Document:

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”), effective as of September 26, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), is made
and entered into by and between Trade Street Residential, Inc., a Maryland corporation with its principal place of business at
19950 West Country Club Drive, Suite 800, Aventura, Florida 33180 (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”),
and Richard Ross, an individual resident of the State of Florida (the “Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ
the Executive as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and the Executive desires to accept said employment by the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive
desire to express the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual promises and covenants set forth below and other good and valuable consideration,
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive do hereby agree as follows:

 

		1.	Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, all initially capitalized words and phrases
used herein have the following meanings:

 

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect
to any individual or entity, any other individual or entity who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls,
is controlled by or is under common control with such individual or entity.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning
set forth in the introductory paragraph above.

 

“Base Salary” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

“Board” shall mean the board of
directors of the Company.

 

“Bonus” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 hereof.

 

“Cause” shall
mean that the Executive has (a) continually failed to substantially perform, or been grossly negligent in the discharge of, his
duties to the Company (in any case, other than by reason of a Disability, physical or mental illness or analogous condition) and,
in the case of failure to substantially perform, failed to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of receipt from the Company
of notice specifying such non-performance; (b) been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a misdemeanor
with respect to which fraud or dishonesty is a material element; or (c) materially breached any material Company policy or agreement
with the Company and failed to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of receipt from the Company of notice specifying such material
breach.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

“Change of Control”
shall mean the first of the following events to occur after the Effective Date:

 

(a)          any
Person or group of Persons together with its Affiliates, but excluding (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any employee
benefit plans of the Company or (iii) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes, directly or indirectly, the “beneficial owner”
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (not including in the securities beneficially owned by
such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company);

 

(b)          the
following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on
the Effective Date, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection
with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of
directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders
was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors
on the Effective Date or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended;

 

(c)          the
consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation
or entity regardless of which entity is the survivor, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities
of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted
into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities
of the Company, such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

 

(d)          the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or winding-up of the Company or there is consummated an agreement
for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any
transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the holders of the common stock of the Company immediately
prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity
which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions,
and (ii) a “Change of Control” shall not occur for purposes of this Agreement as a result of any primary or secondary
offering of Company common stock to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

 

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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that (i) any payment under this Agreement is payable solely upon or following the occurrence of a
Change of Control and (ii) such payment is treated as “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, no
event that would not qualify as a “change in the ownership of the Company,” a “change in the effective control
of the Company,” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company” as such
terms are defined in Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations, shall be treated as a “Change of Control”
under this Agreement.

 

“COBRA” means
the applicable provisions of Section 4980B of the Code and corresponding provisions of ERISA.

 

“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning
set forth in the introductory paragraph above.

 

“Company Works” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 10.2(b) hereof.

 

“Competing Entity” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 10.1 hereof.

“Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(a) hereof.

 

“Disability”
means a physical or mental condition entitling the Executive to benefits under the applicable long-term disability plan of the
Company or, if no such plan exists, a “permanent and total disability” (within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3))
or as determined by the Company in accordance with applicable laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that (a) any payment
under this Agreement is payable solely upon the Executive’s Disability and (b) such payment is treated as “deferred
compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, Disability shall have the meaning provided in Code Section 409A and Section
1.409A-3(i)(4) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

“Effective Date” shall have the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above.

 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Executive” shall have the meaning
set forth in the introductory paragraph above.

 

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“Good Reason”
means (a) a material diminution in the Executive’s title, duties or responsibilities (provided, however, that a requirement
to utilize skills in addition to those utilized in the Executive’s current position shall not in and of itself be considered
a “material diminution” as contemplated by this clause (a), but a material reduction in the corporate functions directly
reporting to the Executive shall be considered a material diminution for purposes of this clause (a)); (b) a reduction of ten percent
(10%) or more in the Executive’s annual Base Salary; (c) a reduction of ten percent (10%) or more in the Executive’s
annual target bonus opportunity (including the failure to pay any bonus earned for any year in which a Change of Control of the
Company occurs pursuant to the terms of any applicable plan or arrangement in effect prior to such Change of Control); (d) the
relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location more than thirty (30) miles from the Executive’s
principal place of employment, except for required travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent
with the Executive’s historical business travel obligations; (e) a material breach of this Agreement by Company that , if
not a monetary breach, is not cured within thirty (30) days’ written notice of such breach by Executive to Company; or (f)
failure by the Company to have in effect a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy covering Executive in
those capacities, as required pursuant to Section 13 hereof. The Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute
consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. The Executive
shall not have the right to terminate his employment for Good Reason unless the Executive provides written notice to the Company
of the existence of grounds for termination for Good Reason, including a description of such grounds, within ninety (90) days following
the initial occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason and the Company shall have failed to remedy such act or omission within
thirty (30) days following its receipt of such notice. If the Executive does not provide such written notice of grounds for termination
for Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the initial occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason, the Executive will
be deemed to have waived the right to terminate for Good Reason with respect to such grounds.

 

“Incentive Plan”
means the Company’s 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

“Initial Term”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.

 

“Person” shall
mean a “person” as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (a) the Company (or any Subsidiary thereof), (b) a trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, (c) an underwriter temporarily holding securities
pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (d) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

 

“Renewal Term”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.

 

“Restrictive Covenant”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 hereof.

 

“Separation Conditions”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6 hereof.

 

“Severance Delay Period”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

“Subsidiary”
means a corporation, partnership or other entity of which a majority of the voting interests of such corporation, partnership or
other entity are at the time owned directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries or Subsidiaries, or both, by the Company.

 

“Term” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.

 

“Third Party Information”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(c) hereof.

 

“Works” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(b) hereof.

 

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		2.	Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive and the Executive hereby accepts
employment with the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The Executive shall serve as Chief
Financial Officer of the Company and such other office or offices to which the Executive may be appointed or elected by the Board.
Subject to the direction and supervision of the Board, the Executive shall perform such duties as are customarily associated with
the office of Chief Financial Officer of the Company and such other offices to which the Executive may be appointed or elected
by the Board and such additional duties as the Board may determine. The Executive will report to the Board. During the Term (as
defined below), the Executive shall (i) devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the performance of the Executive’s
duties hereunder and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would
conflict or interfere with the performance of such duties either directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the
Board; (ii) devote the Executive’s best efforts, skill and energies to promote and advance the business and interests of
the Company; and (iii) fully perform the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement. The foregoing does not preclude the
Executive from being involved in civic or charitable endeavors or from serving on the board of directors of, and receiving director
fees from, companies that are not in competition with the Company, so long as such activities do not adversely affect the Executive’s
performance hereunder.

 

		3.	Term. Subject to the provisions of termination as hereinafter provided, the initial term
of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall begin on the date hereof and shall terminate on the third (3rd)
anniversary of the date hereof (the “Initial Term”). Unless the Company notifies the Executive that his employment
under this Agreement will not be extended or the Executive notifies the Company that he is not willing to extend his employment,
the term of his employment under this Agreement shall automatically be extended for additional one (1) year periods on the same
terms and conditions as set forth herein (individually and collectively, the “Renewal Term”). The Initial Term
and the Renewal Term are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Term.”

 

		4.	Notice of Non-Renewal. If the Company or the Executive elects not to extend the Term of
this Agreement, the electing party shall do so by notifying the other party in writing not less than sixty (60) days prior to the
expiration of the Initial Term or the applicable Renewal Term.

 

		5.	Compensation.

 

		5.1	Base Salary. Until termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant
to this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) of One Hundred
Seventy-Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($175,000.00) per annum, which shall be payable to the Executive
in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll policies and practices. The Executive’s compensation
will be reviewed periodically by the Board, or a committee or subcommittee thereof to which compensation matters have been delegated,
and after taking into consideration both the performance of the Company and the personal performance of the Executive, the Board,
or any such committee or subcommittee, in its sole discretion, may increase the Executive’s compensation to any amount it
may deem appropriate.

 

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		5.2	Bonus. In the event either the Company or the Executive, or both, respectively achieve certain
financial performance and personal performance targets of the Company (as established by the Board, or a committee or subcommittee
thereof to which compensation matters have been delegated) pursuant to a cash compensation incentive plan or similar plan or arrangement
established by the Company, the Company may pay to the Executive an annual cash bonus during the Term of this Agreement (the “Bonus”).
The Bonus, if any, shall be paid to the Executive between January 1 and March 15 of the year following the year in which the services
which gave rise to the Bonus were performed. The Board (or applicable committee or subcommittee) may review and revise the terms
of the cash compensation incentive plan or similar plan referenced above at any time, after taking into consideration both the
performance of the Company and the personal performance of the Executive, among other factors, and may, in its sole discretion,
amend the cash compensation incentive or similar plan or arrangement in any manner it may deem appropriate; provided, however,
that any such amendment to the plan or arrangement shall not affect the Executive’s right to participate in such amended
plan or plans.

 

		5.3	Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to three (3) weeks of paid vacation annually.
In addition, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all compensation or employee benefit plans or programs and receive
all benefits and perquisites for which any salaried employees are eligible under any existing or future plan or program established
by the Company for salaried employees. The Executive will participate to the extent permissible under the terms and provisions
of such plans or programs in accordance with program provisions. These may include group hospitalization, health, dental care,
life or other insurance, tax qualified pension, savings, thrift and profit sharing plans, termination pay programs, sick leave
plans, travel or accident insurance, disability insurance, and equity-based incentive plans. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude
the Company from amending or terminating any of the plans or programs applicable to salaried or senior executives as long as such
amendment or termination is applicable to all similarly situated salaried employees or senior executives. Except as otherwise set
forth herein, the Executive shall not be eligible to participate in any other termination pay or severance program established
by the Company.

 

		5.4	Expenses Incurred in Performance of Duties. The Company shall pay or promptly reimburse
the Executive for all reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of the Executive’s
duties under this Agreement in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time with respect to business
expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Executive shall be reimbursed for all such expenses no later
than the last day of the month succeeding the month in which the Executive submits the required documentation for such expense
reimbursement to the Company.

 

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		5.5	Withholdings. All compensation payable hereunder shall be subject to withholding for federal
income taxes, FICA and all other applicable federal, state and local withholding requirements.

 

		6.	Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated by any of the following events:
	 	 	 

		6.1	Mutual written agreement between the Executive and the Company at any time;

 

		6.2	The Executive’s death;

 

		6.3	The Executive’s Disability which renders the Executive unable to perform the essential functions
of the Executive’s job even with reasonable accommodation;

 

		6.4	By the Company with or without Cause; and

 

		6.5	By the Executive with or without Good Reason.

 

		7.	Company’s Post-Termination Obligations.

 

		7.1	Termination by Mutual Written Agreement. If this Agreement
terminates by mutual agreement between the Executive and the Company, then the Company will pay the Executive (i) all accrued,
but unpaid, wages based on the Executive’s then current Base Salary, through the termination date; (ii) all earned and accrued
but unpaid bonuses prorated to the date of termination; and (iii) all unreimbursed business expenses with respect to which Executive
is entitled to reimbursement as provided herein, provided that, to the extent not previously submitted, a request for reimbursement
of business expenses is submitted in accordance with the Company’s policies within ten (10) business
days of the Executive’s termination date. Payment of such amounts shall be made by the Company within thirty (30) business
days of the Executive’s termination date with respect to reimbursement requests submitted prior to the termination date and
within thirty (30) days after the date of submission, for those submitted after the termination date, with the payment date determined
by the Company in its sole discretion. Except as provided in Section 10.2(e) and Section 11 hereof, the Company shall
have no other obligations to the Executive under this Agreement; however, the Executive shall continue to be bound by Section
10 and all other post-termination obligations to which the Executive is subject, including, but not limited to, the obligations
contained in this Agreement that survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided herein.

 

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		7.2	Termination for Cause or Without Good Reason. If this Agreement
is terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason, then the Company will pay the Executive (i) all
accrued, but unpaid, wages based on the Executive’s then current Base Salary, through the termination date; (ii) all earned
and accrued but unpaid bonuses prorated to the date of termination; and (iii) all unreimbursed business expenses with respect to
which Executive is entitled to reimbursement as provided herein, provided that, to the extent not previously submitted, a request
for reimbursement of business expenses is submitted in accordance with the Company’s policies within ten (10) business
days of the Executive’s termination date. Payment of such amounts shall be made by the Company within thirty (30) business
days of the Executive’s termination date with respect to reimbursement requests submitted prior to the termination date and
within thirty (30) days after the date of submission, for those submitted after the termination date, with the payment date determined
by the Company in its sole discretion. The Company shall have no other obligations to the Executive under this Agreement; however,
the Executive shall continue to be bound by Section 10 and all other post-termination obligations to which the Executive
is subject, including, but not limited to, the obligations contained in this Agreement that survive the expiration or earlier termination
of this Agreement, as provided herein.

 

		7.3	Termination for Death or Disability. If this Agreement is terminated due to the Executive’s
death or Disability, then the Company will pay the Executive (or the Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries, as the case
may be) (i) all accrued, but unpaid, wages based on the Executive’s then current Base Salary, through the termination date;
(ii) all earned and accrued but unpaid bonuses prorated to the date of the Executive’s death or Disability; (iii) all unreimbursed
business expenses with respect to which Executive is entitled to reimbursement as provided herein, provided that, to the extent
not previously submitted, a request for reimbursement of business expenses is submitted in accordance with the Company’s
policies by the Executive (or by the Executive’s guardian, the Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries, as the case
may be) within sixty (60) business days of the Executive’s termination date; and (iv) if the Executive is participating in
the Company’s group medical, vision and dental plan immediately prior to the date of termination, a lump sum payment equal
to eighteen (18) times (or such lesser period that the Executive and/or the Executive’s eligible dependents are entitled
to under COBRA) the amount of monthly employer contribution that the Company made to an issuer (or as otherwise determined on an
actuarial basis based upon the applicable monthly premium for continuation coverage under COBRA) to provide medical, vision and
dental insurance to the Executive and his dependents in the month immediately preceding the date of termination; provided, however,
that the Executive or the Executive’s eligible dependents shall be solely responsible for any non-monetary requirements which
must be satisfied or actions that must be taken in order to obtain such COBRA continuation coverage. Payment of the amounts listed
in this Section 7.3 shall be made by the Company to the Executive (or the Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries,
as the case may be) within sixty (60) days of the Executive’s termination date, with the payment date determined by the Company
in its sole discretion. Additionally, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Incentive Plan or any award agreement, upon
the expiration of the Term as a result of Executive’s Death or Disability, all of Executive’s outstanding unvested
equity-based awards (including, but not limited to, restricted stock and restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Incentive
Plan), shall vest and become immediately exercisable and unrestricted, without any action by the Board or any committee thereof.
For the avoidance of doubt, settlement of any restricted stock units, the vesting of which is accelerated pursuant to this Section
7.3, shall occur upon vesting pursuant to this Section 7.3, subject to any previous legally binding deferral election
or contrary payment date provided for in the applicable award agreement regarding such units. Except as provided in Section
10.2(e) and Section 11, the Company shall have no other obligations to the Executive under this Agreement; however,
the Executive shall continue to be bound by Section 10 and all other post-termination obligations to which the Executive
is subject, including, but not limited to, the obligations contained in this Agreement that survive the expiration or earlier termination
of this Agreement, as provided herein.

 

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		7.4	Termination without Cause or for Good Reason. If this Agreement
is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, then the Company will pay the Executive (i) all
accrued, but unpaid, wages through the termination date, based on the Executive’s then current Base Salary; (ii) all accrued,
but unpaid, vacation through the termination date, based on the Executive’s then current Base Salary; (iii) all unreimbursed
business expenses with respect to which Executive is entitled to reimbursement as provided herein, provided that, to the extent
not previously submitted, a request for reimbursement of business expenses is submitted in accordance with the Company’s
policies within ten (10) business days of the Executive’s termination date; (iv) all
earned and accrued but unpaid bonuses; and (v) if the Executive is participating in the Company’s group medical, vision and
dental plan immediately prior to the date of termination, a lump sum payment equal to eighteen (18) times (or such lesser period
that the Executive and/or the Executive’s eligible dependents are entitled to under COBRA) the amount of monthly employer
contribution that the Company made to an issuer (or as otherwise determined on an actuarial basis based upon the applicable monthly
premium for continuation coverage under COBRA) to provide medical, vision and dental insurance to the Executive and his dependents
in the month immediately preceding the date of termination; provided, however, that the Executive or the Executive’s eligible
dependents shall be solely responsible for any non-monetary requirements which must be satisfied or actions that must be taken
in order to obtain such COBRA continuation coverage. Payment of the amounts listed in this Section 7.4 shall be made by
the Company within thirty (30) days of the Executive’s termination date, with the payment date determined by the Company
in its sole discretion. In addition, the Company will pay the Executive a separation payment equal to one and one-half times (1.5x)
the Executive’s then current Base Salary. Payment of the separation payment shall begin on the first regular payroll payment
date occurring after the thirtieth (30th) day following the Executive’s termination date (the “Severance
Delay Period”) and will be paid over a period of eighteen (18) months from such date in accordance with the Company’s
regular payroll practices. Additionally, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Incentive Plan or any award agreement,
upon the expiration of the Term as a result of the Company’s termination of Executive without Cause or Executive’s
termination for Good Reason, all of Executive’s outstanding unvested equity-based awards (including, but not limited to,
restricted stock and restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Incentive Plan), shall vest and become immediately exercisable
and unrestricted, without any action by the Board or any committee thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, settlement of any restricted
stock units, the vesting of which is accelerated pursuant to this Section 7.4, shall occur upon vesting pursuant to this
Section 7.4, subject to any previous legally binding deferral election or contrary payment date provided for in the applicable
award agreement regarding such units. Except as set forth in this Section 7.4, Section 10.2(e) and Section 11,
the Company shall have no other obligations to the Executive under this Agreement; however, the Executive shall continue to be
bound by Section 10 and all other post-termination obligations to which the Executive is subject, including, but not limited
to, the obligations contained in this Agreement that survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided
herein.

 

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		7.5	Termination upon Non-Renewal by the Company. In the event
that the Company elects not to extend the Term of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4 hereof, then the Company will pay
the Executive (i) all accrued, but unpaid, wages through the expiration of the Term, based on the Executive’s then current
Base Salary; (ii) all accrued, but unpaid, vacation through the expiration of the Term, based on the Executive’s then current
Base Salary; (iii) all unreimbursed business expenses with respect to which Executive is entitled to reimbursement as provided
herein, provided that, to the extent not previously submitted, a request for reimbursement of business expenses is submitted in
accordance with the Company’s policies within ten (10) business days of the expiration
of the Term; (iv) all earned and accrued but unpaid bonuses; and (v) if the Executive is participating in the Company’s group
medical, vision and dental plan immediately prior to the date of termination, a lump sum payment equal to eighteen (18) times (or
such lesser period that the Executive and/or the Executive’s eligible dependents are entitled to under COBRA) the amount
of monthly employer contribution that the Company made to an issuer (or as otherwise determined on an actuarial basis based upon
the applicable monthly premium for continuation coverage under COBRA) to provide medical, vision and dental insurance to the Executive
and his dependents in the month immediately preceding the date of termination; provided, however, that the Executive or the Executive’s
eligible dependents shall be solely responsible for any non-monetary requirements which must be satisfied or actions that must
be taken in order to obtain such COBRA continuation coverage. Payment of the amounts listed in this Section 7.5 shall be
made by the Company within thirty (30) days of the expiration of the Term, with the payment date determined by the Company in its
sole discretion. In addition, the Company will pay the Executive a separation payment equal to one times (1x) the Executive’s
then current Base Salary; provided, however, that the amount payable at that time will be the amount of the separation payment
as so determined, reduced dollar-for-dollar by all salary and Bonus payments made to the Executive for services as an employee
of the Company after the non-renewal of the Agreement. Payment of the separation payment shall begin on the first regular payroll
payment date occurring after the thirtieth (30th) day following the expiration of the Term and will be paid over a period
of twelve (12) months from such date in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. Additionally, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Incentive Plan or any award agreement, upon the expiration of the Term as a result of the Company’s
non-renewal of the Agreement pursuant to Section 4 hereof, all of Executive’s outstanding unvested equity-based awards
(including, but not limited to, restricted stock and restricted stock units) granted pursuant to the Incentive Plan, shall vest
and become immediately exercisable and unrestricted, without any action by the Board or any committee thereof. For
the avoidance of doubt, settlement of any restricted stock units, the vesting of which is accelerated pursuant to this Section
7.5, shall occur upon vesting pursuant to this Section 7.5, subject to any previous legally binding deferral
election or contrary payment date provided for in the applicable award agreement regarding such units. Except as set forth in this
Section 7.5, Section 10.2(e), and Section 11, the Company shall have no other obligations to the Executive
under this Agreement; however, the Executive shall continue to be bound by Section 10 and all other post-termination obligations
to which the Executive is subject, including, but not limited to, the obligations contained in this Agreement that survive the
expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, as provided herein.

 

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		7.6	Separation Conditions. The Company’s obligation to provide the separation payments
set forth in Section 7.4 and 7.5 above shall be conditioned upon the following (the “Separation Conditions”):

 

(i)        the
Executive’s execution (and the expiration of any applicable revocation period without revocation by the Executive) of a separation
agreement substantially similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit A prepared by the Company, which form will include
a limited release from liability so that the Executive will release the Company from any and all liability and claims arising under
this Agreement or arising out of the Executive’s employment by the Company prior to the expiration of the Severance Delay
Period following the expiration of the Term, it being acknowledged by the Company that such release shall not release the Company
from any obligations arising under this Agreement to be performed by the Company on or after the Severance Delay Period; provided,
however, that The Executive shall not be required to release any claim the Executive may have against the Company in his capacity
as a stockholder of the Company or claims for indemnification pursuant to any indemnification agreement between the Executive and
the Company or otherwise existing pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents or applicable state law; and

 

(ii)        the
Executive’s material compliance with the restrictive covenants (as set forth in Section 10) and all post-termination
obligations, including, but not limited to, the obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

		7.7	If the Executive does not timely execute (or revokes) an effective separation agreement prior to
the expiration of the Severance Delay Period or the sixty (60) days following the expiration of the Term, as set forth in Section
7.4 or 7.5 above, as applicable, the Company will not provide any payments or benefits to the Executive under Section
7.4 or 7.5, as applicable, and such benefits will be forfeited by the Executive. The Company’s obligation to make
the separation payments set forth in Section 7.4 or 7.5, as applicable, shall terminate immediately upon any material
breach by the Executive of any post-termination or post-expiration obligations to which the Executive is subject, which breach,
if curable, is not cured within ten (10) days of the Executive being notified of such breach.

 

		7.8	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company’s obligations to make
any payments to the Executive under this Section 7 will not terminate in the event that the Executive gains other employment upon
the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement as long as the Executive has satisfied the conditions set forth in Section 7.6,
if applicable, and the Executive is not in breach of the provisions set forth in Section 10 hereof.

 

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8.          Change
of Control.

 

8.1        Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Incentive Plan or any award agreement, upon a Change of Control, all of Executive’s outstanding
unvested equity-based awards (including, but not limited to, restricted stock and restricted stock units) granted pursuant to the
Incentive Plan, shall vest and become immediately exercisable and unrestricted, without any action by the Board or any committee
thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, settlement of any restricted stock
units, the vesting of which is accelerated pursuant to this Section 8.1, shall occur upon vesting pursuant to this Section
8.1, subject to any previous legally binding deferral election or contrary payment date provided for in the applicable
award agreement regarding such units.

 

8.2        Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 7, if, within one (1) year following a Change of Control, the Company terminates Executive’s
employment without Cause pursuant to Section 6.4, or Executive resigns for Good Reason, then the Company will pay Executive
the following amounts:

 

(i)          all
accrued, but unpaid, wages through the termination date, based on Executive’s then current Base Salary;

 

(ii)         all
accrued but unused and unpaid vacation;

 

(iii)        a
separation payment equal to two times (2x) the sum of (A) Executive’s then current Base Salary, and (B) Executive’s
average Bonus for the two (2) year period prior to the Change of Control (determined as provided in Section 7.4 if the termination
of employment occurs prior to completion of two annual Bonus periods), which separation payment shall be paid in a lump sum;

 

(iv)        a
payment for all earned and accrued but unpaid bonuses;

 

(v)         a
payment for all unreimbursed business expenses with respect to which Executive is entitled to reimbursement as provided herein,
provided that, to the extent not previously submitted, a request for reimbursement of business expenses is submitted in accordance
with the Company’s policies and submitted within ten (10) business days of Executive’s
termination date; and

 

(vi)        a
payment in the amount specified in Section 7.4(v).

 

8.3        The
payments and benefits set forth in this Section 8 shall be provided to Executive in lieu of any benefits to which Executive
may be entitled to receive under Section 7.4 above and shall be paid or begin on the first regular payroll payment date
occurring after the Severance Delay Period, provided, however, that Executive’s right to receive the separation payments
and benefits set forth in this Section 8 shall be subject to the Separation Conditions set forth in Sections 7.6
and 7.7 above. Except as provided in Section 10.2 (e) and Section 11 hereof, the separation payments and benefits
set forth in this Section 8 shall constitute full satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement,
any Company policy or otherwise. Furthermore, the Company’s obligations to make any payments to the Executive under this
Section 8 will not terminate in the event that the Executive gains other employment upon such termination without Cause
or resignation for Good Reason as long as the Executive has satisfied the conditions set forth in Section 7.6 and the Executive
is not in breach of the provisions set forth in Section 10 hereof.

 

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		9.	Compliance with Code Section 409A and Other Applicable Provisions of the Code.

 

		9.1	It is intended that (i) each payment or installment of payments provided under this Agreement is
a separate “payment” for purposes of Code Section 409A, and (ii) that the payments satisfy, to the greatest extent
possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A, including those provided under Treasury Regulations 1.409A-1(b)(4)
(regarding short-term deferrals), 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (regarding the two-times, two (2) year exception) and 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v) (regarding
reimbursements and other separation pay). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Company determines in accordance
with its “specified employee” procedures (i) that on the date of the Executive’s “separation from service”
(as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) or at such other time that the Company determines to be relevant,
the Executive is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(i)(1)) of the Company,
and (ii) that any payments to be provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement are or may become subject to the additional
tax under Code Section 409A(a)(1)(B) or any other taxes or penalties imposed under Code Section 409A if provided at the time otherwise
required under this Agreement, then such payments shall be delayed until the date that is six (6) months after the date of the
Executive’s “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) or, if
sooner, the date of the Executive’s death. Any payments delayed pursuant to this Section 9 shall be made in a lump
sum on the first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s “separation from service” (as such term is
defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) or, if sooner, the date of the Executive’s death. It is intended that Agreement
shall comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations relating thereto so as not to subject the Executive
to the payment of additional taxes and interest under Code Section 409A. In furtherance of this intent, this Agreement shall be
interpreted, operated, and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions.

 

		9.2	In addition, to the extent that any reimbursement, fringe benefit or other, similar plan or arrangement
in which the Executive participates during the term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement or thereafter provides
for a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, such reimbursements or payments shall be
made in accordance with Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv), including: the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment under
such plan or arrangement in one calendar year may not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment in any other calendar
year (except that a plan providing medical or health benefits may impose a generally applicable limit on the amount that may be
reimbursed or paid), (ii) subject to any shorter time periods provided herein or the applicable plans or arrangements, any reimbursement
or payment of an expense under such plan or arrangement must be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the
calendar year in which the expense was incurred, and (iii) the right to any reimbursement or in-kind benefit is not subject to
liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

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		9.3	Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a termination of the Executive’s employment
shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or
benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service”
within the meaning of Code Section 409A (and Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) (which, by definition, includes a separation from
any other entity that would be deemed a single employer together with the Company for this purpose under Code Section 409A (and
Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)), and for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,”
“termination of employment,” “termination date,” or similar terms shall mean “separation from service.”

 

		9.4	For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall pay any amounts that are due under this Agreement
following the Executive’s termination of employment, death, Disability or other event within the periods of time that are
specified in this Agreement in accordance with the Company’s general payroll policies and procedures.

 

		9.5	By accepting this Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Company does
not make any representations with respect to the application of Code Section 409A to any tax, economic or legal consequences of
any payments payable to the Executive hereunder. Further, by the acceptance of this Agreement, the Executive acknowledges that
(i) the Executive has obtained independent tax advice regarding the application of Code Section 409A to the payments due to the
Executive hereunder, (ii) the Executive retains full responsibility for the potential application of Code Section 409A to the tax
and legal consequences of payments payable to the Executive hereunder and (iii) the Company shall not indemnify or otherwise compensate
the Executive for any violation of Code Section 409A that my occur in connection with this Agreement. The parties agree to cooperate
in good faith to amend such documents and to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with Code Section 409A.

 

		9.6	Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, in no event shall any payment under this Agreement
that constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder be subject to offset by any other amount unless otherwise permitted by Code Section 409A.

 

		10.	Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure.

 

		10.1	Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during
the Executive’s employment and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of the Executive’s employment
by either the Company or the Executive for any reason, the Executive shall not (i) perform services which are substantially similar
and/or equivalent to the services being performed by the Executive during his employment with the Company, individually or on behalf
of any person, firm, partnership, association, business organization, corporation or entity (each, a “Competing Entity”)
that owns, operates, acquires or develops multi-family residential properties within one or more states where the Company’s
properties, at the time of the Executive’s termination, are located and which Competing Entity has total assets in excess
of $200,000,000 as of the most recently completed quarter prior to the Executive's termination, which value shall be calculated
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (ii) directly or indirectly solicit any customer or client of the
Company (other than on behalf of the Company) with respect to the business described in subsection (i) hereof; or (iii) directly
or indirectly induce or encourage any employee of the Company or affiliated entities to leave the employ of the Company or affiliated
entities. The foregoing covenants and agreements of the Executive are referred to herein as the “Restrictive Covenant.”
The Executive acknowledges that he has carefully read and considered the provisions of the Restrictive Covenant and, having done
so, agrees that the restrictions set forth in this Section 10.1, including without limitation the time period of restriction
set forth above, are fair and reasonable and are reasonably required for the protection of the legitimate business and economic
interests of the Company. The Executive further acknowledges that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement absent
the Executive’s agreement to the foregoing.

 

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In the event that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, any of the provisions of this Section 10.1 or any parts hereof shall be held to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions or parts hereof shall nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable as though the
invalid or unenforceable portions or parts had not been included herein. In the event that any provision of this Section 10.1
relating to the time period, the area of restriction, the scope of activity and/or related aspects shall be declared by a court
of competent jurisdiction to exceed the maximum restrictiveness such court deems reasonable and enforceable, such provision(s)
shall be reformed by such court by limit or reducing it to the minimum extent necessary so as to remain enforceable to the fullest
extent deemed reasonable by such court.

 

Moreover, the Executive’s
obligations under this Section 10.1 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Company shall fail to make
the payments to the Executive required by Section 7 and/or Section 8 of this Agreement after failing to cure such
non-payment within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from the Executive of such non-payment.

 

		10.2	Confidential Information.

 

(a)          Obligation
to Maintain Confidentiality. The Executive acknowledges that the continued success of the Company depends upon the use and
protection of a large body of confidential and proprietary information, including confidential and proprietary information now
existing or to be developed in the future. “Confidential Information” will be defined as all information of
any sort (whether merely remembered or embodied in a tangible or intangible form) that is (i) related to the Company’s prior,
current or potential business and (ii) not generally or publicly known. Therefore, the Executive agrees not to disclose or use
for the Executive’s own account any of such Confidential Information, except as reasonably necessary for the performance
of the Executive’s duties as an employee or director of the Company, without prior written consent of the Board, unless and
to the extent that any Confidential Information (i) becomes generally known to and available for use by the public other than as
a result of the Executive’s improper acts or omissions to act or (ii) is required to be disclosed pursuant to any applicable
law, regulatory action or court order; provided, however, that the Executive must give the Company prompt written notice of any
such legal requirement, disclose no more information than is so required, and cooperate fully with all efforts by the Company (at
the Company’s sole expense) to obtain a protective order or similar confidentiality treatment for such information. Upon
the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive agrees to deliver to the Company, upon request,
all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports and other documents (including copies thereof and electronic media) relating to the
business of the Company (including, without limitation, all Confidential Information) that the Executive may then possess or have
under the Executive’s control, other than such documents as are generally or publicly known (provided, that such documents
are not known as a result of the Executive’s breach or actions in violation of this Agreement); and at any time thereafter,
if any such materials are brought to the Executive’s attention or the Executive discovers them in the Executive’s possession,
the Executive shall deliver such materials to the Company immediately upon such notice or discovery. The provisions of this Section
10.2(a) shall specifically survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Executive’s
employment with the Company.

 

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(b)          Ownership
of Intellectual Property. If the Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship,
inventions, materials, documents or other work product or other intellectual property, either alone or in conjunction with third
parties, at any time during the time that the Executive is employed by the Company (“Works”), to the extent
that such Works were created, invented, designed, developed, contributed to, or improved with the use of any Company resources
and/or within the scope of such employment (collectively, the “Company Works”), the Executive shall promptly
and fully disclose such Company Works to the Company. Any copyrightable work falling within the definition of Company Works shall
be deemed a “work made for hire” as such term is defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101. The Executive hereby (i) irrevocably
assigns, transfers and conveys, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all right, title and interest in and to the Company
Works on a worldwide basis (including, without limitation, rights under patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition
and related laws) to the Company or such other entity as the Company shall designate, to the extent ownership of any such rights
does not automatically vest in the Company under applicable law, and (ii) waives any moral rights therein to the fullest extent
permitted under applicable law. The Executive agrees not to use any Company Works for the Executive’s personal benefit, the
benefit of a competitor, or for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company. The Executive agrees to execute any
further documents and take any further reasonable actions requested by the Company to assist it in validating, effectuating, maintaining,
protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of its rights hereunder, all at the Company’s
sole expense.

 

(c)          Third
Party Information. The Executive understands that the Company will receive from third parties confidential or proprietary information
(“Third Party Information”) subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of
such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the time that the Executive is employed by the Company
or serves on the Company’s Board and at all times thereafter, the Executive will hold information which the Executive knows,
or reasonably should know, to be Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose to anyone (other than
personnel of the Company who need to know such information in connection with their work for the Company) or use, except in connection
with the Executive’s work for the Company, Third Party Information unless expressly authorized in writing by the Board or
the information (i) becomes generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of the Executive’s
improper acts or omissions or (ii) is required to be disclosed pursuant to any applicable law, regulatory action or court order.

 

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(d)          Use
of Information of Prior Employers. During the Term, the Executive shall not use or disclose any Confidential Information including
trade secrets, if any, of any former employers or any other person to whom the Executive has an obligation of confidentiality,
and shall not bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer
or any other person to whom the Executive has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by the former employer
or person. The Executive shall use in the performance of the Executive’s duties only information that is (i) generally known
and used by persons with training and experience comparable to the Executive’s and that is (x) common knowledge in the industry
or (y) is otherwise legally in the public domain, (ii) otherwise provided or developed by the Company or (iii) in the case of materials,
property or information belonging to any former employer or other person to whom the Executive has an obligation of confidentiality,
approved for such use in writing by such former employer or person.

 

(e)          Disparaging
Statements. During the time that the Executive is employed by the Company or serves on the Company’s Board and at all
times thereafter, the Executive shall not disparage the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives,
or any of such entities’ products or services; provided, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from making
any general competitive statements or communications about the Company or their businesses in the ordinary course of competition.
During the time that the Executive is employed by the Company or serves on the Company’s Board and at all times thereafter,
the Company agrees that (i) it shall not issue any public statements disparaging the Executive and (ii) it shall take reasonable
steps to ensure that the senior executive officers of the Company shall not disparage the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing in this Section 10.2(e) shall prevent the Executive or the Company from enforcing any rights under this Agreement
or any other agreement to which the Executive and the Company are party, or otherwise limit such enforcement.

 

		10.3	Enforcement. The parties hereto agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy
for any breach of Section 10.1 or 10.2 by the Executive or any breach of Section 10.2(e) by the Company, and
any breach of the terms of Section 10.1 or 10.2 by the Executive or Section 10.2(e) by the Company would result
in irreparable injury and damage to the other party for which such party would have no adequate remedy at law. Therefore, in the
event of a breach or threatened breach of Section 10.1 or 10.2 by the Executive or of Section 10.2(e) by the
Company, the Company or its successors or assigns or the Executive, as applicable, in addition to other rights and remedies existing
in their or the Executive’s favor, shall be entitled to specific performance and/or immediate injunctive or other equitable
relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions of Section 10.1
or 10.2 (in the case of a breach by the Executive) or Section 10.2(e) (in the case of a breach by the Company), without
having to prove damages, and to the payment by the breaching party of all of the other party’s costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, in addition to any other remedies to which the other party may be entitled at law or
in equity. The terms of this Section shall not prevent either party from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or
threatened breach hereof, including but not limited to the recovery of damages from the other party. 

 

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		11.	Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless to the fullest
extent that would be permitted by law (including a payment of expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding) as in effect
at the time of the subject act or omission, or by the charter of the Company as in effect at such time, or by the terms of any
indemnification agreement between the Company and the Executive, whichever affords greatest protection to the Executive, and the
Executive shall be entitled to the protection of any insurance policies the Company may elect to maintain generally for the benefit
of its officers or, during the Executive’s service in such capacity, directors (and to the extent the Company maintains such
an insurance policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any
company officer or director), against all costs, charges and expenses whatsoever incurred or sustained by the Executive (including
but not limited to any judgment entered by a court of law) at the time such costs, charges and expenses are incurred or sustained,
in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, or threatened action, suit or proceeding, against the Executive, to which the
Executive may be made a party by reason of his being or having been an officer or employee of the Company, or serving as an officer
or employee of an Affiliate of the Company, at the request of the Company, other than any action, suit or proceeding brought against
the Executive by or on account of his breach of the provisions of any employment agreement with a third party that has not been
disclosed by the Executive to the Company. The provisions of this Section 11 shall specifically survive the expiration or
earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

		12.	Clawback. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any amounts paid or
payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise by the Company, including, but not limited to, any equity compensation
granted to the Executive, may be subject to forfeiture or repayment to the Company in accordance with Code Section 409A and pursuant
to any clawback policy as adopted by the Board from time to time, and the Executive hereby agrees to be bound by any such policy.

 

		13.	Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance. The Company agrees, during the Term, to
use good faith efforts to obtain and maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy with coverage reasonably
recommended by an independent liability insurance consultant.

 

		14.	Notices. Any notice required or desired to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be delivered personally or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or delivered by overnight courier service
and shall be deemed to have been given on the date of its delivery, if delivered, and on the third (3rd) full business day following
the date of the mailing, if mailed, to each of the parties thereto at the following respective addresses or such other address
as may be specified in any notice delivered or mailed as above provided:

 

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		(i)	If to the Executive, to:

 

Richard Ross

19950 West Country Club Drive, Suite 800

Aventura, Florida 33180

 

		(ii)	If to the Company, to:

 

Trade Street Residential, Inc.

19950 West Country Club Drive, Suite 800

Aventura, Florida 33180

Attention: General Counsel 

 

		15.	Waiver of Breach. The waiver by either party of any provision of this Agreement shall not
operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the other party. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall
be implied from any course of dealing between the parties hereto or from any failure by either party hereto to assert any rights
hereunder on any occasion or series of occasions.

 

		16.	Assignment. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company. The Company may not assign this Agreement
without consent of the Executive, except in connection with a Change of Control. The Executive acknowledges that the services to
be rendered by him are unique and personal, and the Executive may not assign any of his rights or delegate any of his duties or
obligations under this Agreement.

 

		17.	Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties
relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes in full and in all respects any prior oral or written agreement, arrangement
or understanding between the parties with respect to Executive’s employment with the Company. This Agreement may not be amended
or changed orally but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification,
extension or discharge is sought.

 

		18.	Controlling Law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement
and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Florida or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Florida.

 

		19.	Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement will be deemed performable by all parties in, and
venue will exclusively be in the state or federal courts located in the State of Florida. The Executive and the Company hereby
consent to the personal jurisdiction of these courts and waive any objections that such venue is objectionable or improper.

 

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		20.	Waiver of Jury Trial. AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES
THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY. The losing party in any lawsuit or proceeding relating to or arising in any way from this Agreement or the matters contemplated
hereby shall pay the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the prevailing party in such lawsuit or proceeding.

 

		21.	Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision
to any party or circumstances will be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid and unenforceable to any
extent, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such provision to such person or circumstances other than those to
which it is so determined to be invalid and unenforceable, will not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof will be validated
and will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

		22.	Headings. The sections, subjects and headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page to Follow]

 

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[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]

 

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

 

	 	EXECUTIVE:
	 	 
	 	/s/ Richard Ross
	 	Richard Ross
	 	 
	 	COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	Trade Street Residential Inc.
	 	 
	 	By:	 /s/ Michael Baumann
	 	Name:	Michael Baumann
	 	Title:	 Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

 

This Separation Agreement
and Release (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between [___________] (“Employee”)
and Trade Street Residential, Inc., including its affiliates, parent corporations, subsidiaries, officers, directors,
shareholders, employees, managers, members, partners, consultants, attorneys, and agents (“Company”).
For purposes hereof, Employee and Company shall be collectively referred to herein as the "Parties," and
individually, as a "Party."

 

WHEREAS, Company has
employed Employee as its [POSITION] in accordance with that certain Employment Agreement dated [______], by and between the Company
and the Employee (“Employment Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the term of
Employee's employment under the Employment Agreement has been terminated in accordance with the Employment Agreement, and in return
for the consideration to be provided by Company to Employee in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in the Employment Agreement, Employee has agreed to provide the release set forth herein to the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, Employee and Company, hereby intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.          Recitals.
The recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

2.          Separation
Date. Employee’s separation from Company shall be effective at the close of business on [_________, 20__] (the “Separation
Date”). Employee warrants and represents that he has returned, or will promptly hereafter return, to Company all
property of Company in his possession, custody, or control, including, but not limited to, files (paper and electronic) and other
documents, client records, working papers, reports, computers and other hardware or software, access cards, office keys, and all
other Company property of any nature.

 

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3.          Release.

 

(a)         In consideration
of the compensation and other benefits to be provided by the Company to Employee after the Separation Date in accordance with the
terms set forth in the Employment Agreement, Employee, for himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives
and assigns, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally forever releases and discharges Company, its past and present shareholders,
officers, directors, partners, managers, members, consultants, agents, employees, subsidiaries, parent corporations, affiliated
or related entities and its or their past and present shareholders, officers, directors, agents, employees and all of the successors,
assigns, and legal representatives of the foregoing (collectively, “Releasees”) of and from, any matter
or thing occurring in whole or in part through the date hereof, any and all rights, claims, grievances, arbitrations or causes
of action which Employee has asserted, could assert or which could be asserted on his behalf (1) arising from Executive’s
relationship to, employment with or service as an employee, officer, director, or manager of the Company or its subsidiaries and
affiliates prior to the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, including his separation from such employment; provided,
however, that the Executive does not release any claim that the Executive may have against the Company in his capacity as a stockholder
of the Company or claims for indemnification pursuant to any indemnification agreement between the Executive and the Company or
otherwise existing pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents or applicable state law or (2) arising under the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (the “ADEA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, the Equal Pay Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Civil Rights Act of 1991,
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the
Florida Human Rights Act of 1977, the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, Section 760.50 of the Florida Statutes, the Miami-Dade
County Code, and the wage and discrimination laws of the United States or any State of the United States or any other country and
their subdivisions, including any state or local law, ordinance, regulation or rule, all of the foregoing as heretofore or hereafter
amended, or any court decree, heretofore or hereafter promulgated. To the extent permitted by law, Employee also waives any and
all rights under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States that would limit the foregoing release and waiver of which he
had knowledge as of the date hereof. Employee recognizes that, among other things, he is releasing Company of and from any and
all claims he might have against it for retaliation of any kind, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and for discrimination
based on age, gender, national origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement does not encompass, and Employee does not release, waive or discharge,
the obligations of the Company (a) to make the payments and provide the awards and benefits required by the Employment Agreement,
including without limitation, any equity based awards (including restricted stock and restricted stock units) or (b) under any
indemnification or similar agreement with Employee.

 

(b)        The
Company, on behalf of itself and its affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, shareholders, employees,
and agents, hereby releases and forever discharges Employee from any and all claims whatsoever up to the date hereof that it had,
may have had, now have or may have for or by reason of any claim arising out of or attributable to Employee’s employment
or the termination of your employment with the Company, or pursuant to any, United States federal, state, or local law or regulation.
Company agrees to indemnify and hold Employee harmless from and against any claim, grievance, loss, damage, liability, cost or
expense, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees by reason of Company’s breach of this Agreement,
representations, warranties, and covenants made under this Agreement.

 

(c)         Employee
warrants and represents that he has not heretofore assigned or transferred to any person or entity any of the matters released
hereunder, nor has he filed any grievance, charge or complaints against Company with any governmental or administrative agency
or court. Employee agrees to indemnify and hold the Releasees harmless from and against any claim, grievance, loss, damage, liability,
cost or expense, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees by reason of Employee's breach of this Agreement,
representations, warranties, and covenants made under this Agreement.

 

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(d)        Employee
acknowledges that this Agreement is an important legal document and that Employee has been requested to sign this document as part
of his separation from Company. Employee acknowledges, therefore, that: (i) Employee has read this Agreement in its entirety, (ii)
Employee is competent to execute this Agreement, (iii) Employee has executed this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily and without
reliance upon any statement or representation of any Releasee or its representatives, (iv) Employee has been advised to, and has
had ample opportunity if so desired, to discuss this Agreement with his own attorney for assistance and advice concerning this
Agreement, (v) the terms of this Agreement have been negotiated, (vi) Employee understands the terms of this Agreement and their
legal effects, and (vii) Employee understands that the terms of this Agreement are enforceable. Employee further covenants, warrants,
and represents that he has entered into this Agreement freely and voluntarily.

 

(e)         Employee
acknowledges that Company has given him the opportunity to consider this Agreement for twenty-one (21) days before executing it.
In the event that Employee has executed this Agreement within less than twenty-one (21) days of the date of its delivery to him,
Employee acknowledges that such decision was entirely voluntary and that he had the opportunity to consider this Agreement for
the entire twenty-one (21) day period.

 

(f)         This
entire Agreement and any obligations of the Company under Sections 7.4 and 7.5 of the Employment Agreement shall be null and void
and shall be automatically withdrawn unless Employee executes and returns this Agreement to Company no later than twenty-one (21)
days after the effective date of termination.

 

(g)        Employee
further acknowledges that for a period of seven (7) days following the full execution of this Agreement, he may revoke this Agreement,
thus this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable, nor shall Company have any obligations hereunder, until after the
seven (7) day revocation period has expired. Employee may revoke this Agreement only by delivering a written statement of revocation
to Company, attention [_______]. If Company does not receive Employee’s written statement of revocation by the end of the
seven (7) day revocation period, then this Agreement will become legally enforceable and Employee may not thereafter revoke.

 

4.          No
Admission. The Parties agree that this Agreement does not constitute an admission by the Company of any: (a) violation of any
statute, law, regulation, order or other applicable authority; (b) breach of contract, actual or implied; or (c) commission of
any tort.

 

5.          Non-Disparagement.
Executive agrees not to disparage the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives, or any of
such entities’ products or services; provided, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from making any general
competitive statements or communications about the Company or their businesses in the ordinary course of competition. Further,
Executive agrees and understands that any violation of this provision will void this Agreement and Executive will be required to
return or repay any and all considered received under this Agreement to the Company.

 

6.          Confidentiality.
The Parties hereto agree to keep the existence and terms of this Agreement confidential, except as required to be disclosed by
the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Executive specifically agrees not to discuss the existence or terms
of this Agreement with any third party except for his spouse, legal counsel and financial and legal advisors.

 

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7.          Binding
Effect. All terms and provisions of this Agreement, whether so expressed or not, shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit
of, and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective administrators, executors, other legal representatives, heirs, successors
and permitted assigns.

 

8.          Enforcement
Costs. If any legal action or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute,
breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with any provisions of this Agreement, the successful or prevailing Party or
Parties shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, court costs and all expenses even if not taxable
as court costs (including, but not limited to, all attorneys' fees and expenses incident to any appeals), incurred in that action
or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which such Party or Parties may be entitled.

 

9.          Entire
Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire understanding and Agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject
matter discussed in this Agreement, and supersedes all other negotiations, understandings and representations (if any) made by
and between such Parties with respect to such subject matter. In the event that any provision in this Agreement is determined to
be legally invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and cannot be modified to be enforceable, the affected
provision shall be stricken from the Agreement, and the remaining terms of the Agreement and its enforceability shall remain unaffected
thereby.

 

10.        Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and counterparts may be exchanged by electronic transmission (including
by email), each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

11.        Opportunity
for Independent Representation. Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that he has been given the opportunity, if so desired,
to seek independent counsel for review and advice in connection with his rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement.

 

12.        Governing
Venue and Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Any suit, action
or other legal proceeding arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction
located in Miami-Dade County, Florida having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and both Parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction
of such forum.

 

13.        Notices.
All notices, demands, requests and replies required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given
when delivered in person or on the third (3rd) business day following the date of mailing if sent by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

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	(a)	if to the Company:	Trade Street Residential, Inc.
	 	 	Attention: [_______]
	 	 	19950 W. Country Club Drive
	 	 	Suite 800
	 	 	Aventura, FL 33180
	 	 	 
	(b)	if to the Employee:	____________________
	 	 	____________________
	 	 	____________________
	 	 	 

  

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

[Signature Page to Separation Agreement
and Release]

 

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The undersigned, Employee,
hereby represents that he has executed this Agreement for the purposes and the consideration expressed herein, and that he has
carefully read this Agreement, has had adequate time and opportunity to consider and understand its meaning and effect, and, if
he so desired, discussed it with any person of his choice, including his attorney, and that he has voluntarily executed it as such.

  

	EMPLOYEE	 	TRADE STREET RESIDENTIAL, INC.
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	By:	 
	     [NAME]	 	 	 
	 	 	Print Name:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	 
	Date:	 	 	Date:	 

 

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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”),
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS AND NEITHER THE SHARES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED,
ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS: (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS, OR (2) THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER
OF SUCH SHARES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SHARES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED,
ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS.

 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of October 1, 2013, by and among TRINITY PLACE HOLDINGS INC.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the PURCHASERS listed in Exhibit A (each, a “Purchaser”
and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company
desires to issue and sell to Purchasers, and Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company an offering of shares (the “Shares”)
of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) in a private placement transaction
on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Offering”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for
and in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the parties
hereto do hereby agree as follows:

 

Article
1

PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SHARES

 

Section
1.1           Purchase and Sale of the Shares. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser will purchase
from the Company the number of Shares set forth in Exhibit A opposite such Purchaser’s name, at $4.00 per Share, for
an aggregate purchase price of $13,477,776.00 (the “Purchase Price”).

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

Article
2

CLOSING

 

Section
2.1           Closing. The closing (the “Closing”)
of the purchase and sale of the Shares will take place at the offices of the Company, One Syms Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094,
at 1 p.m., local time, on the first business day following the date on which all conditions to the Closing identified in Article
3 and Article 4 below have been satisfied or waived (other than such conditions that by their nature cannot be satisfied until
the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), or on such other date as is mutually agreed upon by
the Company and Purchasers (the date of the Closing, the “Closing Date”). The Closing may take place at another
time or place as is mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers. At the Closing, the Company will register, in the books
of the Company, in the name of each Purchaser, that number of Shares being purchased by such Purchaser in accordance with Exhibit
A, against payment of each Purchaser’s pro rata share of the Purchase Price by wire transfer of such pro rata share of
the Purchase Price in immediately available United States funds payable to the Company pursuant to the wire transfer instructions
to be provided by the Company in writing. The amount of funds so wired by each Purchaser shall be calculated by multiplying the
number of Shares to be purchased by such Purchaser by $4.00 and is specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in Exhibit
A. At the Closing, the Shares shall be issued and held in book-entry form with the Company’s transfer agent and registered
in the name of Purchasers, and within one (1) business day after the Closing Date, the transfer agent shall issue a Direct Registration
System (DRS) statement evidencing that the Shares have been issued and are held in book-entry form.

 

Article
3

CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS

OF PURCHASERS AT CLOSING

 

The obligation of each
Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the
following conditions, each of which may be waived by such Purchaser in its sole discretion:

 

Section
3.1           Representations and Warranties. The representations
and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement which are qualified as to materiality must be true and correct in all
respects and the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement which are not qualified as to materiality
must be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, in each case, with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that the representations
and warranties relate to a specified date, in which case the representations and warranties must be true and correct in all respects
or true and correct in all material respects, as the case may be, as of such date only.

 

Section
3.2           Performance of Covenants. The Company will have
performed or complied with in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by it
at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Section
3.3           No Injunctions; etc. No court or governmental
injunction, order or decree prohibiting the purchase and sale of the Shares will be in effect. There will not be in effect any
law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the sale or requiring any consent or approval of any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, trust, association or other entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof (each, a “Person”) that has not been obtained to issue and
sell the Shares to Purchasers.

 

Section
3.4           Closing Documents. The Company will have delivered
to Purchasers the following:

 

(a)          a
certificate of an officer of the Company certifying that the conditions in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 have been satisfied;

 

(b)          a
certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying (i) the attached copies of the Certificate
of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company, (ii) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares and (iii) the incumbency of the officers duly authorized
to execute this Agreement and the other documents contemplated by this Agreement on behalf of the Company;

 

(c)          a
certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, dated no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date,
to the effect that the Company is in good standing in the State of Delaware and that all annual reports, if any, have been filed
as required and that all taxes and fees have been paid in connection therewith.

 

Section
3.5           Waivers and Consents. The Company will have
obtained all consents and waivers of any Persons necessary to execute and deliver this Agreement and all related documents and
agreements, to issue and deliver the Shares and to otherwise perform its obligations hereunder and under such related documents
and agreements and all such consents and waivers will be in full force and effect.

 

Section
3.6           Amended and Restated Charter. The irrevocable
written consents of the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock sufficient to approve
the amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company increasing the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock and authorizing the share of Special Stock referenced below in Section 7.9, inter alia, such amendment
and restatement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Restated Charter”), shall
have been executed and delivered to the Company.

 

Section
3.7           Chief Executive Officer. Matthew Messinger (“Messinger”)
shall have executed and delivered to the Company, and the Company shall have executed and delivered to Messinger, an agreement
regarding Messinger’s employment or engagement as Chief Executive Officer of the Company (together with any RSU or other
incentive compensation or other separate agreements executed in connection with Messinger’s employment, the “CEO
Agreement”), with the CEO Agreement (which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchasers) to become
effective upon the Closing.

 

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Article
4

CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS

OF THE COMPANY AT CLOSING

 

The obligations of
the Company to issue and sell the Shares to Purchasers at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing
Date of the following conditions, each of which may be waived by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

Section
4.1           Receipt of Purchase Price. The Company shall
have received payment of the Purchase Price with respect to the Shares purchased hereunder.

 

Section
4.2           Representations and Warranties. The representations
and warranties of Purchasers contained in this Agreement which are qualified as to materiality must be true and correct in all
respects and the representations and warranties of Purchasers contained in this Agreement which are not qualified as to materiality
must be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though
such representations and warranties were made at and as of the Closing Date.

 

Section
4.3           No Injunctions; etc. No court or governmental
injunction, order or decree prohibiting the purchase and sale of the Shares will be in effect. There will not be in effect any
law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the sale or requiring any consent or approval of any Person that has not been
obtained to issue and sell the Shares to Purchasers.

 

Section
4.4           Amended and Restated Charter. The irrevocable
written consents of the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock sufficient to approve
the Restated Charter shall have been executed and delivered to the Company.

 

Section
4.5           Chief Executive Officer. Messinger shall have
executed and delivered to the Company, and the Company shall have executed and delivered to Messinger, the CEO Agreement, with
the CEO Agreement to become effective upon the Closing.

 

Article
5

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASERS

 

Each Purchaser, jointly
and severally, represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

Section
5.1           Accredited Investor. Purchaser is an “accredited
investor” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Purchaser is purchasing the Shares to be issued to it hereunder for its own account or for the account of its customers, each of
whom is an “accredited investor,” and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof
in violation of the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Purchaser does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement
or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to
the Shares.

 

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Section
5.2           No Brokers. No finder or broker has acted on
behalf of Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Shares by Purchaser or the consummation of this Agreement or any of
the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser has not had any direct or indirect contact with any investment banking firm or
similar firm (other than any such firm retained by Purchaser to advise Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby or any such firm retained by the Company, including Houlihan Lokey) with respect to the offer of the Shares by the Company
to Purchaser or Purchaser’s subscription for the Shares.

 

Section
5.3           Ability to Bear Risks of Investment. Purchaser
confirms that it is able to (i) bear the economic risk of this investment and has reviewed the risk factors set forth in the Commission
Documents (as defined in Section 6.4(b) below), (ii) hold the Shares for an indefinite period of time and (iii) bear a complete
loss of Purchaser’s investment.

 

Section
5.4           Access to Information. Purchaser acknowledges
that it has (i) been afforded access to the Commission Documents, including, without limitation, the risk factors set forth in
the Fiscal Year 2012 10-K, this Agreement and all other materials furnished herewith; (ii) been afforded the opportunity to ask
the questions it deemed necessary of representatives of the Company concerning the Company and the terms and conditions of the
Offering; and (iii) been afforded the opportunity to request additional information concerning the Company as the Company possesses
or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense. The Company agrees that such access and opportunity shall in no way limit
or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in Article 6 or the right of any Purchaser to rely on them,
provided that Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, other than the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement,
there are no other representations and warranties of the Company either express or implied.

 

Section
5.5           No General Solicitation. Purchaser did not (i)
receive or review any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in a newspaper or magazine or similar media
or broadcast over television or radio, whether closed circuit, or generally available, with respect to the Shares or (ii) attend
any seminar, meeting or investor or other conference whose attendees were, to Purchaser’s knowledge, invited by any general
solicitation or general advertising with respect to the Shares.

 

Section
5.6           Investment Experience. Either by reason of Purchaser’s
business or financial experience or the business or financial experience of its professional advisors (who are unaffiliated with
and are not compensated by the Company or any “Affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 promulgated under
the Securities Act) thereof, or finder or selling agent of the Company, directly or indirectly), Purchaser has the capacity to
protect Purchaser’s interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section
5.7           Organization, Good Standing, Authorization.
Purchaser is a corporation, limited liability company, trust or partnership or other similar entity duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction. Purchaser has full power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute,
deliver and enter into this Agreement and to purchase the Shares to be issued to such Purchaser hereunder. The execution and delivery
by Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or other action on the part of Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to laws
of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and to limitations of public policy.

 

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Section
5.8           No Registration. Purchaser is aware that the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities or “blue sky” laws, that
the Shares will be issued on the basis of the statutory exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation
D promulgated thereunder, or both, relating to transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering and under similar exemptions
under certain state securities or “blue sky” laws, that the terms of the Offering have not been reviewed by, passed
on or submitted to any federal or state agency or self-regulatory organization where an exemption is being relied upon, and that
the Company’s reliance thereon is based, in part, upon the truth, completeness and accuracy of the representations made by
Purchaser in this Agreement.

 

Section
5.9           No Short Positions. Neither Purchaser nor any
Affiliate of Purchaser is party to any short position or hedge against any security or securities of the Company.

 

Article
6

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company represents
and warrants to each Purchaser that, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules attached hereto:

 

Section
6.1           Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The
Company has no Subsidiaries (defined below) except for Filene’s Basement, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company, which is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary has full corporate power and authority to own and hold
its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted and as described in the Commission Documents. Each of the Company
and its Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business, and in good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business
requires such qualification or good standing, except for any failure to be so qualified or in good standing that would not result
in any change or effect that is materially adverse to the business, results of operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial
or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiary, taken as a whole, or on its ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the rights or remedies of the Purchaser hereunder (a “Material
Adverse Effect”). “Subsidiary” means a Person in which the Company directly or indirectly owns more than
fifty percent (50%) of the capital stock or other equity interests, has the power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or similar governing body, or has the power to direct the business and policies.

 

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Section
6.2           Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of 20,000,000 shares of capital stock, divided into 19,999,998 shares of Common Stock, one
share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $.01 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and one share of Series
B Preferred Stock, par value $.01 (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). As of the date hereof, (i) 16,630,554 shares
of Common Stock are issued and outstanding, (ii) one share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding, and (iii) one
share of Series B Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding. As of the Closing Date, (i) 19,999,998 shares of Common Stock will
be issued and outstanding, (ii) one share of Series A Preferred Stock will be issued and outstanding, and (iii) one share of Series
B Preferred Stock will be issued and outstanding. Immediately following the effectiveness of the filing of the Restated Charter
with the Delaware Secretary of State, the authorized capital stock of the Company will consist of 40,000,000 shares of capital
stock, divided into 39,999,997 shares of Common Stock, one share of Series A Preferred Stock, one share of Series B Preferred Stock,
and one share of Special Stock, par value $.01 (“Special Stock”), of which (i) 19,999,998 shares of Common Stock
will be issued and outstanding, (ii) one share of Series A Preferred Stock will be issued and outstanding, (iii) one share of Series
B Preferred Stock will be issued and outstanding and (iv) one share of Special Stock will be issued and outstanding, after taking
into account the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

All the outstanding
shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and
free of preemptive rights created by or through the Company. There are no options, warrants or other rights, convertible debt,
agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character obligating the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of
or other equity interests in the Company or its Subsidiary, other than this Agreement with respect to the Shares and other than
the obligation of the Company to grant to Messinger restricted stock units covering an aggregate of up to 2,178,570 shares of Common
Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of the CEO Agreement. Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules,
there are no holders or beneficial owners of securities of the Company having rights to registration thereof who have not waived
such rights with respect to the registration of Shares being issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section
6.3           Corporate Power, Authorization; Enforceability.
The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules, all action on the part of the Company, its directors
or stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the authorization,
sale, issuance and delivery of the Shares and the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder has been taken. The
Shares to be purchased and issued on the Closing Date have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Agreement,
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will be free and clear of all taxes, liens, claims, encumbrances,
options, mortgages, charges, pledges and security interests of any kind whatsoever (collectively, “Liens”),
other than any Liens arising out of any agreements, actions or omissions of a Purchaser that will attach upon such Purchaser’s
receipt of such Shares and other than restrictions imposed by this Agreement and applicable securities laws. No preemptive or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase equity securities of the Company exist with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares
by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to laws
of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and to limitations of public policy.

 

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Section
6.4           Financial Statements and Commission Filings; Undisclosed
Liabilities.

 

(a)          Included
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 2, 2013, as amended (the “Fiscal Year 2012
10-K”), are true and complete copies of the audited consolidated statements of net assets (the “Statements of
Net Assets”) of the Company as of March 2, 2013 and February 25, 2012, the related audited consolidated statement of
changes in net assets for the period October 29, 2011 to March 2, 2013, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the period February 27, 2011 to October 29, 2011 and for the fiscal year ended February
26, 2011 (collectively, the “Year-End Financial Statements”), accompanied by the report of BDO USA LLP, the
Company’s independent auditor. Included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 1,
2013 are true and complete copies of the condensed consolidated statements of net assets of the Company as of June 1, 2013 and
March 2, 2013, and the related condensed consolidated statement of changes in net assets of the Company for the period March 2,
2013 to June 1, 2013 (the “Interim Financial Statements,” and together with the Year-End Financial Statements,
the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) consistently applied, and as of their respective dates, fairly present,
in all material respects, the consolidated net assets and changes in consolidated net assets of the Company and its Subsidiary
and the results of its operations as of the time and for the periods indicated therein. The Financial Statements have been prepared
and are in accordance with the accounting books and records of the Company and its Subsidiary.

 

(b)          The
Company has filed all reports, forms, statements and other documents, including all amendments and supplements thereto, required
to be filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or the applicable rules and regulations thereunder, at
any time on or after September 14, 2012, (as the documents may have been amended since the time of their filing, the “Commission
Documents”) and each such Commission Document has been made available to the Purchaser either by physical or electronic
delivery or via the Commission’s EDGAR System. As of their respective filing dates, each Commission Document complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder applicable to the Commission Documents, and no Commission Document contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective filing dates, the financial statements
of the Company included in the Commission Documents complied as to form in all material respects with then applicable accounting
requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto.

 

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(c)          Since
March 2, 2013, the Company, including its Subsidiary, has not incurred any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or
not accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, other than liabilities (i) disclosed in the Commission Documents, (ii) adequately
provided for in the Statements of Net Assets or disclosed in any related notes thereto, (iii) not required under GAAP to be reflected
in the Statements of Net Assets or disclosed in any related notes thereto, (iv) incurred pursuant to this Agreement, or (v) incurred
in the ordinary course of business.

 

(d)          The
Company maintains internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has been
designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under
the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules
and forms of the Commission.

 

Section
6.5           No Material Adverse Changes. Since March 2,
2013, except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or the Company Disclosure Schedules, there has been no development or event
that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section
6.6           Absence of Certain Developments. Except as contemplated
by this Agreement or disclosed in the Commission Documents or the Company Disclosure Schedules, since March 2, 2013, through the
date immediately preceding the Closing Date, each of the Company and its Subsidiary has not (a) issued any stock, options, bonds
or other corporate securities, (b) discharged or satisfied any lien or adverse claim or paid any obligation or liability (absolute,
accrued or contingent), other than current liabilities shown on the Statements of Net Assets and current liabilities incurred in
the ordinary course of business, (c) declared or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to the stockholders
of the Company or purchased or redeemed any of its securities, (d) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any Lien or adverse claim
any of its properties or assets, except for Liens for taxes not yet due and payable or otherwise in the ordinary course of business,
(e) suffered any extraordinary losses or waived any rights of material value, (f) made any capital expenditures or commitments
therefor other than in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with budgeted reserves, (g) suffered any damages, destruction
or casualty loss, whether or not covered by insurance, affecting any of its properties or assets which would, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (h) made any material change in the nature or operations
of its business, or (i) entered into any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

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Section
6.7           No Conflicts or Consents.

 

(a)          The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i)
result in the violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, (ii) result in any violation
of any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court, governmental or self–regulatory
authority to or by which the Company or its properties or assets are bound, or (iii) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation
of, any of the terms or provisions of, constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement,
trust indenture or other agreement to which the Company or its Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of
its properties or assets is subject, nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets
of the Company or its Subsidiary, except in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, breaches, violations,
defaults or Liens as would not reasonably be expected to result individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          No
consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any court, administrative
agency or commission or other governmental authority or any other Person remains to be obtained or is otherwise required to be
obtained by the Company in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the issue and sale of the Shares, except filings as may be required
to be made by the Company after the Closing with (i) the Commission, (ii) state, “blue sky” or other securities regulatory
authorities, and (iii) the Delaware Secretary of State, and except such consents and approvals of a Person other than a governmental
authority as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section
6.8           Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Commission
Documents or the Company Disclosure Schedules and except for objections and other litigation with respect to (i) the claims allowance
and resolution process in the bankruptcy cases captioned In re Filene’s Basement, LLC, et. al. and (ii) any claim,
as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(5), against any of the Debtors in such cases, there are no claims, actions, suits, investigations
or proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or its Subsidiary, their respective
assets or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s officers or directors, at law or in equity, by or before any governmental
authority or arbitrator or by or on behalf of any third-party, except such claims, actions, suits, investigations or proceedings
that would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section
6.9           No Default or Violation. Except as disclosed
in the Company Disclosure Schedules, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is (i) in default in any material respect under or
in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in
a default by the Company under) any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party
or by which it or any of its properties is bound or (ii) in violation in any material respect of any material order, decree or
judgment of any court, arbitrator or governmental body.

 

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Section
6.10         Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the Company
Disclosure Schedules, each of the Company and its Subsidiary has obtained all material permits, licenses and other authorizations
which are required to conduct its business under United States federal, state and local laws relating to pollution or protection
of the environment, including laws related to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants
or hazardous or toxic material or wastes into ambient air, surface water, groundwater or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or
toxic materials or wastes (“Environmental Laws”). Each of the Company and its Subsidiary is in compliance with
all terms and conditions of such required permits, licenses and authorizations and is also in full compliance with all other applicable
limitations, restrictions, conditions and requirements contained in the Environmental Laws, except as disclosed in the Company
Disclosure Schedules and except for such failures to comply as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company is not aware of, nor has the Company received notice of, any events, conditions, circumstances, actions or plans which
may interfere with or prevent continued compliance or which would give rise to any liability under any Environmental Laws, except
as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules and except such noncompliance or liabilities as would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section
6.11         Properties. The Company (including through its Subsidiary)
has good and marketable title to all of the properties and assets reflected as owned by it in the Commission Documents, subject
to no Lien except (i) those, if any, reflected in the Commission Documents or (ii) those which are not material in amount. The
Company (including through its Subsidiary) has valid leasehold interests in the properties reflected as leased by it in the Commission
Documents, subject to no Lien except (i) those, if any, reflected in the Commission Documents or (ii) those which are not material
in amount.

 

Section
6.12         Insurance. The Company maintains insurance of the types,
against such losses and in the amounts and with such insurers as are customary for similarly situated companies in the Company’s
industry and otherwise reasonably prudent, including, but not limited to, insurance covering all real property owned or leased
by the Company, including its Subsidiary, against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and all other risks customarily
insured against by similarly situated companies, all of which insurance is in full force and effect.

 

Section
6.13         Compliance. Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure
Schedules, each of the Company and its Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations
and all material orders of, and agreements with, any governmental, or self–regulatory authority applicable to it or any of
its properties or assets. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary has all permits, certificates, licenses, approvals and other authorizations
required under applicable laws and regulations or necessary in connection with the conduct of its business, except as disclosed
in the Company Disclosure Schedules and except where the failure to have such permits, certificates, licenses, approvals and other
authorizations would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.13,
this Section 6.13 will not apply to subject matters that are addressed by any of Section 6.1, Section 6.3,
Section 6.4, Section 6.7, Section 6.9, Section 6.10, Section 6.14, or Section 6.15, which
matters are controlled by such Sections without duplication with this Section 6.13.

 

Section
6.14         Taxes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary has timely
filed or obtained extensions for filing of all material federal, state, local and foreign income, excise, franchise, real estate,
sales and use and other tax returns heretofore required by any law to which it is bound to be filed by it. All material federal,
state, county, local, foreign or other income taxes which have become due or payable by the Company or its Subsidiary (collectively,
“Taxes”), have been paid in full or are adequately provided for in accordance with GAAP on the financial statements
of the Company. No Liens arising from or in connection with Taxes have been filed and are currently in effect against the Company
or its Subsidiary, except for Liens for Taxes which are not yet due. No audits or investigations are pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened, with respect to any tax returns or Taxes of the Company.

 

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Section
6.15         ERISA. Except in each case as disclosed in the Commission
Documents, the Company is in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations promulgated or issued thereunder
(“ERISA”); no “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any “pension
plan” (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company would have any material liability; the Company has not incurred and does
not expect to incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “pension
plan” or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published
interpretations promulgated or issued thereunder (the “Code”); and each “pension plan” for which
the Company would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material
respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.

 

Section
6.16         Labor Disputes. Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure
Schedules, the Company is not involved in any material labor dispute with its employees nor is any such dispute, to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened or imminent.

 

Section
6.17         Private Offerings. Neither the Company nor any Person acting
on its behalf has offered or sold the Shares by means of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of
Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act. The Company has not sold the Shares to anyone other than the Purchasers designated in this
Agreement. Each Share certificate shall bear substantially the same legend set forth in Article 9 hereof for at least
so long as required by the Securities Act.

 

Section
6.18         Broker’s or Finder’s Commissions. Except as
disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules, no finder, broker, agent, financial person or other intermediary has acted on behalf
of the Company in connection with the sale of the Shares by the Company or the consummation of this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby. Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company has not had any direct or indirect contact
with any investment banking firm (or similar firm) with respect to the offer of the Shares by the Company to Purchaser or Purchaser’s
subscription for the Shares to be issued to Purchaser hereunder.

 

Section
6.19         Investment Company; Shell Company. The Company, including
its Subsidiary, does not conduct its business in a manner in which it would become an “investment company” as defined
in Section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company has never been a “shell” company under
applicable rules of the SEC.

 

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Article
7

REGISTRATION OF COMMON STOCK; INDEMNIFICATION;

BOARD OF DIRECTORS; CERTAIN FEES

 

Section
7.1           Registrable Securities. For the purposes of
this Agreement, “Registrable Securities” means the Shares of Common Stock of the Company to be issued to the
Purchasers; provided that (i) any Shares of Common Stock will cease to be Registrable Securities, and (ii) the Company will not
be obligated to maintain the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement (as defined below), and the Company’s obligations
under Section 7.2 will cease, with respect to the Registrable Securities of a holder thereof (a “Holder”)
following the date on which the Company delivers an opinion of counsel to all Holders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to each Holder and its counsel and to the Company’s transfer agent that (1) the Holder may sell in a single transaction all
Registrable Securities then held or issuable to the Holder pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or otherwise
and (2) all transfer restrictions and restrictive legends with respect to the Registrable Securities will be removed upon the consummation
of the sale. The period of time during which the Company is required to keep the Shelf Registration Statement (as defined below)
effective is referred to as the “Effectiveness Period.”

 

Section
7.2           Registration. The Company will file with the
Commission as soon as practicable, but in any event, on or prior to the 90th day after the Closing Date a shelf registration
statement on Form S-1 or successor form or another form selected by the Company that is available to it under the Securities Act
(the “Shelf Registration Statement”) with respect to the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by the Holders
following the Closing to permit the sale of such securities. The Company may supplement the Shelf Registration Statement from time
to time to register securities other than Registrable Securities for sale for the account of any Person; provided, however,
that such supplement will be permitted only so long as the Commission rules provide that such supplement does not give the Commission
the right to review the Shelf Registration Statement; provided, further, that such supplement does not adversely affect
the rights of any Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Article 7, (i) within thirty
(30) days after the date on which the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 or other short-form registration statement form
under the Securities Act, the Company shall, upon ten (10) business days prior notice to all Holders, register any Registrable
Securities registered but not yet distributed under the effective Shelf Registration Statement on such short-form Shelf Registration
Statement, and, once the short-form Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, de-register such shares under the initial
Shelf Registration Statement, unless one or more Holders notifies the Company within five (5) business days of receipt of the Company’s
notice that such actions would interfere with a distribution of Registrable Securities already in progress, in which case the Company
shall wait to commence such registration or de-registration, as applicable, until such time as doing so would no longer interfere
with such distribution, provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify
or otherwise compensate any Holder for the Company’s failure to file such short-form Shelf Registration Statement within
such thirty (30)-day period unless such Holder has been materially and actually damaged by such failure; and (ii) if the Company
grants registration rights to one or more other holders of its Common Stock that are more favorable to such holders than the registration
rights granted hereunder, with respect to underwritten offerings or otherwise, the Company and holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities hereunder shall in good faith amend this Agreement to reflect such more favorable terms as reasonably as practicable.

 

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Section
7.3           Registration Procedures. In connection with
the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in this Article 7, the Company will
use its best efforts to:

 

(a)          cause
the Shelf Registration Statement (and any other related registrations, qualifications or compliances as may be reasonably requested
and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all Registrable Securities until the distribution thereof is complete)
to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof but not later than 180 days after the Closing Date (the
“Scheduled Effective Date”);

 

(b)          prepare
and file with the Commission the amendments and supplements to the Shelf Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith and take all other actions as may be necessary to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until
the disposition of all securities in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holder or Holders thereof set forth
in the Shelf Registration Statement will be completed, and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act (to the extent applicable
to the Company) with respect to the dispositions;

 

(c)          (i)
at least five (5) business days before filing with the Commission, furnish to each Holder and its counsel (if any) copies of all
documents proposed to be filed with the Commission in connection with such registration, which documents will be subject to the
review and reasonable comment of such Holder and its counsel; (ii) furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities a reasonable
number of copies of the Shelf Registration Statement, of each amendment and supplement thereto, and of the prospectus included
in the Shelf Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus), in conformity with the requirements of the Securities
Act, and the other documents (including exhibits to any of the foregoing), as the Holder may reasonably request, in order to facilitate
the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; and (iii) respond as promptly as practicable to any comments
received from the Commission with respect to each Shelf Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably
possible, provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration
Statement that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” but not any comments that would result in the disclosure
to the Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Company.

 

(d)          register
or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement under the securities or “blue sky”
laws of the various states as any Holder reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or
reasonably advisable to enable a Holder to consummate the disposition in such states of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Holder, except that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction
wherein it would not, but for the requirements of this Section 7.3(d), be obligated to be qualified, or to subject itself
to taxation in any jurisdiction;

 

(e)          provide
a transfer agent and registrar for the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement not later than the effective
date of the Shelf Registration Statement;

 

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(f)          notify
the Holders promptly, and confirm such notice in writing, (i)(A) when a prospectus as contained in the Shelf Registration Statement
(a “Prospectus”) or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and (B) with respect
to a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of the issuance by
the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration
Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect
to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction
or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (iv) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any
event that makes any statement made in such Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or which requires the making of any changes in such
Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Shelf Registration Statement, it will not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (v) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective
amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement would be appropriate, or (vi) of any request by the Commission or other governmental
authority for amendments or supplements to a Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information that
pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” or the “Plan of Distribution”;

 

(g)          enter
into customary agreements (including, in the event the Holders elect to engage an underwriter in connection with the Shelf Registration
Statement, an underwriting agreement containing customary terms and conditions) and take all other actions as may be reasonably
required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities; provided, however, that the
Company will not be liable for any underwriter’s fees, commissions and discounts or similar expenses; and

 

(h)          make
every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement
or any suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest possible
time.

 

Section
7.4           Rule 144. With a view to making available to
the Holders the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that at any time permit the sale of the Registrable
Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees to:

 

(a)          make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act;

 

(b)          file
with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act;

 

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(c)          so
long as a Holder owns any unregistered Registrable Securities, furnish to the Holder upon any reasonable request a written statement
by the Company as to its compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and/or
the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and any other reports and documents of the
Company as the Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing a Holder to
sell any Registrable Securities without registration (excluding any reports or documents of the Company that the Company, in its
sole discretion, deems confidential); and

 

(d)          take
such further action as any Holder may reasonably request to enable such Holder to sell such Shares without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including providing
any legal opinions relating to such sale pursuant to Rule 144.

 

Section
7.5           Registration and Selling Expenses. All expenses
incurred by the Company in connection with the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Article 7, including,
without limitation, (i) all Commission registration and filing fees, (ii) blue sky fees and expenses, (iii) all necessary printing
and duplicating expenses and (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants retained on behalf of the Company (all
expenses being called “Registration Expenses”), will be paid by the Company. Each Holder may, at its election,
retain its own counsel and other representatives and advisors as it chooses at its own expense; provided that the Company will
pay the reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel to the Holders incurred as part of reviewing Shelf Registration Statements
and any Prospectuses and amendments related thereto.

 

Section
7.6           Registration Statement Not Declared Effective.
The Company and the Holders agree that the Holders will suffer damages if (i) the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared
effective by the Commission on or prior to the Scheduled Effective Date, or (ii) the length or frequency of Black-Out Periods exceed
the limits set forth in Section 7.7(a) hereof. The Company and the Holders further agree that it would not be feasible to
ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, (x) if the Registration Statement is not declared effective by
the Commission on or prior to the Scheduled Effective Date and on such date or at any time thereafter the Company is not diligently
and in good faith making commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective, the Company shall
pay an amount in cash as liquidated damages to each Holder equal to one percent (1%) of the Purchase Price of the Shares held by
such Holder for each thirty (30) day period after the Scheduled Effective Date during which the Company is failing to make such
efforts, up to a maximum of four percent (4%); and (y) during the continuance of a Black-Out Period beyond the limits set forth
in Section 7.7(a) hereof, the Company shall pay an amount in cash as liquidated damages to each Holder equal to one percent
(1%) of the Purchase Price of the Shares held by such Holder for each thirty (30) day period during the continuance of a Black-Out
Period beyond such limits, pro-rated as applicable for any partial month, up to a maximum of four percent (4%).

 

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Section
7.7           Certain Obligations of Holders.

 

(a)          Each
Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of (i) the happening of any event of the kind described in Sections
7.3(f)(i)(A), 7.3(f)(ii), 7.3(f)(iii), 7.3(f)(iv), 7.3(f)(v) or 7.3(f)(vi) hereof, or (ii) a determination
by the Company’s Board of Directors that it is advisable to suspend use of the Prospectus for a discrete period of time due
to pending corporate developments such as negotiation of a material transaction which the Company in its sole discretion after
consultation with legal counsel, determines it would be obligated to disclose in the Shelf Registration Statement, which disclosure
the Company believes would be premature or otherwise inadvisable at such time or would have a material adverse effect on the Company
and its stockholders, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration
Statement or Prospectus until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated
by Section 7.3(b) hereof, or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus
may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference in such Prospectus. The period of time in which the use of a Prospectus or Shelf Registration Statement is so suspended
shall be referred to as a “Black-Out Period.” The Company agrees to so advise such Holder promptly of the commencement
and termination of any such Black-Out Period, and the Purchasers agree to keep the fact of such Black-Out Period confidential.
The Company shall not impose a Black-Out Period under this Section 7.7 for more than ninety (90) consecutive days and not
more than twice in any given twelve (12) month period; provided, that at least sixty (60) days must pass between Black-Out Periods
and the total aggregate length of all Black-Out periods within any twelve (12) month period shall not exceed one hundred and twenty
(120) days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may suspend use of any Shelf Registration Statement if the Commission’s
rules and regulations prohibit the Company from maintaining the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement because its financial
statements are stale at a time when its fiscal year has ended or it has made an acquisition reportable under Item 2.01 of Form
8-K or any other similar situation until the Company’s Form 10-K or 10-KSB has been filed or a Form 8-K, including any required
pro forma or historical financial statements, has been filed, respectively (provided that the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to cure any such situation as soon as possible so that the Shelf Registration Statement can be used at the earliest
possible time).

 

(b)          As
a condition to the closing and to the inclusion of its Registrable Securities, each Holder will furnish to the Company the information
regarding the Holder as is legally required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this
Article 7.

 

(c)          Each
Holder hereby covenants with the Company not to make any sale of the Registrable Securities without effectively causing the prospectus
delivery requirements under the Securities Act to be satisfied.

 

(d)          Each
Holder acknowledges and agrees that the Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement are not transferable
on the books of the Company unless the stock certificate submitted to the transfer agent evidencing the Registrable Securities,
if applicable, is accompanied by a certificate reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that (i) the Registrable Securities
have been sold in accordance with this Agreement and the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) the requirement of delivering a
current prospectus has been satisfied.

 

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(e)          Each
Holder is hereby advised that the anti-manipulation provisions of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of the
Registrable Securities offered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and agrees not to take any action with respect to any
distribution deemed to be made pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement that constitutes a violation of Regulation M under
the Exchange Act or any other applicable rule, regulation or law.

 

(f)          At
the end of the Effectiveness Period, the Holders of Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement shall discontinue
sales of shares pursuant thereto upon receipt of notice from the Company of its intention to remove from registration the shares
covered thereby which remain unsold.

 

(g)          The
rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities granted to the Holders by the Company under Section 7.2 may
be assigned in whole or in part by a Holder in connection with the transfer of such Registrable Securities, provided, that: (i)
the transfer of the Registrable Securities and the rights to register such Registrable Securities are effected in accordance with
applicable securities laws, (ii) the transfer involves not less than fifty percent (50%) of the Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement,
(iii) the Holder gives prior written notice to the Company, and (iv) the transferee agrees to comply with the terms and provisions
of this Agreement in a written instrument reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and its counsel. Except
as specifically permitted by this Section 7.7, the rights of a Holder with respect to Registrable Securities will not be
transferable to any other Person, and any attempted transfer will cause all rights of the Holder to registration of Registrable
Securities under this Article 7 to be forfeited, void ab initio and of no further force and effect.

 

(h)          With
the written consent of the Company and each Holder affected or potentially affected by such proposed waiver, any provision of Sections
7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 or 7.9 may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively
or prospectively and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely). Upon the effectuation of each waiver, the Company
will promptly give written notice thereof to such Holders.

 

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Section
7.8           Indemnification.

 

(a)          Subject
to Section 7.8(c), the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser, and each Person, if any, who
controls such Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and each of its and their respective directors,
officers, employees, partners, stockholders, members, principals, managers, trustees, agents, attorneys, successors and assigns
(individually, an “Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, fines, judgments, amounts paid in self-defense, expenses
of investigation, interest, penalties, taxes, assessments, costs (including cost of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”) to which any Indemnified Party may become subject whether
or not involving a third-party claim, insofar as such Losses arise out of, in any way relate to, or result from (i) any breach
of any representation or warranty made by the Company contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) the failure of the
Company to fulfill any agreement or covenant contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to Section 7.8(c),
the Company agrees to reimburse any Indemnified Party for all such Losses, other than third-party claims, the procedure for which
is described in Section 7.8(f), as they are incurred or suffered by such Indemnified Party. The representations and warranties
of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall survive Closing until the twelve (12) month anniversary of the date hereof, and
thereafter shall be of no further force or effect, provided that the representations and warranties made by the Company contained
in Section 6.1 shall survive Closing until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, and the representations
and warranties made by the Company in Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.17 and 6.18 shall survive Closing indefinitely (the representations
and warranties described in Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.17 and 6.18, the “Company Fundamental Representations”).
Following the expiration of the periods set forth above with respect to any particular representation or warranty, the Company
shall not have any further liability with respect to such representation or warranty; provided, however, that the good faith written
assertion of any claim by any Indemnified Party against the Company with respect to the breach or alleged breach of any representation
or warranty (or of a series of facts which would support such claim) shall extend the survival period with respect to such claim
through the date such claim is conclusively resolved.

 

(b)          [Intentionally
Omitted]

 

(c)          The
Company shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Party with respect to the matters described in Section 7.8(a)
unless and until the aggregate amount of Losses described in Section 7.8(a) exceeds $150,000, in which case the Indemnified
Parties will be entitled to recover Losses only to the extent in excess thereof; provided that the foregoing limitations shall
not apply with respect to any Losses arising from a breach of the Company Fundamental Representations.

 

(d)          The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Securities, each Person, if any, who controls such Holder within
the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, and their respective officers, directors, employees, principals, partners,
members, managers, stockholders, trustees, agents, attorneys, successors and assigns against any Losses to which they may become
subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act of other federal or state law, insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (any of the following, a “Violation”):
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a registration statement covering the Registrable
Securities, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto,
(ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities
law in connection with a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities, including any preliminary prospectus or final
prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto. The Company, however, shall not be liable in any such case
for any such Losses (or action in respect thereof) to the extent that they arise out of or are based upon a Violation which arises
out of or is based upon information furnished in writing expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder
or controlling person, as the case may be; provided, further, that the Company will not be liable to any Holder or
its officers, directors, employees, partners, members, stockholders and trustees, with respect to any Losses arising out of or
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in any
preliminary prospectus which is corrected in an amended, supplemented or final prospectus if the purchaser of Registrable Securities
pursuant thereto asserting such Losses purchased from such Holder, and was not, due to the fault of such Holder, sent or given
a copy of such amended, supplemented or final prospectus at or prior to the sale of Registrable Securities to such purchaser after
such Holder was notified of such correction in writing.

 

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(e)          In
connection with any registration pursuant to this Agreement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such
Holder will furnish to the Company in writing the information that is reasonably requested by the Company for use in any registration
statement or prospectus prepared in connection with such registration and will severally, but not jointly, indemnify the Company
Indemnified Parties against any Losses resulting from any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission
of a material fact required to be stated in the registration statement or prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent the Losses are caused by an untrue statement
or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with the written information so furnished
by such Holder and stated specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the registration statement or prospectus;
provided, however, that such Holder shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that prior to the effective
date of any such registration statement or the filing of a final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, such Holder has
furnished in writing to the Company information expressly for use in such registration statement or prospectus or any amendment
or supplement thereto which corrected or made not misleading information previously furnished to the Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will a Holder of Registrable Securities be liable for any Losses
in excess of the net proceeds received by the Holder in connection with its disposition of Registrable Securities.

 

(f)          Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7.8 of notice of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought,
including, without limitation, the commencement of any action or proceeding, the indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7.8, promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing
of such claim and the commencement of any action or proceeding, as applicable; provided that the failure of the indemnified party
to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from its obligations under this Section 7.8
except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually and materially prejudiced by the failure. In case any action or proceeding
is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to conduct the defense of any action with counsel approved by the indemnified party (which approval will
not be withheld or delayed unreasonably) although the indemnified party will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense,
and after notice from the indemnified party to the indemnifying party, may elect to assume the defense thereof provided that following
such notice the indemnifying party will not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 7.8 for any legal or any
other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless incurred at the written
request of the indemnifying party. Notwithstanding the above, the indemnified party will have the right to employ counsel of its
own choice in any action or proceeding (and be reimbursed by the indemnifying party for the reasonable fees and expenses of the
counsel and other reasonable costs of the defense) if representation of the indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying
party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests or conflicts between the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party, or between the indemnified party and any other party represented by the counsel in the action or proceeding
or the indemnifying party shall have failed to promptly assume the defense of such proceeding. An indemnifying party will not be
liable to any indemnified party for any settlement or entry of judgment concerning any action or proceeding effected without the
consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and no indemnifying party will consent to
the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which imposes any future obligations on the indemnified party or which does
not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant to such indemnified party of a release from all liability
in respect of all claims that are the subject of such action or proceeding.

 

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(g)          If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 7.8 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable under
applicable law to an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying
the indemnified party, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of the Losses in the
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party, on the one hand, and of the indemnifying party,
on the other, in connection with the Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations including the relative benefits
to the parties. The relative fault of the indemnified party, on the one hand, and of the indemnifying party, on the other, will
be determined by reference to, among other things, whether an untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or an omission
to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the statement or omission. The amount paid
or payable by a party as a result of the Losses referred to above will be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
in Section 7.8(f), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by the party in connection with investigating
or defending any action or claim. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person that is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event
will a Holder be liable under this Section 7.8 for any amount in excess of the net proceeds received by the Holder in connection
with its sale of Registrable Securities.

 

(h)          Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, all fees and expenses of the indemnified Party required to be reimbursed hereunder shall be paid
to the indemnified Party, as incurred, within twenty (20) days of written notice thereof to the indemnifying Party, provided, that
the indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to
such actions for which such indemnified Party is finally judicially determined to not be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

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(i)          For
the avoidance of doubt, any right of a Purchaser or Holder to indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.8 shall survive
the transfer of Shares or Registrable Securities by such Purchaser or Holder.

 

Section
7.9           Amended and Restated Charter. The Company shall
prepare an information statement on Schedule 14C to notify the holders of the Company’s Common Stock of the action taken
by written consent of the holders of a majority of such shares of Common Stock to approve the Restated Charter. The Company shall
cause a preliminary Schedule 14C to be filed with the Commission no later than three (3) business days following the Closing Date,
and the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the final Schedule 14C to be sent to the holders of the Company’s Common
Stock by no later than one (1) business day following (i) the expiration of the ten (10) day comment period for the Commission,
if there are no comments from the staff of the Commission, or (ii) the day on which the staff of the Commission clears any comments.
The Company shall also take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to cause the Restated Charter to be filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State and to become effective as soon as possible following the expiration of the 20 day period in Rule 14c-2(b)
promulgated under the Exchange Act, and in any event within one (1) business day thereafter. Promptly following the effectiveness
of the Restated Charter, and in any event within one (1) business day thereafter, the Company shall sell to any Purchaser (or any
Affiliate of a Purchaser) designated in writing by all Purchasers one share of Special Stock authorized under the Charter Amendment
for the par value of such share ($.01), payable in cash (it being acknowledged and agreed that such consideration has been received
by the Company and no actions or events other than the filing of the Restated Charter need to be taken or to occur in order for
the Special Stock to be issued to the Purchaser designee). Purchasers, on behalf of themselves and any Affiliate of a Purchaser
designated to acquire the Special Stock, hereby acknowledge and agree that (and any such Affiliate so designated shall sign a joinder
(a “Joinder”) acknowledging and agreeing that) the Special Stock shall not be transferable (including by sale,
pledge or other disposition), the Company and its transfer agent shall not register any transfer of the Special Stock, and any
attempted transfer shall be null and void ab initio, in each case other than any such transfer among Purchaser or its Affiliates
(provided, that as a condition of any such transfer among Purchaser or its Affiliates, the transferee shall sign a Joinder). The
Company shall take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to seat the director designated by the holder of the Special
Stock as soon thereafter as possible, and in any event within three (3) business days of the date on which such director was designated.
Until such director has been seated, the Purchasers shall be entitled to designate a representative who shall have the right to
participate as a non-voting observer in all meetings of the Board of Directors and committees thereof and receive all information
and communications received by members of the Board of Directors and committees thereof.

 

Section
7.10         Certain Fees. Each party shall be responsible for any fees
and expenses incurred by it in connection with the negotiation and delivery of this Agreement; provided, however, that, subject
to the occurrence of the Closing, the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
LLP, special counsel for the Purchasers, associated with the negotiation and delivery of this Agreement, not to exceed $20,000.

 

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Article
8

[Intentionally Omitted]

 

Article
9

LEGENDS

 

Section
9.1           Legends. Each Purchaser acknowledges that the
certificates evidencing the Shares shall bear the following, or substantially similar, legends and such other legends as may be
required by state securities or “blue sky” laws:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”),
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS, OR (2) THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE
HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS.

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF A STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2013, BY AND AMONG THE
COMPANY AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY AND MAY BE OBTAINED BY
THE HOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COMPANY.”

 

A copy of this Agreement shall be filed
with the Secretary of the Company and shall be kept at its principal executive office. If requested by a Holder, the Company shall
cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing all or a portion of the
Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to an exemption under
the applicable securities laws, which certificates, shall be free, to the extent permitted under law, of all restrictive legends,
and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names any such Holders may reasonably
request.

 

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Article
10

TERMINATION

 

Section
10.1         Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Closing:

 

(a)          by
mutual written agreement of the Company and Purchasers;

 

(b)          by
Purchasers, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, if a court of competent jurisdiction or a governmental, regulatory
or administrative agency or commission shall have issued a non-appealable final order, decree or ruling or taken any other action
having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(c)          by
Purchasers (provided that no Purchaser is then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement
contained in this Agreement), in the event of a material breach by the Company of any representation, warranty, covenant or other
agreement contained in this Agreement that cannot be or has not been cured within ten (10) days after the giving of written notice
to the Company of such breach;

 

(d)          by
the Company (provided that the Company is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement
contained in this Agreement), in the event of a material breach by any Purchaser of any representation, warranty, covenant or other
agreement contained in this Agreement that cannot be or has not been cured within ten (10) days after the giving of written notice
to such Purchaser of such breach;

 

(e)          by
Purchasers, provided that no Purchaser is then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement
contained in this Agreement, if all the conditions in Article 3 have not been satisfied or waived by October 8, 2013; or

 

(f)          by
the Company, provided that the Company is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement
contained in this Agreement, if all the conditions in Article 4 have not been satisfied or waived by October 8, 2013.

 

Section
10.2         Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability
on the part of any party hereto (or any stockholder, director, officer, partner, employee, agent, consultant or representative
of such party); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any party from liability
for any breach of this Agreement.

 

Article
11

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section
11.1         Notices. Any notice or other communication given hereunder
by any party hereto to any other party hereto shall be in writing and delivered personally or by facsimile transmission or sent
by registered or certified mail or by any express mail or overnight courier service, postage or fees prepaid at the address below
or such other address as such party may designate in accordance with the procedures of this Section 11.1:

 

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If to the Company:

 

Trinity Place Holdings Inc.

One Syms Way

Secaucus, New Jersey 07094

	Attention:	Richard G. Pyontek
	 	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
	Facsimile:	(201) 902-9270

 

With a copy to:

 

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071-1560

	Attention:	Brett J. Rodda
	Facsimile:	(213) 683-4061

 

If to Purchasers:

 

To the names and addresses on Exhibit A.

 

With a copy to:

 

Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

	Attention:	John Bessonette
	Facsimile:	(212) 715-9352

 

Any notice that is delivered personally
or by facsimile transmission in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the party to whom it is directed
upon actual receipt by such party. Any notice that is addressed and mailed or sent by courier in the manner herein provided shall
be conclusively presumed to have been duly given to the party to which it is addressed at the close of business, local time of
the recipient, on the fourth business day after the day it is so placed in the mail or, if earlier, the time of actual receipt.

 

Section
11.2         Successors and Assigns. Subject to Section 7.7(g),
this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section
11.3         Assignment. Subject to Section 7.7(g), no party
hereto may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties;
provided, however, that a Purchaser may assign its rights and delegate its obligations hereunder to an Affiliate of such Purchaser
without such consent in connection with a transfer of Shares to such Affiliate.

 

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Section
11.4         Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Company Disclosure
Schedules and the Exhibits hereto (when executed, as applicable) set forth the entire agreement and understanding among the parties
as to the subject matter hereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every
nature among them; provided that any confidentiality agreement between the Company and any of the Purchasers shall remain in effect.
This Agreement may be amended only by mutual written agreement of the Company and the Purchasers, and the Company may take any
action herein prohibited or omit to take any action herein required to be performed by it, and any breach of any covenant, agreement,
warranty or representation may be waived, only if the Company has obtained the written consent or waiver of the Purchasers affected
or potentially affected by such waiver.

 

Section
11.5         Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; etc.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding
the place where this Agreement may be executed by any of the parties hereto, the parties expressly agree that all the terms and
provisions hereof shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to that
State’s conflict of laws principles. In the event that a judicial proceeding is necessary, the parties agree that the sole
forum for resolving disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement are the federal or state courts sitting in New York,
New York and applying New York law, and all related appellate courts (collectively, the “Courts”), and each
Purchaser irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the jurisdiction of the Courts.

 

(b)          Each
of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally consents to venue in the Courts, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any
objection to the laying of venue of any judicial proceeding in the Courts, and agrees not to plead or claim in any Court that any
judicial proceeding brought in any Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

Section
11.6         Severability. The holding of any provision of this Agreement
to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction will not affect any other provision of this Agreement, which
will remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced in whole or in part, the provision will be interpreted so as to remain enforceable
to the maximum extent permissible consistent with applicable law and the remaining conditions and provisions or portions thereof
will nevertheless remain in full force and effect and enforceable to the extent they are valid, legal and enforceable, and no provisions
will be deemed dependent upon any other covenant or provision unless so expressed herein.

 

Section
11.7         No Waiver. A waiver by any party of a breach of any provision
of this Agreement will not operate, or be construed, as a waiver of any subsequent breach of such provision.

 

Section
11.8         Further Assurances. The parties agree to execute and deliver
all further documents, agreements and instruments and take further action as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
and intent of this Agreement. Any documentary, stamp tax or similar issuance or transfer taxes due as a result of the conveyance,
transfer or sale of the Shares between Purchasers (or any of their permitted transferees), on the one hand, and the Company, on
the other hand, pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne by the Company.

 

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Section
11.9         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which will together constitute the same instrument.

 

Section
11.10         No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement
creates in any Person not a party to this Agreement (other than permitted assignees and a Person indemnified pursuant to Section
7.8 hereof with respect to such indemnification rights and any Holders of the Registrable Securities with respect to the rights
to which they are entitled hereunder ) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement, and this Agreement is
for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto. The parties expressly recognize that this Agreement is not intended to create
a partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangement between any of the parties or their respective Affiliates.

 

Section
11.11         Remedies. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the remedies
provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law. In the event of a breach by the Company
or by a Purchaser of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Purchaser or the Company, as the case may be, in addition
to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled
to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Purchaser agree that monetary damages would not
provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and
hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense
that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

Section
11.12         Headings. The headings in this Agreement are solely for
convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have executed this Stock Purchase Agreement as of the date and year first set forth above.

 

	 	Trinity Place Holdings Inc.
	 	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Richard G. Pyontek
	 	 	Name:	Richard G. Pyontek
	 	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
	 	 	 	Secretary
	 	 	 	 
	 	Third Avenue Trust, on behalf of Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund
	 	 
	 	By: Third Avenue Management LLC, its investment advisor
	 	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ David M. Barse
	 	 	Name: 	David M. Barse
	 	 	Title: 	Chief Executive Officer

 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

SIGNATURE PAGE

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

	EXHIBIT A	Purchasers
	EXHIBIT B	Form of Restated Charter

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

Exhibit A

 

	Name of Purchaser	 	Number of Shares	 	Address	 
	Third Avenue Trust, on behalf of Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund	 	3,369,444	 	
        622 Third Avenue

        New York, NY 10017

        Attn: General Counsel

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