Document:

Exhibit
10.4

 

mPHASE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between mPhase Technologies, Inc., a New Jersey
corporation with a principal place of business in Gaithersburg, MD (the “Company”), and Angelia Hrytsyshyn, an individual
(the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive previously entered into an employment agreement, dated November 16, 2021 with start date of employment
commencing on November 22, 2021 (the “Original Effective Date”); and

 

WHEREAS,
the Parties desire to amend and restate the employment agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually agree as follows:

 

Section
1. Term of Employment.

 

	 	(a)	Effective
    Date. Executive’s employment shall continue under this Agreement commencing on January 21, 2022 (the “Effective Date”).
    The Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to be employed by the Company, on the terms and conditions set
    forth herein for a term commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement. Effective Date of this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	Term.
    The Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall continue unless earlier terminated as provided in Section 6
    (the “Term”). The Executive’s employment with the Company shall be “at will,” meaning that the Executive’s
    employment may be terminated by the Company or the Executive at any time and for any reason provided that Executive may not voluntarily
    terminate his employment upon less than thirty (30) days prior written notice delivered to the Company, or upon such shorter notices
    as Company and Executive agree.
	 	 	 
	 	(c)	Location.
    During the Term, the Executive’s principal place of employment shall be in Gaithersburg, MD. The Executive acknowledges that
    Executive’s duties and responsibilities shall require the Executive to travel on business to the extent reasonably necessary
    to fully perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.

 

Section
2. Duties and Exclusivity.

 

	 	(a)	During
    the Term, the Executive (i) shall serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, with responsibilities, duties and authority customary
    for such position, subject to direction by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) shall report directly to the Chief Executive
    Officer; (iii) shall devote all the Executive’s working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company and its
    subsidiaries; and (iv) agrees to observe and comply with the Company’s rules and policies as adopted by the Company from time
    to time. The Executive’s duties, responsibilities and authority may include services for one or more subsidiaries of the Company.
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	Notwithstanding
    anything to the contrary in Section 2(a) above, the Executive may (i) serve as a director, trustee or officer or otherwise participate
    in not-for-profit educational, welfare, social, religious and civic organizations. During the Term, Executive shall not accept any
    other employment or consultancy or serve on the board of directors or similar body of any entity unless such position is approved
    by the Chief Executive Officer.

 

    	 

     

    

 

	 	(c)	Exclusivity.
    The Executive hereby represents to the Company that: (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Executive and the Company
    and the performance by the Executive of the Executive’s duties hereunder do not and shall not constitute a breach of, conflict
    with, or otherwise contravene or cause a default under, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which the Executive is a party
    or otherwise bound or any judgment, order or decree to which the Executive is subject; (ii) that the Executive has no information
    (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other Person which would prevent, or
    be violated by, the Executive entering into this Agreement or carrying out his duties hereunder; (iii) the Executive is not bound
    by any agreement with any previous employer or other party to refrain from (A) competing with the business of, or (B) soliciting
    the customers of, that employer or party, in each case, which would be violated by the Executive’s employment with the Company;
    and (iv) the Executive understands the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the representations and warranties of the
    Executive set forth herein and the Executive consents to such reliance.
	 	 	 
	 	(d)	Deemed
    Resignation. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from
    all offices, if any, then held with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and, at the Company’s request, Executive shall
    execute such documents as are necessary or desirable to effectuate such resignations.

 

Section
3. Compensation.

 

	 	(a)	Salary.
    In consideration of all of the services rendered by the Executive under the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the
    Executive a base salary at the annualized rate of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), less payroll deductions and all
    required withholdings. Executive’s Base Salary shall be subject to annual review and upward adjustment only by the Chief Executive
    Officer of the Company. The Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company in effect.
    The Executive’s salary, as adjusted from time to time under this Section 3(a), is referred to as (“Base Salary”).
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	Annual
    Bonus. With respect to each Company fiscal year that ends during the Term, commencing with fiscal year 2022, the Executive shall
    be eligible to receive an annual performance-based cash bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) which shall be payable based upon
    the attainment of individual and/or Company performance goals established by the Chief Executive Officer. The target amount of such
    Annual Bonus shall equal 50% of Executive’s Base Salary in the year to which the Annual Bonus relates, provided that
    the actual amount of the Annual Bonus may be greater or less than such target amount (the “Target Bonus”). Each Annual
    Bonus, if any, for a fiscal year shall be payable, less payroll deductions and all required withholdings, no later than the fifteenth
    day of the second month following the end of such fiscal year.
	 	 	 
	 	(c)	Reimbursement
    of Expenses. The Company will promptly reimburse Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses that are incurred
    by Executive in furtherance of the Company’s business in accordance with the Company’s policies with respect thereto
    as in effect.
	 	 	 
	 	(d)	Paid
    Time Off. Executive shall be entitled to accrue ten (10) days of paid time off during each calendar year in accordance with and
    subject to the terms of the Company’s vacation policy applicable to other executive officers of the Company, as it may be amended
    prospectively from time to time. Any accrued paid time off that is not used in the calendar year in which it is earned will be eligible
    to be carried forward to, or otherwise used in, any subsequent calendar year, provided that Executive shall not be allowed to accrue
    paid time off in excess of ten (10) days at any one time.
	 	 	 
	 	(e)	Holidays.
    During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to holidays consistent with the Company’s current policy, which may
    be amended from time to time.

 

    	 

     

    

 

Section
4. Equity Awards.

 

	 	(a)	Restricted
    Stock Grant. In addition to Base Salary, as part of the Executive’s overall compensation, the Executive shall receive a
    restricted stock award of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Restricted Shares”). For so long as
    the Executive remains continuously employed by the Company, the Restricted Shares shall vest as follows: 25% of the Shares shall
    vest at, 1 year, 2 year, 3 and 4 year anniversaries of the Agreement The Restricted Shares grant shall be evidenced in writing by,
    and subject to the terms and conditions of a restricted stock agreement, which agreement shall expire ten (10) years from the date
    of grant except as otherwise provided herein or in such restricted stock agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	Section
    83(b) Election. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the Executive has been informed that, with respect to the Restricted Stock,
    the Executive may file an election with the Internal Revenue Service, within 30 days of the Date of the Grant, electing pursuant
    to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the Code) to be taxed currently on any difference between the
    purchase price of the Restricted Stock and their fair market value on the date of purchase. Absent such an election, taxable income
    will be measured and recognized by the Executive at the time or times at which the forfeiture restrictions on the Restricted Stock
    lapse. The Executive is strongly encouraged to seek the advice of his own tax consultants in connection with the issuance of the
    Restricted Stock and the advisability of filing of the election under Section 83(b) of the Code. THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
    IT IS NOT THE COMPANYS, BUT RATHER THE EXECUTIVES SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO FILE THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) TIMELY.
	 	 	 
	 	(c)	Sale
    of Shares. Executive agrees that he will not loan or pledge any securities of the Company owned by him or which he may accrue
    in the future through restricted stock, option or other equity awards as collateral for any indebtedness.

 

Section
5. Compliance with Company Policy.

 

During
the Term, the Executive shall observe all Company rules, regulations, policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time,
including, without limitation, such policies and procedures as are contained in the Company policy and procedures manual, as may be amended
or superseded from time to time.

 

Section
6. Termination of Employment.

 

Executive’s
employment with the Company may be terminated during the Term of this Agreement for any of the following reasons:

 

	 	(a)	By
    The Company For Cause. At any time during the Term, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause.
    For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, as determined by the
    Board or a committee designated by the Board, in its sole discretion: (i) conduct by Executive constituting a material act of willful
    misconduct in connection with the performance of his duties, including, without limitation, misappropriation of funds or property
    of the Company or any of its affiliates other than the occasional, customary and de minimis use of Company property for personal
    purposes; (ii) the commission by Executive of a felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud,
    or conduct by Executive that would reasonably be expected to result in material injury to the Company if he were retained in his
    position; (iii) continued, willful and deliberate non-performance by Executive of his duties hereunder (other than by reason of Executive’s
    physical or mental illness, incapacity or disability) which has continued for more than thirty (30) days following written notice
    of such non-performance from the Company; (iv) a material breach by Executive of any of the provisions contained in Paragraph 7 of
    this Agreement; (v) a material violation by Executive of the Company’s employment policies which has continued for more than
    thirty (30) days following written notice of such violation from the Company; or (vi) willful failure to cooperate with a bona fide
    internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company to
    cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation
    or the willful inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to produce documents or other materials.

 

    	 

     

    

 

	 	(b)	By
    The Company for Without Cause. At any time during the Term, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder
    without Cause.
	 	 	 
	 	(c)	By
    The Executive. At any time during the Term, Executive may terminate his employment hereunder for any reason.
	 	 	 
	 	(d)	Right
    to Severance. In the event the Company terminates Executive’s employment Without Cause and if Executive executes and does
    not revoke during any applicable revocation period a general release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates in a form
    acceptable to the Company (a “Release of Claims”) within a reasonable period of time specified by the Company
    and in compliance with applicable law, following such termination, then in addition to any accrued obligations payable under Section
    6(d)(i) below, the Company shall:

 

	 	 	i.	Provided
    the Executive has been employed for a minimum of twelve (12) months but less than twenty-four (24) months, pay to the Executive six
    (6) months of the Executive’s current Base Salary, less payroll deductions and all required withholdings, paid over time in
    accordance with the Company’s payroll practices then in effect;
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ii.	Provided
    the Executive has been employed for a minimum of twenty-four (24) months, pay to the Executive twelve (12) months of the Executive’s
    current Base Salary, less payroll deductions and all required withholdings, paid over time in accordance with the Company’s
    payroll practices then in effect; and
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	iii.	The Company
    shall notify Executive of any right to continue group health plan coverage sponsored by the Company immediately prior to Executive’s
    date of termination pursuant to the provisions of applicable law including, but not limited to, the provisions of the Consolidated
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”). If Executive elects to receive such continued
    healthcare coverage, the Company shall directly pay, or reimburse Executive for, the premium for Executive and Executive’ s
    covered dependents, less the amount of Executive’s monthly premium contributions for such coverage prior to termination, for
    the period commencing on the first day of the first full calendar month following the date the Release of Claims becomes effective
    and irrevocable through the earlier of (i) the last day of the six (6) or twelve (12) full calendar months (such period consistent
    with the severance payment period set forth in Section 6(d)(i) and 6(d)(ii) above) following the date the Release of Claims becomes
    effective and irrevocable (ii) the date Executive and Executive’s covered dependents, if any, become eligible for healthcare
    coverage under another employer’s plan(s). Executive shall notify the Company immediately if Executive becomes covered by a
    group health plan of a subsequent employer. After the Company ceases to pay premiums pursuant to this subsection, Executive may,
    if eligible, elect to continue healthcare coverage at Executive’s expense in accordance the provisions of COBRA or other applicable
    law.

 

For
purposes of this Section 6(e), Executive’s termination of employment at the end of the Term following an earlier notice of nonrenewal
by the Company shall be treated as a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause as of the last day
of the Term.

 

    	 

     

    

 

	 	(e)	Upon
    a termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, (i) the Executive shall be entitled to receive: (A) any portion
    of the Executive’s Base Salary through the date of employment termination not theretofore paid, (B) any expenses owed to the
    Executive under Section 3(c) above, (C) any accrued but unused vacation pay owed to the Executive pursuant to Section 3(e) above,
    any pro-rated and unpaid Annual Bonus pursuant to Section 3(b) above, and (E) any amount arising from the Executive’s participation
    in, or benefits under, any employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements under Section 3(d) above, which amounts shall be payable
    in accordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements.
	 	 	 
	 	(f)	The payments
    and benefits described in this Section 6 shall be the only payments and benefits payable in the event of the Executive’s termination
    of employment for any reason.

 

Section
7. Competitive Activity; Confidentiality; Nonsolicitation.

 

(a) Acknowledgements
and Agreements. Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that in the performance of Executive’s duties to the Company
during the Employment Period, Executive will be brought into frequent contact with existing and potential customers of the Company
throughout the world. Executive also agrees that trade secrets and confidential information of the Company, more fully described in
subparagraph 7(e)(i), gained by Executive during Executive’s association with the Company, have been developed by the Company
through substantial expenditures of time, effort and money and constitute valuable and unique property of the Company. Executive
further understands and agrees that the foregoing makes it necessary for the protection of the Company’s Business that
Executive not compete with the Company during his employment with the Company, and not compete with the Company for a defined period
thereafter, as further provided in the following subparagraphs.

 

(b) Covenants.

 

(i)
Covenants During Employment. While employed by the Company, Executive will not compete with the Company anywhere in the world.
In accordance with this restriction, but without limiting its terms, while employed by the Company, Executive will not:

 

	 	 	(A)	enter
    into or engage in any business which competes with the Company’s Business;
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(B)	solicit
    customers, business, patronage or orders for, or sell, any products or services in competition with, or for any business that competes
    with, the Company’s Business;
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(C)	divert,
    entice or otherwise take away any customers, business, patronage or orders of the Company or attempt to do so; or
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(D)	promote
    or assist, financially or otherwise, any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged in any business
    which competes with the Company’s Business.

 

(ii)
Covenants Following Termination. For two (2) years following the termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall
not:

 

	 	 	(A)	enter
    into or engage in any business which competes with the Company’s Business;
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(B)	solicit
    customers, business, patronage or orders for, or sell, any products and services in competition with, or for any business, wherever
    located, that competes with, the Company’s Business;

 

    	 

     

    

 

	 	 	(C)	divert,
    entice or otherwise take away any customers, business, patronage or orders of the Company, or attempt to do so; or
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(D)	promote
    or assist, financially or otherwise, any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged in any business
    which competes with the Company’s Business.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	The time
    period set forth in subparagraph 7(b)(ii) may be extended to such longer period as determined by the Company in its sole discretion,
    provided that if the Company extends the applicable period, the Company shall make payment to Executive of the Base Salary during
    any such extended period.

 

(iii)
Indirect Competition. For the purposes of subparagraphs 7(b)(i) and (ii) inclusive, but without limitation thereof, Executive
will be in violation thereof if Executive engages in any or all of the activities set forth therein directly as an individual on Executive’s
own account, or indirectly as a partner, joint venturer, employee, agent, salesperson, consultant, officer and/or director of any firm,
association, partnership, corporation or other entity, or as a stockholder of any corporation in which Executive or Executive’s
spouse, child or parent owns, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding
stock.

 

(iv)
If it is judicially determined that Executive has violated this subparagraph 7(b) and the Company obtains an injunction or other equitable
relief, then the period applicable to each obligation that Executive has been determined to have violated will be automatically extended
by a period of time equal in length to the period during which such violation occurred.

 

(c)
The Company. For purposes of this paragraph 7, the Company shall include any and all direct and indirect subsidiary, parent, affiliated,
or related companies of the Company for which Executive worked or had responsibility at the time of termination of his employment and
at any time during the two (2) year period prior to such termination.

 

(d)
Non-Solicitation; Non-Association. Executive will not directly or indirectly at any time during the period of Executive’s
employment, or for five (5) years thereafter, attempt to disrupt, damage, impair or interfere with the Company’s Business by raiding
any of the Company’s employees, soliciting any of them to resign from their employment by the Company or associating with any of
them for the express purpose of encouraging them to resign from their employment by the Company, or by disrupting the relationship between
the Company and any of its consultants, agents or representatives.

 

Executive
acknowledges that this covenant is necessary to enable the Company to maintain a stable workforce and remain in business.

 

(e)
Further Covenants.

 

(i)
Executive will keep in strict confidence, and will not, directly or indirectly, at any time, during or after Executive’s employment
with the Company, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make available or, except in the course of performing Executive’s duties of employment,
use any trade secrets or confidential business and technical information of the Company or its customers or vendors, without limitation
as to when or how Executive may have acquired such information. Such confidential information shall include, without limitation, the
Company’s unique selling, manufacturing and servicing methods and business techniques, training, service and business manuals,
promotional materials, training courses and other training and instructional materials, vendor and product information, customer and
prospective customer lists, other customer and prospective customer information and other business information. Executive specifically
acknowledges that all such confidential information, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media, or maintained
in the mind or memory of Executive and whether compiled by the Company, and/or Executive, derives independent economic value from not
being readily known to or ascertainable by proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, that reasonable
efforts have been made by the Company to maintain the secrecy of such information, that such information is the sole property of the
Company and that any retention and use of such information by Executive during Executive’s employment with the Company (except
in the course of performing Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company) or after the termination of Executive’s employment
shall constitute a misappropriation of the Company’s trade secrets.

 

    	 

     

    

 

(ii)
Executive agrees that upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, for any reason, Executive shall return to the
Company, in good condition, all property of the Company, including without limitation, the originals and all copies of any materials
which contain, reflect, summarize, describe, analyze or refer or relate to any items of information listed in subparagraph 7(e)(i) of
this Agreement.

 

(f)
Discoveries and Inventions; Work Made for Hire.

 

(i)
Executive agrees that upon conception and/or development of any idea, discovery, invention, improvement, software, writing or other material
or design that: (A) relates to the business of the Company, or (B) relates to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated
research or development, or (C) results from any work performed by Executive for the Company, Executive will assign to the Company the
entire right, title and interest in and to any such idea, discovery, invention, improvement, software, writing or other material or design.
Executive has no obligation to assign any idea, discovery, invention, improvement, software, writing or other material or design that
Executive conceives and/or develops entirely on Executive’s own time without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities,
or trade secret information unless the idea, discovery, invention, improvement, software, writing or other material or design either:
(x) relates to the business of the Company, or (y) relates to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development,
or (z) results from any work performed by Executive for the Company. Executive agrees that any idea, discovery, invention, improvement,
software, writing or other material or design that relates to the business of the Company or relates to the Company’s actual or
demonstrably anticipated research or development which is conceived or suggested by Executive, either solely or jointly with others,
within one (1) year following termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement or any successor agreements shall be presumed
to have been so made, conceived or suggested in the course of such employment with the use of the Company’s equipment, supplies,
facilities, and/or trade secrets.

 

(ii)
In order to determine the rights of Executive and the Company in any idea, discovery, invention, improvement, software, writing or other
material, and to insure the protection of the same, Executive agrees that during Executive’s employment, and, to the extent related
to the Company’s Business, for one (1) year after termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement or any successor
agreement, Executive will disclose immediately and fully to the Company any idea, discovery, invention, improvement, software, writing
or other material or design conceived, made or developed by Executive solely or jointly with others. The Company agrees to keep any such
disclosures confidential. Executive also agrees during Executive’s employment, and, to the extent related to the Company’s
Business, for one (1) year after termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement or any successor agreement, to record
descriptions of all work in the manner directed by the Company and agrees that all such records and copies, samples and experimental
materials will be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive agrees that at the request of and without charge to the Company, but
at the Company’s expense, Executive will execute a written assignment of the idea, discovery, invention, improvement, software,
writing or other material or design to the Company and will assign to the Company any application for letters patent or for trademark
registration made thereon, and to any common-law or statutory copyright therein; and that Executive will do whatever may be necessary
or desirable to enable the Company to secure any patent, trademark, copyright, or other property right therein in the United States and
in any foreign country, and any division, renewal, continuation, or continuation in part thereof, or for any reissue of any patent issued
thereon. In the event the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, and in any event after ten business days, to secure Executive’s
signature on a written assignment to the Company of any application for letters patent or to any common-law or statutory copyright or
other property right therein, whether because of Executive’s physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever,
Executive irrevocably designates and appoints the Corporate Secretary of the Company as Executive’s attorney-in-fact to act on
Executive’s behalf to execute and file any such application and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution
and issuance of such letters patent, copyright or trademark.

 

    	 

     

    

 

(iii)
Executive acknowledges that, to the extent permitted by law, all work papers, reports, documentation, drawings, photographs, negatives,
tapes and masters therefor, prototypes and other materials (hereinafter, “items”), including without limitation, any and
all such items generated and maintained on any form of electronic media, generated by Executive during Executive’s employment with
the Company shall be considered a “work made for hire” and that ownership of any and all copyrights in any and all such items
shall belong to the Company. The item will recognize the Company as the copyright owner, will contain all proper copyright notices, e.g.,
“(creation date) mPhase Technologies, Inc., All Rights Reserved,” and will be in condition to be registered or otherwise
placed in compliance with registration or other statutory requirements throughout the world.

 

(g)
Confidentiality Agreements. Executive agrees that Executive shall not disclose to the Company or induce the Company to use any
secret or confidential information belonging to Executive’s former employers. Except as indicated, Executive warrants that Executive
is not bound by the terms of a confidentiality agreement or other agreement with a third party that would preclude or limit Executive’s
right to work for the Company and/or to disclose to the Company any ideas, inventions, discoveries, improvements or designs or other
information that may be conceived during employment with the Company. Executive agrees to provide the Company with a copy of any and
all agreements with a third party that preclude or limit Executive’s right to make disclosures or to engage in any other activities
contemplated by Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

(h) Relief.
Executive acknowledges and agrees that the remedy at law available to the Company for breach of any of Executive’s obligations
under this Agreement would be inadequate. Executive therefore agrees that, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the
Company may have at law or in equity, temporary and permanent injunctive relief may be granted in any proceeding which may be
brought to enforce any provision contained in subparagraphs 7(b), 7(d), 7(e), 7(f) and 7(g) inclusive, of this Agreement, without
the necessity of proof of actual damage.

 

(i)
Reasonableness. Executive acknowledges that Executive’s obligations under this paragraph 7 are reasonable in the context
of the nature of the Company’s Business and the competitive injuries likely to be sustained by the Company if Executive were to
violate such obligations. Executive further acknowledges that this Agreement is made in consideration of, and is adequately supported
by the agreement of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and by other consideration, which Executive acknowledges
constitutes good, valuable and sufficient consideration.

 

Section
8. Survival of Obligations.

 

The
obligations of the Executive as set forth in Section 4, Section 6, Section 7, and Sections 9 through 13 below shall survive the term
of this Agreement and the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder regardless of the reason(s) therefor.

 

    	 

     

    

 

Section
9. Equitable Remedies.

 

Executive
agrees that any damages awarded the Company for any breach of Sections 10 through 11 of this Agreement by Executive would be inadequate.
Accordingly, in addition to any damages and other rights or remedies available to the Company, the Company shall be entitled to obtain
injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction temporarily, preliminarily and permanently restraining and enjoining any such
breach or threatened breach and to specific performance of any such provision of this Agreement. In the event that either party commences
litigation against the other under this Agreement the prevailing party in said litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other
all costs and expenses incurred to enforce the terms of this Agreement and/or recover damages for any breaches thereof, including without
limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

Section
10. Representations and Warranties.

 

	 	(a)	Executive
    represents and warrants as follows that: (i) Executive has no obligations, legal or otherwise, inconsistent with the terms of this
    Agreement or with the Executive’s undertaking a relationship with the Company; and (ii) Executive has not entered into, nor
    will Executive enter into, any agreement (whether oral or written) in conflict with this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	The Company
    represents and warrants to the Executive that this Agreement and the Restricted Shares grant have been duly authorized by the Company’s
    Board of Directors and are the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

Section
11. Miscellaneous.

 

	 	(a)	Entire
    Agreement. This Agreement, the exhibits attached hereto, and the Restricted Shares granted concurrently herewith under Section
    4(a) hereof, contain the entire understanding of the parties and supersede all previous contracts, arrangements or understandings,
    express or implied, between the Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof or his engagement by the Company
    as Chief Financial Officer. 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 or in the attached exhibits.
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	Section
    Headings. The section headings herein are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the contents
    of any section.
	 	 	 
	 	(c)	Severability.
    If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remainder of this Agreement
    shall be deemed the same.
	 	 	 
	 	(d)	No
    Oral Modification; Waiver or Discharge. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged orally, but only
    by a waiver, modification or discharge in writing signed by the Executive and such officer as may be designated by the Board of Directors
    of the Company to execute such a waiver, modification or discharge. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by
    the other party hereto of, or failure to be in 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 time or at any prior or subsequent
    time.
	 	 	 
	 	(e)	Invalid
    Provisions. Should any portion of this Agreement be adjudged or held to be invalid, unenforceable or void, such holding shall
    not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement and the parties hereby agree that the portion so held
    invalid, unenforceable or void shall, if possible, be deemed amended or reduced in scope, or otherwise be stricken from this Agreement
    to the extent required for the purposes of validity and enforcement.

 

    	 

     

    

 

	 	(f)	Execution
    In Counterparts. The parties may sign this Agreement in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument.
    Facsimile transmissions, or electronic transmissions in .pdf format, of any executed original document and/or retransmission of any
    executed facsimile or .pdf transmission shall be deemed to be the same as the delivery of an executed original of this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	(g)	Governing
    Law And Performance. This Agreement shall be governed, construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the substantive
    laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the state
    of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the state of Delaware.
    Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be brought in the courts of the state of Delaware or of the United
    States of America for the State of Delaware. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto accepts for
    itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. The prevailing
    party shall be entitled to all applicable remedies, including but not limited to actual damages caused by breach and reasonable attorney’s
    fees and costs.
	 	 	 
	 	(h)	Successor
    and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the successors in interest of the parties, including,
    in the case of the Executive, the Executive’s heirs, executors and estate. The Executive may not assign Executive’s obligations
    under this Agreement. Any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, liquidation
    or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets shall assume the obligations under this Agreement
    and agree expressly to perform the obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would
    be required to perform such obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Company”
    shall include any successor to the Company’s business and/or assets which executes and delivers the assumption agreement described
    in this Section 11(h) or which becomes bound by the terms of this Agreement by operation of law.
	 	 	 
	 	(i)	Notices.
    Any notices or other communications provided for hereunder may be made by hand, by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid,
    return receipt requested, or by nationally recognized express courier services provided that the same are addressed to the party
    required to be notified at its address first written above, or such other address as may hereafter be established by a party by written
    notice to the other party. Notice shall be considered accomplished on the date delivered, three days after being mailed or one day
    after deposit with the express courier, as applicable.

 

Section
12. Section 409A.

 

	 	(a)	It
    is intended that any compensation or benefits under this Agreement satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from
    the application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”) provided under Treasury
    Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b), and this Agreement will be construed to the greatest extent possible as consistent with those provisions,
    and to the extent not so exempt, this Agreement (and any definitions hereunder) will be construed in a manner that complies with
    Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409A, the Executive’s right to receive any installment payments under this Agreement
    shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment hereunder shall at
    all times be considered a separate and distinct payment. Severance benefits under Section 6(d) shall not commence until the Executive
    has a “separation from service” for purposes of Section 409A.
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	To the
    extent that any reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A, such reimbursement
    or benefit shall be provided no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount
    of expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year. The amount of any
    in-kind benefits provided in one year shall not affect the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other year.

 

    	 

     

    

 

	 	(c)	If
    the Executive is deemed at the time of his separation from service to be a specified employee for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)
    of the Code, to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the compensation and benefits to which the Executive is entitled
    under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion
    of the Executive’s termination benefits shall be provided to the Executive immediately after the earlier of (A) the expiration
    of the six-month period measured from the date of the Executive’s separation from service with the Company (as such term is
    defined in the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code) or (B) the date of the Executive’s death in a lump
    sum, and any remaining payments due under the Agreement shall be paid as otherwise provided herein.

 

Section
13. Limitation of Payments upon Certain Events.

 

	 	(a)	Limitation
    on Payments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or distribution Executive would receive
    pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (“Payment”) would (a) constitute a “parachute payment” within
    the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (b) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the
    Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Company shall cause to be determined, before any amounts of the Payment are
    paid to Executive, which of the following alternative forms of payment would maximize Executive’s after-tax proceeds: (i) payment
    in full of the entire amount of the Payment (a “Full Payment”), or (ii) payment of only a part of the Payment
    so that Executive receives that largest Payment possible without being subject to the Excise Tax (a “Reduced Payment”),
    whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax (all
    computed at the highest marginal rate, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from a deduction
    of such state and local taxes), results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment,
    notwithstanding that all or some portion the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax.
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	The independent
    registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the day prior to the date the first Payment
    is due shall make all determinations required to be made under this Section 13. If the independent registered public accounting firm
    so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, group or entity effecting the transaction, the
    Company shall appoint a nationally recognized independent registered public accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder.
    The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such independent registered public accounting firm required
    to be made hereunder.
	 	 	 
	 	(c)	The independent
    registered public accounting firm engaged to make the determinations hereunder shall provide its calculations, together with detailed
    supporting documentation, to the Company and Executive at such time as requested by the Company or Executive. If the independent
    registered public accounting firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to a Payment, either before or after the
    application of the Reduced Payment, it shall furnish the Company and Executive with an opinion reasonably acceptable to Executive
    that no Excise Tax will be imposed with respect to such Payment. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder
    shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company and Executive.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement under seal as of the date and year first above written.

 

	Company:	 	 
	 	 	 	mPhase Technologies,
    Inc.
	 	 	 	 
	By:	Anshu Bhatnagar	 	 
	 	Chief Executive
    Officer	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Executive:	 	 	 
	 	 /s/
    Angelia Hrytsyshyn	 	 
	By:	Angelia
    HrytsyshynExhibit
10.5

 

mPHASE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

9841
Washingtonian Boulevard, #200

Gaithersburg,
MD 20878

 

Date:
January ___, 2022

 

This
letter is to confirm the terms of your appointment as a Non-Executive Director of mPhase Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”).

 

Overall,
in terms of time commitment, your attendance is expected at all Board of Directors (the “Board”) meetings, meetings
of the audit, compensation and nomination committees of the Board (as applicable) and the General Meetings (if requested). In addition,
you will be expected to devote appropriate preparation time ahead of each meeting.

 

By
accepting this appointment, you have confirmed that you are able to allocate sufficient time to meet the expectations of this position.

 

For
and in consideration of the services to be performed by you, the Company agrees to compensate you as follows:

 

	1.1	Fee.
    An annual fee in the amount of $50,000 (the “Annual Fee”), payable on a quarterly basis of $12,500 (the “Quarterly
    Fee”) upon the last day of each fiscal quarter, subject to the director’s continuous service as a member of the Board
    and commencing in the quarter in which the director accepts this appointment, provided the director is a member of the Board as of
    such date. Until the company has raised $10 million, or six months, whichever comes first, in lieu of cash consideration, the Annual
    Fee will be paid by issuance of the number of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock equivalent to the applicable
    U.S. Dollar amount due as determined based upon the closing price on the last trading day of such quarter. For so long as the director
    serves as a member of any Committee of the Board, the amount of such Quarterly Fee shall be increased by $1,250.
	 	 
	 	Additionally,
the board member shall receive 200,000 of cashless common stock options struck at the closing price of signing of this agreement vesting
monthly over three years that the board member serves on the board and or vesting immediately upon the acquisition or change of control
of Mphase Technologies. 

 

Certain
Representations. You represent and agree that you are accepting the shares of common stock being issued to you pursuant to this
Agreement for your own account and not with a view to or for sale of distribution thereof. You understand that the securities are restricted
securities and you understand the meaning of the term “restricted securities.” You further represent that you were not solicited
by publication of any advertisement in connection with the receipt of the shares and that you have consulted tax counsel as needed regarding
the shares.

 

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	1.3 	The Company agrees to reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by you in connection with your service (including reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and transportation expenses, provided that such expenses are against original and valid receipts and pre-approved by the Company in writing (the “Expenses”).
	 	 
	1.4 	Payment of the Expenses, as applicable, shall be made against your itemized invoice following the receipt of the relevant invoice, which invoice shall be submitted to the Company within seven (7) days of the end of each calendar month during the term of this letter of appointment.
	 	 
	1.5 	For the avoidance of any doubt, the Annual Fee and the aforementioned Expenses constitute the full and final consideration for your appointment, and you shall not be entitled to any additional consideration, of any form, for your appointment and service.

 

	2.	The term of your appointment as a Non-Executive Director of the Company shall be for one year or until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
	 	 
	3. 	You will undertake such travelling as may reasonably be necessary for the performance of your duties, including travelling overseas for Board meetings and site visits if required.
	 	 
	
    4.

     

     
	You will undertake such duties and powers relating to the Company, and any subsidiaries or associated companies of the Company (the “Group”) as the Board may from time-to-time reasonably request. Directors have the same general legal responsibilities to the Company as any other director. The Board as a whole is collectively responsible for promoting the success of the Company by directing and supervising the Company’s affairs, inter alia, as follows:

 

	 	●	Providing
    entrepreneurial leadership of the Group within a framework of prudent and effective controls which enable risk to be assessed and
    managed; and

     

	 	●	Setting
    the Group’s strategic aims, ensuring the necessary financial and human resources are in place for the Group to meet its objectives,
    and reviewing management performance; and

     

	 	●	Setting
    the Group’s values and standards and ensuring its obligations to its shareholders and others are understood and met.

 

	5.
    	Confidential
    Information

 

You
undertake to the Company that you shall maintain in strict confidentiality all trade, business, technical or other information regarding
the Company, the Group, its affiliated entities and their business affairs including, without limitation, all marketing, sales, technical
and business know-how, intellectual property, trade secrets, identity and requirements of customers and prospective customers, the Company’s
methods of doing business and any and all other information relating to the operation of the Company (collectively, the “Confidential
Information”). You shall at no time disclose any Confidential Information to any person, firm, or entity, for any purpose unless
such disclosure is required in order to fulfil your responsibilities as director. You further undertake that you shall not use such Confidential
Information for personal gain.

 

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Confidential
Information shall not include information that (i) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of disclosure by you,
(ii) becomes available to you on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that the source is not bound
with respect to that information by a confidentiality agreement with the Group or is otherwise prohibited from transmitting that information
by a contractual legal or fiduciary obligation, or (iii) can be proven by you to have been in your possession prior to disclosure of
the information by the Company. In the event that you are requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information
or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other process) to disclose any Confidential Information, it is agreed that you,
to the extent practicable under the circumstances, will provide the Company with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so
that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with this paragraph 5. If a protective order or the receipt
of a waiver hereunder has not been obtained, you may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information which you are legally
compelled to disclose.

 

Blackout
Period. You understand that we have a policy pursuant to which no officer, director or key executive may not engage in transactions
in our stock during the period commencing two weeks prior to the end of a fiscal quarter and ending the third day after the financial
information for the quarter and year have been publicly released. If a member of the audit committee, if you have information concerning
our financial results at any time, you may not engage in transactions in our securities until the information is publicly disclosed.

 

	6.
    	Term
    and Termination

 

	6.1
	Subject
    to paragraph 6.1 hereunder, this appointment shall terminate immediately and without claim for compensation on the occurrence of
    any of the following events:

 

	 	6.1.1	if you resign as a director of the Company for any reason; and/or
	 	 	 
	 	6.1.2	if this appointment is cancelled by the holder or the holders of the shares by which you were appointed; and/or
	 	 	 
	 	6.1.3	if you were appointed by other directors in order to temporary fill vacancy on the Board and said appointment is cancelled by the Board; and/or
	 	 	 
	 	6.1.4	if you are removed or not re-appointed as a director of the Company at a General Meeting of the Company in accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act and/or any other applicable law or regulation (the “Law”) and/or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation; and/or
	 	 	 
	 	6.1.5	if you have been declared bankrupt or made an arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of your creditors; and/or
	 	 	 
	 	6.1.6	if you have been disqualified from acting as a director (including, but not limited to, an event in which you are declared insane or become of unsound mind or become physically incapable of performing your functions as director for a period of at least 60 days); and/or

 

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	 	6.1.7	with your death and if
    you are a corporation or either entity, with your liquidation; and/or
	 	 	 
	 	6.1.8	if an order of a court
    having jurisdiction over the Company requires you to resign.

 

	6.2	Any termination of this letter of appointment shall be without payment of damages or compensation (except that you shall be entitled to any accrued Annual Fees or Expenses properly incurred under the terms of this letter of appointment prior to the date of such termination).
	 	 
	6.3	Upon termination of this appointment, you shall return all property belonging to a Group company, together with all documents, papers, disks and information, howsoever stored, relating to a Group company and used by you in connection with this position with the Company.

 

	7. 	Subject to the proper performance
    of your obligations to the Company under this letter of appointment and any applicable law, the Company agrees that you will be free
    to accept other appointments and directorships provided that:

 

	 	7.1 	They do not
    in any way conflict with the interests of the Company or any member of the Group; and
	 	 	 
	 	7.2 	They do not restrict you
    from devoting the necessary time and attention properly to services to be performed under this letter of appointment; and
	 	 	 
	 	7.3 	In the event that you become
    aware of any potential conflicts of interest, these must be disclosed to the Chairman and/or the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”)
    of the Company as soon as they become apparent; and
	 	 	 
	 	7.4 	The Company acknowledges
    that you are currently on the Board of Directors of the following companies:

 

	8. 	The Company will put directors’
    and officers’ liability insurance in place as soon as possible and will use commercially reasonable effort to maintain such
    coverage for the full term of your appointment.
	 	 
	9.
	The performance of individual
    directors and the Board and its committees is evaluated annually. If, in the interim, there are any matters which cause you concern
    about your position, you should discuss them with the Chairman and/or the CEO as soon as appropriate.
	 	 
	10. 	In addition to any right
    pursuant to applicable law, occasions may arise when you consider that you need professional advice in the furtherance of your duties
    as a director. Circumstances may occur when it will be appropriate for you to seek such advice from independent advisors at the Company’s
    expense, to the extent provided under applicable law and subject to the prior written approval of a majority of the independent directors
    of the Company and the CEO, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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	11. 	This letter refers to your
    appointment as a director of the Company and your membership of the audit, compensation, and nomination committees of the board.
	 	 
	12.
	You shall procure that
    you comply at all times with the Company’s inside trading policies as in effect from time to time.
	 	 
	13.
	You shall discharge your
    general duties as a director pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Association of the Company and applicable law.
	 	 
	14.
	This letter of appointment
    shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

 

Please
sign the attached copy of this letter and return it to the Company to signify your acceptance of the terms set out above.

 

Sincerely
yours,

 

	 	mPHASE
    TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Anshu Bhatnagar 
	 	 	Anshu
                                            Bhatnagar

    

	 	 	Chief
    Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 

 

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