Communications with Administrative Agencies. Nothing in this Agreement precludes or is intended to preclude the Executive from: # filing a complaint and/or charge with any federal, state, or local governmental agency and/or cooperating with said agency in an investigation, including but not limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission; # responding to a request for information from any governmental agency, including without limitation, agencies overseeing unemployment insurance benefits and taxing authorities; or # engaging in activities protected by state, local or federal law. Should any complaint, action or charge be brought against a Releasee concerning Executive’s employment with the Company or the cessation thereof (or any other matter released pursuant to paragraph 2), Executive has waived, by signing this Agreement (unless such waiver is prohibited by applicable law), any right to any individual relief, including monetary damages, in connection with such complaint or charge, regardless of who brings any such complaint or charge, except that this Agreement does not limit Executive’s right to receive an award for information provided to any governmental agency.

Notices and Other Communications. Any and all notices, requests, demands and other communications required or otherwise contemplated to be made under this Agreement shall be in writing and in English and shall be provided by one or more of the following means and shall be deemed to have been duly given # if delivered personally, when received, # if transmitted by facsimile, on the first Business Day following receipt of a transmittal confirmation, or # if by international courier service, on the second business day following the date of deposit with such courier service, or such earlier delivery date as may be confirmed in writing to the sender by such courier service. All such notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be addressed as follows:

Electronic Communications; Voice Mail Electronic mail and internet websites may be used only for routine communications, such as delivery of Borrower Materials, administrative matters, distribution of Loan Documents, and matters permitted under [Section 414 and 148]8] Agent and Lenders make no assurances as to the privacy and security of electronic communications Electronic and voice mail may not be used as effective notice under the Loan Documents

Communications to the Company. Communications to the Company shall be addressed to it at the principal corporate headquarters and marked to the attention of the Company’s General Counsel.

Communications to the Employee. Every communication to Employee shall be addressed to Employee at the address given immediately below Employee’s signature to this Agreement, or to such other address as Employee shall specify to the Company.

Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications. (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection # below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

Communications to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such communication that # relates to a request for a new, or a conversion of an existing, Borrowing or other extension of credit (including any election of an interest rate or Interest Period relating thereto), # relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due under this Agreement, # provides notices of any Default of Event of Default, or # is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or any Borrowing or other extension of credit hereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as “Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to ​ or other such electronic mail address as the Administrative Agent may notify to the Borrower. In addition, the Borrower agrees to provide the Communications to the Administrative Agent in the manner specified in the Loan Documents but only to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower further agrees that the Administrative Agent may make the Communications available to the [[Consenting Lenders:Organization]] by posting the Communications on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”).

Communications Pertaining to this Agreement. You will not, without the prior written approval of the Company, issue any public statements with respect to this Agreement, or otherwise publicize this Agreement, including statements on any website or respond to any inquiries regarding this Agreement by the media. The Company will not, without your prior written approval, issue any press releases with respect to this Agreement unless otherwise required by law, rule or regulation (including NYSE rules), in which event the Company will use reasonable efforts to provide you with an advance draft of such press release and consider, in its sole and absolute discretion, any of your comments, time permitting.

Stockholder Communications to the Board. Stockholders may contact the Board about bona fide issues or questions about Scio Diamond by sending mail or email to:

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received. Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).