Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.

Acknowledgment and Agreement Regarding Underwriting Compensation. The Company and MP Securities acknowledges and agrees that it will pay to MP Securities the following estimated maximum amounts which are deemed to be Underwriting Compensation under FINRA Rule 2310(b)(4)(C) and (D) which total $6,220,000.

Acknowledgment. Executive acknowledges that before entering into this Agreement, Executive has had the opportunity to consult with any attorney or other advisor of Executive’s choice, and that this provision constitutes advice from ​ to do so if Executive chooses. Executive further acknowledges that Executive has entered into this Agreement of Executive’s own free will, and that no promises or representations have been made to Executive by any person to induce Executive to enter into this Agreement other than the express terms set forth herein. Executive further acknowledges that Executive has read this Agreement and understands all of its terms, including the waiver of rights set forth in [Section 24].

Acknowledgment. Executive hereby acknowledges that he shall have no rights hereunder unless and until all circumstances constituting a Qualifying Termination shall have occurred.

Acknowledgment. The Employee has carefully read and considered the provisions of [Sections 8 and 9]9] hereof and agrees that the restrictions set forth in such sections are fair and reasonable and are reasonably required for the protection of the interests of the Corporation, its officers, directors, shareholders, and other employees, for the protection of the business of the Corporation, and to ensure that the Employee devotes the Employee’s entire professional time, energy, and skills to the business of the Corporation. The Employee acknowledges that he is qualified to engage in businesses other than that described in [Section 9]. It is the belief of the parties, therefore, that the best protection that can be given to the Corporation that does not in any way infringe upon the rights of the Employee to engage in any unrelated businesses is to provide for the restrictions described in [Section 9]. In view of the substantial harm which would result from a breach by the Employee of [Sections 8 or 9]9], the parties agree that the restrictions contained therein shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law as more particularly set forth in [Section 10(b)] below. In the event that any of said restrictions shall be held unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the parties hereto agree that it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of any limitation deemed unenforceable and that as so modified, the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if it had been set forth herein by the parties.

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Conditions to the Investor’s Obligations. The obligation of the Investor to purchase the Shares and Warrant to be issued to the Investor at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, to the Investor’s reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

The following information supplements the information regarding Tax-Related Items in the Acknowledgment of Conditions section of the Award Agreement:

Status. The status of each party under this Letter Agreement shall be that of an independent contractor. Nothing in this Letter Agreement is intended or shall be deemed to constitute a partner, agency, employer-employee, or joint venture relationship between or among the parties or, except as expressly provided in this Letter Agreement, to grant any party the authority to bind or contract any obligation in the name of or on the account of any other party or to make any statements, representations, warranties or commitments on behalf of any other party.

Status. Warnke's status vis-a-vis the Company under this Agreement is that of an independent contractor and he is neither an employee nor agent of the Company.