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SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC.
6100 Red Hook Quarter, B3
St. Thomas, USVI 00802
May 28, 2013
Alan J. Dlugash
Alan J. Dlugash, LLC
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-6701
Laura LaForgia
Marks Paneth & Shron LLP
685 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Re: Consulting Services
Dear Mr. Dlugash and Ms. LaForgia:
The undersigned, Southern Trust Company, Inc., a Virgin Islands corporation ("STC"), has
engaged you, Alan J. Dlugash and Marks Paneth & Shron LLP (collectively, "You") to provide
consulting services, as specifically requested by STC from time to time (the "Consulting Services"),
and You have agreed to provide the Consulting Services, subject to certain restrictions contained in
this letter. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to STC include all directors, officers,
shareholders, associates, employees, agents, and other representatives of STC, and all references to
You include all members, managers, partners, officers, directors, associates, employees, agents,
and other representatives of your respective firms.
1. You understand and agree that in connection with the Consulting Services, STC may
disclose to you certain confidential and proprietary information regarding STC, as well as its clients
and business associates, including, without limitation, (a) Jeffrey Epstein and affiliated trusts,
partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies of, and any other entities affiliated
with Mr. Epstein, (b) Leon Black and affiliated trusts, partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited
liability companies of, and any other entities affiliated with Mr. Black, including all entities which
include in their legal name the word "Apollo" which are affiliated with Mr. Black, and also including,
Mr. Black's wife, Debra Black, and all of Mr. Black's children; (c) Mortimer Zuckerman and affiliated
trusts, partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies of, and any other entities
affiliated with Mr. Zuckerman, and (d) Bill Gates and affiliated trusts, partnerships, limited
partnerships, and limited liability companies of, and any other entities affiliated with Mr. Gates
(collectively, "Clients").
2. You agree that any and all of the following information, written materials and
electronic materials concerning STC and/or any or all of its Clients obtained or created by you in
performing the Consulting Services will be considered to be "Confidential Information":
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(a) Any and all information, written materials or electronic materials of any
type which is commonly considered of a personal nature and includes, but is not limited to,
information (whether in oral, written, photographic, electronic or other recorded form)
regarding the identities of; contact information of; personal characteristics of; physical
descriptions of; non-business activities of; personal assets of; personal records of; personal plans
of; personal lifestyles of; relationships of; friends of; relatives of; individuals who associate with
or who are invited to associate with; and any other information of a similar nature about; any of
STC and any of the Clients.
(b) Any and all information, written materials or electronic materials of any
type which is commonly considered of a confidential nature and includes, but is not limited to,
any information (whether in oral, written, photographic, electronic or other recorded form)
regarding the existence, identities, contact information, and business records of; the business
plans of; mechanized or nonmechanized systems of accounting of; methods of doing business of;
vendor information (including, without limitation, existence, identities, contact information,
records, fees, and disbursements of, and services and materials provided by, any and all vendors,
contractors, consultants, and professional advisors) of; confidential business lists and other
proprietary data of; assets of; investment strategies, transactions, records, procedures and
history of; financial records of; the skills, business activities, compensation and financial net
worth of; and any other information of a similar nature about; any of STC or any of the Clients.
(c) Any and all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other proprietary
algorithms, formula, structures, plans, information and materials previously or hereafter prepared by,
for, on behalf of, with the assistance of, under the direction or supervision of, or at the request of, STC
in connection with the provision of the Consulting Services;
(d) Any and all technical data or written material in connection with the Consulting
Services, including all designs, plans, illustrations, specifications, flow charts, diagrams, manuals,
memoranda, opinions, documentation;
(e) Any and all know-how or techniques previously or hereafter formulated by,
for, on behalf of, with the assistance of, under the direction or supervision of, or at the request of, STC
in connection with the Consulting Services;
Any and all inventions, discoveries, integrations, software, object codes, source
codes, software and future modifications, enhancements or improvements in connection with the
Consulting Services previously or hereafter prepared by, for, on behalf of, with the assistance of, under
the direction or supervision of, or at the request of, STC; and
(g) Anything which is based on or derived from any part of anything described in
clauses (a) through (f) above.
3. You agree that all Confidential Information will be held in strictest confidence and will
not be used by You, except in the course of performing the Consulting Services. All communications
between STC and You related in any way to the Consulting Services shall be regarded as Confidential
Information and made solely for the purpose of providing Consulting Services to STC. You agree that,
except as authorized by STC, during and after the period of this retention, you will not disclose to any
person or entity any such Confidential Information obtained by or created by you in connection with
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the Consulting Services.
4. You agree that: (i) all Confidential Information (other than that which is in the public
domain) constitutes trade secrets of STC within the meaning of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (the
"Trade Secrets"); (ii) STC has a proprietary interest in, has invested substantial amounts of money to
develop and will continue to invest substantial amounts of money to maintain the Trade Secrets; (iii)
STC has implemented procedures to maintain the confidentiality of the Trade Secrets; (iv) STC's
competitors would obtain unfair economic and competitive advantages if the Trade Secrets were
divulged; (v) STC would suffer irreparable and continuing injury if the Trade Secrets were disclosed;
and (vi) the Trade Secrets form an integral part of STC's business. You agree that STC has the
exclusive proprietary, ownership and use rights in and to all the Trade Secrets.
5. For so long as You shall hereafter provide any Consulting Services to, for or at the
request of STC, and for a period of ten (10) years after the date on which you last shall have provided
any Consulting Sevices to, for or at the request of STC (the "Restriction Period"), each of You agrees
that, other than in connection with providing the Consulting Services to STC or except with the
express prior written consent of STC, none of You shall directly or indirectly (whether as a officer,
director, manager, member, partner or employee or agent of, or independent contractor to, any Client,
or to any third party that undertakes to provide advice or services to any Client, provide any services or
advice of any nature whatsoever to any of the Clients, whether or not similar to any Consulting
Services hereafter provided by, for or at the request of STC; nor shall any of You, whether by use or
disclosure of any Confidential Information or any Trade Secrets, or otherwise, facilitate or enable any
other person or entity to provide any such services or advice to any of the Clients. Without in any way
limiting the foregoing, during the Restriction Period, except with the express prior written consent of
STC, none of You, either directly or indirectly, shall maintain any of the Clients as a client, accept
compensation or remuneration of any form or nature whatsoever from any Client, provide any advice
or service of any form or nature whatsoever to any Client, or communicate in any manner whatsoever
with any Client. For purposes hereof, the term "Client" includes, without limitation, any principal,
director, officer, shareholder, manager, member, partner, trustee, beneficiary, employee, agent or other
representative of any Client.
6. You acknowledge and agree that if any of You breach any provisions contained in this
Agreement, it shall cause damage of an irreparable and continuing nature to STC, for which money
damages will not provide adequate relief. Therefore, in addition to any money damages to which STC
may be entitled, STC also is entitled to obtain injunctive relief (including, but not limited to,
immediate entry of a temporary restraining order) from a court of competent jurisdiction to prohibit the
continuing breach of the applicable provisions. STC shall have the right to obtain such relief without
having to prove any damages or post any bond.
7. This Agreement and any disputes hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and
enforced in accordance with, the laws of the United States Virgin Islands.
8. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented other than in writing
signed by all the parties hereto.
9. Any waiver of any provision hereof must be in writing and shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which such waiver is given. No failure on the
part of any party hereto to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power
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or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, power or privilege hereunder.
10. If any of the covenants, terms, conditions or provisions of this Agreement are held
invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the other covenants, terms, conditions and
provisions hereof which can be given effect without the invalid covenant, term, condition or provision,
as the covenants, terms conditions and provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be
deemed severable.
11. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may
be executed and delivered by delivery of a facsimile copy of an executed signature page or counterpart
hereof or by e-mailing a PDF version of a signed signature page or counterpart hereof, and each shall
have the same force and effect as the delivery of an originally executed signature page or counterpart
hereof.
12. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been prepared, and negotiations shall be
deemed to have occurred in connection with such preparation, pursuant to the joint efforts of all of the
parties to this Agreement. This Agreement therefore shall be construed simply and fairly and not
strictly for or against any party to this Agreement.
If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign, date and return one copy of this Letter
Agreement.
Very Truly Yours,
SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC.
By:
Jeffrey Epstein
Agreed to and Accepted this
day ofMay, 2013:
ALAN J. DLUGASH
MARKS PANETH & SHRON, LLP
By:
Laura LaForgia. Partner
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