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Item 5. Other Information

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Item 5. Other Information

(a) We are reporting the following information in lieu of reporting on a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Employment Agreement with Mr. Schleimer

The Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Schleimer on November 5, 2023 (the “Schleimer Employment Agreement”). The following represents a summary of the material terms of the Schleimer Employment Agreement.

The term of the Schleimer Employment Agreement will expire on December 31, 2026. The Schleimer Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Schleimer shall serve as Chief Financial Officer and will report to the Company’s President or Chief Operating Officer or any successor position thereto.

Mr. Schleimer’s employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $2,000,000, subject to increase from time to time as approved by the Company’s board of directors or such other party to which the board of directors has delegated power and authority from time to time (the “Governing Body”).

For fiscal year 2023, Mr. Schleimer will be eligible to receive a cash bonus, which amount will be determined by the Governing Body. Beginning in fiscal year 2024 and during the remainder of the term of the Schleimer Employment Agreement, Mr. Schleimer will be eligible to receive an annual bonus with a target bonus amount equal to $2,000,000. The amount of the annual bonus will be based on the achievement of performance metrics based on Company performance (including EBTIDA), as determined by the Governing Body in good faith.

On or promptly following November 5, 2023, Mr. Schleimer will be entitled to receive an equity award of restricted stock units (the “Initial Equity Award”) with a value of approximately $3,000,000 that will vest in three equal installments on each of December 31, 2024, December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2026, subject to Mr. Schleimer’s continued employment through each applicable vesting date. In addition, in respect of fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year commencing during the remainder of the term of the Schleimer Employment Agreement, Mr. Schleimer will be eligible to receive an annual equity award in respect of each such fiscal year, with a target equity award amount equal to $1,506,849 in respect of fiscal year 2023 and $5,000,000 in respect of each such fiscal year thereafter. The amount of each equity award will be based on the achievement of performance metrics, continued service and/or other criteria, as determined by the Governing Body in good faith, and each equity award is expected to consist of restricted stock units or similar awards that vest in three equal installments on each of the one-year, two-year and three-year anniversaries of the date of issuance, subject to Mr. Schleimer’s continued employment through each applicable grant and vesting date.

If Mr. Schleimer’s employment is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the Schleimer Employment Agreement) or due to a resignation for “good reason” (as defined below) prior to the end of his term, he is entitled to (i) payment of an amount equal to one and

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one-half times his annual base salary, payable during the period commencing on the date of termination and ending on the twelve month anniversary of the date of termination, and (ii) an amount equal to his target bonus for each calendar year commencing with the calendar year in which the date of termination occurs and ending on the eighteen month anniversary of the date of termination (prorated for any partial year). For Mr. Schleimer, “good reason” means, the occurrence of, without Mr. Schleimer’s consent, the breach by the Company of any terms under Mr. Schleimer’s employment agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Mr. Schleimer’s employment is terminated without “cause” or due to a resignation for “good reason” prior to the end of his term and within two years following a “change of control” (as defined in the Company’s 2023 Incentive Award Plan), he will be entitled to (i) payment of an amount equal to two times his annual base salary, payable during the period commencing on the date of termination and ending on the twelve month anniversary of the date of termination, and (ii) an amount equal to his target bonus for each calendar year commencing with the calendar year in which the date of termination occurs and ending on the twenty-four month anniversary of the date of termination (prorated for any partial year).

If, before the end of Mr. Schleimer’s term, the Company fails to give Mr. Schleimer a bona fide offer of employment that provides compensation that is substantially comparable to the annual cash and equity compensation provided under his employment agreement (excluding the Initial Equity Award), and Mr. Schleimer’s employment is then either terminated by the Company without cause or by Mr. Schleimer for any reason within the thirty day period following the end of the employment term (an “Employer Non-Renewal”), Mr. Schleimer shall be entitled to payment of an amount equal to his annual base salary, payable during the period commencing on the date of termination and ending on the twelve month anniversary of the date of termination.

Further, if Mr. Schleimer’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or due to a resignation for good reason prior to the end of his employment term, or if Mr. Schleimer’s employed is terminated by the Company without cause in connection with an Employer Non-Renewal, any unvested portion of Mr. Schleimer’s equity awards that are subject solely to vesting based on continued service will accelerate and vest in full.

If Mr. Schleimer’s employment is terminated due to death or disability prior to the end of his term, he shall be entitled to payment of his target bonus for the year in which termination occurs, pro-rated for the portion of such year in which he was employed.

The Schleimer Employment Agreement includes confidentiality and assignment of intellectual property provisions and a six-month post-termination non-compete covenant, provided that, to the extent Mr. Schleimer’s employment is terminated due to a resignation without good reason or following the end of the employment term (other than due to an Employer Non-Renewal) and the Company desires to enforce the post-termination non-compete covenant, the Company must provide Mr. Schleimer with a supplemental payment equal to six months of base salary.

Any severance that Mr. Schleimer is entitled to receive upon his termination by the company without cause, due to a resignation for good reason or, due to an Employer Non-Renewal and any supplemental payment that Mr. Schleimer is entitled to receive in connection with enforcement of his post-termination non-compete covenant are subject to Mr. Schleimer’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims for the benefit of the Company.

Mr. Schleimer’s employment agreement provides that, if any payments to Mr. Schleimer would be considered “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code and subject to excise taxes under Section 4999 of the Code, such payments will be reduced to the extent such reduction would provide a greater net after-tax benefit to Mr. Schleimer in relation to the net after-tax benefit to Mr. Schleimer if all such payments had been made.

The foregoing summary of the Schleimer Employment Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Schleimer Employment Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.8 and incorporated herein by reference.

(b) None.

(c) During the three months ended September 30, 2023, no director or “officer” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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