EXHIBIT 10.1


 


AMENDED CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE
AGREEMENT


 


AGREEMENT made
as of September 1, 2010 by and between Insignia Systems, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), and Glen Dall
(the “Executive”).


WHEREAS, the Company,
as a publicly held corporation, recognizes the possibility of a change in control of the Company, and that such possibility and
the uncertainty and questions which it may raise could result in Executive leaving the Company or in distraction of Executive in
the performance of Executive’s duties to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders; and


WHEREAS, it is
in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to encourage the availability of Executive’s services to parties
who may in the future acquire control of the Company and to provide an incentive for Executive to remain with the Company during
any period of uncertainty leading up to a change in control;


WHEREAS, based
on the foregoing, the Company wishes to provide that, in the event of a change in control of the Company, Executive will receive
certain benefits if Executive’s employment by the Company ceases for certain reasons within a specified period following
the change in control;


NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing and the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:


1.                  
General Provisions. This Company shall pay Executive a lump sum severance payment if Executive ceases to be
employed by the Company within two years following a Change in Control (as defined below) for certain reasons specified in this
Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement alters the “at will” nature of Executive’s employment by the Company. This
means that either before or after a Change in Control, either the Company or the Executive may terminate Executive’s employment
by the Company, either with or without cause, for any reason or no reason. This Agreement relates only to whether Executive shall
be entitled to certain severance payments following cessation of employment. No right to severance payments shall arise under this
Agreement unless and until there occurs a Change in Control.


2.                  
Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be
considered to occur if any of the following occurs after the date of this Agreement:


		(a)	the closing of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;



		(b)	the closing of a merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization of the Company which results
in the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such event owning less than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s
capital stock immediately following such event;



 



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		(c)	the acquisition by any person (or persons who would be considered a group under the federal securities
laws) who as of the date of this Agreement own less than 25% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities,
of beneficial ownership of securities representing 40% or more of the combined voting power or the Company’s then outstanding
securities; or



		(d)	the election to the Company’s board of directors of persons who constitute a majority of
the board of directors and who were not nominated for election by the board of directors as part of a management slate.



3.                  
Amount of Severance Payment. If a Change in Control occurs after the date of this Agreement and Executive
subsequently ceases to be employed by the Company prior to the second anniversary of the Change in Control, then the Company shall
pay Executive a lump sum severance payment equal to twenty-four (24) months of Executive’s base salary which was in effect
immediately prior to the Change in Control, if (a) the Change in Control is a “hostile takeover” and the Executive
ceases to be employed for any reason (including voluntary resignation) other than death or cause (as defined below), or (b) the
Change in Control is not a “hostile takeover” and the Executive ceases to be employed due to a reason not precluding
payment under Section 4. The Company shall be entitled to deduct from the lump sum severance payment any amounts which the Company
is required by law to withhold from such a payment.


For purposes of
this Section 3 a “hostile takeover” means a Change in Control (a) that is not approved in advance of a public announcement
by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors authorized by the Board to consider the Change
in Control, or (b) in which the acquiring entity is a direct competitor of the Company.


Payment due under
this Agreement shall be made on the 60th day after Executive’s termination of employment, except that if Executive
is then a “key employee” of the Company, as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, payment shall be
made on the date which is six months after termination of employment, or to his heirs upon his death if earlier; provided, however,
that no payment shall be made unless Executive has first delivered to the Company the Release described in Section 11, and the
Release has not been rescinded during any applicable rescission period.


4.                  
Circumstances in Which Severance Shall Not Be Paid. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(b) above,
the Company shall not be obligated to make any lump sum severance payment under this Agreement if, following a Change in Control,
Executive ceased to be employed by the Company due to:


		(a)	Executive’s death or disability;



		(b)	termination of Executive by the Company for Cause (as defined below); or



		(c)	resignation by Executive for any reason other than a Good Reason (as defined below), including
retirement.



For purposes of this Section 4, the
following defined terms have the meanings indicated:



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“Cause” means termination
by the Company of Executive’s employment due to:


		(1)	conviction of a felony;



		(2)	the willful and continued failure of Executive to perform his essential duties; or



		(3)	gross misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company;



provided, however, that
the matters referred to in clause (2) or (3) shall not be deemed to constitute “Cause” unless the Company has first
given Executive written notice specifying the conduct by Executive that constitutes such failure or gross misconduct and Executive
has failed to remedy the same to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company’s Board of Directors.


“Good Reason” shall mean any of the following,
unless Executive gives his or her prior written consent:


		(1)	the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent with Executive’s status or position
with the Company, or a substantial reduction in the nature or status of Executive’s responsibilities from those in effect
immediately prior to the Change in Control;



		(2)	a reduction by the Company in Executive’s total earnings in effect immediately prior to the
Change in Control;



		(3)	the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a location more than fifty
miles from Minneapolis, Minnesota or the Company requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than the Company’s principal
executive offices, except for required travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Executive’s
prior business travel obligations;



		(4)	the failure by the Company to continue to provide Executive with benefits at least as favorable
to those enjoyed by Executive under any of the Company’s pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability,
deferred compensation, incentive awards, incentive stock options, or savings plans in which Executive was participating at the
time of the Change in Control, the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any
of such benefits or deprive Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed at the time of the Change in Control, or the failure
by the Company to provide Executive with the number of paid vacation days to which Executive is entitled at the time of the Change
in Control, provided, however, that the Company may amend any such plan or programs as long as such amendments do not reduce any
benefits to which Executive would be entitled upon termination; or




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		(5)	any termination of Executive’s employment which is not made pursuant to a Notice of Termination
satisfying the requirements in Section 5 below.



 


5.                  
Notice of Termination. Any termination of Executive’s employment by the Company or by Executive shall
be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with the notice provisions of Section
6. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which indicates the specific facts
and circumstances claimed to provide the basis for termination.


 


6.                  
Method of Giving Notice. All notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage pre-paid, addressed to the last known residence address of the Executive, or in the case of the Company,
to its principal office to the attention of each of the then directors of the Company with a copy to its Secretary, or to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of
address shall be effective only upon receipt.


 


7.                  
Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification
or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the parties. No waiver by either party thereto at any time of any breach by
the other party to this Agreement, or of compliance with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other
party, shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or similar time.
No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made
by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of Minnesota. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements on this subject matter.


 


8.                  
Arbitration of Disputes. Any and all disputes between the parties relating to this Agreement or any alleged
breach of this Agreement shall be resolved by binding arbitration held in the City of Minneapolis pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association before a single arbitrator. In the event that Executive is determined by the arbitrator
to be the prevailing party in such an arbitration, the arbitrator shall award Executive, as an additional element of damages, his
or her attorneys’ fees and legal expenses actually incurred in the enforcement of this Agreement and in the arbitration proceeding.
Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction.


 


9.                  
Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.


 


10.                Exclusive Benefits.
The benefits provided by this Agreement are in lieu of all other severance, change in control, or similar benefits payable to Executive
due to termination following a Change in Control.


 



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11.                Release.
As a condition to receiving any benefits under this Agreement, Executive shall be required to deliver a standard release to the
Company releasing the Company and its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates from any and all claims
relating to Executive’s employment and termination of employment.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.


	EXECUTIVE:	 	INSIGNIA SYSTEMS, INC.	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Glen Dall	 	By 	/s/ Scott Drill	 
	Glen Dall	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Its	CEO	 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 



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