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• Compensation and Fees (a) As Dealer-Manager you shall receive from the Partnership the following fees and other compensation based on each Unit sold to investors who are situated and/or residents in states other than Minnesota and New Hampshire and accepted by the Managing General Partner: (i) a 2.5% Dealer-Manager fee; (ii) a 7.0% Sales Commission; (iii) a .5% reimbursement of marketing expenses; and (iv) a .5% reimbursement of the Selling Agents' bona fide accountable due diligence expenses. (b) The 7.0% Sales Commission, the .5% reimbursement of marketing expenses and the .5% reimbursement of bona fide accountable due diligence expenses shall be reallowed to the Selling Agents. The 2.5% Dealer-Manager fee shall be reallowed to the wholesalers for subscriptions obtained through the wholesalers' effort. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing General Partner, its officers, directors and Affiliates, and investors who buy Units through the officers and directors of the Managing General Partner may subscribe to Units for a subscription price reduced by the 2.5% Dealer-Manager fee, the 7.0% Sales Commission, the .5% reimbursement of marketing expenses and the .5% reimbursement of the Selling Agents' bona fide accountable due diligence expenses which will not be paid to you. Also, the following investors may subscribe to Units for a subscription price reduced by the 7.0% Sales Commission, the .5% reimbursement of marketing expenses and the .5% reimbursement of the Selling Agents' bona fide accountable due diligence expenses, which will not be paid to you, although their subscription price will not be reduced by the 2.5% Dealer-Manager fee which will be paid to you: (i) registered investment advisors and their clients; and (ii) Selling Agents and their registered representatives and principals. (d) Pending receipt and acceptance by the Managing General Partner of the minimum subscription proceeds of $1,000,000 excluding: (i) any optional subscription by the Managing General Partner and its Affiliates; and (ii) the subscription discounts set forth in Section 4(c) of this Agreement; all proceeds received by you from the sale of Units shall be held in a separate interest bearing escrow account as provided in Section 15 of this Agreement. Unless at least the minimum subscription proceeds of $1,000,000 as described above are received on or before the Offering Termination Date as described in Section 1 of this Agreement, the offering shall be terminated, in which event none of the fees, Sales Commissions and reimbursements set forth in Section 4(a) of this Agreement shall be payable to you and all funds advanced by purchasers shall be returned to them with interest earned. In addition, you shall deliver a termination letter in the form provided to you by the Managing General Partner to each of the subscribers and to each of the offerees previously solicited by you and the Selling Agents in connection with the offering of the Units. (e) Except as otherwise provided above, the fees, Sales Commissions and reimbursements set forth in Section 4(a) of this Agreement, shall be paid to you within five business days after at least the minimum subscription proceeds of $1,000,000 as described above have been received by the Partnership and accepted by the Managing General Partner and the subscription proceeds have been released from the escrow account to the Managing General Partner. You shall reallow to the Selling Agents and the wholesalers their respective fees, Sales Commissions and reimbursements as set forth in Section 4(b) of this Agreement. Thereafter, your fees, Sales Commissions and reimbursements shall be paid to you and shall be reallowed to the Selling Agents and wholesalers as described above approximately every two weeks until the Partnership's Offering Termination Date and all your remaining fees, Sales Commissions and reimbursements shall be paid no later than fourteen business days after the Partnership's Offering Termination Date.

• A-E Compensation and Extra Work 1.5.1. For the PROJECTS/SERVICES authorized under this CONTRACT, A-E shall be compensated in accordance with the following: 1.5.2. For completion and approval of all PROJECTS/SERVICES where “Extra Work” (defined as changes in approved portions of the PROJECT/SERVICES required by and ordered in writing by DIRECTOR which changes constitute a change in or departure from said approved portions of PROJECTS/SERVICES) is not authorized, compensation including reimbursables shall be described and payable as stipulated in Fee Schedule, herein after referred to as “Attachment B”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 1.5.3. Where extra work is authorized for PROJECTS/SERVICES: a. The amount for Extra Work shall be determined using Attachment B. Extra Work shall be required by and ordered in writing by DIRECTOR. If this CONTRACT is not approved by the Board of Supervisors, any change that increases the cumulative CONTRACT price beyond $100,000 must be approved by the Board. Increases in the CONTRACT amount for services within the existing scope of work may be granted by the DIRECTOR where the amount does not exceed 25 percent of the existing CONTRACT price or $100,000, whichever is less. b. A-E's billing for the Extra Work shall include but not be limited to names of A- E's staff employed in the Extra Work, classification of employees and number of hours worked. 1.5.4. For partial completion of work of PROJECTS/SERVICES followed by default on part of A-E: a. For failure to complete and secure approval of the first required submittal, there shall be no compensation. b. For failure to complete and secure approval of other authorized phases, A-E shall, upon completion of PROJECTS/SERVICES by others, be entitled to receive compensation based on approved work of PROJECTS/SERVICES not to exceed the amounts specified in Attachment A for that particular submittal, plus the reasonable value as determined by COUNTY of the non-approved work; provided, however, that if the cost to COUNTY to complete the contract exceeds the amount specified herein, A-E shall be liable to COUNTY for such excess costs attributable to A-E's breach of the CONTRACT.

• Fees and Compensation Managers and Officers may receive such compensation and fees, if any, for their services, and such reimbursement for expenses, as may be determined by resolution of the Board.

• L/C Fees Borrower shall pay to Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage an L/C fee (the “L/C Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. L/C Fees shall be (A) due and payable on the first Business Day of each of April, July, October and January, in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the L/C Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (B) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all L/C Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

• Compensation and FUND ACCOUNTING Expenses FUND ACCOUNTING shall be paid as compensation for its services pursuant to this Agreement such compensation as may from time to time be agreed upon in writing by the two parties. FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled, if agreed to by the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio, to recover its reasonable telephone, courier or delivery service, and all other reasonable out-of-pocket, expenses as incurred, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable fees for pricing services.

• Remuneration and fees In most cases we are paid by commission from the insurer but in some circumstances, we may charge you a fee instead of commission or a combination of both where we arrange policies with a low commission. Where we charge a fee, this will not be liable for insurance premium tax or value added tax (insurance is a VAT exempt industry). All fees will be advised verbally and/or will be included within the Statement of Price document before you incept your policy. We will also make the following administration charges per policy: See Appendix 1 Our commission and fee(s) are earned on placement of your insurance. If you make a change or cancel your policy mid-term (other than in the 14-day Cooling Off period) which results in a return premium, we will retain all fees and any commission to cover our administration and advisory services. Our fees will be clearly shown in any invoice we issue to you, and we will advise you of the amount of any charge before you become liable to paying it. We have arrangements with some insurers to receive additional payments reflecting the size and/or profitability of our account with them and/or in respect of work we undertake on their behalf, and we will advise you where this is the case.

• Compensation and Expense Reimbursement A. Client will pay the Company, as compensation for the services provided for in this Agreement and as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Company on Client's behalf, in the manner set forth in Schedule A annexed to this Agreement which Schedule is incorporated herein by reference. B. In addition to the compensation and expense reimbursement referred to in Section 2(A) above, Company shall be entitled to receive from Client a "Transaction Fee", as a result of any Transaction (as described below) between Client and any other company, entity, person, group or persons or other party which is introduced to, or put in contact with, Client by Company, or by which Client has been introduced to, or has been put in contact with, by Company. A "Transaction" shall mean merger, sale of stock, sale of assets, consolidation or other similar transaction or series or combination of transactions whereby Client or such other party transfer to the other, or both transfer to a third entity or person, stock, assets, or any interest in its business in exchange for stock, assets, securities, cash or other valuable property or rights, or wherein they make a contribution of capital or services to a joint venture, commonly owned enterprise or business opportunity with the other for purposes of future business operations and opportunities. To be a Transaction covered by this section, the transaction must occur during the term of this Agreement or the one year period following the expiration of this Agreement. The calculation of a Transaction Fee shall be based upon the total value of the consideration, securities, property, business, assets or other value given, paid, transferred or contributed by, or to, the Client and shall equal 5% of the dollar value of the Transaction. Such fee shall be paid by certified funds at the closing of the Transaction.

• COMPENSATION AND PAYMENTS 1.1 The Owner shall pay the Contractor to furnish all labor, equipment, materials and incidentals necessary for the construction of the Work described in the Specifications and shown on the Drawings the Contract Amount as shown below. Base Bid $0.00 Alternate Bid number and name or "no Alternates" $0.00 Alternate Bid number and name or "no Alternates" $0.00 Alternate Bid number and name or "no Alternates" $0.00 Alternate Bid number and name or "no Alternates" $0.00 Alternate Bid number and name or "no Alternates" $0.00 1.2 The Contractor’s requisition shall contain sufficient detail and supporting information for the Owner to evaluate and support the payment requested. 1.2.1 Payments are due and payable twenty-five working days from the date of receipt of a Contractor requisition which is approved by the Owner. 1.2.2 Provisions for late payments are governed by 5 M.R.S. Chapter 144, Payment of Invoices Received from Business Concerns, and interest shall be calculated at 1% per month.

• Compensation; Payment of Fees and Expenses As compensation for the performance of the Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator shall be entitled to receive $2,500 annually, which shall be solely an obligation of the Servicer; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, such compensation shall in no event exceed the Servicing Fee for the related annual period. The Administrator shall pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder.

• Compensation Benefits and Expenses (a) For services rendered under this Employment Agreement, the Company will pay the Employee a base annual salary of $150,000 (such applicable annual rate referred to herein as the “Base Salary”). Payment will be made on the regularly scheduled pay dates of the Company, subject to all appropriate withholdings or other deductions required by applicable law or by the Company’s established policies applicable to employees of the Company. The Company may increase the Base Salary in its sole discretion, but shall not reduce the Base Salary below the rate established by the Employment Agreement without the Employee’s written consent. (b) During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s annual incentive plan, under which the Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual target bonus equal to an amount between twenty percent (20%) and fifty percent (50%) of Base Salary if certain performance criteria and measures are satisfied, as determined by and within the sole discretion of the Company. (c) During the Employment Term, in addition to the compensation payable to the Employee as described above, the Employee shall be entitled to participate in all the employee benefit plans or programs of the Company that are available to employees of the Company generally (“Employee Benefits”). (d) At the first meeting of the Board’s Compensation Committee following the Effective Date, the Compensation Committee shall grant the Employee options (the “Options”) to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock of the Company, pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Option Plan”). In addition, during the Employment Term, the Employee shall be eligible for subsequent annual Option grants under the Option Plan, or any such successor stock option plan, at the time such grants are made under the Option Plan to management employees of the Company generally, with a targeted grant of Options to acquire between 5,000 and 10,000 shares of common stock of the Company per year, as determined by and within the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. (e) During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse the Employee for such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses as he may incur from time to time for and on behalf of the furtherance of the Company’s business, provided that the Employee submits to the Company satisfactory documentation or other support for such expenses in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy.