Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

Certain portions of this Exhibit have been
omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.

 

December 30, 2022

 

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

 

Pradman P. Kaul 

via email

 

Dear Mr. Kaul:

 

Reference is made to those
certain EchoStar Corporation Executive Officer Stock Option Agreements by and between you and EchoStar Corporation, a Nevada corporation
(the “Company”), dated as of April 1, 2016 (covering nonqualified and incentive stock options) (the “2016
Option Agreement”), October 1, 2019 (covering nonqualified stock options) (the “2019 NSO Option Agreement”),
October 1, 2019 (covering incentive stock options) (the “2019 ISO Agreement”), April 1, 2022 (covering
nonqualified stock options) (the “2022 NSO Option Agreement”), and April 1, 2022 (covering incentive stock
options) (the “2022 ISO Option Agreement”) (together, the “Option Agreements”),
pursuant to which you currently hold outstanding Options covering Common Shares. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter
agreement (this “Letter”) shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Option Agreements.

 

Option Exercise Amendment – 2016 and
2022 Option Grants

 

As you are aware, effective
as of December 31, 2022, you will retire as President of Hughes Communications, Inc. and Hughes Network Systems, LLC (both of
which are subsidiaries of the Company). Upon your retirement, you will cease to be an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries and
affiliates. As you are also aware, you currently serve, and following your retirement, will continue to serve, as a member of the Company’s
board of directors (the “Board”).

 

Section 2(a) of
each of the 2016 Option Agreement, the 2022 NSO Option Agreement and the 2022 ISO Option Agreement provides that the Options subject thereto
shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest, and become exercisable, so long as you remain an “employee of” or “employed
by” “the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries,” and Section 3 of each of the 2016 Option Agreement, the
2022 NSO Option Agreement, and the 2022 ISO Option Agreement provides that upon your “ceas[ing] to be employed by the Company and/or
its direct or indirect subsidiaries,” (i) any portion of the Options granted thereunder that are then unvested will be immediately
forfeited for no consideration upon such cessation of employment, and (ii) depending on the circumstances of such termination, any
portion of the Options granted thereunder that are then vested and exercisable will either remain exercisable for a certain period of
time thereafter (and if not exercised within that time period, will be forfeited for no consideration), or will also be immediately forfeited
for no consideration upon such cessation of employment.

 

The Company desires that the
Options granted under each of the 2016 Option Agreement, the 2022 NSO Option Agreement, and the 2022 ISO Option Agreement continue to
remain outstanding, and vest and become exercisable, in accordance with their terms following your retirement for so long as you continue
to serve as a member of the Board, without regard to your employment with the Company and/or its direct or indirect subsidiaries.

 

Therefore, you and the Company
hereby agree as follows:

 

		·	All references in the 2016 Option Agreement, the 2022 NSO Option Agreement, and the 2022 ISO Option Agreement
to your continued employment as a requirement for eligibility for vesting and exercisability of the Options subject thereto shall be deemed
to refer to your continued employment with the Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries or your continued provision of services
to the Company as a member of the Board; and

 

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		·	All references in the 2016 Option Agreement, the 2022 NSO Option Agreement, and the 2022 ISO Option Agreement
to a termination of your employment or your cessation of employment be deemed to refer to a termination or cessation (as applicable) of
your employment with the Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries or your provision of services to the Company as a member of the
Board.

 

For the sake of clarity, this
portion of Letter (i.e., the portion under the heading “Option Exercise Amendment – 2016 and 2022 Option Grants”) applies
only to the 2016 Option Agreement, the 2022 NSO Option Agreement and the 2022 ISO Option Agreement and does not amend any of the terms
and conditions of any stock option agreements by and between you and the Company including, but not limited to, the 2019 NSO Option Agreement
and the 2019 ISO Option Agreement. As such, upon your cessation of employment on December 31, 2022, the stock options granted to
you under the 2019 NSO Option Agreement, the 2019 ISO Option Agreement, and any such other stock option agreements will be treated pursuant
to the terms thereof (such that all then unvested options outstanding thereunder will be forfeited for no consideration, and all vested
options outstanding thereunder will remain exercisable until January 31, 2023, and to the extent not exercised as of such date, will
also be forfeited for no consideration).

 

Non-Compete Amendment

 

The parties hereto also desire
to amend the terms of all non-competition covenants by which you are currently bound in any agreement between you and the Company or any
of its subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, the non-competition covenants set forth in Section 5 of each of the Option Agreements).
***

 

General

 

The Option Agreements and
this Letter, together with EchoStar Corporation 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time) (the “Plan”),
set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter set forth in the Option Agreements
and the Plan, and supersede any and all prior agreements, whether written or oral, relating to such subject matters.

 

Except as explicitly modified
by this Letter, all terms of the Option Agreements will remain in full force and effective following the date hereof.

 

This Letter shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Colorado, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles of such
state/province.

 

This Letter may be executed
in counterparts (including by facsimile or .pdf copy), each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which will be deemed on in
the same instrument.

 

[Signatures follow]

 

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

 

	 	/s/ Pradman P. Kaul
	 	PRADMAN P. KAUL 

 

	 	COMPANY: 
	 	 	 
	 	ECHOSTAR CORPORATION 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Dean A. Manson
	 	 	Name: Dean A. Manson
	 	 	Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

    3Exhibit 10.1

 

THIS CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE (THIS “NOTE”)
AND THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH IT MAY BE CONVERTED HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE. THIS
NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE
REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THE MAKER MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE MAKER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

	Principal Amount: $750,000	Dated as of December 28, 2022

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Iconic Sports Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Maker”),
promises to pay to the order of Iconic Sports Management LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, or its registered assigns or
successors in interest (the “Payee”), or order, the principal sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000)
or such lesser amount as shall have been advanced by the Payee to the Maker and shall remain unpaid under this Note on the Maturity Date
(as defined below) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this
Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as
the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.

 

1.            Principal.
The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be payable on the effective date of an initial merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Maker and one or more businesses (the “Business
Combination”, and such date, the “Maturity Date”), unless accelerated upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default (as defined below). The principal balance may be prepaid at any time; provided, however, that the Payee shall have a right
to first convert such principal balance pursuant to Section 5 upon notice of such prepayment. Under no circumstances shall any individual,
including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations
or liabilities of the Maker hereunder.

 

2.            Interest.
No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

3.            Application
of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this
Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to
the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

4.            Purpose.
The Maker shall apply all the amounts advanced by the Payee under this Note towards general corporate purposes.

 

     

     

    

 

5.            Conversion.

 

(a)          Optional
Conversion. At the option of the Payee, at any time on or prior to the Maturity Date, any amounts outstanding under this Note (or
any portion thereof), may be converted into warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares in the capital of the Maker (the “Ordinary
Shares”), at a conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) equal to $1.00 per warrant (such warrants, the “Working
Capital Warrants”). If the Payee elects such conversion, the terms of such Working Capital Warrants issued in connection with
such conversion shall be identical to the warrants issued to the Payee in the private placement that closed on October 26, 2021 (the
 “Private Placement Warrants”) in connection with the initial public offering of the Maker’s securities (the “IPO”).
Each Working Capital Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to the
same adjustments applicable to the Private Placement Warrants. Before this Note may be converted pursuant to this Section 5(a), the
Payee shall surrender this Note, duly endorsed, at the office of the Maker and shall state therein the amount of the unpaid principal
of this Note to be converted and the name or names in which the certificates for Working Capital Warrants are to be issued (or the book-entries
to be made to reflect ownership of such Working Capital Warrants with the Maker’s transfer agent). The conversion shall be deemed
to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of the surrender of this Note and the person or persons entitled
to receive the Working Capital Warrants upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such
Working Capital Warrants as of such date. Each such newly issued Working Capital Warrant shall include a restricted legend that contemplates
the same restrictions as the Private Placement Warrants. The Working Capital Warrants and Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of
the Working Capital Warrants shall constitute “Registrable Securities” pursuant to that certain Registration and Shareholder
Rights Agreement, dated October 26, 2021, by and among the Maker, the Payee and certain other security holders named therein.

 

(b)          Remaining
Principal. All accrued and unpaid principal of this Note that is not then converted into Working Capital Warrants shall continue to
remain outstanding and to be subject to the conditions of this Note.

 

(c)          Fractional
Warrants; Effect of Conversion. No fractional Working Capital Warrants shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. In lieu of any
fractional Working Capital Warrants to the Payee upon conversion of this Note, the Maker shall pay to the Payee an amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying the Conversion Price by the fraction of a Working Capital Warrant not issued pursuant to the previous
sentence. Upon conversion of this Note in full and the payment of any amounts specified in this Section 5(c), this Note shall be
cancelled and void without further action of the Maker or the Payee, and the Maker shall be forever released from all its obligations
and liabilities under this Note.

 

6.            Events
of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

 

(a)          Failure
to Make Required Payments. Failure by the Maker to pay all or a portion of the principal amount due pursuant to this Note (to the
extent such principal amount is payable in cash) within five (5) business days of the Maturity Date and/or, if applicable, failure
by the Maker to perform its obligations with respect to the conversion of the principal amount of this Note, in whole or in part, into
Working Capital Warrants pursuant to Section 5 hereof or under the terms of such Working Capital Warrants.

 

(b)          Voluntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by the Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation
or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment
for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of the Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate
action by the Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

(c)          Involuntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the Maker
in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up
or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive
days.

 

7.            Remedies.

 

(a)          Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 6(a) hereof, the Payee may, by written notice to the Maker, declare
this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder,
shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

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(b)          Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6(b) or 6(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other
sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on
the part of the Payee.

 

8.            Waivers.
The Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor,
protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by the Payee
under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to the Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property,
real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution,
or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and the Maker agrees that any
real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold
upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by the Payee.

 

9.            Unconditional
Liability. The Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of
the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and
shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by the
Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by the Payee with respect
to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties
hereto without notice to the Maker or affecting the Maker’s liability hereunder.

 

10.          Notices.
All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing and delivered
personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the
address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax
number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided
to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so
transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt
of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier
service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.

 

11.          Construction.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT
OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.

 

12.          Severability.
Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

13.          Trust
Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any
kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account established by the Maker in which the proceeds
of the IPO (including the deferred underwriters discounts and commissions) and the overallotment securities acquired by the underwriters
acting as such in the IPO and the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants prior to the consummation of the IPO were deposited,
as described in greater detail in the filings made by the Maker with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with and
subsequently to the IPO, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the trust
account for any reason whatsoever.

 

14.          Amendment;
Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and
the Payee.

 

15.          Successors
and Assigns. Subject to the restrictions on transfer in Section 16 and Section 17, the rights and obligations of the Maker
and the Payee hereunder shall be binding upon and benefit the successors, assigns, heirs, administrators and transferees of any party
hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) with the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without
the required consent shall be void.

 

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16.          Transfer
of this Note or Securities Issuable on Conversion. With respect to any sale or other disposition of this Note or securities into which
this Note may be converted, the Payee shall give written notice to the Maker prior thereto, describing briefly the manner thereof, together
with (i) except for a Permitted Transfer, in which case the requirements in (i) shall not apply, (A) a written opinion
(unless waived by the Maker) reasonably satisfactory to the Maker in form and substance from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Maker
to the effect that such sale or other distribution may be effected without registration or qualification under any U.S. federal or state
law then in effect and (B) a written opinion from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Maker or a certificate signed by at least
one director of the Payee (in either case, unless waived by the Maker), reasonably satisfactory to the Maker in form and substance that
such sale or other distribution does not violate, contravene, or result in a default by the Payee of, any agreement or instrument entered
into by the Payee in connection with the IPO or the Business Combination, including but not limited to the Letter Agreement (as defined
below), and (ii) a written undertaking executed by the desired transferee reasonably satisfactory to the Maker in form and substance
agreeing to be bound by the restrictions on transfer contained herein. Upon receiving such written notice, reasonably satisfactory opinion
and/or certificate (unless waived by the Maker), or other evidence, and such written acknowledgement, the Maker, as promptly as practicable,
shall notify the Payee that the Payee may sell or otherwise dispose of this Note or such securities, all in accordance with the terms
of the note delivered to the Maker. If a determination has been made pursuant to this Section 16 that the opinion of counsel for
the Payee, the certificate of the Payee, or other evidence, or the written acknowledgment from the desired transferee, is not reasonably
satisfactory to the Maker, the Maker shall so notify the Payee promptly after such determination has been made. Each Note thus transferred
shall bear a legend as to the applicable restrictions on transferability in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act, unless
in the opinion of counsel for the Maker such legend is not required in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act. The Maker may
issue stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent in connection with such restrictions. Subject to the foregoing, transfers of this
Note shall be registered upon registration on the books maintained for such purpose by or on behalf of the Maker. Prior to presentation
of this Note for registration of transfer, the Maker shall treat the registered holder hereof as the owner and holder of this Note for
the purpose of receiving all payments of principal hereon and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not this Note shall be overdue
and the Maker shall not be affected by notice to the contrary. For purposes hereof, “Permitted Transfer” shall have
the same meaning as any transfer that would be permitted for the Private Placement Warrants under the Letter Agreement, dated October 26,
2021, by and among the Maker, the Payee and the other parties thereto (the “Letter Agreement”).

 

17.          Acknowledgment.
The Payee is acquiring this Note for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale
in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of applicable securities laws. The Payee understands that the acquisition of
this Note involves substantial risk. The Payee has experience as an investor in securities of companies and acknowledges that it is able
to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment in this Note, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment in this Note and protecting its own interests
in connection with this investment.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned
as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	ICONIC SPORTS ACQUISITION
CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
Fausto Zanetton
	 	Name:	Fausto Zanetton
	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief
Executive Officer

 

Acknowledged and agreed as of the date first written above.  

 

	ICONIC SPORTS
    MANAGEMENT LLC	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/
    Fausto Zanetton	 
	Name:	Fausto
    Zanetton	 
	Title:	Manager	 

 

[Signature Page to Convertible
Promissory Note]

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