Document:

Form of First Amendment to Employment Agreements

 Exhibit 10.15 
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This First Amendment to the Employment Agreement by and among First Security Group, Inc., a Tennessee corporation having its principal offices in
Chattanooga, Tennessee (“First Security”) and _____________ (the “Executive”), dated as of the 16th day of May, 2003 (“Agreement”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, First Security and the Executive have previously entered into the Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, First Security and
the Executive desire to amend the Agreement to comply with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as to make certain other technical
changes; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above and the mutual agreement set forth herein, First Security
and the Executive hereby agree, effective as of the date of the execution of this First Amendment, that the Agreement shall be amended as herein provided: 
 1. 
 Section 5(f) of the Agreement is amended to read as follows: 
  

	 	(f)	Termination by Executive for Good Reason.    The Executive may terminate his employment with First Security for Good Reason. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the Executive’s voluntary termination of employment after any one or more of the following events, unless the Executive consents to the event in writing delivered to the Chairman of the Compensation
Committee of the Board: 

  

	 	A.	a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities, including a material diminution in the budget over which the Executive retains authority;

  

	 	B.	a material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Executive is required to report; 

  

	 	C.	 a material diminution in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary (as the same may be increased from time to time), unless any change to any such Annual Base Salary
affects all of the individuals whose positions are considered comparable to that of the Executive (for this purpose, a ten percent (10%) or greater reduction in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary shall be considered as material, 

	 	 
and the position of chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, president of First Security, and president of a subsidiary
bank or any other subsidiary of First Security shall be considered comparable positions); 

  

	 	D.	a material change in geographic office location at which the Executive is required to perform services (for this purpose, a change of 30 miles or more shall be considered as
material); and 

  

	 	E.	any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by First Security or any Subsidiary of the terms of this Agreement. 

 For purposes of this Section, the Executive must provide the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board with written notice of the condition
above within ninety (90) days of its initial existence, and such condition shall not constitute Good Reason in the event the condition is remedied within thirty (30) days of such notice. 
 2. 
 The first paragraph of Section 6 of
the Agreement is amended to replace the phrase “(as defined in Section 7)” with the phrase “(as defined in Section 6(f)),” the current Section 7(b) shall become Section 6(f), and a new Section 6(f)(iii)
shall be added to read as follows: 
  

	 	(iii)	The definition of Change in Control set forth in this Section 6(f) shall apply to the Salary Continuation Agreement, or any successor thereto, entered into by and between First
Security and the Executive. 

 3. 
 Section 6(c) of the Agreement is amended to read as follows: 
  

	 	(c)	 Medical Plan Continuation.    If, at the Termination Date, the Executive participates in one or more health plans maintained by First
Security (which may include dental, vision, and general health coverage), and the Executive is eligible for and elects to receive continued coverage under such plan(s) in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budge Reconciliation Act of 1985
(“COBRA”) or any successor law, First Security shall reimburse the Executive during the 12-month period following the Termination Date or, if shorter, the period of such actual COBRA continuation coverage, the difference between the total
amount of the monthly COBRA premiums actually paid by the Executive for such continued health plan benefits and the total monthly amount of the premiums charged to employees of First Security for the same health plan coverage. Such reimbursement
obligation of First Security shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the 12-month period described above, or (ii) the date the Executive becomes eligible for health coverage under a subsequent employer’s plan without being subject to
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exclusion under that plan, which the Executive shall promptly report to First Security. 
 4. 
 Section 7(a)(iii) of the Agreement is amended to read as follows: 

 

	 	(iii)	Medical Plan Continuation.    If, Executive’s employment is terminated by First Security without Cause or if Executive terminates his employment by
First Security for Good Reason during the twelve (12) month period following a Change in Control, at such time the Executive participates in one or more health plans maintained by First Security (which may include dental, vision, and general
health coverage), and the Executive is eligible for and elects to receive continued coverage under such plan(s) in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budge Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) or any successor law, First Security
shall reimburse the Executive during the 12-month period following the Termination Date or, if shorter, the period of such actual COBRA continuation coverage, the difference between the total amount of the monthly COBRA premiums actually paid by the
Executive for such continued health plan benefits and the total monthly amount of the premiums charged to employees of First Security for the same health plan coverage. Such reimbursement obligation of First Security shall terminate upon the earlier
of (i) the 12-month period described above, or (ii) the date the Executive becomes eligible for health coverage under a subsequent employer’s plan without being subject to any preexisting-condition exclusion under that plan, which the
Executive shall promptly report to First Security. 

 5. 
 A new Section 7(b) shall be added to the Agreement (following the movement of the current Section pursuant to Item 2 of this Amendment) to read
as follows: 
  

	 	(b)	Definitions.    For purposes of applying this Section, the following definitions shall apply: 

  

	 	(i)	“Change in Control” means and includes the occurrence of any one of the following events but shall specifically exclude a Public Offering: 

 

	 	A.	 during any twelve (12) month period the individuals who are members of the Board of Directors of First Security (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for
any reason to constitute at least 50% of the Incumbent Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the shareholders of First Security of any new director was approved in advance by a vote of at least 50% of the
Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for 

  

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purposes of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or 

  

	 	B.	the acquisition of any voting securities of First Security (the “Voting Securities”) by any “Person” (as the term “person” is used for purposes of
Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)), or more than one person acting as a group, immediately after which such Person or group has “Beneficial Ownership” (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of First Security’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (B), the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change of Control: (i) an acquisition directly from First Security, (ii) an acquisition by First Security or a subsidiary of First Security, (iii) an acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by First Security or any subsidiary of First Security, or (iv) an acquisition pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction; or 

  

	 	C.	any Person, or more than one Person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12 month period ending of the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or
Persons) securities of First Security representing 30% or more of the Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (C), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) an acquisition directly
from First Security, (ii) an acquisition by First Security or a subsidiary of First Security, (iii) an acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by First Security or any subsidiary of First
Security, or (iv) an acquisition pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction; 

  

	 	D.	 when, other than an acquisition pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction, any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired
during the twelve (12)-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) assets from First Security that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of
all of the assets of such entity (determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets) immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions, without regard to assets transferred to: (i) a shareholder of First Security
(immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to its stock, (ii) an entity, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned directly or indirectly, by First Security immediately after the transfer,
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more of the total value or voting power of First Security immediately after the transfer or (iv) an entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting
power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person, or more than one Person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of First Security immediately after the transfer.

  

	 	(ii)	“Public Offering” means the effective time and date of a registration statement filed by First Security under the Securities Act of 1933, for a public offering or
any class or series of First Security’s equity securities. 

  

	 	(iii)	“Non-Qualifying Transaction” means a transaction in which (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the outstanding then-outstanding shares of common stock of First Security (“Common Stock”) and outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such
transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns First Security or all or substantially all of First Security’s assets or stock either directly or through one or more subsidiaries, the
“Surviving Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction, of the outstanding Common Stock and the outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no person (other
than (x) First Security or any subsidiary of First Security, (y) the Surviving Corporation or its ultimate parent corporation, or (z) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing) is the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the total common stock or 20% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation, and (iii) at least a
majority of the members of the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such transaction. 

 Whether a Change in Control occurs for purposes of this Section shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
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 Section 8(d)(i) of the Agreement shall be amended by adding the following sentence to the end of
such Section: 
 Any underpayment due the Executive under this Section shall be paid no later than the taxable year following the taxable
year of the Executive during which he remits the Excise Tax. 
 7. 
 A new Section 20 shall be added to the Agreement to read as follows: 
 Section 20        Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. 
 Certain compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and guidance of general application issued thereunder (“Code Section 409A”), and other compensation and payments are intended to comply with Code
Section 409A. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that compensation and benefits are either exempt from or compliant with the application of Code Section 409A, and which does not result in
additional tax or interest to the Executive under Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if upon the Executive’s termination of employment the Executive is a specified employee, as defined in Code Section 409A, and if any
payments under this Agreement would result in additional tax or interest to the Executive pursuant to Code Section 409A, then such payments shall be delayed until the earliest of (a) the date that is at least six months after the Executive
terminates employment for reasons other than the Executive’s death, (b) the date of the Executive’s death, or (c) any earlier date that does not result in additional tax or interest to the Executive under Code Section 409A.
As soon as practicable after the expiration of such period, the entire amount of the delayed payments shall be paid to the Executive in a single lump sum. For purposes of this Agreement, termination of employment shall be construed consistently
within the meaning of a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. 
 With
respect to any taxable reimbursements provided for under this Agreement, First Security (x) shall make all such reimbursements no later than the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred,
(y) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, and (z) the right to reimbursement shall not be subject to liquidation or
exchange for other benefits. 
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 Except as otherwise amended hereby, all terms and conditions of the Agreement are and shall remain in
full force and effect, and all of such terms and conditions are hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto in all respects. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed as a sealed instrument by First Security Group, Inc., by its duly authorized representative,
and by the Executive, and shall be effective as of this the ______ day of _________________, 2008. 
  
  

					
	FIRST SECURITY:	 	
		
	 FIRST SECURITY GROUP, INC
  
	 	
			
	By:	 	 	 	
		 	Chair, Compensation Committee	 	
		
	  
  
  
 EXECUTIVE:
  
	 	
		
	 	 	

  

 7Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.5.b 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between BEVIL J. HOGG (hereinafter “HOGG” or “you” or “your”), and STEREOTAXIS, INC. (“Company” or “we” or “us” or “our”),
to be effective as of November     , 2008 (the “Effective Date”). For and in consideration of the following promises, the parties agree to the following: 
 WHEREAS, you and we have entered into that certain Restated At–Will Employment Agreement which you signed on or about March 16, 2006 (the
“Restated Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, you have indicated to us your earnest desire to spend your time and energies to satisfy a
variety of interests and in that regard you have advised us of your intention to resign and take retirement and in that light we have mutually agreed that your regular full time employment with us will end on December 31, 2008 (“Separation
Date”); and 
 WHEREAS, you and we desire to enter into this Agreement to supplement and amend in their entirety the terms in the
Restated Agreement, and to otherwise release any claims thereunder and otherwise terminate the obligations thereunder as set forth herein; and 
 WHEREAS, you and we desire to enter into such other arrangements and terms as are mutually satisfactory to both parties to accomplish the above objectives, including, but not limited to, any issues that might arise out of the transition of
your current duties with us; 
 NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, releases, and undertakings hereinafter set
forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, which each party hereby acknowledges, it is agreed as follows: 
 1. Payments and
Benefits. Company will provide the payments and benefits described in this Paragraph 1 in consideration and exchange for and subject to your promises, agreements, and obligations set out in this Agreement. 
 (A) Payments. Subject to the offsets provided in Paragraphs 1(D) and 1(G) below, you
and we agree that we shall pay you forty-eight (48) semi-monthly installments, each in the amount of $16,666.67, less all legally required federal, state, and local tax withholdings and any other deductions, such as those for medical and dental
insurance, which are made in amounts then required of our employees. Such semi-monthly installments shall be made in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, which are currently on the 15th and 30th of each month, with the last installment payment on December 30,
2010. Each installment payment required under this Section 1(A) shall be considered a separate payment under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. 

 (B) Rights To Equity Awards. 
 (i) A complete list of your outstanding equity awards (except for awards that have been fully
exercised by you prior to the Separation Date (as defined below)) is set forth on Schedule A. In addition to the payments set forth above, the number of stock options, stock appreciation rights or other equity awards subject to vesting
that would have vested over the 24 month period following your Separation Date shall be automatically fully vested as of the date of the Separation Date. Otherwise said, as of December 31st, 2008 you will be vested in Seven Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Nine (769,779) outstanding options to purchase common stock as specifically set forth on
Schedule A hereto. Accordingly, you will thereafter have an exercise period of two (2) years next following your Separation Date, each option being exercisable by five (5) business days prior written notice of exercise to the
Company. 
 (ii) With respect to your interest in Performance Based Restricted shares (“PBRs”), you specifically agree to
relinquish the PBRs issued to you in June 2005 and in February 2006, numbering eighty-five thousand nine hundred (85,900) shares, in exchange for the grant of twenty-one thousand four hundred seventy five (21,475) Time Based Restricted
Shares (“TBRs”), all rights to which shall vest in full upon your retirement on December 31, 2008. The Company shall grant you the said TBRs upon execution of this Agreement, and you acknowledge and agree this grant and the
acceleration of vesting to the Separation Date constitute good and valuable consideration for any present or future interest you may have had in the PBRs being relinquished, which you shall return to the Company on the date of execution of this
Agreement. The procedures for the exercise of TBRs shall be governed by the TBRs plan as adopted by the Company and applicable to all holders of TBRs. 
 (iii) To the extent the foregoing is contrary to the terms of any other agreements between the parties, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and be deemed to amend and supersede such contrary provisions. You
and we jointly acknowledge and agree that this will cause any outstanding equity awards that are incentive stock options to be treated as non-qualified options. 
 (C) Medical and Dental Insurance Continuation. You shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s then-prevailing medical and dental plans upon the same contribution terms as those provided to or
for the benefit of the Company’s employees from time to time during the 24-month period following your Separation Date, after which time such benefits will cease. This obligation will cease sooner than two years following your Separation Date,
if and at such time as you assume a full-time position with any other employer. Your participation in all other Company provided benefit plans and programs shall cease as of December 31, 2008. 
 (D) Offsets. Any or all of the payments set out in Paragraph 1(A) above shall be offset by any sums you receive from other employment or
from performing consulting services for any other individual or entity, regardless of whether such employment or consulting services are on a full-time or part-time basis, and upon our request you agree to provide us with reasonably satisfactory
documentation of same as a condition of further payments to you under Paragraph 1(A). Excluded from this right of offset are fees received by you arising from service as a board member or trustee of charitable or civic organizations. 
  

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 (E) Management Bonus Plan. You shall continue to be eligible to participate in the 2008
Quarterly Bonus Plan and 2008 Annual Management Bonus Plan during and through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in such plans. However, you specifically covenant and agree
that in consideration for the above payments and vesting benefits accruing to you, that you will not receive any employee equity grants or otherwise have any claims to any Incentive Bonus arrangements after December 31, 2008. 
 (F) Board of Directors. It is anticipated that you will continue as a member of the Board of Directors at least through the end of your
current term (i.e. the date of the 2010 Annual Shareholders meeting). You agree that you shall receive only those benefits as a member of the Board as shall be approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board and in a manner consistent with all
board members for the period of your service as a member and those shall cease as and when you cease to be retained as a Board member. You specifically agree that you are not eligible to receive any equity grants for your service on the Board of
Directors, including without limitation any automatic grants provided under the 2002 Non-Employee Director Plan. To the extent you receive cash compensation for your service as a member of the Board (including any committees), such amounts shall
offset the payments otherwise payable to you pursuant to Paragraph 1(A) above. Company shall maintain at its expense for your benefit the current or substantially equivalent directors and officers liability insurance coverage (which includes a tail
to cover claims made against you during a period after such time as you are (i) no longer an officer of the Company, and (ii) no longer a director of the Company). In addition, the Indemnification Agreement dated March 30, 2004,
between Company and you (“Indemnification Agreement”) shall continue upon and after the execution of this Agreement, and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties. 
 (G) Paid Time Off. At the first normal payroll date after December 31, 2008, the Company will pay to your designated account all sums
attributable to accrued, but unused, paid time off which the parties determine to remain as of December 31, 2008. 
 (H)
Administrative Assistance; Expenses. The Company agrees to make available to you reasonable administrative and clerical assistance as necessary from time to time after the Separation Date to support you in effectively discharging your
duties in your role with the Company. The Company will reimburse you for the same type of business expenses for which Board members of the Company are reimbursed in accordance with Company policy, upon submission to the Company of supporting
documentation concerning the type and amount of such expenses incurred by you in the discharge of your duties as a director of the Company. 
 2.
Release of Claims. In exchange for the receipt of the consideration/payments set out in Paragraph 1 above and other good and valuable consideration, you and we hereby agree to relinquish any and all claims under any prior agreements
between us, and do, remise, release and forever discharge each other and any of our respective parent companies, affiliate companies, subsidiary companies, both current and future, and our respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees,
agents, attorneys, successors and assigns (the “RELEASEES”), from any and all matters, claims, including but not limited to those which might relate to the Restated Agreement, and any and all prior agreements which you may have executed
with us or our predecessor entities or affiliated operations, or demands, damages, causes of action, debts, liabilities, controversies, judgments and suits of every kind and nature whatsoever, foreseen or unforeseen, known or 

  

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unknown, which have arisen or could arise between you and our RELEASEES or between us and your RELEASEES from matters, actions, or inactions which occurred
prior to the effective date of this Agreement, other than for acts of willful misconduct or intentional bad faith. The Restated Agreement and Confidential and Non-Compete Agreement dated June 23, 1997 are superseded in their entirety; however,
nothing herein is intended to replace or supersede the obligations set out in the Indemnification Agreement by and between the Parties, which shall remain in full force and effect. 
 3. Agreement Not to File Suit or Other Claims. In exchange for the receipt of the consideration/payments set out in Paragraph 1 above, you agree as follows: 
 (A) Neither one of us will file suit or otherwise submit any charge, claim, complaint, or action to any agency, court, organization, or judicial
forum (nor will you or we permit any person, group of persons, or organization to take such action on our or your behalf) against the other’s RELEASEES arising out of any actions or non-actions that have occurred on the part of the RELEASEES up
to the Effective Date, other than for acts of willful misconduct or intentional bad faith. Said claims, complaints, and actions include, but are not limited to, any claims you or we may have relating to any aspect of your employment and/or the
separation of that employment, any breach of an actual or implied contract of employment between you and us, any claim of unjust or tortious discharge, any claim related to the issuance or non-issuance of stock, any common-law claim (including, but
not limited to, fraud, negligence, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligent hire/retention/supervision, or defamation), or any claims of violations arising under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981,
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq., as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (including, but not limited to, the
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Missouri Human
Rights Act, the Missouri Worker’s Compensation Act, the Missouri Employment Security Act, § 288.010 RSMo. et seq., the Missouri Service Letter Statute, § 290.140 RSMo., or any other relevant federal, state, or
local statutes or ordinances governing or concerning employment. 
 (B) In the event that any person or entity should bring such a
charge, claim, complaint, or action on your or our behalf, you and we hereby waive and forfeit any right to recovery under said claim and will exercise every good faith effort to have such claim dismissed. For purposes of the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act (“ADEA”) only, this Agreement does not affect the EEOC’s rights and responsibilities to enforce the ADEA (including a challenge to the validity of the waiver of claims in this Agreement), nor does this Agreement
prohibit you from filing a charge under the ADEA with the EEOC or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC. Nevertheless, you agree the RELEASEES will be shielded against any recovery by you, provided this Agreement is
valid under applicable law. 
 (C) You and we waive any right to participate in any settlement, verdict or judgment in any pending or
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any right to accept anything of value or any injunctive relief associated with any pending class action against your and our respective RELEASEES.

 (D) If you or we violate this Agreement by suing the RELEASEES, such violator shall pay all costs and expenses of defending against
the suit incurred by the sued RELEASEES, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation, and that such violator shall hold the RELEASEES harmless against any judgment which may be rendered against them. This
provision in no way imposes any condition precedent, any penalty, or any other limitation which adversely affects your right to challenge this Agreement and its waiver under the ADEA. 
 4. No Knowledge of Injury. You represent and warrant that you have no present actual knowledge of any injury, illness or disease to you that is or might be compensable as a workers’ compensation
claim. 
 5. Release of Benefit Claims. In exchange for the consideration/payment set out in Paragraph 1 above, you further release and waive
any claim for any type of compensation or employee benefits with the RELEASEES, other than claims to benefits as provided in this Agreement. 
 6.
Vested Rights. The parties agree that this Agreement shall not adversely affect, alter, or extinguish any vested rights you may have with respect to any 401(k) plan to which you are or may be entitled by virtue of your employment with
Company, and nothing in this Agreement will prohibit you from enforcing your rights to any such 401(k) plan which would have accrued prior to December 31, 2008. You waive any and all claims to any other benefits as an employee of the Company
and under the terms of any previously executed agreement with us. 
 7. Confidential Information, Non-Competition, and Non-Disparagement.

 (A) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement: 
 (i) “Business” shall mean and include the development, manufacture and sale of equipment, software, devices, and methods in the field of
remote, computer-controlled or computer-aided navigation and delivery of interventional disposable devices, for endovascular applications (including electrophysiology and interventional cardiology), and within the peripheral vasculature in
cardiology applications, with or without the use of magnetic devices or systems, and related interventional workstations and networks, used in or with interventional medical procedures, and related areas of research and business development being
currently implemented by the Company, all as presented from time to time to the Stereotaxis Board of Directors. 
 (ii) “Related
Parties” shall mean and include (a) any and all of our customers served by the Company or any of our personnel or distributors or agents or at any time during the final two years of your employment with us, (b) material investors
whom you contacted or met or corresponded with concerning an investment in or loan to the Company during your final two years of employment with us, (c) companies or entities or their representatives with respect to which you prepared and
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your final two years of employment with us, (d) prospective new customers, investors or collaborators which become affiliated with us during the term of
this Agreement. 
 (iii) “Restricted Period” shall mean the period of your employment with us plus two (2) years
immediately following the Effective Date, provided, however, that the running of the Restricted Period shall be tolled during any period of time during which you have violated any of the provisions of Section 2. 
 (iv) “Territory” shall mean the geographic regions for which you had executive, managerial, supervisory, sales, marketing and/or other
responsibilities at any time during your last two years of employment with us, which you acknowledge is worldwide. 
 (B)
Confidentiality. 
 (i) You agree to keep secret and confidential, and not to use or disclose to any third parties, including but
not limited to Related Parties, any confidential or proprietary information, including but not limited to intellectual property, systems, programs, analyses, and/or other information of Company acquired during the course or as a result of your
employment with Company (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Excluded from the scope and definition of Confidential Information is information made generally available to the business community in any manner other than a breach of
this sub-Section (B) by you, and information required to be disclosed by you pursuant to process of law. In that regard and in recognition that due to the nature and duration of your employment by the Company the use and disclosure of
Confidential Information would inevitably result from your involvement with or engagement by the Company’s competitors or Related Parties in connection with Business as defined herein, you agree that the covenants relating to non-competition
and non-interference in these Paragraphs (B) and (C) hereinbelow are appropriate and fair and necessary to the protection of Confidential Information hereunder. 
 (ii) All notes, records, correspondence, data, hardware, software, documents or the like obtained by or provided to Company regarding the Business, or otherwise made, produced, or compiled during the course or as a
result of your employment with Company which contain Confidential Information, regardless of the type of medium that such is preserved in, are the sole and exclusive property of Company, and shall be surrendered to Company by December 31, 2008,
except to the limited extent necessary for you to perform your responsibilities as a member of the Board of Directors, and all such retained Confidential Information shall be surrendered to the Company at the termination of your term on the Board of
Directors. 
 (iii) Based on the information available to you in your current position, you covenant that you have not disclosed, and will
not disclose any information, whether confidential, proprietary, or otherwise, which you are not legally free to disclose. You agree to adhere to these commitments now and in the future and further, you agree that during the Restricted Period,
Company may contact you and request your cooperation and consultation in securing data or information about which you may have particular knowledge, and you agree to fully and confidentially cooperate in any such consultations. 
 (C) Non-Competition; Restrictive Covenants. 
  

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 (i) You hereby acknowledge and agree that (a) the Company competes globally for and has
relationships with customers, collaborators, employees, distributors, agents, and investors throughout the world; and has spent substantial time, money and effort over the years in developing and solidifying its relationships with Related Parties
and protecting its Confidential Information and goodwill, (b) long-term customer and investor relationships and collaborations with other companies can be difficult to develop and require a significant investment of time, effort and expense,
(c) we compensate our employees to, among other things, develop and preserve goodwill, loyalty and contacts among Related Parties, as well as Confidential Information, for and on behalf of us, (d) the Company, in all fairness, needs
certain protection in order to ensure that there is no disclosure, misappropriation or misuse of any Confidential Information, which would cause injury or disruption to or interference with the operation of the Company Business, (e) the Company
is hereby agreeing to pay you based upon your assurances and promises contained herein not to misuse or divert the Company’s Confidential Information, and (f) because of the role that you have played in the Company, any interactions
concerning the Business that you have with competitors or Related Parties may result in the disclosure of Confidential Information or may affect the Company’s relationships with competitors or Related Parties. 
 (ii) In consideration of the foregoing, as well as the Company’s entering into this Agreement and making the payments and granting the other
benefits herein, you shall not during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly, on your behalf or for or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or entity, directly or indirectly or through the use of a third party, without the prior
written consent of the CEO of the Company: 
 (a) provide consultative services with or without pay, own, manage, operate,
join, control, participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, general partner, officer, director, agent, consultant, independent contractor, or otherwise with, any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in
competition with the Company or engaged in Business, including, without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, those firms listed on Attachment B, or the divisions, departments, or affiliates engaged in Business within those
firms listed on Attachment C; 
 (b) provide any executive, managerial, supervisory, sales, marketing, research,
or customer-related services to assist any competitor in competing, directly or indirectly, against us with respect to Business, in the Territory; 
 (c) obtain or use our Confidential Information and/or to divert goodwill generated and/or developed for or on behalf of us; 
 (d) solicit, divert, or take away, or attempt to solicit, divert or take away, from us the business of any customers for the purpose of selling or providing to or servicing for any such customer any product or service
which is part of the Business; 
 (e) knowingly to cause or attempt to cause any customer of Company to terminate or reduce
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 (f) knowingly to solicit, induce, or hire, or attempt to solicit, induce, or hire, any
employee, consultant, or distributor of the Company to leave the employ of us and/or to work for any competitor of the Company; or 
 (g) contact or negotiate with Related Parties concerning the Business, or undertake any actions that interfere with the Company’s operations. 
 (D) Acknowledgements Regarding Restrictions. 
 (i) We agree the restrictions in Paragraph 7(C)
shall apply only to prevent you from making contacts and providing services in the Business, which reflects industry segments in which you provided services for and/or on behalf of us, and/or regarding which you had Confidential Information at any
time during your final two years of employment with us. You agree that the restrictions contained in Paragraph 7(C) are reasonable and enforceable. 
 (ii) Nothing in Paragraph 7(C) is intended to prevent you from (A) owning up to one percent (1%) of the publicly traded stock of any company, (B) performing services for other clients, consistent with the prohibitions
therein, or (C) after termination of your employment with the Company, providing services to or being employed by firms such as those listed on Attachment C in divisions, departments, or affiliates within those firms not engaged in
Business so long as the restrictions in Paragraph 7(C) or any of your duties or obligations under the Confidentiality or Non-Competition provisions of this Agreement are not violated thereby. 
 (iii) You also acknowledge that you are represented by counsel and have spoken with your counsel and understand that if disputes arising under or
relating to this Agreement were to be litigated in California, a California court could very well apply California law to at least certain aspects of this Agreement despite a choice of law provision specifying that Missouri law governs, and
California law may be more favorable to you in various respects relating to this Agreement, and 
 (iv) Notwithstanding the acknowledgments
in (iii) hereinabove, you acknowledge and agree, however, that: 
 (a) The parties’ expectations under this
Agreement are based upon the parties’ agreement that Missouri law shall apply, and that this matter shall be litigated exclusively in Missouri, and you expressly so consent; 
 (b) You are hereby expressly waiving any right you might have to proceed in the courts in California and/or to seek application of
California law with respect to the Agreement, and further agree specifically not to file any declaratory judgment or similar type of action in California relating to the Agreement; 
 (c) You consent and agree to, and will not contest, the entry of temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief requiring that you
litigate matters relating to this Agreement only in Missouri, preventing you from litigating any such matters in California or anywhere else (other than Missouri), and preventing you from seeking to have California law applied to any such matters;

  

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 (d) You will not seek any temporary, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief requiring
Company to litigate in California or preventing Company from litigating disputes arising under or relating to this Agreement in Missouri; 
 (e) In the event you claim, contend or believe that you need not comply with, or are somehow excused from, your obligations set forth in this Agreement (including specifically your obligations to litigate exclusively
in Missouri, not to litigate in California, and not to seek to have California law applied), then you shall give Company written notice, at least thirty (30) days before filing any lawsuit, specifying in detail the reasons for your claim,
contention and/or belief; and 
 (f) You consent, agree and stipulate to the dismissal of any action which is filed in
violation of the terms of this Agreement. 
 E. Nondisparagement. You and we agree that neither party will in any way disparage
the other party including current or former officers, directors and employees of RELEASEES, and neither party will, at any time, make or solicit any comments, statements or the like to the media or to others, including their agents or
representatives, that may be considered to be derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of either party. 
 (D)
Company’s Rights in the Event of Breach or Non-Compliance. In the event of a breach or threatened breach of any of your duties or obligations under the Confidentiality, Non-Competition or Non-Disparagement provisions hereof, the
Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies it may have in connection therewith (including any right to damages that it may suffer), to the following: 
 (i) Temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief restraining such breach or threatened breach. You hereby expressly acknowledge that the harm
which might result to the Company as a result of any noncompliance by you with any of these provisions would be largely irreparable. 
 (ii)
To the extent we believe that any of your obligations or covenants has been violated in any way, you or your representative will be so notified in writing and will be given the opportunity within thirty (30) days next following receipt of the
notice to explain the actions in question or otherwise cure the violation to our satisfaction, and in the event that you do not explain or cure the violation to our satisfaction, in addition to any other remedies at law or in equity we may
immediately discontinue the payments set out in Section 1(A) above, and you will resign and will be deemed to have tendered your resignation as a member of the Board of Directors immediately if so requested by a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors. 
 8. No Admission of Wrongdoing. The parties to this Agreement agree that nothing in this Agreement is an admission by any
party hereto of any wrongdoing, either in violation of an applicable law or otherwise, and that nothing in this Agreement is to be construed as such by any person. 
 9. Voluntary Agreement. You further acknowledge that you understand this Agreement, the claims you are releasing, the promises and agreements you are making, and the effect of your signing this Agreement. You further
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consideration described above in Paragraph 1 for the purpose of making a full and final compromise, adjustment, and settlement of all claims or potential
claims against the RELEASEES from any action or inaction taking place prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 
 10. Rights Upon Death.
In the event of your death during the Term of this Agreement, all your rights shall be construed to be those exercisable as of the date of your death with respect to Schedule A, and any payments not previously made under Paragraph 1(A) shall
continue to be made to your estate. 
 11. Choice of Law; Judicial Interpretation and Enforcement. This Agreement shall be construed and
governed by the laws of the State of Missouri. Any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed and pursued exclusively in the State courts encompassing St. Louis County, Missouri or the United States District Court,
Eastern District of Missouri, and the parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts. Whenever possible, each provision, or subpart thereof, of this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to be valid and enforceable under
applicable law. 
 12. Modification. The parties hereto agree that this Agreement may not be modified, altered, or changed except by a written
agreement signed by the parties hereto. 
 13. Entire Agreement. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between them superseding all prior written and oral agreements, regarding your separation and the relationship between the parties following your separation, and there are no other understandings or agreements, written or oral, among them on the
subject of your separation or our subsequent relationship. 
 14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, the
remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, except as follows: if any aspect of (a) the release and waiver of all claims contemplated in Paragraph 2 and 3(A) through 3(E) of this Agreement, or (b) the covenants and
obligations with respect to confidentiality, non-competition, non-interference, or non-disparagement contemplated in Paragraph 7 of this Agreement, in any material respect is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then, at Company’s option
and to the extent allowed by applicable law, the Agreement shall be reformed and deemed amended in order to reflect to the greatest extent allowable and enforceable the original understandings between the parties as reflected in the form of
agreement executed by the parties. 
 15. Execution and Effective Date. Separate copies
of this document shall constitute original documents which may be signed separately but which together will constitute one single agreement. This Agreement will not be binding on any party, however, until, at a minimum, it is signed by all parties
or their representatives. In addition and without limiting the foregoing, this Agreement shall only become effective and binding on the eighth (8th) day following your execution of this Agreement. 
 16. Time for Consideration. By executing this Agreement, you acknowledge
that you have been advised you have at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Agreement before signing the same, and you have, in fact, been given at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Agreement
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to consider this Agreement for 21 days, you acknowledge if you sign this agreement anytime prior to the expiration of 21 days, that you have nonetheless
given full consideration to those terms and sign of your free volition. 
 17. Consultation With an Attorney. By executing this Agreement, you
acknowledge that, at the time you were presented with this Agreement for your consideration, you were advised by a representative from Company to consult with an attorney about this Agreement, its meaning, and effect, prior to executing this
Agreement. 
 18. No Reliance. The parties have not relied on any representations, promises, or agreements of any kind made to them in
connection with this Agreement, except for those set forth in this Agreement. 
 19. Capacity to Settle. You represent and warrant that you
have no legal impediments (including bankruptcies) to fully and completely settle all claims and to sign this Agreement. You further warrant that you are the sole owner of all the claims, if any, you have released in this Agreement, and that you
have not assigned or transferred any such claim (or any interest in any such claim) to any other person, and that you will indemnify, defend and hold the RELEASEES harmless for any damages costs, fees or expenses which they may incur if these
representations and warranties are incorrect in any respect. 
 20. Return of Property. On or before December 31, 2010, you agree to
return all property belonging to Company, its customers and contractors, including, but not limited to, keys, security cards, credit card, equipment, manuals, security and access codes, and documents of any kind provided or shown to you throughout
your employment with Company (including, but not limited to, policy books or memoranda, customer lists and customer data, pricing data, marketing data, products and services materials, and the like); however, you may retain the Apple desktop
computer supplied to you by the Company provided you remove or allow the Company to remove from the computer all Confidential Information. Based upon the representation hereby made by you to the Company that the computer contains no Confidential
Information, the parties acknowledge and agree that no such removal is necessary. The Blackberry device and its connectivity to the Company’s e-mail system will continue to be available to you to the extent necessary to discharge your duties as
a director to the Company. You further agree that as of such date, you will not have copied or otherwise replicated, nor will you retain, any of the above or like data and things. In any event you warrant and promise that, pursuant to this
Agreement, any Confidential Information to which you have access will not be disclosed in any manner prohibited by this Agreement. 
 21.
Arbitration. The parties agree that in the event of any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement, and after a period of forty-five (45) days during which the parties shall in good faith seek to mediate and resolve their disputes,
such breach or dispute shall be submitted to arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) for selection of a neutral arbitrator. Arbitration shall be the sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any alleged
breach or dispute, and shall be handled pursuant to the procedures and provisions of the AAA and the proceedings shall be private and confidential. 
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agreement, each side shall alternatively strike a name from the list of arbitrators commencing with the party seeking arbitration, and the name remaining on
the list shall be deemed chosen as the arbitrator. 
 (B) The parties agree that the issue before the arbitrator shall be whether one
of the parties breached the terms of this Agreement, and, if so, what are the appropriate damages, if any, except that the arbitrator will have no authority to award punitive damages or damages for non-economic injuries. The finding of the
arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties. The arbitrator shall have no power to add to, detract from, or alter this Agreement in any way, and, notwithstanding any AAA rule to the contrary, the arbitrator shall have no power to award,
and may not award, punitive or non-economic damages. The arbitrator’s decision shall be subject to review only as provided under the Federal Arbitration Act where the arbitrator has failed to base his or her decision on the Agreement. Pending
final decision by the arbitrator, there shall be no other legal action taken by either party to the controversy. 
 (C) The
arbitration shall take place in the State of Missouri. All costs and expenses incidental to and arising out of the arbitration (e.g., arbitrator’s fee) shall be borne by the losing party, but each side shall pay its own attorneys’
fees irrespective of the party obtaining or not obtaining relief. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this Agreement. 
 I, BEVIL J. HOGG, HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDING ALL OF ITS TERMS, AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IT HAS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION, WHICH CAN BE ENFORCED BY
EITHER OF THE PARTIES, SIGN THIS AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT OF MY FREE WILL. 
  

					
	Date: November 25, 2008	 	By:	 	 /s/ Bevil J. Hogg

		 		 	Bevil J. Hogg
		
		 	STEREOTAXIS, INC.
			
	Date: November 20, 2008	 	By:	 	 /s/ Fred A. Middleton

		 	Name:	 	Fred A. Middleton
		 	Title:	 	Chairman of the Board

 Schedule A 
 OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 
  

																			
	 Award
#
	  	 Grant
	  	Shares	  	Exercise
Price	  	 Vesting
Start
	  	 Type
of
Option
	  	 Plan
	  	Exercised	  	Out-
standing	  	Vested at
12/31/08
	 1
	  	11/08/01	  	83,333	  	1.62	  	11/08/01	  	ISO/NQO	  	1994	  	75,000	  	8,333	  	8,333
	 2
	  	11/08/01	  	55,555	  	1.62	  	11/08/01	  	ISO/NQO	  	1994	  		  	55,555	  	55,555
	 3
	  	02/19/02	  	97,222	  	4.75	  	02/01/02	  	ISO/NQO	  	1994	  		  	97,222	  	97,222
	 4
	  	05/28/03	  	69,444	  	5.94	  	05/28/03	  	ISO/NQO	  	2002	  		  	69,444	  	69,444
	 5
	  	01/28/04	  	48,611	  	6.77	  	01/28/04	  	ISO/NQO	  	2002	  		  	48,611	  	48,611
	 6
	  	02/26/02	  	48,611	  	8.00	  	08/17/04	  	ISO/NQO	  	2002	  		  	48,611	  	48,611
	 7
	  	06/16/05	  	92,500	  	7.80	  	06/16/05	  	SAR	  	2002	  		  	92,500	  	92,500
	 8
	  	02/22/06	  	76,900	  	12.03	  	02/22/06	  	SAR	  	2002	  		  	76,900	  	76,900
	 9
	  	02/07/07	  	160,000	  	10.24	  	02/07/07	  	ISO/NQO	  	2002	  		  	160,000	  	153,333
	 10
	  	02/05/08	  	100,000	  	6.86	  	02/05/08	  	ISO/NQO	  	2002	  		  	100,000	  	70,833
	 11
	  	05/28/08	  	75,000	  	4.97	  	05/28/08	  	ISO/NQO	  	2002	  		  	75,000	  	48,437
		  		  	 	  		  		  		  		  	 	  	 	  	 
	TOTAL	  	907,176	  		  		  		  		  	75,000	  	832,176	  	769,779

  

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 Attachment B 
 LIST OF FIRMS 
  

	 	1.	Catheter Robotics 

	 	2.	Corindus 

	 	3.	Hansen 

	 	4.	Magnetecs 

	 	5.	SmithCurl/Curlview 

	 	6.	Systems One 

  

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 Attachment C 
 LIST OF FIRMS 
  

	 	1.	Atricure 

	 	2.	Boston Scientific 

	 	3.	Biosense Webster 

	 	4.	Biotronik 

	 	5.	GE Medical 

	 	6.	Intuitive Surgical 

	 	7.	Medtronics 

	 	8.	Philips 

	 	9.	Pulse Technologies 

	 	10.	Siemens 

	 	11.	St. Jude 

	 	12.	Swiss Medical

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