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• Covenants of the Stockholders Each of the Stockholders hereby covenants and agrees that:

• Covenants of the Stockholder The Stockholder agrees as follows: (a) At any meeting of stockholders of the Company called to vote upon the Merger and the Merger Agreement or at any adjournment thereof or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval with respect to the Merger and the Merger Agreement is sought, the Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Shares in favor of the Merger, the approval of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the terms thereof and each of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. (b) At any meeting of stockholders of the Company or at any adjournment thereof or in any other circumstances upon which the Stockholder's vote, consent or other approval is sought, the Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Shares against (i) any merger agreement or merger (other than the Merger Agreement and the Merger), consolidation, combination, sale of substantial assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by the Company or any other Takeover Proposal or (ii) any amendment of the Company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other proposal or transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which amendment or other proposal or transaction would in any manner impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify the Merger, the Merger Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. (c) The Stockholder agrees not to (i) sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement (including any profit sharing arrangement) with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, assignment or other disposition of, the Subject Shares to any person other than Purchaser or Purchaser's designee or (ii) enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise, in connection, directly or indirectly, with any Takeover Proposal. (d) The Stockholder shall not, nor shall the Stockholder permit any investment banker, attorney or other adviser or representative of the Stockholder to, (i) directly or indirectly solicit, initiate or encourage the submission of, any Takeover Proposal or (ii) directly or indirectly participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any information with respect to, or take any other action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Takeover Proposal, or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to or approve or recommend any Takeover Proposal. (e) So long as the Merger Agreement has not been terminated, the Stockholder shall tender pursuant to the Offer, and not withdraw, all of the Subject Shares.

• Covenants of Stockholder Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that:

• Covenants of the Shareholders (a) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10, it shall not take any action of any kind that may in any way adversely affect, by delay or otherwise, the likelihood of success of the Arrangement, and in furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Shareholder shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) option, sell, assign, transfer, dispose of, hypothecate, alienate, grant a security interest in, encumber in any way, tender to any offer or otherwise convey any Subject Shares or Convertible Securities or any right or interest therein or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing; (ii) grant or agree to grant any proxy or other right to the Subject Shares, or enter into any voting trust or pooling agreement or arrangement or otherwise relinquish or modify its right to vote any of the Subject Shares, or enter into or subject any of the Subject Shares to any other agreement, arrangement, understanding or commitment, formal or informal, with respect to or relating to the voting thereof; (iii) (A) make, solicit, assist, initiate, encourage, or otherwise facilitate (including by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding) any inquiries, proposals or offers from any person regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or (B) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or (C) otherwise co-operate in any way with, or assist or participate in or facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing; (iv) take any action of any kind, directly or indirectly, which may cause its representations or warranties hereunder to become untrue; or (v) take any action to encourage or assist any other person to do any of the prohibited acts referred to in this Section 4(a). (b) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance Section 10, it shall: (i) (A) forthwith notify Symmetry and Acquisitionco, at first orally and then in writing, of all Acquisition Proposals currently under consideration and immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitations, encouraged activities, discussions or negotiations such Shareholder is engaged in with any person (other than Symmetry and Acquisitionco) with respect to or which could lead to any potential Acquisition Proposal from and after the date hereof, and (B) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify Symmetry and Acquisitionco, at first orally and then in writing, of any inquiries, proposals or offers that such Shareholder receives or of which such Shareholder becomes aware, relating to, constituting or which such Shareholder reasonably believes could lead to an Acquisition Proposal, such notice to include a description of the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the person making, any proposal, inquiry or offer or any amendment thereto, and such other details of the proposal, inquiry or offer as Symmetry and Acquisitionco may reasonably request, including a copy thereof; and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts (which, for greater certainty, shall not include influencing the board of directors of the Company) to assist Symmetry and Acquisitionco to successfully complete the Arrangement, including co-operating with Symmetry and Acquisitionco in: (A) making all requisite regulatory filings and giving evidence in relation thereto; (B) meeting with prospective lenders and investors in presentations, meetings, road shows and due diligence sessions; and (C) providing investor relations support and communicating with the shareholders of both Symmetry and the Company; and (iii) perform all obligations required to by it under this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement in order to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably practicable, the Transactions. (c) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until 36 months following the Effective Time, none of such Shareholder, its affiliates (including any person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Shareholder) and its representatives (including any directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, or other agents) or any person not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with any of the foregoing shall, directly or indirectly, in any manner, acquire or agree to acquire or make any offer or proposal to acquire any securities of Symmetry or any property deriving its value in whole or in part from securities of Symmetry. (d) Each Shareholder consents to the disclosure of the substance of this Agreement in any press release or any circular relating to the Arrangement and to the filing of this Agreement as may be required pursuant to applicable Law. (e) Each Shareholder (if such Shareholder is a corporation or trust) shall ensure that the officers, directors, trustees and employees of it and its subsidiaries (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) and any financial advisors or other advisors or representatives retained by it are aware of the provisions of this Section 4, and it shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 4 by any such persons.

• Certain Covenants of the Stockholder Except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

• Covenants of the Shareholder The Shareholder hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees that during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3: (a) it will not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, advisor, representative, agent or otherwise: (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, continue or otherwise facilitate (including, without limitation, by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) the initiation of any inquiries or proposals regarding an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) accept or enter into any agreement, letter of intent, arrangement or understanding related to any Acquisition Proposal; (b) if the Shareholder receives any Acquisition Proposal in its capacity as a holder of Shares (including, without limitation, an offer or invitation to enter into discussions), whether written or oral, the Shareholder will as promptly as practicable notify Vasogen, in writing, and provide to Vasogen a copy thereof if written, and if verbal, a description of the principal terms, including the price proposed to be paid in connection therewith, the form of consideration to be paid, the material terms and the identity of the proponent; (c) it will vote the Shares in support of all things proposed by IPC and Vasogen that are necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws to consummate the Transactions; (d) it will not grant or agree to grant any proxy or other right to the Shares, or enter into any voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call Meetings or give consents or approvals of any kind with respect to the Shares, other than pursuant to the provisions hereof; (e) it will not, without the prior written consent of Vasogen, sell, transfer, monetize, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, encumber or otherwise convey or grant an option over any of the Shares (or any right or interest therein (legal or equitable)) held by it to any person, entity or group or agree to do any of the foregoing; (f) except as required by applicable Law (after fully consulting with Vasogen), it will not, prior to the public announcement by IPC, IPC Corp. and Vasogen of the terms of the Transactions, directly or indirectly, disclose to any person, firm or corporation (other than on a confidential basis to such advisors (if any) as the Shareholder may determine are necessary to retain specifically for the purposes of this Agreement) the existence of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement or the Merger Agreement, or any terms or conditions or other information concerning the Transactions; (g) it will not, without the prior written consent of Vasogen, not to be unreasonably withheld, purchase, or enter into any agreement or right to purchase, any additional shares of IPC; and (h) it will do all things required, necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement and the Merger Agreement.

• Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Stockholder The Stockholder represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that:

• Covenants of the Sub-Adviser (a) If at any time during the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser discovers any fact or omission, or any event or change of circumstances occurs, which would make the Sub-Adviser’s representations and warranties in Section 8 inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect, or which might render the Disclosure Documents untrue or misleading in any material respect, the Sub-Adviser will provide prompt written notification to the Fund and MassMutual of any such fact, omission, event or change of circumstances, and the facts related thereto. (b) The Sub-Adviser agrees that, during the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement, and for so long as investment in the Fund is being offered for sale, it will provide the Fund and MassMutual with updated information relating to the Sub-Adviser’s performance results as reasonably required from time to time by the Fund and MassMutual. The Sub-Adviser shall use its best efforts to provide such information within a reasonable period of time after the end of the month to which such updated information relates and the information is available to it.

• Certain Covenants of Stockholder 7.1 Except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, Stockholder agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, not to, directly or indirectly: (a) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, any of the Shares; (b) grant any proxies, deposit any Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any Shares; or (c) solicit, initiate or encourage the submission of any proposal or offer from any person (other than Saturn or Merger Sub) relating to any acquisition or purchase of all or any material portion of the assets of, or any equity interest in (other than pursuant to the exercise of options outstanding on the date hereof), Smartflex or any subsidiary of Smartflex, or any merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction involving Smartflex or any subsidiary of Smartflex (each a "Competing Transaction"), or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to, or otherwise, cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any person (other than Saturn and Merger Sub) to do or seek any of the foregoing, Stockholder will cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations by or on its behalf with any person (other than Saturn and Merger Sub) conducted heretofore with respect to any Competing Transaction and will promptly notify Saturn following receipt of any request by any person (other than Saturn or Merger Sub) relating to any possible Competing Transaction or information concerning Smartflex. Nothing contained herein will prohibit Stockholder, solely in his capacity as an officer or as a member of the board of directors of Smartflex (the "Board"), from furnishing information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with, any person (other than Saturn and Merger Sub) in connection with an unsolicited proposal involving a fully-financed (as represented by such person) Competing Transaction which is made in writing by such person (other than Saturn and Merger Sub) and which, if consummated, would provide consideration per share, of Common Stock to the stockholders of Smartflex in excess of the Offer Price if, and only to the extent that, the Board determines in good faith, based upon the advice of SG Cxxxx Xxxurities Corporation and the written advice of Straxxxxx Xxxcx Xxxlxxx & Xautx, xxat such action is required for the Board to comply with its fiduciary duties to stockholders under Delaware law. 7.2 Stockholder agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, to notify Saturn promptly of the number of any shares of Common Stock beneficial ownership of which is acquired by Stockholder after the date hereof.

• Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Shareholder 4.1 The Shareholder represents, warrants and, where applicable, covenants to Trulieve as follows, and acknowledges that Trulieve is relying upon these representations, warranties and covenants in connection with the entering into of this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement: (a) (i) the Shareholder (A) owns beneficially (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) all of the Subject Shares set forth on Exhibit A, and (B) will own beneficially any additional Subject Shares acquired after the date of this Agreement, in each instance, free and clear of all Encumbrances (as hereinafter defined), and (ii) except pursuant hereto, there (A) are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which the Shareholder is a party relating to the pledge, disposition, Transfer or voting of any of the Subject Shares set forth on Exhibit A, and there are no voting trusts or voting agreements with respect to such Subject Shares, and (B) there will not be any options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which the Shareholder is a party relating to the pledge, disposition, Transfer or voting of any of additional Subject Shares acquired after the date of this Agreement, and there will not be any voting trusts or voting agreements with respect to such additional Subject Shares; (b) the Shareholder has the full corporate power (if the Shareholder is a corporation) and authority and legal capacity to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform fully the Shareholder’s obligations hereunder (including the proxy and power of attorney described in Section 3.1(e)) and has received all requisite approvals to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and to complete the transactions contemplated in the Arrangement Agreement; (c) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Shareholder and, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable by Trulieve against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms subject only to any limitation under bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction; (d) if the Shareholder is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, the Shareholder is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organized or constituted; (e) none of the execution and delivery by the Shareholder of this Agreement or the completion or performance of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Shareholder with the Shareholder’s obligations hereunder will result in a breach of or constitute a default under any provision of (i) any agreement or instrument to which the Shareholder is a party or by which the Shareholder or any of the Shareholder’s property or assets is bound, (ii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity against the Shareholder, or (iii) any law, statute, ordinance, regulation or rule applicable to the Shareholder, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to impair the ability of the Shareholder to perform its obligations hereunder; (f) other than pursuant to an Existing Lock-up Agreement, the Subject Shares are and will be at all times up until the Effective Time free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims, pledges, options, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights, agreements, limitations on the Shareholder’s voting rights, charges and other encumbrances of any nature (other than any encumbrances created by this Agreement or arising under applicable federal and state securities laws) (“Encumbrances”) that could adversely affect the Plan of Arrangement, the Arrangement Agreement, or the exercise or fulfillment of the rights and obligations of Trulieve or the Shareholder under this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement; (g) there are no legal proceedings in progress or pending before any Governmental Entity or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, threatened against the Shareholder or its Affiliates that would reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to materially impair the ability of the Shareholder to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and (h) no consent of the Shareholder’s spouse is necessary under any “community property” or other Laws in order for the Shareholder to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.