Restricted Subsidiaries That Are Not Excluded Subsidiaries. In the event that any Person becomes a direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or ceases to constitute an Excluded Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary or if any Excluded Subsidiary shall guarantee any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in excess of the Threshold Amount during any fiscal quarter, promptly thereafter, and in any event on or prior to the date the next Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to [Section 6.02(b)] in respect of such fiscal quarter (such date, as it may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a “Quarterly Reporting Date”) # cause such Person to execute and deliver a Joinder Agreement and such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, # pledge and maintain a pledge of one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary (subject to no Liens, other than Permitted Liens); (it being understood that, in the event the owner of such Equity Interests is not a Loan Party, such owner shall execute a deliver a Joinder Agreement and such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request), and # deliver, and cause such Person to deliver, to the Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in [[Sections 4.01(a)(iii), 4.01(a)(iv), 4.01(a)(viii), 4.01(a)(x) and 4.01(a)(ix)])])])])]])])], and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, documents of the types referred to in [Section 4.01(a)(xi)], and favorable opinions of counsel to the Borrower and such Subsidiary (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation executed pursuant to this [Section 6.11(a)]), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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 ILOC. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each ​-District Creditor and each 2024 Note Creditor acknowledges and agrees that the ILOC secures neither the ​-District Debt or such ​-District Creditor’s share of the Pari Passu Debt or the 2024 Debt or such 2024 Note Creditor’s share of the Pari Passu Debt. Each ​-District Creditor and 2024 Note Creditor 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. Each ​-District Creditor and 2024 Note Creditor 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 ​-District Creditor or 2024 Note Creditor (solely for the purpose of excluding and releasing the ILOC from the collateral description filed of record) upon the failure of such Pari Passu Creditor to promptly file any such UCC-3 amendment prior to FIFTEEN # days after receipt by such Pari Passu Creditor from Aegis of a written request to file any such UCC-3 amendment; provided that any UCC-3 amendment filed pursuant to this [Section 7] by any ​-District Creditor or of 2024 Note Creditor or by Aegis shall amend the collateral description of any UCC financing statement to read as follows:

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 ​ (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 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.”