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Exhibit 10.37

Salon Media Group names new CFO

January 9, 2008 | SAN FRANCISCO - Salon Media Group, Inc. (SLNM.OB), a leading
independent media company that publishes Salon.com, announced today the
appointment of Norman Blashka, a seasoned financial executive, as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. Blashka will oversee all of Salon's
financial and corporate development activities, replacing Salon's former CFO,
Conrad Lowry. He will be based in Salon's New York City office.

Blashka brings over 20 years of CFO experience with public and private media and
technology companies. He joins Salon from Vizible Corp., a web-based
visualization software and social networking company, where he most recently
served as chief financial officer. Prior thereto, he served as CFO of Operative
Media, a venture-backed online advertising operations and software company. As
EVP and CFO of 24/7 Real Media, a publicly-traded global digital media company,
Blashka helped guide the company through turbulent post-bubble financial
conditions, leading its successful turnaround and managing its renewed growth
and profitability. He has also served in a variety of senior financial and
operating positions with established media companies such as Warner Amex Cable
and Cablevision Systems Corp.

Blashka is a Certified Public Accountant, earned an MBA in finance and
accounting from Columbia University, and holds a BA in economics, summa cum
laude, from SUNY New Paltz, where he currently sits on the Board of Trustees and
chairs its audit committee.

"I am excited to be joining such an outstanding organization with a rich
heritage of independent journalism and an incredible, growing audience. I look
forward to building upon Salon's financial momentum," said Blashka.

"Norman brings great experience to Salon, including his proven track record in
fund-raising, mergers and acquisitions activities, and years of hands-on
practice developing profitable media properties," added Christopher Neimeth,
President and CEO of Salon. "The knowledge he's developed from his many
successes in media startups and turnarounds is a tremendous asset for us."

ABOUT SALON MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Salon, the award-winning online news and entertainment Web site, combines
original investigative stories, breaking news, provocative personal essays and
highly respected criticism along with popular staff-written blogs about
politics, technology and culture. Salon hosts two online communities, Table Talk
and The Well, and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York
City and Washington D.C.

                                      # # #EX-10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND

RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) dated as of January 7, 2008, to the AMENDED AND
RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of October 30, 2007 among SPORT SUPPLY GROUP, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Borrower”), the financial institutions or other entities listed on the
signature pages hereto (each, a “Lender”), MERRILL LYNCH COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORP. (an
assignee of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.’s interests) (“MLCFC”), as a
Lender (including as the Lender of WCMA Loans), as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”), Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger.

BACKGROUND

Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders are parties to an Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of October 30, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified to
date, the “Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which Administrative Agent and Lenders provide
Borrower with certain financial accommodations.

Borrower has requested that Administrative Agent and Lenders amend the Credit Agreement, and
Administrative Agent and Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions hereafter set
forth.

MLCFC has advised Borrower and the other Lenders that Merrill Lynch Business Financial
Services Inc. (“MLBFS”), as a Lender (including as the Lender of WCMA Loans), has assigned
to MLCFC its rights and obligations under, and interests in and to, the Credit Agreement and the
other Financing Documents, and that MLBFS has resigned as Administrative Agent under the Credit
Agreement and has appointed MLCFC as successor Administrative Agent.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

2. Amendment to Credit Agreement. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent
set forth in Section 4 below, Section 5.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
reference to “$5,000,000” contained in clause (c) of that section and by inserting “$10,000,000” in
its place.

3. New Lender and Successor Administrative Agent.

(a) Borrower, Lenders and Administrative Agent each hereby acknowledge, and waive any
non-compliance by MLBFS or MLCFC with the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Section
12.6 of the Credit Agreement) or any other Financing Documents in respect of, the assignment,
effective as of December 29, 2007, by MLBFS to MLCFC of all of MLBFS’s rights and obligations
under, and interests in and to, the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Credit Agreement, Borrower, Lenders and
Administrative Agent each hereby acknowledge, and Lenders each hereby consent and agree to, the
resignation, effective as of December 29, 2007, of MLBFS as Administrative Agent under the Credit
Agreement and the appointment, effective as of December 29, 2007, of MLCFC as successor
Administrative Agent.

4. Condition to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon the due
execution by each of Borrower, Dixie Sporting Goods Co., Inc., Kesslers Team Sports, Inc., Lenders
and Administrative Agent of a counterpart of this Amendment and delivery of each such counterpart
to Administrative Agent.

5. Representations and Warranties. Borrower hereby represents and warrants that: (a)
this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of Borrower and are enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective
terms; (b) upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, Borrower and each Guarantor hereby reaffirms
all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement and the other Financing
Documents to the extent the same are not amended hereby and agree that all such covenants,
representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the effective date of this
Amendment, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific
date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date; and (c) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would exist after
giving effect to this Amendment.

6. Effect on the Credit Agreement. Except as specifically amended herein, the Credit
Agreement, and all other Financing Documents shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby
ratified and confirmed. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean
and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to “Merrill Lynch”
and “Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.” shall mean and be a reference to MLCFC.
Except as expressly provided in Section 3 hereof, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this
Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Administrative Agent or
Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, or any other documents,
instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connection therewith.

7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflicts of laws
principles.

8. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience
of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

9. Counterparts; Facsimile. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which when taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature delivered by a party by
facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO SSG AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first written
above.

SPORT SUPPLY GROUP, INC.

By:      

John Pitts, Chief Financial Officer

MERRILL LYNCH COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORP., as Administrative
Agent and a Lender (including as WCMA Lender)

By:      

Brian Talty, Vice President

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

By:      

Charles Dale, Vice President

Consented to and Agreed:

DIXIE SPORTING GOODS CO., INC.

By:      

John Pitts, Chief Financial Officer

KESSLERS TEAM SPORTS, INC.

By:      

John Pitts, Chief Financial Officer

2EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 1, 2008 between Luminent Mortgage
Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation having its principal place of business at One Commerce
Square, 21st Floor, 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (the “Employer”) and Dimitri
Papatheoharis, an individual currently residing at 14 Dayton Circle, Media, PA 19063 (the
“Executive”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Employer desires to provide for the employment of the Executive and the Executive
desires to be employed by the Employer, all in accordance with the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive are entering into this Agreement to set forth and
confirm their respective rights and obligations with respect to the continuation of the Executive’s
employment by the Employer on the terms and subject to the conditions provided in this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, the Employer and the Executive, intending to be legally bound hereby, mutually agree as
follows:

1. Employment and Term.

(a) The Employer shall employ the Executive, in accordance with the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, for a term (the “Term”) that shall commence on January 1,
2008 (the “Effective Date”) and, subject to paragraphs 1(b), 1(c), 1(d) and 1(e), shall expire on
December 31, 2009. The Executive shall be based at the Employer’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
office and shall serve as the Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (the “Position”)
of the Employer.

(b) Unless written notice in accordance with this paragraph 1 terminating the Executive’s
employment under this Agreement is given by either the Employer or the Executive, on each day that
this Agreement is in effect, the Term shall be automatically extended for one additional day so
that at all times this Agreement shall have a then current Term of not less than two years. Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement or agreed by the Employer and the Executive, all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect throughout the Term and,
with respect to those terms and conditions that apply after the Term, after the Term.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph 1(b), the Employer, by action of its board of directors (the
“Board”) and effective as specified in a written notice thereof to the Executive in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, shall have the right to terminate the Executive’s employment under
this Agreement at any time during the Term, for Cause (as defined in this Agreement) or other than
for Cause or on account of the Executive’s death or Permanent Disability (as defined in this
Agreement), subject to the provisions of this paragraph 1.

(i) “Cause” shall mean (A) the Executive’s willful and continued failure substantially to
perform his material duties with the Employer as set forth in this Agreement, or the commission by
the Executive of any activities constituting a violation or breach under any material federal,
state or local law or regulation applicable to the activities of the Employer, in each case, after
written notice thereof from the Employer to the Executive and a reasonable opportunity for the
Executive to cease such failure, breach or violation in all material respects, (B) fraud, breach of
fiduciary duty, dishonesty, misappropriation or other actions that cause intentional material
damage to the property or business of the Employer by the Executive, (C) the Executive’s repeated
absences from work such that he is unable to perform his duties hereunder in all material respects
other than for physical or mental impairment or illness which the Executive fails to cure after
written notice, (D) the Executive’s admission or conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, any
felony or any other crime that, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, adversely affects the
Executive’s reputation or the Executive’s ability to carry out his obligations under this Agreement
or (E) the Executive’s non-compliance with the provisions of paragraph 2(c) after notice thereof
from the Employer to the Executive and a reasonable opportunity for the Executive to cure such
non-compliance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may not terminate the Executive’s
employment under this Agreement for Cause unless the Executive is given (A) written notice, in
accordance with the by-laws of the Employer, of a special meeting of the Board to consider the
termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement for Cause and (B) the opportunity
for the Executive to address such special meeting.

(ii) “Permanent Disability” shall mean a physical or mental disability such that the Executive
is substantially unable to perform in all material respects those duties that he would otherwise be
expected to continue to perform and the nonperformance of such duties has continued for a period of
240 consecutive days, provided, however, that in order to terminate the Executive’s employment
under this Agreement on account of the Executive’s Permanent Disability, the Employer must provide
the Executive with written notice of the Board’s good faith determination to terminate the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement for reason of the Executive’s Permanent Disability not
less than 30 days prior to such termination, which notice shall specify the date of termination.
Until the specified effective date of termination by reason of the Executive’s Permanent
Disability, the Executive shall continue to receive compensation at the rates set forth in
paragraph 3. No termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement because of the
Executive’s Permanent Disability shall impair any rights of the Executive under any disability
insurance policy maintained by the Employer at the commencement of the aforesaid 240-day period.

(d) The Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment under this Agreement at any
time during the Term for Good Reason or without Good Reason as specified in a written notice
thereof to the Employer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. As used herein, “Good
Reason” shall mean (A) the Executive’s Initial Position or the Position or the scope of the
Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities as described in this Agreement are materially
diminished without the Executive’s written consent, excluding for this purpose any action that was
not taken by the Employer in bad faith and that is remedied by the Employer promptly following
written notice thereof from the Executive to the Employer; (B) a material breach by the Employer of
its obligations to the Executive under this Agreement, which breach is not cured in all material
respects to the reasonable satisfaction of the Executive within 30 days, in each case following
written notice thereof from the Executive to the Employer, which notice shall be provided within 90
days of the initial existence of the breach or (C) the relocation of the office location where the
Executive serves in the Position to an office location that is not within 30 air miles of One
Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

(e) (i) If (A) the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment under this Agreement for any
reason other than for Cause or (B) the Executive terminates his employment under this Agreement for
Good Reason, the Employer shall pay to the Executive promptly after the event giving rise to such
payment occurs an amount less applicable withholdings equal to the sum of (x) (1) the Executive’s
Base Salary (as defined in this Agreement) accrued through the date the termination of the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement is effective, (2) any Bonus (as defined in this
Agreement) required to be paid to the Executive pursuant to paragraph 3(b) and (3) any amount in
respect of excise taxes required to be paid to the Executive pursuant to paragraph 1(f), with such
payments, rights and benefits described in clauses (x)(1), (x)(2) and (x)(3) being collectively
referred to in this Agreement as the “Accrued Obligations,” (y) an amount equal to the aggregate
premiums that would be payable by the Executive to maintain in effect throughout the period from
the date of the Executive’s termination through the remainder of the Term (the “Subsequent Period”)
had the Executive remained employed (assuming no increase in insurance premium rates) the same
medical, health, disability and life insurance coverage provided to the Executive by the Employer
immediately prior to the date of such termination (the “Benefit Obligations”) and (z) the Employer
shall, as a severance payment, pay to the Executive for the Subsequent Period, an amount equal to
the sum of (i) the Executive’s annual salary or, Base Salary, as the case may be, as of the
effective date of termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement that the Executive
would have received during the Subsequent Period and (ii) the Minimum Bonus (as defined in
paragraph 3(b) of this Agreement) that the Executive would have received during the Subsequent
Period. For the avoidance of doubt, such severance payment shall equal the Executive’s Base Salary
for two years and the Executive’s Minimum Bonus for two years. Such severance payment shall be
paid in equal bi-weekly installments throughout the remainder of the Term.

(ii) If (A) the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment under this Agreement for Cause,
(B) the Executive terminates his employment under this Agreement for any reason other than Good
Reason, his death or the Executive’s Permanent Disability or (C) this Agreement is terminated by
the Employer as a result of the death or Permanent Disability of the Executive, the sole obligation
of the Employer shall be to pay the Accrued Obligations to the Executive or his estate.

(iii) It is intended that this Agreement be administered in compliance with section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”), including, but not limited to, any
future amendments to Code section 409A, and any other Internal Revenue Service or other
governmental rulings or interpretations issued pursuant to Section 409A (together, “Section 409A”)
so as not to subject the Executive to payment of interest or any additional tax under Section 409A.
The parties intend for any payments under this paragraph (e)(1) either to satisfy the requirements
of Section 409A or to be exempt from the application of Section 409A, and this Agreement shall be
construed and interpreted accordingly. In furtherance thereof, if payment or provision of any
amount or benefit hereunder that is subject to Section 409A at the time specified herein would
subject such amount or benefit to any additional tax under Section 409A, the payment or provision
of such amount or benefit shall be postponed to the earliest commencement date on which the payment
or provision of such amount or benefit could be made without incurring such additional tax. In
addition, to the extent that any Internal Revenue Service guidance issued under Section 409A would
result in the Executive being subject to the payment of interest or any additional tax under
Section 409A, the parties agree, to the extent reasonably possible, to amend this Agreement in
order to avoid the imposition of any such interest or additional tax under Section 409A, which
amendment shall have the minimum economic effect necessary and be reasonably determined in good
faith by the Employer and the Executive.

(iv) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the
Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A, any severance payment, severance
benefits or other amounts payable under this Agreement that would be subject to the special rule
regarding payments to “specified employees” under Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code shall not be
paid before the expiration of a period of six months following the date of the Executive’s
termination of employment or before the date of the Executive’s death, if earlier.

(v) To the extent such severance amount exceeds the applicable safe harbor amount under
Section 409A, the excess amount shall be treated as deferred compensation under Section 409A and as
such shall be payable pursuant to the following schedule: (1) one-half of such excess amount shall
be paid on the six-month anniversary of the date of termination, and (2) the remaining half shall
be paid on the one-year anniversary of the date of termination.

(f) In the event that the independent registered public accountants of the Employer or the
Internal Revenue Service determines that any payment, coverage or benefit provided to the Executive
pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the excise tax imposed by Sections 280G and 4999 of the
Code or any successor provision thereof or any interest or penalties incurred by the Executive with
respect to such excise tax, the Employer, within 30 days thereafter, shall pay to the Executive, in
addition to any other payment, coverage or benefit due and owing under this Agreement, an
additional amount that will result in the Executive’s net after tax position, after taking into
account any interest, penalties or taxes imposed on the amount payable under this paragraph 1(f),
upon the receipt of the payments provided for by this Agreement be no less advantageous to the
Executive than the net after tax position to the Executive that would have been obtained had
Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code not been applicable to such payment, coverage or benefits.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all determinations to be made under this paragraph
1(f) shall be made by tax counsel whose selection shall be reasonably acceptable to the Executive
and the Employer and whose fees and costs shall be paid for by the Employer.

(g) Any notice of termination of the employment of the Executive under this Agreement by the
Employer to the Executive or by the Executive to the Employer shall be given in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph 10.

(h) If, during the Term of this Agreement, the Employer enters into an employment agreement
that provides for a lump-sum payment of any severance payment that consists of a multiple of Base
Salary and Minimum Bonus, the Employer shall amend this Agreement to provide for the like treatment
for the severance payment of the Executive under this Agreement.

(i) The Employer agrees to reimburse the Executive for the reasonable fees and expenses of the
Executive’s attorneys and for court and related costs in any proceeding to enforce the provisions
of this Agreement in which the Executive is successful on the merits.

2. Duties of the Executive.

(a) Subject to the ultimate control and discretion of the Board of the Employer, the Executive
shall serve in the Position throughout the Term of this Agreement and shall perform all duties and
services commensurate with the Position as provided in this Agreement. Throughout the Term, the
Executive shall perform all duties reasonably assigned or delegated to him under the by-laws of the
Employer or from time to time by the Board consistent with the Position.

(b) Except for travel normally incidental and reasonably necessary to the business of the
Employer, the duties of the Executive shall be performed at the Employer’s current office location
at 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 or at such other office location as is
within 30 air miles of One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

(c) The Executive shall devote substantially all of the Executive’s business time and
attention to the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement and, during the term of
his employment under this Agreement, the Executive shall not engage in any other business
enterprise that requires any significant amount of the Executive’s personal time or attention,
unless granted the prior permission of the Board. The foregoing provision shall not prevent the
Executive’s purchase, ownership or sale of any interest in, or the Executive’s engaging, but not to
exceed an average of five hours per week, in, any business that does not compete with the business
of the Employer or the Executive’s involvement in charitable or community activities, provided,
that the time and attention that the Executive devotes to such business and charitable or community
activities does not materially interfere with the performance of his duties under this Agreement
and that such conduct complies in all material respects with applicable policies of the Employer.

(d) The Executive shall be entitled to 30 days of vacation leave during each calendar year
with full compensation, and to be taken at such time or times, as the Executive and the Employer
shall mutually determine. Earned but unused vacation shall be accrued in accordance with the
Employer’s vacation policy.

3. Compensation. Commencing with the Effective Date, and thereafter during the Term
of this Agreement, the Executive shall be paid the following compensation:

(a) Base Salary. The Employer shall pay the Executive a base salary (the “Base
Salary”) at an annual rate of $300,000, plus such other compensation as may, from time to time, be
determined by the Employer. At the end of each fiscal year of the Employer, the Employer shall
review the amount of the Executive’s Base Salary, and shall increase such Base Salary for the
following year to such amount as the Board may determine in its discretion. Such Base Salary and
other compensation shall be payable in accordance with the Employer’s normal payroll practices as
in effect from time to time.

(b) Annual Bonus. The Employer agrees that the Executive shall receive, in accordance
in all material respects with applicable policies of the Employer relating to incentive
compensation for executive officers, an annual bonus (the “Bonus”) payable in cash, at the same
time as bonuses are paid to other executive officers of the Employer, in such amount as may be
fixed by the Board in its discretion based upon the performance of the Employer and the
contributions of the Executive to such performance based upon such objective criteria as are
adopted from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board, provided, however, that the
Executive shall receive a Bonus (the “Minimum Bonus”) in respect of the services to be rendered by
the Executive that is not less than $300,000 for 2008 and that is not less than $125,000 for each
year of the Term subsequent to 2008. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all bonuses applicable to a
particular fiscal year of the Employer shall be paid by December 31 of that fiscal year.

(c) Restricted Stock Award. The Employer agrees that the Executive shall receive, in
accordance in all material respects with applicable policies of the Employer relating to incentive
compensation for the executive officers, an annual restricted stock award (each, an “Award”) as to
such number of shares (the “Shares”) as may be fixed in the Board’s discretion based upon the
performance of the Employer and the contributions of the Executive to such performance. Any such
Award shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement between the Employer and the
Executive in substantially the form thereof currently in use by the Employer. Each Award and the
Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall have the following other principal terms:

(i) the Shares subject to each Award shall become vested, and remain vested in three
cumulative installments as follows:

(A) the first installment, consisting of one-third of the Shares subject to each Award, shall
become vested from and after the first anniversary of the date of the Award;

(B) the second installment, consisting of an additional one-third of the Shares subject to
each Award, shall become vested from and after the second anniversary of the date of the Award; and

(C) the third installment, consisting of the remaining one-third of the Shares subject to each
Award, shall become vested from and after the third anniversary of the date of the Award;

(ii) the Shares, and any other shares of the Employer’s Common Stock held under prior or
subsequent restricted stock Awards made to the Executive by the Employer, shall become immediately
vested in full and shall remain vested in the event of (A) a Change of Control (as defined herein),
(B) a termination of the employment of the Executive by the Employer under this Agreement without
Cause or (C) a termination of the employment of the Executive under this Agreement by the Executive
for Good Reason;

(iii) any unvested Shares shall revert to the Employer immediately in the event of (A) a
termination of the employment of the Executive under this Agreement by the Employer for Cause or
(B) a termination of the employment of the Executive under this Agreement by the Executive without
Good Reason; and

(iv) The Executive shall have the right by notice to the Employer to require that the Employer
purchase from the Executive that number of vested shares of the Employer’s Common Stock at a price
per share equal to the average closing price of the Employer’s Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange for the 20 days preceding the Executive’s notice of purchase, as is necessary to provide
the Executive with sufficient funds to pay applicable federal and state income taxes resulting from
the vesting of Shares under the Award, subject to the prior approval by the Compensation Committee
of the Employer’s Board of Directors of the price per share at the time of each such purchase.

(d) Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in the same medical,
health, disability, 401(K) and life insurance benefits as are provided to the other executive
officers of the Employer, subject to the terms and conditions of any plan pursuant to which such
benefits are provided.

(e) Change of Control Definition. As used in this paragraph 3, “Change of Control”
shall mean (A) the acquisition of shares of the Employer by any “person” or “group” (as such terms
are used in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as now or hereafter amended) in a
transaction or series of transactions that result in such person or group directly or indirectly
becoming the beneficial owner of 25% or more of the Employer’s Common Stock after the date of this
Agreement, (B) the consummation of a merger or other business combination after which the holders
of voting capital stock of the Employer do not collectively own 60% or more of the voting capital
stock of the entity surviving such merger or other business combination, (C) the sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer in a transaction or series of transactions of all or substantially all
of the assets of the Employer, but excluding therefrom the sale and reinvestment of the Employer’s
investment portfolio or (D) as the result of or in connection with any cash tender offer or
exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election of
directors or any combination of the foregoing transactions (a “Transaction”), the persons who
constituted a majority of the members of the Board on the date of this Agreement and persons whose
election as members of the Board was approved by such members then still in office or whose
election was previously so approved after the date of this Agreement, but before the event that
constitutes a Change of Control, no longer constitute such a majority of the members of the Board
then in office. A Transaction constituting a Change of Control shall only be deemed to have
occurred upon the closing of the Transaction.

4. Expenses. The Employer shall promptly reimburse the Executive for (a) all
reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the
Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, upon presentation of expense vouchers
or other appropriate documentation therefor and (b) all reasonable professional expenses, such as
licenses and dues and professional educational expenses, paid or incurred by the Executive during
the Term.

5. Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in the Employer’s certificate of
incorporation or its by-laws to the contrary, the Executive shall at all times during his
employment by the Employer, and thereafter, be indemnified by the Employer to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law for any matter in any way relating to the Executive’s affiliation with
the Employer and its subsidiaries; provided, however, that if the Executive’s employment shall have
been terminated by the Employer for Cause, then, if and to the extent required by applicable law,
the Employer shall have no obligation whatsoever to indemnify the Executive for any claim arising
out of the matter for which his employment shall have been terminated for Cause or for any conduct
of the Executive not within the scope of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement.

6. Confidential Information. The Executive understands that, in the course of his
employment by the Employer, the Executive will receive confidential information concerning the
business of the Employer and that the Employer desires to protect. The Executive agrees that he
will not at any time during or after the period of his employment by the Employer reveal to anyone
outside the Employer, except as required by law, or use for his own benefit, any such information
that has been designated as confidential by the Employer or understood by the Executive to be
confidential without specific written authorization by the Employer. Upon termination of this
Agreement, and upon the request of the Employer, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the
Employer any and all written materials, records and documents, including all copies thereof, made
by the Executive or coming into his possession during the Term and retained by the Executive
containing or concerning confidential information of the Employer and all other written materials
furnished to and retained by the Executive by the Employer for his use during the Term, including
all copies thereof, whether of a confidential nature or otherwise.

7. Representation and Warranty of the Executive. The Executive represents and
warrants that he is not under any obligation, contractual or otherwise, to any other firm or
corporation, that would prevent his entry into the employ of the Employer or his performance of the
terms of this Agreement.

8. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, the Restricted Stock Award Agreement,
the Reimbursement Agreement and the Retention Agreement contain the entire agreement between the
Employer and the Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be amended,
waived, changed, modified or discharged except by an instrument in writing executed by the Employer
and the Executive.

9. Assignability. The services of the Executive under this Agreement are personal in
nature, and neither this Agreement nor the rights or obligations of the Employer under this
Agreement may be assigned by the Employer, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the
Executive’s prior written consent. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit
of, the Employer and its permitted successors and assigns under this Agreement. This Agreement
shall not be assignable by the Executive, but shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s heirs,
executors, administrators and legal representatives.

10. Notice. Any notice that may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and
be deemed given when hand delivered and acknowledged or, if mailed, one day after mailing by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or if delivered by an overnight delivery
service, one day after the notice is delivered to such service, to either the Employer or the
Executive at their respective addresses stated above, or at such other address as the Executive or
the Employer may by similar notice designate.

11. Specific Performance. The Employer and the Executive agree that irreparable
damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of paragraph 6 were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of paragraph 6 and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions of paragraph 6, this being in addition to any other
remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity.

12. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any person or entity other than the parties (and the Executive’s heirs,
executors, administrators and legal representatives and the permitted transferees of the Shares)
any rights or remedies of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.

13. Successor Liability. The Employer shall require any successor, whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all of the
business or assets of the Employer to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the
same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be required to perform it if no such
succession or assignment had taken place.

14. Mitigation. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any
payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the
amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced by any compensation
earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer or by retirement benefits
payable after the termination of this Agreement, except that the Employer shall not be required to
provide the Executive and his eligible dependents with medical insurance coverage as long as the
Executive and his eligible dependents are receiving comparable medical insurance coverage from
another employer.

15. Waiver of Breach. The failure at any time to enforce or exercise any right under
any of the provisions of this Agreement or to require at any time performance by the other party of
any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions or to
affect either the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof, or the right of any party
hereafter to enforce or exercise its rights under each and every provision in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.

16. No Attachment. Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this
Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance,
charge, pledge or hypothecation or to execution, attachment, levy or similar process or assignment
by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be
null, void and of no effect; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph 16 shall preclude
the assumption of such rights by executors, administrators or other legal representatives of the
Executive or his estate and their assigning any rights under this Agreement to the person or
persons entitled hereto.

17. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any term, phrase, clause,
paragraph, restriction, covenant, agreement or other provision hereof shall in no way affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision, or any part thereof, but this Agreement shall be
construed as if such invalid or unenforceable term, phrase, clause, paragraph, restriction,
covenant, agreement or other provision had never been contained in this Agreement unless the
deletion of such term, phrase, clause, paragraph, restriction, covenant, agreement or other
provision would result in such a material change as to cause the covenants and agreements contained
in this Agreement to be unreasonable or would materially and adversely frustrate the objectives of
the Employer and the Executive as expressed in this Agreement.

18. Survival of Benefits. Any provision of this Agreement that provides a benefit to
the Executive and that by the express terms hereof does not terminate upon the expiration of the
Term shall survive the expiration of the Term and shall remain binding upon the Employer until such
time as such benefits are paid in full to the Executive or his estate.

19. Construction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to principles of
conflict of laws. All headings in this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Agreement and shall not affect the
interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

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

	 
	LUMINENT MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
By:_/s/ S. Trezevant Moore, Jr. __________________

	 

	S. Trezevant Moore, Jr., Chief Executive Officer
By:_/s/ Dimitri Papatheoharis __________________

	 

	Dimitri Papatheoharis

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