Franchise maintain at least one business office within the Territorial Limits of Grantor. Such office shall be open at least forty (40) hours per week for the conduct of business between Grantee and its customers. 5. NONDISCRIMINATION. Grantee shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other basis prohibited by state law relating to discrimination in employment, except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the Grantee. 6. NOTICE. All notices required under this Agreement or the Ordinance shall be in writing and shall be deemed validly given, unless otherwise required, when sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier, addressed as follows (or any other address the party to be notified may have designated to the sender by like notice): Grantor: Grantee: Town of Vinton Roanoke Gas Company Attention: Town Manager Attention: President 311 S. Pollard Street 519 Kimball Avenue, N.E. Vinton, Virginia 24179 P.O. Box 13007 Roanoke, Virginia 24030 The parties may, by notice given under this Section, designate such other addresses as they may deem appropriate for the receipt of notices under this Agreement. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of the Franchise will be January 1, 2016. SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGES 2 Source: RGC RESOURCES INC, 8-K, 12/16/2015 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement by their authorized representatives. WITNESS: ROANOKE GAS COMPANY /s/ Diane L. Conner By /s/ John S. D'Orazio John S. D'Orazio, President and CEO Diane L. Conner, Assistant to CEO 12/14/2015 Printed Name and Title WITNESS: TOWN OF VINTON, VIRGINIA /s/ Susan N. Johnson By /s/ Christopher S. Lawrence Christopher S. Lawrence, Town Manager Susan N. Johnson, Town Clerk Printed Name and Title 3 Source: