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Form of WEX Inc. Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the WEX Inc. 2019 Equity and Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.20 

WEX INC.

Memorandum

TO:        <<Name>> (the “Grantee”)

FROM:    Melissa Smith, Chief Executive Officer

SUBJECT:    Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement 

DATE:        <<Grant Date>>

You have been granted an award of a nonstatutory stock option (the “Option”) under the terms of the 2019 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  Attached to this Memorandum is an Agreement which, along with the Plan, governs your Option. You will be receiving separately a copy of the Prospectus for the Plan.  The Prospectus contains important information regarding the Plan, including information regarding restrictions on your rights with respect to the Option granted to you.  You should read the Prospectus carefully.  

The Option does not give you rights as a shareholder of the Company unless and until you exercise the Option, and you may not transfer or assign any rights in your Option.  Please note that when you exercise your Option, the Company is required to withhold applicable taxes and we will require you to make arrangements to satisfy that withholding obligation prior to our issuance of any shares to you.

	
		
	Date of Grant:
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	Number of Options:
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	Exercise Price:
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	Vesting Period:
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	Final Exercise Date:
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By accepting this Award, you are agreeing to abide by the terms of the Plan and the attached Agreement. The Agreement contains restrictions that will apply after the termination of your employment with the Company, and which may override any such existing restrictions in your contract of employment, if any. The purpose of these restrictions is to protect the Company’s business interests (including its confidential information). You should read the Agreement carefully and in its entirety before indicating your acceptance/agreement. To accept this Award and indicate your agreement to the terms of the Plan and the attached Agreement, you must indicate your acceptance of the terms by acknowledging your understanding through the use of your electronic signature by <<Accept By Date>>.
Accepted on /$CurrentDate$/

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/$ParticipantName$/, residing at /$ParticipantAddress$/
WEX Inc.
97 Darling Avenue
South Portland, ME 04106

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WEX INC.

NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between WEX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Grantee named on the attached Memorandum (the “Memorandum”) as of the Grant Date indicated in the Memorandum pursuant to the terms and conditions of the WEX Inc. 2019 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

WHEREAS, the Company has the authority under and pursuant to the Plan to grant awards to eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant a nonstatutory stock option (the “Option”) to the Grantee subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

In consideration of the provisions contained in this Agreement, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows:

1.    The Plan.  The Option granted to the Grantee hereunder is made pursuant to the Plan.  A copy of the prospectus for the Plan has been provided to you and the applicable terms of such Plan are incorporated herein by reference.  Terms used in this Agreement which are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings used or defined in the Plan.

2.    Award.      Concurrently with the acknowledgement of this Agreement and concurrently with and contingent upon your acknowledgement of the Memorandum, and further subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, including without limitation your agreement to comply with the provisions set forth in Paragraphs 5 and 6 below, the Company hereby awards to the Grantee an Option to acquire the number of shares of Company common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), indicated in the Memorandum at the exercise price per share of Common Stock (the “Exercise Price”) indicated in the Memorandum.  Unless earlier terminated, this Option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Final Exercise Date indicated in the Memorandum. The Award is not remuneration for services and, therefore, is not to be considered salary, or of salary nature, for any purpose, whatsoever. In accepting this Award, the Grantee agrees to be bound by any clawback policy that the Company has adopted or may adopt in the future.

3.    Vesting of Options.  
(a)    This Option will become exercisable (“vest”) as to one-third of the original number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option on the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date.  The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the Option is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it shall continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, 

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with respect to all shares of Common Stock subject thereto for which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the termination of this option under Paragraph 4 hereof or the Plan.  
(b)    Notwithstanding Paragraph 3(a), upon the Grantee’s death, the Option shall become immediately and fully vested, subject to any terms and conditions set forth in the Plan or imposed by the Compensation Committee appointed by the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). 
(c)    Notwithstanding Paragraph 3(a), upon a “Change in Control”, if the surviving entity does not agree to assume the obligations set forth in this Agreement, then the Award shall become immediately and fully vested, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan or imposed by the Committee.  “Change in Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.    
4.    Exercise of Option.

(a)     Form of Exercise.  Each election to exercise this Option shall be in writing, signed by the Grantee, and received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this agreement, and payment in full in the manner provided in the Plan. The Grantee may purchase less than the number of shares of Common Stock covered hereby, provided that no partial exercise of this Option may be for any fractional share.

(b)    Continuous Relationship with Company Required.  Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 4, this Option may not be exercised unless the Grantee, at the time he or she exercises this Option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee or officer of, a Director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company as defined in Section 424(e) or (f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (an “Eligible Grantee”).

(c)    Termination of Relationship with the Company.  If the Grantee ceases to be an Eligible Grantee for any reason, then, except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise Date), provided that this Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise this Option on the date of such cessation, and provided further that the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion agree to accelerate the vesting of the Option, upon termination of employment or otherwise, for any reason or no reason, but shall have no obligation to do so.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grantee, prior to the Final Exercise Date, violates the non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Grantee and the Company and/or its subsidiaries or violates the provisions of Paragraphs 5 or 6 hereof, the right to exercise this Option shall terminate immediately upon such violation.

(d)    Exercise upon Death or Disability.  If the Grantee dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Grantee and the Company and/or its subsidiaries has not terminated such relationship for “Cause” as specified in paragraph (e) below, this Option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Grantee, by the Grantee (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), provided that this Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this Option was exercisable by the Grantee on the date of his 

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or her death or disability (after taking into account the vesting provisions of Paragraph 3 hereof), and further provided that this Option shall not be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date.

(e)    Termination for Cause.  If, prior to the Final Exercise Date, the Grantee’s employment is terminated by the Company and/or its subsidiaries for Cause (as defined below), the right to exercise this Option shall terminate immediately upon notification by the Company and/or its subsidiaries of termination of employment.  If, prior to the Final Exercise Date, the Grantee is given notice by the Company and/or its subsidiaries of the termination of his or her employment by the Company and/or its subsidiaries for Cause, and the effective date of such employment termination is subsequent to the date of delivery of such notice, the right to exercise this option shall be suspended from the time of the delivery of such notice until the earlier of (i) such time as it is determined or otherwise agreed that the Grantee’s employment shall not be terminated for Cause as provided in such notice or (ii) the effective date of such termination of employment (in which case the right to exercise this option shall, pursuant to the preceding sentence, terminate upon the effective date of such termination of employment).  If the Grantee is party to an employment or severance agreement with the Company and/or its subsidiaries that contains a definition of “cause” for termination of employment, “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in such agreement and shall also include a breach of the terms of this Agreement.  Otherwise, “Cause” shall mean willful misconduct by the Grantee or willful failure by the Grantee to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company and/or its subsidiaries (including, without limitation, breach by the Grantee of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Grantee and the Company or a breach of this Agreement), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive.  The Grantee’s employment shall be considered to have been terminated for Cause if the Company and/or its subsidiaries determine, within 30 days after the Grantee’s resignation, that termination for Cause was warranted.

(f)    Date of Termination; Loss of Rights.  For purposes of the Plan and the Option, a termination of employment shall be deemed to have occurred on the date upon which the Grantee ceases to perform active employment duties for the Company and/or its subsidiaries following the provision of any notification of termination or resignation from employment, and without regard to any period of notice of termination of employment (whether expressed or implied) or any period of severance or salary continuation.   Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement or any other agreement (written or oral) to the contrary, the Grantee shall not be entitled (and by accepting the Option, thereby irrevocably waives any such entitlement) to any payment or other benefit to compensate the Grantee for the loss of any rights under the Plan as a result of the termination or expiration of the Option in connection with any termination of employment.  No amounts earned pursuant to the Plan or any Award shall be deemed to be eligible compensation in respect of any other plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

5.    Confidential and Proprietary Information.  The Grantee acknowledges that in connection with his/her employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries, the Grantee is placed in a position of confidence and trust with the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and in line with that position has and will continue to have access to information of a nature not generally disclosed to the public. The Grantee agrees to keep confidential and not: (i) use or (ii) disclose to anyone any Confidential and Proprietary Information, except in the proper course of Grantee’s duties to the Company, as required by law or as authorized by the Board of Directors.  “Confidential and 

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Proprietary Information” includes but is not limited to all Company and/or its subsidiaries trade secrets, business and strategic plans, financial details, computer programs, manuals, contracts, current and prospective client and supplier lists, and all other documentation, business knowledge, data, material, property and supplier lists, and developments owned, possessed or controlled by the Company and/or its subsidiaries, regardless of whether possessed or developed by the Grantee in the course of his/her employment.  Such Confidential and Proprietary Information may or may not be designated as confidential or proprietary and may be oral, written or electronic media. The Grantee understands that such information is owned and shall continue to be owned solely by the Company, and hereby represents that he/she has not and will not disclose, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any Confidential and Proprietary Information.  The Grantee acknowledges that he/she has complied and will continue to comply with this commitment, both as an employee and after the termination of his/her employment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential and Proprietary Information does not include any information that: (1) is already in the public domain or becomes available to the public through no breach by the Grantee of this Agreement; (2) was lawfully in the Grantee’s possession prior to disclosure to the Grantee by the Company; (3) is lawfully disclosed to the Grantee by a third party (other than the Company, or any of its representatives, agents or employees) without any obligations of confidentiality attaching to such disclosure; (4) is developed by the Grantee entirely on his/her own time without the Company’s equipment, supplies or facilities and does not relate at the time of conception to the Company’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or (5) is lawfully acquired by a non-supervisory employee about wages, hours or other terms and conditions of employment when used for purposes protected by §7 of the National Labor Relations Act such as discussing wages, benefits or terms and conditions of employment, or other legally protected concerted activity for mutual aid or protection of laborers.  Information shall not be deemed to be in the public domain merely because any part of said information is embodied in general disclosures or because individual features, components, or combinations thereof are now or become known to the public or are in the public domain.

The provisions in this Agreement do not prohibit the Grantee from communicating with any governmental authority or making a report in good faith and with a reasonable belief of any violations of law or regulation to a governmental authority, or from testifying or participating in a legal proceeding relating to such violations, including providing documents or information or making other disclosures protected or required by any whistleblower law or regulation to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Labor, or any other appropriate government authority.  This may include disclosure of trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).  Grantee understands, agrees and acknowledges that under the  DTSA, (1) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that: (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret 

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under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee expressly agrees to honor the confidentiality obligations in this Agreement and will only share Confidential and Proprietary Information with the Grantee’s attorney or with the government agency or entity in accordance with this Section.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to permit or condone unlawful conduct, including but not limited to the theft or misappropriation of Company property, trade secrets or information.

6.    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.  In consideration of the promises contained herein and the Grantee’s access and exposure to Confidential and Proprietary Information provided to him/her, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Grantee agrees that during his/her employment with the Company and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise:

(a)    Contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company with whom the Grantee directly performed any services or had any direct business contact;

(b)     Contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company whose entity- or other customer-specific information the Grantee discovered or gained access to as a result of the Grantee’s access to Company Confidential and Proprietary Information;

(c)     Utilize the Company’s Confidential and Proprietary Information to solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company;

(d)    Solicit or induce, either directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company; or take any action to assist any subsequent employer or any other person, entity or organization, either directly or indirectly, in soliciting or inducing any Company employee to leave the employ of the Company or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company; or hire or employ, or assist in the hiring or employment of, either directly or indirectly, any individual employed by the Company within sixty days preceding that individual’s hire by the Grantee or his/her subsequent employer; and/or

(e)    Become employed by, render services to or directly or indirectly (whether for compensation or otherwise, and whether as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, lender, investor, corporate officer, board member, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity), own or hold a proprietary interest in, manage, operate, or control, or join or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or furnish any 

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capital to or be connected in any manner with, any Competing Enterprise.  For purposes of this subsection (e), a “Competing Enterprise” means any entity, organization or person engaged, or planning to become engaged, in substantially the same or similar business to that being conducted or actively and specifically planned to be conducted during the Grantee’s employment with the Company or within six months after the Grantee’s termination of employment with the Company or its subsidiaries, owned or controlled.  It includes, without limitation:  (i) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing any products or services relating to transaction or payment processing, including those for the benefit of fleets; travel; healthcare; education; payroll; or, benefits through charge cards, credit cards, procurement cards or any other form of payment services or electronic commerce; (ii) the sale, distribution or publication of petroleum product pricing or management information or other products or services currently sold or to the best of his/her knowledge contemplated to be sold by the Company or any of its owned or controlled subsidiaries, and (iii) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing commercial travel, entertainment and purchasing credit cards.  The restrictions in this Paragraph 6 shall be effective and binding only to the extent permissible under Rule 5.6 of the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct or any similar rule governing the practice of law that is applicable to the Grantee.  The restrictions in this Paragraph shall not be construed to prevent the Grantee from, following the termination of his/her employment with the Company, working for a business entity that does not compete with the Company or its subsidiaries simply because the entity is affiliated with a Competing Enterprise, so long as the entity is operationally separate and distinct from the Competing Enterprise and the Grantee’s job responsibilities at that entity are unrelated to the Competing Enterprise. The restrictions in this Paragraph will not apply to employment by or the rendering of services to businesses that sell fuel or convenience items if those businesses are not directly competing with the Company or its subsidiaries, owned or controlled. The restrictions in this Paragraph shall also not be deemed to prohibit the Grantee from owning not more than one percent (1%) of the total shares of all classes of stock of any publicly held company.  The Grantee acknowledges that the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses are conducted internationally and agrees that the provisions in this Paragraph shall operate in any country in which the Company conducts business while the Grantee is/was employed by the Company.

The Company has previously entered into agreements with certain executives and employees that contain restrictive covenants (“Restrictions”).  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee is party to an employment or other agreement containing Restrictions on (a) confidentiality, (b) solicitation of customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company, (c) solicitation or hire of Company employees, and/or (d) competition (collectively, “Existing Restrictions”), any such Existing Restrictions will remain in effect and the Grantee shall remain bound by such Existing Restrictions.  To the extent the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 5 or 6 of this Agreement conflict in any way with any Existing Restriction(s), such conflict shall be resolved by giving effect to the provision that provides the greatest protection to the Company that is enforceable under applicable law.  

The Grantee agrees and acknowledges that the period of time, geographical scope, activity and subject of the above-noted restrictive covenants imposed by this Agreement are fair, and reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and are reasonably required for the protection of the Company.  The Grantee also acknowledges that in the event he/she breaches any part of Paragraphs 

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5 or 6 of this Agreement, the damages to the Company would be irreparable.  Therefore, in addition to monetary damages and/or reasonable attorney fees, the Company shall have the right to seek injunctive and/or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement.  Further, the Grantee consents to the issuance of a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo pending the outcome of any proceeding.  The Grantee further understands and agrees that if he/she breaches any covenant set forth in Paragraph 6, the duration of any covenant so breached shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, automatically be tolled from the date of the first breach until the date judicial relief providing effective remedy for such breach or breaches is obtained by the Company, or until the Company states in writing that it will seek no judicial relief for such breach.

If any one or more provisions of Paragraphs 5 or 6 shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to time, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed, by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the greatest extent compatible with applicable law as it shall then appear, and the parties expressly agree that any of the provisions of Paragraphs 5 or 6 may be reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled to make such provision enforceable, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the parties consent to the enforcement of such provision as so reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled.

Mindful of the obligations set forth in Paragraphs 5 and 6, upon termination of his/her employment, the Grantee shall promptly sign and deliver the Certificate of Compliance Post Termination in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company.  

7.    No Assignment.  Except as expressly permitted under the Plan, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Grantee by operation of law or otherwise. 

8.    No Rights to Continued Employment or Service.  Neither this Agreement nor the Option shall be construed as giving the Grantee any right to continue in the employ of or other service to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate such employment or service.  
  
9.    Governing Law.  This Agreement and the legal relations between the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

10.    Tax Obligations.  As a condition to the granting of the Option, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that he/she is responsible for the payment of income and employment taxes (and any other taxes), if any, payable in connection with the exercise of the Option.  Accordingly, the Grantee agrees to remit to the Company or any applicable subsidiary an amount sufficient to pay such taxes (to the extent required to be withheld by the Company).  Such payment shall be made to the Company or the applicable subsidiary of the Company in a form that is reasonably acceptable to the Company, as the Company may determine in its sole discretion.  

11.    Notices.  Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be deemed given when delivered personally, or when deposited in a United States Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed, as appropriate, to the Grantee at the last address specified in the Grantee’s employment 

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records (or such other address as the Grantee may designate in writing to the Company), or to the Company, 97 Darling Avenue, South Portland, ME  04106, Attention: General Counsel, or such other address as the Company may designate in writing to the Grantee.

12.    Failure to Enforce Not a Waiver.  The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

13.    Amendments; Severability.  This Agreement may be amended or modified at any time by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.  The provisions of this Agreement are severable, such that in the event any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remainder of this Agreement will nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

14.    Authority.  The Committee has complete authority and discretion to determine awards under the Plan, and to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.  The determination of the Committee as to any matter relating to the interpretation or construction of the Plan or this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties.

15.    Rights as a Stockholder.  The Grantee shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying or relating to the Option until the issuance of a stock certificate to the Grantee in respect of such Option following exercise.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is effective as of the date first above written.

WEX INC.

By:      Melissa Smith
Its:    Chief Executive Officer

    

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EXHIBIT A

Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement

Country and State Specific Provisions

This Exhibit A includes special terms and conditions applicable to Awards granted to such Grantees under the Plan if the Grantee resides and/or works in one of the jurisdictions listed below. These terms and conditions are in addition to or, if so indicated, in replacement of the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.

This Exhibit A also includes information regarding Confidential and Proprietary Information, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and certain other issues of which the Grantee should be aware with respect to the Grantee’s receipt of the Option and participation in the Plan. The information is based on the exchange control, securities and other laws in effect in the respective jurisdictions as of December 2018. However, such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Grantee not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of the receipt of the Option and participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the Participant receives the Option, exercises the Option and acquires shares, or sells the Company Stock purchased on such exercise.

In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Grantee’s particular situation and the Company is not in a position to assure the Grantee of any particular result. Accordingly, the Grantee is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in the Grantee’s jurisdiction may apply to the Grantee’s situation.

Finally, if the Grantee is a citizen or resident of a jurisdiction other than the one in which the Grantee is currently residing and/or working, transfers employment and/or residency to another jurisdiction after the Award is granted or is considered a resident of another jurisdiction for local law purposes, the notifications contained herein may not be applicable to the Grantee. The Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to what extent the terms and conditions included herein will apply under these circumstances. 

Brazil

The Plan

The following provision supplements Paragraph 1 of the Agreement:

The Grantee’s participation in the Plan is absolutely voluntary.

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Exercise of Option

Continuous Relationship with Company Required

The following provision replaces Paragraph 4 Subsection (b) of the Agreement: 

(b)    Continuous Relationship with Company Required.  Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 4, this Option may not be exercised unless the Grantee, at the time he or she exercises this Option, is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, an employee or officer of or a Director of, the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company as defined in Section 424(e) or (f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (an “Eligible Grantee”).
Date of Termination; Loss of Rights

The following provision replaces Paragraph 4 Subsection (f) of the Agreement: 

(f)    Date of Termination; Loss of Rights.  For purposes of the Plan and the Option, a termination of employment shall be deemed to have occurred on the date upon which the Grantee ceases to perform active employment duties for the Company and/or its subsidiaries (for any reason whatsoever) following the provision of any notification of termination or resignation from employment, and without regard to any period of notice of termination of employment (whether expressed or implied); the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine when the Grantee is no longer actively providing employment services for purposes of the Award (including whether the Grantee may still be considered to be actively providing employment services while on a leave of absence). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement or any other agreement (written or oral) to the contrary, the Grantee shall not be entitled (and by accepting the Option, thereby irrevocably waives any such entitlement) to any payment or other benefit to compensate the Grantee for the loss of any rights under the Plan as a result of the termination or expiration of the Option in connection with any termination of employment (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not such termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of the employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Grantee is employed or providing services or the terms of the Grantee’s employment or service agreement, if any). No amounts earned pursuant to the Plan or any Award shall be deemed to be eligible compensation in respect of any other plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Confidential and Proprietary Information
The following provisions replace Paragraph 5 of the Agreement in its entirety:
5.    Confidential and Proprietary Information.  The Grantee acknowledges that in connection with his/her employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries, the Grantee is placed in a position of confidence and trust with the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and in line with that position has and will continue to have access to information of a nature not generally disclosed to the public. The Grantee agrees to keep confidential and not disclose to anyone, unless legally compelled to do so, Confidential and Proprietary Information. “Confidential and Proprietary 

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Information” includes but is not limited to all Company and/or its subsidiaries’ trade secrets, business and strategic plans, financial details, computer programs, manuals, contracts, current and prospective client and supplier lists, and all other documentation, business knowledge, data, material, property and supplier lists, and developments owned, possessed or controlled by the Company and/or its subsidiaries, regardless of whether possessed or developed by the Grantee in the course of his/her employment. Such Confidential and Proprietary Information may or may not be designated as confidential or proprietary and may be oral, written or electronic media. The Grantee understands that such information is owned and shall continue to be owned solely by the Company, and hereby represents that he/she has not and will not disclose, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any Confidential and Proprietary Information. The Grantee acknowledges that he/she has complied and will continue to comply with this commitment, both as an employee and after the termination of his/her employment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential and Proprietary Information does not include any information that: (1) is already in the public domain or becomes available to the public through no breach by the Grantee of this Agreement; (2) was lawfully in the Grantee’s possession prior to disclosure to the Grantee by the Company and/or its subsidiaries; (3) is lawfully disclosed to the Grantee by a third party (other than the Company, or any of its representatives, agents or employees) without any obligations of confidentiality attaching to such disclosure; or (4) is developed by the Grantee entirely on his/her own time without the Company’s (and/or its subsidiaries’) equipment, supplies or facilities and does not relate at the time of conception to the Company’s (and/or its subsidiaries’) business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development. Information shall not be deemed to be in the public domain merely because any part of said information is embodied in general disclosures or because individual features, components, or combinations thereof are now or become known to the public or are in the public domain.
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation 
The following provisions replace Paragraph 6 of the Agreement in its entirety:
6A.    Non-Solicitation.  In consideration of the promises contained herein and the Grantee’s access and exposure to Confidential and Proprietary Information provided to him/her, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Grantee agrees that during his/her employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise:
(a)Contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company and/or its subsidiaries with whom the Grantee directly performed any services or had any direct business contact;

(b)Contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company and/or its subsidiaries 

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whose entity- or other customer-specific information the Grantee discovered or gained access to as a result of the Grantee’s access to Company Confidential and Proprietary Information;
(c)Utilize the Company’s Confidential and Proprietary Information to solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and /or patrons of the Company and/or its subsidiaries;

(d)Solicit or induce, either directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to leave the employ of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company and/or its subsidiaries; or take any action to assist any subsequent employer or any other person, entity or organization, either directly or indirectly, in soliciting or inducing any Company employee to leave the employ of the Company and/or its subsidiaries or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company and/or its subsidiaries; or hire or employ, or assist in the hiring or employment of, either directly or indirectly, any individual employed by the Company and/or its subsidiaries within sixty days preceding that individual’s hire by the Grantee or his/her subsequent employer.
6B.    Non-Competition.  Subject to paragraph 6B(b) below, in consideration of the promises contained herein and the Grantee’s access and exposure to Confidential and Proprietary Information provided to him/her, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Grantee agrees that during his/her employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise become employed by, render services to or directly or indirectly (whether for compensation or otherwise, and whether as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, lender, investor, corporate officer, board member, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity) own or hold a proprietary interest in, manage, operate, or control, or join or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or furnish any capital to or be connected in any manner with, any Competing Enterprise. For purposes of this Paragraph 6B, a “Competing Enterprise” means any entity, organization or person engaged, or planning to become engaged, in substantially the same or similar business to that being conducted or actively and specifically planned to be conducted by the Grantee’s employer, during the Grantee’s employment with the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary or any other prior or subsequent employer of the same economic group, or within six months after the Grantee’s termination of employment with the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary or any other company of the same economic group, in Brazil or abroad. It includes, without limitation and to the extent applicable: (i) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing any products or services relating to transaction or payment processing, including those for the benefit of fleets; travel; healthcare; education; payroll; or, benefits through charge cards, credit cards, procurement cards or any other form of payment services or electronic commerce; (ii) the sale, distribution or publication of petroleum product pricing or management information or other products or services currently sold or to the best of his/her knowledge contemplated to be sold by the Company or any of its owned or controlled subsidiaries, and (iii) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing commercial travel, entertainment 

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and purchasing credit cards. The restrictions in this Paragraph shall not be construed to prevent the Grantee from, following the termination of his/her employment with the Company and/or its subsidiaries, working for a business entity that does not compete with the Company or its subsidiaries simply because the entity is affiliated with a Competing Enterprise, so long as the entity is operationally separate and distinct from the Competing Enterprise and the Grantee’s job responsibilities at that entity are unrelated to the Competing Enterprise. The restrictions in this Paragraph will not apply to employment by or the rendering of services to businesses that sell fuel or convenience items if those businesses are not directly competing with the Company or its subsidiaries, owned or controlled. The restrictions in this Paragraph shall also not be deemed to prohibit the Grantee from owning not more than one percent (1%) of the total shares of all classes of stock of any publicly held company. The Grantee acknowledges that the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses are conducted internationally and agrees that the provisions in this Paragraph shall operate in any country in which the Company conducts business of the same line of business the Grantee was involved with while employed by the Company or its subsidiaries.
As compensation for the non-competition restriction imposed after the termination of employment, as described above, the Company or one of its subsidiaries agrees to pay the Grantee an amount equivalent to his/her last annual salary, payable in twelve (12) equal monthly installments (for each month of restriction). In the event the Grantee breaches his/her obligation to non-compete, the Company shall immediately stop making payments, and may also seek any other remedies provided in this Agreement, by law and/or equity.
The parties agree that the Company, at its sole discretion, shall have the right reduce the post-termination non-compete or waive the post-termination non-compete obligation of this Paragraph 6B to the Grantee at the time Company or its subsidiary gives notice of termination to the Grantee, regardless whether the termination is with or without cause, or within ten calendar (10) days of the Grantee’s resignation. If the Company or its subsidiary decides to reduce the restrictive period, the compensation for such period set forth in Paragraph 6B will be reduced in the same proportion, and, if the Company or its subsidiary decides to waive the Grantee’s post-termination non-compete obligation, then the Grantee shall not be entitled to compensation, in whole or in part, as provided in Paragraph 6B above.
6C.    Additional Provisions.  The Company and/or its subsidiaries have previously entered into agreements with certain executives and employees that contain restrictive covenants (“Restrictions”). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee is party to an employment or other agreement containing Restrictions on (a) confidentiality, (b) solicitation of customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, (c) solicitation or hire of Company employees, and/or (d) competition (collectively, “Existing Restrictions”), any such Existing Restrictions will remain in effect and the Grantee shall remain bound by such Existing Restrictions. To the extent the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 5, 6A and 6B and/or 6C of this Agreement conflict in any way with any Existing Restriction(s), such conflict shall be resolved by giving effect to the provision that provides the greatest protection to the Company that is enforceable under applicable law.
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reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and are reasonably required for the protection of the Company’s business. The Grantee also acknowledges that in the event he/she breaches any part of Paragraphs 5, 6A, 6B and/or 6C, the damages to the Company and/or its subsidiaries would be irreparable. Therefore, in addition to monetary damages (for economic and moral damages) and reasonable attorney fees, the Company shall have the right to seek injunctive and/or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement. Further, the Grantee consents to the issuance of a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo pending the outcome of any proceeding. The Grantee further understands and agrees that if he/she breaches any covenant set forth in Paragraphs 6A, 6B and/or 6C, the duration of any covenant so breached shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, automatically be tolled from the date of the first breach until the date judicial relief providing effective remedy for such breach or breaches is obtained by the Company, or until the Company states in writing that it will seek no judicial relief for such breach.
Furthermore, in the event the Grantee breaches any of his/her obligations under Paragraphs 5, 6A, 6B and/or 6C, the Grantee shall, in addition to any other remedy available under this Agreement, by law or equity, pay a penalty to the Company equivalent to his/her last annual salary (i.e., twelve monthly salaries), indexed by the Brazilian consumer price index and with interest of one percent (1%) per month until full payment. In the event of a breach of the non-disclosure of confidential information and/or non-compete obligation, in addition to the penalty established above and any other remedies available under this Agreement by law or equity, the Grantee shall pay a daily penalty of USD500 (five hundred U.S. dollars) per day the violation persists.
If any one or more provisions of Paragraphs 5, 6A, 6B and/or 6C shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to time, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed, by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the greatest extent compatible with applicable law as it shall then appear, and the parties expressly agree that any of the provisions of Paragraphs 5, 6A, 6B and/or 6C may be reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled to make such provision enforceable, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the parties consent to the enforcement of such provision as so reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled.
Governing Law and Venue
The following provision replaces Paragraph 9 of the Agreement in its entirety:
This Agreement and the legal relations between the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Brazil.  Any disputes shall be brought to and adjudicated by the civil courts of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. 

Tax Obligations
The following provisions replace Paragraph 10 of the Agreement in its entirety:
10.    Tax Obligations. Regardless of any action the Company or the subsidiary that employs the Grantee (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account, or other tax-related items related to the Grantee’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Grantee (“Tax-Related Items”), the Grantee 

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acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items owed by the Grantee is and remains the Grantee’s responsibility and that such amount may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or the Employer.  The Grantee further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the issuance of shares of Company Stock upon exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of shares of Company Stock, and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) does not commit and is under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Grantee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result.  Further, if the Grantee becomes subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction, the Grantee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former Employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.  
Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Grantee shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy all withholding obligations of the Company. In this regard, the Grantee authorizes the Company to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by the Grantee (i) withholding from proceeds of the sale of shares Company Stock acquired at exercise of this Option either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization and without further consent); or (ii) withholding shares of Company Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Option, provided the Company only withholds the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy no more than the maximum statutory withholding amounts.   
Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including up to the maximum permissible statutory rate for the Grantee’s tax jurisdiction(s) in which case the Grantee will have no entitlement to the equivalent amount in shares of Company Stock and may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash in accordance with applicable law.  If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in shares of Company Stock, for tax purposes, the Grantee is deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Company Stock; notwithstanding that a number of the shares are held back solely for the purpose of satisfying the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items.
Finally, the Grantee agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Grantee’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.  The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the shares of Company Stock or the proceeds of the sale of such shares, if the Grantee fails to comply with the Grantee’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in Paragraph 10.
Amendments; Severability
The following provision replaces Paragraph 13 of the Agreement in its entirety:
13.    Amendments; Severability. This Agreement may be amended at any time by the Committee, provided that no amendment may, without the consent of the Grantee, materially and adversely affect the Grantee’s rights with respect to the Award.  The provisions of this Agreement 

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are severable, such that in the event any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remainder of this Agreement will nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
Compliance with Law
16.    Compliance with Law. By accepting the Option, the Grantee agrees to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to report and pay any and all applicable Tax-Related Items associated with the Grantee’s receipt and sale of shares of Company Stock acquired through his or her participation in the Plan and the receipt of any dividends on such shares of Company Stock.
Nature of Award
17.    Nature of Award. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the grant of the Option evidenced hereby, the Grantee acknowledges, understands, and agrees that: 
(a)the Grantee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;
(b)the Grantee is making an investment decision;
(c)the Option will be exercisable by the Grantee only if the vesting conditions are met and any necessary services are rendered by the Grantee over the vesting period;
(d)the value of the shares of Company Stock underlying the Option is not fixed and may increase or decrease in value over the vesting period without compensation to the Grantee;
(e)the future value of the shares of Company Stock underlying the Option is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(f)neither the Company, the Employer, nor any other subsidiary shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Grantee’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Option, any payment made pursuant to the Option, or the subsequent sale of any shares of Company Stock acquired under the Plan;
(g)this Award is made solely by the Company, and the Company is solely responsible for the administration of the Plan and the Grantee’s participation in the Plan;  
(h)the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature, and may be terminated by the Company at any time, except as otherwise set forth in the Plan;
(i)the grant of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of Options or benefits in lieu of Options, even if such awards have been awarded in the past; 
(j)all decisions with respect to future awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(k)this Award and the underlying shares of Company Stock, and the income from and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation; 
(l)this Award and the underlying shares of Company Stock, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any vacation, vacation premium, 13th salary, FGTS contributions, notice of termination, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, or end-of-service payments; bonuses; long-service awards; pension, retirement, or welfare benefits; or similar payments;
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any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out, or substituted, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Company Stock; 
(n)the Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Grantee’s participation in the Plan or the Grantee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Company Stock; and
(o)the Grantee should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
Language
18.    Language.  The Grantee warrants and represents that he/she is fluent in English and fully and unmistakably understands the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If the Grantee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version differs from the English version, the English version shall control.
Imposition of Other Requirements
19.    Imposition of Other Requirements.  The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Grantee’s participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any shares of Company Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Grantee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
Electronic Delivery and Acceptance
20.    Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an online or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

The Netherlands

WEX Europe Netherlands B.V. awards only:
The Company has the authority under and pursuant to the Plan to grant awards to eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group Companies”).
The Grantee is employed by WEX Europe Netherlands B.V. (the “Employer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; and “eligible employees” for the purposes of Nonstatutory Stock Option Awards made to participants resident in the Netherlands shall include employees and executive directors of the Employer.

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Confidential and Proprietary Information

The following provisions replace Paragraph 5 of the Agreement in its entirety:

		
	5.
	Confidential and Proprietary Information.  The Grantee acknowledges that in connection with his/her employment with the Group Companies, the Grantee has and will continue to have access to information of a nature not generally disclosed to the public. The Grantee agrees to keep confidential and not: (i) use or (ii) disclose to anyone, any Confidential Information, except in the proper course of Grantee’s duties to the Group Companies, as required by law or as authorized by the Board of Directors. 

		
	4.
	The term “Confidential and Proprietary Information” includes but is not limited to:

		
	5.1.1.
	 financial information relating to the Employer and any Group Company including (but not limited to) management accounts, sales forecasts, dividend forecasts, profit and loss accounts and balance sheets, draft accounts, results, order schedules, profit margins, pricing strategies, and other information regarding the performance or future performance of the Employer or any Group Company;

		
	5.1.2.
	client or customer lists and contact lists, details of the terms of business with, the fees and commissions charged to or by and the requirements of customers or clients, prospective customers or clients of, buyers from and suppliers to the Employer or any Group Company, price lists, discount structures, pricing statistics, market research reports, renewal dates and any customer or prospective customer complaints;

		
	5.1.3.
	any information relating to expansion plans, maturing business opportunities, business strategy, marketing plans, and presentations, tenders, projects, joint ventures or acquisitions and developments contemplated, offered, or undertaken by the Employer or any Group Company;

		
	5.1.4.
	details of the employees, officers, and workers of and consultants to the Employer or any Group Company, their job skills and capabilities and the remuneration and other benefits paid to them; 

		
	5.1.5.
	copies or details of and information relating to know-how, research activities, inventions, creative briefs, ideas, computer programs (whether in source code or object code), secret processes, designs and formulae, or other intellectual property undertaken, commissioned, or produced by or on behalf of the Employer or any Group Company;

		
	5.1.6.
	confidential reports or research commissioned by or provided to the Employer or any Group Company and any trade secrets and confidential transactions of the Employer or any Group Company;  

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	5.1.7.
	details of any marketing, development, pre-selling or other exploitation of any intellectual property, or other rights of the Employer or any Group Company, any proposed options or agreements to purchase, license, or otherwise exploit any intellectual property of the Employer or any Group Company, any intellectual property which is under consideration for development by the Employer or any Group Company, any advertising, marketing, or promotional campaign which the Employer or any Group Company  is to conduct; and 

		
	5.1.8.
	any information which the Grantee ought reasonably to know is confidential and any information which has been given to the Employer or any Group Company in confidence by agents, buyers, clients, consultants, customers, suppliers, or other persons.

		
	4.1.
	The previous sub-Paragraph will apply to any such information whether designated as confidential and proprietary or not and whether provided orally, in writing or on electronic media. The previous sub-Paragraph will not apply to any information which is in the public domain, other than by way of unauthorized disclosure (whether by Grantee or any other person) or which Grantee is entitled to disclose under the laws of the Netherlands.

		
	4.2.
	No Confidential and Proprietary Information may be reproduced (except in the proper exercise of Grantee’s duties to the Company) or given to the press or any publication whatsoever or in the form of a paper to a professional body without the prior written consent of the Company.

		
	4.3.
	 Grantee shall not make copies of, or memorize any, Confidential and Proprietary Information and shall on the Termination Date return to the Company any records in any form of Confidential and Proprietary Information acquired or received by Grantee during the course of his/her employment and shall not retain any copy or summary of the same.

Definitions for Restrictive Covenants, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition
The following provisions replace Paragraph 6 of the Agreement in its entirety:

		
	6A
	Definitions for Restrictive Covenants.  

The following definitions apply to the Clauses below: 
		
	6A.1
	“Critical Employee” means any person who:

		
	6A.1.1
	is employed or engaged by or seconded or assigned to the Employer or any Group Company during the Restricted Period; and

		
	6A.1.2
	for whom, during the Relevant Period:

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	6A.1.2.1
	Grantee has had direct or indirect managerial responsibility; or

		
	6A.1.2.2
	with whom Grantee had material contact or dealings; and

		
	6A.1.3
	who, during the Relevant Period:

		
	6A.1.3.1
	had material contact with Customers or Prospective Customers or Suppliers in performing his/her duties of employment with the Employer or any Group Company; and/or

		
	6A.1.3.2
	is in possession of Confidential and Proprietary Information about Customers or Prospective Customers or Suppliers;

		
	6A.2
	“Customer” means any person, firm, company, business entity or other organization whatsoever to which the Employer or any Group Company distributed, sold or supplied Restricted Goods or Restricted Services during the Relevant Period and with which, during that period:

		
	6A.2.1
	Grantee, or

		
	6A.2.2
	any employee under Grantee’s direct or indirect supervision,

had material dealings in the course of employment with the Employer or any Group Company, or about whom Grantee was in possession of Confidential and Proprietary Information, but always excluding therefrom any subsidiary, division, branch or office of such person, firm, company or other organization whatsoever with which Grantee and/or any such employee had no dealings during that period;
		
	6A.3
	“Prospective Customer” means any person, firm, company or other organization whatsoever with which the Employer or any Group Company had discussions during the Relevant Period regarding the possible distribution, sale or supply of Restricted Goods or Restricted Services and with which, during such period:

		
	6A.3.1
	Grantee, or

		
	6A.3.2
	any employee who was under Grantee’s direct or indirect supervision,

had material dealings in the course of employment by the Employer or any Group Company, or about whom Grantee was in possession of Confidential and Proprietary Information, but always excluding therefrom any subsidiary, division, branch or office of that person with which Grantee and/or any such employee had no dealings during that period;
		
	6A.4
	“Relevant Period” means the period of twelve months immediately preceding the start of the Restricted Period;

		
	6A.5
	“Restricted Area” means the Netherlands and any other country in the world where the Employer or any Group Company is providing or supplying, or is planning to 

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provide or supply, any Restricted Goods or Restricted Services and in or for which, during the course of Grantee’s employment:
		
	6A.5.1
	Grantee, or

		
	6A.5.2
	any employee under Grantee’s direct supervision,

performed material duties for the Employer or relevant Group Company; 
		
	6A.6
	“Restricted Goods or Restricted Services” means:

		
	6A.6.1
	any products and services provided by the Employer or any Group Company as at the Termination Date or which the Employer or any Group Company has planned to start providing within six months of the Termination Date including, without limitation:  (i) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing any products or services relating to transaction or payment processing, including those for the benefit of fleets; travel; healthcare; education; payroll; or, benefits through charge cards, credit cards, procurement cards or any other form of payment services or electronic commerce; (ii) the sale, distribution or publication of petroleum product pricing or management information or other products or services currently sold or to the best of his/her knowledge contemplated to be sold by the Company or any of its owned or controlled subsidiaries, and (iii) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing commercial travel, entertainment and purchasing credit cards  researched, developed, manufactured, distributed or sold by the Employer or any Group Company; and

		
	6A.6.2
	with which Grantee’s duties were materially concerned or for which Grantee, or any employee who was under Grantee’s direct or indirect supervision, was responsible during the Relevant Period,

or any products or services of the same type or materially similar to such products or services;
		
	6A.7
	“Restricted Period” means the period commencing on the earlier of (i) the Termination Date; (ii) the date when Grantee commences Garden Leave; or (iii) such date on which Grantee ceases providing services to any Group Company, and continuing for twelve months in respect of the Non-Solicitation of Customers, Prospective Customers and Critical Employees in Paragraphs 6B.1.1 and 6B.1.2, and six months in respect of the Non-Competition restriction in Paragraph 6B.1.3;

		
	6A.8
	“Termination Date” means the date upon which Grantee’s employment with any Group Company terminates for whatever reason and howsoever arising, whether lawfully or unlawfully.

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	6B.
	Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition.   

		
	6B.1
	In order to protect the Confidential and Proprietary Information, and business/customer  connections and workforce stability of the Employer and any Group Company, the Grantee agrees that during his/her employment with the any Group Company and during the Restricted Period, without the Employer’s consent, he/she shall not whether on his/her own behalf or in conjunction with any person, firm, company, business entity or other organization whatsoever, (and whether as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner corporate officer, board member, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever), directly or indirectly:

		
	6B.1.1
	In competition with the Employer and/or any Group Company, contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away, or divert, and/or influence or attempt to influence any Customer or Prospective Customer of the Employer or any Group Company in respect of Restricted Goods or Restricted Services; 

		
	6B.1.2
	Solicit or induce, either directly or indirectly, any Critical Employee to leave the employ of the Employer or any Group Company; or hire or employ, or assist in the hire or employment of, either directly or indirectly, any Critical Employee in the business of researching into, developing or otherwise dealing with Restricted Goods or Restricted Services;

		
	6B.1.3
	Within the Restricted Area become employed by, render services to or directly or indirectly (whether for compensation or otherwise), manage, operate, or control, or join or participate in the management, operation or control of, any business which provides or supplies Restricted Goods or Restricted Services within the Restricted Area (or is intending to do so within the Restricted Period), if the business:

		
	6B.1.3.1
	is in competition with the Employer and/or any Group Company with respect to Restricted Goods or Restricted Services; or 

		
	6B.1.3.2
	is intending to compete with the Employer and/or any Group Company with respect to Restricted Goods or Restricted Services within the Restricted Period,

save that this shall not prohibit the Grantee from acting in any capacity where there is no risk of conscious or subconscious direct or indirect transmission or use of Confidential and Proprietary Information. 
For the purposes of this restriction, acts done by the Grantee outside the Restricted Area shall nonetheless be deemed to be done within the Restricted Area where their primary purpose is to distribute, sell, supply or otherwise deal with Restricted Goods or Restricted Services in the Restricted Area. 
		
	6B.2
	The Employer has previously entered into agreements with certain executives and employees that contain restrictive covenants (“Restrictions”).  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee is party to an employment or other agreement containing 

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Restrictions on (a) confidentiality, (b) solicitation of customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Employer, (c) solicitation or hire of employees of the Employer, and/or (d) competition (collectively, “Existing Restrictions”), any such Existing Restrictions will remain in effect and the Grantee shall remain bound by such Existing Restrictions.  To the extent the restrictions contained in Paragraph 5 or 6B of this Agreement conflict in any way with any Existing Restriction(s), such conflict shall be resolved by giving effect to restrictions in this Agreement. 
		
	6B.3
	Grantee hereby agrees that he/she will at the request and cost of the Employer enter into a direct agreement or undertaking with any Group Company whereby he/she will accept restrictions and provisions corresponding to the restrictions and provisions in this Paragraph 6B (or such of them as may be appropriate in the circumstances) in relation to such activities and such area and for such a period as such Group Company may reasonably require for the protection of its legitimate business interests.

		
	6B.4
	If the Grantee’s employment transfers by operation of law to a third party (the “Transferee”), this Paragraph 6B shall with effect from that transfer of employment apply to Grantee as if references to the Employer included the Transferee and references to any Group Company were construed accordingly, and as if the references to defined terms in respect of the Employer and any Group Company including but not limited to "Customer", "Prospective Customer" and "Critical Employee", applied to the customers, prospective customers and critical employees of the Transferee and their respective Group Companies.  Grantee agrees to execute any such documents as may be required to effectuate said benefit.

		
	6B.5
	Each of the restrictions contained in this Paragraph 6B, each definition set out in Paragraph 6A, each limb of such definition and each operative word within each sub-paragraph or definition is intended to be an entirely separate, severable and independent restriction, notwithstanding that they are combined together for the sake of brevity, and the Grantee agrees not to advance any argument to the contrary.  In the event that any of the restrictions shall be held to be void or ineffective but would be valid and effective if some part of the wording thereof were deleted such restriction shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid and effective. If such a deletion applies to a definition, such deletion shall not apply to any other restriction, so that each definition is deemed to be repeated each time it is used.

		
	6B.6
	The Grantee warrants that s/he will provide a copy of this Agreement to any employer or other person to whom or with whom the Grantee is intending to provide services within the Restricted Period, and that the Grantee will do so before entering into any contractually binding agreement to perform such services.

		
	6B.7
	Immediately after agreeing to provide services to any person during the Restricted Period, the Grantee will notify the Employer of the identity of that person.

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	6B.8
	Mindful of the obligations set forth in Paragraphs 5, 6A and 6B, upon termination of his/her employment, the Grantee shall promptly sign and deliver the Certificate of Compliance Post Termination in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company. 

Governing Law
The following provisions replace Paragraph 9 of the Agreement in its entirety:
9. Governing Law.  Save for taxation, which shall be governed by the law of the Netherlands, this Agreement and the legal relations between the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.
Amendments; Severability
Paragraph 13 Subsection (b) of the Agreement does not apply.
Insider Trading Restrictions
16. Insider Trading Restrictions.    

(a)By accepting the Restricted Stock Units and participating in the Plan, the Grantee acknowledges that Grantee is subject to insider trading restrictions, which may affect the Grantee’s ability to acquire or sell Restricted Stock Units under the Plan during such times as the Grantee is considered to have “inside information”.  

(b)More specific, under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (“Wet op het financieel toezicht”), anyone who has “inside information” related to an issuing company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands.  “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of details concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate, which is not public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the stock price, regardless of the development of the price.  

(c)Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.

(d)The Grantee acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and the Grantee is advised to speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter. 

Data Privacy

17.    Data Privacy.
(a)    The Grantee hereby explicitly and unambiguously agrees to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his/her personal data as described in this Agreement by and 

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among, as applicable, his/her employing entity or contracting party and the Company, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing his/her participation in the Plan.  
(b)    The Grantee understands that the Company holds certain personal information about him/her, including, but not limited to, his/her name, home address and telephone number, work location and phone number, date of birth, hire date, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares of common stock of the Company awarded, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Grantee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Personal Data”).  The Company is committed to protecting the security of the personal information the Grantee shares with it and uses a variety of technical and organisational methods to secure his/ her personal information in accordance with applicable laws. The Grantee understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Grantee’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Grantee’s country. The Company expects such third parties to process any data disclosed to them in accordance with applicable law, including with respect to data confidentiality and security and ensures that appropriate or suitable safeguards are in place to protect the Grantee’s personal information and that transfer of his/ her personal information is in compliance with applicable data protection laws.   The Grantee understands that he/she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Personal Data by contacting his/her local human resources representative. The Grantee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing his/her participation in the Plan. The Grantee understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his/her participation in the Plan.  The Grantee understands that he/she may, at any time, view Personal Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Personal Data, require any necessary amendments to Personal Data or request deletion of his/her data, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his/her local human resources representative. The Grantee understands, however, that requesting to delete his/her data may affect his/her ability to participate in the Plan. The Grantee also understands that his/her employing entity or contracting party and the Company, may still need to retain his personal data to maintain his continued employment. For more information on the consequences of Grantee’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Grantee understands that he/she may contact his/her local human resources representative.
WEX Fleet Netherlands B.V. awards only:
The Company has the authority under and pursuant to the Plan to grant awards to eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group Companies”).
The Grantee is employed by WEX Fleet Netherlands B.V. (the “Employer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; and “eligible employees” for the purposes of Nonstatutory Stock Option Awards made to participants resident in the Netherlands shall include employees and executive directors of the Employer.

Confidential and Proprietary Information

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The following provisions replace Paragraph 5 of the Agreement in its entirety:

		
	6.
	Confidential and Proprietary Information.  The Grantee acknowledges that in connection with his/her employment with the Group Companies, the Grantee has and will continue to have access to information of a nature not generally disclosed to the public. The Grantee agrees to keep confidential and not: (i) use or (ii) disclose to anyone, any Confidential Information, except in the proper course of Grantee’s duties to the Group Companies, as required by law or as authorized by the Board of Directors. 

		
	5.
	The term “Confidential and Proprietary Information” includes but is not limited to:

		
	6.1.1.
	 financial information relating to the Employer and any Group Company including (but not limited to) management accounts, sales forecasts, dividend forecasts, profit and loss accounts and balance sheets, draft accounts, results, order schedules, profit margins, pricing strategies, and other information regarding the performance or future performance of the Employer or any Group Company;

		
	6.1.2.
	client or customer lists and contact lists, details of the terms of business with, the fees and commissions charged to or by and the requirements of customers or clients, prospective customers or clients of, buyers from and suppliers to the Employer or any Group Company, price lists, discount structures, pricing statistics, market research reports, renewal dates and any customer or prospective customer complaints;

		
	6.1.3.
	any information relating to expansion plans, maturing business opportunities, business strategy, marketing plans, and presentations, tenders, projects, joint ventures or acquisitions and developments contemplated, offered, or undertaken by the Employer or any Group Company;

		
	6.1.4.
	details of the employees, officers, and workers of and consultants to the Employer or any Group Company, their job skills and capabilities and the remuneration and other benefits paid to them; 

		
	6.1.5.
	copies or details of and information relating to know-how, research activities, inventions, creative briefs, ideas, computer programs (whether in source code or object code), secret processes, designs and formulae, or other intellectual property undertaken, commissioned, or produced by or on behalf of the Employer or any Group Company;

		
	6.1.6.
	confidential reports or research commissioned by or provided to the Employer or any Group Company and any trade secrets and confidential transactions of the Employer or any Group Company;  

		
	6.1.7.
	details of any marketing, development, pre-selling or other exploitation of any intellectual property, or other rights of the Employer or any Group Company, any proposed options or agreements to purchase, license, or otherwise exploit any 

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intellectual property of the Employer or any Group Company, any intellectual property which is under consideration for development by the Employer or any Group Company, any advertising, marketing, or promotional campaign which the Employer or any Group Company  is to conduct; and 

		
	6.1.8.
	any information which the Grantee ought reasonably to know is confidential and any information which has been given to the Employer or any Group Company in confidence by agents, buyers, clients, consultants, customers, suppliers, or other persons.

		
	5.1.
	The previous sub-Paragraph will apply to any such information whether designated as confidential and proprietary or not and whether provided orally, in writing or on electronic media. The previous sub-Paragraph will not apply to any information which is in the public domain, other than by way of unauthorized disclosure (whether by Grantee or any other person) or which Grantee is entitled to disclose under the laws of the Netherlands.

		
	5.2.
	No Confidential and Proprietary Information may be reproduced (except in the proper exercise of Grantee’s duties to the Company) or given to the press or any publication whatsoever or in the form of a paper to a professional body without the prior written consent of the Company.

		
	5.3.
	 Grantee shall not make copies of, or memorize any, Confidential and Proprietary Information and shall on the Termination Date return to the Company any records in any form of Confidential and Proprietary Information acquired or received by Grantee during the course of his/her employment and shall not retain any copy or summary of the same.

Definitions for Restrictive Covenants, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition
The following provisions replace Paragraph 6 of the Agreement in its entirety:

		
	6A
	Definitions for Restrictive Covenants.  

The following definitions apply to the Clauses below: 
		
	6A.1
	“Critical Employee” means any person who:

		
	6A.1.1
	is employed or engaged by or seconded or assigned to the Employer or any Group Company during the Restricted Period; and

		
	6A.1.2
	for whom, during the Relevant Period:

		
	6A.1.2.1
	Grantee has had direct or indirect managerial responsibility; or

		
	6A.1.2.2
	with whom Grantee had material contact or dealings; and

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	6A.1.3
	who, during the Relevant Period:

		
	6A.1.3.1
	had material contact with Customers or Prospective Customers or Suppliers in performing his/her duties of employment with the Employer or any Group Company; and/or

		
	6A.1.3.2
	is in possession of Confidential and Proprietary Information about Customers or Prospective Customers or Suppliers;

		
	6A.2
	“Customer” means any person, firm, company, business entity or other organization whatsoever to which the Employer or any Group Company distributed, sold or supplied Restricted Goods or Restricted Services during the Relevant Period and with which, during that period:

		
	6A.2.1
	Grantee, or

		
	6A.2.2
	any employee under Grantee’s direct or indirect supervision,

had material dealings in the course of employment with the Employer or any Group Company, or about whom Grantee was in possession of Confidential and Proprietary Information, but always excluding therefrom any subsidiary, division, branch or office of such person, firm, company or other organization whatsoever with which Grantee and/or any such employee had no dealings during that period;
		
	6A.3
	“Prospective Customer” means any person, firm, company or other organization whatsoever with which the Employer or any Group Company had discussions during the Relevant Period regarding the possible distribution, sale or supply of Restricted Goods or Restricted Services and with which, during such period:

		
	6A.3.1
	Grantee, or

		
	6A.3.2
	any employee who was under Grantee’s direct or indirect supervision,

had material dealings in the course of employment by the Employer or any Group Company, or about whom Grantee was in possession of Confidential and Proprietary Information, but always excluding therefrom any subsidiary, division, branch or office of that person with which Grantee and/or any such employee had no dealings during that period;
		
	6A.4
	“Relevant Period” means the period of twelve months immediately preceding the start of the Restricted Period;

		
	6A.5
	“Restricted Area” means the Netherlands and any other country in the world where the Employer or any Group Company is providing or supplying, or is planning to provide or supply, any Restricted Goods or Restricted Services and in or for which, during the course of Grantee’s employment:

		
	6A.5.1
	Grantee, or

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	6A.5.2
	any employee under Grantee’s direct supervision,

performed material duties for the Employer or relevant Group Company; 
		
	6A.6
	“Restricted Goods or Restricted Services” means:

		
	6A.6.1
	any products and services provided by the Employer or any Group Company as at the Termination Date or which the Employer or any Group Company has planned to start providing within six months of the Termination Date including, without limitation:  (i) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing any products or services relating to transaction or payment processing, including those for the benefit of fleets; travel; healthcare; education; payroll; or, benefits through charge cards, credit cards, procurement cards or any other form of payment services or electronic commerce; (ii) the sale, distribution or publication of petroleum product pricing or management information or other products or services currently sold or to the best of his/her knowledge contemplated to be sold by the Company or any of its owned or controlled subsidiaries, and (iii) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing commercial travel, entertainment and purchasing credit cards  researched, developed, manufactured, distributed or sold by the Employer or any Group Company; and

		
	6A.6.2
	with which Grantee’s duties were materially concerned or for which Grantee, or any employee who was under Grantee’s direct or indirect supervision, was responsible during the Relevant Period,

or any products or services of the same type or materially similar to such products or services;
		
	6A.7
	“Restricted Period” means the period commencing on the earlier of (i) the Termination Date; (ii) the date when Grantee commences Garden Leave; or (iii) such date on which Grantee ceases providing services to any Group Company, and continuing for twelve months in respect of the Non-Solicitation of Customers, Prospective Customers and Critical Employees in Paragraphs 6B.1.1 and 6B.1.2, and six months in respect of the Non-Competition restriction in Paragraph 6B.1.3;

		
	6A.8
	“Termination Date” means the date upon which Grantee’s employment with any Group Company terminates for whatever reason and howsoever arising, whether lawfully or unlawfully.

		
	6B.
	Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition.   

		
	6B.1
	In order to protect the Confidential and Proprietary Information, and business/customer  connections and workforce stability of the Employer and any Group Company, the Grantee agrees that during his/her employment with the any Group Company and during the Restricted Period, without the Employer’s consent, he/she shall not whether 

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on his/her own behalf or in conjunction with any person, firm, company, business entity or other organization whatsoever, (and whether as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner corporate officer, board member, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever), directly or indirectly:
		
	6B.1.1
	In competition with the Employer and/or any Group Company, contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away, or divert, and/or influence or attempt to influence any Customer or Prospective Customer of the Employer or any Group Company in respect of Restricted Goods or Restricted Services; 

		
	6B.1.2
	Solicit or induce, either directly or indirectly, any Critical Employee to leave the employ of the Employer or any Group Company; or hire or employ, or assist in the hire or employment of, either directly or indirectly, any Critical Employee in the business of researching into, developing or otherwise dealing with Restricted Goods or Restricted Services;

		
	6B.1.3
	Within the Restricted Area become employed by, render services to or directly or indirectly (whether for compensation or otherwise), manage, operate, or control, or join or participate in the management, operation or control of, any business which provides or supplies Restricted Goods or Restricted Services within the Restricted Area (or is intending to do so within the Restricted Period), if the business:

		
	6B.1.3.1
	is in competition with the Employer and/or any Group Company with respect to Restricted Goods or Restricted Services; or 

		
	6B.1.3.2
	is intending to compete with the Employer and/or any Group Company with respect to Restricted Goods or Restricted Services within the Restricted Period,

save that this shall not prohibit the Grantee from acting in any capacity where there is no risk of conscious or subconscious direct or indirect transmission or use of Confidential and Proprietary Information. 
For the purposes of this restriction, acts done by the Grantee outside the Restricted Area shall nonetheless be deemed to be done within the Restricted Area where their primary purpose is to distribute, sell, supply or otherwise deal with Restricted Goods or Restricted Services in the Restricted Area. 
		
	6B.2
	The Employer has previously entered into agreements with certain executives and employees that contain restrictive covenants (“Restrictions”).  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee is party to an employment or other agreement containing Restrictions on (a) confidentiality, (b) solicitation of customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Employer, (c) solicitation or hire of employees of the Employer, and/or (d) competition (collectively, “Existing Restrictions”), any such Existing Restrictions will remain in effect and the Grantee shall remain bound by such Existing Restrictions.  To the extent the restrictions contained in Paragraph 5 or 6B of this Agreement conflict in any way with any Existing 

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Restriction(s), such conflict shall be resolved by giving effect to restrictions in this Agreement. 
		
	6B.3
	Grantee hereby agrees that he/she will at the request and cost of the Employer enter into a direct agreement or undertaking with any Group Company whereby he/she will accept restrictions and provisions corresponding to the restrictions and provisions in this Paragraph 6B (or such of them as may be appropriate in the circumstances) in relation to such activities and such area and for such a period as such Group Company may reasonably require for the protection of its legitimate business interests.

		
	6B.4
	If the Grantee’s employment transfers by operation of law to a third party (the “Transferee”), this Paragraph 6B shall with effect from that transfer of employment apply to Grantee as if references to the Employer included the Transferee and references to any Group Company were construed accordingly, and as if the references to defined terms in respect of the Employer and any Group Company including but not limited to "Customer", "Prospective Customer" and "Critical Employee", applied to the customers, prospective customers and critical employees of the Transferee and their respective Group Companies.  Grantee agrees to execute any such documents as may be required to effectuate said benefit.

		
	6B.5
	Each of the restrictions contained in this Paragraph 6B, each definition set out in Paragraph 6A, each limb of such definition and each operative word within each sub-paragraph or definition is intended to be an entirely separate, severable and independent restriction, notwithstanding that they are combined together for the sake of brevity, and the Grantee agrees not to advance any argument to the contrary.  In the event that any of the restrictions shall be held to be void or ineffective but would be valid and effective if some part of the wording thereof were deleted such restriction shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid and effective. If such a deletion applies to a definition, such deletion shall not apply to any other restriction, so that each definition is deemed to be repeated each time it is used.

		
	6B.6
	The Grantee warrants that s/he will provide a copy of this Agreement to any employer or other person to whom or with whom the Grantee is intending to provide services within the Restricted Period, and that the Grantee will do so before entering into any contractually binding agreement to perform such services.

		
	6B.7
	Immediately after agreeing to provide services to any person during the Restricted Period, the Grantee will notify the Employer of the identity of that person.

		
	6B.8
	Mindful of the obligations set forth in Paragraphs 5, 6A and 6B, upon termination of his/her employment, the Grantee shall promptly sign and deliver the Certificate of Compliance Post Termination in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company. 

Governing Law
The following provisions replace Paragraph 9 of the Agreement in its entirety:

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9. Governing Law.  Save for taxation, which shall be governed by the law of the Netherlands, this Agreement and the legal relations between the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.
Amendments; Severability
Paragraph 13 Subsection (b) of the Agreement does not apply.
Insider Trading Restrictions
16. Insider Trading Restrictions.    

(e)By accepting the Restricted Stock Units and participating in the Plan, the Grantee acknowledges that Grantee is subject to insider trading restrictions, which may affect the Grantee’s ability to acquire or sell Restricted Stock Units under the Plan during such times as the Grantee is considered to have “inside information”.  

(f)More specific, under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (“Wet op het financieel toezicht”), anyone who has “inside information” related to an issuing company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands.  “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of details concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate, which is not public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the stock price, regardless of the development of the price.  

(g)Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.

(h)The Grantee acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and the Grantee is advised to speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter. 

Data Privacy

17.    Data Privacy.
(a)    The Grantee hereby explicitly and unambiguously agrees to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his/her personal data as described in this Agreement by and among, as applicable, his/her employing entity or contracting party and the Company, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing his/her participation in the Plan.  
(b)    The Grantee understands that the Company holds certain personal information about him/her, including, but not limited to, his/her name, home address and telephone number, work location and phone number, date of birth, hire date, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares of common stock of the Company awarded, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Grantee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Personal Data”).  

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The Company is committed to protecting the security of the personal information the Grantee shares with it and uses a variety of technical and organisational methods to secure his/ her personal information in accordance with applicable laws. The Grantee understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Grantee’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Grantee’s country. The Company expects such third parties to process any data disclosed to them in accordance with applicable law, including with respect to data confidentiality and security and ensures that appropriate or suitable safeguards are in place to protect the Grantee’s personal information and that transfer of his/ her personal information is in compliance with applicable data protection laws.   The Grantee understands that he/she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Personal Data by contacting his/her local human resources representative. The Grantee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing his/her participation in the Plan. The Grantee understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his/her participation in the Plan.  The Grantee understands that he/she may, at any time, view Personal Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Personal Data, require any necessary amendments to Personal Data or request deletion of his/her data, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his/her local human resources representative. The Grantee understands, however, that requesting to delete his/her data may affect his/her ability to participate in the Plan. The Grantee also understands that his/her employing entity or contracting party and the Company, may still need to retain his personal data to maintain his continued employment. For more information on the consequences of Grantee’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Grantee understands that he/she may contact his/her local human resources representative.

United States - Colorado, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon

Non-Solicitation
The following provisions replace Paragraph 6 of the Agreement in its entirety: 
6.    Non-Solicitation. In consideration of the promises contained herein and the Grantee’s access and exposure to Confidential and Proprietary Information provided to him/her, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Grantee agrees that: 

(a)    During his/her employment with the Company and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise, contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective 

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customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company whose entity- or other customer-specific information the Grantee discovered or gained access to as a result of the Grantee’s access to Company Confidential and Proprietary Information; 

(b)    During his/her employment with the Company and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise, utilize the Company’s Confidential and Proprietary Information to solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company;
 
(c)    During his/her employment with the Company and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise, solicit or induce, either directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company; or take any action to assist any subsequent employer or any other person, entity or organization, either directly or indirectly, in soliciting or inducing any Company employee to leave the employ of the Company or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company; or hire or employ, or assist in the hiring or employment of, either directly or indirectly, any individual employed by the Company within sixty days preceding that individual’s hire by the Grantee or his/her subsequent employer; and/or

(d)    During the term of his/her employment with the Company, the Grantee promises and agrees that he/she will not, in any way, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, lender, investor, corporate officer, board member, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage or attempt to engage in any competitive activity relating to the subject matter of his/her employment with the Company or relating to the Company’s business. 

The restrictions in this Paragraph shall not be deemed to prohibit the Grantee from owning not more than one percent (1%) of the total shares of all classes of stock of any publicly held company.  The Grantee acknowledges that the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses are conducted internationally and agrees that the provisions in this Paragraph shall operate in any country in which the Company conducts business while the Grantee is/was employed by the Company.

The Company has previously entered into agreements with certain executives and employees that contain restrictive covenants (“Restrictions”).  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee is party to an employment or other agreement containing Restrictions on (a) confidentiality, (b) solicitation of customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company, (c) solicitation or hire of Company employees, and/or (d) competition (collectively, “Existing Restrictions”), any such Existing Restrictions will remain in effect and the Grantee shall remain bound by such Existing Restrictions.  To the extent the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 5 or 6 of this Agreement conflict in any way with any Existing Restriction(s), such conflict shall 

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be resolved by giving effect to the provision that provides the greatest protection to the Company that is enforceable under applicable law.  

The Grantee agrees and acknowledges that the period of time, geographical scope, activity and subject of the above-noted restrictive covenants imposed by this Agreement are fair, and reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and are reasonably required for the protection of the Company.  The Grantee also acknowledges that in the event he/she breaches any part of Paragraphs 5 or 6 of this Agreement, the damages to the Company would be irreparable.  Therefore, in addition to monetary damages and/or reasonable attorney fees, the Company shall have the right to seek injunctive and/or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement.  Further, the Grantee consents to the issuance of a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo pending the outcome of any proceeding.  The Grantee further understands and agrees that if he/she breaches any covenant set forth in Paragraph 6, the duration of any covenant so breached shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, automatically be tolled from the date of the first breach until the date judicial relief providing effective remedy for such breach or breaches is obtained by the Company, or until the Company states in writing that it will seek no judicial relief for such breach.

If any one or more provisions of Paragraphs 5 or 6 shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to time, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed, by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the greatest extent compatible with applicable law as it shall then appear, and the parties expressly agree that any of the provisions of Paragraphs 5 or 6 may be reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled to make such provision enforceable, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the parties consent to the enforcement of such provision as so reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled.  

Mindful of the obligations set forth in Paragraphs 5 and 6, upon termination of his/her employment, the Grantee shall promptly sign and deliver the Certificate of Compliance Post Termination in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

United States – California only

Non-Solicitation

The following provisions replace Paragraph 5 of the Agreement in its entirety:

		
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	Non-Solicitation. In consideration of the promises contained herein and the Grantee’s access and exposure to Confidential and Proprietary Information provided to him/her, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Grantee agrees that: 

(a)    During his/her employment with the Company and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise, contact, call on, 

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provide advice to, solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company whose entity- or other customer-specific information the Grantee discovered or gained access to as a result of the Grantee’s access to Company Confidential and Proprietary Information; 

(b)    During his/her employment with the Company and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise, utilize the Company’s Confidential and Proprietary Information to solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company;
 
(c)    During his/her employment with the Company and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise, utilize the Company’s Confidential and Proprietary Information to solicit or induce, either directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company; or utilize the Company’s Confidential and Proprietary Information to assist any subsequent employer or any other person, entity or organization, either directly or indirectly, in soliciting or inducing any Company employee to leave the employ of the Company or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company; or utilize the Company’s Confidential and Proprietary Information to hire or employ, or assist in the hiring or employment of, either directly or indirectly, any individual employed by the Company within sixty days preceding that individual’s hire by the Grantee or his/her subsequent employer; and/or

(d)    During the term of his/her employment with the Company, the Grantee promises and agrees that he/she will not, in any way, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, lender, investor, corporate officer, board member, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage or attempt to engage in any competitive activity relating to the subject matter of his/her employment with the Company or relating to the Company’s business. 

The restrictions in this Paragraph shall not be deemed to prohibit the Grantee from owning not more than one percent (1%) of the total shares of all classes of stock of any publicly held company.  The Grantee acknowledges that the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses are conducted internationally and agrees that the provisions in this Paragraph shall operate in any country in which the Company conducts business while the Grantee is/was employed by the Company.

The Company has previously entered into agreements with certain executives and employees that contain restrictive covenants (“Restrictions”).  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee is party to an employment or other agreement containing Restrictions on (a) confidentiality, (b) solicitation of customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the 

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Company, (c) solicitation or hire of Company employees, and/or (d) competition (collectively, “Existing Restrictions”), any such Existing Restrictions will remain in effect and the Grantee shall remain bound by such Existing Restrictions.  To the extent the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Agreement conflict in any way with any Existing Restriction(s), such conflict shall be resolved by giving effect to the provision that provides the greatest protection to the Company that is enforceable under applicable law.  

The Grantee agrees and acknowledges that the period of time, geographical scope, activity and subject of the above-noted restrictive covenants imposed by this Agreement are fair, and reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and are reasonably required for the protection of the Company.  The Grantee also acknowledges that in the event he/she breaches any part of Paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Agreement, the damages to the Company would be irreparable.  Therefore, in addition to monetary damages and/or reasonable attorney fees, the Company shall have the right to seek injunctive and/or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement.  Further, the Grantee consents to the issuance of a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo pending the outcome of any proceeding.  The Grantee further understands and agrees that if he/she breaches any covenant set forth in Paragraph 5, the duration of any covenant so breached shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, automatically be tolled from the date of the first breach until the date judicial relief providing effective remedy for such breach or breaches is obtained by the Company, or until the Company states in writing that it will seek no judicial relief for such breach.

If any one or more provisions of Paragraphs 4 or 5 shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to time, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed, by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the greatest extent compatible with applicable law as it shall then appear, and the parties expressly agree that any of the provisions of Paragraphs 4 or 5 may be reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled to make such provision enforceable, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the parties consent to the enforcement of such provision as so reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled.

Mindful of the obligations set forth in Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon termination of his/her employment, the Grantee shall promptly sign and deliver the Certificate of Compliance Post Termination in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

The following provision replaces Paragraph 9 of the Agreement in its entirety:

9.    Governing Law.  This Agreement and the legal relations between the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

United States – Massachusetts only

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Non-Competition

The following provisions replace Paragraph 5 of the Agreement in its entirety:

5.    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.  In consideration of the promises contained herein and the Grantee’s access and exposure to Confidential and Proprietary Information provided to him/her, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Grantee agrees that during his/her employment with the Company and for a period of twelve months following the termination of his/her employment with the Company for any reason, he/she shall not, on behalf of the Grantee him/herself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, entity or organization other than the Company, whether as an agent or otherwise:

(a)    Contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company with whom the Grantee directly performed any services or had any direct business contact;

(b)     Contact, call on, provide advice to, solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company whose entity- or other customer-specific information the Grantee discovered or gained access to as a result of the Grantee’s access to Company Confidential and Proprietary Information;

(c)     Utilize the Company’s Confidential and Proprietary Information to solicit, take away business, divert business, and/or influence or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly, any customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company;

(d)    Solicit or induce, either directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company; or take any action to assist any subsequent employer or any other person, entity or organization, either directly or indirectly, in soliciting or inducing any Company employee to leave the employ of the Company or become employed with or otherwise engaged by any person, entity or organization other than the Company; or hire or employ, or assist in the hiring or employment of, either directly or indirectly, any individual employed by the Company within sixty days preceding that individual’s hire by the Grantee or his/her subsequent employer; and/or

(e)    Become employed by, render services to or directly or indirectly (whether for compensation or otherwise, and whether as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, lender, investor, corporate officer, board member, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity), own or hold a proprietary interest in, manage, operate, or control, or join or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or furnish any capital to or be connected in any manner with, any Competing Enterprise.  For purposes of this subsection (e), a “Competing Enterprise” means any entity, organization or person engaged, or 

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planning to become engaged, in substantially the same or similar business to that being conducted or actively and specifically planned to be conducted during the Grantee’s employment with the Company or within six months after the Grantee’s termination of employment with the Company or its subsidiaries, owned or controlled.  It includes, without limitation:  (i) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing any products or services relating to transaction or payment processing, including those for the benefit of fleets; travel; healthcare; education; payroll; or, benefits through charge cards, credit cards, procurement cards or any other form of payment services or electronic commerce; (ii) the sale, distribution or publication of petroleum product pricing or management information or other products or services currently sold or to the best of his/her knowledge contemplated to be sold by the Company or any of its owned or controlled subsidiaries, and (iii) the business of developing, managing, operating, marketing, processing, financing, or otherwise being involved in providing commercial travel, entertainment and purchasing credit cards.  The restrictions in this Paragraph 5 shall be effective and binding only to the extent permissible under Rule 5.6 of the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct or any similar rule governing the practice of law that is applicable to the Grantee.  The restrictions in this Paragraph shall not be construed to prevent the Grantee from, following the termination of his/her employment with the Company, working for a business entity that does not compete with the Company or its subsidiaries simply because the entity is affiliated with a Competing Enterprise, so long as the entity is operationally separate and distinct from the Competing Enterprise and the Grantee’s job responsibilities at that entity are unrelated to the Competing Enterprise. The restrictions in this Paragraph will not apply to employment by or the rendering of services to businesses that sell fuel or convenience items if those businesses are not directly competing with the Company or its subsidiaries, owned or controlled. The restrictions in this Paragraph shall also not be deemed to prohibit the Grantee from owning not more than one percent (1%) of the total shares of all classes of stock of any publicly held company.  The Grantee acknowledges that the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses are conducted internationally and agrees that the provisions in this Paragraph shall operate in any country in which the Company conducts business while the Grantee is/was employed by the Company.  Grantee acknowledges that the Company’s grant and provision of the Restricted Stock Units, to which Grantee would not be entitled absent execution of this Agreement, constitute fair, reasonable, and mutually agreed upon consideration to support this Section 5(e).  This Section 5(e), only, shall not apply if Grantee is terminated without Cause or laid off.  For purposes of this Section 5(e), only, the term “Cause” shall mean willful misconduct by the Grantee or willful failure by the Grantee to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Grantee of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Grantee and the Company), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Grantee’s employment shall be considered to have been terminated for Cause if the Company determines, within thirty days after the Grantee’s termination, that termination for Cause was warranted.

The Company has previously entered into agreements with certain executives and employees that contain restrictive covenants (“Restrictions”).  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Grantee is party to an employment or other agreement containing Restrictions on (a) confidentiality, (b) solicitation of customers, clients, and/or patrons or prospective customers, clients and/or patrons of the Company, (c) solicitation or hire of Company employees, and/or (d) competition (collectively, “Existing Restrictions”), any such Existing Restrictions will remain in effect and the Grantee shall 

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remain bound by such Existing Restrictions.  To the extent the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Agreement conflict in any way with any Existing Restriction(s), such conflict shall be resolved by giving effect to the provision that provides the greatest protection to the Company that is enforceable under applicable law.  

The Grantee agrees and acknowledges that the period of time, geographical scope, activity and subject of the above-noted restrictive covenants imposed by this Agreement are fair, and reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and are reasonably required for the protection of the Company.  The Grantee also acknowledges that in the event he/she breaches any part of Paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Agreement, the damages to the Company would be irreparable.  Therefore, in addition to monetary damages and/or reasonable attorney fees, the Company shall have the right to seek injunctive and/or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement.  Further, the Grantee consents to the issuance of a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo pending the outcome of any proceeding.  The Grantee further understands and agrees that if he/she breaches any covenant set forth in Paragraph 5, the duration of any covenant so breached shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, automatically be tolled from the date of the first breach until the date judicial relief providing effective remedy for such breach or breaches is obtained by the Company, or until the Company states in writing that it will seek no judicial relief for such breach; except that the duration of the covenants contained in Paragraph 5(e), only, shall extend to twenty-four months if Grantee breached his or her fiduciary duty to the Company and/or if Grantee has unlawfully taken, physically or electronically, property belonging to the Company.

If any one or more provisions of Paragraphs 4 or 5 shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to time, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed, by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the greatest extent compatible with applicable law as it shall then appear, and the parties expressly agree that any of the provisions of Paragraphs 4 or 5 may be reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled to make such provision enforceable, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the parties consent to the enforcement of such provision as so reformed, modified, revised, edited or blue-penciled.

Mindful of the obligations set forth in Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon termination of his/her employment, the Grantee shall promptly sign and deliver the Certificate of Compliance Post Termination in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

Grantee is hereby informed that Grantee has the right to consult with counsel prior to signing this Agreement.

The following provision replaces Paragraph 9 of the Agreement in its entirety:

9.    Governing Law.  This Agreement and the legal relations between the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof, except that Section 5(e) only shall be governed by the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts if Grantee was a resident of Massachusetts for thirty days immediately preceding his or her cessation of employment with the Company.

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43Exhibit

 Exhibit 4.7

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

General

In this Exhibit 4.7, “we,” “our company,” “the Company,” “the REIT,” “our” and “us” refer to American Homes 4 Rent, a Maryland real estate investment trust, and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (including our operating partnership and its subsidiaries), and “our operating partnership” refers to American Homes 4 Rent, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, unless the context requires otherwise.

The following summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the applicable provisions of Maryland law and our declaration of trust, including the articles supplementary filed for each of our series of preferred shares, and our bylaws, each of which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.7 is a part. We encourage you to read our declaration of trust, bylaws and the applicable provisions of Maryland law for additional information.

We are authorized to issue 500,000,000 common shares, consisting of 450,000,000 Class A common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share (“Class A common shares”), and 50,000,000 Class B common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share (“Class B common shares,” and together with the Class A common shares, the “common shares”), and 100,000,000 preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share (“Preferred Shares”). Except as provided below, the Class A common shares and Class B common shares have the same rights and privileges, rank equally and are otherwise identical in all respects. Our declaration of trust authorizes our board of trustees, with the approval of a majority of the entire board and without any action on the part of our shareholders, to amend our declaration of trust to increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares or the number of authorized shares of any class or series without shareholder approval. Maryland law provides, and our declaration of trust provides, that none of our shareholders are personally liable for any of our obligations solely as a result of that shareholder’s status as a shareholder.

As of December 31, 2019, 300,107,599 Class A common shares, 635,075 Class B common shares, 10,750,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares,” 9,200,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Shares,” 6,200,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares,” 4,600,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares” and 4,600,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares” are outstanding. The actual number of holders of our Class A common shares and our Preferred Shares is greater than the record number of holders and includes shareholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees.

Description of Common Shares 

Subject to the preferential rights, if any, of holders of any other class or series of shares and to the provisions of our declaration of trust regarding restrictions on ownership and transfer of our shares, holders of our common shares:

		
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	have the right to receive ratably any distributions from funds legally available therefor, when, as and if authorized by our board of trustees and declared by us; and

		
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	are entitled to share ratably in the assets of our company legally available for distribution to the holders of our common shares in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs.

There are generally no redemption, sinking fund, conversion, preemptive or appraisal rights with respect to our common shares.

Under Title 8, a Maryland REIT generally cannot amend its declaration of trust or merge with another entity unless declared advisable by a majority of the board of trustees and approved by the affirmative vote of shareholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter unless a lesser percentage, but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, is set forth in the REIT’s declaration of trust. Our declaration of trust provides that such actions (other than certain amendments to the provisions of our declaration of trust related to the removal of trustees, the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our shares and termination of the trust) may be taken if declared advisable by a majority of our board of trustees and approved by the vote of shareholders holding a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Subject to the provisions of our declaration of trust regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our shares and except as may otherwise be specified in our declaration of trust, each outstanding Class A common share entitles the holder to one vote, and each outstanding Class B common share entitles the holder to 50 votes, on all matters on which the shareholders of Class A common shares are entitled to vote, including the election of trustees, and, except as provided with respect to any other class or series of shares, the holders of Class A common shares and Class B common shares will vote together as a single class and will possess the exclusive voting power. Notwithstanding the foregoing, holders of Class B common shares are not entitled to vote on any matter requiring “Partnership Approval.” “Partnership Approval” is defined in the agreement of limited partnership of our operating partnership, as amended, as approval obtained when the sum of the (1) the percentage interest of partners consenting to the transaction, plus (2) the product of (a) the percentage of the outstanding Class A units held by the general partner entity multiplied by (b) the percentage of the votes that were cast in favor of the transaction by the holders of the common shares of beneficial interest (or other comparable equity interest) of the general partner entity equals or exceeds the percentage required for the general partner entity’s shareholders to approve the transaction. In addition, in no event may holders of shares beneficially owned by Mr. Hughes or HF Investments 2010, LLC (“HF Investments”), as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, vote more than 30% of the total votes entitled to be cast on any particular matter nor more than 18% of the total votes of the Class A common shares. There is no cumulative voting in the election of our trustees, which means that the shareholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes of the outstanding common shares can elect all of the trustees then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any trustees. Each Trustee shall be elected by the vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to the Trustee at any meeting for the election of Trustees at which a quorum is present, provided that if the number of persons lawfully nominated exceeds the number of Trustees to be elected, the Trustees shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting at which a quorum is present. Under a plurality voting standard, trustees who receive the greatest number of votes cast in their favor are elected to the board of trustees. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come before the meeting, unless a higher vote is required herein or by statute or by our declaration of trust.

 Power to Reclassify and Issue Shares

Our board of trustees may classify any unissued preferred shares, and reclassify any unissued common shares or any previously classified but unissued preferred shares into other classes or series of shares, including one or more classes or series of shares that have priority over our common shares with respect to voting rights or distributions or upon liquidation, and authorize us to issue the newly classified shares. Prior to the issuance of shares of each class or series, our board of trustees is required by Title 8 and our declaration of trust to set, subject to the provisions of our declaration of trust regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our shares, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each such class or series. These actions can be taken without shareholder approval, unless shareholder approval is required by applicable law, the terms of any other class or series of our shares or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which our shares may be then listed or quoted.

Conversion of Class B Common Shares

The holder of our Class B common shares also owns the units of limited partnership, or OP units, in our operating partnership. In the event a holder of Class B common shares transfers its OP units to a transferee, other than a “qualified transferee,” which includes family members and affiliates of or other entities controlled by such holder, then one Class B common share held by such holder automatically converts into one Class A common share for every 49 OP units transferred by the holder. If the holder of Class B common shares transfers any OP units to a qualified trustee, and then such qualified trustee in turn transfers the same OP units to another qualified trustee of the original transferor, then one Class B common share held by the first qualified transferee will automatically convert into one Class A common share for every 49 OP units transferred by the first qualified transferee. In such case, if the first qualified transferee does not own a sufficient number of Class B common shares, then the initial transferor will be responsible for the deficiency in Class B common shares, and a number of Class A common shares equal to such deficiency held by the initial transferor (or, if the initial transferor does now own sufficient Class B common shares, then one or more other qualified transferees of such initial transferor) will automatically convert into one Class A common share for every 49 OP units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Class B common shares transferred to a transferee other than a qualified transferee will automatically convert into an equal number of Class A common shares.

Power to Increase or Decrease Authorized Shares and Issue Additional Shares of Our Common and Preferred Shares

Our declaration of trust authorizes our board of trustees, with the approval of a majority of the entire board, to amend our declaration of trust to increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares or the number of authorized shares of any class or series without shareholder approval. We believe that the power of our board of trustees to increase or decrease the number of authorized shares and to classify or reclassify unissued common shares or preferred shares and thereafter to cause us to issue such shares will provide us with increased flexibility in structuring possible future financings and acquisitions and in meeting other needs which might arise. The additional classes or series, as well as the additional shares, will be available for issuance without further action by our shareholders, unless such action is required by applicable law, the terms of any other class or series of shares or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which our securities may be listed or traded. Although our board of trustees does not intend to do so, it could authorize us to issue a class or series that could, depending upon the terms of the particular class or series, delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control of our company that might involve a premium price for our shareholders or otherwise be in their best interests.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

Due to limitations on the concentration of ownership of REIT shares imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, subject to certain exceptions, our declaration of trust provides that no person may beneficially own more than 8.0% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of our outstanding common shares. In addition, our declaration of trust prohibits any person from, among other matters, beneficially owning equity shares if such ownership would result in our being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a year); transferring equity shares if such transfer would result in our equity shares being owned by less than 100 persons; and beneficially owning equity shares if such beneficial ownership would otherwise cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT under the Code. Our board of trustees may exempt a person from the ownership limits if such person submits to the board of trustees certain information satisfactory to the board of trustees. See “Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

We have retained American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC as the transfer agent and registrar for our common shares.

Description of Preferred Shares

The following description sets forth certain general terms of our preferred shares and the material terms of our outstanding series of preferred shares. This description is not complete and is in all respects subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our declaration of trust, the applicable articles supplementary that describes the terms of the related class or series of preferred shares, and our bylaws, each of which is included as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.7 is a part.

As of December 31, 2019, 10,750,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares,” 9,200,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Shares,” 6,200,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares,” 4,600,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares” and 4,600,000 Preferred Shares designated as “Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares” are outstanding.

General

Subject to the limitations prescribed by Maryland law and our declaration of trust and bylaws, our board of trustees is authorized to establish the number of shares constituting each series of preferred shares and to fix the designations and powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including such provisions as may be desired concerning voting, redemption, dividends, dissolution or the distribution of assets, conversion or exchange, and such other subjects or matters as may be fixed by resolution of the board of trustees or duly authorized committee thereof. The preferred shares are, when issued, fully paid and nonassessable and do not have and are not subject to, any preemptive or similar rights.

Restrictions on Ownership

Due to limitations on the concentration of ownership of REIT shares imposed by the Code, subject to certain exceptions, our declaration of trust provides that no person may beneficially own more than 9.9% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of our outstanding preferred shares. In addition, our declaration of trust prohibits any person from, among other matters, beneficially owning equity shares if such ownership would result in our being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a year); transferring equity shares if such transfer would result in our equity shares being owned by less than 100 persons; and beneficially owning equity shares if such beneficial ownership would otherwise cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT under the Code. Our board of trustees may exempt a person from the ownership limits if such person submits to the board of trustees certain information satisfactory to the board of trustees. See “Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.”

Description of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares

General

The following description of certain terms and conditions of our 6.5% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares does not purport to be complete and is in all respects subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to our declaration of trust, including the Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of our Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, and our bylaws each of which is included as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.7 is a part. Capitalized terms used in the following description shall have the meanings set forth in the Articles Supplementary for the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares.

Maturity and Preemptive Rights

The Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares have no stated maturity and are not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption (except as described below under “-Redemption-Redemption upon an Absence of Suitable Indices Event” and “-Conversion Rights-Conversion upon an Absence of Suitable Indices Event”), and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless (i) we redeem such Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares at our option as described below in “-Redemption,” or (ii) they are converted by the holder of such Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares in the event of a Change of Control as described below in “-Conversion Rights-Conversion upon a Change of Control.”

There are generally no preemptive rights with respect to our Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares.

Ranking

The Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares rank, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up:

		
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	senior to our common shares and to any other class or series of our equity shares expressly designated as ranking junior to the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares;

		
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	on parity with any other preferred or convertible preferred securities, including the Series E, Series F and Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares; and

		
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	junior to all equity shares issued by us with terms specifically providing that those equity shares rank senior to the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares with respect to rights of dividend payments and the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company, or Liquidation Event, which issuance is subject to the approval of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and any parity preference shares.

 
The term “equity shares” does not include convertible debt securities, which debt securities would rank senior to the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares.

Dividends

Holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year, at the rate of 6.5% per annum on the initial liquidation preference per share. The first dividend was paid on June 30, 2016 to holders of record as of June 15, 2016 and was a pro rata dividend from and including May 24, 2016, or the original issue date, to but excluding June 30, 2016. If any dividend payment date falls on any day other than a business day as defined in the Articles Supplementary for our Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, the dividend due on such dividend payment date is paid on the first business day immediately following such dividend payment date, and no dividends will accrue as a result of such delay. Dividends accrue and are cumulative from, and including, the prior dividend payment date (or, if no prior dividend payment date, the original issue date of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares) to, but excluding, the next dividend payment date, to holders of record as of 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the related record date. The record dates for the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are the March 15, June 15, September 15 or December 15 immediately preceding the relevant dividend payment date, regardless of whether that day is a business day.

Our board of trustees will not authorize and we will not pay or set apart for payment dividends on our Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares at any time when the terms and provisions of any agreement of ours, including any agreement relating to our indebtedness, prohibits the authorization, payment or setting apart for payment or provides that the authorization, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach of the agreement or a default under the agreement, or if the authorization, payment or setting apart for payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law. We also have the right to withhold, from any amounts otherwise payable to you, with respect to all distributions (deemed or actual) to the extent that withholding is or was required for such distributions under applicable tax withholding rules. You should review the information appearing in the last paragraph under the caption “-Dividends” for information regarding the circumstances under which the terms of our Facilities may limit or prohibit the payment of dividends on the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends on the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares accrue whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of those dividends, whether or not we have earnings and whether or not those dividends are authorized. No interest, or sum in lieu of interest, is payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares that may be in arrears, and holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are not entitled to any dividends in excess of full cumulative dividends described above. Any dividend payment made on the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, including any Capital Gains Amounts, as described in the paragraph below, is first credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid dividend due with respect to those shares.

If, for any taxable year, we designate as a “capital gain dividend,” as defined in Section 857 of the Code, any portion of the dividends, or the Capital Gains Amount, as determined for federal income tax purposes, paid or made available for that year to holders of all classes of our shares of beneficial interest, then, except as otherwise required by applicable law, the portion of the Capital Gains Amount that shall be allocable to the holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares will be in proportion to the amount that the total dividends, as determined for federal income tax purposes, paid or made available to holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares for the year bears to the total dividends paid or made available for that year to holders of all classes of our shares of beneficial interest. In addition, except as otherwise required by applicable law, we will make a 

similar allocation with respect to any undistributed long-term capital gains that are to be included in our shareholders’ long-term capital gains, based on the allocation of the Capital Gains Amount that would have resulted if those undistributed long-term capital gains had been distributed as “capital gain dividends” by us to our shareholders.

Future distributions on our common shares and preferred shares, will be at the discretion of our board of trustees and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, funds from operations, cash flow from operations, financial condition and capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code, our debt service requirements and any other factors our board of trustees deems relevant. In addition, our Facilities contain provisions that could limit or, in certain cases, prohibit the payment of distributions on our common shares and preferred shares. Accordingly, although we expect to pay quarterly cash distributions on our common shares and scheduled cash dividends on our preferred shares, we cannot guarantee that we will maintain these distributions or what the actual distributions will be for any future period.
 
Voting Rights

Holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares generally have no voting rights. However, in the event we are in arrears on dividends, whether or not authorized or declared, on the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares for six or more quarterly periods, whether or not consecutive, holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (voting separately as a class together with the holders of all other classes or series of parity preferred shares and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) will be entitled to elect two additional trustees at a special meeting called upon the request of at least 10% of such holders or at our next annual meeting and each subsequent annual meeting of shareholders, each additional trustee being referred to as a Preferred Share Trustee, until all unpaid dividends with respect to the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and such other classes or series of preferred shares with like voting rights, have been paid or declared and set aside for payment. Preferred Share Trustees will be elected by a vote of holders of record of a majority of the outstanding Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and any other series of parity equity shares with like voting rights, voting together as a class. Special meetings called in accordance with the provisions described in this paragraph shall be subject to the procedures in our bylaws, except that we, rather than the holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, or any other class or series of parity preferred shares entitled to vote thereon when they have the voting rights described above (voting together as a single class), will pay all costs and expenses of calling and holding the meeting.

Any Preferred Share Trustee may be removed at any time with or without cause by the vote of, and may not be removed otherwise than by the vote of, the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and all other classes or series of parity preferred shares entitled to vote thereon when they have the voting rights described above (voting together as a single class). So long as a dividend arrearage continues, any vacancy in the office of a Preferred Share Trustee may be filled by written consent of the Preferred Share Trustee remaining in office, or if none remains in office, by a vote of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares when they have the voting rights described above (voting as a single class with all other classes or series of parity preferred shares upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable).

So long as any Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares remain outstanding, we will not, without the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the then-outstanding Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and each other class or series of parity preferred shares with like voting rights (voting together as a single class), authorize, create, or increase the number of authorized or issued shares of, any class or series of equity shares ranking senior to the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares with respect to rights of dividend payments and the distribution of assets upon a Liquidation Event, or reclassify any of our authorized capital stock into such capital stock, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase such capital stock.

In addition, the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and each other class or series of parity preferred shares with like voting rights (voting together as a single class), is required for us to amend, alter or repeal any provision of our declaration of trust so as to materially and adversely affect the terms of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares. If such amendment to our declaration of trust does not equally affect the terms of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and the terms of one or more other classes or series of parity preferred shares, the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares outstanding at the time of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class, is required. Holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares also have the exclusive right to vote on any amendment to our declaration of trust on which holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are otherwise entitled to vote and that would alter only the rights, as expressly set forth in our declaration of trust, of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares.

In any matter in which holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares may vote (as expressly provided in the articles supplementary setting forth the terms of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares), each Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Share is entitled to one vote per share.

Liquidation Preference

If we experience a Liquidation Event, holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are entitled to receive out of or assets available for distribution to shareholders, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, if any, and subject to the rights of holders of any shares of beneficial interest then outstanding ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares in respect of distributions upon a Liquidation Event, and before any distribution of assets is made to holders of common shares or of any of our other classes or series of shares of beneficial interest ranking junior to the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares as to such a distribution, a liquidating distribution in the amount of $25.00 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared). Holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares will not be entitled to any other amounts from us after they have received their full liquidation preference.

In any such distribution, if our assets are not sufficient to pay the liquidation preferences in full to all holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and all holders of any of our other shares of beneficial interest ranking equally as to such distribution with the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, the amounts paid to the holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and to the holders of all such other shares will be paid pro rata in accordance with the respective aggregate liquidation preferences of those holders. In any such distribution, the “liquidation preference” of any holder of preferred shares means the amount otherwise payable to such holder in such distribution (assuming no limitation on our assets available for such distribution), including any accumulated but unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared). If the liquidation preference has been paid in full to all holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares and any of our other shares of beneficial interest ranking equally as to the liquidation preference, the holders of our shares of beneficial interest ranking junior as to the liquidation preference shall be entitled to receive all of our remaining assets according to their respective rights and preferences. Our consolidation or merger with or into any other corporation, trust or other entity, or the voluntary sale, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of our property or business, will not be deemed to constitute a Liquidation Event.

Redemption

Redemption at Our Option

The Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are perpetual and have no maturity date, and are not subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions. We may, at our option, redeem the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares for cash in whole or in part, from time to time, at any time on or after May 24, 2021, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at a redemption price equal to $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. Holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares will have no right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares. Investors should not expect us to redeem the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares on or after the date such shares become redeemable at our option.

If Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the notice of redemption shall be given by first class mail to the holders of record of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares to be redeemed, mailed not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof (provided that, if the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are held in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company, or “DTC”, we may give such notice in any manner permitted by DTC). Each notice of redemption will include a statement setting forth: (i) the redemption date, (ii) the number of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from such holder, (iii) the redemption price and (iv) the place or places where holders may surrender certificates evidencing Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares for payment of the redemption price. If notice of redemption of any Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been set aside by us for the benefit of the holders of any Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares so called for redemption, then, from and after the redemption date, dividends will cease to accrue on such Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, such Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price, without interest.

In the case of any redemption of only part of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares at the time outstanding, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or by lot.

We may also redeem the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares in limited circumstances relating to maintaining our qualification as a REIT, as described below in “-Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.”

Special Redemption Option upon a Change of Control

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below), we may redeem for cash, in whole or in part, the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares within 120 days after the date on which such Change of Control occurred, by paying $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined below under the caption “-Conversion Rights upon a Change of Control”), we have provided or provide notice of redemption with respect to the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (whether pursuant to our optional redemption right or our special redemption option), the holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares will not be permitted to exercise the conversion right described below under “-Conversion Rights upon a Change of Control” with respect to the shares subject to such notice.

We will mail to you, if you are a record holder of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, a notice of redemption no fewer than 30 days nor more than 60 days before the redemption date. We will send the notice to your address shown on our transfer books. A failure to give notice of redemption or any defect in the notice or in its mailing will not affect the validity of the redemption of any Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares except as to the holder to whom notice was defective. Each notice will state the following:

		
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	the redemption date;

		
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	the special redemption price;

		
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	a statement setting forth the calculation of such special redemption price;

		
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	the number of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares to be redeemed;

		
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	the place or places where the certificates, if any, representing Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price;

		
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	procedures for surrendering noncertificated Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares for payment of the redemption price;

		
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	that dividends on the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date unless we fail to pay the redemption price on such date;

		
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	that payment of the redemption price and any accrued and unpaid dividends will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares;

		
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	that the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are being redeemed pursuant to our special redemption option right in connection with the occurrence of a Change of Control and a brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting such Change of Control; and

		
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	that the holders of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares to which the notice relates will not be able to tender such Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares for conversion in connection with the Change of Control and each Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are tendered for conversion that is selected, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, for redemption will be redeemed on the related date of redemption instead of converted on the Change of Control Conversion Date.

A “Change of Control” means, after the initial issuance of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, the following have occurred and are continuing:
 
		
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	the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of securities of the Company entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all shares of beneficial interest of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of our trustees (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and

		
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	following the closing of any transaction referred to in the bullet point above, neither we nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ Stock Market, or NASDAQ, or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE MKT or NASDAQ.

Conversion Rights

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares will have the right (unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined below), we have provided or provide notice of our election to redeem, in whole or in part, the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares as described above under “-Redemption”) to convert some or all of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares held by such holder (the “Change of Control Conversion Right”), on the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined below) into a number of our Class A common shares per Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Share to be converted equal to the lesser of:

		
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	the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of (x) the liquidation preference amount of $25.00 per Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Share, plus (y) any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to, but excluding, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a record date for a Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares dividend payment for which dividends have been declared and prior to the corresponding Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares dividend payment date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid dividend will be included in this sum and such declared dividend will instead be paid, on such dividend payment date, to the holder of record of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares to be converted as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on such record date) by (ii) the Class A Share Price (as defined below); and

		
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	the Share Cap, subject to certain adjustments;

subject, in each case, to provisions for the receipt of alternative consideration.

The Share Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any share splits (including those effected pursuant to a distribution of our common shares), subdivisions or combinations (in each case, a “Share Split”) with respect to our common shares as follows: the adjusted Share Cap as the result of a Share Split will be the number of common shares that is equivalent to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Share Cap in effect immediately prior to such Share Split by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of common shares outstanding after giving effect to such Share Split and the denominator of which is the number of our common shares outstanding immediately prior to such Share Split.

In the case of a Change of Control pursuant to which our common shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the “Alternative Form Consideration”), a holder of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares will receive upon conversion of such Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration that such holder would have owned or to which that holder would have been entitled to receive upon the Change of Control had such holder held a number of shares of our common shares equal to the Common Share Conversion Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control (the “Alternative Conversion Consideration”, and the Common Share Conversion Consideration or the Alternative Conversion Consideration, as may be applicable to a Change of Control, is referred to as the “Conversion Consideration”).

If the holders of our common shares have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in the Change of Control, the Conversion Consideration will be deemed to be the kind and amount of consideration actually received by holders of a majority of our common shares that voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of our common shares that voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be, and will be subject to any limitations to which all holders of our common shares are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in the Change of Control.

Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, we will provide to holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares a notice of occurrence of the Change of Control that describes the resulting Change of Control Conversion Right. This notice will state the following:

		
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	the events constituting the Change of Control;

		
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	the date of the Change of Control;

		
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	the last date and time by which the holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares may exercise their Change of Control Conversion Right;

		
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	the method and period for calculating the Class A Share Price;

		
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	the Change of Control Conversion Date;

		
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	that if, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, we have provided or provide notice of our election to redeem all or any portion of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, holders will not be able to convert Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares designated for redemption and such shares will be redeemed on the related redemption date, even if such shares have already been tendered for conversion pursuant to the Change of Control Conversion Right;

		
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	if applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Share;

		
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	the name and address of the paying agent and the conversion agent; and

		
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	the procedures that the holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares must follow to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right.

We will issue a press release for publication on the Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Business Wire, PR Newswire or Bloomberg Business News (or, if these organizations are not in existence at the time of issuance of the press release, such other news or press organization as is reasonably calculated to broadly disseminate the relevant information to the public), or post a notice on our website, in any event prior to the opening of business on the first business day following any date on which we provide the notice described above to the holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares.

To exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right, the holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares will be required to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the certificates (if any) or book entries representing Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer (if certificates are delivered), together with a completed written conversion notice to our transfer agent. The conversion notice must state:

		
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	the relevant Change of Control Conversion Date;

		
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	the number of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares to be converted; and

		
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	that the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are to be converted pursuant to the change of control conversion right held by holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares.

We will not issue fractional Class A common shares upon the conversion of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares s. Instead, we will pay the cash value of any fractional share otherwise due, computed on the basis of the applicable Class A Share Price.

The “Change of Control Conversion Date” is the date on which the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are to be converted, which will be a business day selected by us that is no fewer than 20 days nor more than 35 days after the date on which we provide the notice described above to the holders of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares.

The “Class A Share Price” will be (i) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by the holders of our Class A common shares is solely cash, the amount of cash consideration per Class A common share or (ii) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of our Class A common shares is other than solely cash (x) the average of the closing sale prices per share of our Class A common shares (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) for the 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Change of Control as reported on the principal U.S. securities exchange on which our Class A common shares are then traded, or (y) the average of the last quoted bid prices for our Class A common shares in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group, Inc. or similar organization for the 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Change of Control, if our Class A common shares are not then listed for trading on a U.S. securities exchange.

Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares

The following description of certain terms and conditions of our 6.35% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares does not purport to be complete and is in all respects subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to our declaration of trust, including the Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of our Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, and our bylaws each of which is included as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.7 is a part. The terms and provisions of our Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are substantially the same as those of our Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares as described in “-Description of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares” above, except that the original issue date for the Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares was June 29, 2016, and the first dividend on the Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares was paid on September 30, 2016 to holders of record as of September 15, 2016. Our Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “AMHPRE.”

Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares

The following description of certain terms and conditions of our 5.875% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares does not purport to be complete and is in all respects subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to our declaration of trust, including the Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of our Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, and our bylaws each of which is included as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.7 is a part. The terms and provisions of our Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are substantially the same as those of our Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares as described in “-Description of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares” above, except that the original issue date for the Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares was April 24, 2017, and the first dividend on the Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares was paid on June 30, 2017 to holders of record as of June 15, 2017. Our Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “AMHPRF.”

Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares

The following description of certain terms and conditions of our 5.875% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares does not purport to be complete and is in all respects subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to our declaration of trust, including the Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of our Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, and our bylaws each of which is included as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.7 is a part. The terms and provisions of our Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are substantially the same as those of our Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares as described in “-Description of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares” above, except that the original issue date for the Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares was July 17, 2017, and the first dividend on the Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares was paid on September 30, 2017 to holders of record as of September 15, 2017. Our Series G Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “AMHPRG.”

Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares

The following description of certain terms and conditions of our 6.25% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares does not purport to be complete and is in all respects subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to our declaration of trust, including the Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of our Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, and our bylaws each of which is included as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.7 is a part. The terms and provisions of our Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are substantially the same as those of our Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares as described in “-Description of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares” above, except that the original issue date for the Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares was September 19, 2018, and the first dividend on the Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares was paid on December 31, 2018 to holders of record as of December 14, 2018. Our Series H Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “AMHPRH.”

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