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Amendment to Employment Agreement with Gary S. Maier

 Exhibit 10.3 
 AMENDMENT TO 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 6, 2012 (the “Agreement”), is made by and between Tower Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and Gary S. Maier (the “Executive”). 
 WITNESSETH THAT 

WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company are the parties to that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2007 (the
“Employment Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company wish to amend the Employment Agreement as set
forth below. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the Company and the
Executive hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Section 6 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows: 
 “Certain Tax Consequences. 
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, if any of the benefits and payments provided under this Agreement, either alone or together with other benefits and payments which the Executive
has the right to receive either directly or indirectly from the Company or any of its Affiliates, would constitute an excess parachute payment (the “Excess Payment”) under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”), the Executive hereby agrees that the benefits and payments provided under this Agreement shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount necessary to prevent any such benefits and payments to the Executive from
constituting an Excess Payment; provided, however, that such reduction shall be made only if, by reason of such reduction, the Executive’s net after-tax economic benefit shall exceed the net after-tax economic benefit to the Executive if such
reduction were not made. 
 (b) All determinations required to be made under clause (a) of this Section 6, and the
assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by the certified public accounting firm used for auditing purposes by the Company immediately prior to the date of termination or, if the parties determine that the
certified public accounting firm used for auditing purposes by the Company immediately prior to the date of termination cannot make such determination because of legal restrictions, the parties shall agree on a different certified public accounting
firm (such certified public accounting firm is hereinafter referred to as the “Accounting Firm”), which shall promptly provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive. The Company shall pay all fees and
expenses of the Accounting Firm.” 

  
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 2. Except as expressly amended above, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set his hand and, pursuant to the authorization of the Board, the
Company has caused this Agreement to be executed, all as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	TOWER GROUP, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	     /s/ Elliot S. Orol

	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
	
	GARY S. MAIER
	
	           /s/ Gary S.
Maier

  
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EXHIBIT 10.39

 

$ 35,000 Promissory Note

August 1, 2012

Redfin Network, Inc. (“Borrower”), located at 1500 W. Cypress Creek Rd., Suite 411, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, in consideration of $35,000 loan, hereby promises to pay to the order of 3 Star Payments, Inc. (“Lender”), at its primary place of business at 62 North Main St., Blue Door, Cortland, NY 13045 or at such other address given to Borrower by Lender, in immediately available funds and in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00), or such lesser sum as may be advanced and outstanding hereunder, when demanded, together with interest and service fees of 10% for each 45 day period Note is outstanding.

 

It is understood between the parties that the $35,000 loan will be used to fund inventory for existing and future purchase orders.

 

All payments made on this Note as scheduled shall be applied, to the extent thereof, first to accrued but unpaid interest and the balance to unpaid principal.  Except to the extent specific provisions are set forth in this Note with respect to application of payments, all payments received by the holder hereof shall be applied, to the extent thereof, to the indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender in such order and manner as Lender or any other holder hereof shall deem appropriate, any instructions from Borrower or anyone else to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

Borrower shall be entitled to prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time.  Any prepayments of this Note shall be applied first to accrued but unpaid interest, and then to the principal balance hereof in the inverse order of maturity.  Note will be due in full September 15, 2012.

 

All agreements between Borrower and Lender, or any subsequent holder of this Note, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of this Note or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to the holder of this Note for the use, forbearance, or detention of the funds advanced pursuant to this Note or for the performance or payment of any covenant or obligation contained herein or in any other document evidencing, securing or pertaining to this Note, exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law (the “Highest Lawful Rate”).  If from any circumstance whatsoever fulfillment of any provision hereof or of any such other document, at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law, then ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity, and if from any circumstance the holder hereof shall ever receive anything of value deemed excess interest by applicable law, an amount equal to any such excess interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal amount owing under this Note, and not to the payment of interest, or if such excess interest exceeds the unpaid principal balance of this Note, such excess interest shall be refunded to Borrower.  All sums paid or agreed to be paid to any holder of this Note for the use, forbearance or detention of any funds advanced pursuant to this Note shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of this Note until payment in full so that the rate of interest on account of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note is uniform throughout the term hereof.  The terms and provisions of this paragraph shall control and supersede every other provision of all agreements between Borrower and any holder of this Note.

 

 

  

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If this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection after default, or if all or any part of the indebtedness represented hereby is proved, established or collected in any court or in any bankruptcy, receivership, debtor relief, probate or other court proceedings, Borrower and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors of this Note jointly and severally agree to pay reasonable attorneys’ fees and collection costs to the holder hereof in addition to the principal and interest payable hereunder.

 

Borrower and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors of this Note hereby severally waive demand, presentment for payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of acceleration of and notice of intention to accelerate the maturity of this Note, diligence in collecting, the bringing of any suit against any party and any notice of or defense on account of any extensions, renewals, partial payments or changes in any manner of or in this Note or in any of its terms, provisions and covenants, or any releases or substitutions of any security, or any delay, indulgence or other act of any trustee or any holder hereof, whether before or after maturity.

 

Neither the failure by the holder hereof to exercise, nor delay by the holder hereof in exercising, the right to accelerate the maturity of this Note or any other right, power or remedy upon any default or event of default shall be construed as a waiver of such default or event of default or as a waiver of the right to exercise any such right, power or remedy at any time.  No single or partial exercise by the holder hereof of any right, power or remedy shall exhaust the same or shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof, and every such right, power or remedy may be exercised at any time and from time to time.  All rights and remedies provided for in this Note are cumulative of each other and of any and all other rights and remedies existing at law or in equity, and the holder hereof shall, in addition to the rights and remedies provided herein, be entitled to avail itself of all such other rights and remedies as may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity for the collection of the indebtedness owing hereunder, and the resort to any right or remedy provided for hereunder or provided for by law or in equity shall not prevent the concurrent or subsequent employment of any other appropriate rights or remedies.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions, the acceptance by the holder hereof from time to time of any payment under this Note which is past due or which is less than the payment in full of all amounts due and payable at the time of such payment, shall not (i) constitute a waiver of or impair or extinguish the rights of the holder hereof to accelerate the maturity of this Note or to exercise any other right, power or remedy at the time or at any subsequent time, or nullify any prior exercise of any such right, power or remedy, or (ii) constitute a waiver of the requirement of punctual payment and performance, or a novation in any respect.

 

This Note may not be changed, amended or modified except in a writing expressly intended for such purpose and executed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, amendment or modification is sought.

 

The Loan is made solely for business purposes and is not for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.

 

 

 

  

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Time shall be of the essence in this Note with respect to all of Borrower’s obligations hereunder.

 

THIS THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF BROWARD, HEREUNDER SHALL GOVERN NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE SAME ARE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF LENDER SHALL CONSTITUTE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF ALL SUMS DUE LENDER HEREUNDER.

 

THIS NOTE REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

Executed as of the date first written above.

 

	 	 
BORROWER:

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Redfin Network, Inc.

By: Jeffrey Schultz, President

Date: 08/01/2012

Guarantor:

_________________________________

Jeffrey L. Schultz

Date: 08/01/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Note Extension and Revision

It is hereby agreed between 3 Star Payments, Inc. (Lender) and Redfin Network, Inc. (Borrower) that the Promissory Note entered into between the parties on August 1, 2012 will be extended until December 1, 2012 and principle and interest will be due in full on that date.

It is further agreed that the interest rate for this Promissory Note will be changed retroactively to August 1, 2012 to a rate of 10% per annum.

Agreed to this the 1st day of October 2012 by and between the parties whose signatures appear below:

 

 

	 
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Jeffrey l. Schultz, Pres./CEO 

Redfin Network, Inc. 

Dated: 10/01/2012 

	
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Andrew Starinsky, President

3 Star Payments, Inc.

Dated: 10/01/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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