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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated October 28, 2014 (this “Agreement”) is entered into
by and among IHS Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Initial Guarantors”), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”) for itself
and on behalf of the several initial purchasers named in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) (the “Initial Purchasers”). 

The Company, the Initial Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase Agreement dated October 21, 2014 (the
“Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.000% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Securities”) which will
be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Guarantors. As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct
and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement. 

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

“Additional Guarantor” shall mean any subsidiary of the Company that executes a Guarantee under the Indenture after the date
of this Agreement. 
 “Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed. 
 “Closing Date” means October 28, 2014.

 “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Company’s successors. 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 

“Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof. 

“Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the Guarantors of Exchange Securities for Registrable
Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof. 

 “Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act
effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof. 
 “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer
registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits
thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Exchange Securities” shall mean senior notes issued by the
Company and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms identical in all material respects to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual
interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer. 

“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 

“Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by or
on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities. 

“Guarantees” shall mean the guarantees of the Securities and guarantees of the Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under
the Indenture. 
 “Guarantors” shall mean the Initial Guarantors, any Additional Guarantors and any Guarantor’s
successor that Guarantees the Securities. 
 “Holders” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any
Registrable Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that, for purposes of Section 4 and Section 5 hereof, the
term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers. 
 “Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 5(c) hereof. 
 “Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

 “Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as of October 28, 2014 among the Company, the
Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 

“Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

  
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 “Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiv) hereof.

 “Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof. 

“J.P. Morgan” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

“Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable
Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its
“affiliates” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and provided,
further, that if the Company shall issue any additional Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the
Registrable Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been obtained. 

“Notice and Questionnaire” shall mean a notice of registration statement and selling security holder questionnaire
distributed to a Holder by the Company upon receipt of a Shelf Request from such Holder. 
 “Participating Broker-Dealers”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof. 
 “Participating Holder” shall mean any Holder of
Registrable Securities that has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof. 

“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization,
or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof. 
 “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or,
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus
supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including any document
incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

  
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 “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the
Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant to such
Registration Statement, (ii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding, (iii) except in the case of Securities that otherwise remain Registrable Securities and that are held by an Initial Purchaser and that are ineligible to be
exchanged in the Exchange Offer, when the Exchange Offer is consummated or (iv) two years following the Closing Date. 

“Registration Default” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Exchange Offer is not completed on or
prior to the Target Registration Date, (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or Section 2(b)(ii) hereof, has not become effective on or prior to the later of the Target Registration Date or the
90th day following such request or (iii) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this Agreement, has become effective and thereafter ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether
or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 60 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period. 

“Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the Company and the
Guarantors with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable
fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of the Company and the Guarantors in
preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales
agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents relating to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating
to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws and the Trust Indenture Act, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the
Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Participating Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Participating Holders holding a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of Registrable Securities held by such Participating Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent registered public accountants of the
Company and the Guarantors, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this 

  
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Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and
underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder. 

“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors that covers any of the
Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained
therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein. 
 “SEC” shall
mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 “Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble. 
 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 

“Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof. 

“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof. 

“Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors that
covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities held by the Participating Holders) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the
Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part
thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Shelf Request” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2(b) hereof. 
 “Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC. 

“Target Registration Date” shall mean October 28, 2015 (or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day). 
 “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time. 

  
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 “Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the
Indenture. 
 “Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof. 

“Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to
the public. 
 2. Registration Under the Securities Act. (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable
interpretations of the Staff, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to (x) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable
Securities for Exchange Securities and (y) have such Registration Statement become and remain effective until 180 days after the last Exchange Date (to be available for use by one or more Participating Broker Dealers). The Company and the
Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after such effective date. 

The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing or delivering the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of
transmittal and other accompanying documents, if any, to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following: 

 

	(i)	that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange; 

 

	(ii)	the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed (or longer if required by applicable law)) (the “Exchange Dates”);

  

	(iii)	that any Registrable Security not tendered by the last Exchange Date will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein;

  

	(iv)	that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to
the institution and at the address and in the manner specified in the notice, or (B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of
business on the last Exchange Date; and 

  

	(v)	 that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the
institution and at the address specified in the notice, a telegram, facsimile 

  
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transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to
have such Securities exchanged or (B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities. 

As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Company and the Guarantors that
(1) any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (2) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in
the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (3) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the
Company or any Guarantor, and (4) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities,
then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. 

Promptly after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall: 

 

	(I)	accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and 

 

	(II)	deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and
deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder. 

The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall
comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than (a) that the
Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff and (b) as expressly set forth herein, including the making of the representations and warranties referred to in the second preceding paragraph and
compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in the third preceding paragraph. 
 (b) In the event that (i) the Company and the
Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) hereof is not available or the Exchange Offer may not be completed as soon as practicable 

  
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after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Company and the Guarantors fail to complete the Exchange Offer
on the terms set forth in Section 2(a) by the Target Registration Date or (iii) upon receipt of a written request (a “Shelf Request”) from any Initial Purchaser representing that it holds Registrable Securities that are or
were ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed promptly after such determination, date or Shelf Request, as the case may be, a Shelf
Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become effective; provided that no Holder will be entitled to have any Registrable Securities
included in any Shelf Registration Statement, or entitled to use the prospectus forming a part of such Shelf Registration Statement, until such Holder shall have delivered a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire and provided such other
information regarding such Holder to the Company as is contemplated by Section 3(b) hereof. 
 In the event that the Company and the
Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange
Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with
respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Initial Purchasers after completion of the Exchange Offer. 
 The Company
and the Guarantors agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities or such shorter period as will terminate when all
Registrable Securities have been sold thereunder (the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”). The Company and the Guarantors further agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement, the
related Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and
regulations thereunder or if reasonably requested in writing by a Participating Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to such Participating Holder, and to use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such
amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the
Participating Holders copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC. 

  
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 (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any
registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof. Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. 
 (d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to
Section 2(a) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or otherwise become effective under the SEC’s rules. A Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will
not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act or is otherwise effective pursuant to SEC rules. 

If a Registration Default occurs, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the
first 90-day period beginning on the day immediately following such Registration Default and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, in each case until and including the date such Registration
Default ends, up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum. A Registration Default ends when the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities or, if earlier, (1) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (i) of the definition
thereof, when the Exchange Offer is completed, (2) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective or (3) in the case of a
Registration Default under clause (iv) or clause (v) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable. If at any time more than one Registration Default has
occurred and is continuing, then, until the next date that there is no Registration Default, the increase in interest rate provided for by this paragraph shall apply as if there occurred a single Registration Default that begins on the date that the
earliest such Registration Default occurred and ends on such next date that there is no Registration Default. 
 Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, upon the occurrence or existence of a possible acquisition or business combination or other transaction, business development or event involving the Company or the Guarantors that may require disclosure
in a Registration Statement, if the Company determines in the exercise of its reasonable judgment and not for the purposes of avoidance of its obligations hereunder that such disclosure is not in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders, the Company and the Guarantors may delay the filing or the effectiveness, or may suspend the effectiveness, of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement and shall not be required to maintain the
effectiveness thereof or amend or supplement the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement for one or more periods not to exceed an aggregate of 60 days during any 12-month period. Any such delay

  
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period will not defer the obligations of the Company to pay the amounts described in the immediately preceding paragraph with respect to a Registration Default. If a Registration Statement shall
have been suspended pursuant to this provision, the Company shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement on a day-by-day basis by the number of days during the period from
and including the date of the notice of such suspension was given pursuant to Section 3(a)(vi)(7) to and including the date when Holders of Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to
resume dispositions under such Registration Statement. 
 (e) Any amounts paid pursuant to Section 2(d) above shall be computed ratably
on the basis of twelve 30-day months and shall be paid in cash semi-annually in arrears, with the first semi-annual payment due on the first date an interest payment is made pursuant to the Indenture following the date of such Registration Default.

 3. Registration Procedures. (a) In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b)
hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall in accordance with the terms of this Agreement: 
 (i) use their commercially reasonable
efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form (A) shall be selected by the Company and the Guarantors, (B) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be
available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (C) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be
filed therewith; and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof; 

(ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective (subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) and Section 3(d) hereof) for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each
Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section 4(3) of and Rule 174
under the Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities; 

(iii) to the extent any Free Writing Prospectus is used, file with the SEC any Free Writing Prospectus that is required to be filed by the
Company or the Guarantors with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act and to use their commercially reasonable efforts to retain any Free Writing Prospectus not required to be filed; 

  
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 (iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use their commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to
each Participating Holder, upon request to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, upon request to counsel for such Participating Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many
copies of each Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such Participating Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition
of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and, subject to Section 3(c) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto
in accordance with applicable law by each of the Participating Holders and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus
or such Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law; 
 (v) use their commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Participating Holder shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration
Statement becomes effective; use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Participating Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or
advisable to enable each Participating Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Participating Holder; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to
(1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction
or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject; 
 (vi) notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers
and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Participating Holder and counsel for such Participating Holders promptly and, if requested by any such Participating Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration
Statement has become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective, when any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus has been
filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration Statement has
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Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if, between the applicable effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered
thereby, the representations and warranties of the Company or any Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be
true and correct in all material respects or if the Company or any Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding
for such purpose, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus untrue in any
material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (6) of any determination by the Company or any
Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus would be appropriate and (7) of any suspension in the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement pursuant to Section 2(d) or Section 3(d) hereof; 
 (vii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, including by promptly filing an
amendment to such Registration Statement on the proper form and provide prompt notice to each Holder or Participating Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution; 

(viii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, if not otherwise available on EDGAR furnish to each Participating Holder, without charge, at least
one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless reasonably requested in writing); 

(ix) in the case of a Shelf Registration, unless the Registrable Securities are in book-entry or global certificate only form, use
commercially reasonably efforts to cooperate with the Participating Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such
Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Participating Holders may reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to the closing of any sale
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 (x) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, use their
commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free Writing
Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or
Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; and the Company and the Guarantors shall notify the Participating Holders (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) and the Initial Purchasers and any Participating Broker-Dealers known to the Company (in the case of an Exchange
Offer Registration Statement) to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Participating Holders, such Participating Broker-Dealers and the Initial
Purchasers, as applicable, hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, until the Company and the Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus or the Free Writing Prospectus, as the case
may be, to correct such misstatement or omission; provided that no such action pursuant to this Section 3(a)(x) shall be required while the Company has suspended any such Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof; 

(xi) in the case of a Shelf Registration, a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free
Writing Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free
Writing Prospectus (other than current report on Form 8-K filed in the ordinary course of business) after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a
Shelf Registration Statement, to the Participating Holders and their counsel) and make such of the representatives of the Company and the Guarantors as shall be reasonably requested by J.P. Morgan or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf
Registration Statement, the Participating Holders or their counsel) available for discussion of such document; and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus,
any Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free
Writing Prospectus (except current reports on Form 8-K filed in the ordinary course of business), of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders and their counsel)
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or to which the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders or their counsel) shall reasonably and promptly object in
writing; 
 (xii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the
case may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement; 
 (xiii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the
Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required
to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; 

(xiv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Participating Holders (an
“Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities held by the
Participating Holders and any attorneys and accountants designated by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and
cause the respective officers, directors and employees of the Company and the Guarantors to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement in
each case, as is customary for similar “due diligence” examinations of underwritten offerings; provided that if any such information is identified by the Company or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person
receiving such information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and
interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter); 
 (xv) if reasonably requested by any Participating Holder, promptly include in a
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Participating Holder as such Participating Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such
post-effective amendment promptly after the Company has received notification of the matters to be so included in such filing; 
 (xvi) in
the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the

  
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Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an
Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Participating Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Company and
its subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by
issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings consistent with the representations and warranties made by the Company and the Guarantors in the Purchase Agreement, and confirm the same if and when requested, (2) use their commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Participating Holders and such Underwriters and their respective
counsel) and consistent with the opinions of counsel delivered to the Initial Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement addressed to each Participating Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in
opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain “comfort” letters from the independent registered public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other
registered public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor, or of any business acquired by the Company or any Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration
Statement) addressed to each Participating Holder (to the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in
“comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, including but not limited to financial information contained in any preliminary prospectus, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus and consistent with the comfort letters
delivered to the Initial Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and (4) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Participating Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities
being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above and to
evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement; and 
 (xvii) so long as any Registrable
Securities remain outstanding, cause each Additional Guarantor upon the creation or acquisition by the Company of such Additional Guarantor, to execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such
counterpart, to the Initial Purchasers no later than five Business Days following the execution thereof. 
 (b) In the case of a Shelf
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and Questionnaire and such other information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company and the Guarantors may from time to
time reasonably request in writing; provided that if a Holder fails to provide the requested information within 10 Business Days after receiving such request, the Company or any Guarantor may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities
from such Shelf Registration Statement until provided. 
 (c) Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the
Company and the Guarantors of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(vi)(3) or Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, such Participating Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement until such Participating Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(x) hereof and, if so directed by the Company and
the Guarantors, such Participating Holder will deliver to the Company and the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Participating Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus and any Free Writing
Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of such notice. 
 (d) If the Company and the
Guarantors shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of such Registration Statement during such
period and shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including
the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. 

(e) The Participating Holders who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten
Offering, the investment bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each an “Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities
included in such offering, subject to the approval of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). All fees, costs and expenses of the Underwriters, except for Registration Expenses, shall be borne solely by the Holders of Registrable
Securities. 
 4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer. (a) The Staff has taken the position that any broker-dealer
that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating
Broker-Dealer”) may be deemed to be an “underwriter” 

  
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within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. 

The Company and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff’s position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying
the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities
Act in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act. 

(b) In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors agree to use
commercially reasonable efforts to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d)
hereof), in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above. The Company and the Guarantors further agree that
Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available) during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4. 

(c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, any Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make
pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof. 
 5. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and
severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented legal fees and other out of pocket expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (2) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any 

  
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“issuer information” (“Issuer Information”) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are
based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser, information relating to any Holder furnished to the Company in
writing through J.P. Morgan or any selling Holder, respectively, expressly for use therein. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the
Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, and dealers participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as
provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer Information. 

(b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the
other selling Holders, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser and
any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in
writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus. 
 (c) If any suit,
action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above,
such Person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such
failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such
proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably 

  
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satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in
such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have
the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary;
(ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available
to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and
representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related
proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any
such separate firm (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan, (y) for any Holder, its directors and officers and
any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all other cases shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this
paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and
(ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to
or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. 

  
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 (d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable
to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors from the
offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
(i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders
on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand
and the Holders on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by
the Company and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. 

(e) The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5
were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph
(d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the
amount by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5 are several and not joint. 

  
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 (f) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any
rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. 
 (g) The indemnity and contribution
provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any
Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange
Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement. 
 6. General. 

(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company and the Guarantors represent, warrant and agree that (i) the rights granted to the
Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor under any other agreement and
(ii) neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 
 (b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the
provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company and the Guarantors have obtained the written consent of Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any
departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this
Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by each of the parties hereto. 
 (c) Notices. All notices and other communications
provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the
Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Company and the
Guarantors, initially at the Company’s address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the 

  
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provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other persons at their respective addresses as provided in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of
which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited
in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications
shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture. 
 (d)
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent
Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder
shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person
shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial
Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to the Company or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.  

(e) Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the
Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the
rights of other Holders hereunder.  
 (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts
and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  

(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall
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 (h) Governing Law. This Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or
related to this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 
 (i) Entire
Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid
provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions. 

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

  

			
	IHS INC.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Stephen Green

	Name:	 	Stephen Green
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Counsel
	
	IHS Holding Inc.
	IHS Global Inc.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Stephen Green

	Name:	 	Stephen Green
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary
	
	 R.L. Polk & Co.
 Carfax,
Inc.

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Stephen Green

	 Name:
	 	Stephen Green
	 Title:
	 	Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written: 

 

			
	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
	
	For itself and on behalf of the
several Initial Purchasers
		
	By	 	 /s/ Gregory Spier

		 	Authorized Signatory

  
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 Schedule 1 

Initial Guarantors 
  

			
	 Name
	 	 Jurisdiction of Organization

	 IHS Holding Inc.
	 	 Delaware

	 IHS Global Inc.
	 	 Delaware

	 R.L. Polk & Co.
	 	 Delaware

	 CARFAX, Inc.
	 	 Pennsylvania

 Annex A 

Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement 

The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement,
dated October 28, 2014 by and among IHS Inc., a Delaware corporation, the guarantors party thereto and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, on behalf of itself and the other Initial Purchasers) to be bound by the terms and provisions of such
Registration Rights Agreement. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of
            , 201    . 
  

			
	[GUARANTOR]
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
  

 
 October 22, 2014 
 Marty
Heimbigner 
 6604 110th Ave. NE 

Kirkland, WA 98033-7111 
 Dear Marty, 

BSQUARE Corporation (the “Company”) is pleased to extend you an offer of employment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective as of
November 3, 2014. You will be paid bi-weekly at a rate equivalent to an annual salary of $260,000 (the “Base Salary”). Upon signing this letter you will also receive a one-time hiring bonus of $8,000. 

In addition to the Base Salary, commencing in 2015 you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Annual Executive Bonus Program
(“AEBP”). Your annual bonus potential will be 50% of your Base Salary at 100% achievement. The Company’s executive bonus plan is structured such that no bonuses are paid until the Company achieves certain financial targets and you
achieve individual objectives that you, the CEO and the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) will agree upon. Bonuses are paid annually, by March 15 following the close of the Company’s fiscal year, and are payable at the
sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board. You must be employed by the Company at the end of the calendar year to be eligible to receive any bonus payout for that calendar year. 

Your job classification is Executive. You will be employed as an exempt employee and will not be entitled to overtime. You will be a Section 16
Executive, subject to certain BSQUARE stock trading restrictions and SEC reporting requirements. 
 You shall be eligible for the following benefits, in
addition to any other benefits made available to you by the Company from time to time: 
  

	 	•	 	A medical, dental, vision, life and disability plan 

  

	 	•	 	A 401(k) retirement plan, with Company matching contributions 

  

	 	•	 	Paid time off according to the Company’s standard policy 

  

	 	•	 	Options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock provided you are employed by the Company in good standing at close of business on November 3, 2014 which shall be the grant date. Such options shall
be Non-Qualified Stock Options (NSOs), which shall vest as follows: 33% shall vest on November 3 2015, and the balance will vest in equal monthly installments for two years thereafter. The strike price shall be the closing price of the
Company’s common stock on November 3, 2014. Stock options shall expire after 10 years. 

  

	 	•	 	7,500 restricted stock units provided you are employed by the Company in good standing at close of business on November 3, 2014 which shall be the grant date, which shall vest as follows: 33% shall vest on November 3,
2015, and the balance will vest in equal monthly installments for two years thereafter. 

 Except as provided in the next paragraph, if your
employment is terminated by the Company when neither “cause” nor “long term disability” exists, and provided that you release the Company and its agents from any and all employment-related claims in a signed, written release
satisfactory in form and substance to the Company, (i) you will be entitled to receive severance equal to 9 months of your then annual Base Salary, (ii) you shall be eligible for continued COBRA coverage at the Company’s expense for a
period of 9 months following your termination date, and (iii) any AEBP bonus to which you would have otherwise been entitled as determined at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board shall be payable on a pro rata basis as of
your termination date. The foregoing severance payments shall be paid out on regular payroll days post termination, subject to legally required and any individually agreed upon payroll deductions. During the period subsequent to your termination
date in 
  
 110 110th Ave. NE.,
Suite 300, Bellevue, Washington 98004 Toll Free: 888.820.4500 Main: +1 425.519.5900 Fax: +1 425.519.5999 

 
which you are being paid such severance amounts, you would not be considered an employee and would therefore receive no Paid Time Off accrual, nor would you be entitled to benefits under the
Company’s health and welfare plans or retirement savings plan as an active employee, except as otherwise provided herein. 
 Immediately prior to
consummation of a Change of Control, all of your unvested stock options or restricted stock shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable. In addition, if your employment is terminated by the Company or any successor thereto within 12 months
following a Change of Control when neither “cause” nor “long term disability” exists or if you terminate your employment for “good reason,” and provided that you release the Company and any successor thereto and its
respective agents from any and all employment-related claims in a signed, written release satisfactory in form and substance to the Company or any successor thereto, you will be entitled to receive a one-time lump sum severance payment equal to
(i) 9 months of your then annual Base Salary plus (ii) 75% of your AEBP target, and you shall be eligible for continued COBRA coverage at the Company’s expense for a period of 9 months following your termination date. The foregoing
severance payments shall be in lieu of the severance payments described in the preceding paragraph, and after expiration of the 12-month period following a Change of Control, you shall continue to be entitled to receive the severance payments
described in the preceding paragraph on the terms and conditions set forth therein. 
 For purposes hereof, “cause,” “good reason” and
“Change of Control” are defined on Attachment A hereto, and “long term disability” is defined in the Company’s sponsored Long Term Disability group insurance plan. 

No severance shall be payable hereunder unless the release described herein has been signed and become effective within sixty (60) days from the date of
termination (the “Release Deadline”). Upon the release becoming effective, any severance payable hereunder will be payable commencing on or as soon as administratively practicable after the Release Deadline. In the event the termination
occurs at a time during the calendar year when the release could become effective in the calendar year following the calendar year in which your termination occurs, then any payments hereunder that would be considered deferred compensation under
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”) will be paid commencing on the first payroll date to occur during the calendar year
following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, the Release Deadline. 
 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Letter
Agreement, if at the time of the termination of your employment, you are a “specified employee,” determined in accordance with Section 409A, any payments and benefits provided hereunder that constitute “nonqualified deferred
compensation” subject to Section 409A that are provided on account of separation from service shall not be paid until the first payroll date to occur following the six-month anniversary of your termination date (the “Specified Employee
Payment Date”). The aggregate amount of any payments that would otherwise have been made during such six-month period shall be paid in a lump sum on the Specified Employee Payment Date without interest, and thereafter, any remaining payments
shall be paid without delay in accordance with their original schedule. 
 The foregoing provisions are intended to comply with the requirements of Section
409A so that none of the benefits to be provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply. You and the Company agree to work together in good faith to
consider amendments to this Letter Agreement and to take such reasonable actions which are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition prior to actual payment to you under Section 409A. 

Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Letter Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement to the contrary, if any of the payments
or benefits provided or to be provided by the Company or any successor to you or for your benefit pursuant to the terms of this Letter Agreement or otherwise (“Covered Payments”) would constitute parachute payments within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code and be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (collectively, the “Excise Tax”), then the
Covered Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the minimum extent necessary to ensure that no portion of the Covered Payments is subject to the Excise Tax. Any determination required under this paragraph, including whether any payments or
benefits are Parachute Payments and whether and the extent to which any reduction in the Covered Payments is required, shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion consistent with the requirements of Section 409A,

 
shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion. You shall provide the Company with such information and documents as the Company may reasonably request in order to make a determination under
this paragraph. The Company’s determinations shall be final and binding on the Company and you. 
 YOUR EMPLOYMENT IS AT-WILL AND ACCORDINGLY, YOU OR
THE COMPANY MAY TERMINATE THIS EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE OR CAUSE. 
 This offer is contingent upon compliance with the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The Act requires you to establish your identity and employment eligibility. To do so, on your start date you will be required to complete Section I of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form, I-9.
This offer is also contingent on your acceptance and return of the BSQUARE Proprietary Rights Agreement provided herewith. 
 Please signify your acceptance
hereof by signing and returning a copy of this Letter Agreement and the attached Proprietary Rights Agreement by the close of business on October 24, 2014. 

On behalf of BSQUARE CORPORATION, I am very excited to have you on board! 

Sincerely, 
  

									
	BSQUARE CORPORATION	 		 		 	Acknowledged and agreed:
					
	By:	 	        /s/ Jerry Chase	 		 		 	/s/ Marty Heimbigner
		 	        Jerry Chase	 		 		 	Marty Heimbigner
		 	        President and Chief Executive Officer	 		 		 	

 ATTACHMENT A 

For purposes of this Letter Agreement, “cause” means and is limited to dishonesty, fraud, commission of a felony or of a crime involving moral
turpitude, destruction or theft of Company property, physical attack to a fellow employee, intoxication at work, use of controlled substances or alcohol to an extent that materially impairs your performance of your duties, willful malfeasance or
gross negligence in the performance of your duties, violation of law in the course of employment that has a material adverse impact on the Company or its employees, your failure or refusal to perform your duties, your failure or refusal to follow
reasonable instructions or directions, misconduct materially injurious to the Company, neglect of duty, poor job performance, or any material breach of your duties or obligations to the Company that results in material harm to the Company. 

For purposes hereof, “neglect of duty” means and is limited to the following circumstances: (i) you have, in one or more material respects, failed
or refused to perform your job duties in a reasonable and appropriate manner (including failure to follow reasonable directives), (ii) the Board, or a duly appointed representative of the Board, has counseled you in writing about the neglect of duty
and given you a reasonable opportunity to improve, and (iii) your neglect of duty either has continued at a material level after a reasonable opportunity to improve or has reoccurred at a material level within one year after you were last
counseled. 
 For purposes hereof, “poor job performance” means and is limited to the following circumstances: (i) you have, in one or more
material respects, failed to perform your job duties in a reasonable and appropriate manner, (ii) the Board, or a duly appointed representative of the Board, has counseled you in writing about the performance problems and given you a reasonable
opportunity to improve, and (iii) your performance problems either have continued at a material level after a reasonable opportunity to improve or the same or similar performance problems have reoccurred at a material level within one year after you
were last counseled. 
 For purposes of this Letter Agreement, “good reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, in each case
without your written consent: 
  

	 	(i)	a material reduction in your Base Salary other than a general reduction in Base Salary that affects all similarly situated executives in substantially the same proportions; 

 

	 	(ii)	a material reduction in your AEBP bonus target; or 

  

	 	(iii)	a material, adverse change in your title, authority, duties or responsibilities (other than as required by applicable law). 

You cannot terminate your employment for good reason unless you have provided written notice to the Company of the existence of the circumstances providing
grounds for termination for good reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence of such grounds and the Company has had at least thirty (30) days from the date on which such notice is provided to cure such circumstances. If you do not
terminate your employment for good reason within ninety (90) days after the first occurrence of the applicable grounds, then you will be deemed to have waived your right to terminate for good reason with respect to such grounds. 

Further, for purposes of this Letter Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean: 

 

	 	(i)	the acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of merger, consolidation or other transaction or series of related transactions resulting in the exchange of the outstanding shares of the Company for securities
of, or consideration issued, or caused to be issued by, the acquiring entity or any of its affiliates, provided, that after such event the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the event own less than a majority of the outstanding voting
equity securities of the surviving entity immediately following the event; or 

  

	 	(ii)	any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer not in the ordinary course of business (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company.

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