From: Vincenzo lozzo . I

<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>Vincenzo lozzo .</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Thursday, February 12, 2015 3:56 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Jeffrey E.</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>Re: Favor/help</td></tr></table>

Jeffrey,

Was wondering if you had time to give a thought to this at all?

Thanks

Sent from my (phone

> On 05/feb/2015, at 09:25, Vincenzo lozzo rote:
>

> Jeffrey,

> So it looks like we are moving forward with the company (meaning we have i=vestors), this is good news for me but also poses an issue.

>

> The issue is that my shareholder agreement with my previous company is pre=ty annoying, both because I cannot freely hire people from there but also b=cause I might have some non-compete issues down the line. So I'm trying to s=ll my equity in that company (Trail Of Bits Inc).

>

> I went to dinner with the other co-founders of the company the other day t= see if they were willing to buy me out, I should know more early next week=but I don't think it's very likely to happen.

>

> A competitor of the company is willing to buy me out, but I'm sure that if=l go with him the other co-founders will fight hard to prevent the sale or a= the very least delay it a lot (they don't like each other very much, and t=at's an understatement).

>

> Anyway, the request for help is the following: > Do you think you or a friend/client of yours might be willing to buy > it? a There are two options, the first is just my equity (roughly around 8%) and=the second is mine + another guy that left which would bring the total to a=out 18%.

>

> The company is profitable and the revenue should be around 53-5mm, so fair=y small. I'm waiting to receive the financials from them to know exactly th= revenues for 2014.

>

> The remaining co-founders have a long-term view on it, meaning they will l=kely not be willing to sell it for at least 5 years or so.

>

> In terms of positioning, the company is a known market leader for certain g=vernment services/agencies.

>

> Given the revenue I'm trying to get around 500k for my stake. As I said an=ther guy is willing to sell his stake too if 500k is too small of an invest=ent.

>

> Besides the pure investment opportunity, what I was thinking is that

> it co=ld be a good deal for somebody who is either trying to get an

> investor visa=for the US or for some form of tax saving. Hence why I

> figured I'd ask you.=20

>

> Anyhow, as a general indication do you think it's doable?

>

> Sorry for reaching out to you, but I figured you're one of the few people l=know who could help and could move fast

enough.

>

> Thank you,

>V

> Sent from my (phone

>

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