Claims Not Covered. This agreement to arbitrate does not prevent Employee from filing a complaint or charge with the National Relations Labor Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any similar federal or state administrative agency, including claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment insurance benefits, nor does it require Employee to arbitrate any claim that cannot be required to be arbitrated as a matter of law. Also excluded from this agreement to arbitrate is any claim for recoupment of any compensation pursuant to any recoupment policy maintained by the Company under Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or any Securities and Exchange Commission Rules, as such policy is amended from time to time.

Choice of Law. With the exception of the agreement to arbitrate in Paragraph 21 above, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of California.

No Change in At-Will Employment. This agreement to arbitrate claims is not a contract of employment, expressed or implied, and Executive, Parent and the Bank acknowledge that Executive’s employment is at-will and that this agreement does not change the “at-will” status of Executive’s employment subject to the Bank’s obligations under Sections 3(b) and (d). EACH OF EXECUTIVE, PARENT AND THE BANK ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF SECTION 12, AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS.

Any disputes concerning the propriety of the commencement of the arbitration or the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate shall be finally settled by the arbitrator(s).

Survival. Sections 8 (“No Conflict of Interest”), 9 (“Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights”), 10 (“Nonsolicitation”), 11 (“Injunctive Relief”), 12 (“Agreement to Arbitrate”), 13 (“General Provisions”) and 14 (“Entire Agreement”) of this Agreement shall survive Executive’s employment by the Company.

Likewise, as noted above, the Company agrees to arbitrate any claim against you as per the terms of this Agreement but retains all right to seek injunctions in aid of arbitration.

Executive understands and agrees that at all times in the future Executive shall remain bound by the Executive’s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement with the Company and Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate, copies of which are enclosed herewith.

General. IN CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY’S PROMISE TO ARBITRATE ALL EMPLOYMENT-RELATED DISPUTES WITH EXECUTIVE, AND EXECUTIVE’S RECEIPT OF THE COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS PAID OR PROVIDED TO EXECUTIVE BY THE COMPANY AT PRESENT AND IN THE FUTURE, EXECUTIVE AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL CONTROVERSIES, CLAIMS, OR DISPUTES THAT EXECUTIVE MAY HAVE WITH THE COMPANY (INCLUDING ANY COMPANY EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, OR BENEFIT PLAN OF THE COMPANY, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS SUCH OR OTHERWISE), ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT OR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY OR THE TERMINATION OF EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT OR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, INCLUDING ANY BREACH OF ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, INCLUDING THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO BINDING ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (9 U.S.C. SEC. 1 ET SEQ.) (THE “FAA”). THE FAA’S SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS SHALL EXCLUSIVELY GOVERN AND APPLY WITH FULL FORCE AND EFFECT TO THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ITS ENFORCEMENT. ANY STATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SHALL STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING ARBITRATION OR COMPEL ARBITRATION IN THE SAME MANNER AS A FEDERAL COURT UNDER THE FAA. EXECUTIVE FURTHER AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXECUTIVE MAY BRING ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING ONLY IN EXECUTIVE’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING. EXECUTIVE AGREES TO ARBITRATE ANY AND ALL COMMON LAW AND/OR STATUTORY CLAIMS UNDER LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS UNDER THE WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT, THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, STATE AND LOCAL WAGE PAYMENT LAWS, THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT, THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTAND OTHER STATE AND LOCAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS, FEDERAL ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS (INCLUDING TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AND THE OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT), CLAIMS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT STATUS, CLASSIFICATION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, AND CLAIMS OF DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, RETALIATION, WRONGFUL TERMINATION AND BREACH OF CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW. EXECUTIVE ALSO AGREES TO ARBITRATE (EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INTERPRETATION OR APPLICATION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, BUT NOT DISPUTES ABOUT THE ENFORCEABILITY, REVOCABILITY OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE OR ANY PORTION HEREOF. WITH RESPECT TO ALL SUCH CLAIMS AND DISPUTES THAT EXECUTIVE AGREES TO ARBITRATE, EXECUTIVE HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREES TO WAIVE, AND DOES WAIVE, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. EXECUTIVE FURTHER UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ALSO APPLIES TO ANY DISPUTES THAT THE COMPANY MAY HAVE WITH EXECUTIVE. EXECUTIVE UNDERSTANDS THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT REQUIRES EXECUTIVE TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS THAT CANNOT BE ARBITRATED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH AS THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT. SIMILARLY, NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT PROHIBITS EXECUTIVE FROM ENGAGING IN PROTECTED ACTIVITY (AS DEFINED HEREIN).

Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the [[MicroStrategy:Organization]] Agreement, and the Agreement to Arbitrate comprise the entire agreement between the parties regarding the matters contained herein and has been entered into by Employee with a full understanding of its terms, with an opportunity to consult with counsel and without inducement or duress. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may not be changed orally, and any written change or amendment must be signed and accepted on behalf of [[MicroStrategy:Organization]] by Phong Le, or his successor or designee. This Agreement, the [[MicroStrategy:Organization]] Agreement, and the Agreement to Arbitrate which constitute this entire agreement, supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreement, arrangement or understanding on their subject matter.

Retention Bonus Agreements. Buyer shall have received an executed Retention Bonus Agreement (including an executed Employee Agreement and Acknowledgment of Obligations and Agreement to Arbitrate in the form attached thereto) from at least five of the Key Retention Bonus Recipients, each of which shall be in full force and effect.