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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this 19th day of September of 2012, between Daniel Schawbel c/o Levine Greenberg Literary Agency, Inc. , 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2407 New York , New York, NY 10001, USA (hereinafter called the PROPRIETOR) and Dar al Fajr, P.O. Box 505, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (hereinafter called the PUBLISHER), WHEREAS the Proprietor warrants that he is the sole and exclusive owner of the rights which are subject of this agreement and WHEREAS it is mutually agreed as follows regarding the Work entitled ME 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future, Revised and Updated Edition By Dan Schawbel Hereinafter called the WORK 1. THE PROPRIETOR hereby grants to the Publisher for a term of 5 (five) years from the date of this agreement subject to provisions of paragraph 10 hereof, the exclusive license to translate the Work into Arabic, and to publish and sell copies of such translation in volume form only in a trade edition. 2. THE PUBLISHER shall pay to the Proprietor on the signing of this agreement the sum of four hundred U.S. dollars (US $400), which shall be a non-returnable fee and on account of one thousand (1,000) copies printed. For each subsequent printing of 500 copies, the Publisher will pay an additional fee of two hundred U.S. dollars (US $200). All payments due herein are subject to any applicable international withholding tax. 3. THE PUBLISHER shall make or cause to be made at its expenses the translation into the aforementioned language and will promptly secure in name of the Proprietor whatever copyright protection may be available in the said territory with respect to the Work and said translation. The copyright in the Work and said translation shall be and remain in the name of the Proprietor, subject only to the rights herein granted. The title of the Work in the English language shall appear beneath the title on the title page or in the back of the title page of every copy issued. Copyright notice shall be printed exactly as it appears in the original edition of the Work: Copyright 2010 by Dan Schawbel. This provision is an integral part of this agreement and the permission to publish granted by the Proprietor is conditioned upon printing of the correct copyright notice. 4. THE PUBLISHER agrees to publish the translation of the Work within 18 (eighteen) months of the date of this agreement and the number of copies to be printed shall not be less than 1,000. If the Publisher fails to issue the translation of the Work within the period detailed, this agreement shall terminate automatically and all rights licensed hereunder shall revert to the Proprietor without further notice or procedure and without prejudice to any monies already paid or then due to the Proprietor under the terms of this agreement. 5. THE TRANSLATION of the said Work shall be made faithfully and accurately; abbreviations or alterations may be made in the text thereof only with the prior written consent of the Proprietor. 6. ANYTHING HEREIN to the contrary notwithstanding, this license applies solely to the text of the Work and does not grant any rights in any photographs or other images included in or on the jacket cover of the Proprietor's edition of the Work. Should the Proprietor in its discretion provide the Publisher with a copy of any such photographs or images (in electronic form or otherwise), the provision of such copy by the Proprietor would be solely for the Publisher's convenience in the event that the Publisher is able to obtain permission to use the photographs or images from owners of the relevant rights therein and shall not be construed as giving the Publisher any right to use such photographs or images in or in connection with its edition(s) of the Work. 7. THE NAME of the author shall appear in due prominence on the title page and on the binding of every copy printed by the Publisher or his agents. 8. THE PUBLISHER shall inform the Proprietor of the exact publication date of the Work and of its retail price. As soon as the Work is off press the Publisher shall send the following copies

of said translation: 3 (three) copies to the Proprietor , c/o Levine Greenberg Literary Agency, Inc, 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2407 , New York, NY 10001, Attn: Ms. Elizabeth Fisher. The Proprietor shall have the right to purchase additional copies of the Work from the Publisher at the lowest price for which the Publisher shall at said time sell copies of the Work to the trade. 9. THE PUBLISHER hereby covenants and agrees to keep accurate books of account and records showing the number of sales amounts realized from any publication under paragraph 2, remaindering under paragraph 10 of this agreement and to remit duplicate statements of sales in the following manner: annually by March 31 for the period ending December 31 of each year. The Publisher further agrees to permit the Proprietor or his designated agent to inspect his books of account. 10. IF AT ANY TIME after the date of first publication in the said language the Work goes out of print then all rights granted to the Publisher under this agreement shall terminate and revert to the Proprietor without further notice or procedure. The Work shall be considered out of print in the aforesaid language if there are less than 50 (fifty) copies in the Publisher's edition available for sale to general public in good condition. If no sales statement has been received within 3 (three) months after the date then all rights granted to the Publisher under this agreement shall terminate and revert to the Proprietor without further notice or procedure and without prejudice to any monies then due to the Proprietor under this agreement. 11. THE PUBLISHER shall not assign this license nor issue the Work under any imprint other than his own without written permission of the Proprietor. In the event the Publisher becomes insolvent or bankrupt or otherwise unable to meet his obligations, whether by voluntary act or order or decree of any court, the rights herein granted shall automatically and forthwith terminate and revert to the Proprietor without prejudice to the Proprietor's right to recovery of any sums due to him under the terms of this agreement and/or damages. 12. IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD and agreed that all rights not specifically herein granted either now existing or hereinafter coming to existence are reserved to the Proprietor for use. 13. IT IS UNDERSTOOD and agreed that in the event the Proprietor should at any time dispose of motion picture rights in the said Work, then purchaser of said motion picture rights shall have the right to publish or cause to publish in the Arabic language excerpts, synopsis, novelizations, serializations, scenarios and /or summaries up to a total of 7,500 words in length of the Proprietor and /or any photoplay based on the Work for purposes of advertising and exploitation of said motion picture photoplay, but such novelizations and/or serializations shall not be made to appear as if written by the author. 14. ALL SUMS of money due under this agreement shall be paid through Levine Greenberg Literary Agency, to the following bank address in the name of LGLA, TIN 13-3519684: ACCOUNT NUMBER: 51957099, Citibank N.A. Branch #6, New York, NY, 10025, USA, Routing # 021000089, SWIFT CODE: CITI US33. The Proprietor declares that this appointment shall be binding upon his heirs and executives and hereby authorizes and empowers the agent to act in all matters arising from this agreement. 15. IN THE EVENT of the Publisher being more than one month in arrears with any payment due from them to the Proprietor of if they fail to fulfill or comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement within one month after written notification from the Proprietor or the Proprietors representatives of such failure or if the Publisher goes into liquidation or declares a suspension of payments, then and in any of these events, the Proprietor shall be at liberty to terminate this Agreement without prejudice to any claims which the Proprietor may have either for monies due and/or damages and/or otherwise. 16. IN THE EVENT the copyright in the Work shall be infringed within the territory of the grant, the Publisher shall take such steps as may be necessary to restrain such infringement, and in the event that the Publisher shall collect damages thereof, then the Publisher shall thereupon pay the Proprietor one half of all sums so collected after deduction of legal expenses and court fees paid by the Publisher in enjoining such infringement and effecting the collection of said sums. The Proprietor shall have the right and option to engage counsel of his own choosing, at his own expense, to join with the Publisher in any action to restrain infringement or bring action separately in the name of the Proprietor or Publisher.

17. THIS AGREEMENT will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. 18. THIS AGREEMENT shall be binding upon inure to the benefit of the Publisher's personal representative (successors) and permitted assigns, and the Proprietor's personal representative (successors) and assigns. 19. THIS AGREEMENT shall be rendered invalid if not signed by both the Proprietor and the Publisher within 30 (thirty) days of the date of this memorandum of agreement and/or if the sum due on signature under clause 2 herein has not been received by the Proprietor's agent as outlined in clause 14 within 3 (three) weeks thereafter. 20. IF BECAUSE of any edict, law or regulation of any governmental authority the Publisher is prevented from paying royalties in the United States, he shall hold such royalties in a separate bank account for disposition according to the Proprietors directions and remit duplicate slips or bank receipt. If the Publisher fails or delays in paying monies hereunder (other than solely by reason of edict, law or regulation of governmental authority) then such monies shall be paid at the rate exchange prevailing at the time such monies first became due from the Publisher. 21. ADVERTISMENTS may not be inserted or printed in any edition of the Work, whether issued by the Publisher or its Licensee without the Proprietor's prior written consent. 22. THIS AGREEMENT constitute the entire understanding of the parties hereto and may not be amended, changed, altered, cancelled, terminate or otherwise modified except by an instrument in writing signed by both parts. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto set their hands the day and year first written above.

________________________________________________ PUBLISHER Dar al Fajr

________________________________________________ PROPRIETOR Daniel Schawbel c/o LEVINE GREENBERG LITERARY AGENCY, INC.

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