Covered Officers. All officers (as defined by Rule 10D-1(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) are “Covered Officers.” In addition, the Committee may designate other employees as “Covered Officers” (or remove such designations) from time to time. For purposes of this Policy, the term “Covered Officer” means any current or former Covered Officer.

Covered Event. For purposes of this Policy, a “Covered Event” shall mean that a Covered Officer engages in any of the following conduct: # Covered Officer is convicted of or pleads guilty (or nolo contendere) to a felony, or a crime involving moral turpitude and, in either case, the result of which exposes Republic to serious actual or potential injury (financial, reputational or otherwise); # Republic determines that Covered Officer knowingly committed a material violation of any of Republic’s policies, rules or guidelines; # Covered Officer breaches a fiduciary duty or the terms of any confidentiality or other restrictive covenants, in each case, owed to or in favor of Republic; or # Republic determines that Covered Officer willfully engaged in conduct, or willfully failed to perform assigned duties, the result of which exposes Republic to serious actual or potential injury (financial, reputational or otherwise).

No Loan Party is a Covered Entity.

Covered Officer. "Covered Officer" includes all Participants whose compensation, in the Performance Period for which the Bonus is calculated, is or, in the Committee's discretion, may be subject to the compensation expense deduction limitations set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code.

Covered Entity No Borrower is a Covered Entity

Effective upon the Closing, all of Sellers’ employees actively employed or engaged principally in Sellers’ Business (the “Business Employees”), except those employees who voluntarily terminate their employment or are excluded by Purchaser from continuing their employment as set forth in [Schedule 9.1(a)] (the “Excluded Employees”), shall continue their employment as employees of Purchaser as set forth in this Section 9.1 (the “Continuing Employees”). Prior to five (5) Business Days before the Closing, Purchaser shall provide to

Employees. The Company has no employees.

Employees. Seller warrants that at Closing, Buyer shall have no obligations whatsoever, for any compensation or other amounts payable to any employee, director, consultant or independent contractor of Company, including, but not limited to bonus, salary, compensation, accrued vacation, fringe, pension or profit sharing benefits, or severance paid or payable to any employee, director, consultant or independent contractor of Company relating to service with or for the Company at any time prior to the Closing Date.

Other Covered Persons. The Company is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.

ARTICLE # AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS