Document:

Exhibit 4.2

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

 

 

	Number of Warrant Shares: _____________	Date of Issuance: November 19, 2018 (“Issuance Date”)

 

This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, ____________________ or [his][her][its] assigns
(the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise
and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”)
and on or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in Section 2(b) below) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase
from Creative Realities, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), up to ___________ shares (as subject
to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock.  The purchase price of one share
of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(a).

 

Section 1. Definitions.
In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

“Affiliate”
means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Business Day”
means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

“Commission”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Common Stock”
means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Company.

 

“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Person”
means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Trading Day”
means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

“Transfer Agent”
means American Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 462 South
4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

  

Section 2. Terms
and Exercise of this Warrant.

 

(a) Exercise Price and
Duration.

 

(i) Exercise Price.
This Warrant shall entitle the Holder thereof, subject to the provisions herein, to purchase from the Company the number of shares
of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $4.20 per whole share, subject to the subsequent adjustments provided in Section
3 hereof. The term “Exercise Price” as used in this Warrant refers to the price per share at which Common
Stock may be purchased at the time this Warrant is exercised.

 

    

     

    

 

(ii) Duration of Warrant.
This Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) commencing on the Issuance Date
and terminating at 5:00 P.M., New York City time (the “close of business”) on November 19, 2023 (the “Expiration
Date”). If this Warrant is not exercised on or before the Expiration Date it shall become void, and all rights hereunder
shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date.

 

(b) Exercise of Warrant.

 

(i) Exercise and Payment.
Subject to the provisions of this Warrant, the Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering, not later than 5:00 P.M., New York
City time, on any Business Day during the Exercise Period (the “Exercise Date”) to the Company at its office
designated for such purpose (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder
at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy (or.pdf copy via e-mail attachment)
of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within
the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined
in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the unpaid portion of the
aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s
check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified
in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or
other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the
Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant
to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to
the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available
hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to
the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant
Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1)
Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that,
by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number
of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

If any of (A) the Warrant,
(b) the executed Notice of Exercise or (C) the Exercise Price therefor, and all applicable taxes and charges due in connection
therewith, is received by the Company after 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on any date, or on a date that is not a Business Day,
the Warrant with respect thereto will be deemed to have been received and exercised on the Business Day next succeeding such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Exercise Date” will be the date the materials in the foregoing sentence are received
by the Company (if by 5:00 P.M., New York City time), or the following Business Day (if after 5:00 P.M., New York City time), regardless
of any earlier date written on the materials. If the Warrant is received or deemed to be received after the Expiration Date, the
exercise thereof will be null and void and any funds delivered to the Company will be returned to the Holder, as the case may be,
as soon as practicable. In no event will interest accrue on any funds delivered to the Company in respect of an exercise or attempted
exercise of Warrants. The validity of any exercise of any Warrant will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion and
such determination will be final and binding upon the Holder. The Company shall not have any obligation to inform a Holder of the
invalidity of any exercise of Warrants.

   

(c) Cashless Exercise
Under Certain Circumstances.

 

(i) The Company shall
provide to the Holder of this Warrant prompt written notice at any time that the Company is unable to issue the Warrant Shares
via The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) transfer or otherwise (without restrictive legend), because (A) the
Commission has issued a stop order with respect to any registration statement registering the Warrant Shares (the “Registration
Statement”), (B) the Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement,
either temporarily or permanently, (C) the Company has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement,
either temporarily or permanently, or (D) otherwise (each a “Restrictive Legend Event”). To the extent that
a Restrictive Legend Event occurs after the Holder has exercised this Warrant in accordance with the terms of the Warrant but prior
to the delivery of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall, at the election of the Holder, which shall be given within five (5) days
of receipt of such notice of the Restrictive Legend Event, either (A) rescind the previously submitted Notice of Exercise and the
Company shall return all consideration paid by the Holder for such shares upon such rescission or (B) treat the attempted exercise
as a cashless exercise as described in the next paragraph and refund the cash portion of the exercise price to the Holder.

 

    

     

    

 

(ii) If a Restrictive
Legend Event has occurred and no exemption from the registration requirements is available, the Warrant may be exercisable on a
cashless basis; provided that if the Company attempted to register the Warrant Shares on a Registration Statement prior to such
exercise, the Holder provided all reasonably requested information necessary to register the Warrant Shares. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to make any cash payments or net cash settlement to the Holder in lieu
of issuance of the Warrant Shares. Upon a “cashless exercise,” the Holder shall be entitled to receive the number of
Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

	 	(A)	= the VWAP on the Business Day preceding the Exercise Date;

 

	 	(B)	= the Exercise Price of the Warrant; and

 

	 	(X)	= the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms of the Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

Upon receipt of a Notice
of Exercise for a cashless exercise, the Company will promptly confirm the number of Warrant Shares issuable in connection with
the cashless exercise. In addition, if Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree
that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics
of the Warrant being exercised.  The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

“VWAP”
means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed
or quoted on NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock
Exchange (each, a “Trading Market”), the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date
(or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg
L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) the volume weighted average
price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQB or OTCQX (c) if the Common
Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are
then reported in the OTC Pink Market maintained by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases,
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders
of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which
shall be paid by the Company.

  

(iii) Disputes.
In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the
Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed.

 

(d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

(i) Delivery of Warrant
Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent
to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit
or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A)
there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by
Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered
in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the
Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that
is the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after
the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery
of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant
Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided
that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of
(i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the
Notice of Exercise. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in
a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date
of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered by 12:00
p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s)
by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date.

 

    

     

    

 

(ii) Delivery of New
Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and
upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant
evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall
in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

(iii) Rescission Rights.
If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)
by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

(iv) Valid Issuance.
All shares of Common Stock issued by the Company through the Transfer Agent upon the proper exercise of this Warrant in conformity
with this Warrant shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

  

(v) No Fractional Exercise.
This Warrant may be exercised only in whole numbers of Warrant Shares. No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise
of the Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded up or down, as applicable, to the nearest
whole number. If fewer than all the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained
by the Company evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after such exercise.

 

(vi) No Transfer Taxes.
The Company shall not be required to pay any stamp or other tax or charge required to be paid in connection with any transfer involved
in the issue of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; and in the event that any such transfer is involved, the Company
shall not be required to issue or deliver any Warrant Shares until such tax or other charge shall have been paid or it has been
established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax or other charge is due.

 

(vii) Date of Issuance.
Each person in whose name any such shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the Holder
of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant was validly exercised and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective
of the date of delivery of such Notice of Exercise, except that, if the date of such Notice of Exercise and payment is a date when
the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the Holder of such shares at the
close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

 

Section 3. Adjustments.

 

(a) Adjustment upon Subdivision
or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number
of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of
Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time after the Issuance Date combines (by any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into
a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased
and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 3(a) shall become
effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

    

     

    

 

(b) Adjustment for Other
Distributions. In the event the Company shall fix a record date for the making of a dividend or distribution to all holders
of Common Stock of any evidences of indebtedness or assets or subscription rights or warrants (excluding those referred to in Section
3(a) or other dividends paid out of retained earnings), then in each such case the Holder will, upon the exercise of this Warrant,
be entitled to receive, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereupon, and without payment of any additional
consideration therefor, the amount of such dividend or distribution, as applicable, which such Holder would hold on the date of
such exercise had such Holder been the holder of record of such Common Stock as of the date on which holders of Common Stock received
or became entitled to receive such dividend or distribution. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made
and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

(c) Reclassification,
Consolidation, Purchase, Combination, Sale or Conveyance. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company,
directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer,
tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock
are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders
of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects
any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which
the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company, directly or
indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including,
without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another person whereby such other
person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other
person or other persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons making or party to, such stock or
share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent
exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon
such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of Common Stock, if any,
of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration
(the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number
of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. For purposes
of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration
based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction,
and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative
value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities,
cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate
Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any
successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”)
and for which shareholders received any equity securities of the Successor Entity, to assume in writing all of the obligations
of the Company under this Warrant Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(c) pursuant to written agreements
and shall, upon the written request of the Holder of this Warrant, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant created by
this Warrant Agreement a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance
to the Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent
entity), if any, plus any Alternate Consideration, receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number
of shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise
price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock, if any, plus any Alternate Consideration (but
taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of
such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting
the economic value of such Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction). Upon the occurrence
of any such Fundamental Transaction the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date
of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant Agreement and the Warrant referring to the “Company”
shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the
obligations of the Company under this Warrant Agreement and the Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been
named as the Company herein.

 

    

     

    

 

Any supplemented or amended
agreement entered into by the successor corporation or transferee shall provide for adjustments, which shall be as nearly equivalent
as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in Section 3. The provisions of this Section 3(c) shall similarly
apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, sales and conveyances of the kind described above.

 

(d) Other Events.
If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of Section 3(a), 3(b) or 3(c) but not expressly
provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights
or other rights with equity features to all holders of Common Stock for no consideration), then the Company’s Board of Directors
will, at its discretion and in good faith, make an adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares or designate
such additional consideration to be deemed issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, so as to protect the rights of the Holder. 

 

(e) Notices of Changes
in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the
Company shall give written notice thereof to the Holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register,
of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the
legality or validity of such event.

 

(f) Notice to Allow Exercise
by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B)
the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize
the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of
any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification
of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities,
cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall
appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter
specified, a notice stating (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption,
rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled
to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (ii) the date on which such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is
expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities,
cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided
that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate
action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material,
non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with
the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period
commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly
set forth herein.

 

    

     

    

 

Section 4.  Transfer
of Warrant.

 

(a) Transferability.
 This Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal
office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes
payable upon the making of such transfer.  Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and
deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations
specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant
not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder
shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full,
in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder
delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full.  This Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance
herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

(b) New Warrants.
This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together
with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its
agent or attorney.  Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division
or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided
or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issue Date of this
Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

(c) Warrant Register.
The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”),
in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time.  The Company may deem and treat the Holder of this Warrant as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent
actual notice to the contrary.

 

(d) Fractional Warrants.
The Company shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange that will result in the issuance of a Warrant
for a fraction of this Warrant.

 

Section 5. Limitations
on Exercise. [Intentionally Omitted] [The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have
the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates
(as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933), and any other persons acting as a group together with the Holder or
any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s Common Stock (the percentage
limitation, the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common
Stock which would be issuable upon exercise of the remaining, non-exercised portion of any Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder
or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 5, beneficial ownership
shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance
with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance
therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 5 applies, the determination of whether this Warrant
is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this
Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed
to be the Holder’s determination of whether such Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder
together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, and the Company shall not have any obligation
to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and neither of them shall have any liability for any error made by the
Holder. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 5, in determining
the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected
in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case
may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s
transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. The provisions of this Section 5 shall be
construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5 to correct this
subsection (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein
contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The Holder, upon
not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions
of this Section 5. In the event of a Holder’s election to decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, such increase will
not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The limitations contained in this Section 5
shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder
of this Warrant.]

 

    

     

    

 

Section 6.  Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No Rights as Stockholder.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, a Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled
to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained
in this Warrant be construed to confer upon a registered holder, solely in its capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the
rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization,
issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive
dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares that it is then entitled
to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. This Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights
of a stockholder.

 

(b) Reservation of Common
Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock
that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of this Warrant.

 

(c) Loss, Theft, Destruction
or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it
of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case
of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall
not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the
Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such
Warrant or stock certificate.

 

(d) Saturdays, Sundays,
Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business
Day.

  

(e) Jurisdiction.
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders,
partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New
York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of
New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper
or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents
to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight
delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action,
suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be
reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

    

     

    

 

(f) Restrictions.  The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not
utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

(g) Nonwaiver and Expenses.  No
course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such
right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies.  Without limiting any other provision of
this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material
damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses
including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder
in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

(h) Notices. Any notices,
consents, waivers or other document or communications required or permitted to be given or delivered under the terms of this Warrant
must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, if delivered personally; (ii) when sent, if sent
by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending
party); (iii) if sent by overnight courier service, one (1) Trading Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next
day delivery specified, and (iv) if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such
notice, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications
shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

Creative Realities, Inc.

13100 Magisterial Drive, Suite 100

Louisville, Kentucky 40223

Attention: Mr. Richard Mills, Chief Executive Officer

 

If to a Holder, to its address, facsimile number
or e-mail address set forth herein or on the books and records of the Company.

 

(i) Limitation of Liability.
No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares,
and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase
price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors
of the Company.

 

(j) Remedies. The
Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Warrant.  The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate
compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and
not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(k) Successors and Assigns.
Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.
The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be
enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

    

     

    

 

(l) Amendment. This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

(m) Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions
of this Warrant.

 

(n) Effect of Headings.
The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Warrant and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

    

     

    

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

	CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	Name:	Richard Mills	 
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer	 

 

    

     

    

 

Exhibit A

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby
elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full),
and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take
the form of (check applicable box):

 

	 	☐	in lawful money of the United States by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank; or

 

	 	☐	if permitted by the terms of the Warrant, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant
Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_________________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the
following DWAC Account Number:

 

_________________________________

 

_________________________________

 

_________________________________

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:

 

__________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:

 

__________________________________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

__________________________________________________________________

 

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

__________________________________________________________________

 

Date: ______________________________

 

    

     

    

 

Exhibit B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute

this form and supply required information.

Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______]
shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

_______________________________________________, whose address is

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

	 	 	Date:  ______________, _______	 
	 	 	 	 
	Holder’s Signature: 	 	_____________________________	 
	 	 	 	 
	Holder’s Address:  	 	_____________________________	 
	 	 	_____________________________	 

 

NOTE:  The signature to this Assignment
Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.  Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign
the foregoing Warrant.prty-ex101_107.htm

 

eXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of the 5th day of April, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Party City Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Party City Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdco”), and Michael P. Harrison (the “Executive”) and effective as of the Effective Date.

WHEREAS, the Executive has served the Company and Holdco as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the North American Consumer Products Division of the Company and Holdco pursuant to an Employment Agreement, dated December 17, 2018 (the “Prior Employment Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Company, Holdco and the Executive desire to set forth in this new Agreement the terms and conditions under which the Executive will continue to be employed as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the North American Consumer Products Division of the Company and Holdco effective as of the Effective Date. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1.Employment Period. The Company and Holdco shall continue to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to, and shall, serve the Company and Holdco, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2020, unless sooner terminated as set forth hereinafter (the “Employment Period”).

2.Position and Duties.

(a)During the Employment Period, the Executive shall continue to serve as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the North American Consumer Products Division of the Company and of Holdco with such duties and responsibilities as are assigned to him by the bylaws or Board of Directors of Holdco (the “Board”) or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) consistent with his position as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the North American Consumer Products Division of the Company and Holdco, including, as the Board or the CEO may request, without additional compensation, to serve as an officer or director of certain of the subsidiaries and other affiliates of Holdco and/or the Company. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall report to the CEO.

(b)During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive shall devote his full attention and time during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company and Holdco and shall use his reasonable best efforts to carry out the responsibilities assigned to the Executive faithfully and efficiently. It shall not be considered a violation of the foregoing for the Executive to (i) serve on civic or charitable boards or committees, (ii) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions, (iii) serve on the board of directors of other companies, so long as the Board approves such appointments (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), or (iv) manage personal investments, so long as such activities do not compete with and are not provided 

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to or for any entity that competes with or intends to compete with the Company, Holdco or any of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates and do not interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company or Holdco in accordance with this Agreement.

3.Compensation.

(a)Base Salary.  Effective as of the Effective Date, the Executive shall receive from the Company an annual base salary of $450,000.00 (as such amount may be increased from time to time, in the sole discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), the “Annual Base Salary”), payable in regular intervals in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices in effect during the Employment Period.

(b)Annual Bonus. In addition to the Annual Base Salary, during the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to receive annual bonus compensation (the “Annual Bonus”) consistent with the Company’s bonus plan for key executives as in effect from time to time (the “Bonus Plan”). The Annual Bonus (including any pro rata portion thereof, to the extent payable under this Agreement), if any, shall be paid no later than two and one-half months following the end of the calendar year to which such Annual Bonus corresponds. Effective as of the Effective Date, the target amount of the Annual Bonus shall be 60% of the Annual Base Salary (the “Target Bonus Amount”) (with it being understood that the Executive’s Target Bonus Amount for 2020 shall be $270,000, unless the Annual Base Salary is increased by the Committee subsequent to the Effective Date) and the maximum amount of the Annual Bonus shall be 120% of the Annual Base Salary, with the actual amount of the Annual Bonus, if any, to be determined by the Board or the Committee in accordance with the Bonus Plan. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5 of this Agreement, for any year during which the Executive is employed by the Company and Holdco for less than the entire calendar year (including a year in which the Executive’s employment is terminated), the Annual Bonus, if any, shall be determined based on actual performance, pro-rated for the period during which the Executive was employed during such calendar year (based on the number of days in such calendar year the Executive was so employed divided by 365), as determined in good faith by the Board or the Committee.

(c)Other Benefits; Car Allowance. During the Employment Period: (i) the Executive shall be eligible to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs of the Company and shall be entitled to paid vacation, to the same extent and on the same terms and conditions as peer executives; and (ii) the Executive and/or the Executive’s family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in, and shall receive all benefits under, all other welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company (including, to the extent provided, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, employee life insurance, group life insurance, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs) to the same extent and on the same terms and conditions as peer executives. The term “peer executives” means the Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice Presidents of the Company, if such positions exist, and if such positions do not exist, the definition of the term “peer executives” shall be determined by the Board or the Committee in good faith. During the Employment Period, the Company will pay the Executive a monthly car allowance equal to $600, which will be paid not later than thirty (30) days after the end of the month to which it relates.

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(d)Incentive Equity Grants. The Executive is eligible to receive incentive equity grants under Holdco’s equity compensation program for senior executives, subject to the terms of such program as in effect from time to time and with any grants under such program in the discretion of the Board or the Committee.

(e)Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for all reasonable travel and other expenses incurred by the Executive in carrying out the Executive’s duties under this Agreement; provided that the Executive complies with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company for submission of expense reports, receipts, or similar documentation of such expenses.

(f)Indemnification. During and after the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to all rights to indemnification available under the by-laws or certificate of incorporation of Holdco and the Company, or to which he may otherwise be entitled, through the Company, Holdco and/or any of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, in accordance with their respective terms.

4.Termination of Employment.

(a)Death or Permanent Disability. The Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death during the Employment Period. The Company or Holdco shall be entitled to terminate the Executive’s employment because of the Executive’s Permanent Disability during the Employment Period. “Permanent Disability” means that the Executive (i) is unable to perform his duties under this Agreement by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company; or (iii) has been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration. A termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or Holdco for Permanent Disability shall be communicated to the Executive by written notice and shall be effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the “Disability Effective Date”), unless the Executive returns to full-time performance of the Executive’s duties in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 before such 30th day. In the event of a dispute as to whether the Executive has suffered a Permanent Disability, the final determination shall be made by a licensed physician selected by the Board and acceptable to the Executive in the Executive’s reasonable judgment.

(b)Other than Death or Disability. The Company or Holdco may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time during the Employment Period with or without Cause upon notice to the Executive.

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(c)Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment at any time during the Employment Period for Good Reason, upon prior written notice to the Company setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such Good Reason, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” is defined as any one or more of the following without the Executive’s consent: any attempt to relocate the Executive to a work location that is more than 100 miles from the Company’s offices in Elmsford, New York; any material diminution in the nature or scope of the Executive’s responsibilities or duties as defined under this Agreement (provided that a change in reporting relationships resulting from the direct or indirect control of the Company or Holdco (or a successor corporation) by another corporation or other person(s) shall not be deemed to constitute “Good Reason”); any material breach by the Company or any affiliate of the Company of any provision of this Agreement or any other written agreement with the Executive, which breach is not cured within twenty (20) days following written notice by the Executive to the Company; or any material failure of the Company to provide the Executive with at least the Annual Base Salary and/or any other compensation or benefits in accordance with the terms of Section 3 hereof, other than an inadvertent failure which is cured within ten (10) business days following written notice from the Executive specifying in reasonable detail the nature of such failure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the appointment of an interim executive responsible for management of North American Consumer Products Division of the Company and of Holdco during and for any period of the Executive’s disability (which may potentially result in a Permanent Disability) will not be considered “Good Reason” (so long as the Executive continues to be compensated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), until the occurrence of a Permanent Disability as defined in Section 4(a). The Executive’s employment will only be deemed to have been terminated for Good Reason if he gives written notice to the Company setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such Good Reason, and terminates employment within sixty (60) days of the date of the later of the first occurrence and the Executive’s knowledge of the circumstances giving rise to Good Reason (to the extent the Company has not previously cured the circumstances giving rise to Good Reason).

(d)Change in Control. If there occurs a “Change in Control” (as hereinafter defined) during the Employment Period, and the Executive is not offered employment on substantially similar terms by Holdco or one of its continuing affiliates immediately thereafter, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have been terminated by the Company in a manner qualifying as a “Change in Control Termination” effective as of the date of such Change in Control; provided, however, that neither the Company nor Holdco shall have any obligation to the Executive under this Section 4 if the Executive is hired or offered employment on substantially similar terms by the purchaser of the stock or assets of Holdco or the Company, if the Executive’s employment hereunder is continued by Holdco or one of its continuing affiliates, or if the Executive does not actually terminate employment. Further, if the Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause or the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, in either case, within six (6) months prior to, or twenty-four (24) months following, the consummation of such Change in Control (the “Change in Control Protection Period”), the Executive shall be deemed to have had a Change in Control Termination.. As used herein, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred solely upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i)a change in the ownership of Holdco within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v) as in effect on the date hereof; or

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(ii)a change in the ownership of all or substantially all of Holdco’s assets.

(e)Date of Termination. The “Date of Termination” means the date of the Executive’s death, the Disability Effective Date or the date on which the termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company and Holdco, or by the Executive, is effective, as the case may be, including by reason of the expiration of the Employment Period.

5.Obligations of the Company Upon Termination.

(a)By the Company Upon the Executive’s Death or Permanent Disability. If the Executive dies during the Employment Period or the Company or Holdco terminates the Executive’s employment due to the Executive’s Permanent Disability, the Company shall pay the Executive or his legal representative:

(i)the Executive’s accrued but unpaid cash compensation (the “Accrued Obligations”), which shall equal the sum of (1) any portion of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination that has not yet been paid; (2) any Annual Bonus that the Executive has earned for a prior full calendar year that has ended prior to the Date of Termination but which has not yet been calculated and paid; (3) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay and (4) any unreimbursed expenses incurred prior to the Date of Termination, including any then unreimbursed car allowance for each month or partial month of employment; and

(ii)a pro rata Annual Bonus for the year of death or termination, calculated and paid in accordance with Section 3(b).

The Accrued Obligations shall be paid in cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination (other than the amount described in clause (2) of the definition of Accrued Obligations, which shall be paid in accordance with Section 3(b)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5(a) unless the Executive (or the Executive’s beneficiary previously designated in writing to the Company or, if no such beneficiary has been so designated, the Executive’s estate, as applicable) shall have, at the written request of the Company or Holdco, executed a release of any and all legal claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (which form may be modified by the Company to the extent necessary to reflect execution by a person other than the Executive) (the “Release”) no later than twenty-one (21) days (or, if so instructed by the Company, forty-five (45) days) following the Date of Termination (which period shall be sixty-five (65) days following the Date of Termination in the case of a termination of the Executive’s employment due to his death) and shall not have revoked the Release in accordance with its terms. The Company shall provide the final Release promptly in connection with any termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder.

(b)By the Company for Cause. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company or Holdco for “Cause” (as hereinafter defined), then the Executive shall be entitled to only the payment of the Accrued Obligations which shall be paid to the Executive in cash in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination (other than the amount described in clause (2) of the definition of Accrued Obligations, which shall be paid in accordance with Section 3(b)) and neither the Company nor Holdco shall have any further obligation under this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” 

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shall mean (1) conviction of the Executive by a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony (excluding felonies under any state or local vehicle and traffic code); (2) any act of intentional fraud in connection with his duties under this Agreement; (3) any act of gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Executive’s duties under this Agreement and (4) any act of willful disobedience in violation of specific reasonable directions of the Board or the CEO consistent with the Executive’s duties; provided, in the case of clause (3) or (4), that the Executive has not cured the circumstances giving rise to “Cause” within fifteen (15) days of the date the Company gives notice to the Executive of its intent to terminate his employment on such basis.

(c)By the Company for any reason other than Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment is terminated during the Employment Period (i) by the Company or Holdco other than for Cause, death or Permanent Disability or (ii) by the Executive for Good Reason, in each case, except if such termination is a Change in Control Termination, the Company shall pay to the Executive (A) the Accrued Obligations, paid in cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination (other than the amount described in clause (2) of the definition of Accrued Obligations, which shall be paid in accordance with Section 3(b)); (B) a pro rata Annual Bonus for the year of termination, calculated and paid in accordance with Section 3(b); and (C) a severance payment (the “Severance Payment”), in an amount equal to the Executive’s then current Annual Base Salary. The Severance Payment shall be payable in cash in the form of salary continuation over the twelve (12) months following the Date of Termination, with the first payment(s) being payable in arrears on the date that is sixty (60) days following the Date of Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment pursuant to clauses (B) or (C) of this Section 5(c) unless the Executive shall have executed the Release not later than twenty-one (21) days (or, if so instructed by the Company, forty-five (45) days) following the Date of Termination and shall not have revoked the Release in accordance with its terms. The Company shall provide the final Release promptly in connection with any termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder.

(d)Change in Control Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, in the event of a Change in Control Termination:

(i)the Company shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations;

(ii)the Company shall pay to the Executive:

(A)an amount equal to two (2) times the sum of (1) Executive’s then current Annual Base Salary and (2) the target Annual Bonus,

(B)an amount equal to a pro rata Annual Bonus for the year of termination, calculated and paid in accordance with Section 3(b), and

(C)provided that the Executive timely elects to continue his coverage in the Company’s group health plan under the federal law known as “COBRA”, a monthly amount equal to that portion of the monthly health premiums for such coverage paid by the Company on behalf of the Executive prior to the date of the Change in Control Termination until the date that is twelve (12) months following the date of the Change in Control Termination (the “Health Continuation Benefits”); and

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(iii)any stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units or similar awards granted on or after January 1, 2014 (or any awards or rights issued in exchange for such grants in connection with a Change in Control or otherwise) shall be treated as follows: (A) such awards or rights that vest solely based on the Executive’s continued service over time shall immediately become fully vested as of the date of the Change in Control Termination and (B) such awards or rights that vest upon the occurrence of specified performance metrics, shall be treated as earned and vest as follows: (1) if the full performance period has elapsed as of the date of the Change in Control Termination, such awards and rights shall be earned based on actual achievement of the applicable performance goals, as provided in the applicable award agreement and shall immediately become vested without pro-ration and (2) otherwise, such awards and rights shall be earned based on assumed achievement of the applicable performance goals at 100% of the performance target, as provided in the applicable award agreement, and shall immediately vest as to a prorated portion of each such award or right based on the number of days of the Executive’s actual employment or other service with the Company prior to the Change in Control Termination during the applicable full performance period; provided, that, if the Executive does not experience a Change in Control Termination prior to the end of the applicable original performance period, such awards and rights shall be earned based on assumed achievement of the applicable performance goals at 100% of the performance target, as provided in the applicable award agreement, and shall be eligible to vest as of the last day of the applicable original performance period without pro-ration, subject to the terms of the applicable award agreement. Any stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units or similar awards granted on or after January 1, 2014 (or any awards or rights issued in exchange for such grants in connection with a Change in Control or otherwise) that do not vest after application of the preceding sentence shall be immediately forfeited without payment due thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Termination, the vesting of any stock option granted prior to January 1, 2014 (or awards or rights issued in exchange therefor) shall be determined pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Health Continuation Benefits would subject the Executive or the Company to any tax or penalty under the ACA or Section 105(h) of the Code (as defined below), or applicable subsequent regulations, guidance or successor statutes, the Executive and the Company agree to work together in good faith to restructure the Health Continuation Benefits in a manner that avoids such adverse consequences. All amounts payable hereunder (except the Annual Bonus which is payable in accordance with Section 3(b), the Accrued Obligations, which shall be calculated and paid in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days of the date of the Change in Control Termination and the Health Continuation Benefits, which shall be paid as described above in this Section 5(d)) shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the date that is the later of sixty (60) days following the date of the Change in Control Termination or sixty (60) days following the consummation of the Change in Control (except that, if the Change in Control Termination occurs due to a qualifying termination within six (6) months prior to a Change in Control, such payment will be made over the twenty-four (24) months following the Date of Termination, with the first payment(s) being payable in arrears on the date that is sixty (60) days following the Date of Termination). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) of this Section 5(d) unless the Executive shall have, at the written request of the Company or Holdco, executed the Release no later than twenty-one (21) days (or, if so instructed by the Company, forty-five (45) days) following the date of the Change in Control Termination and shall not have revoked such release in accordance with its terms.

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(e)By the Executive other than for Good Reason. If during the Employment Period the Executive terminates his employment with the Company and Holdco other than for Good Reason, the Company shall pay the Accrued Obligations to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination (other than the amount described in clause (2) of the definition of Accrued Obligations, which shall be paid in accordance with Section 3(b)) and neither the Company nor Holdco shall have any further obligation under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein.

(f)Expiration of the Term. Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to any of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5, the Executive’s employment hereunder will automatically terminate at the expiration of the Employment Period and the Company shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations; provided, however, that if the Company allows the Executive’s employment to terminate due to an expiration of the Employment Period occurring during the Change in Control Protection Period, the Executive will be deemed to have had a Change in Control Termination and will be entitled to the payments and benefits described in Section 5(d) above and shall not otherwise receive payment under this Section 5(f). The Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination (other than the amount described in clause (2) of the definition of Accrued Obligations, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be the Annual Bonus for the calendar year in which the Employment Period expires and which shall be paid in accordance with Section 3(b)). Upon expiration of the Employment Period, no Severance Payment will be due and no further Restriction Period shall apply.

6.Section 409A. The parties intend for the compensation provided under this Agreement to comply with, or be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (together with the regulations thereunder, “Section 409A”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company, Holdco or any of their respective affiliates have any liability to the Executive or to any other person claiming rights under this Agreement relating to the failure or alleged failure of any payment or benefit under this Agreement to comply with, or be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A.

(a)Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to “termination of employment” and similar or correlative phrases shall be construed to require a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury regulations after giving effect to the presumptions contained therein), and the term “specified employee” means an individual determined by Holdco to be a specified employee under Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(i).

(b)Certain Delayed Payments. If any payment or benefit hereunder constituting “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A would be subject to subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) of Section 409A (relating to payments made to “specified employees” of publicly-traded companies upon separation from service), any such payment or benefit to which the Executive would otherwise be entitled during the six (6) month period following the Executive’s separation from service will instead be provided or paid without interest on the first business day following the expiration of such six (6) month period, or if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death.

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(c)Separate Payments. Each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment.

(d)Reimbursements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any reimbursement that constitutes or could constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A will be subject to the following additional requirements: (i) the expenses eligible for reimbursement will have been incurred during the term of this Agreement, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during any calendar year will not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year; (iii) reimbursement will be made not later than December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred; and (iv) the right to reimbursement will not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

7.Full Settlement. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in, and otherwise to perform its obligations under, this Agreement shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action that the Company may have against the Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced, regardless of whether the Executive obtains other employment.

8.Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and Holdco all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company, Holdco or any of their affiliates and their respective businesses that the Executive obtains during the Executive’s employment by the Company and Holdco (whether before, during or after the Employment Period) and that is not public knowledge (other than as a result of the Executive’s violation of this Section 8) (“Confidential Information”). The Executive shall not communicate, divulge or disseminate Confidential Information at any time during or after the Executive’s employment with the Company and Holdco, except with the prior written consent of the Company or as otherwise required by law. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) nothing contained in this Agreement or any other agreement containing confidentiality provisions or other restrictive covenants in favor of any of Holdco, the Company or any affiliate of either of them, restricts or in any other way affects the Executive’s communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity and (b) the Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding; provided that notwithstanding this immunity from liability, the Executive may be held liable if the Executive unlawfully accesses trade secrets by unauthorized means.

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9.Noncompetition; Nonsolicitation.

(a)Noncompetition. During the Employment Period, and following termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, Holdco and any of their affiliates, during the “Restriction Period” (as hereinafter defined), the Executive shall not directly or indirectly participate in or permit his name directly or indirectly to be used by or become associated with (including as an advisor, representative, agent, promoter, independent contractor, provider of personal services or otherwise) any person, corporation, partnership, firm, association or other enterprise or entity (a “person”) that is, or intends to be, engaged in any business which is in competition with any business of the Company, Holdco or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates in any geographic area in which the Company, Holdco or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates operate, compete or are engaged in such business or at such time intend so to operate, compete or become engaged in such business (a “Competitor”) provided, however, that the foregoing will not prohibit the Executive from participating in or becoming associated with a person if (i) less than 10% of the consolidated gross revenues of such person, together with its affiliates, derive from activities or businesses that are in competition with any business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (a “Competitive Business”) and (ii) the Executive does not, directly or indirectly, participate in, become associated with, or otherwise have responsibilities that relate to the conduct or operations of, any Competitive Business that is conducted by such person or a division, group, or subsidiary or affiliate of such person. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “participate” includes any direct or indirect interest, whether as an officer, director, employee, partner, sole proprietor, trustee, beneficiary, agent, representative, independent contractor, consultant, advisor, provider of personal services, creditor, or owner (other than by ownership of less than five percent of the stock of a publicly-held corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market).

(b)Nonsolicitation. During the Employment Period, and during the Restriction Period following termination of employment, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, encourage or solicit, or assist any other person or firm in encouraging or soliciting, any person or firm that during the three-year period preceding such termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and Holdco (or, if such action occurs during the Employment Period, on the date such action was taken) is or was engaged in a business relationship with the Company or Holdco, any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate its relationship with the Company or Holdco or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or, in the case of any such person, to engage in a business relationship with a Competitor.

(c)No Hire. During the Employment Period, and during the Restriction Period following termination of employment, the Executive will not, except with the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, induce any employee of the Company, Holdco or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate employment with such entity, and will not, directly or indirectly, either individually or as owner, agent, employee, consultant or otherwise, employ, offer employment or cause employment to be offered to any person (including employment as an independent contractor) who is or was employed by the Company, Holdco or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be employed by such entity for a period of at least twelve months. For purposes of this Section 9(c), “employment” shall be deemed to include rendering services as an independent contractor and “employees” shall be deemed to include independent contractors.

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(d)Restriction Period. The term “Restriction Period” as used herein, shall mean the one-year period (except, in the case of a Change in Control Termination (or a deemed Change in Control Termination under Section 5(f)), in which case such period shall be the two- year period) immediately following the Date of Termination (other than a termination at the expiration of the Employment Period).

(e)Return of Confidential Information. Promptly following the Executive’s termination of employment, including due to expiration of the Employment Period, the Executive shall return to the Company all property of the Company, Holdco and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and all copies thereof, in the Executive’s possession or under his control, including, without limitation, all Confidential Information in whatever media such Confidential Information is maintained.

(f)Injunctive Relief. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Restriction Period and the covenants and obligations of the Executive in Section 8 and this Section 9 with respect to noncompetition, nonsolicitation and confidentiality and with respect to the property of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and the territories covered thereby, are fair and reasonable and the result of negotiation. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations of the Executive in Section 8 and this Section 9 with respect to noncompetition, nonsolicitation and confidentiality and with respect to the property of the Company, Holdco and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and the territories covered thereby, relate to special, unique and extraordinary matters and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and obligations will cause the Company, Holdco and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates irreparable injury for which adequate remedies are not available at law. Therefore, the Executive agrees that the Company and Holdco shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable relief as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain the Executive from committing any violation of such covenants and obligations. These injunctive remedies are cumulative and are in addition to any other rights and remedies the Company and Holdco may have at law or in equity. If, at the time of enforcement of Section 8 and/or this Section 9, a court holds that any of the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope, and/or geographical area legally permissible under such circumstances will be substituted for the period, scope and/or area stated herein.

10.Successors.

(a)This Agreement is personal to the Executive and shall not be assignable by the Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives and heirs and successors.

(b)This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Holdco, the Company and their respective successors and assigns.

11.Section 280G. In the event that the Company undergoes a change in control at a time when it (or any affiliate of the Company, including Holdco, that would be treated, together with the Company, as a single corporation under Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder) has stock that is readily tradeable on an established securities market (within the 

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meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder), if all, or any portion, of the payments provided under this Agreement, either alone or together with other payments or benefits which the Executive receives or is entitled to receive from the Company or an affiliate, could constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) an amount limited so that no portion thereof shall fail to be tax deductible under Section 280G of the Code (the “Limited Amount”), or (ii) if the amount otherwise payable hereunder, together with the other payments or benefits the Executive is so entitled to receive, (without regard to clause (i)) reduced by the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code and all other applicable federal, state and local taxes (with income taxes all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate) is greater than the Limited Amount reduced by all taxes applicable thereto (with income taxes all computed at the highest marginal rate), the amount otherwise payable hereunder. If it is determined that the Limited Amount will maximize the Executive’s after-tax proceeds, payments and benefits shall be reduced to equal the Limited Amount in the following order: (i) first, by reducing cash severance payments, (ii) second, by reducing other payments and benefits to which Q&A 24(c) of Section 1.280G-1 of the Treasury Regulations does not apply, and (iii) finally, by reducing all remaining payments and benefits, with all such reductions done on a pro rata basis. All determinations made pursuant this Section 11 will be made at the Company’s expense by the independent public accounting firm most recently serving as the Company’s outside auditors or such other accounting or benefits consulting group or firm as the Company may designate.

12.Miscellaneous.

(a)This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective heirs, successors and legal representatives.

(b)All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by overnight courier or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by facsimile (with receipt confirmation), addressed as follows:

	
If to the Executive:
	
Michael Harrison

At his most recent address

shown in the Company’s records

	
If to the Company:
	
Party City Holdings Inc.

80 Grasslands Road

Elmsford, NY 10523

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Fax no.: (914) 345-2056

or to such other address as either party furnishes to the other in writing in accordance with this Section 12(b). Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.

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(c)The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may withhold from amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, local and foreign taxes that are required to be withheld by applicable laws or regulations. In addition, the obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be conditional on compliance with this Section 12(d), and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Executive.

(e)Any party’s failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of, or to assert any right under, this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or of any other provision of or right under this Agreement.

(f)The Executive acknowledges that this Agreement, together with the Exhibit hereto and the other agreements referred to herein except as modified herein or therein, supersedes, as of the Effective Date, all other agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the Executive, on one hand, and the Company and Holdco, on the other, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, the Prior Employment Agreement or any amendments or restatements thereof.  Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Prior Employment Agreement and any amendments or restatements thereof shall terminate and be of no further force and effect. 

(g)This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

(h)Provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of employment if so provided herein or if necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of other surviving provisions, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Executive under Sections 8 and 9 hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive’s hand and, pursuant to the authorization of their respective boards of directors, the Company and Holdco have each caused this Agreement to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
PARTY CITY HOLDINGS INC.

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
/s/ Brad Weston

	
 
	
Name: Brad Weston

	
 
	
Title: Chief Executive Officer

	
 
	
 

	
PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
/s/ Brad Weston

	
 
	
Name: Brad Weston

	
 
	
Title: Chief Executive Officer

	
 
	
 

	
/s/ Michael Harrison

	
MICHAEL P. HARRISON

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit A

FORM OF RELEASE OF CLAIMS

This Release of Claims is provided by me, Michael P. Harrison (or by my designated beneficiary or estate, in the event of my death during my employment), pursuant to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between me, Party City Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and Party City Holdco Inc. (“Holdco”) dated as of April 5, 2020 (the “Employment Agreement”).

This Release of Claims is given in consideration of the severance benefits to be provided to me (or, in the event of my death during my employment, to my designated beneficiary) in connection with the termination of my employment under Section 5 of the Employment Agreement (the “Separation Payments”), which are conditioned on my signing this Release of Claims and to which I am not otherwise entitled, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. On my own behalf and that of my heirs, executors, administrators, beneficiaries, representatives and assigns, and all others connected with or claiming through me, I hereby release and forever discharge the Company from any and all causes of action, rights or claims of any type or description, known or unknown, which I have had in the past, now have or might have, through the date of my signing of this Release of Claims. This includes, without limitation, any and all causes of action, rights or claims in any way resulting from, arising out of or connected with my employment by the Company or the termination of that employment or pursuant to any federal, state or local law, regulation or other requirement, including without limitation Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the fair employment practices statutes of the state or states in which I have provided services to the Company or any other federal, state, local or foreign law, all as amended, any contracts of employment, any tort claims, or any agreements, plans or policies.

For purposes of this Release of Claims, the word “Company” always includes the Company, Holdco the subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company or Holdco and all of their respective past, present and future officers, directors, trustees, shareholders, employees, employee benefit plans and any of the trustees or administrators thereof, agents, general and limited partners, members, managers, investors, joint venturers, representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns, and all others connected with any of them, both individually and in their official capacities.

Nothing in this Release of Claims shall be construed to prohibit me from filing a charge with or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a comparable state or local agency, except that I hereby agree to waive my right to recover monetary damages or other individual relief in any charge, complaint or lawsuit filed by me or by anyone else on my behalf.

Nothing in this Release of Claims is intended to or does waive or release any rights I may have with respect to (i) coverage under liability insurance or indemnification rights provided or maintained by the Company during, or applicable to, my employment with the Company, or under any other obligation or policy of insurance maintained by the Company in accordance with their respective terms; (ii) any other defense or indemnity right under applicable law; (iii) the enforcement of the right to any payment or benefits due upon the termination of my employment in accordance with the express terms of the Employment Agreement or (iv) any right or claim that cannot, by law, be waived or released through this Release of Claims.

 

 

Also excluded from the scope of this Release of Claims is any right to benefits that were vested or eligible for continuation under the Company’s employee benefit plans on the date on which my employment with the Company terminated, in accordance with the terms of such plans.

In signing this Release of Claims, I give the Company assurance that I have returned to the Company any and all documents, materials and information related to the business, whether present or otherwise, of the Company and all keys and other property of the Company that were in my possession or control, all as required by and consistent with Section 9(e) of the Employment Agreement. I agree that I will not, for any purpose, attempt to access or use any computer or computer network or system of the Company, including without limitation their electronic mail systems. I further acknowledge that I have disclosed to the Company all passwords necessary or desirable to enable the Company to access all information which I have password-protected on its computer network or system.

In signing this Release of Claims, I agree that I have been paid in full all compensation due to me, whether for services rendered by me to the Company or otherwise, through the date on which my employment with the Company terminated and that, exclusive only of the Separation Payments and the Accrued Obligations, as defined in the Employment Agreement, no further compensation of any kind shall be due to me by the Company, whether arising under the Employment Agreement or otherwise, in connection with my employment or the termination thereof. I also agree that except for any right I and my eligible dependents may have to continue participation in the Company’s health and dental plans under the federal law commonly known as COBRA, my right to participate in any employee benefit plan of the Company will be determined in accordance with the terms of such plan.

I acknowledge that my eligibility for the Separation Payments is not only contingent on my signing and returning this Release of Claims to the Company in a timely manner and not revoking it thereafter, but also is subject to my compliance with the covenants contained in the Employment Agreement.

In signing this Release of Claims, acknowledge that I have not relied on any promises or representations, express or implied, that are not set forth expressly in this Release of Claims. I further acknowledge that I am waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”), and that this waiver and release is knowing and voluntary and is being done with a full understanding of its terms. I agree that the consideration given for this wavier and release is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing as required by the ADEA that:

1.I have the right to and am advised by the Company to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release of Claims; and I acknowledge that I have had sufficient time to consider this Release of Claims and to consult with an attorney, if I wished to do so, or to consult with any other person of my choosing before signing;

 

 

2.I may not sign this Release of Claims prior to the termination of my employment, but that I may consider the terms of this Release of Claims for up to twenty-one (21) days (or, if the Company so instructs, forty-five (45) days) from the later of the date my employment with the Company terminates or the date I receive this Release of Claims;

3.I have seven (7) days following my execution of this Release of Claims to revoke this Release of Claims; and

4.This Release of Claims shall not be effective until the revocation period has expired.

Intending to be legally bound, I have signed this Release of Claims under seal as of the date written below.

 

	
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