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Disclosures. Nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent you from making disparaging remarks or disclosing Company confidential and proprietary information when compelled to do so by law or when such communications are intended to comply with any federal or state whistleblower statute including, but not limited to, information provided in a manner described in [Section 21F(h)(1)(A)] of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(h)(1)(A). Nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent you from: # making a good faith report of possible violations of applicable law to any governmental agency or entity or # making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prevent you from making a disclosure of a trade secret that: # is made # in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer of reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual # files any document containing the trade secret under seal and # does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Disclosures.Whistleblower Protections. Nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent youor any other arrangement with the Company Group shall prohibit Executive from making disparaging remarks or disclosing Company confidential and proprietary information when compelled to do so by law or when such communications are intended to comply with any federal or state whistleblower statute including, but not limited to, information provided in a manner described in [Section 21F(h)(1)(A)] of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(h)(1)(A). Nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent you from: # making a good faith report ofreporting possible violations of applicablefederal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entityentity, or # making disclosuresother disclosures, that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law. Forfederal law or regulation (or similar state laws) or receipt of awards thereunder. Executive will not need the avoidanceprior authorization of doubt, nothing hereinthe Board to make any such reports or disclosures, and Executive will not be required to notify the Company that Executive has made such reports or disclosures; provided that no such reports or disclosures shall prevent you from making awaive any attorney-client or similar privilege of the Company or its affiliates. Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of aConfidential Information (including trade secret that: #secrets) that is mademade: # in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney;attorney and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law;law, or # is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, an individual whoproceeding. If Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer ofthe Company for reporting a suspected violation of lawlaw, Executive may disclose theConfidential Information (including trade secretsecrets) to theExecutive’s attorney of the individual and use the Confidential Information (including trade secret informationsecrets) in the court proceeding,proceeding if the individualExecutive # files any document containing the trade secretConfidential Information under seal and # does not disclose the trade secret,Confidential Information, except pursuant to court order.

Disclosures. NothingWhistleblower Protections and Trade Secrets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent youprohibits Executive from making disparaging remarks or disclosing Company confidential and proprietary information when compelled to do so byreporting possible violations of federal law or when such communications are intendedregulation to complyany United States governmental agency or entity in accordance with any federal or state whistleblower statute including, but not limited to, information provided in a manner described in [Section 21F(h)(1)(A)]the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 151934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation (including the right to receive an award for information provided to any such government agencies). Furthermore, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 78u-6(h)(1)(A). Nothing§ 1833, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement will prevent you from:Agreement: # making a good faith reportExecutive shall not be in breach of possible violations of applicablethis Agreement, and shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law to any governmental agency or entity or # making disclosures that are protected underfor the whistleblower provisions of applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prevent you from making a disclosure of a trade secret that: #that is made # in confidence to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly,official or to an attorney; and #attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law;law, or # for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, an individual whoseal; and # if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer ofthe Company for reporting a suspected violation of lawlaw, Executive may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individualExecutive’s attorney, and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual #Executive files any document containing the trade secret under sealseal, and # does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Disclosures. NothingProtected Rights. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement, nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent you from making disparaging remarks or disclosing Company confidential and proprietary information when compelledshall restrict the Participant’s right to do so by# report violations of law or when such communications are intended to comply with any federal or state whistleblower statute including, but not limited to, information providedlaw enforcement officials; # give truthful testimony under oath in a manner describedjudicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding; # file a charge with, make truthful statements to, cooperate with investigations by, or assist others in [Section 21F(h)(1)(A)]proceedings before state or federal governmental agencies or any other self-regulatory organization (including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission); # speak with an attorney representing the Participant; # discuss the facts related to any claim of sexual assault or sexual harassment; # engage in whistle-blower activity protected by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(h)(1)(A). Nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent you from:the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or any rules or regulations issued thereunder (including Rule 21F-17); # making a good faith reportfile or disclose any facts necessary to receive unemployment insurance, Medicaid, or other public benefits to which the Participant may be entitled; # exercise rights under Section 7 of possible violationsthe National Labor Relations Act, including the right to discuss terms and conditions of applicable law to any governmental agency or entityemployment with co-workers and labor unions; or # making disclosuresotherwise disclose information that are protectedParticipant is legally entitled to disclose pursuant to applicable law, provided that the disclosure does not exceed the extent of disclosure required by law. The Participant shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to an authorized officer of the Corporation or its Affiliates. In addition, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, # the Participant shall not be held criminally, or civilly, liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the whistleblower provisions of applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prevent you from making a disclosure of a trade secret that: #that is made # in confidence either directly or indirectly to a federal, statestate, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solelyattorney, for the sole purpose of reportingreporting, or investigatinginvestigating, a suspected violation of law; or # is madethe Participant agrees and understands that individuals may disclose trade secrets in a complaintcomplaint, or other documentdocument, filed in a lawsuitlawsuit, or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further,seal; and # the Participant agrees and understands that an individual who files a lawsuit foralleging retaliation by an employer ofthe Corporation or its Affiliates for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual # files any document containing the trade secret under seal and # does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. For the avoidance of doubt, the Participant’s past, present or future exercise of any rights described in this Section 19(f) shall not constitute a breach of this Award Agreement.

Disclosures. Nothing in this Award Agreement willshall be construed to prevent you from making disparaging remarksfiling a charge or complaint with, or participating in an investigation conducted by, any governmental agency or any body with regulatory oversight of the Company, including, without limitation, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or applicable state fair employment practices agency, to the extent required or permitted by law. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent you from disclosing Company confidential and proprietary information when compelleda perceived violation of law to do so by lawany federal, state, or when such communications are intended to comply with any federallocal governmental agency or state whistleblower statuteentity including, but not limited to, information provided in a manner described in [Section 21F(h)(1)(A)] of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(h)(1)(A). Nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent you from: #Commission (“SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or making a good faith report of possible violations of applicable law to any governmental agency or entity or # makingother disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicableany law. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shallThis Agreement does not prevent you from making a disclosure of– nor should you be held civilly or criminally liable under any law – if you disclose a trade secret that: # is madesecret: # in confidence to a federal, stateFederal, State or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and #attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer of reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secretHowever, to the attorneymaximum extent permitted by law, you waive your right to receive any individual monetary relief from the Releasees resulting from all such charges or complaints described in this Paragraph, regardless of the individualwhether you or another person or entity has filed them, and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, ifevent you obtain such monetary relief the individual # files any document containingReleasees will be entitled to an offset for the trade secret under seal and # does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.payments made

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