Document:

EX-10.3

 Exhibit 10.3 

FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT 

THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this
             day of             , 2015 by and among NexPoint Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
“Company”), Highland Capital Funds Distributor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Dealer Manager”), and UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the
United States of America (the “Escrow Agent”).  
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Company proposes to offer and sell up to $1,100,000,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock (the
“Shares”), of which amount: (a) up to $1,000,000,000 in any combination of Class A shares and Class T shares are being offered to the public pursuant to the Company’s primary offering (collectively, the
“Primary Shares”); and (b) up to $100,000,000 in any combination of Class A shares and Class T shares are being offered pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP Shares”), at
an initial subscription price of $25.00 per Class A share and $23.94 per Class T share for the Primary Shares, and $23.75 per Class A share and $22.74 per Class T share for the DRIP Shares (the “Offering”) to investors
pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-202275), as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”). 

WHEREAS, the Dealer Manager has been engaged by the Company to offer and sell the Primary Shares on a best efforts basis through a
network of participating broker-dealers (the “Participating Broker-Dealers”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company has agreed
that the subscription price paid by subscribers for Shares will be promptly refunded to such subscribers if at least $3,000,000 of gross offering proceeds, including shares sold to NexPoint Real Estate Advisors III, L.P., the Company’s advisor,
its affiliates and the Company’s directors and officers (the “Minimum Offering Requirement”), has not been raised from the sale of any combination of Primary Shares within one year from the date that the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) declares the Registration Statement effective (the one-year period shall be referred to herein as the “Closing Date”). 

WHEREAS, the Dealer Manager and the Company desire to establish an escrow account, as further described herein, in which funds received
from subscribers (“Investor Funds”) will be deposited into an interest-bearing account entitled “NexPoint Hospitality Trust, Inc. Subscription Account” and the Company desires that UMB Bank, N.A. act as escrow agent to the
escrow account and Escrow Agent is willing to act in such capacity. 
 WHEREAS, deposits received from residents of the State of
Pennsylvania (the “Pennsylvania Subscribers”) or subscribers who are residents of any other state identified by written notice from the Company (“Other Subscribers”) will remain in the Escrow Account until the
conditions of Section 3 have been met. 

 WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent has engaged DST Systems, Inc. as transfer agent (the
“Transfer Agent”) to receive, examine for “good order” and facilitate subscriptions into the Escrow Account as further described herein and to act as record keeper, maintaining on behalf of the Escrow Agent the ownership
records for the Escrow Account. In so acting, the Transfer Agent shall be acting solely in the capacity of agent for the Escrow Agent and not in any capacity on behalf of the Company or the Dealer Manager, nor shall it have any interest other than
that provided in this Agreement in assets in Transfer Agent’s possession as the agent of the Escrow Agent. 
 WHEREAS, in order
to subscribe for Shares during the Escrow Period (as defined below), a subscriber must deliver the full amount of its subscription price by check in U.S. dollars payable to “UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent for NexPoint Hospitality Trust,
Inc.” at the address set forth in the subscription agreement or by wire transfer of immediately available funds in U.S. dollars. The Transfer Agent shall not receive any monies during the Escrow Period. 

AGREEMENT 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, the Company, Dealer Manager and Escrow Agent agree to the terms of this Agreement as follows: 
 1. Establishment of Escrow
Account; Escrow Period. The Company hereby appoints the Escrow Agent as escrow agent for purposes of holding the Investor Funds on the terms and conditions set forth herein. On or prior to the commencement of the offering of Shares, the Company
shall establish the escrow account with the Escrow Agent, which shall be entitled “Escrow Account for the Benefit of Subscribers for Shares of NexPoint Hospitality Trust, Inc.,” or such similar designation as the Company and the Escrow
Agent may agree (the “Escrow Account.”) This Agreement shall be effective as of the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC. Except as otherwise set forth herein for the Pennsylvania Subscribers (and any
Other Subscribers), the escrow period shall commence upon the effectiveness of this Agreement and shall continue until the earlier of: (i) the date that all Investor Funds held in the Escrow Account are distributed to the Company pursuant to
Section 2(b) hereof and the Company has informed the Escrow Agent in writing that the Escrow Account is closed except with respect to Pennsylvania Subscribers (and any Other Subscribers); (ii) the Closing Date, in the event the Minimum
Offering Requirement is not raised on or prior thereto; or (iii) the date the Escrow Agent receives notice from the SEC or any other federal or state regulatory authority that a stop or similar order has been issued with respect to the
Registration Statement and has remained in effect for at least twenty (20) days (the “Escrow Period”). After the end of the Escrow Period, the Company and its agents shall not deposit, and the Escrow Agent shall not accept, any
additional amounts representing payments by prospective investors, except with respect to Pennsylvania Subscribers, as set forth in Section 3 below. 

2. Operation of the Escrow. 

(a) Deposits in the Escrow Account. During the Escrow Period, persons subscribing to purchase Shares (“Subscribers”)
will be instructed by the Company, the Dealer Manager and the Participating Broker-Dealers to make checks for subscriptions payable to the 

  
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order of “UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent for NexPoint Hospitality Trust, Inc.” or any recognizable abbreviation thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Pennsylvania
Subscribers (and any Other Subscribers) shall continue to make checks payable to the order or “UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent for NexPoint Hospitality Trust, Inc.” until subscriptions are received resulting in total minimum capital raised
equal to or exceeding $50,000,000 for Pennsylvania Subscribers, including subscriptions from Subscribers who are residents of other states, and such funds are disbursed from the Escrow Account in accordance with Section 3 hereof. Completed
subscription agreements and checks in payment for the subscription amount shall be remitted to the Escrow Agent at the address set forth in the subscription agreement. The Dealer Manager, the Participating Broker-Dealer, or their respective agents,
as applicable (the “Processing Broker-Dealer”), shall remit to the Escrow Agent the instruments of payment and the subscription agreements: (i) where, pursuant to the internal supervisory procedures of the Processing Broker-Dealer,
internal supervisory review is conducted at the same location at which instruments of payment and subscription agreements are received from Subscribers, then, by noon of the next business day following receipt by the Processing Broker-Dealer, the
Processing Broker-Dealer will transmit the instruments of payment and subscription agreements to the Escrow Agent; and (ii) where, pursuant to the internal supervisory procedures of the Processing Broker-Dealer, final internal supervisory review is
conducted at a different location (the “Final Review Office”), instruments of payment and subscription agreements will be transmitted by the Processing Broker-Dealer to the Final Review Office by the end of the next business day following
receipt thereof by the Processing Broker-Dealer. The Final Review Office will in turn, by noon of the next business day following receipt thereof by the Final Review Office, transmit such instructions of payment and subscription agreements to the
Escrow Agent or, after the Minimum Offering Requirement has been satisfied, to the Company or its designated agent. The Escrow Agent represents that it will promptly deliver all monies received in good order from Subscribers for the payment of
Shares to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account. All instruments of payment delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant hereto shall be deposited by the Escrow Agent within one (1) business day of receipt thereof into the Escrow Account. The
Escrow Agent hereby agrees to maintain the funds contributed by the Pennsylvania Subscribers (and any Other Subscribers) in a manner in which they may be separately accounted for so that the requirements of Section 3 of this Agreement can be met.
Deposits shall be held in the Escrow Account until such Investor Funds are promptly disbursed in accordance with this Agreement. 
 Prior to
disbursement of the Investor Funds deposited in the Escrow Account, such funds shall not be subject to claims by creditors of the Company, the Dealer Manager, any Participating Broker-Dealer or any of their respective affiliates. If any of the
instruments of payment are returned to the Escrow Agent for nonpayment prior to receipt of the Minimum Offering Requirement, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Dealer Manager and the Company in writing via mail, email or facsimile of such
nonpayment, and is authorized to debit the Escrow Account in the amount of such returned payment. 
 (b) Disbursement of the Investor
Funds to Subscribers other than Pennsylvania Subscribers and Other Subscribers. If at any time on or prior to the Closing Date the Minimum Offering Requirement is satisfied, the Escrow Agent shall release and deliver the Investor Funds (other
than any Investor Funds received from Pennsylvania Subscribers or Other Subscribers which cannot be released until the conditions of Section 3 have been met), including all earnings thereon for Investor Funds promptly to the Company. The Escrow
Agent agrees that Investor Funds in the Escrow Account shall not be released to the Company until and unless the Escrow Agent receives a written certificate or affidavit stating that the Minimum Offering Requirement has been timely met from the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. 
 After the Minimum Offering Requirement has been timely met and the
Investor Funds in the Escrow Account representing the Minimum Offering Requirement have been disbursed to the Company, (i) the Escrow Account shall remain open and the Company shall continue to 

  
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cause subscriptions for Shares that are received from Pennsylvania Subscribers (or any Other Subscribers) to be deposited therein until the Company informs the Escrow Agent in writing to close
the Escrow Account, and (ii) any subscription documents and instruments of payment received by the Escrow Agent from Subscribers other than Pennsylvania Subscribers (or any Other Subscribers) shall be forwarded to the Company on the next
business day. After the satisfaction of the aforementioned provisions of this Section 2(b) (other than subscriptions that are received from Pennsylvania Subscribers or any Other Subscribers), subscription proceeds may continue to be received in
the Escrow Account generally, but to the extent such proceeds shall not be subject to escrow due to the satisfaction of the aforementioned provisions of this Section 2(b), such proceeds are not subject to this Agreement and, at the instruction
of the Company to the Escrow Agent, shall be transferred from the Escrow Account or deposited directly into, as the case may be, a commercial deposit account in the name of the Company with the Escrow Agent that has been previously established by
the Company, unless otherwise directed by the Company. 
 Subject to the provisions set forth in this Agreement, if the Escrow Agent has not
received a certificate or affidavit from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer certifying that the Minimum Offering Requirement has been timely met during the Escrow Period, the Escrow Agent shall promptly return the
Investor Funds, including interest or any other income earned thereon, to the Subscribers (including any Pennsylvania Subscribers and any Other Subscribers), per the name, address and in the amounts provided by the Company or the Dealer Manager or
the Transfer Agent to the Escrow Agent without deduction, penalty or expense, and the Escrow Agent shall notify the Company and the Dealer Manager in writing of the distribution of the Investor Funds. The subscription payments returned to each
Subscriber shall be free and clear of any and all claims of the Company or any creditors of the Company, the Dealer Manager, any Participating Broker-Dealer or any of their respective affiliates. 

(c) Escrow Income. If at any time pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2 interest income earned on Investor Funds deposited
in the Escrow Account (“Escrow Income”) is to be paid to a Subscriber, the Escrow Agent shall promptly provide directly to such Subscriber the amount of Escrow Income payable to such Subscriber; provided that the Escrow Agent is in
possession of such Subscriber’s executed IRS Form W-9. In the event an executed IRS Form W-9 is not received for each Subscriber, the Escrow Agent shall remit an amount to the Subscribers in accordance with the provisions hereof, withholding
the applicable percentage for backup withholding required by the Internal Revenue Code, as then in effect, from any Escrow Income attributable to those Subscribers for whom the Escrow Agent does not possess an executed IRS Form W-9. Escrow Income
shall be remitted to Subscribers at the address provided by the Dealer Manager or the Company to the Escrow Agent, which the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and without any deductions for escrow expenses. 

3. Distribution of the Investor Funds to Pennsylvania Subscribers and Other Subscribers. 

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, disbursements to the Company of funds contributed by Pennsylvania Subscribers and Other
Subscribers may only be distributed in compliance with the provisions of this Section 3. Irrespective of any disbursement of funds from the Escrow Account pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Escrow Agent will continue

  
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to place deposits from Pennsylvania Subscribers into the Escrow Account, until such time as the Company notifies the Escrow Agent in writing that total subscriptions (including amounts previously
disbursed as directed by the Company and the amounts then held in the Escrow Account) equal or exceed $50,000,000, whereupon the Escrow Agent shall disburse to the Company, at the Company’s request, any funds from the Pennsylvania Subscribers,
as applicable, received by the Escrow Agent for accepted subscriptions, but not those funds of a subscriber whose subscription has been rejected or rescinded of which the Escrow Agent has been notified by the Company, or otherwise in accordance with
the Company’s written request. Irrespective of any disbursement of funds from the Escrow Account pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Escrow Agent will continue to place deposits from Other Subscribers into the Escrow Account, until such time
as the Company notifies the Escrow Agent in writing that total subscriptions (including amounts previously disbursed as directed by the Company and the amounts then held in the Escrow Account) equal or exceed such amount required by another state
identified by written notice from the Company, whereupon the Escrow Agent shall disburse to the Company, at the Company’s request, any funds from the Other Subscribers, as applicable, received by the Escrow Agent for accepted subscriptions, but
not those funds of a subscriber whose subscription has been rejected or rescinded of which the Escrow Agent has been notified by the Company, or otherwise in accordance with the Company’s written request. 

(b) If the Company has not received total subscriptions of at least $50,000,000 within 120 days of the date the Company first receives a
subscription from a Pennsylvania Subscriber (the “Initial Escrow Period”), the Company shall notify each Pennsylvania Subscriber by certified mail or any other means (whereby receipt of delivery is obtained) of the right of
Pennsylvania Subscribers to have their investment returned to them. If, pursuant to such notice, a Pennsylvania Subscriber requests the return of his or her subscription funds within ten (10) days after receipt of the notification (the
“Request Period”), the Escrow Agent shall promptly refund, without interest or deduction, directly to each Pennsylvania Subscriber the funds deposited in the Escrow Account on behalf of the Pennsylvania Subscriber. 

(c) The funds of Pennsylvania Subscribers who do not request the return of their funds within the Request Period shall remain in the Escrow
Account for successive 120-day escrow periods (each a “Successive Escrow Period”), each commencing automatically upon the termination of the prior Successive Escrow Period, and the Company and Escrow Agent shall follow the
notification and payment procedure set forth in Section 3(b) above with respect to the Initial Escrow Period for each Successive Escrow Period, provided that any refunds made to a Pennsylvania Subscriber after a Successive Escrow Period shall
include a pro rata share of any interest earned thereon after the Initial Escrow Period, until the occurrence of the earliest of (i) the termination of the Offering, (ii) the receipt and acceptance by the Company of total subscriptions
that equal or exceed $50,000,000 and the disbursement of the Escrow Account on the terms specified in this Section 3, or (iii) all funds held in the Escrow Account that were contributed by Pennsylvania Subscribers having been returned to
the Pennsylvania Subscribers in accordance with the provisions hereof. If, upon termination of the Offering, the Company has not received and accepted total subscriptions that equal or exceed $50,000,000, all funds in the Escrow Account that were
contributed by Pennsylvania Subscribers will be promptly returned in full to such Pennsylvania Subscribers, together with their pro rata share of any interest earned thereon pursuant to instructions made by the Company, upon which the Escrow Agent
may conclusively rely. 

  
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 4. Investor Funds in the Escrow Account. Upon receipt of Investor Funds, the Escrow Agent
shall hold such Investor Funds in escrow pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. All Investor Funds held in the Escrow Account shall at all times be invested in UMB Bank Money Market Special, an interest-bearing bank money market account, permitted
under Rule 15c2-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (except for funds from Pennsylvania Subscribers in the Escrow Account, which must be maintained in an interest-bearing account following the Initial Escrow Period). The Escrow
Agent shall not invest funds deposited or any earnings or interest derived therefrom in any other investment without the prior written direction or approval from the Company. Interest and any other income resulting from the investment of the funds
in the Escrow Account shall be retained by the Escrow Agent and distributed according to this Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall provide to the Company monthly statements (or more frequently as reasonably requested by the Company which includes,
without limitation, if such amounts are not available to the Company at least daily via UMB’s “Web Exchange” program) on the account balance in the Escrow Account and the activity in such accounts since the last report, including
without limitation as specifically relates to Pennsylvania Subscribers (and any Other Subscribers). The Escrow Agent will provide access to its Web Exchange program to allow the Company to view account balances for the Escrow Account at any time,
including without limitation as specifically relates to Pennsylvania Subscribers (and any Other Subscribers). 
 5. Duties of the Escrow
Agent. The Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent is not a
party to, or bound by, any other agreement among the other parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and the Escrow Agent’s duties shall be determined solely by reference to this Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to
enforce any obligation of any person, other than as provided herein. The Escrow Agent shall be under no liability to anyone by reason of any failure on the part of any party hereto or any maker, endorser or other signatory of any document or any
other person to perform such person’s obligations under any such document. 
 6. Liability of the Escrow Agent; Indemnification.
The Escrow Agent acts hereunder as a depository only. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable, except for willful misconduct, breach of trust, or gross negligence, for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or
omitted, in good faith, and in the exercise of its own best judgment, and may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Escrow
Agent), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which is
believed by the Escrow Agent to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person(s). The Escrow Agent shall not be held liable for any error in judgment made in good faith by an officer or employee of either unless it shall be proved
that such officer or employee was grossly negligent or reckless in ascertaining the pertinent facts or acted intentionally in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct or a breach of trust. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any notice of
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modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless evidenced by a writing delivered to the Escrow Agent signed by the proper party or parties and, if the
duties or rights of the Escrow Agent are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent thereto. 
 The Escrow Agent may consult
legal counsel and shall exercise reasonable care in the selection of such counsel, in the event of any dispute or question as to the construction of any provisions hereof or its duties hereunder, and it shall incur no liability and shall be fully
protected in acting in accordance with the reasonable opinion or instructions of such counsel. 
 The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible,
may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected, indemnified and held harmless by the Company, for the sufficiency or accuracy of the form of, or the execution, validity, value or genuineness of any document or property received, held or delivered
by it hereunder, or of the signature or endorsement thereon, or for any description therein; nor shall the Escrow Agent be responsible or liable in any respect on account of the identity, authority or rights of the persons executing or delivering or
purporting to execute or deliver any document, property or this Agreement. 
 In the event that the Escrow Agent shall become involved in
any arbitration or litigation relating to the Investor Funds in the Escrow Account, each is authorized to comply with any decision reached through such arbitration or litigation. 

The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Escrow Agent for, and to hold it harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in
connection herewith, except losses, damages or expenses due to gross negligence, breach of trust, recklessness, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Escrow Agent, including without limitation, legal or other fees arising out of or in
connection with its entering into this Agreement and carrying out its duties hereunder, including without limitation the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability in the premises or any action for interpleader. The Escrow
Agent shall be under no obligation to institute or defend any action, suit, or legal proceeding in connection herewith, unless first indemnified and held harmless to its satisfaction in accordance with the foregoing, except that neither shall be
indemnified against any loss, liability or expense arising out of its own gross negligence, recklessness, bad faith or willful misconduct. 

The terms of this Section shall survive the termination of the Escrow Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent. 

7. The Escrow Agent’s Fee. Escrow Agent shall be entitled to fees and expenses for its regular services as Escrow Agent as set
forth in Exhibit A. Additionally, Escrow Agent is entitled to reasonable fees for extraordinary services and reimbursement of any reasonable out of pocket and extraordinary costs and expenses related to its obligations as Escrow Agent under
this Agreement, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees. All of the Escrow Agent’s compensation, costs and expenses shall be paid by the Company in accordance with Exhibit A hereto. 

8. Security Interests. No party to this Escrow Agreement shall grant a security interest in any monies or other property deposited with
the Escrow Agent under this Escrow Agreement, or otherwise create a lien, encumbrance or other claim against such monies or borrow against the same. 

  
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 9. Dispute. In the event of any disagreement between the undersigned or the person or
persons named in the instructions contained in this Agreement, or any other person, resulting in adverse claims and demands being made in connection with or for any papers, money or property involved herein, or affected hereby, the Escrow Agent
shall be entitled to refuse to comply with any demand or claim, as long as such disagreement shall continue, and in so refusing to make any delivery or other disposition of any money, papers or property involved or affected hereby, the Escrow Agent
shall not be or become liable to the undersigned or to any person named in such instructions for its refusal to comply with such conflicting or adverse demands, and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to refuse and refrain to act until: (a) the
rights of the adverse claimants shall have been fully and finally adjudicated in a Court assuming and having jurisdiction of the parties and money, papers and property involved herein or affected hereby, or (b) all differences shall have been
adjusted by agreement and the Escrow Agent shall have been notified thereof in writing, signed by all the interested parties. 
 10.
Resignation of Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent may resign or be removed, at any time, for any reason, by written notice of its resignation or removal to the proper parties at their respective addresses as set forth herein, at least 60 days before
the date specified for such resignation or removal to take effect. Upon the effective date of such resignation or removal: 
  

	 	(a)	All cash and other payments and all other property then held by the Escrow Agent hereunder shall be delivered by it to such successor escrow agent as may be designated in writing by the Company, whereupon the Escrow
Agent’s obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate; 

  

	 	(b)	If no such successor escrow agent has been designated by such date, all obligations of the Escrow Agent hereunder shall, nevertheless, cease and terminate, and the Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility thereafter
shall be to keep all property then held by it and to deliver the same to a person designated in writing by the Company or in accordance with the directions of a final order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. 

 

	 	(c)	Further, if no such successor escrow agent has been designated by such date, the Escrow Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor agent; further the Escrow Agent may pay
into court all monies and property deposited with Escrow Agent under this Agreement. 

 The terms of this Section shall
survive the termination of the Escrow Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent. 

  
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 11. Notices. All notices, demands and requests required or permitted to be given under the
provisions hereof must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given, upon receipt, if (i) personally delivered, (ii) sent by telecopy and confirmed by phone or (iii) mailed by registered or certified mail, with
return receipt requested, or by overnight courier with signature required, delivered to the addresses set forth below, or to such other address as a party shall have designated by notice in writing to the other parties in the manner provided by this
Section 11: 
  

			
	(1) If to Company:	  	NexPoint Hospitality Trust, Inc.
		  	300 Crescent Court, Suite 700
		  	Dallas, Texas 75201
		  	Attention: Brian Mitts
		  	 Telephone: (972) 628-4100
 Facsimile: (972)
628-4147

		
	(2) If to the Escrow Agent:	  	UMB Bank, N.A.
		  	 1010 Grand Blvd., 4th Floor
 Mail Stop:
1020409
 Kansas City, Missouri 64106
 Attention: Lara
Stevens,
 Corporate Trust & Escrow Services
 Telephone:
(816) 860-3017
 Facsimile: (816) 860-3029

		
	(3) If to Dealer Manager:	  	Highland Capital Funds Distributor, Inc.
		  	200 Crescent Court, Suite 700
		  	Dallas, TX 75201
		  	Attention: Jennifer Ricci
		  	Telephone: (208) 870-1297
		  	Facsimile: (972) 628-4147

 12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Missouri and without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. 
 13. Binding Effect; Benefit. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the permitted successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 
 14. Modification. This
Agreement may be amended, modified or terminated at any time by a writing executed by the Dealer Manager, the Company and the Escrow Agent. 

15. Assignability. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Escrow Agent without the Company’s prior written consent. 

16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of
which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Copies, telecopies, facsimiles, electronic files and other reproductions of original executed documents shall be deemed to be authentic and valid counterparts of such original documents for
all purposes, including the filing of any claim, action or suit in the appropriate court of law. 

  
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 17. Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only, and shall not affect in any way, the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 18. Severability. This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and undertakings of the parties in connection herewith. No failure or delay of the Escrow Agent in exercising any right, power or
remedy may be, or may be deemed to be, a waiver thereof; nor may any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or remedy. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained in this Agreement, shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then to the maximum extent permitted by law, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of
this Agreement. 
 19. Earnings Allocation; Tax Matters; Patriot Act Compliance; Office of Foreign Control Search Duties. If the
Escrow Agent remits Escrow Income pursuant to this Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall be responsible for any necessary federal tax reporting associated with such income, provided that the Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for any other tax
reporting under this Escrow Agreement. The Company shall provide to Escrow Agent upon the execution of this Agreement any documentation requested and any information reasonably requested by the Escrow Agent to comply with the USA Patriot Act of
2001, as amended from time to time. The Escrow Agent, or its agent, shall complete an Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) search, in compliance with its policy and procedures, of each subscription check and shall inform the
Company if a subscription check fails the OFAC search. The Dealer Manager shall provide a copy of each subscription check in order that the Escrow Agent, or its agent, may perform such OFAC search. 

20. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall not be construed against the party preparing it, and shall be construed without regard to the
identity of the person who drafted it or the party who caused it to be drafted and shall be construed as if all parties had jointly prepared this Agreement and it shall be deemed their joint work product, and each and every provision of this
Agreement shall be construed as though all of the parties hereto participated equally in the drafting hereof; and any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any one party. As a result of the foregoing, any rule of construction
that a document is to be construed against the drafting party shall not be applicable. 
 [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized representatives as of the date first written hereinabove: 
  

			
	HIGHLAND CAPITAL FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
		
	 By:
		  

	 Name:
		
	 Title:
		
	
	NEXPOINT HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
		
	 By:
		  

	 Name:
		Brian Mitts
	 Title:
		Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP-Finance
	
	ESCROW AGENT:
	
	UMB BANK, N.A.
		
	 By:
		  

	 Name:
		Lara Stevens
	 Title:
		Corporate Trust

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

ESCROW FEES AND EXPENSES 
  

					
	 Acceptance Fee
	  			
	 Review document and establish account
	  	$	            	  
	 DST Agency Engagement
	  	$	            	  
		
	 Annual Fee
	  			
	 Annual Escrow Agent
	  	$	            	  
		
	 Transactional Fees
	  			
	 Outgoing Wire Transfer
	  	$	            	  
	 Web Exchange Access
	  	$	            	  
	 Overnight Delivery/Mailings
	  	$	            	  
	 IRS Tax Reporting
	  	$	            	  
	 Daily Recon File to DST
	  	$	            	  
	 Daily Wire Ripping to DST
	  	$	            	  

 Acceptance fees and first year’s Annual Escrow Agent fee will be payable at the initiation of the escrow. Transactional
Fees will be billed quarterly in arrears. 
 Fees specified are for the regular, routine services contemplated by the Escrow Agreement, and any additional
or extraordinary services, including, but not limited to disbursements involving a dispute or arbitration, or administration while a dispute, controversy or adverse claim is in existence, will be charged based upon time required at the then standard
hourly rate. In addition to the specified fees, all expenses related to the administration of the Escrow Agreement (other than normal overhead expenses of the regular staff) such as, but not limited to, travel, postage, shipping, courier, telephone,
facsimile, supplies, legal fees, accounting fees, etc., will be reimbursable. 

  
 - 12 -EX-10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 

NEXPOINT HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. 

2015 FORM OF RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN 
  

	1	PURPOSE 

 The purpose of this Plan is to promote the interests of the
Company by providing the opportunity to purchase or receive shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) or to receive compensation that is based upon
appreciation in the value of Shares to Eligible Recipients, as defined below, in order to attract and retain Eligible Recipients and providing Eligible Recipients an incentive to work to increase the value of Shares and a stake in the future of the
Company that corresponds to the stake of each of the Company’s stockholders. The Plan provides for the grant of Restricted Stock Awards and Deferred Stock Awards to aid the Company in obtaining these goals. 

 

	2	DEFINITIONS 

 Each term set forth in this Section shall have the meaning
set forth opposite such term for purposes of this Plan and any Stock Incentive Agreements under this Plan (unless noted otherwise), and for purposes of such definitions, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the
singular, and reference to one gender shall include the other gender. Note that some definitions may not be used in this Plan, and may be inserted here solely for possible use in Stock Incentive Agreements issued under this Plan. 

2.1 Affiliate means, with respect to a Person: 

(a) any other Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling or holding, with power to vote, 10% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of such Person, 
 (b) any other Person, 10% or more of whose outstanding voting
securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, with power to vote, by such Person, 
 (c) any other
Person, directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, 
 (d) any
executive officer, director, trustee or general partner of such Person, and 
 (e) any legal entity for which such
Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general partner. 
 With respect to the Company, an Affiliate shall include, but not be limited
to, NexPoint Hospitality, L.P., NexPoint Real Estate Advisors III, L.P., Highland Capital Management, L.P. and Highland Capital Funds Distributor, Inc. 

2.2 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

2.3 Business means the business of investing in income-producing commercial real estate in the hospitality sector. 

2.4 Cause shall mean an act or acts by an Eligible Recipient involving (a) the use for profit or disclosure to
unauthorized Persons of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or an Affiliate, (b) the breach of any contract with the Company or an Affiliate, (c) the violation of any fiduciary obligation to the Company or an
Affiliate, (d) the unlawful trading in the securities of the Company or an Affiliate, or of another corporation based on information gained as a result of the performance of services for the Company or an Affiliate, (e) a felony conviction
or the failure to contest prosecution of a felony, or (f) willful misconduct, dishonesty, embezzlement, fraud, deceit or civil rights violations, or other unlawful acts. 

 2.5 Change of Control means either of the following: 

(a) any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Company sells, transfers, leases, exchanges or
disposes of substantially all (i.e., at least eighty-five percent (85%)) of its assets for cash or property, or for a combination of cash and property, or for other consideration; or 

(b) any transaction pursuant to which Persons who are not current stockholders of the Company acquire by merger,
consolidation, reorganization, division or other business combination or transaction, or by a purchase of an interest in the Company, an interest in the Company so that after such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to
such transaction no longer have a controlling (i.e., 50% or more) voting interest in the Company. 
 However, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no
event shall an Initial Public Offering of the Company’s Common Stock constitute a Change of Control. 
 2.6 Class A
Common Stock has the meaning set forth in Section 1 of this Plan. 
 2.7 Code means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. 
 2.8 Committee means any committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, as
specified in Section 5 hereof. Any such committee shall be comprised entirely of Directors. 
 2.9 Common Stock
means the common stock of the Company. 
 2.10 Company means NexPoint Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation,
and any successor to such organization. 
 2.11 Confidential Information means (a) information of the Company, to
the extent not considered a Trade Secret under applicable law, that (i) relates to the Business of the Company, (ii) possesses an element of value to the Company, (iii) is not generally known to the Company’s competitors, and
(iv) would damage the Company if disclosed, and (b) information of any third party provided to the Company which the Company is obligated to treat as confidential, including, but not limited to, information provided to the Company by its
licensors, suppliers, Customers, or Prospective Customers. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, (i) future business plans, (ii) the composition, description, schematic or design of products, future products or
equipment of the Company or any third party, (iii) communication systems, audio systems, system designs and related documentation, (iv) advertising or marketing plans, (v) information regarding independent contractors, employees,
clients, licensors, suppliers, Customers, Prospective Customers, or any third party, including, but not limited to, Customer lists and Prospective Customer lists compiled by the Company, and Customer and Prospective Customer information compiled by
the Company, and (vi) information concerning the Company’s or a third party’s financial structure and methods and procedures of operation. Confidential Information shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure, (ii) has been independently developed and disclosed by others without violating the legal rights of any party, or (iii) otherwise enters the public
domain through lawful means. 
 2.12 Contact means, with respect to a Participant, any interaction between such
Participant and a Customer or Prospective Customer which takes place in an effort to establish, maintain, and/or further a business relationship on behalf of the Company. 

2.13 Continuous Service means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Key Person.
Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence as approved by the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company provided that such
leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or
(iv) transfers between locations of the Company or between Company or an Affiliate, or any successors to such organization. However, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the Board shall have complete and absolute
discretion to determine whether an Employee or Key Person is in the Continuous Service of the Company or an Affiliate at any time. 

 2.14 Customer means any Person or entity to whom the Company has sold its
products or services. 
 2.15 Deferred Stock Award means a contractual right granted to a Participant under this Plan
to receive a Share that is subject to restrictions of this Plan and the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement. 
 2.16
Director means a member of the Board. 
 2.17 Effective Date means the “Effective Date” as
set forth in Section 4 of this Plan. 
 2.18 Eligible Recipient means an Employee and/or a Key Person. 

2.19 Employee means a common law employee of the Company or an Affiliate. 

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

2.21 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

2.22 Fair Market Value of each Share on any date means the price determined below as of the close of business on such
date (provided, however, if for any reason, the Fair Market Value per share cannot be ascertained or is unavailable for such date, the Fair Market Value per share shall be determined as of the nearest preceding date on which such Fair Market
Value can be ascertained): 
 (a) If the Share is listed or traded on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the National Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sale price for the Share (or the mean
of the closing bid and ask prices, if no sales were reported), on such exchange or system on the date of such determination or, if the stock exchange or national market on which the Shares trade is not open on the date of determination, the last
business day prior to the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable; or 

(b) If the Share is not listed or traded on any established stock exchange or a national market system, its Fair Market
Value shall be the average of the closing dealer “bid” and “ask” prices of a Share as reflected on the NASDAQ interdealer quotation system of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. on the date of such determination;
or 
 (c) In the absence of an established public trading market for the Share, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall
be the price at which the Company is then offering Shares to the public if the Company is then engaged in a public offering of the Shares or, if the Company is not then offering Shares to the public or if the Board has determined a net asset value,
then the Fair Market Value will be equal to net asset value per Share. 
 2.23 Forfeiture Activities means, with
respect to a Participant, any of the following: 
 (a) Trade Secrets & Confidential Information. Such
Participant (i) uses, discloses, or reverse engineers the Trade Secrets or the Confidential Information for any purpose other than the Company’s Business, except as authorized in writing by the Company; (ii) during the
Participant’s employment with the Company, uses, discloses, or reverse engineers (a) any confidential information or trade secrets of any former employer or third party, or (b) any works of authorship developed in whole or in part by
the Participant during any former employment or for any other party, unless authorized in writing by the former employer or third party; or (iii) after the Participant’s cessation of services for the Company, (a) retains Trade Secrets
or Confidential Information, including any copies existing in any form (including electronic form), which are in Participant’s possession or control, or (b) destroys, deletes, or alters the Trade Secrets or Confidential Information without
the Company’s prior written 

 
consent. The Forfeiture Activities under this subsection (a) shall: (i) with regard to the Trade Secrets, remain in effect and be applicable as long as the information constitutes a
Trade Secret under applicable law, and (ii) with regard to the Confidential Information, remain in effect and be applicable during the Forfeiture Period. 

(b) Solicitation of Customers. During the Forfeiture Period of such Participant, the Participant directly or
indirectly solicits any Customer of the Company for the purpose of selling or providing any products or services competitive with the Business, provided that such Participant had Contact with such Customer during the period in which the Participant
was employed by or performed services for the Company. Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed to include any Customer of the Company (i) to which such Participant never sold or provided any products or services while employed by
or providing services to the Company, (ii) that explicitly severed its business relationship with the Company unless such Participant, directly or indirectly, caused or encouraged the Customer to sever the relationship, or (iii) to which
Participant is selling or providing products or services the Company no longer offers. 
 (c) Solicitation of
Prospective Customers. During the Forfeiture Period of such Participant, the Participant, directly or indirectly, solicits any Prospective Customer of the Company for the purpose of selling or providing any products or services competitive with
the Business, provided that such Participant had Contact with such Prospective Customer during the last year of the period in which Participant was employed by or performed services for the Company (or during such period if employed or providing
services for less than a year). Nothing in this subsection (c) shall be construed to include Prospective Customers of the Company to which Participant is selling or providing any products or services which the Company no longer offers. 

(d) Solicitation of Forfeiture Period Employees. During the Forfeiture Period of such Participant, the
Participant, directly or indirectly, solicits, recruits or induces any Forfeiture Period Employee to (a) terminate his employment or service relationship with the Company or (b) work for any other Person or entity engaged in the Business.
This subsection (d) shall only apply to Forfeiture Period Employees (i) with whom such Participant had Material Interaction, or (ii) such Participant, directly or indirectly, supervised. 

(e) Non-Disparagement. During the Forfeiture Period of such Participant, the Participant makes any disparaging or
defamatory statements, whether written or oral, regarding the Company. This shall not preclude the Participant from responding truthfully to questions or requests for information to the government, a regulator or in a court of law in connection with
a legal or regulatory investigation or proceeding. 
 2.24 Forfeiture Period means, with respect to a Participant, the
time period during which such Participant is employed with, or is performing services for, the Company, and for a period of two (2) years thereafter. 

2.25 Forfeiture Period Employee means any Person who (a) is employed by or providing services to the Company at the
time Participant ceases to perform services for the Company, or (b) was employed by or providing services to the Company during the last year in which Participant performed services for the Company (or during the period in which the Participant
performed services for the Company if the Participant performed services for the Company for less than a year). 
 2.26 Good
Reason shall exist if (i) the Company, without the consent of a Participant who is performing services for the Company, materially (a) diminishes such Participant’s base compensation, (b) diminishes such
Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities, (c) changes the geographic location at which such Participant must perform the services, or (d) breaches, whether by action or inaction, the agreement under which such Participant
provides services; (ii) such Participant provides written notice to the Company of the existence of such condition described in subsection (i) of this paragraph within thirty 

 
(30) days of the initial existence of such condition and provides the Company with thirty (30) days to remedy such condition (the “Cure Period”); (iii) the Company fails to
remedy such condition within the Cure Period; and (iv) Participant elects to resign within thirty (30) days of the expiration of the Cure Period. 

2.27 Incumbent Directors means the individuals who, at the Effective Date, constitute the Board, and any individual
becoming a Director after the Effective Date and whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of
the Company in which such individual is named as a nominee for Director, without written objection to such nomination); provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a Director of the Company as a result of an actual
or threatened election contest (as described in Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act (“Election Contest”) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any “person” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Section 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) other than the Board (“Proxy Contest”), including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest
or Proxy Contest, shall be deemed an Incumbent Director; and provided further, that, subject to the provisions of this Section, no individual shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director until such time as he or she takes office as a Director
of the Company. 
 2.28 Independent Director means a Director who is not, and within the last two (2) years has
not been, directly or indirectly associated with the “Sponsor” (as that term is defined in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended from time to time (the “Charter”), or the “Advisor” (as that term is
defined in the Company’s Charter) by virtue of (a) ownership of an interest in the Sponsor, the Advisor or any of their Affiliates, (b) employment by the Sponsor, the Advisor or any of their Affiliates, (c) services as an officer
or director of the Sponsor, the Advisor or any of their Affiliates, (d) performance of services, other than as a Director, for the Company, (e) services as a director or trustee of more than three REITs organized by the Sponsor or advised
by the Advisor or (f) maintenance of a material business or professional relationship with the Sponsor, the Advisor or any of their Affiliates. For this purpose, a business or professional relationship is considered “material” if the
aggregate gross revenue derived by the Director from the Sponsor, the Advisor and their Affiliates exceeds five percent (5%) of either the Director’s annual gross income, derived from all sources, during either of the last two
(2) years or the Director’s net worth on a fair market value basis. An indirect association with the Sponsor or the Advisor shall include circumstances in which a Director’s spouse, parent, child, sibling, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, or brother-in-law or sister-in-law is or has been associated with the Sponsor, the Advisor, any of their Affiliates or the Company. 

2.29 Initial Public Offering means the closing of the Company’s initial public offering of any class or series of
the Company’s equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). 

2.30 Insider means an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer, director or ten percent (10%) beneficial
owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 

2.31 Key Person means (a) a member of the Board or a member of management of an Affiliate who is not an Employee, or
(b) a consultant or advisor of the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that such consultant or advisor must be a natural person who is providing or will be providing bona fide services to the Company or an Affiliate, with
such services (i) not being in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and (ii) not directly or indirectly promoting or maintaining a market for securities of the Company or an Affiliate, within
the meaning of the general instructions to SEC Form S-8. 

 2.32 Material Interaction means, with respect to a Participant, any
interaction between such Participant and a Forfeiture Period Employee which relates or related, directly or indirectly, to the performance of such Participant’s duties or the Forfeiture Period Employee’s duties for the Company. 

2.33 Outside Director means a Director who is not an Employee and who qualifies as (a) a “non-employee
director” under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, and (b) an “outside director” under Code §162(m) and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 

2.34 Participant means an individual who receives a Stock Incentive hereunder. 

2.35 Performance-Based Exception means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code
§162(m). 
 2.36 Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust, limited liability
company or other legal entity. 
 2.37 Plan means the NexPoint Hospitality Trust, Inc. 2015 Restricted Share Plan, as
may be amended from time to time. 
 2.38 Prospective Customer means any Person to which the Company has solicited to
sell its products or services. 
 2.39 Restricted Stock Award means an award of Shares granted to a Participant under
this Plan whereby the Participant has immediate rights of ownership in the Shares underlying the award, but such Shares are subject to restrictions in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Plan and the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining
to the award and may be subject to forfeiture by the Participant until the earlier of (a) the time such restrictions lapse or are satisfied, or (b) the time such shares are forfeited, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Stock
Incentive Agreement pertaining to the award. 
 2.40 Separation from Service means a “separation from
service” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h) (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such provisions). 

2.41 Share has the meaning set forth in Section 1 of this Plan. 

2.42 Specified Employee means a “specified employee” as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(i) using the
identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time. 
 2.43 Stock Incentive means a Restricted Stock
Award or a Deferred Stock Award. 
 2.44 Stock Incentive Agreement means an agreement between the Company, and a
Participant evidencing an award of a Stock Incentive. 
 2.45 Trade Secrets means information of the Company, and its
licensors, suppliers, clients and customers, without regard to form, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial
data, financial plans, product plans, a list of actual Customers, clients, licensors, or suppliers, or a list of Prospective Customers, clients, licensors, or suppliers which is not commonly known by or available to the public and which information
(i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other Persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of
efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. 
  

	3	SHARES SUBJECT TO STOCK INCENTIVES 

3.1 Maximum Aggregate Shares Issuable Pursuant to Stock Incentives. The total number of Shares that may be issued pursuant
to Stock Incentives under this Plan shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand (120,000), as adjusted pursuant to Section 10. Such Shares shall be reserved, to the extent that the Company deems appropriate, from authorized but
unissued Shares, from Shares which have been reacquired by the Company, from Shares paid to the Company pursuant to the exercise of Stock Incentives issued under the Plan, or from Shares withheld by the Company for payment of taxes. 

 3.2 Determination of Maximum Aggregate Shares Issuable. Any Shares subject
to a Stock Incentive that remain un-issued after the cancellation, expiration, lapse or exchange of such Stock Incentive thereafter shall again become available for use under this Plan. 

3.3 Code §162(m) Participant Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Participant may be
granted Stock Incentives covering an aggregate number of Shares in excess of One Hundred Thousand (100,000) in any calendar year, and any Shares subject to a Stock Incentive which again become available for use under this Plan after the
cancellation, expiration or exchange of such Stock Incentive thereafter shall continue to be counted in applying this calendar year Participant limitation. 
  

	4	EFFECTIVE DATE 

 The Effective Date of this Plan shall be
the date it is adopted by the Board, or such delayed effective date as the Board may specify, as noted in resolutions effectuating such adoption. This Plan shall be subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company within twelve
(12) months after the date on which this Plan is adopted by the Board, disregarding any contingencies or delayed effective date relative to such adoption. In the event that stockholder approval of this Plan is not obtained, or in the event that
this Plan is not subjected to the approval of the stockholders, then any Stock Incentives granted under this Plan shall nonetheless be deemed granted pursuant to the authority of the Board; provided, however, should this Plan be rejected by
the stockholders after being submitted to the stockholders for their approval, the Plan shall immediately terminate at that time, and no further grants shall be made under this Plan thereafter. In addition, in the event that stockholder approval of
this Plan is not obtained, any Stock Incentives intended to meet the performance-based compensation exception of Code §162(m)(4)(C) may not meet such exception. 
  

	5	ADMINISTRATION 

 5.1 General Administration. This
Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board, acting in its complete and absolute discretion, shall exercise all such powers and take all such action as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Plan. The Board shall
have the power to interpret this Plan and, subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, to take such other action in the administration and operation of the Plan as it deems equitable under the circumstances. The Board’s actions shall be
binding on the Company, on each affected Eligible Recipient, and on each other Person directly or indirectly affected by such actions. 

5.2 Authority of the Board. Except as limited by law or by the Charter or bylaws of the Company, and subject to the
provisions herein, the Board shall have full power to select Eligible Recipients who shall participate in the Plan, to determine the sizes and types of Stock Incentives in a manner consistent with the Plan, to determine the terms and conditions of
Stock Incentives in a manner consistent with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan, to establish, amend or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration, and to
amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Stock Incentives as allowed under the Plan and such Stock Incentives. Further, the Board may make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. 

5.3 Delegation of Authority. The Board may delegate its authority under the Plan, in whole or in part, to a Committee
appointed by the Board consisting of not less than one (1) Director or to one or more other individuals to whom the powers of the Board hereunder may be delegated in accordance with applicable law. The members of the Committee and any other
individuals to whom authority has been delegated shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the discretion of, the Board. The Committee or other delegate (if appointed) shall act according to the policies and procedures set forth in

 
the Plan and to those policies and procedures established by the Board, and the Committee or other delegate shall have such powers and responsibilities as are set forth by the Board. Reference to
the Board in this Plan shall specifically include reference to the Committee or other delegate where the Board has delegated its authority to the Committee or other delegate, and any action by the Committee or other delegate pursuant to a delegation
of authority by the Board shall be deemed an action by the Board under the Plan. Notwithstanding the above, the Board may assume the powers and responsibilities granted to the Committee or other delegate at any time, in whole or in part. With
respect to Committee appointments and composition, only a Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) comprised solely of two (2) or more Outside Directors may grant Stock Incentives that will meet the Performance-Based Exception, and only a
Committee comprised solely of Outside Directors may grant Stock Incentives to Insiders that will be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. 

5.4 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Board (or its delegate) pursuant to the provisions of
this Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Persons, including the Company, its stockholders, Directors, Eligible Recipients, Participants, and their estates and beneficiaries. 

5.5 Indemnification for Decisions. No member of the Board or the Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) shall be liable in
connection with or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted to be performed on behalf of the Company in such capacity, provided, that the Board has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that caused the loss or
liability was in the best interests of the Company. Service on the Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) shall constitute service as a Director of the Company so that the members of the Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) shall be entitled to
indemnification and reimbursement as Directors of the Company pursuant to its Charter, bylaws and applicable law. In addition, the members of the Board, Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) shall be indemnified by the Company against the following
losses or liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted to be performed on behalf of the Company in such capacity, provided, that the Board has determined, in good faith, that the
course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Company: (a) the reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, any Stock Incentive granted hereunder, and (b) against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof
(provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such
action, suit or proceeding that such Director (other than an independent Director) is liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties or that such independent Director is liable for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the
performance of his duties, provided that within sixty (60) days after institution of any such action, suit or proceeding a Committee member or delegate shall in writing offer the Company the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and
defend the same. The Company shall not indemnify or hold harmless the member of the Board or the Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) if: (a) in the case of a Director (other than an independent Director of the Company), the loss or liability
was the result of negligence or misconduct by the Director, or (b) in the case that the Director is an independent Director of the Company, the loss or liability was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Director or would
not be allowed under applicable law. Any indemnification of expenses or agreement to hold harmless may be paid only out of the net assets of the Company, and no portion may be recoverable from the stockholders of the Company. 

5.6 Majority Rule. A majority of the members of the Board (or its delegate) shall constitute a quorum, and any action
taken by a majority at a meeting at which a quorum is present, or any action taken without a meeting evidenced by a writing executed by all the members of the Board (or its delegate), shall constitute action of the Board. 

	6	ELIGIBILITY 

 6.1 General Eligibility for Awards. Eligible
Recipients selected by the Board shall be eligible for the grant of Stock Incentives under this Plan, but no Eligible Recipient shall have the right to be granted a Stock Incentive under this Plan merely as a result of his or her status as an
Eligible Recipient. 
 6.2 Automatic Restricted Share Awards to Independent Directors. As of the date of each annual
stockholders’ meeting wherein an Independent Director is elected to serve on the Board, such Independent Director shall automatically, as of such date, be granted a Restricted Stock Award of One Thousand and Two Hundred (1,200) shares subject
to the provisions of Section 7.2 herein. Restricted Stock Awards granted under this Section 6.2 shall contain such terms and provisions as the Board may determine from time to time; provided, however, the Shares subject to such
Restricted Stock Awards shall vest at the rate of twenty five percent (25%) as of each anniversary of the date of grant of such Shares if the Restricted Stock Award recipient, from such date of grant through the date immediately preceding such
anniversary of the date of grant, (1) has remained in the Continuous Service of the Company as an Independent Director, or (2) has remained in the Continuous Service of the Company or an Affiliate otherwise. 

 

	7	TERMS OF STOCK INCENTIVES 

7.1 Terms & Conditions of All Stock Incentives.  

(a) Grants of Stock Incentives. The Board, in its complete and absolute discretion, shall grant Stock Incentives
under this Plan from time to time and shall have the right to grant new Stock Incentives in exchange for outstanding Stock Incentives. Stock Incentives shall be granted to Eligible Recipients selected by the Board, and the Board shall be under no
obligation whatsoever to grant any Stock Incentives, or to grant Stock Incentives to all Eligible Recipients, or to grant all Stock Incentives subject to the same terms and conditions. 

(b) Shares Subject to Stock Incentives. The number of Shares as to which a Stock Incentive shall be granted shall
be determined by the Board in its complete and absolute discretion, subject to the provisions of Section 3 as to the total number of Shares available for grants under the Plan. 

(c) Stock Incentive Agreements. Each Stock Incentive shall be evidenced by a Stock Incentive Agreement executed
by the Company or an Affiliate, and the Participant, which shall be in such form and contain such terms and conditions as the Board in its complete and absolute discretion may, subject to the provisions of the Plan, from time to time determine. 

(d) Date of Grant. The date a Stock Incentive is granted shall be the date on which the Board (1) has
approved the terms and conditions of the Stock Incentive Agreement, (2) has determined the recipient of the Stock Incentive and the number of Shares covered by the Stock Incentive, (3) has taken all such other action necessary to direct
the grant of the Stock Incentive, and (4) if applicable, any conditions imposed on such grant by the Board have been fulfilled. 

7.2 Terms & Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards.  

(a) Grants of Restricted Stock Awards. Shares awarded pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to
such restrictions (if any) as determined by the Board for periods determined by the Board. Restricted Stock Awards issued under the Plan may have restrictions which lapse based upon the service of a Participant, or based upon the attainment (as
determined by the Board) of performance goals established pursuant to the business criteria listed in Section 13, or based upon any other criteria that the Board may determine appropriate. Any Restricted Stock Award with restrictions that lapse
based on the attainment of performance goals must be granted by a Committee, must have its performance goals determined by such a Committee based upon one or more of the business criteria listed in Section 13, and must have the attainment of
such performance goals certified in writing by such a Committee in order to meet the Performance-Based Exception. Shares awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award may be forfeited to the extent that a Participant fails to

 
satisfy the applicable conditions or restrictions during the period of restriction. The Company may retain the certificates representing Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award in the
Company’s possession until such time as all conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied. The Board may require a cash payment from the Participant in exchange for the grant of a Restricted Stock Award or may
grant a Restricted Stock Award without the requirement of a cash payment; provided, however, if the Participant holding a Restricted Stock Award receives a hardship distribution from a Code §401(k) plan of the Company or an Affiliate,
the Participant may not pay any amount for such Restricted Stock Award during the six (6) month period following the hardship distribution, unless the Company determines that such payment would not jeopardize the tax-qualification of the Code
§401(k) plan. 
 (b) Acceleration of Award. The Board shall have the power to permit, in its complete and
absolute discretion, an acceleration of the expiration of the applicable restrictions or the applicable period of such restrictions with respect to any part or all of the Shares awarded to a Participant as part of a Restricted Stock Award. 

(c) Necessity of Stock Incentive Agreement. Each grant of a Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by a Stock
Incentive Agreement that shall specify the terms, conditions and restrictions regarding the Shares awarded to a Participant, and shall incorporate such other terms and conditions as the Board, acting in its complete and absolute discretion, deems
consistent with the terms of this Plan. The Board shall have complete and absolute discretion to modify the terms and provisions of Restricted Stock Awards in accordance with Section 12 of this Plan. 

(d) Restrictions on Shares Awarded. Shares awarded pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such
restrictions as determined by the Board for periods determined by the Board. The Board may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, vesting or
performance-based restrictions, voting restrictions, investment intent restrictions, restrictions or limitations or other provisions that would be applied to stockholders under any applicable agreement among the stockholders, and restrictions under
applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and/or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares. 

(e) Transferability of Restricted Stock Awards. A Restricted Stock Award may not be transferred by the holder
Participant, except (A) upon the death of the holder Participant, a Restricted Stock Award may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, (B) a Restricted Stock Award may, unless the applicable Stock Incentive
Agreement provides otherwise, be transferred at any time as a bona fide gift or through a domestic relations order to any “family member” (as determined by the Board) of the Participant; provided, however, that the transferee must
be bound by all terms and provisions of the underlying Restricted Stock Award, and (C) a Restricted Stock Award may be transferred at any time following the lapse of all restrictions on transferability of the Restricted Stock Award.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Stock Incentive Agreement may provide for more limited transferability than is described above. 

(f) Voting, Dividend & Other Rights. Unless the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement expressly provides
otherwise, holders of Restricted Stock Awards shall, with respect to the Shares subject to such Stock Incentive Agreement, be entitled (1) to vote such Shares, and (2) to receive any dividends declared upon such Shares, during any period
of restriction imposed by the Stock Incentive Agreement, but shall not be entitled (1) to vote such Shares, or (2) to receive any dividends declared upon such Shares, on or after the date on which Shares are forfeited pursuant to such
Stock Incentive Agreement. 

 7.3 Terms & Conditions of Deferred Stock Awards.
 
 (a) Grants of Deferred Stock Awards. A Deferred Stock Award shall entitle the Participant
to receive one Share at such future time and upon such terms as specified by the Board in the Stock Incentive Agreement evidencing such award. Deferred Stock Awards issued under the Plan may have restrictions which lapse based upon the service of a
Participant, or based upon other criteria that the Board may determine appropriate. The Board may require a cash payment from the Participant in exchange for the grant of Deferred Stock Awards or may grant Deferred Stock Awards without the
requirement of a cash payment; provided, however, if a Participant holding a Deferred Stock Award receives a hardship distribution from a Code §401(k) plan of the Company or an Affiliate, no payment for the Deferred Stock Award may be
made by the Participant during the six (6) month period following the hardship distribution, unless the Company determines that such payment would not jeopardize the tax-qualification of the Code §401(k) plan. A Participant’s right to
Shares based upon a Deferred Stock Award shall be an unfunded, unsecured obligation of the Company until such time as Shares are actually issued to the Participant pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Stock Incentive Agreement evidencing such
Deferred Stock Award, and such Participant shall have no right to any specific assets of the Company prior thereto. 
 (b)
Vesting of Deferred Stock Awards. The Board may establish a vesting schedule applicable to a Deferred Stock Award and may specify the times, vesting and performance goal requirements that may be applicable to a Deferred Stock Award. Until
the end of the period(s) of time specified in any such vesting schedule and/or the satisfaction of any such performance criteria, the Deferred Stock Awards subject to such Stock Incentive Agreement shall remain subject to forfeiture. 

(c) Acceleration of Award. The Board shall have the power to permit, in its complete and absolute discretion, an
acceleration of the applicable restrictions or the applicable period of such restrictions with respect to any part or all of the Deferred Stock Awards awarded to a Participant. 

(d) Necessity of Stock Incentive Agreement. Each grant of Deferred Stock Award(s) shall be evidenced by a Stock
Incentive Agreement that shall specify the terms, conditions and restrictions regarding the Participant’s right to receive Share(s) in the future, and shall incorporate such other terms and conditions as the Board, acting in its complete and
absolute discretion, deems consistent with the terms of this Plan. The Board shall have complete and absolute discretion to modify the terms and provisions of Deferred Stock Award(s) in accordance with Section 12 of this Plan. 

(e) Transferability of Deferred Stock Awards. Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Deferred Stock
Award, no Deferred Stock Award granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the holder Participant, except upon the death of the holder Participant by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Stock Incentive Agreement may provide for more limited transferability than is described above. 

(f) Voting, Dividend & Other Rights. Unless the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement provides otherwise,
holders of Deferred Stock Awards shall not be entitled to vote or to receive dividends until they become owners of the Shares pursuant to their Deferred Stock Awards. 

(g) Code §409A Requirements. A Deferred Stock Award must meet certain restrictions contained in Code
§409A if it is to avoid taxation under Code §409A as a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan.” Grants of Deferred Stock Awards under this Plan should be made with consideration of the impact of Code §409A with respect to
such grant upon both the Company and the recipient of the Deferred Stock Award. 
 (h) No ERISA Employee Benefit
Plan Created. Except to the extent that the Board expressly determines otherwise in resolutions, a Deferred Stock Award must contain terms and provisions designed to ensure that the Deferred Stock Award will not be considered an “employee
benefit plan” as defined in ERISA §3(3). 

 (i) Restrictions on Shares Awarded. Shares awarded pursuant to
Deferred Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions as determined by the Board for periods determined by the Board. The Board may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to a Deferred Stock Award as it may deem advisable,
including, without limitation, vesting or performance-based restrictions, voting restrictions, investment intent restrictions, restrictions on transfer, restrictions or limitations or other provisions that would be applied to stockholders under any
applicable agreement among the stockholders, and restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and/or under any blue sky or state
securities laws applicable to such Shares. 
  

	8	SECURITIES REGULATION 

 Each Stock Incentive Agreement may
provide that, upon the receipt of Shares as a result of the exercise of a Stock Incentive or otherwise, the Participant shall, if so requested by the Company, hold such Shares for investment and not with a view of resale or distribution to the
public and, if so requested by the Company, shall deliver to the Company a written statement satisfactory to the Company to that effect. Each Stock Incentive Agreement may also provide that, if so requested by the Company, the Participant shall make
a written representation to the Company that he or she will not sell or offer to sell any of such Shares unless a registration statement shall be in effect with respect to such Shares under the 1933 Act, and any applicable state securities law or,
unless he or she shall have furnished to the Company an opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, of legal counsel acceptable to the Company, that such registration is not required. Certificates representing the Shares transferred
upon the exercise of a Stock Incentive granted under this Plan may at the complete and absolute discretion of the Company bear a legend to the effect that such Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities law
and that such Shares may not be sold or offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as to such Shares under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities law or an opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Company, of legal counsel acceptable to the Company, that such registration is not required. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares under any Stock Incentive if the issuance of such Shares would constitute a violation by the
Participant, the Company or any other Person of any provisions of any law or regulation of any governmental authority, including any federal or state securities laws or regulations. The Company may, but shall in no event be obligated to, register
any securities covered hereby pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the issuance of Shares pursuant hereto or pursuant to a grant of a Stock Incentive to comply with any
law or regulation of any governmental authority. As to any jurisdiction that expressly imposes the requirement that Shares may not be issued pursuant to a Stock Incentive unless and until the Shares covered by such grant are registered or are exempt
from registration, the issuance of Shares pursuant to such grant (under circumstances in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply) shall be deemed conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the availability of such an exemption.

  

	9	LIFE OF PLAN 

 No Stock Incentive shall be
granted under this Plan on or after the earlier of: 
 9.1 the tenth
(10th) anniversary of the Effective Date of this Plan, or 
 9.2 the date
on which all of the Shares available for issuance under Section 3 of this Plan have (as a result of the lapse of all restrictions under Restricted Stock Awards granted under this Plan, or vesting and payment of all Deferred Stock Awards granted
under this Plan) been issued or no longer are available for use under this Plan. 

 After such date, this Plan shall continue in effect with respect to any then-outstanding Stock Incentives until
(1) all Restricted Stock Awards have vested or been forfeited, and (2) all Deferred Stock Awards have vested and been paid or been forfeited. 
  

	10	ADJUSTMENT 

 Notwithstanding anything in Section 12 to the contrary,
the number of Shares reserved under Section 3 of this Plan, the limit on the number of Shares that may be granted during a calendar year to any Eligible Recipient under Section 3 of this Plan, and the number of Shares subject to Stock
Incentives granted under this Plan may be adjusted by the Board in its complete and absolute discretion in an equitable manner to reflect any change in the capitalization of the Company, including, but not limited to, such changes as stock dividends
or stock splits; provided, however, that the Board shall be required to make such adjustments if such change in the capitalization of the Company constitutes an “equity restructuring” as defined in FASB ASC §718-10-20. If any
adjustment under this Section creates a fractional Share or a right to acquire a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall be disregarded, and the number of Shares reserved under this Plan and the number subject to any Stock Incentives granted
under this Plan shall be the next lower number of Shares, rounding all fractions downward. An adjustment made under this Section by the Board shall be conclusive and binding on all affected Persons and, further, shall not constitute an increase in
the number of Shares reserved under Section 3. 
  

	11	CHANGE OF CONTROL OF COMPANY 

11.1 General Rule for Deferred Stock Awards. Except as otherwise provided in a Stock Incentive Agreement, if a Change of
Control occurs, and if the agreements effectuating the Change of Control do not provide for the assumption or substitution of all Deferred Stock Awards granted under this Plan, with respect to any Deferred Stock Award granted under this Plan that is
not so assumed or substituted (a “Non-Assumed DSA”), the Committee, in its complete and absolute discretion, may, with respect to any or all of such Non-Assumed DSAs (including the possibility of different treatment with respect to
different Participants) take any or all of the following actions to be effective as of the date of the Change of Control (or as of any other date fixed by the Committee occurring within the twenty-five (25) day period ending on the date of the
Change of Control, but only if such action remains contingent upon the effectuation of the Change of Control) (such date referred to as the “Action Effective Date”) and only if such action does not cause the affected Non-Assumed DSA
to fail to comply with Code §409A or to fail to be exempt from Code §409A, notwithstanding any provision of Section 12 of this Plan: 

(a) Accelerate (in whole or in part) the vesting of such Non-Assumed DSA on or before a specified Action Effective Date;
and/or 
 (b) Unilaterally cancel all or any portion of any such Non-Assumed DSA which has not vested as of a
specified Action Effective Date; and/or 
 (c) Unilaterally cancel all or any portion of such Non-Assumed DSA as of a
specified Action Effective Date in exchange for: 
 (1) whole and/or fractional Shares (or for whole Shares and cash
in lieu of any fractional Share) that are equal to the number of Shares subject to such Non-Assumed DSA determined as of such Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting); and/or 

(2) cash or other property equal in value to the Fair Market Value of the Shares (or fractional Shares) subject to such
Non-Assumed DSA determined as of such Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting); and/or 
 (d) Unilaterally
cancel all or any portion of such Non-Assumed DSA as of a specified Action Effective Date and notify the holder of such Non-Assumed DSA of such action, but only if the Fair Market Value of the Shares that were subject to such Non-Assumed DSA
determined as of the Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting) is zero. 

 However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Participant holding a Non-Assumed DSA is an
Insider, payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or shares of a successor may only be made to the extent that such payment (1) has met the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or
(2) is a subsequent transaction the terms of which were provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Unless a Stock Incentive Agreement provides otherwise,
the payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or in lieu of whole or fractional shares of a successor shall be considered a subsequent transaction approved by the original grant of a Deferred Stock Award. 

11.2 General Rule for Other Stock Incentive Agreements. If a Change of Control occurs, then, except to the extent
otherwise provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to a particular Stock Incentive or as otherwise provided in this Plan, each Stock Incentive shall be governed by applicable law and the documents effectuating the Change of Control.
Also, if a Change of Control occurs, the Committee, in its complete and absolute discretion, may, with respect to Restricted Stock Awards, accelerate the vesting and/or exercisability of any such Restricted Stock Awards as of the date of the Change
of Control (or as of any other date fixed by the Committee occurring within the twenty-five (25) day period ending on the date of Change of Control, but only if such action remains contingent upon the effectuation of the Change of Control).

  

	12	AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION 

 This Plan may be
amended by the Board from time to time to the extent that the Board deems necessary or appropriate; provided, however, stockholder approval of an amendment to the Plan may be necessary (1) in order for the Plan to continue to be able to
issue Stock Incentives which meet the Performance-Based Exception pursuant to Treas. Reg. §1.162-27(e)(2)(vi), and (2) in order for the Plan to comply with rules promulgated by an established stock exchange or a national market system,
and, in all cases, the Board shall determine whether approval by the stockholders shall be requested and/or required in its complete and absolute discretion after due consideration of such matters. The Board also may suspend the granting of Stock
Incentives under this Plan at any time and may terminate this Plan at any time. The Company shall have the right to modify, amend or cancel any Stock Incentive after it has been granted if (a) the modification, amendment or cancellation does
not diminish the rights or benefits of the Participant under the Stock Incentive (provided, however, that a modification, amendment or cancellation that results solely in a change in the tax consequences with respect to a Stock Incentive
shall not be deemed as a diminishment of rights or benefits of such Stock Incentive), (b) the Participant consents in writing to such modification, amendment or cancellation, (c) there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
(d) this Plan and/or the Stock Incentive Agreement expressly provides for such modification, amendment or cancellation, or (e) the Company would otherwise have the right to make such modification, amendment or cancellation by applicable
law. (See also Section 4 for a special provision providing for automatic termination of this Plan in certain circumstances.) 
  

	13	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED EXCEPTION 

13.1 Performance Goal Business Criteria. The following performance measure(s) must be used by a Committee composed of
solely two (2) or more Outside Directors to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to a Stock Incentive granted pursuant to this Plan in order for such Stock Incentive to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception: 

(a) Earnings per share; 

(b) Net income (before or after taxes); 

(c) Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, equity or sales); 

(d) Cash flow return on investments which equals net cash flows divided by owners’ equity; 

(e) Earnings before or after taxes, depreciation and/or amortization; 

 (f) Gross revenues; 

(g) Operating income (before or after taxes); 

(h) Total stockholder returns; 

(i) Corporate performance indicators (indices based on the level of certain services provided to customers); 

(j) Achievement of sales targets; 

(k) Completion of acquisitions; 

(l) Cash generation, profit and/or revenue targets; 

(m) Growth measures, including revenue growth, as compared with a peer group or other benchmark; 

(n) Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); and/or 

(o) Pre-tax profits. 
 The
Board may propose for stockholder vote and stockholder approval a change in these general performance measures set forth in this Section at any time. 

13.2 Discretion in Formulation of Performance Goals. Unless an applicable Stock Incentive Agreement expressly provides
otherwise, the Board shall have the complete and absolute discretion to adjust the determinations of the degree of attainment of the pre-established performance goals; provided, however, that Stock Incentives that are to qualify for the
Performance-Based Exception may not be adjusted upward (although the Committee shall retain the complete and absolute discretion to adjust such Stock Incentives downward). 

13.3 Payment upon Achievement of Performance Goals. Any Stock Incentive that is to qualify for the Performance-Based
Exception shall be earned, vested and payable only upon the achievement of performance goals established by a Committee composed solely of two (2) or more Outside Directors based upon one or more of the Performance Goal Business Criteria listed
in Section 13.1 above; provided, however, that the Committee may provide, either in connection with the grant of the Stock Incentive or by an amendment thereafter, that achievement of such performance goals will be waived upon the death
or disability of the Participant receiving such Stock Incentive or upon a Change of Control of the Company. Any payment of a Stock Incentive that is to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception shall be conditioned on the written certification of
the Committee that such performance goals were satisfied. 
 13.4 Performance Periods. The Board shall have the
complete and absolute discretion to determine the period during which any performance goal must be attained with respect to a Stock Incentive. Such period may be of any length, and, for Stock Incentives that are to qualify for the Performance-Based
Exception, must be established prior to the start of such period or within the first ninety (90) days of such period (provided that the performance criteria is not in any event set after 25% or more of such period has elapsed). 

13.5 Modifications to Performance Goal Business Criteria. In the event that the applicable tax and/or securities laws
change to permit Board discretion to alter the governing performance measures noted above without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Board shall have complete and absolute discretion to make such changes without obtaining
stockholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Board determines that it is advisable to grant Stock Incentives that shall not qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Board may make such grants without satisfying the requirements
of Code §162(m) and without regard to the provisions of this Section 13; otherwise, a Committee composed exclusively of two (2) of more Outside Directors must make such grants. 

	14	MISCELLANEOUS 

 14.1 Stockholder Rights. No
Participant shall have any rights as a stockholder of the Company as a result of the grant of a Stock Incentive to him or to her under this Plan until the Shares subject to such Stock Incentive have been recorded on the Company’s official
stockholder records as having been issued and transferred to such Participant. Upon the grant of a Stock Incentive and, if applicable, grant of Shares thereunder, the Company will have a reasonable period in which to issue and transfer the Shares to
the Participant, and the Participant will not be treated as a stockholder for any purpose whatsoever prior to such issuance and transfer. 

14.2 No Guarantee of Continued Relationship. The grant of a Stock Incentive to a Participant under this Plan shall not
constitute a contract of employment or a contract to perform services and shall not confer on a Participant any rights upon his or her termination of employment or relationship with the Company in addition to those rights, if any, expressly set
forth in the Stock Incentive Agreement that evidences his or her Stock Incentive. 
 14.3 Withholding. The Company
shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company as a condition precedent for the fulfillment of any Stock Incentive, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state and local taxes, domestic
or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan and/or any action taken by a Participant with respect to a Stock Incentive. Whenever Shares are to be issued to a Participant
upon satisfaction of conditions under a Deferred Stock Award, or grant of (if a Code §83(b) election is properly made) or substantial vesting of a Restricted Stock Award, the Company shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to
the Company, as a condition to the fulfillment of the Deferred Stock Award, or as a condition to the grant (if a Code §83(b) election is properly made) or substantial vesting of the Restricted Stock Award, an amount in cash (or, unless the
Stock Incentive Agreement provides otherwise, in Shares) sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements at the time of such satisfaction of conditions, or grant (if a Code §83(b) election is properly made) or
substantial vesting. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a Participant is an Insider, satisfaction of withholding requirements by having the Company withhold Shares may only be made to the extent that such withholding of
Shares (1) has met the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (2) is a subsequent transaction the terms of which were provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements of an
exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Unless the Stock Incentive Agreement provides otherwise, the withholding of shares to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements shall be a subsequent transaction
approved by the original grant of a Stock Incentive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall payment of withholding taxes be made by a retention of Shares by the Company unless the Company retains only Shares with a Fair Market Value equal
to or less than the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld. 
 14.4 Unfunded Plan. To the extent that cash or
property is payable to a participant under this Plan, such cash or property will be paid by the Company from its general assets, and any Person entitled to such a payment under the Plan will have no rights greater than the rights of any other
unsecured general creditor of the Company. Shares to be distributed hereunder will be issued directly by the Company from its authorized but unissued or “treasury” stock or a combination thereof. The Company will not be required to
segregate on its books or otherwise establish any funding procedure for the amount to be used for the payment of benefits under the Plan. If, however, the Company determines to reserve Shares or other assets to discharge its obligations hereunder,
such reservation will not be deemed to create a trust or other funded arrangement. 
 14.5 No Fiduciary Relationship.
Nothing contained in this Plan and no action taken pursuant to the Plan shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or any fiduciary relationship between the Company or an Affiliate and any Participant or executor, administrator, or
other personal representative or designated beneficiary of such Participant or any other Persons. 

 14.6 Relationship to Other Compensation Plans. The adoption of this Plan
shall not affect any other stock option, incentive, or other compensation plans in effect for the Company or an Affiliate, nor shall the adoption of this Plan preclude the Company or an Affiliate from establishing any other form of incentive or
other compensation plan for Employees or Key Persons of the Company or an Affiliate. 
 14.7 Governing Law. The
granting of Stock Incentives under this Plan and the issuance of shares of Common Stock shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be
required by applicable law. Specifically, the laws of the State of Maryland shall govern this Plan and any Stock Incentive Agreement issued hereunder. If Maryland’s conflict of law rules would apply another state’s laws, the laws of the
State of Maryland shall still govern. 
  

	15	SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION AWARDS 

15.1 Interpretation of Deferred Compensation Awards. A Stock Incentive granted under this Plan shall be interpreted and
administered in a manner so that any amount or benefit payable thereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner that is exempt from Code §409A if at all possible. However, to the extent that a Stock Incentive granted under this Plan constitutes
deferred compensation subject to Code §409A, the Stock Incentive Agreement shall be interpreted to be compliant with the requirements of Code §409A and applicable Internal Revenue guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder. The
term “payment” as used in this Section 15 shall refer to any lapse of a substantial risk of forfeiture with respect to a transfer of property which was subject to such a substantial risk of forfeiture, or any other transfer of cash or
other consideration pursuant to the exercise or disposition of a Stock Incentive granted hereunder subject to federal income taxation. 

15.2 No Guarantee of Tax Treatment. The tax treatment of the benefits provided under any Stock Incentive granted under
this Plan is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company, nor its directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties, or other monetary amounts owed by a Participant as a result of the application
of the Code (including Code §409A) or any state tax law. 
 15.3 Separation from Service Required. To the extent
that a Stock Incentive granted under this Plan to a Participant provides deferred compensation subject to Code §409A, then, notwithstanding anything in this Plan or in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to such Stock Incentive to the
contrary, any payment of such deferred compensation that is required by reason of the termination of employment of, or the cessation of services by, such Participant, shall not be payable to the Participant by reason of such termination or cessation
unless the circumstances giving rise to such termination or cessation constitute a Separation from Service of such Participant. If this Section 15.3 prevents the payment or distribution of any amount, such amount shall be paid on the date, if
any, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Separation from Service, or such later date as may be required by Section 15.4 below. 

15.4 Six Month Delay for Specified Employees. To the extent that a Stock Incentive granted under this Plan to a
Participant provides deferred compensation subject to Code §409A, then, notwithstanding anything in this Plan or in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to such Stock Incentive to the contrary, any payment of such deferred compensation
subject to Code §409A by reason of such Participant’s Separation from Service occurring during a period in which such Participant is a Specified Employee shall be subject to the following: 

(a) Lump Sum Payments. If the payment is payable in a lump sum, the Participant’s right to receive the
payment of such deferred compensation will be delayed until the earlier of the Participant’s death or the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the Participant’s Separation
from Service. 

 (b) Payments over Time. If the payment is payable over time, the
amount of such deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s Separation from Service will be accumulated and the Participant’s right to receive payment of such
accumulated amount will be delayed until the earlier of (i) a date no later than thirty (30) days after the Participant’s death, or (ii) the first day of the seventh
(7th) month following the Participant’s Separation from Service, whereupon the accumulated amount will be paid to the Participant on such date and the normal payment schedule for any
remaining payments will resume. 
 15.5 Series of Payments. To the extent that a Stock Incentive granted under this
Plan to a Participant provides deferred compensation subject to Code §409A, then, notwithstanding anything in this Plan or in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to such Stock Incentive to the contrary, any right to a series of installment
payments under such Stock Incentive shall, for purposes of Code §409A, be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. 

15.6 No Acceleration of Payments. To the extent that a Stock Incentive granted under this Plan to a Participant provides
deferred compensation subject to Code §409A, then, notwithstanding anything in this Plan or in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to such Stock Incentive to the contrary, no amount that would be payable pursuant to the Stock Incentive and
the terms of this Plan may be accelerated. The provisions of this Section 15.6 shall not preclude the acceleration of vesting of a Stock Incentive, nor the forfeiture of a Stock Incentive. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, it is intended
that the discretion of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) through (xiv) shall apply with respect to Stock Incentives granted under this Plan to a Participant to the extent that such Stock Incentives
provide deferred compensation subject to Code §409A. 
 15.7 Unfunded Unsecured Obligations. To the extent that a
Stock Incentive granted under this Plan to a Participant provides deferred compensation subject to Code §409A, then, notwithstanding anything in this Plan or in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to such Stock Incentive to the contrary,
any obligation of payment required with respect to such deferred compensation shall be a mere unfunded, unsecured obligation of the Company, and shall not provide any Participant a right to any specific asset of the Company. 

15.8 Application of Certain Plan Provisions. To the extent that a Stock Incentive granted under this Plan to a
Participant provides deferred compensation subject to Code §409A, then, notwithstanding anything in this Plan or in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to such Stock Incentive to the contrary, any provisions of this Plan (other than those
set forth in this Section 15) that would modify the timing of a payment of such deferred compensation to such Participant holding such Stock Incentive shall be ignored and shall be deemed not applicable. For example, the provisions of this Plan
(a) that would result in an acceleration of payment (for example, Section 11) providing the Board the ability to accelerate payment by unilateral cancelation of a Deferred Stock Award), or (b) that provide for transferability of an
Option beyond that allowed by Section 15.9 below) shall not be applicable to a Stock Incentive to the extent that it provides for deferred compensation subject to Code §409A notwithstanding any provision of this Plan or any
Stock Incentive to the contrary. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, it is intended that the discretion of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) through (xiv) shall apply with respect to Stock
Incentives granted under this Plan to a Participant to the extent that such Stock Incentives provide deferred compensation subject to Code §409A. 

15.9 Non-Transferable. To the extent that a Stock Incentive granted under this Plan to a Participant provides deferred
compensation subject to Code §409A, then, notwithstanding anything in this Plan or in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to such Stock Incentive to the contrary, such Stock Incentive may not be encumbered or transferred in any manner,
other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

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