Excluded. This release and waiver does not apply to # claims for unemployment or worker’s compensation benefits; # any vested rights under Company pension and savings plans (401k); # claims for benefits or reimbursement under any health and welfare benefit plans (medical, dental and vision) under the terms of such plans; # claims for vested balances and payments under non-qualified deferred compensation plans; # claims for potential indemnification pursuant to applicable Company By-Laws; # any rights of the Employee under the Company’s directors and officers liability insurance; and # claims which controlling law clearly holds cannot be waived or released by private agreement.

Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the following (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”) shall not be part of the sale and purchase contemplated hereunder:

Excluded Liabilities. Except as provided in [Section 1.3(b)], the Purchaser shall not assume, and shall have no liability for, any Liabilities of the Seller or any Seller Affiliate of any kind, character or description, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, it being understood that the Purchaser is expressly disclaiming any express or implied assumption of any Liabilities other than the Assumed Liabilities, including # any accounts payable, # Liabilities of the Seller or any Seller Affiliate of any kind, character or description, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise to the extent relating to or arising out of the operation or conduct of the Business or the ownership of the Purchased Assets prior to the Closing (other than those Liabilities specified in [Section 1.3(b)(v)]); # any Liability of the Seller and any claims by any stockholder of the Seller arising out of or relating to the execution, delivery or performance of the Transactional Agreements, # any Liability of the Seller or any Seller Affiliate to the extent relating to or arising out of the Excluded Assets, including the Excluded Contracts, except Liabilities related to the Business Portion of any Shared Contract but only in the event they are assumed by Purchaser pursuant to [Section 1.7], # any Excluded Taxes, # the Seller Severance Liabilities, # any Liabilities relating to the Non-Designated Employees, whether arising before, on or after Closing, # any Liabilities relating to the Transferred Employees, including all wages, accrued bonuses, retention amounts, salaries and other compensation and employee benefits (including any severance pay, notice pay, insurance, supplemental pension, deferred compensation, “stay” or other similar incentive bonuses, change-in-control bonuses (or other bonuses or compensation related in any way to the execution, delivery or performance of

Excluded Claims. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you are not hereby releasing the Company from any of the following claims: # any rights or claims for indemnification you may have pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company to which you are a party, the charter, bylaws, or operating agreements of the Company, or under applicable law; # any rights that cannot be waived as a matter of law; or # any claims arising from the breach of this Agreement.

Excluded Assets. Except for the TFF Assets, the Company shall not acquire, and the Contributor shall retain, all remaining assets of the Contributor.

Excluded Securities. For purposes of [Section 5.8.1], “Excluded Securities” means # securities issued upon the conversion or exercise of any Option or other Convertible Security which is outstanding as of the Effective Date; # Common Stock issuable upon a stock split, stock dividend, or any subdivision of shares of Common Stock approved by the Corporation’s shareholders; # Common Stock, Options, or Convertible Securities issued to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions pursuant to a debt financing or equipment leasing approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation; # shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to suppliers or third party service providers in connection with the provision of goods or services pursuant to transactions approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation; # shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued as acquisition consideration pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Corporation by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization, each as approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the shareholders of the Corporation, # Common Stock issued as dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, # up to 375,000 shares of Common Stock sold by the Corporation in an at-the-market public offering on or after June 14, 2023 (the “ATM Shares”), provided the number of ATM Shares for purposes of this clause (vii) shall be adjusted proportionally for any stock splits and/or reverse stock splits effected by the Corporation after the Effective Date; and # any other securities that are classified as “Excluded Securities” for the purposes of [Section 5.8.1] by the written consent of the Holders of more than fifty percent of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

Excluded ILOC. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] acknowledges and agrees that the ILOC does not secure the [[Parties:Organization]]-District Debt or such [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]]’s share of the Pari Passu Debt. Each [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] hereby irrevocably waives and releases all of its right, title and interest, if any, and all Liens, if any, that it may hold in or against the ILOC. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] shall # promptly amend its [[Parties:Organization]]-District Note Documents solely for the purpose of excluding the ILOC from any Collateral securing the [[Parties:Organization]]-District Debt and # file [[Identifier]] amendments with respect to all UCC financing statements on record in favor of such [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] in respect of the [[Parties:Organization]]-District Debt solely for the purpose of excluding and releasing the ILOC from the collateral description filed of record. Each [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] hereby irrevocably authorizes, empowers and appoints Aegis as its agent and attorney-in-fact to execute, verify, deliver and file any UCC-3 amendment with respect to any UCC financing statement on record in favor of such [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] in respect of the [[Parties:Organization]]-District Debt (solely for the purpose of excluding and releasing the ILOC from the collateral description filed of record) upon the failure of such [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] to promptly file any such UCC-3 amendment prior to FIFTEEN # days after receipt by such [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] from Aegis of a written request to file any such UCC-3 amendment; provided that any UCC-3 amendment filed pursuant to this Section 6 by any [[Parties:Organization]]-District [[Organization F:Organization]] or by Aegis shall amend the collateral description of any UCC financing statement in favor of the [[Parties:Organization]]-District Creditors with respect to the [[Parties:Organization]]-District Debt filed of record to read as follows:

Excluded Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, as and to the extent provided in this Section 2.3, the Collateral shall not include, and the Lien of this Agreement and any other Collateral Documents shall not attach to, the following:

Excluded Transferees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction Document, the Purchaser shall not, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer or assign any Series C Preferred Units to any Person (or any Affiliate of such Person) listed on [Schedule 2] hereto.

Excluded Liabilities. None of Purchaser or any other USI Company shall assume or be required to perform, pay or discharge any, and the Seller Parties shall remain unconditionally liable for all, of the Seller Parties’ debts, obligations, liabilities and commitments, known or unknown, including, without limitation, any and all # obligations of the Seller Parties under leases of the Office Equipment, # debts, obligations, liabilities or commitments to the extent arising out of the operation of the Seller Business or the ownership of the Acquired Assets on or prior to the Closing Date (including, but not limited to, any such liabilities or obligations of Seller for Taxes, any Taxes relating to the ownership or operation of the Acquired Assets on or prior to the Closing Date and any such debts, obligations, liabilities or commitments that may be imposed on Purchaser under a de facto merger, successor transferee, bulk sale or similar theory, absolute, contingent or otherwise), # any liabilities to the extent arising out of or attributable to any Excluded Asset, and # liabilities, if any, set forth on [Schedule 1.4], other than the Assumed Liabilities. All such debts, obligations, liabilities and commitments that are not Assumed Liabilities are referred to as “Excluded Liabilities.”