Jury Verdict Form

The jury's completed verdict form with findings on liability and damages.

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CAUSE NO. 2026-CV-04521

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

JURY VERDICT

We, the jury, unanimously answer the questions submitted as follows:

QUESTION NO. 1

Did Vertex Solutions LLC fail to comply with the Software Development Agreement?

"Fail to comply" means failure to deliver software that conformed to the specifications in Exhibit A to the Agreement.

ANSWER: Yes ✓ or No _______

QUESTION NO. 2

(Answer only if you answered "Yes" to Question No. 1)

Was Vertex Solutions LLC's failure to comply a material breach of the Agreement?

A breach is "material" if it substantially defeats the purpose of the Agreement. In determining whether a failure to comply is material, you may consider: the extent to which GreenLeaf was deprived of the benefit it reasonably expected; the extent to which GreenLeaf can be adequately compensated; the likelihood that Vertex will cure its failure; the extent of Vertex's partial performance; and whether Vertex's conduct comports with standards of good faith and fair dealing.

ANSWER: Yes ✓ or No _______

QUESTION NO. 3

Did GreenLeaf Technologies, Inc. fail to comply with the Software Development Agreement by refusing to pay the final installment of $60,000?

ANSWER: Yes ✓ or No _______

QUESTION NO. 4

(Answer only if you answered "Yes" to both Question No. 2 and Question No. 3)

Did Vertex Solutions LLC's material breach occur before GreenLeaf Technologies, Inc.'s failure to pay?

ANSWER: Yes ✓ or No _______

QUESTION NO. 5

What sum of money, if any, if paid now in cash, would fairly and reasonably compensate GreenLeaf Technologies, Inc. for its damages, if any, that resulted from Vertex Solutions LLC's material breach?

Consider the following element of damages, if any, and none other:

Return of amounts paid under the Agreement, less the reasonable value of any benefit received:

ANSWER: $95,000.00

QUESTION NO. 6

What is a reasonable fee for the necessary legal services of GreenLeaf Technologies, Inc.'s attorneys in this case, stated as a percentage of the recovery?

ANSWER: 33 percent

PRESIDING JUROR


Signature of Presiding Juror


Printed Name of Presiding Juror

Date: _______________________