Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2010



 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 

AGREEMENT 
 This
Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2010, is by and among Alloy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Matthew A. Drapkin, an individual resident of New York (“Drapkin”), and the other individuals and entities
signatories hereto (collectively with Drapkin, the “Drapkin Group”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Drapkin Group have
determined that the interests of the Company and its stockholders would be best served by adding Drapkin to the Company’s Board of Directors on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the respective representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions
hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants as follows as of the date hereof:

 (a) The Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 (b) This Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of the Company, and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles. 

(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company does not and will not (i) violate or conflict with
any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to it, or (ii) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under or pursuant to, or
result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any organizational document, agreement, contract, commitment, understanding or arrangement to which the Company is a party
or by which it is bound. 







 2. Representations and Warranties of the Drapkin Group. Each of the members of
the Drapkin Group severally, and not jointly, represent and warrant with respect to himself or itself as follows as of the date hereof: 

(a) Such party has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Such party, if an entity, has the limited partnership or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 (b) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed,
and delivered by such member of the Drapkin Group, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of such party, and is enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles. 

(c) Such party is the “beneficial owner” of a number of shares of Common Stock as set forth on the cover page relating to
such member in the Schedule 13D filed by the members of the Drapkin Group with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 18, 2009, as amended through and including Amendment No. 1 thereto dated
March 17, 2010 (the “Schedule 13D”). Except for those Affiliates and Associates of such member with respect to whom a cover page is included in the Schedule 13D, no other Affiliate or Associate of such member beneficially
owns any shares of Common Stock. 
 (d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each member of the
Drapkin Group does not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to him or it, or (ii) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under or pursuant to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any organizational document, agreement,
contract, commitment, understanding or arrangement to which he or it is a party or by which he or it is bound. 

3. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement: 

(a) The terms “Affiliate” and “Associate” have the respective meanings set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated
by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), provided that neither “Affiliate” nor “Associate” shall include (i) any person that is a publicly held concern and is otherwise
an Affiliate or Associate by reason of the fact that a principal of any member of the Drapkin Group serves as a member of the board of directors or similar governing body of such concern, (ii) such member of the board of directors or other
similar governing body of such concern or (iii) any entity which is an Associate solely by reason of clause (1) of the definition of Associate in Rule 12b-2; the terms “beneficial owner” and “beneficial ownership” shall
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respective meanings as set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act; and the terms “person” or “persons” shall mean any individual, corporation
(including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization or other entity of any kind or nature. 

(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

(c) “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, $0.01 par value. 

(d) “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board. 

(e) “Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee” means the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board.

 (f) “Standstill Period” means the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of: 

(i) the date on which the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee notifies Drapkin pursuant to Section 4(g) below that it has
not resolved to nominate Drapkin or the Additional Director for election to the Board at the 2012 Annual Meeting; 
 (ii) the
date of the 2012 Annual Meeting; or 
 (iii) such date, if any, as the Company has materially breached any of its commitments or
obligations set forth in Sections 1, 4(a), 4(b), 4(e), 4(f) and 4(g) of this Agreement (the “Principal Obligations”). 

4. Election of Drapkin; Related Matters. 

(a) As soon as reasonably practicable but in any event within five business days from the date first listed above (the
“Appointment Date”): 
 (i) In accordance with the Company’s amended certificate of incorporation and
amended and restated bylaws, the Board shall, if required to meet its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, adopt a resolution increasing the size of the Board by one director, to a total of nine directors, effective as of the Appointment Date;

 (ii) In accordance with the Company’s amended certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, the
Board shall elect Drapkin as a director of the Company, effective as of the Appointment Date, to serve as a member of the class of directors scheduled to be next elected at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; 

 

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 (iii) The Board shall adopt a resolution appointing Drapkin to serve as a member of
both the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, effective as of the Appointment Date, and Drapkin shall continue to serve on such Committees so long as he continues to be a member of the Board; and 

(iv) The Board shall revise the powers of the Administration Committee to limit the Administration Committee’s power to
authorize acquisitions to acquisitions which either individually or combined do not exceed $1 million in purchase price during any fiscal quarter of the Company. 

(b) After giving effect to Section 4(a) and a readjustment of the class years of certain directors, as of the Appointment Date,
the Board shall consist of the following members (or their respective successors duly nominated in accordance with the Company’s amended certificate, amended and restated bylaws and Corporate and Governance Committee charter and procedures, and
duly elected by the Company’s stockholders): 
  

					
	 Class of 2010
	  	 Class of 2011
	  	 Class of 2012

	 Anthony Fiore
	  	Matthew C. Diamond	  	Matthew A. Drapkin
	 Samuel A. Gradess
	  	Peter M. Graham	  	Jeffrey Jacobowitz*
	 James K. Johnson, Jr.
	  	Richard Perlman	  	Edward Monnier

  

	*	Subject to separate agreement 


(c) The members of the Drapkin Group who filed the Schedule 13D shall promptly file an amendment to the Schedule 13D
reporting the entry into this agreement, amending applicable items to conform to their respective obligations hereunder and appending or incorporating by reference this Agreement as an exhibit thereto. Such amendment shall also reflect the
termination of the “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act consisting to the Drapkin Group and John B. Kleinheinz and certain affiliated entities. Such members of the Drapkin Group shall provide to the
Company a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such amendment in advance of filing, and shall consider in good faith the reasonable comments of the Company. The Company and Drapkin shall discuss in good faith whether or not the Company
shall issue a press release with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto and the material provisions hereof, which press release, if issued, will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties; if the Company
files a Form 8-K in lieu of a press release, the Company shall provide to Drapkin a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Form 8-K in advance of its filing, and shall consider in good faith the reasonable comments of Drapkin.

  

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 (d) So long as the Company has complied and is complying with the Principal
Obligations, each member of the Drapkin Group shall cause all shares of Common Stock owned of record and shall instruct the record owner, in case of all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned but not of record, by it and their respective
Affiliates, as of the record date for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as the case may be, to be present for quorum purposes and to be voted, and shall cause all shares of Common Stock held by their
respective Associates to be present for quorum purposes and to be voted, in favor of all directors nominated by the Board for election at the Company’s 2010 and 2011 Annual Meetings of Stockholders. 

(e) Within the one year period following the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company and the Drapkin Group shall agree on a
qualified, independent and experienced executive with a strong media background (a “Qualified Executive”) to be elected by the Board as a tenth member of the Board in the Class of 2012 (the “Additional Director”), and in
connection therewith and in accordance with the Company’s amended certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, the Board shall adopt a resolution increasing the size of the Board by one director, to a total of ten directors,
effective as of the appointment date of such Additional Director. If the Additional Director leaves the Board (whether by resignation or otherwise) before the conclusion of the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company and the Drapkin Group
shall agree on a replacement Qualified Executive to be elected within 60 days of such resignation. 
 (f) The Company agrees that
the Board shall only be increased at any time prior to the conclusion of the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in connection with the appointment of Drapkin and the Additional Director. 

(g) At least 15 days prior to the first date upon which a notice to the Secretary of the Company of nominations of persons for election to
the Board or the proposal of business at the 2012 Annual Meeting would be considered timely under the bylaws of the Company, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will notify Drapkin whether it has resolved to recommend Drapkin and the
Additional Director for re-election to the Board at the 2012 Annual Meeting. 
 (h) BD Media Investors LP hereby withdraws its
letter dated March 17, 2010, to the Secretary of the Company providing notice of its intention to nominate persons for election as directors at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and its demand pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law. 
  

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 5. Standstill. 

Each of the members of the Drapkin Group agrees that, during the Standstill Period and provided that Company has complied and is complying
with the Principal Obligations, he or it will not, and he or it will cause each of such person’s Affiliates or agents or other persons acting on his or its behalf not to, and will cause his or its respective Associates not to: 

(a) submit any stockholder proposal (pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act or otherwise) or any
notice of nomination or other business for consideration, or nominate any candidate for election to the Board, other than as expressly permitted by this Agreement ; 

(b) form, join in or in any other way participate in a “partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group” within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Common Stock or deposit any shares of Common Stock in a voting trust or similar arrangement or subject any shares of Common Stock to any voting agreement or pooling
arrangement, other than solely with other members of the Drapkin Group or one or more Affiliates of a member of the Drapkin Group with respect to the Common Stock currently owned as set forth in Section 2(c) of this Agreement or to the extent
such a group may be deemed to result with the Company or any of its Affiliates as a result of this Agreement; 
 (c) solicit
proxies or written consents of stockholders, or otherwise conduct any nonbinding referendum with respect to Common Stock, or make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of any “proxy” within the meaning of
Rule 14a-1 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act to vote, or advise, encourage or influence any person with respect to voting, any shares of Common Stock with respect to any matter, or become a “participant” in any contested
“solicitation” for the election of directors with respect to the Company (as such terms are defined or used under the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated by the SEC thereunder), other than a “solicitation” or acting as a
“participant” in support of all of the nominees of the Board at the 2010 and 2011 Annual Meetings of Stockholders; 

(d) seek, in any capacity other than as a member of the Board, to call, or to request the call of, a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Company, or seek to make, or make, a stockholder proposal at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company or make a request for a list of the Company’s stockholders (or otherwise induce, encourage or assist any other
person to initiate or pursue such a proposal or request) or otherwise acting alone, or in concert with others, seek to control or influence the governance or policies of the Company, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement; 

(e) effect or seek to effect, in any capacity other than as a member of the Board (including, without limitation, by entering into
any discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings with any third person), offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist or facilitate any other person to effect or seek, offer
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otherwise) to effect or cause or participate in (i) any acquisition of any material assets or businesses of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any tender offer or exchange
offer, merger, acquisition or other business combination involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (iii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries; 
 (f) publicly disclose, or cause or facilitate the public disclosure (including without
limitation the filing of any document or report with the SEC or any other governmental agency or any disclosure to any journalist, member of the media or securities analyst) of, any intent, purpose, plan or proposal to obtain any waiver, or consent
under, or any amendment of, any of the provisions of Section 4(d) or this Section 5, or otherwise seek (in any manner that would require public disclosure by any of the members of the Drapkin Group or their Affiliates or Associates) to
obtain any waiver, consent under, or amendment of, any provision of this Agreement; 
 (g) publicly disparage any member of the
Board or management of the Company; 
 (h) enter into any arrangements, understandings or agreements (whether written or
oral) with, or advise, finance, assist or encourage, any other person that engages, or offers or proposes to engage, in any of the foregoing; or 

(i) take or cause or induce or assist others to take any action inconsistent with any of the foregoing. 

It is understood and agreed that this Agreement shall not be deemed to prohibit Drapkin from engaging in any lawful act in his capacity as a director of
the Company. 
 6. Codes of Business Conduct and Ethics and Insider Trading Policy. Drapkin has reviewed the
Company’s Codes of Business Conduct and Ethics and Insider Trading Policy and agrees to abide by the provisions thereof during his service as a director of the Company. The members of the Drapkin Group acknowledge that they are aware that the
United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material non-public information about a company from purchasing or selling such securities of such company, or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances
in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. 

7. Questionnaires. Drapkin has accurately completed the form of questionnaire provided by the Company for its use in
connection with the preparation of the Company’s proxy statement. 
 8. Compensation. Drapkin shall be
compensated for his service as a director and shall be reimbursed for his expenses on the same basis as all other non-employee directors of the Company are compensated and shall be eligible to be granted equity-based compensation on the same basis
as all other non-employee directors of the Company. 
  

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 9. Indemnification and Insurance. Drapkin shall be entitled to the same rights
of indemnification as the other directors of the Company as such rights may exist from time to time. The Company shall, promptly after their election, take such action, if any, as may be necessary to add Drapkin to the Company’s directors and
officers’ liability insurance policy as an Insured Person. 
 10. Non-Disparagement. During the Standstill
Period and for a period of one year thereafter the Company shall not publicly disparage any member of the Drapkin Group or any member of the management of the Drapkin Group. 

11. Specific Performance. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that irreparable
harm would occur in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties will be entitled to specific relief hereunder,
including, without limitation, an injunction or injunctions to prevent and enjoin breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any state or federal court in the State of Delaware, in
addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived. 

12. Jurisdiction. Each party hereto agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that any actions, suits or proceedings
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be brought solely and exclusively in any state or federal court in the State of Delaware (and the parties agree on behalf of themselves and their respective
Affiliates not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in such courts), and further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to the respective addresses set forth in
Section 16 of this Agreement will be effective service of process for any such action, suit or proceeding brought against any party in any such court. Each party, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, irrevocably and unconditionally waives
any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in the state or federal courts in the State of Delaware, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally
waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum. 

13. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including validity, interpretation and effect, by the
laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed and to be performed wholly within such state, without giving effect to the choice of law principles of such state. 

14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts which together shall constitute a single
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 15. Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver; Successors and Assigns. This
Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to, and supersedes all prior agreements relating to, its subject matter. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or
undertakings between the parties other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors or assigns. No failure on the part of any
party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit
of, and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, executors, legal representatives, and assigns. 

16. Notices. All notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and other communications provided for herein and all
legal process in regard hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed validly given, made or served, (a) if given by telecopy, when such telecopy is transmitted to the telecopy number set forth below, or to such other telecopy number as is
provided by a party to this Agreement to the other parties pursuant to notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section, and the appropriate confirmation is received, or (b) if given by any other means, when actually received
during normal business hours at the address specified in this Section, or at such other address as is provided by a party to this Agreement to the other parties pursuant to notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section: 

if to the Company: 

Alloy, Inc. 

151 West
26th Street 

11th
 Floor 
 New York, NY 10001 

Facsimile: (212) 244-4311 

Attention: Chief Executive Officer 

with a copy to: 

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 

1177 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10036 

Facsimile: (212) 715-8000 

Attention: Richard H. Gilden 
  

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 if to the Drapkin Group or any member thereof: 

Matthew A. Drapkin 

652 Broadway 

3rd
 Floor 
 New York, NY 10012 

Facsimile: (214) 756-6079 

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 

575 Lexington Avenue,
7th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

Facsimile: (212) 446-2350 

Attention: Richard J. Birns 

17. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto
or their respective successors and assigns, and their respective Affiliates to the extent provided herein, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. 

[Signature page follows.] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized signatories
of the parties as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	ALLOY, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Matthew Diamond
		 	Matthew Diamond
		 	Chief Executive Officer



							
	
	SRB MANAGEMENT, L.P.
		
	By:	 	BC Advisors, LLC, its general partner
			
		 	By:	 	/s/ Steven R. Becker
		 		 	Name: Steven R. Becker
		 		 	Title: Co-managing Member
	
	BD MEDIA INVESTORS LP
		
	By:	 	SRB Management, L.P., its general partner
			
		 	By:	 	BC Advisors, LLC, its general partner
				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Steven R. Becker
		 		 		 	Name: Steven R. Becker
		 		 		 	Title: Co-managing Member










							
	SRB GREENWAY OPPORTUNITY FUND, (QP), L.P.
		
	By:	 	SRB Management, L.P., its general partner
			
		 	By:	 	BC Advisors, LLC, its general partner
				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Steven R. Becker
		 		 		 	Name: Steven R. Becker
		 		 		 	Title: Co-managing Member
	
	SRB GREENWAY OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.
		
	By:	 	SRB Management, L.P., its general partner
			
		 	By:	 	BC Advisors, LLC, its general partner
				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Steven R. Becker
		 		 		 	Name: Steven R. Becker
		 		 		 	Title: Co-managing Member



			
	
	BC ADVISORS, LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Steven R. Becker
		 	Name: Steven R. Becker
		 	Title: Co-managing Member



	
	
	STEVEN R. BECKER
	
	/s/ Steven R. Becker
	
	MATTHEW A. DRAPKIN
	
	/s/ Matthew A. Drapkin