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EX-10.6

Exhibit 10.6

FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL CORP.

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

     This Agreement is made effective as of                     , and is entered into by and among
FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL CORP. (the “Holding Company”), a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware, with its principal office at 185 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44481, and
                                         (“Executive”). The term “Bank” refers to First Place Bank, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Holding Company or any successor thereto.

     The Holding Company and Executive are parties to a Change in Control Agreement dated
                                        . The Holding Company and Executive have agreed to terminate that agreement and
replace that agreement with this Change in Control Severance Agreement (“Agreement”).

     The parties agree as follows:

1. Term of Agreement. The initial term of this Agreement shall continue in effect for two
(2) full years from the above effective date.

2. Extension of Term. Commencing on the effective date of this Agreement, the term of
this Agreement shall be extended one day each day until such time as the Board of Directors of the
Holding Company (“Board”) or Executive elects not to extend the term of the Agreement by giving
written notice, in which case the term shall be fixed and shall end on the second anniversary of
the date of such written notice.

3. Change in Control followed by Termination of Employment. Upon occurrence of a Change in
Control of the Holding Company followed by termination of Executive’s employment with the Holding
Company or the Bank within two (2) years following the Effective Date of the change in control, the
provisions of Section 5 shall apply unless such termination is because of death, disability,
retirement, or Termination for Cause. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, Executive may
elect to terminate his or her employment in the event that Executive suffers any of the following
within two (2) years following the Effective Date of the change in control: (i) any material
demotion, loss of title, office, or significant authority or responsibility, (ii) any material
reduction in annual compensation or benefits, (iii) relocation of Executive’s principal office if
the relocation increases Executive’s one-way travel distance to the office by more than 50 miles,
(iv) failure by the Holding Company to obtain satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume
the obligations and liabilities of this Agreement. Such election by Executive to terminate the
employment shall be deemed an involuntary termination provided that (i) Executive provides notice
to the Holding Company of the existence of one of the conditions described above within ninety (90)
days of the initial existence of the condition, and the Holding Company shall be provided with a
period of thirty (30) days during which it may remedy the condition and not pay the payments or
continue the insurance coverage as set forth below, and (ii) the date of termination is within two
(2) years of the initial existence of the condition.

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4. Definitions.

     (a) Change in Control. A “Change in Control” of the Holding Company or the Bank shall
mean an event of a nature that: (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 1 of the
Current Report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); or (ii) results in a Change in
Control of the Bank or the Holding company within the meaning of the Home Owners’ Loan Act of 1933,
as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or rules and regulations of the Office of Thrift
Supervision (“OTS”) (or its predecessor agency), as in effect on the date of this Agreement
(provided, that in applying the definition of change in control as set forth under the Rules and
Regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute its judgment for that of the OTS); or (iii)
without limitation such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (a)
any “person” (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes
the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly,
of voting securities of the Bank or the Holding Company representing 50% or more of the Bank’s or
the Holding Company’s outstanding voting securities or right to acquire such securities except for
any voting securities of the Bank purchased by the Holding Company and any voting securities
purchased by any employee benefit plan of the Bank or the Holding Company or its subsidiaries; or
(b) individuals who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director
subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of
the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by the Holding
company’s stockholders was approved by a Nominating Committee solely composed of members which are
Incumbent Board members, shall be, for purposes of this clause (b), considered as though he were a
member of the Incumbent Board; or (c) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all
or substantially all the assets of the Bank or the Holding Company or similar transaction occurs or
is effectuated in which the Bank or Holding Company is not the resulting entity. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, “Change in Control” shall not include a transaction in which First Place Bank merges
with and into another savings association or bank that is also a wholly owned subsidiary of First
Place Financial Corp. and the following conditions are met: (i) the name of the surviving entity
is First Place Bank or is changed to First Place Bank upon the closing of the merger; (ii) the
headquarters of the surviving entity is located in, or relocated to, Warren, Ohio; (iii) the
individuals constituting the board of directors of First Place Bank before the transaction are
elected to be the members of the board of directors of the surviving entity; (iv) Executive is
elected to a senior officer position with the surviving entity, and such position and the
corresponding title are the same as or equivalent to the position and title held by the Executive
immediately prior to the transaction; and (v) the surviving entity continues to be bound by all of
the terms and conditions of this Change in Control Severance Agreement or the surviving entity and
Executive enter into a new Change in Control Severance Agreement with substantially the same terms
and conditions as this Agreement.

     (b) Termination for Cause. “Termination for Cause” shall mean termination because of
Executive’s personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, conduct damaging the reputation
of the Holding Company or the Bank, any breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit,
intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any final cease and desist
order, willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar
offenses), or material breach of any provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Executive shall not be deemed to have been Terminated for

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Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a Notice of Termination which
shall include a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a
majority of the members of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose,
finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct justifying
Termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. Upon determination by the
Board, the Holding Company’s obligation to pay Executive through the Date of Termination may be
subject to offset depending on the facts and circumstances constituting Cause. Executive shall not
have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after the Date of
Termination for Cause. During the period beginning on the date of the Notice of Termination for
Cause pursuant to Section 6 hereof through the Date of Termination for Cause, stock options and
related limited rights granted to Executive under any stock option plan shall not be exercisable
nor shall any unvested awards granted to Executive under any stock benefit plan of the Bank, the
Holding Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, vest. At the Date of Termination for
Cause, such stock options and related limited rights and such unvested awards shall become null and
void and shall not be exercisable by or delivered to Executive at any time subsequent to such Date
of Termination for Cause.

5. Termination Benefits. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, followed by
termination of the Executive’s employment within two (2) years following the Effective Date of the
change in control due to (i) Executive’s election to terminate the employment pursuant to the
second sentence of Section 3 above, or (ii) Executive’s dismissal by the Holding Company or the
Bank, the Holding Company shall be obligated to Executive as follows:

     (a) Sum Payable. The Holding Company shall pay Executive, or in the event of his
subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, a sum equal
to two (2) times Executive’s average annual compensation for the five most recent taxable years
that Executive has been employed by the Holding Company or Bank, or such lesser number of years in
the event that Executive shall have been employed by the Holding Company or Bank for less than five
years. Such average annual compensation shall include base salary, commissions, bonuses, any other
cash compensation, contributions or accruals on behalf of Executive to any pension and/or profit
sharing plan, director or committee fees and fringe benefits paid or to be paid to the Executive in
any such year. Such payment shall be made (i) not later than the second payroll pay date following
Executive’s Date of Termination, or (ii) on the first payroll pay date following the date that is
six (6) months after the Date of Termination if, on the date of termination, Executive is a
Specified Employee as defined in Internal Revenue Code § 409A, and such code section and the
associated regulations so require.

     (b) Life and Medical Insurance Coverage. For a period of twenty-four months from the
Date of Termination, the Holding Company shall cause to be continued for Executive life and medical
insurance coverage substantially equivalent to the coverage maintained by the Holding Company or
the Bank for Executive prior to his termination, except to the extent such coverage may be changed
in its application to all Holding Company or Bank employees on a nondiscriminatory basis, and
provided that Executive shall continue to contribute to the cost of the coverage, i.e., the cost of
premiums, copays, and deductibles, at the same rate as the Holding Company’s or Bank’s then current
employees.

     (c) Section 280G. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this Section 5, in the
event that: (i) the aggregate payments or benefits to be made or afforded to Executive, which are
deemed to be parachute payments as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of

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1986, as amended (the “Code”) or any successor thereof, (the “Termination Benefits”) would be
deemed to include an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) if such
Termination Benefits were reduced to an amount (the “Non-Triggering Amount”), the value of which is
one dollar ($1.00) less than an amount equal to three (3) times Executive’s “base amount,” as
determined in accordance with said Section 280G and the Non-Triggering Amount less the product of
the marginal rate of any applicable state and federal income tax and the Non-Triggering Amount
would be greater than the aggregate value of the Termination Benefits (without such reduction)
minus (i) the amount of tax required to be paid by the Executive thereon by Section 4999 of the
Code and further minus (ii) the product of the Termination Benefits and the marginal rate of any
applicable state and federal income tax, then the Termination Benefits shall be reduced to the
Non-Triggering Amount. The allocation of the reduction among the Termination Benefits shall be
determined by the Executive.

6. Notice of Termination.

     (a) Form. Any purported termination by the Holding Company or by Executive in
connection with a Change in Control shall be communicated by a written “Notice of Termination”
which shall include the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set
forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination
of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated.

     (b) Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” shall mean the date specified in the
Notice of Termination (which, in the instance of Termination for Cause, shall not be less than
thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given); provided, however, that if a
dispute regarding the Executive’s termination exists, the “Date of Termination” shall be determined
in accordance with Section 6(C) of this Agreement.

     (c) Dispute. If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given,
the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists
concerning the termination, except upon the occurrence of a Change in Control and voluntary
termination by the Executive in which case the Date of Termination shall be the date specified in
the Notice, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the dispute is finally determined,
either by mutual written agreement of the parties, by a binding arbitration award, or by a final
judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (the time for appeal therefrom
having expired and no appeal having been perfected) and provided further that the Date of
Termination shall be extended by a notice of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and
the party giving such notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence.
Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute in connection with a Change in Control, in the
event that the Executive is terminated for reasons other than Termination for Cause, the Holding
Company will continue to pay Executive the payments and benefits due under this Agreement in effect
when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, Executive’s
current annual salary) and continue Executive as a participant in all compensation, benefit, and
insurance plans in which Executive was participating when the notice of dispute was given, until
the earlier of: (1) the resolution of the dispute in accordance with this Agreement; or (2) the
expiration of the remaining term of this Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section 6(c) shall be
credited against amounts due under this Agreement. In the event of a binding arbitration award or
final court judgment, order, or decree finding that Executive was not entitled to such payments,
Executive shall refund to the Bank the amounts paid under this Section 6 (c).

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7. Source of Payments. All payments provided in this Agreement shall be paid in cash or
check from the general funds of the Holding Company.

8. Effect on Prior Agreements and Existing Benefit Plans. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior change in control
agreement or change in control severance agreement between the Holding Company and Executive. No
provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving
fewer benefits than those available to him without reference to this Agreement. Nothing in this
Agreement shall confer upon Executive the right to continue in the employ of the Holding Company or
its subsidiaries or affiliates or shall impose on the Holding Company or its subsidiaries or
affiliates any obligation to employ or retain Executive in its or their employ for any period.

9. No Attachment or Assignment. 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 affect any
such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

10. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
Executive, the Holding Company, and their respective successors and assigns.

11. Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an
instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any
provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or
estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated
therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and
shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future or as to any act other than
that specifically waived.

12. Effect of Action Under Bank Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, to the extent that payments and benefits are paid to or received by Executive under any
change in control severance agreement between Executive and the Bank, the amount of such payments
and benefits paid by the Bank will be subtracted from any amount due simultaneously to Executive
under similar provisions of this Agreement.

13. Severability. If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any
provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement
or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each such other provision and part thereof
shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

14. Headings for Reference Only. The headings of sections and paragraphs herein are
included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of
any of the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, references to the masculine shall apply
equally to the feminine.

15. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

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16. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three
arbitrators sitting in a location selected by Executive within fifty (50) miles from the location
of the Holding Company’s main office, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having
jurisdiction; provided, however, that Executive shall be entitled to seek specific performance of
his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or
controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

17. Payment of Costs and Legal Fees. All reasonable costs and legal fees paid or incurred
by Executive pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall
be paid or reimbursed by the Holding Company if Executive is determined to be the prevailing party
in a legal judgment, arbitration award, or settlement agreement.

18. Indemnification. The Holding Company shall provide Executive (including his heirs,
executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance policy at its expense and shall indemnify Executive (and his heirs, executors and
administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law and as provided in the Holding
Company’s certificate of incorporation against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by
him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit, or proceeding in which he may be
involved by reason of his having been a director or officer of the Holding Company (whether or not
he continues to be a director or officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities),
such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs, and
attorneys’ fees and the cost of reasonable settlements.

19. Successor to the Holding Company. The Holding Company shall require any successor or
assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Bank or the Holding Company, expressly and
unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Holding Company’s obligations under this
Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Holding Company would be required to
perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

	 	 	 
	FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL CORP.

	 	EXECUTIVE
	 
	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	Steven R. Lewis,
	 	 
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 

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Exhibit 10.1.19

HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

(Canadian Employee Participants)

     This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (“Agreement”) is made effective on                     ,
between HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”), and                     
(“Participant”).

     WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Harris Interactive Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), which is incorporated into and forms a part of this Agreement, and

     WHEREAS, the Participant has been selected by the committee administering the Plan (the
“Committee”) to receive a Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Plan;

     NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED, by and between the Company and the Participant, as follows:

     1. Award.

          (a) Grant. The Participant is hereby granted an award (the “Award”) to receive
                     restricted stock units (the “Restricted Stock Units”), each Restricted Stock Unit
representing the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per
share (“Stock”), subject to certain restrictions and on the terms and conditions contained in this
Award and the Plan. By signing this Agreement, Participant accepts the Award subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.

          (b) Plan Incorporated. Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and
agrees that this Award shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan,
including future amendments thereto, if any, pursuant to the terms thereof, which Plan is
incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between
the terms of the Award and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

     2. Rights of Participant with Respect to the Restricted Stock Units.

          (a) No Shareholder Rights. The Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Award
do not and shall not entitle Participant to any rights of a holder of Stock. The rights of
Participant with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall remain forfeitable at all times prior
to the date on which such rights become vested, and the restrictions with respect to the Restricted
Stock Units lapse, in accordance with Sections 3.

          (b) Conversion of Restricted Stock Units; Issuance of Stock. No shares of Stock shall
be issued to the Participant prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock Units vest, and the
restrictions with respect to the Restricted Stock Units lapse, in accordance with Section 3.
Neither this Section 2(b) nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Section 2(b)
shall be construed to create a trust of any kind. After any Restricted Stock Units vest pursuant
to Section 3, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued in book-entry form,

 

 

registered in Participant’s name or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives,
beneficiaries, or heirs, as the case may be, shares of Stock in payment of such vested whole
Restricted Stock Units. The value of any fractional Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash
at the time shares are delivered to the Participant in payment of the Restricted Stock Units.

          (c) Compliance with Securities Laws. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement, the issuance or delivery of any shares of Stock (whether subject to restrictions or
unrestricted) may be postponed for such period as may be required to comply with applicable
requirements of any national securities exchange or any requirements of any regulation applicable
to the issuance or delivery of such shares. The Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver
any shares of Stock if the issuance or delivery thereof shall constitute a violation of any
provision of any law or of any regulation of any governmental authority or any securities exchange.
Participant agrees that the Stock issued in connection with the Restricted Stock Units will not be
sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable
federal, state or provincial securities laws. Participant also agrees (i) that the legend or
legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to assure compliance with applicable securities
laws may be applicable to the Stock issued in connection with the Restricted Stock Units, (ii) that
the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the Stock issued in connection with the
Restricted Stock Units on the stock transfer records of the Company if such proposed transfer would
in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of any applicable
securities law, and (iii) that the Company may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if
any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Stock issued in connection with the Restricted
Stock Units.

     3. Vesting; Forfeiture.

          (a) Forfeiture. Subject to Section 3(c), should either a Date of Termination or a
violation of Section 6 occur prior to any of the vesting dates provided in Section 3(b),
Participant’s rights to all of the unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be immediately and
irrevocably forfeited.

          (b) Vesting. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Award,           % of the
Restricted Stock Units shall vest, and the restrictions with respect to the Restricted Stock Units
shall lapse, on each of                                         .

          (c) Change in Control. If a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) shall occur,
then immediately all non-vested Restricted Stock Units, not previously forfeited, shall fully vest
and be exercisable, and all restrictions with respect to all of the Restricted Stock Units shall
lapse.

          (d) Date of Termination. For purposes of this Section 3, the Participant’s “Date of
Termination” shall be the first day occurring on or after the date of this Agreement on which the
Participant’s employment with the Company and all Related Companies (as defined in the Plan)
terminates (irrespective of the reason for termination and whether such termination is voluntary or
involuntary); provided that a termination of employment shall not be deemed to occur by reason of a
transfer of the Participant between the Company and a Related Company or

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between two Related Companies; and further provided that the Participant’s employment shall not be
considered terminated while the Participant is on a leave of absence from the Company or a Related
Company approved by the Participant’s employer. If, as a result of a sale or other transaction,
the Participant’s employer ceases to be a Related Company (and the Participant’s employer is or
becomes an entity that is separate from the Company), the occurrence of such transaction shall be
treated as the Participant’s Date of Termination caused by the Participant being discharged by the
employer.

     4. Restrictions on Transfer. Neither the Restricted Stock Units nor any of them nor
any rights under this Award may be voluntarily or involuntarily sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged,
hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of until such time as the
restrictions contained in Section 3 lapse as to the applicable Restricted Stock Units and they are
fully vested. Upon any violation of this restriction, the Restricted Stock Units not theretofore
vested shall be forfeited.

     5. Relationship to Company.

          (a) The existence of this Agreement shall not affect in any way the right or power of the
Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations,
reorganization or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business, or any merger
or consolidation of Company or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock
ahead of or affecting the Stock issued or to be issued in connection with the Restricted Stock
Units or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or
transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding ,
whether of a similar character or otherwise.

          (b) No Guarantee of Service. This Agreement shall not confer upon Participant any
right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any of its affiliates, nor shall
it interfere in any way with any right the Company, or its directors or stockholders, would
otherwise have to terminate such Participant’s employment at any time.

     6. Non—Competition; Non-Solicitation.

          (a) Consideration for this Section. Participant acknowledges and agrees that:

               (i) the benefits afforded by this Agreement are discretionary and over and above the ordinary
employment compensation provided by the Company to Participant, and in making its decision to offer
Participant the benefits afforded by this Agreement the Company relied upon and was induced by the
covenants made by Participant in this Section,

               (ii) in accepting the grant evidenced by this Agreement Participant is receiving an asset of
significant value, which is adequate consideration for the restrictions imposed by this Agreement,

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               (iii) Participant’s position with the Company places Participant in a position of confidence
and trust with the clients and employees of the Company,

               (iv) the Company’s business is carried on throughout the world and accordingly, it is
reasonable that the restrictive covenants set forth below are not limited by specific geographic
area,

               (v) the course of Participant’s employment with the Company necessarily requires the
disclosure of confidential information and trade secrets related to the Company’s relationships
with clients (such as, without limitation, pricing information, marketing plans, budgets, designs,
methodologies, products, client preferences and policies, and identity of appropriate personnel of
clients with sufficient authority to influence a shift in suppliers) as well as other confidential
and proprietary information, (such as databases, methodologies, and technologies),

               (vi) Participant’s employment affords Participant the opportunity to develop a personal
acquaintanceship and relationship with the Company’s employees and clients, which in some cases may
constitute the Company’s primary or only contact with such employees and clients, and to develop a
knowledge of those client’s and employee’s affairs and requirements,

               (vii) the Company’s relationships with its established clientele and employees are placed in
Participant’s hands in confidence and trust, and

               (viii) it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the
Company that Participant make the covenants contained in this Agreement.

          (b) Restricted Activity.

               (i) Participant agrees that during the term of Participant’s employment, Participant shall
not, directly or indirectly, as a director, officer, employee, agent, partner or equity owner of
any entity (except as owner of less than 4.9% of the shares of the publicly traded stock of a
corporation which Participant does not have in fact the power to control or direct), or in any
other manner directly or indirectly engage in any activity or business competitive in any manner
with the activities or business of the Company.

               (ii) For a period of one year after Participant’s Date of Termination, with respect to any
services, products, or business pursuits competitive with those of the Company, Participant shall
not, directly or indirectly, whether as a director, officer, employee, consultant, agent, partner,
equity owner of any entity (except as owner of less than 4.9% of the shares of the publicly traded
stock of a corporation which Participant does not have in fact the power to control or direct),
participant, proprietor, manager, operator, independent contractor, representative, advisor,
trustee, or otherwise, solicit or otherwise deal in any way with any of the clients or customers of
the Company:

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          (A) with whom Participant in the course of employment by the Company acquired a
relationship or had dealings,

          (B) with respect to whom Participant in the course of employment by the Company was
privy to material or proprietary information, or

          (C) with respect to whom Participant was otherwise involved in the course of employment
by the Company, whether in a supervisory, managerial, consultative, policy-making, or other
capacity involving other Company employees who had direct dealings with such clients and
customers.

Such clients and customers include any client or customer to whom the Company sold services or
products in the two years prior to the Date of Termination, any prospective client or customer of
the Company for whom a proposal was prepared or to whom any other marketing presentation was made
within the year prior to the Date of Termination, or any prospective client or customer for whom
pursuit was actively planned by the Company within the year prior to the Date of Termination and in
respect of whom the Company has not determined to cease such pursuit.

               (iii) For a period of one year after the Date of Termination, Participant shall not (including
without limitation on behalf of, for the benefit of, or in conjunction with or as part of, any
other person or entity) directly or indirectly:

          (A) solicit, assist, discuss with or advise, influence, induce or otherwise encourage
in any way, any employee of Company to terminate such employee’s relationship with Company
for any reason, or assist any person or entity in doing so,

          (B) employ, assist, engage, or otherwise contract or create any relationship with, any
employee or former employee of Company in any business or venture of any kind or nature, in
the case of a former employee unless such person shall not have been employed by Company for
a period of at least one year and no solicitation prohibited hereby shall have occurred
prior to the end of such one year period, or

          (C) interfere in any manner with the relationship between any employee and Company.

          (c) Remedies. Participant acknowledges that the Company’s legal remedies for a breach
of this Section 6 shall be inadequate, and that without limitation of Company’s rights to any other
remedy at law or equity available to it, the Company (i) shall be entitled to obtain injunctive
relief to enforce this provision, and (ii) shall be entitled to cancel any rights under this
Agreement, and (iii) shall be entitled to recover from the Participant any Stock granted hereunder,
whether or not vested, or if such Stock has been transferred or sold, an amount equal to the value
thereof, and such Stock and the proceeds thereof shall be held in a constructive trust for the
purposes of enforcement hereof. The Company’s rights to enforce this Agreement shall survive any
vesting and/or forfeiture of rights hereunder. If any part of this Section 6 shall be

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deemed illegal or unenforceable, this section shall be deemed modified and then enforced to
the greatest extent legally enforceable.

     7. Income Tax Matters. In order to comply with all applicable federal, state, or
provincial income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate
to ensure that all federal, state, or provincial payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which
are the sole and absolute responsibility of the Participant, are withheld or collected from
Participant.

     8. Committee’s Powers. No provision contained in this Agreement shall in any way
terminate, modify or alter, or be construed or interpreted as terminating, modifying or altering
any of the powers, rights or authority vested in the Committee pursuant to the terms of the Plan,
including, without limitation, the Committee’s rights to make certain determinations and elections
with respect to the Restricted Stock Units and the Stock.

     9. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
any successors and assigns of the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under Participant.

     10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. An
original record of this Award and all the terms hereof, executed by the Company, is held on file by
the Company. To the extent there is any conflict between the terms contained in this Award and the
terms contained in the original held by the Company, the terms of the original held by the Company
shall control.

     11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Delaware.

     THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS A COPY SIGNED BY THE PARTICIPANT IS DELIVERED TO
THE COMPANY WITHIN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS AFTER THE GRANT DATE.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer
thereunto duly authorized, and Participant has executed this Agreement, all effective as of the
date of first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

                       (Participant)	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 	 	 
	 	Dated:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 

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