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Exhibit 10.8

ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
2020 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
		
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	Purpose and Term.

(a)    The purpose of the ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Plan”), is to give Eligible Employees of ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its Designated Companies an opportunity to purchase shares of Common Stock and to promote its best interests and enhance its long-term performance. The Company intends for each Offering to either (i) qualify as being under an “employee stock purchase plan” under Code Section 423 (each such Offering, a “Section 423 Offering”) or (ii) not comply with the requirements of Code Section 423 (each such Offering, a “Non-Section 423 Offering”). The Plan shall be construed so as to comply with the requirements of Code Section 423 with respect to Section 423 Offerings. Any provisions required to be included in the Plan under Code Section 423 are hereby included as fully as though set forth in the Plan. Any Non-Section 423 Offerings may, but are not required to, be made pursuant to any rules, procedures, or sub-plans (collectively, “Sub-Plans”) adopted by the Committee for such purpose.
(b)    The effective date of the Plan shall be June 3, 2020 (the “Effective Date”). The term of the Plan shall continue until terminated by the Board pursuant to Section 13 or the date on which all of the shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan have been issued. 
		
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	Certain Definitions.

Any term not expressly defined in the Plan but defined for purposes of Code Section 423 will have the same definition herein. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings given below unless the Committee determines otherwise:
(a)    “Affiliate” means any entity, other than a Subsidiary, that directly or through one or more intermediaries is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company, as determined by the Committee.
(b)    “Applicable Law” means any applicable laws, rules and regulations (or similar guidance), including but not limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Code and the listing or other rules of any applicable stock exchange, and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Purchase Rights are, or will be, granted. References to any applicable laws, rules and regulations, including references to any sections or other provisions of applicable laws, rules and regulations, also refer to any successor or amended provisions thereto unless the Committee determines otherwise. Further, references to any section of a law shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretive guidance under such section, unless the Committee determines otherwise.
(c)    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

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(d)    “Change in Control” shall have the meaning given such term in the ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan or any successor plan thereto, in each case, as amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”).
(e)    “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code or U.S. Treasury Regulation thereunder will include such section or regulation, any valid regulation or other official applicable guidance promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.
(f)    “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, which has authority to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 3. All references to the Committee in the Plan shall include any administrator to which the Committee has delegated any part of its responsibilities and powers pursuant to Section 3(b).
(g)    “Common Stock” means the shares of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any successor securities.
(h)    “Company” means ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
(i)    “Compensation” means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant’s cash earnings, including base salary, wages, bonuses, commissions and other forms of incentive compensation (but excluding gifts, prizes, awards, relocation payments, severance, tips, gratuities, or similar elements of compensation), determined as of the date of the Contribution or such other date or dates as may be determined by the Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis, establish a different definition of Compensation for an Offering.
(j)    “Contributions” means the amount of Compensation contributed by a Participant through payroll deductions to fund the exercise of a Purchase Right; provided, however, that “Contributions” may also include other payments that the Committee may permit a Participant to make to fund the exercise of a Purchase Right to the extent payroll deductions are not permitted by Applicable Law, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
(k)    “Designated Company” means any Subsidiary or Affiliate, whether now existing or existing in the future, that has been designated by the Committee from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan. The Committee may designate Subsidiaries or Affiliates as Designated Companies in a Non-Section 423 Offering. For purposes of a Section 423 Offering, only the Company and its Subsidiaries may be Designated Companies; provided, however, that at any given time, a Subsidiary that is a Designated Company under a Section 423 Offering will not be a Designated Company under a Non-Section 423 Offering.

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(l)    “Eligible Employee” means any Employee of the Company or a Designated Company except (unless otherwise determined by the Committee):
(i)    any Employee who has been employed for less than 90 days; 
(ii)    any Employee whose customary employment is for less than 20 hours per week; or
(iii)    any Employee whose customary employment is for not more than five months in any calendar year;
provided, however, that the Committee may determine prior to any Offering Period that Employees outside the United States who are participating in a separate Offering or in separate Offerings shall be “Eligible Employees” even if they do not meet the requirements of (ii) and (iii) above if and to the extent required by Applicable Law; provided, further, that the Committee, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to the Offering Period for all Purchase Rights to be granted on the first day of such Offering Period in an Offering determine (for each Section 423 Offering, on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis or as otherwise permitted by U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.423‐2) that the definition of Eligible Employee will or will not include an individual if such individual: (A) has not completed at least 90 days of service since such individual’s last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion), (B) customarily works less than 20 hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion), (C) customarily works less than five months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion), (D) is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Code Section 414(q), or (E) is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Code Section 414(q) with compensation above a certain level or is an officer or subject to the disclosure requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (provided, that the exclusion is applied with respect to each Section 423 Offering in an identical manner to all highly compensated employees of the Company or a Designated Company, as applicable, whose employees are participating in such Offering).
No Employee shall be granted a Purchase Right under the Plan if, immediately after such grant, the Employee would own or hold options to purchase stock of the Company or a Related Corporation possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of such corporation, as determined in accordance with Code Section 423(b)(3). For these purposes, the attribution rules of Code Section 424(d) shall apply in determining the stock ownership of such Employee. For purposes of a Non-Section 423 Offering, the provisions of Section 5(i) shall apply.
(m)    “Employee” means an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate. For the purposes herein, the existence of an employment relationship will be determined in accordance with U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-l(h).
(n)    “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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(o)    “Fair Market Value” means, unless the Committee determines otherwise, on a given date (the “valuation date”) (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock reported on the primary exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and traded on such date, or, if there are no such sales on that date, then on the last preceding date on which such sales were reported; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange but is quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last-sale basis, the average between the closing bid price and ask price reported on such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date, then on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, then Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith to be the fair market value of the Common Stock. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no determination made with respect to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to a Purchase Right shall be inconsistent with Code Section 423 in the case of a Section 423 Offering.
(p)    “Grant Date” means the date of grant of a Purchase Right. The Grant Date shall be the first day with respect to each Offering Period.
(q)    “Initial Offering Period” means the initial Offering Period that begins and ends on the dates determined by the Committee.
(r)    “Offering” means a grant of Purchase Rights to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan. Each Offering will be a Section 423 Offering or a Non-Section 423 Offering. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, each Offering shall be deemed a separate Offering, even if the dates and other terms of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical, and the provisions of the Plan will separately apply to each such Offering. With respect to Section 423 Offerings, the terms of each Offering need not be identical; provided, that the terms of the Plan and an Offering together satisfy Code Section 423 and the U.S. Treasury Regulations thereunder; provided, however, that a Non-Section 423 Offering is not required to satisfy such regulations.
(s)    “Offering Period” means any period, including the Initial Offering Period, with respect to which a Purchase Right may be granted; provided that in no event shall an Offering Period be greater than 27 months. Following commencement of the Initial Offering Period, a new Offering Period shall begin. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have the power to change the frequency and duration of the Offering Periods with respect to any Offering as it deems appropriate from time to time.
(t)    “Outstanding Common Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term under the Omnibus Stock Plan.
(u)    “Parent” means any present or future corporation that is or which would be a “parent corporation” of the Company as that term is defined in Code Section 424.
(v)    “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who is a participant in the Plan.
(w)    “Plan” means the ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated.

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(x)    “Purchase Date” means the date of exercise of a Purchase Right. The Purchase Date shall be the Purchase Period End Date with respect to each Purchase Period.
(y)    “Purchase Period” means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, each six‐month period during which an Offering is made to Eligible Employees pursuant to the Plan. There shall be one Purchase Period in each Offering Period, with such Purchase Periods beginning and ending on the dates determined by the Committee or its designees in its or their discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first Purchase Period in the Initial Offering Period shall begin and end on the dates determined by the Committee or its designees in its or their discretion, as applicable. Further, the Committee shall have the power to change the duration of Purchase Periods (including the Purchase Period Start Date and the Purchase Period End Date for any Purchase Period) with respect to any Offering; provided that such change is announced a reasonable period of time prior to the effective date of such change; provided, further, that in no event shall a Purchase Period be greater than 27 months. 
(z)    “Purchase Period End Date” means the last day of each Purchase Period. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, there shall be one Purchase Period End Date in each Offering Period. 
(aa)    “Purchase Period Start Date” means the first day of each Purchase Period. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, there shall be one Purchase Period Start Date in each Offering Period. 
(bb)    “Purchase Price” means the price per share of Common Stock subject to a Purchase Right, as determined in accordance with Section 6(b).
(cc)    “Purchase Right” means an option granted hereunder which entitles a Participant to purchase shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
(dd)    “Related Corporation” means a Parent or Subsidiary.
(ee)    “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ff)    “Subsidiary” means any present or future corporation that is or would be a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as that term is defined in Code Section 424.
(gg)    “Tax-Related Items” means any income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefit tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising in relation to a Participant’s participation in the Plan.
		
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	Administration.

(a)    The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, unless the Board elects to assume administration of the Plan in whole or in part. References to the “Committee” include the Board if it is acting in an administrative capacity with respect to the Plan. Committee members shall be intended to qualify as “independent directors” (or terms of similar meaning) if and to the extent required under Applicable Law. However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify 

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as an independent director shall not invalidate any Purchase Right or other action taken by the Committee under the Plan.
(b)    In addition to action by meeting in accordance with Applicable Law, any action of the Committee may be taken by a written instrument signed by all of the members of the Committee and any action so taken by written consent shall be as fully effective as if it had been taken by a majority of the members at a meeting duly held and called. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and Applicable Law, the Committee shall have full and final authority, in its discretion, to take any action with respect to the Plan, including, without limitation, the following: (i) to establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan; (ii) to prescribe the form(s) of any agreements or other instruments used in connection with the Plan; (iii) to determine the terms and provisions of the Purchase Rights; (iv) to determine eligibility and adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan, including whether Eligible Employees shall participate in a Section 423 Offering or a Non-Section 423 Offering and which Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall be Designated Companies participating in either a Section 423 Offering or a Non-Section 423 Offering; (v) reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in, and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Purchase Rights granted under, the Plan; and (vi) to construe and interpret the Plan, the Purchase Rights, the rules and regulations, and the agreements or other written instruments, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, the adoption of such Sub-Plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit the participation in the Plan by Eligible Employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States, as further set forth in Section 3(c) below. Every finding, decision and determination made by the Committee will, to the full extent permitted by Applicable Law, be final and binding upon all parties. Except to the extent prohibited by the Plan or Applicable Law, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be established by the Committee, the Committee may appoint one or more agents to assist in the administration of the Plan and may delegate any part of its responsibilities and powers to any such person or persons appointed by it. No member of the Board or Committee, as applicable, shall be liable while acting as administrator for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Purchase Right granted thereunder.
(c)    Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Committee may adopt such Sub-Plans relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures for jurisdictions outside of the United States, the terms of which Sub-Plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 4, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such Sub-Plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such Sub-Plan. To the extent inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 423, any such Sub-Plan shall be considered part of a Non‐Section 423 Offering, and Purchase Rights granted thereunder shall not be required by the terms of the Plan to comply with Code Section 423. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is authorized to adopt Sub-Plans for particular non-U.S. jurisdictions that modify the terms of the Plan to meet applicable local requirements regarding, without limitation, (i) eligibility to participate, (ii) the definition of Compensation, (iii) the dates and duration of Offering Periods or Purchase Periods or other periods during which Participants may make Contributions towards the purchase of shares of Common Stock, (iv) the method of determining the Purchase Price and the discount from Fair Market Value at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased, (v) any minimum or maximum 

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amount of Contributions a Participant may make during an Offering Period or other specified period under the applicable Sub-Plan, (vi) the treatment of Purchase Rights upon a Change in Control or a change in capitalization of the Company, (vii) the handling of payroll deductions, (viii) establishment of bank, building society or trust accounts to hold Contributions, (ix) payment of interest, (x) conversion of local currency, (xi) obligations to pay payroll tax, (xii) determination of beneficiary designation requirements, (xiii) withholding procedures, and (xiv) handling of share issuances.
		
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	Shares Subject to Plan; Limitations on Purchases and Purchase Rights.

(a)    Shares Subject to Plan. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for the issuance of shares pursuant to the Plan shall be no more than 7,500,000 shares (the “Plan Share Reserve”), subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Share Reserve shall automatically be increased on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the Effective Date occurred by a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the positive difference between (x) 1% of the Outstanding Common Stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (y) the Plan Share Reserve on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) a lower number of shares of Common Stock as may be determined by the Board. Shares of Common Stock distributed pursuant to the Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market or by private purchase. For avoidance of doubt, up to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved under this Section 4(a) may be used to satisfy purchases of shares of Common Stock under Section 423 Offerings and any remaining portion of such maximum number of shares of Common Stock may be used to satisfy purchases of shares of Common Stock under Non-Section 423 Offerings. The Company hereby reserves sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of Purchase Rights. In the event that any Purchase Right expires unexercised or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without being exercised, in whole or in part, for any reason, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Purchase Right shall again be available for issuance under the Plan and shall not reduce the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for the grant of Purchase Rights or issuance under the Plan.
(b)    Limitations on Purchases and Purchase Rights. If, on a given Purchase Period End Date, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Purchase Rights are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares then available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable, and in no event shall the number of shares offered for purchase during any Offering Period exceed the number of shares then available under the Plan. In addition, in connection with any Offering, the Committee may specify a maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by any single Participant on any Purchase Date during such Offering. In connection with each Offering, the Committee may specify a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants pursuant to such Offering. Further, in connection with each Offering that contains more than one Purchase Date, the Committee may specify a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants on any or each Purchase Date under the Offering. 

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If the aggregate purchase of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Purchase Rights granted under the Offering would exceed any such maximum aggregate number, then, in the absence of any Committee action otherwise, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable. In the event that any pro rata allocation is made pursuant to this Section 4(b), any Contributions of a Participant not applied to the purchase of shares during such Offering Period shall be returned to such Participant (without interest, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee has authority, by resolution or otherwise, to modify the limitations on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by a Participant in any particular Offering Period or any particular Purchase Period.
		
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	Eligibility and Participation; Payroll Deductions.

(a)    General. Purchase Rights may only be granted to Eligible Employees.
(b)    Initial Eligibility. Any Eligible Employee who has completed 90 days’ employment and is employed by the Company or a Designated Company on the date such Eligible Employee’s participation in the Plan is to become effective shall be eligible to be a Participant during any Offering Period that begins on or after the end of such 90 day‐period. An Employee who becomes an Eligible Employee on or after the Grant Date will not be eligible to participate in such Offering Period but may participate in any subsequent Offering Period; provided, that such Employee is still an Eligible Employee as of the Grant Date of such subsequent Offering Period.
(c)    Leave of Absence. For purposes of participation in the Plan, a person on leave of absence shall be deemed to be an Employee for the first 90 days of such leave of absence and such Employee’s employment shall be deemed to have terminated at the close of business on the 90th day of such leave of absence unless such Employee shall have returned to regular full-time or part‐time employment (as the case may be) prior to the close of business on such 90th day or unless such Employee has a right to reemployment that is guaranteed either by statute or contract (including, for avoidance of doubt, any guaranteed right to reemployment provided under any non‐U.S. law, contract or policy). Termination by the Company of any Employee’s leave of absence, other than termination of such leave of absence on return to full-time or part-time employment, shall terminate an Employee’s employment for all purposes of the Plan and shall terminate such Employee’s participation in the Plan and right to exercise any Purchase Right, unless such Employee has a right to reemployment that is guaranteed either by statute or contract.
(d)    Commencement of Participation. An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant by completing an authorization for Contributions on the form provided by the Company (and such other documents as may be required by the Committee) and delivering such forms and documents to the Company or an agent designated by the Company on or before the date set therefor by the Committee, which date shall be prior to the Grant Date for the applicable Offering Period. Contributions for a Participant during an Offering Period shall commence on the applicable Purchase Period Start Date when the Participant’s authorization for a Contribution becomes effective and shall continue for successive Purchase Periods during which the Participant is eligible to participate in the Plan, unless authorizations are withdrawn or participation is terminated, as provided in Section 8.

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(e)    Amount of Contributions; Determination of Compensation. At the time a Participant files an authorization for Contributions, a Participant shall elect to have deductions or other Contributions made from the Participant’s pay on each payday while participating in an Offering Period at a rate of not less than 1% nor more than 15% (in whole percentages only) of Compensation. Such Compensation rates shall be determined by the Committee in a nondiscriminatory manner consistent with the provisions of Code Section 423 in the case of a Section 423 Offering.
(f)    Participant’s Account; No Interest. All Contributions made by a Participant shall be credited to the Participant’s account under the Plan. A Participant may not make any separate cash payment into such account except when on leave of absence and then only as provided in Section 5(h) or unless otherwise required by Applicable Law. In no event shall interest accrue on any Contributions made by a Participant, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law.
(g)    Changes in Payroll Deductions. A Participant may withdraw, terminate or discontinue participation in the Plan as provided in Section 8, but no other change can be made during an Offering Period and, specifically, a Participant may not alter the amount of Contributions for that Offering Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with the limitation of Code Section 423(b)(8), or Section 2(l), Section 4 and/or Section 12(a) of the Plan, a Participant’s Contribution election may be decreased to 0% at any time during an Offering Period. In such event, Contributions shall continue at the newly elected rate with respect to the next Offering Period, unless otherwise provided under the terms of the Plan or as otherwise determined by the Committee.
(h)    Participation During Leave of Absence. If a Participant goes on a leave of absence, such Participant shall have the right to elect to: (i) withdraw the balance in such Participant’s account pursuant to Section 8; (ii) discontinue Contributions to the Plan but remain a Participant in the Plan; or (iii) remain a Participant in the Plan during such leave of absence, authorizing Contributions to be made from payments by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate to the Participant during such leave of absence and undertaking to make cash payments to the Plan at the end of each payroll period to the extent that amounts payable by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to such Participant are insufficient to meet such Participant’s authorized Contributions.
(i)    Special Eligibility Rules for Foreign Participants. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(l), Eligible Employees who are citizens or residents of a foreign jurisdiction (without regard to whether they are also citizens of the United States or resident aliens) may be excluded from the Plan or an Offering if (i) the grant of a Purchase Right under the Plan or Offering to a citizen or resident of the foreign jurisdiction is prohibited under Applicable Law; or (ii) compliance with the Applicable Law would cause the Plan or Offering to violate the requirements of Code Section 423. In the case of a Non-Section 423 Offering, an Eligible Employee (or group of Eligible Employees) may be excluded from participation in the Plan or an Offering if the Committee has determined, in its sole discretion, that participation of such Eligible Employee(s) is not advisable or practicable for any reason. Further, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(l), an Employee who does not otherwise qualify as an Eligible Employee may, in the Committee’s discretion, participate in a Non-Section 423 Offering if and to the extent required by Applicable Law.

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	Grant of Purchase Rights.

(a)    Number of Shares Subject to Purchase Right. On the Grant Date, a Participant shall be granted a Purchase Right to purchase, on each Purchase Period End Date of the Offering Period to which such Grant Date relates, at the applicable Purchase Price, such number of shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (x) the amount of the Participant’s Contributions accumulated as of the Purchase Period End Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the Purchase Period End Date by (y) the applicable Purchase Price (as determined in accordance with Section 6(b)); provided, however, that (i) no Participant may purchase shares of Common Stock in excess of the limitations set forth in Section 4(b) or Section 12(a), and the number of shares subject to a Purchase Right shall be adjusted as necessary to conform to such limitations; and (ii) in no event shall the aggregate number of shares deemed to be subject to Purchase Rights during an Offering Period exceed the number of shares then available under the Plan or the maximum number of shares that a participant may purchase for any single Offering Period and for any single Purchase Period (in each case, as provided in Section 4), and the number of shares deemed to be subject to Purchase Rights shall be adjusted as necessary to conform to these limitations. The Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock shall be determined as provided in Section 2(o) and Section 6(b), and a Participant’s Compensation shall be determined according to Section 2(i).
(b)    Purchase Price. The Purchase Price per share of Common Stock purchased with Contributions made during an Offering Period for a Participant shall be equal to 85% (or such greater percentage as may be determined by the Committee prior to the commencement of an Offering Period in which such Purchase Period occurs) of the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Period End Date or (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date in which the Purchase Period occurs; provided that in no event shall the Purchase Price per share be less than the par value per share of the Common Stock; provided, further that the Committee may determine prior to a Purchase Period to calculate the Purchase Price for such Purchase Period solely by reference to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Period End Date or Grant Date, or based on the greater (rather than the lesser) of such values.
		
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	Exercise of Purchase Rights.

(a)    Automatic Exercise. Unless a Participant gives written notice to the Company or an agent designated by the Company of withdrawal at least 30 days prior to the end of the Offering Period or terminates employment as hereinafter provided, the Participant’s Purchase Rights will be deemed to have been exercised automatically on the Purchase Period End Date applicable to such Offering Period, for the purchase of the number of shares of Common Stock that the Participant’s accumulated Contributions at that time will purchase at the applicable Purchase Price (but not in excess of the number of shares for which Purchase Rights have been granted to the Participant pursuant to Section 4 and Section 6(a)).
(b)    Termination of Purchase Right. A Purchase Right shall expire on the earlier of (i) the date of termination of the Participant’s employment, except as otherwise provided in Section 5(h) (regarding leaves of absence), or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, or (ii) the end of the last day of the applicable Purchase Period.

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(c)    Fractional Shares; Excess Amounts. Fractional shares will not be issued under the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee. Any excess Contributions in a Participant’s account that would have been used to purchase fractional shares will be automatically re‐invested in a subsequent Offering Period unless the Participant timely revokes such Participant’s authorization to re-invest such excess amounts or the Company elects to return such Contributions to the Participant. Except as permitted by the foregoing or as otherwise determined by the Committee, any amounts that were contributed but not applied toward the purchase of shares of Common Stock shall not be carried forward to future Offering Periods and shall be returned to Participants.
(d)    Share Certificates; Credit to Participant Accounts. As promptly as practicable after the Purchase Period End Date of each Purchase Period, the shares of Common Stock purchased by a Participant for the Purchase Period shall be credited to such Participant’s account maintained by the Company, a stock brokerage or other financial services firm designated by the Company or the Participant or other similar entity, unless the Participant elects to have the Company deliver to the Participant certificates for the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of the Participant’s Purchase Right. If a Participant elects to have shares credited to the Participant’s account (rather than certificates issued), a report will be made available to such Participant after the close of each Purchase Period stating the entries made to such Participant’s account, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased and the applicable Purchase Price.
		
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	Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.

(a)    Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw Contributions credited to the Participant’s account during an Offering Period at any time prior to the last day of such Offering Period by giving sufficient prior written notice to the Company or an agent designated by the Company. All of the Participant’s Contributions credited to the Participant’s account will be paid to the Participant promptly (without interest, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law) after receipt of the Participant’s notice of withdrawal, and no further Contributions will be made from the Participant’s Compensation during such Offering Period. The Company may, at its option, treat any attempt to borrow by a Participant on the security of such Participant’s accumulated Contributions as an election to withdraw such Contributions. A Participant’s withdrawal from any Offering Period will not have any effect upon the Participant’s eligibility to participate in any subsequent Offering Period or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant withdraws during an Offering Period, Contributions shall not resume at the beginning of a succeeding Offering Period unless the Participant is eligible to participate and the Participant delivers to the Company or an agent designated by the Company a new, completed authorization form (and such other documents as may be required by the Committee) and otherwise complies with the terms of the Plan.
(b)    Termination of Employment; Participant Ineligibility. Upon termination of a Participant’s employment for any reason (including but not limited to termination due to death but excluding a leave of absence for a period of less than 90 days or a leave of absence of any duration where reemployment is guaranteed by either statute or contract), or in the event that a Participant otherwise ceases to be an Eligible Employee, the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall be terminated, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law. In the event of a Participant’s termination 

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of employment or in the event that a Participant otherwise ceases to be an Eligible Employee, the Contributions credited to the Participant’s account will be returned (without interest, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law) to the Participant, or, in the case of death, to a beneficiary duly designated on a form acceptable to the Committee. Any unexercised Purchase Rights granted to a Participant during any Offering Period then in effect shall be deemed to have expired on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment or the date the Participant otherwise ceases to be an Eligible Employee, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and no further Contributions will be made for the Participant’s account.
		
	9.
	Transferability.

No Purchase Right (or rights attendant to a Purchase Right) may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated (whether by operation of law or otherwise), except as provided by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and no Purchase Right shall be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of a Purchase Right, or levy of attachment or similar process upon the Purchase Right not specifically permitted in the Plan, shall be null and void and without effect. A Purchase Right may be exercised during a Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant.
		
	10.
	Dilution and Other Adjustments; Change in Control.

(a)    Adjustments; Right to Issue Additional Securities. If there is any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock because of a merger, Change in Control, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization involving the Company, or if the Board declares a stock dividend, stock split distributable in shares of Common Stock or reverse stock split, other distribution (other than ordinary or regular cash dividends) or combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or if there is a similar change in the capital stock structure of the Company affecting the Common Stock (excluding conversion of convertible securities by the Company and/or the exercise of warrants by their holders), then the number and type of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be correspondingly adjusted, and the Committee shall, subject to Applicable Law, make such adjustments to Purchase Rights (such as the number and type of shares subject to a Purchase Right and the Purchase Price of a Purchase Right) or to any provisions of this Plan as the Committee deems equitable to prevent dilution or enlargement of Purchase Rights or as may otherwise be advisable. Nothing in the Plan, a Purchase Right or any related instrument shall limit the ability of the Company to issue additional securities of any type or class.
(b)    Change in Control. In addition, without limiting the effect of Section 10(a), in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee’s discretion shall include but shall not be limited to the authority to provide for any of, or a combination of any of, the following: (i) each Purchase Right shall be assumed or an equivalent purchase right shall be substituted by the successor entity or parent or subsidiary of such successor entity; (ii) a date selected by the Committee on or before the date of consummation of such Change in Control shall be treated as a Purchase Date and all outstanding Purchase Rights shall be exercised on such date; (iii) all outstanding Purchase Rights shall terminate and the accumulated Contributions will be refunded to each Participant upon or prior to the Change in Control (without interest, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law); or (iv) outstanding Purchase Rights shall continue unchanged.

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	11.
	Stockholder Approval of Plan.

The Plan is subject to the approval by the stockholders of the Company, which approval shall be obtained within 12 months before or after the date of adoption of the Plan by the Board. Amendments to the Plan shall be subject to stockholder approval to the extent, if any, as may be required by Code Section 423 or other Applicable Law.
		
	12.
	Limitations on Purchase Rights.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan:
(a)    No Employee shall be granted a Purchase Right under the Plan which permits an Employee rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Code Section 423) of the Company and any Related Corporation to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of Fair Market Value of such stock (determined at the time of the grant of such Purchase Right) for each calendar year in which such Purchase Right is outstanding at any time in the case of a Section 423 Offering. Any Purchase Right shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to satisfy this Section 12(a).
(b)    In accordance with Code Section 423, all Employees granted Purchase Rights under the Plan who are participating in a Section 423 Offering shall have the same rights and privileges under the Plan, except that the amount of Common Stock which may be purchased by any Employee under Purchase Rights granted pursuant to the Plan shall bear a uniform relationship to the total compensation (or the basic or regular rate of compensation) of all Employees. All rules and determinations of the Committee in the administration of the Plan shall be uniformly and consistently applied to all persons in similar circumstances.
		
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	Amendment and Termination of the Plan and Purchase Rights.

(a)    Amendment and Termination of Plan. The Plan may be amended, altered, suspended and/or terminated at any time by the Board; provided that approval of an amendment to the Plan by the stockholders of the Company shall be required to the extent, if any, that stockholder approval of such amendment is required by Applicable Law.
(b)    Amendment and Termination of Purchase Rights. The Committee may (subject to the provisions of Code Section 423 (for Section 423 Offerings) and Section 13(a)) amend, alter, suspend and/or terminate any Purchase Right, prospectively or retroactively, but (except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan) such amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of a Purchase Right shall not, without the written consent of a Participant with respect to an outstanding Purchase Right, materially adversely affect the rights of the Participant with respect to the Purchase Right.
(c)    Amendments to Comply with Applicable Law. Notwithstanding Section 13(a) and Section 13(b), the following provisions shall apply:
(i)    The Committee shall have unilateral authority, subject to the provisions of Code Section 423 (for Section 423 Offerings), to amend the Plan and any Purchase Right 

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(without Participant consent) to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law or changes to Applicable Law.
(ii)    The Committee shall have unilateral authority to make adjustments to the terms and conditions of Purchase Rights in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or any Related Corporation, or the financial statements of the Company or any Related Corporation, or of changes in Applicable Law, or accounting principles, if the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable accounting principles or Applicable Law.
		
	14.
	Designation of Beneficiary.

The Committee, in its discretion, may authorize a Participant to designate in writing a person or persons as such Participant’s beneficiary, which beneficiary shall, in the event of such Participant’s death, be entitled to the rights, if any, to which the Participant would otherwise be entitled. The Committee shall have discretion to approve the form or forms of such beneficiary designations, to determine whether such beneficiary designations will be accepted, and to interpret such beneficiary designations. If a deceased Participant failed to designate a beneficiary, or if the designated beneficiary does not survive such Participant, any rights that would have been exercisable by the Participant and any benefits distributable to such Participant shall be exercised by or distributed to the legal representative of the estate of such Participant, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.
		
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	Miscellaneous.

(a)    Compliance with Applicable Law. The Company may impose such restrictions on Purchase Rights, shares of Common Stock and any other benefits underlying Purchase Rights hereunder as it may deem advisable, including without limitation restrictions under the federal securities laws, the requirements of any stock exchange or similar organization and any blue sky, state or foreign securities or other Applicable Law. Notwithstanding any other Plan provision to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to issue, deliver or transfer shares of Common Stock under the Plan or take any other action, unless such delivery or action is in compliance with Applicable Law (including but not limited to the requirements of the Securities Act). The Company will be under no obligation to register shares of Common Stock or other securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission or to effect compliance with the exemption, registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or similar organization, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so. The Company may cause a restrictive legend or legends to be placed on any certificate issued pursuant to a Purchase Right hereunder in such form as may be prescribed from time to time by Applicable Law or as may be advised by legal counsel.
(b)    No Obligation to Exercise Purchase Rights. The grant of a Purchase Right shall impose no obligation upon a Participant to exercise such Purchase Right.

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(c)    Application of Funds. The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Purchase Rights will be used for general corporate purposes.
(d)    Taxes. At any time a Participant incurs a taxable event as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, a Participant must make adequate provision for any Tax-Related Items. Participants are solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all Tax-Related Items, and the Company shall not have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold any Participant harmless from any or all of such Tax-Related Items. The Company shall have no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for a Participant or any other person.
In their sole discretion, the Company or, as applicable, the Designated Company that employs the Participant, may, unless the Committee determines otherwise, satisfy their obligations to withhold Tax-Related Items by (i) withholding from the Participant’s compensation, (ii) repurchasing a sufficient whole number of shares of Common Stock issued following exercise having an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to pay the Tax-Related Items required to be withheld with respect to the shares of Common Stock, (iii) withholding from proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise, either through a voluntary sale or a mandatory sale arranged by the Company, or (iv) any other method deemed acceptable by the Committee.
(e)    Right to Terminate Employment. Nothing in the Plan, a Purchase Right or any agreement or instrument related to the Plan shall confer upon an Employee the right to continue in the employment of the Company, any Related Corporation or Affiliate or affect any right which the Company, any Related Corporation or Affiliate may have to terminate the employment of such Employee. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or under Applicable Law, all rights of a Participant with respect to Purchase Rights granted hereunder shall terminate upon the termination of employment of the Participant.
(f)    Rights as a Stockholder. No Participant or other person shall have any rights as a stockholder unless and until certificates for shares of Common Stock are issued to the Participant or such shares are credited to the Participant’s account on the records of the Company or a designee.
(g)    Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan will be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form and manner specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
(h)    Governing Law. All questions pertaining to the validity, construction and administration of the Plan and Purchase Rights granted hereunder shall be determined in conformity with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws, to the extent not inconsistent with Code Section 423 (for Section 423 Offerings) or other applicable federal laws of the United States.
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Purchase Right, the number so computed is not a whole number of shares of Common Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock shall be rounded down to the next whole number.
(j)    Severability. If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
(k)    Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, words in any gender shall include any other gender, words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular.
(l)    Rules of Construction. Headings are given to the sections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.
(m)    Successors and Assigns. The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and Participants, their executors, administrators and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.
(n)    Purchase Right Documentation. The grant of any Purchase Right under the Plan shall be evidenced by such documentation, if any, as may be determined by the Committee or its designee. Such documentation may state terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Purchase Right and may state such other terms, conditions and restrictions, including but not limited to terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to shares of Common Stock or other benefits subject to a Purchase Right, as may be established by the Committee.
(o)    Uncertificated Shares. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, to the extent the Plan provides for the issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may, in the Company’s discretion, be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by Applicable Law.
(p)    Compliance with Recoupment, Ownership and Other Policies or Agreements. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary and subject to the provisions of Code Section 423 (for Section 423 Offerings), the Committee may, at any time (during or following termination of employment or service for any reason), determine that a Participant’s rights, payments and/or benefits with respect to a Purchase Right (including but not limited to any shares issued or issuable with respect to a Purchase Right) shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any other conditions applicable to a Purchase Right. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to, termination of employment for cause, violation of policies of the Company or a Related Corporation or Affiliate, breach of non-solicitation, non-competition, confidentiality, non-disparagement or other covenants, other conduct by the Participant that is determined by the Committee to be detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company, any Related Corporation or Affiliate, and/or other circumstances where such reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment is required by Applicable Law. In addition, without limiting the effect of the foregoing, as a condition to the grant of a Purchase Right or receipt or retention of shares of Common Stock, cash or any other benefit under the Plan, (i) the Committee 

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may, at any time, require that a Participant comply with any compensation recovery (or “clawback”), stock ownership, stock retention or other policies or guidelines adopted by the Company, a Related Corporation or Affiliate, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to the Participant, and (ii) each Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture or other similar provisions as may apply under Applicable Law.
(q)    Plan Controls. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, in the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained in the Plan and an express term contained in any documentation related to the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.
(r)    Administrative Costs. The Company or a Related Corporation or Affiliate will pay the expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan other than any fees or transfer, excise or similar taxes imposed on the transaction pursuant to which any shares of Common Stock are purchased. The Participant will pay any transaction fees, commissions or similar costs on any sale of shares of Common Stock and may also be charged the reasonable costs associated with issuing a stock certificate or similar matters.
(s)    Notice of Disqualifying Disposition. Each Participant who participates in a Section 423 Offering and is subject to taxation in the United States shall give the Company prompt written notice of any disposition or other transfer of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of a Purchase Right, if such disposition or transfer is made within two years after the Grant Date or within one year after the Purchase Date.
(t)    Data Protection. By participating in the Plan or accepting any rights granted under it, each Participant consents to the collection and processing of personal data relating to the Participant so that the Company and its Affiliates can fulfill their obligations and exercise their rights under the Plan and generally administer the Plan. This data will include, but may not be limited to, data about participation in the Plan and shares offered or received, purchased, or sold under the Plan from time to time and other appropriate financial and other data about the Participant and the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
(u)    No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Purchase Right shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and a Participant or other Person, on the other hand. No provision of the Plan or any Purchase Right shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company be obligated to maintain separate bank accounts, books, records, or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other service providers under general law

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	16.
	Code Section 409A; Tax Qualification.

Purchase Rights to purchase shares of Common Stock granted under a Section 423 Offering are exempt from the application of Code Section 409A and Code Section 457A. In furtherance of the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if the Committee determines that a Purchase Right may be subject to Code Section 409A or Code Section 457A or that any provision in the Plan would cause a Purchase Right under the Plan to be subject to Code Section 409A or Code Section 457A, the Committee may amend the terms of the Plan and/or of an outstanding Purchase Right, or take such other action the Committee determines is necessary or appropriate, in each case, without the Participant’s consent, to exempt any outstanding Purchase Right or future Purchase Right from or to allow any such Purchase Rights to comply with Code Section 409A or Code Section 457A, but only to the extent any such amendments or action by the Committee would not violate Code Section 409A or Code Section 457A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Participant from any obligation to pay any taxes, interest or penalties pursuant to Code Section 409A or Code Section 457A. The Company makes no representation that the Purchase Right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan is compliant with Code Section 409A or Code Section 457A.

18Exhibit

Exhibit 10.9

ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered by and between ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its indirect subsidiary ZoomInfo Holdings LLC (formerly known as DiscoverOrg Holdings, LLC ) (collectively, the “Company”), on the one hand, and Henry Schuck (“Executive”), on the other, as of May 27, 2020. The Company and Executive are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, the Company would like to continue to engage the services of Executive on a full-time basis, and Executive would like to continue to be so engaged;
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have agreed on terms for such services and compensation therefor; and 
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to enter into a formal written agreement to document such relationship in order to set forth, among other matters (a) Executive’s services and compensation therefor, (b) the nature of Executive’s employment by the Company, (c) the Company’s exclusive ownership of and right to designs, inventions, trade secrets and proprietary and confidential information relating to the Company, and (d) the resolution of all disputes, claims and any other matters in question arising out of or relating to the Parties’ employment relationship.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.Employment Term. Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective as of the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering (the “Effective Date”) and shall continue until terminated as provided in Section 4 below. The period during which Executive is employed by the Company hereunder is hereinafter referred to as the “Employment Term.” The last day of Executive’s employment with the Company is hereinafter referred to as the “Termination Date.”
2.    Title; Duties; Reporting.
(a)    Executive shall continue to be employed by the Company as Chief Executive Officer and shall serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Executive’s duties and responsibilities shall continue to be consistent with the role of Chief Executive Officer.  Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s business time (excluding periods of vacation and other approved leaves of absence) to the performance of his duties with the Company.
(b)    During the Employment Term, Executive shall continue to report solely and exclusively to the Board.
(c)    Executive shall devote Executive’s best efforts to Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder and shall not engage in any other business or employment that would 

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prevent Executive from fully and satisfactorily performing the services required by the Company or that would result in a conflict of interest. Executive shall perform Executive’s duties, responsibilities and functions for the Company to the best of Executive’s abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike, and efficient manner. Executive’s duties will be determined by the Company and may include activities for the benefit of the Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates. Executive shall perform his duties applying Executive’s fiduciary duty to the Company in accordance with laws, the provisions of this Agreement, the Company’s organizational documents, and general directives and specific instructions given to Executive by the Company from time to time. Executive will also abide by all Company policies and procedures as may be in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, those set forth in the applicable Employee Handbook.
(d)    The principal place of Executive’s employment shall be Vancouver, Washington; provided, Executive may work remotely with prior approval of the Company, and Executive may be required to travel on Company business.
(e)    Executive agrees that (i) Executive’s title, position, salary, responsibilities, education, professional certifications, and background, as they relate to Executive’s employment by the Company under this Agreement, classify Executive as an “Exempt” employee and “Regular Full-Time” for purposes of all state and federal laws that relate to overtime pay and other employment law and policy matters; (ii) Executive shall receive only the compensation and benefits described herein; and (iii) Executive shall not be eligible for or receive any extra overtime or other special payment or compensation under this Agreement, including, without limitation, for hours of work performed outside of regular business hours, on holidays or otherwise.
3.    Compensation and Benefits.
(a)    Base Salary. During the Employment Term, Executive’s base salary shall be paid at a rate of $512,000 US Dollars per annum (the “Base Salary”), payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices. The Base Salary may not be decreased without the consent of Executive.
(b)    Annual Performance Bonus. In respect of each fiscal year of the Company occurring during the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible for an annual cash incentive bonus (the “Annual Bonus”). The target Annual Bonus for each such fiscal year shall be $425,000 (the “Target Annual Bonus”), with the actual Annual Bonus payable being based upon the level of achievement of specified corporate, financial, operational and individual performance for such fiscal year, as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). The Annual Bonus shall otherwise be subject to the terms and conditions of the annual bonus plan adopted by the Board or the Compensation Committee, under which bonuses are generally payable to senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time. The Annual Bonus shall be paid to Executive at the same time as annual bonuses are generally payable to other senior executives of the Company, but in no event later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the fiscal year to which such Annual Bonus relates ended.
(c)    Other Benefits. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, practices, programs and perquisite arrangements provided 

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generally to the most senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefit Plans”), on a basis which is no less favorable than is provided to other similarly situated employees of the Company, to the extent consistent with applicable law and the terms of applicable Employee Benefit Plans. The Company reserves the right to amend or cancel any Employee Benefit Plans at any time in its sole discretion, subject to the terms of such Employee Benefit Plan and applicable law.
(d)    Vacation. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to 25 days of paid vacation per calendar year (prorated for partial years) in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies, as in effect from time to time. Executive shall obtain advance written approval for vacation from the Company. Executive’s vacation days shall be taken at such time or times during the applicable year as may be mutually agreed upon by Executive and the Company, thereby taking into consideration the needs of the Company and the personal wishes of Executive. The Company reserves the right to grant additional vacation time or to deny any request for vacation or time-off at its sole discretion, unless the leave is for illness or other exigent circumstances or is otherwise authorized by law.
(e)    Withholding Taxes. All amounts payable to Executive as compensation hereunder, including any bonuses or other monetary incentives, shall be subject to such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
(f)    Expense Reimbursement; Indemnification. Executive shall be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Executive in the furtherance of the Company’s business, provided Executive obtains all required approvals and submits all required verification as provided by Company policy. In addition to any amounts that may be provided under the Company’s standard reimbursement policies, Executive shall be entitled to, at all times during the Employment Term, reimbursement for reasonable and documented first-class flight and ground transportation expenses for all business-related travel.  In addition, the Company shall at all times maintain a customary directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, and provide Executive with indemnification to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, and otherwise in accordance with its charter, bylaws and/or any indemnification agreements applicable to directors and officers of the Company. 
(g)    Equity Compensation. Executive will be eligible to receive equity awards under the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “OIP”) and to participate in any future long-term incentive programs made generally available to the Company’s senior executives as determined by the Board.  
4.    Termination of Employment.
(a)    The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either the Company or Executive at any time and for any reason; provided, that, unless otherwise provided herein, either party shall be required to give the other party at least 30 days’ advance written notice of any termination of Executive’s employment (and provided further that the Company shall be entitled to pay Executive Base Salary payments in lieu of such notice period). Upon termination of Executive’s employment during the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled 

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to the compensation and benefits described in this Section and shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits from the Company or any of its affiliates, provided, that Executive’s rights with respect to any equity awards in the Company as may be approved by the Board shall, except as provided in this Section 4, be governed by the terms and conditions of the OIP and/or any other documents pursuant to which such equity awards have been granted.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 4 or otherwise in this Agreement shall be in derogation of, or in any way limit, any additional accelerated vesting rights to which Executive may be entitled with respect to equity awards under the OIP and/or any other documents pursuant to which such equity awards have been granted. 
(b)    Termination by the Company for Cause or by Executive Without Good Reason. Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive without Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive without Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) any accrued but unpaid Base Salary; and (ii) reimbursement for unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive ((i) and (ii) together, the “Accrued Amounts”).  
(c)    Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. In the event of such a termination (subject to Section 4(d) below), Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) the Accrued Amounts, and (B) the Severance Amount (as provided below); provided, that Executive shall be entitled to receive the Severance Amount only if (i) Executive has materially complied with, and is in compliance in all material respects with, Sections 5, 6, and 7 of this Agreement, and (ii) Executive executes a general release of all claims and rights that Executive may have against the Company and its related entities and their respective equityholders, members, officers, directors, managers and employees relating to Executive’s employment and/or termination, in a form substantially similar to Exhibit A hereto (the “Release”) within 45 days following the Termination Date, and does not revoke the Release within any applicable revocation period. The Severance Amount shall equal (i) one year of the Base Salary rate as of the Termination Date, plus the amount of the Target Annual Bonus (at 100% achievement) prorated based on the number of days that Executive is employed during the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, in each case payable in a single lump sum; (ii) payment of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the Termination Date occurs, payable in a single lump sum; (iii) continuation for 12 months following the Termination Date of any health insurance benefits to which Executive was entitled as of the Termination Date at the same level as active employees (with such benefits to be provided in the form of subsidized COBRA premiums); and (iv) accelerated vesting of the portion of Executive’s then-unvested equity awards subject to time-based vesting that are held by Executive as of the Termination Date and which were scheduled to vest within 12 months following the Termination Date.  The cash termination payments described in this Section shall be paid to Executive within 60 days following the Termination Date, provided that if the period during which Executive may sign the Release straddles two calendar years, then such cash termination payments shall be paid to Executive in the second of such calendar years.

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(d)     Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason during CIC Protection Period. In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason, which in either case occurs during the period beginning three months prior to, and ending 12 months following, a Change in Control (the “CIC Protection Period”), then in lieu of the payments and benefits described under Section 4(c), Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) the Accrued Amounts, and (B) the CIC Severance Amount (as provided below); provided, that Executive shall be entitled to receive the CIC Severance Amount only if (i) Executive has materially complied with, and is in compliance in all material respects with, Sections 5, 6, and 7 of this Agreement, and (ii) Executive executes the Release within 45 days following the Termination Date and does not revoke the Release within any applicable revocation period. The CIC Severance Amount shall equal (i) 18 months of the Base Salary rate as of the Termination Date, plus the amount of the Target Annual Bonus (at 100% achievement) for the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, in each case payable in a single lump sum; (ii) payment of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the Termination Date occurs, payable in a single lump sum; (iii) continuation for 18 months following the Termination Date of any health insurance benefits to which Executive was entitled as of the Termination Date at the same level as active employees (with such benefits to be provided in the form of subsidized COBRA premiums); and (iv) full accelerated vesting of all then-unvested equity awards subject to time-based vesting that are held by Executive as of the Termination Date.  The cash termination payments described in this Section shall be paid to Executive within 60 days following the Termination Date, provided that if the period during which Executive may sign the Release straddles two calendar years, then such cash termination payments shall be paid to Executive in the second of such calendar years.
(e)    Death or Disability.
(i)    Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death during the Employment Term, and the Company may terminate Executive’s employment on account of Executive’s Disability.
(ii)    If Executive’s employment is terminated during the Employment Term on account of Executive’s death or Disability, Executive (or Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries, as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Amounts plus the expected amount of Executive’s Annual Performance Bonus for the year in which such termination occurs, pro-rated through the Termination Date.
(f)    Resignation of All Other Positions. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason, Executive agrees to resign from all positions that Executive holds as an officer or member of a board (or a committee thereof) of the Company or any of its affiliates.
(g)    Section 280G. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the payments and benefits to be afforded to Executive under Section 4 hereof (the “Severance Benefits”) either alone or together with other payments and benefits which Executive has the right receive from the Company (or any affiliate) would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and but for this Section 4(f), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the (the “Excise Tax”), then the Severance 

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Benefits shall be reduced (the “Benefit Reduction”) by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the Severance Benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, provided, however, that the Benefit Reduction shall only occur if such reduction would result in Executive’s “Net After-Tax Amount” attributable to the Severance Benefits being greater than it would be if no Benefit Reduction was effected. For this purpose, “Net After-Tax Amount” shall mean the net amount of Severance Benefits Executive is entitled under this Agreement after giving effect to all federal, state and local taxes which would be applicable to such payments and benefits, including but not limited to, the Excise Tax. Nothing contained herein shall result in the reduction of any payments or benefits to which Executive may be entitled upon termination of employment and/or a change in control other than as specified in this Section 4(f), or a reduction in the Severance Benefits below zero.
(h)    Definitions. 
(i)    For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (1) Executive’s willful and continued failure to perform Executive’s duties (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (2) Executive’s willful and continued failure to comply with any valid and legal directive of the Board; (3) Executive’s engagement in fraud, embezzlement, or other illegal or gross misconduct, which is, in each case, materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates; (4) Executive’s conviction of or plea of guilty or no contest to a crime that constitutes a felony or a crime that constitutes a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (5) Executive’s willful and continued violation of a material policy of the Company; or (6) Executive’s willful and material breach of any material obligation under this Agreement or any other written agreement between Executive and the Company. Except for a failure, breach, or refusal which, by its nature, cannot reasonably be expected to be cured, Executive shall have 20 business days from the delivery of written notice by the Company within which to cure any acts constituting Cause; provided, that if the Company reasonably expects irreparable injury from a delay of 20 business days, the Company may give Executive notice of such shorter period within which to cure as is reasonable under the circumstances, which may include the termination of Executive’s employment without notice and with immediate effect. For purposes of the definition, no act, or failure to act, by Executive shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted, by him in bad faith, or without a reasonable belief that such act or omission was in the best interests of the Company and its affiliates. 
(ii)    For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall have the same meaning given to such term under the OIP.
(iii)    For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability, due to physical or mental incapacity, to perform the essential functions of his job for 180 consecutive days. Any question as to the existence of Executive’s Disability as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined by a qualified, mutually agreed upon independent physician. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.
(iv)    For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following: (1) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement during the employment term without Executive’s written consent; (2) any change in Executive’s title, or any material diminution of Executive’s duties, responsibilities, or status in a manner not 

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consistent with this Agreement, without Executive’s consent; (3) reduction of Executive’s Base Salary, without Executive’s consent; (4) relocation of Executive’s principal place of business that will require Executive to travel a materially greater distance on a regular basis (as compared with Executive’s prior practice) without Executive’s consent; or (5) the failure of a successor in interest to the Company (whether by merger, stock purchase, or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) to assume this Agreement within 15 days of such transaction. Executive cannot terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason unless Executive has provided written notice to the Company of the existence of the circumstances providing grounds for termination for Good Reason within 30 days of the first occurrence of applicable grounds, and the Company has had a least 30 days from the date on which such notice is provided to cure such circumstances. If the Company fails to cure, and Executive does not resign for Good Reason within 20 days following the expiration of the Company’s cure period, then Executive will be deemed to have waived his right to terminate for Good Reason with respect to the grounds asserted.
5.    Trade Secrets and Confidential Information; Confidentiality of Employment Terms.
(a)    Executive acknowledges and agrees that, as a result of Executive’s employment, Executive will have access to trade secrets and other confidential and/or proprietary information of the Company, its customers, clients and vendors (“Trade Secrets and Confidential Information”). Such Trade Secrets and Confidential Information and other such information includes, but is not limited to, any and all: (i) customers, clients and vendors, and client, customer, supplier and vendor lists; (ii) accounting and business methods; (iii) services or products and the marketing of such services and products; (iv) fees, costs and pricing structures; (v) designs; (vi) analyses; (vii) drawings, photographs and reports; (viii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings; (ix) flow charts, manuals and documentation; databases and database access and manipulation methods, tools and software; (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods, tools and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice; (xii) copyrightable works; (xiii) technology and trade secrets; (xiv) templates, forms and formatting tools; (xv) specifications; (xvi) analysis reporting and analysis methods and processes; and (xvii) all similar and related information, in whatever form. The Company acknowledges that this protection only extends to confidential information and not publicly available and generally known or available information or information not protectable from non-disclosure under the applicable law. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, disclose or use at any time, whether during Executive’s employment with the Company or for a period of three years thereafter, any Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is necessary for Executive to perform Executive’s duties pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise with respect to the Company’s business; provided, that in the event of a disclosure of any Trade Secrets and Confidential Information that Executive is requested or demanded to make under the guise of law, Executive must give the Company prompt written notice of any order, subpoena or other notice or information that relates to such a request or demand for disclosure compelled by law such that the Company will have sufficient opportunity to challenge the requested disclosure in advance of disclosure by Executive, and further provided that Executive shall (1) not disclose any more information than the minimum disclosure that is in fact required by law, and (2) cooperate fully with all efforts by the Company to obtain a protective 

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order or similar confidentiality treatment for all such information prior to making any such disclosure.
(b)    Executive covenants and agrees that, other than acknowledging the existence of an employer-employee relationship between the Company and Executive and as otherwise required by law (subject to the terms of Section 5(a) above), Executive shall not at any time divulge, directly or indirectly, any of the terms of this Agreement to any person or entity other than Executive’s legal counsel and Certified Public Accountant.
(c)    Upon the Company’s request at any time, or upon the Company’s termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive will return to the Company all originals and copies of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. Executive’s obligations under this Agreement supplement, but do not supersede, cancel, or limit, other obligations Executive has to the Company or rights or remedies of the Company, including those under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”).
(d)    Executive acknowledges that the DTSA provides civil and criminal immunity for any disclosure of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information to his attorney, the government, or in a court filing under seal, so long as the purpose is for reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Executive further acknowledges that if he files a lawsuit for retaliation by virtue of reporting a suspected violation of the law, he may use Trade Secrets and Confidential Information in that anti-retaliation lawsuit.
6.    Restricted Activities.
(a)    Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the Employment Term, without limiting Executive’s obligations and duties as an employee under applicable law, and for a period of 24 months running consecutively from the Termination Date (whether Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason or no reason), Executive shall not directly or indirectly: (i) solicit or divert any business or any customer (actual or potential) from the Company or assist any person, group or entity in doing so or attempting to do so; or (ii) cause or seek to cause any person, group or entity to refrain from dealing or doing business with the Company or assist any person, group or entity in doing so or attempting to do so.
(b)    Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Employment Term, without limiting Executive’s obligations and duties as an employee under applicable law, and for a period of 24 months running consecutively from the Termination Date (whether Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason or no reason), Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for Executive’s own account or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit, encourage, entice, or cause, or attempt to solicit, encourage, entice or cause, any employee or contractor of the Company or any Company Party to: (i) breach or modify any provision of such employee’s employment agreement with the Company or any Company Party; (ii) reduce or change the quality or quantity or availability of such employee’s services to the Company or any Company Party; or (iii) terminate such employee’s employment with the Company or any Company Party.
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Information. Because of the Company’s protectable interest, and the good and valuable consideration offered to Executive during the Employment Term, Executive agrees and covenants that during the Employment Term and until the later of 12 months following the Termination Date or 24 months following the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering, he will not, directly or indirectly, engage in any “Prohibited Activity” anywhere that the Company does business. Prohibited Activity is defined as any activity Executive engages in that is the same or similar to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the business of gathering, cataloguing, cleansing, filtering, organizing, or providing business contact information, firmographic or technographic information on business organizations, or predictive purchase intent data for use in sales, marketing, or recruiting, or any activity in which Executive contributes Executive’s knowledge, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an employee, employer, operator, manager, advisor, consultant, contractor, agent, partner, director, stockholder, officer, volunteer, intern, or any other similar capacity to an entity engaged in the same or similar business of the Company. Prohibited Activity also includes activity that may require or inevitably require disclosure of trade secrets, proprietary information or Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.
(d)    Non-Disparagement. Executive covenants and agrees that for the longest period legally enforceable, he shall not disparage the image or reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and their officers, senior management employees and professional employees. The Company covenants and agrees that it (i) shall not, in any official or Company-sanctioned statement, disparage the image or reputation of Executive; and (ii) shall instruct its officers, directors and senior management employees not to disparage the image or reputation of Executive. 
(e)    Permitted Activities.  Notwithstanding any language in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement prohibits or impedes Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, otherwise communicating, cooperating, or filing a complaint with or making other disclosures or complaints to any such agency or entity that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation; provided, that in each case such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law. Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive is not required to notify the Company that Executive has made such reports or disclosures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstance is Executive authorized to disclose any information covered by the Company’s attorney-client privilege or attorney work product or the Company’s trade secrets without prior written consent of the Company. An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any U.S. federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a U.S. federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

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(f)    In the event that Executive shall breach any of the provisions of Section 6(a)-(d), or in the event that any such breach is threatened by Executive, in addition to and without limiting or waiving any other of the Company’s rights under this Agreement or any remedies available to the Company at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief in any court, domestic or foreign, having the capacity to grant such relief, without the necessity of posting a bond, to restrain any such breach or threatened breach and to enforce the provisions of these Sections. Executive acknowledges and agrees that there is no adequate remedy at law for any such breach or threatened breach and, in the event that any action or proceeding is brought seeking injunctive relief, Executive shall be estopped from asserting as a defense thereto that there is an adequate remedy at law.
(g)    Executive acknowledges and agrees that (i) the foregoing restrictions and the duration and scope thereof as set forth in Section 6(a)-(d) (collectively, the “Restrictions”) are agreed with respect to all of the circumstances reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company and its business, and the Restrictions do not preclude Executive from earning a livelihood, nor do the Restrictions unreasonably impose limitations on Executive’s ability to earn a living, (ii) the potential harm to the Company of the non-enforcement of the Restrictions outweighs any harm to Executive of the enforcement of the Restrictions by injunction or otherwise, and (iii) that none of the rights, damages or other consideration set forth in Section 6(c), or any specific enforcement or injunction rights that the Company may have under this Agreement, shall limit, restrict or affect any other rights the Company may have, or any recovery the Company may be entitled to obtain, from any party, under any theory, or with respect to any agreement or relationship, including any such rights or potential recovery the Company may have pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement.
7.    Inventions and Patents.
(a)    Inventions Defined. “Inventions” means inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, improvements, designs, discoveries, ideas, know-how, trademarks, and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, that Executive may solely or jointly author, conceive, develop, or reduce to practice.
(b)    Assignment of Inventions and Works Made for Hire. Executive will promptly make a full written disclosure to the Company, will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of the Company, and will assign to the Company, or its designee, all of Executive’s right, title and interest (including all related intellectual property rights and the right to sue and collect payment for past, present and future infringement) in all Inventions that Executive creates during the Employment Term (the “Company Inventions”). In addition, all original works of authorship that are made by Executive (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during the period of the Employment Term and that are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act, and, in accordance, the Company will be considered the author of these works. Executive agrees that this assignment includes the present conveyance to the Company of ownership of Inventions that are not yet in existence.
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rights, title or interest in an Invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information of the Company was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless (i) the Invention relates (A) at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the Invention, to the business of the Company, or (B) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive for the Company. This notice is intended to satisfy any applicable requirements of the Revised Code of Washington Section 49.44.140.
(d)    Inventions Retained and Licensed. Executive has attached to this Agreement a list describing all Inventions that were made by Executive prior to the Employment Term, that relate to the Company’s proposed business, products, or research and development, and that are not assigned to the Company under this Agreement (collectively, “Prior Inventions”). If no list is attached or if no Prior Inventions are listed, Executive represents that there are no Prior Inventions. Furthermore, Executive represents and warrants that the inclusion of any Prior Inventions will not materially affect Executive’s ability to perform all obligations under this Agreement. If, in the course of the Employment Term, Executive incorporates into a the Company product, process or machine an Invention owned by Executive or in which Executive has an interest, the Company is granted a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferrable, worldwide license (with right to sublicense) to make, have modify, use, import, offer for sale, sell, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, display, perform and otherwise exploit the Invention without restriction of any kind.
(e)    Third-Party Inventions. Executive will not incorporate any original work of authorship, development, concept, improvement or trade secret owned, in whole or in part, by any third party, into any Company Invention without the Company’s prior written permission.
(f)    Moral Rights. Any assignment to the Company of the Company Inventions includes all rights of attribution, paternity, integrity, modification, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights throughout the world that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights,” “artist’s rights,” or the like (collectively, “Moral Rights”). To the extent that Moral Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law, Executive hereby waives and agrees not to enforce any and all Moral Rights, including any limitation on subsequent modification, to the extent permitted under applicable law.
(g)    Marketing of the Company Inventions. The decision whether or not to commercialize or market any Company Invention developed by Executive solely or jointly with others is within the Company’s sole discretion and for the Company’s sole benefit. Neither the Company nor any other entity will pay Executive a royalty as a result of the Company’s efforts to commercialize or market any Company Invention.
(h)    Maintenance of Records. Executive will keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all the Company Inventions. These records will be in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, electronic files, laboratory notebooks, and any other format that may be specified by the Company. At all times, the records will be available to the Company, and remain the sole property of the Company.

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(i)    Further Assurances. Executive will assist the Company, or its designee, at the Company’s expense, in every proper way to secure and protect the Company’s rights in the Company Inventions and any related copyrights, patents, mask work rights, or other intellectual property rights in any and all countries. Executive will disclose to the Company all pertinent information and data. Executive will execute all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments, and all other instruments that the Company deems necessary in order to apply for and obtain these rights and in order to deliver, assign and convey to the Company, its successors, assigns and nominees the sole and exclusive rights, title and interest in and to the Company Inventions, and any related copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights. The Company will testify in a suit or other proceeding relating to such the Company Inventions and any rights relating thereto. Executive’s obligation to execute or cause to be executed, when it is in Executive’s power to do so, any instrument or papers will continue after the termination of this Agreement.
8.    Notices. Any notice provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given or made when personally delivered or delivered by reputable overnight courier service and deemed delivered in the case of courier service upon confirmation of receipt of the delivery or affirmative rejection thereof.
9.    Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement for any reason shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, any such provision(s) shall be severed, but only to the minimum extent necessary to comply with applicable laws and rules. Such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other portion of the same provision or of any other provision of this Agreement or any action in any other jurisdiction. In addition to the foregoing, if one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad or unreasonable as to the period, scope or geographical area so as to be unenforceable at law, such provision or provisions shall be modified or substituted by the appropriate judicial or governing body so as to cover the maximum period, scope or geographical area permitted by applicable law.
10.    Complete Agreement. This Agreement is fully integrated and embodies the complete agreement and understanding between the Parties regarding Executive’s employment with the Company and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, offers, agreements or representations by or between the Parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. No modification or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing signed by both Parties. Any subsequent change or changes in Executive’s duties, obligations, rights or compensation will not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement.
11.    No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party hereto, including the drafter hereof.
12.    Construction. The headings and enumeration used in this Agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any provision. References to the singular shall include the plural and vice-versa, except when the context requires otherwise. All uses of the word “or” herein are as a logical disjunction unless otherwise specified.

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13.    Not a Partnership; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement forms an employer-employee relationship between Executive, as such, and the Company, as employer, and shall not form or be deemed to form a partnership or joint venture or any other relationship. Executive may not assign Executive’s rights or delegate Executive’s duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement and the benefit of each agreement and obligations of Executive hereunder may be freely assigned to and enforced by all successors and assigns of the Company, in its sole discretion, and such agreements and obligations shall operate and remain binding notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.
14.    Company Party Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Company Parties” collectively (and, individually, a “Company Party”) means the Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each and every other entity which is in control of, controlled by or directly or indirectly under common control with the Company. Any and all such entities and individuals is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Should Executive be employed by or transferred to a successor, or to a member, subsidiary, affiliate or other related entity, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as part of the terms of Executive’s employment.
15.    Choice of Law. This Agreement, and all of the rights and obligations of the parties hereto in connection with the employment relationship established hereby, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles relating to conflicts of law.
16.    Amendment and Waiver. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of both the Company and Executive, and no course of conduct or course of dealing or failure or delay by any party hereto in enforcing or exercising any of the provisions of this Agreement shall affect the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or be deemed to be an implied waiver of any provision of this Agreement. No waiver or indulgence by the Company or any Company Party of any failure by Executive to keep or perform any promise or condition of this Agreement shall be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other promise or condition. No waiver by the Company or any Company Party of any right shall be construed as a waiver of any other right. No Company Party shall be required to give notice to enforce strict adherence to all terms of this Agreement.
17.    Dispute Resolution. The parties agree to solely arbitrate all grievances, disputes, claims, or causes of action arising out of this Agreement or Executive’s employment with the Company, including claims Executive may have against the Company or against its officers, directors, supervisors, managers, employees or agents, unless arbitration is otherwise prohibited by law. Claims for violation of any federal, state or local statute, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, and alleged wage and hour violations, including, but not limited to, claims for overtime, unpaid wages, and claims involving meal and rest breaks shall all be subject to this arbitration clause; provided, that this arbitration clause does not cover claims for sexual harassment or sexual assault brought under federal, state or local law. All claims subject to arbitration shall be settled by final and binding arbitration in accordance with the employment dispute resolution rules 

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of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect at the time the demand for arbitration is made. Accordingly, the parties are not permitted to pursue court action regarding claims that are subject to arbitration. Such arbitration shall be filed with the AAA and shall be heard before a single neutral arbitrator, who shall be selected as provided in AAA’s Rules and Procedures. Any arbitration filed by Executive shall be heard in Vancouver, Washington; provided, that if arbitration in Vancouver, Washington is impractical because Executive’s employment for the Company is located more than 100 miles from Vancouver, Washington, the arbitration may be held in the County and State where Executive last resided during Executive’s employment for the Company. The Company shall be responsible for the arbitrator’s fees and expenses in excess of any reasonable filing fee with the AAA; provided, each party shall pay its own costs and attorneys’ fees, if any; provided, further, that if Executive prevails in any dispute regarding Executive’s rights under this Agreement, then the Company will reimburse his reasonable legal fees and expenses. The arbitrator shall issue a written decision that contains the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision is based. The arbitrator’s remedial authority shall be no greater than that which is available under the statutory or common law theory asserted. Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court with appropriate jurisdiction. Neither this agreement to arbitrate nor any demand for arbitration shall waive or otherwise affect the Company’s right to obtain any provisional remedy, including, without limitation, injunctive relief for unfair competition, the use or unauthorized disclosure or misappropriation of trade secrets, the disclosure of any other confidential information or the violation of the confidentiality or other provisions of Section 6(a)-(d) or Section 7 of this Agreement. Executive and the Company intend and agree that class action and representative action procedures are hereby waived and shall not be asserted, nor will they apply, in any arbitration pursuant to this agreement. EXECUTIVE AND THE COMPANY UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO A TRIAL IN A COURT OF LAW.
18.    Cooperation with Regard to Litigation. Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company during the term of this Agreement and thereafter (including following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason or for no reason). Without limiting the foregoing, Executive shall be available to testify on behalf of the Company or its affiliates, in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and to assist the Company or any of its affiliates in any such action, suit or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with its counsel and representatives. Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Executive in compliance with this Section shall be reimbursed by the Company.
19.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original and all of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement. Any counterpart may be executed by facsimile or electronic signature and such facsimile or electronic signature shall be deemed an original.
20.    Compliance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the provision, time and manner of payment or distribution of all compensation and benefits provided by this Agreement that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to and not exempted from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A Deferred Compensation”) shall be subject to, limited by and construed in accordance with the requirements 

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of Section 409A and all regulations and other guidance promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to such Section (such Section, regulations and other guidance being referred to herein as “Section 409A”), including the following:
(a)    Separation from Service. Payments and benefits constituting Section 409A Deferred Compensation otherwise payable or provided pursuant to Section 4 upon Executive’s termination of employment shall be paid or provided only at the time of a termination of Executive’s employment that constitutes a Separation from Service. For the purposes of this Agreement, a “Separation from Service” is a separation from service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).
(b)    Six-Month Delay Applicable to Specified Employees. If, at the time of a Separation from Service of Executive, Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) (a “Specified Employee”), then any payments and benefits constituting Section 409A Deferred Compensation to be paid or provided pursuant to Section 4 upon the Separation from Service of Executive shall be paid or provided commencing on the later of (i) the date that is six months after the date of such Separation from Service or, if earlier, the date of death of Executive (in either case, the “Delayed Payment Date”), or (ii) the date or dates on which such Section 409A Deferred Compensation would otherwise be paid or provided in accordance with Section 4. All such amounts that would, but for this Section 20(b), become payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date shall be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.
(c)    Stock-Based Awards. The vesting of any stock-based compensation awards which constitute Section 409A Deferred Compensation and are held by Executive, if Executive is a Specified Executive, shall be accelerated in accordance with this Agreement to the extent applicable; provided, that the payment in settlement of any such awards shall occur on the Delayed Payment Date, to the extent required pursuant to Section 20(b). 
(d)    Installments. Executive’s right to receive any installment payments payable hereunder shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each such installment payment shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment for purposes of Section 409A.
(e)    Reimbursements. To the extent that any reimbursements payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the provisions of Section 409A, such reimbursements shall be paid to Executive no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the cost was incurred; the amount of expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year; and executive’s right to reimbursement under this Agreement will not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
(f)    Rights of the Company; Release of Liability. It is the mutual intention of Executive and the Company that the provision of all payments and benefits pursuant to this Agreement be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A. To the extent that the provision of any such payment or benefit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement would fail to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the consent of Executive, make such modifications to the timing or manner 

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of providing such payment and/or benefit to the extent it determines necessary or advisable to comply with the requirements of Section 409A; provided, that the Company shall not be obligated to make any such modifications. Any such modifications made by the Company shall, to the maximum extent permitted in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, preserve the aggregate monetary face value of such payments and/or benefits provided by this Agreement in the absence of such modification; provided, that the Company shall in no event be obligated to pay any interest or other compensation in respect of any delay in the provision of such payments or benefits in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. Executive acknowledges that (i) the provisions of this Section 20 may result in a delay in the time which payments would otherwise be made pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Company is authorized to amend this Agreement, to void or amend any election made by Executive under this Agreement and/or to delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any benefits in such manner as may be determined by the Company, in its discretion, to be necessary or appropriate to comply with Section 409A (including any transition or grandfather rules thereunder) without prior notice to or consent of Executive. Executive hereby releases and holds harmless the Company, its directors, officers and stockholders from any and all claims that may arise from or relate to any tax liability, penalties, interest, costs, fees or other liability incurred by Executive as a result of the application of Section 409A.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first written above.
	
							
	THE COMPANY:
	 
	 
	EXECUTIVE:

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.
	 
	/s/ Henry Schuck

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Henry Schuck
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	By:
	 
	/s/ Anthony Stark
	 
	 
	 

	Name: Anthony Stark
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Title:
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	ZoomInfo Holdings LLC
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	By:
	 
	/s/ Anthony Stark
	 
	 
	 

	Name: Anthony Stark
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Title:
	Secretary, General Counsel
	 
	 
	 

Signature Page to Employment Agreement

Prior Inventions

Prior Inventions, Attached to Employment Agreement

EXHIBIT A 
Release Agreement
THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated ______________, between ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) and Henry Schuck (“you”).
WHEREAS, the Company and you have entered into that certain Employment Agreement dated as of ____________, 2020 (the “Employment Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Employment Agreement, certain severance payments and benefits otherwise payable to you pursuant to the Employment Agreement (the “Severance Benefits”) are subject to your execution, delivery and non-revocation of a release of claims substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Employment Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the Severance Benefits you hereby agree as follows:
1.    General Release.  For and in consideration of the Severance Benefits to be made to you under the Employment Agreement, you hereby agree on behalf of yourself, your agents, assignees, attorneys, successors, assigns, heirs and executors, to, and you do hereby, fully and completely forever release the Company and its affiliates, predecessors and successors and all of their respective past and/or present officers, directors, partners, members, managing members, managers, employees, agents, representatives, administrators, attorneys, insurers and fiduciaries in their individual and/or representative capacities (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Releasees”), from any and all causes of action, suits, agreements, promises, damages, disputes, controversies, contentions, differences, judgments, claims, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, variances, trespasses, extents, executions and demands of any kind whatsoever, which you or your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns ever had, now have or may have hereafter against the Releasees or any of them, in law, admiralty or equity, whether known or unknown to you, for, upon, or by reason of, any matter, action, omission, course or thing whatsoever occurring, including, without limitation, in connection with or in relationship to your employment or other service relationship with the Company or its affiliates, the termination of any such employment or service relationship and any applicable employment or compensatory arrangement with the Company or its affiliates (collectively, the “Released Claims”); provided that such Released Claims shall not include any claims to enforce your rights under, or with respect to, (a) the Severance Benefits, the “Accrued Amounts” (as defined in the Employment Agreement) and any other termination benefits or rights under any separation agreement entered into at the time of your termination of employment, (b) any outstanding equity or equity-type awards, (c) your rights as shareholder, including without limitation your rights under (i) tax receivable agreements, (ii) documents or laws which relate to corporate governance, and/or (iii) documents or laws which are incident to, relate to or arise from your equity ownership in the Company, whether such equity is owned directly or indirectly by you, and (d) indemnification rights and coverage under director and officer liability policies.

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a.    Subject to the limitations stated in paragraph 1 above, the Released Claims include, without limitation, (i) any and all claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Civil Rights Act of 1971, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and any and all other federal, state or local laws, statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to employment or otherwise, and (ii) any claims for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation or any compensation claims, or any other claims under any statute, rule or regulation or under the common law, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs, expenses and all claims for any other type of damage or relief.  Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or impede you from communicating, cooperating or filing a complaint with any U.S. federal, state or local governmental or law enforcement branch, agency or entity (collectively, a “Governmental Entity”) with respect to possible violations of any U.S. federal, state or local law or regulation, or otherwise making disclosures to any Governmental Entity, in each case, that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any such law or regulation, provided that in each case such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law.  You understand and acknowledge that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  You understand and acknowledge further that an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstance will you be authorized to disclose any information covered by attorney-client privilege or attorney work product of the Company or any of its subsidiaries without prior written consent of Company’s General Counsel or other officer designated by the Company.  
b.    THIS MEANS THAT, BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WILL HAVE WAIVED ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE HAD TO BRING A LAWSUIT OR MAKE ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE RELEASEES, WITH RESPECT TO THE RELEASED CLAIMS, BASED ON ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF THE RELEASEES.
c.    You represent that you have read carefully and fully understand the terms of this Agreement, and that you have been advised to consult with an attorney and have had the opportunity to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement.  You acknowledge that you are executing this Agreement voluntarily and knowingly and that you have not relied on any representations, promises or agreements of any kind made to you in connection with your decision to accept the terms of this Agreement, other than those set forth in this Agreement.  You acknowledge that you have been given at least twenty-one (21) days to consider whether you want to sign this Agreement and that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act gives you the right to revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days after it is signed, and you understand that you will not receive any of the Severance Benefits due to you under the Employment Agreement 

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until such seven (7) day revocation period has passed and then, only if you have not revoked this Agreement.  To the extent you have executed this Agreement within less than twenty-one (21) days after its delivery to you, you hereby acknowledge that your decision to execute this Agreement prior to the expiration of such twenty-one (21) day period was entirely voluntary.
2.    Governing Law.  This Agreement will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Washington.
3.    Entire Agreement/Counterparts.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters contained herein.  It may not be modified or changed except by written instrument executed by all parties.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and which together shall constitute a single instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed by or on behalf of each of the parties, all as of the date first written above.
	
					
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
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