Document:

Exhibit 10.1 

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

(as amended and restated effective January
1, 2015)

 

This Executive Employment
Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of January 1, 2015 (“Effective Date”),
by and between Energous, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and Stephen R. Rizzone (“Executive”).

 

Statement of Purpose

 

The
Company and Executive entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (the “Original Agreement”) dated
effective as of October 1, 2013 (the “Original Effective Date”). This Agreement is an amendment and restatement
of the Original Agreement and supersedes and replaces the Original
Agreement in its entirety effective as of January 1, 2015.

 

The parties agree as
follows:

 

1.  Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this
Section 1.

 

“Board”
— means the board of directors of Company.

 

“Cause”
— means the occurrence of any of the following events during Executive’s employment under this Agreement: (a) Executive’s
conviction of a felony involving fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or dishonesty in conjunction with Executive’s duties
to Company; or (b) Executive’s repeated and willful failure to perform Executive’s job duties as defined by the Board
or material breach of this Agreement or the PIIA, provided, in each case, that the Board notifies the Executive of the acts deemed
to constitute such repeated and willful failure or material breach in writing and Executive fails to cure such failure or breach
within sixty (60) days after written notice is given.

 

“Disability”
— means if (a) the Executive is unable to perform the essential duties of the Executive’s employment due to physical
or emotional incapacity or illness, where such inability is reasonably expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration
(i.e., for at least three (3) months); or (b) the Executive is entitled to (i) disability retirement benefits under the federal
Social Security Act or (ii) recover benefits under any long-term disability plan or policy maintained by Company or the Executive.

 

“Equity Percentage”
– means six percent (6%) of Company’s fully-diluted capitalization, assuming the exercise or conversion of all exercisable
or convertible securities and including any shares reserved under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangement.

 

“Good Reason”
— means the occurrence of any of the following events during Executive’s employment under this Agreement, provided
that Executive notifies Company of the occurrence of the applicable event in writing within not more than ninety (90) days after
initial existence and which Company does not cure within thirty (30) days of such notice: (a) any material reduction in Base Salary
or target Performance Bonus(es); (b) any reduction in Executive’s duties (including title, responsibilities and/or authorities),
provided, that that the Board may elect to separate the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer roles (if Executive holds both such
positions) if they deem such separation is in the best interests of the stockholders without such separation constituting Good
Reason; (c) requiring Executive to report to anyone other than the Board, or employees of Company or any subsidiary of Company
that reported to Executive to report directly to the Board or another executive; (d) any requirement that Executive relocate without
appropriate relocation compensation and consideration, including not requiring Executive to maintain two households, consideration
of family circumstances, and providing a relocation package consistent with Company’s industry, the Executive’s position
and taking into consideration Executive’s specific housing situation; or (e) Company’s failure to cause the Agreement
to be assumed by a successor to Company in connection with a Liquidation Event as required by Section 13.1.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

“IPO”
– means (a) a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Company’s Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, immediately following which Company’s Common Stock is listed on a
national securities exchange, or (b) another equity financing transaction by Company immediately following which Company’s
Common Stock is either (i) listed on a national securities exchange, or (ii) otherwise publicly traded and listed, with material
public float and trading volume, as determined in good faith by the Board.

 

“Liquidation
Event” – means a merger, acquisition, consolidation or other transaction (other than an Equity Financing) following
which the holders of Company’s outstanding voting securities prior to such transaction hold less than 50% of the outstanding
voting securities of the acquiring or surviving corporation, or a sale, license or transfer of all or substantially all of Company’s
assets.

 

“PIIA”
– means Company’s standard form of Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

“Section
409A” – means Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and shall include the valid and
binding governmental regulations, court decisions and other regulatory and judicial authority issued or rendered thereunder.

 

2.  
Employment. Company hereby continues to employ Executive, and Executive hereby continues such employment, upon the terms
and conditions set forth herein.

 

3.  Duties.

 

3.1  Position. Executive is employed as Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and shall have the duties and
responsibilities as are normally related to such position, as well as such additional duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably
assigned by the Board from time to time. Executive shall perform faithfully and diligently all such duties and responsibilities.
Executive shall report to the Board. Executive will be entitled to serve as member of the Board for so long as Executive continues
to serve as Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, but shall resign from the Board immediately after any termination
of his employment hereunder. As an officer and member of the Board, Executive has entered in the form of Indemnification Agreement
attached as Exhibit A (the “Indemnification Agreement”). In addition, for so long as Executive
serves as a member of the Board and for a customary period thereafter, Company shall maintain director’s and officer’s
insurance in such amount as reasonably agreed by the Board.

 

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3.2  Best Efforts/Full-time. Executive shall expend Executive’s best efforts on behalf of Company, and will abide by all
policies and decisions made by Company, as well as all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations or ordinances. Executive
shall act in the best interest of Company at all times. Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time and efforts
to the performance of Executive’s assigned duties for Company, unless otherwise approved in advance by the Board; provided,
however, that the Executive shall be permitted to serve as a member
of the board of directors or managers of up to two corporations, limited liability companies or other entities other than Company,
or to participate in other advisory or charitable activities, provided further that such activities do not conflict with Company’s
core business and such service does not materially interfere with Executive’s duties at Company.

 

4.  Employment Period. The term of the Agreement shall be four years beginning January 1, 2015 (the “Initial Employment
Period”) and will automatically renew for successive one-year periods (each, a “Renewal Employment Period”
and together with the Initial Employment Period, the “Employment Period”) unless not later than the end
of the Initial Employment Period or any Renewal Employment Period, as the case may be, either party gives written notice to the
other party of its election to terminate the Employment Period. The Employment Period may be ended earlier in accordance with,
and subject to, the provisions of Section 8.

 

5.  
Compensation.

 

5.1  Base Salary. As compensation for Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, Company shall pay
to Executive a base salary of $365,000.00 per year prior (the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be
payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of Company, less required deductions for state and federal withholding
tax, social security and all other employment taxes and payroll deductions. In the event Executive’s employment under this
Agreement is terminated by either party, for any reason, Executive shall earn the Base Salary prorated to the date of termination.
The Base Salary shall be subject to periodic review and increase in the discretion of the Board. This position is an exempt position,
which means Executive is paid for the job and not by the hour. Accordingly, Executive shall not receive overtime pay if Executive
works more than 8 hours in a workday or 40 hours in a workweek.

 

5.2  Performance Bonuses. Executive shall be eligible to receive a quarterly performance bonus for each quarter during the Employment
Period (each, a “Performance Bonus”) in a target amount equal to 25% of Executive’s Base Salary.
The amount of the Performance Bonus actually payable for performance during a quarter shall be determined based on achievement
of performance objectives as approved by the Board. Each Performance Bonus shall be payable in accordance
with the normal payroll practices of Company on or before March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the applicable performance
year, less required deductions for state and federal withholding tax, social security and all other employment taxes and payroll
deductions. 

 

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5.3  Equity Grants.

 

5.3.1  Options. Executive was granted an incentive stock option pursuant to Company’s equity incentive plan (the “Plan”)
of 1,100,000 shares (the “Option”) representing the Equity Percentage as of the grant date together with
an estimate of the dilutive effect of the IPO. The Option was issued as soon as reasonably practicable following the Original Effective
Date and shall be subject to vesting with 1/48th of the shares subject to the Option vesting upon the completion of each month
of continuous service by Executive as an employee, director or consultant of Company and acceleration of vesting as set forth in
Section 8 below. Because the Option represented less than the Equity Percentage following the consummation of the IPO, Company
granted Executive an additional option to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock of Company constituting, together with
the Option, the Equity Percentage immediately following the consummation of the IPO (the “Second Option”).
The Second Option shall vest, subject to Executive’s continued employment, over the same vesting schedule as the Option with
appropriate adjustment such that one hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to the Option and the Second Option shall be
fully vested and exercisable on the four-year anniversary of the Original Effective Date, unless earlier terminated or accelerated
as provided herein. The Option and the Second Option shall each be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and form of
agreement thereunder and shall have an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of Company’s Common Stock
as determined by the Board in good faith on the date of grant.

 

5.3.2  Performance Share Units. Company shall grant to Executive under the Plan an award of performance share units (the “PSUs”)
that are earned based on Company performance during the period from the Effective Date until the end of the Initial Employment
Period, or if earlier, a Liquidation Event (the “Performance Period”), subject to the following terms
and conditions:

 

5.3.2.1  The number of PSUs, assuming maximum performance, shall equal 5% of the total Company common shares outstanding on the date of
grant.

 

5.3.2.2  The grant of the PSUs shall be conditioned on Company first receiving shareholder approval for additional shares to the Plan.

 

5.3.2.3  At the end of each calendar quarter during the Performance Period or upon an earlier Liquidation Event, the Board will determine
the market capitalization of the Company based on based on the average of (1) the average high daily trading price during the last
month of the applicable calendar quarter and (2) the average low daily trading price during the last month of the applicable calendar
quarter. In case of a Liquidation Event, market capitalization will be based on the sale price. The number of PSUs that are earned
shall then be determined as follows:

 

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	Market Capitalization	Percentage Earned
	 	 
	$100 million or less (threshold)	0%
	 	 
	$1.1 billion or more (maximum)	100%

  

For market
capitalization between $100 million and $1.1 billion, the percentage earned shall be determined based on straight line interpolation.
The number of PSUs earned for a calendar quarter (or upon a Liquidation Event) based on market capitalization determined for the
quarter (or Liquidation Event) shall be reduced by the number of PSUs earned for all prior quarters. See Exhibit C attached
to this Agreement for an example.

 

5.3.2.4  For any PSUs earned for a calendar quarter or upon a Liquidation Event, 50% are paid immediately (within 60 days after the end
of the quarter or Liquidation Event, as applicable, upon written certification by the Board of performance results for the relevant
period) and 50% are deferred until the end of the Initial Employment Period, subject to continued employment (the “Deferred
Units”). Payment is in the form of one share of Company common stock for each PSU that is payable. See Section 8
for treatment upon termination of employment.

 

5.3.2.5  The PSUs shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and form of agreement thereunder, which terms shall not be inconsistent
with this Agreement.

 

5.3.3  Other Equity Awards. The Board shall annually review and consider additional equity awards for Executive on such terms as
the Board may determine.

 

6.  Benefits. Executive shall be eligible for all customary and usual fringe benefits generally available to senior executives
of Company, including group health insurance coverage, subject to the terms and conditions of Company’s benefit plan documents.

 

7.  Business Expenses. Executive will be reimbursed for all reasonable, out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in the performance
of Executive’s duties on behalf of Company (“Business Expenses”). To obtain reimbursement, expenses
must be submitted promptly with appropriate supporting documentation in accordance with Company’s policies.

 

8.  Termination of Employment.

 

8.1  By Death or Disability. Executive’s employment will terminate automatically on the death of Executive or upon Executive’s
Disability. In such event, Company will pay to Executive’s beneficiaries or estate, as appropriate, in a lump sum less required
deductions for state and federal withholding tax, social security and all other employment taxes and payroll deductions, within
thirty (30) days of Executive’s death or Disability, an amount equal to the sum of (a) an amount equal one times the sum
of (i) Executive’s Base Salary plus (ii) the target amount of Executive’s Performance Bonus for the year of termination,
plus (b) any Base Salary as shall have accrued but remain unpaid and any un-reimbursed Business Expenses as of the date of Executive’s
death or Disability. In addition, on the death of Executive or upon Executive’s Disability, twenty-five percent (25%) of
the shares subject to the Option and the Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable, Executive shall have a period
of one year post-termination in which to exercise the Option and the Second Option, and if a Liquidation Event shall occur following
the death of Executive or upon Executive’s Disability and prior to the termination of the Option and the Second Option, one
hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to the Option and the Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable
effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Liquidation Event. In addition, on the death of Executive or upon Executive’s
Disability, any outstanding Deferred Units shall be immediately vested and paid, but any remaining unearned portion of the PSUs
shall be immediately canceled and forfeited. For purposes of this Agreement, in the event of a dispute, the determination of a
Disability shall be made reasonably by the Board of Directors acting in good faith and shall be supported by advice of an independent
physician competent in the area to which such Disability relates. Executive must submit to a reasonable number of examinations
by the physician making the determination of disability, and the Executive hereby authorizes the disclosure and release to the
Company of such determination and all supporting medical records. If Executive is not legally competent, Executive’s legal
guardian or duly authorized attorney-in-fact will act in Executive’s stead, for the purposes of submitting Executive to the
examinations, and providing the authorization of disclosure as required under this Section 8.2.

 

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8.2  
By Company for Cause. Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at the option of and by written notice
from the Company for Cause (which notice shall specify the applicable Cause, in reasonable detail). Upon any such termination,
all rights, obligations and duties of the parties hereunder shall immediately cease (including, but not limited to, the payment
by the Company of any Performance Bonuses or severance payments as set forth in this Section 8), except for the Executive’s
obligations under Section 10 and Company’s obligation; provided, that Company shall pay any accrued but unpaid Base Salary
and reimburse any Business Expenses as provided in Section 7. In addition, upon such termination of employment, all Deferred Units
and any remaining unearned portion of the PSUs shall be immediately canceled and forfeited.

 

8.3  By Company without Cause or by Employee for Good Reason. Company may terminate Executive “at will” and without
Cause at any time, and Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason. In the event Company terminates Executive’s
employment without Cause or Executive terminates Executive’s employment with Good Reason during Executive’s employment
hereunder, Company shall pay to Executive (a) an amount equal two times the sum of (i) Executive’s Base Salary plus (ii)
the target amount of Executive’s Performance Bonus for the year of termination, payable in substantially equal installments
on a payroll period basis during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following such termination of employment; (b) an
amount equal to two years of COBRA premiums based on the terms of Company’s group health plan and Executive’s coverage
under such plan as of the date of such termination of employment (regardless of any COBRA election actually made by Executive or
the actual COBRA coverage period under Company’s group health plan), payable in payroll period installments on the same basis
as the amount in clause (a) above; and (c) a Performance Bonus for the year of termination based on actual performance and prorated
based on the number of days in the performance year through the date of such termination of employment, payable in cash at the
same time bonuses are paid to other employees of Company for such performance year but not later than March 15 of the following
year. In addition, upon a termination of employment under this Section 8.3, twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to
the Option and the Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable. Executive shall have a period of one year following
such termination in which to exercise the Option and the Second Option. If a Liquidation Event shall occur following such termination
of employment and prior to the termination of the Option and the Second Option, one hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject
to the Option and the Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable. In addition, upon a termination of employment
under this Section 8.3, (x) any outstanding Deferred Units shall be immediately vested and paid, (y) any remaining unearned portion
of the PSUs shall be immediately canceled and forfeited, and (z) any other outstanding, unvested time-based equity awards shall
immediately vest to the extent such award was scheduled to vest during the two-year period immediately following such termination
of employment (unless the terms of the applicable award agreement provide better treatment for Executive, in which case the terms
of the award agreement shall control).

 

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8.4  
By Executive without Good Reason. Executive may terminate Executive’s Employment at will (without Good Reason) upon
written notice to Company. Executive shall be entitled to all Base Salary at the rate then in effect up to and through the effective
date of termination, as well as any unreimbursed Business Expenses. In addition, upon such termination of employment, all Deferred
Units and any remaining unearned portion of the PSUs shall be immediately canceled and forfeited.

 

8.5  Continuation of Benefits. Following the coverage termination date under Company’s group medical, life and long-term
disability insurance plans, Executive, his spouse and his dependents shall be entitled to continuation of coverage pursuant to
any statutory rights Executive may then have for such continuation coverage (whether under part VI of Subtitle B of Title I of
the Executive Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(together, “COBRA”), or otherwise). Such continuation coverage shall be provided in accordance with applicable
law and the terms of the any Company benefit plans as they may be amended from time to time and shall be afforded no longer than
the period provided by law and only to the extent that Executive complies with all conditions of such continuation coverage on
a timely basis. In the event of Executive’s death or Disability, Company will continue to provide coverage or reimburse Executive
for the costs of COBRA for a period of one (1) year.

 

8.6  Application of Section 409A.

 

8.6.1  Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, any payments and benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement
which constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A shall not commence until Executive has
incurred a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A (“Separation From Service”),
unless Company reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to Executive without causing Executive to incur the additional
20% tax under Section 409A.

 

8.6.2  It is intended that each installment of the severance benefits payments provided for in this Agreement is a separate “payment”
for purposes of Section 409A. For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that payments of the Severance Benefits set forth in this
Agreement satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A provided under Treasury
Regulation Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9). However, if Company (or, if applicable, the successor entity
thereto) determines that the severance benefits constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A and Executive
is, on the termination of Executive’s service, a “specified employee” of Company or any successor entity thereto,
as such term is defined in Section 409A, then, solely, to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal
tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of the severance benefit payments shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of:
(i) the date that is six months and one day after Executive’s Separation From Service or (ii) the date of Executive’s
death (such applicable date, the “Specified Employee Initial Payment Date”), Company (or the successor
entity thereto, as applicable) shall (A) pay Executive a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the severance benefit payments that
Executive would otherwise have received through the Specified Employee Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payment
of the severance benefits had not been so delayed pursuant to this section and (B) commence paying the balance of the severance
benefits in accordance with the applicable payment schedules set forth in this Agreement.

 

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8.6.3  
Except to the minimum extent that payments must be delayed because Executive is a “specified employee” (as described
above), all amounts will be paid as soon as practicable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices. To the
extent required by Section 409A, each reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided under the Agreement shall be provided in accordance
with the following: (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during each calendar year
cannot affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year, (ii) any
reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be paid to Executive on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar
year in which the expense was incurred, and (iii) any right to reimbursements or in-kind benefits under the Agreement shall not
be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

9.  Non-Compete Following Liquidation Event. Executive agrees to read, sign and abide by the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreement (the “Non-Competition Agreement”) in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D.

 

10.  No Conflict of Interest. During the term of Executive’s employment with Company, Executive must not engage in any
work, paid or unpaid, that creates a conflict of interest with Company. Such work shall include, but is not limited to, directly
or indirectly competing with Company in any way, or acting as an officer, director, Executive, consultant, stockholder, volunteer,
lender, or agent of any business enterprise of the same nature as, or which is in direct competition with, the business in which
Company is now engaged or in which Company becomes engaged during the term of Executive’s employment with Company, as may
be determined by the Board in its sole discretion. If the Board believes such a conflict exists during the term of this Agreement,
the Board may ask Executive to choose to discontinue the other work or resign employment with Company. Executive hereby represents
and warrants that acceptance of employment with Company and execution and performance of this Agreement by Executive does not conflict
with or violate any provision of or constitute a default under any agreement, judgment, award or decree to which Executive is a
party or by which Executive is bound, including, but not limited to, any implied or express agreement with any of Executive’s
prior employers.

 

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11.  Proprietary Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement. Executive agrees to read, sign and abide by PIIA, which is
incorporated herein by reference.

 

12.  Parachute Payments.

 

12.1  Best Net Cut-Back. If any payment or benefit Executive would receive from the Company pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise
(“Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject
to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will be equal
to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (x) the largest portion of the Payment that
would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, or (y) the largest portion, up to and including the
total, of the Payment, whichever amount ((x) or (y)), after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment
taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in Executive’s receipt
of the greatest economic benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a
Reduced Amount will give rise to the greater after tax benefit, the reduction in the Payments shall occur in the following order:
(a) reduction of cash payments; (b) cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards other than stock options; (c) cancellation
of accelerated vesting of stock options; and (d) reduction of other benefits paid to Executive. Within any such category of payments
and benefits (that is, (a), (b), (c) or (d)), a reduction shall occur first with respect to amounts that are not “deferred
compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and then with respect to amounts that are. In the event that acceleration
of compensation from Executive’s equity awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting shall be canceled, subject
to the immediately preceding sentence, in the reverse order of the date of grant.

 

12.2  Determinations. The independent registered public accounting firm engaged by Company for general audit purposes as of the
day prior to the effective date of the event described in Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Code shall perform the foregoing calculations.
If the independent registered public accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual,
entity or group effecting such event, Company shall appoint a nationally recognized independent registered public accounting firm
to make the determinations required hereunder. Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such independent
registered public accounting firm required to be made hereunder. The independent registered public accounting firm engaged to make
the determinations hereunder shall provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to Company and Executive
within thirty (30) calendar days after the date on which Executive’s right to a Payment is triggered (if requested at that
time by Company or Executive) or such other time as reasonably requested by Company or Executive. Any good faith determinations
of the independent registered public accounting firm made hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company and
Executive.

 

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12.3  280G Vote. Notwithstanding the above, prior to any reduction in payments and benefits under this Section 12, at Executive’s
request Company agrees, if permissible under Section 280G of the Code and applicable law (and subject to any applicable requirements
including any requirements that may be applicable to Executive), to solicit a vote of all eligible shareholders of Company for
approval of such amounts such that the compensation will not be subject to the Excise Tax as provided in Q&As 6 and 7 of Section
1.280G-1 of the Treasury Regulations or any superseding provision of such regulations. Company agrees to take all reasonable steps,
in good faith, to solicit such vote if so request

 

13.  General Provisions.

 

13.1  Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall
be binding upon the successors and assigns of Company. Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase,
merger, consolidation or otherwise) or assignee to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Company in connection
with a Liquidation Event to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that
Company would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Executive shall not be entitled to
assign any of Executive’s rights or obligations under this Agreement.

 

13.2  Waiver. Either party’s failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver
of any such provision, or prevent that party thereafter from enforcing each and every other provision of this Agreement.

 

13.3  Attorneys’ Fees. Each side will bear its own attorneys’ fees in any dispute unless a statutory section at issue,
if any, authorizes the award of attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party.

 

13.4  Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable by an arbitrator or court of competent
jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to allow enforceability of the provision as so limited,
it being intended that the parties shall receive the benefit contemplated herein to the fullest extent permitted by law. If a deemed
modification is not satisfactory in the judgment of such arbitrator or court, the unenforceable provision shall be deemed deleted,
and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.

 

13.5  Interpretation; Construction. The headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used in
interpreting this Agreement. This Agreement has been drafted by legal counsel representing Executive and Company and has participated
in the negotiation of its terms. Furthermore, Company acknowledges that Company has had an opportunity to review and revise the
Agreement and have it reviewed by legal counsel, if desired, and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that
any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

13.6  Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under California law, without regard
to conflict of laws principles. Any dispute between the parties arising from this Agreement, including any disputes concerning
the negotiation, interpretation, validity, performance, breach or enforcement of this Agreement and the scope or applicability
of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be determined by arbitration in Orange County, California before one arbitrator, who shall
be a retired judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court or Orange County Superior Court or a retired justice of the California Court
of Appeal for the Second Appellate District. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration
Rules and Procedures. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This clause shall not
preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction. Any party who
is deemed the prevailing party by the arbitrator shall be entitled to his or its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. The
Company shall bear the costs of the arbitrator, forum and filing fees in connection with any such arbitration.

 

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13.7  Survival. Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of Executive’s employment
by Company.

 

13.8  Confidentiality of Terms. Executive agrees to follow Company’s strict policy that Executives must not disclose, either
directly or indirectly, any information, including any of the terms of this Agreement, regarding salary, bonuses, or stock purchase
or option allocations to any person, including other Executives of Company; provided, that Executive may discuss such terms with
members of his immediate family and any legal, tax or accounting specialists who provide Executive with individual legal, tax or
accounting advice provided, further, that such family members or specialists are bound by similar obligations of confidentiality.

 

13.9  Notice. Any notices hereunder will be given to the appropriate party at the address, fax number or email address set forth
on the signature page hereto, or at such other address as the party will specify in writing. Notice will be deemed given: upon
delivery, if sent by email or personal delivery; if sent by fax, upon confirmation of receipt; or if sent by certified mail, postage
prepaid, 3 days after the date of mailing.

 

14.  Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, including the Indemnification Agreement, the PIIA, the Non-Competition Agreement
and the Plan and related stock option documents constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to this subject
matter and supersedes all prior or simultaneous representations, discussions, negotiations, and agreements, whether written or
oral. This Agreement may be amended or modified only with a signed writing by Company and Executive. No oral waiver, amendment
or modification will be effective under any circumstances whatsoever.

 

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THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HAVE READ THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT
AND FULLY UNDERSTAND EACH AND EVERY PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN. THE PARTIES HAVE EXECUTED THIS AGREEMENT AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

	 	EXECUTIVE:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	/s/ Stephen R. Rizzone	 
	 	Stephen R. Rizzone	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	COMPANY:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	ENERGOUS, INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ John R. Gaulding	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Name:  	John R. Gaulding	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Title:
	ChairmanExhibit
10.7

 

 

ETF
Master Agreement

 

This ETF Master Agreement (the “Master
Agreement”) is entered into as of this 1ST day of October, 2013 (the “Effective Date”)
between:

 

		(I)	S&P Opco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with
offices at 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, USA (“S&P”), and

 

		(II)	The entity described in the Schedule hereto (“LICENSEE”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

		(A)	S&P or its licensors compiles, calculates, maintains and owns
(and/or licenses from others) certain rights in and to the S&P Indices (as defined herein) and to the proprietary data contained
therein; and

 

		(B)	S&P uses in commerce and asserts trade name and trademark rights
to the S&P Marks (as defined herein) which are associated with the S&P Indices (and/or licenses from others certain rights
in and to the S&P Marks); and

 

		(C)	S&P has the right to use the designations “Dow Jones”
and “DJ” pursuant to a Trademark License Agreement (the “Trademark License Agreement”) dated March
18, 2010 with Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”) (such rights being hereinafter individually and collectively
referred to as the "Dow Jones Marks") and, subject to the Trademark License Agreement, S&P uses in commerce
and has trade name, trademark and/or service mark rights to the names identifying certain S&P Indices and such other trademarks
and/or service marks identified in the ETF License (defined below); and

 

		(D)	LICENSEE wishes to use each S&P Index to create one or more ETFs
(as defined herein) that are sponsored, advised and/or managed by LICENSEE or a Permitted Sublicensee (“LICENSEE ETF”),
each of which is designed to perform in a manner which Tracks (as defined below) a specific S&P Index; and 

 

		(E)	LICENSEE wishes to use the S&P Marks in connection with the identification
and marketing of the LICENSEE ETFs and in connection with making disclosures about the LICENSEE ETFs under applicable laws, rules
and regulations in order to indicate that S&P is the source of the S&P Indices; and

 

		(F)	LICENSEE wishes to obtain, and S&P wishes to grant, a license
(or licenses) to so use the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

		1.	Definitions & Interpretation.

 

		1.1.	The following words, terms and phrases shall, where used in this
Master Agreement and each ETF License hereunder, have the meanings ascribed to them below save where the context otherwise expressly
requires:-

 

		1.1.1.	“Affiliate” of an entity is any other entity (including,
but not limited to, a partnership or joint venture) that directly or indirectly (i) controls; (ii) is controlled
by; or (iii) is under common control with such person or entity. For purposes of this definition and the definition of “Change

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in Control”, “control”
means the ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities or equity ownership interests
of an entity.

 

		1.1.2.	“Change in Control” means (i) the acquisition
of control of LICENSEE directly or indirectly by a party that was not an Affiliate of LICENSEE prior to such transaction; (ii)
the merger or consolidation of LICENSEE directly or indirectly into or with a party that was not an Affiliate of LICENSEE prior
to such transaction; or (iii) the sale of LICENSEE or substantially all of its assets directly or indirectly to a third
party.

 

		1.1.3.	“Commencement Date” means the start date of the
term of each ETF License entered into hereunder, as set forth therein.

 

		1.1.4.	“Designated OSM” (if any) means the first Organized
Securities Market on which the Parties agree that LICENSEE will List a LICENSEE ETF which Tracks a particular S&P Index, as
described in Paragraph J2.

 

		1.1.5.	“Dow Jones Marks” shall have the meaning set forth
in the Whereas clause (C);

 

		1.1.6.	“ETF” means an open ended pooled investment vehicle,
unit trust, investment company or other collective or commingled investment vehicle that has the following characteristics: (i)
it issues, sells and redeems blocks of shares, units or other interests, which blocks are sometimes referred to as “creation
units”; (ii) the shares, units or similar interests thereof are Listed on an Organized Securities Market; and
(iii) the investment objective and configuration of the investment vehicle is either (x) an algorithmic investment vehicle
which issues and maintains an equal numbers of up shares and down shares where an increase in an underlying index will increase
the entitlements over the investment vehicle to the up shares, and where a decrease in an underlying index will increase the entitlements
over the investment vehicle to the down shares (respectively, the “Up Shares” and “Down Shares”) and where
the basket of securities and/or other financial instruments is limited to cash, short-dated U.S. Treasuries and other cash equivalents,
or (y) an investment vehicle which at all times owns a basket of securities and/or other financial instruments, such as futures,
options, forward contracts and other derivative contracts in an attempt to Track the performance of the securities represented
by a single underlying index (the “Underlying Index”). As used herein, the term "ETF" excludes, without
limitation, ETNs, indexed warrants, indexed debt instruments, options, futures contracts or other derivative contracts based on
the value of ETF Shares or on an Underlying Index, or other securities or index-linked contracts that are traded on Organized Securities
Markets but that are not defined herein.

 

		1.1.7.	“ETF License” means each sequentially numbered
discrete contract document (substantially following the form of S&P’s then current version thereof) entered into by the
Parties from time to time hereunder and pursuant to which one or more Licenses for specific S&P Indices and S&P Marks may
be granted to LICENSEE. The current version of the ETF License is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

		1.1.8.	“ETF Share” means any of a single share (where
only one share class is present), an Up Share, a Down Share, or other unit representing a proportionate interest in the assets
of an ETF, which interest is not divided into smaller fractions.

 

		1.1.9.	“ETF Type” means the type or class of a particular
LICENSEE ETF, as described in Paragraph E2.

 

		1.1.10.	“ETN” means a note or similar instrument (whether
secured or unsecured) which does not conform with the definition of ETF as defined herein and is issued by an underwriting bank
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other third party that:
(i) Tracks the performance of a specific Underlying Index; (ii) is listed and/or traded on any Organized Securities
Market; (iii) may or may not provide for interest or other payments prior to maturity; and (iv) may be redeemed at
the option of the holder thereof at a value based on or derived from, at the time of redemption, the performance of such Underlying
Index. 

 

		1.1.11.	“Exclusivity Period” (if any) is defined in Paragraph
G.

 

		1.1.12.	“Informational Materials” is defined in Section
11.1.

 

		1.1.13.	“Initial Term” means the period after the Commencement
Date defined in Paragraph H1.

 

		1.1.14.	“Launch Date” means, with respect to a particular
S&P Index, the date on which LICENSEE ETF Shares for the first LICENSEE ETF Tracking such S&P Index are first Listed on
an Organized Securities Market. 

 

		1.1.15.	“License Fees” is defined in Section
5.1 and Paragraph I.

 

		1.1.16.	“License” is defined in Section
2.1.

 

		1.1.17.	“LICENSEE ETF” is defined in the preamble to this
Master Agreement and in Paragraphs E1 and E2. 

 

		1.1.18.	“LICENSEE ETF Share” means an ETF Share of a LICENSEE
ETF.

 

		1.1.19.	“Listed” means, with respect to particular ETF
Shares and a particular Organized Securities Market, that (i) the ETF Shares are offered, traded, listed, purchased, sold,
crossed, or exchanged through the medium or with the assistance of such Organized Securities Market; and (ii) all required
regulatory approvals have been obtained with respect thereto. “List” and “Listing” have a
commensurate meaning.

 

		1.1.20.	“Organized Securities Market” means any broker-dealer,
automated quotation system of a registered securities association, exchange, or other entity or organization located in any part
of the world (a) that (i) is subject to regulation as an exchange under applicable laws, rules or regulations of
its jurisdiction; or (ii) acts in an exchange-like capacity, with or without a recognized status or formal exemptive or
no-action relief from the competent government or regulatory authority in its jurisdiction, by virtue of it, as principal or agent,
acting on a regular basis as an intermediary between buyers and sellers, or constituting, maintaining or providing a market place
or facilities for bringing together buyers and sellers or for otherwise performing the functions commonly provided by an exchange;
and (b) through the medium of which or with the assistance of which Financial Instruments are offered, traded, listed, purchased,
sold, crossed, or exchanged. For the purposes of this definition, “Financial Instruments” means commodities,
securities, and derivatives of all types, including, without limitation, stocks and other equity instruments, bonds and other debt
instruments, commodities and futures, forwards, swaps, and options that derive their value from bonds, equities, commodities or
indices thereof. 

 

		1.1.21.	“Paragraph” means the relevant paragraph of each
ETF License entered into under the provisions of this Master Agreement.

 

		1.1.22.	“Party” refers individually to either S&P
or LICENSEE and “Parties” refers collectively to S&P and LICENSEE.

 

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		1.1.23.	“Permitted Sublicensees” is defined in Section
3.1.

 

		1.1.24.	“Quarter” means each calendar quarter of three
(3) months ending on the last day of each of December, March, June and September.

 

		1.1.25.	“Renewal Term” means the consecutive periods of
time (after expiry of the Initial Term) defined in Paragraph H2.

 

		1.1.26.	“S&P Indices” (individually, an “S&P
Index”) means each of the one or more indices (owned by S&P and/or its Third Party Licensors, as applicable) listed
in Paragraph D.

 

		1.1.27.	“S&P Index Sub-Components” means each of the
sectors, industries, peer groups or classes of asset defined by S&P or its Third Party Licensors and which may in aggregate
comprise an S&P Index.

 

		1.1.28.	“S&P Marks” means the marks (owned by S&P
and/or its Third Party Licensors, as applicable) (which may include, without limitation, the Dow Jones Marks) set forth in Paragraph
K.

 

		1.1.29.	“Section” means the relevant section of this Master
Agreement.

 

		1.1.30.	“Target Launch Date” is defined in Section
8.1 and Paragraph J1.

 

		1.1.31.	“Term” is defined in Section
7.1.

 

		1.1.32.	“Territory” is defined in Paragraph
F.

 

		1.1.33.	“Third Party Licensors” means those one or more
third parties (if any) whose indices and/or marks (and the intellectual property therein) S&P has obtained a license to use
and to license to others (including, in certain cases, the S&P Indices and/or S&P Marks) including, without limitation
Affiliates of S&P, such as Dow Jones Opco, LLC, and Dow Jones.

 

		1.1.34.	“Total Expenses” means, with respect to any ETF,
the total fees and expenses paid for by such ETF, net of waivers and rebates granted to its shareholders.

 

		1.1.35.	“Track” (or “Tracking”) means,
with respect to either an ETF or an ETN, that the performance (and therefore the value) of such ETF or ETN is linked or connected
to the performance of a particular Underlying Index, according to the ETF Type specified in Paragraph
E2 of the relevant ETF License.

 

		1.2.	Colored text is used purely for ease of reference and shall have
no impact on the interpretation of this Master Agreement.

 

		2.	Grant of License.

 

		2.1.	Subject to the terms and conditions of this Master Agreement and
the relevant ETF License, S&P hereby grants to LICENSEE a limited, non-transferable and non-exclusive (except as expressly
stated in Paragraph G) license during the Term to do the following in the Territory (the
“License”):

 

		2.1.1.	to use each S&P Index and the corresponding S&P Marks in
the Territory to establish, organize, structure, sponsor, and manage a LICENSEE ETF; and 

 

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		2.1.2.	to List each such LICENSEE ETF on an Organized Securities Market
in the Territory, subject to Section 4; and

 

		2.1.3.	to use the relevant S&P Marks in the Territory as part of the
name of each such LICENSEE ETF (as such name is approved by S&P in accordance with Section 11.1.3);
and 

 

		2.1.4.	to use the relevant S&P Marks in connection with the offer, sale,
distribution, marketing and promotion of each such LICENSEE ETF in the Territory for the sole purpose of identifying S&P (and
its Third Party Licensors, if relevant) as the source of the underlying S&P Index; and

 

		2.1.5.	to use the underlying S&P Index and the corresponding S&P
Marks in connection with making such disclosure in the Territory about each such LICENSEE ETF as LICENSEE reasonably deems necessary
or desirable under any applicable laws, rules or regulations or provisions of this Master Agreement, but only to the extent necessary
to indicate S&P (and its Third Party Licensors, if relevant) as the source of the underlying S&P Index. 

 

		2.2.	The License shall be entirely non-exclusive, except as otherwise
expressly stated in Paragraph G of any ETF License.

 

		2.3.	The number of indices and/or marks included in the respective definitions
of S&P Indices and/or the S&P Marks, and subject to the License, may be revised upon mutual written agreement by the Parties,
and such changes shall be reflected by written amendment to the applicable ETF License(s) or the execution of one or more new ETF
Licenses by S&P and LICENSEE.

 

		2.4.	No rights to use the S&P Indices or the S&P Marks are granted
under this Master Agreement or any ETF License other than the License rights specifically described and expressly granted in any
ETF License entered into hereunder. Rights to trade, or to license third parties to trade, any securities or financial instruments
based on or linked to ETF Shares shall at all times be granted (or not granted) at the sole discretion of S&P. 

 

		2.5.	Except for the License specifically provided herein, neither this
Master Agreement nor any ETF License shall transfer to LICENSEE any right to, or interest in, the S&P Indices or the S&P
Marks. It is expressly understood that S&P retains the right to license the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks for any uses,
including, but not limited to, uses of the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks in connection with products derived from an ETF.
It is further expressly understood that neither this Master Agreement nor any ETF License conveys any rights to, or interest in,
any other S&P index or mark or any other property of S&P and/or its Third Party Licensors.

 

		2.6.	S&P shall inform LICENSEE of any change in any of the S&P
Marks. In such event LICENSEE will have 60 days from receipt of such written notice to change the name of the LICENSEE ETF, update
all Informational Materials and comply with such other reasonable requirements of S&P in connection therewith. Should LICENSEE
fail to so do within such 60 day period, S&P shall have the right to terminate the relevant ETF License(s) upon written notice
to LICENSEE.

 

		2.7.	For the avoidance of doubt, no License granted to LICENSEE under
any ETF License and this Master Agreement shall include any right or license to create, establish, organize, structure, sponsor,
manage and/or List discrete ETFs which Track any one or more of the S&P Index Sub-Components of any S&P Index.

 

		2.8.	From time to time on or after the Effective Date, LICENSEE and S&P
may agree to enter into one or more ETF Licenses, pursuant to which LICENSEE shall obtain the right to use the S&P Indices
and/or S&P Marks set forth therein in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Master Agreement and

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such ETF License. LICENSEE shall
not have the right to use, or allow any Permitted Sublicensees to use, any of the S&P Indices and/or S&P Marks unless LICENSEE
enters into an ETF License as set forth herein. The use of any S&P Indices and/or any S&P Marks with respect to a particular
LICENSEE ETF is subject to additional terms, conditions and restrictions as set forth in the ETF License for such LICENSEE ETF.
Upon execution by LICENSEE and S&P, each ETF License shall constitute a separate agreement and, except for any provisions herein
that are specifically excluded or modified in such ETF License, shall incorporate therein the terms and conditions of this Master
Agreement. In the event of any conflict, ambiguity or consistency between the terms of this Master Agreement and the terms of any
ETF License, the terms of the ETF License shall prevail with respect to that ETF License only. Except as may be expressly agreed
to in writing by an authorized representative of each Party, any modifications contained in any ETF License shall not modify this
Master Agreement with respect to any other ETF License.

 

		3.	Sublicenses. 

 

		3.1.	LICENSEE is entitled to sublicense the rights granted to it to use
the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks pursuant to the relevant ETF License to the following entities (the “Permitted
Sublicensees”): 

 

		3.1.1.	any Affiliate of LICENSEE, provided, however, that: (A) such
Affiliate shall not have the further power to sublicense to third parties any rights to use the S&P Indices or the S&P
Marks (other than to the relevant LICENSEE ETF(s)); and (B) such sublicense shall be in writing and shall by its terms immediately
terminate if (i) this Master Agreement (or the relevant ETF License) expires or terminates, or (ii) such Permitted
Sublicensee ceases to be an Affiliate of LICENSEE; and

 

		3.1.2.	the LICENSEE ETF(s), provided, however, that: (A) the LICENSEE
ETF(s) shall not have the further power to sublicense to third parties any rights to use the S&P Indices or the S&P Marks;
and (B) such sublicense shall be in writing and shall by its terms immediately terminate if (i) this Master Agreement
(or the relevant ETF License) expires or terminates, or (ii) LICENSEE or the applicable Affiliate of LICENSEE ceases to
exercise investment discretion over the such LICENSEE ETF in its capacity as manager, investment adviser, trustee, or other comparable
capacity.

 

		3.2.	Each sublicense entered into pursuant to Section
3.1 (each, a “Sublicense Agreement”) shall:

 

		3.2.1.	include all relevant terms and conditions of the relevant ETF License
and this Master Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions relating to the restrictions on and scope of the License
provided herein, proprietary rights, use of the S&P Marks, warranties, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification,
confidential information and audit) or terms and conditions substantially identical thereto; and

 

		3.2.2.	provide that: (A) each of S&P and the relevant Third Party
Licensors (if any) is an intended third party beneficiary of the provisions of such Sublicense Agreement (including, without limitation,
the provisions described in the foregoing Section 3.2.1; and (B) each of S&P
and such Third Party Licensor(s) is entitled to rely on such provisions, and enforce such Sublicense Agreement, to the same extent
as LICENSEE; and

 

		3.2.3.	provide that upon the expiration or effective date of termination
thereof, the Permitted Sublicensee’s right to use the relevant S&P Indices and S&P Marks shall immediately terminate.

 

		3.3.	LICENSEE shall remain obligated as a principal (as distinguished
from being obligated as a surety) under the terms of this Master Agreement and each ETF License with respect to any actions taken
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any Permitted Sublicensee or by
any Affiliate of LICENSEE or any LICENSEE ETF in connection with this Master Agreement, any ETF License and/or any Sublicense Agreement.
Failure by LICENSEE to comply with the provisions of this Section 3 shall be deemed a material
breach of this Master Agreement.

 

		3.4.	LICENSEE shall give prompt written notice to S&P of the expiration
or termination of any Sublicense Agreement, and shall give S&P at least three (3) months advance written notice of any such
expiration or termination, provided that if termination with less than three (3) months notice is necessary to prevent infringement
of any S&P Marks, LICENSEE shall give S&P such advance written notice as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances.

 

		4.	Listing of LICENSEE ETFs.

 

		4.1.	LICENSEE acknowledges and agrees that, as a condition to LICENSEE’s
engagement of an Organized Securities Market to serve as the primary listing exchange for any LICENSEE ETF, S&P may (but is
not obliged to) require that such Organized Securities Market first enter into a commercially reasonable written license agreement
with S&P pursuant to which S&P shall grant to such Organized Securities Market appropriate rights to use the relevant S&P
Marks and/or S&P Indices. 

 

		4.2.	LICENSEE shall not cause any LICENSEE ETF Shares to be Listed on
an Organized Securities Market in the absence of such a license agreement, if required by S&P pursuant to Section
4.1, between S&P and such Organized Securities Market, and the Parties shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate to obtain any such agreement.

 

		4.3.	Further, LICENSEE acknowledges that S&P requires Organized Securities
Markets to use their best efforts to protect the goodwill and reputation of S&P and of the S&P Marks and S&P Indices
in connection with their Listing of ETFs based on any S&P Index. Material breach of this obligation by any Organized Securities
Market may result in termination of its license from S&P.

 

		5.	License and Other Fees.

 

		5.1.	License Fees. In consideration for the rights granted under
this Master Agreement and any ETF License entered into hereunder, including the License, LICENSEE shall pay S&P the license
fees set forth in Paragraph I (“License Fees”).

 

		5.2.	All License Fees due to S&P under this Master Agreement and any
ETF License entered into hereunder (a) are exclusive of any sales and/or value added taxes and delivery costs, which shall
be the responsibility of LICENSEE, (b) are non-refundable, and (c) unless otherwise set forth in Paragraph
I, are payable in US Dollars.

 

		5.3.	If any of the License Fees are subject to withholding taxes by a
country other than the country of tax residence of S&P (“Home Country”), LICENSEE shall provide to S&P
an original receipt from the tax authorities of such foreign country evidencing the amount of tax withheld. Such receipt shall
be furnished at the time such fee is paid to S&P or as soon thereafter as is practicable. If S&P is denied a foreign tax
credit due to the failure of LICENSEE to provide satisfactory evidence of the amount withheld, LICENSEE shall pay to S&P an
amount sufficient to compensate, on an after tax basis, for the credit denied. If a tax treaty exists between the Home Country
and the foreign country that is subjecting the fees to withholding taxes, S&P hereby elects to apply the withholding rate applicable
under such tax treaty. If LICENSEE requires a special certificate from S&P to make the election, LICENSEE will notify S&P
and the certificate will be provided by S&P at the time of execution of this Master Agreement.

 

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		5.4.	S&P shall have the right to modify the license fees payable under
the ETF License at the start of each Renewal Term by providing LICENSEE sixty (60) days written notice of such modification. Further,
S&P shall also have the right to pass on any additional charges from any securities exchanges or other sources related to LICENSEE’s
use of the S&P Indices hereunder; provided, however, S&P has provided at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice
of any such charges, except when S&P may not be able to do so if a charge is imposed by a securities exchange or other
source without giving S&P sufficient time to notify LICENSEE in advance, in which case S&P shall provide as much notice
as is commercially practicable under the circumstances with respect to such securities exchange or other source charge. If LICENSEE
objects to such license fee modification and/or pass through of additional charges from a securities exchange or other source,
LICENSEE shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without penalty by providing S&P written notice of termination within
thirty (30) days of receipt of notification of the modification (time being of the essence in such respect) such notice to be effective
within one hundred and eighty (180) days after it is served.

 

		6.	Audit.

 

		6.1.	LICENSEE shall at all times during the Term and for so long as any
LICENSEE ETFs are outstanding and continuing for a period of thirty-six (36) months thereafter (“Audit Period”),
maintain full and accurate records (in accordance with standard generally-accepted accounting practices) of all matters relating
to the use of the S&P Indices and S&P Marks by LICENSEE and/or any Permitted Sublicensee and the calculation of the License
Fees due to S&P under this Master Agreement and any ETF License entered into hereunder (“Records”) for the
most recent thirty-six (36) months.

 

		6.2.	During the Audit Period, S&P shall have the right, during normal
business hours and upon reasonable written notice to LICENSEE or the applicable Permitted Sublicensee, to audit at LICENSEE’s
premises identified in Paragraph B or such Permitted Sublicensee’s premises (or such
other premises as may be agreed by S&P) on a confidential basis the relevant Records to the extent reasonably necessary to
(i) determine that any and all License Fees payable to S&P shall have been accurately determined in accordance with
this Master Agreement and the relevant ETF License and (ii) audit the manner and usage of the S&P Indices and S&P
Marks, in each case to confirm that such usage has been in accordance with this Master Agreement and the relevant ETF License and
that all applicable restrictions on use have been observed. The number of physical audits at LICENSEE’s premises is limited
to four (4) per year.

 

		6.3.	S&P’s costs to conduct such audit shall be borne by S&P,
except that LICENSEE shall bear such cost if the audit discloses that LICENSEE has underpaid S&P by five percent (5%) or more
for the period being audited. LICENSEE shall immediately reimburse S&P for any underpayment discovered by such audit.

 

		7.	Term and Termination.

 

		7.1.	Term. This Master License shall commence on the Effective
Date and shall continue in effect thereafter for as long as any ETF License entered into pursuant to this Master License remains
in effect. The term of each ETF License shall commence on the Commencement Date specified therein and shall continue for the Initial
Term, unless earlier terminated as provided in this Master Agreement or such ETF License. After the Initial Term expires, each
ETF License shall renew automatically for consecutive Renewal Terms, unless either Party provides written notice to the other Party
of its intent not to renew at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or (if later) the then current Renewal
Term, or unless earlier terminated as provided in this Master Agreement or such ETF License. The period of time during which each
ETF License remains in effect is referred to herein as the “Term”. In addition, each ETF License shall terminate
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License (including, without limitation,
pursuant to this Section 7 or Section 8) with respect
to the S&P Indices and S&P Marks licensed thereunder.

 

		7.2.	Termination for Breach. If either Party breaches a material
term or condition of this Master Agreement and/or any ETF License or commits persistent breaches of this Master Agreement and/or
any ETF License (including, without limitation, persistent minor breaches of which the other Party has complained in writing within
a reasonable time after learning thereof), the other Party may terminate the relevant ETF License by giving at least thirty (30)
days prior written notice thereof; provided, however, that such termination shall not take effect if the breaching Party corrects
such breach and serves written notice upon the other Party of such corrective action prior to the effective date of termination.
Termination pursuant to this Section 7.2 will not impair any other rights or remedies of
a Party pursuant to applicable law. 

 

		7.3.	Termination by LICENSEE. LICENSEE may terminate any ETF License,
as it relates to one or more LICENSEE ETFs and the corresponding S&P Indices and S&P Marks, upon at least sixty (60) days
(or upon such lesser period of time if required pursuant to a court order or any applicable law or regulatory requirements) prior
written notice to S&P if: (i) legislation or regulations are adopted or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency issues
an interpretation that, in LICENSEE’s reasonable judgment, materially impairs LICENSEE's ability to market and/or promote
such LICENSEE ETF(s) under such ETF License in all jurisdictions of the Territory; or (ii) any material litigation or regulatory
proceeding regarding such LICENSEE ETF(s) is threatened or commenced against LICENSEE, and LICENSEE reasonably believes that such
litigation or proceeding would have a material and adverse effect upon its ability to market and/or promote such LICENSEE ETF(s)
under such ETF License; or (iii) LICENSEE elects to terminate the public offering or other distribution of such LICENSEE
ETF(s) under such ETF License for any reason.

 

		7.4.	Termination by S&P. In addition to its rights to terminate
pursuant to Section 8, S&P may terminate any ETF License, as it relates to one or more
S&P Indices and/or S&P Marks and the corresponding LICENSEE ETFs: (i) upon at least ninety (90) days (or upon such
lesser period of time if required pursuant to a court order or any applicable law or regulatory requirements) prior written notice
to LICENSEE if legislation or regulations are adopted or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency issues an interpretation or changes
or withdraws any authorizations and/or registrations that, in S&P’s reasonable judgment, materially impairs S&P’s
ability to license and provide such S&P Indices and/or S&P Marks under such ETF License and/or that requires S&P to
obtain a Consent (as described in Section 16.5); or (ii) any litigation or proceeding
is threatened or commenced, and S&P reasonably believes that such litigation or proceeding would have a material and adverse
effect upon such S&P Marks and/or S&P Indices or upon the ability of S&P to perform under this Master Agreement and/or
such ETF License; or (iii) upon written notice to LICENSEE if the actions or failures to act of LICENSEE and/or any Permitted
Sublicensees have caused or threaten imminently to cause material damage or harm to S&P’s reputation or goodwill, provided
that such notice will describe in reasonable detail the nature of the offending action or inaction; or (iv) upon written
notice to LICENSEE in the event of a Change in Control; or (v) upon at least ninety (90) days (or upon such lesser period
of time if required pursuant to a court order or any applicable law or regulatory requirements) prior written notice to LICENSEE
in the event of any termination of S&P’s right to license the S&P Indices and/or S&P Marks of any Third Party
Licensor (it being understood that S&P’s ability to provide such ninety (90) day notice is subject to S&P receiving
sufficient advance notice from the applicable Third Party Licensor of any pending termination of such right). 

 

		7.5.	LICENSEE Obligations Upon Termination. Upon any expiration
or termination of any ETF License, LICENSEE shall immediately cease all use of the S&P Indices and S&P Marks previously
licensed thereunder and affected by such expiration or termination. At S&P’s request, an authorized officer of LICENSEE
shall certify to S&P in writing that it has fully complied with this requirement.

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		7.6.	Payment Obligations Upon Termination. In the event of any
expiration or termination of any ETF License, LICENSEE shall pay to S&P any and all unpaid License Fees and other amounts due
under this Master Agreement and such ETF License. The License Fee amounts to be paid in the final calendar year of the Term of
any ETF License shall be computed by prorating the amount of the License Fees on the basis of the number of elapsed days in the
then-current year, up through and including the date of such expiration or termination. 

 

		7.7.	Survival. The following Sections shall survive any expiration
or termination of any ETF License:  (i) Sections 3.2, 5 (but only with respect to
any fees accrued during the Term that remain unpaid), 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 12.1, 12.3, 12.4, 13.1,
13.3, 14, 18, 19 and 21 shall survive in perpetuity; (ii) Section 6 shall
survive for the duration of the Audit Period as provided in such Section; and (iii) Section
15 shall survive for five (5) years after disclosure by either Party to the other of the last item of Confidential Information
under such ETF License and/or this Master Agreement. All other rights and obligations under this Master Agreement (including, without
limitation, the License) and each ETF License shall terminate in respect of such ETF License as of the effective date of expiration
or termination thereof.

 

		7.8.	Consequences of Termination. Termination of any ETF License
shall not affect the continued subsistence of any other ETF License in effect at the time of such termination. Termination of any
ETF License by either Party shall not act as a waiver of any breach of such ETF License and/or this Master Agreement and shall
not act as a release of either Party from any liability for breach of such Party’s obligations under such ETF License and/or
this Master Agreement. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for damages of any kind solely as a result of terminating any
ETF License in accordance with the terms set forth in this Master Agreement and/or such ETF License. Termination of any ETF License
by either Party shall be without prejudice to any other right or remedy of such Party under such ETF License, this Master Agreement
and/or applicable law.

 

		8.	Launch Obligations.

 

		8.1.	LICENSEE (or the applicable Permitted Sublicensee) shall use commercial
reasonable efforts to launch, and have Listed, at least one (1) LICENSEE ETF for each S&P Index on an Organized Securities
Market located in the Territory, by the applicable launch date set forth in Paragraph J1
(“Target Launch Date”). Such Listing shall be on the Designated OSM (if such is designated in the ETF License
at Paragraph J2).

 

		8.2.	Promptly upon the addition of any new index to the definition of
“S&P Indices” in an ETF License pursuant to Section 2.3, the Parties shall
either (i) update and amend Paragraph J1 of the applicable ETF License
with the agreed-upon Target Launch Date in respect of each such new index or (ii) enter into a new or additional
ETF License in such regard.

 

		8.3.	If LICENSEE fails to the meet the relevant Target Launch Date for
any S&P Indices, then S&P has the option, exercisable in its sole discretion, of immediately terminating the License (under
the relevant ETF License) by written notice served upon LICENSEE at any time thereafter and before such launch and Listing actually
occurs and thus of terminating the relevant ETF License with respect to such S&P Indices.

 

		9.	Discontinuation of the S&P Indices.

 

		9.1.	S&P shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to discontinue
the publication of any or all of the S&P Indices (such discontinued indices, individually, a “Discontinued Index”
and collectively, the “Discontinued Indices”) and, in such event, to offer a replacement or substitute index
therefor (each such index, individually, a “Substitute Index” and collectively, the “Substitute Indices”).
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have the right, in its sole discretion,
to terminate the relevant ETF License in whole or in part (as applicable) with respect to any Discontinued Index if S&P does
not offer a Substitute Index therefor.

 

		9.2.	In the event that S&P intends to discontinue any of the S&P
Indices, S&P shall give LICENSEE at least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice of such discontinuation, which notice
(“Discontinuation Notice”) shall specify whether a Substitute Index will be made available. LICENSEE shall have
the option, within sixty (60) days after receiving such Discontinuation Notice from S&P, to notify S&P in writing whether
it intends to use the Substitute Index, if any, under the terms of the relevant ETF License. 

 

		9.3.	In the event that LICENSEE does not exercise such option or no Substitute
Index is made available, the relevant ETF License shall terminate as of the date specified in the Discontinuation Notice (or other
notice from S&P), provided that in the case of partial termination, such ETF License shall terminate solely with respect to
the Discontinued Indices. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, in
the event the discontinuation of publication of any S&P Index is a result of a determination made by the applicable Third Party
Licensor, S&P shall only be required to provide LICENSEE with notice of such discontinuation to the extent that S&P receives
the relevant notice from such Third Party Licensor. 

 

		10.	Certain S&P Obligations.

 

		10.1.	In no event shall S&P be obligated to (i) engage in any
marketing or promotional activities in connection with the LICENSEE ETFs, or (ii) make any representation or statement to
investors or prospective investors in connection with the promotion by LICENSEE of the LICENSEE ETFs.

 

		10.2.	S&P will use commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard the
confidentiality of all impending changes in the components or method of computation of any of the S&P Indices until such changes
are publicly disseminated, and will require the same of any agent with whom it has contracted for computation thereof.

 

		10.3.	S&P shall provide LICENSEE with access to certain underlying
data (which data is compiled, calculated and owned by S&P) in connection with the S&P Indices (“Index Data”),
subject to the terms of a separate data subscription agreement by and between S&P and LICENSEE (“Data Subscription
Agreement”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Data Subscription Agreement: (a) LICENSEE may only
use the Index Data during the Term for its internal purposes solely to the extent necessary in order for LICENSEE to exercise the
License rights granted under Section 2.1 and the relevant ETF License and not for any other
purposes or in connection with any other funds or products other than the relevant LICENSEE ETF; and (b) LICENSEE may disseminate
the Index Data corresponding to a particular LICENSEE ETF only (i) as required by applicable law or regulation, (ii)
to permit market makers in the LICENSEE ETF to create or redeem LICENSEE ETF Shares in the course of their duties as market makers,
and (iii) to the pricing agent who provides intraday indicative pricing on the LICENSEE ETF’s market value. In addition,
in the event LICENSEE is required, pursuant to rules or regulations of the United States Securities & Exchange Commission or
a Listed Organized Securities Market, to provide Index Data to any other party that is not included in the immediately preceding
sentence, LICENSEE shall provide S&P with prior written notice of the requirement and any additional information S&P may
reasonably require in order to make a decision as to whether LICENSEE may disseminate the Index Data to such other party and if
so, the terms that should apply to any such dissemination. S&P agrees to permit any addition dissemination as required, pursuant
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Organized Securities Market unless
S&P deems, in its sole discretion that such dissemination presents a material, adverse effect on its Index Data business.

 

		11.	Certain LICENSEE Obligations. 

 

		11.1.	Informational Materials and Quality Control.

 

		11.1.1.	LICENSEE shall submit to S&P for its review and approval all
informational materials pertaining to and to be used in connection with the LICENSEE ETFs, including, where applicable, all prospectuses,
registration statements, advertisements, brochures and promotional and any other similar informational materials (including documents
required to be filed with governmental and regulatory agencies) that in any way use or refer to S&P, the S&P Indices and/or
the S&P Marks (the “Informational Materials”). “Informational Materials” will not include general
references to the LICENSEE ETFs in materials that refer to various products sponsored or advised by LICENSEE or which are otherwise
not specifically related to or created for the LICENSEE ETFs. 

 

		11.1.2.	S&P's approval shall be required with respect to the use of and
description of S&P, the S&P Marks and the S&P Indices. S&P shall notify LICENSEE, by email and/or facsimile transmission
in accordance with Section 21.7, of its approval or disapproval of any Informational Materials
within five (5) days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and national holidays in the Territory or the United States) following receipt
thereof from LICENSEE. Any disapproval shall state S&P's reasons therefor. Any failure by S&P to respond within such five
(5) day period shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of S&P's right to review such Informational Materials. Requests to review
Informational Materials shall be addressed to the person(s) specified in Paragraph L, at
the address specified therein. Once particular Informational Materials have been affirmatively approved by S&P, subsequent
identical or substantially similar Informational Materials that do not alter the use or description of S&P, the S&P Marks,
the S&P Indices or any required disclaimers need not be submitted for further review and approval by S&P.

Without limiting any obligations or
restrictions set forth herein and/or in any ETF License with respect to the use of the S&P Marks, LICENSEE shall ensure that
its use and/or publication of Informational Materials featuring any S&P Marks will be of a quality consistent with then current
uses by LICENSEE of its own trademarks and will be advertised, promoted and provided in accordance with such standard.

 

		11.1.3.	The name of the LICENSEE ETF(s) shall be as set forth in the applicable
ETF License at Paragraph E1. If additional indices are included in the definition of “S&P
Indices” per Section 2.3, the name of the LICENSEE ETF(s) corresponding to such additional
indices shall be set forth in the amended or new ETF License described in Section 2.3.
LICENSEE shall submit to S&P for its review and approval all proposed changes to the names of any LICENSEE ETFs.

 

		11.2.	Resignation As Adviser. LICENSEE shall give S&P prior
written notice, and in any event shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give S&P at least six (6) months prior written
notice, of LICENSEE’s (or, if applicable, the relevant Permitted Sublicensee’s) resignation or termination as investment
adviser, manager, or trustee of any LICENSEE ETFs.

 

		11.3.	Promotional Efforts. LICENSEE shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to promote, market and sell, or arrange for the promotion, marketing and sale of, the LICENSEE ETFs and to protect the
goodwill and reputation of S&P in connection with its use of the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks. LICENSEE shall not
represent or allow it to be represented by act or omission or otherwise that S&P sponsors, endorses, sells or promotes the
LICENSEE ETFs and/or provides advice in relation thereto.

 

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		11.4.	Compliance with Laws. LICENSEE shall perform its obligations
as investment adviser, manager or trustee of all LICENSEE ETFs in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. LICENSEE
shall in such performance not do or omit to do any act, matter or thing that may or will place S&P in any capacity in breach
of any applicable laws, rules and/or regulations.

 

		11.5.	LICENSEE shall use the following notice when referring to the S&P
Indices or the S&P Marks in any Informational Material or a translation in the language of the concerned documentation:

 

“The "[Index]"
is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”) and [Third Party Licensor], and has
been licensed for use by [LICENSEE]. Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard
& Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark
Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes
by [LICENSEE]. [Third Party Licensor’s Trademark(s)] are trademarks of the [Third Party Licensor] and
have been licensed for use by SPDJI and [LICENSEE]. [LICENSEE ETF] is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by
SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, or [Third Party Licensor] and none of such parties make any representation
regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions
of the [Index].”

 

or such similar language as may be
approved in advance in writing by S&P, it being understood that (i) such notice need only refer to the specific S&P
Marks referred to in the Informational Material; (ii) such notice may need to include additional S&P Marks, where relevant;
and (iii) that such notice may need to account for S&P’s obligations to its Third Party Licensors.

 

		12.	Ownership and Protection of the S&P Marks.

 

		12.1.	LICENSEE acknowledges and agrees that the S&P Marks, and all
rights, registrations and entitlements thereto, together with all applications, renewals, extensions and other filings relating
thereto, are and will remain the exclusive property of S&P (or its Third Party Licensors as the case may be), and that all
goodwill that attaches to the S&P Marks as a result of the use of such marks will redound to the exclusive benefit of S&P
(or its Third Party Licensors as the case may be).

 

		12.2.	During the Term, S&P will use commercially reasonable efforts
to maintain in full force and effect the existing registrations of the S&P Marks (if any) already registered in the Territory,
other than S&P Marks licensed to S&P by Third Party Licensors. LICENSEE will reasonably cooperate with S&P (at S&P’s
expense) in the maintenance of such registrations and will take such actions and execute such instruments as S&P may from time
to time reasonably request toward such end. Other than in respect of S&P Marks licensed to S&P by Third Party Licensors,
S&P shall at its own expense and sole discretion exercise S&P’s common law and/or statutory rights against infringement
of the S&P Marks, copyrights and other proprietary rights.

 

		12.3.	The use of the S&P Marks pursuant to the License shall be in
accordance with any relevant trademark usage guidelines that S&P may communicate to LICENSEE from time to time in writing or
by email or facsimile.

 

		12.4.	LICENSEE shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to protect
the goodwill and reputation of S&P, the Third Party Licensors (if any), the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks in connection
with its use of the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks under this Master Agreement and each ETF License and otherwise in connection
with its performance under this Master Agreement and each ETF License. At no time during or after the Term shall LICENSEE do or
cause to be done any act or thing disparaging, disputing, attacking, challenging, impairing, diluting, or in any way tending to
harm the reputation or goodwill associated with S&P, the S&P Indices, or the S&P Marks.

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		12.5.	Other than as expressly permitted by the License granted to LICENSEE
under the relevant ETF License and this Master Agreement: (i) LICENSEE shall keep the S&P Marks separate and distinct
and not alter, modify, or commingle the S&P Marks or any part or parts thereof with LICENSEE’s or any third party marks
without the prior written approval of S&P; and (ii) LICENSEE shall not use, or permit to be used, any trademark that
contains any S&P Mark or is confusingly similar to or likely to cause confusion with any S&P Mark.

 

		12.6.	If at any time S&P reasonably determines that LICENSEE is not
using the S&P Indices or the S&P Marks in accordance with the terms of this Master Agreement and/or any ETF License, S&P
will give written notice to LICENSEE thereof. Upon receipt of such notice, LICENSEE will promptly take steps to be certain that
its usage of the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks complies with this Master Agreement and such ETF License. 

 

		12.7.	Except as otherwise expressly provided in an ETF License, LICENSEE
shall not use any S&P Mark or portion thereof as part of or the whole of a company name or trade name.

 

		12.8.	LICENSEE shall not use any S&P Mark in a way that implies S&P’s,
its Third Party Licensors’ (including, without limitation, Dow Jones) or their respective affiliates’ sponsorship,
endorsement, promotion or sale of the ETFs. By way of example, without limitation, and without limiting any rights of S&P set
forth herein, if an S&P Mark is included in the name of an ETF, LICENSEE shall clearly identify itself as the sponsor, promoter
and/or seller of such ETF, as applicable, in the name of such ETF and the use of the S&P Marks in the Informational Materials
with respect to the ETF shall display the S&P Marks no more prominently than LICENSEE’s marks. Further, and without limiting
any rights of S&P set forth herein, if one or more of the S&P Marks is included in the name of an ETF, such name shall
include the name of the relevant Underlying Index (or a mutually agreed abbreviation thereof) together with LICENSEE’s own
mark preceding (and at least as prominent as) the S&P Mark.

		12.9.	LICENSEE shall not use the S&P Marks in a logo or stylized format
in connection with the ETFs.

		13.	Infringement of Rights; Information Materials.

 

		13.1.	If LICENSEE learns of an infringement of S&P’s intellectual
property rights in the S&P Indices or the S&P Marks, or of any use by any person or entity of a trademark, service mark,
or trade name confusingly similar to the S&P Marks, LICENSEE agrees to notify S&P promptly in writing.

 

		13.2.	LICENSEE shall, within a commercially reasonable period of time,
not to exceed sixty (60) days (or upon such lesser period of time if required pursuant to a court order or any legal, contractual
or regulatory requirements), cease use of the S&P Indices and/or S&P Marks (as applicable) upon notice from S&P to
LICENSEE that, in the good faith opinion of S&P, such use of such S&P Indices or S&P Marks might result in any potential
trademark infringement or other liability to a third party.

 

		13.3.	S&P shall retain all rights to bring all actions and proceedings
in connection with any infringement, misuse or unauthorized use of the S&P Marks or S&P Indices at its sole discretion;
provided, however, that S&P shall have no obligation to initiate litigation or any other legal proceedings to prevent any of
the foregoing. If S&P decides to enforce the S&P Marks or S&P Indices against an unauthorized user, all costs incurred
and recoveries made shall be for the account of S&P, and LICENSEE shall render to S&P full and prompt cooperation (at S&P’s
expense) in connection with any such enforcement.

 

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		14.	Proprietary Rights.

 

		14.1.	LICENSEE acknowledges that (i) each of the S&P Indices
is selected, coordinated, arranged and prepared by S&P (and/or its Third Party Licensors, as applicable) through the application
of methods and standards of judgment used and developed through the expenditure of considerable work, time and money by S&P,
(ii) each of the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks is the exclusive property of S&P (and/or its Third Party Licensors,
as applicable), and that S&P (and/or its Third Party Licensors, as applicable) has and shall retain all proprietary rights
therein, and (iii) each S&P Index and its compilation and composition and changes therein are in the control and discretion
of S&P (and/or its Third Party Licensors, as applicable).

 

		14.2.	LICENSEE admits the validity of S&P’s intellectual property
rights in the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks and agrees that any and all goodwill, rights, titles or interests that might
be acquired as a result of the use of the S&P Indices and/or the S&P Marks shall inure to the sole benefit of S&P (and/or
its Third Party Licensors, as applicable). If LICENSEE obtains any rights, titles or interests in or to any of the S&P Indices
or the S&P Marks in the Territory or in any other jurisdiction, LICENSEE hereby assigns all such rights, titles and interests
to S&P and shall execute upon request any additional documents required to effectuate such assignments.

 

		14.3.	S&P reserves all rights with respect to the S&P Indices and
the S&P Marks and any and all other property of S&P, except those rights to the S&P Indices and the S&P Marks expressly
licensed to LICENSEE pursuant to the License under the relevant ETF License and this Master Agreement.

 

		14.4.	LICENSEE acknowledges and agrees that, as against LICENSEE, S&P
has, and at all times during and after the Term shall retain, sole editorial control of the S&P Indices and the compilation
and composition thereof, and that S&P is free to modify the S&P Indices or change the S&P Marks or the name or branding
of the S&P Indices at any time in its sole discretion.

 

		15.	Confidentiality.

 

		15.1.	Each Party shall treat as confidential and shall not disclose or
transmit to any third party documents or other written materials that are marked as “Confidential and Proprietary”
by the providing Party or in respect of which the receiving Party has received from the disclosing Party specific written notice
of its proprietary and confidential nature or which the receiving Party should reasonably understand to be of a proprietary and
confidential nature (“Confidential Information”). The preceding sentence notwithstanding, a Party may divulge
Confidential Information to such Party’s employees, attorneys, accountants, service providers, agents and other professional
advisers of such Party and its Third Party Licensors, in each case provided the disclosee has a need to know such information and
agrees in writing to be bound by confidentiality restrictions which are at least as protective as the provisions set forth in this
Section 15. 

 

		15.2.	Confidential Information shall not include (i) any information
that is available to the public or to the receiving Party from sources other than the providing Party (provided that such source
is not subject to a confidentiality agreement with regard to such information) or (ii) any information that is independently
developed by the receiving Party without use of or reference to information from the providing Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing
either Party may reveal Confidential Information to any regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction if such information
to be disclosed is (a) approved in writing by the other Party for disclosure or (b) required by law, regulatory agency
or court order to be disclosed by such Party provided, if permitted by law, that prior written notice of such required disclosure
is given to the other Party and provided further that such Party shall cooperate with the other Party to limit the extent of such
disclosure.

 

		15.3.	Each party acknowledges and agrees that a breach of Section 15 may
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breaching party shall be entitled
to seek preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to preserve such confidentiality or limit improper disclosure of such Confidential
Information, but nothing herein shall preclude the non-breaching party from pursuing any other action or remedy for any breach
or threated breach of this Agreement which may be available to such non-breaching party at law or in equity.

 

		16.	Representations and Warranties.

 

		16.1.	On the Effective Date and repeated upon the Commencement Date of
each ETF License, each Party represents and warrants to the other that (i) it is a corporation (or a division thereof) duly
incorporated, or an entity (or a division thereof) duly organized, under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is incorporated
or organized, is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of such jurisdiction, and has and will have at all times
during the Term all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to perform its obligations under this Master Agreement
and each ETF License entered into hereunder; (ii) the execution and delivery of this Master Agreement and each ETF License
entered into hereunder has been approved by all necessary corporate action; and (iii) this Master Agreement and each ETF
License entered into hereunder is enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy
and other laws of general application relating to insolvency or the protection of creditors’ rights.

 

		16.2.	On the Effective Date and repeated upon the Commencement Date of
each ETF License, each Party represents and warrants to the other that, on the relevant date, the execution, delivery and performance
by such Party of this Master Agreement and each ETF License entered into hereunder will not (i) conflict with or result
in a breach of or constitute a default under or result in the termination of any contract, agreement or other instrument to which
such Party is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets are subject, or result in the creation of any lien
or encumbrance upon any of said Party’s assets, or impair the ability of the Parties to perform their obligations under the
Agreement; or (ii) conflict with, violate or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any judgment, order, decree,
law, rule, regulation or other restriction of any court, government or governmental agency to which such Party is subject.

 

		16.3.	S&P represents and warrants that it has the right to grant the
License granted to LICENSEE pursuant to any ETF License entered into hereunder or, prior to any applicable Target Launch Date will
have, the right to grant such License to LICENSEE pursuant to such ETF License. 

 

		16.4.	LICENSEE represents and warrants to S&P
that LICENSEE and the ETFs are in compliance, and shall continue to comply, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including,
but not limited to, the banking, commodities and securities laws of the U.S. and all jurisdictions within the Territory, in connection
with the creation, offering, Listing, issuance, sale, marketing and promotion of the LICENSEE ETFs or otherwise in connection with
its performance under this Master Agreement and each ETF License entered into hereunder. LICENSEE represents and warrants to S&P
that its use of the S&P Indices and related data licensed hereunder will not violate any agreement applicable to the LICENSEE
or violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations, including without limitation, securities, commodities, and banking laws.

 

		16.5.	Notwithstanding 16.2, it is acknowledged and accepted by LICENSEE
that S&P does not, except in certain countries, possess any license, registration, consent or authorization required by statute
or regulation (“Consent”) from any state or public regulator or financial services supervisor or authority anywhere
in the world (“Regulator”) for S&P to be entitled or permitted to lawfully provide financial and/or investment
advice, to promote or advertise financial and/or investment products or services and/or to facilitate transactions in securities
or investments in respect of or connected to the S&P Indices.

 

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		16.6.	It is acknowledged and accepted by LICENSEE that S&P may decline to seek or obtain further
or broader Consents in countries other than those Consents which it already possesses and maintains (and which may not be pertinent
or adequate in respect of the use of or reference to the S&P Marks and/or S&P Indices by or within the terms of an ETF).

 

		16.7.	LICENSEE represents and warrants to S&P that LICENSEE shall not (and shall ensure that
its Permitted Sublicensees shall not) do or omit to do any act matter or thing (whether or not otherwise permitted by the rights
granted pursuant to any ETF License and/or this Master Agreement) to create, launch or list an ETF under any ETF License and/or
this Master Agreement (a) whereby S&P (or any Affiliate of S&P) is required to obtain a Consent or (b) where
LICENSEE has or should have a reasonable expectation that S&P (or any Affiliate of S&P) would be required (either immediately
or in the foreseeable future, meaning not less than 12 months thereafter) to obtain a Consent. Where laws and or regulations change
to require S&P to obtain one or more such Consents, the provisions of Section 7.4 shall
apply.

 

		17.	Disclaimers.

 

		17.1.	LICENSEE agrees to be bound itself by and further to include all
of the following disclaimers and limitations in all Informational Materials relating to each LICENSEE ETF or a translation in the
language of the concerned documentation and upon request to furnish a copy thereof to S&P:

 

“The "[Index]"
is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”) and [Third Party Licensor], and has
been licensed for use by [LICENSEE]. Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard
& Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark
Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”). [Third Party Licensor’s Trademark] is a trademark of [Third Party Licensor].
The trademarks have been licensed to SPDJI and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by [LICENSEE].
 [LICENSEE ETF] is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, any of their respective
affiliates (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”) or [Third Party Licensor]. Neither S&P Dow Jones
Indices nor [Third Party Licensor] make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the [LICENSEE
ETF] or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in [LICENSEE ETF]
particularly or the ability of the [Index] to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices and [Third
Party Licensor] only relationship to [LICENSEE] with respect to the [Index] is the licensing of the Index and
certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or its licensors. The [Index] is determined,
composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices or [Third Party Licensor] without regard to [LICENSEE] or the
[LICENSEE ETF]. S&P Dow Jones Indices and [Third Party Licensor] have no obligation to take the needs of [LICENSEE]
or the owners of [LICENSEE ETF] into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the [Index]. Neither
S&P Dow Jones Indices nor [Third Party Licensor] are responsible for and have not participated in the determination
of the prices, and amount of [LICENSEE ETF] or the timing of the issuance or sale of [LICENSEE ETF] or in the determination
or calculation of the equation by which [LICENSEE ETF] is to be converted into cash, surrendered or redeemed, as the case
may be. S&P Dow Jones Indices and [Third Party Licensor] have no obligation or liability
in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of [LICENSEE ETF]. There is no assurance that investment products
based on the [Index] will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns.  S&P Dow Jones
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investment advisor.  Inclusion
of a security within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is
it considered to be investment advice.

 

NEITHER S&P DOW JONES INDICES
NOR [THIRD PARTY LICENSOR] GUARANTEES THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE [INDEX] OR
ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND [THIRD PARTY LICENSOR] SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES
OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND [THIRD PARTY LICENSOR] MAKES NO
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY [LICENSEE], OWNERS OF THE [LICENSEE ETF], OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM
THE USE OF THE [INDEX] OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER
SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES OR [THIRD PARTY LICENSOR] BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL,
EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THERE
ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND [LICENSEE], OTHER
THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.”

 

		17.2.	Any changes in the foregoing disclaimers and limitations must be
approved in advance in writing by an authorized officer of S&P.

 

		17.3.	Use of any trademarks by LICENSEE in connection with the LICENSEE
ETFs (including in the name of the LICENSEE ETFs), which are not the S&P Marks is at LICENSEE's sole risk.

 

		18.	Indemnification.

 

		18.1.	LICENSEE shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless S&P, its Third-Party
Licensors, their respective Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (each, a “S&P
Indemnified Party”) against any and all judgments, damages, costs, losses, expenses or liabilities of any kind (including,
but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees) resulting from any claim, action or proceeding (a “Claim”)
that (1) is instituted by or on behalf of an Organized Securities Market on which a LICENSEE ETF is Listed; or (2) arises
out of or relates to (i) any LICENSEE ETFs, or (ii) any breach or alleged breach by LICENSEE, any Affiliate of LICENSEE
and/or any Permitted Sublicensee of its obligations, representations and/or warranties under this Master Agreement, any ETF License
and/or any Sublicense Agreement, or (iii) any act or omission of LICENSEE, any Affiliate of LICENSEE and/or any Permitted
Sublicensee, or (iv) any violation or alleged violation of applicable laws (including, but not limited to, banking, commodities,
and securities laws) arising out of or in connection with the creation, offering, listing, issuance, sale, marketing, promotion
and/or operation of any LICENSEE ETFs; provided, however, that such obligation to indemnify will be conditioned upon

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(I) the S&P Indemnified
Party notifying LICENSEE in writing promptly upon learning of any such Claim (but only to the extent such failure adversely affects
the defense of such Claim in a material manner); (II) the S&P Indemnified Party granting LICENSEE reasonable control
of defense and/or settlement of such Claim; and (III) the S&P Indemnified Party reasonably cooperating with LICENSEE,
at LICENSEE’s expense, in the defense thereof. The foregoing notwithstanding, LICENSEE shall not be obligated to indemnify
any S&P Indemnified Party with respect to Claims to the extent arising out of (A) a breach by S&P of its representations
or warranties under Section 16; or (B) S&P’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. LICENSEE shall periodically reimburse each applicable S&P Indemnified Party for its reasonable indemnifiable expenses
incurred under this Section 18.1. Each applicable S&P Indemnified Party shall have
the right (but not the obligation), at its own expense, to participate in the defense of any Claim against which it is indemnified
hereunder; provided, however, it shall have no right to control the defense, consent to judgment, or agree to settle any such Claim
without the written consent of LICENSEE without waiving the indemnity hereunder. LICENSEE, in the defense of any Claim, except
with the written consent of each applicable S&P Indemnified Party, shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into
any settlement which either (i) does not include, as an unconditional term, the grant by the claimant to each applicable
S&P Indemnified Party of a release of all liabilities in respect of such Claim or (ii) otherwise adversely affects the
rights of any applicable S&P Indemnified Party.

 

		18.2.	S&P shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless LICENSEE, its Affiliates
and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (each, a “LICENSEE Indemnified Party”) against
any and all judgments, damages, costs, losses, expenses or liabilities of any kind (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys'
and experts' fees) resulting from any Claim that arises out of or relates to any breach or alleged breach by S&P of its representations
or warranties under Section 16 and/or any ETF License; provided, however, that such
obligation to indemnify will be conditioned upon (I) the LICENSEE Indemnified Party notifying S&P in writing promptly
upon learning of any such Claim (but only to the extent such failure adversely affects the defense of such Claim in a material
manner); (II) the LICENSEE Indemnified Party granting S&P control of its defense and/or settlement; and (III)
the LICENSEE Indemnified Party reasonably cooperating with S&P, at S&P’s expense, in the defense thereof. The foregoing
notwithstanding, S&P shall not be obligated to indemnify any LICENSEE Indemnified Party with respect to Claims to the extent
arising out of (A) a breach by LICENSEE, any Affiliate of LICENSEE and/or any Permitted Sublicensee of its obligations,
representations and/or warranties under this Master Agreement, any ETF License and/or any Sublicense Agreement; or (B) the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of LICENSEE, any Affiliate of LICENSEE and/or any Permitted Sublicensee. S&P shall periodically
reimburse each applicable LICENSEE Indemnified Party for its reasonable indemnifiable expenses incurred under this Section
18.2. Each applicable LICENSEE Indemnified Party shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its own expense,
to participate in the defense of any Claim against which it is indemnified hereunder; provided, however, it shall have no right
to control the defense, consent to judgment, or agree to settle any such Claim without the written consent of S&P without waiving
the indemnity hereunder. S&P, in the defense of any Claim, except with the written consent of each applicable LICENSEE Indemnified
Party, shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which either (i) does not include, as an
unconditional term, the grant by the claimant to each applicable LICENSEE Indemnified Party of a release of all liabilities in
respect of such Claim or (ii) otherwise adversely affects the rights of any applicable LICENSEE Indemnified Party.

 

		19.	Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER S&P,
ITS THIRD PARTY LICENSORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR LICENSEE HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS) HOWSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ETF LICENSE, EVEN IF NOTIFIED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO: (A) THE OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH UNDER SECTIONS
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BREACH BY LICENSEE OR ANY PERMITTED
SUBLICENSEE OF THE LICENSE GRANTED UNDER ANY ETF LICENSE AND THIS MASTER AGREEMENT. WITHOUT DIMINISHING ANY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS
SET FORTH HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF S&P, ITS THIRD PARTY LICENSORS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES
TO LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ETF LICENSE EXCEED THE LICENSE FEES ACTUALLY PAID TO S&P BY
LICENSEE UNDER THAT ETF LICENSE DURING THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD.

 

		20.	Force Majeure.

 

		20.1.	Neither S&P nor LICENSEE shall bear responsibility or liability
for any losses arising out of any delay in or interruptions of their respective performance of their obligations under this Master
Agreement and/or any ETF License due to any act of God, act of governmental authority, act of the public enemy or due to war, the
outbreak or escalation of hostilities (including acts of terrorism), riot, fire, flood, civil commotion, insurrection, labor difficulty,
including without limitation, any strike, or other work stoppage or slow down, severe or adverse weather conditions, communications
line failure, or other similar cause beyond the reasonable control of the Party so affected but not due to such Party’s negligence
(“Force Majeure Event”).

 

		20.2.	Any Party that is subject to a Force Majeure Event shall not be in
breach of this Master Agreement and/or any ETF License provided that: (a) it promptly notifies the other Party in writing
of the nature and extent of such Force Majeure Event causing its delay or interruption in performance; and (b) it could
not have avoided the effect of the Force Majeure Event by taking precautions which, having regard to all the matters known to it
before the Force Majeure Event, it ought reasonably to have taken, but did not; and (c) it has used all endeavors to mitigate
the effect of the Force Majeure Event, to carry out its obligations under any ETF License and/or this Master Agreement in any way
that is reasonably practicable and to resume the performance of its obligations as soon as reasonably practicable. 

 

		20.3.	If the Force Majeure Event continues for more than thirty (30) days,
the other Party shall have the right to terminate the relevant ETF License upon written notice to such Party.

 

		21.	Other Matters.

 

		21.1.	Change in Control. If there is a Change in Control, LICENSEE
shall so inform S&P in writing setting forth the details of such Change in Control promptly upon such Change in Control or
if, permitted by law or applicable regulations, at least forty-five (45) days prior to such Change in Control. S&P may at its
option, after receipt of such notice, require LICENSEE to renegotiate any terms of this Master Agreement and/or any ETF License(s)
for the remainder of the then-current Term of each or any ETF License entered into under this Master Agreement. Further in the
event of such Change in Control, S&P’s written consent to an assignment (by operation of law or otherwise) or transfer
of this Master Agreement and/or any ETF License to such third party shall be required, and any attempt to so assign or transfer
this Master Agreement and/or any ETF License without such written consent shall be null and void.

 

		21.2.	Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Master Agreement
and each ETF License is solely and exclusively between the Parties and shall not be assigned or transferred by either Party, without
the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempt to so assign or transfer this Master Agreement or any ETF License
without such written consent shall be null and void. The foregoing notwithstanding, S&P may assign its rights and duties under
this Master Agreement and/or any ETF License to an Affiliate, without obtaining such consent. This Master Agreement and/or any
ETF License (and any related agreement or arrangement between the Parties) is solely and exclusively for the benefit of the Parties
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ETF License (or any related agreement
or arrangement between the Parties), express or implied, is intended to or shall confer on any other person or entity, any rights,
benefits, or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Master Agreement or any ETF License (or any such related
agreement or arrangement between the Parties). Despite the provisions of this Section 21.2,
Third Party Licensors shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Master Agreement and any ETF License against LICENSEE
to the extent that such provisions benefit such Third Party Licensor.

 

		21.3.	Governing Law. This Master Agreement and all ETF Licenses
hereunder shall be deemed to have been made in the United States of America, in the State of New York and shall be governed by,
and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York,
without reference to principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Any action or proceeding arising under or relating to this Master
Agreement and/or any ETF License shall be instituted in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction in the State and County
of New York. LICENSEE and S&P hereby consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection
to the propriety or convenience of venue therein. Service of process with respect to any such action or proceeding may be made
upon either Party by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such Party or the attorney for such Party at its address
as provided in Section 21.7.

 

		21.4.	Entire Agreement. This Master Agreement (together with each
ETF License entered into hereunder) constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to its subject matter and may
be amended or modified only by a writing signed by duly authorized officers of both Parties. This Master Agreement, together with
each ETF License entered into hereunder, supersedes all previous agreements between the Parties with respect to the subject matter
of this Master Agreement and/or each such ETF License. There are no oral or written collateral representations, agreements, or
understandings except as provided herein. 

 

		21.5.	Waiver, Modification and Amendment. No waiver, modification,
or amendment of any of the terms and conditions of this Master Agreement (or any ETF License hereunder) shall be valid or binding
unless set forth in a written instrument signed by duly authorized officers of both Parties. The delay or failure by either Party
to insist, in any one or more instances, upon strict performance of any of the terms or conditions of this Master Agreement (or
any ETF License hereunder) or to exercise any right or privilege herein conferred shall not be construed as a waiver of any such
term, condition, right, or privilege, but the same shall continue in full force and effect.

 

		21.6.	Continuing Obligations of the Parties. No breach, default
or threatened breach of this Master Agreement (and/or any ETF License entered into hereunder) by either Party shall relieve the
other Party of its obligations or liabilities under this Master Agreement and/or such ETF License with respect to the protection
of the property or proprietary nature of any property which is the subject of this Master Agreement and/or such ETF License.

 

		21.7.	Notice. Except as set forth in Section
11.1 hereof with respect to Informational Materials, all notices and other communications under this Master Agreement
and/or any ETF License shall be (i) in writing, (ii) delivered by hand, by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, or by facsimile transmission to the address or facsimile number set forth below or such address or facsimile number
as either Party shall specify by a written notice to the other and (iii) deemed given upon receipt.

 

Notice to S&P:

S&P Opco, LLC

c/o S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC

55 Water Street

New York, New York 10041

Attention: Robert A. Shakotko, Managing
Director

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Fax # (212) 438-3523

 

With a copy to:

 

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: Kenneth Vittor, General
Counsel

Fax # (212) 512-4827

 

Notice to LICENESEE shall be
served at the address stated in Paragraph C.

 

		21.8.	Independent Contractors. The Parties are independent contractors.
Nothing herein shall be construed to place the Parties in the relationship of partners or joint venturers, and neither Party shall
acquire any power, other than as specifically and expressly provided in this Master Agreement or the relevant ETF License, to bind
the other in any manner whatsoever with respect to third parties.

 

		21.9.	Severability. If any part of this Master Agreement and/or
any ETF License is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that part will be enforced to the
maximum extent permitted by law, and the remainder of this Master Agreement and such ETF License will remain in full force.

 

		21.10.	Headings. Headings used in this Master Agreement are for references
purposes only and shall be deemed a part of this Master Agreement.

 

		21.11.	Counterparts. This Master Agreement and/or any ETF License
may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but both of which, when taken together, shall constitute
one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this Master Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

	Accushares Management LLC	S&P OPCO, LLC
	 	 
	Signature: 	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman	Signature: 	/s/ Bo Chung
	 	 	 	 
	Name:	Forrest G. Gilman	Name:	Bo Chung
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)
	Title:	CFO	Title:	Managing Director
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)
	Date: 	10/2/2013	Date:	November 5, 2013
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)
	 	 
	Signature: 	 	Signature:	/s/ Alexander Matturri
	 	 	 	 
	Name:	 	Name:	Alexander Matturri
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)
	Title:	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)
	Date: 	 	Date:	November 5, 2013
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)

 

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Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Full Company Name:	Accushares Management LLC
	Company Number:	 
	Country of Incorporation:	 
	Registered Address:	253 Turtle Back Road  New Canaan, CT  06840-2624
	Address for Service:	 
	Contact Name:	Forrest Gilman
	Contact Telephone:	 
	Contact Fax:	 
	Contact E-Mail :	forrest.gilman@accushares.com

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EXHIBIT A - FORM OF ETF LICENSE

 

THIS ETF License is entered into
as of the ____ day of ____________________ 20___ (the “Commencement Date”) by & between:

 

		(I)	S&P OPCO, LLC, a Delaware USA limited liability company,
having a place of business at 55 Water Street, New York, N.Y. 10041 USA (“S&P”); and

 

		(II)	The Party identified in Paragraph A
hereto (“LICENSEE”)

 

WHEREAS

 

		(A)	S&P is Party to a subsisting written agreement of ___ day of __________ 20___

			with ______________________________________________________________________________

			(“Master Agreement”); and

 

		(B)	S&P is willing to enter into an ETF License governed thereby and as defined thereunder for
the LICENSEE to create and market a LICENSEE ETF.

 

IT IS
AGREED THAT:-

 

		1.	This is an ETF License under and governed by the Master Agreement
and incorporates Paragraphs A to M hereto.

 

		2.	All words terms or phrases defined in the Master Agreement have the
same meaning where used in this ETF License.

 

		3.	This ETF License shall not vary the meaning or effect of the Master
Agreement, save insofar as such meaning or effect pertains to this ETF License alone.

 

		4.	In determining the meaning or effect of this ETF License the provisions
of this ETF License shall prevail over those of the Master Agreement.

 

		5.	This ETF License is a discrete contract entirely severable from all
other ETF Licenses entered into under the Master Agreement.

 

		6.	This ETF License entitles the LICENSEE to create and launch one or
more LICENSEE ETFs described in it at any time and from time to time during its existence.

 

		7.	In advance of the first listing of any new ETF hereunder the LICENSEE
shall inform S&P providing a term sheet in such regard to provide all then available information necessary for S&P to determine
(a) that the new LICENSEE ETF complies with this ETF License and the Master Agreement and (b) the Fees anticipated
to be payable to S&P in such regard under Paragraph I below.

 

		8.	The LICENSEE shall after the first listing of a LICENSEE ETF provide
as soon as possible all further information (or an updated final prospectus) to S&P to provide all then available information
necessary for S&P to determine (a) that the LICENSEE ETF complies with this ETF License and the Master Agreement and
(b) the License Fees actually and correctly payable to S&P in such regard under Paragraph
I below.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this ETF License to be executed as of the Commencement Date.

 

	 	S&P OPCO, LLC
	 	 
	Signature: 	 	Signature: 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Name:	 	Name:	 
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	Title:	 	Title:	 
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)
	 	 	 	 
	Date: 	 	Date:	 
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	Signature: 	 	Signature: 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Name:	 	Name:	 
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)
	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	Title:	 
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	Date: 	 	Date: 	 
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Paragraph A - “LICENSEE”

	Full Company Name	____________________________________________
	Company Number	____________________________________________
	Country of Incorporation	____________________________________________
	Registered Address	____________________________________________
	Address for Service	____________________________________________
	Contact Name	____________________________________________
	Contact Telephone	____________________________________________
	Contact Fax	____________________________________________
	Contact E-Mail	____________________________________________

 

Paragraph B – LICENSEE Audit
Address

	Building Name/Number	____________________________________________
	Street	____________________________________________
	City	____________________________________________
	State	____________________________________________
	Country	____________________________________________
	Contact Name	____________________________________________
	Contact Telephone	____________________________________________
	Contact Fax	____________________________________________
	Contact E-Mail	____________________________________________

 

Paragraph C – LICENSEE Notice
Address

	Building Name/Number	____________________________________________
	Street	____________________________________________
	City	____________________________________________
	State	____________________________________________
	Country	____________________________________________
	Contact Name	____________________________________________
	Contact Telephone	____________________________________________
	Contact Fax	____________________________________________
	Contact E-Mail	____________________________________________

 

Paragraph D – S&P Indices

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Are the S&P Indices standard (Yes/No) or
custom (Yes/No)

If custom, agreed methodology to be attached
hereto

 

Paragraph E1

LICENSEE ETF Name(s)

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

 

Paragraph E2 - ETF Type

By relation to the S&P Index

 

	A.	Replicating	(meaning Beta = 1)	(Yes/No)
	B.	Leveraged	(meaning Beta >1.25)	(Yes/No)
	C.	Inverse/Shorting	(meaning Beta < Zero)	(Yes/No)
	D.	Restricted	(meaning Beta ≥ Zero and ≤ 1.25)	(Yes/No)

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Where “Beta” means the percentage
point change in the value of an ETF that is intended or targeted to arise from, or be caused by, a one percentage point change
in the Underlying Index, as set out in the investment objectives of the prospectus or other disclosure documents of such ETF.

 

Paragraph F – Territory

United States of America – unless otherwise
stated below

________________________________________________________________

 

Paragraph G – Exclusivity

Unless otherwise stated below this ETF license
is entirely non exclusive

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

 

Paragraph H – Term

H1 – Initial Term – Five (5) Years

H2 – Renewal Term – Three (3) years

Save as otherwise stated below

________________________________________________________________

 

Paragraph I – License Fee

 

________________________________________________________________

 

Paragraph J1 – Target Launch Date

 

________________________________________________________________

 

Paragraph J2 – Designated OSM

 

________________________________________________________________

 

Paragraph K – S&P Marks

 

________________________________________________________________

 

Paragraph L – Informational Materials
– Notice Address

	Building Name/Number	____________________________________________
	Street	____________________________________________
	City	____________________________________________
	State	____________________________________________
	Country	____________________________________________
	Contact Name	____________________________________________
	Contact Telephone	____________________________________________
	Contact Fax	____________________________________________
	Contact E-Mail	____________________________________________

 

Paragraph
M – Third Party Licensor

Is there
a Third Party Licensor? (Yes/No)

If “Yes”,
are there flow- through obligations? (Yes/No)

If “Yes”
describe below:

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ETF License Number 1

to ETF Master Agreement dated 1st of
October, 2013

THIS ETF License is entered into as
of this 1st day of October, 2013 (the “Commencement Date”) by & between:

 

		(I)	S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices
LLC), a Delaware limited liability company with offices at 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, USA (“S&P”),
and

 

		(II)	The Party identified in Paragraph A
hereto (“LICENSEE”)

 

WHEREAS

 

		A.	S&P is Party to a subsisting written agreement of 1st day of October 2013 with Accushares
Management LLC (“Master Agreement”); and

 

		B.	S&P is willing to enter into an ETF License governed thereby and as defined thereunder for
the LICENSEE to create and market a LICENSEE ETF.

 

IT IS AGREED THAT:-

 

		1.	This is an ETF License under and governed by the Master Agreement
and incorporates Paragraphs A to M hereto.

 

		2.	All words terms or phrases defined in the Master Agreement have the
same meaning where used in this ETF License.

 

		3.	This ETF License shall not vary the meaning or effect of the Master
Agreement, save insofar as such meaning or effect pertains to this ETF License alone.

 

		4.	In determining the meaning or effect of this ETF License the provisions
of this ETF License shall prevail over those of the Master Agreement.

 

		5.	This ETF License is a discrete contract entirely severable from all
other ETF Licenses entered into under the Master Agreement.

 

		6.	This ETF License entitles the LICENSEE to create and launch one or
more LICENSEE ETFs described in it at any time and from time to time during its existence.

 

		7.	In advance of the first listing of any new ETF hereunder the LICENSEE
shall inform S&P providing a term sheet in such regard to provide all then available information necessary for S&P to determine
(a) that the new LICENSEE ETF complies with this ETF License and the Master Agreement and (b) the Fees anticipated
to be payable to S&P in such regard under Paragraph I below.

 

		8.	The LICENSEE shall after the first listing of a LICENSEE ETF provide
as soon as possible all further information (or an updated final prospectus) to S&P to provide all then available information
necessary for S&P to determine (a) that the LICENSEE ETF complies with this ETF License and the Master Agreement and
(b) the License Fees actually and correctly payable to S&P in such regard under Paragraph
I below.

 

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		9.	Section 11.5 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it
with the following: “LICENSEE shall use the following notice when referring to the S&P
Indices or the S&P Marks in any Informational Material or a translation in the language of the concerned documentation:

“The Index is a product
of The Chicago Board Options Exchange Incorporated (“CBOE”) which is licensed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”)
to [Licensee] in connection with the [ETF Name]. Standard & Poor’s® and S&P® are registered
trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark
of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); “VIX” is a trademark of the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated (“CBOE”); and, these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes
by [Licensee]. [Licensee ETF] is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, any of their respective
affiliates or their third party licensors (including CBOE) and none of such parties make any representation
regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions
of the [Index].”

Licensee may use other language as
may be approved in advance by S&P, it being understood that (i) such notice need only
refer to the specific S&P Marks referred to in the Informational Material; (ii) such notice may need to include additional
S&P Marks, where relevant; and (iii) that such notice may need to account for S&P’s obligations to its Third Party
Licensors.”

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this ETF License to be executed as of the Commencement Date.

 

	Accushares Management LLC	S&P OPCO, LLC
	Signature: 	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman	Signature: 	/s/ Bo Chung
	 	 	 	 
	Name:	Forrest G. Gilman	Name:	Bo Chung
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	Title:	CFO	Title:	Managing Director
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	Date: 	10/2/2013	Date:	November 5, 2013
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	Signature: 	 	Signature: 	/s/ Alexander Matturri
	 	 	 	 
	Name:	 	Name:	Alexander Matturri
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	Title:	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
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	Date: 	 	Date: 	November 5, 2013
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)

 

 

 

 

 

			

			

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Paragraph
A - “LICENSEE”

 

	Full Company Name:	Accushares Management LLC
	Company Number: 	 
	Country of Incorporation:	 
	Registered Address:	253 Turtle Back Road  New Canaan, CT  06840-2624
	Address for Service:	 
	Contact Name:	Forrest Gilman
	Contact Telephone:	 
	Contact Fax:	 
	Contact E-Mail:	forrest.gilman@accushares.com

 

Paragraph
B – LICENSEE Audit Address

 

	Building Name/Number:	 
	Street: 	 
	City:	 
	State:	 
	Country:	 
	Contact Name:	 
	Contact Telephone:	 
	Contact Fax:	 
	Contact E-Mail:	 

 

Paragraph C – LICENSEE Notice Address

 

	Building Name/Number:	 
	Street: 	 
	City:	 
	State:	 
	Country:	 
	Contact Name:	 
	Contact Telephone:	 
	Contact Fax:	 
	Contact E-Mail:	 

 

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Paragraph D – S&P Indices

 

CBOE Volatility Index (Spot VIX version)

 

Are the S&P
Indices standard (Yes [X] /No [_]) or custom (Yes
[_] /No [_])

If custom, agreed methodology to be attached
hereto

 

Paragraph E1

LICENSEE ETF Name(s)

 

______________________________

 

Paragraph E2 - ETF Type

As set forth in the Definition of ETF in
the Agreement, the ETF includes two types of ETF Shares: Up Shares and Down Shares. The Up Shares Replicate the S&P Index as
set forth below and the Down Shares Inverse the S&P Index as defined below.

By relation to the S&P Index

	A.	Replicating	(meaning Beta = 1)	(Yes [X] /No [_])
	B.	Leveraged	(meaning Beta >1.25)	(Yes [_] /No [X])
	C.	Inverse/Shorting	(meaning Beta < Zero)	(Yes [X] /No [_])
	D.	Restricted	(meaning Beta ≥ Zero and ≤ 1.25)	(Yes [_] /No [X])

Where “Beta” means
the percentage point change in the value of an ETF that is intended or targeted to arise from, or be caused by, a one percentage
point change in the Underlying Index, as set out in the investment objectives of the prospectus or other disclosure documents of
such ETF.

 

Paragraph F – Territory

 

[***Redacted]

 

Paragraph G – Exclusivity

 

[***Redacted]

 

Paragraph H – Term

 

[***Redacted]

 

Paragraph I – License Fee

 

[***Redacted]

 

Paragraph J1 – Target Launch Date

 

______________________________

 

Paragraph J2 – Designated OSM

 

______________________________

 

Paragraph K – S&P Marks

 

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S&P®

Standard & Poor’s®

VIX

CBOE Volatility Index

CBOE

 

 

Paragraph L – S&P Contact(s)
for Informational Materials & Notice Address

 

	Building Name/Number:	S&P Dow Jones Indices, LLC
	Street: 	55 Water Street, 27th Floor
	City:	New York
	State:	NY
	Country:	USA
	Contact Name:	Blake Franchi
	Contact Telephone:	212.438.1772
	Contact Fax:	212.438.3522
	Contact E-Mail:	blake.franchi@spdji.com

 

Paragraph M – Third Party Licensor

Is
there a Third Party Licensor? (Yes [X] /No [_])

If
“Yes”, are there flow- through obligations? (Yes [_] /No [_])

If “Yes” describe below: Chicago
Board of Options Exchange, Incorporated, owner of the CBOE Volatility Index and the following trademarks: VIX, CBOE Volatility
Index, CBOE.

 

Licensee agrees that Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated,
may enforce its rights against Licensee as an intended third party beneficiary of the Agreement and this ETF License No. 1, even
though such licensor is not a party to the Agreement and this ETF License No. 1.

 

 

 

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ETF License Number 2

to ETF Master Agreement dated 1st of
October, 2013

THIS ETF License is entered into as
of this 1st day of October, 2013 (the “Commencement Date”) by & between:

 

		(I)	S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices
LLC), a Delaware limited liability company with offices at 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, USA (“S&P”),
and

 

		(II)	The Party identified in Paragraph A
hereto (“LICENSEE”)

 

WHEREAS

 

		A.	S&P is Party to a subsisting written agreement of 1st day of October 2013 with Accushares
Management LLC (“Master Agreement”); and

 

		B.	S&P is willing to enter into an ETF License governed thereby and as defined thereunder for
the LICENSEE to create and market a LICENSEE ETF.

 

IT IS AGREED THAT:-

 

		1.	This is an ETF License under and governed by the Master Agreement
and incorporates Paragraphs A to M hereto.

 

		2.	All words terms or phrases defined in the Master Agreement have the
same meaning where used in this ETF License.

 

		3.	This ETF License shall not vary the meaning or effect of the Master
Agreement, save insofar as such meaning or effect pertains to this ETF License alone.

 

		4.	In determining the meaning or effect of this ETF License the provisions
of this ETF License shall prevail over those of the Master Agreement.

 

		5.	This ETF License is a discrete contract entirely severable from all
other ETF Licenses entered into under the Master Agreement.

 

		6.	This ETF License entitles the LICENSEE to create and launch one or
more LICENSEE ETFs described in it at any time and from time to time during its existence.

 

		7.	In advance of the first listing of any new ETF hereunder the LICENSEE
shall inform S&P providing a term sheet in such regard to provide all then available information necessary for S&P to determine
(a) that the new LICENSEE ETF complies with this ETF License and the Master Agreement and (b) the Fees anticipated
to be payable to S&P in such regard under Paragraph I below.

 

The LICENSEE shall after the first
listing of a LICENSEE ETF provide as soon as possible all further information (or an updated final prospectus) to S&P to provide
all then available information necessary for S&P to determine (a) that the LICENSEE ETF complies with this ETF License
and the Master Agreement and (b) the License Fees actually and correctly payable to S&P in such regard under Paragraph
I below.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this ETF License to be executed as of the Commencement Date.

 

	Accushares Management LLC	S&P OPCO, LLC
	Signature: 	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman	Signature: 	/s/ Bo Chung
	 	 	 	 
	Name:	Forrest G. Gilman	Name:	Bo Chung
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	Title:	CFO	Title:	Managing Director
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	Date: 	10/2/2013	Date:	November 5, 2013
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	Signature: 	 	Signature: 	/s/ Alexander Matturri
	 	 	 	 
	Name:	 	Name:	Alexander Matturri
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	Title:	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
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	Date: 	 	Date: 	November 5, 2013
	 	(Please print)	 	(Please print)

 

 

 

 

 

			

			

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Paragraph
A - “LICENSEE”

 

	Full Company Name:	Accushares Management LLC
	Company Number: 	 
	Country of Incorporation:	 
	Registered Address:	253 Turtle Back Road  New Canaan, CT  06840-2624
	Address for Service:	 
	Contact Name:	Forrest Gilman
	Contact Telephone:	 
	Contact Fax:	 
	Contact E-Mail:	forrest.gilman@accushares.com

 

Paragraph
B – LICENSEE Audit Address

 

	Building Name/Number:	 
	Street: 	 
	City:	 
	State:	 
	Country:	 
	Contact Name:	 
	Contact Telephone:	 
	Contact Fax:	 
	Contact E-Mail:	 

 

Paragraph C – LICENSEE Notice Address

 

	Building Name/Number:	 
	Street: 	 
	City:	 
	State:	 
	Country:	 
	Contact Name:	 
	Contact Telephone:	 
	Contact Fax:	 
	Contact E-Mail:	 

 

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Paragraph D – S&P Indices

S&P GSCI Spot

S&P GSCI Crude Oil Spot

S&P GSCI Brent Crude Oil Spot

S&P GSCI Natural Gas

S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Spot

S&P GSCI Agriculture and Livestock
Spot

 

 

Are the S&P
Indices standard (Yes [X] /No [_]) or custom (Yes
[_] /No [_])

If custom, agreed methodology to be attached
hereto

 

Paragraph E1

LICENSEE ETF Name(s)

 

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

 

 

Paragraph E2 - ETF Type

As set forth in the Definition of ETF in
the Agreement, the ETF includes two types of ETF Shares: Up Shares and Down Shares. The Up Shares Replicate the S&P Index as
set forth below and the Down Shares Inverse the S&P Index as defined below.

By relation to the S&P Index

	A.	Replicating	(meaning Beta = 1)	(Yes [X] /No [_])
	B.	Leveraged	(meaning Beta >1.25)	(Yes [_] /No [X])
	C.	Inverse/Shorting	(meaning Beta < Zero)	(Yes [X] /No [_])
	D.	Restricted	(meaning Beta ≥ Zero and ≤ 1.25)	(Yes [_] /No [X])

Where “Beta” means
the percentage point change in the value of an ETF that is intended or targeted to arise from, or be caused by, a one percentage
point change in the Underlying Index, as set out in the investment objectives of the prospectus or other disclosure documents of
such ETF.

 

Paragraph F – Territory

 

[***Redacted]

 

Paragraph G – Exclusivity

 

[***Redacted]

 

Paragraph H – Term

 

[***Redacted]

 

 

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Paragraph I – License Fee

 

[***Redacted]

 

Paragraph J1 – Target Launch Date

 

____________________________

 

Paragraph J2 – Designated OSM

 

________________________________

 

Paragraph K – S&P Marks

 

S&P®

Standard & Poor’s®

S&P GSCI®

 

 

Paragraph L – S&P Contact(s)
for Informational Materials & Notice Address

 

	Building Name/Number:	S&P Dow Jones Indices, LLC
	Street: 	55 Water Street, 27th Floor
	City:	New York
	State:	NY
	Country:	USA
	Contact Name:	Blake Franchi
	Contact Telephone:	212.438.1772
	Contact Fax:	212.438.3522
	Contact E-Mail:	blake.franchi@spdji.com

 

Paragraph M – Third Party Licensor

Is
there a Third Party Licensor? (Yes [_]/No [_])

If
“Yes”, are there flow- through obligations? (Yes [_] /No [_])

If “Yes”
describe below:

 

 

 

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Execution Copy

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

THIS ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”) is made and entered into as of the 16th day of December, 2013,
by and between aCCUSHARES MANAGEMENT LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“Assignor”) and ACCUSHARES
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Assignee”), and acknowledged and
consented to by S&P Opco, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“S&P”).

R E C I T A L S:

WHEREAS, Assignor
and S&P have entered into that certain ETF Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”), and ETF License Number
1 and ETF License Number 2 thereto (each, an “ETF License”), each entered into as of October 1, 2013 between
Assignor and S&P (the Master Agreement and each ETF License, collectively, the “Index License Agreement”);
and

WHEREAS, Assignor
wishes to transfer and assign to Assignee all of Assignor’s rights, title, interest and powers in, to and under the Index
License Agreement, and Assignee wishes to accept such assignment and to assume any and all of Assignor’s duties, obligations,
liabilities and responsibilities under the Index License Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H:

NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.                 
Assignment. Assignor hereby transfers and assigns to Assignee all of Assignor’s rights, title, interest and
powers in, to and under the Index License Agreement.

2.                 
Acceptance and Assumption. Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing assignment by Assignor, assumes all of the duties,
obligations, liabilities and responsibilities of Assignor under the Index License Agreement and agrees to be bound by all of the
terms of the Index License Agreement.

3.                 
Release. Assignor is hereby released from all of its duties, obligations and responsibilities under the Index License
Agreement and, notwithstanding any provision thereof, following such release Assignor shall have no liability to any natural person,
partnership, limited liability company, trust (including a statutory trust), corporation, association or other entity under the
Index License Agreement, all such liability having been hereby assumed by Assignee.

4.                 
S&P Consent. S&P hereby acknowledges and consents to the foregoing assignment and release in accordance with
Section 21.2 of the Master Agreement.

    	
  
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5.                 
Counterparts. This Assignment may be executed in one or more facsimile or original counterparts, each of which when
executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have caused this Assignment and Assumption Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as
of the date and year first set forth above.

	 	ASSIGNOR:
	 	aCCUSHARES MANAGEMENT LLC
	 	By:	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman
	 	Name:	Forrest G. Gilman
	 	Title:	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 	ASSIGNEE:
	 	ACCUSHARES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, llc
	 	By:	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman
	 	Name:	Forrest G. Gilman
	 	Title:	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

RECEIPT
OF THE FOREGOING ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED AND CONSENT THERETO IS HEREBY PROVIDED:

S&P Opco,
llc

	By:  	/s/ Bo Chung	 
	Name:  	Bo Chung	 
	Title:  	Managing Director	 

 

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Execution Copy

AMENDMENT TO ETF LICENSE NUMBER 1 &
ETF LICENSE NUMBER 2

 

This AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”),
entered into as of the 1st day of January, 2014 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), to the ETF License
Number 1 and ETF License Number 2, each entered into by and between AccuShares Management LLC and S&P Opco, LLC with a Commencement
Date of October 1, 2013, and each as assigned by AccuShares Management LLC to AccuShares Investment Management, LLC on December
16, 2013 (each individually an “ETF License” and collectively the “ETF Licenses”), is by
and between Accushares Investment Management, LLC, having a place of business at 1 Bridge Plaza North, Suite 468, Fort Lee, NJ
07024 (“LICENSEE”) and S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC), a Delaware limited liability
company, having a place of business at 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041 (“S&P”). S&P and LICENSEE shall
be collectively known as the “Parties”.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
have entered into the ETF Licenses pursuant to the ETF Master Agreement with an Effective Date of October 1, 2013 between the Parties
(the “Master Agreement”); and,

 

WHEREAS, the ETF
Licenses incorporate the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Agreement”); and,

 

WHEREAS, instead
of engaging a third party pricing agent to provide intraday indicative pricing for the LICENSEE ETFs as contemplated under Section
10.3 of the Master Agreement, LICENSEE is desirous to engage S&P in the calculation of the indicative optimized portfolio value
for each of the LICENSEE ETFs according to LICENSEE’s methodology (each an “IOPV” and collectively the “IOPVs”);
and,

 

WHEREAS, S&P
is desirous to calculate such IOPVs in exchange for the payment by LICENSEE of the fees set forth under this Amendment; and,

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
wish to amend the Prior Agreement as set forth below;

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
S&P and LICENSEE agree as follows:

 

1.Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Prior Agreement.

 

2.[***Redacted].

 

3.This Amendment shall automatically terminate
with respect to any LICENSEE ETF(s) in the event of a termination of the License(s) for the S&P Index or respective S&P
Indices tracked by such LICENSEE ETF(s), and S&P’s only liability under this Amendment in the event of any such termination
shall be a refund of any unused, prepaid fees under this Amendment.

 

4.S&P shall calculate an IOPV for each
class of shares (each, a “Class”) of each LICENSEE ETF under the Prior Agreement according to the specifications
set forth in the attached and incorporated Appendix 1

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(“Calculation Services”). LICENSEE shall be responsible for ensuring
that component data necessary to calculate the next business day’s IOPVs in possession of the custodian for the LICENSEE
ETFs (currently State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”)) shall be provided to S&P at the close of
the previous business day. The component data shall be sent to S&P via email to an address provided by S&P. LICENSEE expressly
agrees and acknowledges that S&P will provide the IOPVs to those third party vendor(s) of S&P’s choice who have established
connections to S&P’s or its service facilitator’s computer facility allowing S&P to feed such real-time data
to such third party vendor(s) (“Real-time Vendor(s)”), and S&P shall make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure
that the IOPVs are further disseminated to and published on Reuters. In connection thereto, LICENSEE agrees and acknowledges that
S&P shall have no duty or obligation to control the Real-time Vendor(s)’ or their distributors’ use of the IOPVs
beyond the point of S&P’s or its service facilitator’s computer facility, including, without limitation, any Real-time
Vendor’s further distribution of the IOPVs to additional vendors beyond Reuters within its distribution network. LICENSEE
agrees and acknowledges that certain third party vendors charge S&P to distribute data on their platform and that such charges
may be passed through to LICENSEE if S&P distributes the IOPVs via such vendor at LICENSEE’s written direction. All distribution
and re-distribution of the IOPVs by Real-time Vendors and their distributors shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this
Amendment and the Prior Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 5 of this Amendment below and Section 18.1 of the Master
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

 

5.LICENSEE expressly agrees that it shall
be bound by the following disclaimer and limitation of liability:

 

S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND ALL OF THEIR THIRD-PARTY
LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, AS TO THE IOPVS INCLUDING CALCULATION OF THE IOPVS OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED BY THEIR
USE OR THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF. NEITHER S&P, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THEIR THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS GUARANTEES THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY,
TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE IOPVS OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF, INCLUDING ANY UNDERLYING DATA USED TO CALCULATE THE IOPVS, OR
ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS), WITH RESPECT
THERETO. S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS,
OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS OR DELAYS IN S&P’S CALCULATION OR DISSEMINATION OF THE IOPVS. THE IOPVS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS
IS” BASIS AND LICENSEE’S USE OF THE IOPVS ARE AT LICENSEE’S OWN RISK.

 

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN
THIS AMENDMENT OR THE PRIOR AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY CLAIMS RELATING TO THE CALCULATION SERVICES FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD-PARTY
LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS RELATING TO THE CALCULATION SERVICES AGAINST LICENSEE (OR ANY THIRD PARTY) BY THIRD
PARTIES.

 

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In addition, as it relates to S&P only
and for purposes of the Calculation Services only, all references to the “ETF License” under Section 19 of the Master
Agreement shall be amended to include the Calculation Services.

 

6.For purposes of this Amendment, Section
18.1 of the Master Agreement shall be amended to add the following as an additional subsection (v) to Section 2 thereof: “(v)
the IOPVs”.

 

7.[***Redacted].

 

8.In the event of any conflict between
the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the terms and conditions of the Prior Agreement, the terms and conditions of this
Amendment shall prevail.

 

9.Except as expressly modified hereby,
all other provisions in the Prior Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this Amendment to be executed as of the date first set forth above.

 

	AccuShares Investment Management, LLC	 	S&P Opco, LLC
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	BY:	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman	 	BY:	/s/ Bo Chung
	 	(Signature)	 	 	(Signature)
	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME: 	Forrest G. Gilman	 	NAME: 	Bo Chung
	 	(Print Name)	 	 	(Print Name)
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Vice President,	 	 	 
	TITLE:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 	 	TITLE: 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 
	DATE: 	January 1, 2014	 	DATE: 	January 1, 2014 

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Appendix 1

 

Specifications

 

 

Description of the LICENSEE ETFs

 

Each LICENSEE ETF tracks its underlying S&P
Index’s changes without the need to hold any securities, commodities, futures or other financial instruments relating to
its underlying S&P Index or the assets referenced by the underlying S&P Index. Instead, each LICENSEE ETF is expressly
limited to holding only: cash; bills, bonds and notes issued and guaranteed by the United States Treasury with remaining maturities
of three months or less (“eligible Treasuries”); and over-night repurchase agreements collateralized by United States
Treasury securities (“eligible repos”, and together with the cash and eligible Treasuries, “Eligible Assets”).

 

Unlike other exchange traded products, each
LICENSEE ETF will engage principally in cash distributions and potentially paired share distributions to deliver to shareholders
the economic exposure to the LICENSEE ETF’s underlying S&P Index. Each LICENSEE ETF will issue its shares in offsetting
pairs, where one constituent of the pair is positively linked to the LICENSEE ETF’s underlying S&P Index (“Up Shares”)
and the other constituent is negatively linked to the LICENSEE ETF’s underlying S&P Index (“Down Shares”).
Therefore, each LICENSEE ETF will only issue, distribute, maintain and redeem equal quantities of Up and Down Shares at all times.
Once issued and before any redemption, Up Shares and Down Shares will trade separately without restriction on the NASDAQ OMX

 

The custodian will daily determine the liquidation
value of a LICENSEE ETF attributable to each of its Classes (“Class Value”), which liquidation value is based on the
value of the LICENSEE ETF’s Eligible Assets attributable to such Class, (a) plus any accrued income or gains or losses on
such assets attributable to such Class (“Investment Income”), (b) less all fees, expenses and taxes attributable to
such Class not otherwise assumed by the Licensee ETF’s sponsor (the “Sponsor”), where such income and gains after
deduction of such fees, expenses and taxes is referred to as the Class’ “Net Investment Income.” Investment Income
with respect to a Class will be adjusted during any creation or redemption order settlement period for any increases or decreases
in value of a LICENSEE ETF’s assets attributable to such Class resulting from such order. The Net Investment Income and Investment
Income can be positive or negative.

 

At the inception of operations of each LICENSEE
ETF, the Sponsor will establish the level at which each Class of the LICENSEE ETF will participate in the LICENSEE ETF’s
underlying S&P Index. Thereafter, the custodian will daily allocate among each LICENSEE ETF’s Up Shares and Down Shares
their respective Class Values where the Class Value for each Class of a LICENSEE ETF is shared equally among the outstanding shares
of such Class. This daily allocation of Class Values results in the “Class Value per Share” for each Up Share and each
Down Share of the LICENSEE ETF. Most important for the calculation of a LICENSEE ETF’s Class Values per Share – one
for the Up Shares and one for the Down Shares – is the determination of the Class Value of each Class of a LICENSEE ETF,
which is based on changes in the level of the underlying S&P Index from the previous calculation date and, in the case of the
AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund (the “VIX Fund”), the VIX Fund Daily Amount (as defined in the Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement by AccuShares Management LLC, as sponsor, and Wilmington Trust, N.A., as trustee, as assigned by AccuShares Management
LLC to LICENSEE on December 16, 2013, and as amended from time to time (the “Trust Agreement”)). Consequently, the
Class Value per Share of a Class of a LICENSEE ETF is such Class’ allocation per share of the LICENSEE ETF’s liquidation
value reflecting changes in the LICENSEE ETF’s underlying S&P Index in accordance with the linkage – positive or
negative – such Class has to the underlying S&P Index and, in the case of the VIX Fund, the VIX Fund Daily Amount. Class
Values and Class Values per Share will be posted to the Sponsor’s website (www.AccuShares.com).

 

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IOPV Description 

The following language is a description of
what will be disclosed to investors regarding IOPV calculations:

The IOPV-UP is an indicator of the value of
an Up Share’s Class Value per Share at the time the IOPV-UP is disseminated. The IOPV-UP is calculated and disseminated every
15 seconds throughout the business day. The IOPV-UP is generally calculated using the prior business day’s closing Class
Value per Share of an Up Share as a base and updating throughout the business day based on changes in either the value of the underlying
S&P Index or the value of an equivalent front-futures contract price if S&P and its Affiliates have failed to publish such
S&P Index value. The IOPV-UP of each LICENSEE ETF on any given day will not include any accrual of that day’s Net Investment
Income and, in the case of the VIX Fund, that day’s VIX Fund Daily Amount.

The IOPV-DOWN is an indicator of the value
of a Down Share’s Class Value per Share at the time the IOPV-DOWN is disseminated. The IOPV-DOWN is calculated and disseminated
every 15 seconds throughout the business day. The IOPV-DOWN is generally calculated using the prior business day’s closing
Class Value per Share of a Down Share as a base and updating throughout the business day based on changes in either the value of
the underlying S&P Index or the value of an equivalent front-futures contract price if S&P and its Affiliates have failed
to publish such S&P Index value. The IOPV-DOWN of each LICENSEE ETF on any given day will not include any accrual of that day’s
Net Investment Income and, in the case of the VIX Fund, that day’s VIX Fund Daily Amount.

 

Calculation Methodology

For purposes
of this section only, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment or in the Prior Agreement shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Trust Agreement. The Class Value per Share of each Class of each LICENSEE ETF shall be calculated in accordance
with the following formulas:

(i)The
Class Value per Share for the Up Shares of each LICENSEE ETF, other than the VIX Fund, at any time is determined as follows:

UPt = UPt-1
+ UPSIFt x (UILt – UILt-1) + UPNIAt

(ii)The
Class Value per Share for the AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares will be determined at any time as follows:

UPt = UPt-1
+ UPSIFt x (UILt – UILt-1) + UPNIAt – DAt

(iii)The
Class Value per Share for the Down Shares of each LICENSEE ETF, other than the VIX Fund, at any time is determined as follows:

DNt = DNt-1
+ DNSIFt x (UILt – UILt-1) + DNNIAt

(iv)The
Class Value per Share for the AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Down Shares at any time is determined as follows:

DNt = DNt-1
+ DNSIFt x (UILt – UILt-1) + DNNIAt+ DAt

Where

“UIL”
means, with respect to any LICENSEE ETF, the level of such LICENSEE ETF’s underlying S&P Index, subject to the Class
Value per Share Limitation.

“Up
Share Index Factor” or “UPSIF” means, with respect to any LICENSEE ETF, the Share Index Factor of such LICENSEE
ETF’s Up Shares.

“UPNIA”
means, with respect to any LICENSEE ETF, the accrued Net Investment Income per Share attributable to each of such LICENSEE ETF’s
Up Shares since the Prior Distribution Date.

“Down
Share Index Factor” or “DNSIF” means, with respect to any LICENSEE ETF, the Share Index Factor of such LICENSEE
ETF’s Down Shares.

“DNNIA”
means, with respect to any LICENSEE ETF, the accrued Net Investment Income per Share attributable to each of such LICENSEE ETF’s
Down Shares since the Prior Distribution Date.

“DAt”
means the accumulated VIX Fund Daily Amounts since the Prior Distribution Date.

“Share
Index Factor” means, with respect to any Class of a LICENSEE ETF, as of any date of determination, the fixed linear relationship
of the Class Value of such Class with such LICENSEE ETF’s underlying S&P Index.

“t”
means the time of the related determination.

“t-1”
means the time of the related determination as of the Prior Distribution Date.

 

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Actual Calculations

When calculating the IOPV of either Class of
a LICENSEE ETF, the above formulas would apply as well. Each of the components listed above would be provided to SPDJI from State
Street as the fund custodian at the close of the previous business day. The only variable that would be changing during each business
day would be the UILt. As shown in Exhibit 1, all of the S&P Indices are SPDJI indices with the exception of the CBOE Volatility
Index.

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Exhibit 1

 

LICENSEE ETFs and Indices

 

	LICENSEE ETFs	 	Indices
	 	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Spot Fund	 	S&P GSCI Spot
	 	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Agriculture and	 	S&P GSCI Agriculture and Livestock Spot
	Livestock Spot Fund	 	 
	 	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Spot Fund	 	S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Spot
	 	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Spot Fund	 	S&P GSCI Crude Oil Spot
	 	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Brent Oil Spot Fund	 	S&P GSCI Brent Crude Spot
	 	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Natural Gas Spot Fund	 	S&P GSCI Natural Gas Spot
	 	 	 
	AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund	 	CBOE Volatility Index

 

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Exhibit 2

 

Tickers

 

	AccuShares S&P GSCI Spot Up Shares	 	GSCU
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Spot Down Shares	 	GSCD
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Agriculture and	 	AGUP
	Livestock Spot Up Shares	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Agriculture and	 	AGDN
	Livestock Spot Down Shares	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Industrial Metals	 	MTLU
	Spot Up Shares	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Industrial Metals	 	MTLD
	Spot Down Shares	 	 
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Spot Up Shares	 	SPTU
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Crude Oil Spot Down Shares	 	SPTD
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Brent Oil Spot Up Shares	 	BRTU
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Brent Oil Spot Down Shares	 	BRTD
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Natural Gas Spot Up Shares	 	NGUP
	AccuShares S&P GSCI Natural Gas Spot Down Shares	 	NGDN
	AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares	 	VXUP
	AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Down Shares	 	VXDN

 

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO ETF LICENSE NUMBER
1 & ETF LICENSE NUMBER 2

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 (“Amendment
No. 2”), entered into as of the 1st day of January, 2015 (the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date”),
to the ETF License Number 1 and ETF License Number 2 (each as amended by the Amendment entered into as of January 1, 2014 (“Amendment
No. 1”)) each entered into by and between AccuShares Investment Management, LLC (as successor-in-interest to AccuShares
Management LLC) and S&P Opco, LLC with Commencement Dates of October 1, 2013 (each individually an “ETF License”
and collectively the “ETF Licenses”), is by and between Accushares Investment Management, LLC, having a place
of business at 300 First Stamford Place, 4th Floor East, Stamford, CT 06902 (“LICENSEE”) and S&P Opco, LLC
(a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, having a place of business at 55 Water Street,
New York, NY 10041 (“S&P”). S&P and LICENSEE shall be collectively known as the “Parties”.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
have entered into the ETF Licenses pursuant to the ETF Master Agreement with an Effective Date of October 1, 2013 between the Parties
(the “Master Agreement”); and,

 

WHEREAS, the ETF
Licenses incorporate the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Agreement”);
and,

 

WHEREAS, under the
Prior Agreement, LICENSEE engaged S&P to calculate the indicative optimized portfolio value for each of the LICENSEE ETFs according
to LICENSEE’s methodology (each an “IOPV” and collectively the “IOPVs”); and,

 

WHEREAS, S&P
has yet to commence calculation of such IOPVs and has not billed LICENSEE for any such services as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective
Date; and,

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
wish to amend the Prior Agreement as set forth below;

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
S&P and LICENSEE agree as follows:

 

1.                 
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Prior Agreement.

 

2.                 
[***Redacted].

 

3.                 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Prior Agreement, the Parties agree that the Calculation Services shall commence
on a per Class basis upon delivery to S&P of the component data necessary to fulfill such Calculation Services with respect
to the applicable Class.

 

4.                 
Section 7 of Amendment No. 1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

[***Redacted].

 

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8.                 
In the event of any conflict between
the terms and conditions of this Amendment No. 2 and the terms and conditions of the Prior Agreement, the terms and conditions
of this Amendment No. 2 shall prevail.

 

9.                 
Except as expressly modified hereby,
all other provisions in the Prior Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this Amendment No. 2 to be executed as of the date first set forth above.

 

	AccuShares Investment Management, LLC	 	S&P Opco, LLC
	 	 	 	 	 
	BY: 	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman	 	BY: 	/s/ Bo Chung
	 	(Signature)	 	 	 (Signature)
	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME: 	Forrest G. Gilman	 	NAME: 	Bo Chung
	 	(Print Name)	 	 	(Print Name)
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Vice President,	 	 	 
	TITLE:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	 	TITLE: 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 
	DATE: 	January 1, 2015	 	DATE: 	February 5, 2015 

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO ETF LICENSE NUMBER
1

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 3 (“Amendment
No. 3”), dated as of April 2, 2015 and effective as of October 1, 2014 (the “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”),
to the ETF License Number 1 with a Commencement Date of October 1, 2013 (“ETF License 1”) (as amended by the
Amendment entered into as of January 1, 2014 (“Amendment No. 1”) and the Amendment No. 2 entered into as of
January 1, 2015 (“Amendment No. 2”)) entered into by and between AccuShares Investment Management, LLC (as successor-in-interest
to AccuShares Management LLC) and S&P Opco, LLC, is by and between Accushares Investment Management, LLC, having a place of
business at 300 First Stamford Place, 4th Floor East, Stamford, CT 06902 (“LICENSEE”) and S&P Opco, LLC
(a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, having a place of business at 55 Water Street,
New York, NY 10041 (“S&P”). S&P and LICENSEE shall be collectively known as the “Parties”.
The ETF License 1 as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 shall be referred to hereinafter collectively as the “Prior
ETF License”.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
have entered into the Prior ETF License pursuant to the ETF Master Agreement with an Effective Date of October 1, 2013 between
the Parties (the “Master Agreement”); and,

 

WHEREAS, the Prior
ETF License incorporates the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Agreement”);
and,

 

WHEREAS, under the
Prior Agreement, S&P granted LICENSEE an exclusive license for use of the S&P Index for the LICENSEE ETF for a period of
twelve (12) months; and,

 

WHEREAS, Licensee
has yet to issue and/or List any LICENSEE ETF and desires to extend the exclusivity under the Prior Agreement; and,

 

WHEREAS, S&P
is willing to extend the exclusivity under the terms of this Amendment No. 3; and,

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
wish to amend the Prior Agreement as set forth below;

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
S&P and LICENSEE agree as follows:

 

1.                 
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Prior Agreement.

 

2.                 
[***Redacted].

 

3.                 
Paragraph G of the ETF License 1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“Paragraph G –
Exclusivity.

 

[***Redacted].”

 

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4.                 
Paragraph J1 of the ETF License 1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“Paragraph
J1 – Target Launch Date: [***Redacted].”

 

8.                 
In the event of any conflict between
the terms and conditions of this Amendment No. 3 and the terms and conditions of the Prior Agreement, the terms and conditions
of this Amendment No. 3 shall prevail.

 

9.                 
Except as expressly modified hereby,
all other provisions in the Prior Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this Amendment No. 3 to be executed as of the date first set forth above.

 

	AccuShares Investment Management, LLC	 	S&P Opco, LLC
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	BY: 	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman	 	BY: 	/s/ John Connolly
	 	(Signature)	 	 	(Signature)
	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME: 	Forrest G. Gilman 	 	NAME: 	John Connolly
	 	(Print Name)	 	 	(Print Name)
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Vice President,	 	 	 
	TITLE:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 	 	TITLE: 	Senior Director of Finance
	 	 	 	 	 
	DATE: 	April 2, 2015	 	DATE: 	April 3, 2015

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO ETF LICENSE NUMBER
1 & 

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO ETF LICENSE NUMBER 2

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 4 to
the ETF License Number 1 (“ETF License 1”) and AMENDMENT NO. 3 to the ETF License Number 2 (collectively, “Amendment
Nos. 3 and 4”), each entered into by and between AccuShares Investment Management, LLC (as successor-in-interest to AccuShares
Management LLC), having a place of business at 300 First Stamford Place, 4th Floor East, Stamford, CT 06902 (“LICENSEE”),
and S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, having a place of
business at 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041 (“S&P”), with Commencement Dates of October 1, 2013 (each
individually an “ETF License” and collectively the “ETF Licenses”), is entered into as of
April 2, 2015 (the “Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 Effective Date”) by and between LICENSEE and S&P. S&P and
LICENSEE shall be collectively known as the “Parties”.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
have entered into the ETF Licenses pursuant to the ETF Master Agreement with an Effective Date of October 1, 2013 between the Parties
(the “Master Agreement”); and,

 

WHEREAS, each ETF
License has previously been amended by the Amendment to ETF License Number 1 & ETF License Number 2 entered into as of January
1, 2014 (“Amendment No. 1”) and Amendment No. 2 to ETF License Number 1 & ETF License Number 2 entered into
as of January 1, 2015 (“Amendment No. 2”); and,

 

WHEREAS, as of the
same date hereof, ETF License 1 is being further amended by an Amendment No. 3 (“Amendment No. 3”); and,

 

WHEREAS, the ETF
Licenses, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 (and, in the case of ETF License 1, Amendment No. 3) shall be referred
to hereinafter collectively as the “Prior ETF Licenses”; and,

 

WHEREAS, the Prior
ETF Licenses incorporate the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Agreement”);
and,

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
wish to amend the Prior Agreement as set forth below;

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
S&P and LICENSEE agree as follows:

 

1.                 
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Prior Agreement.

 

2.                 
The Term of Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 commences on the Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 Effective Date and shall continue in effect with
respect to the applicable ETF License co-terminous with such ETF License.

 

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3.                 
S&P shall include the value of the S&P Index Tracked by a LICENSEE ETF on its data feed that is disseminated to
one or more financial data distribution platforms, such as those services offered by Thomson Reuters, and/or publish such S&P
Index on S&P’s own website, on a continuous basis during the LICENSEE ETF Shares trading hours for so long as any of
such LICENSEE ETF Shares remain Listed for trading.

4.                 
In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 and the terms and conditions of
the Prior Agreement, the terms and conditions of Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 shall prevail.

5.                 
Except as expressly modified hereby, all other provisions in the Prior Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

 

 

 

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    	Amendment No. 3 and 4

    

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 to be executed as of the date first set forth above.

 

	AccuShares Investment Management, LLC	 	S&P Opco, LLC
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	BY: 	/s/ Forrest G. Gilman	 	BY: 	/s/ John Connolly
	 	(Signature)	 	 	(Signature)
	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME: 	Forrest G. Gilman	 	NAME:	John Connolly
	 	(Print Name)	 	 	(Print Name)
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Vice President,	 	 	 
	TITLE:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 	 	TITLE: 	Senior Director of Finance 
	 	 	 	 	 
	DATE: 	April 2, 2015	 	DATE: 	April 3, 2015

 

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