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Vesting

The Option shall become vested and exercisable over a one year period following the grant date, in twelve (12) equal monthly installments, provided that the Participant is then providing services to the Company as a Director (or is employed by the Company or an Affiliate or is providing services as a Consultant).

Amendments

The Board may amend or terminate this Plan at any time, except that the Board shall not amend this Plan without approval of the stockholders of the Company if such approval is required in order to comply with the Code or applicable laws, or to comply with applicable stock exchange requirements. The Board may not, without the consent of the grantee, negatively affect the rights of a grantee under any award previously granted under this Plan.

Employment

The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby desires to be employed by the Company to serve as Senior Vice President & General Manager – Engineered Components, upon the terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement on an at-will basis, for the period beginning on February 25, 2019 (the “ Effective Date ”) unless and until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4 hereof (such period, the “ Employment Period ”). Executive acknowledges that either he or the Company may terminate his employment at any time for any reason.

Solvency

(i) Immediately after the consummation of the transactions to occur on the date hereof and immediately following the making of each Credit Extension and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Credit Extensions, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (b) the present fair saleable value of the Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted after the date hereof.

Tax Withholdings

The Bank shall withhold any taxes that are required to be withheld from the benefits provided under this Agreement. The Executive acknowledges that the Bank’s sole liability regarding taxes is to forward any amounts withheld to the appropriate taxing authority (ies).

Disability

If Employee’s employment is terminated as a result of Employee’s Disability (as defined below), Retirement (as defined below) or death prior to the Performance Vesting Date, then, for purposes of determining the number of shares that are eligible to vest, the performance period shall be deemed to end on the last day of the last completed fiscal month of the Company prior to the date of the termination due to death, Disability or Retirement (the shortened performance period is referred to herein as the “Shortened Performance Period”). The number of Vesting Shares will be based on the extent of achievement of the Threshold or Budget performance goals set forth in the attached Exhibit A, as adjusted proportionately for the Shortened Performance Period (i.e. dividing the total number of fiscal months in the Shortened Performance Period by 12) as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding Section 3(b), Employee’s Vesting Shares shall vest in full and be exercisable upon the Committee’s determination of the number of Vesting Shares pursuant to this Section 3(e).

Governing Laws

This Agreement is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such State.

Entire Agreements

Except as provided in any signed written agreement contemporaneously or hereafter executed by the Company and Executive and except for the agreements described on Appendix D attached hereto, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to employment of Executive by the Company. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all understandings and agreements preceding the date of execution of this Agreement and relating to the subject matter hereof including, without limitation, any prior employment agreement between Executive and the Company or an affiliate, are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect.

Assignments

Pursuant to Section 15.18 of the Agreement, Assignor hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to Assignee all of Assignor’s right, title and interest in, and delegates to Assignee all of Assignor’s duties, undertakings, agreements, obligations and covenants under, the Agreement with respect to The Property, and Assignee hereby accepts such assignment, transfer and conveyance of the Agreement with respect to The Property, and hereby assumes and agrees to be bound by and to perform and observe all of the duties, undertakings, agreements, obligations and covenants under the Agreement with respect to The Property that are to be performed by Assignor thereunder in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

No Conflicts

Purchaser is not and shall not be required to obtain any Consent from any Person in connection with the execu-tion and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.

Waiver Of Jury Trials

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Entire Agreements

This Agreement and the other Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding among Agent, Lenders and Borrower and supersede all prior agreements and understandings between such parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Accordingly, the Loan Documents may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the parties.

Fees

As consideration for MSSF’s and MUFG’s commitment hereunder and the Arrangers’ agreement to perform the services described herein, you agree to pay the non-refundable fees set forth in the Fee Letter delivered herewith from the Arrangers to you relating to the Facility and dated the date hereof (the “ Fee Letter ”).

Assignments

The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.  The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and the tax documentation required pursuant to Section 3.01.

Terms

Employee shall be employed by the Company (the “Initial Employment Term”) under this Agreement commencing as of the date signed below (“Effective Date”), and for a period of 24 months, subject to earlier termination or extension as provided herein. This agreement will automatically renew upon the successful completion of an initial public offering. A successful initial public offering is defined as listing the company stock on a national security exchange and raising a minimum of $3,000,000 dollars (three-million).

Counterparts

This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, including, without limitation, by electronic signature, and all parties need not execute the same counterpart; however, no party shall be bound by this Amendment until each Credit Party, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have executed a counterpart. Facsimiles or other electronic transmissions (e.g. pdfs) of such executed counterparts shall be effective as originals.

Notices

Any notice, instruction, authorization, request or demand required hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be delivered either by personal delivery, by telegram, telex, e-mail, telecopy or similar facsimile means, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by courier or delivery service, addressed to the Company at the address indicated beneath its signature on the execution page of this Agreement, and to Participant at his address indicated on the Company’s stock records, or at such other address and number as a party shall have previously designated by written notice given to the other party in the manner hereinabove set forth. Notices shall be deemed given when received, if sent by facsimile means (confirmation of such receipt by confirmed facsimile transmission being deemed receipt of communications sent by facsimile means); and when delivered and receipted for (or upon the date of attempted delivery where delivery is refused), if hand-delivered, sent by express courier or delivery service, or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

Counterparts

This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. An executed counterpart of this Amendment transmitted by facsimile shall be equally as effective as a manually executed counterpart.

Further Assurances

Each Party shall, upon the reasonable request, and at the sole cost and expense, of the other Party, promptly execute such documents and perform such acts as may be necessary to give full effect to the terms of this Agreement.

Notices

All notices and other communications to be given or to otherwise be made to any party to this Agreement shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written instrument delivered in person or duly sent by certified mail or by a recognized national courier service, postage or charges prepaid, (a) to SciPlay, at 6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119, Attn: General Counsel, (b) to Executive, at the last address shown in the Company’s records, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Gillian Emmett Moldowan, Shearman & Sterling LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or (c) to such other replacement address as may be designated in writing by the addressee to the addressor.

Headings

The paragraph headings are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of this Agreement or in any way affect this Agreement.

Definitions

Unless otherwise defined or expressly given a different meaning in this Agreement, each capitalized term in this Agreement shall have the meaning given to it in The Progressive Corporation 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

Waivers

The Class B Member, on the one hand, and the Company and the Class A Member, on the other hand, may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party contained herein or in any document delivered by the other party pursuant hereto, or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements of the other party or conditions to such party’s obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound thereby. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of a party to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any of such rights.

Fees

Subject to Section 8 below, at the Closing, the Company shall reimburse Cavalry Fund I LP (“ Cavalry ”) or its designee(s) for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including all legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith, documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and due diligence in connection therewith), and the Company shall cause such amount to be withheld by the Escrow Agent from the Purchase Price at the Closing to the extent not previously reimbursed by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the costs and expenses of Cavalry reimbursed by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(f) exceed $40,000.00 with respect to the Closing without the prior approval of the Company. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby but only to the extent that the Company has agreed with any such party to pay such fees. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyers.

Confidentiality

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below) solely for the purpose of consummating the transactions contemplated by, or incidental to, this Agreement and for underwriting other credit products (x) proposed to be offered to the Borrower or (y) requested by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and, in each case, agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates, to its auditors and to its other Related Parties, (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees that it will promptly notify the Borrower unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation (as reasonably determined by such applicable disclosing party), (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section  2.3 or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the application, issuance, publishing and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Information (x) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, (y) is or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower (so long as such source is not known to the Administrative Agent or such Lender to be bound by confidentiality obligations to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries) or (z) is independently discovered or developed by a party hereto without utilizing any Information received from the Borrower or violating the terms of this Section  10.7. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, such as league table, or other similar service providers to the lending industry.

Severability

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement for any reason shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be construed to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Headings

Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Intellectual Property

Each Company owns, or has the right to use, all of the patents, patent applications, industrial designs, designs, trademarks, service marks, copyrights and licenses, and rights with respect to the foregoing, necessary for the conduct of its business without any known material infringement of valid rights of others to any of the foregoing.   Schedule 6.17 hereto sets forth all patents, trademarks, copyrights and service marks owned by each Company which are federally registered as of the Closing Date and all material license agreements of any the foregoing by any Company to another party, as of the Closing Date.

Governing Laws

This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The provisions of Sections 10.9 and 10.10 of the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.

Further Assurances

At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be necessary in order to consummate the subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

Withholdings

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Purchaser shall be entitled to deduct and withhold any Taxes required to be deducted and withheld from the Purchase Price by applicable Law.  To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld by the Purchaser, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Sellers.

Participations

A Participant is enrolled by his Associated Employer or Company automatically upon becoming eligible to participate in the Plan. The Associated Employer or Company will send the Notification Document to the Trustee and the Administrator at the end of each calendar month confirming the enrolment of any new Participants in the Plan.

Waivers

The failure of either party to insist upon strict performance of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any of its rights hereunder.

Sales

Each Lender may assign its Percentage or portion of the Loan to one or more other Persons (a “ New Lender ”), or sell participations in its Percentage or portion of the Loan to one or more other Persons; provided that, in the case of assignments where the Fixed Rate applies, such New Lender (other than BpiFAE or CAFFIL as assignee of all or any of SFIL’s rights as Lender following the enforcement of the security granted pursuant to paragraph (iv) of Section 11.11.1 in connection with the BpiFAE Enhanced Guarantee, and subject as provided in Section 11.11.1(iv) ) enters into an Interest Stabilisation Agreement.

Non-Disparagement

Executive agrees not to make or cause to be made any remarks, observations or other communications (whether in written, electronic, or oral form) now or at any time in the future that defame, slander or are likely in any way to harm the reputation of any of the Released Parties, cast any of the Released Parties in a negative light or which could reasonably be anticipated to interfere with any of the Released Parties’ business relationships, including, but not limited to, with the Trust’s customers or tenants or potential customers or tenants of the Trust. This provision does not restrict Executive’s ability to respond truthfully to any inquiry that Executive may receive from applicable regulatory authorities or to disclose information pursuant to a lawfully issued subpoena or legal process.

Adjustments

If any change is made to the outstanding Common Stock or the capital structure of the Company, if required, the shares of Restricted Stock shall be adjusted or terminated in any manner as contemplated by Section 11 of the Plan.

Terms

The effective date of this agreement (the “Agreement”) shall be April 1, 2019 (the “Effective Date”). Subject to the provisions for termination as provided in Section 10 hereof, the term of Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Term"). The Term shall not be automatically renewed and shall end upon any earlier termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.

Compliance With Laws

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions here-of, Optionee agrees that he or she will not exercise the Option granted hereby, and that the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares pursuant to this Option Agreement, if the exercise of the Option or the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would consti-tute a violation by Optionee or by the Company of any provision of any law or regulation of any governmental authority.

Severability

If one or more of the provisions of this Grant Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions shall be deemed null and void; however, to the extent permissible by law, any provisions which could be deemed null and void shall first be construed, interpreted or revised retroactively to permit this Grant Agreement to be construed so as to foster the intent of this Grant Agreement and the Plan.

Notices

Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Consent To Jurisdiction

EACH PARTY TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER SECURED PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY U.S. FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND EACH PARTY TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER SECURED PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LEGALLY AND EFFECTIVELY DO SO, ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER SECURED PARTY TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY GRANTOR IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Consents

All approvals of Governmental Authorities and third parties necessary to enter into this Agreement shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.

Litigations

Each of the Company and the Director hereby agrees that the courts of the State of New York shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any claims or disputes pertaining to this Agreement or to any matter arising therefrom. Each of the Company and the Director expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action commenced in such courts, hereby waiving personal service of the summons and complaint or other process or papers issued therein, and agreeing that service of such summons and complaint, or other process or papers, may be made in any manner permitted by the laws of the State of New York including if permissible the same manner as notices hereunder may be given pursuant to Section 10. The choice of forum set forth in this paragraph (b) shall not be exclusive nor shall it preclude the enforcement of any judgment obtained in such forum or the taking of any action under this Agreement to enforce such judgment in any appropriate jurisdiction.

Authorizations

The  execution,  delivery and performance by Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Loan  Parties  of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the borrowings hereunder and the transactions forming a part of the Transactions, (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder or limited liability company or partnership action required to be obtained by Holdings, the Borrower and such Loan Parties and (b) will not (i) violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, or of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including any limited liability company or operating agreements) or by-laws of Holdings, the Borrower or any such Loan Parties, (B) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority or (C) any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which Holdings, the Borrower or any such Loan Parties is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) or to a loss of a material benefit under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 3.02, could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or any such Loan Parties, other than the Liens created by  the  Loan  Documents  and  Liens  permitted  by   Section 6.02.

Adjustments

The Performance Shares and the number of Shares issuable for the Performance Shares and the other terms and conditions of the Award evidenced by this Agreement are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

General

All capital calls made by the Company prior to the end of the Initial Period (other than capital calls in respect of the Smelter Project and any capital calls under Section 3.03) shall be funded by the Pre-Exchange Shareholders pro rata in accordance with their respective Pre-Exchange Percentage Interests, and the Exchange Shareholders shall bear no liability for such capital calls.

Successors

FCC may not assign or delegate its rights or obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon each of the parties upon their execution, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns. Any assignee whatsoever will be bound by the obligations of the assigning party under this Agreement, and any assignment shall not diminish the liability or obligation of the assignor under the terms of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed.

Indemnifications

For clarity, Denali agrees to indemnify the Sanofi Indemnitees and defend and hold each of them harmless, from and against any and all Indemnified Losses in connection with any and all Third Party Claims incurred or rendered against the Sanofi Indemnitees arising from or occurring as a result of the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or other Exploitation of any Terminated Denali Product in the Terminated Area in accordance with Section 12.2 (Indemnification of Sanofi) after the effective date of termination, and any such termination by Denali shall not limit Denali’s obligation to indemnify Sanofi for any such Third Party Claims made by such Third Party related to the Exploitation of any Terminated Denali Product after the effective date of termination.

Compliance With Laws

To the best knowledge of MHC, it has complied with all laws, municipal bylaws, regulations, rules, orders, judgments, decrees and other requirements and policies imposed by any governmental authority applicable to it, its properties or the operation of its business, except where the failure to comply will not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition or earnings of MHC.

Counterparts

This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Security Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Security Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.

Severability

If one or more of the provisions in this Agreement are deemed void by law, then the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the remaining provisions which shall remain in full force and effect.

Entire Agreements

As of the Effective Date, this Agreement, together with the Confidentiality Agreement, any equity award agreements, and any arbitration agreement, constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and replaces and supersedes any and all other agreements, offers or promises, whether oral or written, by any member of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, or representative thereof.

Sales

(i) Change its name or the location of any office at which Records are maintained, (ii) be a party to any merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets or any stock of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person, or, except in the ordinary course of its business, sell, transfer, convey, contribute or lease all or any substantial part of its assets, or sell or assign with or without recourse any Pool Receivables or any interest therein (other than pursuant hereto and to the Sale Agreement) to any Person or (iii) have any Subsidiaries.

Use Of Proceeds

The Borrower will not request any Borrowing, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not use the proceeds of any Borrowing (a)  in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, or (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in violation of Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

Taxes

Each of Holdings, Borrower and each Subsidiary has filed all material federal, state and local tax returns and other reports that it is required by law to file, and has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all material Taxes upon it, its income and its Properties that are due and payable, except to the extent being Properly Contested.

Amendments

Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Warrant nor any term may amended, waived, discharged terminated other than written instrument referencing this Warrant and signed the Company and the Holder of this Warrant.

Expenses

The Borrower agrees, (a) if the Closing Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP a single firm of New York counsel to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and (b) from and after the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or protection of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all respective Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected parties). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this shall be paid within 30 days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent in its discretion following five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.04 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent costs and expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.

Warranties

Each Borrower hereby (a) confirms that all of the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement are, after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, true and correct with respect to such Borrower as of the date hereof to the same extent as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, and (b) covenants to perform its respective obligations under the Credit Agreement. Each Borrower confirms and agrees that all security interests and Liens granted to Agent continue in full force and effect, and all Collateral remains free and clear of any Liens, other than those granted to Agent and Permitted Liens. Nothing herein is intended to impair or limit the validity, priority or extent of Agent’s security interests in and Liens on the Collateral.

Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic means shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic means also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.

Enforcements

The board intends that this policy will be applied to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Company has the authority to seek recovery through any available means including litigation or the filing of liens, if necessary. The Company also has the authority, to the extent permitted by law, to deduct the amount to be repaid from any amounts otherwise owed to the recipient, including wages or other compensation, fringe benefits, or vacation paid. Whether or not the Company elects to make any deduction, if the Company does not recover the full amount that it has determined should be recovered, the recipient must immediately repay the unpaid balance. By agreeing to accept an award, each award recipient consents to the Company’s right to make these deductions.

Severability

If any provision of the LTIP is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, whether in whole or in part, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions shall not be affected.

Successors

This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. Nothing contained in the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award or this Agreement shall be interpreted as imposing any liability on the Company or the Committee in favor of Participant or any purchaser or other transferee of Stock with respect to any loss, cost or expense which Participant, purchaser or other transferee may incur in connection with, or arising out of any transaction involving, any Stock subject to the 2002 Plan, the Notice of Award or this Agreement.

Compliance With Laws

Each Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees which are applicable to said Borrower or to any of its properties.

Sales

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Seller shall sell to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Seller the Sale Shares, free and clear of any and all liens, charges, security interests, pledges, encumbrances, claims and demands whatsoever.

Severability

If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan, and the Plan shall be enforced as if the invalid provisions had never been set forth therein.

Sanctions

Directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Loan, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as a Lender, an Arranger, Administrative Agent, or otherwise) of Sanctions.

Modifications

No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, amended, or terminated, except in a writing signed by Employee and by either the Chief Executive Officer or successor Chief Financial Officer of Energy Focus.

General

SPLC agrees to provide, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to provide, to the Partnership Group, for the Partnership Group’s benefit, the centralized general and administrative services that SPLC and its Affiliates have traditionally provided in connection with the ownership and operation of the (a) assets owned by the Partnership Group, and (b) Joint Venture Entities, which consist of the services set forth on Schedule A (the “ General and Administrative Services ”). In performing the General and Administrative Services, SPLC and its Affiliates shall be entitled to contract with third parties on behalf of and as agent for (but without fiduciary liability to) any Group Member. SPLC agrees to, or cause its Affiliates to, provide the Partnership Group with the General and Administrative Services in a manner at or above industry standards (as determined by SPLC).

Waiver Of Jury Trials

EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.6(D).

Consents

The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals (or waiver of such consents or approvals), if any, necessary for the Exchange, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market, if any, and the Required Consents.

Disability

If a Participant incurs a Disability (as defined in the LTIP), unvested RSUs will not be forfeited while a Participant remains disabled under a Company sponsored long-term disability plan. Unvested RSUs will remain eligible to vest on the earlier of (1) the vesting date specified in the Award Agreement; or (2) 29 months following the date a Participant incurs a Disability.

Authorizations

The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Notes and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Notes and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized and no other corporate action is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the Notes or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Death

If you die, the RSU Shares underlying your Outstanding Fixed Allowance RSUs will be delivered to the representative of your estate and any Transfer Restrictions will cease to apply as soon as practicable after the date of death and after such documentation as may be requested by the Committee is provided to the Committee.

Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, this Agreement shall be considered divisible, and such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent it is unenforceable, and in all other respects this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that if any such provision may be made enforceable by limitation thereof, then such provision shall be deemed to be so limited and shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Existence

It is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and to conduct its business, as conducted and planned to be conducted as of the date hereof. The state of residence or principal place of business of the Purchaser is set forth on Schedule 1.

Further Assurances

Employee shall, on request by the Company from time to time after the date hereof, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company such other documents and instruments as the Company may require to give effect to the provisions of this Agreement, including a confirmatory release of the Released Claims as of the Resignation Date.

Integration

This Agreement, the Share Exchange Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents contain the entire agreement between the Subject Parties and the Covered Parties concerning the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Covered Parties under this Agreement are not exclusive of or limited by any other rights or remedies which they may have, whether at law, in equity, by contract or otherwise, all of which will be cumulative (and not alternative). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Covered Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of each Subject Party, under this Agreement, are in addition to their respective rights, remedies, obligations and liabilities (i) under the laws of unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, or other requirements of statutory or common law, or any applicable rules and regulations and (ii) otherwise conferred by contract, including the Share Exchange Agreement and any other written agreement between a Subject Party and any of the Covered Parties. Nothing in the Share Exchange Agreement will limit any of the obligations, liabilities, rights or remedies of the Subject Parties or the Covered Parties under this Agreement, nor will any breach of the Share Exchange Agreement or any other agreement between any Subject Party and any of the Covered Parties limit or otherwise affect any right or remedy of the Covered Parties under this Agreement. If any term or condition of any other agreement between any Subject Party and any of the Covered Parties conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the more restrictive terms will control as to such Subject Party.

Organizations

Jin Wan BVI has been duly incorporated, validly exists as a corporation, and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite power to carry on its business as now conducted.

Indemnifications

ABSENT GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR BAD FAITH OF THE AGENT INDEMNITEES, EACH LENDER SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS AGENT INDEMNITEES AND ISSUING BANK INDEMNITEES, TO THE EXTENT NOT REIMBURSED BY OBLIGORS (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF OBLIGORS UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS), ON A PRO RATA BASIS, AGAINST ALL CLAIMS THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY SUCH INDEMNITEE, PROVIDED THAT ANY CLAIM AGAINST AN AGENT INDEMNITEE RELATES TO OR ARISES FROM ITS ACTING AS OR FOR AGENT (IN THE CAPACITY OF AGENT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS HEREOF. In Agent’s discretion, it may reserve for any such Claims made against an Agent Indemnitee or Issuing Bank Indemnitee, and may satisfy any judgment, order or settlement relating thereto, from proceeds of Collateral prior to making any distribution of Collateral proceeds to Secured Parties. If Agent is sued by any receiver, bankruptcy trustee, debtor-in-possession or other Person for any alleged preference or fraudulent transfer, then any monies paid by Agent in settlement or satisfaction of such proceeding, together with all interest, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in the defense of same, shall be promptly reimbursed to Agent by each Lender to the extent of its Pro Rata share.

Integration

This Agreement, the Fee Letter and each Confirmation contains a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to such subject matter, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.

Indemnifications

In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Securities hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement or the Note, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and its stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (iii) the status of the Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.

Entire Agreements

This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, and representations, whether oral or written, of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings, oral or written, between the parties other than those expressly set forth herein.

General

This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any amount or benefit payable hereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) and applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder. Nevertheless, the tax treatment of the benefits provided under the Agreement 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 the Executive as a result of the application of Section 409A of the Code.

Governing Laws

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts oflaws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state and county of New York, or the Federal courts within the southern or eastern districts of New York. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon.forum non conveniens. The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Binding Effects

This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assign of the parties.

No Conflicts

Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Purchase Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the Bylaws or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or result, to the Company’s knowledge, in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations under clause (ii), which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or Bylaws or their organizational charter or bylaws, respectively. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or is in default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for possible violations, defaults, terminations or amendments that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations, the sanctions for which either individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, reporting obligations under the 1934 Act, or as required under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws or the filing of a Listing of Additional Shares Notification Form with the Principal Market, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e) and for reporting obligations under the 1934 Act, all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be obtained or effected on or prior to the Commencement Date. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), the Company is not subject to any notices or actions from or to the Principal Market other than routine matters incident to listing on the Principal Market and not involving a violation of the rules of the Principal Market. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), to the Company’s knowledge, the Principal Market has not commenced any delisting proceedings against the Company.

Expenses

The GUC Trust Monitor shall receive fair and reasonable compensation for its services, to be paid out of the Wind-Down Budget Cash, in accordance with the Budget. The GUC Trust Monitor shall be entitled, without the need for approval of the Bankruptcy Court, to direct the GUC Trust Administrator to reimburse the GUC Trust Monitor from the Wind-Down Budget Cash on a monthly basis, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred in the performance of duties in accordance with this Trust Agreement, consistent with the Budget prepared pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof. In addition, to the extent the Wind-Down Budget Cash is not sufficient to provide the GUC Trust Monitor fair and reasonable compensation for its services or for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, it shall be paid out of the Other GUC Trust Administrative Cash in accordance with Section 6.1.

Terms

At the time of grant of Other Stock-Based Awards, the Committee will determine the factors which will govern the amount of an Other Stock-Based Award and the form in which it is denominated, which may include Units, including at the discretion of the Committee any Performance Goals or other criteria that must be satisfied as a condition of vesting or payment. The Committee may provide for an alternative specified amount, percentage or multiple under specified conditions. The Committee may require that Other Stock-Based Awards that are denominated in Units be subject to restrictions imposed by the Partnership Agreement that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

Litigations

(a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened in writing against or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve any Loan Document or the Transactions.

Base Salary

Effective September 27, 2018, Executive shall receive an annual base salary of $1,161,840. Subsequent salary amounts shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion; provided, however, that none of such subsequent annualized salaries shall be less than $1,161,840.

Survival

The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities at the Closings for the applicable statute of limitations.

Survival

The representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers contained in Sections 4 and 5, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 6, 8and 12 shall survive the Closing in accordance with their respective terms. Each Purchaser shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

Assignments

This Agreement is not assignable or transferable by either party without the prior written consent of the other, except to a successor to all or substantially all of Assignor’s assets or business relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.  All other assignments or transfers (including by operation of law) shall require the express prior written consent of Assignor.

Governing Laws

The validity, interpretation, construction, and performance of the Plan shall in all respects be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without reference to its principles of conflict of law.

Positions

Effective on January 21, 2019 (the “ Start Date ”), you will be appointed as the Company’s chief executive officer (“ CEO ”) reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”). You will have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority commensurate with the position. Your office will be at the Company’s headquarters, currently located in San Jose, CA.

Definitions

Except as otherwise defined herein or as the context may otherwise require, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are defined in Appendix  A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect, the “ Sale and Servicing Agreement ”) among Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2019-2, Santander Consumer, as Servicer, the Purchaser, as Seller, and Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee, which also contains rules as to usage that are applicable herein.

Terms

(a)  The initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period beginning on March 4, 2019 (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Renewal Date”) or, if earlier, the termination of your employment in accordance with the provisions set forth below. On the Initial Renewal Date and each anniversary of the Initial Renewal Date thereafter (each such anniversary, a “Renewal Date”), the term of this Agreement shall automatically extend for an additional period of one year, unless your employment has earlier terminated or either party hereto has given the other party written notice of non-renewal at least 90 days prior to the immediately succeeding Renewal Date.  The period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Initial Renewal Date shall be the “Initial Term” and each one-year period commencing on the Initial Renewal Date shall be a “Renewal Term”.  In the event that either party has given written notice of non-renewal, and your employment with the Company continues after the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, such post-expiration employment shall be “at-will” and either party may terminate such employment with or without notice and for any reason or no reason.

No Conflicts

The Note shall be a senior debt obligation of the Company, with priority in payment and performance over all existing and future indebtedness of the Company. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, note, evidence of indebtedness, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities is subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect), or (iv) trigger any anti-dilution and/or ratchet provision contained in any other contract in which the Company is a party thereto or any security issued by the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement and the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and, upon conversion of the Note, issue Conversion Shares. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. If the Company is listed on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, the OTCQB Market, any principal market operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc., NASDAQ, NYSE, or any successor to such markets (collectively, the “Principal Market”), the Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

Releases

The continuation of Executive’s employment through the Actual Termination Date, and the benefits attributable to such continuation of employment as set forth in Paragraphs 6 and 7, are contingent upon Executive materially complying with the restrictive covenants contained herein and executing a separation and release agreement (the “Release”). Further, the Company’s obligation to provide the benefits pursuant to Paragraphs 6 and 7 shall be deemed null and void should Executive fail or refuse to execute and deliver to the Company the Company’s then standard Release (without modification) within any time period as may be prescribed by law or, in absence thereof, twenty-one (21) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement.