Employment Matters. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any grant or award under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant who is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary any right to continued employment or, in the case of a Participant who is a director, continued service as a director, with the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any of its employees, the service of any of its directors or the retention of any of its consultants or advisors at any time.

Employment and Benefits Matters. None of the Contributed Entities has any employees. None of the Contributed Entities’ sponsors, maintains or contributes to any Employee Benefit Plan and none of the Contributed Entities has any liability pursuant to Title IV of ERISA (including due to its status as a member of the same “controlled group” as another entity pursuant to [Section 4001(a)(4)] of ERISA). Except as would not be material to the Contributed Entities, taken as a whole, each of the Contributed Entities has correctly classified those individuals performing services for such Contributed Entity as leased employees, independent contractors or agents and has no liability with respect to any misclassification of a person performing services for such Contributed Entity as a leased employee rather than a common-law employee or as an independent contractor rather than as an employee.

Fringe Benefits and Miscellaneous Employment Matters. The Employee shall be entitled to participate in such employee benefit plans or programs, as may be offered by the Company, including, without limitation, coverage under the Company’s current Directors and Officers (“D&O”) insurance plan, a true and correct copy of which shall be provided to Employee upon entering into this Agreement), [Section 401(k)] retirement plan, health insurance benefits, and any other benefits provided by the Company, if such exist and which may be amended from time to time by the Board of Directors, to the extent that his position, tenure, salary, age, health and other qualifications make him eligible to participate, subject to the terms and provisions of such plans. Such additional benefits shall include, but not be limited to: paid sick leave, individual and family health insurance and paid personal days, all in accordance with the current policies of the Company.

Employee Matters. None of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary is engaged in any unfair labor practice that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is # no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened in writing against Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary before the National Labor Relations Board, # no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement that is pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened in writing against Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, # no strike, lockout or work stoppage in existence or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened in writing involving Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary and # to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, no union organizing activity exists or is taking place with respect to the employees of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary.

Collateral Matters. (a) The Pledge and Security Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and # when the Collateral (as defined therein) constituting certificated securities (as defined in the UCC) is delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest created under the Pledge and Security Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person, but subject to Permitted Liens, and # when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the applicable filing offices, the security interest created under the Pledge and Security Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the remaining Collateral (as defined therein) to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing UCC financing statements, prior and superior in right to any other Person, but subject to Permitted Liens.

The Shareholders collectively own ​6,486,044​ shares of the Company’s capital stock, which represents all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. Such Shares are owned free and clear of any lien, encumbrance, adverse claim, restriction on sale, transfer or voting (other than restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws), preemptive right, option or other right to purchase, and upon the consummation of the sale of such Shares as contemplated hereby, the Buyer will have good title to such Shares, free and clear of any lien, encumbrance, adverse claim, restriction on sale, transfer or voting (other than restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws), preemptive right, option or other right to purchase.

There are no disputes, material employee grievances or material disciplinary actions pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened between the Company and any employees of the Company (collectively, the “Employees”). The Company has complied in all respects with all provisions of all laws relating to the employment of labor and has no liability for any arrears of wages or taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any such laws. The Company has no knowledge of any organizational efforts presently being made or threatened by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to any Employees.

Tax Matters. HoldCo and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts prior to the Effective Time to cause the Share Exchange to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 351 of the Code. Buyer and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts prior to the Effective Time to cause the Merger to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1) of the Code. The parties hereto shall report the Share Exchange as a reorganization under Section 351 of the Code and report the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and neither Buyer, Merger Sub, HoldCo nor the Company shall take any action or fail to take any action prior to or following the Closing that would reasonably be expected to cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization.

Governance Matters. The Company, Buyer, HoldCo, Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation shall take all actions necessary so that the matters set forth on [Exhibit C] occur following the Closing Date.

There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, other than as set forth in [Schedule 6.17] hereto. No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the five years preceding the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, other than as set forth in [Schedule 6.17] hereto. No Responsible Officer of any Credit Party has knowledge of any potential or pending strike, walkout or work stoppage which would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

The Lenders and the L/C Issuers irrevocably authorize each Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder. Upon request by an Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing such Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, pursuant to this Section 10.10.

Each Lender # represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and # covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, each Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Credit Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

FINRA Matters. All of the information provided to the Agent or the Forward Purchaser, or to counsel for the Agent and the Forward Purchaser, by the Company in connection with the offering of the Shares is true, correct and compliant in all material respects with FINRA rules and any letters, filings or other supplemental information provided to FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rules or NASD Conduct Rules is true and correct.

Disclosed Matters. Since the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.

Tax Matters. The Company, the Bank and each Subsidiary of the Company have # filed all material foreign, U.S. federal, state and local tax returns, information returns and similar reports that are required to be filed by them prior to the date hereof, or requests for extensions to file such returns have been timely filed, and all such tax returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects, and # paid all material taxes required to be paid by it and any other material assessment, fine or penalty levied against it other than taxes # currently payable without penalty or interest, or # being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

No former or current employee of [[Organization B:Organization]] is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, any confidentiality, non- competition or proprietary rights agreement) that in any way adversely affected, affects, or will affect # the performance of his, her or its duties to [[Organization B:Organization]], or # the ability of [[Organization B:Organization]] to conduct its business.

Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of ESI, threatened. Except as provided on [Schedule 6.22], the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters, except for such violations that could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such failures that could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound.

Certain Matters. Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee on account of any proceeding with respect to # remuneration paid to Indemnitee if it is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law (and, in this respect, both the Company and Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication, as indicated in Section 11(d) below); # a final judgment rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting, disgorgement or repayment of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company against Indemnitee or in connection with a settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee to the extent it is acknowledged by Indemnitee and the Company that such amount paid in settlement resulted from Indemnitee’s conduct from which Indemnitee received monetary personal profit, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or other provisions of any federal, state or local statute or rules and regulations thereunder; # a final judgment or other final adjudication that Indemnitee’s conduct was in bad faith, knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or constituted willful misconduct (but only to the extent of such specific determination); or # on account of conduct that is established by a final judgment as constituting a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or resulting in any personal profit or advantage to which Indemnitee is not legally entitled. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, a final judgment or other adjudication may be reached in either the underlying proceeding or action in connection with which indemnification is sought or a separate proceeding or action to establish rights and liabilities under this Agreement.

Securities Matters. [[Organization A:Organization]] is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Act and as reflected on the accredited investor questionnaire accompanying this Agreement. [[Organization A:Organization]] has # such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to render it capable of independently evaluating the risks and merits of purchasing the Note; # independently evaluated the risks and merits of purchasing the Note and has independently determined that the Note is a suitable investment for it; and # sufficient financial resources to bear the loss of its entire investment in such Note. [[Organization A:Organization]] is not purchasing the Note as a result of any advertisement, article, notice, or other communication regarding the Note published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement. The Note being purchased by [[Organization A:Organization]] hereunder for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Act. [[Organization A:Organization]] understands that the Note has not been registered under the Act by reason of its issuance in a transaction