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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

SALARY CONTINUATION AGREEMENT 

This Salary Continuation Agreement (the “Agreement”), by and between Wayne Bank, located in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (the
“Employer”), and John F. Carmody (the “Executive”), adopted this 1st day of March, 2021, formalizes the agreements and understanding between the Employer and the Executive.

 WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by the Employer; 

WHEREAS, the Employer recognizes the valuable services the Executive has performed for the Employer and wishes to encourage the
Executive’s continued employment and to provide the Executive with additional incentive to achieve corporate objectives; 
 WHEREAS,
the Employer wishes to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Employer shall pay additional retirement benefits to the Executive; 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive intend this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in compliance with Code
Section 409A; and 
 WHEREAS, the Employer intends this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in such a manner
as to constitute an unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement, maintained primarily to provide supplemental retirement benefits for the Executive, a member of select group of management or highly compensated employee of the Employer.

 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Employer and the Executive agree as
follows: 
 ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS 
 For the
purpose of this Agreement, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings: 
 1.1 “Accrued Benefit” means
the dollar value of the liability that should be accrued by the Employer, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, for the Employer’s obligation to the Executive under this Agreement, calculated by applying Accounting Standards Codification 710-10 and the Discount Rate. 
 1.2 “Administrator” means the Board or
its designee. 
 1.3 “Affiliate” means any business entity with whom the Employer would be considered a single employer
under Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code. Such term shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition of “service recipient” contained in Code Section 409A. 

 1.4 “Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated in writing by the
Executive to receive benefits hereunder in the event of the Executive’s death. 
 1.5 “Board” means the Board of
Directors of the Employer. 
 1.6 “Cause” means any of the following acts or circumstances: gross negligence or gross
neglect of duties to the Employer; conviction of a felony or of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Employer; or fraud, disloyalty, dishonesty or willful violation of any law or
significant Employer policy committed in connection with the Executive’s employment and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Employer. 

1.7 “Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Employer, or in the ownership of a
substantial portion of the assets of the Employer, as such change is defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder. 
 1.8
“Claimant” means a person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled hereunder. 

1.9 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

1.10 “Disability” means a condition of the Executive whereby the Executive either: (i) is unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of
any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three
months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer. The Administrator will determine whether the Executive has incurred a Disability based on its own good faith determination and may require the Executive to submit to
reasonable physical and mental examinations for this purpose. The Executive will also be deemed to have incurred a Disability if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or in accordance with a disability insurance
program, provided that the definition of disability applied under such disability insurance program complies with the initial sentence of this Section. 

1.11 “Discount Rate” means the rate used by the Administrator for determining the Accrued Benefit. The initial Discount Rate
is three per cent (3.0%). The Administrator may adjust the Discount Rate to maintain the rate within reasonable standards according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and applicable bank regulatory guidance. 

1.12 “Early Termination” means Separation from Service before Normal Retirement Age except when such Separation from Service
occurs following a Change in Control or due to termination for Cause. 

 1.13 “Effective Date” means March 1, 2021. 

1.14 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 

1.15 “Normal Retirement Age” means the date the Executive attains age sixty-five (65). 

1.16 “Plan Year” means each twelve (12) month period commencing on October 1 and ending on September 30 of each
year. The initial Plan Year shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the following September 30. 
 1.17 “Schedule A”
means the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof. Schedule A shall be updated upon a change to any of the benefits described in Article 2 hereof. 

1.18 “Separation from Service” means a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Employer and its Affiliates for
reasons other than death or Disability. A Separation from Service may occur as of a specified date for purposes of the Agreement even if the Executive continues to provide some services for the Employer or its Affiliates after that date, provided
that the facts and circumstances indicate that the Employer and the Executive reasonably anticipated at that date that either no further services would be performed after that date, or that the level of bona fide services the Executive would perform
after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period during which the Executive performed services for the Employer, if that is less than thirty-six (36) months). A
Separation from Service will not be deemed to have occurred while the Executive is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months or, if longer, the period for which
a statute or contract provides the Executive with the right to reemployment with the Employer. If the Executive’s leave exceeds six (6) months but the Executive is not entitled to reemployment under a statute or contract, the Executive
incurs a Separation from Service on the next day following the expiration of such six (6) month period. In determining whether a Separation from Service occurs the Administrator shall take into account, among other things, the definition of
“service recipient” and “employer” set forth in Treasury regulation §1.409A-1(h)(3). The Administrator shall have full and final authority, to determine conclusively whether a
Separation from Service occurs, and the date of such Separation from Service. 
 1.19 “Specified Employee” means an
individual that satisfies the definition of a “key employee” of the Employer as such term is defined in Code §416(i) (without regard to Code §416(i)(5)), provided that the stock of the Employer is publicly traded on an
established securities market or otherwise, as defined in Code §1.897-1(m). If the Executive is a key employee at any time during the twelve (12) months ending on December 31, the Executive is a
Specified Employee for the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of the following April. 

 ARTICLE 2 

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS 
 2.1
Normal Retirement Benefit. If Separation from Service occurs at Normal Retirement Age, the Employer shall pay the Executive an annual benefit in the amount of Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($48,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. If
Separation from Service occurs after Normal Retirement Age, for each full month between Normal Retirement Age and Separation from Service, up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months, the Bank shall increase this annual benefit by .3274%. The
annual benefit will be paid for fifteen (15) years in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service. 

2.2 Early Termination Benefit. If Early Termination occurs, the Employer shall pay the Executive the annual benefit shown on Schedule A
for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Separation from Service in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. Additionally, the annual benefit shall be increased by a pro-rated amount relative to the
Executive’s service during the partial Plan Year in which Separation from Service takes place. The annual benefit will be paid for fifteen (15) years in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Normal Retirement Age. 

2.3 Disability Benefit. In the event the Executive suffers a Disability prior to Change in Control and Normal Retirement Age the
Employer shall pay the Executive the annual benefit shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Disability in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. Additionally, the annual benefit shall be increased by a pro-rated amount relative to the Executive’s service during the partial Plan Year in which Disability takes place. The annual benefit will be paid for fifteen (15) years in equal monthly installments
commencing the month following Disability. 
 2.4 Change in Control Benefit. (a) If a Change in Control occurs prior to
Separation from Service, Disability, Normal Retirement Age and the Executive’s death, the Employer shall pay the Executive an annual benefit in the amount of Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($48,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The
annual benefit will be paid for fifteen (15) years in equal monthly installments commencing the month following Normal Retirement Age. (b) If a Change in Control occurs after Normal Retirement Age, but prior to Separation from Service,
Disability and the Executive’s death, the Employer shall pay the Executive an annual benefit shown on Schedule A for the Plan Year ending immediately prior to Change in Control in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. Additionally, the annual
benefit shall be increased by a pro-rated amount relative to the Executive’s service during the partial Plan Year in which Change in Control takes place. If Change in Control occurs after the Executive
has reached age sixty-seven (67) the annual benefit shall be Fifty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($51,917). The annual benefit will be paid for fifteen (15) years in equal monthly
installments commencing the month following Change in Control. 
 2.5 Death Prior to Commencement of Benefit Payments. In the event
the Executive dies prior to Separation from Service, Disability and Change in Control the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary an annual benefit in the amount of Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($48,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. If the
Executive’s death occurs after Normal 

 
Retirement Age, for each full month between Normal Retirement Age and the Executive’s death, up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months, the Bank shall increase this annual benefit by
..3274%. If the Executive’s death occurs after the Executive has reached age sixty-seven (67) the annual benefit shall be Fifty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($51,917). The annual
benefit will be paid for fifteen (15) years in equal monthly installments commencing the month following the Executive’s death. 

2.6 Death Subsequent to Commencement of Benefit Payments. In the event the Executive dies while receiving payments, but prior to
receiving all payments due and owing hereunder, the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary the same amounts at the same times as the Employer would have paid the Executive had the Executive survived. 

2.7 Death Subsequent to Separation from Service or Change in Control and Prior to Normal Retirement Age. In the event the Executive dies
after becoming entitled to benefits under Section 2.2 or 2.4 and prior to Normal Retirement Age the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary the same amounts for the same period as the Employer would have paid the Executive had the Executive survived
but the payments shall commence the month following the Executive’s death. 
 2.8 Termination for Cause. If the Employer
terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause, then the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits under the terms of this Agreement. 

2.9 Restriction on Commencement of Distributions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive
is considered a Specified Employee at the time of Separation from Service, the provisions of this Section shall govern all distributions hereunder. Distributions which would otherwise be made to the Executive due to Separation from Service shall not
be made during the first six (6) months following Separation from Service. Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day
of the seventh month following Separation from Service, or if earlier, upon the Executive’s death. All subsequent distributions shall be paid as they would have had this Section not applied. 

2.10 Acceleration of Payments. Except as specifically permitted herein, no acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment may be
made hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be accelerated, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4) in the following circumstances: (i) as a result of
certain domestic relations orders; (ii) in compliance with ethics agreements with the federal government; (iii) in compliance with the ethics laws or conflicts of interest laws; (iv) in limited cashouts (but not in excess of the limit
under Code §402(g)(1)(B)); (v) to pay employment-related taxes; or (vi) to pay any taxes that may become due at any time that the Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A. 

2.11 Delays in Payment by Employer. A payment may be delayed to a date after the designated payment date under any of the circumstances
described below, and the provision will not fail to meet the requirements of establishing a permissible payment event. The delay in the payment will not constitute a subsequent deferral election, so long as the Employer treats all payments to
similarly situated Participants on a reasonably consistent basis. 

 (a) Payments that would violate Federal securities laws or other
applicable law. A payment may be delayed where the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law provided that the payment is made at the earliest date at which the
Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation. The making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Internal Revenue Code is not treated
as a violation of law. 
 (b) Solvency. Notwithstanding the above, a payment may be delayed where the payment would
jeopardize the ability of the Employer to continue as a going concern. 
 2.12 Treatment of Payment as Made on Designated Payment
Date. Solely for purposes of determining compliance with Code Section 409A, any payment under this Agreement made after the required payment date shall be deemed made on the required payment date provided that such payment is made by the
latest of: (i) the end of the calendar year in which the payment is due; (ii) the 15th day of the third calendar month following the payment due date; (iii) if Employer cannot
calculate the payment amount on account of administrative impracticality which is beyond the Executive’s control, the end of the first calendar year which payment calculation is practicable; and (iv) if Employer does not have sufficient
funds to make the payment without jeopardizing the Employer’s solvency, in the first calendar year in which the Employer’s funds are sufficient to make the payment. 

2.13 Facility of Payment. If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the
Administrator may make such distribution: (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence; or (ii) to the conservator or administrator or, if none, to the person having
custody of an incompetent payee. Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Employer and the Administrator from further liability on account thereof. 

2.14 Excise Tax Limitation. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any benefit payment hereunder would be
treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Code Section 280G, the Employer shall reduce such benefit payment to the extent necessary to avoid treating such benefit payment as an excess parachute payment. The Executive shall be
entitled to only the reduced benefit and shall forfeit any amount over and above the reduced amount. 
 2.15 Changes in Form or Timing of
Benefit Payments. The Employer and the Executive may, subject to the terms hereof, amend this Agreement to delay the timing or change the form of payments. Any such amendment: 

(a) must take effect not less than twelve (12) months after the amendment is made; 

 (b) must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a
specified date, or on account of Separation from Service or Change in Control, delay the commencement of distributions for a minimum of five (5) years from the date the first distribution was originally scheduled to be made; 

(c) must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, be made not less than twelve
(12) months before distribution is scheduled to begin; and 
 (d) may not accelerate the time or schedule of any
distribution. 
 ARTICLE 3 

BENEFICIARIES 
 3.1
Designation of Beneficiaries. The Executive may designate any person to receive any benefits payable under the Agreement upon the Executive’s death, and the designation may be changed from time to time by the Executive by filing a new
designation. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the Executive, shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrator, and shall be effective only when filed in writing with the Administrator during the Executive’s lifetime.
If the Executive names someone other than the Executive’s spouse as a Beneficiary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided in a form designated by the Administrator, executed by
the Executive’s spouse and returned to the Administrator. The Executive’s beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive names a spouse as Beneficiary and the
marriage is subsequently dissolved. 
 3.2 Absence of Beneficiary Designation. In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or
if, at the time any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary, there is no living Beneficiary validly named by the Executive, the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s spouse. If the spouse is not living then the Employer
shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s living descendants per stirpes, and if there are no living descendants, to the Executive’s estate. In determining the existence or identity of anyone entitled to a benefit payment,
the Employer may rely conclusively upon information supplied by the Executive’s personal representative, executor, or administrator. 

ARTICLE 4 

ADMINISTRATION 
 4.1
Administrator Duties. The Administrator shall be responsible for the management, operation, and administration of the Agreement. When making a determination or calculation, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information furnished
by the Employer, Executive or Beneficiary. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed as imposing on the Administrator any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law, or any duty similar to any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law. 

4.2 Administrator Authority. The Administrator shall enforce this Agreement in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the
general administration of this Agreement, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes. 

 4.3 Binding Effect of Decision. The decision or action of the Administrator with
respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation or application of this Agreement and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons having any
interest in this Agreement. 
 4.4 Compensation, Expenses and Indemnity. The Administrator shall serve without compensation for
services rendered hereunder. The Administrator is authorized at the expense of the Employer to employ such legal counsel and/or recordkeeper as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder. Expense and fees in
connection with the administration of this Agreement shall be paid by the Employer. 
 4.5 Employer Information. The Employer shall
supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Executive’s compensation, death, Disability or Separation from Service, and such other information as the Administrator reasonably requires. 

4.6 Termination of Participation. If the Administrator determines in good faith that the Executive no longer qualifies as a member of a
select group of management or highly compensated employees, as determined in accordance with ERISA, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cease further benefit accruals hereunder. 

4.7 Compliance with Code Section 409A. The Employer and the Executive intend that the Agreement comply with the
provisions of Code Section 409A to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts deferred hereunder in a taxable year prior to the year in which amounts are actually paid to the Executive or Beneficiary. This Agreement shall be
construed, administered and governed in a manner that affects such intent, and the Administrator shall not take any action that would be inconsistent therewith. 

ARTICLE 5 
 CLAIMS AND
REVIEW PROCEDURES 
 5.1 Claims Procedure. A Claimant who has not received benefits under this Agreement that he or she believes
should be distributed shall make a claim for such benefits as follows. 
 (a) Initiation – Written Claim. The
Claimant initiates a claim by submitting to the Administrator a written claim for the benefits. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was
received by the Claimant. All other claims must be made within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the
Claimant. 
 (b) Timing of Administrator Response. The Administrator shall respond to such Claimant within forty-five
(45) days after receiving the claim. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional thirty (30) days by
notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the 

 
initial forty-five (45) day period, that an additional period is required. The extension notice shall specifically explain the standards on which entitlement to a disability benefit is
based, the unresolved issues that prevent a decision on the claim and the additional information needed from the Claimant to resolve those issues, and the Claimant shall be afforded at least forty-five (45) days within which to provide the
specified information. 
 (c) Notice of Decision. If the Administrator denies all or a part of the claim, the
Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of such denial in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall
set forth: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (iii) a notice that the Claimant has a right to request a review of the claim denial and
an explanation of the Agreement’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures; (iv) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit
determination on review, and a description of any time limit for bringing such an action; (v) for any Disability claim, a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following: (A) the
views presented by the Claimant of health care professionals treating the Claimant and vocational professionals who evaluated the Claimant; (B) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Employer in
connection with a Claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; or (C) a disability determination regarding the Claimant presented by the Claimant made
by the Social Security Administration (vi) for any Disability claim, the specific internal rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that
such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria do not exist; and (viii) for any Disability claim, a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies
of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits. Whether a document, record, or other information is relevant to a claim for benefits shall be determined by Department of Labor Regulation Section 2560.503-1(m)(8). 
 5.2 Review Procedure. If the Administrator denies all or a part of
the claim, the Claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the Administrator of the denial as follows. 

(a) Additional Evidence. Prior to the review of the denied claim, the Claimant shall be given, free of charge, any new
or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the Administrator, or any new or additional rationale, as soon as possible and sufficiently in advance of the date on which the notice of adverse benefit determination on review is
required to be provided, to give the Claimant a reasonable opportunity to respond prior to that date. 
 (b) Initiation
– Written Request. To initiate the review, the Claimant, within sixty (60) days after receiving the Administrator’s notice of denial, must file with the Administrator a written request for review. 

 (c) Additional Submissions – Information Access. After such
request the Claimant may submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The Administrator shall also provide the Claimant, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents,
records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits. 

(d) Considerations on Review. In considering the review, the Administrator shall consider all materials and information
the Claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. Additional considerations shall be required in the case of a claim for Disability benefits. The
claim shall be reviewed by an individual or committee who did not make the initial determination that is subject of the appeal and who is not a subordinate of the individual who made the determination. Additionally, the review shall be made without
deference to the initial adverse benefit determination. If the initial adverse benefit determination was based in whole or in part on a medical judgment, the Administrator will consult with a health care professional with appropriate training and
experience in the field of medicine involving the medical judgment. The health care professional who is consulted on appeal will not be the same individual who was consulted during the initial determination and will not be the subordinate of such
individual. If the Administrator obtained the advice of medical or vocational experts in making the initial adverse benefits determination (regardless of whether the advice was relied upon), the Administrator will identify such experts. 

(e) Timing of Administrator Response. The Administrator shall respond in writing to such Claimant within forty-five
(45) days after receiving the request for review. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional forty-five
(45) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial forty-five (45) day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the
Administrator expects to render its decision. 
 (f) Notice of Decision. The Administrator shall notify the Claimant
in writing of its decision on review. The Administrator shall write the notification in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall set forth: (i) the specific reasons
for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (iii) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of,
all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; (iv) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a);
(v) for any Disability claim, a discussion of the decision, including an explanation of the basis for disagreeing with or not following: (A) the views presented by the Claimant of health care professionals treating the Claimant and vocational
professionals who evaluated the Claimant; (B) the views of medical or vocational experts whose advice was obtained on behalf of the Employer in connection with a Claimant’s adverse benefit determination, without regard to whether the
advice was relied upon in making the benefit determination; or (C) a 

 
disability determination regarding the Claimant presented by the Claimant made by the Social Security Administration; and (vi) for any Disability claim, the specific internal rules,
guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria relied upon in making the adverse determination or, alternatively, a statement that such rules, guidelines, protocols, standards or other similar criteria do not exist. 

5.3 Exhaustion of Remedies. The Claimant must follow these claims review procedures and exhaust all administrative remedies before
taking any further action with respect to a claim for benefits. 
 5.4 Failure to Follow Procedures. In the case of a claim for
Disability benefits, if the Administrator fails to strictly adhere to all the requirements of this claims procedure with respect to a Disability claim, the Claimant is deemed to have exhausted the administrative remedies available under the
Agreement, and shall be entitled to pursue any available remedies under ERISA Section 502(a) on the basis that the Administrator has failed to provide a reasonable claims procedure that would yield a decision on the merits of the claim, except
where the violation was: (a) de minimis; (b) non-prejudicial; (c) attributable to good cause or matters beyond the Administrator’s control; (d) in the context of an ongoing good-faith
exchange of information; and (e) not reflective of a pattern or practice of noncompliance. The Claimant may request a written explanation of the violation from the Administrator, and the Administrator must provide such explanation within ten
(10) days, including a specific description of its basis, if any, for asserting that the violation should not cause the administrative remedies to be deemed exhausted. If a court rejects the Claimant’s request for immediate review on the
basis that the Administrator met the standards for the exception, the claim shall be considered as re-filed on appeal upon the Administrator’s receipt of the decision of the court. Within a reasonable
time after the receipt of the decision, the Administrator shall provide the claimant with notice of the resubmission. 
 ARTICLE 6

 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 

6.1 Agreement Amendment Generally. Except as provided in Section 6.2, this Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement
signed by both the Employer and the Executive. 
 6.2 Amendment to Ensure Proper Characterization of Agreement. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement may be amended by the Employer at any time, if found necessary in the opinion of the Employer, (i) to ensure that the Agreement is characterized as plan of deferred compensation
maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated employees as described under ERISA, (ii) to conform the Agreement to the requirements of any applicable law or (iii) to comply with the written instructions of the
Employer’s auditors or banking regulators. 
 6.3 Agreement Termination Generally. Except as provided in Section 6.4, this
Agreement may be terminated only by a written agreement signed by the Employer and the Executive. Such termination shall not cause a distribution of benefits under this Agreement. Rather, upon such termination benefit distributions will be made at
the earliest distribution event permitted under Article 2. 

 6.4 Effect of Complete Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 6.3, and subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), at certain times the Employer may completely terminate and liquidate the
Agreement. In the event of such a complete termination under subsection (a) or (c) below, the Employer shall pay the Executive the Accrued Benefit. In the event of such a complete termination under subsection (b) below, the Employer shall
pay the Executive one hundred fifteen percent of the present value, calculated using a four percent (4.0%) discount rate, of the benefit described in Section 2.4 hereof. In any event, such complete termination of the Agreement shall occur only
under the following circumstances and conditions. 
 (a) Corporate Dissolution or Bankruptcy. The Employer may
terminate and liquidate this Agreement within twelve (12) months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant, provided that all benefits paid under the Agreement are included
in the Executive’s gross income in the latest of: (i) the calendar year which the termination occurs; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first
calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable. 
 (b) Change in Control. The Employer may
terminate and liquidate this Agreement by taking irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control. This Agreement will then be treated as terminated
only if all substantially similar arrangements sponsored by the Employer which are treated as deferred under a single plan under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated and liquidated with
respect to each participant who experienced the Change in Control so that the Executive and any participants in any such similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within
twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate the arrangements. 
 (c)
Discretionary Termination. The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement provided that: (i) the termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer; (ii) all arrangements sponsored by
the Employer and Affiliates that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangements under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) are terminated; (iii) no payments, other than payments that would be
payable under the terms of this Agreement if the termination had not occurred, are made within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement; (iv) all payments are made within
twenty-four (24) months following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate this Agreement; and (v) neither the Employer nor any of its Affiliates adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with
any terminated arrangement under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) if the Executive participated in both arrangements, at any time within three (3) years following the date the Employer takes the
irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement. 

 ARTICLE 7 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 7.1 No
Effect on Other Rights. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Employer and the Executive as to the subject matter hereof. No rights are granted to the Executive by virtue of this Agreement other than those specifically set
forth herein. Nothing contained herein will confer upon the Executive the right to be retained in the service of the Employer nor limit the right of the Employer to discharge or otherwise deal with the Executive without regard to the existence
hereof. 
 7.2 State Law. This Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania except to the extent preempted by the laws of the United States of America. 
 7.3 Validity. In case any
provision of this Agreement shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never
been inserted herein. 
 7.4 Nonassignability. Benefits under this Agreement cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached
or encumbered in any manner. 
 7.5 Unsecured General Creditor Status. Payment to the Executive or any Beneficiary hereunder shall be
made from assets which shall continue, for all purposes, to be part of the general, unrestricted assets of the Employer and no person shall have any interest in any such asset by virtue of any provision of this Agreement. The Employer’s
obligation hereunder shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future. In the event that the Employer purchases an insurance policy insuring the life of the Executive to recover the cost of providing benefits hereunder, neither
the Executive nor the Beneficiary shall have any rights whatsoever in said policy or the proceeds therefrom. 
 7.6 Life Insurance. If
the Employer chooses to obtain insurance on the life of the Executive in connection with its obligations under this Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees to take such physical examinations and to truthfully and completely supply such information as
may be required by the Employer or the insurance company designated by the Employer. 
 7.7 Unclaimed Benefits. The Executive shall
keep the Employer informed of the Executive’s current address and the current address of the Beneficiary. If the location of the Executive is not made known to the Employer within three years after the date upon which any payment of any
benefits may first be made, the Employer shall delay payment of the Executive’s benefit payment(s) until the location of the Executive is made known to the Employer; however, the Employer shall only be obligated to hold such benefit payment(s)
for the Executive until the expiration of three (3) years. Upon expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Beneficiary. If the location of the Beneficiary is not made known to the
Employer by the end of an additional two (2) month period following expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Executive’s estate. If there is no estate in existence at such
time or if such fact cannot be determined by the Employer, the Executive and Beneficiary shall thereupon forfeit all rights to any benefits provided under this Agreement. 

 7.8 Suicide or Misstatement. No benefit shall be distributed hereunder if the
Executive commits suicide within two (2) years after the Effective Date, or if an insurance company which issued a life insurance policy covering the Executive and owned by the Employer denies coverage (i) for material misstatements of
fact made by the Executive on an application for life insurance, or (ii) for any other reason. 
 7.9 Removal.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive is subject to a final removal or prohibition order issued pursuant to Section 8(e) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Furthermore, any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall, if required, comply with 12 U.S.C. 1828, FDIC Regulation 12 CFR Part 359 and any other regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.

 7.10 Forfeiture Provision. The Executive shall forfeit, for the Executive and the Beneficiary, any unpaid benefits hereunder, if
the Executive, directly or indirectly, either as an individual or as a proprietor, stockholder, partner, officer, trustee, employee, agent, consultant or independent contractor of any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity (excluding
an ownership interest of three percent (3%) or less in the stock of a publicly-traded company): 
 (i) becomes employed by,
participates in, or becomes connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation or control of any bank, savings and loan or other similar financial institution if the Executive’s responsibilities will include providing banking or
other financial services within fifty (50) miles of any office maintained by the Employer as of the date of Separation from Service; 

(ii) participates in any way in hiring or otherwise engaging, or assisting any other person or entity in hiring or otherwise
engaging, on a temporary, part-time or permanent basis, any individual who was employed by the Employer within the three (3) years immediately preceding Separation from Service; 

(iii) assists, advises, or serves in any capacity with, representative or otherwise, any third party in any action against the
Employer or in opposition to any transaction involving the Employer; 
 (iv) sells, offers to sell or provides banking or
other financial services, assists any other person in selling or providing banking or other financial services, or solicits or otherwise competes for, either directly or indirectly, any orders, contracts, or accounts for services of a kind or nature
like or substantially similar to the financial services performed or financial products sold by the Employer (the preceding hereinafter referred to as “Services”), to or from any person or entity from whom the Executive or the Employer, to
the knowledge of the Executive, provided banking or other financial services, sold, offered to sell or solicited orders, contracts or accounts for Services within the three (3) years immediately preceding Separation from Service; 

 (v) divulges, discloses, or communicates to others in any manner whatsoever,
any confidential information of the Employer, to the knowledge of the Executive, including, but not limited to, the names and addresses of customers or prospective customers of the Employer, as they may have existed from time to time, of work
performed or services rendered for any customer, any method and/or procedures relating to projects or other work developed for the Employer, earnings or other information concerning the Employer. The restrictions contained in this subparagraph
(v) apply to all information regarding the Employer, regardless of the source who provided or compiled such information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all information referred to herein shall not be disclosed unless and until it
becomes known to the general public from sources other than the Executive. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.10 shall not apply
following Change in Control. 
 7.11 Notice. Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given to the Employer or
Administrator under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the Employer’s principal business office. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Executive
or Beneficiary under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by mail to the last known address of the Executive or Beneficiary, as appropriate. Any notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if
delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark or on the receipt for registration or certification. 
 7.12 Headings and
Interpretation. Headings and sub-headings in this Agreement are inserted for reference and convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement. Wherever the fulfillment of the intent and
purpose of this Agreement requires and the context will permit, the use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and use of the singular includes the plural. 

7.13 Alternative Action. In the event it becomes impossible for the Employer or the Administrator to perform any act required by this
Agreement due to regulatory or other constraints, the Employer or Administrator may perform such alternative act as most nearly carries out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Employer, provided that such
alternative act does not violate Code Section 409A. 
 7.14 Coordination with Other Benefits. The benefits provided for the
Executive or the Beneficiary under this Agreement are in addition to any other benefits available to the Executive under any other plan or program for employees of the Employer. This Agreement shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify, or
amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein. 
 7.15 Inurement. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Employer, its successor and assigns, and the Executive, the Executive’s successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and the Beneficiary. 

7.15 Tax Withholding. The Employer may make such provisions and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate for the
withholding of any taxes which the Employer is required by any law or regulation to withhold in connection with any benefits under the Agreement. 

 7.16 Responsibility for Taxes. The Executive shall be responsible for the payment of
all individual tax liabilities relating to any benefits paid hereunder. The Executive acknowledges that in no event will the Employer be liable to the Executive for any taxes resulting from the Executive’s participation in the Agreement,
including any additional penalty, excise or other taxes that might be imposed as a result of Code Section 409A. 
 7.17 Aggregation
of Agreement. If the Employer offers other non-qualified deferred compensation plans in addition to this Agreement, this Agreement and those plans shall be treated as a single plan to the extent required
under Code Section 409A. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a representative of the Employer have executed this Agreement
document as indicated below: 
  

							
	Executive:	  	                    	  	Employer:
				
	 /s/ John F. Carmody
	  		  	By:	  	 /s/ Lewis J. Critelli

		  		  	 Its:
	  	President and CEO

 SALARY CONTINUATION AGREEMENT 

Beneficiary Designation 

I, John F. Carmody, designate the following as Beneficiary under this Agreement: 

 

					
	 Primary
	  

	  
	  	 	_______	% 
	  
	  	 	_______	% 
	 Contingent
	  

	  
	  	 	_______	% 
	  
	  	 	_______	% 

 I understand that I may change this beneficiary designation by delivering a new written designation to the
Administrator, which shall be effective only upon receipt by the Administrator prior to my death. I further understand that the designation will be automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases me or if I have named my spouse as Beneficiary
and our marriage is subsequently dissolved. 
 Signature: _____________________ Date:_______________________  

 

SPOUSAL CONSENT (Required only if Administrator requests and someone other than spouse is named Beneficiary) 

I consent to the beneficiary designation above. I also acknowledge that if I am named Beneficiary and my marriage is subsequently dissolved,
the beneficiary designation will be automatically revoked. 
 Spouse Name: _______________________________ 

Signature: _______________________________ Date:
                     

 Received by the
Administrator this ___ day of ________, 2021 
  

			
	By:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

 Salary Continuation Agreement 

Schedule A 
 John Carmody

  

																																									
	Plan Anniversary Date: 09/30/2021	 	 	Early Termination	 	 	Normal Retirement
Benefit	 	 	Disability	 	 	Change In Control
Before Normal
Retirement Age	 	 	Change In Control
After Normal
Retirement Age	 	 	Death	 
	Normal Retirement: XX/XX/2034, Age 65	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Normal Retirement Payment: Monthly for 15 Years	 	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years at Normal
Retirement Age	 	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years at Separation
from Service on or
after Normal
Retirement Age	 	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years Upon
Disability	 	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years at Normal
Retirement Age	 	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years upon a
Change in Control	 	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years Upon
Death	 
	 End of Month
Values As Of
	 	Age	 	 	Discount
Rate
Pre/Post	 	 	Benefit
Level	 	 	Based On	 	 	Annual
Benefit 1 	 	 	Annual
Benefit 1 	 	 	Annual
Benefit 1	 	 	Annual
Benefit 1, 2	 	 	Annual
Benefit 1, 2	 	 	Annual
Benefit 1, 2	 
	 Mar-21
	 	 	51	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	0	 	 	 	0	 	 				 	 	0	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	0	 
	 Sep-21
	 	 	52	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	20,691	 	 	 	2,512	 	 				 	 	1,710	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	1,710	 
	 Sep-22
	 	 	53	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	57,015	 	 	 	6,719	 	 				 	 	4,713	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	4,713	 
	 Sep-23
	 	 	54	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	94,443	 	 	 	10,801	 	 				 	 	7,807	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	7,807	 
	 Sep-24
	 	 	55	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	133,009	 	 	 	14,762	 	 				 	 	10,995	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	10,995	 
	 Sep-25
	 	 	56	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	172,749	 	 	 	18,607	 	 				 	 	14,280	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	14,280	 
	 Sep-26
	 	 	57	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	213,697	 	 	 	22,338	 	 				 	 	17,665	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	17,665	 
	 Sep-27
	 	 	58	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	255,891	 	 	 	25,959	 	 				 	 	21,153	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	21,153	 
	 Sep-28
	 	 	59	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	299,368	 	 	 	29,473	 	 				 	 	24,747	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	24,747	 
	 Sep-29
	 	 	60	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	344,167	 	 	 	32,883	 	 				 	 	28,450	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	28,450	 
	 Sep-30
	 	 	61	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	390,329	 	 	 	36,193	 	 				 	 	32,266	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	32,266	 
	 Sep-31
	 	 	62	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	437,895	 	 	 	39,405	 	 				 	 	36,198	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	36,198	 
	 Sep-32
	 	 	63	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	486,908	 	 	 	42,522	 	 				 	 	40,249	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	40,249	 
	 Sep-33
	 	 	64	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	537,412	 	 	 	45,547	 	 				 	 	44,424	 	 	 	48,000	 	 				 	 	44,424	 
	 Jul-34
	 	 	65	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	580,670	 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	48,000	 	 	 	48,000	 
	 Jul-35
	 	 	66	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	49,920	 	 	 	603,897	 	 				 	 	49,920	 	 				 				 	 	49,920	 	 	 	49,920	 
	 Jul-36
	 	 	67	 	 	 	3.00	%/3.00% 	 	 	51,917	 	 	 	628,053	 	 				 	 	51,917	 	 				 				 	 	51,917	 	 	 	51,917	 

 The first line represents the plan values as of March 01, 2021. 

 

	1 	 The annual benefit amount will be distributed in 12 equal monthly payments for a total of 180 monthly payments.

	2 	 Note that accounting rules may require an additional accrual at the time this benefit is triggered.

 IF THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS SCHEDULE A AND THE AGREEMENT, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT SHALL PREVAIL. IF A
TRIGGERING EVENT OCCURS, REFER TO THE AGREEMENT TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL BENEFIT AMOUNT BASED ON THE DATE OF THE EVENT. 

 Salary Continuation Agreement 

Schedule A 
 John Carmody

  

																					
	Plan Anniversary Date: 09/30/2021	 	Early Termination	 	Normal Retirement
Benefit	 	Disability	 	Change In Control
Before Normal
Retirement Age	 	Change In Control
After Normal
Retirement Age	 	Death
	Normal Retirement: XX/XX/2034, Age 65	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Normal Retirement Payment: Monthly for 15 Years	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years at Normal
Retirement Age	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years at Separation
from Service on or
after Normal
Retirement Age	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years Upon
Disability	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years at Normal
Retirement Age	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years upon a
Change in Control	 	Amount Payable
Monthly for 15
Years Upon
Death
	 End of Month
Values As Of
	 	Age	 	Discount
Rate
Pre/Post	 	Benefit
Level	 	Based On	 	Annual
Benefit 1 	 	Annual
Benefit 1 	 	Annual
Benefit 1	 	Annual
Benefit 1, 2	 	Annual
Benefit 1, 2	 	Annual
Benefit 1, 2

NFP cannot and does not engage in the practice of law or accounting. The information provided herein is based solely on our informal, general understanding
of the relevant technical issues as well as the products and plans that may be involved. This information is not intended nor should it be used as an opinion on legal, tax or accounting matters. Clients are strongly urged to seek independent
accounting and/or legal counsel for advice in applying this information. 
  

			
	John Carmody                                   
                  	  	By                                      
                                         
                                      
		
	Date                                     
            	  	Title                                     
                                         
                                    
		
		  	DateEX-4.5

 Exhibit 4.5 

 
  

Exclusive Technology Consulting and 

Services Agreement 
  

 
 between

 Beijing Cheerbright Technologies Co., Ltd. 

and 
 Beijing Autohome
Information Technology Co., Ltd. 
 February 19, 2021 

 CONTENTS 

							
	 1.
	  	APPOINTMENT AND PROVISION OF SERVICES	  	 	3	 
			
	 2.
	  	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS	  	 	4	 
			
	 3.
	  	SERVICE FEE AND PAYMENT	  	 	4	 
			
	 4.
	  	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	  	 	4	 
			
	 5.
	  	CONFIDENTIALITY	  	 	4	 
			
	 6.
	  	BREACH	  	 	5	 
			
	 7.
	  	FORCE MAJEURE	  	 	5	 
			
	 8.
	  	EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM	  	 	6	 
			
	 9.
	  	TERMINATION	  	 	6	 
			
	 10.
	  	MISCELLANEOUS	  	 	7	 

 EXHIBIT: 
  

			
	 I.
	  	SCOPE OF SERVICES
		
	 II.
	  	CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF THE SERVICE FEE

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement	 	- 2 -

 THIS EXCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY CONSLUTING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is
entered into on February 19, 2021(the “Execution Date”) in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). 

between 
  

	(1)	 Beijing Autohome Information Technology Co., Ltd., with its registered address at 1011-1015, F/10, Tower
B, No. 3, Danling Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, China (Party A); 

 and 

 

	(2)	 Beijing Cheerbright Technologies Co., Ltd., with its registered address at Room 1010, F/10, Tower
B, No. 3, Danling Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, China (Party B). 

 Recitals 

 

	A.	 Party A is a domestic company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the PRC, and is an
operating vehicle of the website (www.autohome.com.cn). Party A wishes to develop its technology, improve its management and increase and enhance its market position. 

 

	B.	 Party B is a wholly foreign owned enterprise duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the PRC,
which holds the resources and qualifications for technical and consulting services. Party B is engaged in research and development relating to networks and has expertise in providing technical training and consulting services. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	 APPOINTMENT AND PROVISION OF SERVICES 

 

	 	1.1	 Scope of Services. Party A hereby appoints Party B to provide Party A with the Services detailed in the
Exhibit I (the “Services”). 

  

	 	1.2	 Provision of Services. The Parties agree that Party B shall provide the Services to Party A on an
exclusive basis, for the duration of the term of this Agreement and at standards commonly accepted in the market. 

  

	 	1.3	 Financial Support. To ensure that the cash flow requirements of Party A’s ordinary operations are
met and/or to set off any loss accrued during such operations, Party B is obligated, only to the extent permissible under PRC law, to provide financing support for Party A, whether or not Party A actually incurs any such operational loss. Party
B’s financing support for Party A may take the form of bank entrusted loans or borrowings. Contracts for any such entrusted loans or borrowings shall be executed separately. Party B will not request repayment if Party A is unable to do
so.  

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement	 	- 3 -

	2.	 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 

The Parties agree that the intellectual property rights created by Party B in the course of performing this Agreement (including without
limitation any copyrights, trademarks or logos registered or not, patents and proprietary technology), shall belong to Party B. 
  

	3.	 SERVICE FEE AND PAYMENT 

 

	 	3.1	 Service Fee. The Parties agree that the Service Fee under this Agreement shall be determined according
to the Exhibit II. 

  

	 	3.2	 Payment Method. Party B shall, within the first 5 days of each month, provide Party A with written
statement of the service fee spent providing the Services during the previous month. Party A shall confirm to Party B in writing within 3 business days of receipt that the service fee is correct. If Party A fails to provide such confirmation on
time, Party A shall be deemed to have confirmed Party B’s statement. Party A shall pay the service fee to Party B’s designated account within 10 days after confirming the service fee provided in Party B’s statement.

  

	4.	 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

Each party represents and warrants to the other that, as of the date of signing hereof: 

 

	 	4.1	 it has full power and authority as an independent legal person to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
carry out its responsibilities and obligations hereunder; 

  

	 	4.2	 its execution and performance of this Agreement will not result in a breach of any law, regulation,
authorization or agreement to which it is subject. 

  

	5.	 CONFIDENTIALITY 

 

	 	5.1	 Confidentiality Obligations. The parties shall protect and maintain the confidentiality of all
information relating to or arisen from this Agreement, or made available under this Agreement to a party or any associate thereof (the “Confidential Information”). Without the prior written consent of the other party, no party shall
disclose any Confidential Information to any third party unless the disclosure is required by law or by enforceable orders of the court or related government departments. Under such circumstances, the party required to disclose the Confidential
Information shall notify the other party immediately, take all possible measures to minimize the disclosure, and notify the persons to whom information is being disclosed of the confidentiality obligation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
above, Party A shall have the full right to disclose any Confidential Information to its shareholders, affiliates or professional advisors. 

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement	 	- 4 -

	 	5.2	 Obligations upon Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement, either party shall, at the request of
the other party, return any document, material, database, equipment, or software containing the Confidential Information to the other party. If, for any reason, such document, material, database, equipment, or software cannot be returned, either
party shall destroy all the Confidential Information belonging to the other party and delete such Confidential Information from any memory devices. No party shall be permitted to continue using the Confidential Information in any way after the
termination of this Agreement. 

  

	 	5.3	 No Time Limit. There is no time limit to the confidentiality obligations stipulated in this Article,
which obligations will survive the termination of this Agreement unless the Confidential Information is disclosed to the public for reasons not due to the breach of this Agreement by any party. 

 

	6.	 BREACH 

  

	 	6.1	 Written Notice. If a party breaches any of its respective representations, warranties or obligations
under this Agreement, the non-breaching party may send a written notice to the breaching party demanding rectification within 10 days. 

 

	 	6.2	 Compensation. The breaching party shall be liable to compensate the
non-breaching party for any losses it has sustained as a result of the breach, including loss of profits. 

  

	7.	 FORCE MAJEURE 

 

	 	7.1	 Definition. The term Force Majeure refers to any unforeseeable (or if foreseeable, reasonably
unavoidable), event beyond the reasonable control of any party which prevents the performance of this Agreement, including without limitation acts of government, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning and war,
but excluding any shortage of credit. 

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement	 	- 5 -

	 	7.2	 Exemption. Where either party fails to perform this Agreement in full or in part due to Force Majeure,
such party shall be exempted from its responsibilities hereunder, to the extent of the Force Majeure in question and except where PRC law provides otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, a party shall not be excused from performing its obligations
hereunder where Force Majeure occurs following the delay by that party to perform this Agreement. 

  

	 	7.3	 Notice. Should either party be unable to perform this Agreement as a result of Force Majeure, it shall
inform the other party, as soon as possible following the occurrence of such Force Majeure, of the situation and the reason(s) for non-performance, so as to minimize any losses incurred by the other party as a
consequence thereof. Furthermore, within a reasonable time after notice of Force Majeure has been given, the party encountering Force Majeure shall provide to the other party a legal certificate issued by a public notary (or other appropriate
organization) of the place wherein the Force Majeure occurred, in witness of the same. 

  

	 	7.4	 Mitigation. The party affected by Force Majeure may suspend the performance of its obligations under
this Agreement until any disruption resulting from the Force Majeure has been resolved. However, such party shall make every effort to eliminate any obstacles resulting from the Force Majeure, thereby minimizing to the greatest extent possible the
adverse effects of such, as well as any resulting losses. 

  

	8.	 EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 

 

	 	8.1	 Term. This Agreement shall enter into effect as of the date first indicated above and shall continue for
a period of 30 years unless it is extended according to Article 8.2 or terminated early according to Article 9. 

  

	 	8.2	 Extension. This Agreement shall be automatically extended for another ten (10) years except Party B
gives its written notice terminating this Agreement three (3) months before the expiration of this Agreement. 

  

	9.	 TERMINATION 

  

	 	9.1	 Early Termination. This Agreement may be terminated early in the following situations:

  

	 	9.1.1	 with the mutual written consent of the parties following consultation; 

 

	 	9.1.2	 in case of a Force Majeure event prevailing for 30 days or longer, the Parties shall discuss whether
performance under this Agreement shall be partially exempted or postponed according to the degree by which such performance is affected by the Force Majeure event; or 

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement	 	- 6 -

	 	9.1.3	 by Party B with 30 days’ prior written notice to Party A at any time. 

 

	 	9.2	 Survival of Obligations. The expiry or early termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever
shall not affect the payment obligations of the parties hereunder, the respective liability of the parties for damages or the confidentiality obligations of the parties. 

 

	10.	 MISCELLANEOUS 

 

	 	10.1	 Notices and Delivery. All notices and communications between the parties shall be written in Chinese or
English and delivered in person (including courier service), by facsimile transmission or by registered mail to the appropriate addresses set forth below: 

 

			
	Party A	  	
		
	 Address:
	  	1011-1015, F/10, Tower B, No. 3, Danling Street, Haidian
		  	District, Beijing 100080, China
	Tel:	  	+8610-59857002
	Fax:	  	+8610-59857400
	Attn:	  	Long Quan
		
	Party B	  	
		
	Address:	  	Room 1010, F/10, Tower B, No. 3, Danling Street, Haidian
		  	District, Beijing 100080, China
	Tel:	  	+8610-59857001
	Fax:	  	+8610-59857387
	Attn:	  	Sun Shufeng

  

	 	10.2	 Timing. The time of receipt of the notice or communication shall be deemed to be: 

 

	 	10.2.1	 if in person (including courier), at the time of signing of a receipt by the receiving party or a duly
authorized person at the receiving party’s address; 

  

	 	10.2.2	 if by facsimile transmission, at the time displayed in the corresponding transmission record, unless such
facsimile is sent after 5:00 p.m. or on a non-business day in the place of receipt, in which case the date of receipt shall be deemed to be the following business day; or 

  

			
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	 	10.2.3	 if by registered mail, on the 10th day after the date of
the receipt of the registered mail. 

  

	 	10.3	 No Waiver. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties in writing, any failure or delay on the part of
either party to exercise any right, authority or privilege under this Agreement, or under any other agreement relating hereto, shall not operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, authority or privilege
preclude any other future exercise thereof. 

  

	 	10.4	 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable from each other. The invalidity of any
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. 

  

	 	10.5	 Successors. This Agreement shall be valid and binding upon the parties and upon their respective
successors and assigns (if any). 

  

	 	10.6	 Assignment. Party A shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party
without the prior written consent of Party B. Party B may transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the consent of Party A, but shall inform Party A of the above assignment. 

 

	 	10.7	 Governing Law. The execution, validity, interpretation and implementation of this Agreement and the
settlement of disputes hereunder shall be governed by PRC law. 

  

	 	10.8	 Arbitration. 

  

	 	10.8.1	 If any dispute arises in connection with this Agreement, the parties shall attempt in the first instance to
resolve such dispute through friendly consultation or mediation. 

  

	 	10.8.2	 If the dispute cannot be resolved in the above manner within 30 days after the commencement of the consultation
or mediation, either party may submit the dispute to arbitration as follows: 

  

	 	10.8.2.1	 all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be submitted to the China International
Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration in accordance with the Commission’s then-current rules; and 

  

	 	10.8.2.2	 the arbitration shall be held in Beijing and conducted in the Chinese language, with the arbitral
award being final and binding upon the parties. 

  

			
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	 	10.8.3	 When any dispute is submitted to arbitration, the parties shall continue to perform their obligations under
this Agreement. 

  

	 	10.9	 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and its Exhibits shall constitute the entire agreement between the
parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any previous discussions, negotiations and agreements, including without limitation, the Original Agreement. 

 

	 	10.10	 Amendments. Without the prior written consent of Party B, Party A shall not amend this Agreement. If
required by law, the parties shall obtain all requisite approvals from the relevant authorities to give effect to the amendment. 

  

	 	10.11	 Language and Copies. 

This Agreement is prepared in both English and Chinese, and both language versions have the same legal effect. This Agreement shall be executed
in 2 originals, with 1 original copy for each party. Chinese articles shall prevail over English articles in case of any inconsistency. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly
authorized representatives on the date first indicated above. 
 Party A: Beijing Autohome Information Technology Co., Ltd. 

 

	
	 /s/ Long Quan

 Authorized Representative: Long Quan 

Company Seal 

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement	 	 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly
authorized representatives on the date first indicated above. 
 Party B: Beijing Cheerbright Technologies Co., Ltd. 

 

	
	 /s/ Sun Shufeng

 Authorized Representative: Sun Shufeng 

Company Seal 

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement	 	 

 Exhibit I 

Scope of Services 
  

	1.	 Technical Services. Party B will provide technical services and training to Party A, taking
advantage of Party B’s advanced network, website and multimedia technologies to improve Party A’s system integration. Such technical services shall include: 

 

	 	(a)	 administering, managing and maintaining Party A’s information application system and website system
infrastructure; 

  

	 	(b)	 providing system optimization plans and implementing optimization features; 

 

	 	(c)	 assuring the security and reliability of the website application systems; 

 

	 	(d)	 procuring, installing and supporting the relevant products produced by Party B, and providing training in the
use of those products; 

  

	 	(e)	 managing and maintaining all network and providing technologies to assure the reliability and efficiency
thereof; 

  

	 	(f)	 providing information technology services and assuring the reliable operation of the information
infrastructure. 

  

	2.	 Marketing and Management Consulting. For the purposes of expanding Party A’s market share,
popularizing its products and creating an efficient internal operations, Party B will provide consulting services regarding marketing and management, which shall include: 

 

	 	(a)	 providing strategic co-operation proposals and recommending relevant
partners to Party A, and assisting Party A to establish and develop cooperative relationships with such partners with respect to advertising; 

  

	 	(b)	 providing Party A with market development strategies, including but not limited to the design and improvement
of Party A’s products, services and business model as well as strategic on its market position and brand-building; and 

  

	 	(c)	 training management personnel and providing management consultation services, including but not limited to
regular business training for Party A’s management personnel and formulating realistic and effective solutions to existing problems in Party A’s business operations. 

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement	 	 

 Exhibit II 

Calculation and Payment of the Service Fee 

DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE
SERVICE FEE PAYABLE BY PARTY A TO PARTY B FOR SERVICES RENDERED ACCORDING
TO EXHIBIT I SHALL BE A FEE IN RMB DETERMINED BY THE FOLLOWING
FORMULA: 
 SERVICE FEE PAYABLE = PARTY A’S
REVENUE – TURNOVER TAXES – PARTY A’S TOTAL COSTS – PROFIT TO BE
RETAINED BY PARTY A; 
 Where: 
  

	•	 	 Party A’s Revenue is revenue received by Party A from third parties in the course of its ordinary business;

  

	•	 	 Turnover Taxes include, but are not limited to, business tax (if applicable), value-added tax, urban maintenance
and construction tax and education surcharges; 

  

	•	 	 Party A’s Total Costs include all costs and expenses, such as costs of goods sold and operating costs
incurred by Party A for carrying out the business; and 

  

	•	 	 Profit to be retained by Party A shall be determined by a reputable certified public accountant designated by
Party B. 

 During the term of this Agreement, Party B shall have the right to adjust the above Fees at its sole discretion without the
consent of Party A. 

  

			
	Exclusive Technology Consulting and Services Agreement

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