Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1, 2022 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among GTY Technology
Holdings Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the subsidiary guarantors party hereto (each a
 “Guarantor”, and, collectively, the “Guarantors”, and together with Borrower, the “Loan
Parties”), the financial institutions party to the Loan Agreement referred to below (each, a “Lender”, and,
collectively, “Lenders”), and Acquiom Agency Services LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, as agent for the Lenders
(in such capacity, the “Agent”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the
Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2020 (as amended
by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2022, and as further supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time including by this Amendment, the “Loan Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has
requested that the Lenders make available an additional term loan and amend certain other provisions of the Loan Agreement, and the Lenders
have agreed to do so, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                  
Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.

 

2.                  
Second Amendment Term Loans. The Loan Parties, the Agent and each of the Lenders hereby agree that, as of the Second Amendment
Effective Date (as defined below), prior to giving effect to the making of the additional term loan pursuant to this Section 2,
the outstanding amount of the Term Loan is $25,664,759.77 (the “Initial Term Loan”). Each Lender listed on Annex
I attached hereto (each, a “Second Amendment Term Lender”) severally (but not jointly and severally) agrees, on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to lend to Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the amount set forth
opposite such Lender’s name on Annex I attached hereto under the heading “Second Amendment Term Loan” (the “Second
Amendment Term Loan”). The Second Amendment Term Loan shall be deemed to made separate and apart from, and in addition to, the
Initial Term Loan and not in repayment or refinancing thereof and shall constitute a part of the Term Loan for all purposes under the
Loan Agreement and each Loan Document. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Second Amendment Term Loan shall: (i) constitute
a part of the Obligations and have all the benefits thereof, (ii) have all the rights, remedies, privileges and protections applicable
to the Term Loan under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iii) be secured by the Liens granted to the Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement and any other Loan Document. After giving effect to the Second Amendment Term Loan pursuant
to this Amendment, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan outstanding under the Loan Agreement on the Second Amendment Effective
Date shall be $30,664,759.77.

 

3.                  
Amendments to the Loan Agreement. In reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Section
5 below and subject to the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 4 below, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:

 

     

     

    

 

(a)               
 Section 1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting each of the following defined terms currently set forth therein
and substituting therefor, the following terms in replacement thereof, respectively, each such term to be inserted in Section 1
of the Loan Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Prepayment
Fee” means a fee payable by Borrower to Agent, for the account of the Lenders, upon the payment in full of the Initial Term
Loan (including at the Maturity Date, any earlier Termination Date, upon the voluntary prepayment in full of the Initial Term Loan or
otherwise; such date of payment being referred to as the “Payment Date”), in an amount equal to (i) if (x) a Change
in Tax Law occurs which, if any Canadian Loan Party(ies) were to thereafter remain Loan Parties, would result in material adverse tax
consequences to the Borrower (as mutually determined by the Borrower and the Required Lenders each acting reasonably and in good faith),
(y) the Lenders do not consent to the release of the affected Canadian Loan Party(ies) in accordance with Section 2(d)(v) of this
Agreement and (z) the Borrower prepays the remaining balance of the Term Loan in compliance with the Change in Tax Law Prepayment Conditions,
$0, and (ii) otherwise, the difference, if any, of (a) $8,750,000, minus (b) the sum of all payments of interest (including PIK
Interest), fees, and original issue discount actually paid by Borrower through and including the Payment Date on account of the Initial
Term Loan (but excluding any amounts paid to the Agent or the Lenders on account of the reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs and expenses
under the Loan Documents and any interest or other amounts paid by the Borrower on account of the Second Amendment Term Loan). For the
avoidance of doubt, no Prepayment Fee shall be payable in connection with the prepayment of the Second Amendment Term Loan prior to the
Maturity Date.

 

“Term Loan”
means, collectively, the Initial Term Loan and the Second Amendment Term Loan.

 

“Term Loan
Amount” means, the sum of the Initial Term Loan Amount and the Second Amendment Term Loan Amount.

 

“Term Loan
Commitment” means, collectively, the Initial Term Loan Commitment and the Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment.

 

(b)               
Section 1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new defined terms, each such term to be inserted
therein in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Initial
Term Loan” means a term loan made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to the Agreement on the Agreement Date in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the Initial Term Loan Amount.

 

“Initial
Term Loan Amount” means, as of the Agreement Date, $25,000,000.

 

“Initial
Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the amount of the commitment for such Lender set forth on Schedule 1
to this Agreement designated as an “Initial Term Loan Commitment”. With respect to any portion of the Initial Term
Loan that has been advanced to or on account of Borrower, each reference to a Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment shall refer
to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal balance of the Initial Term Loan.

 

“Second
Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date,
by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Agent.

 

     

     

    

 

“Second
Amendment Effective Date” means April 1, 2022.

 

“Second
Amendment Term Loan” means that certain term loan made by the Lenders to Borrower pursuant to the Second Amendment on the Second
Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Second Amendment Term Loan Amount.

 

“Second
Amendment Term Loan Amount” means, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, $5,000,000.

 

“Second
Amendment Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the amount of the commitment for such Lender set forth on Annex
II to the Second Amendment designated as a “Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment”. With respect to any portion
of the Second Amendment Term Loan that has been advanced to or on account of Borrower, each reference to a Lender’s Second Amendment
Term Loan Commitment shall refer to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal balance of the Second Amendment Term
Loan.

 

(c)               
Section 2(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(i)(A)Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, each Lender agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make its share of the Initial
Term Loan to Borrower on or about the Agreement Date in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Initial Term Loan
Amount. Unless otherwise agreed by the Agent, Lenders and Borrower, each Lender shall make its portion of the Initial Term Loan available
to the Agent no later than 1:00 pm Eastern Time in immediately available funds and pursuant to wire instructions provided by the Agent
to the Lenders prior to the Agreement Date. Upon Agent’s receipt of all such proceeds from each of the Lenders, the Agent shall
fund the Initial Term Loan to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the making of the Initial Term Loan by
the Lenders hereunder, the Initial Term Loan Commitment of each Lender shall terminate. Any portion of the Initial Term Loan not funded
on the Agreement Date may not be borrowed hereunder; provided, however, that any Lender which defaults on its obligation to fund its portion
of the Initial Term Loan on the Agreement Date may thereafter cure such default by making such amount available to the Borrower as an
Initial Term Loan hereunder.

 

(B) Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, each Lender agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make its share of the Second Amendment
Term Loan to Borrower on or about the Second Amendment Effective Date in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the
Second Amendment Term Loan Amount. Unless otherwise agreed by the Agent, Lenders and Borrower, each Lender shall make its portion of the
Second Amendment Term Loan available to the Agent no later than 1:00 pm Eastern Time in immediately available funds and pursuant to wire
instructions provided by the Agent to the Lenders prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date. Upon Agent’s receipt of all such
proceeds from each of the Lenders, the Agent shall fund the Second Amendment Term Loan to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. Upon the making of the Second Amendment Term Loan by the Lenders hereunder, the Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment
of each Lender shall terminate. Any portion of the Second Amendment Term Loan not funded on the Second Amendment Effective Date may not
be borrowed hereunder; provided, however, that any Lender which defaults on its obligation to fund its portion of the Second Amendment
Term Loan on the Second Amendment Effective Date may thereafter cure such default by making such amount available to the Borrower as a
Second Amendment Term Loan hereunder.”

 

     

     

    

 

(d)               
Section 2(b)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(i)               So
long as no Prepayment Event has occurred or no Application Event has occurred and is continuing, all principal and interest payments received
by Agent shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Obligations to which such payments
relate held by each Lender) and all payments of fees and expenses received by Agent (other than fees or expenses that are for Agent’s
separate account) shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders. All payments to be made hereunder by Borrower shall be remitted to Agent
and all such payments, and all proceeds of Collateral received by Agent, shall be applied, so long as no Prepayment Event or no Application
Event has occurred and is continuing, to pay accrued interest and principal with respect to the Term Loan, and, thereafter, to Borrower
or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable Law. If a Prepayment Event has occurred, all payments to be made hereunder by Borrower
shall be applied as follows: first, to pay accrued interest and principal with respect to the Initial Term Loan, second,
to pay accrued interest and principal with respect to the Second Amendment Term Loan, and third, to Borrower or such other Person
entitled thereto under applicable Law.”

 

(e)               
Section 3(f)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(i)               Borrower
shall pay to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders based on their respective Pro Rata Shares, a closing fee in an amount equal to:
(A) on the Agreement Date, two and one half of one percent (2.5%) of the Initial Term Loan Amount, which fee shall be deemed fully earned
and payable on the Agreement Date, and (B) on the Second Amendment Effective Date, two percent (2.0%) of the Second Amendment Term Loan
Amount, which fee shall be fully earned and payable on the Second Amendment Effective Date.”

 

(f)                
The Commitment Schedule attached to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Annex
II attached hereto.

 

(g)               
The “Current Chief Executive Office” and “Location of Records/Other Places of Business/Collateral Locations”
of the Borrower on Schedule 8(g) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety with 800 Boylston Street,
16th Floor, Boston, MA 02199.

 

(h)               
Schedule 15(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Annex III
attached hereto.

 

4.                  
Conditions. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)               
the Agent and the Lenders shall have received this Amendment and a Note properly executed by the Loan Parties;

 

(b)                all
representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth herein and in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all
material respects, (ii) no Event of Default or any other event which, upon the lapse of time, service of notice, or both, which
would constitute an Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents, shall have occurred and be continuing, and (iii) the Loan
Parties shall be in compliance with the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and the Loan Parties shall have certified the
foregoing matters to the Agent and the Lenders, in the case of the preceding clauses (i) through (iii) but both before and after
giving pro forma effect to the making of the Second Amendment Term Loan;

 

     

     

    

 

(c)               
the Agent and the Lenders shall have received a certificate from the Loan Parties attaching (i) resolutions authorizing this Amendment
and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (ii) a certificate of good standing or its equivalent from such Loan Party’s jurisdiction
of incorporation or formation, as applicable, and stating that there have been no changes to the governing and organizational and incumbency
information since the Agreement Date, or attaching true and accurate copies of the amended governing and organizational documents and
incumbency information in effect as of the date of this Amendment;

 

(d)               
the Agent and the Lenders shall have received (i) all other documents, information and reports required or requested to be executed
and/or delivered by the Loan Parties under any provision of this Amendment or any other Loan Documents, and (ii) payment of all reasonable
fees and expenses (including the closing fee and the reimbursement of all other reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses of the Agent
and the Lenders); and

 

(e)               
in addition to the amounts set forth in Section 4(d) above, the Borrower shall have paid to the Agent, for its own account, on
or prior to the date hereof a fee in the amount of $2,500 in connection with the amendments contemplated herein.

 

5.                  
Representations and Warranties. To induce the Agent and the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment and make the Second
Amendment Term Loan, the Loan Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Agent and the Lenders that, after giving effect to this Amendment:

 

(a)               
the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and
correct in all material respects (or in all respects for such representations and warranties that are by their terms already qualified
as to materiality) on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Amendment and the making of the Second Amendment Term
Loan, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be
true and correct in all respects (or in all material respects for such representations and warranties that are not by their terms already
qualified as to materiality) as of such earlier date;

 

(b)               
as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to the Second Amendment Term Loan, (i) at fair valuation, all of
the properties and assets of the Loan Parties taken as a whole are greater than the sum of the debts, including contingent liabilities,
of the Loan Parties taken as a whole; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the properties and assets of the Loan Parties taken as a
whole is not less than the amount that would be required to pay the probable liability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole on their debts
as they become absolute and matured; (iii) the Loan Parties taken as a whole are able to realize upon their properties and assets and
pay their debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business; (iv)
the Loan Parties do not intend to, and do not believe that they will, incur debts beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature; and
(v) the Loan Parties taken as a whole are not engaged in a business or a transaction, and are not about to engage in a business or transaction,
for which their properties and assets would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practices
in the industry in which the Loan Parties are engaged;

 

(c)                no
Event of Default or any other event which, upon the lapse of time, service of notice, or both, which would constitute an Event of
Default under any of the Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing or will occur after giving effect to the making of the Second
Amendment Term Loan;

 

     

     

    

 

(d)               
this Amendment, the Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties
enforceable against the Loan Parties in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general
equitable principles; and

 

(e)               
The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Loan Parties of this Amendment (i) are within each Loan Party’s organizational
powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company or corporation action, as applicable, (ii) does not require
the consent or approval of any person, Government Authority or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity,
except such consents and approvals as have been obtained, and (iii) will not violate any requirement of Law applicable to any Loan Party,
or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority applicable to any Loan Party.

 

6.                  
Costs and Expenses. The Loan Parties agree to pay or reimburse the Agent and the Lenders for all expenses incurred by the
Agent and the Required Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation and closing of the transactions contemplated hereby, including
without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and all such amounts shall be part of the Obligations.

 

7.                  
Ratification. Each of the Loan Parties as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, borrower or in other any other
similar capacity in which such Loan Party grants liens or security interests in its property or otherwise acts as accommodation party
or guarantor, as the case may be, hereby (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise,
under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (after giving effect hereto) and (ii) to the extent such Loan Party granted liens
on or security interests in any of its property pursuant to any such Loan Document as security for or otherwise guaranteed the Obligations
under or with respect to the Loan Documents, ratifies and reaffirms such guarantee and grant of security interests and liens and confirms
and agrees that such security interests and liens hereafter secure all of the Obligations as amended hereby, in each case, including,
without limitation, all additional obligations, indebtedness and liabilities resulting from this Amendment and as if each reference in
such Loan Documents to the obligations, indebtedness and liabilities secured thereby are construed hereafter to mean and refer to such
obligations, indebtedness and liabilities under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents. Each of
the Loan Parties hereby consents to this Amendment and acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents remains in full force and effect (as
amended hereby) and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed. Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution of this Amendment shall not
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or the Lenders, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents
or serve to effect a novation of the Obligations or other obligations under the Loan Agreement or the Loan Documents.

 

8.                  
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. The terms of Section 12 of the Loan Agreement
with respect to governing law, submission to jurisdiction, venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis
mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

9.                   No
Waiver. This Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or any other event which, upon the lapse of time,
service of notice, or both, which would constitute an Event of Default, existing under the Loan Agreement, or a waiver or
modification of any of the Agent’s or the Lenders’ rights and remedies or of any of the terms, conditions, warranties,
representations, or covenants contained in the Loan Agreement, and the Agent and the Lenders hereby reserve all of their rights and
remedies pursuant to the Loan Agreement and applicable law.

 

     

     

    

 

10.              
Event of Default. The failure of the Loan Parties to satisfy any of the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall constitute
an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement, and the Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to all of their rights and remedies under
the Loan Agreement and applicable law.

 

11.              
Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall be considered one and the same document. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this document
by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this document.

 

12.              
Release of Claims. In consideration of the agreements of Agent and the Lenders contained in this Amendment, each Loan Party
hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges Agent and the Lenders and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns,
directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and attorneys (each, a “Released Person”) of and from any and all
claims, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings or demands, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability,
criminal or civil statute or common law of any kind or character, known or unknown, which such Loan Party ever had or now has against
Agent, any Lender or any other Released Person which relates, directly or indirectly, to any acts or omissions of Agent, any Lender or
any other Released Person relating to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the date hereof.

 

13.              
Agent Direction. By its execution hereof, each of the undersigned Lenders hereby authorizes and directs the Agent to execute
and deliver its acknowledgement to this Amendment on the date hereof.

 

14.              
Post-Closing Covenant. On or before three Business Days after the date of this Amendment, the Borrower shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Agent and the Lenders a certificate of good standing for eCivis, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Questica
Ltd., a Delaware corporation

 

[Signatures appear on the following page]

 

     

     

    

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	BORROWER:	GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC.,
	 	a Massachusetts corporation
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	GUARANTORS:	Open Counter Enterprises Inc.,
	 	a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	ecivis, inC.,
	 	a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	By:	 /s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	SHERPA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS LLC,
	 	a Delaware limited liability company
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	SHERPA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS LLC,
	 	a Colorado limited liability company
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	cITYBASE, INC.,
	 	a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	By:	 /s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

     

     

    

 

	 	the department of better technology, inc.,
	 	a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	QUESTICA LTD.,
	 	a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	BONFIRE INTERACTIVE LTD.
	 	a British Columbia company
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	QUESTICA SOFTWARE INC.
	 	a British Columbia company
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	QUESTICA USCDN INVESTMENTS INC.
	 	a British Columbia company
	 
	 	By:	 /s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	1176370 B.C. UNLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
	 	a British Columbia unlimited liability company
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

     

     

    

 

	 	1176363 B.C. LTD.
	 	a British Columbia company
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	 
	 	1176368 B.C. LTD.
	 	a British Columbia company
	 
	 	By:	/s/ John Curran
	 	Name: John Curran
	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

     

     

    

 

	LENDERS:	 CLOVER PRIVATE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES
	 	ORIGINATION II LP,
	 	a Delaware limited partnership
	 
	 	By: UBS O’Connor LLC, its investment manager
	 
	 	By:	 /s/ Rodrigo Trelles
	 	Name: Rodrigo Trelles
	 	Title: Managing Director
	 
	 	By:	/s/ Baxter Wasson
	 	Name: Baxter Wasson
	 	Title: Managing Director

 

     

     

    

 

	LENDERS:	 CLOVER PRIVATE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES
	 	ORIGINATION (LEVERED) II LP,
	 	a Delaware limited partnership
	 
	 	By: UBS O’Connor LLC, its investment manager
	 
	 	By:	/s/ Rodrigo Trelles
	 	Name: Rodrigo Trelles
	 	Title: Managing Director
	 
	 	By:	/s/ Baxter Wasson
	 	Name: Baxter Wasson
	 	Title: Managing Director

 

     

     

    

 

	AGENT:	 ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC,
	 	a Colorado limited liability company
	 
	 	By:	/s/ Veronica Colón
	 	Name:	Veronica Colón
	 	Title:	Senior Director

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

     

     

    

 

ANNEX I

 

Second Amendment Term Loan

 

	Second Amendment Term Loan Lender	Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment
	
    Clover Private Credit Opportunities

    Origination II LP
	$2,715,000
	
    Clover Private Credit Opportunities

    Origination (Levered) II LP
	$2,285,000
	Total:	$5,000,000

 

     

     

    

 

ANNEX II

 

Amended Term Loan Commitment

 

	Lender	Initial Term Loan Commitment	Second Amendment Term Loan Commitment
	Clover Private Credit 

Opportunities Origination II LP 	$25,000,000	$2,715,000
	Clover Private Credit 

Opportunities Origination (Levered) II LP	$0.00	$2,285,000
	Total:	$25,000,000	$5,000,000

 

     

     

    

 

ANNEX III

 

Schedule 15(a)

 

Notices

 

	If to one or more
    Loan Parties:	GTY Technology Holdings
    Inc.
	 	800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor
	 	Boston, MA 02199
	 	Attention: Chief Financial Officer
	 	Email: ir@gtytechnology.com
	 	Telephone: (877) 465-3200
	 	 
	With a copy to:	GTY Technology Holdings Inc.
	 	800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor
	 	Boston, MA 02199
	 	Attention: General Counsel
	 	Email: legal@gtytechnology.com
	 	Telephone: (877) 465-3200
	 	 
	If to Agent:	Acquiom Agency Services LLC

    150 Fifth Street, Suite 2600
	 	Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Attention:
    Veronica Colón
	 	Email: vcolon@srsacquiom.com
	 	Telephone: (781) 905-0924
	 	 
	With a copy to:	UBS O’Connor LLC
	 	787 7th Avenue, 13th Floor 

New
    York, NY 10019 

Attention: Greg Najarian
	 	Email: gregory.najarian@ubs.com
	 	Telephone: (212)-713-4041
	 	 
	With a copy to:	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
	 	One International Place, Suite
    2000

 Boston, MA 02110
	 	Attention: Jeffrey M. Wolf,
    Esq.
	 	Email: wolfje@gtlaw.com
	 	Phone: (617) 310-6041
	 	 
	If to any Lender that becomes
    a Lender	 
	after the Agreement Date:	To such address and facsimile
    number as are specified on the applicable Assignment and AcceptanceEXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

Senior Executive’s
Employment Agreement

 

This Senior
Executive’s Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and among the individual more particularly
described in exhibit 0.1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “Senior Executive”) and Puget
Technologies, Inc., a publicly held Nevada corporation subject to reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended pursuant to Sections 13 and 15(d) thereof (“Puget” and the “Exchange Act,” respectively),
Puget and the Senior Executive being sometimes hereinafter collectively to as the “Parties” or generically as a “Party”.

 

Preamble:

 

Whereas, Puget
requires the services of talented, diligent, loyal and competent senior executives; and

 

Whereas, the
Senior Executive has the background disclosed on exhibit 0.2 annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “Senior Executive’s
Qualifications”); and

 

Whereas, Puget
desires to retain the Senior Executive for the purposes described in exhibit 0.3 annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “Senior
Executive’s Services”); and

 

Whereas, the
Senior Executive is agreeable to serving as a Puget Senior Executive on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:

 

Now, therefore, in
consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements hereby exchanged, as well as of the sum of ten ($10.00) Dollars and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:

 

Witnesseth:

 

Article One:Term, Renewals,
Earlier Termination

 

1.1          Term.

 

Subject to the provisions set forth herein, the term of the Senior Executive’s
retainment hereunder will be deemed to commence on the first business day following execution of this Agreement by all Parties hereto
and continue until the close of business at the end of the fifth year thereafter, unless extended or earlier terminated by Puget as hereinafter
set forth and subject to the extended confidentiality and non-competition provisions hereinafter set forth.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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1.2          Renewals.

 

This Agreement will be renewed automatically, after expiration of the original
term, on a continuing annual basis, unless the Party wishing not to renew this Agreement provides the other Party with written notice
of its election not to renew (“Termination Election Notice”) on or before the 30th day prior to termination of the then current
term.

   

1.3          Earlier Termination.

 

Puget will have the right to terminate this Agreement prior to the expiration
of its Term, or of any renewals thereof, subject to the provisions of Section 1.4, for the following reasons:

 

(a)           For Cause:

 

		(1)	Puget terminate the Senior Executive’s retainment under this Agreement at any time for cause.

 

		(2)	Such termination will be evidenced by written notice thereof to the Senior Executive, which notice will specify the cause for termination.

 

		(3)	For purposes hereof, the term “cause” will mean:

 

		(A)	The inability of the Senior Executive, through sickness or other incapacity, to discharge his, her or its duties under this Agreement
for 30 or more consecutive days or for a total of 90 or more days in a period of twelve consecutive months;

 

		(B)	The refusal of the Senior Executive to follow the directions of Puget’s board of directors;

 

		(C)	Dishonesty; theft; or conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude;

 

		(D)	Material default in the performance by the Senior Executive of his, her or its obligations, services or duties required under this
Agreement (other than for illness or incapacity) or materially breach of any provision of this Agreement, which default or breach has
continued for five days after written notice of such default or breach.

 

(b)           Discontinuance of Business:

 

In the event that Puget discontinues operating its business,
this Agreement will terminate as of the last day of the month on which it ceases operation with the same force and effect as if such last
day of the month were originally set as the termination date hereof; provided, however, that a reorganization of Puget will not
be deemed a termination of their respective business.

 

(c)           Death:

 

This Agreement will terminate immediately on the death of the
Senior Executive; however, all accrued compensation at such time will be promptly paid to the Senior Executive’s estate.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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1.4          Final Settlement.

 

Upon termination of this Agreement and payment to the Senior Executive
of all amounts due him, her or it hereunder, the Senior Executive or his, her or its representative will execute and deliver to the terminating
entity on a form prepared by the terminating entity, a receipt for such sums and a release of all claims, except such claims as may have
been submitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and which remain unpaid, and, will forthwith tender to the terminating entity all
records, manuals and written procedures, as may be desired by it for the continued conduct of its business.

 

Article Two:Scope of Employment 

 

2.1          Retention.

 

Puget hereby hires the Senior Executive and the Senior Executive hereby
accepts such retainment, in accordance with the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement and the exhibits appurtenant hereto.

 

2.2          General Description of
Duties.

 

The Senior Executive’s initial hierarchal position and duties are
more particularly described on exhibit 2.2 annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “Position and Duties”), subject to modification,
promotion, etc., as Puget, with the consent of Puget, deems appropriate.

 

2.3          Status.

 

		(a)	The Senior Executive will serve in the role and subject to the specifications and limitations on authority described in exhibit 2.3
annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “Scope of Retention”).

 

		(b)	The Senior Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he, she or it will not hold himself, herself or itself out as an authorized
agent of Puget unless such authority is specifically assigned to him, her or it, either generally or on a case by case basis by the board
of directors of Puget, pursuant to a duly adopted resolution which remains in effect.

 

 

 

		(c)	The Senior Executive hereby represents and warrants to Puget that he, she or it is subject to no legal, self-regulatory organization
(e.g., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority bylaws, rules or regulations) or regulatory impediments to the provision of the services
called for by this Agreement or to receipt of the compensation called for under this Agreement or any supplements hereto; and, the Senior
Executive hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees to immediately bring to the attention of Puget any facts required to make the foregoing
representation and warranty continuingly accurate throughout the term of this Agreement, or any supplements or extensions thereof.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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2.4          Non-Exclusivity.

 

The Parties acknowledge that the Senior Executive is an officer, director
and shareholder of Qest Consulting Group, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“Qest”) and Puget’s “parent”, as
that term is defined in Rule 405 of Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) Regulation C, and that in conjunction
with such functions, he has and will continue to have many functions in addition to his role with Puget which is, in effect, an assignment
from Qest; however, he hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees to devote all time necessary to the affairs of Puget necessary to
fully and completely discharge his duties hereunder.

 

2.5          Limitations on Services

 

		(a)	The Parties recognize that certain responsibilities and obligations are imposed on Puget, by federal and state securities laws and
by the applicable rules and regulations of stock exchanges, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, in house “due diligence”
or “compliance” departments of Licensed Securities Firms, etc.; accordingly, the Senior Executive agrees that he, she
or it will not:

 

		(1)	Release any financial or other material information or data about Puget without the prior written consent and approval of Puget’s
general counsel;

 

		(2)	Conduct any meetings with financial analysts without informing Puget’s general counsel and board of directors in advance of
the proposed meeting and the format or agenda of such meeting;

 

		(3)	Release any information or data about Puget to any selected or limited person(s), entity, or group if the Senior Executive is aware
that such information or data has not been generally released or promulgated.

 

		(b)	In any circumstances where the Senior Executive is describing the securities of Puget to a third party, the Senior Executive will
disclose to such person any compensation received from Puget to the extent required under any applicable laws, including, without limitation,
Section 17(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

		(c)	In rendering his, her or its services, the Senior Executive will not disclose to any third party any confidential nonpublic information
furnished by Puget or otherwise obtained by it with respect to Puget, unless authorized by Puget’s board of directors or permissible
under applicable law and subject to binding agreements restricting divulgence thereof.

 

		(d)	The Senior Executive will restrict or cease, as directed by Puget, all efforts on behalf of Puget, including all dissemination of
information regarding Puget, immediately upon receipt of instructions (in writing by email or letter) to that effect from Puget.

 

		(e)	If the Senior Executive learns of any pending public securities offering to be made or expected to be by made Puget, the Senior Executive
will immediately cease any public relations activities on behalf of Puget until receipt of written instructions from Puget’s general
counsel as to how to proceed, and thereafter will proceed only in accordance with such written instructions.

 

		(f)	The Senior Executive will not take any action which would in any way adversely affect the reputation, standing or prospects of Puget
or which would cause Puget to be in violation of applicable laws.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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Article Three:Compensation 

 

3.1          Compensation.

 

As consideration for the Senior Executive’s services to Puget the
Senior Executive will be entitled to the compensation set forth in exhibit 3.1.

 

3.2          Benefits

 

The Senior Executive will be entitled:

 

		(a)	To such vacation (Puget’s current vacation policy is to provide senior employees with two weeks paid vacation per year), medical
and other employee benefits as Puget may offer from time to time, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, subject to Puget’s
right to make any modifications to its benefits as it may from time to time deem appropriate;

 

		(b)	To participate and to enroll in Puget’s major medical plan, if and when offered, on the first entry date following the commencement
of retainment;

 

		(c)	To participate in Puget’s officers and directors liability insurance plan and key man insurance when and if Puget decides to
initiate such coverage.

 

		(d)	To participation in Puget retirement plans and contributions to personal retirement plans in accordance with applicable provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

		(e)	To reimbursement for authorized out of pocket expenses for any ordinary and necessary business and professional expenses incurred
on behalf of Puget but only if the expenses are adequately substantiated as required by Puget’s then applicable policies on expense
reimbursements.

 

3.3          Indemnification.

 

Puget will defend, indemnify and hold the Senior Executive harmless from
all liabilities, suits, judgments, fines, penalties or disabilities, including expenses associated directly, therewith (e.g., legal
fees, court costs, investigative costs, witness fees, etc.) resulting from any reasonable actions taken in good faith on behalf
of Puget, Puget, their affiliates or for other persons or entities at the request of the board of directors of Puget, to the fullest extent
legally permitted, and in conjunction therewith, will assure that all required expenditures are made in a manner making it unnecessary
for the Senior Executive to incur any out of pocket expenses; provided, however, that the Senior Executive permits Puget to select
and supervise all personnel involved in such defense and that the Senior Executive waives any conflicts of interest that such personnel
may have as a result of also representing Puget, Puget, their stockholders or other personnel and agrees to hold them harmless from any
matters involving such representation, except such as involve fraud or bad faith.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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Article Four:Special Covenants 

 

4.1          Confidentiality.

 

The Senior Executive acknowledges that, in and as a result of his, her
or its retainment hereunder, he, she or it will be developing for Puget, making use of, acquiring and/or adding to, confidential information
of special and unique nature and value relating to such matters as Puget’s trade secrets, systems, procedures, manuals, confidential
reports, personnel resources, strategic and tactical plans, advisors, clients, patients, investors and funders; consequently, as material
inducement to the entry into this Agreement by Puget, the Senior Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he, she or it will not, at
any time during or following the terms of his, her or its retainment hereunder and for a period of two years thereafter, directly or indirectly,
personally use, divulge or disclose, for any purpose whatsoever, any of such confidential information which has been obtained by or disclosed
to him, her or it as a result of his, her or its retainment by Puget or Puget’s affiliates.

 

4.2          Intellectual Property.

 

		(a)	It is further agreed and understood that all intellectual property within the scope of Puget’s business or contemplated business
created, designed or developed in whole or in part by the Senior Executive during his, her or its retainment by Puget’s will be
for the benefit of Puget which will own all right, title and interest to those properties in perpetuity.

 

		(b)	Puget will own all right, title and interest in perpetuity to the results of the Senior Executive’s services as a service provider
and to all types of practical and/or artistic materials and intellectual properties which are, in whole or in part, brought to, created,
developed or produced by the Senior Executive during the retainment term and which are suggested by or related to his, her or its retainment
hereunder or any activities to which he, she or it is assigned, and he, she or it will not have any claim to have any right, title or
interest herein of any kind or nature.

 

		(c)	The Senior Executive will execute assignments or other documents assigning to Puget all his, her or its rights in any invention developed
and any patent, trademark, tradename or other intellectual property applications or resulting patents, trademarks, tradenames or other
intellectual property applications with Puget retaining title thereto.

 

		(d)	If Puget decides that it does not wish to participate in the ownership, development, marketing or use of any related intellectual
property it may, by subscribed and written prior agreement, formally relinquish any such right on a case by case basis and the Senior
Executive will then be free to dispose of the invention or intellectual property as he, she or it wishes under the following condition;
in the event that the Senior Executive receives a bona fide, verifiable offer from a third party for the use or acquisition of the subject
invention or intellectual property, Puget will have 30 business days to notify the Senior Executive of its decision to reacquire the right
to own and develop such property under the terms materially similar to those reflected in the third party offer.

 

		(e)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Puget has not developed the intellectual property described above within three years following its
development, creation or assignment, then such intellectual property will revert to the Senior Executive with Puget retaining the 10%
royalty interest therein described above with reference to the Senior Executive.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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4.3          Competition and Circumvention

 

The Senior Executive may not engage in any activities competitive with
those of Puget during the term of this Agreement and any renewals thereof and for a period of two years following its termination nor
may it refer any business opportunities within the scope of Puget’s business or reasonably contemplated business or capacities to
any other person, the Senior Executive being subject to the judicially and statutorily developed “partnership opportunities doctrine”,
as though he, she or it was a partner of Puget rather than merely a service provider.

 

4.4          Special & Cumulative
Remedies.

 

In view of the irreparable harm and damage which would undoubtedly occur
to Puget as a result of a breach by the Senior Executive of the covenants or agreements contained in this Article Four and in view of
the lack of an adequate remedy at law to protect Puget’s interests, the Senior Executive hereby covenants and agrees that Puget
will have the following additional rights and remedies in the event of a breach hereof:

 

		(a)	The Senior Executive hereby consents to the issuance of a permanent injunction enjoining him, her or it from any violations of the
covenants set forth in this Article Four; and

 

		(b)	Because it is impossible to ascertain or estimate the entire or exact cost, damage or injury which Puget may sustain prior to the
effective enforcement of such injunction, the Senior Executive hereby covenants and agrees to pay over to Puget, as the case may be, in
the event he, she or it violates the covenants and agreements contained in this Article Four, the greater of:

 

		(1)	Any payment or compensation of any kind received by him, her or it because of such violation before the issuance of such injunction,
or

 

		(2)	The sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars per violation, which sum will be liquidated damages, and not a penalty, for the injuries
suffered by Puget as a result of such violation, the Parties hereto agreeing that such liquidated damages are not intended as the exclusive
remedy available to Puget for any breach of the covenants and agreements contained in this Article Four prior to the issuance of such
injunction, the Parties recognizing that the only adequate remedy to protect Puget from the injury caused by such breaches would be injunctive
relief.

 

		(c)	The Senior Executive hereby irrevocably agrees that the remedies described in this Article Four will be in addition to, and not in
limitation of, any of the rights or remedies to which Puget is or may be entitled to, whether at law or in equity, under or pursuant to
this Agreement.

 

4.5          Acknowledgment of Reasonableness.

 

		(a)	The Senior Executive hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges that he, she or it has carefully read and considered the provisions
of this Article Four and, having done so, agrees that the restrictions set forth herein are fair and reasonable and are reasonably required
for the protection of the interests of Puget and Puget, their officers, directors and other employees; consequently, in the event that
any of the above described restrictions will be held unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Senior Executive hereby
covenants, agrees and directs such court to substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of any limitation deemed
unenforceable and, the Senior Executive hereby covenants and agrees that if so modified, the covenants contained in this Article Four
will be as fully enforceable as if they had been set forth herein directly by the Parties.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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		(b)	In determining the nature of this limitation, the Senior Executive hereby acknowledges, covenants and agrees that it is the intent
of the Parties that a court adjudicating a dispute arising hereunder recognize that the Parties desire that this covenant not to compete
be imposed and maintained to the greatest extent possible.

 

4.6          Unauthorized Acts.

 

The Senior Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he, she or it will
not do any act or incur any obligation on behalf of Puget of any kind whatsoever, except as authorized by the board of directors of the
subject entity or by its stockholders pursuant to duly adopted stockholder action.

 

4.7          Covenant not to Disparage

 

The Senior Executive hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees that during
the term of this Agreement and after its termination, he, she or it will refrain from making any remarks that could be construed by anyone,
under any circumstances, as disparaging, directly or indirectly, specifically, through innuendo or by inference, whether or not true,
about Puget, Puget, their constituent members, officers, directors, stockholders, employees, agents or affiliates, whether related to
the business of Puget, to other business or financial matters or to personal matters.

 

Article Five: Miscellaneous 

 

5.1          Notices.

 

		(a)	All notices, demands or other communications hereunder will be in writing, and unless otherwise provided, will be deemed to have been
duly given on the first business day after mailing by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed
as follows:

 

		(1)	To the Senior Executive: as indicated on exhibit 5.1(a)(1) annexed hereto and made a part hereof;

 

		(2)	To Puget: Puget Technologies, Inc., 1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; +1 561 2108535; info@pugettechnologies.com,
Attention Thomas Jaspers, Chief Financial Officer;

 

or to such other address or to such other person as any Party
will designate to the other for such purpose in the manner hereinafter set forth.

 

	(b)	(1)	The Parties acknowledge that personnel associated with Qest acted as scrivener for
the Parties in this transaction but that Qest is not a law firm nor an agency subject to any professional regulation or oversight.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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		(2)	Because of the inherent conflict of interests involved, Qest has advised all of the Parties to retain independent legal, tax and accounting
counsel to review this Agreement and its exhibits and incorporated materials on their behalf.

 

5.2          Amendment.

 

		(a)	No modification, waiver, amendment, discharge or change of this Agreement will be valid unless the same
is in writing and signed by the Party against which the enforcement of said modification, waiver, amendment, discharge or change is sought.

 

		(b)	This Agreement may not be modified without the consent of a majority in interest of Puget’s equity holders.

 

5.3          Merger.

 

		(a)	This instrument contains all of the understandings and agreements of the Parties with respect to the subject matter discussed herein.

 

		(b)	All prior agreements whether written or oral, are merged herein and will be of no force or effect.

 

5.4          Survival.

 

The several representations, warranties and covenants of the Parties contained
herein will survive the execution hereof and will be effective regardless of any investigation that may have been made or may be made
by or on behalf of any Party.

 

5.5          Severability.

 

If any provision or any portion of any provision of this Agreement, or
the application of such provision or any portion thereof to any person or circumstance will be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining
portions of such provision and the remaining provisions of this Agreement or the application of such provision or portion of such provision
as is held invalid or unenforceable to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, will not
be effected thereby.

 

5.6          Governing Law and Venue.

 

This Agreement will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Florida without regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof and that any proceeding arising between the Parties in any matter
pertaining or related to this Agreement will, to the extent permitted by law, be held in Palm Beach County, Florida.

 

5.7          Litigation.

 

		(a)	In any action between the Parties to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement or any other matter arising from this Agreement, the
prevailing Party will be entitled to recover its costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees up to and including all
negotiations, trials and appeals, whether or not litigation is initiated.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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		(b)	In the event of any dispute arising under this Agreement, or the negotiation thereof or inducements to enter into the Agreement, the
dispute will, at the request of any Party, be exclusively resolved through the following procedures:

 

	 	(1)	(A)	First, the issue will be submitted to mediation before a mediation service in Palm
Beach County, Florida, to be selected by lot from six alternatives to be provided as follows: three by Puget and three by the Senior
Executive.

 

		(B)	The mediation efforts will be concluded within ten business days after their initiation unless the Parties unanimously agree to an
extended mediation period;

 

		(2)	In the event that mediation does not lead to a resolution of the dispute then at the request of any Party, the Parties will submit
the dispute to binding arbitration before an arbitration service located in Palm Beach County, Florida to be selected by lot from six
alternatives to be provided as follows: three by Puget and three by the Senior Executive.

 

	 	(3)	(A)	Expenses of mediation will be borne by Puget, if successful.

 

		(B)	Expenses of mediation, if unsuccessful and of arbitration will be borne by the Party or Parties against whom the arbitration decision
is rendered.

 

		(C)	If the terms of the arbitral award do not establish a prevailing Party, then the expenses of unsuccessful mediation and arbitration
will be borne equally by the Parties.

 

5.8          Benefit of Agreement.

 

		(a)	This Agreement may not be assigned by the Senior Executive without the prior written consent of Puget and Puget.

 

		(b)	Subject to the restrictions on transferability and assignment contained herein, the terms and provisions of this Agreement will be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties, their successors, assigns, personal representative, estate, heirs and legatees.

 

5.9          Captions.

 

The captions in this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and
in no way define, describe, extend or limit the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provisions hereof.

 

5.10        Number and Gender.

 

All pronouns and any variations thereof will be deemed to refer to the
masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Party or Parties, or their personal representatives, successors
and assigns may require.

 

5.11        Further Assurances.

 

The Parties hereby agree to do, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause
to be done, executed or acknowledged or delivered and to perform all such acts and deliver all such deeds, assignments, transfers, conveyances,
powers of attorney, assurances, recipes, records and other documents, as may, from time to time, be required herein to effect the intent
and purposes of this Agreement.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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5.12        Status.

 

Nothing in this Agreement will be construed or will constitute a partnership,
joint venture, agency, or lessor lessee relationship; but, rather, the relationship established hereby is that set forth on exhibits 2.2
through 2.4 annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

5.13        Counterparts.

 

(a)           This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts.

 

		(b)	Execution by exchange of electronic transmission will be deemed legally sufficient to bind the signatory; however, the Parties
will, for aesthetic purposes, prepare a fully executed original version of this Agreement, which will be the document filed by Puget,
if required, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

5.14        License.

 

		(a)	This form of agreement is the property of Qest and the use hereof by the Parties is authorized hereby solely for purposes of this
transaction.

 

		(b)	The use of this form of agreement or of any derivation thereof without Qest’s prior written permission is prohibited.

 

		(c)	This Agreement will not be more strictly interpreted against any Party as a result of its authorship.

 

In Witness
Whereof, the Parties have executed this Agreement, effective as of the last date set forth below.

 

	Signed, Sealed & Delivered	 	 
	In Our Presence	 	 
	 	 	Senior Executive
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Albert Mayer Cohen
	Dated: March 31, 2022	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Puget Technologies, Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Thomas Jaspers, Vice President
	Dated: March 31, 2022	{Corporate Seal}	 
	 	Attest:	 
	 	 	Thomas Jaspers, Secretary

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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Exhibits:

 

	Item	Description	Responsive Details
	 
	0.1	Senior Executive’s full name	Albert Mayer Cohen
	0.2	Senior Executive’s background	
    Albert Mayer Cohen, age 63, has served as an officer, director
    or member of numerous and diverse business enterprises during the past forty years and is conversant in four languages: English, French,
    Arabic and Hebrew. He has participated in three special acquisition company (SPACs) projects which raised over $200,000,000, assisting
    them in finding acquisition candidates. Mr. Cohen began his professional career in 1976 with Astar Trading, his family owned wholesale
    electronics firm where he was responsible for the management and development of an import/export wholesale consumer electronics business
    which sold electronic products under brand names including Astrasonic, Audiotech and Swan. In 1996 he cofounded AMC Consumer Services
    LLC, a New York limited liability company in which he remains active. It has evolved as AMC Capital into a financial consulting firm that
    develops and maintains relationships with major banks, brokerage houses, financial institutions and high net worth individuals and families
    and provides representation and comprehensive consulting services to small and mid-size public and private corporations, developing and
    implementing short and long term strategies to maximize revenue and increase shareholders’ value. In 1996 he also cofounded Quarum
    Capital, LLC, a New York limited liability company and consulting firm in which he remains active assisting private and public companies
    expand and fund their businesses. In 2003 he joined Zamir Equities, a real estate private equity firm located in New York City which he
    left in 2006 to found Top Rock Capital, a real estate acquisition and development company (in which he remains active) where he raised
    the capital necessary to acquire 241 Fifth Avenue in New York City for construction of a twenty story residential condominium building,
    and, 5 Beekman Place in lower Manhattan for $58 million, part of a much larger $200 million plus project. In 2010, Mr. Cohen, using technology
    he developed and patented (see listing and descriptions below), cofounded Storm Drain Technologies, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability
    company (subsequently reorganized as Aqualete Industries, LLC), a company engaged in storm water management, sediment control, dewatering,
    pre-treatment for site remediation, and groundwater treatment, in which he served as president until 2017. In 2016, he founded Aquablue
    Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which he remains active providing consulting services in the areas of corporate
    finance, corporate management and mergers and acquisitions. Its objective is to syndicate projects to high net worth families and individuals
    and their businesses, offering them and their partners select investment options in real-estate projects, investment banking, energy projects
    and other investment opportunities. During 2021, in addition to his continuing role in Aquablue Capital, LLC, he was elected as a vice
    president in charge of investor and investment banking relationships for Qest, Puget’s parent and was instrumental in obtaining
    Puget’s current investment banking association. Mr. Cohen has filed or co-filed for patents to protect the following inventions.
    This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent
    and Trademark Office:

     

 

 

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PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
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    ●      Apparatus,
methods, and system for treatment of storm water and waste fluids, Patent number: 9663936. Abstract: A storm water treatment unit comprising
a containment vault having an inlet and an outlet separates debris from a flow of storm water through the unit. The water flow is controlled
by a wall which directs flow from the inlet to the outlet through a reservoir of fluid in the unit. Debris separation by density occurs
whereby lighter elements such as oil float on top of the fluid and heavier elements such as sediment collect at the bottom of the unit
or in collectors in the reservoir. A wire mesh, deflector, and/or ripple boards placed beneath the inlet further increase efficiency
of the separation, and a vent pipe is placed above the outlet to release pressure built up in the outlet during operation. A storm water
treatment system and method of retrofitting an existing storm water trunk line locates the storm water treatment unit in an off-line
position from an existing drainage trunk line. Filed: September 9, 2014. Date of Patent: May 30, 2017. Assignee: Storm Drain Technologies,
LLC. Inventors: William Robert Hannemann, Albert Mayer Cohen.

     

    ●      Construction
site water treatment system and methods, publication number: 20160001201. Abstract: A portable fluid treatment apparatus includes a container
with an interior wall between the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe which defines a bottom space between the bottom of the wall and the
bottom interior surface of the container. A series of collectors in the container direct the flow of the inlet fluid and promote sedimentation
from the fluid. The inlet fluid flows under the wall and up to a discharge pipe equipped with a vent. Multiple sedimentation units are
connected together in series and mounted on a trailer for transport to a construction site. Type: Application. Filed: July 9, 2015. Publication
date: January 7, 2016. Inventors: William Robert Hannemann, Albert Mayer Cohen, James Creech, Michael Hannemann. 

    

 

 

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PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
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     ●      Construction
site water treatment system and methods, Patent number: 9108864. Abstract: A portable fluid treatment apparatus includes a container
with an interior wall between the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe which defines a bottom space between the bottom of the wall and the
bottom interior surface of the container. A series of collectors in the container direct the flow of the inlet fluid and promote sedimentation
from the fluid. The inlet fluid flows under the wall and up to a discharge pipe equipped with a vent. Multiple sedimentation units are
connected together in series and mounted on a trailer for transport to a construction site. Type: Grant. Filed: September 6, 2012. Date
of Patent: August 18, 2015. Assignee: Storm Drain Technologies, LLC. Inventors: William Robert Hannemann, Albert Mayer Cohen, James Creech,
Michael Hannemann.

     

    ●      Apparatus, methods,
    and system for treatment of storm water and waste fluids. Publication number: 20150021250. Abstract: A storm water treatment unit comprising
    a containment vault having an inlet and an outlet separates debris from a flow of storm water through the unit. The water flow is controlled
    by a wall which directs flow from the inlet to the outlet through a reservoir of fluid in the unit. Debris separation by density occurs
    whereby lighter elements such as oil float on top of the fluid and heavier elements such as sediment collect at the bottom of the unit
    or in collectors in the reservoir. A wire mesh, deflector, and/or ripple boards placed beneath the inlet further increase efficiency of
    the separation, and a vent pipe is placed above the outlet to release pressure built up in the outlet during operation. A storm water
    treatment system and method of retrofitting an existing storm water trunk line locates the storm water treatment unit in an off-line position
    from an existing drainage trunk line. Type: Application Filed: September 9, 2014. Publication date: January 22, 2015. Inventors: William
    Robert Hannemann, Albert Mayer Cohen.

     

    ●      Apparatus,
methods, and system for treatment of storm water and waste fluids. Patent number: 8889000. Abstract: A storm water treatment unit comprising
a containment vault having an inlet and an outlet separates debris from a flow of storm water through the unit. The water flow is controlled
by a wall which directs flow from the inlet to the outlet through a reservoir of fluid in the unit. Debris separation by density occurs
whereby lighter elements such as oil float on top of the fluid and heavier elements such as sediment collect at the bottom of the unit
or in collectors in the reservoir. A wire mesh, deflector, and/or ripple boards placed beneath the inlet further increase efficiency
of the separation, and a vent pipe is placed above the outlet to release pressure built up in the outlet during operation. A storm water
treatment system and method of retrofitting an existing storm water trunk line locates the storm water treatment unit in an off-line
position from an existing drainage trunk line. Type: Grant. Filed: September 15, 2011. Date of Patent: November 18, 2014. Assignee: Storm
Drain Technologies, LLC. Inventors: William Robert Hannemann, Albert Mayer Cohen.

 

 

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PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
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     ●      Construction
site water treatment system and methods. Publication number: 20130068699. Abstract: A portable fluid treatment apparatus includes a container
with an interior wall between the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe which defines a bottom space between the bottom of the wall and the
bottom interior surface of the container. A series of collectors in the container direct the flow of the inlet fluid and promote sedimentation
from the fluid. The inlet fluid flows under the wall and up to a discharge pipe equipped with a vent. Multiple sedimentation units are
connected together in series and mounted on a trailer for transport to a construction site. Type: Application. Filed: September 6, 2012.
Publication date: March 21, 2013. Applicant: Storm Drain Technologies, LLC. Inventors: William Robert Hannemann, Albert Mayer Cohen,
James Creech, Michael Hannemann.

     

    ●      Apparatus, methods,
    and system for treatment of storm water and waste fluids. Publication number: 20130068679. Abstract: A storm water treatment unit comprising
    a containment vault having an inlet and an outlet separates debris from a flow of storm water through the unit. The water flow is controlled
    by a wall which directs flow from the inlet to the outlet through a reservoir of fluid in the unit. Debris separation by density occurs
    whereby lighter elements such as oil float on top of the fluid and heavier elements such as sediment collect at the bottom of the unit
    or in collectors in the reservoir. A wire mesh, deflector, and/or ripple boards placed beneath the inlet further increase efficiency of
    the separation, and a vent pipe is placed above the outlet to release pressure built up in the outlet during operation. A storm water
    treatment system and method of retrofitting an existing storm water trunk line locates the storm water treatment unit in an off-line position
    from an existing drainage trunk line. Type: Application. Filed: September 15, 201. Publication date: March 21, 2013. Applicant: Storm
    Drain Technologies, LLC. Inventors: William Robert Hannemann, Albert Mayer Cohen.

 

 

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PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
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	0.3	Senior Executive’s services	
    The Senior Executive will serve as Puget’s principal executive officer
    to whom all other executive officers are subordinate, subject to the directions of Puget’s board of directors. He will supervise
    all of Puget’s affairs and is responsible for implementation of the business plans approved by the board of directors and for assuring
    compliance by Puget and Puget personnel with all applicable laws. He will be subject to all duties and responsibilities associated with
    the position of chief executive officer, subject to such limitations or specifications imposed by Puget’s board of directors, including,
    serving as Puget’s general agent and spokesperson, subject to compliance with the directions of its board of directors. Subject
    to ratification by Puget’s board of directors, the Senior Executive will be permitted to serve as a director of other public, private
    or governmental corporations, with or without compensation therefrom, and is in fact, urged to do so provided that in the event of any
    conflicts of interest with his duties to Puget, his duties to Puget will prevail, absent specific waiver on a case-by-case basis by Puget’s
    board of directors.

     

    Among the Senior Executive’s principal initial functions for Puget
    will be raising funds required by Puget to come into and remain in compliance with all reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934, as amended, to discharge all existing Puget debt, and to implement Puget’s Strategic plan.

	2.2	Senior Executive’s initial hierarchal position and duties	The Senior Executive shall serve as Puget’s president and chief executive officer and as a member of its board of directors, as well as chairman of its board of advisors and all committees thereof.
	2.3	Senior Executive’s scope of retention	The Senior Executive shall, subject to limitations, if any, imposed by Puget’s board of directors, its articles of incorporation and bylaws, the corporate law of the State of Nevada and applicable securities and other laws, serve as Puget’s general agent and spokesperson.

 

    Please initial:    Puget: _____     Senior Executive: _____
 
PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida 33432; 1 561 2108535
info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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	3.1	Senior Executive’s compensation	
    The Senior Executive’s compensation will be:

     

    A.  In the form of Qualified Incentive Stock
    options entitling him to acquire $1,000,000 in shares of Puget’s Common Stock each year during the five year period ending on March
    31, 2027 at an exercise price of 110% of the Market Price for Puget’s Common Stock on the date of issuance of the options. The date
    of grant of options for the first year of this Agreement is March 31, 2022, and March 31 will also be the year for grant of options each
    subsequent year. The Qualified Incentive Stock options will each vest over a three year period with 25% of the options vesting at the
    end of the first year following their issuance, 35% vesting at the end of the second year and 40% vesting at the end of the third year.

     

    B.   Subject to the Senior Executive having
    met his fundraising obligations to Puget, either through earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) or through
    obtaining equity investors and subject to availability of required cash not necessary in order to meet other corporate obligations, the
    Qualified Incentive Stock options will be supplemented by a cash salary of $250,000 per annum with any unpaid portions due to unavailability
    of cash accruing and yielding interest at the rate of five percent, per annum, compounded quarterly.

     

    Given the Senior Executive’s association with Qest, Puget’s
    parent, the securities to be issued upon exercise of the Qualified Incentive Stock options have been and will continue to be irrevocably
    assigned by the Senior Executive to Qest.

	5.1(a)(1)	Notice to Senior Executive	Albert
    Mayer Cohen: 7310 Andorra place; Boca Raton Florida 33433. Ac@aquabluecapital.com; +1 732-768-5200.

 

Please initial:    Puget:     _____     Senior Executive: _____

 

PUGET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

1200 North Federal Highway, Suite 200-A; Boca Raton, Florida
33432; 1 561 2108535

info@pugettechnologies.com/ * https://pugettechnologies.com/

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