated by the Committee. 
 If a Termination of Relationship occurs (x) prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control
and (y) as a result of (A) a termination of the Optionee’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or its Subsidiaries without Cause or (B) the Optionee’s death, serious illness or Disability, the unvested
portion of the Tranche B Option (if any) shall remain outstanding and eligible to become a Vested Option during the 90 day period following such Termination of 

  
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Relationship upon achievement of the performance criteria set forth in Section 4(b) (after giving effect to Section 4(c)(i), if applicable) during such 90 day period, and any such
portion that becomes a Vested Option shall remain outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a) as if the Termination of Relationship occurred on the date of vesting; provided, that any portion of the Tranche B Option which
remains unvested as of (I) the end of such 90 day period, or, (II) if earlier, after giving effect to the application of Section 4(c)(i) to the extent a Change in Control occurs and Apollo elects to give effect to
Section 4(c)(i), shall be immediately forfeited; provided, further, that if a Change in Control occurs during such 90 day period and Apollo does not elect to give effect to Section 4(c)(i), any unvested portion of the Tranche
B Option shall remain outstanding and the provisions of Section 4(b)(2) below (and not the provisions of Section 4(c)(ii)) will apply to such unvested portion of the Tranche B Option. 

If a Termination of Relationship occurs (a) following the occurrence of a Change in Control in which Apollo elected to give effect to
Section 4(c)(ii) and (b) as a result of (x) a termination of the Optionee’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or its Subsidiaries without Cause or (y) the Optionee’s death, serious illness or
Disability, then Apollo shall elect one of the following two alternatives: 
  

	 	(1)	 The term Measurement Date shall be deemed amended to also mean the date of such Termination of Relationship,
and the fair value (as reasonably determined in good faith by the Apollo Holders) as of the date of such termination of any Non- Cash Consideration received by the Apollo Holders upon or prior to such
Measurement Date (that has not previously become, or been treated as, Cash Consideration) shall be treated as Cash Consideration. Any portion of the Tranche B Option which does not become a Vested Option upon the occurrence of such Termination of
Relationship, in accordance with the performance criteria set forth in Section 4(b) (after giving effect to this Section 4(b)(1)), shall be immediately forfeited. Any portion of the Tranche B Option that becomes a Vested Option in
accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(b)(1) shall remain outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a); or 

  

	 	(2)	 The unvested portion of the Tranche B Option (if any) as of the date of such Termination of Relationship shall
remain outstanding and eligible to become a Vested Option upon any future Measurement Date, in accordance with the performance criteria set forth in Section 4(b), until the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date or, if earlier, the date on which
the Tranche B Option terminates pursuant to this Agreement or the Plan for any reason other than set forth in Section 8(a)(ii) or 8(a)(iii). Any portion of the Tranche B Option that becomes a Vested Option in accordance with the foregoing
provisions of this Section 4(b)(2) shall automatically terminate without consideration and shall become null and void and be of no further force and effect upon the earliest of (A) the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, (B) the date
of the Termination of Relationship of the Optionee for Cause and (C) the 90th day following the date that the applicable unvested portion of the Tranche B Option becomes a Vested Option.

  
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 (c)    Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control with respect to which
the Apollo Holders receive any Non-Cash Consideration in lieu of, or in addition to, Cash Consideration, Apollo shall elect one of the following two alternatives: 

(i)    The term Measurement Date shall be deemed amended to also mean the date of such Change in Control,
and the fair value (as reasonably determined in good faith by the Apollo Holders) as of the date of such Change in Control of any such Non-Cash Consideration shall be treated as Cash Consideration. Any portion
of the Tranche B Option which does not become a Vested Option upon the occurrence of such Change in Control, in accordance with the performance criteria set forth in Section 4(b) (after giving effect to this Section 4(c)(i)), shall be
immediately forfeited. Any portion of the Tranche B Option that becomes a Vested Option in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c)(i) shall remain outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a); or 

(ii)    Any portion of the Tranche B Option which does not become a Vested Option upon the occurrence of
such Change in Control shall remain outstanding and eligible to become a Vested Option upon any future Measurement Date in accordance with the performance criteria set forth in Section 4(b), until the Tranche B Option terminates pursuant to
this Agreement or the Plan (including, without limitation, in connection with a Termination of Relationship pursuant to Section 8(a)). Any portion of the Tranche B Option that becomes a Vested Option in accordance with the foregoing provisions
of this Section 4(c)(ii) shall remain outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a). 

(d)    Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4, the
Option shall cease vesting as of the date of the Optionee’s Termination of Relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason and no portion of the Option that is not a Vested Option as of such time shall become a Vested
Option thereafter (i.e., the portion of the Option that is not a Vested Option shall be forfeited immediately); provided, that, in the event that the Optionee experiences a Termination of Relationship for Cause, all Options then held
by the Optionee (whether vested or unvested) shall immediately be forfeited. 
 Section 5.    Restrictive
Covenants. The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that by accepting the Options issued hereunder, the Optionee shall be bound by, and shall abide by, the covenants set forth in this Section 5, in addition to any other representations,
warranties, and covenants set forth in (but subject to any exceptions set forth in) any Service Agreement or other document required by the Committee with respect to such grant. 

(a)    Non-Solicitation; No Hire. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, the Optionee agrees that during the Optionee’s employment or other service relationship with the Company Group, and for the one (1) year period following the Optionee’s Termination of Relationship for any reason, the
Optionee will not, directly or indirectly, on the Optionee’s own behalf or on behalf of another (i) solicit, induce or attempt to solicit or induce any officer, director or employee of the Company Group to terminate their relationship with
or leave the employ of the Company Group, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and any officer, director or employee thereof, 

  
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on the other hand, (ii) hire (or other similar arrangement) any Person (in any capacity whether as an officer, director, employee or consultant) who is or at any time was an officer,
director or employee of the Company Group until six (6) months after such individual’s relationship (whether as an officer, director or employee) with the Company Group has ended, or (iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer,
supplier, prospect, licensee or other business relation of the Company Group to cease doing business with the Company Group, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, prospect, licensee or business relation,
on the one hand, and the Company Group, on the other hand. 
 (b)    
Non-Competition. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to further preserve the confidentiality of the Company Group’s confidential information, the Optionee agrees that during the
Optionee’s employment or other service relationship with the Company Group, and for the one (1) year period following the Optionee’s Termination of Relationship for any reason, the Optionee will not, directly or indirectly, have any
equity or equity-based interest, or work or otherwise provide services as an employee, contractor, officer, owner, consultant, partner, director or otherwise, in any business anywhere in the world that sells managed dedicated or cloud computing
services substantially similar to those services provided by the Company Group, including but not limited to (i) professional advisory services for the migration, deployment or management of cloud technologies; (ii) provisioning,
hosting, management, monitoring, supporting, or maintenance of applications, computer servers (whether dedicated, shared or virtual) and network connectivity in a datacenter for remote use via the Internet; (iii) hosted or managed email,
storage, collaboration, compute, virtual networking, applications, and similar services, or (iv) any related IT services or products substantially similar to the Company Group’s products or services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Optionee shall be permitted to acquire a passive stock or equity interest in such a business, provided that the stock or other equity interest acquired is not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding interest in such business. 

(c)     Nondisclosure of Confidential Information; Return of Property. The Optionee recognizes and acknowledges
that he or she has access to the confidential information and/or has had material contact with the Company Group’s customers, suppliers, licensees, representatives, agents, partners, licensors, or business relations. The Optionee agrees that at
any time during or after such time as the Optionee is a Participant in the Plan, the Optionee shall maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Optionee’s benefit
or the benefit of any Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company Group, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company Group’s operations, processes, products,
inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment, or
deliver to any Person any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets. Upon the Optionee’s termination of employment for any reason, the
Optionee shall promptly deliver to the Company (with the cost of shipping reimbursed by the Company) all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents
concerning the Company Group’s customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. The Optionee may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the 

  
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Company Group the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company Group and its counsel the documents and other
information sought and, if requested by the Company Group, shall reasonably assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. 

(d)     Non-Disparagement. The Optionee shall not, at any time, directly or
indirectly, knowingly disparage, criticize, or otherwise make derogatory statements regarding the Company Group, or any of its successors, directors or officers. The foregoing shall not be violated by the Optionee’s truthful responses to legal
process or inquiry by a governmental authority. 
 (e)     Intellectual Property Rights. 

(i)     The Optionee agrees that the results and proceeds of the Optionee’s services for the Company
Group (including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, products, services, processes, know-how, designs, developments, innovations, analyses, drawings, reports, techniques, formulas, methods, developmental
or experimental work, improvements, discoveries, inventions, ideas, source and object codes, programs, matters of a literary, musical, dramatic or otherwise creative nature, writings and other works of authorship) resulting from services performed
for the Company Group and any works in progress, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes, that were made, developed, conceived or reduced to practice or learned by the Optionee, either alone or jointly with
others (collectively, “Inventions”), shall be works-made-for-hire and the Company (or, if applicable or as directed by the Company Group) shall be
deemed the sole owner throughout the universe of any and all trade secret, patent, copyright and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “Proprietary Rights”) of whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter
known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, with the right to use the same in perpetuity in any manner the Company determines in its sole discretion, without any further payment to the Optionee whatsoever. If, for any reason, any of such
results and proceeds shall not legally be a work-made-for-hire and/or there are any Proprietary Rights which do not accrue to the Company Group under the immediately
preceding sentence, then the Optionee hereby irrevocably assigns and agrees to assign any and all of the Optionee’s right, title and interest thereto, including, without limitation, any and all Proprietary Rights of whatsoever nature therein,
whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, to the Company (or, if applicable or as directed by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), and the Company or such Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall
have the right to use the same in perpetuity throughout the universe in any manner determined by the Company or such Subsidiaries or Affiliates without any further payment to the Optionee whatsoever. As to any Invention that the Optionee is required
to assign, the Optionee shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company all information known to the Optionee concerning such Invention. The Optionee hereby waives and quitclaims to the Company Group any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever,
that the Optionee now or may hereafter have for infringement of any Proprietary Rights assigned hereunder to the Company Group. 

(ii)     The Optionee agrees that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the
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things that the Company may reasonably deem useful or desirable to establish or document the Company Group’s exclusive ownership throughout the United States of America or any other country
of any and all Proprietary Rights in any such Inventions, including, without limitation, the execution of appropriate copyright and/or patent applications or assignments. To the extent the Optionee has any Proprietary Rights in the Inventions that
cannot be assigned in the manner described above, the Optionee unconditionally and irrevocably waives the enforcement of such Proprietary Rights. This Section 5(e) is subject to and shall not be deemed to limit, restrict or constitute any
waiver by the Company Group of any Proprietary Rights of ownership to which the Company Group may be entitled by operation of law by virtue of the Optionee’s employment with, or service to, the Company Group. The Optionee further agrees that,
from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, the Optionee shall assist the Company Group in every proper and lawful way to obtain and from time to time enforce Proprietary Rights relating to
Inventions in any and all countries. To this end, the Optionee shall execute, verify and deliver such documents and perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness) as the Company may reasonably request for use in applying for,
obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining, and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and the assignment thereof. In addition, the Optionee shall execute, verify, and deliver assignments of such Proprietary Rights to the Company or its designees. The
Optionee’s obligation to assist the Company Group with respect to Proprietary Rights relating to such Inventions in any and all countries shall continue beyond the Optionee’s Termination of Relationship. 

(f)     Restrictive Covenants Generally. If, at the time of enforcement of the covenants contained in this
Section 5 (the “Restrictive Covenants”), a court shall hold that the duration, scope or area restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties agree that the maximum duration, scope or
area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated duration, scope or area and that the court shall be allowed and directed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum period, scope and area permitted
by applicable law. The Optionee hereby acknowledges that the Restrictive Covenants are reasonable in terms of duration, scope and area restrictions and are necessary to protect the goodwill of the Company Group. The Optionee further acknowledges and
agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are being agreed to by the Optionee in connection with the Company’s issuance of an Award to the Optionee under the Plan, and are in addition to, not in substitution for, any restrictive covenants to which
the Optionee is or may become subject in connection with any relationship with the Company Group. 
 (g)    
Enforcement. If the Optionee breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company Group shall have the following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of the others
and severally enforceable, and each of which is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company Group at law or in equity: (i) the right and remedy to seek to have the Restrictive Covenants
specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction (without posting a bond), it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of the Restrictive Covenants would cause irreparable injury to the Company Group and that money damages would
not provide an adequate remedy to the Company Group; and (ii) the right and remedy to require the Optionee to account for and pay over to the Company any profits, monies, accruals, increments or other

  
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benefits derived or received by the Optionee as the result of any transactions constituting a breach of the Restrictive Covenants. In the event of any breach or violation by the Optionee of any
of the Restrictive Covenants, the time period of such covenant with respect to the Optionee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be tolled until such breach or violation is resolved. 

Section 6.     Restriction on Transfer. Except for transfers to an Affiliate (determined as if the Optionee
were a Holder, as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) for estate planning purposes, the Option may not be transferred, pledged, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Optionee and may be exercised during the lifetime
of the Optionee only by the Optionee. If the Optionee dies, the Option shall thereafter be exercisable, during the period specified in Section 8 of this Agreement, by his or her executors or administrators to the full
extent to which the Option was exercisable by the Optionee at the time of his or her death. The Option shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition
of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Option, shall be null and void and without effect. Upon the exercise of an Option, to the extent such Optionee is not then a party
to the Investor Rights Agreement, the Optionee shall deliver to the Company an Adoption Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Committee, pursuant to which the Optionee agrees to become a party to the Investor Rights Agreement. The
Company agrees that the Optionee shall be treated as an Other Shares Holder under Section 10.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement with respect to the Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option. 

Section 7.     Optionee’s Employment or Other Service Relationship. Nothing in the Option shall confer
upon the Optionee any right to continue the Optionee’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or its Affiliates or stockholders, as the case may
be, to terminate the Optionee’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or its Affiliates or to increase or decrease the Optionee’s compensation at any time. The grant of the Option is a onetime benefit and does not
create any contractual or other right to receive any other grant of other Awards under the Plan in the future. The grant of the Option does not form part of the Optionee’s entitlement to remuneration or benefits in terms of his or her
employment or other service relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary. 
 Section 8.     Termination.

 (a)     Except as otherwise provided in Section 4(b)(2), following a Termination of Relationship, the Option
shall automatically terminate without consideration and shall become null and void and be of no further force and effect upon the earliest of: 

(i)     The tenth anniversary of the Grant Date; 

(ii)     The first anniversary of any Termination of Relationship of the Optionee due to the
Optionee’s death or by the Company due to the Optionee’s Disability; 

  
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 (iii)     The 90th day following any Termination of Relationship of the Optionee due to the Optionee’s resignation for any reason or the Optionee’s Termination of Relationship without Cause; 

(iv)     The date of the Termination of Relationship of the Optionee for Cause. 

(b)    Option Shares acquired upon the exercise of Vested Options may be repurchased pursuant to the terms of the Investor
Rights Agreement. 
 Section 9.    Payment of Option Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
Plan, the Optionee may, following the Optionee’s Termination of Relationship as a result of (i) a termination of the Optionee’s employment or other service relationship by the Company or its Subsidiaries without Cause or (ii) the
Optionee’s death, serious illness or Disability, or at any other time with the consent of the Committee, and provided that the Fair Market Value per Share is, at the time of exercise, greater than the Option Price per Share, pay for the
exercise of a Vested Option by instructing the Company to withhold from the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised a number of Shares having, as of the date of such exercise, a Fair Market Value of the Common Stock (as
defined in the Investor Rights Agreement equal to the aggregate Option Price of the Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised. As a condition to exercise of the Option, the Optionee shall also remit a cash amount sufficient to
satisfy all federal, state, local and foreign withholding tax and employment tax requirements in connection with exercise of the Option so that the Company may satisfy its tax withholding obligations, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in
its sole discretion. 
 Section 10.    Notices. 

(a)    The Optionee shall be entitled to receive notice of an event that would entitle the Optionee to notice under the
Investor Rights Agreement were the Optionee a holder of the Option Shares in sufficient time to afford the Optionee with an opportunity to exercise a Vested Option (or the unvested portion of the Option that would become a Vested Option upon such
event) in advance of such event. 
 (b)    All notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and delivered if personally delivered or if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, by facsimile, by email, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested and postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
 If to the Company, to it at its current executive offices. 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Apollo Global Management 
 9 West
57th Street, 43rd Floor 
 New York, NY 10019 

Fax: (646) 607-0546 

Attention: David Sambur 
 Email:

  
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 and a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 
 New
York, New York 10019 
 Fax: (212) 757-3990 

Attention: Taurie M. Zeitzer 

Email: 
 If to the Optionee, to
him or her at the address set forth on the signature page hereto or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other party in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice or communication shall be
deemed to have been received (a) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery (or if such date is not a business day, on the next business day after the date of delivery), (b) in the case of nationally recognized overnight
courier, on the next business day after the date sent, (c) in the case of facsimile transmission, when received (or if not sent on a business day, on the next business day after the date sent), (d) in the case of email, when transmitted via
email (in each case, if no “system error” or other notice of non-delivery is generated) to the applicable party and its legal counsel set forth above, and (e) in the case of mailing, on the
third business day following that on which the piece of mail containing such communication is posted. 

Section 11.    Waiver of Breach. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
must be in writing and shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. 

Section 12.    Optionee’s Undertaking. The Optionee hereby agrees to take whatever additional actions and
execute whatever additional documents the Company may in its reasonable judgment deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on the Optionee pursuant to the express provisions of
this Agreement and the Plan. 
 Section 13.    Modification of Rights. The rights of the Optionee are
subject to modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan (with respect to the Options granted hereby). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee’s rights under this Agreement and the Plan may not be
impaired without the Optionee’s consent. 
 Section 14.    Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. 

(a)    NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN ANY SERVICE AGREEMENT, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICTING PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION
OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE TO BE APPLIED. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WILL CONTROL 

  
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 THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF UNDER SUCH JURISDICTION’S CHOICE OF LAW
OR CONFLICT OF LAW ANALYSIS, THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF SOME OTHER JURISDICTION WOULD ORDINARILY APPLY. 

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Service Agreement, each of the parties hereto irrevocably
(i) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery, or in the event (but only in the event) that the Delaware Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such legal action or
proceeding, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or in the event (but only in the event) that such United States District Court for the District of Delaware also does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such legal
action or proceeding, any Delaware state court sitting in New Castle County, in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the actions of the parties hereof, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat
such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any court other than the courts of the State of Delaware, as described above.
Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, any claim that it is not personally subject to
the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason, that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to
judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such courts and further irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the benefit of any
defense that would hinder, fetter or delay the levy, execution or collection of any amount to which a party hereto is entitled pursuant to the final judgment of any court having jurisdiction. 

Section 15.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and each such
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement. 

Section 16.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan (and the other writings referred to herein), and the
Investor Rights Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior written or oral negotiations, commitments, representations and agreements with respect
thereto. 
 Section 17.    Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the
provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be
adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting
the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or 

  
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 unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without
invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

Section 18.    Enforcement. In the event the Company or the Optionee institutes litigation to enforce or
protect its rights under this Agreement or the Plan, each party shall be solely responsible for all attorneys’ fees, out-of-pocket costs and disbursements it incurs
relating to such litigation. 
 Section 19.    Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent that it may legally and effectively do so, trial by jury in any suit, action or proceeding arising hereunder. 

[signature page follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	RACKSPACE CORP.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 
			
	
	OPTIONEE
	
	  

	[Name]
	
	Date of
Acceptance:                                       
             
	
	Residence Address:
	
	  

	  

 Number of Shares of Common Stock 

subject to Tranche A Option:
[            ]1 
 Number of Shares
of Common Stock 
 subject to Tranche B Option: [            ]2 
 Option Price for Tranche A Option:
$[            ] 
 Option Price for Tranche B Option:
$[            ] 
  

 

	1 	 1/3 of the Options granted 

	2 	 2/3 of the Options granted 

[Signature Page to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement] 

 ANNEX I 

DEFINITIONS 
 “Cash
Consideration” means any consideration received by the Apollo Holders in respect of Shares in the form of cash, cash equivalents or Marketable Securities (including the Shares themselves to the extent they become Marketable Securities).
Cash Consideration shall include any Non-Cash Consideration that is converted to or becomes cash, cash equivalents or Marketable Securities, and any Non-Cash
Consideration that Apollo elects to treat as Cash Consideration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 
 “Invested
Capital” means, with respect to the Apollo Holders, the amount of money and the initial book value of any property contributed to the Company by the Apollo Holders in exchange for Shares. 

“Marketable Securities” means shares of common stock of another entity or, following an initial public offering of Common
Stock, Shares, in each case, that (i) are freely tradeable without violating any “lockup” agreements, other contractual restrictions, or federal, state, or local securities laws; and (ii) are listed on any of the New York Stock
Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Market, or another United States or foreign traded public exchange reasonably acceptable to the Apollo. The value of Marketable Securities on any given Measurement Date shall be deemed to equal the volume weighted average
trading price of such securities over the thirty (30) consecutive trading days immediately preceding such Measurement Date. For purposes of clause (i) above, Shares shall be treated as freely tradeable without violating any federal, state,
or local securities laws if the Company is eligible to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form S-3 (or any successor form) for an
offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC) covering such Shares, and the Apollo Holders have the right to cause the Company to file
such a registration statement covering such Shares. 
 “Measurement Date” means each date on which the Apollo Holders
receive Cash Consideration. For so long as the Apollo Holders beneficially own Marketable Securities in the form of Shares, a Measurement Date shall occur on each trading day such Marketable Securities are so owned. In addition, if any portion of a
Tranche B Option remains outstanding and unvested on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, and prior thereto the Apollo Holders received Non-Cash Consideration in connection with a Change in Control, the
day before such tenth anniversary shall be deemed a Measurement Date, and all Non-Cash Consideration not previously taken into account as Cash Consideration shall be treated as Cash Consideration based on the
fair value (as reasonably determined in good faith by the Apollo Holders) as of such day of any such Non-Cash Consideration. 

“Non-Cash Consideration” means any consideration received by the Apollo Holders in
respect of Shares that is not in the form of Cash Consideration, including any contingent right to receive Cash Consideration on or at a future date or time. In the event of a Change in Control involving the acquisition of less than 100% of the
equity securities beneficially owned by the Apollo Holders, the equity securities of the Company that are retained by the Apollo Holders shall be treated as Non-Cash Consideration. 

  
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 “MOIC” means as of each Measurement Date, the multiple equal to the ratio
of (i) the amount of all Cash Consideration received on or prior to such Measurement Date, to (ii) the amount of all Invested Capital contributed on or prior to such Measurement Date.  

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