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• Claims and Review Procedure In the event that any claim for benefits that must initially be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors, is denied (in whole or in part) hereunder, the claimant shall receive from First Charter a notice of denial in writing within 60 days, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, setting forth the specific reasons for denial, with specific reference to pertinent provisions of this Supplemental Agreement. Any disagreements about such interpretations and construction shall be submitted to an arbitrator subject to the rules and procedures established by the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator shall be acceptable to both First Charter and the Executive (or Beneficiary); if the parties cannot agree on a single arbitrator, the disagreement shall be heard by a panel of three arbitrators, with each party to appoint one arbitrator and the third to be chosen by the other two. No member of the Board of Directors shall be liable to any person for any action taken under Article VIII except those actions undertaken with lack of good faith.

• Claims and Review Procedures 6.1 For all claims other than Disability benefits:

• Title Review (a) On or after the Effective Date, Purchaser may order (i) a title commitment (the “Title Commitment”) from Land Services USA, Inc., as agent for (x) First American Title Insurance Company, (y) such other nationally recognized title insurance company mutually acceptable to Seller and Purchaser or (z) an alternate title insurance company (or alternate office) selected by Seller pursuant to Section 2.2(c) (the “Title Company”), together with complete and legible copies of all instruments and documents referred to therein as exceptions to title, and (ii) a survey of the Property from a reputable surveyor or surveying firm reasonably acceptable to the Title Company (the “Survey”) reflecting the total area of the Property, the location of all improvements, recorded easements and encroachments, if any, located thereon and all building and set back lines and plottable matters of record with respect thereto. (b) Prior to the Expiration of the Due Diligence Period, Purchaser shall deliver written notice to Seller of any title matters, other than Permitted Exceptions, identified in the Title Commitment or shown on the Survey (or any supplements or updates thereto) which Purchaser finds objectionable (“Title Objections”). Seller shall have 5 Business Days from its receipt of such title objection notice from Purchaser to notify Purchaser whether Seller commits to cause such Title Objections to be removed from the land records or insured over (and with any such matters proposed to be insured over by the Title Company) at Closing, provided, however that Seller shall be obligated to remove or cause the removal from the land records of all Monetary Liens at or prior to Closing. Any matters set forth in the Title Commitment or Survey and not so objected to by Purchaser (other than Monetary Liens) shall be deemed to be Permitted Exceptions. If, for any reason, Seller is unable or unwilling to take such actions as may be required to remedy or remove from the land records any Title Objections (other than Monetary Liens) objected to by Purchaser, Seller shall give Purchaser notice thereof, it being understood and agreed that the failure of Seller to give such notice within 5 Business Days after receipt of Purchaser’s notice of objection shall be deemed an election by Seller not to remedy any such matters. If Seller shall be unable or unwilling to remedy any Title Objections (other than Monetary Liens) as to which Purchaser has objected, Purchaser may elect either (i) to terminate this Agreement by notice given to Seller within 5 Business Days following Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s notice, whereupon the Deposit shall be refunded to Purchaser and neither party shall have any further obligations to the other hereunder, except for those obligations which expressly survive the termination of this Agreement or (ii) to proceed to Closing in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, notwithstanding such matters and without any abatement or reduction in the Purchase Price on account thereof. If any matter arises that was not previously disclosed in the Title Commitment or on the Survey (as same may have been updated), is discovered by Purchaser or by the Title Company and is added to such Title Commitment by the Title Company at or prior to Closing, Purchaser shall have five (5) Business Days (and the Closing shall be extended, if necessary) after Purchaser’s receipt of such updated Title Commitment showing the new title exception, together with a legible copy of any such new matter, to provide Seller with written notice of its objection to any such new title exception (each a “New Objection”, and collectively, the “New Objections”). If Seller does not elect to remove or cure New Objections prior to Closing (other than Monetary Liens, which Seller shall be obligated to cure), which such election shall be given by notice to Purchaser within 5 Business Days after Seller’s receipt of Purchaser’s notice setting forth such New Objections, Purchaser may, by written notice to Seller, either (i) agree to accept title subject to the exceptions which Seller is unable to remove or cause to be removed (in which case such exceptions shall be considered Permitted Exceptions) or (ii) terminate this Agreement, and in the latter event the Deposit and accrued interest thereon shall be returned to Purchaser, and thereafter, except for those obligations herein which are specifically stated to survive the termination of this Agreement, neither party shall have any further right, liability or obligation under this Agreement. (c) In connection with the issuance of an ALTA 15-06 endorsement to the Title Policy at Closing, in the event that the Title Company is unable or unwilling to issue an ALTA 15-06 endorsement to the Title Policy at Closing upon terms and conditions acceptable to Seller, Seller shall have a one-time right (but not the obligation) to elect that the Title Policy be issued by an alternate title insurance company (or an alternate office of the Title Company) selected by Seller from the list of title insurance companies set forth on Schedule 2.2(c) attached hereto. In the event Seller so elects, Seller shall deliver written notice to Purchaser stating Seller’s election, Purchaser shall engage the alternate title insurance company (or alternate office of the Title Company, as applicable) selected by Seller for the purpose of issuing the Title Policy and Seller shall be responsible for 50% of any additional search and exam fees resulting from Seller’s exercise of its rights set forth in this Section 2.2(c).

• Joint Remediation Committee If the Sellers (acting reasonably) determine that the Purchasers have committed a Major Default, then, at the election of the Sellers, within three (3) Business Days of the Sellers providing the Purchasers written notice of such determination, the Sellers and the Purchasers shall establish a joint remediation committee of designated executives from the Sellers and the Purchasers (“Joint Remediation Committee”) consisting of three (3) members of each of the Sellers and the Purchasers. The Joint Remediation Committee shall be responsible for overseeing the development of a mutually agreeable plan in accordance with subsection 3 below to either (i) remediate any breaches giving rise to the Major Default to the extent such breaches can be remediated and/or (ii) prevent similar breaches from recurring in the future (clauses (i) and (ii), a “Corrective Action Plan”). Each member of the Joint Remediation Committee shall have sufficient authority on the part of his or her respective party to make decisions relating to matters reviewed by the Joint Remediation Committee, and shall be approved by the other party (such approval not to be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld). The Joint Remediation Committee shall have access to Purchaser Personnel that are primarily responsible for the area of the business relationship (such as information technology, data security or regulatory) where the breaches giving rise to the Major Default arise (such Purchaser Personnel, collectively, the “Subject Matter Experts”). The Sellers and the Purchasers shall cause their respective members on the Joint Remediation Committee to, and the Purchasers shall cause the Subject Matter Experts to, act in good faith in connection with the development of the Corrective Action Plan.

• Technical Objections to Grievances It is the intent of both Parties of this Agreement that no grievance shall be defeated merely because of a technical error, other than time limitations in processing the grievance through the grievance procedure. To this end, an arbitration board shall have the power to allow all necessary amendments to the grievance and the power to waive formal procedural irregularities in the processing of a grievance, in order to determine the real matter in dispute and to render a decision according to equitable principles and the justice of the case.

• Title and Survey Review The condition of the title to the Properties. Prior to the Effective Date, Seller has provided to Buyer an ALTA title report or commitment for title insurance (individually, a “Title Commitment” and collectively, the “Title Commitments”) prepared by First American Title Insurance Company (the “Title Company”) with respect to each Real Property. Buyer may request from the Title Company an updated Title Commitment, together with copies of all documents referred to therein, for any or all of the Properties. Prior to the Effective Date, Seller has provided to Buyer a copy of an existing survey of each Property, and Buyer may, at Buyer’s sole cost and expense, obtain an update of each survey (the “Surveys”). It shall be a condition to Closing that the Title Company shall be committed to issue to Buyer an ALTA extended coverage Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance for each Property, in an amount equal to the Allocated Purchase Price and insuring title to each Property is vested in Buyer, subject only to the “Permitted Exceptions” (as hereinafter defined) and including only the “Endorsements” (as hereinafter defined) (individually and collectively, the “Title Policy”). The following matters shall be deemed “Permitted Exceptions”: all matters disclosed by the Title Commitments other than (A) those matters which the Title Company has removed from the Title Commitment by written supplement and (B) those “Mandatory Cure Items” (as hereinafter defined). “Mandatory Cure Items” shall mean (1) those matters which Seller has agreed in writing to cause to be removed at or before Closing in accordance with, and subject to, Paragraph 3(c), (2) any mortgages, deeds of trust or other similar encumbrance evidencing outstanding indebtedness voluntarily created by Seller which can be satisfied by the payment of an ascertainable amount of money, and (3) any mechanic’s, materialman’s or broker’s liens filed against a Property as a result of Seller’s acts or omissions (e.g., failure to pay) which can be satisfied by the payment of an ascertainable amount of money. The “Endorsements” shall include only those endorsements which, prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period, the Title Company has agreed in writing to include in the applicable Title Policy or Seller has agreed in writing to cause to be included in such Title Policy;

• Data Protection Impact Assessment and Prior Consultation Processor shall provide reasonable assistance to the Company with any data protection impact assessments, and prior consultations with Supervising Authorities or other competent data privacy authorities, which Company reasonably considers to be required by article 35 or 36 of the GDPR or equivalent provisions of any other Data Protection Law, in each case solely in relation to Processing of Company Personal Data by, and taking into account the nature of the Processing and information available to, the Contracted Processors.

• Patent Filing Responsibilities and Costs 1. The invention and patent rights herein apply to any patent application or patents covering an invention made under this Agreement. Each Party is responsible for its own costs of obtaining and maintaining patents covering sole inventions of its employees. The Parties may agree otherwise, upon the reporting of any invention (sole or joint) or in any license granted. 2. Partner shall include the following in patent applications for an invention made jointly between NASA employees, its Related Entity employees and Partner employees: The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the U.S. Government for U.S. Government purposes without the payment of royalties thereon or therefore.

• Office of Inspector General Investigative Findings Expert Review In accordance with Senate Bill 799, Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., if Texas Government Code, Section 531.102(m-1)(2) is applicable to this Contract, Contractor affirms that it possesses the necessary occupational licenses and experience.

• Environmental Review (a) Buyer shall have the right to conduct or cause a consultant (“Buyer’s Environmental Consultant”) to conduct an environmental review of the Assets and Seller’s records pertaining to the Assets (as set forth in Section 3.01) prior to the expiration of the Examination Period (“Buyer’s Environmental Review”). The cost and expense of Buyer’s Environmental Review, if any, shall be borne solely by Buyer. The scope of work comprising Buyer’s Environmental Review shall not include any intrusive test or procedure without the prior written consent of Seller. Buyer shall (and shall cause Buyer’s Environmental Consultant to): (i) consult with Seller before conducting any work comprising Buyer’s Environmental Review, (ii) perform all such work in a safe and workmanlike manner and so as to not unreasonably interfere with Seller’s operations and (iii) comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any Third Party consents and otherwise cooperate with Buyer in conducting Buyer’s Environmental Review and any activities related thereto. Seller shall have the right to have a representative or representatives accompany Buyer and Buyer’s Environmental Consultant at all times during Buyer’s Environmental Review. With respect to any samples taken in connection with Buyer’s Environmental Review, Buyer shall take split samples, providing one of each such sample, properly labeled and identified, to Seller. The Parties shall execute a “common undertaking” letter regarding the confidentiality for the Environmental Review where appropriate. Buyer hereby agrees to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs, expenses, causes of action and judgments of any kind or character (INCLUDING THOSE RESULTING FROM SELLER’S SOLE, JOINT, COMPARATIVE OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY) to the extent arising out of Buyer’s Environmental Review. Buyer hereby covenants and agrees that it will have at least $2,000,000 of general liability insurance to cover its indemnification hereunder prior to the commencement of the Environmental Review. (b) Unless otherwise required by applicable law, Buyer shall (and shall cause Buyer’s Environmental Consultant to) treat confidentially any matters revealed by Buyer’s Environmental Review and any reports or data generated from such review (the “Environmental Information”), and Buyer shall not (and shall cause Buyer’s Environmental Consultant to not) disclose any Environmental Information to any Governmental Authority or other Third Party without the prior written consent of Seller unless otherwise required by law. Unless otherwise required by law, prior to the Closing, Buyer may use the Environmental Information only in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If Buyer, Buyer’s Environmental Consultant, or any Third Party to whom Buyer has provided any Environmental Information become legally compelled to disclose any of the Environmental Information, Buyer shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, provide Seller with good faith notice prior to any such disclosure so as to allow Seller to attempt to file any protective order, or seek any other remedy, as it deems appropriate under the circumstances. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing, Buyer shall deliver the Environmental Information to Seller, which Environmental Information shall become the sole property of Seller. Buyer shall provide two (2) copies of the Environmental Information to Seller without charge. (c) Buyer acknowledges that the Assets have been used for exploration, development, and production of oil and gas and that there may be petroleum, produced water, wastes, or other substances or materials located in, on or under or associated with the Assets. Equipment and sites included in the Assets may contain asbestos, hazardous substances, or naturally occurring radioactive material (“NORM”). NORM may affix or attach itself to the inside of wxxxx, materials, and equipment as scale, or in other forms. The wxxxx, materials, and equipment located on the Assets may contain NORM and other wastes or hazardous substances. NORM containing material and/or other wastes or hazardous substances may have come in contact with various environmental media, including without limitation, water, soils or sediment. Special procedures may be required for the assessment, remediation, removal, transportation, or disposal of environmental media, wastes, asbestos, hazardous substances and NORM from the Assets.