Document:

EX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 
  

			
	

	 	 Ryan Schulke | CEO

Email: RSchulke@fluentco.com | Web: FluentCo.com

P: 646.356.8480 | C. 347.392.8946 | F: 646.219.2458

33 Whitehall Street , 15th Floor, New York, NY 10004

 October 2, 2014 
 Ryan
Perfit 
 120 St. Marks Avenue 
 Brooklyn, NY 11238 

Re: Amendment of Employment Agreement dated January 16, 2012 

Dear Ryan: 
 We refer to the Employment Agreement between you and
Fluent, Inc. dated January 16, 2012 (“Original Agreement”). All terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Original Agreement. 

1. Modified Change in Control Payout. In addition to changes in your title, base salary and bonus, Section 2(d) of the Original
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
 (d) Change in Control Payout. If you are a
full-time Fluent employee when a Change in Control (as defined below) of Fluent occurs and are in full compliance with your employee agreement dated January 16, 2012, as amended, regarding
non-solicitation, proprietary information, developments, non-competition, etc. on that date, we shall pay you an amount equal to 1.0% of the Net Sales Price of Fluent
(the “Change in Control Payout”). Net Sales Price shall be defined as the sales price of Fluent from a Change in Control less all fees and costs associated with the sale. The Change in Control Payout shall be paid to you within sixty
(60) days following a Change in Control, provided that the selection of the payment date is at the sole discretion of Fluent. 

(i) Definition of Change in Control. “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) at any time after the Effective Date, at least a majority of the Board shall cease to consist of “Continuing Directors” (meaning Fluent directors who either were directors on the Effective Date or who subsequently became directors
and whose election, or nomination for election by Fluent’s stockholders, was approved by a majority of the then Continuing Directors); or (ii) any “person” or “group” (as determined for purposes of Section 13(d)(3)
of the Exchange Act), except any majority-owned subsidiary of Fluent or any employee benefit plan of Fluent or any trust thereunder, shall have acquired “beneficial ownership” (as determined for purposes of Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) Regulation 13d-3) of shares of common stock (“Shares”) having 50% or more of the voting power of all outstanding Shares, unless such acquisition is approved by a majority
of the Fluent directors in office immediately preceding such acquisition; or (iii) a merger or consolidation occurs to which Fluent is a party, in which outstanding Shares are converted into shares of another

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company (other than a conversion into shares of voting common stock of the successor corporation or a holding company thereof representing 80% of the voting power of all capital stock thereof
outstanding immediately after the merger or consolidation) or other securities (of either Fluent or another company) or cash or other property; (iv) the sale of all, or substantially all, of Fluent’s assets occurs; (v) the Fluent
stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation of Fluent; or (vi) Fluent’s (or any successor entity’s) initial public offering of its equity securities. 

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following events shall not constitute a “Change in Control”: (i) a mere
reincorporation of Fluent; (ii) a transaction undertaken for the sole purpose of creating a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportion by the persons who held Fluent’s securities immediately before such
transaction; (iii) Fluent becoming public by a reverse merger with a publicly-traded entity; or (iv) a transaction effected primarily for the purpose of financing of Fluent with cash (as determined by the Board in its discretion and
without regard to whether such transaction is effectuated by a merger, equity financing or otherwise). 
 2. No Further Modification.
Except as otherwise modified herein and as referred to above, the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 
 If the foregoing
correctly reflects your agreement with the matter provided for herein, please return a signed copy of this letter to my attention. 
  

			
	Sincerely,
	FLUENT, INC.

 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ryan Schulke

 
			
	Name: Ryan Schulke, CEO

  

			
	AGREED TO:
	
	 /s/ Ryan Perfit

	Ryan Perfit
	Date:	 	 October 2, 2014EX-10.7

 Exhibit 10.7 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made by and between Fluent, LLC (the “Company”) and the individual
identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Employee”) effective as of the Effective Date. 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogint, Inc. (“Parent”) and engages in the business of performance-based
digital advertising and marketing services and solutions to advertisers, publishers, and advertising agencies using proprietary and third-party platforms; 

WHEREAS, from and after the date hereof, the Company desires to retain the services of the Employee pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and the Employee desires to become employed by the Company on such terms and conditions; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Employee agree as follows: 

AGREEMENT 

1.    Term of Agreement. This Agreement will be effective on the Effective Date. The term shall be for the period set forth on
Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Initial Term”); provided that, at the end of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms (each, a “Renewal Term” and collectively with
the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless either party provides written notice to the other no less than sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of such Renewal Term, setting forth a desire to terminate this Agreement. 

2.    Position and Duties. During the Term, the Employee shall serve the Company in the position and perform the duties as are set
forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. 
 3.    Full Business Time and Attention. Except as otherwise set forth in this
Agreement, the Employee shall (a) devote Employee’s full business time, attention, skill and energy exclusively to the duties and responsibilities of Employee’s position; (b) service the Company faithfully, diligently and to the
best of Employee’s ability; (c) use Employee’s best efforts to promote the success of the Company; and (d) cooperate fully with the Company’s Board of Advisors and CEO and President (“Senior Management”) in the
advancement of the Company’s best interests to assure full and efficient performance of Employee’s duties hereunder. 
  

 4.    Compensation and Benefits. During the Term: 

a.    Base Salary. The Employee shall be paid the annual base salary set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto,
or such greater amount as may be determined by the Company from time to time in its sole discretion, payable in equal periodic installments according to the Company’s customary payroll practices, but not less frequently than monthly (the
“Base Salary”). The Base Salary may be increased but not decreased without the Employee’s written consent. 

b.    Benefits. The Employee shall, during the Term, be eligible to participate, commensurate with the
Employee’s position, in such retirement, life insurance, hospitalization, major medical, fringe and other employee benefit plans that the Company generally maintains for its full-time employees (collectively, the “Benefits”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may discontinue or terminate at any time any employee benefit plan, policy or program now existing or hereafter adopted and will not be required to compensate the Employee for such discontinuance or
termination; provided, however, that the Company shall be required to offer to the Employee any rights or benefits extended to other employees in the event of termination of such plans or benefits, including, but not limited to coverage under the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”). 
 c.    Bonus. During the Term, the
Employee shall have an annual target cash bonus opportunity starting at forty percent (40%) of one (1) year’s Base Salary (“as set forth on attached Exhibit A (the “Bonus”), based on the achievement of Company and
individual performance objectives to be determined in good faith by Senior Management in advance and in consultation with the Employee. 

d.    Equity Incentive Compensation. The Employee shall be entitled to participate, commensurate with the
Employee’s position, in Parent’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and if the transaction (“Transaction”) contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement between BlueFocus International Limited (“BFI”) and Parent is
consummated, any employee stock option or similar equity type employee plan adopted by the Company or its parent following the closing of the Transaction as further described on Exhibit A. 

e.    Expenses. The Company shall pay on behalf of the Employee (or reimburse Employee for) reasonable documented
expenses incurred by Employee in the performance of Employee’s duties under this Agreement and, in accordance with the Company’s existing policies and procedures pertaining to the reimbursement of expenses to employees in general.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary or otherwise, except to the extent any expense or reimbursement provided pursuant to this Section 4.e does not constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code (as defined below): (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement provided to the Employee during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to the Employee in any other calendar year, (ii) the reimbursements for expenses for which the Employee is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred, (iii) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any
other benefit and (iv) the reimbursements shall be made pursuant to objectively determinable and nondiscretionary Company policies and procedures regarding such reimbursement of expenses. 

  
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 5.    Termination of Employment. 

a.    By the Company. The Company may terminate this Agreement and Employee’s employment, for the following
reasons: 
  

	 	i.	Death. This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the death of the Employee. 

  

	 	ii.	Disability. The Company may terminate this Agreement and the Employee’s employment with the Company immediately upon a determination of Disability. For purposes of this Agreement the Employee has a
“Disability” if, for physical or mental reasons, the Employee is unable to perform the essential duties required of the Employee under this Agreement, even with a reasonable accommodation, for a period of six (6) consecutive months or
a period of one-hundred eighty (180) days during any twelve (12) month period, as determined by an independent medical professional mutually acceptable to the parties. The Employee shall submit to a
reasonable number of examinations by the independent medical professional making the determination of Disability. 

  

	 	iii.	For Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement and the Employee’s employment with the Company at any time for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” is defined as:
(1) Employee’s conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony involving moral turpitude or which results in material harm to the Company, (2) Employee’s fraud against the Company or any breach of fiduciary duty
owed to the Company, (3) Employee’s theft, misappropriation or embezzlement of the assets or funds of the Company or any customer, or engagement in misconduct that is materially injurious to the Company, (4) Employee’s gross
negligence of Employee’s duties or willful misconduct in the performance of Employee’s duties under this Agreement, and (5) Employee’s material breach of this Agreement, including any violation of any of the restrictions set
forth in Section 7, which, if capable of being cured, is not cured to Senior Management’s reasonable satisfaction within ten (10) business days after written notice thereof to the Employee. 

 

	 	iv.	Without Cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may terminate this Agreement and the Employee’s employment at any time during the Term without Cause for any reason or
no reason at all by providing the Employee with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice; provided, that during such thirty (30) day notice period, the Company may, in its discretion, place restrictions upon the Employee’s contact
with the workplace, customers and other-business related parties. 

  
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 b.    By Employee. The Employee may terminate this Agreement and his
employment with the Company for any of the following reasons:  
  

	 	i.	For Any Reason. Upon 60 days’ prior written notice delivered at any time after the first anniversary of the date hereof, the Employee may terminate this Agreement and his employment hereunder for any reason
or no reason at all. 

  

	 	ii.	For Good Reason. The Employee may terminate this Agreement and Employee’s employment hereunder for “Good Reason” (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason”
shall mean any one of the conditions set forth below, so long as (1) Employee has provided written notice to the Company of the existence of such condition within sixty (60) days of its initial existence, (2) the Company has not
remedied the condition caused by the occurrence within ten (10) business days of such notice, to the extent such condition is capable of being cured, and (3) the Employee terminates his employment within thirty (30) days after the end
of such ten (10) business day period to remedy such condition. The following conditions will constitute “Good Reason”: (A) a material diminution in the Employee’s duties, responsibilities or authority; (B) a breach of a
material term of this Agreement by the Company; (C) the Company reduces the Employee’s Base Salary as in effect from time to time, without the Employee’s prior written consent; (D) the Company requests that the Employee
participate in an unlawful act; and (E) a relocation of the Employee’s work location outside of Manhattan. 

c.    Compensation Upon Termination. 
  

	 	i.	Death. Upon termination of this Agreement due to the Employee’s death, the Company shall pay to the Employee’s estate the Employee’s Base Salary, any Bonus for the year prior to the year in which
the Employee’s death occurs (to the extent unpaid) and Benefits accrued through the date of the Employee’s death. Upon payment to the Employee of the foregoing amount, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability to or for the
benefit of the Employee under this Agreement, except as required by applicable law. 

  

	 	ii.	 Disability. Upon termination of this Agreement due to the Employee’s Disability, the Company shall
pay to the Employee the Employee’s Base Salary, any Bonus for the year prior to the year in which the Employee’s termination due to Disability occurs (to the extent unpaid) and Benefits

  
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accrued through the date of the determination of the Employee’s Disability. Upon payment to the Employee of the foregoing amount, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability to
or for the benefit of the Employee under this Agreement, except as required by applicable law. 

  

	 	iii.	For Cause. Upon termination of this Agreement for Cause, the Company shall pay to the Employee the Employee’s Base Salary and Benefits accrued through the date of the Employee’s termination. Upon
payment to the Employee of the foregoing amount, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability to or for the benefit of the Employee under this Agreement, except as required by applicable law. 

 

	 	iv.	Without Cause or For Good Reason. In the event the Company terminates this Agreement without Cause or the Employee terminates this Agreement and the Employee’s employment for Good Reason , the Company shall
pay to the Employee the sum of: (1)(a) six (6) months’ Base Salary if the termination occurs after six months and on or before the end of the first year of the Term, or (b) twelve (12) months’ Base Salary if the termination
occurs after the first year of the Term; (2) the Bonus for the year prior to the year in which the termination occurs, to the extent unpaid; and (3) the Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, based on actual performance and
prorated based on the number of days in such year prior to the date of termination. Items (1) and (2) above shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices in effect from time to time, but not less frequently than monthly,
and Item (3) above shall be paid in the calendar year following the year with respect to which the Bonus relates, at the same time that such bonuses are paid to other Company executives; provided, however, the Employee is not in violation of
any provision of Section 7. Upon payment to the Employee of the foregoing amounts, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability to or for the benefit of the Employee under this Agreement, except as required by applicable law.

  

	 	v.	For Any Reason. In the event the Employee terminates this Agreement with the Company for any reason other than Good Reason during the Term, the Company shall pay to the Employee the Employee’s Base Salary,
any Bonus for the year prior to the year in which the Employee’s termination occurs (to the extent unpaid) and Benefits accrued through the date of the Employee’s termination. Upon payment to the Employee of the foregoing amount, the
Company shall have no further obligation or liability to or for the benefit of the Employee under this Agreement, except as required by applicable law. If Employee terminates this Agreement for any reason other than Good Reason during the first year
of the Term and has received cash proceeds and/or vested shares of stock from the initial grant of Restricted Stock as provided for in Exhibit A, the Company may claw-back such cash proceeds and/or vested shares of stock from Employee.

  
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	 	vi.	Release. As an additional prerequisite for receipt of the severance benefits described in Section 5(a)(iv) above, the Employee must execute, deliver to the Company, and not revoke (to the extent the Employee
is allowed to do so) a Release (“Release”) within forty-five (45) days of the date of the Employee’s termination of employment (the “Release Period”). “Release” shall mean a release of all claims
that the Employee has or may have against the Company, its Senior Management , any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of their employees, directors, officers, employees, agents, plan sponsors, administrators, successors, fiduciaries, or
attorneys, arising out of the Employee’s employment with, and termination of employment from, the Company. The Release shall be in a form that is reasonably acceptable to the Company and shall be delivered to the Employee within three
(3) business days of the date of Employee’s termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Release Period straddles two calendar years, no severance benefits shall be paid to the Employee until the second
calendar year (with any missed severance payments being paid to the Employee on the first payroll date occurring in the second calendar year). 

6.    Indemnification. While employed by the Company, the Company shall cover the Employee under directors’ and officers’
liability insurance if and to the same extent that the Company covers its other officers and directors generally by any such insurance. 

7.    Restrictive Covenants. 

a.    Confidentiality. The Employee acknowledges that the Confidential Information (as defined below) is a
valuable, special, sensitive and unique asset of the business of the Company, the continued confidentiality of which is essential to the continuation of its business, and the improper disclosure or use of which could severely and irreparably damage
the Company. The Employee agrees, for and on behalf of himself, the Employee’s legal representatives, and the Employee’s successors and assigns that all Confidential Information is the property of the Company (and not of the Employee). The
Employee further agrees that during the Term and at all times thereafter, the Employee (i) will continue to keep all Confidential Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Information to any other person or entity and
(ii) shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose, communicate or divulge to any person, or use or cause or authorize any person to use any Confidential Information, except as may be used in the performance of the Employee’s duties
hereunder in compliance with this Agreement and in the best interests of the Company. “Confidential Information” means all information, data and items relating to the Company (or any of its customers) which is valuable, confidential or
proprietary, including, without limitation, information relating to the Company’s software, software code, accounts, receivables, customers and customer lists and data, prospective customers and prospective customer lists and data, Work
Product, vendors and vendor lists and data, business methods and procedures, pricing techniques, business leads, budgets, memoranda, correspondence, designs, plans, schematics, patents,

  
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copyrights, equipment, tools, works of authorship, reports, records, processes, pricing, costs, products, services, margins, systems, software, service data, inventions, analyses, plans,
intellectual property, trade secrets, manuals, training materials and methods, sales and marketing materials and compilations of and other items derived (in whole or in part) from the foregoing. Confidential Information may be in either paper,
electronic or computer readable form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” shall not include information that: (i) becomes publicly known without breach of the Employee’s obligations under this
Section 7.a, or (ii) is required to be disclosed by law or by court order or government order; provided, however, that if the Employee is required to disclose any Confidential Information pursuant to any law, court order or government
order, (x) the Employee shall promptly notify the Company of any such requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, (y) the Employee shall reasonably
cooperate with the Company to obtain such a protective order at the Company’s cost and expense, and (z) if such order is not obtained, or the Company waives compliance with the provisions of this Section 7.a, the Employee shall
disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information which the Employee is advised by counsel that the Employee is legally required to so disclose. The Employee will notify the Company promptly and in writing of any circumstances of which the
Employee has knowledge relating to any possession or use of any Confidential Information by any Person other than those authorized by the terms of this Agreement. 

b.    Return of Company Property. The Employee will deliver to the Company at the termination of the
Employee’s employment with the Company, or at any other time the Company may request, all equipment, files, property, memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes, printouts, Confidential Information, Work Product, software,
documents and data (and all electronic, paper or other copies thereof) belonging to the Company, which the Employee may then possess or have under the Employee’s control. 

c.    Intellectual Property Rights. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that all inventions, technology,
processes, innovations, ideas, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, trademarks, service marks, and other indicia of origin, writings, audiovisual works, concepts, drawings, reports and all similar, related, or derivative
information or works (whether or not patentable or subject to copyright), including but not limited to all patents, copyrights, copyright registrations, trademarks, and trademark registrations in and to any of the foregoing, along with the right to
practice, employ, exploit, use, develop, reproduce, copy, distribute copies, publish, license, or create works derivative of any of the foregoing, and the right to choose not to do or permit any of the aforementioned actions, which relate to the
Company of its actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by the Employee while employed by the Company (collectively, the “Work Product”)
belong to the Company. All Work Product created by the Employee while employed by the Company (whether or not on the premises) will be considered “work made for hire,” and as such, the Company is the sole owner of all rights, title, and
interests therein.    All other rights to any new Work Product, including but not limited to all of the Employee’s rights to any copyrights or copyright registrations related thereto, are hereby conveyed, assigned and
transferred to the Company. The Employee will promptly disclose and deliver such Work Product to the Company and, at the Company’s expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by the Company (whether during or after the Term) to establish,
confirm and protect such ownership (including, without limitation, the execution of assignments, copyright registrations, consents, licenses, powers of attorney and other instruments). 

  
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 d.    Non-Competition. While
employed by the Company and for a period of one (1) year thereafter (the “Restricted Period”), the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into the employment of, render any services to, engage, manage, operate, join, or
own, or otherwise offer other assistance to or participate in, as an officer, director, employee, principal, agent, proprietor, representative, stockholder, partner, associate, consultant, sole proprietor or otherwise, any person that, directly or
indirectly, is engaged in the Business anywhere in the Restricted Area (as hereinafter defined). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee may own up to two percent (2%) of the outstanding stock of a publicly held corporation which constitutes or
is affiliated with any entity that is engaged in the Business so long as the Employee is not an officer, director, employee or consultant or otherwise maintains voting control, whether by contract or otherwise, of such entity. For purposes of this
Section 7, “Restricted Area” means the Unites States and any country where the Company or any of their affiliates has conducted or proposes to conduct business or offers any services or any other jurisdiction in or to which the
Company, or any of their affiliates has conducted or proposes to conduct any business or offers any services. For purposes of this Section 7, “Business” means the business of the Company as described in the recitals to this Agreement,
the actual business of the Company, or any of its affiliates as conducted at any time during the Term or any business as proposed to be conducted, including without limitation any anticipated business considered by Senior Management towards which
the Company or any affiliates thereof has taken material steps or incurred material expenditures in furtherance thereof prior to the termination date. 

e.    Non-Solicitation. During the Restricted Period, the Employee shall
not, directly or indirectly, whether for the Employee’s own account or for the account of any other person, solicit, attempt to solicit, endeavor to entice away from the Company, attempt to hire, hire, deal with, attempt to attract business
from, accept business from, or otherwise interfere with (whether by reason of cancellation, withdrawal, modification of relationship or otherwise) any actual or prospective relationship of the Company, or any of its affiliates with any person
(i) who is or was within the last two (2) years of termination employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company, or any of its affiliates including, but not limited to, any independent contractor or representative or
(ii) who is or was within the last two (2) years of termination an actual or bona fide prospective licensee, landlord, customer, supplier, or client of the Company, or any of its affiliates (or other person with which the Company, or any
of its affiliates had an actual or prospective bona fide business relationship). 
 f.    Non-Disparagement. The Employee agrees that the Employee will never make or publish any statement or communication which is false, negative, unflattering or disparaging with respect to the Company, Parent or any
of their respective affiliates and/or any of their respective direct or indirect shareholders, officers, directors, members, managers, employees or agents. The foregoing shall not be violated by (i) statements as required in response to legal
proceedings or governmental investigations (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings), and (ii) statements made in the context of prosecuting or defending any legal dispute (whether or not litigation has
commenced) as between the Employee on the one hand and the Company on the other. 

  
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 g.    Rationale for and Scope of Covenants. If any of the covenants
contained in this Section 7 are held to be invalid or unenforceable due to the unreasonableness of the time, geographic area, or range of activities covered by such covenants, such covenants shall nevertheless be enforced
to the maximum extent permitted by law and effective for such period of time, over such geographical area, or for such range of activities as may be determined to be reasonable by a court of competent jurisdiction and the parties hereby consent and
agree that the scope of such covenants may be judicially modified, accordingly, in any proceeding brought to enforce such covenants. The Employee agrees that the Employee’s services hereunder are of a special, unique, extraordinary and
intellectual character and the Employee’s position with the Company places the Employee in a position of confidence and trust with the customers, suppliers and employees of the Company. The Employee and the Company agree that, in the course of
employment hereunder, the Employee has and will continue to develop a personal relationship with the Company’s customers, and a knowledge of these customers’ affairs and requirements as well as confidential and proprietary information
developed by the Company after the date of this Agreement. The Employee agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill, confidential and proprietary information, and legitimate business interests of the Company that
the Employee make the covenants contained herein, that the covenants are a material inducement for the Company to employ or continue to employ the Employee and to enter into this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this
Section 7, the term “Company” includes Parent and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the Company provided if the Transaction is consummated, the term “Company” shall thereafter not
include the Parent. 
 h.    Remedies. 
  

	 	i.	 The Employee consents and agrees that if the Employee violates any covenants contained in this Section 7,
the Company would sustain irreparable harm and, therefore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to it, the Company shall be entitled to seek an injunction restraining the Employee from committing or continuing any such violation
of this Section 7. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company or the Employee from pursuing any other remedies including, without limitation, recovery of damages. The Employee acknowledges that Parent and each of
its direct and indirect subsidiaries is an express third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and that it may enforce these rights as a third-party beneficiary. These restrictive covenants shall be construed as agreements independent of any other
provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the Company, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of any
restrictive covenant. The Company has fully performed all obligations entitling it to the restrictive covenants, and the restrictive covenants therefore are not executory or otherwise subject to rejection and are enforceable under the Bankruptcy
Code. In the event of the breach by the Employee of any of the provisions of this Section 7, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other available rights and remedies, to terminate the

  
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Employee’s employment status hereunder and the provision of any benefits and compensation conditioned upon such status. The Company may assign the restrictive covenants set forth in this
Section 7 in connection with the acquisition of all or a part of the assets of the Company or its subsidiaries, and any such assignee or successor shall be entitled to enforce the rights and remedies set forth in this Section 7. The
Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Restricted Period shall be tolled on a day for day basis for all periods in which the Employee is found to have violated the terms of this Section 7 so that the Company receives the full benefit of the
Restricted Period to which the Employee has agreed. 

  

	 	ii.	In addition, and without limitation to the foregoing, except as required by law, if (A) the Company files a civil action against the Employee based on the Employee’s alleged breach of the Employee’s
obligations under Section 7 hereof, and (B) a court of competent jurisdiction issues a judgment that the Employee has breached any of such obligations and has issued injunctive relief, then the Employee shall promptly repay to the Company
any such severance payments the Employee previously received pursuant to Section 5.c in excess of the Employee’s Base Salary and Benefits accrued through the date of the Employee’s termination, and the Company will have no obligation
to pay any of such excess amounts that remain payable by the Company under Section 5.c. 

 8.    Notice. Any
notice required or desired to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be addressed as follows: 
  

			
	If to Company:	  	Fluent, LLC
		  	33 Whitehall Street
		  	15th Floor
		  	New York, NY 10004
		  	Attn:     Ryan Schulke
		
	If to Employee:	  	Don Patrick
		  	250 List Road
		  	Palm Beach, FL 33480

 Notice shall be deemed given on the date it is deposited in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed
in accordance with the foregoing, or the date otherwise delivered in person, whichever is earlier. The address to which any notice must be sent may be changed by providing written notice in accordance with this Section 8. 

9.    General Provisions. 

a.    Amendments. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter
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express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. This Agreement may only be altered or
amended by mutual written consent of the Company and the Employee. 
 b.    Applicable Law. This Agreement shall
be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York regardless of the conflict of laws rules or statutes of any jurisdiction. 

c.    Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon the Employee’s heirs, executors,
administrators or other legal representatives or assigns. This Agreement will not be assignable by the Employee, but shall be assigned by the Company in connection with the sale, lease, license, assignment, merger, consolidation, share exchange,
liquidation, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (whether direct or indirect) of all or substantially all of its business and/or assets in one or a series of related transactions (individually and/or collectively, a “Fundamental
Transaction”). The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this
Employment Agreement. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Employment
Agreement referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Employment Agreement with the same
effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. 
 d.    No Waiver. The failure of any
party to this Agreement to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part thereof or the right of any
party under this Agreement to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver or any breach of this Agreement shall be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. 

e.    Section Headings, Construction. The headings used in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. In no event shall the terms or provisions hereof be construed
against any party on the basis that such party or counsel for such party drafted this Agreement or the attachments hereto. 

f.    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held
invalid or unenforceable. 
 g.    Survival. The provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7, and 9 of this Agreement
shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason. 

  
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 h.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts each of which shall be deemed to be an original of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. 

i.    Opportunity to Review. The Employee represents that the Employee has been provided with an opportunity to
review the terms of the Agreement with legal counsel. 
 j.    Compliance with Code
Section 409A. This Agreement is intended, and shall be construed and interpreted, to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and, if necessary, any provision shall
be held null and void to the extent such provision (or part thereof) fails to comply with Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, each payment of compensation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of
compensation. Any amounts payable solely on account of an involuntary termination shall be excludible from the requirements of Code Section 409A, either as separation pay or as short-term deferrals to the maximum possible extent. Any reference
to the Employee’s “termination” or “termination of employment” shall mean the Employee’s “separation from service” as defined in Code Section 409A from the Company and all entities with whom the Company
would be treated as a single employer for purposes of Code Section 409A. Nothing herein shall be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax treatment to Employee and the Company shall have no liability to the Employee with respect to any
penalties that might be imposed on the Employee by Code Section 409A for any failure of this Agreement or otherwise. In the event that the Employee is a “specified employee” (as described in Code Section 409A), and any payment or
benefit payable pursuant to this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, then no such payment or benefit shall be made before the date that is six months after the Employee’s “separation from service”
(as described in Code Section 409A) (or, if earlier, the date of the Employee’s death). Any payment or benefit delayed by reason of the prior sentence shall be paid out or provided in a single lump sum at the end of such required delay
period in order to catch up to the original payment schedule. 
 k.    Attorney’s Fees. In any action or
proceeding (including any appeals) brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first written above. 

 

									
	Fluent, LLC	 		 	Don Patrick
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Ryan Schulke
	 		 		 	 /s/ Don Patrick

	Name:	 	 Ryan Schulke
	 		 		 	Date: January 8, 2018

 Its:Chief Executive Officer 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
  

	1.	Effective Date: January 8, 2018 

  

	2.	Employee Name: Don Patrick 

  

	3.	Position: Chief Operating Officer of the Company 

  

	4.	Duties: As determined by Senior Management 

  

	5.	Term: Commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the second anniversary thereafter. 

  

	6.	Base Salary: $300,000 per annum 

  

	7.	Bonus: Bonus is calculated through combination of Company and individual performance. EBITDA growth targets are set at 20% growth on previous year with marginal adjustments based upon organizational priorities
and additional considerations. On a ‘plan year’ Executive would qualify for a base bonus of 40% of Base Salary. The bonus structure is ‘uncapped’ and achievement of 100% of Base Salary is possible if Company achieves accelerants
in its model as profit targets are exceeded. 

 Equity: Upfront grant of 75,000 shares of Restricted Stock with a 3
year vest subject to Parent’s Compensation Committee and BFI approval. Prior to the 2019 plan year, you will be granted employee stock options or other form of equity employee benefit issued by the Company’s parent in an amount
commensurate with grants made to Senior Management; you acknowledge that the underlying plan and terms of any such grant have not been determined at this time. The foregoing grants are subject to the approval of the Parent’s Compensation
Committee and, if applicable, BFI. 

  
 Exhibit A - 1

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