Company and Related Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company” means ​ “Related Company” means # any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which ​ holds a direct or indirect ownership or proprietary interest of 50 percent or more at any time during the term of this Agreement, or # any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which ​ holds a direct or indirect ownership or other proprietary interest of less than 50 percent at any time during the term of this Agreement but which, in the discretion of the Committee, is treated as a Related Company for purposes of this Agreement.

The existence of the Grant shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any Change in Capitalization or any change in its business, or any issue of bonds, debentures or stock having rights or preferences equal, superior or affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Key Employee any right to continue in the employment of the Company or interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate the Key Employee’s employment at any time.

Company Customers. The Executive understands and acknowledges that the loss of customer relationships and goodwill will cause significant and irreparable harm to the Company. Accordingly, the Executive agrees as follows:

Company Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, its partners, members, directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act as follows:

Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Investment Company. The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act

The results and proceeds of your services to the Company, whether or not created during the Contract Period, including, without limitation, any works of authorship resulting from your services and any works in progress resulting from such services, shall be works-made-for-hire and the Company shall be deemed the sole owner throughout the universe of any and all rights of every nature in such works, with the right to use, license or dispose of the works in perpetuity in any manner the Company determines in its sole discretion without any further payment to you, whether such rights and means of use are now known or hereafter defined or discovered.

Company Policies. You recognize that the Company is an equal opportunity employer. You agree that you shall comply with the Company’s employment practices and policies, as they may be amended from time to time, and with all applicable federal, state and local laws prohibiting discrimination on any basis. In addition, you agree that you shall comply with any code of conduct, ethics or business policies adopted by the Company from time to time and the Company’s other policies and procedures, as they may be amended from time to time, and provide the certifications and conflict of interest disclosures required by such policies.

Company Stock. Common stock of the Company. If the par value of the Company Stock is changed, or in the event of a change in the capital structure of the Company (as provided in Section 13) the shares resulting from such a change shall be deemed to be Company Stock within the meaning of the Plan.

Company Credits. The Company may, but shall not be required to, make credits to the Plan for one or more eligible Participants. The amount of such Company Credits and any formula for determining such credits (as well as other features such as vesting conditions) shall be determined and set forth at the time the Company makes the credits. The Company need not treat all Participants equally in determining whether to make a Company Credit.