Exhibit 10.1

 

SECOND Amendment to EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT Agreement

 

This SECOND Amendment to EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT Agreement (this “Amendment”),
effective as of October 13, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), is made and entered
into by and between Snap Interactive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Alexander Harrington (“Executive”) for purposes of amending that
certain Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2014, as
amended by the First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, effective
March as of 19, 2015, by and between the Company and Executive (the
“Agreement”). Terms used in this Amendment with initial capital letters that are
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
the Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, Section 12(j) of the Agreement provides that the Agreement can only be
amended by a writing signed by the parties thereto; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive mutually desire to amend the Agreement to
reflect a change in Executive’s title and responsibilities.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Agreement, in consideration of
the mutual promises, conditions, and covenants contained herein and in the
Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows,
effective as of the Effective Date:

 

1.           Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
“Chief Operating Officer (“COO”)” and replacing it with the phrase “Chief
Executive Officer (“CEO”)”.

 

2.           Section 4(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting said
section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new
Section 4(a):

 

(a)           Position and Responsibilities. Executive’s services hereunder will
commence as of the Execution Date. Subject to the Agreement’s terms, Executive
agrees to serve the Company as its CEO, and also as its CFO until such time as
the Company hires a full-time CFO, and, if duly elected, as a member of the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). The parties acknowledge that
Executive’s finance responsibilities may be reassigned upon the Company’s hiring
of a full-time CFO. Executive shall have the duties and privileges customarily
associated with executives occupying the roles of CEO and CFO, and Executive
shall perform all reasonable acts customarily associated with such roles, or
necessary and/or desirable to protect and advance the best interests of the
Company, including, without limitation, signing the Company’s financial
statements during such time period in which Executive functions as the Company’s
CFO. Executive will report to the Board.

 

3.           Section 4(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
phrase “the Chief Executive Officer or”.

 

4.           Section 8(b)(i) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
phrase “of Directors or Chief Executive Officer of the Company”.

 

5.           Section 8(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
phrase “Company’s Chief Executive Officer” and replacing it with the phrase
“Board”.

 

   

   

 

6.           Section 10(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
first paragraph of said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof
the following new paragraph:

 

(b)           Additional Compensation and Benefits Upon Non-Renewal by the
Company or Upon Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for
Good Reason Prior to or After One Year Following a Change in Control. If (A) the
Company elects, at any time, not to renew this Agreement for any Renewal Term
and Executive’s employment terminates as a result of such non-renewal, or (B),
at any time either prior to or following the “Change Period” (as defined in
Section 11(b) below), (i) the Company terminates Executive’s employment without
Cause (as defined in Section 9(b) above), or (ii) Executive terminates his
employment for Good Reason (as defined in Section 9(d) above), then the Company
shall, subject to Executive’s execution of a general release of claims in favor
of the Company and subject to Executive’s compliance with Section 6 and Section
7, provide to Executive, in addition to the amounts set forth in Section 10(a)
above, an amount equal to six (6) months of Executive’s then-current annualized
Base Salary, payable in six (6) equal monthly installments commencing on the
Company’s first regular payroll date after the release of claims provided by
Executive has become effective, provided, that, if the maximum forty-five (45)
day consideration period and revocation period described in Section 10(d) spans
two tax years, then the payments shall commence in the second tax year.

 

7.           Section 11(a)(ii) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the first paragraph of said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu
thereof the following new paragraph:

 

(ii)           Change in Ownership of Substantial Portion of Assets. A change in
the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets occurs on the
date that a Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period
ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person) all or a
substantial portion of the assets of the Company, by reason of any sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer of the assets of the Company. For purposes hereof, a
“substantial portion of the assets of the Company” shall mean any portion of the
Company’s overall assets representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the fair
market value of the Company’s overall assets. However, there is no Change in
Control when there is such a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the
shareholders of the Company immediately after the transfer, through a transfer
to (1) a shareholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in
exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock; (2) an entity, at least 50%
of the total value or voting power of the stock of which is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company; (3) a Person that owns directly or indirectly, at
least 50% of the total value or voting power of the Company’s outstanding stock;
or (4) an entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of the stock
of which is owned by a Person that owns, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of
the total value or voting power of the Company’s outstanding stock.

 

8.           Section 11(b)(i) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
introductory language immediately prior to clause (A) in its entirety and
substituting in lieu thereof the following new introductory language:

 

If, during the sixty (60) day period immediately prior to a Change in Control or
during the one year period beginning on the date of a Change in Control (the
“Change Period”),

 

9.           Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed, or caused to be
executed, this Amendment to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

  SNAP INTERACTIVE, INC.         By: /s/ Clifford Lerner   Name: Clifford Lerner
  Title:   President of The Grade         EXECUTIVE         /s/ Alexander
Harrington   Alexander Harrington

 

 

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Second Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement