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EX-10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 

Equity-Related Plans 

Assignment and Assumption Deed 

THIS DEED OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION dated as of January 4, 2016, between ARRIS Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Old
ARRIS”), and ARRIS International plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (“New ARRIS”), is effective as of the effectiveness of the merger of Archie U.S. Merger LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, with and into Old ARRIS. 
 WHEREAS, as part of the combination of Old ARRIS and, Pace plc, a public
limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, New ARRIS was formed to own the combined businesses and Old ARRIS common shares were converted into New ARRIS ordinary shares; and 

WHEREAS, as a result of such conversion, New ARRIS shares are the subject of the various equity-related benefit plans of Old ARRIS, and, as a
result, New ARRIS and Old ARRIS have concluded that it is advisable for New ARRIS to assume such equity-based benefit plans. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Old ARRIS and New ARRIS agree as follows: 

1. Old ARRIS hereby assigns to New ARRIS, and New ARRIS hereby assumes, the equity-related benefit plans listed below (the
“Plans”), each as amended and restated as of the date hereof: 
 2011 Stock Incentive Plan 

2008 Stock Incentive Plan 
 2007
Stock Incentive Plan 
 2004 Stock Incentive Plan 

2001 Stock Incentive Plan 
 2007
Equity Incentive Plan (BigBand Networks) 
 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 

2. From and after the foregoing assignment, Old ARRIS shall be fully relieved of any further obligations under the Plans, and New ARRIS shall
indemnify and hold Old ARRIS harmless for any and all liabilities thereunder. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Deed has been executed by ARRIS
Group, Inc. and ARRIS International plc and is intended to be and is hereby delivered on the date first before written. 

Executed as a deed by ARRIS International plc acting by Robert Stanzione, a 
director: 
  

	
	/s/ Robert J. Stanzione

 Director 
 in the
presence of: 
  

	
	/s/ Patrick Macken

 SIGNATURE OF WITNESS 

NAME OF WITNESS: Patrick Macken  

ADDRESS OF WITNESS: 3871 Lakefield Drive, Suwanee GA 30024 

OCCUPATION OF WITNESS: General Counsel 

Executed as a deed by ARRIS Group, Inc.acting by Robert J. Stanzione, a director: 

 

	
	/s/ Robert J. Stanzione

 Director 
 in the
presence of: 
  

	
	/s/ Patrick Macken

 SIGNATURE OF WITNESS 

NAME OF WITNESS: Patrick Macken  

ADDRESS OF WITNESS: 3871 Lakefield Drive, Suwanee GA 30024 

OCCUPATION OF WITNESS: General Counsel 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT REGARDING AMENDED EQUITY PLANS]EX-10.11

 Exhibit 10.11 
  

 
 ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC 

 
  

DEED OF GRANT 
 to

 PARTICIPANTS IN THE PACE SHARESAVE 

PLAN 
  

 
  

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 

 THIS DEED made the 

BY 
 ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC a company
incorporated in England with registration number 9551763 and having its registered office at 710 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, England RG41 5TP (“ARRIS”). 
  

	1.	RECITALS 

  

	1.1	On 4 December 2015, Pace plc, a public limited company incorporated in the England with registration number 01672847, (“Pace”) was acquired by ARRIS by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part
26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the “Merger”). 

  

	1.2	Prior to the Merger, Pace operated the Pace Sharesave Plan (the “Plan”). 

  

	1.3	In connection with the Merger, the employees of Pace holding options over shares granted under the Plan and listed in Appendix 1 (the “Optionholders”) agreed with ARRIS to release their rights under
option (the “Old Options”) in consideration of the grant of rights to acquire shares in ARRIS (the “New Options”), pursuant to Rule 19 of the Plan. 

 

	2.	GRANT OF NEW OPTIONS 

  

	2.1	Pursuant to the instructions given by the Optionholders to release their Old Options in exchange for New Options (in electronic form, as permitted under Rule 5.1 of the Plan), ARRIS hereby grants to each Optionholder
the New Options, exercisable at the price per ordinary share in ARRIS (expressed in pounds Sterling) each as set out against the Participant’s name in Appendix 1. 

 

	2.2	Each New Option is granted on the same terms as the corresponding Old Option, save as set out in Rule 19.3 of the Plan. 

  

	2.3	ARRIS acknowledges that all such applicants are Eligible Employees under the Plan. 

 IN WITNESS whereof
this Deed has been executed by ARRIS International Plc and is intended to be and is hereby delivered on the date first before written 
 Executed as a deed
by ARRIS International plc acting by Robert Stanzione, a director: 
  

.............................. 

Director 
 in the presence of: 

 
 ..................... 

SIGNATURE OF WITNESS 
 NAME OF WITNESS: 

ADDRESS OF WITNESS: 
 OCCUPATION OF WITNESS: 

  
 2EX-10.12

 Exhibit 10.12 

ARRIS GROUP, INC. 
 OPT
PLAN WAIVER 
 THIS OPT PLAN WAIVER (the “Waiver”), dated as of
                     , is by and among ARRIS GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ARRIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a
private limited company incorporated in England and Wales and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“New Parent”), and the individual named on the signature page hereto (“Participant”). 

WHEREAS, the Company sponsors the Arris Group, Inc. Opt Plan (the “Plan”) to grant options from time to time to participants
of the Plan, and the Company has entered into a Trust Agreement under the Plan (the “Trust Agreement”) to which it may make contributions to pay its liabilities under the Plan; 

WHEREAS, the Participant participates in the Plan; 

WHEREAS, ARRIS, New Parent and Pace plc, a company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 01672847 and whose registered
office is at Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3LF, United Kingdom (“Pace”), have entered into a Co-Operation Agreement (the “Co-Operation Agreement”) dated as of April 22, 2015; 

WHEREAS, New Parent will acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Pace pursuant to a scheme of arrangement under
Sections 895 to 899 of the Companies Act, as such scheme of arrangement may be revised, amended or extended from time to time (the “Pace Acquisition”); 

WHEREAS, the Pace Acquisition is conditioned upon, among other things, an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger
Agreement”) being duly adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”) entitled to vote on such
matter at a meeting of holders of such Shares duly called and held for such purpose in accordance with applicable laws and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company; 

WHEREAS, immediately subsequent to the Pace Acquisition, Archie U.S. Merger LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Archie U.S. Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of New Parent (“U.S. Holdco”), shall be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the
surviving entity, and the Company shall become a subsidiary of U.S. Holdco (which, prior to the Merger, shall have been converted into a Delaware corporation), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (including
that the Pace Acquisition is a condition to the Merger); 

 WHEREAS, Participant and the Company agree that the transactions contemplated by the Pace
Acquisition and the Merger Agreement are not of the type intended to constitute a “change of control” under the Plan or the Trust Agreement or any other agreement to which Participant is a party or that is for the benefit of Participant
relating to the Plan or Trust Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, Participant and the Company desire to clarify the terms of the Plan and Trust Agreement
and such other agreements and for Participant to waive any rights that Participant otherwise may have under the Plan or Trust Agreement or such other agreement to which Participant is a party or that is for the benefit of Participant relating to the
Plan or Trust Agreement to assert that the transactions contemplated by the Pace Acquisition and the Merger Agreement constitute a “change of control”; and 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto also desire to substitute New Parent for the Company as the Sponsor of the Plan and party to the Trust Agreement.

 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows: 
 1. Participant agrees that the transactions contemplated by the Pace Acquisition and the Merger Agreement were not intended to,
and shall not, constitute a “change of control” under the Plan or the Trust Agreement or any other agreement to which Participant is a party or that is for the benefit of Participant relating to the Plan or the Trust Agreement, and
Participant waives any rights Participant may have with respect to any “change of control” or similar provision in the Plan or Trust Agreement or any such other agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Pace
Acquisition and the Merger Agreement. 
 2. Following completion of the merger, Participant consents to the assignment of the Plan and Trust
Agreement to, and the assumption of the Plan and Trust Agreement by, New Parent at such time in the future as the Company and New Parent may elect, and, effective as of such assignment and assumption, Participant releases the Company from any
further obligations under the Plan and Trust Agreement. 
 3. Except as modified hereby, the Plan and Trust Agreement and any other
agreements to which Participant is a party or that is for the benefit of Participant relating to the Plan or Trust Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

4. The miscellaneous provisions contained in the Plan, including those governing the choice of law or the resolution of disputes, are
incorporated herein as if set forth herein in their entirety. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Waiver as of the date first above written.

  

			
	“Company”
	
	ARRIS GROUP, INC.
		
	By:	 	 

 
			
		
	Name:	 	 

 
			
		
	Title:	 	 

  

			
	“New Parent”
	
	ARRIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
		
	By:	 	 

 
			
		
	Name:	 	 

 
			
		
	Title:	 	 

  

			
	“Participant”
		
	By:	 	 

 
			
		
	Name:	 	 

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO OPT PLAN WAIVER] 

  
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