Document:

Class A(2010-1) Terms Document

 Exhibit 4.1 
 Execution Copy 
  
  
 DISCOVER CARD
EXECUTION NOTE TRUST 
 Issuer 
 and 
 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
 Indenture Trustee 
 CLASS A(2010-1) TERMS DOCUMENT 
 Dated as of February 4, 2010 
 to 
 INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENT 
 Dated as of July 26, 2007 
 for the DiscoverSeries Notes 
 to 
 INDENTURE 
 Dated as
of July 26, 2007 
  
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

					
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	ARTICLE I
	
	Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
			
	Section 1.01	  	Definitions	  	1
	Section 1.02	  	Representations and Warranties of Issuer	  	7
	Section 1.03	  	Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee	  	8
	Section 1.04	  	Limitations on Liability	  	8
	Section 1.05	  	Governing Law	  	9
	Section 1.06	  	Counterparts	  	9
	Section 1.07	  	Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement	  	9
	
	 ARTICLE II
  
 The Class A(2010-1) Notes

			
	Section 2.01	  	Creation and Designation	  	9
	Section 2.02	  	Adjustments to Required Subordinated Percentages and Amount	  	9
	Section 2.03	  	Interest Payment	  	10
	Section 2.04	  	Notification of LIBOR	  	10
	Section 2.05	  	Payments of Interest and Principal	  	10
	Section 2.06	  	Form of Delivery of Class A(2010-1) Notes; Depository; Denominations	  	11
	Section 2.07	  	Delivery and Payment for the Class A(2010-1) Notes	  	11
	Section 2.08	  	Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account	  	11
	Section 2.09	  	Additional Issuances of Notes	  	11
	Section 2.10	  	Designation of Additional Amounts to be included in the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries Notes	  	12
	Section 2.11	  	Variable Accumulation Period	  	12
	
	Exhibit

							
				
		 	                Exhibit A	  	Form of Class A
Note                                	  	

 THIS CLASS A(2010-1) TERMS DOCUMENT (this “Terms Document”), by and between
DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Issuer”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the
United States of America, as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), is made and entered into as of February 4, 2010. 
 Pursuant to this Terms Document, the Issuer shall create a new Tranche of Class A Notes of the DiscoverSeries and shall specify the principal terms thereof. 
 ARTICLE I 
 Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application 
 Section 1.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this
Terms Document, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: 
 (1) the terms defined in
this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular; 
 (2) all
other terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; 
 (3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted
in the United States of America at the date of such computation; 
 (4) all references in this Terms Document to designated
“Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Terms Document; The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of
similar import refer to this Terms Document as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; 
 (5)
in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture Supplement or the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Terms Document shall be controlling,
but solely with respect to the Class A(2010-1) Notes; 
 (6) each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the Class
A(2010-1) Notes and no other Tranche of Notes issued by the Issuer; 
 (7) “including” and words of similar import
will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation”; and 
 (8) for purposes of determining any amount or making any
calculation hereunder, such amount or calculation, (x) if specified to be as of the first day of any Due Period, shall (a)

 
include any Notes issued during such Due Period as if such Notes had been outstanding on the first day of such Due Period and (b) give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations
made on the Distribution Date related to the prior Due Period, and (y) if specified to be as of the close of business on the last day of any Due Period shall give effect to any payments, deposits or other allocations made on the related
Distribution Date. 
 “Accumulation Amount” means $62,500,000; provided, however, if the
commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof, the Accumulation Amount shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Accumulation Amount” in the Indenture Supplement. 

“Accumulation Commencement Date” means March 1, 2012, or such later date as the Calculation Agent on behalf of the
Issuer determines in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. 
 “Accumulation Period” has the meaning set
forth in the Indenture Supplement. 
 “Accumulation Period Length” means 12 months; provided,
however, if the commencement of the Accumulation Period is delayed in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof, the Accumulation Period Length shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Accumulation Period Length” in
the Indenture Supplement. 
 “Accumulation Reserve Funding Period” shall not apply if the Calculation Agent on
behalf of the Issuer notifies the Indenture Trustee that it expects the Accumulation Period Length to be adjusted to one (1) month, and otherwise shall mean a period commencing on the first Distribution Date on which a condition in the right
column of the following table was in effect on the immediately preceding Distribution Date, if the Distribution Date is a Distribution Date described in the corresponding left column of the following table, and ending on the Distribution Date
immediately preceding the earlier to occur of: 
 (x) the Expected Maturity Date for the Class A(2010-1) Notes and 

(y) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A(2010-1) Notes is paid in full. 

 

			
	 Distribution Date:
	 	 Condition:

	(a) The Distribution Date occurring three (3) calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with
Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date	 	No condition.
		
	(b) The Distribution Date occurring four (4) calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with
Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date	 	The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 4%.

  

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	(c) The Distribution Date occurring six (6) calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with Section 2.11
hereof) and any following Distribution Date	 	The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 3%.
		
	(D) The Distribution Date occurring twelve (12) calendar months prior to the first scheduled Distribution Date of the Accumulation Period (as adjusted in accordance with
Section 2.11 hereof) and any following Distribution Date	 	The three-month rolling average Excess Spread Percentage is less than 2%.

 provided, however, if at any point the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period has not commenced
because no condition requiring funding has occurred or the Calculation Agent has determined that the Accumulation Period Length will be shortened to one (1) month, and subsequently a condition requiring funding occurs and the Calculation Agent
determines that the Accumulation Period Length will not be so shortened, the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period shall commence on the following Distribution Date. 
 “Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) an Early Redemption Event with respect to the Class A(2010-1) Notes or (b) an Event of Default
and acceleration of the Class A(2010-1) Notes; provided, however, that if the only such event to have occurred is an Excess Spread Early Redemption Event for which an Excess Spread Early Redemption Cure has occurred, a Class A(2010-1)
Adverse Event shall not be treated as continuing from and after the date of such cure. 
 “Class A(2010-1)
Note” means any Note, in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, designated therein as a Class A(2010-1) Note and duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture. 
 “Class A(2010-1) Noteholder” means a Person in whose name a Class A(2010-1) Note is registered in the Note Register.

 “Class A(2010-1) Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Principal Payment Date on
which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A(2010-1) Notes is paid in full, (b) the Legal Maturity Date and (c) the date on which the Indenture is discharged and satisfied pursuant to Article VI thereof. 
 “Class Expected Final Payment Date” with respect to Series 2009-SD of the Master Trust has the meaning set forth in the
Series 2009-SD Supplement. 
 “Excess Spread Percentage” for any Distribution Date means a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Excess Spread Amount for such Distribution Date multiplied by 12 and the denominator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts of all Tranches of DiscoverSeries Notes as of the first day of the related
Due Period. 
  

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 “Expected Maturity Date” means March 15, 2013. 
 “Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of July 26, 2007 between the Issuer and Indenture Trustee, as the same may be
amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time. 
 “Indenture
Supplement” means the Indenture Supplement dated as of July 26, 2007, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment dated as of July 2, 2009, for the DiscoverSeries Notes, by and between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may
be amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time. 
 “Initial
Dollar Principal Amount” means $750,000,000, or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance under Section 2.09 hereof. 
 “Interest Accrual Period” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the period from and including the previous Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Payment
Date for any Class A(2010-1) Note, from and including the applicable Issuance Date) to but excluding such Interest Payment Date. 
 “Interest Payment Date” means the fifteenth day of each month commencing in March 2010, or if such fifteenth day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day. 
 “Issuance Date” means February 4, 2010 with respect to all Class A(2010-1) Notes issued on the date hereof and, with
respect to any additional Class A(2010-1) Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.09 hereof, any Issuance Date specified in the Notice of Additional Issuance delivered thereunder. 
 “Legal Maturity Date” means September 15, 2015. 
 “LIBOR” means, with respect to any LIBOR Determination Date, the rate for deposits in United States dollars with a duration
comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day. If such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01, the rate will be determined by the Indenture Trustee on
the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars are offered by major banks in the London interbank market, selected by the Indenture Trustee, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day to prime banks in the London
interbank market with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period commencing on that day. The Indenture Trustee will request the principal London office of at least four banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two
such quotations are provided, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that day will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by four major banks in New York City,
selected by the Trustee, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks with a duration comparable to the relevant Interest Accrual Period commencing on that day. If LIBOR
with respect to a LIBOR Determination Date is not determined pursuant to the foregoing, LIBOR with respect to such LIBOR Determination Date will be LIBOR with respect to the immediately prior LIBOR Determination Date. 
  

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 “LIBOR Business Day,” if applicable, shall mean a day other than a Saturday
or a Sunday on which banking institutions in both the City of London, England and in New York, New York are not required or authorized by law to be closed. 
 “LIBOR Determination Date” means the second LIBOR Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of an Interest Accrual Period. 
 “Note Interest Rate” means LIBOR + 0.65% per annum, calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a
360-day year. 
 “Notice of Additional Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 hereof.

 “Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount” means, for any day in a Due Period, an amount equal to
the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation for the related Distribution Date; provided, however, that for purposes of determining the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount on any day on which the Class A Tranche Interest
Allocation cannot be determined because the LIBOR Determination Date for the applicable Interest Accrual Period has not yet occurred, the Required Daily Deposit Target Finance Charge Amount shall be the Class A Tranche Interest Allocation
determined based on a pro forma calculation made on the assumption that LIBOR will be LIBOR for the applicable period determined on the first day of such calendar month, multiplied by 1.25. 
 “Required Daily Deposit Target Principal Amount” means, for any day in a Due Period, (i) if such Due Period is in the
Accumulation Period for the Class A(2010-1) Notes, the Accumulation Amount, (ii) if such day is on or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event, the Nominal Liquidation Amount of the Class A(2010-1)
Notes, and (iii) in all other circumstances, zero. 
 “Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes”
means, for the Class A(2010-1) Notes for any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of 
 (a) the Required
Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes for such Class A(2010-1) Notes on such date of determination and 
 (b) the Nominal
Liquidation Amount of such Class A(2010-1) Notes on such date of determination; 
 provided however, that for any date of determination
on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes for the Class A(2010-1) Notes will be the greater of 
 (x) the amount determined above for such date of determination and 
 (y) the amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which such Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event shall have occurred.

 “Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes” means, for the Class A(2010-1) Notes for any date of
determination, an amount equal to the product of 
  

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 (a) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes for such Class A(2010-1) Notes on
such date of determination and 
 (b) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Class A(2010-1) Notes on such date of
determination; 
 provided, however, that for any date of determination on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of
a Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes for the Class A(2010-1) Notes will be the greater of 
 (x) the amount determined above for such date of determination and 
 (y) the
amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which such Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event shall have occurred. 
 “Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes” means, for the Class A(2010-1) Notes for any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of 
 (a) the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes for such Class A(2010-1) Notes on such date of determination and 
 (b) the Nominal Liquidation Amount of such Class A(2010-1) Notes on such date of determination; 
 provided, however, that for any date of determination on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event, the
Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes for the Class A(2010-1) Notes will be the greater of 
  

	 	(x)	the amount determined above for such date of determination and 

  

	 	(y)	the amount determined above for the date immediately prior to the date on which the Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event shall have occurred. 

 “Required Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes” means, for the Class A(2010-1) Notes, 7.284768%, subject to adjustment
in accordance with Section 2.02; provided, however, that prior to the Class Expected Final Payment Date for Series 2009-SD, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes for the Class A(2010-1) Notes will be 7.142857%, subject to
adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02. 
 “Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes” means,
for the Class A(2010-1) Notes, 9.271523%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02; provided, however, that prior to the Class Expected Final Payment Date for Series 2009-SD, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C
Notes for the Class A(2010-1) Notes will be 9.090909%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02. 
 “Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes” means, for the Class A(2010-1) Notes, 15.894040%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02; provided, however, that prior to the Class Expected
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Subordinated Percentage of Class D Notes for the Class A(2010-1) Notes will be 13.636364%, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.02. 
 “Reuters Screen LIBOR01” means the display page currently so designated on the Reuters Screen (or such other page as may
replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates or prices). 
 “Series 2009-SD
Supplement” means the Series 2009-SD Series Supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 23, 2009, by and between Discover Bank as Master Servicer, Servicer and Seller and U.S. Bank National Association as
Trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time. 
 “Specified Rating” means, for the Class A(2010-1) Notes, AAA with respect to Standard & Poors, Aaa with respect to Moody’s and AAA with respect to Fitch. 
 “Stated Principal Amount” means $750,000,000 or such higher amount as is specified in any Notice of Additional Issuance
under Section 2.09. 
 “Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit” means, with respect to any
Distribution Date during the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period, an amount equal to (i) 0.5% of the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A(2010-1) Notes as of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period or
(ii) any other amount designated by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer; provided, however, that if such designation is of a lesser amount, the applicable Note Rating Agencies shall have provided prior written
confirmation that a Ratings Effect will not occur with respect to such change. 
 Section 1.02 Representations and Warranties
of Issuer. The Issuer represents and warrants that: 
 (a) the Issuer has been duly formed and is validly existing as a
statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Terms Document and to perform the terms and provisions hereof; 
 (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Terms Document by the Issuer have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and
statutory trust proceedings of any Beneficiary and the Owner Trustee, do not require any approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority, and do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Trust or the
Trust Agreement of the Issuer; 
 (c) this Terms Document is the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Issuer,
except as the same may be limited by receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equity principles; 
 (d) to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, this Terms Document will not conflict with any law or governmental regulation or court
decree applicable to it; 
  

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 (e) the Issuer is not required to be registered under the Investment Company Act;

 (f) all information heretofore furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee for purposes of or in connection
with this Terms Document or any transaction contemplated hereby is, and all such information hereafter furnished by the Issuer in writing to the Indenture Trustee will be, true and accurate in every material respect or based on reasonable estimates
on the date as of which such information is stated or certified; and 
 (g) to the best knowledge of the Issuer, there are no
proceedings or investigations pending against the Issuer before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Issuer (A) asserting the invalidity of this Terms
Document, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Terms Document or (C) seeking any determination or ruling which in the Issuer’s judgment would materially and adversely affect the
performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Terms Document or the validity or enforceability of this Terms Document. 
 Section 1.03 Representations and Warranties of Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants and any successor trustee shall represent and warrant that: 
 (a) The Indenture Trustee is organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America; 
 (b) The Indenture Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Indenture, and has taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Terms Document; and 
 (c) This Terms Document has
been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee. 
 Section 1.04 Limitations on Liability. 
 (a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Terms Document is executed and delivered by the Owner
Trustee not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on
the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking or agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as
creating any liability on the Owner Trustee individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to this Terms Document and by any
Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Terms Document or any related documents. 
  

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 (b) None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Calculation Agent, any
Beneficiary, the Depositor, any Master Servicer or any Servicer or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, incorporators or agents will have any liability with respect to this Terms Document, and recourse may be had solely to the
Collateral pledged to secure these Class A(2010-1) Notes under the Indenture, the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document. 
 Section 1.05 Governing Law. THIS TERMS DOCUMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW
PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE. 
 Section 1.06 Counterparts. This Terms
Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 Section 1.07 Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement. As supplemented by this Terms Document, each of the Indenture and
the Indenture Supplement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture as supplemented by the Indenture Supplement and this Terms Document shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument. 
 ARTICLE II 
 The
Class A(2010-1) Notes 
 Section 2.01 Creation and Designation. There is hereby created a Tranche of Class A Notes
to be issued pursuant to the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement to be known as the “DiscoverSeries Class A(2010-1) Notes.” 
 Section 2.02 Adjustments to Required Subordinated Percentages and Amount. 
 (a) On any date, the Issuer may, at the direction of the Beneficiary, change the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class C Notes or the Required Subordinated Percentage of Class D
Notes, in each case for the Class A(2010-1) Notes, without the consent of any Noteholders; provided that the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that the change in such percentage will not result
in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes. 
 (b) On any date, the Issuer may, at the direction of
the Beneficiary, replace all or a portion of the Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes, the Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes or the Required Subordinated Amount of Class D Notes, in each case for the Class A(2010-1) Notes with a
different form of credit enhancement (including, without limitation, a cash collateral account, a letter of credit, a reserve account, a surety bond, an insurance policy or a collateral interest, or any combination thereof) and may add such
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shall be necessary for such replacement without the consent of any Noteholders, provided that the Issuer has received written confirmation from each applicable Note Rating Agency that such
replacement and such other amendments will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes. 
 Section 2.03 Interest Payment. For each Interest Payment Date, the amount of interest due with respect to the Class A(2010-1) Notes shall be an amount equal to 
  

	 	(i)	(A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period and the denominator of which is 360, times

 (B) the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to such related Interest Accrual Period, times

  

	 	(ii)	the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A(2010-1) Notes determined as of the first date of such related Interest Accrual Period, plus

 any Class A Tranche Interest Allocation Shortfall for such Class A(2010-1) Notes for the immediately preceding
Distribution Date, together with interest thereon at the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to such related Interest Accrual Period, calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period and a 360-day
year. 
 Section 2.04 Notification of LIBOR. On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Indenture Trustee shall send to the
Issuer, the Beneficiary, each applicable Master Servicer and any stock exchange on which the Class A(2010-1) Notes are then listed (if the rules of such exchange so require), by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, notification of
LIBOR for the following Interest Accrual Period. 
 Section 2.05 Payments of Interest and Principal. 
 (a) The Issuer will cause interest to be paid on each Interest Payment Date and principal to be paid on the Expected Maturity Date;
provided, however, that it shall not be an Event of Default if principal is not paid in full on such Expected Maturity Date unless funds for such payment have been allocated in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Indenture
Supplement; and provided, further, that if a Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing, principal will instead be payable in monthly installments on each Principal Payment Date for the Class A(2010-1) Notes in
accordance with Sections 3.01 and 3.05 of the Indenture Supplement. All payments of interest and principal on the Class A(2010-1) Notes shall be made as set forth in Section 1101 of the Indenture. 
 (b) The right of the Class A(2010-1) Noteholders to receive payments from the Issuer will terminate on the Class A(2010-1) Termination Date.

 (c) All payments of principal, interest or other amounts to the Class A(2010-1) Noteholders will be made pro rata
based on the Stated Principal Amount of their Class A(2010-1) Notes. 
  

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 Section 2.06 Form of Delivery of Class A(2010-1) Notes; Depository; Denominations.

 (a) The Class A(2010-1) Notes shall be delivered in the form of a Global Note which shall be a Registered Note as provided in
Section 204 of the Indenture. The form of the Class A(2010-1) Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 
 (b) The Depository
for the Class A(2010-1) Notes shall be The Depository Trust Company, and the Class A(2010-1) Notes shall initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee. 
 (c) The Class A(2010-1) Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of that amount.

 Section 2.07 Delivery and Payment for the Class A(2010-1) Notes. The Issuer shall execute and deliver the Class
A(2010-1) Notes to the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee shall deliver the Class A(2010-1) Notes when authenticated, each in accordance with Sections 203 and 303 of the Indenture. 
 Section 2.08 Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account. The deposit targeted to be made to the Accumulation Reserve
Subaccount for the Class A(2010-1) Notes for any Due Period during the Accumulation Reserve Funding Period will be an amount equal to the Targeted Accumulation Reserve Subaccount Deposit minus any amount on deposit in the Accumulation Reserve
Subaccount for the Class A(2010-1) Notes. 
 Section 2.09 Additional Issuances of Notes. Subject to clauses (ii), (iii),
(iv) and (v) of Sections 2.02 and Section 2.03 of the Indenture Supplement, the Issuer may issue additional Class A(2010-1) Notes, so long as the following conditions precedent are satisfied: 
 (a) the Issuer shall have given the Indenture Trustee written notice of such issuance of additional Class A(2010-1) Notes (the
“Notice of Additional Issuance”) at least one (1) Business Day in advance of the Issuance Date thereof, which notice shall include: 
  

	 	(i)	the Issuance Date of such additional Class A(2010-1) Notes; 

  

	 	(ii)	the amount of such additional Class A(2010-1) Notes being offered and the resulting Initial Dollar Principal Amount and Stated Principal Amount of Class A(2010-1)
Notes; 

  

	 	(iii)	the date from which interest on such additional Class A(2010-1) Notes will accrue (which may be a date prior to the date of issuance thereof); 

 

	 	(iv)	the first Interest Payment Date on which interest will be paid on such additional Class A(2010-1) Notes; and 

  

	 	(v)	 any other terms that the Issuer set forth in such notice of issuance of additional Class A(2010-1) Notes to clarify the rights of Holders of such
additional Class A(2010-1) Notes or the effect of such

  

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issuance of additional Class A(2010-1) Notes on any calculations to be made with respect to the Class A(2010-1) Notes, Class A, or the Issuer. 

 All such terms shall be incorporated into and form a part of this Terms Document on and after the effective date of such Class A(2010-1) Notes; 

(b) no Class A(2010-1) Adverse Event has occurred and is continuing; and 
 (c) either (i) the issuance of such additional Class A(2010-1) Notes would be treated as part of the same issue as the outstanding
Class A(2010-1) Notes under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.1275-1(f)(1) or 1.1275-2(k), or (ii) such additional Class A(2010-1) Notes are not issued with “original issue discount” for purposes of Section 1273 of the Code.

 The Issuer shall not have to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 310 of the Indenture in connection with an
issuance of additional Class A(2010-1) Notes so long as such conditions were satisfied or waived in connection with the initial issuance of Class A(2010-1) Notes; provided, however, that the Issuer shall have to deliver to the Indenture
Trustee a Master Trust Tax Opinion and an Issuer Tax Opinion with respect to such issuance. 
 Section 2.10 Designation of
Additional Amounts to be included in the Excess Spread Amount for the DiscoverSeries Notes. At any time that any outstanding Series of certificates issued by the Master Trust provides that the Series Principal Collections allocated to such
Series will be deposited into the Group Finance Charge Collections Reallocation Account for the Master Trust to the extent necessary for application to cover shortfalls for other Series issued by the Master Trust, an amount equal to (x) all
Series Principal Collections allocated to such Series, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for each outstanding Tranche of the DiscoverSeries Notes (including the Class
A(2010-1) Notes and the denominator of which the Aggregate Investor Interest for the Master Trust, is hereby designated to be included in the Excess Spread Amount and shall be treated as Series Finance Charge Amounts for the DiscoverSeries.

 Section 2.11 Variable Accumulation Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.02 of the
Indenture Supplement, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall, by written notice to the Indenture Trustee, delay the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class A(2010-1) Notes and determine a new Accumulation Commencement
Date, subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.11; provided, however, that the Accumulation Period shall commence no later than the first day of the Due Period related to the Expected Maturity Date for the Class
A(2010-1) Notes. Any such delay by the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall be made no later than the first day of the scheduled Due Period immediately preceding the first Due Period in the Accumulation Period (after giving effect to any
prior delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period pursuant to this Section 2.11). 
 The Calculation Agent on
behalf of the Issuer shall cause such delay if the Calculation Agent determines in good faith that each of the following conditions will be satisfied: (i) the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee a
certificate to the effect that the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer reasonably believes that, based on the

  

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payment rate and the anticipated availability of Series Principal Amounts and Reallocated Principal Amounts, the delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period for the Class A(2010-1) Notes
will not result in any Tranche of Notes not being paid in full on the relevant Expected Maturity Date; (ii) such delay is permitted under the Series 2007-CC Series Supplement or any other applicable agreement relating to any Additional
Collateral Certificate; and (iii) the Accumulation Amount, the Accumulation Commencement Date and the Accumulation Period Length shall have been adjusted. The Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall not be required to obtain
confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agencies that such delay in the commencement of the Accumulation Period will not result in a Ratings Effect for any Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, unless at the time of such delay there is a
Tranche of Outstanding DiscoverSeries Notes, which were issued prior to January 1, 2009 and for which the commencement of the Accumulation Period for such Tranche of Notes has already been delayed pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Indenture
Supplement. If such confirmation from the applicable Note Rating Agency is not required, the Calculation Agent on behalf of the Issuer shall provide written notice to each applicable Note Rating Agency in the event that the commencement of the
Accumulation Period for the Class A(2010-1) Notes is delayed pursuant to this Section 2.11 
 [Signature page follows]

  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Terms Document to be duly executed, all as of the
day and year first above written. 
  

					
	 DISCOVER CARD EXECUTION NOTE TRUST,
as Issuer

		
	By:	 	 Wilmington Trust Company,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jennifer A. Luce

		 	Name:	 	Jennifer A. Luce
		 	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President
	
	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Indenture Trustee

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Patricia M. Child

		 	Name:	 	Patricia M. Child
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to Class A(2010-1) Terms Document]Standby Purchase Agreement with Eagle River Partners, LLC

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EXECUTION COPY 
 STANDBY PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 This Standby Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 29, 2010, is entered into by and between ICO
Global Communications (Holdings) Limited, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Eagle River Partners, LLC (the “Standby Purchaser”), a Washington limited liability company. 
 WHEREAS, the Company proposes to commence an offering to each of the holders of its Class A common stock, $0.01 par value (the
“Class A Common Stock”), and Class B common stock, $0.01 par value (the “Class B Common Stock” and together with the Class A Common Stock, collectively, the “Common Stock”), of
record as of the close of business on February 8, 2010 (the “Record Date”), of non-transferable rights (the “Rights”) to subscribe for and purchase additional shares of Class A Common Stock (the
“New Shares”) at a subscription price per share of $0.70 (the “Subscription Price”) for an aggregate offering amount of approximately $30,000,000,00 (such offering, the “Rights Offering”);

 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Rights Offering, the Company will distribute to each of its stockholders, at no charge, one Right
for each share of Common Stock held by the stockholder as of the Record Date, and each Right will entitle the holder thereof to purchase approximately 0.2057 of a New Share from the Company (with fractional shares rounded up to the next whole number
of New Shares and the aggregate Subscription Price adjusted accordingly) at the Subscription Price (the “Basic Subscription Privilege”); 
 WHEREAS, each holder of Rights who exercises its Basic Subscription Privilege in full will be entitled to subscribe for, at the Subscription Price, Unsubscribed Shares (as defined herein) to the extent
that other holders of Rights do not exercise all of their respective Basic Subscription Privileges (the “Over-Subscription Privilege”); and 
 WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the Rights Offering, the Company has requested the Standby Purchaser to agree, and the Standby Purchaser has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
that, to the extent New Shares are not purchased by the Company’s stockholders upon the exercise of Rights pursuant to the Basic Subscription Privilege or the Over-Subscription Privilege (the “Unsubscribed Shares”), the Standby
Purchaser shall be deemed to have exercised its Rights immediately prior to the expiration of the Offering Period (as defined herein) and shall purchase such New Shares from the Company at the Subscription Price pursuant to the exercise of such
Rights, subject to a maximum total commitment (including any Rights it may exercise pursuant to its Basic Subscription Privilege, Over-Subscription Privilege and this Agreement) of $17,250,000.00 and subject to proration among the standby purchasers
as set forth herein. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained
and other good and valuable consideration, the Company and the Standby Purchaser, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 
 Section 1. Definitions. 
 (a) Certain Defined Terms. The
following terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 (i) “Affiliate” has the meaning set
forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. 
 (ii) “Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 (iii) “Base Prospectus” means the prospectus included with the
Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein. 
 (iv) “Basic Subscription
Privilege” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (v) “Board” means the board of
directors of the Company. 
 (vi) “Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day
on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York. 
 (vii)
“Class A Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (viii)
“Class B Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (ix)
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b). 
 (x) “Closing Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2(b). 
 (xi) “Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. 
 (xii) “Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (xiii) “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 (xiv) “Company Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(b). 
 (xv) “DBSD” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b). 
 (xvi) “DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law. 
 (xvii) “Evaluation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(g). 
 (xviii) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by
the Commission thereunder. 
 (xix) “Form 10-K” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(i). 
  

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 (xx) “ICO Global Communications” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5(b). 
 (xxi) “Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a). 
 (xxii) “Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability
of this Agreement, (ii) the occurrence, either individually or in the aggregate, of any material adverse effect on the earnings, business, management, properties, assets, rights, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of
the Company and of the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (iii) a material impairment of the Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement, except any of the following, either alone or in combination,
shall not be deemed a Material Adverse Effect: (X) effects caused by changes or circumstances affecting general market conditions in the U.S. economy or that are generally applicable to the industry in which the Company operates, provided that
such effects do not adversely affect the Company in a disproportionate manner, (Y) effects resulting from or relating to the announcement or disclosure of the sale of Class A Common Stock in the Rights Offering or pursuant to the Standby
Purchase Commitment, or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (Z) effects caused by any event, occurrence or condition resulting from or relating to the taking of any action in accordance with this Agreement. 
 (xxiii) “New Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (xxiv) “Offering Period” means the period of time from the date of mailing of the Prospectus Supplement until the Rights
Offering Expiration Date. 
 (xxv) “Other Standby Agreements” means the agreements entered into
contemporaneously herewith between the Company and other standby purchasers pursuant to which such other standby purchasers have agreed to purchase, on substantially the same terms and conditions as contained herein, New Shares in an aggregate
amount of $12,750,000. 
 (xxvi) “Over-Subscription Privilege” has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto. 
 (xxvii) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company,
limited liability company, joint venture, trust, governmental entity, unincorporated organization or other legal entity. 
 (xxviii) “Prospectus Supplement” means the final prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus relating to the Rights Offering filed with the Commission, pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, together with the
Base Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein. 
 (xxix) “Record Date” has the
meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (xxx) “Registration Period” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6(b)(ii). 
 (xxxi) “Registration Statement” means the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-152100) under the Securities Act declared effective by the Commission on July 11, 2008, pursuant to which the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Rights will be registered pursuant to the
Securities Act. 
  

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 (xxxii) “Resale Prospectus” means the final prospectus supplement to the
Base Prospectus relating to the resale of the New Shares purchased by the Standby Purchaser and other standby purchasers in the Rights Offering and/or pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment, filed with the Commission, pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act, together with the Base Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein. 
 (xxxiii) “Rights” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (xxxiv) “Rights
Offering” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (xxxv) “Rights Offering Expiration
Date” means the date on which the subscription period under the Rights Offering expires, which period shall be no longer than two months. 
 (xxxvi) “SEC Reports” mean all reports, forms, statements and other documents (all amendments and supplements thereto) required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act for the two years preceding the date hereof. 
 (xxxvii) “Securities Act” means the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder. 
 (xxxviii) “Specified
Courts” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(f). 
 (xxxix) “Standby Indemnified Persons” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10(a). 
 (xl) “Standby Purchase Commitment” means the number of New
Shares allocated to the Standby Purchaser by the Company at the Subscription Price following the close of the Offering Period pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, whether pursuant to the Standby Purchaser’s Basic Subscription Privilege,
Over-Subscription Privilege or this Agreement. 
 (xli) “Standby Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto. 
 (xlii) “Subscription Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a). 
 (xliii) “Subscription Price” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 
 (xliv) “Subsidiary” means a significant subsidiary of the Company within the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02(w) of
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. 
 (xlv) “Transfer” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7(a). 
 (xlvi) “Unsubscribed Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

  

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 Section 2. Standby Purchase Commitment. 
 (a) Standby Purchase Commitment. 
 (i) If and to the extent Unsubscribed Shares are not purchased by the Company’s other stockholders pursuant to the exercise of Rights (including the Basic Subscription Privilege and the
Over-Subscription Privilege) under the Rights Offering, the Standby Purchaser shall be deemed to have exercised such Rights immediately prior to the expiration of the Rights Offering and shall be entitled to and hereby agrees to purchase from the
Company, and the Company hereby agrees to sell to the Standby Purchaser, at the Subscription Price, all such remaining New Shares, subject to a maximum total commitment (including any Rights it may exercise pursuant to its Basic Subscription
Privilege, Over-Subscription Privilege and this Agreement) of $17,250,000.00 and subject to proration among the Standby Purchaser and the other standby purchasers as set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) below. 
 (ii) The Standby Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that the Company has entered into, or contemplates entering into, other
standby purchase agreements with certain other parties on terms substantially similar to this Agreement, except that they provide for a different number of New Shares committed to be purchased by the other standby purchasers. The New Shares
available for issuance to the Standby Purchaser and the other standby purchasers shall be allocated (to the extent any allocation thereof is necessary) as nearly as possible on a pro rata basis among the Standby Purchaser and the other standby
purchasers based upon the number of New Shares committed to be purchased by the Standby Purchaser and the other standby purchasers. Appendix II sets forth the names of the other standby purchasers and their maximum total commitment amounts.

 (iii) The Standby Purchaser and the Company hereby agree that it is the intent of both parties that the Standby Purchaser, by
virtue of acting hereunder, shall not be deemed an “underwriter” within the definition of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act or deemed to be engaged in broker-dealer activity requiring registration under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act, and the Standby Purchaser and Company shall in the fulfillment of their obligations hereunder act in accordance with this mutual understanding. 
 (b) Closing. On the basis of the representations and warranties and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, including the satisfaction of the closing conditions in Section 8 of
this Agreement, the closing of the purchase and sale of the New Shares to be purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP, at
11:00 a.m., New York City time, on or before the second Business Day after the Rights Offering Expiration Date; provided, that the Closing may take place at such other place, time or date as shall be mutually agreed upon by the
Company and the Standby Purchaser (the date of the Closing, the “Closing Date”). 
 (c) Deliveries at
Closing. 
 (i) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Standby Purchaser, a certificate or certificates in
book-entry form, registered in the name of the Standby Purchaser, representing the number of New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase 
  

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 Commitment. The certificate or certificates for the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase
Commitment shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Standby Purchaser may request not less than two Business Days prior to the Closing Date in accordance with Appendix 1 attached hereto. 
 (ii) At the Closing, the Standby Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, the aggregate Subscription Price for the New Shares purchased
pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment, which amount shall be paid by the Standby Purchaser to the Company in U.S. federal (same day) funds to an account designated in writing by the Company at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Standby Purchaser. The Standby Purchaser represents and warrants
to the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows: 
 (a) Organization. The Standby
Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has the requisite power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 (b) Due Authorization. The Standby Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
perform and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and the execution and delivery by the Standby Purchaser of this Agreement, the purchase of the New Shares pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment and the performance and consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby (a) are within the power and authority of the Standby Purchaser and (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary action of the Standby Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Standby Purchaser. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Standby Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and general equitable principles relating to the
availability of remedies and the public policy underlying such laws, and except as rights to indemnity or contribution, including but not limited to, indemnification provisions set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement, may be limited by
federal or state securities law or the public policy underlying such laws. 
 (c) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by the Standby Purchaser, the purchase of the New Shares pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment and the consummation by the Standby Purchaser of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
compliance by the Standby Purchaser with the terms of this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or do not result and will not result in any breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or do not constitute or will not constitute
a default under, do not cause or will not cause (or do not permit or will not permit) the maturation or acceleration of any liability or obligation or the termination of any right under, or do not result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance upon, any property or assets of the Standby Purchaser pursuant to the terms of (i) the charter or bylaws or other applicable organizational documents of the Standby Purchaser; (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,

  

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 voting trust agreement, stockholders’ agreement, note agreement or other agreement or instrument to
which the Standby Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or to which its respective property is subject; or (iii) any statute, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Standby Purchaser of any government, arbitrator,
court, regulatory body or administrative agency or other governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Standby Purchaser or its activities or properties, which in each case of subclauses (i) through
(iii) would materially and adversely affect the purchase of the New Shares pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment by the Standby Purchaser or materially impair the Standby Purchaser’s ability to perform on a timely basis its
obligations under this Agreement. 
 (d) No Consent. No authorization, approval, consent or license of any government,
governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign (other than under the Securities Act) is required for the purchase of the New Shares pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment, if any, to be purchased by the Standby Purchaser hereunder
and the consummation by such Standby Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
 (e) Information.
Based on reliance of the disclosures set forth in the SEC Reports, the Standby Purchaser is familiar with the business in which the Company is engaged, and based upon its knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, the Standby
Purchaser is familiar with the investments of the type that it is undertaking to purchase; is fully aware of the problems and risks involved in making an investment of this type; and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment.
The Standby Purchaser has agreed to enter into this Agreement based solely on its own assessment, analysis and investigation. 
 (f) Confidentiality. The Standby Purchaser and its Affiliates acknowledge that information about the terms of this Agreement and the existence of the transaction contemplated hereby may be deemed material non-public information
within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. As such, if and to the extent that the Standby Purchaser or its Affiliates have received material non-public information within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, neither the
Standby Purchaser nor its Affiliates has and none of them will purchase (other than the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment) or sell any securities of the Company, in a transaction that would violate applicable U.S.
federal securities laws as a result of the Standby Purchaser or its Affiliates having any such material non-public information, from the date of this Agreement until after the Closing Date or the earlier termination of the Standby Purchaser’s
obligations under Section 9 of this Agreement. 
 (g) Short Sales. Since being contacted by the Company, the Standby
Purchaser has not taken any action that has caused the Standby Purchaser to have, directly or indirectly, sold or agreed to sell any shares of Common Stock, effected any short sale, whether or not against the box, established any “put
equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to
any security that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock. 
 (h) Market
Stabilization. The Standby Purchaser has not taken and the Standby Purchaser will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might reasonably be

  

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 expected to result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of Common Stock to facilitate
the sale or resale of the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment. 
 (i) Accredited Investor
Status. The Standby Purchaser was not created for the purpose of acquiring the New Shares and is an “accredited investor,” as that term is as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The Standby Purchaser,
either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the New Shares, and has so evaluated
the merits and risks of such investment. The Standby Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Standby Purchase Commitment and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. The Standby
Purchaser understands that its investment in the New Shares involves a significant degree of risk. 
 (j) Acquisition for
Investment. The Standby Purchaser is acquiring the New Shares pursuant to Standby Purchase Commitment as principal for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such New Shares or any
part thereof, has no present intention of distributing any of such New Shares and has no arrangement or understanding with any other Persons regarding the distribution of such New Shares; provided, however, that in making such representation, the
Standby Purchaser does not agree to hold the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment for any minimum or specified term and reserves the right to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the New Shares purchased pursuant to the
Standby Purchase Commitment at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such sale, transfer or disposition. 
 (k) Standby Purchaser Activities. The Standby Purchaser is not a broker-dealer and does not need to be registered as a broker-dealer. 
 (l) No Brokers’ Fees. The Standby Purchaser has not incurred any liability for any finder’s or broker’s fee or
agent’s commission in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 Section 4. Intentionally Deleted. 
 Section 5. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Standby Purchaser as follows: 
 (a)
Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation with corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and
conduct its business as described in the SEC Reports and the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which qualification is required, except where failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, with corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business
as currently carried out, and is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which qualification is required, except where failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  

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 (b) Authorized Capital Stock. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital of the
Company consists of 900,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 150,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and 75,000,0000 shares of Preferred Stock, of which, (i) 154,870,376 shares of Class A Common Stock are issued and outstanding,
(ii) 53,660,000 shares of Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding, (iii) 17,149,558 shares of Class A Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon exercise of warrants, options and restricted stock awards granted under the
Company’s stock and incentive plans, and (iv) none of the shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, were not issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. With respect to each of the
Subsidiaries, to the reasonable knowledge of the Company: (x) all the issued and outstanding shares of such Subsidiary’s capital stock have been duly authorized, validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except for nominal
shares held by nominees in the case of non-U.S. Subsidiaries, are owned by the Company free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and equities and claims, and (y) other than options to purchase approximately 3,250,000 shares issued by DBSD North
America, Inc. (“DBSD”), there are no outstanding options to purchase, or any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, any securities or obligations convertible into, or any contracts or commitments to issue
or sell, shares of such Subsidiary’s capital stock or any such options, rights, convertible securities or obligations. Without limiting the foregoing representation, (A) all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of ICO
Global Communications (Operations) Limited (“ICO Global Communications”) and DBSD have been duly authorized, validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable; (B) all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of
ICO Global Communications are owned by the Company free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and equities and claims, and there are no outstanding options to purchase, or any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, any
securities or obligations convertible into, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, shares of ICO Global Communications’ capital stock or any such options, rights, convertible securities or obligations; and (C) without
consideration of the bankruptcy proceeding involving DBSD and the restructuring of DBSD in accordance with the plan of reorganization, approximately 99.84% of the issued and outstanding shares of DBSD are owned by the Company. 
 (c) Issuance, Sale and Delivery of the New Shares. The New Shares will have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid
for in the manner set forth in this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company exist with respect to the
issuance and sale of the New Shares by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. No antidilution or similar adjustments with respect to the Class A Common Stock of the Company or Class B Common Stock of the Company will occur or be required as a
result of the issuance and sale of the Rights or the New Shares by the Company. No authorization, approval, consent or license of any kind (other than under the Securities Act) is required for the issuance of the New Shares pursuant to the Standby
Purchase Commitment, if any, by the Company as contemplated by this Agreement. 
  

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 (d) Due Authorization. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and to perform and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the performance and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (a) are within
the power and authority of the Company and (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary action of the Company. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company. Assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Standby Purchaser of this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and general equitable principles relating to the availability of remedies and the public policy underlying such laws, and except as rights
to indemnity or contribution, including but not limited to, indemnification provisions set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement, may be limited by federal or state securities law or the public policy underlying such laws. The board of
directors of the Company authorized and approved a Rights Offering of the Company up to an amount of $30,000,000.00 with the exact amount of the Rights Offering to equal the aggregate maximum total commitments of all standby purchasers. 

(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company, or
the consummation, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the compliance by the Company with the terms of this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or do not result and will not result in any breach or violation of any of the
terms or provisions of, or do not constitute or will not constitute a default under, do not cause or will not cause (or do not permit or will not permit) the maturation or acceleration of any liability or obligation or the termination of any right
under, or do not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon, any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of (i) the charter or bylaws or other applicable organizational documents of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting trust agreement, stockholders’ agreement, note agreement or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a party or by which it is bound or to which its respective property is subject; or (iii) any material law, statute, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any government, arbitrator,
court, regulatory body or administrative agency or other governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its activities or properties. 
 (f) Reporting Company; SEC Reports; Form S-3. The Company has filed all SEC Reports. The Company’s SEC Reports, including
without limitation, all financial statements and schedules included therein, at the time filed, or in the case of any of the Company’s SEC Reports amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such
amended or superseded filing, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (i) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The Company’s Registration
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 (g) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company is in material
compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (including the rules and regulations of the Commission adopted thereunder) which are applicable to it as of the date of this Agreement. The Company’s certifying officers have
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures as of the date prior to the filing date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company
presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the
Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14(c) and Rule 15d-14(c) under the Exchange Act), in the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures or
internal control over financial reporting. 
 (h) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement, including the
documents incorporated by reference therein, at the time it became effective (i) did not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading and (ii) complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. 
 (i) Accountants. Deloitte & Touche LLP, who expressed its opinion with respect to the consolidated financial statements
for fiscal year 2008 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Form 10-K”), which will be incorporated by reference into the Prospectus Supplement, are
registered independent public accountants as required by the Securities Act and by the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. 
 (j) Interim Events. Since the filing by the Company of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on November 9, 2009, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) has entered into or is party
to or is otherwise bound by any written or oral contract, agreement, understanding, arrangement, lease, guaranty, or other obligation or series of related obligations or transactions; (ii) is a party to, or, directly or indirectly bound by any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument relating to the borrowing of money, the guarantee of indebtedness, or the granting of any security interest, negative pledge or other encumbrance on the assets of the Company or
such Subsidiary; or (iii) has incurred or is subject to any liabilities or obligations, fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured, or otherwise, which in each case of subclauses (i) through (iii) is required to be disclosed in a SEC
Report. Since the filing by the Company of the Form 10-K, and except as otherwise disclosed in SEC Reports, there have not been any events, changes or occurrences that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (k) Price of Common Stock. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the
Company’s knowledge, any of their respective directors, officers, Affiliates or controlling persons, has taken, and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or that might
reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the New Shares. 
  

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 (l) Non-Public Information. The Company has not disclosed to the Purchaser
information that would constitute material non-public information within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws as of the Closing Date other than the terms of this Agreement and the existence of the transaction contemplated hereby which may
be deemed material non-public information within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. 
 (m) Financial
Statements. The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the related notes and schedules thereto included in the Form 10-K fairly present the financial position, results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash
flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the dates and for the periods specified therein. Such financial statements and the related notes and schedules thereto comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto, and have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved
(except as otherwise noted therein) and all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for such periods have been made. 
 (n) Listing Compliance. The Company is in compliance with the requirements of the NASDAQ Global Market for continued listing of the Class A Common Stock thereon. The Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the
effect of, and no event has occurred that is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Class A Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market. The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not contravene the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Global Market. 
 (o)
Certain Registration Matters. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Standby Purchaser contained in this Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act or applicable state law is required for the offer and
sale of the New Shares by the Company to the Standby Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. 
 (p) No General
Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the New Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. 
 (q) Acknowledgment Regarding Standby Purchaser’s Purchase of New Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Standby
Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Standby Purchaser is not acting as a
financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by the Standby Purchaser or any of its respective representatives or agents in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Standby Purchaser’s purchase of the New Shares. The Company further represents to the Standby Purchaser that the Company’s decision to
enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives. 
  

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 (r) Other Standby Agreements. No Other Standby Agreement contains any terms and
conditions that are more favorable to such other standby purchaser than those contained in this Agreement. 
 (s) No
Brokers’ Fees. Except for fees to be paid to Jefferies & Company, Inc. in connection with its provision of financial advisory services in the Rights Offering generally, the Company has not incurred any liability for any
finder’s or broker’s fee or agent’s commission in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 Section 6. Covenants of the Company. 
 (a) Until the Closing Date or the earlier termination of the Standby Purchaser’s obligations under Section 9 of this Agreement, the Company covenants and agrees as follows: 
 (i) To use commercially reasonable efforts to effectuate the Rights Offering as soon as practicable after the date hereof; 
 (ii) Not to permit any securities to be included in the Prospectus Supplement other than the Rights issued in the Rights Offering (including
those pursuant to this Agreement and the Other Standby Agreements) and the underlying shares of Class A Common Stock; 
 (iii) To deliver to the Standby Purchaser and provide the Standby Purchaser a copy of the Prospectus Supplement and to give the Standby Purchaser and its counsel the reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Prospectus Supplement;

 (iv) Not to materially amend any of the terms of the Rights Offering described above, or waive any material conditions to the
closing of the Rights Offering without the prior written consent of the Standby Purchaser; provided that without limitation, any amendment to the per share price or the subscription period shall be deemed to be a material amendment; 
 (v) To cause the Prospectus Supplement, and any post-effective amendments thereto to comply in all material respects with the requirements
of the Commission and, as of their respective dates, to not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; 
 (vi) To notify, or to cause the subscription agent for the Rights Offering (the “Subscription
Agent”) to notify the Standby Purchaser, on each Friday during the exercise period of the Rights, or more frequently if reasonably requested by the Standby Purchaser, of the aggregate number of Rights known by the Company or the
Subscription Agent to have been exercised pursuant to the Rights Offering as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day or the most recent practicable time before such request, as the case may be; 
  

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 (vii) Not to issue any shares of capital stock of the Company, or options, warrants,
purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company, or other agreements or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire capital stock of the Company,
except for (A) shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Company’s presently outstanding stock options, (B) new stock options and other awards granted to employees of the Company after the date hereof under the
Company’s incentive plans as in effect as of the date hereof; and (C) pursuant to the Rights Offering; 
 (viii) Not
to authorize any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination or similar transaction affecting the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock; 
 (ix) Not to declare or pay any dividends on its Common Stock or repurchase any shares of Common Stock; and 
 (x) Not to amend, alter or enter into any other agreement in respect of any Other Standby Agreement in such a manner that such Other Standby Agreement will contain more favorable terms and conditions to
such other standby purchaser as contained in this Agreement unless the Company also offers to the Standby Purchaser to amend this Agreement to include the more favorable terms. 
 (b) Post-Closing Covenants. The Company agrees and covenants as follows: 
 (i) To, within 60 days after the Closing Date, prepare and file the Resale Prospectus; 
 (ii) To deliver to the Standby Purchaser a copy of the Resale Prospectus and to give the Standby Purchaser and its counsel the reasonable
opportunity to review and comment on the Resale Prospectus; 
 (iii) To notify the Standby Purchaser promptly of the receipt of
the comments of the Commission, if any, and of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Resale Prospectus or for additional information with respect thereto and provide the Standby Purchaser with copies of all
correspondence between the Company or its representatives, on the one hand, and the Commission or members of its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Resale Prospectus; 
 (iv) To cause the Resale Prospectus, and any post-effective amendments thereto to comply in all material respects with the requirements of
the Commission and, as of their respective dates, to not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; 
 (v) To use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly prepare and file with the Commission such amendments
and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Resale Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective and in compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of the New Shares purchased
pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment for a period from the date of filing of the Resale

  

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 Prospectus until such time as there are no such New Shares remaining (including using commercially
reasonable effort to refiling such Registration Statement (or a new registration statement) if the current Registration Statement expires); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company have any obligation to keep the
Registration Statement effective after such time as all of the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment have been sold pursuant to the Resale Prospectus or Rule 144 (the “Registration Period”); 
 (vi) To take all action reasonably necessary to cause the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment to be listed on
the NASDAQ Global Market within 15 days of their issuance; 
 (vii) To furnish to the Standby Purchaser such number of copies of
the Resale Prospectus, prospectus supplements and such other documents as the Standby Purchaser may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any of the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby
Purchase Commitment by the Standby Purchaser; 
 (viii) (a) To register, qualify or make a determination of exemption for
the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Standby Purchaser reasonably requests, (b) prepare and file in such jurisdictions such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof at all times during the Registration Period, (c) take all such other lawful
actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations, qualifications and exemptions in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (d) take all such other lawful actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the New
Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (A) qualify to do business
in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify, (B) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction; 
 (ix) To bear all expenses in connection with the procedures in paragraphs (i) through (vi) of this Section 6.1(b) and the
preparation of the Resale Prospectus relating to the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment other than fees and expenses, if any, of underwriting discounts, brokerage fees and commissions incurred by the Standby Purchaser,
if any, in connection with the offering of such New Shares pursuant to the Resale Prospectus; provided however, the expenses of the Standby Purchaser payable by the Company shall be subject to the $25,000.00 cap limit set forth in
Section 11(a); 
 (x) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, notify the Standby Purchaser of the
occurrence of any event, as a result of which the Resale Prospectus, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and promptly prepare a supplement to the Resale Prospectus to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a number of copies of such supplement to the Standby
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 (xi) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, notify the Standby
Purchaser of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and take all lawful action to effect the withdrawal, rescission or removal of such stop order or other suspension;
provided, however, the total number of days that any such suspension may be in effect in any 180-day period shall not exceed 30 days; 
 (xii) Timely provide to the Standby Purchaser earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder; and 
 (xiii) With a view to making available to the Standby Purchaser the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may
permit the sale of the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment to the public without registration, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to: 
 (A) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144(c)(1) or any similar or analogous
rule promulgated under the Securities Act, at all times after the Closing Date; 
 (B) file with the Commission, in a timely
manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act, and if at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, make available, upon the request of the Standby Purchaser, such information necessary to
permit sales pursuant to Rule 144A (including the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) and the Securities Act); and 
 (C)
so long as the Standby Purchaser owns any New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment, furnish to the Standby Purchaser forthwith upon request: a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting
requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and of the Exchange Act; a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and such other reports and documents as the Standby Purchaser may reasonably request in availing itself
of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing it to sell any such securities without registration. 
 (xiv) As of the
Closing Date, the Company shall or shall have disclosed all material non-public information within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws relating to the Rights Offering in SEC Reports. 
 Section 7. Post-Closing Covenants of Standby Purchaser and Restrictions on Transfer. In connection with the resell of the New
Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment, the Standby Purchaser shall have the following obligations: 
 (a)
Post-Closing Covenants of Standby Purchaser. 
 (i) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company
to register the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment that the Standby Purchaser (i) shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the New Shares held by it and the intended method of disposition of
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 reasonably required to effect the registration of such New Shares and (ii) shall execute such documents
in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. 
 (ii) The Standby Purchaser agrees that, upon
receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Sections 6(b)(x) and (xi), it shall immediately discontinue its disposition of the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment
until the receipt by the Standby Purchaser of copies of the supplemented or amended Resale Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(b)(x) which the Company shall use reasonable efforts to deliver to the Standby Purchaser within 45 days after the
occurrence of any event of the kind described in Sections 6(b)(x) and (xi). 
 (b) Restrictive Legends. The Standby
Purchaser understands and agrees that the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment will bear a legend substantially similar to the legend set forth below in addition to any other legend that may be required by applicable law
or by any agreement between the Company and the Standby Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the legend below (or a substantially similar legend) shall be removed upon the earlier to occur of (i) the filing of the Resale
Prospectus with the Commission, and (ii) the lapse of six months from the date of the Closing, and the Company agrees to promptly issue a replacement stock certificate or certificates that do not contain such legend to the Standby Purchaser
upon receipt of the original stock certificate or certificates representing the New Shares from the Standby Purchaser: 
 “THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION
DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.” 
 Section 8. Conditions
Precedent. 
 (a) Conditions of the Standby Purchaser’s Obligations. The obligations of the Standby Purchaser
under this Agreement are subject to the performance by the Company on and as of the Closing Date of its covenants and agreements hereunder in all material respects, and the following additional conditions: 
 (i) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and
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 the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date except (a) for changes contemplated
by this Agreement, (b) those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which shall remain true and correct as of such date (subject to the qualifications in clause (c) below)); and (c) where
the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” set forth herein) would not reasonably be likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect; 
 (ii) All conditions precedent contained in this Agreement to be performed by the Company shall have
been performed and complied with in all material respects by the Company or waived by the Standby Purchaser; 
 (iii) The Rights
Offering relating to the Common Stock shall have been completed by the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus Supplement and allocations of New Shares shall have been made thereunder; 
 (iv) The Company shall have delivered to the Standby Purchaser the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment on or
prior to the Closing Date; and 
 (v) As of the Closing Date, none of the following events shall have occurred and be
continuing: (a) trading in the Class A Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the NASDAQ Global Market or trading in securities generally on the NYSE Amex Equities, New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Global Market shall
have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on any such exchange; or (b) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by U.S. federal or New York State authorities (collectively, a “Market
Adverse Effect”). 
 (b) Conditions of the Company’s Obligations. The obligations of the Company under this
Agreement are subject to the performance by the Standby Purchaser on and as of the Closing Date of its covenants and agreements hereunder in all material respects, and the following additional conditions: 
 (i) The representations and warranties of the Standby Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date except (a) for changes contemplated by this Agreement, (b) those representations and warranties which address matters only as of
a particular date (which shall remain true and correct as of such date (subject to the qualifications in clause (c) below)); and (c) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect
to any limitation as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” set forth herein) would not reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the Standby Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; 
 (ii) All conditions precedent contained in this Agreement to be performed by the Standby
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 (iii) The Standby Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company the aggregate Subscription
Price for the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment on or prior to the Closing Date. 
 (c)
Conditions of the Obligations of the Standby Purchaser and the Company. The obligations of the Standby Purchaser and the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the following additional conditions:

 (i) No judgment, injunction, decree or other legal restraint shall prohibit the consummation of the Rights Offering or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and 
 (ii) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Company’s
Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission. 
 (d) In case any of the conditions specified in this Section 8 shall not be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by either party by giving notice to the other party. Any such termination shall
be without liability of the Standby Purchaser to the Company and without liability of the Company to the Standby Purchaser. 
 Section 9. Termination. 
 (a) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Closing Date: 
 (i) by mutual written agreement of the Company and the Standby Purchaser; 
 (ii) by either the Company or the Standby Purchaser by written notice at any time after April 1, 2010 if the Closing has not occurred
by such time other than because of a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of such party set forth in this Agreement or because any representation or warranty of such party set forth in this Agreement shall not be true and correct; or

 (iii) by the Standby Purchaser by written notice if there is Market Adverse Effect that is not cured within 21 days after the
occurrence thereof. 
 (b) Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated by either the Company or the Standby
Purchaser pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no further obligations on the part of the Company or the Standby Purchaser, except for the provisions of Sections 9, 10
and 11, which shall survive any termination of this Agreement; provided, that nothing in this Section 9(b) shall relieve any party from liability for any willful breach of this Agreement. 
 Section 10. Indemnification. 
 (a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Standby Purchaser, its Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners,
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 each other Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) the Standby Purchaser or
its Affiliates (all such Persons being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the “Standby Indemnified Persons”) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (collectively, the “Losses”) to which
any Standby Indemnified Person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon (W) any failure by the Company to comply with
the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, (X) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, as amended, including the Base Prospectus and all other documents filed
as a part thereof or incorporated by reference, or an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, at the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (Y) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, Resale Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the forms first
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or (Z) any breach of a representation or warranty or breach of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the
Company contained in this Agreement; and the Company will promptly reimburse the Standby Indemnified Persons for any legal and other expenses as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the Standby Indemnified Persons in connection with
investigating, defending or preparing to defend, settling, compromising or paying any such Losses; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such Losses arise out of or are based
upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Prospectus Supplement or the Resale Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Standby Purchaser or its Affiliates expressly for use therein, (ii) the failure of the Standby Purchaser to perform any covenant and agreement contained in this Agreement with respect to the sale of
the New Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment, (iii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Standby Purchaser in this Agreement, (iv) any statement or omission in any Prospectus Supplement or
Resale Prospectus that is corrected in any subsequent Prospectus Supplement or Resale Prospectus that was delivered to the Standby Purchaser prior to the pertinent sale or sales by the Standby Purchaser or (v) the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of any Standby Indemnified Person. 
 (b) Indemnification by the Purchaser. The Standby Purchaser agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, members, agents, representatives, successors, assigns and employees and each other Person, if any, who controls (within
the meaning of the Securities Act) the Company or its Affiliates (all such Persons being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the “Company Indemnified Persons”), against any Losses to which any Company Indemnified Person may
become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon (X) any breach of a representation or warranty or breach of or failure to perform any
covenant or agreement on the part of the Standby Purchaser contained in this Agreement, (Y) any failure to comply with the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement with respect to the sale of the New 
  

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 Shares purchased pursuant to the Standby Purchase Commitment or (Z) an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, the Resale Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the forms first filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission was made in the Prospectus Supplement, the Resale Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Standby Purchaser or its Affiliates expressly for use therein pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) hereof; and the Standby Purchaser will reimburse the Company Indemnified
Person for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the Company Indemnified Person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such Losses; provided, however, that the Standby Purchaser
will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such Losses arise out of or are based upon (i) the failure of the Company to perform any covenant and agreement contained in this Agreement, (ii) the inaccuracy of any
representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or (iii) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Company Indemnified Person. 
 (c) Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 10 of notice of the threat or commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim
in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 10, promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve such indemnifying party from any
liability that it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 10 to the extent such indemnifying party is not prejudiced as a result of such failure to promptly notify. In
case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish,
jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the
indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded, based on the advice of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, that there may be a conflict of interest between the positions
of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon
receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under
this Section 10 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed such counsel in connection with the assumption of legal
defenses in accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more

  

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 than one separate counsel, reasonably satisfactory to such indemnifying party, representing all of the
indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of action, in each of which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any action without its written consent. In
no event shall any indemnifying party be liable in respect of any amounts paid in settlement of any action unless the indemnifying party shall have approved in writing the terms of such settlement; provided, that such consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and
indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. 
 (d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 10 is required by its terms but is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party under paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 10 in respect to any Losses referred to herein, then each applicable indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as
a result of any Losses referred to herein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and the Standby Purchaser in connection with the statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties in this Agreement and/or the Registration Statement, including the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and/or the Resale Prospectus, that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault of the Company on the one hand and the Standby Purchaser 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, or the inaccurate or the alleged inaccurate representation and/or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Standby Purchaser and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (c) of this Section 10, any legal
or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in paragraph (c) of this Section 10 with respect to the notice of the threat or
commencement of any threat or action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this paragraph (d); provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any threat or action for which
notice has been given under paragraph (c) for purposes of indemnification. The Company and the Standby Purchaser agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 10 were determined solely by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this paragraph. 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. 
 (e) The
obligations of the Company under this Section 10 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to any Standby Indemnified Person and the 
  

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 obligations of the Standby Purchaser under this Section 10 shall be in addition to any liability which
the Standby Purchaser may otherwise have to any Company Indemnified Person. The remedies provided in this Section 10 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to the parties at law or in
equity. 
 Section 11. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Fees. The Company shall pay all of its fees and expenses and the fees expenses of Standby Purchaser associated with the Rights Offering, the Base Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement, the Resale
Prospectus, the negotiation, preparation, execution, and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including filing and printing fees, fees and expenses of any subscription and information agents, the
parties’ respective counsel and accounting fees, other than fees and expenses, if any, of underwriting discounts, brokerage fees and commissions incurred by the Standby Purchaser, if any, in connection with the offering of such New Shares
pursuant to the Resale Prospectus; provided, however, the aggregate amount of fees and expenses of the Standby Purchaser to be paid by the Company hereunder shall be limited to $25,000.00. 
 (b) Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing
signed by the Company and the Standby Purchaser. 
 (c) Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing, shall be mailed first-class registered or certified airmail, e-mail, confirmed facsimile or nationally recognized overnight express courier postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so mailed and shall be
delivered as addressed as follows: 
 If to the Company to: 
 ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited 
 11700 Plaza America Drive, Suite 1010 
 Reston, VA 20190 
 Attention: Legal Department 
 Facsimile: 703-964-1401 
 With a copy to: 
 Morrison & Foerster LLP 
 425 Market Street 
 San Francisco, CA 94105 
 Attention: Robert Townsend, Esq. 
 Facsimile: 415-268-7522 
  

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 If to the Standby Purchaser to: 
 Eagle River Partners, LLC 
 2300 Carillon Point 
 Kirkland, WA 98033 
 Attention: Amit Mehta 
 Facsimile: (425) 828-8061 
 With a copy to: 
 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 
 1201 Third Avenue 
 Seattle, WA 98101 
 Attention: Julie Wolff 
 Facsimile: 206-757-7166 
 (d) Successors. This Agreement shall be to the benefit of and be binding upon the Standby Purchaser and the Company and, with respect
to the provisions of indemnification hereof, the several parties (in addition to the Standby Purchaser and the Company) indemnified under the provisions of said Section 10, and their respective personal representatives, successors and assigns.
Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any provisions herein contained. 
 (e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and
all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. 
 (f) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York
(collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court, as to which such jurisdiction
is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other
proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to
plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 
 (g) Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Company and the Standby Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any prior agreements or understandings
among the Company and the Standby Purchaser regarding the subject matter hereof, whether written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement. 
  

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 (h) No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 10 (with respect to rights to
indemnification and contribution). 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, all
as of the day and year first written above. 
  

			
	 ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
 (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

		
	By:	 	 /s/    Benjamin G. Wolff

	Name:	 	Benjamin G. Wolff
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer

 [signature page to the Standby Purchase Agreement] 

			
	EAGLE RIVER PARTNERS, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Amit Mehta

	Name:	 	Amit Mehta
	Title:	 	VP

 [signature page to the Standby Purchase Agreement]

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