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SOW 41- SCHEDULE 2.0 FEES FOR AUTOMATED PRESORT SERVICES 2.1 Postage and Presort Fee. 2.1.1 Metered/Permit Postage and Presort Fee. Client shall meter the First Class mail, and be charged for postage on First Class permit indicia mail, at the then current published USPS discount rate designated below for each mail type. Client shall pay the presort fee per niece as shown below for the applicable mail tvae and service level: Presort Fee Per Piece Mail Type' USPS Discount Rate Name SameDay Next Da Letters — Metered Mixed AADC $ N/A $0.047 Letters — Permit Mixed AADC $ N/A $0.047 Notes: 1 - If Client submits any First Class pre -canceled stamp letter or postcard mail, in addition to the then current pre -canceled stamp rate set by the USPS and applicable presort fee, Client shall pay a postage upgrade per piece equal to the difference between the pre -canceled stamp value and the then current published USPS discount rate for the applicable mail type set forth above. 2.2 Sne£ial Handling, For First Class mail which requires additional handling due to the size or content, a special handling fee may apply as follows: Item Fee Per Piece 6"xV envelopes $N/A #14 envelopes $N/A Ne otiables(including checks stock certificates vouchers or cash $N/A Plastics (debit/credit/gift cards $N/A Other: N/A $N/A 2.3 Excention Handling. The following exception handling fees maybe applied for Machine Rejected Mail ("MRM") and mail that does not meet Full Service IMb requirements as a result of the way the mail was prepared by Client (collectively "Exception Mail"). MRM is mail that PBPS cannot mechanically read and process, including mail that fails DPV. Mail that is not Full Service IMb compliant includes mail with a Client pre-printed barcode that is not Full Service IMb compliant and mail that cannot be barcoded by PBPS with a Full Service IMb. The per piece amount of each exception handling fee is related to USPS rates and may automatically be adjusted to follow USPS Changes in the postage rates. The applicable MRM fee will be applied to the determined percentage of Client's mail for each mail type as set form below based on past readability and applied to such percentage of that mail type regardless of the actual number of pieces of Exception Mail on any given day. MRM FEE Mail Type USPS Discount Rate Name I MRM Fee Per Piece I Determined Percentage Letters Mixed AADC 1 $0.00 0%0 In due event the readability of Client's mail (or a specific mail type or job) has degraded from the determined percentage and Client has not been successfil. in restoring the readability as provided inparagraph 6.4 of this SOW, PBPS may, upon fifteen (15) days prior written notice, revise the determined percentage based upon the most recent readability report attached to the notice. If Client has taken steps to improve the mail readability, Client may request a more recent readability report be used to determine the Exception Mail percentage applied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any day that the actual reject rate is 10% or more due to the way Client prepared its mail, the MRM fee will be equal to the actual postage required to upgrade the mailpiece and will be applied to the actual number of pieces of Exception Mail. 2.4 Default Pricing Terms. In the event Client firils to make timely payment of invoices or required postage payments, PBPS may elect to continue processing Client's mail, but will no longer accept any permit mail or meter any mail on behalf of Client, and Client will pre -meter all of its mail. Any mail that has not been metered will be returned to Client. Further, Client shall not pre -meter First Class mail at the rates specified in paragraph 2.1 above, and instead shall pre -meter all First Class mail at a higher USPS discount rate as designated by PBPS ("Substitute Rate"). PBPS will rebate back to Client the difference between the pre -metered Substitute Rate and the rates specified in paragraph 2.1 above for mail processed at that Substitute Rate, after setting off against such rebate amount any sums then due Page 9 of 15 Proprietary and Confidential Information PBPS Contract Manasement — Oct 2023