Exhibit 10.27

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

WHEREAS, Cobra Electronics Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”),
has heretofore adopted and maintains a nonqualified deferred compensation plan
titled the “Cobra Electronics Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan”
(the “Plan”) for the benefit of its President and Chief Executive Officer; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan with respect to requirements of
section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the power of amendment contained in Section 11 of the
Plan, the Plan is hereby amended, effective December 31, 2008, as follows:

1. The second and third sentences of Section 1 of the Plan are hereby amended to
read as follows:

Such arrangement (the “Plan”) is maintained by Cobra Electronics Corporation
(the “Company”) to provide the deferred compensation for James Bazet, President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, originally described in Paragraph 8
of the employment agreement dated as of May 11, 1999 between the Company and
Mr. Bazet and as subsequently described in Paragraph 6 of the employment
agreement dated as of May 25, 2004 between the Company and Mr. Bazet, as amended
from time to time (the “Employment Agreement”). Any rights or benefits to which
the Participant or any beneficiary with respect to the Participant is entitled
pursuant to, or with respect to, the Plan are in satisfaction of the Company’s
obligations pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the Employment Agreement and not in
addition to the amounts to be paid as provided therein.

2. Section 1 of the Plan (as amended by item 1 of this Amendment) is hereby
amended to add the following sentence immediately after the third sentence
therein:

Furthermore, notwithstanding any provision of the Employment Agreement or the
Plan to the contrary, the terms and provisions of the Plan shall in all respects
supplement and supersede the terms and provisions of such Paragraph 6 and govern
with respect to the determination of the payment amounts described therein and
the times at which such amounts shall be paid.

3. Section 2(c) of the Plan (i.e., the definition of “Cause”) is hereby amended
to delete the phrase “, of which the Participant is convicted,” as it appears
therein.

4. Section 2(h) of the Plan (i.e., the definition of “Employment Agreement”) is
hereby amended to read as follows:

(h) Employment Agreement. The Employment Agreement dated May 25, 2004 between
the Company and James Bazet, as amended from time to time.

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5. Clause (i) of Section 2(k) of the Plan (i.e., the definition of “Voluntary
Change in Status”) is hereby amended to read as follows:

(i) the Participant is removed as a director of the Company prior to the
termination of the Participant’s full-time employment with the Company (except
for any such removal required by law or the rules of a national securities
exchange or national automated inter-dealer quotation system on which the shares
of the Company are listed),

6. Section 3 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof two new
paragraphs which read as follows:

Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 3, any amounts to be
paid to the Participant pursuant to this Section 3 shall not be made before the
day that is six months after the day of his termination of employment. To the
extent any such payments would otherwise be made before such six-month
anniversary day if not for the preceding sentence, such payments will be made to
the Participant on the first business day that is six months after the day of
his termination of employment.

For purposes of the Plan, the determination of whether the Participant’s
employment with the Company has terminated and, if so, the time at which such
termination occurs and the effective date of such termination, shall be the same
determination as whether the Participant has a “separation from service” with
the Company as defined and determined pursuant to section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”), and regulations and other guidance
promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect thereto. In
other words, the term “termination of employment” and similar terms are intended
for purposes of the Plan to have the same meaning as the term “separation from
service” as defined and determined pursuant to IRC §409A and regulations and
other guidance promulgated by the IRS with respect thereto.

7. Section 4 of the Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:

(a) In the event that the Participant dies before the first day of the Payment
Period, the Participant’s designated beneficiary shall be entitled to receive on
the first regular Company pay day following the Participant’s death a single
lump sum payment in an amount, except as provided in the following sentence,
equal to the present value of a hypothetical payment scheduled to be made every
two weeks for a period of ten years beginning on the first regular Company pay
day following the Participant’s death of an amount equal to one-twentysixth
(1/26) of 100% of the Participant’s annual salary for the calendar year during
which the Participant’s death occurs, provided, however, that the Participant’s
salary for such year shall be determined as if the Participant had remained
employed by the Company through December 31 of such calendar year. If the
bi-weekly payment amount that the Participant would have received pursuant to
Section 3 determined as if the Participant’s employment terminated on his date
of death for reasons other than his death and other than Cause is greater than
one-twentysixth (1/26) of 100% of the Participant’s annual salary for the
calendar year during which the Participant’s death occurs, with such salary
determined as if the Participant had remained employed by the Company through
December 31 of such calendar year, then the amount of the single lump sum
payment to be paid pursuant to the preceding sentence shall instead be equal to

 

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the present value of a hypothetical payment scheduled to be made every two weeks
beginning on the first day of the Payment Period determined as of the date of
the Participant’s death and continuing for the remainder of the Payment Period
of an amount equal to the bi-weekly payment amount that the Participant would
have received pursuant to Section 3 determined as if the Participant’s
employment terminated on his date of death for reasons other than his death and
other than Cause. Any present value determined pursuant to this paragraph
(a) shall be determined by the certified public accounting firm that prepares
the Company’s audited annual financial statements at the time of the
Participant’s death using a discount rate equal to the annual interest rate of
10-year Treasury securities for the month containing the Participant’s date of
death plus one percent.

(b) In the event that the Participant dies on or after the first day of the
Payment Period, the Participant’s designated beneficiary shall be entitled to
receive on the next scheduled payment date in the Payment Period a single lump
sum payment in an amount equal to the present value of a hypothetical payment
scheduled to be made every two weeks beginning on the first regular Company pay
day following the Participant’s death and continuing for the remainder of the
Payment Period of an amount equal to the bi-weekly payment amount to be received
by the Participant prior to his death pursuant to the second sentence of
Section 3. If the Participant dies on or after the first day of the Payment
Period but prior to having received his first payment amount pursuant to
Section 3 (i.e., the Participant dies during the first six months of the Payment
Period), the amount of such single lump sum payment shall be increased by an
amount equal to the product of (i) such bi-weekly payment amount, times (ii) the
number of consecutive two-week periods beginning on the first day of the Payment
Period and ending immediately before the first regular payroll period following
the Participant’s death. Any present value determined pursuant to this paragraph
(b) shall be determined by the certified public accounting firm that prepares
the Company’s audited annual financial statements at the time of the
Participant’s death using a discount rate equal to the annual interest rate of
10-year Treasury securities for the month containing the Participant’s date of
death plus one percent.

(c) A Participant’s designated beneficiary shall be the person or entity
designated by the Participant in a writing delivered to the Compensation
Committee. If no such designation has been made, or if the designated
beneficiary predeceases the Participant, the Participant’s designated
beneficiary shall be (a) the surviving spouse of such Participant, (b) if there
is no surviving spouse, the surviving children of the Participant, in equal
shares, (c) if there is no surviving spouse and no surviving children, the
executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant or (d) if there is no
surviving spouse and no surviving children and if no executor or administrator
has been appointed for the estate of the Participant within sixty days following
the date of the Participant’s death, the person or persons who would be entitled
under the intestate succession laws of the state of the Participant’s domicile
to receive the Participant’s personal Estate, in equal shares.

 

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8. The first sentence of Section 6 of the Plan is hereby amended to read as
follows:

If a Participant or his beneficiary believes he is entitled to benefits pursuant
to the Plan in an amount greater than those which he is receiving or has
received, he may file a claim with the Compensation Committee; provided,
however, that such claim is filed within 90 days of the latest date upon which
the payment could have been timely made to the Participant in accordance with
the terms of the Plan.

9. Section 6 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new
sentence which reads as follows:

If the Compensation Committee determines that the Participant is entitled to
benefits pursuant to the Plan in an amount greater than those which he has
received, such additional benefits shall be paid to the Participant in a lump
sum no later than the end of the first calendar year of the Participant in which
the Compensation Committee makes such determination.

10. Section 11 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new
sentence which reads as follows:

Upon a termination, cancellation or rescission of the Plan, all payments to
which a Participant or his beneficiary is entitled shall be made pursuant to the
terms of the Plan as in effect prior to such termination, cancellation or
rescission; provided, however, that if the Plan is terminated in connection with
a “change in control event,” within the meaning of regulations or other guidance
promulgated by the IRS under IRC §409A, the Compensation Committee, as
constituted immediately prior to such event, may elect, in its sole discretion,
to pay out all payment amounts to the Participant or his beneficiaries within 12
months after the occurrence of such event to the extent not inconsistent with
such regulations or guidance.

11. The Plan is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new Section 14
which reads as follows:

14. Compliance With Section 409A of Code. Notwithstanding any provision of
Section 11 or 13 to the contrary, the Plan is intended to comply with the
provisions of IRC §409A and shall be interpreted and construed accordingly. If
the calculation of any amount to be paid on a specified date pursuant to this
Plan is not administratively practicable due to events beyond the Participant’s
control, such amount shall be deemed to have occurred on the date specified in
this Plan if paid promptly upon the calculation of such amounts and not later
than the end of the first calendar year during which the calculation of such
amounts is administratively practicable, within the meaning of U.S. Treasury
Regulation § 1.409A-3(d). The Company shall have the sole discretion and
authority to, and may in its sole discretion, amend the Plan, unilaterally and
at any time, to satisfy any requirements thereof or guidance provided by the
U.S. Treasury Department to the extent applicable to the Plan, provided that no
such amendment shall result in the reduction of any payment amount to the
Participant or his beneficiary.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed by its
duly authorized officers this 4th day of December, 2008.

 

COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION By:    /s/ Michael Smith Title:   Senior Vice
President & CFO

 

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