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Related to Certain Payroll Tax and Other Employment Related Matters

• Labor and Other Employment Matters (a) (i) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement or work rules or practices with any labor union, works council, labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary nor are there any negotiations or discussions currently pending between the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and any union, work counsel, labor organization, or employee association, (ii) there have been no strikes, work stoppages, shutdowns, or lockouts with respect to any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (“Company Employees”) during the last five (5) years, (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no effort pending or threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (iv) there is no unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to Company Employees, and (v) there is no slowdown, work stoppage or similar labor activity in effect or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to Company Employees; except, with respect to clauses (ii) through (v) hereof, as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. (b) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting (i) employment and employment practices, (ii) terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, including obligations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”), (iii) unfair labor practices, and (iv) occupational safety and health and immigration. Except as set forth in Section 4.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has implemented, conducted or experienced a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” as defined in the WARN Act (or any similar group personnel action requiring advance notice under the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. (c) Except as set forth in Section 4.11(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in any forum by or on behalf of any present or former Company Employee or any present or former employee of any Person providing services to any Company Entity for which the Company could reasonably be expected to be liable that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, any applicant for employment or classes of the foregoing alleging unpaid or overdue wages or compensation due, breach of any express or implied employment contract, violation of any Law or regulation governing employment or the termination thereof, or any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct on the part of the Company of any of the Company Subsidiaries in connection with the employment relationship that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. (d) Each individual who renders service to the Company or any Company Subsidiary who is classified by the Company or such Company Subsidiary, as applicable, as having the status of an independent contractor or other non-employee status for any purpose (including for purposes of taxation and tax reporting and under any Company Employee Benefit Plans) is properly so classified and treated in accordance with applicable Laws and for purposes of all Company Employee Benefit Plans and perquisites.

• Compensation and Related Matters During the Term of the Executive’s employment, as compensation and consideration for the performance by the Executive of the Executive’s duties, responsibilities and covenants pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive and the Executive agrees to accept in full payment for such performance the amounts and benefits set forth below.

• RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE The Engineer shall not hire a former state officer or employee of a state agency who, during the period of state service or employment, participated on behalf of the state agency in this agreement’s procurement or its negotiation until after the second anniversary of the date of the officer’s or employee’s service or employment with the state agency ceased.

• Employment and Employee Benefits Matters (a) Subject to the terms of any agreement between a Current Employee and the Company, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and each of its other Subsidiaries to, for a period of one year following the Effective Time (or until employment terminates, if sooner), maintain for each individual employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “Current Employee”) (i) an annual base salary and target annual cash bonus opportunity (excluding equity-based compensation and, with respect to the 2025 performance year, specific performance goals) that are, in each case, no less than those provided to the Current Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) employee benefits that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to those maintained for and provided to the Current Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (in each case, excluding equity, equity-based, deferred compensation, severance, change in control, retention or transaction-related benefits, specific performance goals for any cash incentive compensation for the 2025 performance year, defined benefit pension and post-retirement welfare arrangements) and (iii) severance benefits that are at least as favorable as the severance benefits provided by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries to the Current Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and to the extent set forth on Section 5.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, subject to, as a condition to such Current Employee receiving such severance in connection with such Current Employee’s termination, the applicable Current Employee having then signed and not revoked a release of claims in a form substantially in the form of the Company’s standard release of claims and, in each case, except as otherwise agreed to with a Current Employee. (b) Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Surviving Corporation to cause service rendered by Current Employees to the Company and its Subsidiaries (as well as service with any predecessor employer of the Company or any such Subsidiary, to the extent service with the predecessor employer is recognized by the Company or such Subsidiary under the comparable Company Plans) prior to the Effective Time to be taken into account for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate and, solely for vacation and paid time off policies and severance plans and policies, determining levels of benefits under all employee benefit plans, programs, or arrangements of Parent and the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries (the “New Plans”) in which the Current Employees are otherwise eligible to participate, to the same extent and for the same purpose as such service was taken into account under the corresponding Company Plans immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Old Plans”); provided that the foregoing will not apply to the extent that its application would result in a duplication of benefits or coverage with respect to the same type of benefits and period of service. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Surviving Corporation to waive any eligibility requirements, waiting periods, actively-at-work requirements, evidence of insurability requirements or pre-existing condition limitations under any New Plan to the extent such restriction would not have been applicable to a Current Employee under any comparable Old Plan in which they participated prior to the Effective Time. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to give such Current Employees credit under the New Plans for any eligible expenses incurred by such Current Employees and their covered dependents and credited to such person under the comparable Old Plan during the portion of the plan year prior to the Effective Time for purposes of satisfying all co-payment, co-insurance, deductibles, maximum out-of-pocket requirements, and other out-of-pocket expenses applicable to such Current Employees and their covered dependents under the New Plans in respect of the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs. (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms and conditions of employment for any employees covered by a Labor Agreement shall be governed by the applicable Labor Agreement until the expiration, modification or termination of such Labor Agreement in accordance with its terms and applicable Law. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy any legal or contractual requirements to provide notice to, or carry out any information and/or consultation procedure with, any employee or groups of employees (or any individual service provider or groups of individual service providers) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any union, works council or similar employee representative organization (a “Labor Organization”) which is required by applicable Law or Contract of the Company with a Labor Organization as a result of the Contemplated Transactions (the “Labor Consultations”). In connection with the Labor Consultations, the Company shall (i) keep Parent reasonably informed of the status of any material developments with respect to such Labor Consultations, (ii) provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review, prior to distribution, any written material communications to any Labor Organizations with respect to such Labor Consultations and consider in good faith Parent’s reasonable comments thereto, and (iii) provide Parent with a true and certified copy of any written opinion or written statement delivered by any Labor Organization. (d) No provision of this Agreement (i) prohibits Parent or the Surviving Corporation from establishing, amending or terminating any Company Plan or any other benefit or compensation plan, policy or arrangement, (ii) requires Parent or the Surviving Corporation to keep any Person employed for any period of time or to offer any particular term of employment, (iii) constitutes the termination of, establishment or adoption of, or amendment to, any Company Plan or other benefit or compensation plan, policy or arrangement or (iv) confers upon any Current Employee or any other Person any third-party beneficiary or similar rights or remedies.

• Employee Benefits Matters (a) Parent hereby agrees that, for a period of one (1) year immediately following the Effective Time, it shall, or it shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to provide each Employee as of the Effective Time (each, a “Continuing Service Provider”) to the extent such Continuing Service Provider remains employed by Parent or its Subsidiaries with (i) a base salary or wage rate that is not less than the base salary or wage rate provided by the Company Group to such Continuing Service Provider as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) target annual cash incentive compensation opportunities for such Continuing Service Provider that are no less favorable than those in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (iii) all other employee benefits (excluding any equity or equity-based compensation, severance, defined benefit pension benefits, non-qualified deferred compensation benefits, retiree health and welfare benefits or change in control, transaction or retention bonuses or payments) that are substantially comparable, in the aggregate to either (A) those in effect for such Continuing Service Providers immediately prior to the Effective Time or (B) those provided by Parent or its Subsidiaries to similarly situated employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of this Section 6.05(a), and subject to Section 6.05(f) from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or it shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, to honor all obligations under the Plans other than those terminated pursuant to Section 6.05(e), in each case in accordance with and subject to their terms as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, including with respect to any payments, benefits or rights arising as a result of the Transactions (either alone or in combination with any other event). (b) Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to cause Continuing Service Providers to receive full service credit for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting (but not for benefit accrual purposes, except for paid time off and severance) under any employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement, in each case, established or maintained by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Subsidiaries under which each Continuing Service Provider may be eligible to participate on or after the Effective Time (a “Parent Plan”) to the same extent recognized by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries under comparable Plans immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that such crediting of service shall not be credited for the purposes of any retiree health or welfare plan, defined benefit pension plan or long-term equity incentive program (including in respect of any “retirement” provisions thereunder) and shall not operate to duplicate any benefit or the funding of any such benefit. In addition, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) waive, or cause to be waived, any limitations on benefits relating to any pre-existing conditions under a Parent Plan to the extent such conditions are covered immediately prior to the Effective Time a comparable Plan and to the same extent such limitations are waived under such Plan as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) recognize, for purposes of the annual deductible and out-of-pocket limits under its medical and dental plans, the deductible and out-of-pocket expenses paid by Continuing Service Provider in the calendar year in which the Effective Time occurs to the same extent recognized under any comparable Plan prior to the Effective Time. (c) With respect to each Continuing Service Provider whose employment is terminated without cause during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending one (1) year after the Closing Date, Parent shall, or it shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, to provide such Continuing Service Provider with severance benefits equal in value to the severance benefits determined in accordance with (and subject to the terms and conditions of) the policy set forth on Section 6.05(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in each case, taking into account the Continuing Service Provider’s service with the Company Group prior to the Closing and with Parent or its Subsidiaries on or after the Closing. (d) To the extent the Closing Date occurs in the 2024 calendar year, Parent shall, or it shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, continue any Plan that is an annual bonus plan for the 2024 calendar year and will administer it in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and taking into account determinations made prior to the Closing with respect to such annual bonus program or target amounts thereunder, in all cases pursuant to and subject to the terms of Section 6.05(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. (e) If requested by Parent as of at least ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date (but conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing), the Company shall take all necessary actions to terminate or cause to be terminated any or all of the Plans sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Company Subsidiaries. The Company shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliate to, provide Parent with evidence that any requested terminated Plan has been terminated, with the termination of the applicable Plans effective no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the Company or its applicable Affiliate (the form and substance of which shall be subject to review and approval by Parent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) no later than the day immediately preceding the Effective Time. (f) Without limiting the generality of Section 9.09, nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to be treated as an amendment to any Plan or any employee benefit plan or arrangement of Parent or any of its Affiliates, or to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any Employee or Non-Employee Service Provider, any beneficiary or dependent thereof, or any collective bargaining representative thereof. Nothing contained herein, express or implied, shall (i) alter or limit the ability of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any Plan or any other benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by any of them or (ii) create any rights to continued employment or service with Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates or in any way limit the ability of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates to terminate the employment or service of any Employee or Non-Employee Service Provider at any time and for any reason.

• Employment Arrangements Section 3.15 of the Diablo Disclosure Schedule contains a true, accurate and complete list of all Diablo employees involved in the ownership or operation of the Diablo Assets or the conduct of the Diablo Business (the "Diablo Employees"), together with each such employee's title or the capacity in which he or she is employed and the basis for each such employee's compensation. Diablo has no obligation or liability, contingent or other, under any Employment Arrangement with any Diablo Employee, other than those listed or described in Section 3.15 of the Diablo Disclosure Schedule. Except as described in Section 3.15 of the Diablo Disclosure Schedule, (i) none of the Diablo Employees is now, or, to Diablo's knowledge, since January 1, 1993, has been, represented by any labor union or other employee collective bargaining organization, and Diablo is not, and has never been, a party to any labor or other collective bargaining agreement with respect to any of the Diablo Employees, (ii) there are no pending grievances, disputes or controversies with any union or any other employee or collective bargaining organization of such employees, or threats of strikes, work stoppages or slowdowns or any pending demands for collective bargaining by any such union or other organization, (iii) neither Diablo nor any of such employees is now, or, to Diablo's knowledge, has since January 1, 1993 been, subject to or involved in or, to Diablo's knowledge, threatened with, any union elections, petitions therefore or other organizational or recruiting activities, in each case with respect to the Diablo Employees and (iv) none of the Diablo Employees has notified Diablo in writing that he or she does not intend to continue employment with Diablo until the Closing or with ATS following the Closing. Diablo has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed under all Employment Arrangements and is not in material breach or violation of or in material default or arrears under any of the terms, provisions or conditions thereof.

• Payment of Employment Taxes and Other Expenses Should City, in its discretion, or a relevant taxing authority such as the Internal Revenue Service or the State Employment Development Division, or both, determine that Contractor is an employee for purposes of collection of any employment taxes, the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced by amounts equal to both the employee and employer portions of the tax due (and offsetting any credits for amounts already paid by Contractor which can be applied against this liability). City shall then forward those amounts to the relevant taxing authority. Should a relevant taxing authority determine a liability for past services performed by Contractor for City, upon notification of such fact by City, Contractor shall promptly remit such amount due or arrange with City to have the amount due withheld from future payments to Contractor under this Agreement (again, offsetting any amounts already paid by Contractor which can be applied as a credit against such liability). A determination of employment status pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs shall be solely for the purposes of the particular tax in question, and for all other purposes of this Agreement, Contractor shall not be considered an employee of City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor agrees to indemnify and save harmless City and its officers, agents and employees from, and, if requested, shall defend them against any and all claims, losses, costs, damages, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from this section.

• Employment of foreign nationals The Contractor acknowledges, agrees and undertakes that employment of foreign personnel by the Contractor and/or its Sub-contractors and their sub- contractors shall be subject to grant of requisite regulatory permits and approvals including employment/ residential visas and work permits, if any required, and the obligation to apply for and obtain the same shall always rest with the Contractor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, refusal of or inability to obtain any such permits and approvals by the Contractor or any of its Sub- contractors or their sub-contractors shall not constitute a Force Majeure Event, and shall not in any manner excuse the Contractor from the performance and discharge it of its obligations and liabilities under this Agreement, and the Contractor’s liabilities hereunder shall remain unaffected by such failure, refusal or inability.

• Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matters; ERISA (a) Section 2.16(a) of the GFI Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list of each material employment, bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option, retention, change of control, severance or termination pay, hospitalization or other medical, life or other insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits, profit-sharing, pension or retirement plan, program, trust, agreement or arrangement, and each other material employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement (collectively, the “GFI Benefit Plans”) currently maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by (i) GFI, (ii) any GFI Subsidiary or (iii) any ERISA Affiliate, in any case for the benefit of any current or former employee, worker, consultant, director or member of GFI or any GFI Subsidiary. (b) With respect to each of the GFI Benefit Plans, GFI has delivered or made available to Parent complete copies of each of the following documents: (i) the GFI Benefit Plan governing documentation (including all amendments thereto); (ii) the annual report and actuarial report, if required under ERISA or the Code or any Law, for the most recent plan year; (iii) the most recent Summary Plan Description, together with each Summary of Material Modifications, if required under ERISA, and other booklets or information issued to participants and beneficiaries; (iv) if the GFI Benefit Plan is funded through a trust or any third party funding vehicle, the trust or other funding agreement (including all amendments thereto) and the most recent financial statements thereof; and (v) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS with respect to each GFI Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. (c) In the past six years, neither GFI nor any ERISA Affiliate has maintained or contributed to or was required to contribute to any plan or arrangement that is or was (i) subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of Title IV of ERISA, (ii) a multiple employer welfare arrangement within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA or (iii) a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA. (d) Each GFI Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualification and, to the Knowledge of GFI, no event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to result in disqualification of such GFI Benefit Plan. (e) Each of the GFI Benefit Plans has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. (f) Neither GFI nor any GFI Subsidiary has made any loans to employees in violation of Section 402 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. Each transfer of funds by GFI or any GFI Subsidiary to any of their respective employees that was deemed a loan was when made (and at all times since has been) properly treated by GFI and the GFI Subsidiaries as such for federal income tax purposes. (g) Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions will (either alone or together with any other event) (i) cause any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise) to become due to any current or former employee or director of GFI or a GFI Subsidiary, (ii) cause an increase in the amount of compensation or benefits or the acceleration of the vesting or timing of payment of any compensation or benefits payable to or in respect of any current or former employee or director of GFI or a GFI Subsidiary, (iii) cause any individual to accrue or receive additional benefits, services or accelerated rights to payment of benefits under any GFI Benefit Plan, (iv) provide for payments that could subject any person to liability for tax under Section 4999 of the Code or (v) result in payments under any of the GFI Benefit Plans which would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. (h) There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of GFI, threatened material claims in respect of or relating to any of the GFI Benefit Plans, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any GFI Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any GFI Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits). (i) Neither GFI, any GFI Subsidiary, any GFI Benefit Plan, any trust created thereunder, nor any trustee or administrator thereof has engaged in a transaction in connection that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a civil liability under either Section 409 of ERISA or Section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code. (j) No GFI Benefit Plan provides benefits, including death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to current or former employees or directors of GFI or any GFI Subsidiary beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (i) coverage mandated solely by applicable Law, (ii) death benefits or retirement benefits under any “employee pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), (iii) deferred compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on the books of GFI or a GFI Subsidiary or (iv) benefits the full costs of which are borne by the current or former employee or director or his or her beneficiary. (k) Each stock option issued since January 1, 2005 with respect to GFI Common Stock was granted with a per-share exercise or base price, as the case may be, not less than the fair market value of a share of GFI Common Stock on the date of grant. (l) With respect to each GFI Benefit Plan established or maintained outside of the U.S. primarily for the benefit of employees of GFI or any GFI Subsidiary residing outside of the U.S. (a “Foreign GFI Benefit Plan”): (i) all material employer and employee contributions to each Foreign GFI Benefit Plan required by Law or by the terms of such Foreign GFI Benefit Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices; (ii) the fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign GFI Benefit Plan and the liability of each insurer for any Foreign GFI Benefit Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any Foreign GFI Benefit Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is not materially less than the accrued benefit obligations with respect to all current and former participants in such plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer contributions to such Foreign GFI Benefit Plan and none of the Transactions shall cause such assets or insurance obligations to be materially less than such benefit obligations; and (iii) each Foreign GFI Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities (including tax authorities). Section 2.16(l) of the GFI Disclosure Letter separately identifies each Foreign GFI Benefit Plan that is a defined benefit pension plan.

• Certain Employee Payments The Company is not a party to any employment agreement which could result in the payment to any current, former or future director or employee of the Company of any money or other property or rights or accelerate or provide any other rights or benefits to any such employee or director as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not (i) such payment, acceleration or provision would constitute a “parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), or (ii) some other subsequent action or event would be required to cause such payment, acceleration or provision to be triggered.