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EARN 2013.12.31 Exhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is entered into effective as of March 13, 2014 (this “Agreement”) by and among Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), each of the Company’s current Subsidiaries (as defined below), and Ellington Residential Mortgage Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”).  This Agreement amends, restates and supersedes in all respects that certain Amended and Restated Management Agreement between the Company and the Manager dated as of September 24, 2012.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company is a recently organized Maryland real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring and managing residential mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related assets; and
WHEREAS, the Company holds its assets and conducts its operations through the Subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, the Company has previously engaged the Manager to manage the Company’s assets, operations and affairs pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement dated as of September 24, 2012 (the “Original Management Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Manager now wish to amend and restate the Original Management Agreement by entering into this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.Definitions.
(a)“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person controlling, controlled by, or under common Control with, such Person.
(b)“Agreement” has the meaning assigned in the first paragraph.
(c)“Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees of the Company.
(d)“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are not required to be open.
(e)“Business Opportunity” has the meaning assigned in Section 3(c).
(f)“CDO” means a collateralized debt obligation.
(g)“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(i)the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Manager, taken as a whole, to any Person other than EMG Holdings or any of its Affiliates; or
(ii)the direct or indirect acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than Ellington and its Affiliates, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of 50% or more of the total voting power of the voting capital interests of or pecuniary interests in the Manager.
(h)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(i)“Code of Conduct” has the meaning assigned in Section 7(g).
(j)“Common Shares” means the common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
(k)“Company” has the meaning assigned in the first paragraph; provided that all references herein to the Company shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be deemed to include the Subsidiaries.
(l)“Company Account” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.
(m)“Company Indemnified Party” has the meaning assigned in Section 11(c).

(n)“Confidential Information” means all non-public information, written or oral, obtained by the Manager in connection with the services rendered hereunder.
(o)“Compliance Policies” means the compliance policies and procedures of Ellington, as in effect from time to time.
(p)“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of another Person, whether by contract, voting equity, legal right or otherwise.
(q)“Cross Transaction” has the meaning assigned in Section 3(d).
(r)“Dedicated Officers” has the meaning assigned in Section (b).
(s)“EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
(t)“Ellington” means Ellington Management Group, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.
(u)“EMG Holdings” means EMG Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
(v)“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(w)“Expenses” has the meaning assigned in Section 9.
(x)“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the U.S. on the date such principles are applied consistently.
(y)“Governing Instruments” means, with respect to any Person, the charter and bylaws in the case of a corporation, the declaration of trust and bylaws in the case of Maryland real estate investment trust or other business trust, the certificate of limited partnership (if applicable) and partnership agreement in the case of a general or limited partnership or the articles of organization or certificate of formation, as the case may be, and operating agreement in the case of a limited liability company, in each case, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.
(z)“Identified Person” has the meaning assigned in Section 3(c).
(aa)“Identified Persons” has the meaning assigned in Section 3(c).
(bb)    “Indemnification Obligations” has the meaning assigned in Section 11(b).
(cc)    “Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned in Section 11(d).
(dd)    “Indemnitor” has the meaning assigned in Section 11(d).
(ee)    “Independent Trustees” means the members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Company, the Manager or Ellington or Ellington’s Affiliates. 
(ff)    “Initial Public Offering” means the listing of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange or another national United States securities exchange or national quotation system.
(gg)    “Investments” means the investments of the Company.
(hh)    “Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(ii)    “Investment Guidelines” means the general criteria, parameters and policies relating to Investments as established by the Board of Trustees, as the same may be modified from time-to-time by the Board of Trustees.  The Company’s initial Investment Guidelines are attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(jj)    “Judicially Determined” has the meaning assigned in Section 11(a).
(kk)    “Level One Asset” means any asset deemed to be a “level one” asset for purposes of valuation in accordance with GAAP.
(ll)    “Management Fee Annual Rate” means 1.50%.
(mm)    “Manager” has the meaning assigned in the first paragraph. 
(nn)    “Manager Indemnified Party” has the meaning assigned in Section 11(a). 
(oo)    “Names” has the meaning assigned in Section 27.
(pp)    “National Securities Exchange” means a national securities exchange upon which the Company’s Common Shares are listed. 
(qq)    “Operating Partnership” shall mean Ellington Residential Mortgage LP.
(rr)    “Original Management Agreement” has the meaning assigned in the Recitals.

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(ss)    “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.
(tt)    “Post-Termination Transition Assistance” has the meaning assigned in Section 14(b).
(uu)    “Principal Transaction” has the meaning assigned in Section 3(e).
(vv)    “Portfolio and Risk Committee” has the meaning assigned in Section 7(d).
(ww)    “Quarterly Management Fee Amount” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, the product of: (i) the Shareholders’ Equity as of the end of such fiscal quarter, and (ii) one-fourth of the Management Fee Annual Rate.  The Quarterly Management Fee Amount shall be pro rated for partial quarterly periods based on the number of days in such partial period compared to a 90 day quarter.
(xx)    “Records” has the meaning assigned in Section 6(a).
(yy)    “REIT” means a “real estate investment trust” as defined under the Code. 
(zz)    “Representatives” means collectively the Manager’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives.
(aaa)    “Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002” means the federal statute known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
(bbb)    “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(ccc)    “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(ddd)    “Services Agreement” has the meaning assigned in Section 2(c).
(eee)    “Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of the end of any fiscal quarter, (a) the sum of (1) the net proceeds from any issuances of the Company’s Common Shares or other equity securities and the Operating Partnership’s Units or other equity securities (without double counting) since inception, plus (2) the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s (without double counting) retained earnings calculated in accordance with GAAP at the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter (without taking into account any non-cash equity compensation expense incurred in current or prior periods), less (b) any amount that the Company or the Operating Partnership has paid to repurchase Common Shares, Units or other equity securities since inception.  Shareholders’ Equity excludes (1) any unrealized gains, losses or non-cash equity compensation expenses that have impacted stockholders’ equity as reported in the Company’s financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive income or loss, or in net income, and (2) one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP, and certain non-cash items not otherwise described above in each case, after discussions between the Manager and the Independent Trustees and approval by a majority of the Independent Trustees.
(fff)    “Split Price Executions” has the meaning assigned in Section 3(f).
(ggg)    “Subsidiary” means (i) Ellington Residential Mortgage LP, a Delaware limited partnership, (ii) EARN OP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iii) EARN Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iv) EARN Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (v) EARN CMO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (vi) EARN TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (vii) any partnership, the general partner of which is the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (viii) any limited liability company, the managing member of which is the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, and (ix) any other entity, including any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, on the date hereof or in the future, of which the Company or any Subsidiary has the power to elect, directly or indirectly, a majority of the board of directors or trustees or equivalent managing body.
(hhh)    “Successor Manager” has the meaning assigned in Section 14(b).
(iii)    “Tax Preparer” has the meaning assigned in Section 7(f).
(jjj)    “Termination Fee” means, with respect to any termination or non-renewal of this Agreement with respect to which payment of the Termination Fee is required under Section 13 of this Agreement, a termination fee equal to five percent (5%) of the Shareholders’ Equity as of the month-end preceding termination.
(kkk)    “Treasury Regulations” means the Procedures and Administration Regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Treasury under the Code, as amended.
(lll)    “Units” shall mean units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.

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2.Appointment and Duties of the Manager.
(a)Appointment.  The Company hereby appoints the Manager to manage, operate and administer the assets, operations and affairs of the Company and the Subsidiaries, subject to the further terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and to the supervision of, and such further limitations or parameters as may be imposed from time to time by, the Board of Trustees, and the Manager hereby agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to perform each of the duties set forth herein in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
(b)Duties.  The Manager shall manage, operate and administer day-to-day operations, business and affairs of the Company and the Subsidiaries, subject at all times to the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees, and shall have only such functions and authority as the Board of Trustees may delegate to it, including, without limitation, the authority identified and delegated to the Manager herein. Without limiting the foregoing, the Manager shall oversee and use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct the Company’s investment activities in accordance with the Investment Guidelines, any risk parameters adopted by the Board of Trustees and other policies adopted and implemented by the Board of Trustees.  Subject to the foregoing, the Manager will perform (or cause to be performed) such services and activities relating to the management, operation and administration of the assets, liabilities and business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as is appropriate, including without limitation: 
(i)serving as the Company’s consultant with respect to the periodic review of the Investment Guidelines and other policies and criteria for the other borrowings and the operations of the Company for the approval by the Board of Trustees; 
(ii)investigating, analyzing and selecting possible Investment opportunities and originating, acquiring, structuring, financing, retaining, selling, negotiating for prepayment, restructuring or disposing of Investments consistent with the Investment Guidelines; 
(iii)with respect to any prospective Investment by the Company and any sale, exchange or other disposition of any Investment by the Company, including the accumulation of assets for securitization, conducting negotiations on the Company’s behalf with sellers and purchasers and their respective agents, representatives and investment bankers, and owners of privately and publicly held real estate companies; 
(iv)engaging and supervising, on the Company’s behalf and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, third party service providers who provide legal, accounting, due diligence, transfer agent, registrar, leasing services, master servicing, special servicing, banking, investment banking, mortgage brokerage, real estate brokerage, securities brokerage and other financial services and such other services as may be required relating to the Investments or potential Investments and to the Company’s other business and operations; 
(v)coordinating and supervising, on behalf of the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, other third party service providers to the Company; 
(vi)serving as the Company’s consultant with respect to arranging for any issuance of mortgage-backed securities from pools of mortgage loans or mortgage backed securities owned by the Company; 
(vii)coordinating and managing operations of any joint venture or co-investment interests held by the Company and conducting all matters with any joint venture or co-investment partners; 
(viii)providing executive and administrative personnel, office space and office services required in rendering services to the Company; 
(ix)administering the Company’s day-to-day operations and performing and supervising the performance of such other administrative functions necessary to the Company’s management as may be agreed upon by the Manager and the Board of Trustees, including, without limitation, the collection of revenues and the payment of the Company’s debts and obligations and maintenance of appropriate computer services to perform such administrative functions; 
(x)in connection with an Initial Public Offering and the Company’s subsequent, on-going obligations under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, the Exchange Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other applicable law, engaging and supervising, on the Company’s behalf and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, third party consultants and other service providers to assist the Company in complying with the requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, the Exchange Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other applicable law; 
(xi)communicating on the Company’s behalf with the holders of any of the Company’s equity or debt securities as required to satisfy the reporting and other requirements of any governmental bodies or agencies or trading markets and to maintain effective relations with such holders; 
(xii)counseling the Company in connection with policy decisions to be made by the Board of Trustees; 

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(xiii)counseling the Company, and when appropriate, evaluating and making recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding hedging, financing and securitization strategies and engaging in hedging, financing, borrowing and securitization activities on the Company’s behalf, consistent with the Investment Guidelines; 
(xiv)counseling the Company regarding the qualification and maintenance of its status as a REIT at such time as the Board of Trustees determines to cause the Company to elect to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and thereafter monitoring compliance with the various REIT qualification tests and other rules set out in the Code and the Treasury Regulations; 
(xv)counseling the Company regarding the maintenance of the Company’s exclusion from status as an investment company under the Investment Company Act and monitoring compliance with the requirements for maintaining such exclusion and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to maintain such exclusion from status as an investment company under the Investment Company Act; 
(xvi)assisting the Company in developing criteria for asset purchase commitments that are specifically tailored to the Company’s investment objectives and making available to the Company its knowledge and experience with respect to mortgage loans, real estate, real estate related securities, other real estate related assets, asset-backed securities, non-real estate related assets and real estate operating companies; 
(xvii)furnishing reports to the Company or the Board of Trustees regarding the Company’s activities and services performed for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by the Manager as reasonably requested by the Board of Trustees from time to time to carry out its duty of oversight; 
(xviii)monitoring the operating performance of the Investments and providing such periodic reports with respect thereto to the Board of Trustees as the Board of Trustees shall reasonably determine from time to time to be necessary or appropriate for the Board of Trustees to carry out its duty of oversight, including comparative information with respect to such operating performance and budgeted or projected operating results;
(xix)investing or reinvesting any money or securities of the Company (including investing in short-term investments pending investment in other Investments, payment of fees, costs and expenses, or distributions to the Company’s shareholders), and advising the Company as to the Company’s capital structure and capital raising; 
(xx)causing the Company to retain, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, qualified independent accountants and legal counsel, as applicable, to assist in developing appropriate accounting procedures, compliance procedures and testing systems with respect to financial reporting obligations and, from and after such time as the Board of Trustees determines to cause the Company to elect to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, compliance with the provisions of the Code and the Treasury Regulations applicable to REITs, and to conduct quarterly compliance reviews with respect thereto; 
(xxi)causing the Company and each Subsidiary to qualify to do business in all applicable jurisdictions and to obtain and maintain all appropriate licenses; 
(xxii)assisting the Company in complying with all regulatory requirements applicable to the Company in respect of the Company’s business activities, including preparing or causing to be prepared all financial statements required under applicable regulations and contractual undertakings and all reports and documents, if any, required under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or by a National Securities Exchange; 
(xxiii)taking all necessary actions to enable the Company to make required tax filings and reports and compliance with the provisions of the Code, and Treasury Regulations applicable to the Company, including, without limitation, from and after such time as the Board of Trustees determines to cause the Company to elect to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the provisions applicable to the Company’s qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; 
(xxiv)handling and resolving all claims, disputes or controversies (including all litigation, arbitration, settlement or other proceedings or negotiations) in which the Company may be involved or to which the Company may be subject arising out of the Company’s day-to-day operations (other than with the Manager or its Affiliates), subject to such limitations, parameters or directions as may be imposed from time to time by the Board of Trustees; 
(xxv)using commercially reasonable efforts to cause expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company to be commercially reasonable or commercially customary and within any budgeted parameters or expense guidelines set by the Board of Trustees from time to time; 
(xxvi)advising on, and obtaining on behalf of the Company, appropriate credit facilities or other financings for the Investments consistent with the Investment Guidelines; 
(xxvii)advising the Company with respect to and structuring long-term financing vehicles for the Company’s portfolio of assets, and offering and selling securities publicly or privately in connection with any such structured financing; 

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(xxviii)performing such other services as may be required from time to time for management and other activities relating to the Company’s assets as the Board of Trustees shall reasonably request; 
(xxix)using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to comply with all applicable laws;
(xxx)negotiating and entering into and executing, on the Company’s behalf, repurchase agreements, interest rate agreements, swap agreements, brokerage agreements, resecuritizations, securitization warehouse facilities and other agreements and instruments required for the Company to conduct the Company’s business;
(xxxi)serving as the Company’s consultant with respect to decisions regarding any of the Company’s financings, hedging activities or borrowings undertaken by the Company, including (1) assisting the Company in developing criteria for debt and equity financing that is specifically tailored to the Company’s investment objectives, and (2) advising the Company with respect to obtaining appropriate financing for the Company’s and any Subsidiaries’ investments;
(xxxii)providing the Company with portfolio management;
(xxxiii)arranging marketing materials, advertising, industry group activities (such as conference participations and industry organization memberships) and other promotional efforts designed to promote the Company’s business; and
(xxxiv)maintaining the Company’s web site.
(c)Services Agreement.  The Manager will maintain the services agreement, dated of even date herewith by and between the Manager and Ellington (the “Services Agreement”) pursuant to which Ellington and its Affiliates will continue to provide the Manager the personnel, services and resources as needed by the Manager to enable the Manager to carry out its obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement, including due diligence, asset management and risk management.  The Company shall be a named third party beneficiary of the Services Agreement. 
(d)Service Providers.  The Manager may engage Persons who are non-Affiliates, for and on behalf, and at the sole cost and expense, of the Company to provide to the Company acquisition, disposition, asset management, property management, leasing, financing, development, disposition of real estate and/or similar services customarily provided in connection with the management, operation and administration of a business similar to the business of the Company, pursuant to agreement(s) that provide for market rates and contain standard market terms; provided, that the terms of any such agreement that requires the payment by the Company of fees or expenses that would cause the Company to materially exceed the Company’s most recent annual budget approved by the Board of Trustees shall require the prior approval of a majority of the Independent Trustees and, provided further, that without the prior approval of the Board of Trustees, the Manager shall not be permitted to outsource to a non-Affiliate its responsibility for the ultimate investment acquisition and disposition decisions of the Company and compliance with the Investment Guidelines, any risk parameters and the other policies applicable to the provision of services to the Company by the Manager adopted by the Board of Trustees from time to time.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 2(d) shall prohibit or restrict the Manager’s ability to enter into, amend or terminate trading arrangements (including, without limitation, financing arrangements), and agreements and documents ancillary thereto, on behalf of the Company on such terms and conditions as the Manager shall determine in its sole discretion.
(e)Reporting Requirements.
(i)As frequently as the Manager may deem necessary or advisable, or at the reasonable request of the Board of Trustees, the Manager shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, with respect to any Investment (A) reports and other information on the Company’s operations, asset performance and proposed or consummated investments and (B) other information reasonably requested by the Company or the Board of Trustees.
(ii)The Manager shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, all reports, financial or otherwise, with respect to the Company reasonably required by the Board of Trustees in order for the Company to comply with its Governing Instruments or any other materials required to be filed with any governmental entity or agency, and shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, all materials and data necessary to complete such reports and other materials including, without limitation, an annual audit of the Company’s books of account by a nationally recognized independent accounting firm.
(iii)The Manager shall prepare regular reports for the Board of Trustees to enable the Board of Trustees to review the Company’s acquisitions, portfolio composition and characteristics, credit quality, performance and compliance with the Investment Guidelines and policies approved by the Board of Trustees.
(f)Reliance by Manager.  In performing its duties under this Section 2, the Manager shall be entitled to rely on qualified experts and professionals (including, without limitation, accountants, legal counsel and other professional service 

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providers) selected, engaged or retained by the Manager with commercially reasonable care, at the Company’s sole cost and expense.
(g)Use of the Manager’s Funds.  The Manager shall not be required to expend money in connection with any expenses that are required to be paid for or reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement in excess of that contained in any applicable Company Account or otherwise made available by the Company to be expended by the Manager hereunder.
(h)Payment and Reimbursement of Expenses.  The Company shall pay all expenses, and reimburse the Manager for the Manager’s expenses incurred on its behalf, in connection with any such services to the extent such expenses are payable or reimbursable by the Company to the Manager pursuant to Section 9.
3.Dedication; Other Activities.
(a)Devotion of Time.  The Manager, through Ellington and its Affiliates, will provide a management team (which, at the time of an Initial Public Offering shall include, without limitation, a chief executive officer and president, a chief financial officer (or comparable professional), a chief investment officer or co-chief investment officers, a controller (or comparable professional) and a secretary) along with appropriate support personnel, to deliver the management services to the Company hereunder.  The members of such management team may serve more than one role for the Company (i.e. the chief financial officer may also serve as the secretary) and may have other duties and responsibilities for the Manager and its Affiliates, including, but not limited to, with respect to other clients, but such management team members shall devote such of their working time and efforts to the management of the Company as shall be necessary and appropriate for the proper performance of all of the Manager’s duties hereunder, commensurate with the level of activity of the Company from time to time.  The Company shall have the benefit of the Manager’s reasonable judgment and effort in rendering services and, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Manager shall not undertake activities which, in its reasonable judgment, will materially adversely affect the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. 
(b)The Manager shall have the obligation to provide to the Company a dedicated or partially dedicated chief financial officer (or comparable professional), and shall have the right, but not the obligation, to provide the Company with a dedicated or partially dedicated controller (or comparable professional), assistant controller, internal legal counsel, investor relations professional, internal audit staff and other dedicated personnel if approved by the independent directors of the Company (such personnel are referred to herein as “Dedicated Officers”). Each Dedicated Officer shall be an employee of the Manager or one of its Affiliates.
(c)Other Activities.  To the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to any other agreements entered into by the Manager, none of the Manager, Ellington or their respective employees, officers, directors, trustees and Affiliates (the “Identified Persons” and, individually, as an “Identified Person”) shall have any duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (w) engaging in or possessing any interest in other investments or business opportunities, including but not limited to business opportunities in dissimilar or the same or similar investments, business activities or lines of business of the Company and its Affiliates or in which the Company or any of its Affiliates may, from time to time, be engaged or propose to engage, including by means of providing advice or other assistance to any such investment, business activity or Person (a “Business Opportunity”), (x) competing with the Company or its Affiliates, (y) pursuing any such Business Opportunity, even if competitive with the investments or business activities of the Company or (z) buying, selling or trading any securities or commodities for their own accounts (including, without limitation taking positions contrary to those of the Company), and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Company or its securityholders for a conflict of interest or a breach of any fiduciary or other duty in respect of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its securityholders by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Business Opportunity presented to an Identified Person. Subject to any other agreements entered into by the Manager, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a Business Opportunity, such Identified Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer such Business Opportunity to the Company and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders for breach of any duty as an investment adviser, stockholder, director or officer of the Company by reason of the fact that such Identified Person pursues or acquires such Business Opportunity. A Business Opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential Business Opportunity for the Company if it is a Business Opportunity that the Company is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Company’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Company has no reasonable expectancy.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company (i) does not renounce its interest in any Business Opportunity offered to the Manager, Ellington or their respective Affiliates if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as the Manager of the Company and (ii) the Company shall have the benefit of the Manager’s obligations to it as a client of the Manager pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. 

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(d)Cross Transactions.  Cross transactions are transactions between the Company or one of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and an account (other than the Company or one of its subsidiaries) that is managed or advised by the Manager, Ellington or one of Ellington’s other investment advisory affiliates, on the other hand (each a “Cross Transaction”).  The Manager is authorized to execute Cross Transactions for the Company in accordance with applicable law and the Ellington Compliance Policies; provided however that the Manager shall not cause the Company to enter into any Cross Transaction involving any asset other than a Level One Asset which is being crossed at market price as determined by the Manager without the prior written approval of a majority of the Independent Trustees.  The Company acknowledges that the Manager has a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding each party to a Cross Transaction.  The Company may at any time, upon written notice to the Manager, revoke its consent to the Manager to execute Cross Transactions.  In addition, unless approved in advance by a majority of the Company’s Independent Trustees or pursuant to and in accordance with a policy that has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Independent Trustees, all Cross Transactions must be effected at then-prevailing market prices.
(e)Principal Transactions.  Principal transactions are transactions between the Company or one of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Manager, Ellington, or any of their investment advisory affiliates (or any of the related parties of the foregoing, which includes employees of Ellington and the Manager and their families), on the other hand (each a “Principal Transaction”).  The Manager is only authorized to execute Principal Transactions with the prior approval of a majority of the Company’s Independent Trustees and in accordance with applicable law.  Such prior approval shall include approval of the pricing methodology to be used, including with respect to assets for which there are no readily available market prices. Certain Cross Transactions may also be considered Principal Transactions whenever the Manager, Ellington or any of their investment advisory affiliates (or any of the related parties of the foregoing, which includes employees of Ellington and the Manager and their families) have a substantial ownership interest in of one of the transacting parties.
(f)Split Price Executions.  The Manager is authorized to combine purchase or sale orders on the Company’s behalf together with orders for other accounts managed by the Manager, Ellington or any of their Affiliates and allocate the securities or other assets so purchased or sold, on an average price basis or other fair and consistent basis, among such accounts (collectively, “Split Price Executions”). The Company acknowledges that the Manager has a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding each party to a Split Price Execution.
(g)Officers, Employees, Etc.  The Manager’s or its Affiliates’ members, partners, officers, employees and agents may serve as directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, nominees or signatories for the Company or any Subsidiary, to the extent permitted by their Governing Instruments, as may be amended from time to time, or by any resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the Company’s Governing Instruments. When executing documents or otherwise acting in such capacities for the Company or such other Subsidiary, such Persons shall use their respective titles with respect to the Company or such Subsidiary.
(h)The Manager agrees to offer the Company the right to participate in all investment opportunities that the Manager determines, in its reasonable and good faith judgment based on the Company’s investment objectives, policies and strategies, and other relevant factors, are appropriate for the Company, subject to the Company’s Investment Guidelines and the exception that, in accordance with Ellington’s Compliance Policies, the Company might not participate in each such opportunity but will on an overall basis equitably participate with the Manager’s or any of its Affiliate’s other clients in all such opportunities. While information and recommendations supplied to the Company shall, in the Manager’s reasonable and good faith judgment, be appropriate under the circumstances and in light of the investment objectives and policies of the Company, they may be different from the information and recommendations supplied by the Manager or any Affiliate of the Manager to other investment companies, funds and advisory accounts. The Manager shall provide to the Company such information, recommendations and any other services, but the Company recognizes that it is not entitled to receive preferential treatment as compared with the treatment given by the Manager or any Affiliate of the Manager to any investment company, fund or advisory account other than any fund or advisory account which contains only funds invested by the Manager (and not any funds of any of its clients or customers).
(i)The Manager is authorized, for and on behalf, and at the sole cost and expense of the Company, to employ such securities dealers for the purchase and sale of investment assets of the Company as may, in the good faith judgment of the Manager, be reasonably necessary for the best execution of such transactions taking into account all relevant factors, including but not limited to such factors as the policies of the Company, price, dealer spread, the size, type and difficulty of the transaction involved, the firm’s general execution and operational facilities and the firm’s risk in positioning the securities involved.  Consistent with this policy, the Manager is authorized to direct the execution of the Company’s portfolio transactions to dealers and brokers furnishing statistical information, research and other services deemed by the Manager to be useful or valuable to the performance of its investment advisory functions.  Such services may be used by the Manager in connection with its advisory services for clients other than the Company, and such arrangements may be outside the parameters of the “safe harbor” provided by Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act.

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(j)The Company agrees to take all actions reasonably required to permit and enable the Manager to carry out its duties and obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all steps reasonably necessary to allow the Manager to file in a timely manner any registration statement required to be filed by the Company or to deliver any financial statements or other reports required to be delivered by the Company.  The Company further agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the Manager all resources, information and materials reasonably requested by the Manager to enable the Manager to satisfy its obligations hereunder, including its obligations to deliver financial statements and any other information or reports with respect to the Company. If the Manager is not able to provide a service, or in the reasonable judgment of the Manager it is not prudent to provide a service, without the approval of the Board of Trustees or the Independent Trustees, as applicable, then the Manager shall be excused from providing such service (and shall not be in breach of this Agreement) until the applicable approval has been obtained; provided that the Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly advise the Board of Trustees in writing a reasonable period of time before any requisite approval of the Board of Trustees is required that the Manager is awaiting such approval.
4.Agency; Authority. 
(a)Directors, officers, employees and agents of the Manager and its Affiliates may serve as directors, officers, agents, nominees or signatories for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent permitted by their Governing Instruments and by this Agreement or any resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Trustees. 
(b)In performing the services set forth in this Agreement, and subject to any limitations set forth herein and the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees generally, the Manager may act as the agent of the Company in originating, acquiring, structuring, financing and disposing of Investments, disbursing and collecting the Company’s funds, paying the debts and fulfilling the obligations of the Company, supervising the performance of professionals engaged by or on behalf of the Company and handling, prosecuting and settling any claims of or against the Company, the Board of Trustees, holders of the Company’s securities or the Company’s representatives or assets. 
(c)In performing the services set forth in this Agreement, as an agent of the Company, the Manager shall have the right to exercise all powers and authority which are reasonably necessary and customary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including the following powers, subject in each case to any limitations set forth herein including, without limitation, the Investment Guidelines, and the supervision of the Board of Trustees generally: to purchase, exchange or otherwise acquire and to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of, any Investment in a public or private sale; to cause the Company and the Subsidiaries to open trading, clearing and brokerage accounts and other accounts and enter into agreements as shall be necessary or advisable in connection with the Company’s business, operations and investment and trading activities; to execute Cross Transactions; to execute Principal Transactions; to execute Split Price Executions; to borrow and, for the purpose of securing the repayment thereof, to pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber Investments; to purchase, take and hold Investments subject to mortgages, liens or other encumbrances; to extend the time of payment of any liens or encumbrances which may at any time be encumbrances upon any Investment, irrespective of by whom the same were made; to foreclose, to reduce the rate of interest on, and to consent to the modification and extension of the maturity of any Investments, or to accept a deed in lieu of foreclosure; to join in a voluntary partition of any Investment; to cause to be demolished any structures on any real estate Investment;  to cause renovations and capital improvements to be made to any real estate Investment; to abandon any Investment deemed to be worthless; to enter into joint ventures or otherwise participate in investment vehicles investing in Investments; to cause any real estate Investment to be leased, operated, developed, constructed or exploited; to cause the Company to indemnify third parties in connection with contractual arrangements between the Company and such third parties; to obtain and maintain insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are prudent in accordance with customary and sound business practices in the appropriate geographic area; to cause any property to be maintained in good state of repair and upkeep; and to pay the taxes, upkeep, repairs, carrying charges, maintenance and premiums for insurance; to use the personnel and resources of its Affiliates in performing the services specified in this Agreement; to hire third party service providers subject to and in accordance with Section 2(d); to designate and engage all third party professionals and consultants to perform services (directly or indirectly) on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, accountants, legal counsel and engineers; and to take any and all other actions as are necessary or appropriate in connection with the Company’s Investments.
(d)The Manager shall be authorized to represent to third parties that it has the power to perform the actions which it is authorized to perform under this Agreement.
5.Bank Accounts.  
At the direction of the Board of Trustees, the Manager may establish and maintain as an agent on behalf of the Company one or more bank accounts in the name of the Company or any Subsidiary (any such account, a “Company Account”), collect and deposit funds into any such Company Account and disburse funds from any such Company Account, under such terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may approve. The Manager shall from time-to-time render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Board of Trustees and, upon request, to the auditors of Company or any Subsidiary.

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6.Books and Records; Confidentiality.
(a)Books and Records.  The Manager shall maintain appropriate books of account, records data and files (including without limitation, computerized material) (collectively, “Records”) relating to the Company and the Investments generated or obtained by the Manager in performing its obligations under this Agreement, and such Records shall be accessible for inspection by representatives of the Company or any Subsidiary at any time during normal business hours upon one Business Day’s advance written notice.  The Manager shall have full responsibility for the maintenance, care and safekeeping of all Records.  The Manager agrees that the Records are the property of the Company and the Manager agrees to deliver the Records to the Company upon the written request of the Company.
(b)Confidentiality.  The Manager shall keep confidential any and all non-public information, written or oral, obtained by it in connection with the services rendered hereunder and shall not disclose Confidential Information, in whole or in part, to any Person other than to its Affiliates, officers, directors, trustees, employees, agents or representatives who need to know such Confidential Information for the purpose of rendering services hereunder or with the consent of the Company, except: (i) to Ellington and its Affiliates; (ii) in accordance with the Services Agreement or any advisory agreement contemplated by Section 2 hereunder; (iii) with the prior written consent of the Board of Trustees; (iv) to legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors; (v) to appraisers, creditors, financing sources, trading counterparties, other counterparties, third party service providers to the Company, and others (in each case, both those actually doing business with the Company and those with whom the Company seeks to do business) in the ordinary course of the Company’s business; (vi) to governmental officials having jurisdiction over the Company; (vii) in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings of the Company or disclosure or presentations to Company investors; or (viii) as required by law or legal process to which the Manager or any Person to whom disclosure is permitted hereunder is a party. If, failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Manager is, in the opinion of counsel, required to disclose Confidential Information, the Manager may disclose only that portion of such information that its counsel advises is legally required without liability hereunder; provided, that the Manager agrees to exercise its best efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the following shall be deemed to be excluded from provisions hereof: any Confidential Information that (A) is available to the public from a source other than the Manager not resulting from the Manager’s violation of this Section 6(b), (B) is released in writing by the Company to the public or to persons who are not under similar obligation of confidentiality to the Company, or (C) is obtained by the Manager from a third-party without breach by such third-party of an obligation of confidence with respect to the Confidential Information disclosed. The Manager agrees to inform each of its Representatives of the non-public nature of the Confidential Information and to direct such Persons to treat such Confidential Information in accordance with the terms hereof. The provisions of this Section 6(b) shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for a period of one year.
7.Obligations of Manager; Restrictions.
(a)Internal Control.  The Manager shall (i) establish and maintain a system of internal accounting and financial controls designed to provide reasonable assurance of the reliability of financial reporting, the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and compliance with applicable laws, (ii) maintain records for each Company Investment on a GAAP basis, (iii) develop accounting entries and reports required by the Company to meet its reporting requirements under applicable laws, (iv) consult with the Company with respect to proposed or new accounting/reporting rules identified by the Manager or the Company and (v) upon the Company becoming subject to annual and quarterly financial reporting obligations under the Exchange Act or in order to comply with the information requirements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as applicable, prepare quarterly and annual financial statements as soon as practicable after the end of each such period as may be reasonably requested and general ledger journal entries and other information necessary for the Company’s compliance with applicable laws and in accordance with GAAP and cooperate with the Company’s independent accounting firm in connection with the auditing or review of such financial statements, the cost of any such audit or review to be paid by the Company.
(b)Restrictions.
(i)The Manager acknowledges that the Company intends to conduct its operations so as not to become regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, and agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company’s efforts to conduct its operations so as not to become regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. The Manager shall refrain from any action that, in its reasonable judgment made in good faith, (a) is not in compliance with the Investment Guidelines, (b) would cause the Company to fail to maintain its exclusion from status as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, or (c) would violate any law, rule or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or that would otherwise not be permitted by the Company’s Governing Instruments. If the Manager is ordered to take any such action by the Board of Trustees, the Manager shall promptly notify the Board of Trustees of the Manager’s judgment that such action would adversely affect such status or violate any such law, rule or regulation or the Governing Instruments.

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(ii)The Manager shall require each seller or transferor of investment assets to the Company to make such representations and warranties regarding such assets as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, be necessary and appropriate or as may be advised by the Board of Trustees and consistent with standard industry practice.  In addition, the Manager shall take such other action as it deems necessary or appropriate or as may be advised by the Board of Trustees and consistent with standard industry practice with regard to the protection of the Investments.
(iii)The Company shall not invest in joint ventures with the Manager or any Affiliate thereof, unless (a) such investment is made in accordance with the Investment Guidelines and (b) such investment is approved in advance by a majority of the Independent Trustees.  For the avoidance of doubt, allocating or splitting of Investments among the Company and other funds, accounts or entities managed by Affiliates of the Manager will not be deemed to be joint ventures.
(c)Board of Trustees Review and Approval. The Board of Trustees will periodically review the Investment Guidelines and the Company’s portfolio of Investments but will not be required to review each proposed Investment; provided that the Company may not, and the Manager may not cause the Company to, acquire any Investment, sell any Investment, or engage in any co-investment that, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Compliance Policies or the Company’s conflicts of interest policy, requires the approval of a majority of the Board of Trustees or Independent Trustees unless such transaction has been so approved. If a majority of the Board of Trustees determine that a particular transaction does not comply with the Investment Guidelines, then a majority of the Board of Trustees will consider what corrective action, if any, is appropriate.  The Manager shall have the authority to take, or cause the Company to take, any such corrective action specified by a majority of the Board of Trustees.  The Manager shall be permitted to rely upon the direction of the Secretary of the Company to evidence approval of the Board of Trustees with respect to a proposed Investment.
(d)EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee; Portfolio and Risk Committee.  The Manager shall maintain an investment and risk management committee (the “EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee”).  The EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee shall advise and consult with the Manager with respect to the Company’s investment policies, investment portfolio holdings, financing and leveraging strategies and the Investment Guidelines.  Members of the EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee may meet from time to time with the Board of Trustees or, if established by the Board of Trustees, a Portfolio and Risk Committee of the Board of Trustees (the “Portfolio and Risk Committee”), to review and discuss the Company’s investment policies, investment portfolio holdings, hedging positions and strategies, financing and leveraging strategies and any risk parameters. 
(e)Insurance.  The Manager, or Ellington on behalf of the Manager, shall obtain, as soon as reasonably practicable, and shall thereafter maintain “errors and omissions” insurance coverage and such other insurance coverage which is customarily carried by managers performing functions similar to those of the Manager under this Agreement with respect to assets similar to the assets of the Company, in an amount which is comparable to that customarily maintained by other managers or servicers of similar assets.
(f)Tax Filings.  The Manager shall (i) assemble, maintain and provide to the firm designated by the Company to prepare tax returns on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Tax Preparer”) information and data required for the preparation of federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, any audits, examinations or administrative or legal proceedings related thereto or obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries and supervise the preparation and filing of such tax returns, the conduct of such audits, examinations or proceedings and the prosecution or defense of such rights, (ii) provide factual data reasonably requested by the Tax Preparer or the Company with respect to tax matters, (iii) assemble, record, organize and report to the Company data and information with respect to the Investments relative to taxes and tax returns in such form as may be reasonably requested by the Company, (iv) supervise the Tax Preparer in connection with the preparation, filing or delivery to appropriate persons, of applicable tax information reporting forms with respect to the Investments and the Common Shares (including, without limitation, information reporting forms, whether on Form 1099 or otherwise with respect to sales, interest received, interest paid, dividends paid and other relevant transactions); it being understood that, in the context of the foregoing, the Company shall rely on its own tax advisers in the preparation of its tax returns and the conduct of any audits, examinations or administrative or legal proceedings related thereto and that, without limiting the Manager’s obligation to provide the information, data, reports and other supervision and assistance provided herein, the Manager will not be responsible for the preparation of such returns or the conduct of such audits, examinations or other proceedings.
(g)The Manager agrees to be bound by the Company’s code of conduct policies, insider trading policies and other compliance and governance policies and procedures applicable to the Manager and its officers, directors, members and employees that are adopted from time-to-time by the Board of Trustees (if any), including those required under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, or by National Securities Exchange (collectively, the “Code of Conduct”), to require the employees of Ellington who provide services to the Company, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Persons who provide services to the Company or are involved in the business and affairs of the Company, to comply with the provisions of such Code of Conduct that the Manager reasonably deems to be applicable to such person’s activities in connection with the performance of such services 

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hereunder in accordance with the terms of such provisions or such comparable policies as shall in substance hold such Persons to at least the standards of conduct set forth in any such Code of Conduct in accordance with its terms.
8.Compensation.
(a)Management Fee.  With respect to each fiscal quarter commencing with the quarter in which this Agreement is executed, the Manager shall receive a management fee equal to the Quarterly Management Fee Amount.  Within 45 days following the last day of each fiscal quarter, the Manager shall make available the quarterly calculation of the management fee to the Company with respect to such quarter, and the Company shall pay the Manager the management fee for such quarter in cash within 15 Business Days thereafter; provided, however, that such management fee may be offset by the Company against amounts due to the Company by the Manager.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8(a), in the event that the Company acquires or invests in (i) any equity of a CDO at issuance that is managed, structured or originated by Ellington, the Manager or any of their Affiliates, (ii) any investment fund, account or other investment that is managed, structured or originated by Ellington, the Manager or any of their Affiliates or (iii) a participating interest at issuance in the debt securities of an issuer of debt for which Ellington, the Manager or any of their Affiliates has received a management fee, an origination fee or a structuring fee, then in each such case the Quarterly Management Fee Amount payable by the Company to the Manager will in the aggregate be reduced by (or the Manager will otherwise rebate to the Company) an amount equal to the portion of any management fees, origination fees or structuring fees payable to the Manager, Ellington or their Affiliates that is allocable to the Company’s equity investment or participating interest, as the case may be, in such CDO, investment fund, other investment or debt securities for the same periods.
(c)For the avoidance of doubt, the fee paid by the Manager under the Services Agreement or any other subadvisory agreement (if any) shall not constitute an expense reimbursable by the Company under this Agreement or otherwise.
9.Expenses.
The Company shall bear all of its operating expenses and shall reimburse the Manager for expenses of the Manager incurred on behalf of the Company, except those specifically required to be borne by the Manager under this Agreement; provided, however, that any such costs and expenses borne by the Manager in respect of compensation payable to Affiliates of the Manager to be reimbursed by the Company are no greater than those that would be payable to outside professionals or consultants engaged to perform such services pursuant to agreements negotiated on an arms-length basis.  The Manager may only be reimbursed by the Company for expenses incurred by Ellington pursuant to the Services Agreement to the extent that such expenses would be reimbursable expenses in accordance with this Section 9 if incurred by the Manager.  The expenses required to be borne by the Company include, but are not limited to:  
(a)issuance and transaction costs incident to the acquisition, ownership, disposition and financing of Investments including but not limited to brokerage commissions, expenses relating to short sales, clearing and settlement charges, custodial fees, bank service fees, interest expense, withholding and transfer fees, taxes, research related expenses, third party valuation and pricing services, professional and consulting fees (including, without limitation, expenses of consultants and experts) relating to Investments and other expenses related to the purchase or sale of the Investments); 
(b)legal, regulatory, compliance, tax, accounting, consulting, auditing, administrative fees and expenses and fees and expenses for other similar services rendered to the Company by third-party service providers retained by the Manager; 
(c)the compensation and expenses of the Company’s directors and/or trustees and the cost of liability insurance to indemnify the Company’s directors and/or trustees and officers; 
(d)the costs associated with the establishment and maintenance of any credit facilities and other indebtedness of the Company (including commitment fees, accounting fees, legal fees, closing costs, etc.); 
(e)expenses associated with securities offerings of the Company, including an Initial Public Offering; 
(f)expenses relating to the payment of distributions; 
(g)expenses connected with communications to holders of the Company’s securities in maintaining relations with holders of such securities and in complying with the continuous reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act, the SEC and other governmental bodies; 
(h)transfer agent, registrar and exchange listing fees; 
(i)the costs of printing and mailing proxies, reports and other materials to the Company’s stockholders; 
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(k)reasonable costs and out of pocket expenses incurred on the Company’s behalf by directors, trustees, officers, employees or other agents of the Manager for travel in connection with the services provided hereunder; 
(l)the Company’s allocable share of any costs and expenses incurred by the Manager or its Affiliates with respect to market information systems and publications, research publications and materials; 
(m)settlement, clearing, trade confirmation and reconciliation, and custodial fees and expenses; 
(n)all taxes and license fees; 
(o)all insurance costs incurred with respect to insurance policies obtained in connection with the operation of the Company’s business, including but not limited to insurance covering activities of the Manager and its employees relating to the performance of the Manager’s duties and obligations under this Agreement; 
(p)costs and expenses incurred in contracting with third parties for the servicing and special servicing of assets of the Company; 
(q)all other actual out of pocket costs and expenses relating to the Company’s business and investment operations, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of acquiring, owning, protecting, maintaining, developing and disposing of Investments, including appraisal, reporting, audit and legal fees; 
(r)any judgment or settlement of pending or threatened proceedings (whether civil, criminal or otherwise) against the Company or any Subsidiary, or against any trustee, director or officer of the Company or of any Subsidiary in his capacity as such for which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to indemnify such trustee, director or officer by any court or governmental agency, or settlement of pending or threatened proceedings; 
(s)the costs of maintaining compliance with all federal, state and local rules and regulations, including securities regulations, or any other regulatory agency, all taxes and license fees and all insurance costs incurred on the Company’s behalf relating to the Company’s activities; 
(t)expenses relating to any office or office facilities, including disaster backup recovery sites and facilities, maintained expressly for the Company and separate from offices of the Manager and reasonably required for the Company’s operation; 
(u)following an Initial Public Offering, the costs of the wages, salaries and benefits incurred by the Manager with respect to any Dedicated Officers that the Manager elects to provide to the Company pursuant to Section 3(b) above; provided that (A) if the Manager elects to provide a partially dedicated Dedicated Officer rather than a fully dedicated Dedicated Officer, the Company shall be required to bear only a pro rata portion of the costs of the wages, salaries and benefits incurred by the Manager with respect to such personnel based on the percentage of their working time and efforts spent on matters related to the Company and (B) the amount of such wages, salaries and benefits paid or reimbursed with respect to the Dedicated Officers shall be subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees; 
(v)costs associated with the Company’s marketing materials, advertising, industry group activities (such as conference participations and industry organization memberships) and other promotional efforts designed to promote the Company’s business;
(w)costs of maintaining the Company’s web site; and
(x)all other costs and expenses approved by the Board of Trustees (collectively, “Expenses”).
Other than as expressly provided above, the Company will not be required to pay any portion of the rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses of the Manager and its Affiliates.  In particular, the Manager is not entitled to be reimbursed for wages, salaries and benefits of its officers and employees, other than as described in Section 9(u) above.
To the extent the Manager (or Ellington pursuant to the Services Agreement) incurs any expense in connection with the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder (or under the Services Agreement) which (x) benefits the Company and any other funds, entities or accounts that are managed by an Affiliate of the Manager or Ellington and (y) is reimbursable by the Company under this Agreement, such expense shall be allocated among the Company and such other funds, entities or accounts in a manner determined in good faith by the Manager to reflect the relative benefits to the Company and such funds, entities or accounts resulting from such expense, including, for example, in the case of an expense related to a particular asset, in proportion to the amount of each entity’s investment in such asset and, in the case of most other expenses, in proportion to the relative net asset values of the entities that are benefited.
Subject to any required Board of Trustees approval, the Manager may retain, for and on behalf, and at the sole cost and expense, of the Company, such services of non-Affiliate third party accountants, legal counsel, appraisers, insurers, brokers, transfer agents, registrars, developers, investment banks, financial advisors, banks and other lenders and others as the 

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Manager deems necessary or advisable in connection with the management and operations of the Company in accordance with the authorities granted to the Manager pursuant to this Agreement.  The provisions of this Section 9 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement to the extent such expenses have previously been incurred or are incurred in connection with such expiration or termination.
10.Expense Reports and Reimbursements.
(a)The Manager shall prepare a written statement in reasonable detail documenting the costs and expenses of the Company incurred during each fiscal quarter, including the costs and expenses to be reimbursed by the Company, and deliver the same to the Company within 60 days following the end of the applicable fiscal quarter. Such expenses incurred by the Manager on behalf of the Company shall be reimbursed by the Company within 60 days following delivery of the expense statement by the Manager; provided, however, that such reimbursements may be offset by the Manager against amounts due to the Company from the Manager. 
(b)Any costs and expense reimbursements by the Company in accordance with Section 10(a) shall be subject to adjustment at the end of each calendar year in connection with the annual audit of the Company.  In connection therewith, the Manager shall prepare and deliver to the Company within 30 days after the conclusion of each such annual audit, a list of adjustments made as a result of, or in preparation for, the audit.  The Board of Trustees shall determine, within 30 days after receipt of such list, whether funds should be refunded by the Manager to the Company or paid by the Company to the Manager, or if any accruals for the next fiscal year should be adjusted, provided, however, that if the Manager owes a refund to the Company, such amount may be offset by the Company against the next installment of the Quarterly Management Fee Amount due hereunder.
(c)The provisions of this Section 10 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement to the extent such expenses have previously been incurred or are incurred in connection with such expiration or termination.
11.Limits of Manager Responsibility; Indemnification.
(a)Pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager will not assume any responsibility other than to render the services called for hereunder in good faith and will not be responsible for any action of the Board of Trustees in following or declining to follow its advice or recommendations.  The Manager, Ellington, EMG Holdings, each of their respective Affiliates and the officers, directors, trustees, members, shareholders, partners, managers, EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee members, employees, agents, successors and assigns of any of them (each, a “Manager Indemnified Party”) shall not be liable to the Company for any acts or omissions by the Manager Indemnified Party arising out of or in connection with the Company or pursuant to the performance of the Manager’s duties and obligations under this Agreement, except by reason of acts or omissions found by a court of competent jurisdiction (“Judicially Determined”) to be due to the bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or reckless disregard of duties by the Manager Indemnified Party.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 11 shall not be construed so as to provide for the exculpation of any Manager Indemnified Party for any liability (including liability under Federal securities laws which, under certain circumstances, impose liability even on Persons that act in good faith), to the extent (but only to the extent) that such liability may not be waived, modified or limited under applicable law, but shall be construed so as to effectuate the provisions of this Section 11 to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(b)To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Manager Indemnified Party from and against any and all costs, losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable legal and other professional fees and disbursements), judgments, fines and settlements (collectively, “Indemnification Obligations”) suffered or sustained by such Manager Indemnified Party by reason of (i) any acts or omissions or alleged acts or omissions arising out of or in connection with the Company or performed by a Manager Indemnified Party in good faith and in accordance with or pursuant to the Manager’s duties and obligations under this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Post-Termination Transition Assistance) and (ii) any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), actual or threatened, in which such Manager Indemnified Party may be involved, as a party or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with such Manager Indemnified Party’s acts or omissions performed in good faith and in accordance with or pursuant to this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Post-Termination Transition Assistance), except to the extent such Indemnification Obligations constitute such Manager Indemnified Party’s bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud or material breach or violation or reckless disregard of the Manager’s duties and obligations under this Agreement.  The termination of a proceeding by settlement or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such Manager Indemnified Party’s conduct constituted bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud.  For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Manager Indemnified Parties will be liable for (i) trade errors that may result from ordinary negligence that are otherwise taken in good faith and in accordance with or pursuant to this Agreement, such as errors in the investment-decision process (e.g. a transaction was effected in violation of the Company’s Investment Guidelines) or in the trade process (e.g. a buy order was entered instead of a sell order or the wrong security was purchased or sold or the 

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security was purchased or sold at the wrong price), or (ii) acts or omissions of any Manager Indemnified Party made or taken in accordance with written advice provided to the Manager Indemnified Parties by specialized, reputable, professional consultants selected, engaged or retained by the Manager, Ellington, EMG Holdings and their Affiliates with commercially reasonable care, including without limitation counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisers, and appraisers, that are otherwise take in good faith and in accordance with or pursuant to this Agreement; provided that such advice relates to matters which are not customarily the expertise of an investment manager providing services substantially similar to those to be provided pursuant to this Agreement, or that such advice relates to matters about which such an investment manager would customarily seek such advice in the ordinary course of business other than, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), if such Indemnification Obligations are constitute such Manager Indemnified Party’s bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud or material breach or violation or reckless disregard of the Manager’s duties and obligations under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Agreement will constitute a waiver or limitation of the Company’s rights under federal or state securities laws.
(c)To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Manager hereby agrees to indemnify the Company and its Subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, trustees, officers, employees and managers (each a “Company Indemnified Party”) with respect to all Indemnification Obligations suffered or sustained by such Company Indemnified Party by reason of (i) acts or omissions or alleged acts or omissions of the Manager constituting bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Manager, Ellington or their respective officers or employees or the reckless disregard of the Manager’s duties under this Agreement or (ii) claims by Ellington’s or the Manager’s employees relating to the terms and conditions of their employment with Ellington or the Manager.
(d)The party seeking indemnity (“Indemnitee”) will promptly notify the party against whom indemnity is claimed (“Indemnitor”) in writing of any claim for which it seeks indemnification, which notice shall include all documents and information in the possession of or under the control of such Indemnitee reasonably necessary for the evaluation and/or defense of such claim and shall specifically state that indemnification for such claim is being sought under this section; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the Indemnitor will not relieve Indemnitor from any liability which it may have hereunder, except to the extent such failure actually prejudices the Indemnitor.  The Indemnitor shall have the right to assume the defense and settlement of such claim; provided that, Indemnitor notifies Indemnitee of its election to assume such defense and settlement within (30) days after the Indemnitee gives the Indemnitor notice (together with such documents and information from such Indemnitee) of the claim.  In such case the Indemnitee will not settle or compromise such claim, and the Indemnitor will not be liable for any such settlement made without its prior written consent.  If Indemnitor is entitled to, and does, assume such defense by delivering the aforementioned notice to Indemnitee, Indemnitee will (i) have the right to approve Indemnitor’s counsel (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) be obligated to cooperate in furnishing evidence and testimony and in any other manner in which Indemnitor may reasonably request and (iii) be entitled to participate in (but not control) the defense of any such action, with its own counsel and at its own expense.  If the Indemnitee is entitled pursuant to this section to elect to defend and control such action or claim, by counsel of its own choosing and so elects, then the Indemnitor shall be responsible for any good faith settlement of such claim or action entered into by such Indemnitee. 
(e)Reasonable expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defense or settlement of a claim that may be subject to a right of indemnification hereunder may be advanced by the Company to such Indemnitee as such expenses are incurred prior to the final disposition of such claim; provided that, Indemnitee undertakes to repay such amounts if it shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that Indemnitee was not entitled to be indemnified hereunder.
(f)The Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek recovery under any insurance policies by which such Indemnitee is covered and if such Indemnitee recovers any amounts under any insurance policies, it shall be offset against the amount owed by the Indemnitor; provided such efforts to seek such recovery shall not be deemed a condition precedent to payment of indemnification hereunder.  If the Indemnitee fails to seek such recovery, the Indemnitor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Indemnitee under any applicable insurance policy of the Indemnitee, and shall be entitled to recover under such policy up to the amount owed or paid by the Indemnitor to the Indemnitee.  
(g)The provisions of this Section 11 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
12.No Joint Venture.
The Company and the Manager are not partners or joint venturers with each other and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to make the Company and the Manager partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on either of them.

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13.Term; Termination.
(a)Term.  This Agreement shall remain in full force until the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of the Original Management Agreement, unless terminated by the Company or Manager as set forth below, and shall be renewed automatically for successive one year periods thereafter, until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.
(b)Non-Renewal.  Either party may elect not to renew this Agreement at the expiration of the initial term or any renewal term for any or no reason by notice to the other party at least 180 days, but not more than 270 days, prior to the end of the term.  Upon a non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to this section, the Company will pay the Manager the Termination Fee.
(c)Termination by the Company for Cause.  At the option of the Company and at any time during the term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be and become terminated upon 30 days’ written notice of termination from the Company to the Manager, without payment of the Termination Fee, if any of the following events shall occur:
(i)the Manager, its assignees or Ellington shall commit a material breach of any provision of this Agreement (including the failure of the Manager to use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the Company’s Investment Guidelines), which such material breach continues uncured for a period of 30 days after written notice of such breach;
(ii)the Manager engages in any act of fraud, misappropriation of funds, or embezzlement against the Company or any Subsidiary or acts, or fails to act, in a manner constituting willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that if any such act or omission is committed by one or more employees of the Manager taken without the complicity of the Manager, Ellington, any of their Affiliates or their respective directors or principals, the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement if (A) such employees have been terminated within 30 days after the Manager’s actual knowledge of such act or omission, and (B) such employees or Ellington has, within 30 days after the Manager’s actual knowledge of such act or omission, made the Company whole for any loss arising from such act or omission and has otherwise cured the damage caused by such act or omission;
(iii)the Manager, Ellington or any Affiliate of Ellington involved in providing services to the Company is convicted of, or pleads nolo contendere to, a felony violation of any U.S. securities laws;
(iv)(A) the Manager or Ellington shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (1) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (2) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Manager or Ellington shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (B) there shall be commenced against the Manager or Ellington any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (A) above which (1) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (2) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 90 days; or (C) the Manager or Ellington shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (A) or (B) above; or (D) the Manager or Ellington shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; 
(v)upon a Change of Control of the Manager; or
(vi)the Manager shall fail to provide adequate or appropriate personnel necessary for the Manager to originate investment opportunities for the Company and to manage and develop the Company’s portfolio; provided, that such default has continued uncured for a period of sixty (60) days after written notice thereof, which notice shall contain a request that the same be remedied; and provided further, that if Ellington and its Affiliates (A) manage or sub-advise at least $2 billion in net assets under management or (B) employ at least 50 employees, then the Manager will be deemed to have adequate and appropriate personnel.
(d)Termination by the Company Based on Performance.  The Board of Trustees will review the Manager’s performance annually at the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting during the Company’s first fiscal quarter, and, within 30 days after such Board meeting, this Agreement may be terminated, pursuant to the delivery of notice as specified in this Section 13(d) below, upon either the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees or the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Common Shares, based upon unsatisfactory performance by the Manager that is materially detrimental to the Company or a determination by the Independent Trustees that the management fees payable to the Manager hereunder are not fair, subject to the Manager’s right to prevent such a termination by accepting a mutually acceptable reduction of such management fees.  The Company must provide at least 60 days’, but not more than 120 days’, prior notice to the Manager of any termination under this Section 13(d).  Upon a termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13(d), the Company will pay the Manager the Termination Fee.

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(e)Termination by Manager.
(i)The Manager may terminate this Agreement effective upon 60 days prior written notice of termination to the Company in the event that the Company shall default in the performance or observance of any material term, condition or covenant in this Agreement and such default shall continue for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof specifying such default and requesting that the same be remedied in such 30 day period.  The Company is required to pay to the Manager the Termination Fee if the termination of this Agreement is made pursuant to this Section 13(e)(i).
(ii)The Manager may terminate this Agreement in the event that the Company becomes regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, with such termination deemed to occur immediately prior to such event.   The Company is not required to pay to the Manager the Termination Fee if the termination of this Agreement is made pursuant to this Section 13(e)(ii).
14.Action Upon Termination or Expiration of Term.
(a)From and after the effective date of termination or assignment of this Agreement pursuant to Sections 13 and 15 herein, the Manager shall not, subject to Section 14(b) below, be entitled to compensation for further services under this Agreement but shall be paid all compensation and reimbursable Expenses accruing to the date of termination, and the Termination Fee, if applicable.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the date of termination occurs other than at the end of a fiscal quarter, compensation to the Manager accruing to the date of termination shall also include: management fees equal to the Quarterly Management Fee Amount for such final fiscal quarter, taking into account only the portion of such final fiscal quarter that this Agreement was in effect, and with appropriate adjustments to all relevant definitions.  Upon such termination or expiration, the Manager shall reasonably promptly:  
(i)after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for Expenses to which it is then entitled, pay over to the Company all money collected and held for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii)deliver to the Board of Trustees a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected and all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board of Trustees with respect to the Company and through the termination date; and
(iii)deliver to the Board of Trustees all property and documents of the Company and any Subsidiary then in the Manager’s possession or custody or under its control; provided, however, that the Manager shall have the right to retain copies of any documents and records solely to the extent necessary to comply with the bona fide record retention policy of Ellington or any regulations applicable to it.
(b)In connection with any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13, the Manager shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company or any persons or entity designated by the Board of Trustees to succeed the Manager as the manager of the Company (a “Successor Manager”) to accomplish an orderly transfer of the operation and management of the Company and its investment activities to such Successor Manager.  For a period of thirty (30) days after the effective date of any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13, the Manager shall be available, through its officers, during normal business hours and not to exceed a total of 15 hours during any week within such 30 day period, to answer questions from and consult with the Company or designated representatives of any Successor Manager with respect to the Company’s business, operations and investment activities during the period prior to the termination (“Post-Termination Transition Assistance”).  The Manager shall receive payment of a cash fee for any time spent providing Post-Termination Transition Assistance in an amount equal to $500 per hour.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 14(b) to the contrary, the definition of Post-Termination Transition Assistance shall not include any of the Manager’s responsibilities pursuant to Section 14(a), and the Manager shall not be compensated for any time spent by the Manager’s officers to comply with Section 14(a).
15.Assignment.
The Manager may not assign its duties under this Agreement unless such assignment is consented to in writing by a majority of the Company’s Independent Trustees. However, the Manager may assign to one or more of its Affiliates performance of any of its responsibilities hereunder without the approval of the Company’s Independent Trustees so long as the Manager remains liable for any such Affiliate’s performance hereunder and such assignment does not require the Company’s approval under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Any permitted assignment shall bind the assignee under this Agreement in the same manner as the Manager is bound.  In addition, the assignee shall execute and deliver to the Company a counterpart of this Agreement naming such assignee as the manager.  
16.Release of Money or other Property Upon Written Request.

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The Manager agrees that any money or other property of the Company or any Subsidiary held by the Manager under this Agreement shall be held by the Manager as custodian for the Company or any Subsidiary, and the Manager’s records shall be clearly and appropriately marked to reflect the ownership of such money or other property by the Company. Upon the receipt by the Manager of a written request signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company requesting the Manager to release to the Company any money or other property then held by the Manager for the account of the Company under this Agreement, the Manager shall release such money or other property to the Company within a reasonable period of time, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following such request. Upon delivery of such money or other property to the Company, the Manager, Ellington, EMG Holdings and their Affiliates, directors, trustees, officers, managers, members and employees will not be liable to the Company, any Subsidiary, the Manager or any of their directors, trustees, officers, members, shareholders, managers, employees, owners or partners for any acts or omissions by the Company in connection with the money or other property released to the Company in accordance with the terms hereof. The Company shall indemnify the Manager, Ellington, EMG Holdings and their Affiliates, officers, directors, EARN Investment and Risk Management Committee members, partners, members, employees, agents and successors and assigns against any and all expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims of any nature whatsoever which arise in connection with the Manager’s proper release of such money or other property to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. Indemnification pursuant to this Section 16 shall be in addition to any right of the Manager to indemnification under Section 11.
17.Notices.
Unless expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, all notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given, made and received when delivered against receipt or upon actual receipt of (a) personal delivery, (b) delivery by a reputable overnight courier, (c) delivery by facsimile transmission but only if such transmission is confirmed, or (d) delivery by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as set forth below:
	
			
	The Company and any
of the Subsidiaries:
	 
	Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
53 Forest Avenue - Suite 301
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Attn:  Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: 203-698-0869

	 
	 
	With a copy to:
Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.
53 Forest Avenue - Suite 301
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Attn:  Legal Department
Facsimile: 203-698-0869

	The Manager:
	 
	Ellington Residential Mortgage Management LLC
53 Forest Avenue - Suite 301
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Attn:  Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: 203-698-0869

	 
	 
	With a copy to:
Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.
53 Forest Avenue - Suite 301
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Attn:  General Counsel
Facsimile: 203-698-0869

Any party may change the address to which communications or copies are to be sent by giving notice of such change of address in conformity with the provisions of this Section 17 for the giving of notice.
18.Binding Nature of Agreement; Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns as provided in this Agreement.
19.Entire Agreement; Amendments.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. The express 

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terms of this Agreement control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, supplemented or amended other than by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.
20.Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
This Agreement and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement shall be governed by and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to such state’s laws and principles regarding the conflict of interest laws (other than Section 5-1401 of the general obligations Law of the State of New York).  Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court located in the borough of Manhattan or the United States District Court located in the Southern District of New York, and the appellate courts to which orders and judgments thereof may be appealed, for the purpose of any action or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and to the laying of venue in such court. 
21.Waiver of Jury Trial.
Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Agreement is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues, and, therefore, each such party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right such party may have to a trial by jury in respect to any action directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
22.Indulgences, Not Waivers.
Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.
23.Titles Not to Affect Interpretation.
The titles of sections, paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in this Agreement are for convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
24.Execution in Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts of this Agreement, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories.
25.Severability.
The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and separable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.
26.Principles of Construction.
Words used herein regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires. All references to recitals, sections, paragraphs and schedules are to the recitals, sections, paragraphs and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
27.Use of Name.
The Company acknowledges that it has adopted its name “Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT” and the name of its subsidiary, “Ellington Residential Mortgage LP” (together, the “Names”) through the permission of the Manager.  The Manager hereby grants a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to the Company and its Subsidiaries of the Names for only so long as the Manager serves as the manager of the Company.  If the Manager or any successor to its business shall cease to furnish services to the Company under this Agreement or a similar contractual agreement, for any reason whatsoever, 

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the Company at its own expense, shall as promptly as practicable, (i) take such action as is necessary to change the Company’s name, and the name of any Subsidiary, to remove any reference to “Ellington” or any name, mark or logo type derived from it and (ii) cease to use the Names in any manner, including, but not limited to, use in any sales literature or promotional material, or in any manner reasonably indicating that the Company is managed by or otherwise associated with the Manager.  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, Ellington, EMG Holdings and their Affiliates from and against any and all costs, losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements, which may arise out of the Company’s use or misuse of the Names or out of any breach of or failure to comply with this Section 27.  The above license covers the Names in its entirety and its use as a trademark and service mark.  If the Company or its Subsidiaries wish to use (i) any derivation or combination of the Names or (ii) the Names as a corporate name, domain name, logo or social media identifier, it shall procure the prior written consent of the Manager, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
	
		
	 
	THE COMPANY:

	 
	ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REIT

	By:
	/s/ Laurence Penn

	 
	Name:  Laurence Penn

	 
	Title:    Executive Vice President

	 
	 

	 
	THE SUBSIDIARIES:

	 
	ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LP

	 
	By: EARN OP GP LLC, its general partner

	By:
	/s/ Laurence Penn

	 
	Name:  Laurence Penn

	 
	Title:    Authorized Representative

	 
	 

	 
	EARN SECURITIES LLC

	By:
	/s/ Laurence Penn

	 
	Name:  Laurence Penn

	 
	Title:    Authorized Representative

	 
	 

	 
	EARN MORTGAGE LLC

	By:
	/s/ Laurence Penn

	 
	Name:  Laurence Penn

	 
	Title:    Authorized Representative

	 
	 

	 
	EARN CMO LLC

	By:
	/s/ Laurence Penn

	 
	Name:  Laurence Penn

	 
	Title:    Authorized Representative

	
		
	 
	EARN TRS LLC

	By:
	/s/ Laurence Penn

	 
	Name:  Laurence Penn

	 
	Title:    Authorized Representative

	 
	 

	 
	THE MANAGER:

	 
	ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT LLC

	By:
	/s/ Laurence Penn

	 
	Name:  Laurence Penn

	 
	Title:    Executive Vice President

[Signature Page to Management Agreement]

Exhibit A
INVESTMENT GUIDELINES OF ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REIT
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in that certain Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2014, as may be amended from time to time (the “Management Agreement”), by and among Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (the “Company”), the Company’s Subsidiaries and Ellington Residential Mortgage Management LLC (the “Manager”).
		
	1.
	From and after such time as the Board of Trustees determines to cause the Company to elect to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no investment shall be made that would cause the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

		
	2.
	For so long as the Company is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any investment or activity that is expected to produce income that would not be “qualifying income” within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code shall be conducted through a taxable corporate subsidiary of the Company;

		
	3.
	No investment shall be made that would cause the Company to be regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act;

		
	4.
	The Company shall not enter into Cross Transactions, Principal Transactions or Split Price Executions with the Manager or any of its Affiliates unless (i) such transaction is otherwise in accordance with these guidelines and the Management Agreement and (ii) the terms of such transaction are at least as favorable to the Company as to the Manager or such Affiliate (as applicable);

		
	5.
	Any proposed material investment that is outside those targeted or other asset classes or targeted platforms or opportunities mentioned or otherwise described in or contemplated by any prospectus used in an Initial Public Offering or other disclosure package used in connection with any securities offering by the Company must be approved by at least a majority of the Independent Trustees.

These investment guidelines may be changed by the Company’s board of trustees without the approval of its shareholders.

Exhibit A-1Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 20, 2014, by and among The Wet Seal, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
with headquarters located at 26972 Burbank, Foothill Ranch, California 92610 (the “Company”), and the investors
listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Buyers”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.         The Company and
each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”)
as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act.

 

B.   The Company has
authorized the issuance of senior convertible notes of the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the “Notes”), which Notes shall be convertible into Common Stock (as defined below) (the shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the terms of the Notes, including, without limitation, upon conversion, amortization and in payment of principal
and interest or otherwise, collectively, the “Conversion Shares”), in accordance with the terms of the Notes.

 

C.   Each Buyer wishes
to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate principal
amount of Notes set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (which aggregate principal
amount of Notes for all Buyers shall be $27,000,000), and (ii) Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B (the “Warrants”), representing the right to acquire that number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite
such Buyer’s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (as exercised, collectively, the “Warrant Shares”).

 

D.   At the Closing
(as defined below), the parties hereto will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide
certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under
the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.

 

E.   The Notes will
rank senior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of the Company, and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) (other than with
respect to Permitted Indebtedness (as defined in the Notes)) and will be guaranteed by all direct and indirect Subsidiaries (as
defined in Section 3(a)) of the Company, currently formed or formed in the future, as evidenced by a guarantee agreement with each
Buyer, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms,
collectively “Guarantee Agreements”), and upon the occurrence (and during the continuance) of a Proceeding (as
defined in the Notes) or Redemption Event (as defined in the Notes), any right of any holder of Notes to be paid any amounts outstanding
thereunder in cash shall be fully

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

subordinated to the debt
and liens in favor of the senior agent and lenders under the Company’ Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated February
3, 2011 among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral
Agent, LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender (as amended from time to time, the “Senior Credit Facility”.

 

F.   The Notes, the
Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares collectively are referred to herein as the “Securities”.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:

 

		1.	PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES AND WARRANTS.

 

(a)      Purchase
of Notes and Warrants.    Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company
shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, shall purchase from the Company on the Closing Date
(as defined below), (x) a Note in the original principal amount as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the
Schedule of Buyers and (y) Warrants to acquire up to that number of Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in
column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers.

 

(b)      Closing.
  The date and time of the closing of the purchase of the Notes and the Warrants (the “Closing”) by the Buyers shall
be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 26, 2014 (or such other date and time as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each
Buyer) (such date on which the Closing actually occurs, the “Closing Date”) after notification of satisfaction
(or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, MetLife
Building, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.

 

(c)      Purchase
Price.    The aggregate purchase price for the Notes and the Warrants to be purchased by each Buyer at the Closing (the “Purchase
Price”) shall be the amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name in column (5) of the Schedule of Buyers. Each Buyer
shall pay $1,000 for each $1,000 of principal amount of Notes and related Warrants to be purchased by such Buyer at the Closing.
The Buyers and the Company agree that the Notes and the Warrants constitute an “investment unit” for purposes of Section
1273(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Buyers and the Company mutually
agree that the allocation of the issue price of such investment unit between the Notes and the Warrants in accordance with Section
1273(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1273-2(h) shall be an aggregate amount allocated to the Warrants as agreed
among the Buyers and the Company and the balance of the Purchase Price allocated to the Notes, and neither the Buyers nor the Company
shall take any position inconsistent with such allocation in any tax return or in any judicial or administrative proceeding in
respect of taxes.

 

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(d)      Form
of Payment.    On the Closing Date, (i) each Buyer shall pay its applicable purchase price to the Company for the Notes and the
Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer at the Closing (less, in the case of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. (“Hudson
Bay”), the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)), by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance
with the Company’s written wire instructions and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer the Notes (allocated in the
principal amounts as such Buyer shall request) which such Buyer is then purchasing hereunder along with the Warrants (allocated
in the amounts as such Buyer shall request) which such Buyer is purchasing hereunder, in each case duly executed on behalf of the
Company and registered in the name of such Buyer or its designee.

 

2.             BUYER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.    Each Buyer, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants with respect to only itself
that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)      Organization;
Authority.    Such Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents (as defined below) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

 

(b)  No
Public Sale or Distribution.    Such Buyer is (i) acquiring the Notes and the Warrants and (ii) upon conversion of, or as principal
or interest payments on the Notes and exercise of the Warrants will acquire the Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the Notes
and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, in each case, for its own account and not with a view towards, or
for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the
1933 Act; provided, however, by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities
for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant
to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Such Buyer is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary
course of its business. Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person
(as defined below) to distribute any of the Securities. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual,
a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government
or any department or agency thereof.

 

(c)      Accredited
Investor Status.    Such Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.

 

(d)      Reliance
on Exemptions.    Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions
from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon
the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire
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(e)      Information.
  Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of
the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities that have been requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and
its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other
due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect
such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. Such Buyer understands that its investment
in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. Such Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered
necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

 

(f)       No
Governmental Review.    Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment
in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

 

(g)      Transfer
or Resale.    Such Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not
been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned
or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of
counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred
may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with
reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under
the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”); (ii) any sale of the Securities made
in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any
resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person) through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to
be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act
or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any
obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions
of any exemption thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin
account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be
a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Buyer effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to
provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, including, without limitation, this Section 2(g).

 

(h)      Legends.
  Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Notes and the Warrants and, until such time
as the resale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration
Rights Agreement, the stock certificates representing the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, except as set forth below,
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required by
the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer
order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):

 

[NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE
OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [CONVERTIBLE]
[EXERCISABLE] HAVE BEEN][THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN] REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID
ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE
PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

The legend set forth above shall be removed
and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped or issue
to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”),
if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the 1933 Act, (ii)
in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a generally
acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made without registration under
the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, or (iii) the Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144
or Rule 144A. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such issuance.

 

(i)       Validity;
Enforcement.    This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer
in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the
enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

(j)       No
Conflicts.    The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and
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the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer, (ii) conflict
with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such
Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and
state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults,
rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(k)      Residency.
  Such Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction specified below its address on the Schedule of Buyers.

 

(l)       Certain
Trading Activities.    Such Buyer has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding
with such Buyer, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales (as
defined below) involving the Company’s securities) during the period commencing as of the time that such Buyer was first
contacted regarding the specific investment in the Company contemplated by this Agreement and ending immediately prior to the execution
of this Agreement by such Buyer (it being understood and agreed that for all purposes of this Agreement, and, without implication
that the contrary would otherwise be true, that neither transactions nor purchases nor sales shall include the location and/or
reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock). “Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in
Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”).

 

(m)     Experience
of Such Buyer.    Such Buyer, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience
in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities,
and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Buyer is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in
the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

		3.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

 

The Company represents
and warrants to each of the Buyers that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)      Organization
and Qualification.    Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) are entities duly organized and validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authorization
to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly
qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or
the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified
or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “Material
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adverse effect
on (i) the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) on the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents
or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or (iii) on the authority or ability
of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth
on Schedule 3(a). “Subsidiaries” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (x) owns
any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (y) controls or operates all or
any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein
as a “Subsidiary.”

 

(b)      Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity.    The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Lock-up Agreements (as defined in Section7(x)),
the Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 5(b)), and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”)
and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, subject to the limitations on the issuance thereof
pursuant to the terms of the Notes. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and
the Warrants, and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares and the reservation for issuance and issuance
of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and (other
than the filing with the SEC of one or more Registration Statements (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance
with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, the 8-K Filing (as defined below), a Form D with the SEC and any other
filings as may be required by the Principal Market (as defined below) and state securities agencies (collectively, the “Required
Approvals”) no further filing, consent, or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders,
which has not been obtained. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will be prior
to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and each constitutes, or when executed will constitute, the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and
except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law and public policy, and
the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and
to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. Each of the Subsidiaries party to the Guaranty
Agreements have the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under such Guaranty Ageements. The
execution and delivery by the Subsidiaries of the Guarantee Agreements and the consummation by such Subsidiaries of the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by such Subsidiaries’ respective boards of directors (or other applicable governing
body) and (other than filings as may be required by state securities agencies) no further filing, consent, or authorization is
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(or other applicable
governing body) or stockholders (or other applicable owners of equity of such Subsidiaries). Prior to the Closing, the Guarantee
Agreements will have been duly executed and delivered by such Subsidiaries, and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations
of such Subsidiaries, enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar
laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to
indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law and public policy, and the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the
court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

(c)      Issuance
of Securities.    The issuance of the Notes and the Warrants are duly authorized and, upon issuance, shall be validly issued and
free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. As of the Closing, a number of shares of Common Stock
shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance which equals or exceeds (the “Required Reserved Amount)
the sum of (i) 135% of the maximum number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Notes based on the Conversion
Price (as defined in the Notes) (without taking into account any limitations on the issuance thereof pursuant to the terms of the
Notes) and (ii) 100% of the maximum number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants, each as of the Trading
Day (as defined in the Warrants) immediately preceding the applicable date of determination (without taking into account any limitations
on the exercise of the Warrants set forth in the Warrants). Upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with the Notes (subject
to the limitations on issuances contained in the Notes) or exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrants, as the case
may be, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, respectively, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being
entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Subject to the accuracy of each of the representations and warranties
of the Buyers set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, the offer and issuance by the Company of the Securities is exempt from
registration under the 1933 Act. “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s shares of Class A common stock,
par value $0.10 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital
resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

 

(d)      No
Conflicts.    The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries
parties to any of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and the Warrants and reservation for
issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of
Incorporation (as defined in Section (3(r)) or ByLaws (as defined in Section (3(r)), any memorandum of association, certificate
of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, any certificate of designations or other constituent documents of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the articles of association or bylaws
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
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or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture or instrument to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, result in a violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the
rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Global Select Market (the “Principal Market”) and including all applicable
foreign, federal and state laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property
or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, to the
extent such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)      Consents.
  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing
or registration with, any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for
it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case in accordance
with the terms hereof or thereof (other than the Required Approvals) and consents which have been obtained. All consents, authorizations,
orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain at or prior to the Closing
pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts
or circumstances that might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration,
application or filings pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal
Market and has no knowledge of any facts that would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable
future. The issuance by the Company of the Securities shall not have the effect of delisting or suspending the Common Stock from
the Principal Market.

 

(f)       Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities.    The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity
of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and
that no Buyer is (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) an “affiliate” of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 144) or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, a “beneficial owner”
of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “1934 Act”)). The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or
fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection
with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase
of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents
has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

 

(g)      No
General Solicitation; Placement Agent’s Fees.    Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any Person
acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation
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payment of
any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers’ commissions (other than for persons engaged by any Buyer or its
investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, placement
agent fees payable to Cowen and Company, as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) in connection with the sale
of the Securities. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without
limitation, attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim. The Company acknowledges that
it has engaged the Placement Agent in connection with the sale of the Securities. Other than the Placement Agent, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the sale of the Securities.

 

(h)      No
Integrated Offering.    None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of their affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf
has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances
that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or
otherwise, or cause this offering of the Securities to require approval of stockholders of the Company for purposes of the 1933
Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange
or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated. None of the Company, its
Subsidiaries, their affiliates and any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding
sentence that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to
be integrated with other offerings for purposes of any such applicable stockholder approval provisions.

 

(i)       Dilutive
Effect.    The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to terms of the Notes
will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares pursuant
to the terms of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes is absolute and unconditional (subject to any limitations
on issuance as set forth in the Notes) regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests
of other stockholders of the Company.

 

(j)       Application
of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement.    The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any,
in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under
a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation or the laws of the jurisdiction
of its formation which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and any Buyer’s ownership of the Securities. The Company
has not adopted a stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock
or a change in control of the Company.

 

(k)      SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.    During the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has timely filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements
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1934 Act (all
of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof, and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”).
The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of the SEC Documents
not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with
the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents,
and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective filing dates, the financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise
indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent
they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the
Company to the Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section
2(e) of this Agreement or in the disclosure schedules to this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they
are or were made, not misleading (it being recognized that financial projections or forecasts by or on behalf of the Company are
not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by any such financial projections or
forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results). The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate
any of the financial statements (including without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company
with respect thereto) included in the SEC Documents (the “Financial Statements”), nor is the Company currently
aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case,
in order for any of the Financials Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company
has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial
Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.

 

(l)       Absence
of Certain Changes.    Since February 2, 2013 and except as disclosed in the SEC Documents filed subsequent to such date, the
8-K Filing or in the Company’s investor presentation a copy of which has been furnished to the Buyers (the “Investor
Presentation”), there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, assets,
properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(l), since February 2, 2013, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared
or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 outside of the ordinary course
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individually
or in the aggregate, outside the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps
to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors
intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact that would reasonably lead a creditor
to do so. The Company and its Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes
of this Section 3(l), “Insolvent” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the present fair saleable value of
such Person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such Person’s total Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(s)), (ii)
such Person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become
absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability
to pay as such debts mature. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any business or in any transaction,
and is not about to engage in any business or in any transaction, for which the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s remaining
assets constitute unreasonably small capital.

 

(m)     No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances.    Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents and the Investor Presentation,
no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is currently contemplated to exist or occur with respect
to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results
thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise), that (i) is required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities
laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock
and which has not been publicly announced, (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Buyer’s
investment hereunder or (iii) could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n)      Conduct
of Business; Regulatory Permits.    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default
under any certificate of designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company (if any), its Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws or their organizational charter or memorandum of association or certificate of incorporation or articles
of association or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree
or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for possible
violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation in any material respect of any of the rules, regulations
or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably lead to delisting
or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two (2) years prior to the date
hereof, the Common Stock has been designated for quotation on the Principal Market. During the two (2) years prior to the date
hereof, (i) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (ii) the Company has received
no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock
from the Principal Market. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
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conduct their
respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.

 

(o)      Foreign
Corrupt Practices.    Neither the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director,
officer, agent, employee, nor any other person acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (individually
and collectively, a “Company Affiliate”) have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”)
or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, nor has any Company Affiliate offered, paid, promised to pay, or
authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any
officer, employee or any other person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity to any political party or official
thereof or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a “Government Official”) or
to any person under circumstances where such Company Affiliate knew or was aware of a high probability that all or a portion of
such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Governmental Official, for the
purpose of:

 

(i)        (A)
influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his/her official capacity, (B) inducing such Government Official
to do or omit to do any act in violation of his/her lawful duty, (C) securing any improper advantage, or (D) inducing such Government
Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, or

 

(ii)       assisting
the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

(p)      Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.    The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that
are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are
effective as of the date hereof.

 

(q)      Transactions
With Affiliates.    Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors or employees of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary
course services as employees, officers or directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments
to or from any such officer, director or employee or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any corporation,
partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.

 

(r)       Equity
Capitalization.    As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 300,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, of which as of the date hereof, 84,733,748 shares are issued, 84,661,917 shares are outstanding, and 4,271,234 shares are
available for issuance pursuant to the Company’s equity and incentive plans, and (ii)

 

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10,000,000
shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.10 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. All
of such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as
disclosed in: (i) Schedule 3(r)(i), none of the Company’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar
rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) Schedule 3(r)(ii), there are no outstanding
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or
rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound
to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe
to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable
for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than equity awards (including to employees and
directors); (iii) Schedule 3(r)(iii), there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities
or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) Schedule 3(r)(iv), there are no financing statements securing
obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) Schedule 3(r)(v), there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated
to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement); (vi)
Schedule 3(r)(vi), there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain
any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) Schedule
3(r)(vii), there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by
the issuance of the Securities; (viii) Schedule 3(r)(viii), the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom
stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) Schedule 3(r)(ix), the Company and its Subsidiaries
have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other
than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s’ respective businesses and which, individually
or in the aggregate, do not or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished or
made available to the Buyers true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as
in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and the Company’s ByLaws, as amended and
as in effect on the date hereof (the “ByLaws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable
or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.

 

(s)      Indebtedness
and Other Contracts.    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or in Schedule
3(s)(i), has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) except as disclosed in Schedule 3(s)(ii), is a party
to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract,
agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) except as disclosed in Schedule
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violation of
any term of or in default under any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations
and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) except as disclosed in Schedule
3(s)(iv), is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the
judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “Indebtedness”
of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed
as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance
with United States generally accepted accounting principles (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and
other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations
so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising
under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property
or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such
agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any
leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied
for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F)
above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by)
any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts
and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable
for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of
the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; and (y) “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person,
any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or
other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect
thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements
relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss
with respect thereto.

 

(t)       Litigation.    Except as set disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal
Market, any court, public board, other governmental entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s
or its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors which is outside of the ordinary course of business or individually or in the
aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No director, officer or employee of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries has willfully violated 18 U.S.C. §1519 or engaged in spoliation in reasonable anticipation of litigation.
Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated,
any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The SEC

 

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has not issued
any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act
or the 1934 Act.

 

(u)        Insurance.    The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company
and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or
applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to
continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(v)        Employee
Relations.

 

(i)        Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company
and its Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good. No executive officer of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer
intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company or any such
Subsidiary. No executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary
information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued
employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect
to any of the foregoing matters.

 

(ii)       The Company
and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment
and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance
would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(w)       Title.    The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title
to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free
and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects, except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Notes). Any real property and facilities
held under lease by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with
such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings
by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(x)        Intellectual
Property Rights.    The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, original works, inventions, licenses,
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rights and
all applications and registrations therefor (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(x), none of the
Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Intellectual Property Rights have expired, terminated or been abandoned, or are expected
to expire, terminate or be abandoned, within three years from the date of this Agreement. The Company has no knowledge of any infringement
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding pending,
or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
regarding their Intellectual Property Rights. The Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any
of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable
security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(y)      Environmental
Laws.    The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined),
(ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where,
in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local
or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient
air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions,
discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes
(collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations,
codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans
or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

 

(z)      Subsidiary
Rights.    Except as set forth on Schedule 3(z), the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and
(subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries
as owned by the Company or such Subsidiary.

 

(aa)    Investment
Company Status.    The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities will not be, an “investment company,”
a company controlled by an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter”
or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(bb)   Tax
Status.    The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all U.S. federal, state and foreign income and all other
material tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and
other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports
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(iii) has set
aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such
returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority
of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(cc)    Internal
Accounting and Disclosure Controls.    The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities
is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any difference. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under
the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and
forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the twelve months prior to the date hereof neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has received any notice or correspondence from any accountant relating to any material weakness in any part of
the system of internal accounting controls of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(dd)   Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements.    Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship
between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in
its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ee)    Ranking
of Notes.    Except as set forth in Schedule 3(ee), no Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is senior
to or ranks pari passu with the Notes in right of payment, whether with respect of payment of redemptions, interest, damages
or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.

 

(ff)     Eligibility
for Registration.    The Company is eligible to register the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale by the Buyers
using Form S-3 promulgated under the 1933 Act.

 

(gg)   Transfer
Taxes.    On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be
paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been,
fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.

 

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(hh)   Manipulation
of Price.    The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to cause or to result, or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result, in the stabilization or manipulation
of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) other than the Placement
Agent, sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) other than
the Placement Agent, paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities
of the Company.

 

(ii)     Acknowledgement
Regarding Buyers’ Trading Activity.    The Company acknowledges and agrees that following the public disclosure of the Investor
Presentation and the information that will be filed and/or furnished in the Form 8-K (i) none of the Buyers has been asked to agree,
nor has any Buyer agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative”
securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) any Buyer, and counter-parties
in “derivative” transactions to which any such Buyer is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short”
position in the Common Stock, and (iii) each Buyer shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length
counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that following the
public disclosure of the Investor Presentation and the information that will be filed and/or furnished in the Form 8-K one or more
Buyers may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding,
including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Conversion Shares and/or the Warrant Shares are being determined
and (b) such hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interest in the
Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such
aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants or any of
the documents executed in connection herewith.

 

(jj)      U.S.
Real Property Holding Corporation.    The Company is not, has never been, and so long as any Securities remain outstanding, shall
not become, a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code and the Company shall so certify
upon any Buyer’s request.

 

(kk)    Bank
Holding Company Act.     Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act
of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the
“Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly
or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%)
or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank
or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(ll)      Illegal
or Unauthorized Payments; Political Contributions.    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the best of the
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reasonable
inquiry of its officers and directors), any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or other representatives of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any other business entity or enterprise with which the Company or any Subsidiary is or has been affiliated
or associated, has, directly or indirectly, made or authorized any payment, contribution or gift of money, property, or services,
whether or not in contravention of applicable law, (i) as a kickback or bribe to any Person or (ii) to any political organization,
or the holder of or any aspirant to any elective or appointive public office except for personal political contributions not involving
the direct or indirect use of funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(mm)  Money
Laundering.    The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with, and have not previously violated, the USA Patriot Act
of 2001 and all other applicable U.S. and non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the
laws, regulations and Executive Orders and sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, including,
but not limited, to (i) Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 entitled, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)); and (ii) any regulations
contained in 31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V.

 

(nn)   Management.    Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, during the past five year period, no current or, to the knowledge of the Company, former
officer or director has been the subject of:

 

(i)         a
petition under bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium law or the appointment by a court of a receiver, fiscal agent
or similar officer for such Person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner at or within two years before
the filing of such petition or such appointment, or any corporation or business association of which such person was an executive
officer at or within two years before the time of the filing of such petition or such appointment;

 

(ii)        a
conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations that do not
relate to driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence);

 

(iii)       any
order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently
or temporarily enjoining any such person from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:

 

(1)         Acting
as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage
transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission or an associated person
of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person,
director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing
any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;

 

(2)         Engaging
in any type of business practice; or

 

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(3)         Engaging
in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of securities
laws or commodities laws;

 

(iv)       any
order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting
for more than sixty (60) days the right of any such person to engage in any activity described in the preceding sub paragraph,
or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

 

(v)        a
finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or other authority to have violated any securities
law, regulation or decree and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC or any other authority has not been subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated; or

 

(vi)       a
finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated
any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated.

 

(oo)    No
Additional Agreements.    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any agreement or understanding with any Buyer with
respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Guarantee Agreements other than as specified in the
Transaction Documents and the Guarantee Agreements.

 

(pp)    Disclosure.    The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Buyers or their agents or
counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and other than the Investor Presentation and the information that will be filed and/or furnished in the Form
8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions
in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. Each press release issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the twelve (12)
months preceding the date of this Agreement did not at the time of release contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results
thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at
or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly disclosed. All financial projections
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by or on behalf
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and made available to you have been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions
and represented, at the time each such financial projection or forecast was delivered to each Buyer, the Company’s best estimate
of future financial performance (it being recognized that such financial projections or forecasts are not to be viewed as facts
and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by any such financial projections or forecasts may differ from
the projected or forecasted results). The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer makes or has made any representations or
warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 2.

 

(qq)     Shell
Company Status.    The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1) of the 1933 Act.

 

(rr)
Stock Option Plans.    Each stock option granted by the Company was granted (i) in accordance with the
terms of the applicable stock option plan of the Company and (ii) except as set forth in Schedule 3(rr), since January 1,
2012, with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would
be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been
backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company to
knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or
other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or
prospects.

 

(ss)
No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers.    There are no material disagreements of any kind
presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers
formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and
lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. In
addition, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company had discussions with its accountants about its financial statements
previously filed with the SEC. Based on those discussions, the Company has no reason to believe that it will need to restate
any such financial statements or any part thereof.

 

(tt) No
Disqualification Events.    With respect to Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule
506(b) under the 1933 Act (“Regulation D Securities”), none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any
affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any
beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting
power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) connected with the Company in any capacity
at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered
Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to
(viii) under the 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by
Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject
to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations

 

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under Rule
506(e), and has furnished to the Buyers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

(uu)                   Other
Covered Persons.    The Company is not aware of any Person (other than the Placement Agent) that has been or will be paid (directly
or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of Buyers or potential purchasers in connection with the sale of any Regulation D
Securities.

 

4.    COVENANTS.

 

(a)      Reasonable
Best Efforts.    Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts timely to satisfy each of the covenants and the conditions
to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.

 

(b)      Form
D and Blue Sky.    The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide
a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or promptly after the Closing Date, take such action
as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale
to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states
of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken
to the Buyers on or promptly after the Closing Date. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale
of the Securities required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following
the Closing Date.

 

(c)      Reporting
Status.    Until the date on which the Investors (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall have sold all of the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares and none of the Notes or Warrants are outstanding (the “Reporting Period”),
the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the
1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934
Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination, and the Company shall
take all actions necessary to maintain its eligibility to register the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares for resale by the Investors
on Form S-3.

 

(d)      Use
of Proceeds.    The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general corporate purposes, but not, directly
or indirectly, for (i) the satisfaction of any indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than payment of trade
payables incurred after the date hereof in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and consistent with
prior practices), (ii) the redemption or repurchase of any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) the settlement
of any outstanding litigation.

 

(e)      Financial
Information.    The Company agrees to send the following to each Investor during the Reporting Period (i) unless the following
are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, within one (1) Business Day after
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Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K (or any analogous reports under the 1934 Act) and any registration statements (other
than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, and (ii) copies of any notices and other information made available
or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders.
As used herein, “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

(f)       Listing.    The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed (subject
to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under
the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to maintain the authorization for quotation
of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or any other Eligible Market (as defined in the Warrants). Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the
Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations
under this Section 4(f).

 

(g)      Fees.    The Company shall reimburse Hudson Bay (a Buyer) or its designee(s) (in addition to any other expense amounts paid to any Buyer
or its counsel prior to the date of this Agreement) for all reasonably documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements in connection
therewith, documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and due diligence in
connection therewith), which amount may be withheld by such Buyer from its purchase price for any Notes purchased at the Closing
to the extent not previously reimbursed by the Company. Each Buyer agrees to provide the Company with copies of documentation reasonably
requested supporting such fees the Company is required to reimburse under this Section 4(g). The Company shall be responsible for
the payment of any placement agent’s fees, DTC fees, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged
by any Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any fees or commissions
payable to the Placement Agent. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any
such payment. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses
in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyers.

 

(h)      Pledge
of Securities.    The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an Investor in connection with a bona
fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall
not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Securities
shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this
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that an Investor
and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2(g) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment
of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities
may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an Investor.

 

(i)       Disclosure
of Transactions and Other Material Information.    On or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day after
this Agreement has been executed, the Company shall issue a press release (or press releases) reasonably acceptable to the Buyers
and file one or more Current Reports on Form 8-K including with respect to the earnings of the Company, the Investor Presentation
and describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934
Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the form of Note, the form
of the Warrant, the form of Lock-Up Agreement, the form of Guarantee Agreement and the form of Registration Rights Agreement as
exhibits to such filing (collectively, the “8-K Filing”). From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the
SEC, no Buyer shall be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. In addition, effective
upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations
under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers,
directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Buyers or any of their affiliates, on the other hand,
shall terminate. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers,
directors, employees and agents, not to, provide any Buyer with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the SEC without the express prior written consent of such
Buyer. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Buyer without such Buyer’s consent Buyer
(or, if such consent is conditioned upon the release of such material, nonpublic information at a specific date, after such specific
date), the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Buyer shall not have any duty of confidentiality with respect to, or a
duty not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries
nor any Buyer shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any press release or other
public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith
and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Buyer shall be consulted
by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Except for the 8-K Filing,
the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or as otherwise required by law,
without the prior written consent of any applicable Buyer, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall
disclose the name of such Buyer in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise.

 

(j)       Additional
Notes; Variable Securities.    So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Notes, the Company will not issue any Notes other than
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contemplated
hereby and the Company shall not issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Notes. For so long as
any Notes or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall not, in any manner, issue or sell any rights, warrants or options to
subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock
at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to any
fixed price unless the conversion, exchange or exercise price of any such security cannot be less than the then applicable Conversion
Price (as defined in the Notes) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Note is convertible or the then applicable Exercise
Price (as defined in the Warrants) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Warrant is exercisable.

 

(k)      Corporate
Existence.    So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Securities, the Company shall (i) maintain its corporate existence and
(ii) not be party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Notes) unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable
provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Notes and the Warrants.

 

(l)       Reservation
of Shares.    So long as any Notes or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times
have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than the Required Reserved Amount. If at any time the number
of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance is not sufficient to meet the Required Reserved Amount, the Company
will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation,
calling a special meeting of stockholders to authorize additional shares to meet the Company’s obligations under Section 3(c),
in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, obtain stockholder approval of an increase in such authorized number
of shares, and voting the management shares of the Company in favor of an increase in the authorized shares of the Company to ensure
that the number of authorized shares is sufficient to meet the Required Reserved Amount.

 

(m)     Conduct
of Business.    The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or
regulation of any governmental entity, except where such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate,
in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n)      Additional
Issuances of Securities.

 

(i)       [Intentionally
Omitted]

 

(ii)      From
the date hereof until the earlier of (x) the time of the registration of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) pursuant to and in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement or (y) such time as all of the Registrable
Securities, if a registration statement is not available for the resale of all of the Registrable Securities, may be sold without
restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1), the Company
shall not, directly or indirectly, file any registration statement with the SEC, or file any amendment or supplement thereto with
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rights to
any Person that can be exercised prior to the earlier of such time as set forth above, other than pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement and any registration statement for the issuance of securities pursuant to an employee benefit plan or securities
award, as registered on Form S-8.

 

(iii)      From
the date hereof until ninetieth (90th) day after the Closing Date, the Company will not, (i) directly or indirectly,
enter into any transaction or series of transactions that constitutes a Dilutive Issuance (as defined in the Warrants) or (ii)
be party to any solicitations, negotiations or discussions with regard to the foregoing.

 

(iv)      The
restrictions contained in subsection (iii) of this Section 4(n) shall not apply in connection with the issuance of any Excluded
Securities (as defined in the Warrants).

 

(o)       Lock-Up.    The Company shall not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of any of the Lock-Up Agreements except to extend the term
of the lock-up period and shall enforce the provisions of each Lock-Up Agreement in accordance with its terms. If any officer or
director that is a party to a Lock-Up Agreement breaches any provision of a Lock-Up Agreement, the Company shall promptly use its
reasonable best efforts to seek specific performance of the terms of such Lock-Up Agreement.

 

(p)  Notice
of Disqualification Events.    The Company will notify the Buyers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification
Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification
Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.

 

(q)  Passive
Foreign Investment Company.    The Company shall conduct its business, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective
businesses, in such a manner as will ensure that the Company will not be deemed to constitute a passive foreign investment company
within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.

 

(r)  Stock
Splits.    Until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company shall not effect any stock combination, reverse stock split
or other similar transaction (or make any public announcement or disclosure with respect to any of the foregoing) without the prior
written consent of the Required Holders (as defined below), provided, however, that no consent of the Required Holders shall
be required for a reverse stock split of the Common Stock that the Board of Directors of the Company, in the good faith exercise
of its business judgment, determines to be necessary or advisable to list or continue listing the Common Stock on the Principal
Market or another trading market.

 

(s)  Closing
Documents.    On or prior to fourteen (14) calendar days after the Closing Date, the Company agrees to deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to each Buyer and Greenberg Traurig LLP executed copies of the Transaction Documents, Securities and any other documents
required to be delivered to any party pursuant to Section 7 hereof or otherwise.

 

(t)  Subsidiary
Guarantee.    For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, upon any entity becoming a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall
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such Subsidiary
to become party to each Guarantee Agreement by executing a joinder to each Guarantee Agreement reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Required Holders.

 

		5.	REGISTER; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

 

(a)      Register.    The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate
by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Notes and the Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and
address of the Person in whose name the Notes and the Warrants have been issued (including the name and address of each
transferee), the principal amount of Notes held by such Person, the number of Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the terms
of the Notes and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants held by such Person. The Company shall keep
the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives.

 

(b)      Transfer
Agent Instructions.    The Company shall, subject to the limitation contained in the Notes, issue irrevocable instructions to
its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto (the “Transfer
Agent Instructions”) to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC, registered in
the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares issued at the Closing or
upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company
upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Transfer Agent
Instructions referred to in this Section 5(b), and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof, will be given
by the Company to its transfer agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of
the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment
or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(g), the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct
its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and
in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such sale, assignment
or transfer involves the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration
statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the
case may be, without any restrictive legend. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause
irreparable harm to a Buyer. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under
this Section 5(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions
of this Section 5(b), that a Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction
restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without
any bond or other security being required. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue the legal opinion referred to in the Transfer
Agent Instructions to the Company’s transfer agent on each Effective Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).
Any fees (with respect to the transfer agent, counsel to the Company or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion
or the removal of any legends on any of the Securities shall be borne by the Company.

 

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(c)  Failure
to Timely Delivery; Buy-In.    If the Company fails to (i) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Buyer by the Required
Delivery Date a certificate representing the Securities so delivered to the Company by such Buyer that is free from all restrictive
and other legends or (ii) credit the balance account of such Buyer’s or such Buyer’s nominee with DTC for such number
of Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares so delivered to the Company, and if on or after the Required Delivery Date such Buyer purchases
(in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Buyer of all or
any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion
of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Buyer anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend,
then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Buyer, the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after such Buyer’s
request and in such Buyer’s sole discretion, either (A) pay cash to such Buyer in an amount equal to such Buyer’s total
purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased
(including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point
the Company’s obligation to so deliver such certificate or credit such Buyer’s balance account shall terminate and
such shares shall be cancelled, or (B) promptly honor its obligation to so deliver to such Buyer a certificate or certificates
or credit such Buyer’s DTC account representing such number of shares of Common Stock that would have been so delivered if
the Company timely complied with its obligations hereunder and pay cash to such Buyer in an amount equal to the excess (if any)
of the Buy-In Price over the product of (I) such number of shares of Conversion Shares that the Company was required to deliver
to such Buyer by the Required Delivery Date multiplied by (II) the lowest Closing Sale Price (as defined in the Notes) of the Common
Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Buyer to the Company of the applicable
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares (as the case may be) and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause
(B).

 

		6.	CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

 

The obligation of the
Company hereunder to issue and sell the Notes and the related Warrants to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction,
at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit
and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:

 

(i)       Such
Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.

 

(ii)      Such
Buyer shall have delivered the purchase price contemplated by Section 1(c) hereof (less, in the case of Hudson Bay, the amounts
withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)) for the Notes and the related Warrants being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant
to Section 1(d) hereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.

 

(iii)     The
representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct as of the date when made and in all material respects (except
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representation
and warranties qualified by material, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Closing Date as though made at
that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such
specified date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to the Closing
Date.

 

		7.	CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.

 

The obligation of each
Buyer hereunder to purchase the Notes and the related Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before
the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer’s sole benefit and may
be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:

 

(i)         The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer each of the following documents to which
it is a party: (A) each of the Transaction Documents, (B) the Notes (allocated in such principal amounts as such Buyer shall request),
being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement and (C) the related Warrants (allocated in such amounts
as such Buyer shall request) being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(ii)        Such
Buyer shall have received the opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, the Company’s outside counsel, dated as of the Closing Date,
in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.

 

(iii)        The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of Exhibit E attached
hereto, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent.

 

(iv)        The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries in such entity’s jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction,
as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

 

(v)         The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ qualification as
a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the
Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

 

(vi)       The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries as certified by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of the jurisdiction of formation of the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

 

(vii)      The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing
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resolutions
consistent with Section 3(b) as adopted by the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ Board of Directors in a form reasonably
acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and (iii) the Bylaws
of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, each as in effect at the Closing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.

 

(viii)     The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date when made and in all material respects (except
for such representation and warranties qualified by material or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all
respects) as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific
date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in
all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or
complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. Such Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be
reasonably requested by such Buyer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H.

 

(ix)        The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a letter from the Company’s transfer agent certifying the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding as of a date within five (5) days of the Closing Date.

 

(x)         The
Company shall have delivered to each Buyer a lock-up agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I executed and delivered
by each of the Persons listed on Schedule 7(x) (collectively, the “Lock Up Agreements”).

 

(xi)        The Common Stock (I) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market and (II) shall not have been suspended,
as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC
or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market
or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.

 

(xii)       The
Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale
of the Securities on the Closing Date.

 

(xiii)      Each
of the Company’s Subsidiaries shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer the Guarantee Agreement.

 

(xiv)      No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed
by any court or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

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(xv)       Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that reasonably would have or result
in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(xvi)      Such
Buyer shall have received a letter on the letterhead of the Company, duly executed by an officer of the Company, setting forth
the wire transfer instructions of the Company

 

(xvii)     The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as
such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

8.             TERMINATION.    In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer on or before five (5) Business Days from the date
hereof due to the Company’s or such Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the nonbreaching
party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement
with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date by delivering a written notice to that effect to each
other party to this Agreement and without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, that if this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 8, the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse Hudson Bay or its designee(s),
as applicable, for the expenses described in Section 4(g) above. Nothing contained in this Section 8 shall be deemed to release
any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement
or the other Transaction Documents.

 

9.             MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a)      Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial.    All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict
of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the
laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees
not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court,
that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit,
action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN

 

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CONNECTION
WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(b)      Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile
signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if
the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.

 

(c)      Headings.    The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine,
neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and
words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,”
“hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision
in which they are found.

 

(d)      Severability;
Maximum Payment Amounts.    If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed
amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such
provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified
continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited
nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations
or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the
parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s)
with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreements or any other Transaction Document
(and without implication that the following is required or applicable), it is the intention of the parties that in no event shall
amounts and value paid by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (as the case may be), or payable to or received by any of the Buyers,
under the Guarantee Agreements or the Transaction Documents (including without limitation, any amounts that would be characterized
as “interest” under applicable law) exceed amounts permitted under any applicable law. Accordingly, if any obligation
to pay, payment made to any Buyer, or collection by any Buyer pursuant the Transaction Documents or Guarantee Agreements is finally
judicially determined to be contrary to any such applicable law, such obligation to pay, payment or collection shall be deemed
to have been made by mutual mistake of such Buyer, the Company and its Subsidiaries and such amount shall be deemed to have been
adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by
the applicable law.

 

(e)      Entire
Agreement; Amendments.    This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements
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Buyers, the
Company, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement,
the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company
nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. Provisions of this Agreement
may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number
of Registrable Securities issued or issuable under the Notes and Warrants and shall include Hudson Bay so long as Hudson Bay or
any of its affiliates holds any Registrable Securities (the “Required Holders”). Any amendment or waiver effected
in accordance with this Section 9(e) shall be binding upon each Buyer and holder of Securities and the Company. No such amendment
shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the Buyers or holders of Securities. No consideration shall
be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents
unless the same consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction
Documents, holders of Notes or holders of the Warrants, as the case may be. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any
agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except
as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth in this
Agreement, no Buyer has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company or otherwise.
As a material inducement for each Buyer to enter into this Agreement, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (x) no
due diligence or other investigation or inquiry conducted by a Buyer, any of its advisors or any of its representatives shall affect
such Buyer’s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any manner or be an exception to any of, the Company’s
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (y) unless a provision of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document is expressly preceded by the phrase “except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,”
nothing contained in any of the SEC Documents shall affect such Buyer’s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any
manner or be an exception to any of, the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document.

 

(f)        Notices.    Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must
be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent
by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending
party) or by electronic mail; or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly
addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses, facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses for such communications shall
be:

 

  If to the Company:

 

 The Wet Seal, Inc.

 26972 Burbank

 

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	 	Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
	 	Telephone:	(949) 699-3919
	 	Facsimile:	(949) 699-4825
	 	Attention:	Chief Financial Officer

 

  With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

	 	Norton Rose Fulbright
	 	666 Fifth Avenue
	 	New York, NY 10103
	 	Telephone:	(212) 318-3206
	 	Facsimile:	(212) 318-3400
	 	Attention:	Mara H. Rogers, Esq.
	 	E-mail:	mara.rogers@nortonrosefulbright.com

 

  If to the Transfer Agent:

 

	 	American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.
	 	6201 15th Avenue
	 	Brooklyn, NY 11219
	 	Telephone:	(800) 937-5449
	 	Facsimile:	(718) 921-8355
	 	Attention:	Vito Cirone
	 	E-mail:	vcirone@amstock.com

 

If to a Buyer, to its address, facsimile
number and e-mail address set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the
Schedule of Buyers,

 

  with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

MetLife Building

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

Telephone: (212) 801-9200

Facsimile: (212) 805-9222

Attention: Michael A. Adelstein, Esq.

 

or to such other address, facsimile number
and/or e-mail address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given
to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient
of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile
machine or e-mail containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or
(C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by

 

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facsimile or receipt from an overnight
courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

(g)      Successors
and Assigns.    This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns, including any purchasers of the Notes or the Warrants. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, including by way of a Fundamental Transaction (unless the
Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Notes and the Warrants).
A Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder in connection with any transfer of any of its Securities without the consent
of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights.

 

(h)      Third
Party Beneficiaries.    This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors
and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except that each Indemnitee
shall have the right to enforce the obligations of the Company with respect to Section 9(k). The Placement Agent shall be third
party beneficiaries with respect to the representations and warranties of the Buyers and the Company in Sections 2 and 3 hereof.

 

(i)       Survival.    The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants shall survive the Closing. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its
own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

 

(j)       Further
Assurances.    Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request
in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.

 

(k)      Indemnification.    In consideration of each Buyer’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and
in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify
and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder of the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers,
directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”)
from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages,
and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification
hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”),
incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation
or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any
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suit or claim
brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of
the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents
or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, (iii) any disclosure made by
such Buyer pursuant to Section 4(i), or (iv) the status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company
pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company
may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and procedures
with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 9(k) shall be the same as those set forth in Section 6 of the Registration
Rights Agreement.

 

(l)       No
Strict Construction.    The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express
their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. No specific representation or warranty
shall limit the generality or applicability of a more general representation or warranty. Each and every reference to share prices,
shares of Common Stock and any other numbers in this Agreement that relate to the Common Stock shall be automatically adjusted
for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions that occur with respect
to the Common Stock after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any references to “Buyers” herein, Hudson Bay
and the Company acknowledge and agree that as of the date hereof, Hudson Bay is the only Buyer that is a party hereto.

 

(m)     Remedies.    Each Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all
rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights
which such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to
enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any
provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event
that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law
may prove to be inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers shall be entitled to seek temporary
and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or
other security. The remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be cumulative and in addition
to all other remedies available under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree
of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief).

 

(n)      Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of)
the Transaction Documents, whenever any Buyer exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the
Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Buyer may rescind or withdraw,
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from time to
time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future
actions and rights.

 

(o)      Payment
Set Aside.    To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder or pursuant to any of the other
Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the
proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential,
set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee,
receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common
law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended
to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement
or setoff had not occurred.

 

(p)      Independent
Nature of Buyers’ Obligations and Rights.    The obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations
of any other Buyer under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action
taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as, and the Company acknowledges that the
Buyers do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption
that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim with respect to
such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers are
not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
The Company acknowledges and each Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated
hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall
not be necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first written above.

 

	 	 	COMPANY:
	 	 	 
	 	 	THE WET SEAL, INC.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	/s/ Steven H. Benrubi
	 	 	 	Name: Steven H. Benrubi
	 	 	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase
Agreement]

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first written above.

 

	 	 	BUYERS:
	 	 	 
	 	 	HUDSON BAY MASTER FUND LTD. 
	 	 	 
	 	 	By: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, as its
	 	 	Investment Manager
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	/s/ George Antonopoulos
	 	 	 	Name:  George Antonopoulos
	 	 	 	Title:  Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase
Agreement]

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

 

	(1)	 	(2)	 	(3)	 	 	(4)	 	 	(5)	 	 	(6)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Buyer
	 	Address and
 Facsimile Number
	 	Aggregate
 Principal
 Amount of Notes
	 	 	Number of 
 Warrant Shares
	 	 	Purchase Price
	 	 	Legal Representative’s Address
 and Facsimile Number

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.	 	777 Third Avenue, 30th Floor
 New York, NY 10017
 Attention: Yoav Roth
 George Antonopolous
 Facsimile:  646-214-7946
 Telephone: 212-571-1244
 E-mail: investments@hudsonbaycapital.com
 operations@hudsonbaycapital.com
	 	$	27,000,000	 	 	 	8,804,348	 	 	$	27,000,000	 	 	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 MetLife Building
 200 Park Avenue
 New York, NY 10166
 Telephone: (212) 801-9200
 Facsimile: (212) 805-9222
 Attention: Michael A. Adelstein, Esq.

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