General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

Severable Provisions. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any one or more provisions are determined to be judicially unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions will nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

Shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be fully and immediately vested upon issuance as a bonus for Service rendered or may vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s period of Service or upon the attainment of specified performance objectives. The elements of the vesting schedule applicable to any unvested shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Stock Issuance Agreement. Shares of Common Stock may also be issued under the Stock Issuance Program pursuant to performance shares or restricted stock units which entitle the recipients to receive the shares underlying those Awards upon the attainment of designated performance goals or the satisfaction of specified Service requirements or upon the expiration of a designated time period following the vesting of those Awards, including (without limitation) a deferred distribution date following the termination of the Participant’s Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following limitations shall apply with respect to the vesting schedules established for the Awards made under the Stock Issuance Program, subject to the acceleration provisions in Paragraphs B.6 and B.7 below and Section II of this Article Three:

Conflicting Provisions. This [Section 2.19] shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 11.011] to the contrary.

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and its Related Parties:

Clawback Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any incentive-based compensation, or any other compensation, paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).

Provisions Binding. All of the provisions of this ERA will be binding upon all persons who will be entitled to any benefit hereunder, their heirs and personal representatives.

Tail Provisions. The Company shall also pay to the Agents the Agents Cash Fee and the Broker Warrants calculated in the manner provided in Sections B(a) and (b) above with respect to any subsequent public or private offering or other financing or capital-raising transaction of any kind (“Subsequent Financing”) to the extent that such financing or capital is provided the Company, or to any Affiliate of the Company, by investors whom the Agents received Broker Fees as set forth above, if such Subsequent Financing is consummated at any time within the twelve (12) month period following the earlier of the expiration or termination of this Agreement or the closing of the Offering (the “Tail Period”). An “Affiliate” of an entity shall mean any individual or entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such entity and any officer, director, employee, stockholder, partner, member or agent of such entity.

Exculpation Provisions. Borrowers specifically agree that they have a duty to read this Agreement and the Security Instruments and agree that they are charged with notice and knowledge of the terms of this Agreement and the Security Instruments; that Borrowers have in fact read this Agreement and are fully informed and have full notice and knowledge of the terms, conditions and effects of this Agreement; that Borrowers have been represented by independent legal counsel of their choice throughout the negotiations preceding Borrowers' execution of this Agreement and the Security Instruments; and has received the advice of Borrowers' attorney in entering into this Agreement and the Security Instruments; and that Borrowers recognize that certain of the terms of this Agreement and the Security Instruments result in one party assuming the liability inherent in some aspects of the transaction and relieving the other party of its responsibility for such liability. Borrowers agree and covenant that Borrowers will not contest the validity or enforceability of any exculpatory provision of this Agreement and the Security Instruments on the basis that the party had no notice or knowledge of such provision or that the provision is not "conspicuous."

Exculpatory Provisions. Neither Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, or attorneys in fact shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or such other Person in connection the exercise of and/or performance of any rights and duties granted to Agent under this Section 4 (except to the extent any such action taken or omitted to be taken by Agent or such other Person results from Agent’s or such other Person’s own gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct). In connection with the exercise and/or performance of granted to Agent under this Section 4, neither Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact shall be under any obligation to any Pari Passu Creditor to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements of the Obligors contained in this Agreement or any ​-District Note Documents or 2024 Note Documents, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Obligor. Except as specifically provided by this Agreement, in connection with the exercise and/or performance of any rights granted to Agent under this Section 4, Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Pari Passu Creditor or any other Person to assure that any Collateral exists or is owned by any Obligor or is cared for, protected or insured by such Obligor or has been encumbered or that any Liens on the Collateral granted to any of the Pari Passu Creditors have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created or perfected, or are entitled to any particular priority.