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EX 10.9 Second Amendmend and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement  of UCP, LLC, effective as of July 23, 2013

EXHIBIT 10.9

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
UCP, LLC
EFFECTIVE AS OF July 23, 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
	
			
	Article I
	DEFINITIONS
	4

	Section 1.1
	Definitions
	4

	Section 1.2
	Usage Generally; Interpretation
	9

	Article II
	ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS; MEMBERSHIP
	9

	Section 2.1
	Formation; Admission
	9

	Section 2.2
	Name
	9

	Section 2.3
	Business Purpose/Operation
	9

	Section 2.4
	Offices
	9

	Section 2.5
	Term
	9

	Section 2.6
	Members
	9

	Section 2.7
	Fiduciary Duties; Outside Activities of the Members
	10

	Section 2.8
	Place of Members’ Meetings
	10

	Section 2.9
	Meetings
	10

	Section 2.10
	Telephonic Meetings
	10

	Section 2.11
	Notice of Meetings
	11

	Section 2.12
	Waivers
	11

	Article III
	MANAGING MEMBER; POWERS
	11

	Section 3.1
	Managing Member
	11

	Section 3.2
	Compensation
	12

	Article IV
	OFFICERS
	12

	Section 4.1
	Officers
	12

	Article V
	FINANCE AND CAPITAL
	12

	Section 5.1
	Capital Contributions
	12

	Section 5.2
	Additional Capital Contributions
	12

	Section 5.3
	Members’ Capital Accounts
	12

	Section 5.4
	Allocations
	13

	Section 5.5
	Banking; Investments
	14

	Section 5.6
	Distributions
	14

	Section 5.7
	Return of Contribution
	15

	Article VI
	ACCOUNTING; TAX MATTERS
	15

	Section 6.1
	Books; Fiscal Year
	15

	Section 6.2
	Reports
	15

	Section 6.3
	Company Information
	15

	Section 6.4
	Records
	16

	Section 6.5
	Tax Characterization
	16

	Section 6.6
	Tax Returns
	16

	Section 6.7
	Tax Matters Partner
	16

	Section 6.8
	Tax Elections
	17

	Section 6.9
	Withholding
	17

	Article VII
	TRANSFERS
	17

	Section 7.1
	Transfers of Membership Units
	17

	Section 7.2
	Admission as a Member
	17

	Section 7.3
	Prohibited Transfers
	17

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	Section 7.4
	Effect of Transfer Not in Compliance with this Article
	17

	Article VIII
	LIMITED LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
	17

	Section 8.1
	Limited Liability
	18

	Section 8.2
	Indemnification
	18

	Section 8.3
	Exculpation
	19

	Article IX
	DISSOLUTION and LIQUIDATION
	19

	Section 9.1
	Dissolution
	19

	Section 9.2
	Withdrawal Of Members
	19

	Section 9.3
	Distribution Upon Dissolution
	19

	Section 9.4
	Time for Liquidation
	20

	Section 9.5
	Winding Up and Filing Articles of Cancellation
	20

	Article X
	MEMBERSHIP UNITS; CERTIFICATES
	20

	Section 10.1
	Certificates
	20

	Section 10.2
	Lost or Destroyed Certificates
	20

	Section 10.3
	Transfer of Membership Units
	20

	Section 10.4
	Splits And Reclassifications
	21

	Section 10.5
	Incentive Plans; Registered and Private Offerings
	21

	Section 10.6
	Regulations
	21

	Section 10.7
	Registered Members
	21

	Article XI
	MISCELLANEOUS
	21

	Section 11.1
	Severability
	21

	Section 11.2
	Notices
	21

	Section 11.3
	Captions
	22

	Section 11.4
	Entire Agreement
	22

	Section 11.5
	Counterparts
	22

	Section 11.6
	Amendments; Waiver
	22

	Section 11.7
	Further Assurances
	22

	Section 11.8
	Governing Law
	22

	Section 11.9
	Third Party Beneficiary
	22

	Section 11.10
	Assignment
	22

	Section 11.11
	Successors and Assigns
	22

	Section 11.12
	Relationship
	23

	Section 11.13
	Consent to Jurisdiction
	23

	Section 11.14
	Equitable Remedies
	23

	Section 11.15
	Fees and Expenses
	23

	Section 11.16
	Waiver of Jury Trial
	23

	Section 11.17
	Confidentiality
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
UCP, LLC

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) of UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), is made and entered into, effective as of July 23, 2013, by and between PICO Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of California, with its principal place of business at 7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 300, La Jolla, CA 92037 (“PICO”), and UCP, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, with its principal place of business at 6489 Camden Avenue, Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95120 (“UCP, Inc.”).

WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del. C. Section 18-101, et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor statute (the “LLCA”)) by the filing of a Certificate of Formation with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 26, 2007, as amended on January 10, 2008.

WHEREAS, the Company and the initial sole member, PICO, entered into an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement as of July, 21, 2008 (the “Old Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Old Agreement to reflect the addition of UCP, Inc. as a member and the Managing Member of the Company pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the conditions and provisions contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1Definitions.  The following terms shall, for the purposes of this Agreement and the Schedules hereto, have the following meanings (terms defined in the singular or the plural include the plural or the singular, as the case may be):

“Additional Members” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.6.

“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means with respect to any Capital Account as of the end of any Tax Year, the amount by which the balance in such Capital Account is less than zero.  For this purpose, such Member’s Capital Account balance shall be (a) reduced for any items described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) (relating to adjustments that, as of the end of that Tax Year, reasonably are expected to be made to such Member’s Capital Account for allocations of loss or deduction), and 1.704‐1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6) (relating to adjustments that, as of the end of that Tax Year, reasonably are expected to be made to such Member’s Capital Account for certain distributions), and (b) increased for any amount such Member is obligated to contribute or is treated as being obligated to contribute to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (relating to partner liabilities to a partnership) or 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i) (relating to Minimum Gain).

“Affiliate” of any Person shall mean any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is under common control with or is controlled by that Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

“Agreement” shall have the meaning given to that term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

“Back-to-Back Debt” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.5(c) hereof.

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“Business” shall mean the acquisition, development and entitlement of real estate for residential construction and sale, and the construction and sale of residential housing.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall (a) serve as a member, manager, partner or stockholder, as the case may be, of its subsidiaries and, in connection therewith, exercise all the rights and powers conferred upon the Company as a member, manager, partner or stockholder, as the case may be, of such entities, (b) engage directly in, or enter into or form any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement to engage indirectly in, any business activity that any subsidiaries are permitted to engage in or that their subsidiaries are permitted to engage in by their organizational documents or agreements and, in connection therewith, exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Company pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity, (c) engage directly in, or enter into or form any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement to engage indirectly in, any business activity that is approved by the Managing Member and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited liability company organized pursuant to the LLCA and, in connection therewith, exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Company pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity; and (d) do anything necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, including the making of capital contributions or loans to any subsidiary or any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement entered into or formed, as contemplated by (b) or (c) above. 

“Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which federally chartered banks in the United States are open for business.

“Bylaws” shall mean the Bylaws of UCP, Inc. as in effect from time to time.

“Capital Account” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.3.

“Certificate of Formation” shall mean the Certificate of Formation of the Company filed on October 26, 2007, as amended on January 10, 2008, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the LLCA.

“Certificate of Incorporation” shall mean the Certificate of Incorporation of UCP, Inc. dated July 23, 2013, and as hereafter amended from time to time, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law.

“Closing Events” shall mean the following events, which to the extent they have not heretofore occurred, shall occur on the date hereof:  (i) the Offering; and (ii) the contribution of the proceeds of the Offering by UCP, Inc. to the Company.

 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law.

“Company” shall have the meaning given to that term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

“Common Stock” shall mean the Class A shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of UCP, Inc.

“Contingencies” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.3(a) hereof.

“Convertible Debt” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.5(c) hereof.

“Depreciation” shall mean for any fiscal year or portion thereof of the Company, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such period for federal income tax purposes, except that with respect to any asset the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such period, Depreciation shall (1) be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value, and (2) be an amount that bears the same relationship to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the depreciation, amortization or cost recovery deduction in such period for federal income tax purposes bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such period is zero but the Gross Asset Value of the asset is not, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.

“Dissolution Event” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.1.  

“Distributable Cash” shall mean cash available for distribution to the Members (after taking into account (1) the Company’s working capital needs, anticipated capital expenditures, debt service requirements and other reserves, including with respect to contingencies or commitments, and (2) any restrictions on distributions under applicable law or any loan agreement, indenture, security agreement, mortgage debt instrument or other agreement or other obligation to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or its assets are subject), as determined by the Managing Member. 

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“Encumbrance” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, restriction on use or transfer (other than those imposed by law), voting agreement, adverse claim or encumbrance or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing), any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and the filing of, or any agreement to give, any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar law of any jurisdiction.

“Exchange Agreement” shall mean the Exchange Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between UCP, Inc. and PICO relating to PICO’s right to exchange, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Membership Units for shares of Common Stock.

“Fiscal Year” of the Company shall mean each twelve (12) month period ending on December 31st.

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, consistently applied, with respect to the jurisdiction to which it refers.

“Governmental Body” shall mean any domestic or foreign national, state or municipal or other local government or multi-national body (including, but not limited to, the European Union), any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory authority thereunder and any corporation, partnership or other entity directly or indirectly owned by or subject to the control of any of the foregoing.

“Gross Asset Value” shall mean, with respect to any Company asset, such asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(i)The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset as reasonably determined by the Managing Member.

(ii)The Gross Asset Value of the Company’s assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values (taking Code Section 7701(g) into account), as determined by the Managing Member, as of the following times:  (a) the acquisition of additional Membership Units by any new or existing Member (other than by transfer of existing Units, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the exchange by PICO of Membership Units for Common Stock shall be treated as a transfer of such Membership Units to UCP, Inc.); (b) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company property as consideration for the purchase or redemption by the Company of any Membership Units; and (c) the liquidation of the Company, provided, that (i) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to clause (a) by virtue of the issuance of additional Units to UCP, Inc. on account of the contribution by UCP, Inc. of the proceeds of an offering (including a private placement) of Common Stock, the determination of the gross fair market value of the Company’s assets shall reflect the price at which the Common Stock is sold in such offering; and (ii) in the case of an issuance of additional Units to UCP, Inc. pursuant to Section 10.5(a), the determination of the gross fair market value of the Company’s assets shall reflect the closing sale price of the Common Stock reported on the principal exchange on which the Common Stock is traded on the day of such issuance. 

(iii)The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair market value (taking Code Section 7701(g) into account) of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Managing Member; and

(iv)The Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph (iv) to the extent the Managing Member determines that an adjustment pursuant to paragraph (ii) above is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction or event that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (iv).

If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iv) above, such Gross Asset Value thereafter shall be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses.

“Incentive Plan” shall mean the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan of UCP, Inc. or any other incentive plan adopted by UCP, Inc.

“Liquidation Agent” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.3(a).  

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“LLCA” shall have the meaning set forth in the above preamble.

“Managing Member” shall mean UCP, Inc. or any successor thereto pursuant to this Agreement.

“Member” shall mean, at any time, UCP, Inc. and PICO if, at such time, they own Membership Units in the Company and any other Person who at such time owns Membership Units in the Company.  

“Member-Funded Debt” shall mean any non-recourse debt of the Company which is loaned or guaranteed by any Member and/or is treated as “partner non-recourse debt” under Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations.

“Members’ Meeting” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.8.

“Membership Unit” or “Units” shall mean the units representing a Member’s interest in the Company, including such Member’s (i) ownership interest in the Company, and (ii) right to share in any Net Profits, Net Losses and any distributions of the Company.  Units shall be designated as Series A Units or Series B Units. Series A Units shall be issued to PICO and Series B Units shall be issued to UCP, Inc.  The Series A Units and Series B Units rank pari passu with each other, and have all the same rights (including the rights to share in Net Profits and Net Losses) and obligations, except that UCP, Inc. as the Managing Member and holder of the Series B Units shall have the exclusive authority to manage the business, property and affairs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

“Minimum Gain” shall mean an amount equal to the excess of the principal amount of debt, for which no Member is liable (“non-recourse debt”), secured by any property of the Company over the adjusted basis of such Property, which represents the minimum taxable gain which would be recognized by the Company if the non-recourse debt were foreclosed upon and the property were transferred to the creditor in satisfaction thereof, and which is referred to as “minimum gain” in Section 1.704-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.  A Member’s share of Minimum Gain shall be determined pursuant to the above-cited Treasury Regulations.

“Net Profits” and “Net Losses” shall mean the net income or net loss of the Company (including capital gains and losses) as determined in accordance with the accounting methods followed by the Company for federal income tax purposes including income exempt from tax and described in Code Section 705(a)(1)(B) and treating as deductions items of expenditure described in, or under Code Section 705(a)(2)(B).  For purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses, gain or loss resulting from the disposition of property, which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes, shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of such property rather than its adjusted tax basis.  In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing taxable income or loss for federal income tax purposes, there shall be taken into account Depreciation.  In addition:  (i) subject to Section 10.5(c), in the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraphs (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the asset) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profit or Net Losses; and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items which are specially allocated pursuant to sections 5.4(f) (g), (h), (i), and (j) hereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses.  The amounts of the items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to sections 5.4(g), (h), (i), and (j) hereof shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in this definition of “Net Profits” and “Net Losses.”

“Non-Recourse Deductions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(1) of the Treasury Regulations.

“Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under Section 11.2.

“Offering” shall mean the initial public offering by UCP, Inc. of its Common Stock, the closing of which is occurring on the date hereof.

“Offering Expenses” shall mean all of the costs and expenses of the Offering incurred by UCP, Inc., including but not limited to the underwriting discount and the expenses listed in Item 13 of UCP, Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-1, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2013, as subsequently amended, and declared effective by the Commission.

“Officers” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under Section 4.1.

“Old Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the above preamble.

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“Percentage Interest” shall mean a Member’s aggregate economic percentage interest in the Company as determined by dividing the number of Membership Units owned by such Member by the number of Membership Units then owned by all Members, each as set forth on Schedule I, as such schedule may be amended from time to time.

“Person” shall mean an individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, mutual company, joint stock company, estate, union, employee organization, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or a Governmental Body.

“PICO” shall have the meaning given such term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

“Regulatory Allocations” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.4(j).  

“Required Allocation” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.4.

“Section 754 Election” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under Section 6.8(b).   

“Securities Act” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.1.  

“Shortfall Interest Rate” shall mean LIBOR plus 300 basis points.

“Tax Amount” means, with respect to any Member for any Tax Year, an amount for such Tax Year that is attributable to the taxable income of the Company allocated to such Member, calculated based on the tax returns filed by the Company for such Tax Year, and applying the methodology and assumptions set forth in the definition of “Tax Liability.”

“Tax Distributions” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.6(b) hereof.

“Tax Liability” of a Member shall mean the aggregate federal, state and local tax liabilities, including estimated taxes, payable by such Member that are attributable to the taxable income of the Company, calculated by assuming a combined federal, state and local tax rate of 41% or such other rate determined by the Managing Member to be the highest marginal effective rate of federal, state and local income tax applicable to corporations doing business in California (or such other jurisdictions in which the Company is doing business) and assuming such Member has no income or losses other than its share of the Company’s income or losses.  For purposes of such calculation, (i) the effect of any adjustments pursuant to Section 743(b) of the Code shall not be taken into account, and (ii) items of income, gain, deduction or loss which are computed separately by a Member shall be taken into account in determining the taxable income of the Company allocated to such Member.  For the avoidance of doubt, the assumed tax rate used to calculate Tax Liability shall be the same for all Members. “Tax Return” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.6(b) hereof.

“Tax Receivable Agreement” means the Tax Receivable Agreement among UCP, Inc., the  Company and PICO dated as of the date hereof.

“Tax Year” shall mean the twelve (12) month period ending on December 31.

“Transfer” shall mean, whether directly or indirectly, by merger, operation of law or otherwise, any sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, donation, distribution or other disposition of, or pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, the creation of a security interest or other similar limitation in any manner whatsoever, of any interest in the Company (including, without limitation, of Membership Units, allocations, distributions or voting, consent or approval rights).

“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Code.

“True-Up Amount” means, in respect of a Member for a particular Tax Year, an amount, which may be positive or negative, equal to (1) the aggregate quarterly distributions actually made to such Member in respect of such Tax Year under Section 5.6(b)(ii), without taking into account any adjustments to such distributions made with respect to any other Tax Year (including any adjustment to take into account a True-Up Amount for the immediately preceding Tax Year) minus (2) the Tax Amount of such Member in respect of such Tax Year; provided, however, that if there is an audit or other adjustment with respect to a return filed by the Company (including a filing of any amended return), upon a final determination or resolution of such audit or other adjustment, the True-Up Amount shall be redetermined for the relevant Tax Year, and the difference (positive or negative, as the case may be) shall be treated as an additional True-Up Amount which shall be applied as provided in Section 5.6(b)(ii).

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“UCP, Inc.” shall have the meaning given to that term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

“Waiver” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 12.6.  

Section 1.2    Usage Generally; Interpretation.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  All references herein to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed to be references to Articles, Sections and Schedules of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.  The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.  Except to the extent a provision of this Agreement expressly incorporates federal income tax rules by reference to sections of the Code or Treasury Regulations or is expressly prohibited or ineffective under the LLCA, this Agreement shall govern, even when inconsistent with, or different from, the provisions of the LLCA or any other law or rule.  To the extent any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or ineffective under the LLCA, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the least extent necessary in order to make this Agreement effective under the LLCA.  In the event the LLCA is subsequently amended or interpreted in such a way to make any provision of this Agreement that was formerly invalid valid, such provision shall be considered to be valid from the effective date of such interpretation or amendment.

ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS; MEMBERSHIP

Section 2.1    Formation; Admission.  The Company was formed as a limited liability company under the provisions of the LLCA by the filing on October 26, 2007, of the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.  The Certificate of Formation was amended on January 10, 2008, to change the name of the Company.  Each of the Persons listed on Schedule I, by virtue of the execution of this Agreement, is a Member of the Company.  The rights and liabilities of the Members shall be as provided in the LLCA, except as is otherwise expressly provided herein.  This Agreement hereby amends and restates the Old Agreement in its entirety.

Section 2.2    Name.  The name of the Company shall be, and the business of the Company shall be conducted under the name of, UCP, LLC.  The Company’s business may be conducted under any other name or names as may be determined by the Managing Member.  The words “Limited Liability Company,” “LLC” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Company’s name where necessary for the purpose of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires.  The Managing Member may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Members of such change.

Section 2.3    Business Purpose/Operation.  The purposes of the Company are to engage in (i) the Business, and (ii) such other activities, investments or businesses permitted under the LLCA as determined from time to time by the Managing Member.  

Section 2.4    Offices.  Unless and until changed by the Managing Member, the registered office in the State of Delaware shall be Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19808 and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be Corporation Service Company.  The Company’s principal office shall be located at 6489 Camden Avenue, Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95120.  The Company may have other offices at such other places within or without the State of Delaware as the Managing Member from time to time may select.

Section 2.5    Term.  The Company commenced on the date of the filing of the Certificate of Formation and the term of the Company shall be perpetual, unless and until the dissolution of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article IX or as otherwise provided by law.

Section 2.6    Members.  The Members of the Company, the initial capital accounts of each Member and the number of Membership Units owned by and Percentage Interest of each Member are listed on Schedule I.  Units held by PICO which are issued and outstanding prior to the date hereof are hereby reclassified into the number of Series A Units listed on Schedule I.  One or more persons may be admitted to the Company from time to time as additional members (“Additional Members”), as may be determined by the unanimous consent of the Members (except as provided with respect to Transfers of Membership Units in 

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accordance with Article VII); provided, however, that (except as provided in Article VII) each such new Member shall execute an appropriate agreement or supplement to this Agreement pursuant to which the new Member agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.  Admission of a new Member shall not be cause for the dissolution of the Company.  Upon admission of a new Member, the Managing Member shall issue one or more Certificates in the name of such Member evidencing the number of Units being issued and amend Schedule I to provide for such admission, including, without limitation to state the number of Units issued and the initial Capital Account.  

Section 2.7    Fiduciary Duties; Outside Activities of the Members.  

(a)To the greatest extent permitted by law, no Member or any Affiliate of a Member and none of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees or agents shall owe any fiduciary duty to, nor shall any such Person be liable for breach of duty, including breach of duty of loyalty, if any, to the Company, any subsidiary thereof or any holder of Membership Units or Affiliate of such holder (or any of their respective stockholders, partners or members).  In taking any action, making any decision or exercising any discretion with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, each Member and each Affiliate of a Member and their respective officers, directors, partners, employees or agents shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including the interests of such Member or Affiliate of a Member and those of other Affiliates of such Member, and shall have no duty or obligation (1) to give any consideration to the interests of or factors affecting the Company or any Affiliate thereof or (2) to abstain from participating in any vote or action of the Company, any Affiliate thereof, including the Managing Member, or of any board of directors (or committee) or similar body of any of the foregoing.  No Member, affiliate of a Member (or any officer, director, partner, employee or agent thereof) shall violate a duty or obligation to the Company, any Affiliate, or any holder of Membership Units (or any of their respective stockholders, partners or members) merely because such Person’s conduct furthers such Person’s own interests.  Such Persons may lend money to and transact other business with the Company and any of its subsidiaries.  The rights and obligations of any such Person who lends money to, contracts with, borrows from or transacts business with the Company or any subsidiary thereof shall be the same as those of a Person not involved with the Company.  No transaction with the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall be void or voidable because any such Person has a direct or indirect interest in the transaction. 

(b)Except as provided in this Agreement (1) any Member shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, including business interests and activities in direct competition therewith or in the same or similar activities or lines of business as the Company, including interests and activities arising or acquired after the date hereof and (2) no Member shall have any duty to refrain from any such interests or activities or from doing business with any client, customer or vendor of the Company or any of its Affiliates.  Neither the Company nor any of the other Members shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise in any business interests or activities of any Member, whether existing as of the date hereof or arising or acquired after the date hereof.  If a Member, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, partner, employee or agent thereof acquires knowledge of any potential transaction or matter that may be in the same or similar activities or lines of business as or otherwise appropriate for the Company or any of its Affiliates, the Company and the other Members shall have no interest therein or expectation that such opportunity be offered to the Company, any such interest or expectancy being hereby renounced and any claim that such opportunity should have been presented to the Company being hereby waived.  

(c)Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any Membership Unit or any Common Stock shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Section.

(d)Neither the alteration, amendment, termination, expiration or repeal of this Section, the adoption of any provision of this Agreement inconsistent with this Section nor any amendment to the LLCA shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Section in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Section would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, termination, expiration, repeal or adoption.

Section 2.8    Place of Members’ Meetings.  Meetings of the Members (each, a “Members’ Meeting”) shall be held at the principal office of the Company, or at such other place as the Members shall mutually agree.

Section 2.9    Meetings.  A Members’ Meeting may be called by any Member for any matter which is appropriate for consideration thereat. Members’ Meetings shall be chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Managing Member, or in the absence of the Chairman, the Managing Member’s President, and the Secretary of the Meeting shall be appointed by the Chairman or, in the absence of the Chairman, the Managing Member’s President.

Section 2.10    Telephonic Meetings.  Members’ Meetings may be held through the use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment so long as all Persons participating in such Members’ Meetings can hear one another at the 

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time of such Members’ Meeting.  Participation in a Members’ Meeting by conference telephone or similar communications equipment in accordance with the preceding sentence constitutes presence in person at the Members’ Meeting.

Section 2.11    Notice of Meetings.  Written notice of each Members’ Meeting shall state the place, date and hour of such Members’ Meeting, and the general nature of the business to be transacted.  Notice shall be given in the manner prescribed in Section 11.2 not fewer than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date thereof.

Section 2.12    Waivers.  Notice of a Members’ Meeting need not be given to any Member who signs a waiver of notice, in person or by proxy, whether before or after the Members’ Meeting.  The attendance of any Member at a Members’ Meeting, in person or by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of such Members’ Meeting the lack of notice of such Members’ Meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by such Member, provided that such Member has been given an adequate opportunity at the meeting to protest such lack of notice.

ARTICLE III
MANAGING MEMBER; POWERS

Section 3.1    Managing Member.

(a)The business, property and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the sole, absolute and exclusive direction of the Managing Member. Without limiting the foregoing, the Managing Member shall have the sole power to manage or cause the management of the Company, including, without limitation, the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including, but not limited to, the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity.

(b)Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall have the general power to manage or cause the management of the Company within the scope of the business purpose set forth in Section 2.3, including the following powers which may, subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement, be delegated to the officers or other authorized representatives (which may include employees or agents) of the Managing Member:

(i)to have developed and prepared a business plan each year which will set forth the operating goals and plans for the Company;

(ii)to execute and deliver or to authorize the execution and delivery of contracts, deeds, leases, licenses, instruments of transfer and other documents, instruments or agreements in the ordinary course of business on behalf of the Company;

(iii)to employ, retain, consult with and dismiss such personnel, agents or representatives as may be required for accomplishment of the business purpose set forth in Section 2.3;

(iv)to establish and enforce limits of authority and internal controls with respect to all personnel and functions;

(v)to engage attorneys, consultants and accountants for the Company;

(vi)to develop or cause to be developed, accounting procedures for the maintenance of the Company’s books of account;

(vii)to appoint auditors; (except if there is an audit committee of the Managing Member, in which case such audit committee shall appoint the auditors of the Company); 

(viii)to make any expenditures, lend or borrow money, assume or guarantee, or otherwise contract for indebtedness and other liabilities, issue evidences of indebtedness in the name of the Company and incur other obligations;

(ix)to acquire, dispose of, mortgage, pledge, encumber, buy or exchange assets of the Company; 

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(x)to use the assets of the Company (including cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including the financing of the conduct of the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, lending funds to other Persons, repaying of obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries and capital contributions to any subsidiary; 

(xi)to distribute Distributable Cash;

(xii)to maintain insurance, including for the benefit of the Managing Member, Members and their respective directors, officers, partners, employees and agents;

(xiii)to form or acquire an interest in, and contribute property and make loans to, any limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, corporations or limited liability companies;

(xiv)to control any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Company, including the bringing and defending of actions at law or in equity and otherwise engaging in the conduct of litigation, arbitration or remediation proceedings, and the incurring of legal expenses and the settlement of claims and litigation or arbitrations; 

(xv)to indemnify any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law and this Agreement: and

(xvi)to do all such other acts as shall not be prohibited by or in violation of this Agreement.  

Section 3.2    Compensation.  The Managing Member shall not be entitled to compensation for services rendered to the Company in its capacity as Managing Member; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit or restrict the payment of compensation to UCP, Inc. for services rendered to the Company.

ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS

Section 4.1    Officers.  The officers of the Company (the “Officers”) shall at all times be identical to the then officers of the Managing Member.  Any changes in the officers of the Managing Member, whether by election, resignation, removal, death or otherwise, shall automatically and concurrently take effect with respect to the Officers of the Company.  No Officer of the Company may resign unless such Officer concurrently resigns as an officer of the Managing Member.  Any resignation by an Officer of the Managing Member shall constitute such Officer’s concurrent resignation from the Company.

ARTICLE V
FINANCE AND CAPITAL

Section 5.1    Capital Contributions.  On or prior to the date hereof, the Members have made capital contributions and have acquired the number of Membership Units specified opposite their respective names on Schedule I.

Section 5.2    Additional Capital Contributions.  Except as set forth in Section 10.5, no Member shall be required or permitted to make additional capital contributions to the Company without the consent of all of the Members.

Section 5.3    Members’ Capital Accounts.  No Member shall have any right to withdraw any portion of its Capital Account, except as otherwise provided herein.  For purposes hereof, “Capital Account” shall mean the separate capital account maintained for each Member in accordance with the principles of Section 1.704-1(b) of the Treasury Regulations, as of any particular date, except as provided herein.  Immediately following the Closing Events, the Capital Account balance of each Member shall be the product of (i) such Member’s Percentage Interest and (ii) the net equity value of the Company, which shall be determined as (x) the product of the price to public of the shares of Common Stock sold in the Offering and the number of Units outstanding immediately after the closing of the Offering, less (y) the Offering Expenses. 

The Members agree that the amount of each Member’s initial Capital Account, as so determined, is as set forth on Schedule I.  Thereafter, such Capital Accounts shall be adjusted as follows:
(a)The Capital Account of each Member shall be increased by:

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(i)The amount of any Net Profits (and any items of income or gain), allocated on or after the date hereof to such Member;

(ii)The amount, if any, of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or taken subject to or in connection with the distribution of property to such Member by the Company on or after the date hereof;

(iii)The amount of any cash contributed by such Member to the Company; and

(iv)The fair market value of property (which shall include any Persons) contributed to the Company by such Member on or after the date hereof.

(b)The Capital Account of each Member shall be decreased by:

(i)The amount of cash distributed to such Member by the Company on or after the date hereof;

(ii)The amount of any Net Losses (and, without duplication, any items of deduction or loss) allocated to such Member on or after the date hereof;

(iii)The fair market value of any property distributed to such Member by the Company on or after the date hereof; and

(iv)The amount of any liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or taken subject to or in connection with the contribution of property by such Member to the Company on or after the date hereof.

(c)The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code and, to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations.

(d)No interest shall be paid by the Company on capital contributions, balances in Member’s Capital Accounts or any other funds contributed to the Company or distributed or distributable by the Company under this Agreement.

(e)No adjustment shall be made to any Member’s Capital Account pursuant to Subsections (a) or (b) of this Section 5.3 on account of any of the Closing Events.

Section 5.4    Allocations.

(a)Net Profits.  Net Profits shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

(b)Net Losses.  Net Losses shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

(c)Whenever a proportionate part of the Net Profits or Net Losses is allocated to a Member, every item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit entering into the computation of such Net Profits or Net Losses or arising from the transactions with respect to which such Net Profits or Net Losses were realized, shall be credited or charged, as the case may be, to such Member in the same proportion; provided, however, that “recapture income,” if any, shall be allocated to the Members who were allocated the corresponding Depreciation deductions.

(d)When the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset differs from its basis for federal income tax purposes, solely for tax purposes and not for purposes of computing Capital Account balances, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit with respect to such asset shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.  For purposes of this Section 5.4(d), Code Section 704(c) (or the principles of Code Section 704(c)) shall be applied using the traditional method unless the Managing Member shall determine to use another method that is permissible under Treasury Regulations; provided, however, that so long as PICO and its Affiliates collectively hold a ten percent (10%) or greater Percentage Interest in the Company such determination shall be with the prior written consent of PICO.

(e)    All matters concerning the allocation of Net Profits and Net Losses (and items of income, gain, loss and deduction) among the Members and accounting procedures not expressly and specifically provided by the terms of this Agreement, shall be 

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determined in good faith by the Managing Member on a basis which is in conformity with the requirements imposed under Code Section 704 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder as equitably applied among the Members.

(f)    Notwithstanding any provision of Section 5.4, if there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain during a taxable year of the Company (including any Minimum Gain attributable to Member-Funded Debt), each Member at the end of such year shall be allocated, before any other allocations of Net Profits or Net Losses for such year, items of income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in the amount and in the proportions described in Section 1.704-2(f) (or Section 1.704-2(i)(4)) of the Treasury Regulations.

(g)    If any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) of the Treasury Regulations, the Members shall be allocated items of income and gain in an amount and manner to eliminate any Adjusted Capital Account Deficit attributable to such adjustment, allocation or distribution as quickly as possible.  

(h)    Notwithstanding the allocations provided for in Section 5.4(a), (b), (d), (i) or (j), if there is a net increase in Minimum Gain during a taxable year of the Company that is attributable to Member-Funded Debt then, first depreciation, to the extent the increase in such Minimum Gain is allocable to depreciable property, and then a proportionate part of other deductions and expenditures described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, shall be allocated to the lending or guaranteeing Members, provided that, the total amount of deductions so allocated for any year shall not exceed the increase in Minimum Gain attributable to such Member-Funded Debt in such year.

(i)    Non-Recourse Deductions shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their Percentage Interests.

(j)    The allocations set forth in Sections 5.4(f), (g), (h) and (i) (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Section 1.704-1(b) of the Treasury Regulations.  The Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other Net Profits and Net Losses and items of income, gain, loss and deduction so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such other allocations and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not been made.

(k)    If any Member Transfers all or any portion of its Membership Units during any Fiscal Year, Net Profits and Net Losses attributable to such transferred Membership Units for such Fiscal Year shall be apportioned between the transferor and the transferee or computed as to such Members on the basis of an interim closing of the books and records of the Company deeming a Transfer to have occurred (i) at the beginning of the first day of the month in which the Transfer occurred, if the Transfer actually occurred prior to the 16th day of such month, or (ii) at the end of the last day of such month if the transfer actually occurred on or after the 16th day of such month, unless the Managing Member shall reasonably determine to use another method that is permissible under the Code and applicable regulations thereunder.

Section 5.5    Banking; Investments.  All funds of the Company shall be deposited in such bank account or accounts, or invested, and withdrawals from any such bank account shall be made upon such signature or signatures, as shall be established and designated by the Managing Member.

Section 5.6    Distributions.

(a)Except as otherwise required by law or as provided in this Agreement, no Member shall have any right to withdraw any portion of its Capital Account or receive any distributions from the Company, except as expressly provided herein.

(b)The Company shall distribute Distributable Cash, subject to any restrictive covenants or similar provisions under agreements by which the Company is bound, to each Member in accordance with the following:

(i)To the Members pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests at the time or times determined by the Managing Member; provided, however, that the Managing Member shall have the obligation to make distributions as set forth in Sections 5.6(b)(ii) and 9.3(a).  In furtherance of the foregoing, it is intended that the Managing Member shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law and hereunder, have the right in its sole discretion to make distributions to the Members pro rata in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests pursuant to this Section 5.6(b)(i) in such amounts as shall enable UCP, Inc. to meet its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement. 

(ii)The Company shall make a distribution to each Member of cash in an amount equal to such Member’s Tax Liabilities (“Tax Distributions”) as reasonably determined by the Managing Member. Tax Distributions shall be 

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made at such times so as to allow the Members to make payments of their estimated or income tax (as applicable) and shall be made at least 10 days, but no earlier than 20 days, prior to the due date (without extensions) for each such payment that would apply to the Company if it were a Delaware corporation.  Within thirty 30 days after (i) the filing by the Company of its annual federal tax return, and (ii) final resolution of any audit or other adjustment to any federal, state, local or other tax returns filed by the Company, the Company shall determine each Member's True-Up Amount, based on the Company's federal income tax returns.  If a Member's True-Up Amount is negative, the Company shall make an additional Tax Distribution to such Member in an amount equal to the True-Up Amount.  If a Member's True-Up Amount is positive, such amount shall be applied to reduce future Tax Distributions under this Section 5.6(b))(ii) until such True-Up Amount is entirely applied.  Except as provided in the following sentence, to the extent that at the time of any Tax Distribution, a Member would otherwise be entitled to receive less than its Percentage Interest of the aggregate Tax Distributions to be paid on such date, the Tax Distributions to such Member shall be increased to ensure that all distributions to be made pursuant to this Section 5.6(b)(ii) as of any such date shall be made on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Members' respective Percentage Interests (any such increased amount of a Member's Tax Distributions, a “Shortfall Amount”).  If at the time of any Tax Distribution there is not sufficient Distributable Cash on hand to distribute to each Member the full amount of such Member's Tax Liability and such Member's Shortfall Amount, (i) distributions at such time shall be made to the extent of the available Distributable Cash (a) first, to the Members in proportion to each Member's aggregate unpaid Tax Liability, until the full amount of the Members' aggregate Tax Liabilities are paid and (b) second, to the Members in proportion to each Member's aggregate unpaid Shortfall Amount, until the full amount of the Members' aggregate Shortfall Amounts are paid; and (ii) the Company shall make future distributions as soon as funds become available (a) first, to the Members in proportion to each Member's aggregate unpaid Tax Liability, until the full amount of the Members' aggregate Tax Liabilities are paid and (b) second, to the Members in proportion to each Member's aggregate unpaid Shortfall Amount, together with interest on such unpaid Shortfall Amount at the Shortfall Interest Rate, until the full amount of the Members' aggregate Shortfall Amounts and any interest thereon are paid.

Section 5.7    Return of Contribution.  Except as required by the LLCA, no Member shall be personally liable for the return of any capital contribution, or any portion thereof, or the return of any additions to the Capital Accounts of the other Members, or any portion thereof, it being agreed that any return of capital as may be made at any time, or from time to time, shall be made solely from the assets of the Company, and only in accordance with the terms hereof.

ARTICLE VI
ACCOUNTING; TAX MATTERS

Section 6.1    Books; Fiscal Year.  The Company shall maintain complete and accurate books of account of the Company’s affairs at the Company’s principal place of business.  Such books shall be kept in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  The Company’s accounting period for tax purposes shall be the Fiscal Year.  The Company’s accounting year for all other purposes shall be the Fiscal Year.

Section 6.2    Reports.  The Company shall close the books of account after the close of each quarter in each Fiscal Year.  The Company shall prepare and distribute to each Member a quarterly statement of such Member’s distributive share of income and expense for federal income tax reporting purposes, as well as a quarterly report on sales, income, expenses and other reports as are normally prepared for PICO and UCP, Inc. and in sufficient detail to permit each of PICO and UCP, Inc. to report its respective share of income, expense, and such other GAAP items as each of PICO and UCP, Inc. may reasonably request from time to time.  Such information shall be made available to each such Member no later than twenty five (25) days after the end of each calendar quarter and no later than sixty (60) days after the end of each Fiscal Year in respect of the prior Fiscal Year.  As soon as practicable after the end of each Fiscal Year, the Company shall send to each Member a report indicating such information with respect to the Member as is necessary for purposes of reporting such amounts for federal, state and local income tax purposes.  For the avoidance of doubt, any information under this Section 6.2 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 11.17.

Section 6.3    Company Information.  Upon reasonable request, the Company shall supply to PICO and its Affiliates, so long as they collectively hold at least a ten percent (10%) Percentage Interest in the Company information regarding the Company, its sales, receipts, payments, all accounting information and records as well as all activities of the Company.  PICO, UCP, Inc. and their respective Affiliates and representatives shall have free access during normal business hours to discuss the operations and business of the Company with employees or agents of the Company, and to inspect, audit or make copies of all books, records and other information relative to the operations and business of the Company at their own expense, provided, however, that each such Member shall preserve the confidentiality of such information.  For the avoidance of doubt, information provided under this Section 6.3 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 11.17.

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Section 6.4    Records.  The Company shall keep or cause to be kept appropriate books and records in accordance with the LLCA with respect to the Company’s business, which books and records shall at all times be kept at the principal office of the Company.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall keep at its principal office the following:

(a)a current list of the full name and the last known street address of each Member;

(b)a copy of the Certificate of Formation and this Agreement and all amendments thereto;

(c)copies of the Company’s federal, state and local income tax returns and reports, if any, for the six most recent Fiscal Years;

(d)copies of any financial statements of the Company for the six most recent Fiscal Years; and

(e)such other documents with respect to the Company’s business as may reasonably be required from time to time by the Managing Member.

Section 6.5    Tax Characterization.  It is intended that the Company be characterized and treated as a partnership for, and solely for, U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, and neither the Company nor any Member shall take any action inconsistent with such characterization.  For such purpose, (i) the Company shall be subject to all the provisions of Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code, and (ii) all references to a “Partner,” to “Partners” and to the “Partnership” in the provisions of the Code and Treasury Regulations cited in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to a Member, Members and the Company, respectively.

Section 6.6    Tax Returns.  

(a)Subject to the provisions of Section 6.6(b), the Managing Member shall file, or cause to be filed, the Company’s tax returns and statements.  The Managing Member may request reasonable extensions to file any tax return or statement without the written consent of the other Members but shall provide written notice to the Members of any such request for extension not later than ten (10) days before the date on which any tax return or statement for which an extension is requested is required to be filed.  The Managing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and furnish, or cause to be prepared and furnished, to the Members within sixty (60) calendar days after the close of each Tax Year, the Schedule K-1s to the Company’s Federal partnership income tax return for the Tax Year. 

(b)For each Tax Year, (i) the Managing Member shall provide PICO, UCP, Inc. and their respective Affiliates with a copy of their draft Schedule K-1s at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date such Schedule K-1s are required to be furnished to such Members, and (ii) the Managing Member shall provide each such Member with a copy of the Company’s draft Tax Return at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the earlier of (x) the date of filing of the Company’s Federal partnership income tax return for the Tax Year (“Tax Return”), or (y) the date by which the Tax Return is required to be filed (taking into account extensions as permitted under Section 6.6(a)).  So long as PICO and its Affiliates collectively hold at least a ten percent (10%) Percentage Interest in the Company, the Tax Return shall not be filed (or caused to be filed) and final Schedule K-1s shall not be furnished to the Members pursuant to Section 6.6(a) without PICO’s prior consent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed.  For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided under this Section 6.6(b) shall be subject to this provisions of Section 11.17.

Section 6.7    Tax Matters Partner.  For purposes of Code Section 6231(a)(7)(A), the Managing Member shall be the “Tax Matters Partner” of the Company for all purposes of the Code and any corresponding state or local statute.  Each Member consents to such designation and agrees to take such further action as may be required, by regulation or otherwise, or as may be requested by any Member, to effectuate such designation.  The Tax Matters Partner shall cooperate with the other Members and shall promptly provide the other Members with copies of notices or other materials from, and inform the other Members of discussions engaged in with, any taxing authority and shall provide the other Members with notice of all scheduled administrative proceedings, including meetings with agents, technical advice conferences and appellate hearings, as soon as possible after receiving notice of the scheduling of such proceedings.  The Tax Matters Partner will schedule such proceedings only after consulting the other Members with a view to accommodating the reasonable convenience of both the Tax Matters Partner and the other Members.  As long as PICO and its Affiliates collectively hold at least a ten percent (10%) Percentage Interest in the Company, the Tax Matters Partner shall not agree to extend the period of limitations for assessments; file a petition or complaint in any court; file a request for an administrative adjustment of partnership items after any return has been filed; or enter into any settlement agreement with respect to Company items of income, gain, loss or deduction without the prior consent of PICO, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed.

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Section 6.8    Tax Elections.

(a)The Managing Member shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, determine whether to make any available tax election; provided, however, that so long as PICO and its Affiliates collectively hold at least a ten percent (10%) Percentage Interest in the Company, such determination shall be subject to the prior consent of PICO, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed.

(b)Effective for its first taxable year ending after the date hereof (or, if such election is not permitted for such taxable year, for its first taxable year for which it is permitted), the Company shall file with its tax return a written statement (the “Section 754 Election”), signed by the Managing Member, setting forth (i) the name and address of the Company, (ii) a declaration that the Company elects under Code Section 754 to apply the provisions of Code Sections 734(b) and 743(b) and (iii) such other information as may be required under Treas. Reg. Section 1.754-1.  The Company shall allocate such special basis adjustments under Code Sections 734(b) and 743(b) pursuant to Code Section 755.

(c)The Company shall pay all costs incurred by the Company in connection with any special basis adjustments arising from any Transfers or distributions, including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees.  In addition, both the transferor and the transferees of an ownership interest Transfer (or the transferee of any Company distribution) permitted hereunder shall (within sixty (60) days of such permitted Transfer or distribution) provide the Company with complete and accurate information regarding such Transfer (or distribution) to enable the Company to make special basis adjustments and other computations in connection therewith.

Section 6.9    Withholding.  Each Member hereby authorizes the Company to withhold from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member any amount of federal, state, local or foreign taxes that the Managing Member determines that the Company is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement, including any taxes required to be withheld by the Company pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 or 1446 of the Code.  Any amounts so withheld shall be treated as having been distributed to such Member.

ARTICLE VII
TRANSFERS

Section 7.1    Transfers of Membership Units.  No Member nor any transferee of Membership Units initially held by such Member may Transfer its Membership Units to any Person without the prior written consent of the Managing Member in its sole discretion; provided, however, the following Transfers shall not require the consent of the Managing Member: (i) Transfers pursuant to PICO’s exercise of exchange rights pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and any such Transfers pursuant to the Exchange Agreement shall be deemed a Transfer hereunder, and (ii) Transfers by PICO or UCP, Inc., to any of their respective Affiliates provided, however, that if any such Affiliate subsequently ceases to be an Affiliate of such Member, the Membership Units so transferred must first be Transferred back to the original Member.  Any Transfers of Membership Units under this Section 7.1 shall comply with applicable federal and state securities laws.  

Section 7.2    Admission as a Member.  A transferee pursuant to Section 7.1 shall become a Member, and shall be listed as a Member on Schedule I hereto, and shall be deemed to receive the Membership Units being Transferred at such time as such transferee executes and delivers to the Company an agreement or supplement to this Agreement in which the transferee agrees (or, with respect to any Transfer by PICO that is a distribution or dividend by PICO to holders of its securities or the exchange by PICO of Membership Units for any of its securities, as a stated condition to any such Transfer, is deemed to agree, without executing and delivering to the Company an agreement or supplement to this Agreement) to be admitted as a Member and bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement as it may be amended from time to time; provided, however that for purposes of this Section 7.2, the Encumbrance of Membership Units shall not be deemed a Transfer.

Section 7.3    Prohibited Transfers.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, no Transfer shall be permitted (and if attempted shall be void ab initio) if, in the reasonable determination of the Managing Member, such Transfer would pose a material risk that the Company would be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the  Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 7.4    Effect of Transfer Not in Compliance with this Article.  Any purported Transfer of Membership Units that is not in compliance with this Article VII shall be void and of no effect.

ARTICLE VIII
LIMITED LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

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Section 8.1    Limited Liability.  Except as otherwise provided under the LLCA, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company and neither any Member nor the Managing Member shall be obligated or liable for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company.  Except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware, the debts, obligations and liabilities of any Member, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liability of such Member and neither any Member, the Managing Member (in its capacity as such) nor the Company shall be obligated or liable for any such debt, obligation or liability of such Member.

Section 8.2    Indemnification.

(a)The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless any Member, the Managing Member (and any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees and agents) and any officer, director, manager, employee or agent of the Company, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that he, she or it is or was a Member, the Managing Member, or an officer, director, manager, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, manager, employee, agent or tax matters partner of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (each an “Indemnitee”), from and against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, damages, penalties, interest, liabilities, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with such claim, action, suit or proceeding if such Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal sanction or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his, her or its conduct was unlawful.  The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he, she or it reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his, her or its conduct was unlawful.

(b)Expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding and in advance of any final determination that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of any Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no further appeal may be taken or the time for appeal has lapsed that such Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 8.2.

(c)The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Section 8.2 shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to be a Member, the Managing Member, or any officer, director, manager, employee or agent of the Company, the Managing Member or any Member, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and other legal successors of such Person.

(d)The indemnification provided by this Section 8.2 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to indemnification to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, determination of Members or otherwise.

(e)Any indemnification hereunder shall be satisfied only out of the assets of the Company (including insurance and any agreements pursuant to which the Company and indemnified Persons are entitled to indemnification), and the Members shall not be subject to personal liability by reason of these indemnification provisions and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Company to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.

(f)No Person shall be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 8.2 because such Person had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

(g)The indemnification, advancement of expenses and other provisions of this Article VIII are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

(h)Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Article VIII, the right to be indemnified and to receive advancement of expenses in this Article VIII shall be a contract right.  No amendment, modification or repeal of this Article VIII or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of 

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Article VIII as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

(i)If any provision or provisions of this Section 8.2 shall be held invalid, illegal or enforceable for any reason whatsoever:  (1) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Section 8.2 (including, without limitation, each portion, if any, of this Section 8.2 containing  any such provisions held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (2) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Section 8.2 (including, without limitation, each such portion of any subsection of this Section 8.2 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

Section 8.3    Exculpation.  A Member shall not be personally liable to the Company or its Members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation is not permitted under the LLCA as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.  Any repeal or modification of the immediately preceding sentence or any amendment to the LLCA shall not adversely affect the right or protection of any Member existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal, modification or amendment.

ARTICLE IX
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Section 9.1    Dissolution.  The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the following events (each of which shall constitute a “Dissolution Event”):

(a)The election of the Managing Member with the consent of PICO if PICO and its Affiliates collectively hold a ten percent (10%) or greater Percentage Interest in the Company; 

(b)The sale, disposition or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

(c)The entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section 802 of the LLCA  with respect to the Company.

Section 9.2    Withdrawal Of Members.  No Member shall have the right to voluntarily withdraw as a Member of the Company other than following the Transfer or, with respect to PICO, the exchange of all Membership Units owned by such Member, which Transfer shall be in accordance with Article VII.  No Member shall seek a decree of judicial dissolution with respect to the Company.

Section 9.3    Distribution Upon Dissolution.

(a)Upon dissolution, the Company shall not be terminated and shall continue until the winding up of the affairs of the Company is completed and a certificate of cancellation has been issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware.  Upon the winding up of the Company, the Managing Member, or any other Person designated by the Managing Member (the “Liquidation Agent”), shall take full account of the assets and liabilities of the Company and shall, unless the Members agree otherwise, liquidate the assets of the Company as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof.  The proceeds of any liquidation shall be applied and distributed in the following order:

(i)First, to the payment of indebtedness and liabilities of the Company (including payment of all indebtedness and liabilities to Members and/or their Affiliates) and the expenses of liquidation;

(ii)Second, to the establishment of any reserve which the Liquidation Agent shall deem reasonably necessary for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company (“Contingencies”).  Such reserve may be paid over by the Liquidation Agent to any attorney-at-law, or acceptable party, as escrow agent, to be held for disbursement in payment of any Contingencies and, at the expiration of such period as shall be deemed advisable by the Liquidation Agent for distribution of the balance in the manner hereinafter provided in this Section 9.3; 

(iii)Third, to the Members in proportion to the amounts required to be made to such Members pursuant to the last sentence of Section 5.6(b)(ii); and

(iv)Thereafter, to the Members in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

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(b)It is the intent of the Members that the allocations provided in Section 5.4 hereof result in the distributions required pursuant to Section 9.3 being in accordance with positive capital accounts as provided for in the Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code.  However, if after giving hypothetical effect to the allocations required by Section 5.4, the Capital Accounts of the Members are in such ratios or balances that distributions pursuant to Section 9.3 would not be in accordance with the positive capital accounts of the Members as required by Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code, such failure shall not affect or alter the distributions required by Section 9.3.  Rather, the Managing Member will have the authority to make other allocations of Net Profits or Net Losses, or items of income, gain, loss or deduction among the Members which, to the extent possible, will result in the capital accounts of each Member having a balance prior to the distribution equal to the amount of the distributions to be received by each Member pursuant to Section 9.3; provided, however, that so long as PICO and its Affiliates collectively hold at least a 10 percent (10%) Percentage Interest in the Company, such other allocations shall be made with the prior consent of PICO not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Section 9.4    Time for Liquidation.  A reasonable amount of time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets of the Company and the discharge of liabilities to creditors so as to enable the Liquidation Agent to minimize the losses attendant upon such liquidation.

Section 9.5    Winding Up and Filing Articles of Cancellation.  Upon the commencement of the winding up of the Company, articles of cancellation shall be delivered by the Company to the Secretary of State of Delaware for filing.  The articles of cancellation shall set forth the information required by the LLCA.  The winding up of the Company shall be completed when all debts, liabilities, and obligations of the Company have been paid and discharged or reasonably adequate provision therefor has been made and all the remaining assets of the Company have been distributed to the Members.

ARTICLE X
MEMBERSHIP UNITS; CERTIFICATES

Section 10.1    Certificates.  At the request of PICO or UCP, Inc., Membership Units shall be represented by a certificate or certificates, setting forth upon the face thereof that the Company is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, the name of the Member to which it is issued and the number of Membership Units which such certificate represents.  Such certificates shall be entered in the books of the Company as they are issued, and shall be signed by the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and may be sealed with the Company’s seal or a facsimile thereof.  Upon any Transfer permitted under this Agreement, the transferring Member shall surrender to the Company the Certificates representing Membership Units owned by such Member and the Company shall issue to the transferring Member certificates representing the remaining Membership Units, if any, held by such transferring Member after taking into account such Transfer.  All certificates representing Membership Units (unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), shall bear the following legend:

THE MEMBERSHIP UNITS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED, TRANSFERRED, GRANTED AN OPTION WITH RESPECT TO OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, (I) UNLESS AND UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR SUCH SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, ENCUMBRANCE, TRANSFER, OPTION GRANT OR OTHER DISPOSITION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (II) EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT OF THE COMPANY, A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY.

Section 10.2    Lost or Destroyed Certificates.  The Company may issue a new certificate for Membership Units in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact, and providing an indemnity in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member, by the Person claiming the certificate to be lost or destroyed.

Section 10.3    Transfer of Membership Units.  Except for Transfers duly made in accordance with Article VII, no Transfer of Membership Units shall be valid as against the Company.  Upon any such Transfer, the Member Transferring Membership Units shall surrender certificate therefor, accompanied by an instrument of assignment or transfer by the Member duly executed with signature guarantees, and otherwise complying with such requirements as the Managing Member may impose.

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Section 10.4    Splits And Reclassifications.  The Company shall not in any manner subdivide (by any unit split, unit distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combine (by reverse unit split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) the outstanding Membership Units unless an identical event is occurring with respect to the Common Stock, in which event the Membership Units shall be combined or subdivided concurrently with and in the same manner as the Common Stock so that the Series A Units shall at all times be exchangeable pursuant to the Exchange Agreement into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

Section 10.5    Incentive Plans; Registered and Private Offerings.

(a)At any time UCP, Inc. issues a share of Common Stock pursuant to an Incentive Plan (whether pursuant to the exercise of a stock option or otherwise), the following shall occur:  (1) UCP, Inc. shall be deemed to contribute to the capital of the Company an amount of cash equal to the current per share market price of a share of Common Stock on the date such share is issued (or, if earlier, the date the related option is exercised); (2) the net proceeds (including the amount of any payments made on a loan with respect to a stock purchase award) received by UCP, Inc. with respect to such share, if any, shall be concurrently transferred to the Company (and such net proceeds so transferred shall not constitute a capital contribution); and (3) the Company shall issue to UCP, Inc. one (1) Series B Unit registered in the name of UCP, Inc.  

(b)At any time UCP, Inc. issues a share of Common Stock pursuant to a primary public offering registered under the Securities Act, or in a private placement or other transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act, the net proceeds received by UCP, Inc. with respect to such share, if any, shall be concurrently transferred to the Company and the Company shall issue to UCP, Inc. one (1) Series B Unit registered in the name of UCP, Inc. for each share of Common Stock issued.

(c)If at any time UCP, Inc. issues debt securities which are convertible into Common Stock (“Convertible Debt”), the proceeds received from the issuance of such Convertible Debt shall be used by UCP, Inc. to purchase a debt security of the Company, with the same principal amount and substantially equivalent terms to the Convertible Debt (the “Back-to-Back Debt”).  Upon conversion into Common Stock of any portion of the principal amount of Convertible Debt by any holder thereof the same principal amount of the Back-to-Back Debt automatically shall be converted into a number of Membership Units equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such portion of the Convertible Debt has been converted.  In such event, the Gross Asset Value of the Company assets shall be adjusted pursuant to clause (ii)(q) of the definition of Gross Asset Value.  

(d)If UCP, Inc. acquires any assets or Person for which the consideration, in whole or in part, consists of Common Stock, (i) the legal structure of such acquisition shall be agreed upon by UCP, Inc. and PICO, (ii) the assets or Person shall be contributed by UCP, Inc., directly or indirectly, to the Company or a subsidiary thereof in a manner to be agreed upon by UCP, Inc. and PICO, and (iii) appropriate adjustments, in accordance with the principles of this Agreement and as agreed upon by UCP, Inc. and PICO, shall be made to the number of Units, Gross Asset Value of Company assets and the Capital Accounts of each of the Members.

Section 10.6    Regulations.  The Managing Member may make such additional rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Agreement, as it may deem expedient with respect to the issue and Transfer of Membership Units and issuance of certificates for the Membership Units.

Section 10.7    Registered Members.  The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on its records as the owner of the Membership Units to receive distributions and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Membership Units on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the LLCA.

ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1    Severability.  The terms, conditions, and provisions of this Agreement are fully severable, and the decision or judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction rendering void or unenforceable any one or more of such terms, conditions or provisions shall not render void or unenforceable any of the other terms, conditions or provisions hereof and such void or unenforceable term shall be replaced with a valid and enforceable term which would to the greatest degree possible reflect the original intentions of the parties hereunder.

Section 11.2    Notices.  All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder (each, a “Notice”) to any party shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or sent by facsimile (provided a copy is thereafter promptly delivered as provided in this Section 11.2) or nationally recognized overnight courier, addressed to such party at the address or facsimile number 

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set forth below, or such other address or facsimile number as may hereafter be designated in writing by such party to the other parties:
If to the Company or UCP, Inc., to:

6489 Camden Avenue, Suite 204
San Jose, CA 95120
Attention:  President
Fax:  408-323-1114

If to PICO, to:

7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 300
La Jolla, CA  92037
Attention:  President
Fax:  858-456-6480

Each Notice shall be deemed received on the date sent to the recipient thereof in accordance with this Section 11.2, if sent prior to 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day; otherwise, such Notice shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day.
Section 11.3    Captions.  The captions at the heading of each Article or Section of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and are not to be deemed a part of this Agreement itself.

Section 11.4    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto and the other agreements and documents referenced herein or contemplated hereby, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the matters herein set forth, and all prior negotiations and understandings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement are merged herein and are superseded and canceled by this Agreement.

Section 11.5    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 11.6    Amendments; Waiver.  Amendments to this Agreement may be made from time to time, provided, however, that no amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be valid or effective unless in writing and approved by both the Managing Member and PICO.  No consent to, waiver, discharge or release (each, a “Waiver”) of, any provision of, or breach under this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless in writing and signed by the party giving such Waiver, and no specific Waiver shall constitute a Waiver with respect to any other provision or breach, whether or not of similar nature.  Failure on the part of any party hereto to insist in any instance upon strict, complete and timely performance by another party hereto of any provision of or obligation under this Agreement shall not constitute a Waiver by such party of any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise.

Section 11.7    Further Assurances.  Each party shall perform all other acts and execute and deliver all other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

Section 11.8    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.

Section 11.9    Third Party Beneficiary.  Except as set forth in Article VIII, nothing set forth in this Agreement shall be construed to confer any benefit to any third party who is not a party to this Agreement.  The holders of securities of each of UCP, Inc. and PICO specifically shall not be deemed third party beneficiaries and shall not have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provision herein contained.

Section 11.10    Assignment.  This Agreement is personal to the parties hereto and neither party may (except as set forth in Article VII) assign or Transfer the rights accruing hereunder nor may performance of any duties by either party hereunder be delegated or assumed by any other Person or legal entity without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

Section 11.11    Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and permitted assigns of each party hereto; provided, however, that no party hereto may Transfer any of such party’s Membership Units (or any portion thereof or any beneficial interest therein) or this Agreement or such party’s rights, interests or obligations hereunder, except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and for the avoidance of doubt, provided, further, 

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that in case of any Transfer of Membership Units by PICO (other than any Transfer pursuant to the Exchange Agreement or a Transfer to an Affiliate of PICO), none of the special information and/or consent rights of PICO under Section 5.4(d), Section 6.2, Section 6.3, Section 6.6(b), Section 6.7, Section 6.8(a), and/or Section 9.3(b), as the case may be, shall, in whole or in part, be transferred or deemed to be transferred to such transferee (and PICO may not claim such rights for the benefit of any such transferee).  

Section 11.12    Relationship.  This Agreement does not constitute any Member, Managing Member, or any employee or agent of the Company as the agent or legal manager of any Member for any purpose whatsoever and no Member, Managing Member, or any employee or agent of the Company is granted hereby any right or authority to assume or to create any obligation or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of any Member or to bind any Member in any manner or thing whatsoever.

Section 11.13    Consent to Jurisdiction.  The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought and maintained exclusively in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California located in the County of Santa Clara.  Each of the parties irrevocably consents to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding in such courts may be served, and shall be effective, on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court, by any of the methods specified for the giving of Notices pursuant to Section 11.2. Each of the parties irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection or defense that it may now or hereafter have based on venue, inconvenience of forum, the lack of personal jurisdiction and the adequacy of service of process (as long as the party was provided Notice in accordance with the methods specified in Section 11.2) in any suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts.

Section 11.14    Equitable Remedies.  Each party acknowledges that no adequate remedy of law would be available for a breach of Articles VII and VIII of this Agreement, and that a breach of any of such Articles of this Agreement by one party would irreparably injure the other and accordingly agrees that in the event of a breach of any of such Articles of this Agreement, the respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable by specific performance, injunction or other equitable remedy (without bond or security being required), and each party waives the defense in any action and/or proceeding brought to enforce this Agreement that there exists an adequate remedy or that the other party is not irreparably injured.  Nothing in this Section 11.14 is intended to exclude the possibility of equitable remedies with respect to breaches of other Sections or Articles of this Agreement.

Section 11.15    Fees and Expenses.  Except as specifically set forth herein, each party shall be responsible for any legal and other fees and expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 11.16    Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 11.17    Confidentiality.  Each Member acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Company and of its Affiliates is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Company and its Affiliates, as required by law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such person shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential matters, acquired pursuant to this Agreement, of the Company and its Affiliates and successors, concerning the Company and its Affiliates and successors.  This Section 11.17 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Company or any of its Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of  violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community and (ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Member to prepare and file its Tax Returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the sale from any taxing authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any taxing authority with respect to such Tax Returns.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of UCP, LLC to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

COMPANY:

UCP, LLC 

By:  /s/ John R. Hart                            
Name: John R. Hart
Title: Chairman
MEMBERS:

UCP, Inc.

By:  /s/ Dustin Bogue                            
Name: Dustin Bogue
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
PICO Holdings, Inc.

By:  /s/ Maxim C. W. Webb                            
Name: Maxim C. W. Webb
Title: Chief Financial Officer

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MEMBERS; MEMBERSHIP UNITS; 

PERCENTAGE INTERESTS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

	
					
	Member
	Membership
Units
	Percentage
Interest
	Capital Account

	UCP, Inc.
	7,750,000 Series B Units
	42.3
	%
	$ 105,624,000

	 
	 
	 
	 

	PICO Holdings, Inc.
	10,593,000 Series A Units
	57.7
	%
	$ 144,078,128

	 
	18,343,000
	100
	%
	$ 249,702,128

2510.10 Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 25, 2014, between UCP, LLC and Citizens Homes, Inc

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

dated as of March 25, 2014 between

UCP, LLC

and

CITIZENS HOMES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01.  Definitions    2
Section 1.02.  Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions    10
ARTICLE 2 PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.01.  Purchase and Sale    10
Section 2.02.  Excluded Assets    12
Section 2.03.  Excluded Liabilities    13
Section 2.04. Assumed Liabilities    14
Section 2.05. Assignment of Contracts and Rights    14
Section 2.06.  Purchase Price; Allocation of Purchase Price    15
Section 2.07.  Closing Statement    15
Section 2.08.  Closing    16
Section 2.09.    Post-Closing Statement    18
Section 2.10.  Adjustment Of Purchase Price    20
ARTICLE 3 EARNOUT
Section 3.01.  Earn-Out Payments.    20
Section 3.02.  Earn-Out Notice    21
Section 3.03.  Payment    21
Section 3.04.  Post-Closing Efforts; Disclaimers    22
Section 3.05.  Earn-Out Payments Not a Security    22
ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Section 4.01.  Corporate Existence and Power    22
Section 4.02.  Corporate Authorization    23
Section 4.03.  Governmental Authorization    23
Section 4.04.  Noncontravention    23
Section 4.05.  Consents    24
Section 4.06.  Financial Statements    24
Section 4.07.  Absence of Certain Changes    24
Section 4.08.  No Undisclosed Material Liabilities    26

Section 4.09.  Material Contracts    26
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Section 4.10.  Litigation    27
Section 4.11.  Compliance with Laws and Court Orders    28
Section 4.12.  Properties    28
Section 4.13.  Equity Interests    30
Section 4.14.  Sufficiency of the Purchased Assets    31
Section 4.15.  Development of Properties; Products    31
Section 4.16.  Intellectual Property    32
Section 4.17.  Insurance Coverage    33
Section 4.18.  Licenses and Permits    34
Section 4.19.  Inventories    34
Section 4.20.  Receivables    34
Section 4.21.  Selling Documents    35
Section 4.22.  Finders’ Fees    35
Section 4.23.  Employees    35
Section 4.24.  Environmental Matters    35
Section 4.25.  Taxes    36
ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Section 5.01.  Corporate Existence and Power    37
Section 5.02.  Corporate Authorization    38
Section 5.03.  Governmental Authorization    38
Section 5.04.  Noncontravention    38
Section 5.05.  Financing    38
Section 5.06.  Litigation    38
ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS OF SELLER
Section 6.01.  Conduct of the Business    38
Section 6.02.  No Solicitation; Other Offers    40
Section 6.03.  Access to Information; Confidentiality    40
Section 6.04.  Notices of Certain Events    41
Section 6.05.  Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation    42
		
	Section 6.06. Payment of Excluded Liabilities; Limitations on Distributions and Dissolution 
	43

Section 6.07.  Warranty Services Agreement    43
Section 6.08.    Seller Insurance Policies    43
ARTICLE 7 COVENANTS OF BUYER
Section 7.01.  Confidentiality    44

Section 7.02.  Foreign Qualifications    44
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ARTICLE 8 COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLER
Section 8.01.  Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Assurances    44
Section 8.02.  Certain Filings    45
Section 8.03.  Public Announcements    45
Section 8.04.  WARN Act    45
ARTICLE 9 TAX MATTERS
Section 9.01. Tax Cooperation; Allocation of Taxes    46
ARTICLE 10 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Section 10.01.  ERISA Representations    47
Section 10.02.  Employees and Offers of Employment    49
Section 10.03.  Seller’s Employee Benefit Plans    49
Section 10.04.  Buyer Benefit Plans    49
Section 10.05.  No Third Party Beneficiaries    50
ARTICLE 11 CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 11.01.  Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and Seller    50
Section 11.02.  Conditions to Obligation of Buyer    50
Section 11.03.  Conditions to Obligation of Seller    52
ARTICLE 12 SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 12.01.  Survival    53
Section 12.02.  Indemnification    53
Section 12.03.  Third Party Claim Procedures    54
Section 12.04.  Direct Claim Procedures    55
Section 12.05.  Indemnification Basket And Cap    55
Section 12.06.  Earn-Out Payment Offset    56
Section 12.07.  Purchase Price Adjustment    56
ARTICLE 13 TERMINATION
Section 13.01.  Grounds for Termination    56

Section 13.02.  Effect of Termination    57

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ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.01.  Notices    58
Section 14.02.  Amendments and Waivers    59
Section 14.03.  Disclosure Schedule References    59
Section 14.04.  Expenses.    59
Section 14.05.  Successors and Assigns    60
Section 14.06.  Governing Law    60
Section 14.07.  Jurisdiction    60
Section 14.08.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    61
Section 14.09.  Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries    61
Section 14.10.  Entire Agreement    61
Section 14.11.  Bulk Sales Laws    61
Section 14.12.  Severability    61
Section 14.13.  Specific Performance    62

Exhibit A    Form of Written Consents
Exhibit B    Form of Equityholder Support Agreement Exhibit C    Assignment and Assumption Agreement Exhibit D    Assignment of Copyrights
Exhibit E    Assignment of Domain Names
Exhibit F    Form of Warranty Services Agreement

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this twenty-fifth day of March, 2014, by and between UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), and Citizens Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the purchase of real estate and the construction and marketing of residential homes in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee (the “Business”);

WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase from Seller all or substantially all of the assets of the Business, which constitutes all or substantially all of the assets of Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer all or substantially all of the assets of the Business, which constitutes all or substantially all of the assets of Seller, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Seller (i) has determined that the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Seller is fair to and in the best interests of the stockholders of Seller and has approved this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) has recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of Seller in accordance with the DGCL;

WHEREAS, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to or upon the Closing, and as a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, Seller shall have obtained the irrevocable approval and adoption of this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby by the stockholders of Seller set forth on Annex I hereto holding at least a majority of the capital stock of Seller pursuant to the execution and delivery of written consents in the form of Exhibit A hereto  (collectively, the “Written Consents”);

WHEREAS, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to or upon the Closing, and as a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, each of the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A- 1 Convertible Preferred Stock of Seller set forth on Annex I has executed and delivered that certain Equityholder Support Agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto (collectively, the “Equityholder Support Agreements”);

WHEREAS, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to or upon the Closing, and as a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into 

this Agreement, each of the Key Employees has accepted an offer of employment with Buyer, conditioned upon completion of the Closing, and has executed and delivered all

agreements and other documents required by Buyer relating to such employment (collectively, the “Key Employee Arrangements”); and

WHEREAS, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to or upon the Closing, as a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, each of the Major Stockholders has executed and delivered to Buyer an agreement, effective upon the Closing, not to compete with the Business or solicit the employees of the Business during the period specified in such agreements (collectively, the “Non-Competition Agreements”).

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which each party hereto acknowledges, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01.  Definitions.  (a) The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Acquisition Proposal” means, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any offer, proposal or inquiry relating to, or any Third Party indication of interest in, (i) any acquisition or purchase, direct or indirect, of 10% or more of the consolidated assets of Seller, or of any class of equity or voting securities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer with respect to any class of equity or voting securities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or
(iii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving Seller or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Adjusted Pre-Tax Net Income” of the Business, as of any period, shall mean (A) the total revenue of the Business (i.e. the Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina segments of Buyer’s business, including, without limitation, any new business of Buyer in such states following the Closing) during such period less (B) (i) all direct and indirect expenses of the Business during such period plus (ii) an overhead allocation to the 

Business consistent with Buyer’s allocation of overhead to its other operating divisions (but in no event shall such overhead allocation for the Business exceed 4.5% of the Business’s division revenue) during the applicable period. Such amount shall be calculated

in accordance with GAAP using principles used in the preparation of Buyer’s financial statements consistently applied during all applicable periods.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have correlative meanings.

“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon or applicable to such Person, as amended unless expressly specified otherwise.

“Apportioned Tax Obligations” means real property Taxes, personal property Taxes and similar ad valorem obligations levied with respect to the Purchased Assets or the Business for a taxable period which includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date and that are paid after the Closing Date.

2013.
 
“Balance Sheet” means the audited balance sheet of Seller as of December 31,

“Balance Sheet Date” means December 31, 2013.

“Building Design” means any design, blueprint, plan, schematic or prototype relating to any house, building or other structure built, sold or proposed to be built or sold by or on behalf of Seller or its Subsidiaries.

“Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Change of Control Payments” means all amounts (including any bonus, severance or other payments) that shall become payable (whether currently or in the future) 

to any employees, consultants or contractors of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Third Party as a result of or in connection with any “change of control” provision binding on Seller or any of its Subsidiaries triggered by the Closing of the sale of the Purchased Assets or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or together with any other trigger event).

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“Closed” means the transfer of title of a Home to a third-party homebuyer in exchange for receipt of the purchase price from such third party homebuyer, subject only to customary holdbacks.

“Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Development Reimbursements” means any right, title or interest of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller to any reimbursement, incentive payment or other monetary remuneration from any third party (including any Governmental Authority) arising out of the ownership, use or development of the Owned Real Property or the Optioned Real Property.
“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended. “Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law or any agreement with any
Governmental Authority or other third party, relating to human health and safety, the environment or to Hazardous Substances.

“Environmental Liabilities” means any and all liabilities arising in connection with or in any way relating to Seller (or any predecessor of Seller or any prior owner of all or part of its business and assets), any property now or previously owned, leased or operated by Seller, the Business (as currently or previously conducted), the Purchased Assets or any activities or operations occurring or conducted at the Real Property (including offsite disposal), whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, which (i) arise under or relate to any Environmental Law and
(ii) relate to actions occurring or conditions existing on or prior to the Closing Date (including any matter disclosed or required to be disclosed in Section 4.24 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule).

“Environmental Permits” means all Permits relating to or required by Environmental Laws.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“ERISA Affiliate” of any entity means any other entity which, together with such entity, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“Escrow Agent” means as follows: with respect to the Owned Real Property and the Optioned Real Property located in the State of Tennessee, Tune, Entrekin & White, P.C.; with respect to the Owned Real Property and the Optioned Real Property located in the State of South Carolina, The Bellamy Law Firm; with respect to the Owned Real 

Property and the Optioned Real Property located in Raleigh, North Carolina and its general vicinity, Burns, Day and Presnell, P.A.; with respect to the Owned Real Property and the

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Optioned Real Property located in Charlotte, North Carolina and its general vicinity, Lancaster & Trotter, P.A.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. “Governmental Authority” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal,
state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof.

“Hazardous Substances” means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or material or any substance, waste or material having any constituent elements displaying any of the foregoing characteristics including petroleum, its derivatives, by- products and other hydrocarbons, and any substance, waste or material regulated under any Environmental Law.

“Homebuyer Deposits” means any cash of Seller held in the accounts of escrow agents with respect to customer deposits for Homes to be delivered by Seller, calculated as of 11:59 pm on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date and determined in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the principles used in the preparation of the Balance Sheet.

“Home” means a single family home, townhome, or unit of a multi-family structure that is constructed, produced, marketed or sold by the Business.

“Indebtedness” means, without duplication, with respect to any Person, (i) all obligations for borrowed money or extensions of credit (including bank overdrafts and advances), (ii) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services,
(iv)all obligations as lessee capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (v) all obligations for borrowed money or extensions of credit of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such obligations are assumed, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, directly or indirectly guaranteeing any of the obligations described in clauses (i)-(v) above, of any other Person, in each such case as set forth in (i) –(vi) including any interest accrued thereon and prepayment or similar penalties and expenses which would be payable if such liability were paid in full as of the Closing Date and any success fee payable thereunder in connection with the Closing.

“Intellectual Property Rights” means (i) inventions, whether or not patentable, reduced to practice or made the subject of one or more pending patent applications, (ii) patents and patent applications (including all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions and reexaminations thereof) registered or applied for in the United States and all other nations throughout the world, all improvements to the inventions disclosed in each such registration, patent or patent application, (iii) trademarks, 

service marks, trade dress, logos, domain names, trade names and corporate names (whether or not registered) in the United States and all other nations throughout the world,

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including all variations, derivations, combinations, registrations and applications for registration of the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith, (iv) copyrights (whether or not registered) and registrations and applications for registration thereof in the United States and all other nations throughout the world (including copyrights in any “architectural work” as such term is defined in 17 U.S.C. Section 101), including all derivative works, moral rights, renewals, extensions, reversions or restorations associated with such copyrights, now or hereafter provided by law, regardless of the medium of fixation or means of expression, (v) computer software, (including source code, object code, firmware, operating systems and specifications), (vi) trade secrets and, whether or not confidential, business information (including pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists) and know-how (including manufacturing and production processes and techniques and research and development information), (vii) databases and data collections, (viii) any other similar type of proprietary intellectual property right, (ix) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in whatever form or medium, and (x) all rights to sue or recover and retain damages and costs and attorneys’ fees for past, present and future infringement or misappropriation of any of the foregoing.

“IT Assets” means any and all computers, computer software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines and all other information technology, network and communications equipment, and all associated documentation owned by or licensed, leased or used by or in connection with the Business (excluding any public networks).
“Key Employees” means Scott Thorson, Gilford Edwards, and David Hughes. “Knowledge” means, with respect to Seller, the knowledge of Scott Thorson,
Gilford Edwards, David Hughes, Antonio Mon or Ralph Teal, after reasonable inquiry.

“Licensed Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third party and licensed or sublicensed to Seller or a Subsidiary of Seller, or for which Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller has obtained a covenant not to be sued.

“Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, easement, servitude, security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such property or asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property or asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such property or asset.

“Major Stockholders” means Scott Thorson, Gilford Edwards, David Hughes, Antonio Mon, and Ralph Teal.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), business, assets, results of operations or prospects of Seller, the

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Business or the Purchased Assets, taken as a whole, excluding any effect resulting from
(A)changes in the general economic or political conditions in the United States not having a materially disproportionate effect on the Business relative to other participants in the homebuilding industry in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, (B) changes (including changes of Applicable Law) or conditions generally affecting the homebuilding industry in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee and not specifically relating to or having a materially disproportionate effect on the Business or (C) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or natural disasters involving the United States of America not having a materially disproportionate effect on the Business relative to other participants in the industry in which the Business operates or (ii) Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

“Owned Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights owned or purported to be owned by Seller or a Subsidiary of Seller.

“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.

“Post-Closing Tax Period” means (i) any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date and (ii) with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before but ends after the Closing Date, the portion of such period beginning after the Closing Date.

“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means (i) any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date and (ii) with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before but ends after the Closing Date, the portion of such period ending on the Closing Date.

“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents and other authorized representatives of such Person, in each case acting in such capacity.

“Seller Acquisition Expenses” means all fees and expenses accrued or incurred by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and consummation of the Closing of the sale of the Purchased Assets or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby, including all legal, accounting, investment banking and financial advisory fees and expenses, other than any fees incurred by or on behalf of Buyer. For the avoidance of doubt, any fees and expenses that are contingent upon the Closing shall be deemed to have been accrued as of immediately prior to the Closing.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at any time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

“Tax” means (i) any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever (including withholding on amounts paid to or by any Person), or any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount relating thereto, or any liability for

any of the foregoing as transferee, (ii) liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in (i) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group or being party to any agreement or arrangement, as a result of which liability of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to a Taxing Authority is determined or taken into account with reference to the activities of any other Person and (iii) liability of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries for the payment of any amount as a result of being party to any Tax Sharing Agreement.

“Tax Return” means any Tax return, statement, report, election, declaration, disclosure, schedule or form (including any estimated tax or information return or report) filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority.

“Tax Sharing Agreement” means any agreement or arrangement (whether or not written) entered into prior to the Closing binding Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that provide for the allocation, apportionment, sharing or assignment of any Tax liability or benefit, or the transfer or assignment of income, revenues, receipts, or gains for the purpose of determining any Person’s Tax liability.

“Taxing Authority” means any governmental authority (domestic or foreign) responsible for the imposition or collection of any Tax.

“Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of Seller calculated as of 11:59 pm on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date and determined in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the principles used in the preparation of the Balance Sheet, as modified as set forth in Section 1.01(B) of the Seller Disclosure Schedules.

“Transfer Taxes” means any sales, use, value added, registration, stamp, recording, documentary, conveyancing, transfer, and similar Taxes (including any penalties and interest).

“Third Party” means any Person as defined in this Agreement or in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, other than Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives or Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives.

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Equityholder Support Agreement, the Assignment of Domain Names, the Assignment of Copyrights, and the Warranty Services Agreement.

“Warranty Liability Amount” means $200,000.

term:

		
	(b)
	 
Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such

Term    Section
2014 Operating Plan    4.07
Accounting Referee    2.06

Section 1.02.  Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement.  Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import.  “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form.  References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.  References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; provided that with respect to any agreement or contract listed on any schedules hereto, all such amendments, modifications or supplements must also be listed in the appropriate schedule. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. References to “law”, “laws” or to a particular statute or law shall be deemed also to include any and all Applicable Law.

ARTICLE 2 PURCHASE AND SALE

Section 2.01.  Purchase and Sale.  Except as otherwise provided below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to, or to cause one of its designated Subsidiaries to, purchase from Seller and Seller agrees to sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, or cause to be sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered, to Buyer (or one of its designated Subsidiaries, as applicable) at the Closing,

free and clear of all Liens all of Seller’s and Seller’s Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in, to and under the assets, properties and business, of every kind and description, wherever located, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, known or unknown, owned, held or used in or arising from the conduct of the Business as the same shall exist on the Closing Date, including all assets shown on the Balance Sheet and not disposed of in the ordinary course of business as permitted by this Agreement, and all assets of the Business thereafter acquired by Seller (the “Purchased Assets”), and including all right, title and interest of Seller and Seller’s Subsidiaries’ in, to and under:

(a)all owned real property and interests in owned real property, in each case together with all buildings, structures, improvements, and fixtures thereon and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and all other appurtenances and real property rights pertaining thereto (collectively, the “Owned Real Property”);

(b)all interests in real property held pursuant to an option or purchase Contract, in each case together with all buildings, structures, improvements, and fixtures thereon and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and all other appurtenances and real property rights pertaining thereto (collectively, the “Optioned Real Property”);

(c)all interests in real property pursuant to the Real Property Leases, in each case together with all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures thereon (collectively, the “Leased Real Property” and together with the Owned Real Property and the Optioned Real Property, the “Real Property”);

(d)all reimbursements, payments made or deposits on any of the Real Property;

		
	(e)
	all Homebuyer Deposits;

(f)all personal property and interests therein, including machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, communications equipment, vehicles, storage tanks, spare and replacement parts, fuel and other tangible property, including the items listed on Section 4.12(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule;

(g)all raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, supplies and other inventories;

(h)all contracts, agreements, leases, Real Estate Leases, licenses, commitments, sales and purchase orders and other instruments, including those listed on Section 4.09 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Contracts”);
		
	(i)
	all accounts, notes and other receivables;

(j)all credits, prepaid expenses (including ad valorem Taxes), rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items;

(k)all rights, claims, credits and causes of action relating to or arising from the Business or the Purchased Assets, including any Development Reimbursements, warranty, indemnity, right of recovery, right of set-off or similar right in favor of Seller in respect of the Business or any Purchased Asset;

(l)all Licensed Intellectual Property Rights and Owned Intellectual Property Rights, including the items listed on Section 4.16 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule;

(m)all licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, approvals or other similar authorizations of any Governmental Authority affecting, or relating in any way to, Seller, the Business or the Purchased Assets, including those listed on Section 4.18 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Permits”);

(n)all books, records, files and papers, whether in hard copy or computer format, used in the Business, including engineering information, sales and promotional literature, manuals and data, sales and purchase correspondence, lists of present and former suppliers, lists of present and former customers, personnel and employment records, Building Designs, and any information relating to any Tax imposed on the Purchased Assets;

(o)all of Seller’s Class B Investor Units in Stonegate Property Ventures, LLC (“Stonegate”);

(p)all of the Class B Investor Units in UC Ventures, LLC (“UC Ventures”) held by Citizens Homes Investments, LLC’s (“CHI”) (a wholly owned Subsidiary of Seller); and

(q)all goodwill associated with the Business or the Purchased Assets, together with the right to represent to third parties that Buyer is the successor to the Business.

Section 2.02.  Excluded Assets.  Buyer expressly understands and agrees that (i) all of the capital stock or other equity interest of any Subsidiary of Seller; (ii) all cash and  cash equivalents as of the Closing Date, wherever held, including all bank accounts of Seller or any of its subsidiaries, other than Homebuyer Deposits (the “Closing Cash”); (iii) all insurance policies set forth in Section 4.17 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and all rights and claims thereunder and any proceeds thereof (subject to Section 6.08); and (iv) any Purchased Assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and not in violation of any provisions of this Agreement during the period from the date hereof 

until the Closing Date (the “Excluded Assets”) shall be excluded from the Purchased Assets.

Section 2.03. Excluded Liabilities. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other writing to the contrary, neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries is assuming any liability or obligation of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor of Seller or any prior owner of all or part of its businesses and assets) of whatever nature, whether presently in existence or arising hereafter, other than the Assumed Liabilities. All such liabilities and obligations shall be retained by and remain liabilities and obligations and liabilities of Seller (all such liabilities and obligations being herein referred to as the “Excluded Liabilities”).  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other writing to the contrary, Excluded Liabilities include:

(a)any accounts payable and accrued liabilities of Seller;

(b)any liabilities arising out of the Real Property at any time, including liabilities for refunds, adjustments, allowances, repairs, exchanges, returns and warranty, product liability, merchantability and other claims relating to such products;

(c)any liability or obligation of Seller, any Subsidiary of Seller, or any member of any consolidated, affiliated, combined or unitary group of which Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller is or has been a member, for Taxes (including for the avoidance of doubt, Taxes of Seller, any Subsidiary of Seller, or any member of any consolidated, affiliated, combined or unitary group of which Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller is or has been a member, that are imposed on Buyer as a result of successor or transferee liability);

(d)Apportioned Tax Obligations and Transfer Taxes expressly allocated to Seller under Section 9.01 and any other Taxes imposed on the Business or the Purchased Assets or payable by Stonegate or UC Ventures that relate to the Pre-Closing Tax Period;

(e)except to the extent provided in Section 10.02, any liability or obligation relating to employee benefits or compensation arrangements existing on or prior to the Closing Date, including any liability or obligation under any of Seller’s employee benefit agreements, plans or other arrangements listed on Section
10.01 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule;

		
	(f)
	any Indebtedness of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries;

		
	(g)
	any Environmental Liability;

(h)any liabilities in respect of any action, pending or threatened, and claims, whether or not presently asserted, at any time arising out of or primarily relating to the ownership, operation or conduct of the Business prior to the Closing;

		
	(i)
	any Acquisition Expenses;

		
	(j)
	any Change in Control Payments; and

		
	(k)
	any liability or obligation relating to an Excluded Asset.

Section 2.04. Assumed Liabilities. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall assume only the following liabilities and obligations of Seller upon the Closing as the same exist as of the Closing (the “Assumed Liabilities”):

(a)except to the extent explicitly identified as an Excluded Liability, any obligations of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Contracts assigned to Buyer hereunder arising from and after the Closing Date (but excluding any liability, whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing Date, in connection with any actual or alleged breach, default or other failure to perform under any such Contract occurring prior to the Closing); and

(b)all trade account payables incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of business related to the Purchased Assets that remain unpaid at and are not delinquent as of the Closing Date that are set forth on Section 2.04(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule; and

(c)any other Liabilities set forth on Section 2.04(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.

Section 2.05. Assignment of Contracts and Rights.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if such assignment, without the consent of a third party thereto, would constitute a breach or other contravention of such Purchased Asset or in any way adversely affect the rights of Buyer or its designated Subsidiaries thereunder.  Seller and Buyer shall use their best efforts (but without any payment of money by Buyer) to obtain the consent of such third parties to any such Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder for the assignment thereof to Buyer or its designated Subsidiary as Buyer may request.  If such consent is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would be ineffective or would adversely affect the rights of Seller thereunder so that Buyer or its designated Subsidiary would not in fact receive all such rights, Seller and Buyer shall cooperate in a mutually agreeable arrangement under which Buyer or its designated Subsidiary would obtain the benefits and assume the obligations thereunder in accordance with this Agreement, including sub-contracting, sub-licensing, or sub-leasing to Buyer or its designated Subsidiary, or under which Seller would enforce for the benefit of Buyer or its designated Subsidiary, with Buyer or its designated Subsidiary assuming Seller’s obligations, any and all rights of Seller against a third party thereto. Seller shall promptly pay to Buyer or its designated Subsidiary when received all monies received by Seller under any Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder, except to the extent the same represents an Excluded Asset.

Section 2.06.  Purchase Price; Allocation of Purchase Price.  (a) The purchase price for the Purchased Assets to be delivered at Closing shall be an amount in cash equal to (A) the Closing Total Assets less (B) Closing Cash less (C) the amount, as of the Closing Date, of trade payables assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.04(b) (the “Closing Purchase Price”). The Closing Purchase Price shall be paid as provided in Section 2.08 and is subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.10 (such amount, as adjusted “Purchase Price”).

(b)As soon as practicable after the date hereof, but in all events at least 20 days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer, for Buyer’s review and comment, a proposed statement (the “Allocation Statement”) allocating the Purchase Price (plus Assumed Liabilities, to the extent properly taken into account under Section 1060 of the Code) among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code. Buyer and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to agree to the final form of the Allocation Statement.  In the event that an agreement is not reached by the date that is at least 10 days prior to the Closing Date, Buyer and Seller shall jointly retain a nationally recognized accounting firm mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller for such purpose (an “Accounting Referee”) to resolve the disputed items. Upon resolution of the disputed items, the allocation reflected on the Allocation Statement shall be adjusted to reflect such resolution.  The costs, fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by Buyer and Seller.

(c)Seller and Buyer agree to (i) be bound by the Allocation Statement for U.S. federal income Tax purposes and (ii) act in accordance with the Allocation Statement in the preparation, filing and audit of any Tax Return (including filing Form 8594 with its federal income Tax Return for the taxable year that includes the date of the Closing).

(d)Not later than 30 days prior to the filing of their respective Forms 8594 relating to this transaction, each party shall deliver to the other party a copy of its Form 8594.

(e)The Allocation Statement shall be adjusted in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and as mutually agreed by Buyer and Seller to reflect any adjustment to the Purchase Price made pursuant to Section 2.10 and any Earn-Out Payment made pursuant to Section 3.03.  In the event that an agreement is not reached within 20 days, any disputed items shall be resolved by the Accounting Referee appointed pursuant to Section 2.06(b). The costs, fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by Buyer and Seller.

Section 2.07.  Closing Statement.  On the date that is three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate (the “Closing Statement”) of Seller signed by the President of Seller, prepared in reasonable detail, certifying as to the accuracy and completeness, in each case as of the Closing Date, of Seller’s good faith estimate of (i) the Total Assets (as estimated by Seller the “Closing Total Assets”), (ii) 

Closing Cash, (ii) Homebuyer Deposits, (iii) any unpaid Seller Acquisition Expenses (which estimate shall specify the payees for each Seller Acquisition Expense and include 

valid wire transfer information for such payees), (iv) the Change of Control Payments, (v) the Warranty Liability Amount, (vi) all amounts necessary to discharge fully the then- outstanding balance of all Indebtedness outstanding at the closing (including for the avoidance of doubt any prepayment or similar penalties and expenses payable if such liability were paid in full as of the Closing Date and/or any success fee payable thereunder in connection with the Closing) (the “Closing Repaid Indebtedness”) (which estimate shall specify the payees for each Indebtedness and include valid wire transfer information for such payees), (vii) the Apportioned Tax Obligations and Transfer Taxes expressly allocated to Seller under Section 9.01 (as estimated by Seller, the “Estimated Apportioned Tax Obligations and Transfer Taxes”) and (viii) all amounts necessary to discharge fully the outstanding Excluded Liabilities of Seller described on Section 2.07 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (for which Seller shall request as of the Closing Date a final invoice from the obligee of such liability) (the “Other Closing Date Obligations”) (which estimate shall specify the payees for each such liability and include valid wire transfer information for such payees).

Section 2.08.  Closing.  The closing (the “Closing”) of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets hereunder shall take place at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 1600 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, California, via the exchange of documents and signatures (electronically or otherwise), as soon as possible, but in no event later than five Business Days, after satisfaction or, to the extent permissible, waiver by the party or parties entitled to the benefit of the conditions set forth in Article 11 (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permissible, waiver of those conditions at the Closing), or at such other time or place as Buyer and Seller may agree. At the Closing:

(a)Buyer shall, on behalf of Seller, deliver the full amounts of Closing Repaid Indebtedness to the applicable lender in exchange for a payout letter executed by each such lender, effective as of such payment and in form satisfactory to Buyer and Seller (collectively, the “Payout Letters”), and related termination of all related Liens on the assets of Seller and its Subsidiaries, including the appropriate UCC filing (collectively, the “Lien Terminations”).

(b)Buyer shall, on behalf of Seller, deliver the full amounts of the unpaid Seller Acquisition Expenses, the Change of Control Payments and the Other Closing Date Liabilities in exchange for release letters executed by each such payee, effective as of such payment and in form satisfactory to Buyer and Seller.

(c)Buyer shall deliver the Warranty Liability Amount by wire transfer in immediately available funds to Seller for deposit into a separate account (the “Warranty Account”) to be held in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Services Agreement.

(d)Buyer shall withhold an amount equal to the Estimated Apportioned Tax Obligations and Transfer Taxes.

(e)Buyer shall deliver to Seller an amount equal to the Closing Purchase Price less all amounts paid or delivered or withheld by Buyer pursuant to Sections 2.08(a), 2.08(b), Section 2.08(c)and 2.08(d) above in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account of Seller with a bank designated by Seller, by notice to Buyer, which notice shall be delivered not later than two Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or if not so designated, then by certified or official bank check payable in immediately available funds to the order of Seller in such amount).

(f)Seller and Buyer (and Buyer’s designated Subsidiaries, if applicable) shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

(g)Seller and Buyer and Buyer’s designated Subsidiaries shall enter into an Assignment of Copyrights and an Assignment of Domain Names, each substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and Exhibit E, respectively.

(h)Seller and Buyer shall enter into the Warranty Services Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the “Warranty Services Agreement”).

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For each Owned Real Property, Seller shall deliver to the applicable Escrow

(i)a warranty deed, or other good and sufficient instrument of conveyance in a form approved by Buyer;

(ii)all Transfer Tax returns and filings required to be completed by Seller under Applicable Law; and

(iii)all such other documents as are reasonably necessary or appropriate to vest in Buyer all right, title and interest in and to such Owned Real Property or for the issuance of a Buyer's Title Insurance Policy with respect to such Owned Real Property pursuant to Section 11.02(i), including any owner's title affidavits, "gap" indemnities, real estate tax bills, water bills and current assessments relating to such Owned Real Property.

(j)For each Optioned Real Property, Seller shall deliver to the applicable Escrow Agent:

(i)an assignment and assumption agreement assigning all of Seller's interest in the Contract for such Optioned Real Property to Buyer; 

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	a recent ALTA survey of such Optioned Real Property; and

(iv)a binder or commitment to issue an ALTA extended coverage form of owner's title insurance policy in an amount satisfactory to Buyer committing to insure, at ordinary premium rates without any requirement for additional premiums, good and marketable title to the Optioned Real Property and any associated title exception documents.

(k)Seller shall deliver to Buyer, or cause to be delivered to Buyer, the certification described in Section 11.02(j)(i) and shall cause CHI to deliver to Buyer the certification described in Section 11.02(j)(ii).

(l)For each Real Property Lease, Seller and Buyer shall enter into an assignment and assumption agreement assigning all of Seller's interest in such Real Property Lease to Buyer, and Seller shall deliver to Buyer, or cause to be delivered to Buyer, any consents required under the Real Property Leases in order to consummate the assignment of such Real Property Leases to Buyer.

(m)Seller shall deliver to Buyer Seller’s Class B Investor Units in Stonegate together with all unit powers, member consents and other instruments reasonably necessary to transfer such Class B Investor Units into Buyer’s name.

(n)Seller shall deliver to Buyer CHI’s Class B Investor Units in UC Ventures together with all unit powers, member consents and other instruments reasonably necessary to transfer such Class B Investor Units into Buyer’s name.

(o)Seller shall deliver to Buyer a properly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 for Seller and shall cause CHI to deliver to Buyer a properly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 for CHI.

(p)Seller shall deliver to Buyer, or cause to be delivered to Buyer, such other warranty deeds, bills of sale, endorsements, consents, assignments and other good and sufficient instruments of conveyance and assignment as the parties and their respective counsel shall deem reasonably necessary or appropriate to vest in Buyer (or its designated Subsidiaries, as applicable), all right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchased Assets.

Section 2.09.   Post-Closing Statement. (a) As promptly as practicable, but no later than 60 days after the Closing, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to Seller a statement (including reasonably detailed supporting calculations) setting forth Buyer’s calculation of Total Assets (the “Post-Closing Statement”).

(b)If Seller disagrees with Buyer’s calculation of Total Assets set forth in the Post-Closing Statement, Seller may, within 30 days after receipt of the Post-Closing Statement (including reasonably detailed supporting calculations), deliver a written notice to Buyer disagreeing with such calculation and setting forth Seller’s calculation of such 

amount (the “Post-Closing Statement Objection”).  The Post-Closing Statement Objection shall specify those items or amounts as to which Seller disagrees, and Seller

shall be deemed to have agreed with all other items and amounts contained in the Post- Closing Statement.  If Seller fails to deliver such a written notice within such 30 day period, Buyer’s calculation of Total Assets set forth in the Post-Closing Statement shall be binding upon the parties.

(c)If the Post-Closing Statement Objection shall be duly delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(b), Seller and Buyer shall, during the 30 days following such delivery, use reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the disputed items or amounts in order to determine the amount of Total Assets.  If, during such period or any mutually agreed extension thereof, Seller and Buyer are unable to reach such agreement, they shall promptly thereafter cause an Accounting Referee to review this Section 2.09, the definitions of Total Assets and the disputed items or amounts for the purpose of calculating Total Assets.  In making such calculation, the Accounting Referee shall consider only those items or amounts in Buyer’s calculation of Total Assets as to which Seller has disagreed.  In no event shall the Accounting Referee assign a value to Total Assets that is less than Buyer’s calculation set forth on the Post-Closing Statement or greater than Seller’s calculation set forth in the Post-Closing Statement Objection. The Accounting Referee shall deliver to Seller and Buyer, as promptly as practicable, a report setting forth such calculation.  Such report shall be final and binding upon Seller and Buyer.

(d)If the Final Total Assets as determined by the Accounting Referee is closer in amount to Buyer’s calculation of Total Assets as set forth on the Post-Closing Statement than to Seller’s calculation of Total Assets as set forth on the Post-Closing Statement Objection, then Seller shall pay all fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee in connection with the services provided pursuant to Section 2.09(c).  If the Final Total Assets as determined by the Accounting Referee is closer in amount to Seller’s calculation of Total Assets as set forth on the Post-Closing Statement Objection than to Buyer’s calculation of Total Assets as set forth on the Post-Closing Statement, then Buyer shall pay all fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee in connection with the services provided pursuant to Section 2.09(c).  If the difference between Total Assets as determined by the Accounting Referee and Buyer’s calculation of Total Assets as set forth on the Post- Closing Statement is equal to the difference between Total Assets as determined by the Accounting Referee and Seller’s calculation of Total Assets as set forth on the Post- Closing Statement Objection, then all fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee provided pursuant to Section 2.09(c) shall be borne one-half by Buyer and one-half by Seller.

(e)Buyer and Seller shall reasonably cooperate with one another in the preparation of the Post-Closing Statement and Post-Closing Statement Objection, as applicable, including by providing the other party and its representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to such party’s books, records (including work papers, schedules, memoranda and other documents), facilities and employees.

(f)“Final Total Assets” means Total Assets as set forth on (i) the Post-Closing Statement, if Seller does not deliver a Post-Closing Statement Objection to Buyer in accordance with Section 2.09(b), (ii) the Post-Closing Statement as adjusted by written

agreement of Buyer and Seller, if so adjusted in accordance with Section 2.09(c) or (iii) the Post-Closing Statement as adjusted by the Accounting Referee, if so adjusted in accordance with Section 2.09(c).

Section 2.10.  Adjustment Of Purchase Price.  (a) If Closing Total Assets exceeds Final Total Assets, within ten days after the Final Total Assets has been determined Seller shall pay to Buyer, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, with interest as provided in Section 2.10(b), by wire transfer in immediately available funds to such account as may be designated by Buyer, an amount equal to (x) 1.3 multiplied by (y) the amount of such excess.  If Final Total Assets exceeds Closing Total Assets, within ten days after the Final Closing Total Assets has been determined Buyer shall pay to Seller, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, with interest as provided in Section 2.10(b), an amount equal to (x) 1.3 multiplied by (y) the amount of such excess.

(b)    The amount of any payment or distribution pursuant to Section 2.10(a) shall bear interest from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date of payment at a rate per annum equal to the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition in effect from time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the date of payment.  Such interest shall be payable at the same time as the payment to which it relates and shall be calculated daily on the basis of a year of 365 days and the actual number of days elapsed.

ARTICLE 3 EARNOUT

Section 3.01.  Earn-Out Payments.

(a)In addition to the payments made pursuant to Article 2, Buyer will pay, or cause to be paid, to Seller, subject to Section 3.01(b), Section 6.06 and Section 12.06(a), twenty-five percent (25%) of the Adjusted Pre-Tax Net Income of the Business calculated for each of the following periods (the amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.01 being referred to as “Earn-Out Payments”): (i) from the Closing Date to December 31, 2014;
(ii)calendar year 2015; (iii) calendar year 2016; (iv) calendar year 2017; (v) calendar year 2018; and (vi) from January 1, 2018 to the five (5) year anniversary of the Closing Date. The maximum aggregate Earn-Out Payments payable pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall be equal to $6,000,000; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such maximum amount shall be decreased by any amounts set off, held back or deducted pursuant to Section 3.01(b), Section 6.06 or Section 12.06(a).

(b)For the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall be responsible for any incremental investment banking or other incentive-based fees, including any such fees of Zelman Partners, that becomes payable as a result of the achievement of any such Earn-Out Payments, and Buyer shall be entitled to hold back the amount of such incremental fees from any Earn-Out Payment prior to making any such Earn-Out Payment to Seller;

provided that Buyer shall timely deliver any such held back amounts to the payees of such incremental fees.

Section 3.02.  Earn-Out Notice. As soon as reasonably practicable (but no later than 60 days following the end of the period to which the applicable Earn-Out Payment relates), Buyer shall deliver to Seller a certificate stating Buyer’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment (an “Earn-Out Notice”). If Seller disagrees with Buyer’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment, Seller may, within 20 days after receipt of the Earn-Out Notice (including reasonably detailed supporting calculations), deliver a written notice to Buyer disagreeing with such calculation and setting forth Seller’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment (an “Earn-Out Notice Objection”).  If Seller fails to deliver an Earn-Out Notice Objection within such 20 day period, Buyer’s calculation of the Earn-Out Payment shall be binding upon the parties.  If Seller delivers an Earn-Out Notice Objection to Seller, and Buyer and Seller are unable to agree, within 15 days after the date of the Earn-Out Notice Objection, to the applicable Earn-Out Payment, the parties shall select an Accounting Referee to resolve such dispute. The Accounting Referee shall deliver to Seller and Buyer, as promptly as practicable, a report setting forth such calculation.  Such report shall be final and binding upon Seller and Buyer.  If the applicable Earn-Out Payment as determined by the Accounting Referee is closer in amount to Buyer’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment as set forth on the Earn-Out Notice than to Seller’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment as set forth on the Earn-Out Notice Objection, then Seller shall pay all fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee in connection with the services provided pursuant to this Section. If the applicable Earn-Out Payment as determined by the Accounting Referee is closer in amount to Seller’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment as set forth on the Earn-Out Notice Objection than to Buyer’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment as set forth on the Earn-Out Notice, then Buyer shall pay all fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee in connection with the services provided pursuant to this Section.  If the difference  between the applicable Earn-Out Payment as determined by the Accounting Referee and Buyer’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment as set forth on the Earn-Out Notice is equal to the difference between Total Assets as determined by the Accounting Referee and Seller’s calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment as set forth on the Earn-Out Notice Objection, then all fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee provided pursuant to this Section shall be borne one-half by Buyer and one-half by Seller.

Section 3.03.  Payment.  Buyer shall pay to Seller the applicable Earn-Out Payment, if any, subject to Section 3.01(b), Section 6.06 and Section 12.06(a), within 5 days following (a) the earlier to occur of Seller delivering notice to Buyer that it agrees with the calculation of the applicable Earn-Out Payment as set forth in the Earn-Out Notice, or the expiration of the period set forth in Section 3.02 above in which Seller may deliver an Earn-Out Notice Objection, or (b) if an Earn-Out Notice Objection is delivered by Seller to Buyer, the earlier to occur of the date of the mutual agreement of Seller and Buyer to the applicable Earn-Out Payment, or the date the Accounting Referee’s report is issued pursuant to Section 3.02 above. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer shall not be obligated to pay to Seller the Earn-Out Payment due, if any with respect

to the initial period ended December 31, 2014 until the date that is the one year anniversary of the Closing Date.

Section 3.04.  Post-Closing Efforts; Disclaimers. Except as set forth herein, (i) this Article 3 shall impose no restrictions on the operations, business or activities of the Business, Buyer or any Subsidiary of Buyer following the Closing, (ii) Buyer shall have the right to operate the business and activities of the Business, Buyer and Subsidiary of Buyer following the Closing in any way that Buyer deems appropriate in its sole discretion and (iii) Buyer shall have no obligation to operate the Business in order to achieve or maximize any Earn-Out Payment. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Article 3 shall not create any duty of Buyer to Seller or any successor to or stockholder of Seller, including any fiduciary duty or any other express or implied duty, other than a duty of good faith and fair dealing.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not, and shall not authorize or permit its Subsidiaries to, take any action with the sole intent of avoiding or reducing the payment of any Earn-Out Payment.

Section 3.05.  Earn-Out Payments Not a Security. The Parties do not intend the right of Seller (or any successor to or stockholder of Seller, as applicable) to receive Earn- Out Payments to be a security. Accordingly, the right of Seller (or any successor to or stockholder of Seller, as applicable) to receive Earn-Out Payments (i) shall not be represented by a certificate, (ii) does not represent an ownership interest in Buyer or the Business, and (iii) does not entitle Seller (or any successor to or stockholder of Seller, as applicable) to any rights common to stockholders of Buyer other than as expressly set forth herein.  The right of Seller (or any successor to or stockholder of Seller, as applicable) to receive Earn-Out Payments pursuant to this Agreement shall not be transferable without the prior written consent of Buyer.

ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

Subject to Section 14.03, except as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:

Section 4.01.  Corporate Existence and Power. Seller is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all corporate powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted. Seller is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.  Seller has heretofore delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Seller as currently in effect.

Section 4.02.  Corporate Authorization.  (a) The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within Seller’s corporate powers.  This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity).

(b)At a meeting duly called and held, or by unanimous written consent, the Board of Directors of Seller (i) has determined that the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Seller is fair to and in the best interests of the stockholders of Seller and has approved this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) has recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of Seller in accordance with the DGCL (the “Seller Board Approval”) and no other corporate actions on the part of the Board of Directors of Seller are necessary in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the performance by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby.  Seller has delivered to Buyer a certified copy of the Seller Board Approval which has not been, and at the Closing will not have been, revoked, rescinded or amended.

(c)The adoption and approval of this Agreement by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock and preferred stock of Seller (voting together as a single class and on an as-converted to common stock basis) (the “Seller Stockholder Approval”) constitutes all of the votes, consents and approvals required of the stockholders of Seller for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the performance by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby. The holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock and preferred stock of Seller have delivered a Written Consent.  The execution and delivery of the Written Consents constitute the valid and effective Seller Stockholder Approval. At the Closing, the Written Consents will not have been revoked, rescinded or amended.

Section 4.03.  Governmental Authorization.  The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority.

Section 4.04.  Noncontravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.03, violate any Applicable Law, (iii) assuming the obtaining of all Consents, constitute a default or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of Buyer or to a loss of any benefit relating to the Business to which Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller is entitled under any provision of any agreement or other

instrument binding upon Seller or by which any of the Purchased Assets is or may be bound or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Purchased Asset.

Section 4.05.  Consents.  Section 4.05 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth each agreement, contract or other instrument binding upon Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller or any Permit (including any Environmental Permit) requiring a consent or other action by any Person as a result of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (the “Consents”).

Section 4.06. Financial Statements. Section 4.06 of the Seller Disclosure Statement sets forth a true and complete copy of the audited consolidated balance sheets of Seller as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and the related audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Seller for each of the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (together, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements fairly present, in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), the financial position of Seller as of the dates thereof and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.

Section 4.07. Absence of Certain Changes. (a) Since the Balance Sheet Date, there has not been any event, occurrence, development or state of circumstances or facts that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)Since the Balance Sheet Date until the date hereof, the Business has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has:

(i)(A) declared, set aside or paid any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of the capital stock of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, or any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of any outstanding shares of the capitals stock or other securities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) made any other payment to or for the benefit of any equityholder of Seller or any Affiliate of any equityholder of Seller (other than Seller or any of its Subsidiaries), including any return of capital, interest payment, management charge, service charge, consultancy or other fee, or any full or partial repayment of loans (collectively, “Restricted Payments”);

(ii)incurred any capital expenditures or any obligations or liabilities with respect to the Business, except for those included in the operating plan attached as Section 4.07(b)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedules (the “2014 Operating Plan”);

(iii)acquired (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses for the conduct of the Business, other than (A) supplies in the ordinary

course of business in a manner that is consistent with past practice and (B) as provided for in the 2014 Operating Plan;

(iv)sold, leased, sublicensed, licensed, assigned, abandoned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or created or incurred any Lien on, any Purchased Assets, other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(v)materially amended, modified, terminated, entered into, renewed or extended any Real Property Lease;

(vi)made any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(vii)created, incurred, assumed, suffered to exist or otherwise be liable with respect to any indebtedness for borrowed money, or guarantees thereof;

(viii)(A) entered into any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts in any material respect the conduct of Seller, the Business or any of their respective Affiliates or any successor thereto or that could, after the Closing Date, limit or restrict in any material respect the Business, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates, from engaging or competing in any line of business, in any location or with any Person or (B) entered into, amended or modified in any material respect or terminated any contract material to Seller or the Business or otherwise waived, released or assigned any material rights, claims or benefits of the Business;

(ix)(A) granted or increased any severance or termination pay to (or amend any existing arrangement with) any director, officer or employee, (B) increased benefits payable under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements with employees, officers or directors, (C) entered into any employment, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee, (D) established, adopted or amended (except as required by Applicable Law) any collective bargaining, bonus, profit-sharing, thrift, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, compensation, stock option, restricted stock or other benefit plan or arrangement covering any director, officer or employee or (E) increased compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any director, officer or employee;

(x)changed the methods of accounting or accounting practice by Seller, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP as agreed to by its independent public accountants;

(xi)settled, or offered or proposed to settle, (A) any material litigation, investigation, arbitration, proceeding or other claim involving or against Seller or

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	agreed, resolved or committed to do any of the foregoing.

Section 4.08. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no liabilities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such a liability, other than:

(a)liabilities provided for in the Balance Sheet or disclosed in the notes thereto;

(b)liabilities disclosed on Section 4.08 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule; and

(c)other undisclosed liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to Seller, the Business or the Purchased Assets, taken as a whole.

Section 4.09.  Material Contracts.  (a) Except for those disclosed in Section 4.09(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (other than any agreement entered into, modified or amended after the date hereof pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.01(h)), neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by:

(i)any lease or sublease of personal property providing for annual rentals of $25,000 or more;

(ii)any agreement (including option agreements) for the purchase of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets or for the construction or development of buildings or other improvements or infrastructure, in each case providing for either (A) annual payments by Seller or its Subsidiaries of $25,000 or more or (B) aggregate payments by Seller or its Subsidiaries of
$50,000 or more;

(iii)any sales, distribution or other similar agreement providing for the sale by Seller or its Subsidiaries of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets that provides for either (A) annual payments to Seller or its Subsidiaries of $25,000 or more or (B) aggregate payments to Seller or its Subsidiaries of $50,000 or more;

(iv)any partnership, joint venture or other similar agreement or arrangement;

(v)any agreement relating to the acquisition or disposition of any business (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise);

(vi)any agreement relating to Indebtedness, except any such agreement with an aggregate outstanding principal amount not exceeding $25,000 and which may be prepaid at Closing without the payment of any penalty;

		
	(vii)
	any option, license, franchise or similar agreement;

(viii)any agreement pursuant to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries obtains or grants the right to use, or a covenant not to be sued under, any Intellectual Property Right (excluding licenses for commercial “off-the-shelf” computer software that are generally available on nondiscriminatory pricing terms) or Building Design;

(ix)any agency, dealer, sales representative, marketing or other similar agreement;

(x)any agreement that (A) limits the freedom of Seller or its Subsidiaries (or which would so limit the freedom of Buyer or its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date) to (1) compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any Purchased Asset or (2) solicit, hire, retain or attempt to hire or retain any employee of any Person or (B) provides for “most favored nations” terms or establishes an exclusive sale or purchase obligation with respect to any product or any geographic location;

(xi)any agreement with or for the benefit of any Affiliate of Seller or any director or officer of Seller or any of its Affiliates;

(xii)any agreement providing for payment of any Restricted Payments; or

(xiii)any other agreement, commitment, arrangement or plan not made in the ordinary course of business that is material to the Business.

(b)    Each agreement (i) required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section and/or
(ii) entered into or amended after the date hereof pursuant to or in accordance with Section 6.01(h) (each Contract in clause (i) and/or clause (ii), a “Material Contract”) is a valid and binding agreement of Seller or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and is in full force and effect, and none of Seller or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto is in default or breach in any material respect under the terms of any such Material Contract, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no event or circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute any event of default thereunder. True and complete copies of each such Material Contract have been delivered to Buyer.

Section 4.10. Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding (or any basis therefor) pending against, or to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against or

affecting, Seller, the Business or any Purchased Asset before (or, in the case of threatened actions, suits, investigations or proceedings, would be before) any Governmental Authority or arbitrator which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined or resolved adversely in accordance with the plaintiff’s demands, could reasonably be expected to be material to Seller, the Business or the Purchased Assets, or which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.11.  Compliance with Laws and Court Orders. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of, has since January 1, 2009 violated, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, is under investigation with respect to or has been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any Applicable Law to which Seller, the Business or the Purchased Assets are subject . There is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority outstanding against Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Seller, the Purchased Assets or the Business or that in any manner seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.12.  Properties.  (a) Section 4.12(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all Owned Real Property. As of the date hereof, (i) Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has good and marketable fee simple title to all Owned Real Property, in each case free and clear of all Liens, (ii) Seller or its Subsidiaries have not leased or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof and (iii) there are no reversion rights, outstanding options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal in favor of any other Person to purchase, lease, occupy or otherwise utilize the Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein.

(b)Section 4.12(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the date hereof, of all Optioned Real Property. Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has a valid option to acquire all Optioned Real Property pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the relevant option or purchase agreement, in each case free and clear of all Liens. Seller has made available to Buyer a true and complete copy of each material option or purchase agreement under which the Optioned Real Property is held. There is no material default (or any event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default) under any such agreement by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller or, to the Knowledge of Seller, by any other party thereto.

(c)Section 4.12(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the date hereof, of all Leased Real Property and each lease, sublease, license or other Contract pursuant to which Seller or one of its Subsidiaries occupies such Leased Real Property (each, a “Real Property Lease”). Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has good and valid title to the leasehold estates in all Leased Real Property, in each case free and clear of all Liens and is in possession of each property purported to be leased, subleased or licensed under the applicable Real Property Lease. Each Real Property
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Lease is valid and binding on Seller or Subsidiary of Seller party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). The Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, each of the other parties thereto, has performed in all material respects all material obligations required to be performed by it under each Real Property Lease. There are no written or oral subleases, licenses, concessions or other contracts granting to any Person other than Seller or one of its Subsidiaries the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property or any portion thereof. Neither Seller nor its Subsidiaries have collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in any Real Property Lease or any interest therein. There are no developments affecting any Leased Real Property pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, which individually or in the aggregate, impair, or would reasonably be expected to impair, the value of the Leased Real Property to which they relate or the present or intended use, occupancy and/or operation of such Leased Real Property. Seller has made available to Buyer a true and complete copy of each lease agreement under which the Leased Real Property is held (including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties and other agreements with respect thereto). There is no material default (or any event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default) under any such lease by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller or, to the Knowledge of Seller, by any other party thereto.

(d)Section 4.12(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule correctly describes all tangible personal property used or held for use in the Business included in the Purchased Assets, including machinery, equipment, furniture, vehicles, fuel and other trade fixtures and fixed assets, which Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, owns, leases or subleases.  Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has good and valid title to all tangible and intangible personal properties and assets necessary for the conduct of the Business as currently conducted (or to the leasehold estates in the case of leased personal property), free and clear of all Liens, except for any failure to have good and valid title that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)The Real Property includes all real property, and only such real property, as is used or held for use in connection with the conduct of the business and operations of the Business as heretofore conducted by Seller and as presently planned to be conducted by Buyer.

(f)To Seller’s Knowledge, there is no pending or threatened condemnation or eminent domain proceeding with respect to any Real Property; no developer-related charges or assessments imposed by any Governmental Authority or other Person for improvements (or otherwise) against any Real Property held for development are unpaid, except for charges or assessments reflected in the Balance Sheet or incurred after the date of the Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business; no Applicable Law or judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority exists or is pending before a Governmental Authority that restricts the development or sale of Real Property that is currently under development or being held for sale by Seller or any of its

Subsidiaries; with respect to any Real Property that is under development as a subdivision or community, such subdivisions or communities under development are or will be supplied with utilities, including electricity, water, telephone, sanitary sewer and storm sewer, and other services necessary for the intended operation of such subdivisions or communities, all of which utilities and services are adequate for such operation pursuant to all Applicable Laws; the Real Property, and its continued use, occupancy and operation as currently used, occupied and operated, does not constitute a nonconforming use under any Applicable Law relating to building, zoning, subdivision and other land use.

(g)No Real Property is located in a flood plain or an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or any other Governmental Authority as an area having special flood hazards within the meaning of the national Flood Insurance Act of 1968.

(h)Policies of title insurance (each a “Title Insurance Policy”) have been issued insuring, as of the effective date of each such Title Insurance Policy, the fee simple title of Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to or in all Owned Real Property and Optioned Real Property, subject to the matters disclosed and exclusions listed on each such Title Insurance Policy. Section 4.12(h) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all such Title Insurance Policies.

(i)To Seller’s Knowledge, no defective products have been used in the buildings and structures (including Homes) included in the Purchased Assets. Subject to the foregoing limitation as to Seller’s Knowledge regarding defective products, the buildings, structures and equipment included in the Purchased Assets have no material defects, are in good operating condition and repair and have been reasonably maintained consistent with standards generally followed in the industry (giving due account to the age and length of use of same, ordinary wear and tear excepted), are adequate and suitable for their present and intended uses and, in the case of buildings and other structures (including the roofs thereof), are structurally sound.

(j)None of the Purchased Assets, other than the Seller’s Class B Units in Stonegate and CHI’s Class B Units in UC Ventures, is an equity interest in an entity.

Section 4.13.  Equity Interests.  (a) Seller holds its Class B Units in Stonegate free and clear of all Liens and, at the Closing, will transfer to Buyer good and valid title to such Class B Units free and clear of all Liens.

(b)Section 4.13(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth all of the documents and agreements (together with any and all amendments thereto) which govern the rights, preferences or privileges of the Class B Units or other equity interests in Stonegate, or the rights or obligations of the holder of such equity interests (the “Stonegate Governance Documents”). Seller has previously made available to Buyer true and correct copies, as amended to the date of this Agreement, of all of such Stonegate Governance Documents. Such Stonegate Governance Documents are, to Seller’s Knowledge, valid and

binding and are in full force and effect, and Seller has no reason to believe that any of such agreements will not be in full force and effect following the Closing.

(c)Following the Closing, Seller will retain no rights in the Class B Units in Stonegate or under any of the Stonegate Governance Documents. Seller has no equity interest in Stonegate other than the Class B Units being sold pursuant to this Agreement.

(d)CHI holds its Class B Units in UC Ventures free and clear of all Liens and, at the Closing, will transfer to Buyer good and valid title to such Class B Units free and clear of all Liens.

(e)Section 4.13(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth all of the all of the documents and agreements (together with any and all amendments thereto) which govern the rights, preferences or privileges of the Class B Units or other equity interests in UC Ventures, or the rights or obligations of the holder of such equity interests (the “UC Ventures Governance Documents”). Seller has previously made available to Buyer true and correct copies, as amended to the date of this Agreement, of all of such UC Ventures Governance Documents.  Such UC Ventures Governance Documents are, to Seller’s Knowledge, valid and binding and are in full force and effect, and Seller has no reason to believe that any of such agreements will not be in full force and effect following the Closing.

(f)Following the Closing, neither Seller nor CHI will retain any rights in the Class B Units in UC Ventures or under any of the UC Ventures Governance Documents. Neither Seller nor CHI has any equity interest in UC Ventures other than the Class B Units being sold pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 4.14.  Sufficiency of the Purchased Assets. The Purchased Assets constitute all of the tangible and intangible property and assets used or held for use in the Business and are adequate to conduct the Business as currently conducted and as planned to be conducted by Buyer.

Section 4.15.  Development of Properties; Products.  (a) All building and other improvements situated on or forming part of the real properties owned by or previously sold or constructed within the past ten years (and for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired) by or on behalf of Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, were completed in a good and competent manner, free of material defect, and in all material respects in accordance with Applicable Law.

(b)As of the date hereof, there is no material impediment (including any impediments relating to land or soil conditions or the protection of endangered species) to the development of, or to the approval for the development of, any project located or to be located on any Real Property at which Seller or one of its Subsidiaries is currently selling residential units, including in respect of access to streets, utilities, water, gas and other similar services in the manner in which Seller currently anticipates building thereon.

(c)As of the date hereof, all Real Property intended to be used for development or under development is, or is expected to be at the time of such development, suitable in all material respects under current planning regulations, or under amendments to, or relief from, planning regulations of a type that would be expected to be approved upon application, for developing and constructing housing projects or other developments in the manner in which Seller currently anticipates building thereon.

(d)Section 4.15(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth the general planning status and public report status, if applicable, as of the date hereof of all development projects owned by Seller or one of its Subsidiaries.

(e)Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation under any Applicable Law to construct any on-site or off-site infrastructure improvement with a current estimated cost of more than $50,000 with respect to, or in order to maximize the number of lots contained in, any project at which Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, is currently selling residential units.

(f)Section 4.15(f) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth any so-called “rollback taxes” that, as of the date hereof, are or would reasonably be expected to become due and payable by Seller with respect to the Purchased Assets, together with an estimated amount and description thereof.

(g)Section 4.15(g) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all letters of credit, bonds and other security provided by Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to any Governmental Authority in connection with the development projects of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 4.16.  Intellectual Property.  (a) Section 4.16(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of each of the registrations and applications for registrations and other material Intellectual Property Rights included in the Owned Intellectual Property Rights.

(b)The Licensed Intellectual Property Rights and the Owned Intellectual Property Rights included in the Purchased Assets together constitute all the Intellectual Property Rights necessary to, or used or held for use in, the Business as currently conducted and as planned to be conducted by Buyer. Seller or a Subsidiary of Seller are the sole owners of all material Owned Intellectual Property Rights and hold all right, title and interest in and to all material Owned Intellectual Property Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of any Lien. There exist no material restrictions on the disclosure, use, license or transfer of any of the Owned Intellectual Property Rights. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not alter, encumber, impair or extinguish any Owned Intellectual Property Rights or Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.  None of the Owned Intellectual Property Rights or Licensed Intellectual Property Rights has been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, all material Owned Intellectual Property Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights are valid and enforceable.

(c)Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller, nor the conduct of the Business, has materially infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any Person, and to the Knowledge of Seller, no Person has materially infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Owned Intellectual Property Right. There is no claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against or affecting, Seller, any of its Subsidiaries, the Business or any Purchased Assets (i) based upon, or challenging or seeking to deny or restrict, the validity, scope or enforceability of, or the rights of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller in, any of the material Owned Intellectual Property Rights or Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) alleging that any material Owned Intellectual Property Rights, Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, or the use thereof in the conduct of the Business does or may conflict with or otherwise violate any rights of any Person or (iii) alleging that Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller, or any services provided, processes used or products manufactured, used, imported or sold with respect to the Business has materially infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any Person. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has received from any Person an offer to license any Intellectual Property Rights of such Person for use in the Business.

(d)Seller and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry practice to maintain the confidentiality of all material Intellectual Property Rights, the value of which to the Business is contingent upon maintaining the confidentiality thereof, and none of such Intellectual Property Rights has been disclosed other than to parties bound by written confidentiality agreements.

(e)Section 4.16(e) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of each Building Design, and with respect to each such Building Design, all agreements pursuant to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has obtained any rights with respect to such Building Design.

(f)To the extent any Building Design or Intellectual Property Right relating to any Building Design has been developed, created or contributed to, by a third party (including any current or former employee of Seller and its Subsidiaries), Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, has a written agreement with such third party with respect thereto, and Seller or one of its Subsidiaries thereby either (i) has obtained ownership of and is the exclusive owner of, or (ii) has obtained a valid and unrestricted right to exploit, sufficient for the conduct of its business as currently conducted or proposed to be conducted, such Building Design or Intellectual Property Right.

(g)The IT Assets included in the Purchased Assets operate and perform in a manner that permits the conduct of the Business as currently conducted and as planned to be conducted by Buyer. Seller has implemented reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology with respect to such IT Assets, and to the Knowledge of Seller, no Person has gained unauthorized access to such IT Assets.

Section 4.17.  Insurance Coverage. Section 4.17 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all insurance policies and fidelity bonds relating to Seller, the Purchased

Assets, the business and operations of the Business and its officers and employees, other than the Title Insurance Policies (collectively, the “Insurance Policies”).  There is no claim by Seller pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds or in respect of which such underwriters have reserved their rights. All premiums payable under the Insurance Policies have been timely paid and Seller has otherwise complied fully with the terms and conditions of the Insurance Policies.  The Insurance Policies (or other policies and bonds providing substantially similar insurance coverage) have been in effect since January 1, 2009 and remain in full force and effect.  The Insurance Policies are of the type and in amounts customarily carried by Persons conducting businesses similar to the Business. Seller does not know of any threatened termination of, premium increase with respect to, or material alteration of coverage under, any Insurance Policy. After the Closing, Seller shall continue to have coverage under the Insurance Policies with respect to events occurring prior to the Closing.

Section 4.18. Licenses and Permits.  Section 4.18 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule correctly describes each Permit, together with the name of the Governmental Authority issuing such Permit. Except as set forth on Section 4.18 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (i) the Permits are valid and in full force and effect, (ii) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under, and no condition exists that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, the Permits and (iii) none of the Permits will be terminated or impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.  Upon consummation of such transactions, Buyer will, assuming the related Consents have been obtained prior to the Closing Date, have all of the right, title and interest in all the Permits.

Section 4.19.  Inventories.  The inventories set forth in the Balance Sheet were properly stated therein at the lesser of cost or fair market value determined in accordance with GAAP consistently maintained and applied by Seller. Since the Balance Sheet Date, the inventories related to the Business have been maintained in the ordinary course of business.  All such inventories are owned free and clear of all Liens. All of the inventories recorded on the Balance Sheet consist of, and all inventories related to the Business on the Closing Date will consist of, items of a quality usable or saleable in the normal course of the Business consistent with past practices and are and will be in quantities sufficient for the normal operation of the Business in accordance with past practice.

Section 4.20.  Receivables.  All accounts, notes receivable and other receivables (other than receivables collected since the Balance Sheet Date) reflected on the Balance Sheet are, and all accounts and notes receivable of Seller at the Closing Date will be, valid, genuine and fully collectible in the aggregate amount thereof, subject to normal and customary trade discounts, less any reserves for doubtful accounts recorded on the Balance Sheet.  All accounts, notes receivable and other receivables arising out of or relating to the Business at the Balance Sheet Date have been included in the Balance Sheet, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.

Section 4.21. Selling Documents. None of the documents or information delivered to Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The financial projections relating to the Business delivered to Buyer are made in good faith and are based upon reasonable assumptions, and Seller is not aware of any fact or set of circumstances that would lead it to believe that such projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect.

Section 4.22.  Finders’ Fees. Except for Zelman Partners LLC (“Zelman Partners”), whose fees and expenses will be paid by Seller, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Seller who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.23.  Employees.   Section 4.23 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (a) the names, titles, location, annual salaries and other compensation of all employees of the Business, and whether active or inactive, and (b) the wage rates for non-salaried employees of the Business (by classification). None of such employees and no other key employee of the Business has indicated to Seller that he or she intends to resign or retire as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise within one year after the Closing Date. None of such employees is subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

Section 4.24.  Environmental Matters.  (a)

(i)In connection with or relating to the Purchased Assets, Business or Real Property, no notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons or order has been received, no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed and no investigation, action, claim, suite, proceeding or review is pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened by any Governmental Authority or other Person with respect to any matters relating to the Purchased Assets, Business or Real Property and relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law.

(ii)There are no liabilities arising in connection with or in any way relating to Seller, Purchased Assets, Business or Real Property of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, arising under or relating to any Environmental Law, and there are no facts, events, conditions, situations or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in or be the basis for any such liability.

(iii)No polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive material, lead, asbestos- containing material, incinerator, sump, surface impoundment, lagoon, landfill, septic, wastewater treatment or other disposal system or underground storage tank (active or inactive) is or has been present at, on or under any Real Property or in 

any Purchased Asset or any other property now or previously owned, leased or operated by Seller.

(iv)No Hazardous Substance has been discharged, disposed of, dumped, injected, pumped, deposited, spilled, leaked, emitted or released at, on or under any Real Property or any other property now or previously owned, leased or operated by Seller.

(v)No Real Property nor property now or previously owned, leased or operated by Seller nor any property to which Hazardous Substances located on or resulting from the use of any Purchased Asset or Real Property have been transported nor any property to which Seller has, directly or indirectly, transported or arranged for the transportation of any Hazardous Substances is listed or, to Seller’s Knowledge, proposed for listing on the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to CERCLA, on CERCLIS (as defined in CERCLA) or on any similar federal, state, local or foreign list of sites requiring investigation or cleanup.

(vi)Seller is in compliance with all Environmental Laws and has and is in compliance with all Environmental Permits; such Environmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect and assuming the related Required Consents and Other Consents have been obtained prior to the Closing Date, are transferable and will not be terminated or impaired or become terminable as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b)There has been no environmental investigation, study, audit, test, review or other analysis conducted of which Seller has Knowledge in relation to any Purchased Asset or Real Property any other property or facility now or previously owned or leased by Seller which has not been delivered to Buyer at least 10 days prior to the date hereof.

(c)None of the Purchased Assets or the Real Property is located in New Jersey or Connecticut.

(d)For purposes of this Section, the term “Seller” shall include any entity which is, in whole or in part, a predecessor of Seller.

Section 4.25. Taxes. (a) Each of Seller and its Subsidiaries has timely paid, or caused to be paid, all Taxes required to be paid, the non-payment of which would result in a Lien on any Purchased Asset, would otherwise adversely affect the Business or would result in Buyer becoming liable or responsible therefor.

(b)Each of Seller and its Subsidiaries has established, in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with that of preceding periods, adequate reserves for the payment of, and will timely pay, all Taxes which arise from or with respect to the Purchased Assets or the operation of the Business and are incurred in or attributable to a Pre-Closing Tax Period, the non-payment of which would result in a Lien on any 

Purchased Asset, would otherwise adversely affect the Business or would result in Buyer becoming liable therefor.

(c)All Tax Returns in respect of the Business and the Purchased Assets required to have been filed have been or will be timely filed (taking into account any extension of time to file granted or obtained) and are true and correct in all material respects.

(d)No Tax Returns are required to be filed in connection with the Business or the Purchased Assets in any jurisdiction in which such Tax Returns are not currently being filed.

(e)Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received from any Taxing Authority any written notice of proposed adjustment, deficiency or underpayment of any Taxes relating to the Business or the Purchased Assets, other than a proposed adjustment, deficiency or adjustment that has been satisfied by payment or settlement, or withdrawn.

(f)There is no claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding or investigation now pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to Taxes of the Business or the Purchased Assets.

(g)To the Knowledge of Seller, each of Stonegate and UC Ventures has filed all Tax Returns that it is required to file when due in accordance with all Applicable Laws; all such Tax Returns are true and complete in all respects; and all Taxes due and payable by Stonegate or UC Ventures have been timely paid, or withheld and remitted, to the appropriate Taxing Authority, including, without limitation, employment and sales Taxes.

(h)To the Knowledge of Seller, no deficiencies for Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed in writing against Stonegate or UC Ventures.

(i)To the Knowledge of Seller, no election has been made under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 or any similar provision of Tax law to treat Stonegate or UC Ventures as an association or corporation and each of Stonegate and UC Ventures has been treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes at all times since its formation.

(j)To the Knowledge of Seller, neither Stonegate nor UC Ventures holds any equity interest, security or other ownership interest in any entity.

ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Subject to Section 14.03, except as disclosed in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:

Section 5.01.  Corporate Existence and Power. Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware

and has all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted.

Section 5.02.  Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the corporate powers of Buyer and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Buyer.

Section 5.03.  Governmental Authorization.  The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby require no material action by or in respect of, or material filing with, any Governmental Authority other than compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.

Section 5.04.  Noncontravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Buyer or (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.03, violate any material Applicable Law.

Section 5.05.  Financing.  Buyer has, or will have prior to the Closing, sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of immediately available funds to enable it to make payment of the Purchase Price.

Section 5.06. Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding (or any basis therefor) pending against, or to the knowledge of Buyer threatened against or affecting, Buyer before (or, in the case of threatened actions, suits, investigations or proceedings, would be before) any Governmental Authority or arbitrator which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS OF SELLER

Seller agrees that:

Section 6.01.  Conduct of the Business.  From the date hereof until the Closing Date, Seller shall conduct the Business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and use its best efforts to (i) preserve intact the present business organization of the Business, (ii) maintain in effect all foreign, federal, state and local Permits, (iii) keep available the services of the directors, officers and key employees of Seller and (iv) maintain satisfactory relationships with the customers, lenders, suppliers and others having material business relationships of the Business. Without limiting the generality of the

foregoing, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries shall:

(a)make any Restricted Payment;

(b)incur any capital expenditures or any obligations or liabilities, except for those contemplated by the 2014 Operating Budget;

(c)acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any assets (including any real property assets), securities, properties, interests or businesses, other than (i) supplies in the ordinary course of business in a manner that is consistent with past practice and (ii) those acquisitions expressly contemplated by the 2014 Operating Budget;

(d)sell, lease, sublicense, license, assign, abandon, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or create or incur any Lien on, any Purchased Assets, other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

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amend, modify, terminate, enter into, renew or extend any Real Property

(f)other than in connection with actions permitted by Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(c), make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person with respect to the Business;

(g)create, incur, assume, suffer to exist or otherwise be liable with respect to any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees thereof;

(h)(i) enter into any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts in any material respect the conduct of Seller, the Business or any of their respective Affiliates or any successor thereto or that could, after the Closing Date, limit or restrict in any material respect the Business, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates, from engaging or competing in any line of business, in any location or with any Person or (ii) enter into, amend or modify in any material respect or terminate any contract material to Seller or the Business or otherwise waived, released or assigned any material rights, claims or benefits of the Business;

(i)(i) grant or increase any severance or termination pay to (or amend any existing arrangement with) any director, officer or employee, (ii) increase benefits payable under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements with employees, officers or directors, (iii) enter into any employment, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee, (iv) establish, adopt or amend (except as required by Applicable Law) any collective bargaining, bonus, profit-sharing, thrift, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, compensation, stock option, restricted stock or other benefit plan or

arrangement covering any director, officer or employee or (v) increase compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any director, officer or employee;

(j)change the methods of accounting or accounting practice of Seller, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP as agreed to by its independent public accountants;

(k)settle, or offer or propose to settle, (i) any litigation, investigation, arbitration, proceeding or other claim involving or against Seller, the Business or the Purchased Assets or (ii) any litigation, arbitration, proceeding or dispute that relates to the transactions contemplated hereby;

(l)take any action that would make any representation or warranty of Seller hereunder, or omit to take any action necessary to prevent any representation or warranty of Seller hereunder from being, inaccurate in any respect at, or as of any time before, the Closing Date; or

		
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	agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

Section 6.02.  No Solicitation; Other Offers. (a) From the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall Seller or any of its Subsidiaries authorize or permit any of its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly,
(i) solicit, initiate or take any action to knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, furnish any information relating to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to, otherwise cooperate in any way with, or knowingly assist, participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort by any Third Party that is seeking to make, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) enter into any agreement in principle, letter of intent, term sheet, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement or other similar instrument relating to an Acquisition Proposal.  It is agreed that any violation of the restrictions on Seller set forth in this Section 6.02 by any Representative of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a breach of this Section 6.02 by Seller.

(b)    Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives to, cease immediately and cause to be terminated any and all existing activities, discussions or negotiations, if any, with any Third Party and its Representatives conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any Acquisition Proposal.

Section 6.03.  Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, Seller will (i) give Buyer, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives full access to the offices, properties, books and records of Seller and its Affiliates relating to the Business, (ii) furnish to Buyer, its

counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives such financial and operating data and other information relating to the Business as such Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct the employees, counsel and financial advisors of Seller and its Affiliates to cooperate with Buyer in its investigation of the Business. Any investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of Seller. No investigation by Buyer or other information received by Buyer shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by Seller hereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer and its agents, employees, consultants and contractors shall have the right to enter the Real Property to conduct physical inspections, and to perform such soil, engineering, geologic and other tests and inspections, as Buyer shall deem suitable, provided, however, that any tests and inspections pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of Seller.

(b)After the Closing, Seller and its Affiliates will hold, and will use their best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence, unless compelled to disclose by Applicable Law, all confidential documents and information concerning the Business, except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) previously known on a nonconfidential basis by Seller, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of Seller or its Affiliates or (iii) later lawfully acquired by Seller from sources other than those related to its prior ownership of the Business. The obligation of Seller and its Affiliates to hold any such information in confidence shall be satisfied if they exercise the same care with respect to such information as they would take to preserve the confidentiality of their own similar information.

(c)On and after the Closing Date, subject to Applicable Law, Seller and its Affiliates will afford promptly to Buyer and its agents reasonable access to its books of account, financial and other records (including accountant’s work papers), information, employees and auditors to the extent necessary or useful for Buyer in connection with any audit, investigation, dispute or litigation or any other reasonable business purpose relating to the Business; provided that any such access by Buyer shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of Seller.

Section 6.04.  Notices of Certain Events.  Prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of:

(a)any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(b)any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(c)any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to its Knowledge threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting Seller, the Business or the Purchased Assets that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 4.10 or that relate to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(d)the damage or destruction by fire or other casualty of any Purchased Asset or part thereof or in the event that any Purchased Asset or part thereof becomes the subject of any proceeding or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened proceeding for the taking thereof or any part thereof or of any right relating thereto by condemnation, eminent domain or other similar governmental action;

(e)any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement at any time during the term hereof that could reasonably be expected to cause the conditions set forth in Sections 11.02(a) not to be satisfied; and

(f)any failure of Seller to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder;

provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.04 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving that notice.

Section 6.05.  Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation. (a) During the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Non- Compete Period”), Seller shall not, and shall not allow any of its respective Affiliates to, directly own any interest in, manage, control, participate in (whether as an owner, operator, franchisor, franchisee, creditor, advisor, representative or otherwise), consult, render services, organize, plan to organize or in any manner engage, or make preparation to engage, in any homebuilding business or enterprise in North Carolina, South Carolina or Tennessee (a “Competitive Business”). Seller expressly acknowledges and agrees that each and every restriction imposed by this Section 6.05(a) is reasonable with respect to subject matter, time period and geographical area.

(b)Seller agrees that, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, without the prior written consent of Buyer, it shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly,

(i)solicit for the purpose of offering employment to or hiring (whether as an employee, consultant, agent, independent contractor or otherwise) or hire any Hired Employee without the prior written consent of Buyer; or

(ii)solicit or attempt to induce any supplier or other material business relation of the Business into any business relationship which might materially harm

Buyer or any of its Affiliates or disparage the Buyer or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, principals or employees.

Section 6.06.  Payment of Excluded Liabilities; Limitations on Distributions and Dissolution. (a) Seller shall pay in full, or make adequate provision for the payment in full of, all of the Excluded Liabilities for which payment is not made pursuant to Section 2.08. If any such Excluded Liabilities are not so paid or provided for, or if Buyer reasonably determines that failure to make any payments will impair Buyer’s use or enjoyment of the Purchased Assets or the conduct of the Business as heretofore conducted by Seller and as presently planned to be conducted by Buyer, Buyer may, at any time after the Closing Date, elect to make all such payments directly (but shall have no obligation to do so) and set off and deduct the full amount of all such payments from any payments that become payable to Seller pursuant to Section 3.01.

(b)    Seller shall not dissolve, or make any distribution of the proceeds received pursuant to this Agreement to its Affiliates or its equityholders, until Seller’s payment, or adequate provision for the payment, of all of its obligations pursuant to this Section 6.06 and, in any event, shall hold at least $200,000 until the earlier to occur of (i) the date of the final determination of Final Total Assets as set forth in Section 2.9, or (ii) the payment of the amount of any adjustment to the Purchase Price as set forth in Section 2.10.

Section 6.07.  Warranty Services Agreement.  At the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall enter into the Warranty Services Agreement pursuant to which Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer shall provide repair services to purchasers of homes from Seller prior to the Closing Date that Seller is obligated to deliver pursuant to (i) the terms of the warranty provisions of any sales agreements or (ii) any obligation imposed by Applicable Law, including but not limited to any legal duty of workman like construction using ordinary care. The cost for such services as specified in the Warranty Services Agreement shall be satisfied first from any amounts available in the Warranty Account and thereafter shall be paid directly by Seller.

Section 6.08.   Seller Insurance Policies. (a) Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide that Buyer is named as an additional insured with respect to each of the Insurance Policies, including all those identified on Section 4.17 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.

(b)    Seller shall take all steps required to maintain coverage under any Insurance Policies for at least two years following the Closing Date.

ARTICLE 7 COVENANTS OF BUYER

Buyer agrees that:

Section 7.01.  Confidentiality.  Prior to the Closing Date and after any termination of this Agreement, Buyer and its Affiliates will hold, and will use their best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence, unless compelled to disclose by Applicable Law, all confidential documents and information concerning the Business or Seller furnished to Buyer or its Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) previously known on a nonconfidential basis by Buyer, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of Buyer or
(iii)later lawfully acquired by Buyer from sources other than Seller; provided that Buyer may disclose such information to its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to its lenders or other Persons in connection with obtaining the financing for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement so long as such Persons are informed by Buyer of the confidential nature of such information and are directed by Buyer to treat such information confidentially.  The obligation of Buyer and its Affiliates to hold any such information in confidence shall be satisfied if they exercise the same care with respect to such information as they would take to preserve the confidentiality of their own similar information.

Section 7.02. Foreign Qualifications. Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, Seller shall be duly qualified to do business as a foreign company and shall be in good standing in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

ARTICLE 8 COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLER

Buyer and Seller agree that:

Section 8.01.  Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Assurances.  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer and Seller will use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or desirable under Applicable Law to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other third party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other third party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that the parties hereto understand and agree that the reasonable best efforts of any party hereto shall not be deemed to include (i) entering into any settlement, undertaking, consent decree, stipulation or agreement with any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) divesting or otherwise holding separate (including by establishing a trust or otherwise), or taking any other action (or otherwise agreeing to

do any of the foregoing) with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets or any assets or business of Buyer or any of its Affiliates.  Seller and Buyer agree to execute and deliver such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and to take such other actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to vest in Buyer good and, in the case of owned Real Property, marketable title to the Purchased Assets.

(b)    Seller hereby constitutes and appoints, effective as of the Closing Date, Buyer and its successors and assigns as the true and lawful attorney of Seller with full power of substitution in the name of Buyer, or in the name of Seller but for the benefit of Buyer, (i) to collect for the account of Buyer any items of Purchased Assets and (ii) to institute and prosecute all proceedings which Buyer may in its sole discretion deem proper in order to assert or enforce any right, title or interest in, to or under the Purchased Assets, and to defend or compromise any and all actions, suits or proceedings in respect of the Purchased Assets.  Buyer shall be entitled to retain for its own account any amounts collected pursuant to the foregoing powers, including any amounts payable as interest in respect thereof.

Section 8.02.  Certain Filings.  Seller and Buyer shall cooperate with one another
(i)in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required, or any actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties to any material contracts, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) in taking such actions or making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.

Section 8.03. Public Announcements. Seller agrees to obtain Buyer’s written consent prior to any press release or making any public statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 8.04.  WARN Act. The parties agree to cooperate in good faith to determine whether any notification may be required under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”) as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Buyer will be responsible for providing any notification that may be required under the WARN Act with respect to any Hired Employees.  Seller will be responsible for providing any notification that may be required under the WARN Act with respect to any employees of the Business that are not Hired Employees, provided that Buyer has given sufficient notice to enable Seller to provide such timely notification.  If Buyer fails to provide sufficient notice, Buyer shall be liable for any additional expenditure resulting from the failure to provide notification required under the WARN Act with respect to any employees of the Business.

ARTICLE 9 TAX MATTERS

Section 9.01. Tax Cooperation; Allocation of Taxes. (a) Buyer and Seller agree to furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, upon request, as promptly as practicable, such information and assistance relating to the Business and the Purchased Assets (including access to books and records) as is reasonably necessary for the filing of all Tax Returns, the making of any election relating to Taxes, the preparation for any audit by any Taxing Authority, and the prosecution or defense of any claim, suit or proceeding relating to any Tax.  Seller and Buyer shall cooperate with each other in the conduct of any audit or other proceeding relating to Taxes involving the Purchased Assets or the Business.

(b)All Apportioned Tax Obligations shall be allocated between the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the Post-Closing Tax Period based on the number of days of such taxable period included in the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the number of days of such taxable period included in the Post-Closing Tax Period. Seller shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such Apportioned Tax Obligations that is attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period, and Buyer shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such Apportioned Tax Obligations that is attributable to the Post-Closing Tax Period. For purposes of Section 2.03(d), the Taxes payable by Stonegate or UC Ventures that relate to a Pre-Closing Tax Period for a Tax period that includes but does not end on the Closing Date (x) in the case of any Taxes other than gross receipts, sales or use Taxes and Taxes based upon or related to income, shall be deemed to include the amount of such Tax for the entire Tax period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending on and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Tax period, and (y) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income and any gross receipts, sales or use Tax, shall be deemed to include the amount that would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended on and included the Closing Date.

(c)All Transfer Taxes incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by Seller, other than such Transfer Taxes imposed by the state of Tennessee or any local jurisdiction located within the state of Tennessee, which shall be borne by Buyer.  Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this agreement, Seller is entitled to an exemption from Transfer Taxes for isolated, casual or occasional sales in each jurisdiction that would otherwise impose a Transfer Tax on the transactions. Buyer and Seller shall cooperate in providing each other with any appropriate resale exemption certifications and other similar documentation.

(d)Apportioned Tax Obligations and Transfer Taxes shall be timely paid, and all applicable filings, reports and returns shall be filed, as provided by Applicable Law.  The paying party shall be entitled to reimbursement from the non-paying party in accordance with Section 9.01(b) or Section 9.01(c), as the case may be; provided that Seller shall not be required to pay any Apportioned Tax Obligations and Transfer Taxes reflected in the Estimated Apportioned Tax Obligations and Transfer Taxes withheld by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.08(d).  Upon payment of any Apportioned Tax Obligation or Transfer Tax

required to be reimbursed by the other party, the paying party shall present a statement to the non-paying party setting forth the amount of reimbursement to which Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, is entitled under this Section 9.01, together with such supporting evidence as is reasonably necessary to calculate the amount to be reimbursed. Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, shall make such reimbursement promptly but in no event later than 10 days after the presentation of such statement.  Any payment not made within such time shall bear shall bear interest from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date of payment at a rate per annum equal to the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition in effect from time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the date of payment.  Such interest shall be payable at the same time as the payment to which it relates and shall be calculated daily on the basis of a year of 365 days and the actual number of days elapsed.

ARTICLE 10 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Section 10.01.  ERISA Representations. Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that:

(a)Section 10.01(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list identifying each material “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock- related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and post- employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which is maintained, administered or contributed to by Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates and covers any employee or former employee of the Business, or with respect to which Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates has any liability.  Copies of such plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been furnished to Buyer together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and Tax Return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the “Employee Plans.” Seller has provided Buyer with, or has caused to be provided to Buyer, complete actuarial data (including age, salary, service and related data) as of the most recent practicable date for employees of the Business.

(b)None of Seller, any of its ERISA Affiliates and any predecessor thereof sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.

(c)None of Seller, any ERISA Affiliate of Seller and any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “Multiemployer Plan”).

(d)Each Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter, or has pending or has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the Internal Revenue Service, and Seller is not aware of any reason why any such determination letter should be revoked or not be reissued. Seller has made available to Buyer copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Employee Plan. Each
Employee Plan has been maintained in material compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code, which are applicable to such Employee Plan. No material events have occurred with respect to any Employee Plan that could result in payment or assessment by or against the Business, Buyer or any of its Affiliates of any material excise taxes under the Code.

(e)There is no current or projected liability in respect of post- employment or post-retirement health or medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Business, except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.

(f)All contributions and payments accrued under each Employee Plan, determined in accordance with prior funding and accrual practices, as adjusted to include proportional accruals for the period ending on the Closing Date, will be discharged and paid on or prior to the Closing Date except to the extent (i) reflected as a liability on the Closing Balance Sheet or (ii) is an Excluded Liability.  There has been no amendment to, written interpretation of or announcement (whether or not written) by Seller or any of its Affiliates relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Employee Plan which would increase materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the level of the expense incurred in respect thereof for the most recent fiscal year ended prior to the date hereof.

(g)There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any employee or former employee of the Business that, individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Sections 280G of the Code.

(h)The Purchased Assets are not now nor will they after the passage of time be subject to any Lien imposed under Code Section 412(n) by reason of the

failure of Seller or its Affiliates to make timely installments or other payments required by Code Section 412.

(i)No Hired Employee will become entitled to any bonus, retirement, severance, job security or similar benefit, or the enhancement of any such benefit, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(j)There is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against or involving, any Employee Plan before any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority.

Section 10.02. Employees and Offers of Employment. On or prior the Closing Date, Buyer may offer employment to active employees of the Business. Any such offers shall be at such salary or wage and benefit levels and on such other terms and conditions as Buyer shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate and shall be subject to Buyer’s standard employment application process (which shall include background checks).  The employees who accept and commence employment with Buyer are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Hired Employees.” Seller will not take, and will cause each of its subsidiaries not to take, any action which would impede, hinder, interfere or otherwise compete with Buyer’s effort to hire any Hired Employees.  Buyer shall not assume responsibility for any Hired Employee until such employee commences employment with Buyer.

Section 10.03.  Seller’s Employee Benefit Plans.  (a) Seller shall retain all obligations and liabilities under the Employee Plans in respect of each employee or former employee (including any beneficiary thereof) who is not a Hired Employee.  Except as expressly set forth herein, Seller or its designated Affiliate shall retain all liabilities and obligations in respect of benefits accrued as of the Closing Date by Hired Employees under the Employee Plans, and neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall have any liability with respect thereto.  No assets of any Employee Plan shall be transferred to Buyer or any of its Affiliates or to any plan of Buyer or any of its Affiliates. Accrued benefits or account balances of Hired Employees under the Employee Plans shall be fully vested as of the Closing Date.

(b)With respect to the Hired Employees (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof), Seller shall retain all liabilities and obligations arising under the Employee Plans to the extent any such liability or obligation relates to the period prior to the Closing Date, including proportional accruals through the Closing Date and including liabilities and obligations in respect of accruals through the Closing Date under any bonus plan or arrangement, any vacation plans, arrangements and policies.

Section 10.04. Buyer Benefit Plans. (a) Buyer or one of its Affiliates will recognize all service of the Hired Employees with Seller or any of its Affiliates, only for purposes of eligibility to participate in those employee benefit plans, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, in which the Hired Employees are enrolled by Buyer or one of its Affiliates immediately after the Closing Date.

Section 10.05. No Third Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this Article shall create any third party beneficiary or other rights in any employee or former employee (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof) of Seller or of any of its subsidiaries in respect of continued employment (or resumed employment) with either Buyer or the Businesses or any of their Affiliates and no provision of this Article 10 shall create any such rights in any such Persons in respect of any benefits that may be provided, directly or indirectly, under any Employee Plan or any plan or arrangement which may be established by Buyer or any of its Affiliates.  No provision of this Agreement shall constitute a limitation on rights to amend, modify or terminate after the Closing Date any such plans or arrangements of Buyer or any of its Affiliates or change the at-will employment of any Hired Employee or of any employee of the Business.

ARTICLE 11 CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

Section 11.01.  Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and Seller.  The obligations of Buyer and Seller to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a)The Seller Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained in accordance with Applicable Law and be in full force and effect.

(b)No temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition prohibiting the consummation of the Closing shall be in effect; nor shall any Applicable Law be enacted, entered or enforced which prohibits the consummation of the Closing.

(c)All actions by or in respect of or filings with any Governmental Authority required to permit the consummation of the Closing shall have been taken, made or obtained.

Section 11.02.  Conditions to Obligation of Buyer.  The obligation of Buyer to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following further conditions:

(a)(i) Seller shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) the representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered by Seller pursuant hereto (A) that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of such date, and (B) that are not qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of such time,

(b)There shall not have occurred and be continuing as of or otherwise arisen before the Closing any event, occurrence, revelation or development of a state of circumstances or facts which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate of Seller, executed by the President of Seller, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 11.02(a) and Section 11.02(b) has been satisfied.

(d)(i) There shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any action or proceeding by any Person before any Governmental Authority, (A) seeking to restrain, prohibit or otherwise interfere with the ownership or operation by Buyer or any of its Affiliates of all or any material portion of the Purchased Assets or the business or assets of Buyer or any of its Affiliates or to compel Buyer or any of its Affiliates to dispose of all or any material portion of the Purchased Assets or of Buyer or any of its Affiliates or (B) seeking to require divestiture by Buyer or any of its Affiliates of any Purchased Assets or any business or assets of Buyer or any of its Affiliates and (ii) there shall not be any action taken, or any Applicable Law proposed, enacted, enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the purchase of the Purchased Assets, by any Governmental Authority that, in the reasonable judgment of Buyer could, directly or indirectly, result in any of the consequences referred to in clauses (A) or (B) above.

(e)(i) The Key Employee Arrangements shall be delivered to Buyer and shall be in full force and effect upon the Closing and none of the Key Employees shall have revoked his acceptance of employment with Buyer or otherwise communicated to Buyer his intention not to commence employment with Buyer or continue employment with Seller, as applicable, following the Closing Date, (ii) the Non-Compete Agreements shall be delivered to Buyer and shall be in full force and effect upon the Closing, and  (iii) the Equityholder Support Agreements  shall be delivered to Buyer and shall be in full force and effect upon the Closing.

(f)Buyer shall have conducted any and all confirmatory due diligence with respect to the Purchased Assets and the Business that it deems necessary or advisable, including an environmental audit (including testing, if desired) of the Purchased Assets (including the Real Property) and of any other property or assets now or previously owned, leased or operated by Seller, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Buyer in its sole discretion. Buyer and Seller acknowledge and agree that the condition set forth in this Section 11.02(f) shall be deemed satisfied unless Buyer provides Seller with written notice on or prior to February 15, 2014 that the results of its confirmatory due diligence with respect to the Purchased Assets and the Business has been unsatisfactory.

(g)Seller shall have received each Consent identified on Section 11.02(g) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, and no such Consent shall have been revoked.

(h)Buyer shall have received, in form satisfactory to Buyer, Payout Letters and Lien Terminations evidencing payment at the Closing of the Closing Repaid Indebtedness, as well as evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer of the satisfaction at the Closing of all other accrued liabilities of Seller.

(i)On or before the Closing Date (i) Buyer shall have obtained ALTA extended coverage form of owner’s title insurance policies, or binders to issue the same, dated the Closing Date and in amounts satisfactory to Buyer insuring or committing to insure, at ordinary premium rates without any requirement for additional premiums, good and marketable title to the Owned Real Property being transferred pursuant to the terms of this Agreement free and clear of any Liens (each a “Buyer’s Title Insurance Policy”) and (ii) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer recent ALTA surveys of such Owned Real Property and “no change” affidavits sufficient for the applicable title insurance company to provide full survey coverage in each Buyer’s Title Insurance Policy.

(j)(i) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a certification, signed under penalties of perjury and dated not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date, that satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2) and confirms that Seller is not a “foreign person” as defined in Section 1445 of the Code and (ii) CHI shall have delivered to Buyer a certification, signed under penalties of perjury and dated not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date, that satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2) and confirms that CHI is not a “foreign person” as defined in Section 1445 of the Code..

Section 11.03.  Conditions to Obligation of Seller.  The obligation of Seller to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following further conditions:

(a)(i) Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date,
(ii)the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto shall be true in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date and (iii) Seller shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Buyer to the foregoing effect.

(b)Buyer shall have received all consents, authorizations or approvals from the Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 5.03, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, and no such consent, authorization or approval shall have been revoked.

ARTICLE 12 SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION

Section 12.01.  Survival.  The representations and warranties of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the Closing until the second anniversary of the Closing Date; provided that the representations and warranties in Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.22, 4.24 and Section 4.25 and Article 10 (the “Fundamental Representations”) shall survive indefinitely or until the latest date permitted by law. The covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the Closing indefinitely or for the shorter period explicitly specified therein, except that for such covenants and agreements that survive for such shorter period, breaches thereof shall survive indefinitely or until the latest date permitted by law.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, any breach of covenant, agreement, representation or warranty in respect of which indemnity may be sought under this Agreement shall survive the time at which it would otherwise terminate pursuant to the preceding sentence, if notice of the inaccuracy thereof giving rise to such right of indemnity shall have been given to the party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to such time.

Section 12.02.  Indemnification. (a) Effective at and after the Closing, Seller hereby indemnifies Buyer, its Affiliates and their respective successors and assignees (the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any and all damage, loss, liability and expense (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with any action, suit or proceeding whether involving a third-party claim or a claim solely between the parties hereto and any incidental, indirect or consequential damages, losses, liabilities or expenses, and any lost profits or diminution in value) (“Damages”) incurred or suffered by the Buyer Indemnified Parties arising out of:

(i)any misrepresentation or breach of warranty (determined without regard to any qualification or exception contained therein relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or standard (each such misrepresentation and breach of warranty a “Warranty Breach”) made by Seller pursuant to this Agreement;

(ii)any breach of covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Seller pursuant to this Agreement;

		
	(iii)
	any error in the Balance Sheet; or

		
	(iv)
	any Excluded Liability;

regardless of whether such Damages arise as a result of the negligence or strict liability (or any other liability under any theory of law or equity) of Buyer, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective successors and assignees.

(b)    Effective at and after the Closing, Buyer hereby indemnifies Seller, its Affiliates and their respective successors and assignees (the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any and all Damages incurred or suffered by Seller, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective successors and assignees arising out of any Warranty Breach or breach of covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, regardless of whether such Damages arise as a result of the negligence or strict liability (or any other liability under any theory of law or equity) of the Seller Indemnified Parties.

Section 12.03.  Third Party Claim Procedures.  (a) The party seeking indemnification under Section 12.02 (the “Indemnified Party”) agrees to give prompt notice in writing to the party against whom indemnity is to be sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) of the assertion of any claim or the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding by any third party (“Third Party Claim”) in respect of which indemnity may be sought under such Section.  Such notice shall set forth in reasonable detail such Third Party Claim and the basis for indemnification (taking into account the information then available to the Indemnified Party).  The failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

(b)The Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim and, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section, shall be entitled to control and appoint lead counsel for such defense, in each case at its own expense; provided that prior to assuming control of such defense, the Indemnifying Party must (i) acknowledge that it would have an indemnity obligation for the Damages resulting from such Third Party Claim as provided under this Article 12 and (ii) furnish the Indemnified Party with evidence that the Indemnifying Party has adequate resources to defend the Third Party Claim and fulfill its indemnity obligations hereunder.

(c)The Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume or maintain control of the defense of any Third Party Claim and shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel retained by the Indemnified Party if (i) the Indemnifying Party does not deliver the acknowledgment referred to in Section 12.03(b)(i) within 30 days of receipt of notice of the Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 12.03(a), (ii) the Third Party Claim relates to or arises in connection with any criminal proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation, (iii) the Indemnified Party reasonably believes an adverse determination with respect to the Third Party Claim would be materially detrimental to the reputation or future business prospects of the Indemnified Party or any of its affiliates, (iv) the Third Party Claim seeks an injunction or equitable relief against the Indemnified Party or any of its affiliates, (v) the Indemnifying Party has failed or is failing to prosecute or defend vigorously the Third Party Claim or (vi) the Third Party Claim relates to Taxes.

(d)If the Indemnifying Party shall assume the control of the defense of any Third Party Claim in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.03, the Indemnifying Party shall obtain the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) before entering into any settlement of such Third Party Claim, if
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the settlement does not expressly unconditionally release the Indemnified Party and its affiliates from all liabilities and obligations with respect to such Third Party Claim or the settlement imposes injunctive or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party or any of its affiliates.

(e)In circumstances where the Indemnifying Party is controlling the defense of a Third Party Claim in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim and to employ separate counsel of its choice for such purpose, in which case the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be borne by the Indemnified Party; provided that in such event the Indemnifying Party shall pay the fees and expenses of such separate counsel (i) incurred by the Indemnified Party prior to the date the Indemnifying Party assumes control of the defense of the Third Party Claim or (ii) if representation of both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party by the same counsel would create a conflict of interest.

(f)Each party shall cooperate, and cause their respective affiliates to cooperate, in the defense or prosecution of any Third Party Claim and shall furnish or cause to be furnished such records, information and testimony, and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials or appeals, as may be reasonably requested in connection therewith.

Section 12.04.  Direct Claim Procedures.  In the event an Indemnified Party has a claim for indemnity under Section 12.02 against an Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party agrees to give prompt notice in writing of such claim to the Indemnifying Party. Such notice shall set forth in reasonable detail such claim and the basis for indemnification (taking into account the information then available to the Indemnified Party).  The failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.  If the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within 30 days following the receipt of a notice with respect to any such claim that the Indemnifying Party disputes its indemnity obligation to the Indemnified Party for any Damages with respect to such claim, such Damages shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnifying Party shall promptly pay to the Indemnified Party any and all Damages arising out of such claim.

Section 12.05.  Indemnification Basket And Cap. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller shall not have any obligation to indemnify any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties in respect of any Damages for which indemnification is claimed under this Agreement, (a) if the Damages associated with any individual claim are less than $50,000 (the “De Minimis Claim Amount”) and (b) unless and until the aggregate of such Damages exceeds $250,000 (the “Basket”), at which point Seller will be obligated to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Persons from and against all Damages in excess of the Basket; provided, that the De Minimis Claim Amount and Basket shall not apply to Damages relating to fraud, Excluded Liabilities, or Warranty Breaches of Fundamental Representations.  The maximum amount of Damages that the Buyer Indemnified Parties

shall be entitled to recover pursuant to this Article 12 shall be an aggregate amount equal to $2,000,000 (the “Cap”); provided, that the Cap shall not apply to Damages relating to fraud, Excluded Liabilities, or Warranty Breaches of Fundamental Representations (which claims shall be capped at the Purchase Price, and which Damages shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, be included in the calculation of Damages subject to the Cap).

Section 12.06. Earn-Out Payment Offset. (a) Buyer shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to offset and deduct the amount of any indemnifiable Damages pursuant to Section 12.02(a) from any Earn-Out Payment that is earned and becomes payable pursuant to Section 3.01.  In the event that at any time one or more Earn-Out Payments becomes due and payable under Article 3 and Buyer has made a claim for indemnification under Section 12.03 or Section 12.04 and such claim is pending and unresolved at the time an Earn-Out Payment is payable, then Buyer shall be entitled to deduct from such Earn- Out Payment an amount equal to the amount of Buyer’s claim for indemnification (an “Earn-Out Payment Holdback”) until a final determination of such claim is made. Upon final determination or resolution of the indemnification claim for which the Earn-Out Payment Holdback was established, then any portion of the Earn-Out Payment Holdback that is greater than the Damages payable by Seller in respect of such claim shall be paid to Seller within ten (10) Business Days of such final determination; provided that no other claim for indemnification under Section 12.03 or Section 12.04 is pending and unresolved at such time.

(b)The representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of Seller, and the rights and remedies that may be exercised by Buyer based on such representations, warranties, covenants and obligations, will survive and not be limited or affected by any investigation conducted by Buyer or any agent of Buyer with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) by Buyer or any agent of Buyer at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of, or compliance with or performance of, any such representation, warranty, covenant or obligation, and Buyer shall not be required to show that it relied on any such representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of Seller in order to be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article 12. The waiver by Buyer of any of the conditions set forth in Article 11 will not affect or limit the provisions of this Article 12.

Section 12.07.  Purchase Price Adjustment. Any amount paid by Seller pursuant to this Article 12 shall, for tax purposes, be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE 13 TERMINATION

Section 13.01.  Grounds for Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a)by mutual written agreement of Seller and Buyer;

(b)by either Seller or Buyer, if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before April 30, 2014;

(c)by either Seller or Buyer, if consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby would violate any nonappealable final order, decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority having competent jurisdiction;

		
	(d)
	by Seller, if the Closing shall not have been consummated by 11:59

p.m. California time on the fifth Business Day after such date that Seller has delivered written notice to Buyer certifying that all of the conditions set forth in Article 11 (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, provided that such conditions will be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied (or, in the case of conditions set forth in Section 11.03, waived by Seller); or

(e)by Buyer, three Business Days following delivery of written notice to Seller that Buyer has determined that the condition set forth in Section 11.02(f) is not capable of being satisfied.

The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.01(b), 13.01(c), 13.01(d) or 13.01(e) shall give notice of such termination to the other party.

Section 13.02.  Effect of Termination.  If this Agreement is terminated as permitted by Section 13.01, such termination shall be without liability of either party (or any stockholder, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such party) to the other party to this Agreement; provided that if such termination shall result from the
(i) willful failure of either party to fulfill a condition to the performance of the obligations of the other party, (ii) failure to perform a covenant of this Agreement or (iii) breach by either party hereto of any representation or warranty or agreement contained herein, such party shall be fully liable for any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the other party  as a result of such failure or breach. The provisions of Section 7.01, 14.02, 14.05, 14.06 and 14.07 shall survive any termination hereof pursuant to Section 13.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Buyer fails for any reason to consummate the purchase contemplated hereunder or otherwise is in breach of this Agreement, the aggregate liability of Buyer and any of its former, current and future direct or indirect equity holders, controlling persons, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners or assignees shall be limited to the amount of any Termination Fee that may be payable, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.  None of Buyer or any of its former, current and future direct or indirect equity holders, controlling persons, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners or assignees shall have any further liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except as expressly provided herein (including Section 14.13).

ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS

Section 14.01.  Notices.  All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,

if to Buyer, to:

UCP, LLC
99 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 400 San Jose, California 95113
Attention: Dustin Bogue, Chief Executive Officer Facsimile No.: (408) 380-7983

with a copy to:

UCP, LLC
548 W. Cromwell, Suite 104
Fresno, California 93711 Attention: W. Allen Bennett, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (559) 439-4477 with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, California 94025 Attention: Alan Denenberg Facsimile No.: (650) 752-3604

if to Seller, to:

Citizens Homes, Inc. 11811 Eversfield Lane
Charlotte, North Carolina 28269 Attention:  Scott Thorson, President Facsimile No.:     

with a copy to:

Fox Rothschild LLP
747 Constitution Drive, Suite 100
P.O. Box 673
Exton, Pennsylvania 19341
Attention:  Michael S. Harrington, Esq. Facsimile No.: (610) 458-7337

or such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto.  All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt.  Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

Section 14.02. Amendments and Waivers. (a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.

(b)    No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 14.03.  Disclosure Schedule References. The parties hereto agree that any reference in a particular Section of the Seller Disclosure Schedule or Buyer Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, shall only be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (a) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the relevant party that are contained in the corresponding Section of this Agreement and (b) any other representations and warranties of such party that is contained in this Agreement, but only if the relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representations and warranties would be readily apparent to a reasonable person who has read that reference and such representations and warranties, without any independent knowledge on the part of the reader regarding the matter(s) so disclosed.

Section 14.04.  Expenses. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.

(b)In the event that this Agreement is terminated by Seller pursuant to Section 13.01(d), then Buyer shall pay or cause to be paid to Seller in immediately available funds
$500,000 (the “Termination Fee”) within three Business Days after such termination, it being understood that in no event shall Buyer be required to pay the Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

(c)Each party acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 14.04 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that, without these agreements, the other parties would not enter into this Agreement.

(d)NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, IF THE SALE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS TO BUYER IS

NOT CONSUMMATED DUE TO MATTERS OBLIGATING BUYER TO PAY THE TERMINATION FEE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 14.04, THE TERMINATION FEE SHALL BE PAYABLE TO SELLER AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPRACTICABLE AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN THE ACTUAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY SELLER AS A RESULT OF BUYER'S FAILURE TO CONSUMMATE THE PURCHASE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING  AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION REPRESENT A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGES WHICH SELLER WILL INCUR AS A RESULT OF SUCH FAILURE, AND SELLER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AGAINST BUYER AND ANY BUYER RELATED PARTY IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE TO CLOSE RESULTING FROM BUYER'S DEFAULT SHALL BE LIMITED TO SUCH AMOUNT AND SELLER SHALL HAVE NO RIGHT TO ANY ACTION FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SELLER WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED ALL OTHER CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES OR RELIEF AT LAW OR IN EQUITY. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PAYMENT OF SUCH LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IS NOT INTENDED AS A FORFEITURE OR PENALTY BUT IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES TO SELLER.

Section 14.05.  Successors and Assigns.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of each other party hereto; except that Buyer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part, to (i) one or more of its Affiliates at any time and (ii) after the Closing Date, to any Person; provided that no such transfer or assignment will relieve Buyer of its obligations hereunder or enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other party hereto or due to Buyer.

Section 14.06. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.

Section 14.07.  Jurisdiction.  The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the Delaware Chancery Court or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or other Delaware state court, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any

such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 14.01 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

Section 14.08.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 14.09. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.  This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 14.10.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

Section 14.11.  Bulk Sales Laws.  Buyer and Seller each hereby waive compliance by Seller with the provisions of the “bulk sales,” “bulk transfer” or similar laws of any state.  Seller agrees to indemnify and hold Buyer harmless against any and all Damages incurred or suffered by Buyer or any of its Affiliates as a result of any failure to comply with any such “bulk sales,” “bulk transfer” or similar laws.

Section 14.12.  Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party.  Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 14.13.  Specific Performance.  The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Closing, Seller shall not be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by Buyer or any remedy to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement and that Seller’s sole and exclusive remedies with respect to any such breach shall be the remedies set forth in Section 14.04.

[signature page follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

UCP,LLC

By:    /s/Dustin Bogue    
Name:    Dustin Bogue
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

CITIZENS HOMES, INC.

By:    /s/Scott Thorson    
Name:    Scott Thorson
Title:    President

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF WRITTEN CONSENT

CITIZENS HOMES, INC.

ACTION OF THE STOCKHOLDERS BY WRITTEN CONSENT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

The undersigned, being stockholders of Citizens Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), holding at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (the “Stockholders”), do hereby consent to and adopt the following Preambles and Resolutions for and on behalf of the Company with the intent that the same shall be valid actions as though adopted at a duly- held meeting of the Stockholders:
WHEREAS, the officers of the Company have negotiated with UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“UCP”), for UCP to purchase substantially all of the assets (the “Assets”) and to assume certain of the liabilities (the “Liabilities”) of the Company pursuant the terms and conditions of a certain Purchase and Sale Agreement negotiated by the Company and UCP (the “Purchase Agreement”), a form of which has been presented to the undersigned for their review and approval;

WHEREAS, in consideration of the sale of the Assets and assumption of the Liabilities, UCP has agreed to pay to the Company up to approximately $23,890,139 (subject to the determination of a final purchase price based upon the book value of the assets of the Company as of the closing date and subject to adjustment as set forth in the Purchase Agreement), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Price”);

WHEREAS, following the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the proceeds of the Purchase Price (less amounts to pay off the Company’s retained liabilities, to hold back funds pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, to pay expenses of the Company related to the Transaction, and for appropriate reserves as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors) shall be distributed to the Stockholders of the Company in accordance with the waterfall spreadsheet presented to the undersigned (the “Waterfall Spreadsheet”), which contemplates a different distribution of the remaining proceeds to the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock than as set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation but not affecting the rights of the holders of the Company’s Common Stock (i.e., the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock get their initial investment returned with the remaining proceeds paid to the holders of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock); and

WHEREAS, the undersigned deem it to be in the best interests of the Company to sell the Assets to UCP in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
undersigned hereby approve the Company’s sale of the Assets to UCP in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the proper officers of the Company, acting for and on behalf of the Company, be and hereby are authorized, empowered and directed to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement in substantially the form presented to the undersigned and to proceed with the transaction as set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and be it further

RESOLVED, that it is hereby directed that following the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the proceeds of the Purchase Price (less amounts to pay off the Company’s retained 

liabilities, to hold back funds pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, to pay expenses of the Company related to

the Transaction, and for appropriate reserves as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors) shall be distributed in accordance with the Waterfall Spreadsheet; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company are hereby authorized to do or cause to be done any and all such acts and things necessary to execute and deliver any and all such further documents and papers as, with the advice of counsel, they deem necessary or appropriate to carry into effect the full intent and purposes of the foregoing resolutions, for and on behalf and in the name of Company; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company are hereby authorized to engage all such counsel, accountants or others as may be desirable under the circumstances for the purposes of assisting in effectuating the foregoing resolutions; and be it further

RESOLVED, that to the extent the Company has performed certain actions or things to effectuate the purposes of the foregoing resolutions, the doing of such actions or things are hereby ratified, approved, confirmed and adopted.

This Action by Written Consent is executed pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Bylaws of the Company.
This Action by Written Consent may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which together shall be one and the same document.
For purposes of this Action by Written Consent, a facsimile copy containing a signature shall be deemed to contain an original signature.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Action by Written Consent as of the dates set forth below.

STOCKHOLDERS:

If an Individual:

Signature:       Print Name:     

Date:     

If an Entity:

(Print Entity Name)

Signature:      

Print Name:     

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Date:     

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF EQUITYHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT

EQUITYHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 25, 2014, among UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), Citizens Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Seller”) and the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of Seller listed on Annex I hereto (each, an “Equityholder” and, collectively, the “Equityholders”).

WHEREAS, the Seller and Buyer propose to enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended from time to time, the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) pursuant to which Buyer and its designated Subsidiaries will purchase the Purchased Assets from Seller (the “Asset Purchase”);

WHEREAS, each Equityholder owns the number of shares of each class of capital stock of the Seller (“Seller Stock”) set forth opposite its name on Annex I hereto (such shares of Seller Stock, the “Subject Shares” of such Equityholder); and

WHEREAS, as a condition to its willingness to enter into the Purchase and Sale Agreement, Buyer has requested that each Equityholder enter into this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

SECTION 2. Waiver; Release; and Covenant Not to Sue.

(a)Waiver of Released Claims. With effect from and after the Closing, each Equityholder and each of its respective past and present agents, representatives, employees, officers, directors, managers, Affiliates, controlling persons, shareholders, members, partners, predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasing Persons”), hereby fully releases and forever discharges, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Buyer, the Seller, each of their respective Subsidiaries and each of their respective past, present and future agents, representatives, employees, officers, directors, managers, Affiliates, controlling persons, shareholders, members, partners, predecessors, successors and assigns (including, without limitation, Antonio B. Mon, Scott K. Thorson, Ralph R. Teal, Jr., H. Gilford Edwards, Keith Hinson, David Hughes, and each of their heirs, successors and assigns) (collectively, the “Released Persons”) from any and all rights, claims, demands, actions, causes of action, judgments, obligations, contracts, agreements, debts and liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity (including any right, whether arising at law or in equity, to seek indemnification, contribution, cost recovery, damages, or any

other recourse or remedy, including as may arise under common law) (collectively, the “Claims”) which any of the Releasing Persons or their respective successors and assigns now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against the respective Released Persons from any transaction, event, occurrence, action or inaction with respect to periods on or prior to the Closing on account of, arising out of, contemplated by, implied or alleged in, or relating in any way to (i) any Released Person’s relationship with the Seller on or prior to the Closing, (ii) any Releasing Person’s investment in Seller, or (iii) the operation of the Seller on or prior to the Closing and/or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement (the Claims referred to in this sentence, after taking into account the exclusion of the Claims referred to in the proviso to this sentence, the “Released Claims”); provided, however, that the Released Claims shall not include any claims for indemnification made by any such Equityholder (in his role as a an officer of Seller or as a member of Seller’s Board of Directors) that such Equityholder would otherwise have pursuant to a written agreement with Seller previously provided to Buyer and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Seller. Each Equityholder hereby acknowledges that such Equityholder may hereafter discover facts other than or different from those that it knows or believes to be true with respect to the subject matter of the Released Claims, but, with effect from and after the Closing, such Equityholder hereby expressly waives and fully, finally and forever settles and releases any known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, asserted or unasserted, contingent or noncontingent claim with respect to the Released Claims, whether or not concealed or hidden, without regard to the subsequent discovery or existence of such different or additional facts. Without limitation of the foregoing, such Equityholder hereby waives the application of any provision of law, including, without limitation, California Civil Code Section 1542, that purports to limit the scope of a general release. Section 1542 of the California Civil Code provides: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him would have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

(b)Covenant Not to Sue.  With effect from and after the Closing, each Equityholder, on its behalf and on behalf of the applicable Releasing Persons, further agrees not to institute any litigation, lawsuit, claim or similar action or proceeding against any of the Released Persons with respect to any Released Claim.

(c)Effect of Release. Each Equityholder, on its behalf and on behalf of the applicable Releasing Persons, acknowledges and agrees that if such Equityholder or Releasing Person should hereafter make any claim or demand or commence or threaten to commence any action, claim or proceeding against any Released Person with respect to any Released Claim, this Section 2 may be raised as a complete bar to any such action, claim or proceeding, and the applicable Released Person may recover from such Equityholder all costs incurred in connection with such action, claim or proceeding, including attorneys’ fees.

(d)Consultation. Each Equityholder acknowledges and agrees that (i) it has had ample opportunity to consult with its attorneys prior to execution of this Agreement and has done so and (ii) it has knowingly and voluntarily decided to sign and enter into this Agreement.

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of Each Equityholder. Each Equityholder, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to Buyer, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, that:

(a)Authorization.

(i)If such Equityholder is a natural person, (A) such Equityholder has the legal capacity and has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (B) if such Equityholder is married and the Subject Shares constitute community property under Applicable Laws, this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of, such Equityholder’s spouse.  If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement.

(ii)If such Equityholder is not a natural person, (A) such Equityholder has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Equityholder, and
(C) this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Equityholder, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

(b)Governmental Authorization.  No consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority, is required by or with respect to such Equityholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Equityholder or the consummation by such Equityholder of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such filings, authorizations, consents and approvals that if not obtained or made would not have a material and adverse effect on the ability of such Equityholder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c)Non-contravention.  The execution and delivery by such Equityholder of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, does not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under (i) if such Equityholder is not a natural person, any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or comparable organizational documents of such Equityholder, (ii) any material contract to which such Equityholder is a party or to which it or any of its properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible) is subject or bound, or (iii) any Applicable Law except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the ability of such Equityholder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d)Ownership of Seller Stock. Such Equityholder is the record and beneficial owner of such Equityholder’s Subject Shares, and owns such Subject Shares, free and clear of any Lien or restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the Subject Shares.

SECTION 4. Termination. This Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of the Purchase and Sale Agreement in accordance with its terms; provided that (i) Sections 2, 5(d) and 5(d) shall survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to clause (a) above, and Sections 4 and 6 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and (ii) nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any fraudulent or willful and bad faith breach of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. Additional Matters.

(a)Each party shall, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as may be required for the purpose of effectively carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b)No person executing this Agreement who is or becomes during the term hereof a director or officer of the Seller makes any agreement or understanding herein in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Seller.  Each Equityholder signs solely in his, her or its capacity as the record holder and beneficial owner of, or the trustee of a trust whose beneficiaries are the beneficial owners of, such Equityholder’s Subject Shares and nothing in this Agreement shall limit or affect any actions taken by any Equityholder in his capacity as an officer or director of the Seller to the extent not otherwise prohibited by the Purchase and Sale Agreement.

(c)In the event that any Equityholder acquires record or beneficial ownership of, or the power to vote or direct the voting of, any additional voting interest with respect to the Seller, such voting interests shall, without further action of the parties, be subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and the number of Subject Shares set forth on the signature page hereto will be deemed amended accordingly.  Such Equityholder shall promptly notify Buyer of any such event.

(d)Each Equityholder agrees that it will not (i) bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute, participate in or voluntarily aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in law or in equity, in any court or before any governmental entity (an “Action”), which challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) bring or commence any Action that alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Equityholder, or the approval of the Purchase and Sale Agreement by the Board of Directors of the Seller, breaches any fiduciary duty of the Board of Directors of the Seller or any member thereof.

(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in no event shall any Equityholder have any responsibility or liability whatsoever relating to any breach by any other Equityholder of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement.

SECTION 6. General Provisions.

(a)Amendments and Waivers.  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

(b)Notice.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and received if properly addressed (i) if delivered personally, by commercial delivery service or by facsimile (with acknowledgment of a complete transmission), on the day of delivery, or (ii) if delivered by internationally recognized courier (appropriately marked for next day delivery), one Business Day after sending, or (iii) if delivered by first class, registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), three Business Days after mailing.  Notices shall be deemed to be properly addressed to any party hereto if addressed to Buyer in accordance with Section 14.01 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and to the Equityholders their respective addresses set forth on Annex I hereto (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice).

(c)Interpretation.  When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  Each party hereto has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, which each party acknowledges and agrees is the result of extensive negotiations among the parties.  Wherever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.

(d)Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement.  This Agreement shall become effective against Buyer when one or more counterparts have been signed by Buyer and delivered to any Equityholder. This Agreement shall become effective against any Equityholder when one or more counterparts have been executed by such Equityholder and delivered to Buyer.  Each party need not sign the same counterpart.

		
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	Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement

(i)constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (ii) is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder; provided that Sections 2 and 5 are intended to benefit the Released Persons, and each such Person shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be enforceable by such Persons.

(f)Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the laws of such jurisdiction that would require the substantive laws of another jurisdiction to apply.

(g)Assignment.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by Buyer without the prior written consent of each Equityholder or by any Equityholder without the prior written consent of Buyer, and any purported assignment without such consent shall be void.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part, to (i) one or more of its Affiliates at any time and (ii) after the Closing, to any Person; provided that no such transfer or assignment shall relieve Buyer of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

(h)No Ownership Interest.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Buyer any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Subject Shares.

(i)Enforcement.  Unless otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, any action, claim, suit or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement shall be brought or otherwise commenced in the Delaware Chancery Court or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or other Delaware state court.  Each party hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 6(b) shall be deemed effective service of process on such party

(j)Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

(k)Severability.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

(l)Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

(m)Public Disclosure. Except as contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, no public disclosure (whether or not in response to an inquiry) of the subject matter of this Agreement or the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall be made by any Equityholder, nor shall any Equityholder permit any of its Representatives to make any such disclosure, unless approved by Buyer prior to release.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has duly executed this Agreement, all as of the date first written above.

UCP, LLC

		
	By:  /Dustin L. Bogue
	 Name: Dustin L Bogue

                                                                               Title: Chief Executive Officer President

CITIZENS HOMES, INC.

		
	By:  /Scott Thorson 
	 Name: Scott Thorson

Title: President

EXHIBIT C

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of
          , 2014, between Citizens Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”) and Citizens Homes Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CHI”), on the one hand, and UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), on the other.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller have concurrently herewith consummated the purchase by Buyer of the Purchased Assets pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 25, 2014 between Buyer and Seller, (the “Purchase Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Buyer has agreed to assume certain liabilities and obligations of Seller and Seller’s Subsidiaries with respect to the Purchased Assets and the Business;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sale of the Purchased Assets and in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller and CHI, on the other, agree as follows:

1.(a) Each of Seller and CHI does hereby sell, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer all of the right, title and interest of Seller and CHI in, to and under the applicable Purchased Assets; provided that no sale, transfer, assignment or delivery shall be made of any or any material portion of any of the Contracts or Permits if an attempted sale, assignment, transfer or delivery, without the consent of a third party, would constitute a breach or other contravention thereof or in any way adversely affect the rights of Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller and CHI, on the other, thereunder.

(b)    Buyer does hereby accept all the right, title and interest of Seller and CHI in, to and under all of the Purchased Assets (except as aforesaid) and Buyer agrees to perform all of the obligations of Seller and CHI to be performed under the Contracts except to the extent liabilities thereunder constitute Excluded Liabilities.

2.Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

3.This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.

4.This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

CITIZENS HOMES, INC.

		
	By:    
	 Name:   Scott Thorson

Title:    President

CITIZENS HOMES INVESTMENTS, LLC

		
	By:    
	 Name:

Title:

UCP, LLC

		
	By:    
	 Name:   Dustin Bogue

Title:    Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT D

ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHTS

THIS ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHTS (this “Assignment”) is made this [•] day of [•], 2014 by and between Citizens Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Assignor”), and UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Assignee”; each of Assignor and Assignee, a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Assignor and Assignee are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2014 (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Assignor agreed to assign to Assignee all right, title and interest in and to the copyrights and copyright applications set forth on Schedule A (collectively, the “Copyrights”); and

WHEREAS, Assignor desires to transfer all right title and interest in and to the Copyrights to Assignee and Assignee desires to acquire all such right, title and interest in and to such Copyrights.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and as more fully set forth in the Purchase Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions therein, Assignor and Assignee intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1.Assignor does hereby sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver unto Assignee its entire right, title and interest of every kind in and to the Copyrights and copyrights in all countries of the world based thereon or corresponding thereto including any and all rights to file applications and receive copyrights in all countries of the world, the same to be held and enjoyed by the Assignee to the full end of the term for which said copyrights may be granted, as fully and entirely as the same would have been held and enjoyed by Assignor had this Assignment not been made; and Assignor hereby agrees to sign all necessary papers and do all lawful acts reasonably requisite in connection with the prosecution, assignment, enforcement and disclaimer of each and every copyright application based upon the Copyrights, without further compensation, but at the expense of the Assignee or its successors and assigns, and Assignor assigns to Assignee all rights to sue for infringement, including past infringement if any, of any Copyright or copyright based upon or corresponding to the Copyrights.

2.Assignor hereby authorizes and requests the officials of all countries in which the Copyrights are now or in the future will be issued to issue to Assignee all of Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the same for the sole use and enjoyment of Assignee, its successors and assigns.

3.Any provision of this Assignment may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Assignment, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

4.This Assignment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.

5.This Assignment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Assignment shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Assignment shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). No provision of this Assignment is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

6.EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS ASSIGNMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Assignment to be to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

CITIZENS HOMES, INC.

		
	By:
	      Name:   Scott Thorson

Title:    President

UCP, LLC

		
	By:
	      Name:

Title:

SCHEDULE A

Copyright    Registration No.    Registration Date

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EXHIBIT E

ASSIGNMENT OF DOMAIN NAMES

THIS ASSIGNMENT OF DOMAIN NAMES (this “Assignment”) is made this [•] day of [•], 2014 by and between Citizens Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Assignor”), and UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Assignee”; each of Assignor and Assignee, a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Assignor and Assignee are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2014 (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Assignor agreed to assign to Assignee all right, title and interest in and to the domain names set forth on Schedule A (collectively, the “Domains”); and

WHEREAS, Assignor desires to transfer all right title and interest in and to the Domains to Assignee and Assignee desires to acquire all such right, title and interest in and to such Domains.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and as more fully set forth in the Purchase Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions therein, Assignor and Assignee intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1.Assignor does hereby sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver unto Assignee its entire right, title and interest of every kind in and to the Domains, including all rights to sue or recover and retain damages and costs and attorneys’ fees for past, present and future infringement or cybersquatting of the Domains and to fully and entirely stand in the place of the Assignor in all matters relating to the Domains.

2.This Assignment has been executed and delivered by the Assignor for the purpose of recording the assignment herein with the appropriate entity.  At Assignee’s sole cost and expense, Assignor shall execute and deliver such other documents and take all other commercially reasonable actions which Assignee, its successors and/or assigns, may reasonably request to effect the terms of this Assignment, including its recordation with any relevant domain registrars.  Assignor shall take the steps reasonably required by each registrar for the Domains to effect the recordation of the transfer and transfer of the Domains’ registrations to Assignee (including delivering to Assignee all necessary Auth-Info codes or other required passwords necessary to unlock the Domains), at Assignee's sole cost and expense.

3.Any provision of this Assignment may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Assignment, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder

shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

4.This Assignment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.

5.This Assignment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Assignment shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Assignment shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). No provision of this Assignment is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

6.EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS ASSIGNMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Assignment to be to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

CITIZENS HOMES, INC.

		
	By:
	      Name:   Scott Thorson

Title:    President

UCP, LLC

		
	By:
	      Name:

Title:

SCHEDULE A

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF WARRANTY SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS WARRANTY SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of    , 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), and Citizens Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”).

RECITALS

A.Buyer and Seller entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 25, 2014 (the “Purchase Agreement”). Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

B.Pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Purchase Agreement, Buyer and Seller agreed to enter into an agreement for Buyer or an affiliate of Buyer to provide repair services to purchasers of homes from Seller prior to the Effective Date that Seller is obligated to deliver pursuant to (i) the terms of the warranty provisions of any sales agreements or (ii) any obligation imposed by Applicable Law, including but not limited to any legal duty of workmanlike construction using ordinary care (collectively, “Warranty Obligations”).

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1.Warranty Obligations. (a) Buyer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered by one of its Affiliates or other third party subcontractors, the repair services that Seller is obligated to deliver pursuant to the Warranty Obligations (the “Warranty Services”). Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) deliver the Warranty Services in a prompt, diligent and efficient manner that does not result in undue expense, (ii) deliver the Warranty Services in such manner that is consistent with Buyer’s warranty programs (which programs, for the avoidance of doubt, may be amended or modified by Buyer in its sole discretion), (iii) commence the Warranty Services within the time periods, if any, required by Applicable Law, and (iv) diligently pursue the Warranty Services to completion unless prevented by matters beyond Buyer’s reasonable control. Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of any claim it receives with respect to Warranty Obligations. Each party acknowledges and agrees that Buyer’s obligation to provide Warranty Services shall be limited to the extent to which (i) Seller’s failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement adversely impacts Buyer’s ability to provide Warranty Services or (ii) third party resources necessary for Buyer to provide Warranty Services become unavailable through no fault of Buyer and such unavailability adversely impacts Buyer’s ability to provide such Warranty Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement, if Buyer or Seller tenders defense of the warranty claim to which a Warranty Obligation relates to the insurance carrier under any Insurance Policy, the parties shall cooperate with such insurance carrier as required by the terms of such policy.

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(b)    The written approval of Scott Thorson shall be necessary prior to Buyer’s commencement of any Warranty Services that exceed, or are anticipated to exceed, $5,000 of “Repair Costs” (as defined below) per “Home” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

2.Repair  Obligation  Costs.    The direct cost (including proportionate share of overhead and wages and salaries of employees of Buyer) of all Warranty Services in excess of (and only to the extent exceeding) $250 per Home (collectively, the “Repair Costs”), will be reimbursed by Seller to Buyer, and paid as follows:

2.1.    Warranty  Reserve.    Seller  has  placed  in  reserve  an  amount  equal  to
$200,000 (the “Warranty Reserve”). Buyer shall deduct the amount of the Warranty Reserve from the Purchase Price under the Purchase Agreement and hold such amount (together with any interest thereon) in the Warranty Account until the funds therein are exhausted or finally released in accordance with Section 2.3 hereof. Buyer shall deduct any Repair Costs that Buyer incurs in connection with the Warranty Services from time to time; provided, however, that in the event a claim related to any Warranty Obligation is tendered by Buyer or Seller under any Insurance Policy, any award or recovery from the insurer with respect to such claim shall be used to replenish the Warranty Reserve for any amounts that were withdrawn from the Warranty Reserve in connection with such claim. Buyer will provide to Seller, on a quarterly basis, an accounting of funds deducted from the Warranty Reserve, together with (a) a description of the Warranty Services delivered and Repair Costs incurred for each home, and (b) any amount replenished by insurance awards or recoveries under Insurance Policies.

2.2.    Remaining Costs. Once the funds in the Warranty Account are exhausted or finally distributed to Seller in accordance with Section 2.3 hereof, Seller will be responsible for direct payment of all remaining Repair Costs. Buyer shall have the right, in its  sole discretion, to either (i) pay any subcontractors, material suppliers or vendors directly for Warranty Services and obtain reimbursement from Seller, or (ii) submit any invoices from subcontractors, material suppliers or vendors directly to Seller, for timely payment by Seller. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of a request for reimbursement from Buyer, accompanied by reasonable documentation of the associated Warranty Services and Repair Costs, Seller will reimburse Buyer for such Repair Costs.

2.3.    Release of Warranty Reserve.    On the date which is the one (1) year anniversary of the date hereof, Buyer shall release from the Warranty Account an amount equal to $100,000 less the amount of the Warranty Reserve paid to Buyer by Seller pursuant to Section
2.1 above prior thereto (and less any amount which Buyer estimates in its reasonable and good faith judgment may become payable with respect to then outstanding claims related to Warranty Obligations, which shall remain in the Warranty Account until such claims are finally satisfied, at which point Buyer shall release any remaining funds). On the date which is the two (2) year anniversary of the date hereof, Buyer shall release from the Warranty Account any funds in such account then remaining (less any amount which Buyer estimates in its reasonable and good faith judgment may become payable with respect to then outstanding claims related to Warranty Obligations, which shall remain in the Warranty Account until such claims are finally satisfied and subject to the further terms of this Section 2.3). Buyer shall deliver such released funds to Seller in cash to an account designated by Seller in writing. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall be responsible for the payment of any incremental investment banking or other incentive-

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based fees that become payable by Seller as a result of such release pursuant to arrangements entered into by Seller.

3.Limitation of Liability. Neither Buyer nor any Affiliate or other third party subcontractors delivering Warranty Services hereunder, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, contractors or representatives, shall be liable to Seller for any error, default or delay in the performance of the Warranty Services or any of Buyer’s other obligations under this Agreement unless, and only to the extent that, such error, default or delay arises, results from or constitutes Buyer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, and excluding any act, errors or omissions by such party taken at the specific direction of the other party; provided, however, that in no case shall Buyer nor any Affiliate or other third party subcontractors be liable for incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages.

4.Seller Indemnity. Seller hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer, its Affiliates and their respective successors and assignees (the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any and all costs, damage, loss, liability and expense (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding whether involving a third-party claim or a claim solely between the parties hereto and any incidental, indirect or consequential damages, losses, liabilities or expenses, and any lost profits or diminution in value) (“Damages”) incurred or suffered by the Buyer Indemnified Parties arising out of the Warranty Obligations, to the extent the Repair Costs exceed the Warranty Reserve, with the exception of any Damages caused by Buyer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct of Buyer in performing or failing to perform any Warranty Services. Seller’s indemnity and agreement to defend and hold Buyer harmless shall survive the expiration or other termination of this Agreement.

5.Seller  Representations  and  Covenants.    Seller hereby makes the following representations, warranties and covenants:

5.1.    No Other Warranty. Seller represents that it has not granted, and will not grant or offer, any additional express warranties or repair rights to any homeowners, other than as have previously been disclosed to Buyer and described on Exhibit A.

5.2.    Insurance. Seller shall take all steps required to maintain coverage under any Insurance Policies related to the Warranty Obligations for at least two (2) years following the date hereof. Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide that Buyer and (and any Affiliate requested by Buyer) is named as an additional insured with respect to each of the Insurance Policies.

6.Binding  on  Successors.    The terms  and  conditions  herein  contained  shall  be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

7.Notices.  All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,

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if to Buyer, to:

UCP, LLC
99 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 400 San Jose, California 95113
Attention: Dustin Bogue, Chief Executive Officer Facsimile No.: (408) 380-7983

with a copy to:

UCP, LLC
548 W. Cromwell, Suite 104
Fresno, California 93711 Attention: W. Allen Bennett, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (559) 439-4477 with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, California 94025 Attention: Alan Denenberg Facsimile No.: (650) 752-3604

if to Seller, to:

Citizens Homes, Inc. 11811 Eversfield Lane
Charlotte, North Carolina 28269 Attention:  Scott Thorson, President Facsimile No.:     

with a copy to:

Fox Rothschild LLP
747 Constitution Drive, Suite 100
P.O. Box 673
Exton, Pennsylvania 19341
Attention:  Michael S. Harrington, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (610) 458-7337

or such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a business day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt.

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8.Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

9.Partial  Invalidity.    If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall in no way be impaired or invalidated, and the parties agree to substitute for the invalid or unenforceable provision a valid and enforceable provision that most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid or unenforceable provision.

10.Definitions.    Any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Purchase Agreement.

11.Entire  Agreement.    All exhibits referred to herein are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. This Agreement together with the Purchase Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and cannot be amended or modified except by a written agreement, executed by each of the parties hereto.

12.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall, for all purposes, be deemed an original and all such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

UCP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By: _      Name:          Title:         

Citizens Homes Inc., a Delaware corporation

By: _      Name:          Title:         

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Exhibit A

Express Warranties and Repair Rights Of Seller

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