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Binding Arbitration. In exchange for the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, and as a condition of Executive’s continued employment with the Company, the Company and Executive agree that any Disputes must be submitted to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the terms of this Section 18. Any arbitration proceedings held pursuant to this Agreement, and any state or federal court or other proceeding concerning arbitration under this Section 18 are expressly subject to, and governed by, the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (“FAA”). Unless the parties agree otherwise, arbitration will be administered by the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (“JAMS”) pursuant to its Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures (http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration), and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 68 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_6); in the case of emergency relief (including a temporary or preliminary injunction) arbitration will be administered pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures and the Emergency Relief Procedures therein (https://www.jamsadr.com/rules-comprehensive-arbitration/). Unless applicable law requires otherwise and except as provided herein, the arbitrator will have the authority to determine the enforceability, validity and scope of this Section, as well as whether a claim is arbitrable, all of which will be decided under the FAA. The arbitrator may grant any relief that would be available in a court of law except as provided herein. Except as otherwise required under applicable law: # Executive and Company expressly intend and agree that class action, collective action or representative action procedures will not be asserted, nor will they apply, in any arbitration of Disputes pursuant to this Agreement; # Executive and Company agree that each will not assert representative, class or collective action Disputes against the other in arbitration, any civil court or otherwise; and # both Executive and Company will only submit their/its own individual claims in arbitration and will not seek to represent the interests of any other person in the arbitration. Executive and Company expressly waive the right to assert or participate in any class or collective action as a class member against the other regarding any Dispute, whether in a civil court or in arbitration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the JAMS Rules and the general grant of authority to the arbitrator to determine issues of arbitrability herein, the arbitrator shall have no jurisdiction or authority to compel any class or collective claim, consolidate different arbitration proceedings, to join any other party to an arbitration between Executive and Company, and/or to determine the enforceability or scope of the class and collective action waiver, which shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Unless applicable law requires otherwise, the arbitrator will apply the substantive law of Idaho except for any claim to which federal substantive law would apply. The arbitration will be conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada. The arbitration will be held before a neutral arbitrator, selected pursuant to the JAMS Rules and this Agreement. The arbitrator shall provide the parties with a written decision explaining the arbitrator’s findings and conclusions. The arbitrator shall consider and rule on pre-trial motions, including any preliminary issue of law asserted by any party to be dispositive of any claim or defense, in whole or in part, in the manner that a court would hear and dispose of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim or for summary judgment. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the prevailing party in any arbitration, court action, or other adjudicative proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be reimbursed by the party who does not prevail for its reasonable attorneys’, accountants’, and experts’ fees and related expenses and for the costs of such proceeding. The cost of the arbitrator shall initially be borne equally by the parties, subject to the arbitrator’s discretion to award and/or to apportion reimbursement of such arbitrator fees as part or the “costs” included in any fees award under the law(s) applicable to the claim(s) made in arbitration. In the event that different parties prevail on different issues, the rule set forth in the preceding sentence shall be adjusted to, as closely as reasonably possible, give equitable effect to the underlying intent that a party prevailing on a particular issue shall recover costs for successfully advancing its position on that issue. This Agreement does not prevent either Executive or Company from: # filing a complaint with any securities regulatory agency or authority, any self-regulatory organization, or any other federal or state regulatory authority (“Government Agencies”); # communicating with any Government Agencies or otherwise participating in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency without notice to or approval from Company; # receiving an award for information provided to any Government Agencies; or # disclosing any information that Executive has a legally protected right to disclose, including, any whistleblower activity that is protected under any whistleblower provisions of federal, state, or local laws or regulations.

Dispute Resolution. To ensure the timely and economical resolution of disputes that arise in connection with this Agreement, Executive and the Company agree that, except as excluded herein, any and all controversies, claims and disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including without limitation any alleged violation of its terms or otherwise arising out of the Parties’ relationship, shall be resolved solely and exclusively by final and binding arbitration held in San Mateo County, California through JAMS in conformity with California law and the then-existing JAMS employment arbitration rules, which can be found at https://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration clause. All remedies available from a court of competent jurisdiction shall be available in the arbitration; provided, however, in the event of a breach of Section 8(a), the Company may request relief from a court of competent jurisdiction if such relief is not available or not available in a timely fashion through arbitration as determined by the Company. The arbitrator shall: # provide adequate discovery for the resolution of the dispute; and # issue a written arbitration decision, to include the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions and a statement of the award. The arbitrator shall award the prevailing Party attorneys’ fees and expert fees, if any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is acknowledged that it will be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the Parties fail to comply with any of the obligations imposed on them under Section 8(a), and that in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved person will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such person shall, therefore, be entitled to seek injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action shall be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of Section 8(a), none of the Parties shall raise the defense, without a good faith basis for raising such defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law. Executive and the Company understand that by agreement to arbitrate any claim pursuant to this Section 8(g), they will not have the right to have any claim decided by a jury or a court but shall instead have any claim decided through arbitration. Executive and the Company waive any constitutional or other right to bring claims covered by this Agreement other than in their individual capacities. Except as may be prohibited by applicable law, the foregoing waiver includes the ability to assert claims as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or collective action or representative proceeding. Nothing herein shall limit Executive’s ability to pursue claims for workers compensation or unemployment benefits or pursue other claims which by law cannot be subject to mandatory arbitration.

including but not limited to statutory claims, arising from or relating to the enforcement, breach, performance, or interpretation of this Agreement, Executive’s employment with the Company, or the termination of Executive’s employment, shall be resolved pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §1-16 (the “FAA”), to the fullest extent permitted by law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration conducted by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. or its successor (“JAMS”), in the State of New York or as otherwise mutually agreed upon, under JAMS’ then-applicable rules and procedures for employment disputes before a single arbitrator (available upon request and also currently available at: https://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/). Executive acknowledges that by agreeing to this arbitration procedure, both Executive and the Company waive the right to resolve any such dispute through a trial by jury or judge or administrative proceeding. In addition, all claims, disputes, or causes of action under this Section, whether by Executive or the Company, must be brought in an individual capacity, and shall not be brought as a plaintiff (or claimant) or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding, nor joined or consolidated with the claims of any other person or entity. The arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of more than one person or entity, and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. To the extent that the preceding sentences regarding class claims or proceedings are found to violate applicable law or are otherwise found unenforceable, any claim(s) alleged or brought on behalf of a class shall proceed in a court of law rather than by arbitration. This paragraph shall not apply to sexual assault disputes and sexual harassment disputes as defined in the FAA, or any action or claim that cannot be subject to mandatory arbitration as a matter of law, to the extent such claims are not permitted by applicable law(s) to be submitted to mandatory arbitration and the applicable law(s) are not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act or otherwise invalid (collectively, the “Excluded Claims”). In the event Executive intends to bring multiple claims, including one of the Excluded Claims listed above, the Excluded Claims may be filed with a court, while any other claims will remain subject to mandatory arbitration. Executive will have the right to be represented by legal counsel at any arbitration proceeding. Questions of whether a claim is subject

To ensure the rapid and economical resolution of disputes that may arise in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive and the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action, in law or equity, arising from or relating to Executive’s employment, or the termination of that employment, will be resolved, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in New York, New York conducted by the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services/Endispute, Inc. (“JAMS”), or its successors, under the then-current rules of JAMS for employment disputes; provided that the arbitrator shall: # have the authority to compel adequate discovery for the resolution of the dispute and to award such relief as would otherwise be permitted by law; and # issue a written arbitration decision including the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions and a statement of the award. Accordingly, Executive and the Company hereby waive any right to a jury trial. Both Executive and the Company shall be entitled to all rights and remedies that either Executive or the Company would be entitled to pursue in a court of law. The Company shall pay any JAMS filing fee and shall pay the arbitrator’s fee. The arbitrator shall have the discretion to award attorneys fees to the party the arbitrator determines is the prevailing party in the arbitration. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prevent either Executive or the Company from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive and the Company each have the right to resolve any issue or dispute involving confidential, proprietary or trade secret information, or intellectual property rights, by Court action instead of arbitration.

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