EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



 


THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 2nd day of January, 2014, by and between NET TALK.com , Inc., a
Florida corporation (the "Company''),
and Kenneth A. Hosfeld, residing at 5166 North Springs Way, Coral Springs FL 33076 (the "Executive"). 


 


WITNESSETH:



1. EMPLOYMENT 


 


The
Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts such employment, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement. (The "Amendment
Employment Agreement") 


 


2. TERM 


 


Subject
to the provisions for termination as hereinafter provided, the term of employment under this Agreement shall begin as of
January 2nd 2014, and shall continue through January
1st 2019, provided, however, (each such January 2nd being referred to as a "Renewal Date"),
the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended
for an additional one year so that on each Renewal Date the then remaining unexpired term of this Agreement shall be five
years, unless either party gives the other written notice of termination at least ninety (90) days prior to any such Renewal
Date, 


 


3. COMPENSATION 


 


(a)
Base Salary. The Company shall pay to the Executive as basic compensation for all services rendered by the Executive during the
term of this Agreement a basic annualized salary of $100,000 per year (starting January, 2015) the base salary will increase to
$125,000), or such other sum in excess of that amount as the parties may agree on from time to time or as provided in the next
sentence (as in effect from time to time, the "Base Salary"), payable twice-monthly or in other more frequent installments,
as determined by the Company. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to increase the Executive's Base
Salary in effect from time to time. In addition, the Board of Directors,
in its discretion, may award a bonus or bonuses to the Executive in addition to the bonuses provided for in Section 3(b). 


 


(b) Bonuses. In addition to the
Base Salary to be paid pursuant to Section 3(a), for each of the Company's five fiscal years ending December 31st 2018,
to the extent earned, specified on Exhibit A to this agreement. For each fiscal year ending on or after December 31st 2014,
the Company shall pay to the Executive as incentive compensation annual bonuses in accordance with comparable incentive bonus
plan(s) adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company.


 


(c)
Certain Plans and Initial Award. (i) It is anticipated that the Company will adopt certain incentive compensation plans, including
a long term incentive plan (the "LTIP"), providing for annual or other periodic awards to key employees, among other
things, of restricted stock, and a stock option plan (the "ISO/NSO Plan"), providing for the annual or other periodic
issuance of options to purchase the Company's common stock. The L TIP
and ISO/NSO Plan are referred to collectively in this Agreement as the "Plans." The Executive will be given an opportunity
to participate in the Plans, in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Plans as they may be adopted, amended and administered
from time to time. 


 


(I)
In addition to the incentive compensation referred to in Section 3(c)(i),
the Company hereby agrees to issue to the Executive under the LTIP, effective immediately following the completion of the Distribution,
that number of shares of the Company's common stock (the "Initial Restricted Stock"), four percent (4%) of any new secondary
IPO of the shares of the Company's common stock. 


 


(2) Any and all risks of
forfeiture shall lapse as to all of the Initial Restricted Stock and the Initial Options shall be fully vested and shall be
exercisable as to all of the shares of common stock covered by the Initial Options upon (i) the death of the Executive or
termination of employment upon the "Permanent Disability" (as that term is defined in Section 7(b) (ii) of this
Agreement) of the Executive, (ii) the termination of employment of the Executive by the Company "Without Good
Cause" (as that term is defined in Section S(b) (iii) of this Agreement)
or (iii) the exercise by the Executive of his rights to
terminate his employment under Section S(d) (ii) following a "Change of Control" (as that term is defined in
Section S(d) (i) of this Agreement).


 






    	 



    	 



    




 


(d)·
Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse the Executive, in accordance with the Company's policies and practices for senior management,
for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of the Executive's duties under this Agreement, provided,
however, that the Executive must furnish to the Company an itemized account, satisfactory to the Company, in substantiation of
such expenditures. 



 








(e)
Certain Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to such fringe benefits including, but not limited to, medical and other insurance
benefits as may be provided from time to time by the Company to other senior officers of the Company. In addition, without restricting
the foregoing, the Company shall provide the Executive at the Company's sole cost and expense with (i) a policy or policies of
term life insurance (the "Basic Life Insurance") providing, among other things, basic death benefits of not less than
three times the Base Salary in effect from time to time, (ii) directors and officers liability insurance with coverage, terms
and limits suitable for an executive officer of a OTCBB, or any up listed Stock Exchange, comparable in financial size and wherewithal
to that of the Company and (iii) a monthly allowance of $500 cash to reimburse the Executive for the use and maintenance of his
automobile in furtherance of the business and affairs of the Company, provided that the Executive shall at all times insure the
Executive and the Company in such amounts as may be reasonably requested by the Company against claims for bodily injury, death
and property damages occurring as a result of its use. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to make available to
the Executive in providing and paying for the Basic Life Insurance the opportunity to purchase at the Executive's sole cost and
expense additional life insurance with a basic death benefit (the "Optional Life Insurance") equal to two times the
Executive's Base Salary in effect from time to time (affording the Executive the opportunity to have basic death benefit life
insurance coverage equal to four times such Base Salary). The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to affect the transfer
of the ownership to the Executive of the policy or policies for the Basic Life Insurance and the Optional Life Insurance, if any,
upon the termination of the Executive's employment by the Company premiums would be the obligation of the Executive. The Company
shall, at the company's expense, provide
the executive with a cellular telephone with an unlimited talk and text plan, and included data plan of:
at least, 4 Gb/month. 


 


(f) Other Incentive and Benefit
Plans. The Executive shall be eligible to participate, in accordance with the terms of such plans as they may be adopted, amended
and administered from time to time, in incentive bonus, benefit or similar plans, including without limitation, any stock option,
bonus or other equity ownership plan, any short, mid or long term incentive plan and any other bonus, pension or profit sharing
plans established by the company from time to time.





 


4. DUTIES 


 


(a) General. The Executive is engaged
as the Executive Vice President of the Company. In addition, at the request of the Board of Directors, the Executive shall serve
in the same positions in any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with additional compensation. The Executive's duties shall
be commensurate with those customarily associated with the Executive Vice President of a corporation comparable to the Company.


 


(b) Specific. In addition to the
general duties, responsibilities and authority as Executive Vice President, and without in any way intending to diminish the Executive
duties, responsibilities and authority, the Executive's duties, responsibilities and authority shall include but not be limited
to (i) participating in consultation with the rest of the Management Team in the development and implementation of the Company's
strategic business plans.


 


(c) Indemnification. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive for all liabilities, costs, expenses and
damages arising out of or in connection with the Executive's service to the Company under this Agreement. In furtherance of this
indemnity, the Company shall enter into an indemnification agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Executive
and the Company. In addition, the indemnity providing officer or director, or service in a similar capacity, for any civic, community
or charitable organization, provided such service is undertaken at the request of or with the knowledge and acquiescence of the
Company. The foregoing indemnification shall be in addition to any rights or benefits the Executive may have under statute, the
Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation of the Company, under a policy of insurance, or otherwise.


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


5. EXTENT OF SERVICES; VACATIONS
AND DAYS OFF 


 


(a) Extent of Services. During the
term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement, except during customary vacation periods and periods of illness, the
Executive shall devote full-time energy and attention during regular business hours to the benefit and business of the Company
as may be reasonably necessary in performing the Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Executive may (i) serve on corporate, trade association, civic, religious or charitable boards or committees, (ii) deliver
lectures, carry out non related consultancy activity, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions and (iii)
manage personal investments, so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the performance of the Executive's duties
and responsibilities and do not create a conflict of interest.


 


(b)
Vacations. The Executive shall be entitled to vacations with pay and to such personal and sick leave with pay in accordance with
the policy of the Company as may be established from time to time by the Company and applied to other senior officers of the Company.
In no event shall the Executive be entitled to not fewer than four weeks' annual vacation. Unused vacation days may be carried
over from one year to the next for a period ofup
to three years. Any vacation days which remain unused on the third anniversary of the end of the fiscal year to which they originally
related shall expire and shall thereafter no longer be useable by the Executive. 


 


6. FACILITIES 


 


The
Company shall provide the Executive with a fully furnished office located in northern Dade or Broward county, Florida, and the
facilities of the Company shall be
generally available to the Executive in the performance of the Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement, it being understood
and contemplated by the parties that all equipment, supplies and office personnel required in the performance of the Executive's
duties under this Agreement shall be supplied by and at the sole expense of the Company. 


 


7. ILLNESS OR INCAPACITY, TERMINATION
ON DEATH, ETC. 


 


(a) Death. If the Executive dies
during the term of the Executive's employment, the Company shall pay to the estate of the Executive within 30 days after the date
of death such Base Salary and any cash bonus compensation earned and unearned during the full duration of this contract, and pursuant
to the provisions of any incentive compensation plan then in effect but not yet paid, as would otherwise have been payable to
the Executive up to the end of the month in which the Executive's death occurs. After receiving the full payments provided in
this Section 7(a), the Executive and the Executive's estate shall have no further rights under this Agreement (other than those
rights already accrued).


 


(b)
Disability. (i) During any period of disability, illness or incapacity during the term of this Agreement which renders the Executive
at least temporarily unable to perform the services required under this Agreement, the.
Executive shall receive the Base Salary payable under Section 3(a) of this Agreement plus any cash bonus compensation earned pursuant
to the provisions of any incentive compensation plan then in effect but not yet paid, less any cash benefits received by him under
any disability insurance carried by or provided by the Company. Upon the Executive's "Permanent Disability" (as defined
below), which Permanent Disability continues during the payment periods specified herein, the Company shall pay to the Executive
for the period of time specified below an amount (the "Disability Payment") equal to the (i) sum of (A) the Base Salary
paid in the same monthly or other period installments as in effect at the time of the Executive's Permanent Disability plus (B)
an amount equal to the target level of the annual cash bonus payable to the Executive under the Company's Management Incentive
Compensation Plan as described on Exhibit A or any similar bonus or incentive plans or programs then in effect (the "MICP
Target Amount") in respect of the fiscal year during which the Executive's Permanent Disability occurred, which MICP Target
Amount shall be paid in pro rata equal monthly installments over the period of time specified below (ii) reduced by the amount
of any monthly payments under any policy of disability income insurance paid for by the Company which payments are received during
the time when any Disability Payment is being made to the Executive following the Executive's Permanent Disability. For so long
as the Executive's Permanent Disability continues, the Disability Payment shall be paid by the Company to the Executive in equivalent
installments at the same time or times as would have been the case for payment of Base Salary over the unexpired term of this
Agreement If the Executive had not become permanently disabled
and had remained employed by the Company hereunder, but in no case shall such period exceed 72 months. The Executive may be entitled
to receive payments under any disability income insurance which may be carried by or provided by the Company from time to time.
Upon "Permanent Disability" (as that term is defined in Section 7(b) (ii) below) of the Executive, except as provided
in this Section 7(b) all rights of the Executive under this Agreement (other than rights already accrued) shall terminate. 


 






    	 



    	 



    

 


(ii) The term "Permanent Disability"
as used in this Agreement shall mean, in the event a disability insurance policy is maintained by the Company covering the Executive
at such time and is in full force and effect, the definition of permanent disability set forth in such policy. In the event no
disability insurance policy is maintained at such time and in full force and effect, "Permanent Disability" shall mean
the inability of the Executive, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, by reason of physical or mental disability
to perform the duties required of him under this Agreement for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days in any one-year period.
Successive periods of disability, illness or incapacity will be considered separate periods unless the later period of disability,
illness or incapacity is due to the same or related cause and commences less than six months from the ending of the previous period
of disability. Upon such determination, the Board of Directors may terminate the Executive's employment under this Agreement upon
ten (10) days' prior written notice. If any determination of the Board of Directors with respect to permanent disability is disputed
by the Executive, the parties hereto agree to abide by the decision of a panel of three physicians. The Executive and Company
shall each appoint one member, and the third member of the panel shall be appointed by the other two members. The Executive agrees
to make him available for and submit to examinations by such physicians as may be directed by the Company. Failure to submit to
any such examination shall constitute a breach of a material part of this Agreement.


 


8. OTHER TERMINATIONS 


 


(a) By the Executive. (i) The Executive
may terminate the Executive's employment hereunder upon giving at least ninety (90) days' prior written notice. In addition, the
Executive shall have the right to terminate the Executive's employment hereunder on the conditions and at the times provided for
in Section 8(d) of this Agreement.


 


(ii) If the Executive gives notice
pursuant to Section 8(a) (i) above, the Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to relieve the Executive, in whole
or in part, of the Executive's duties under this Agreement, or direct the Executive to no longer perform such duties, or direct
that the Executive should no longer report to work, or any combination of the foregoing. In any such event, the Executive shall
be entitled to receive only the Base Salary not yet paid, as would otherwise have been payable to the Executive up to the end
of the month specified as the month of termination in the termination notice. In the event the Executive gives notice pursuant
to Section 8(a)(i) above but specifies a termination date in excess of ninety (90) days from the date of such notice, the Company
shall have the right (but not the obligation) to accelerate the termination date to any date prior to the date specified in the
notice that is in excess of ninety (90) days from the date of the notice, and the Company shall have the right (but not the obligation)
to relieve the Executive, in whole or in part, of the Executive's duties under this Agreement, or direct the Executive to no longer
perform such duties, or direct that the Executive should no longer report to work, or any combination of the foregoing; provided,
however, that in any such event the Executive shall be entitled to receive the Base Salary, as would otherwise have been payable
to the Executive up to the end of the month of the termination date properly selected by the Company. Upon receiving the payments
provided for under this Section 8(a), all rights of the Executive under this Agreement (other than rights already accrued) shall
terminate.


 


(b)
Termination for "Good Cause". (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company may terminate the employment
of the Executive hereunder only for "good cause," which shall mean (a) the willful, substantial, continued and unjustified
refusal of the Executive substantially to perform his duties with the willful intention of harming the company (other than any
failure due to physical or mental incapacity) or (b) continued willful misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to the
Company, financially or otherwise, in each case, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Board of Directors, but with
respect to each of the foregoing bases for termination specified in the preceding clause, only if (1) the Executive has been provided
with written notice of any assertion that there is a basis for termination for good cause which notice shall specify in reasonable
detail specific facts regarding any such assertion and the Executive has been given a reasonable period of time within which to
remedy or cure the problem or complaint, (2) such notice is provided to the Executive a reasonable .time
before the Board of Directors meets to consider any possible termination for cause, (3) at or prior to the meeting of the Board
of Directors to consider the matters described in the written notice, an opportunity is provided to the Executive and his counsel
to be heard by the Board of Directors with respect to the matters described in the written notice, before it acts with respect
to such matter, (4) any resolution or other action by the Board of Directors with respect to any deliberation regarding or decision
to terminate the Executive for good cause is duly adopted by a unanimous vote of the entire Board of Directors of the Company
at a meeting of the Board duly called and held and (5) the Executive is promptly provided with a copy of the resolution or other
corporate action taken with respect to such termination. No act or failure to act by the Executive shall be considered willful
unless done or omitted to be done by him not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the
best interests of the Company. 


 


(ii) If the employment of the Executive
is terminated for good cause under Section 8(b) (i) of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Executive any Base Salary
earned prior to the effect yet paid and any cash bonus compensation earned pursuant to the provisions of any incentive compensation
plan then in effect but not paid to the Executive prior to the effective date of such termination. Under such circumstances, such
payments shall be in full and complete discharge of any and all liabilities or obligations of the Company to the Executive hereunder,
and the Executive shall be entitled to no further benefits under this Agreement (other than rights already accrued).


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


(iii) Termination
of the employment of the Executive other than as expressly specified above in Section 8(b) (i) for good cause shall be deemed
to be a termination of employment "Without Good Cause."


 


(c)
Termination without Good Cause. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right to
terminate the Executive's employment Without Good Cause pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8(c). If the Company shall
terminate the employment of the Executive Without Good Cause effective on a date earlier than the termination date provided for
in Section 2 (with the effective date of termination as so identified by the Company being referred to herein as the "Accelerated
Termination Date"), the Executive, until the end of the term of this Agreement then in effect as provided for in Section
2, but in no case shall such period exceed 60 months, or until the date which is 24 months after the Accelerated Termination Date,
whichever is greater, shall continue to receive (1) the Base Salary, paid in the same monthly or other periodic installments as
in effect prior to the Accelerated Termination Date (2) an equal monthly pro rata portion of an amount of cash equal to the MICP
Target Amount (as that term is defined in Section 7(b)(i)) in respect of the year during which the Executive's employment terminates,
multiplied times the number of years (or fractions thereof) remaining in the then unexpired term of this Agreement or multiplied
rata portion of an amount of cash equal to the cash value of any bonus paid or to be paid to the Executive in the form of performance
shares or restricted stock under the LTIP as described on Exhibit A or any similar bonus or incentive plans or programs then in
effect (valued, if applicable under the terms of such plans or programs, at the greater of the closing price on the OTCBB Stock
Exchange, or other such market on which the Company's stock trades if it
is not listed on the New York Stock Exchange/ or other exchanges, on the first trading day of the plan or program cycle or the
Accelerated Termination Date, or if the Accelerated Termination Date is not a trading day, on the first trading day thereafter)
in respect of the then-current three year cycle of such plans or programs or such other cycle as is then in effect, calculated
as If the then-current cycle were completed and the target levels
attained {the "LTIP Target Amount"), which cash payment
shall be in lieu and in full satisfaction any rights under the LTIP in respect of such stock or shares as described in Exhibit
A or any similar bonus or incentive plans or programs in effect at the time of such payment (all of which stock or shares shall
be cancelled upon such payment and receipt); provided however, If the Accelerated Termination Date is prior to December 31, 2015,
the amount of cash payable to the Executive under the LTIP shall be a minimum of $500,000, and (4) any other cash or other bonus
compensation earned prior to the date of such termination pursuant to the terms of all incentive compensation plans then in effect
other than the Company's Management Incentive Compensation Plan as described on Exhibit A or any similar bonus or incentive plans
or programs then in effect; provided that, notwithstanding such termination of employment, the Executive's covenants set forth
in Section 10 and Section 11 are intended to and shall remain in full force and effect and provided further that in the event
of such termination, the Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to relieve the Executive, in whole or in part,
of the Executive's duties under this Agreement, or direct the Executive to no longer perform such duties, or direct that the Executive
no longer be required to report to work, or any combination of the foregoing. 


 


(ii) The parties agree that, because
there can be no exact measure of the damage that would occur to the Executive as a result of a termination by the Company of the
Executive's employment Without Good Cause, the payments and benefits paid and provided pursuant to this Section 8(c) shall be
deemed to constitute liquidated damages and not a penalty for the Company's termination of the Executive's employment Without
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                   (d)
Change of Control. (i) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control":



 


(1) a change in control of the Company
of a nature that is required, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), to be reported in response
to Item 1(a) of a Current Report on Form 8-K or Item 6(e) 14A under the 1934 Act (in each case under this Agreement, references
to provisions of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under being understood to refer to such law, rules
and regulations as the same are in effect on November 1, 1996); or


 


(2) the acquisition of "Beneficial
Ownership" (as defined in Rule 13d-3under the 1934 Act) of the Company's securities comprising 35% or more of the combined
voting power of the Company's outstanding securities by any "person" (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
(2) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under, but not including any trustee or fiduciary acting in
that capacity for an employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company) and such person's "affiliates" and "associates"
(as those terms are defined under the 1934 Act), but excluding any ownership by the Executive and his affiliates and associates;
or


 


(3) the failure of the
"Incumbent Directors" (as defined below) to constitute at least a majority of all directors of the Company (for
these purposes, "Incumbent Directors" means individuals who were the directors of the Company on January
2nd, 2014 and, after his or her election, any individual becoming a director subsequent to January 2nd,
2014, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, is approved by a vote of 


 


at
least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Directors, except that no individual shall be considered an
Incumbent Director who is not recommended by management and whose initial assumption of office as a director is in connection
with an actual or threatened "election contest" relating to the "election of Directors"
of the Company, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act); or 


 


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










 


(5) the Company's adoption of a
plan of dissolution or liquidation; or


 


                  (6)
the closing of a merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or if, immediately
following such merger or consolidation, less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the surviving corporation's outstanding voting
stock is held or is anticipated to be held by persons who are stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation.


 


                                             (ii)
If a Change in Control of the Company occurs, the Executive shall have the right, exercisable for a period of one year thereafter
by delivering a written statement to that effect to the Company, to immediately terminate this Agreement and upon such a determination
the Executive shall have the right to receive and the Company shall be obligated to pay to Executive in cash a lump sum payment
in an amount equal to the sum of(l)
the "Control Cash Payment" as that term is defined in Section 8(d)(iii) of this Agreement; (2) three times the annual
Base Salary then in effect, (3) three times the MICP Target Amount
(as that term is defined in Section 7(b)(i)) in the year in which employment terminates, (4) the cash value of the LTIP Target
Amount (as that term is defined in Section 8(c)), which cash payment shall be in lieu and in full satisfaction of any rights under
the L TIP in respect of such stock or shares as described in Exhibit
A or any similar bonus or incentive plans or programs in effect at the time of such payment (all of which stock or shares shall
be cancelled upon such payment and receipt), and (5) the additional payments necessary to discharge certain tax liabilities (the
"Gross Up") as that term is defined in Section 13 of this Agreement (the sum of the foregoing amounts other than the
Gross Up being referred to as the "Change in Control Payment"). If the Executive fails to exercise his rights under
this Section 8(d) within one year following a Change in Control, such rights shall expire and be of no further force or effect.



 






    	 



    	 



    










 


                                             (ill)
The "Control Cash Payment"
shall be (A) $750,000 if any Event that constitutes a Change of Control
occurs. 


 


(e) Intentions Regarding Certain
Stock and Benefit Plans. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon any termination of the Executive's employment Without Good
Cause or upon the exercise by the Executive of his rights to terminate his employment following a Change of Control, it is the
intention of the parties that any and all vesting or performance requirements or conditions affecting any outstanding restricted
stock, performance stock, stock option, stock appreciation right, bonus, award, right, grant or any other incentive compensation
under any of the Plans, under this Agreement, or otherwise received, shall be deemed to be fully satisfied and any risk of forfeiture
with respect thereto shall be deemed to have lapsed.


 


(t)
Certain Rights Mutually Exclusive. The provisions of Section 8(c) and
Section 8(d) are mutually exclusive, provided, however, that if within one year
following commencement of an 8(c) payout there shall be a Change in Control as defined in Section 8(d) (i), then the Executive
shall be entitled to the amount payable to the Executive under Section 8(d) (ii) and Section 8(d) (iii) reduced by the amount
that the Executive has received under Section 8(c) up to the date of the change in control. The triggering of the lump sum payment
requirement of Section 8(d) shall cause the provisions of Section 8(c) to become inoperative. 


 


9. DISCLOSURE 


 


The Executive
agrees that during the term of the Executive's employment by the Company, the Executive will disclose and disclose only to the
Company all ideas, methods, plans, developments or improvements known by him which relate directly or indirectly to the business
of the Company, whether acquired by the Executive before or during the Executive's employment by the Company. Nothing in this
Section 9 shall be construed as requiring any such communication where the idea, plan, method or development is lawfully protected
from disclosure as a trade secret of a third party and of this Section 9 shall not be violated by ordinary and customary communications
with reporters, bankers and securities analysts and other members of the investment community.


 


10. CONFIDENTIALITY 


 


The
Executive agrees to keep in strict secrecy and confidence any and all information the Executive assimilates or to which the Executive
has access during the Executive's employment by the Company and which has not been publicly disclosed and is not a matter of common
knowledge in the fields  of work of
the Company. The Executive agrees that both during and after the term of the Executive's employment by the Company, the Executive
will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, disclose any such confidential information to any third person, partnership,
joint venture, company, corporation or other organization. The foregoing covenants shall not be breached to the extent that any
such confidential information becomes a matter of general knowledge other than through a breach by the Executive of the Executive's
obligations under this Section 10. 





 


11. NONCOMPETITION AND NONSOLICITATION



 


(a) General. The Executive hereby
acknowledges that, during and solely as a result of the Executive's employment by the Company, the Executive has received and
shall continue to receive: (1) special training and education with respect to the operations of the Company's real estate development
and management businesses and its leasing, lending and financing activities, and other related matters, and (2) access to confidential
information and business and professional contacts. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to the Executive
by the Company as a result of the Executive's employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, the Executive hereby agrees to
the restrictive covenants in this Section 11.


 


(b) Noncompetition. During the term
of the Executive's employment, whether pursuant to this Agreement, any automatic or other renewal hereof or otherwise, and, except
as may be otherwise herein provided, for a period of two (2) years after the termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company ,regardless of the reason for such termination, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into, engage in,
be employed by or consult with any business which competes with the Company's real estate lending, leasing, development or management
businesses in Florida. The Executive shall not engage in such prohibited activities, either as an individual, partner, officer,
director, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venture, consultant, agent, or representative or salesman
for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity so competing with the Company. The restrictions of this Section
11 shall not be violated by (i) the ownership of no more than 2% of the outstanding securities of any company whose stock is traded
on a national securities exchange or is quoted in the Automated Quotation System of the National Association of Securities Dealers
(NASDAQ), or (ii) other outside business investments that do not in any manner conflict with the services to be rendered by the
Executive for the Company and that do not diminish or detract from the Executive's ability to render the Executive's required
attention to the business of the Company.


  






    	 



    	 



    




 


(c) No solicitation. During the
Executive's employment with the Company and, except as may be otherwise herein provided, for a period of two (2) years following
the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, regardless of the reason for such termination, the Executive agrees
the Executive will refrain from and will not, directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner, officer, director, stockholder,
employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venture, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or otherwise solicit any
of the employees of the Company to terminate their employment.


 


(d) Term Extended or Suspended.
The period of time during which the Executive is prohibited from engaging in certain business practices pursuant to Sections 11(b)
or (c) shall be extended by any length of time during which the Executive is in breach of such covenants.


 


(e)
Essential Element. It is understood by and between the parties hereto that the foregoing restrictive covenants set forth in Sections
ll(a) through (c) are essential elements
of this Agreement, and that, but for the agreement of the Executive to comply with such covenants, the Company would not have
agreed to enter into this Agreement. Such covenants by the Executive shall be construed as agreements independent of any other
provision in this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action of the Executive against the Company, whether predicated
on this Agreement, or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of such covenants.


 


(t)
Severability. It is agreed by the Company and Executive that if any portion of the covenants set forth in this Section 11 are
held to be invalid, unreasonable, arbitrary or against public policy, then such portion of such covenants shall be considered
divisible both as to time and geographical area. The Company and Executive agree that, if any court of competent jurisdiction
determines the specified time period or the specified geographical area applicable to this Section 11 to be invalid, unreasonable,
arbitrary or against public policy, a lesser time period or geographical area which is determined to be reasonable, non-arbitrary
and not against public policy may be enforced against the Executive. The Company and the Executive agree that the foregoing covenants
are appropriate and reasonable when considered in light of the
nature and extent of the business conducted by the Company. 


 


12. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE 


 


The Executive
agrees that damages at law will be an insufficient remedy to the Company If the Executive violates the terms of Sections 9, 10
or 11 of this Agreement and that the Company would suffer irreparable damage as a result of such violation. Accordingly, it is
agreed that the Company shall be entitled, upon application to a court of competent jurisdiction, to obtain injunctive relief
to enforce the provisions of such Sections, which injunctive relief shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies available
to the Company. The Executive agrees to pay to the Company all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Company relating
to the enforcement of the terms of Sections 9, 10 or 11 of this Agreement, including reasonable fees and reasonable disbursements
of counsel selected by the Company (during investigation and before and at trial and in appellate proceedings).








 






    	 



    	 



    




 


13. PAYMENT OF EXCISE TAXES 


 


(a) Payment of Excise Taxes. If
the Executive is to receive any (1) Change of Control Payment under Section 8(d), (2) any benefit or payment under Section 7 as
a result of or following the death or Permanent Disability of the Executive, (3) any benefit or payment under Section 8(c) as
a result of or following any termination of employment hereunder Without Good Cause, (4) any benefit or payment under the Plans
as a result of a Change of Control, following the death or Permanent Disability of the Executive or following the termination
of employment hereunder Without Good Cause (such sections being referred to as the "Covered Sections" and the benefits
and payments to be received there under being referred to as the "Covered Payments"), the Executive shall be entitled
to receive the amount described below to the extent applicable: If any Covered Payment(s) under any of the Covered Sections or
by the Company under another plan or agreement (collectively, the "Payments") are subject to the excise tax imposed
by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended from time to time, the "Code"), or any successor or
similar provision of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), the Company shall pay the Executive an additional amount (the "Gross
Up") such that the net amount retained by the Executive after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Payments and the federal
income tax on any amounts paid under this Section 13 shall be equal to the Payments.


 


(b)
Certain Adjustment Payments. For purposes of determining the Gross Up, the Executive shall be deemed to pay the federal income
tax at the highest marginal rate of
taxation (currently 39.5%) in the calendar year in which the payment to which the Gross Up applies is to be made. The determination
of whether such Excise Tax is payable and the amount thereof shall be made upon the opinion of tax counsel selected by the Company
and reasonably acceptable to the Executive. The Gross Up, if any, that is due as a result of such determination shall be paid
to the Executive in cash in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of such computation. If such opinion is not finally accepted by
the Internal Revenue Service upon audit or otherwise, then appropriate adjustments shall be computed (without interest but with
Gross Up, if applicable) by such tax counsel based upon the final amount of the Excise Tax so determined; any additional amount
due the Executive as a result of such adjustment shall be paid to the Executive by his or her Company in cash in a lump sum within
thirty (30)days of such computation, or any amount due the Executive's Company as a result of such adjustment shall be paid to
the Company by the Executive in cash in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of such computation. 


 


14. MISCELLANEOUS 


 


(a) Waiver of Breach. The waiver
by either party to this Agreement of a breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other party shall not be construed
as a waiver of any subsequent breach by such other party.


 


(b) Compliance with Other Agreements.
The Executive represents and warrants that the execution of this Agreement by him and the Executive's performance of the Executive's
obligations hereunder will not conflict with, result in the breach of any provision of or the termination of or constitute a default
under any Agreement to which the Executive is a party or by which the Executive is or may be bound.


 


(c) Binding Effect; Assignment.
The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors
and assigns of the Company. This Agreement is a personal employment contract and the rights, obligations and interests of the
Executive hereunder may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or hypothecated.


 


(d) Entire Agreement. This Agreement
contains the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to the subject
matter hereof. This Agreement may be changed only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, change,
amendment, modification or discharge is sought.


 


(e) Headings. The headings and indentations
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.










 


(f) No Duty to Mitigate. The Executive
shall be under no duty to mitigate any loss of income as result of the termination of his employment hereunder and any payments
due the Executive upon termination of employment shall not be reduced in respect of any other employment compensation received
by the Executive following such termination.


 


(g)
Florida Law. This Agreement shall be construed pursuant to and governed by the substantive laws of the State of Florida (except
that any provision of Florida law shall not apply If
the law of a state or jurisdiction other than Florida would otherwise apply). 







 


(h) Venue; Process. The parties
to this Agreement agree that jurisdiction and venue in any action brought pursuant to this Agreement to enforce its terms or otherwise
with respect to the relationships between the parties shall properly lie in and only in the Circuit Court of the State of Florida
in and for Dade County (the "Circuit Court") and the parties agree that jurisdiction shall not properly lie in any other
jurisdiction provided, however, if jurisdiction does not properly lie with the Circuit Court, the parties agree that jurisdiction
and venue shall properly lie in and only in the United States District Court for the District of Florida, Dade Division. The parties
hereby waive any objections which they may now or hereafter have based on venue and/or forum non conveniens and irrevocably submit
to the jurisdiction of any such court in any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The
parties further agree that the mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, of any process required by any
such court shall constitute valid and lawful service of process against them, without the necessity for service by any other means
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(i) Severability. Any provision
of this Agreement which is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prohibited, unenforceable or not authorized in
any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition, unenforceability or non-authorization
without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity, enforceability or legality of such provision in
any other jurisdiction. In any such case, such determination shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision or term of this Agreement is susceptible
to two or more constructions or interpretations, one or more of which would render the provision or term void or unenforceable,
the parties agree that a construction or interpretation which renders the term or provision valid shall be favored.


 


(j) Deduction for Tax Purposes.
The Company's obligations to make payments under this Agreement are independent of whether any or all of such payments are deductible
expenses of the Company for federal income tax purposes.


 


(k)
Enforcement. If, within 10 days after demand to comply with the obligations of one of the parties to this Agreement served in
writing on the other, compliance or reasonable assurance of compliance is not forthcoming, and the party demanding compliance
engages the services of an attorney to enforce rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party in any action shall be entitled
to recover all reasonable costs and expenses of enforcement (including reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable expenses during
investigation, before and at trial and in appellate proceedings). In addition, each of the parties agrees to indemnify the other
in respect of any and all claims, losses, costs, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable fees and reasonable disbursements
of counsel (during investigation prior to initiation of litigation and at trial and in appellate proceedings if litigation ensues),
directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of a breach by the other party of their respective obligations hereunder.
The parties' costs of enforcing this Agreement shall include prejudgment interest. Out of-pocket
expenses in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, all such amounts shall accrue interest at 10% per annum (or such
lower rate as may be required to avoid any limit imposed by applicable law) commencing 30 days after any such expenses are incurred.



 


(I)
Notices. All notices which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received if personally delivered; when transmitted if transmitted by telecopy or similar electronic transmission
method; one working day after it is sent, if sent by recognized expedited delivery service; and three days after it is sent, if
mailed, first class mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, with postage
prepaid. In each case notice shall be sent to: