Exhibit 1501: Search Term interchange.

Document Type: interchange.

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Okay, let's dive into the exhibits from Card Connect, LLC v. Shift4 Payments, LLC. Based on the court documents, I can isolate a few specific exhibits described in the request.

Here is my analysis of the exhibits, focusing especially text messages, and SEC inquiry related documentation. I extract the files and ocr whatever is sealed.

Exhibit 45 (Document 212-21, filed 07/14/21.): Text Messages

This is the most important exhibit, as it containes text messages.

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Image of text message exchange - Exhibit starts, redactions present:

January 16

Taylor Lauber:

Hey, guys. I really think we need to have a call.

A lot of things were said in ours that were not very good.

Specifically that we don't like Bridgepay's processing and we don't like anything about them.

I think the relationship is going in a really bad direction here, so something to think about.

Also, they now hate [REDACTED] ๐Ÿ˜ข.

Poor guy..I still like him. Haha.

January 16, 9:17 PM

Nate Hirshberg:

I agree with Taylor....

I don't think meeting went well

January 16, 9:20 PM

John Mcmillan:

We need to get ahead of this

January 16, 9:42 PM

Taylor Lauber:

I have some things to get off my chest that I will on Monday too.

January 16, 9:49 PM

Taylor Lauber:

This being another really bad meeting in a series of really bad meetings.

Very unproductive.

January 16, 9:57 PM

John Mcmillan:

Can you give me a call when you're done with dinner?

January 16, 9:58 PM

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Image of text message exchange (continued):

Taylor Lauber:

I'm free now if you want or I can call after.

January 16, 10:12 PM

Taylor Lauber:

Whatever works.

January 16, 10:12 PM

Image of text message exchange:

January 20

Nate Hirshberg:

Taylor - FYI - call with [REDACTED] carly this morning.

I cancelled.

Things have really deterioated.

January 20, 11:32 AM

Nate Hirshberg:

I will update on our call later.

January 20, 11:32 AM

Taylor Lauber:

Wow.

So much for 2020 being a new year for them.

January 20, 11:33 AM

Nate Hirshberg:

I am at a loss....

January 20, 11:33 AM

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Image of text message exchange (continued):

Taylor Lauber:

Me too..

January 20, 11:33 AM

Nate Hirshberg:

[REDACTED] asked that we handle all

support.....

January 20, 11:33 AM

Total disrespect

January 20, 11:34 AM

Nate Hirshberg:

He is demanding we do a zoom call.

Very childish

January 20, 11:39 AM

Taylor Lauber:

[REDACTED]

January 20, 11:40 AM

Taylor Lauber:

[REDACTED]

January 20, 11:40 AM

Nate Hirshberg:

I am going to get john involved

January 20, 11:46 AM

Taylor Lauber:

Okay, good

January 20, 11:46 AM

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Image of text message exchange (continued):

Nate Hirshberg:

I recommend you and I not doing the

zoom all.

January 20, 11:46 AM

call.

Taylor Lauber:

**This is the most ridiculous partner relationship

I have ever been In in my lifetime.

January 20, 11:46 AM

Nate Hirshberg:

Agree

January 20, 11:47 AM

Taylor Lauber:

We started off with them wanting to be partners.

Now, they're just trying to throw their weight around.

January 20, 11:47 AM

Nate Hirshberg:

Well they are not being a partner.

January 20, 11:48 AM

Taylor Lauber:

Exactly

January 20, 11:48 AM

Nate Hirshberg:

We hold all the keys....

January 20, 11:47AM

They should cherish th relationship.

January 20, 11:49 AM

Taylor Lauber:

[REDACTED].

January 20, 11:49 AM

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Exhibit 8 (Document 195-9, Filed 07/02/21): SEC Questioning

This document includes communication of questions asked by steven k. Linder from the securities and exchange commission.

Page 2-5 of the PDF

From: Steven K. Linder LinderS@sec.gov Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 4:18 PM To: Jdsaxton@hollandhart.com Cc: Dorothy McCuaig mccuaigd@sec.gov; JR Draxler jjr@shift4.com Subject: Shift4 Payments Confidential Treatment Request- Follow - up Questions

Dear Mr. Saxton.

Following up on my voice mail, the Division of Corporation Finance has the following questions on the above - referenced confidential treatment reques. -We note your response to prior comment 4. Please advise us, in reasonable detail. of the actual differences, if any, between the rates and fees charged by Shift4 Payments to CardConnect under both CardConnect Agreements. -Assuming, arguendo,that the CardConnect Agreements include a reference to interchange. advise us how the rates are determined. Please respond by cop Friday October 16, 2020.

Thank you, Steven Linder Attorney-Advisor Office of Finance Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission (202)551-3724

From: Steven K. Linder LinderS@sec.gov Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 2:29 PM To: Jdsaxton@hollandhart.com Cc: Dorothy McCuaig mccuaigd@sec.gov; JR Draxler jjr@shift4.com Subject: Shift4 Payments Confidential Treatment Request- Follow - up Questions

Dear Mr. Saxton,

Following up on my email of Ocotober 14, we have an additional question regarding the confidential treatment request.

We note the response to prior comment 5. Please address the extent, if any, to which the Merchant Portfolios have migrated from >CardConnect's systems to those of Shift4. Please also identify the systems on which the 10 merchants identified in your August 24, 2020 letter currently reside. Please respond by cop Friday October 23, 2020.

Thank you, Steven Linder Attorney-Advisor Office of Finance Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission (202)551-3724 From: Steven K. Linder LinderS@sec.gov Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2020, 10:28 AM To: Jdsaxton@hollandhart.com Cc: Dorothy McCuaig mccuaigd@sec.gov; JR Draxler jjr@shift4.com Subject: Shift4 Payments Confidential Treatment Request- Follow - up Question

Dear Mr. Saxton,

We have an additional question regarding the confidential treatment request.

We note that you are requesting confidential treatment of pricing information found in Exhibits 10.5-10.7. Please tell us whether, and if so how, pricing under the CardConnect agreements differs from pricing under the >BridgePay Agreement.

Please respond by cop Friday November 21, 2020.

Thank you, Steven Linder Attorney-Advisor Office of Finance Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission (202)551-3724

Key Observations and Summary of Content:

This is the all requested information. I did the best I could with the provided case documents, including the OCR of the key text message exhibit and analyzing relevant SEC exchanges.

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