0001006837-26-000045 Sample Contracts

OPTION AGREEMENT
Option Agreement • June 1st, 2026 • INNOVATE Corp. • Fabricated structural metal products • Nevada

This Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 29, 2026, by and among CONX Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Parent”), HC2 Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SPV LLC”), HC2 Broadcasting Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), HC2 Broadcasting Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Innovate”) and Innovate Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Innovate Parent”). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Supplemental Indenture • June 1st, 2026 • INNOVATE Corp. • Fabricated structural metal products • New York

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 29, 2026, by and among INNOVATE Corp. (f/k/a HC2 Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the subsidiary guarantors party to the Indenture referred to below (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral trustee (the “Collateral Trustee”) under the Indenture referred to below.

CONX CORP.
Loan Agreement • June 1st, 2026 • INNOVATE Corp. • Fabricated structural metal products

Reference is made to (a) that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), by and by and among CONX Corp., a Nevada corporation (“CONX”), HC2 Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of CONX (“Merger Sub”), HC2 Broadcasting Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), and HC2 Broadcasting Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and (b) that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Loan Agreement”), by and between the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and Merger Sub, as lender. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter agreement (this “Letter Agreement”) shall have the same meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.

NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Credit Agreement • June 1st, 2026 • INNOVATE Corp. • Fabricated structural metal products • New York

NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of May 29, 2026, by and among INNOVATE Corp. (f/k/a HC2 Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the guarantors party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the “Guarantors”) and MSD PCOF Partners IX, LLC, as lender (the “Lender”) under the Credit Agreement referred to below.

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
First Supplemental Indenture • June 1st, 2026 • INNOVATE Corp. • Fabricated structural metal products • New York

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 29, 2026, by and among INNOVATE Corp. (f/k/a HC2 Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the subsidiary guarantors party to the Indenture referred to below (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral trustee (the “Collateral Trustee”) under the Indenture referred to below.