EX-10.17




 Exhibit 10.17 

 
 



 
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July 27, 2020 
 CONFIDENTIAL 

Mr. Nicolas Cabrera 
 Via Email: nicolas.cabrera@bakkt.com

  

	 	Re:	 Modification of Offer Letter 



Dear Nicolas: 
 This letter agreement relates to and modifies the
June 3, 2019 letter governing your employment with Bakkt, LLC (the “Offer Letter”). Capitalized terms not defined in this letter shall be as defined in the Offer Letter. 

1. Base Salary. Your base salary is adjusted to $370,000 per year, effective as of March 1, 2020. Your title Is Chief
Product Officer. 
 2. Relocation Bonus. The section of the Offer Letter titled “Relocation Bonus” is amended and
restated to read as follows: 
 “A $75,000 relocation bonus (the “Relocation Bonus”) will be paid as soon as practical
following the date of your relocation to Atlanta, Georgia (the “Relocation Date”), so long as the Relocation Date is on or before December 31, 2020. You will receive the Relocaton Bonus less appropriate withholding taxes and
authorized deductions. Should you decide to leave the Company for any reason within the twelve (12) months following the Relocation Date, you will be required to repay a prorated portion of the Relocation Bonus based on the number of months out
of such 12-month period you were not employed by the Company following the Relocation Date.” 
 3. Severance Protection. A
new section, titled “Severance Protection” is added to the Offer Letter which reads as follows: 
  

			
	 “Severance Protection:
	  	In recognition of the risk associated with this new venture, we are providing this layer of severance protection in lieu of the Company’s standard severance policy.
		
		  	If you are terminated by the Company for any reason other than for Cause (as defined below) with a termination date effective on or before December 31, 2021, you will be eligible for a lump sum severance payment in the amount
of $370,000, plus an additional amount attributable to 12 months of COBRA costs.


  
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		 	In all instances, the severance payment illustrated above is a gross amount, subject to applicable withholding, and is subject to the execution by you of a release of claims and confirmation of post-employment restrictions in a form
to be provided by the Company.”
		
		 	For purposes of the foregoing, “Cause” means (i) you are convicted of, plead guilty to, or confess or otherwise admit to any felony or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzelement, (ii) you engage in any
act or omission involving willful misconduct, or (iii) you violate any provision of any code of conduct adopted by the Company which applies to you and other employees if the consequence of such violation for any employee subject to such code
of conduct ordinarily would be a termination of his or her employment.”

 All other terms and conditions of the Offer Letter shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. 

Please sign below to indicate your agreement with and acceptance of the foregoing. 

 

	
	 Sincerely,

	
	 /s/ Marc D’Annunzio

	 Marc D’Annunzio

	 General Counsel and Secretary



  

					
	Accepted and agreed:
			
	  
 /s/ Nicolas Cabrera
	 		  	 8/31/2020 | 10:45:17 EDT
  

	Nicolas Cabrera	 		  	Date


  
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