U.S. Compensation Plan Overview Effective January 1, 2015

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1 U.S. Compensation Plan Overview Effective January, 205

2 U.S. COMPENSATION PLAN OVERVIEW The ACN Opportunity has been designed to help you build a successful business of your own. ACN Independent Business Owners (IBOs) can earn money in two ways: Monthly residual commissions based on their personal and downline customers usage of ACN s services Weekly and Monthly Bonuses based on customer acquisition Positions & Qualifications STARTING POSITION: Every IBO starts as a Team Trainer (TT) Compensation is earned only when customers are acquired. Access your IBO Back Office for details on ACN s monthly promotional bonuses designed to get new IBOs off to a fast start. Qualified Team Trainer (QTT) 5 and Preferred Services To become a Qualified Team Trainer you must have a minimum of 5 and at least Preferred Services. At least one of those Preferred Services must be outside of your household. EARNED POSITIONS: Executive Team Trainer (ETT) Executive Team Leader (ETL) Team Coordinator () Regional Director (RD) Regional Vice President (RVP) Senior Vice President (SVP) 7 and Preferred Services 5 and 4 Preferred Services QTT ETT ETT QTT RVP QTT ETT RD RVP acquire 7 and Preferred Services and QTT in 2 separate legs at any level acquire 5 and 4 Preferred Services and ETT in separate legs at any level At least one of the Preferred Services must be outside of your household. in separate legs in 2 separate legs at any level and a third leg with in 4 separate legs at any level Minimum Monthly Downline Billings: $50,000* (Limit $75,000 per leg) PLATINUM RVP** January, 205: $00,000 in Downline Billing Limit of $25,000 from each leg January, 206: $00,000 in Downline Billing Limit of $00,000 from each leg Must have or above in 6 separate legs, including at least 2 RVP legs and RD leg Minimum Monthly Downline Billings: $500,000 (Limit $250,000 per leg) S AND ABOVE MUST MAINTAIN 5 CUSTOMER POINTS AND 4 PREFERRED SERVICES** TO RECEIVE EARNED POSITION COMPENSATION. Success as an ACN Independent Business Owner is not guaranteed, but rather influenced by an individual s specific effort. Not all IBOs make a profit and no one can be guaranteed success as an ACN IBO. ACN s Compensation Plan is subject to change without notice at ACN s discretion and for any reason. * RVPs as of December, 204 have until April, 205 to meet these qualifications. ** Platinum RVPs as of December, 204 have until April, 205 to meet these qualifications. ACN Opportunity, LLC 205_CompPlanOverview_RP_W_045

3 PHONE SERVICES CUSTOMER POINT SYSTEM & COMMISSIONABLE REVENUE The only way to earn income at ACN is through the acquisition of customers; therefore all IBOs must acquire customers in order to meet qualifications and advance through ACN s earned positions. ACN utilizes a Point system for each of its products and services. Preferred Services provide long-term residual income. RESIDENTIAL Digital Phone Service Phone Adapter Transfer Phone Number 00% Life of Phone Adapter New Phone Number 2 00% Life of High Speed Internet Bundled with ACN Digital Phone Service Additional Point 00% Life of ACN Advantage Local and Long Distance 00% Life of BUSINESS Digital Phone Service Preferred Product / Service s Monthly Commissionable Revenue* DigitalTalk Express Digital Phone Service for Home Office & Small Business Business Advantage Local and Long Distance st Line = 2nd Line = 5 rd Line = 7 4th Line = 9 5+ Lines = Additional Point Per Line -2 Lines = -4 Lines = Lines = 7 7+ Lines = Additional Point Per Line Excludes Data/Fax Line YBA counts as 2 POINTS AND PREFERRED CUSTOMER for the life of your subscription! 00% Life of 00% Data/fax line is not commissionable Duration of and Commissions Life of Flash Wireless (s) and Flash Wireless Single Line - Unlimited Voice, Text and Data per Line Mobile Hotspots: Commission Only 00% Life of WIRELESS Flash Wireless (s) and Flash Wireless Single Line - Unlimited Voice or Unlimited Voice and Text 2 per Line 00% Life of Flash Wireless (s) and Flash Wireless Two Line and Family Plan Lines Unlimited Voice, Text and Shareable Data (per account) -2 Lines = 2 Per Line + Lines = 5 Maximum (Each Account Counts as Preferred ) 00% Life of ENERGY NATURAL GAS OR ELECTRICITY SECURITY AND AUTOMATION XOOM Energy Residential Point per Service 50%** Life of XOOM Energy Small Business 2 per Service 50%** Life of XOOM Energy Big Business 2-5 per Service up to 50%** Life of RESIDENTIAL Vivint Home Security & Automation 00% Life of Protect America Home Security & Automation 2 00% Life of ADT Home Security & Automation Point $5 years BUSINESS Vivint Security & Automation 00% Life of Protect America Security & Automation 2 00% Life of *Commissionable revenue is billed revenue less taxes, surcharges and an allowance for bad debt. ACN reserves the right to reduce commissionable revenue by a percentage factor for promotional plans, products, negotiated pricing or certain services. Commissionable Billing for some products is a fixed amount. IBOs receive a percentage of these amounts each month depending on where they fall in the Compensation Plan. **Energy rates subject to fluctuation. ACN reserves the right to cap commissionable billing at $/therm and.5 /kilowatt-hour. IBOs will receive commissions on 50% of the customers actual energy usage excluding bad debt, taxes and surcharges. r Business Assistant revenue will count for your Downline Billing Requirements for position qualifications. If a r Business Assistant subscription was used for CAB qualifications and is cancelled within the first 60 days, the bonus will be retracted. ACN Opportunity, LLC 205_CompPlanOverview_RP_W_045 2

4 The only way to earn income at ACN is through the acquisition of customers; therefore all IBOs must acquire customers in order to meet qualifications and advance through ACN s earned positions. ACN utilizes a customer point system for each of its products and services. TELEVISION & HIGH SPEED INTERNET CUSTOMER POINT SYSTEM & COMMISSIONABLE REVENUE Preferred Product / Service s Monthly Commissionable Revenue* Verizon FiOS TV & Internet 2 Point After 60 Days $50 50% Commissionable Duration of and Commissions 2 years TELEVISION RESIDENTIAL - Satellite TV DISH (Family Plan Excluded From Special Promo) (Special Promo) Family Plan = Point $40 2 years DISH FLEX24 Plan & Smart Pack Point $ years DIRECTV 2 (Special Promo) $40 2 years BUSINESS - Satellite TV DISH (Special Promo) Family Plan = Point $40 2 years DIRECTV 2 (Special Promo) $40 2 years HIGH SPEED INTERNET Verizon FiOS Point After 60 Days $25 2 years CenturyLink Point.5M - $25 M, 5M, 7M - $5 0M+ - $50 Frontier DSL Point $25 2 years Windstream DSL Point Mbps - $20 6Mbps or 2Mbps - $25 50% Commissionable 2 years 2 years PREMIUM TECHNICAL SUPPORT Premium Technical Support (Residential or Business) Residential: PC = Point Up to and up to 5 PCs = 2 Business: PC = Point Up to and up to 5 PCs = 2 Up to 7 and up to 0 PCs = 00% Life of MERCHANT SERVICES Anovia Merchant Sevices with Over $,000 Processing/month Anovia Merchant Services - New Merchants/ Merchants Processing Less Than $,000/month New & Up to $,500/month = Point $,500 to $,000/month = 2 00% Paid on Anovia Revenue for the Life of *Commissionable revenue is billed revenue less taxes, surcharges and an allowance for bad debt. ACN reserves the right to reduce commissionable revenue by a percentage factor for promotional plans, products, negotiated pricing or certain services. Commissionable Billing for some products is a fixed amount. IBOs receive a percentage of these amounts each month depending on where they fall in the Compensation Plan. 2 For Verizon FiOS bundled plans, the television and Internet will appear separately on reporting. For example, Point for the TV portion and 0 for the Internet portion, for a total of point ( Preferred ). ACN Opportunity, LLC 205_CompPlanOverview_RP_W_045

5 MONTHLY RESIDUAL COMMISSIONS Over time, the majority of your compensation will come from the residual income of your customers monthly billings. acquisition is the fuel for your business, creating long-term lasting income and by teaching other people how to do the same thing, you will build residual income for yourself. Personal Commissions As you acquire your own, personal customers, you qualify to earn between % and 0% of their monthly bills. This percentage is based on your total number of : -29 = % 0-9 = % = 5% 60+ = 0% Example for illustrative purposes: (See Point Schedule on Pages 2-) (Average $40 Monthly Bill) 40 = $40/month personal commission 20 s (totaling 40 ) x $40 bill x 5% = $40/month personal commission 60 = $20/month personal commission 0 s (totaling 60 ) x $40 bill x 0% = $20/month personal commission Overriding Residual Commissions Schedule of commissions earned from customer acquisition in your organization and Personal required: Commissions by Service Levels Telecommunications and Essential Services Energy for Large Business QUALIFICATIONS FOR EACH COMMISSION LEVEL Personal Personal -0 % 2 % See box above /4 % /4 % /4 % /2 % % 5 % /2 % /4 % /4 % 7 8% 60 RVP st Generation RVP 2nd Generation RVP RVP /2% % /2% Platinum RVP % 2% /2% /2% Platinum RVP and RVP commissions are paid on customer billings below your 7th level down to the 7th level of the first RVP (or SVP) in your downline. st Generation Platinum RVP and RVP commissions are paid on customer billings from the 8th level of the first downline RVP (or SVP) through the 7th level of the second downline RVP (or SVP). 2nd Generation RVP commissions are paid on customer billings from the 8th level of the second downline RVP (or SVP) through the 7th level of the third downline RVP (or SVP) SVP 2 % /2 % SVP commissions are paid on customer billings below your 7th level down to the 7th level of the first SVP in your downline. st Generation SVP % st Generation SVP commissions are paid on customer billings from the 8th level of the first downline SVP through the 7th level of the second downline SVP. Platinum RVP is a designation that applies to North American IBOs only. ACN Opportunity, LLC 205_CompPlanOverview_RP_W_045 Complete customers must be received by 2:00pm ET on the first Friday of the month in order for IBOs to qualify for commissions. Commissions are released on the first business day following the third Friday of each month. Commissions are paid the third month after the close of the month the customer is billed. Commissions on large commercial accounts and customers acquired by Affinity programs (such as not-for-profit organizations) may be paid according to a custom commission schedule that will be determined at the time the program/contract is completed. 4

6 WEEKLY CUSTOMER ACQUISITION BONUSES Acquisition Bonuses CABs* Acquisition Bonuses (CABs) are paid when your newly sponsored Team Trainers become qualified within 0 days of their start date. In order to count for qualifications, all new customers must show a complete status on the IBO s Personal List. A customer will show a complete status when all the necessary information has been received and processed by ACN. Acquisition Bonuses - All Earned Positions Qualified Team Trainer (QTT) New IBOs who become qualified in their first 0 days will earn a CAB of $40 Acquisition Bonuses (CABs) will be paid within 0 days after the new IBO acquires their qualifying customers. Qualified Team Trainer (QTT) Executive Team Trainer (ETT) Executive Team Leader (ETL) Team Coordinator () Regional Director (RD) Regional Vice President (RVP) Senior Vice President (SVP) $25 When a new IBO you directly sponsor becomes qualified in their first 0 days, you as a QTT, will earn a CAB of $25. $0 Acquisition Bonus Schedule ACN Opportunity, LLC 205_CompPlanOverview_RP_W_045 + $50 + $ + $80 + $70 + st Generation $80 st Generation $0 st Generation $20 2 nd Generation $0 $20 st Generation $0 Qualified Team Trainer (QTT) Executive Team Trainer (ETT) Executive Team Leader (ETL) Team Coordinator () Regional Director (RD) Regional Vice President (RVP) Senior Vice President (SVP) $25 $0 $80 ETT $50 * Acquisition Bonuses (CABs) will be paid within 0 days after the new IBO acquires their qualifying customers. If the new IBO qualifies within their first 4 days then the upline CABs will be paid the following week (after the 4 day period). CABs are bonuses you earn when IBOs in your organization, who are not under an IBO that has reached the same earned position (or higher) that you have reached, acquire customers to become qualified within 0 days of their start date. Generational CABs are bonuses you earn when IBOs in your organization, who are under an IBO that has reached the same earned position (or higher) that you have reached acquire customers to become qualified within 0 days of their start date. Remember: Compensation is earned only when customers are acquired. ACN reserves the right to retract the payment of any bonus or commis sion if it is found that a customer used to qualify for a bonus or a certain commission level was not a valid billing customer. $280 ETT $250 ETL $ $80 $60 ETT $0 ETL $280 $60 $80 RD $0 $40 ETT $400 ETL $50 $20 $50 RD $00 RD $70 RVP $0 RVP $0 $450 ETT $420 ETL $70 $250 $70 RD $20 RD $90 RVP $50 RVP $0 RVP $20 SVP $0 5