Document:

Exhibit
10.1

 

ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated April 25, 2017 and effective as of April 1, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), is
by and among Mantra Venture Group Ltd., a British Columbia corporation (“Buyer”), and InterCloud Systems, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“Seller”).

 

P
R E M I S E S:

 

WHEREAS,
Seller’s subsidiaries AW Solutions, Inc. and AW Solutions Puerto Rico LLC are collectively engaged in the business of providing
professional, multi-service line, telecommunications infrastructure and outsource services to the wireless and wireline industry
(the “Business”); and

 

WHEREAS,
Seller desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, substantially all of the assets used or useful in
the operation of the Business upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

A
G R E E M E N T S:

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE
I

DEFINED TERMS

 

Section
1.1        Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the following meanings in this Agreement:

 

“Accounts
Receivable” means any and all amounts owed in cash to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of a sale of a good
or provision of a service in the ordinary course of the Business (in accordance with GAAP and net of any allowances, applicable
reserves and deferred revenue).

 

“Acquisition
Proposal” shall mean any proposal for an acquisition, a merger or other business combination with Seller, or any proposal
or offer to acquire directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the equity interest in Seller or all or substantially all
of the assets of Seller.

 

“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person which, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, is under common
ownership or control with, or is owned or controlled by, such specified Person, (b) any other person which is a director, officer
or general partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities,
of the specified Person, (c) another Person of which the specified Person is a director, officer or general partner or is, directly
or indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities, (d) another Person as to which
the specified Person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity, or (e) any relative or spouse of the specified Person within
the first degree of consanguinity, and to the extent they share a common household with the specified Person, any relative of
such spouse or any spouse of any such relative. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by”
and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

     

     

    

 

“Assets”
means Seller’s interest in substantially all the tangible and intangible assets owned, leased or licensed on the Effective
Date by Seller in connection with the Business, including, but not limited to, those items described in ‎Section 2.1, but
not including the Excluded Assets listed in ‎Section 2.2 hereof.

 

“Assumed
Contracts” means all Contracts of Seller related to the Business or the Assets and listed on Schedule ‎3.8
hereto.

 

“Assumed
Current Liabilities” means the current liabilities of Seller as of the Effective Date directly related to the Business
each of which was incurred in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Business
Day” means any day other than any Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which banks located in New York, New York generally
are closed for business.

 

“Closing”
means the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of ‎Article VIII
hereof.

 

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

 

“Confidential
Information” shall mean (a) all of Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’ technical, commercial, marketing, strategic,
business or other information, data, plans and material of the kind either identified as confidential or proprietary or which
a reasonable person would recognize to be confidential or proprietary, either from its nature or the manner of its disclosure,
or which has not entered the public domain and (b) the terms and provisions of this Agreement and any other material information
relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder. Confidential Information does not include any information
that is or becomes generally known to and available for use by the public, is obtainable from independent sources or is required
by law to be disclosed.

 

“Consents”
means the consents of third parties necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

“Contracts”
means all agreements, written or oral (including any amendments and other modifications thereto), to which Seller is a party or
is bound.

 

“Disclosure
Schedule” means the Seller’s Disclosure Schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

“EBITDA”
means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as calculated in accordance with GAAP. For the purpose of
calculating the “EBITDA” of the Business, such calculations shall not include any and all salaries and/or similar
payments to employees or agents of the Business who were not receiving payments from Seller at the time of closing under this
Agreement unless, subsequent to the Closing, such employee or agent has replaced an employee or agent of the Business and is receiving
approximately the same salary and/or payments.

 

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“EBITDA
Calculation Statement” means the Six-Month Anniversary EBITDA Calculation Statement.

 

“Encumbrance”
means any lien, mortgage, pledge, claim, security interest, imperfection in title or other third party right or interest of any
kind whatsoever, or restrictive agreement, conditional sales agreement, option, encumbrance or charge of any kind whatsoever.

 

“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

“Fundamental
Representations” means those representations and warranties set forth in ‎Section 3.1 (“No Violation; Authorization”),
‎Section 3.2 (“Due Organization”), ‎Section 3.3 (“Binding Obligation”) and ‎Section 3.4 (“Assets
and Title”).

 

“GAAP”
shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

“Hazardous
Substances” shall mean any toxic or hazardous substance, material, or waste, and any other contaminant, pollutant or
constituent thereof, whether liquid, solid, semi-solid, sludge and/or gaseous, including chemicals, compounds, by-products, pesticides,
asbestos containing materials, petroleum or petroleum products, and polychlorinated biphenyls, the presence of which requires
investigation or remediation under any environmental Laws or which are regulated, listed or controlled by, under or pursuant to
any environmental Laws, or which has been determined or interpreted at any time by any governmental authority to be a hazardous
or toxic substance regulated under any other statute, law, regulation, order, code, rule, order, or decree, including any Hazardous
Substance as that term is defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”).

 

“Intellectual
Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights owned by or licensed to Seller, whether or not used in connection
with the Business, including the name “Ingenious” and all associated goodwill.

 

“Intellectual
Property Rights” shall mean all statutory, common law and registered patents, copyrights, trademarks service marks,
tradenames, domain names (including Registered Intellectual Property), and all trade secrets, designs, imprints, logos, compilations
of data and other intangible rights and interests.

 

“Knowledge”
shall mean the actual knowledge of the party to whom such knowledge is imputed or the knowledge of the party after reasonable
due inquiry and investigation, including inquiry of any employees of Seller that have responsibility for such matter. For the
purposes of this definition, any applicable party shall be deemed to have knowledge of information in documents that are or have
been in his possession (including in electronic format).

 

“Law”
means any law, rule or regulation of any federal, state or local governmental authority.

 

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“Liabilities”
means any liabilities, claims, obligations, commitments, expenses or damages, whether known or unknown, contingent or absolute,
named or unnamed, disputed or undisputed, legal or equitable, determined or indeterminable, or liquidated or unliquidated.

 

“Licenses”
means all of the licenses, permits and other authorizations issued by any federal, state or local governmental authorities to
Seller and used in the operation of the Business, with any additions thereto between the Effective Date and the Closing Date.

 

“Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on the Business, Assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects or results of operations of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that “Material
Adverse Effect” shall not include any event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change, directly or indirectly, arising out
of or attributable to: (i) any changes, conditions or effects in the United States economies or securities or financial markets
in general; (ii) changes, conditions or effects that affect the industries in which the Business operates (provided such changes,
conditions or effects do not adversely and disproportionately affect Seller relative to other Persons in such industries); (iii)
any change, effect or circumstance resulting from an action required or permitted by this Agreement; (iv) the effect of any changes
in applicable Laws or accounting rules, including GAAP; (v) any change, effect or circumstance resulting from the announcement
of this Agreement; or (vi) conditions caused by acts of terrorism or war (whether or not declared) or any man-made disaster or
acts of God.

 

“Permitted
Encumbrances” means (a) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures;
(b) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like liens arising or incurred in the ordinary
course of business; (c) easements, rights of way, zoning ordinances and other similar encumbrances affecting Real Property; and
(d) other than with respect to owned Real Property, liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and
equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Person”
means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust,
a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

“Personal
Property” means all of the interest of Seller in all machinery, equipment, computer programs, computer software, tools,
motor vehicles, furniture, leasehold improvements, office equipment, supplies, plant, spare parts and other tangible personal
property which are owned by or leased to Seller or its Subsidiaries, or otherwise used or possessed by Seller, together with any
additions or deletions thereto expressly permitted by Buyer or this Agreement between the Effective Date and the Closing Date.

 

“Real
Property” means all of Seller’s owned or occupied real property, leasehold interests, easements, real estate licenses,
rights to access and rights of way used in the Business, together with any additions or deletions thereto expressly permitted
by Buyer or this Agreement between the Effective Date and the Closing Date.

 

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“Registered
Intellectual Property” means all United States, international and foreign: (a) patents and patent applications (including
provisional applications); (b) registered trademarks, applications to register trademarks, intent-to-use applications, or other
registrations or applications related to trademarks, and any domain name registrations; (c) registered copyrights and applications
for copyright registration; (d) any mask work registrations and applications to register mask works; and (e) any other Intellectual
Property Rights that are the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued by, filed with,
or recorded by, any state, government or other public legal authority.

 

“Release”
shall mean any manner of spilling, leaking, dumping, discharging, releasing, migrating or emitting Hazardous Materials, including
the definitions given to any of such terms under CERCLA or any other environmental law.

 

“Subsidiary”
shall mean, with respect to Seller, any entity of which a majority of the voting power or equity interest is owned, directly or
indirectly, by Seller.

 

“Tax”
shall mean any federal, territorial, state, county, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, wage, employment,
excise, utility, communications, production, occupancy, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental,
customs duties, capital stock, capital levy, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability,
real property, real property gains, recordation, business license, workers’ compensation, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, ad valorem, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other
tax, fee, charge, premium, imposition of any kind whatsoever, however denominated, imposed by any tax authority, including, but
not limited to, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), together with any interest, penalties or other additions
to tax and any interest on any such interest, penalties and additions to tax payable in respect thereof.

 

“Taxable
Period” means any taxable year or any other period that is treated as a taxable year with respect to which any Tax may
be imposed under any applicable statute, rule or regulation of any Tax Authority.

 

“Tax
Laws” shall mean the Code, and any other federal, state, county, local or foreign laws related to any Tax, as well as
any regulations, administrative pronouncements, rules or requirements pursuant thereto.

 

“Tax
Returns” shall mean reports, estimates, declarations of estimated tax, information statements and returns, including
information returns or reports with respect to backup withholding and other payments to third parties, relating to or required
to be filed with any tax authority by any Tax Law in connection with any Taxes.

 

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ARTICLE
II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS

 

Section
2.1       Agreement to Sell and Buy. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and effective as of the
Effective Date, Seller hereby agrees to transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase, free and clear of any Encumbrances
other than Permitted Encumbrances, 80.1% of the Assets, including, but not limited to, Seller’s right, title, and interest
in and to:

 

(a)       all
Assumed Contracts;

 

(b)       all
Real Property;

 

(c)       all
Licenses;

 

(d)       all
Intellectual Property;

 

(e)       all
Personal Property;

 

(f)       all
files, books and other records relating solely to the Business, including, without limitation, executed copies of the Assumed
Contracts or, if no executed agreement exists, summaries of the Assumed Contracts, marketing information, sales records, and price,
customer, lead, mailing, circulation, purchaser and all other lists and files;

 

(g)       software
related to the computer programs used in the operation of the Business owned by Seller and transferable under applicable license
agreements, including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule ‎2.1(g) hereto;

 

(h)       all
of Seller’s goodwill in and going concern value of the Business;

 

(i)       all
inventory used in connection with the Business;

 

(j)       all
Accounts Receivable;

 

(k)       all
prepaid expenses and deposits of Seller with third parties in respect of the Assets (“Seller Deposits”);

 

(l)       all
claims, causes of action and choses in action of Seller against third parties relating to the Assets or Business, but excluding
claims, causes of action and choses in action against third parties related to the Excluded Assets and the Excluded Liabilities;

 

(m)       all
intangible assets of Seller relating to the Business not specifically described above; and

 

(n)       available
cash of Seller.

 

Section
2.2       Excluded Assets. The following assets of Seller shall not be acquired by Buyer and shall be deemed excluded assets
(the “Excluded Assets”):

 

(a)       Seller’s
minute books, organizational documents, and such other books and records of Seller pertaining to the ownership, organization or
existence of Seller and duplicate copies of such records as are necessary to enable Seller to file Tax Returns and reports, and
any other books and records of Seller not related to the Business;

 

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(b)       any
claim, right or interest of Seller in or to any prepayment, refund, rebate, abatement or other recovery for Taxes, together with
any interest due thereon or penalty rebate arising therefrom;

 

(c)       all
Contracts other than Assumed Contracts, and any assets of Seller subject to any Contract of Seller that is not an Assumed Contract;

 

(d)       non-assignable
licenses, permits and authorizations;

 

(e)       all
insurance policies relating to the Business and those claims of Seller under the insurance policies included within the Excluded
Assets;

 

(f)       all
Benefit Plans (and all rights, claims and defenses thereunder), and all assets or funds held in trust for or under such Benefit
Plans;

 

(g)       all
claims, causes of action and choses in action of Seller against third parties relating to the Excluded Assets and the Excluded
Liabilities;

 

(h)       the
assets, properties and rights specifically set forth on Schedule ‎2.2(h);

 

(i)       the
rights which accrue or will accrue to Seller under this Agreement or the Related Documents.

 

Section
2.3        Liabilities.

 

(a)       Assumed
Liabilities. On the Effective Date, Buyer shall assume only the following liabilities: (i) all Liabilities of Seller under
the Assumed Contracts from and after the Effective Date; and (ii) the Assumed Current Liabilities ((i) and (ii) collectively,
the “Assumed Liabilities”). No other Liabilities of Seller will be assumed by Buyer other than the Assumed
Liabilities.

 

(b)       Excluded
Liabilities. Except for the Assumed Liabilities, neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall assume or otherwise be liable
in respect of, or be deemed to have assumed or otherwise be liable in respect of, any debt, claim, obligation, or other Liability
of Seller, or any of its Affiliates, regardless of whether such debt, claim, obligation, or other Liability is matured or unmatured,
contingent or fixed, known or unknown (the “Excluded Liabilities”). Excluded Liabilities shall include, without
limitation:

 

(i)       any
long-term debt or notes payable of Seller and any Liability of Seller to any of its Affiliates;

 

(ii)      any
Liability for Taxes of Seller (including liability for Taxes arising from any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or
Tax allocation agreement) for any Taxable Period, any liability for Taxes of the Business or related to the Assets properly attributable
to the portion of the Taxable Period that includes the Effective Date through and including the Effective Date, and any Tax Liability
arising from the sale of the Business and the Assets to Buyer contemplated herein or from any liquidation and dissolution of Seller;

 

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(iii)       any
Liability of or claim against Seller that constitutes or arises from a breach by Seller of any representation, warranty or covenant
herein;

 

(iv)       any
Liability of Seller or claim of any kind that may arise from Seller’s operation of the Business, ownership of the Assets
or under the Assumed Contracts relating to the time period prior to the Effective Date or arising out of events occurring prior
to the Effective Date (including liabilities for breach by Seller prior to Closing) or resulting from Seller’s consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(v)       any
Liability of or claim against Seller that may arise from the rendering of investment banking, brokerage fees, professional, legal,
accounting, appraisal, engineering or other similar services to Seller in connection with the transactions herein;

 

(vi)      any
Liability of Seller arising out of or relating to the employment of, performance of services by or termination of any employees,
whether written or oral, express or implied, including any Liability (A) consisting of, arising out of or relating to severance,
accrued vacation, termination, retention bonus, “golden parachute”, any Benefit Plan or corporate policy, unemployment
compensation or any similar or other payment, with respect to any employee of Seller; (B) resulting from the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the termination of any employees in connection therewith under the Workers Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended from time to time; (C) resulting from workers’ compensation or other
similar claims, or (D) arising out of or relating to any Benefit Plan;

 

(vii)     any
and all claims of employees, consultants or independent contractors of Seller in such capacity;

 

(viii)     any
Liability under any Contract not included in the Assumed Contracts;

 

(ix)       any
Liability under any Assumed Contract for which a Consent, if required, has not been obtained or waived as of the Closing;

 

(x)       any
forfeiture, claim or pending litigation, arbitration or proceeding relating to the Business arising prior to the Effective Date
(which shall remain and be the obligation and liability solely of Seller);

 

(xi)       any
Liability, other than the Assumed Liabilities; and

 

(xii)      any
liability related to any Excluded Asset, unless otherwise expressly assumed by Buyer herein.

 

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For
the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall not retain and Buyer is assuming and will pay the Assumed Current Liabilities.

 

Seller
agrees that it shall pay promptly when due any and all Excluded Liabilities not discharged by it at or prior to Closing, including
any of Seller’s Liabilities related to Seller’s employees during the period they are employed by Seller or the Benefit
Plans. Buyer is not the successor employer of Seller’s employees for any purpose and is not required to employ any of such
employees.

 

Section
2.4       Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for the Assets shall be (i) Buyer’s
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, (ii) plus an unsecured one-year convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal
amount of $2,000,000, in the form of Exhibit D hereto (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price will
be subject to downward or upward adjustment on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent current assets (excluding cash and cash
equivalents, which will be remitted directly to Seller at Closing) less current liabilities (“Working Capital”)
of Seller related to the Business on the Effective Date, as reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet, determined in accordance with
GAAP, is less than or greater than zero (the “Working Capital Adjustment”), and as determined as of the close
of business on the Effective Date and using the same adjustment procedures set forth in Section 2.5 below.

 

Section
2.5       Purchase Price Adjustments. 

 

(a)       On
or before the date which is thirty (30) days after the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date, Buyer shall prepare and deliver
to Seller a written, unaudited statement (the “Six-Month Anniversary EBITDA Calculation Statement”) setting
forth in reasonable detail its determination of the EBITDA of the Business for the six-month period (the “Six-Month Anniversary
EBITDA”) immediately following the Effective Date (the “First Calculation Period”), which shall be
subject to review by Seller pursuant to ‎Section 2.5(c). Within six months of the final determination of the Six-Month Anniversary
EBITDA, Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the lesser of (i) three times the Six-Month Anniversary EBITDA and (ii) $1,500,000
(the “Six-Month EBITDA Payment”). The Six-Month EBITDA Payment shall be made, at the sole option of the Buyer,
either in cash, common stock of the Buyer, or a combination thereof.

 

(b)       Seller
shall have fifteen (15) days after its receipt of an EBITDA Calculation Statement (the “EBITDA Review Period”)
to review such EBITDA Calculation Statement. During the EBITDA Review Period, Seller and its accountants and representatives shall
have the right to inspect Buyer’s books and records during normal business hours at Buyer’s offices, upon reasonable
prior notice and solely for purposes reasonably related to determinations of the Six-Month Anniversary EBITDA. Prior to the expiration
of the EBITDA Review Period, Seller may object to the Six-Month Anniversary EBITDA set forth in the EBITDA Calculation Statement
by delivering a written notice of objection (an “EBITDA Calculation Objection Notice”) to Buyer which shall
specify the items in the EBITDA Calculation Statement disputed by Seller and shall describe in reasonable detail the basis for
such objection, as well as the amount in dispute. If Seller fails to deliver an EBITDA Calculation Objection Notice to Buyer prior
to the expiration of the EBITDA Review Period, then the Six-Month Anniversary EBITDA set forth in the EBITDA Calculation Statement
shall be final and binding on the parties hereto. If Seller timely deliver an EBITDA Calculation Objection Notice, Buyer and Seller
shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the disputed items and agree upon the Six-Month Anniversary EBITDA. If Buyer and Seller
are unable to reach an agreement within thirty (30) days after such EBITDA Calculation Objection Notice has been given, all unresolved
disputed items shall be promptly referred to the Independent Accountants for resolution. The Independent Accountants shall be
directed to render a written report on the unresolved disputed items with respect to the Six-Month Anniversary EBITDA as promptly
as practicable, but in no event greater than 45 days after such submission to the Independent Accountants, and to resolve only
those unresolved disputed items set forth in the EBITDA Calculation Objection Notice. If issues are submitted to the Independent
Accountants for resolution, (i) Buyer and Seller shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Independent Accountants all work
papers and other documents and information relating to the disputed issues; (ii) the Independent Accountants shall resolve the
disputed items based solely on the applicable definitions and other terms in the Agreement and the presentations by Buyer and
Seller, and not by independent review; (iii) the determination of the Independent Accountants, as set forth in a notice to be
delivered to both Buyer and Seller within 45 days of the submission to the Independent Accountants of the issues remaining in
dispute, shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties and shall be used in the calculation of the Six-Month EBITDA Adjustment;
and (iv) the fees and expenses of the Independent Accountants shall be shared equally by Buyer and Seller.

 

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(c)       Accounting
of Purchase Price Adjustments. The parties further acknowledge and agree that any adjustments to the purchase price made pursuant
to this ‎Section 2.5 (each, a “Purchaser Price Adjustment”), shall be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase
Price by the parties for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.

 

Section
2.6       Option. For the two year period following the Effective Date, Buyer shall have the option to purchase the remaining
19.9% of the Assets from Seller, at a valuation equal to 125% of the valuation of the Assets as of the Effective Date.

 

Section
2.7       Allocation.  Seller and Buyer agree to allocate the Purchase Price
among the Assets in accordance with the allocation schedule attached as Schedule ‎2.7 hereto (the
“Allocation Schedule”). Seller and Buyer will each file an IRS Form 8594 consistent with the Allocation
Schedule.

 

ARTICLE
III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

 

Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer as follows, that as of the Closing Date, and except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule:

 

Section
3.1       No Violation; Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other agreement, instrument,
document or certificate related to or arising from this Agreement (the “Related Documents”) does not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof will not (subject
only to obtaining any required consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions or waivers set forth on Schedule ‎3.7),
(i) to Seller’s Knowledge, result in any violation of, any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree,
ruling, charge or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Seller is subject; (ii) result in
any violation of any provision of its articles of organization, operating agreement or other organizational documents; or (iii)
result in any violation of or default on the part of Seller (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give
rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material Contract or result in the creation of any Encumbrance
(except Permitted Encumbrances) upon the Assets. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Documents
to which Seller is or is to become a party have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite limited liability company action
on the part of Seller.

 

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Section
3.2       Due Organization. Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
state of its organization, and has all necessary limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate the assets
that it currently owns, leases or operates and to conduct the Business as it is now being conducted. Seller is duly licensed,
registered and qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the ownership
of its assets, or the conduct of the Business as currently conducted, requires such qualification except where the failure to
be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule ‎3.2 sets forth each state or
other jurisdiction in which Seller is licensed or qualified to do business. Seller has delivered to Buyer an accurate and complete
copy of the articles of organization and operating agreement of Seller. Seller has no Subsidiaries.

 

Section
3.3       Binding Obligation. This Agreement (and when executed and delivered at Closing, each Related Document) will be duly
executed by Seller and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) will constitute the legal,
valid, and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective terms except as such enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

Section
3.4       Assets and Title. The Assets include substantially all assets used by Seller in its operation of the Business. Seller
owns and has good and valid title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the Assets, and as of the Closing Date, the Assets will
be free and clear of all Encumbrances (except for Permitted Encumbrances). Schedule 3.4 sets forth a list of any Encumbrances
on the Assets existing as the Closing Date.

 

Section
3.5       Title to and Condition of Personal Property. Schedule ‎3.5 hereto contains a list of Seller’s Personal
Property with a value in excess of $1,000.00 used in connection with the Business. Seller owns and has good and valid title to
all Personal Property free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances or Encumbrances that shall be discharged
or removed by Seller prior to or at Closing. Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule ‎3.5 hereto, the Personal Property
constituting tangible property is in good operating condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted).

 

Section
3.6       Contracts. Schedule ‎3.6 hereto lists all Contracts related to the Business or the Assets in effect as
of the Closing Date, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(a)       any
pension, profit sharing, stock option, employee stock purchase or other material plan or arrangement providing for deferred compensation
to employees, former employees or consultants, or any collective bargaining agreement or any other Contract with any labor union;

 

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(b)       any
employment Contract for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other Person and providing for annual base compensation
in excess of $50,000;

 

(c)       any
Contract under which Seller has advanced or loaned any other Person amounts in the aggregate exceeding $10,000 except for advances
to employees in the ordinary course of business for valid business reasons and not in excess of $5,000 in the aggregate;

 

(d)       any
Contract relating to borrowed money or other indebtedness (including any earnout obligations) or the mortgaging, pledging or otherwise
placing an Encumbrance (excluding Permitted Encumbrances) on the Assets;

 

(e)       any
Contract under which Seller is lessee of or holds or operates any Real Property owned by any other Person;

 

(f)       any
Contract under which Seller is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or operate any property, real or personal, owned or
controlled by Seller;

 

(g)       any
Contract with respect to any Intellectual Property granted or made to Seller, or granted or made by Seller to third parties, except
licenses to Seller of commercially available, unmodified, “off the shelf” software used for Seller’s own internal
use;

 

(h)       any
Contract (including any exclusivity, nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement) prohibiting Seller from freely engaging in any
business or competing anywhere in the world;

 

(i)       any
Contract with any vendor or customer of Seller requiring payments to or from Seller in excess of $5,000 each year during the term
thereof; and

 

(j)       any
Contract not listed in clauses ‎(a)-‎(i) above which is material to the operation of the Business.

 

On
or prior to the date hereof, Seller has provided Buyer with, or made available to Buyer, true and complete copies of all written
Contracts responsive to items (a)-(j) above. All of the Contracts listed on Schedule ‎3.6 are in full force
and effect, and are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and comprise all of the Contracts material for
the operation of the Business. Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule ‎3.6: (i) there is no default or breach
by Seller, or to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party to any Contract set forth on Schedule ‎3.6, (ii) there
is no fact or circumstance that exists that, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice or the happening of any further
event or condition, would constitute a default, or would entitle any party to terminate any such Contracts or to make a claim
or set-off against Seller, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates, or otherwise to amend such Contract
or prevent such Contract from being renewed in accordance with its terms; and (iii) there are no negotiations pending or in progress
to revise any Contract, other than negotiations in the ordinary course of business intended to make the terms of certain Contracts
more favorable to Seller and its Subsidiaries. The Seller has not received any written notice of default, termination, or nonrenewal
under any Contract listed on Schedule ‎3.6.

 

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Section
3.7       Consents. Except for the Consents described in Schedule ‎3.7 hereto, no consent, authorization, approval,
order, license, certificate or permit of or from, or declaration or filing with, any federal, state, local or other governmental
authority or any court or other tribunal, and no consent or waiver of any party to any Contract to which Seller is a party is
required or declaration to or filing with any governmental or regulatory authority, or any other third party is required to (a)
execute this Agreement, (b) consummate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) permit Seller to sell the
Assets to Buyer, or (d) enable Buyer to operate the Business after the Closing Date in the same manner as it is presently operated.

 

Section
3.8       Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule ‎3.8 hereto or on the Financial Statements or
the notes thereto, Seller and the Business do not have and will not have any indebtedness, duty, responsibility, liability or
obligation of any nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, related to or
arising from the operation of the Business or the ownership, possession or use of the Assets. There are no extraordinary claims
against Seller or the Business by third parties relating to acts or omissions by Seller arising outside the ordinary course of
the Business.

 

Section
3.9       Books and Records. The books of account of Seller, and other such records, are complete and correct in all material
respects, and fully and fairly reflect bona fide transactions set forth therein. At the Closing, all such books and records shall
be located at the business office of Seller.

 

Section
3.10       Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty made by Seller herein or in any certificate, document or other written
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant hereto contains or will contain any untrue statement of any fact, nor shall any
such certificate, document or written instrument omit any fact necessary in order to make any statement herein or therein, in
light of the circumstances in which it was made, not misleading. Seller has disclosed to Buyer all facts known to it that are
material to the ownership of the Assets or the business, liabilities, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or results
of operations of the Business.

 

ARTICLE
IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

 

Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

 

Section
4.1       Organization; Due Authorization. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the laws of British Columbia, and has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and any
Related Document to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Related Documents have
been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of Buyer.

 

Section
4.2       Binding Obligation. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other parties hereto,
this Agreement (and when executed and delivered at Closing, each Related Document) will be duly executed by Buyer and (assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) will constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligation
of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at low or in equity).

 

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4.3       Absence of Consents; No Violation. Subject to Seller obtaining the Consents, no consent, authorization, approval,
order, license, certificate or permit of or from, or declaration or filing with any federal, state, local or other governmental
authority or any court or other tribunal, and no consent or waiver of any party to any material contract to which Buyer is a party
is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Related Documents. Subject to Seller
obtaining the Consents, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Related Document by Buyer, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof does not (i) to the Knowledge
of Buyer, result in any violation of any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge or other
restriction of any government or governmental agency, or court to which Buyer is subject; (ii) result in any violation of any
provision of its the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of Buyer; or (iii) result in any
violation of or default on the part of Buyer (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right
of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, contract,
commitment or loan or other agreement to which Buyer is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound.

 

Section
4.4       Experience of Buyer. Buyer has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so
as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and has so
evaluated the merits and risks of such transaction. Buyer is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Business and
the Assets and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

Section
4.5       Brokerage. Buyer has not incurred any liability for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or other similar
compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on any arrangement or agreement binding
upon Buyer.

 

ARTICLE
V

COVENANT OF SELLER

 

Section
5.1       Pre-Closing Covenants. Except as contemplated or required by this Agreement, commencing on the Effective Date until
the Closing Date, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) maintain and preserve the Assets and the Business, (2)
retain the services of present key employees and (3) maintain and preserve consistent with the ordinary course of business, the
goodwill of and present relationships with suppliers, advertisers, customers and others having business relations with Seller
and its Subsidiaries.

 

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ARTICLE
VI

SPECIAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

Section
6.1       Taxes, Fees and Expenses. All sales, use, transfer, and purchase taxes and fees, if any, arising out of the transfer
of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by Seller. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party shall
pay its own expenses incurred in connection with the authorization, preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement,
including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, agents and other representatives; provided that expenses of Seller
incurred up to the Closing Date (“Seller Transaction Expenses”) shall be paid by Seller and shall not be assumed
by Buyer as Assumed Current Liabilities.

 

Section
6.2       Bulk Sales Law. Buyer hereby waives compliance by Seller with the provisions of any applicable bulk sales laws,
and Seller warrants and agrees to pay and discharge when due all claims of creditors that could be asserted against Buyer by reason
of such noncompliance to the extent that such liabilities arise before or as a result of the Closing, and Seller agrees to protect,
defend, save harmless and indemnify Buyer from and against any and all such claims and demands pursuant to the procedures set
forth in Article X hereof that shall apply thereto in all respects.

 

Section
6.3       Announcements. Commencing on the date hereof, neither Buyer nor Seller shall make any public announcement or press
release concerning the transactions contemplated hereby without the written consent of the other party, except to the extent such
disclosure is required under the federal securities laws.

 

Section
6.4       Cooperation. Prior to the Closing: (a) the parties hereto shall reasonably cooperate with each other and their respective
counsel and accountants in connection with any actions required to be taken as a part of their respective obligations under this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, the obtaining of Consents (provided that this sentence shall not require any party to
make any payments as a condition to obtaining any Consent); and (b) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions
to Closing in ‎Article VII. After the Closing, each of the parties hereto shall take such actions, and shall execute and deliver
to any other party such further documents as may be reasonably requested to ensure, complete and evidence the full and effective
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section
6.5       Litigation Support. In the event and for so long as Buyer or any of its Affiliates actively is contesting or defending
against any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand in connection with (i) any transaction
contemplated under this Agreement, or (ii) any fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence,
event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Business, Seller will cooperate
in the contest or defense, make available its personnel, and provide such testimony and access to its books and records as shall
be necessary in connection with the contest or defense, all at the sole cost and expense of Buyer unless the action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand is directly related to the Seller’s actions, in which event
it shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Seller, with reimbursement to Buyer for their reasonable costs and expenses.

 

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Section
6.6       Transition. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, each of Buyer and Seller will not take, and
will cause the Company not to take, any action that is designed or intended to have the effect of discouraging any lessor, licensor,
customer, supplier, or other business associate of the Company from maintaining the same business relationships with the Company
after the Closing as it maintained with the Company prior to the Closing. Seller will refer all customer inquiries relating to
the Company to Buyer or the Company from and after the Closing. Each Seller shall use his reasonable best efforts to obtain authorizations,
approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits as may be required to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and the transfer of any and all Licenses necessary for Buyer to operate the Business after the Closing in a form reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to Buyer and its counsel.

 

Section
6.7       No Other Bids. From and after the Effective Date until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms
hereof, Seller shall not authorize or knowingly permit any equity holder, officer, director, manager or employee of, or any investment
banker, attorney, accountant or other representative retained by Seller or its direct or indirect equity holders to solicit, initiate
or encourage submission of or engage in any negotiations relating to any Acquisition Proposal or enter into any agreement to effectuate
the same. Seller shall promptly communicate to Buyer the terms of any proposal or offer received by it (no matter how preliminary),
and the identity of the party making such proposal, in respect of any actual or potential Acquisition Proposal.

 

Section
6.8       Confidentiality. Except as necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each party hereto
shall keep confidential any information which is obtained from the other party in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby; and except to the extent that such materials or information are or become readily available to the industry, have been
obtained from independent sources, were known to Buyer or Seller (as the case may be) on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure
or are required to be disclosed in public filings or by law. In the event this Agreement is terminated and the purchase and sale
contemplated hereby abandoned, each party will return to the other party all documents, work papers and other written material
obtained by it in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby. This ‎Section 6.8 shall survive the termination or
cancellation of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years from the date of termination or cancellation.

 

Section
6.9       Employees. Buyer may extend offers of employment to any of Seller’s employees on such terms as Buyer shall
determine in its sole discretion, it being understood that (i) Buyer is not the successor employer of Seller’s employees
and shall be under no obligation to offer employment to any such employees, and (ii) unless otherwise specified in this Agreement,
Seller shall be responsible for, and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless (as set forth in Article X) Buyer from and against
any and all severance, accrued vacation, termination, retention bonus, “golden parachute,” unemployment compensation
or any similar or other payment, or any other liabilities or obligations of Seller, with respect to any of Seller’s employees,
whether or not Buyer extends an offer of employment to such employee, whether or not such employee accepts Buyer’s offer
of employment, whether or not pursuant to an individual agreement or commitment or group plan or corporate policy, or required
by Law, including any liability under any of Seller’s Benefit Plans, the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act of 1988 as it may be amended from time to time and the provisions of Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of Subtitle B of
Title I of ERISA. Buyer shall not assume any of Seller’s Benefit Plans.

 

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Section
6.10       Maintenance of Books and Records. Each of the parties hereto shall preserve, until at least the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the Closing Date or longer period as may be required by law, all pre-closing records possessed or to be possessed
by such party relating to Seller or the Business. After the Closing Date and up until at least the fifth (5th) anniversary
of the Closing Date, upon any reasonable request from a party hereto or its representatives, the party holding such records shall
(x) provide to the requesting party or its representatives reasonable access to such records during normal business hours and
(y) permit the requesting party or its representatives to make copies of such records, at the requesting party’s or its
representatives’ cost. Such records may be sought under this ‎Section 6.11 for any reasonable purpose including to the
extent reasonably required in connection with the audit, accounting, tax, litigation, federal securities disclosure or other similar
needs of the party seeking such records.

 

Section
6.11       Accounts Receivable. Seller agrees that after the Effective Date, Buyer shall have the right and authority to (i)
collect for the account of Buyer all Accounts Receivable and other items that shall be transferred to Buyer as provided herein,
and (ii) solely for the purpose of collecting such Accounts Receivable and for no other purpose, to endorse with the name of Seller
any checks received on account of any such Accounts Receivable or other items. Seller agrees that it will promptly, within two
(2) Business Days, transfer and deliver to Buyer any cash, checks or other property that Seller may receive after the Effective
Date in respect of any such Accounts Receivable acquired hereunder.

 

ARTICLE
VII

CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER AND SELLER

 

Section
7.1       Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. Each and all of the obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are subject to fulfillment prior to or at the Closing of the following conditions, except to the extent that
Buyer may waive any one or more thereof in its sole discretion:

 

(a)       Representations
and Warranties. All representations and warranties of Seller contained in ‎Article III of this Agreement shall be true
and complete in all material respects, except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material
Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects as though such representations and warranties were made as of
the Closing Date, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date or time, which need only be true
and correct as of such date and time.

 

(b)       Covenants
and Conditions. Seller shall have in all material respects performed and complied with all covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)       Adverse
Change. Since the Effective Date, there shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)       Deliveries.
Seller shall have made or cause to be made, or stand willing and able to make or cause to be made, all the deliveries to Buyer
set forth in ‎Section 8.2 hereof.

 

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(e)       No
Adverse Proceedings. No action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, administrative agency or other governmental
authority shall be pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller wherein an unfavorable judgment, decree or
order would prevent the carrying out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, declare unlawful the transactions
contemplated hereby or cause such transactions to be rescinded, or which could reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect the Assets or the Business operations (financial or otherwise) of Seller.

 

(f)       Consents.
All Consents shall have been obtained and copies shall have been delivered to Buyer.

 

(g)       Regulatory
Approvals. All authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits as may be required to permit the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and the transfer of any and all Licenses necessary for Buyer to operate the Business after
the Closing shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section
7.2       Conditions to Obligations of Seller. Each and all of the obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are subject to fulfillment prior to or at the Closing of the following conditions, except to the extent that
Seller may waive one or more thereof:

 

(a)       Representations
and Warranties. All representations and warranties of Buyer contained in ‎Article IV of this Agreement shall be true and
complete in all material respects, except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, which shall
be true and correct in all respects as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such time, except for
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date or time, which need only be true and correct as of such date and
time.

 

(b)       Covenants
and Conditions. Buyer shall have in all material respects performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date.

 

(c)       Deliveries.
Buyer shall have made or cause to be made, or stand willing and able to make or cause to be made, all the deliveries set forth
in ‎Section 8.3 hereof.

 

(d)       No
Adverse Proceeding. No action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, administrative agency or other governmental
authority shall be pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer wherein an unfavorable judgment, decree or
order would prevent the carrying out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or declare unlawful the
transactions contemplated hereby or cause such transactions to be rescinded.

 

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ARTICLE
VIII

CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES

 

Section
8.1       Closing. The Closing shall take place within three days following the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer and Seller,
in their respective sole discretion, of all of the conditions to Closing set forth in ‎Article VII hereof, or such other time,
place and date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). Buyer shall notify
Seller of the Closing Date not less than three days before the Closing Date. The Closing shall be held at the offices of Buyer’s
counsel or such other place as shall be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller.

 

Section
8.2       Deliveries by Seller. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer the following, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and its counsel:

 

(a)       Bill
of Sale. Duly executed Bill of Sale, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto;

 

(b)       Assignment
and Assumption Agreement. A duly executed counterpart of executed Assignment and Assumption Agreement, substantially in the
form of Exhibit B hereto;

 

(c)       Intellectual
Property Assignment. A duly executed counterpart of Intellectual Property Assignment, substantially in the form of Exhibit
C hereto;

 

(d)       Transition
Services Agreement. Buyer and Seller shall enter into that certain transition services agreement, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit E;

 

(e)       Consents.
A copy of each Consent listed on Schedule ‎3.7 attached hereto;

 

(f)       Closing
Purchase Price Certificate. A certificate dated as of a date within three days of the Closing Date, signed by Seller, certifying
as to the Pre-Closing Purchase Price Statement and the Estimated Closing Cash Balance.

 

(g)       Licenses,
Contracts, Business Records, Etc. To the extent they are in possession of Seller, copies of all Licenses, Assumed Contracts,
blueprints, schematics, working drawings, plans, projections, statistics, engineering records, and all files and records used
by Seller and necessary to conduct the Business, which copies shall be available at the Closing or at Seller’s principal
business office;

 

(h)       Web
Sites. All documents necessary to transfer to Buyer the registered domain names related to the web sites of Seller included
in the Intellectual Property; and

 

(i)       Other.
Duly executed copies of all other deeds, endorsements, assignments, consents and instruments as are reasonably necessary to transfer
the Assets and carry out all other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section
8.3       Deliveries by Buyer. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Seller (or a designee of Seller)
the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller:

 

(a)       Purchase
Price. The Purchase Price as provided in ‎Section 2.4 hereof;

 

(b)       Management
and Board of Directors Resignation. Prior to the Closing, the existing management and board of directors of Buyer shall resign,
effective immediately upon the Closing.

 

(c)       Management
and Board of Directors Reconstitution. Effectively immediately upon the Closing, Buyer shall name Roger Ponder and Keith Hayter
as (1) its Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively, and (2) the only two members of Buyer’s Board of Directors.

 

(d)       Employment
Agreements. Buyer shall enter into employment agreements with each of Roger Ponder and Keith Hayter, in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit F.

 

(e)       Capitalization
Table. Buyer shall provide Roger Ponder and Keith Hayter with a capitalization table, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
G.

 

(f)       Debt
Conversion. All debts of Buyer existing as of the Closing shall either be waived in a writing acceptable to Seller, or converted
into equity of the Buyer effective no later than the Closing.

 

(g)       Kristof
Equity Instrument. Effective as of the Closing, Larry Kristof, the current Chief Executive Office of Buyer, shall be granted
preferred stock of the Buyer enabling him to convert into 2% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Buyer as of the Closing
Date.

 

(h)       Transition
Services Agreement. Buyer and Seller shall enter into that certain transition services agreement, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit E;

 

(i)       Assignment
and Assumption Agreement. A duly executed counterpart of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, substantially in the form
of Exhibit B hereto;

 

(j)       Intellectual
Property Assignment. A duly executed counterpart of the Intellectual Property Assignment, substantially in the form of Exhibit
C hereto; and

 

(k)       Other.
Duly executed copies of all other instruments and documents as are reasonably necessary to carry out all other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE
IX

TERMINATION

 

Section
9.1       Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by Seller or Buyer, if the terminating party is not then in breach
of any material obligation under this Agreement (provided that ‎Section 6.8 will continue in full force and effect), on written
notice to the other at any time prior to Closing as follows:

 

(a)       by
mutual consent of Buyer and Seller;

 

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(b)       by
Buyer, if there has been a material misrepresentation, material breach of warranty or material breach of a covenant by Seller
set forth in this Agreement, the Related Documents or the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, which has not been cured or waived within
ten (10) Business Days after written notification thereof by Buyer to Seller;

 

(c)       by
Seller, if there has been a material misrepresentation, material breach of warranty or material breach of a covenant by Buyer
set forth in this Agreement, the Related Documents, or the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, which has not been cured or waived within
ten (10) Business Days after written notification thereof by Seller to Buyer; or

 

(d)       by
either Buyer or Seller by notice to the other, if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before May 1, 2017 (the “Final
Termination Date”), unless extended by written agreement of Buyer and Seller, so long as the party giving such notice
shall be in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section
9.2       Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided above, this Agreement shall forthwith
become void and of no further force and effect, except that the covenants and agreements set forth in ‎Section 6.1, ‎Section
6.3, ‎Section 6.8, ‎Section 9.2, ‎Section 9.3 and ‎Section 11.9, and except that nothing in ‎Section 9.1 or
this ‎Section 9.2 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions
of this Agreement or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by another party of its obligations under
this Agreement.

 

Section
9.3       Specific Performance. The parties recognize that in the event Seller should refuse to perform under the provisions
of this Agreement, monetary damages alone will not be adequate. Seller shall not oppose Buyer seeking, in addition to any other
remedies which may be available, including money damages, to seek specific performance of the terms of this Agreement. In the
event of any action to enforce this Agreement specifically, Seller hereby waives the defense that there is an adequate remedy
at law.

 

ARTICLE
X

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section
10.1       Survival. Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, all representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and shall be fully effective and enforceable for a period of two (2) years
following the Closing Date, but shall thereafter be of no further force or effect, except as they relate to claims for indemnification
timely made pursuant to this ‎Article X; provided, however, that the representations and warranties contained
in the Fundamental Representations shall survive until ninety (90) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations
period. Any claim for indemnification asserted in writing before the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date or the other
applicable survival period set forth in this ‎Section 10.1 shall survive until resolved or judicially determined.

 

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Section
10.2       Indemnification.

 

(a)       Indemnification
by Seller. Subject to the limitations and the provisions set forth in this Agreement, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless
Buyer and its Affiliates (including any officer, director, stockholder, partner, member, manager, employee, agent or representative
of any thereof) from and against any and all loss, damage, expense (including court costs, amounts paid in settlement, judgments,
reasonable attorneys’ fees or other expenses for investigating and defending), suit, action, claim, liability or obligation
(collectively, “Damages”) related to, caused by or arising from:

 

(i)       any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty contained herein or in any Related Document by Seller;

 

(ii)       the
failure to fulfill any covenant or agreement contained herein or in any Related Document by Seller;

 

(iii)       any
and all obligations or Liabilities of Seller relating to the Excluded Assets and the Excluded Liabilities and any obligation or
liability imposed on Buyer by process of law as a successor to the Business;

 

(iv)       third
party claims arising in breach of contract, breach of warranty, product liability, unfair competition, personal or other injury,
tort or infringement of property rights of others or other third party claims, in each case which claim is with respect to any
and all activities of Seller or any Affiliate thereof in connection with the conduct of the Business on or before the Closing
Date; and

 

(v)       any
and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees
and expenses, incident to any of the foregoing or in enforcing this indemnity.

 

(b)       Indemnification
by Buyer. Subject to the limitations and provisions set forth in this Agreement, Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller
and its Affiliates (including any officer, director, stockholder, partner, member, manager, employee, agent or representative
of any thereof) against any Damages related to, caused by or arising from:

 

(i)       any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty contained herein or in any Related Document by Buyer;

 

(ii)      the
failure to fulfill any covenant or agreement contained herein or in any Related Document by Buyer (including, without limitation,
the covenant and agreement of Buyer to pay, perform and discharge the Assumed Liabilities in accordance with their respective
terms) and

 

(iii)     any
and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees
and expenses, incident to any of the foregoing or in enforcing this indemnity.

 

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Section
10.3       Limitations on Indemnification Obligation. Seller shall not be liable for indemnification to Buyer under ‎Section
10.2(a)(i), and Buyer shall not be liable for indemnification to Seller under ‎Section 10.2(b)(i), until the aggregate amount
of all Claims of Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, exceeds Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) (the “Threshold Amount”),
at which time Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, shall be entitled to recover the aggregate amount of all Claims in excess of
the Threshold Amount. The maximum liability of Buyer under this Agreement for indemnification obligations under ‎Section 10.2(b)(i)
shall not exceed the Purchase Price, as adjusted, in the aggregate (such maximum liability amount, the “Cap”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Threshold Amount and the Cap shall not apply: (i) in the event of fraud or willful misrepresentation
by the Indemnifying Party; or (ii) to indemnification obligations for Damages in connection with a breach of the representations
and warranties contained in the Fundamental Representations.

 

Section
10.4       Notice of Claims. Subject to the obligation to assert any indemnification claim within the survival period set
forth in ‎Section 10.1, any party entitled to indemnification under this Article X (“Indemnified Party”)
who believes it has a right of indemnification under this Agreement and any Related Document (a “Claim”) shall
give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party (“Indemnifying Party”) of (i) the facts and circumstances
giving rise to the claim, (ii) a good faith estimate of the amount of Damages, and (iii) the specific representation, warranty
or covenant alleged to have been breached (the “Notice”). Subject to the obligation to assert any Claim within
the survival period set forth in ‎Section 10.1, failure to give Notice shall not relieve any Indemnifying Party of any obligations
that the Indemnifying Party may have to Indemnified Party under this Article X, except to the extent that such failure has prejudiced
the Indemnifying Party under the provisions for indemnification contained in this Agreement. Within 20 days of receipt of the
Notice (the “Objection Period”), Indemnifying Party may object (a “Claim Objection”) to
any matter, including the basis and amount of such Claim, set forth in such Notice by delivering to Indemnified Party written
notice setting forth such objections in reasonable detail. If Indemnified Party does not receive a Claim Objection within the
Objection Period, then Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed with the correctness of such Claim amount
for the full amount thereof and shall thereafter be precluded from disputing such Claim amount. If Indemnifying Party delivers
a timely Claim Objection to Indemnified Party, Indemnified Party shall not be entitled to recoupment until Indemnified Party shall
have received either a certified copy of the final decision (by a court of competent jurisdiction) or Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party shall have executed a written agreement resolving such dispute (such final determination by a court of competent
jurisdiction or written agreement being a “Final Determination”) setting forth the amount, if any, which Indemnified
Party is entitled to receive.

 

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Section
10.5       Assumption and Defense of Third-Party Action. If any third party shall notify (whether written, verbal or otherwise)
any Indemnified Party with respect to any matter (a “Third Party Claim”) which may give rise to a Claim (subject
to the rights, terms and conditions herein) against any other party under this Agreement, then the Indemnified Party shall promptly
notify each Indemnifying Party thereof in writing; provided, however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying
any Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to the extent)
the Indemnifying Party thereby is prejudiced. Any Indemnifying Party will have the right to defend the Indemnified Party against
the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party so long as (A) the Indemnifying
Party notifies the Indemnified Party in writing within 15 days after the Indemnified Party has given notice of the Third Party
Claim that the Indemnifying Party will indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against the entirety of any Damages the Indemnified
Party may suffer directly resulting from, directly relating to, or caused by the Third Party Claim, (B) the Third Party Claim
involves only money damages and does not seek an injunction or other equitable relief, and (C) the Indemnifying Party conducts
the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently. So long as the Indemnifying Party is conducting the defense of the
Third Party Claim in accordance with this ‎Section 10.5, (A) the Indemnified Party may retain separate co-counsel at its sole
cost and expense and participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim, (B) the Indemnified Party will not consent to the entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying
Party (not to be withheld unreasonably), and (C) the Indemnifying Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter
into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not to be
withheld unreasonably). In the event any of the conditions in this ‎Section 10.5 is or becomes unsatisfied, however, (A) the
Indemnified Party may defend against, and consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to, the
Third Party Claim in any manner it reasonably may deem appropriate (and the Indemnified Party need not consult with, or obtain
any consent from, any Indemnifying Party in connection therewith), and (B) the Indemnifying Party will remain responsible for
any Damages the Indemnified Party may suffer directly resulting from, directly relating to, or caused by the Third Party Claim
to the fullest extent provided in this Article X.

 

Section
10.6       Right of Set-Off. Buyer shall have a right, but not an obligation, to set-off, in its sole and absolute discretion,
against any and all amounts payable to Seller under this Agreement or any Related Document (whether such amounts are payable in
cash or shares of Common Stock), including, without limitation (i) the Six Month Anniversary EBITDA Adjustment and (ii) any other
amounts or property payable or distributable to Seller after the Closing Date and any Damages or other amounts to which Seller
is entitled and has not already been paid pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement or any Related Document.

 

Section
10.7       Remedies Exclusive. The remedies provided in ‎Section 10.2 shall be the exclusive remedies of the parties with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and the parties waive any other remedies however arising. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall limit the rights of the parties to seek equitable remedies (including specific performance or
injunctive relief) or any remedy based upon fraud or criminal misconduct.

 

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ARTICLE
XI

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section
11.1       Notices. All notices, demands and requests required or permitted to be given under the provisions of this Agreement
shall be (i) in writing, (ii) delivered by personal delivery, or sent by commercial delivery service or registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested or sent by telecopy, (iii) deemed to have been given on the date of personal delivery or the date
set forth in the records of the delivery service or on the return receipt or, in the case of a telecopy, upon receipt thereof
if received during normal business hours and otherwise on the next Business Day and (iv) addressed as follows:

 

If
to Seller:

 

InterCloud
Systems Inc.

1030
Broad Street, Suite 102

Shrewsbury,
NJ 07702

Telecopy
No.: (732) 796-6936

Attention:
Chief Financial Officer

 

With
a copy to:

  

Pryor
Cashman LLP

7
Times Square, 40th Floor

New
York, NY 10036

Telecopy
No.: (212) 798-6319

Attention:
M. Ali Panjwani, Esq.

 

If
to Buyer:

  

Mantra
Venture Group Ltd.

c/o
AW Solutions, Inc.

300
Crown Oak Centre Drive

Longwood,
FL 32750

Telecopy
No.: (407) 260-0749

Attention:
President

 

With
a copy to:

 

or
to any such other or additional persons and addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in a writing delivered in
accordance with this ‎Section 11.1.

 

Section
11.2       Benefit and Binding Effect. None of the parties hereto may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent
of the other parties, provided, however, that Buyer may assign this Agreement without prior written consent of Seller.
No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as specifically set forth
or referred to herein, nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person
other than the parties hereto and their respective successors or assigns any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section
11.3       Headings. The headings herein are included for ease of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning
or construction of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section
11.4       Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signature
on each such counterpart were upon the same instrument.

 

Section
11.5       Entire Agreement. This Agreement, all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, the Related Documents and all documents, writings,
instruments and certificates delivered or to be delivered by the parties pursuant hereto collectively represent the sole and entire
understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. All Schedules and Exhibits attached
to this Agreement shall be deemed part of this Agreement and incorporated herein, as if fully set forth herein. This Agreement
supersedes all prior negotiations and understandings between the parties hereto whatsoever with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and all letters of intent and other writings relating to such negotiations and understandings.

 

Section
11.6       Amendment. This Agreement shall not be amended, supplemented or modified except by an agreement in writing which
makes specific reference to this Agreement or an agreement delivered pursuant hereto, as the case may be, and which is signed
by each party hereto.

 

Section
11.7       Severability. If in any jurisdiction any provision of this Agreement or its application to any party or circumstance
is restricted, prohibited or held unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent
of the restriction, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and without affecting
the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or its application to other parties or circumstances.
In addition, if any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason in any jurisdiction be held
excessively broad as to time, duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed, by limiting and reducing
it, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law of such jurisdiction as it shall then appear.

 

Section
11.8       Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.

 

(a)       The
parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes a contract pertaining to a transaction covering in the aggregate
not less than $1,000,000 and that their choice of law and choice of jurisdiction specified below have been made pursuant to and
in accordance with Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402, respectively, of the New York General Obligations Law. Accordingly, the parties
acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, as to all matters including
matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and liability, without consideration of conflicts of laws provisions contained
therein, and the courts of the State of New York have exclusive jurisdiction of all disputes with respect to an alleged breach
of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any dispute relating
to the construction or interpretation of the rights and obligations of any party, which is not resolved through discussion between
the parties.

 

(b)       The
parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting
in New York County in any action or proceeding commenced by the other party or to which such party is a party arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any Related Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. The parties hereby irrevocably
waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so under applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance
of such action or proceeding. The parties also irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the service of any and all process in
any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies of such process by overnight courier to such party and its counsel at their
respective addresses specified in ‎Section 11.1. The parties further irrevocably and unconditionally agree that a final judgment
in any such action or proceeding (after exhaustion of all appeals or expiration of the time for appeal) shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

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This
Asset Purchase Agreement has been executed by the undersigned parties hereto as of the date first above written.

 

	 	BUYER:
	 	 
	 	MANTRA
    VENTURE GROUP LTD.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Larry Kristof
	 	 	Name:
Larry Kristof
	 	 	Title:
Chief Executive Officer

 

	 	SELLER:
	 	 
	 	INTERCLOUD
    SYSTEMS, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By:
    	/s/
    Timothy A. Larkin
	 	 	Name:
    Timothy A. Larkin
	 	 	Title:
Chief Financial Officer

 

    	 	27SHAK-20170501_Exhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Employment Agreement

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 28, 2017, but effective as of a date to be agreed upon by the parties, no later than July 31, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), is by and among Tara Comonte (the “Employee”), Shake Shack Inc., a company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Shake Shack”), and SSE Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Partnership” and, together with Shake Shack and any of the Affiliates of Shake Shack and the Partnership as may employ the Employee from time to time, and any successor(s) thereto, the “Company”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall use reasonable best efforts to commence employment with the Company as soon as permissible due to Employee’s current employment obligations.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Employee has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company as of the Effective Date; and 
WHEREAS, in connection with such appointment, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement to reflect the terms of the Employee’s employment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, including the respective covenants and agreements set forth below, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree, effective as of the Effective Date, as follows:
1.Certain Definitions
(a)“2017 Annual Bonus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b)(ii).
(b)“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person where “control” shall have the meaning given such term under Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 
(c)“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(d)“Annual Base Salary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a). 
(e)“Annual Bonus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b)(i).
(f)“Annual Equity Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(i).
(g)“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Shake Shack.
(h)“Business” shall mean the business of developing, managing, and/or operating of (i) “better burger” restaurants, (ii) “quick service” or “fast food” restaurants with an emphasis on hamburgers, and (iii) fast casual restaurants (i.e., restaurants that do not offer table service but promise a higher quality of food with fewer frozen or processed ingredients than a fast food restaurant; e.g., Chipotle Mexican Grill, Culvers and Panera).
(i)The Company shall have “Cause” to terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder upon: (i) the willful misconduct, gross negligence or an act of dishonesty of the Employee with regard to the Company or any of its Affiliates, which in either case, results in or could reasonably be expected to result in material harm to the Company or such Affiliate; (ii) the willful and continued failure of the Employee to attempt to perform his duties with the Company or any of its Affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from Disability), which failure is not remedied within 30 days after receiving written notice thereof; (iii) the conviction of the Employee of (or the plea by the Employee of guilty or nolo contendere to) any felony involving moral turpitude (other than traffic related offenses or as a result of vicarious liability); or (iv) a material breach by the Employee of any material provision of this Agreement, which breach is not remedied within 10 days after receiving written notice thereof.  The Company shall have 60 days from the date the Company becomes aware of the event(s) purportedly giving rise to the right to terminate the Employee for Cause.
(j)“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(k)“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(l)“Confidential Information” shall mean confidential, proprietary, and personal information about the Company, its partners and owners, and its customers and patrons. Such confidential, proprietary, and personal information includes but is not limited to information concerning the personal and financial affairs of the Company’s partners and owners as well as the Company’s business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities, research and development, marketing and public relations strategies, formulas, programs, systems of operations, recipes, ingredient lists, identification of suppliers and resources for goods and services, information regarding the needs, preferences, electronic mail addresses, names and telephone numbers of Company customers and guests, customer and guest lists, employee information, training manuals and videos, written procedures integral to the Company’s day-to-day operations, trade secrets, sales, products, services, accounts, purchasers of Company products, marketing, packaging, merchandising, distribution, manufacturing, finance, financial data, technology, intellectual property, including patents, design patents, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, strategies, business structures, operations or ventures or other business affairs or plans, or information relating to existing or contemplated businesses, products and/or services of the Company, and any other information which the Company does not disclose to third parties not in a relationship of confidence with the Company.
(m)“Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if the Employee’s employment is terminated due to the Employee’s death, the date of the Employee’s death; (ii) if the Employee’s employment is terminated due to the Employee’s Disability, the date determined pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii); or (iii) if the Employee’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii)-(vi), either the date indicated in the Notice of Termination or the date specified by the Company pursuant to Section 4(b), whichever is earlier.
(n)“Disability” shall mean the Employee’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
(o)“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(p)“Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(q)“Extension Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
(r)The Employee shall have “Good Reason” to terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder after the occurrence of one or more of the following conditions without the Employee’s consent: (i) any material adverse change by the Company in the Annual Base Salary, position, duties, responsibilities, authority, title or reporting obligations, or the assignment of duties to the Employee by the Company that are materially inconsistent with the Employee’s position; (ii) a relocation of the Employee’s principal business location by more than 50 miles from its then current location; or (iii) any other material breach by the Company of this Agreement or any other agreement with the Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no termination for Good Reason will be effective unless: (A) the Employee provides the Company with at least 30 days prior written notice of his intent to resign for Good Reason (which notice must be provided within 60 days following the occurrence of the event(s) purported to constitute Good Reason); (B) the Company has not remedied the alleged violation(s) within the 30-day period, in which event the Employee’s resignation shall become effective on the 30th day following the Company’s receipt of written notice.
(s)“Incentive Award Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(ii). 
(t)“Initial Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
(u)“Notice of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).
(v)“Options” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(iii).
(w)“Performance Stock Units” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(iv).
(x)“Person” shall mean any individual, natural person, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), incorporated or unincorporated association, governmental authority, firm, society or other enterprise, organization or other entity of any nature.
(y)“Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b). 
(z)“Release Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 20(c). 
(aa)“Restricted Stock Units” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(ii).
(ab)“Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date.
(ac)“Severance Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

(ad)“Signing Bonus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).
(ae)“Signing Restricted Stock Unit Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e).
(af)“Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

2.Employment

(a)In General.  The Company shall employ the Employee under this Agreement and the Employee shall remain in the employ of the Company under this Agreement, for the period set forth in Section 2(b), in the position set forth in Section 2(c), and upon the other terms and conditions herein provided. 

(b)Term of Employment.  The initial term of employment under this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) shall be for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary thereof, unless earlier terminated as provided in Section 4.  The Initial Term shall automatically be extended for successive one year periods (each, an “Extension Term” and, collectively with the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless either party hereto gives notice of non-extension of the Term to the other no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then-applicable Term.

(c)Position and Duties.  During the Term, the Employee: (i) shall serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, with responsibilities, duties and authority customary for such positions, subject to direction by the Chief Executive Officer; (ii) shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer; (iii) shall devote substantially all the Employee’s working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company; and (iv) agrees to observe and comply with the Company’s rules and policies as adopted by the Company from time to time.  The parties acknowledge and agree that Employee’s duties, responsibilities and authority may include services for one or more Affiliates of the Company.  

3.Compensation and Related Matters

(a)Annual Base Salary.  The Employee shall receive an initial base salary at a rate of $450,000.00 per annum, as adjusted, which shall be paid in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company (the “Annual Base Salary”).  Employee’s Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed annually in connection with Employee’s annual performance review with an opportunity for an increase. The annual review of Employee’s Annual Base Salary will consider both Employee’s and the Company’s performance.  Any adjusted salary then shall become Employee’s Annual Base Salary.  

(b)Annual Bonus.  

(i)With respect to each Company fiscal year that commences during the Term, the Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual performance-based cash bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) based on a target bonus opportunity of 50% of the Annual Base Salary, which shall be payable based upon the attainment of individual and Company performance goals established each fiscal year by the Board or the Compensation Committee thereof, with the opportunity to make up to 100% of the Annual Base Salary, which shall be payable if the Employee and Company exceed such performance goals.  Each such Annual Bonus shall be payable on, or at such date as is determined by the Board within 120 days following, the last day of the fiscal year with respect to which it relates.  Except as provided in Section 5, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3(b), no bonus shall be payable with respect to any fiscal year unless the Employee remains continuously employed with the Company during the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the applicable bonus payment date.  

(ii)Notwithstanding anything in Section 3(b)(i) to the contrary, with respect to fiscal year 2017, the Employee shall receive a cash bonus (the “2017 Annual Bonus”) comprised of (1) a guaranteed pro-rated portion of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000) based on Employee’s start date irrespective of the attainment of individual and Company performance goals established for fiscal year 2017 and (2) a non-guaranteed performance based amount payable only if the Company exceeds its performance goals for fiscal year 2017, with the opportunity to make up to 100% of such amount set forth in clause (1).  Exhibit A attached 

hereto provides the Bonus scale.  Such performance goals for fiscal year 2017 have already been established by the Compensation Committee of the Board and will be shared with you upon the commencement of your employment.  The 2017 Annual Bonus shall be payable on, or at such date as is determined by the Board within 120 days following, the last day of the fiscal year with respect to which it relates.  Except as provided in Section 5, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3(b), no bonus shall be payable with respect to any fiscal year unless the Employee remains continuously employed with the Company during the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the applicable bonus payment date.  

(c)Signing Bonus.  As of the Effective Date, the Company will pay to the Employee, as a signing bonus (the “Signing Bonus”), the lump sum amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) plus an amount equal to the difference between Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000) and the guaranteed portion of the 2017 Annual Bonus set forth in Section 3(b)(ii)(1) above. In the event the Employee’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, other than in the event of a termination without Cause or a resignation for Good Reason, during the first twelve (12) months of employment, Employee will be required to repay all of the Signing Bonus, including the taxes paid by the Company.

(d)Annual Equity Award.  

(i)General.  With respect to each Company fiscal year commencing during the Term, the Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual equity compensation award (each such award, an “Annual Equity Award”).  The form and terms and conditions of each Annual Equity Award shall be determined by the Board (or the Compensation Committee of the Board) in its discretion and shall be set forth in one or more written award agreements between the Company and the Employee.

(ii)Restricted Stock Units.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 3(d)(i) to the contrary, with respect to each of fiscal year 2018, fiscal year 2019, fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021, on or around January 1 of each such fiscal year, the Employee shall be granted an Annual Equity Award comprised of restricted stock units (the “Restricted Stock Units”) for such number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock as may be determined based on an aggregate grant date fair value of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), as calculated on or as close in time as practicable to each grant date.  The Restricted Stock Units shall vest, provided that the Employee continues through the applicable vesting dates, in five equal installments, beginning on the first anniversary of each grant date and continuing on each of the following four year anniversaries of such grant date.  The Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the terms of the Shake Shack Inc. 2015 Incentive Award Plan, as amended and as it may be further amended, or its successor plan (the “Incentive Award Plan”) and a Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement in a form acceptable to the Compensation Committee, which shall include the terms provided herein. The Employee agrees and acknowledges that the future grant of equity awards, if any, and the terms of such equity awards, shall be subject to the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
(iii)Options.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 3(d)(i) to the contrary, with respect to each of fiscal year 2017, fiscal year 2018, fiscal year 2019, fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021, the Employee shall be granted an Annual Equity Award comprised of the option to acquire shares (the “Options”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, with the number of options to be granted in each fiscal year to be determined as of each grant date by applying an accounting value of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) based on the Black Scholes Model.   The options shall have an exercise price equivalent to the price of the Company’s Class A common stock on each grant date.   The Options shall vest, provided that the Employee continues through the applicable vesting dates, in five equal installments, beginning on the first anniversary of each grant date and continuing on each of the following four year anniversaries of such grant date.  The Options shall be subject to the terms of the Incentive Award Plan, the Stock Option Grant Notice, and the Stock Option Agreement, all of which previously have been approved by the Compensation Committee, and which shall include the terms provided herein. The Employee agrees and acknowledges that the future grant of equity awards, if any, and the terms of such equity awards, shall be subject to the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(iv)Performance Stock Units.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 3(d)(i) to the contrary, with respect to fiscal year 2017, the Employee shall be granted an Annual Equity Award comprised of performance stock units (“Performance Stock Units”) payable in restricted stock units representing the right to receive shares of the Company’s Class A common stock as may be determined based on an aggregate grant date fair value of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000), as calculated on or as close in time as practicable to the grant date.  The Performance Stock Units shall vest, provided that the Employee continues through the applicable vesting dates, in three equal installments, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date and continuing on each of the following two year anniversaries of the grant date.  The amount of restricted stock units issued to the Employee is a percentage, ranging from zero to 125% of the Employee’s restricted stock unit target and is based on the Company’s achievement of each performance goal’s target.  Exhibit A attached hereto also provides the Performance Stock Unit scale. The Performance Stock Units shall be subject to the terms of the Incentive Award Plan, the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement, and Supplement #2 to the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement, all of which previously have been approved by the Compensation Committee, and which shall include the terms provided herein. The Employee agrees and acknowledges that the future grant of equity awards, if any, and the terms of such equity awards, shall be subject to the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(e)Signing Restricted Stock Unit Award.  As of the Effective Date, the Company grants to the Employee Restricted Stock Units (the “Signing Restricted Stock Unit Award”) for such number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock as may be determined based on an aggregate grant date fair value of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), as calculated on or as close in time as practicable to the grant date.  The Restricted Stock Units shall vest, provided that the Employee continues through the applicable vesting dates, in five equal installments, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date and continuing on each of the following four year anniversaries of such date.  The Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the terms of the Incentive Award Plan and a Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, which shall include the terms provided herein. The Employee agrees and acknowledges that the future grant of equity awards, if any, and the terms of such equity awards, shall be subject to the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(f)Benefits.  During the Term, the Employee shall be eligible to participate in employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements of the Company in accordance with their terms, as in effect from time to time, including Health, Dental and Visions insurance plans (available on the 91st day after the Effective Date, a 20% employee dining discount (available on the 91st day after the Effective Date), the 401k plan (available as of the 1st anniversary of the Effective Date), and as are generally provided by the Company to its senior Employee officers.  In addition, between the Effective Date and such date that the Employee is eligible to participate in the Company’s benefit plans, programs and arrangements, the Company shall reimburse the Employee for the following amounts per month, which reflect the equivalent of the monthly employer-portion health care coverage costs that the Employee’s current employer pays the Employee: (x) Medical: $1,025.84, (y) Dental: $64.60, and (z) Vision: $7.37; provided that the Employee submits to the Company’s Senior Vice President of People Resource, Peggy Rubenzer, 24 Union Square East, 5th Floor, NY, NY 10003, prubenzer@shakeshack.com, evidence of the Employee’s payments to the COBRA administrator (e.g., cancelled check, email confirmation from the COBRA administrator, etc.).    

(g)Vacation; Holidays.  During the Term, the Employee shall be entitled to vacation each full calendar year in accordance with the Company’s Paid Time Off Policy.  Any vacation shall be taken at the reasonable and mutual convenience of the Company and the Employee. Holidays shall be provided in accordance with Company policy, as in effect from time to time.

(h)Business Expenses.  During the Term, the Company shall reimburse the Employee for all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket travel and other business expenses incurred by the Employee in the performance of the Employee’s duties to the Company in accordance with the Company’s applicable expense reimbursement policies and procedures.

(i)Indemnification.  During the Term and for so long thereafter as liability exists with regard to the Employee’s activities during the Term on behalf of the Company, the Company shall indemnify the Employee 

(other than in connection with the Employee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct) in accordance with the Company’s customary indemnification policies and procedures which are applicable to the Company’s officers and directors.
4.Termination. During the Term, the Employee’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company or the Employee, as applicable, without any breach of this Agreement only under the following circumstances:
(a)Circumstances
(i)Death.  The Employee’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the Employee’s death.
(ii)Disability.  If the Employee incurs a Disability, the Company may give the Employee written notice of its intention to terminate the Employee’s employment.  In that event, the Employee’s employment with the Company shall terminate, effective on the later of the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Employee or the date specified in such notice; provided that, within the 30-day period following receipt of such notice, the Employee shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Employee’s duties hereunder.
(iii)Termination for Cause.  The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment for Cause.
(iv)Termination without Cause.  The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment without Cause.
(v)Resignation for Good Reason.  The Employee may resign from the Employee’s employment for Good Reason.
(vi) Resignation without Good Reason.  The Employee may resign from the Employee’s employment without Good Reason.

(b)Notice of Termination.  Any termination of the Employee’s employment by the Company or by the Employee under this Section 4 (other than a termination pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) above) shall be communicated by a written notice to the other party hereto (a “Notice of Termination”): (i) indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) except with, respect to a termination pursuant to Sections 4(a)(iv) or (vi), setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) specifying a Date of Termination which, if submitted by the Employee, shall be at least 30 days following the date of such notice; provided, however, that a Notice of Termination delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) shall not be required to specify a Date of Termination, in which case the Date of Termination shall be determined pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii); provided further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Employee delivers a Notice of Termination to the Company, the Company may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the Date of Termination to any date that occurs following the date of Company’s receipt of such Notice of Termination (even if such date is prior to the date specified in such Notice of Termination).  A Notice of Termination submitted by the Company (other than a Notice of Termination under Section 4(a)(ii)) may provide for a Date of Termination on the date the Employee receives the Notice of Termination, or any date thereafter elected by the Company in its sole discretion.  The failure by the Company or the Employee to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause or Good Reason shall not waive any right of the Company or the Employee hereunder or preclude the Company or the Employee from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Company’s or the Employee’s rights hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a termination pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii) shall be deemed to occur if, during the Severance Period (as defined in paragraph 5(b)(i), the Company demonstrates that circumstances existing prior to such termination would have entitled the Company to terminate the Employee’s employment pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii) (disregarding any applicable cure period).

5.Company Obligations Upon Termination of Employment

(a)In General.  Upon a termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason, the Employee (or the Employee’s estate) shall be entitled to receive: (i) any portion of the Employee’s Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination not theretofore paid, (ii) any expenses owed to the Employee under Section 3(h), (iii) any accrued but unused vacation pay owed to the Employee pursuant to Section 3(g), subject to the Company’s vacation policy, and (iv) any amount arising from the Employee’s participation in, or benefits under, any employee benefit 

plans, programs or arrangements under Section 3(f), which amounts shall be payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements.  Except as otherwise set forth in Section 5(b) below, the payments and benefits described in this Section 5(a) shall be the only payments and benefits payable in the event of the Employee’s termination of employment for any reason.

(b)Termination without Cause or for Good Reason.  In the event of the Employee’s termination of employment by the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv) or by the Employee for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(a)(v), in addition to the payments and benefits described in Section 5(a) above, the Company shall, subject to Section 20 and Section 5(c) and subject to the Employee’s execution and non-revocation of a waiver and release of claims agreement in the Company’s customary form (a “Release”), as of the Release Expiration Date, in accordance with Section 20(c):

(i)Continue to pay to the Employee Annual Base Salary during the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the first anniversary of the Date of Termination (such period, the “Severance Period”) in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practice as of the Date of Termination;

(ii)Pay to the Employee an amount equal to the product of (A) the amount of the Annual Bonus that would have been payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 3(b) if the Employee was still employed as of the applicable bonus payment date in respect of the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs based on actual individual and Company performance goals in such year and (B) the ratio of (x) the number of full months elapsed during the fiscal year during which such termination of employment occurs on or prior to the Date of Termination, to (y) twelve (12).  Any amount payable pursuant to this Section 5(b)(ii) shall, subject to Section 20 and Section 5(c), be paid to Employee in accordance with Section 3(b) as if the Employee was still employed on the applicable bonus payment date, but in no event earlier than January 1, or later than December 31, of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs; 

(iii)Accelerate the vesting of a pro rata amount of the Annual Equity Award and/or the Signing Restricted Stock Unit Award that would next vest following the Date of Termination, such amount to based on the number of full (not partial) fiscal months elapsed during the twelve (12)-month period between the previous vesting date or, if none, the award date, and the Date of Termination (for example, if a pro rata amount of an Annual Equity Award vests on April 30, 2019, and Employee’s Date of Termination is June 30, 2018, sixteen and sixty-seven percent (16.67%) of the Annual Equity Award that otherwise would vest on April 30, 2019 shall immediately vest, and Employee shall forfeit the remaining eighty-three and thirty-three percent (83.33%) of the Annual Equity Award scheduled to vest on April 30, 2019 as well as the remainder of the Annual Equity Award that otherwise would vest subsequently); and
(iv)During the Severance Period, if the Employee elects to continue coverage under the Company’s group health plan in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), continue coverage for the Employee and any eligible dependents under the Company group health benefit plans in which the Employee and any dependents were entitled to participate immediately prior to the Date of Termination.  In the event Employee elects to continue with COBRA coverage, provided that Employee timely submits to the Company evidence of Employee’s payments made to the COBRA administrator, the Company will reimburse Employee for the Company’s share of the premiums associated therewith in an amount equal to what the Company pays for the health insurance premiums of other executive level employees at the Company.  The COBRA health continuation period under Section 4980B of the Code shall run concurrently with the period of continued coverage set forth in this Section 5(b)(iv); provided, however, that in the event Employee obtains other employment that offers group health benefits, such continuation of COBRA coverage by the Company under this Section 5(b)(iv) shall immediately cease.   

(c)Breach of Restrictive Covenants.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no payment or benefit shall be made or provided pursuant to Section 5(b) following the date the Employee first violates any of the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 6 or any other written agreement between the Employee and the Company or any of its Affiliates.  

(d)Complete Severance.  The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede in their entirety any severance payment or benefit obligations to the Employee pursuant to the provisions in any severance plan, policy, program or other arrangement maintained by the Company. 

6.Restrictive Covenants.  In consideration for the potential payments to the Employee hereunder, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Employee agrees to the following: 

(a)Confidentiality. The Employee shall not, at any time during the Term or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, use for the benefit of himself or any third party or disclose to any Person, firm, company or other entity (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, except (i) as required in the performance of his duties to the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) to the extent that the Employee is required by law, subpoena or court order to disclose any Confidential Information (provided that in such case, the Employee shall (1) provide the Company with the earliest notice possible that such disclosure is or may be required, (2) reasonably cooperate with the Company and its Affiliates, at the Company’s expense, in protecting, to the maximum extent legally permitted, the confidential or proprietary nature of such Confidential Information and (3) disclose only that Confidential Information which he is legally required to disclose), (iii) disclosing information that has been or is hereafter made public through no act or omission of the Employee in violation of this Agreement or any other confidentiality obligation or duty owed to the Company or its Affiliates, (iv) disclosing information and documents to his attorney or tax adviser for the purpose of securing legal or tax advice (provided that such Persons agree to keep such information confidential) or (v) disclosing only the post-employment restrictions in this Agreement in confidence to any potential new employer. The Employee shall take all actions necessary to protect the integrity of the business plans, customer lists, statistical data and compilations, agreements, contracts, manuals or other materials, in whatever form, of the Company and its Affiliates that contain Confidential Information, and upon the termination of the Employee’s employment, the Employee agrees that all Confidential Information in his possession or under his control, directly or indirectly, that is in writing, computer generated or other tangible form (together with all duplicates thereof) will forthwith be returned to the Company and will not be retained by the Employee or furnished to any Person, either by sample, facsimile, film, audio or video cassette, electronic data, verbal communication or any other means of communication. The Employee agrees that the provisions of this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary to protect the proprietary rights of the Company and its Affiliates in the Confidential Information and trade secrets, goodwill and reputation. In addition, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain strictly confidential, and the Employee shall not disclose the terms and conditions hereof to any Person, other than immediate family members, legal advisors or personal tax or financial advisors, provided that each such Person agrees to keep such terms and conditions confidential.

(b)Non-Competition.  The Employee shall not, during the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (the “Non-Compete Period”), directly or indirectly, whether for himself or on behalf of any other Person, engage in, own, manage, operate, advise, provide financing to, control or participate in the ownership, management or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, partner, director, or otherwise with, or have any financial interest (whether as a stockholder, director, officer, partner, consultant, proprietor, agent or otherwise) in, or aid or assist anyone else in the conduct of, any business that competes, directly or indirectly, with the Company or any of its Affiliates in the Business or is otherwise engaged in activities competitive with the Company or any of its Affiliates in the Business, in any state in the United States of America (as well as Washington D.C.) or any other country in the world where the Company or any of its Affiliates are then engaged in the Business (the “Restricted Area”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of termination without Cause or for Good Reason, Employee shall have the right to compete against the Company with a fast casual Business without violating this Agreement; provided, however, that, in such event, Employee shall not be entitled to any amounts set forth in Section 5(b)(i) on or after the date Employee first competes in the fast casual Business.  The Employee agrees that the Restricted Area is reasonable taking into consideration the nature and scope of the operations of the Company and its Affiliates in the Business and the Employee’s role in such operations. It shall not be a violation of this Section 6(b) for the Employee to own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of a corporation that is engaged in the Business whose shares are listed on a national stock exchange or traded in accordance with the automated quotation system of the National Association of Securities Dealers. 

(c)Non-Solicitation. The Employee shall not, during the Non-Compete Period, either directly or indirectly, and whether for himself or on behalf of any other Person; (i) seek to persuade any employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Affiliates to discontinue or diminish his or her status or employment therewith or seek to persuade any employee, former employee (who was employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time during the 12-month period prior to the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company), or exclusive consultant of the Company or any of its Affiliates to become employed or to provide consulting or contract services to a business competitive with the Company or its Affiliates in the Business; (ii) solicit, employ or engage, or cause to be solicited, employed, or engaged, any person who is or was employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time during the 12-month period prior to the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company; or (iii) solicit, encourage, or induce any contractor, agent, client, customer, supplier, or the like of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate or diminish its/his relationship with, the Company or any of its Affiliates, or to refrain from entering into a relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, any prospective contact, contractor, agent, client, customer, or the like of the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Employee from placing any general advertisements for employees so long as such general advertisements are not directed to any employees of the Company or any of its Affiliates (provided that the Employee may not, during the time periods set forth in this Section 6(c), hire or engage any such Person who responds to such general advertisement).

(d)Non-Disparagement.  The Employee agrees not to disparage the Company, any of its products or practices, or any of its directors, officers, agents, representatives, partners, members, equity holders or Affiliates, either orally or in writing, at any time, and the Company agrees to instruct its directors and officers as of the Date of Termination not to disparage the Employee, either orally or in writing, at any time; provided that the Employee, the Company and the Company’s directors and officers may confer in confidence with their respective legal representatives and make truthful statements as required by law.

(e)Return of Company Property.  On the date of the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company for any reason, the Employee shall return all property belonging to the Company or its Affiliates (including, but not limited to, any Company-provided laptops, computers, cell phones, wireless electronic mail devices or other equipment, or documents and property belonging to the Company).  The Employee may retain his rolodex and similar books, provided that such items only include contact information.

(f)Remedies. In addition to whatever other rights and remedies the Company and its Affiliates may have at equity or in law (including, without limitation, the right to seek monetary damages), if the Employee breaches any of the provisions contained in this Section 6, (i) the Company shall have the right immediately to terminate the Employee’s right to any amounts payable under this Agreement and (ii) the Company and its Affiliates shall have the right to injunctive relief, without the requirement to prove actual damages or to post any bond or other security, and to obtain the costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees they incur in enforcing their rights under this Agreement. The Employee acknowledges that (A) his breach of this Section 6 would cause irreparable injury to the Company and/or its Affiliates, (B) money damages alone would not provide an adequate remedy for the Company or its Affiliates, (C) his services to the Company are special, unique and extraordinary, and (D) the restrictions in this Section 6 (x) are no greater than required to protect the Company’s legitimate protectable interests (including, without limitation, the Confidential Information and the Company’s goodwill), (y) do not impose undue hardship on the Employee, and (z) are reasonable in duration and geographic scope.  The Employee further acknowledges that (I) any breach or claimed breach of the provisions set forth in this Agreement shall not be a defense to enforcement of the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 and (II) the circumstances of the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company shall have no impact on his obligations under this Section 6.

(g)Blue Pencil.  In the event the terms of this Section 6 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.  

(h)Tolling During Periods Of Breach. The Employee, Shake Shack and the Partnership agree and intend that the Employee’s obligations under this Section 6 be tolled during any period that the Employee is in breach of any of the obligations under this Section 6, so that the Company and each Affiliate of the Company are provided with the full benefit of the restrictive periods set forth herein.

(i)Third Party Beneficiary. The Company and each Affiliate of the Company are intended third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 6 and shall have the right to enforce the provisions of this Section 6 as if they were a party hereto.  

(j)Survival.  The Employee’s obligations under this Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of his employment with the Company. 

7.Assignment and Successors. The Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any entity, including any successor to all or substantially all the assets of the Company, by merger or otherwise, and may assign or encumber this Agreement and its rights hereunder as security for indebtedness of the Company and its Affiliates.  The Employee may not assign the Employee’s rights or obligations under this Agreement to any individual or entity.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Employee and their respective successors, assigns, personnel and legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees, as applicable.

8.Governing Law; Venue. All issues and questions concerning the application, construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law, whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the County of New York, State of New York, unless the parties to any such action or dispute mutually agree to waive this provision. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized express carrier or delivery service, to the applicable party at his, her or its address referred to herein. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any objection which he, she or it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforementioned actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or any related agreement, certificate or instrument referred to above, brought in the courts referred to above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in any inconvenient forum. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. 

9.Validity.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.  

10.Notices.  Any notice, request, claim, demand, document and other communication hereunder to any 
party hereto shall be effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt) and shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by telex, telecopy, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the following address (or at any other address as any party hereto shall have specified by notice in writing to the other party hereto):

(a)If to the Company:
Shake Shack Inc. 
24 Union Square East, 5th FloorNew York, NY 10003
Attn:  Ronald Palmese, Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Email: rpalmese@shakeshack.com
Phone: 646-747-7241

(b)If to the Employee, at the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

11.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be 
deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.

12.Entire Agreement.  The terms of this Agreement (together with any other agreements and instruments 
contemplated hereby or referred to herein) is intended by the parties hereto to be the final expression of their agreement with respect to the employment of the Employee by the Company and may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous agreement (including, without limitation, any term sheet or offer letter).  The parties hereto further intend that this Agreement shall constitute the complete and exclusive statement of its terms and that no extrinsic evidence whatsoever may be introduced in any judicial, administrative, or other legal proceeding to vary the terms of this Agreement.

13.Amendments; Waivers.  This Agreement may not be modified, amended, or terminated except by 
an instrument in writing, signed by the Employee and a duly authorized officer of Shake Shack and the Partnership, which expressly identifies the amended provision of this Agreement.  The Employee or a duly authorized officer of Shake Shack or the Partnership may waive compliance by the other party or parties hereto with any provision of this Agreement that such other party was or is obligated to comply with or perform; provided, however, that such waiver shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any other or subsequent failure to comply or perform.  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any other right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or in equity.

14.No Inconsistent Actions.  The parties hereto shall not voluntarily undertake or fail to undertake any 
action or course of action inconsistent with the provisions or essential intent of this Agreement.  Furthermore, it is the intent of the parties hereto to act in a fair and reasonable manner with respect to the interpretation and application of the provisions of this Agreement.

15.Construction.  This Agreement shall be deemed drafted equally by both of the parties hereto.  Its 
language shall be construed as a whole and according to its fair meaning.  Any presumption or principle that the language is to be construed against any party hereto shall not apply.  The headings in this Agreement are only for convenience and are not intended to affect construction or interpretation.  Any references to paragraphs, subparagraphs, sections or subsections are to those parts of this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.  Also, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, (a) the plural includes the singular and the singular includes the plural; (b) “and” and “or” are each used both conjunctively and disjunctively; (c) “any,” “all,” “each,” or “every” means “any and all,” and “each and every”; (d) ”includes” and “including” are each “without limitation”; (e) “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other similar compounds of the word “here” refer to the entire Agreement and not to any particular paragraph, subparagraph, section or subsection; and (f) all pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the Persons referred to may require.

16.Enforcement.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under 
present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement, such provision shall be fully severable; this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a portion of this Agreement; and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Agreement.  Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.

17.Withholding.  The Company and its Affiliates shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement, any federal, state, local or foreign withholding or other taxes or charges which the Company or any of its Affiliates is required to withhold.  The Company and its Affiliates shall be entitled to rely on an opinion of counsel if any questions as to the amount or requirement of withholding shall arise.

18.Absence of Conflicts; Employee Acknowledgement; Confidentiality.  The Employee hereby 
represents that from and after the Effective Date the performance of the Employee’s duties hereunder will not breach any other agreement to which the Employee is a party.  The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and understands this Agreement, is fully aware of its legal effect, has not acted in reliance upon any representations or promises made by the Company or any of its Affiliates other than those contained in writing herein, and has entered into this Agreement freely based on the Employee’s own judgment.  The Employee agrees not to disclose the terms or existence of this Agreement to any Person unless the Company agrees to such disclosure in advance and in writing; provided that the Employee may, without such permission, make such disclosures as are required by applicable law, including disclosures to taxing agencies, and disclose the terms of this Agreement to the Employee’s attorney(s), accountant(s), tax advisor(s), and other professional service provider(s), and to members of the Employee’s immediate family, as reasonably necessary; provided, further, that the Employee instructs such Person(s) that the terms of this Agreement are strictly confidential and are not to be revealed to anyone else except as required by applicable law.

19.Survival.  The expiration or termination of the Term shall not impair the rights or obligations of any 
party hereto which shall have accrued prior to such expiration or termination (including, without limitation, pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 hereof).

20.Section 409A.

(a)General.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with, and incorporate the terms and conditions required by, Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Company determines that any amounts payable hereunder will be immediately taxable to the Employee under Section 409A, the Company reserves the right subject to Employee written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, to (i) adopt such amendments to this Agreement and appropriate policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that the Company determines to be necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by this Agreement, to preserve the economic benefits of this Agreement and to avoid less favorable accounting or tax consequences for the Company and/or (ii) take such other actions as the Company determines to be necessary or appropriate to exempt the amounts payable hereunder from Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and thereby avoid the application of penalty taxes thereunder.

(b)Separation from Service under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement:  (i) no amount shall be payable pursuant to Section 5(b) unless the termination of the Employee’s employment constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Department of Treasury Regulations; (ii) for purposes of Section 409A, the Employee’s right to receive installment payments pursuant to Section 5(b) shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments; and (iii) to the extent that any reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, such reimbursement or benefit shall be provided no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred.  The amount of expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year.  The amount of any in-kind benefits provided in one year shall not affect the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other year. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Employee is deemed at the time of his separation from service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the termination benefits to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of the Employee’s termination benefits shall not be provided to the Employee prior to the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Employee’s “separation from service” with the Company (as such term is defined in the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code) or (B) the date of the Employee’s death; upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred pursuant to this sentence shall be paid in a lump sum to the Employee, and any remaining payments due under the Agreement shall be paid as otherwise provided herein. 

(c)Release.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent that any payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A) due under this Agreement as a result of the Employee’s termination of employment are subject to the Employee’s execution, delivery and non-revocation of a Release, (i) the Company shall deliver the Release to the Employee within 7 days following the Date of Termination, and (ii) if the Employee fails to execute the Release on or prior to the Release Expiration Date (as defined below) or timely revokes his acceptance of the Release thereafter, the Employee shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits otherwise conditioned on the Release.  For purposes of this Section 20(c), “Release Expiration Date” shall mean the date that is 21 days following the date upon which the Company timely delivers the Release to the Employee, or, in the event that the Employee’s termination of employment is “in connection with an exit incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967), the date that is 45 days following such delivery date.  To the extent that any payments of nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) due under this Agreement as a result of the Employee’s termination of employment are delayed pursuant to Section 5(b) and this Section 20(c), such amounts shall be paid in a lump sum on the first payroll date to occur on or after the 60th day following the Date of Termination, provided that, as of such 60th day, the Employee has executed and has not revoked the Release (and any applicable revocation period has expired).  

21.Compensation Recovery Policy.  The Employee acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Company adopts any clawback or similar policy pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, he shall take all action necessary or appropriate to comply with such policy (including, without limitation, entering into any further agreements, amendments or policies necessary or appropriate to implement and/or enforce such policy).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement on the date and year first above written, effective as of the Effective Date.

	
						
	 
	 
	 
	SHAKE SHACK

	 

	 
	 
	 
	SHAKE SHACK INC.

	 

	 
	 
	 
	By: 
	/s/ Randy Garutti

	 

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	Randy Garutti

	 

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	Chief Executive Officer

	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	PARTNERSHIP 

	 

	 
	 
	 
	SSE HOLDINGS, LLC

	 

	 
	 
	 
	By: 
	/s/ Randy Garutti

	 

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	Randy Garutti

	 

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	Chief Executive Officer

	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	EMPLOYEE

	 

	 
	 
	 
	By: 
	/s/ Tara Comonte

	 

	 
	 
	 
	ress
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

Exhibit A
CFO Bonus and PSU Scales
	
								
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	Bonus Performance Scale
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	Total Revenue v. Budget
	Adj. EBITDA v. Budget
	 

	 
	accounts for 50% of total bonus
	accounts for 50% of total bonus
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	Target - $360,794,074
	*Target - $67,250,618
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	% of Target
	% of Bonus
	% of Target
	% of Bonus
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	90.0%
	0.0
	%
	90.0%
	0.0
	%
	 

	 
	91.0%
	10.0
	%
	91.0%
	10.0
	%
	 

	 
	92.0%
	20.0
	%
	92.0%
	20.0
	%
	 

	 
	93.0%
	30.0
	%
	93.0%
	30.0
	%
	 

	 
	94.0%
	40.0
	%
	94.0%
	40.0
	%
	 

	 
	95.0%
	50.0
	%
	95.0%
	50.0
	%
	 

	 
	96.0%
	60.0
	%
	96.0%
	60.0
	%
	 

	 
	97.0%
	70.0
	%
	97.0%
	70.0
	%
	 

	 
	98.0%
	80.0
	%
	98.0%
	80.0
	%
	 

	 
	99.0%
	90.0
	%
	99.0%
	90.0
	%
	 

	 
	100.0%
	100.0
	%
	100.0%
	100.0
	%
	 

	 
	100.5%
	105.0
	%
	101.0%
	105.0
	%
	 

	 
	101.0%
	110.0
	%
	102.0%
	110.0
	%
	 

	 
	101.5%
	115.0
	%
	103.0%
	115.0
	%
	 

	 
	102.0%
	120.0
	%
	104.0%
	120.0
	%
	 

	 
	102.5%
	125.0
	%
	105.0%
	125.0
	%
	 

	 
	103.0%
	130.0
	%
	106.0%
	130.0
	%
	 

	 
	103.5%
	135.0
	%
	107.0%
	135.0
	%
	 

	 
	104.0%
	140.0
	%
	108.0%
	140.0
	%
	 

	 
	104.5%
	145.0
	%
	109.0%
	145.0
	%
	 

	 
	105.0%
	150.0
	%
	110.0%
	150.0
	%
	 

	 
	105.5%
	155.0
	%
	111.0%
	155.0
	%
	 

	 
	106.0%
	160.0
	%
	112.0%
	160.0
	%
	 

	 
	106.5%
	165.0
	%
	113.0%
	165.0
	%
	 

	 
	107.0%
	170.0
	%
	114.0%
	170.0
	%
	 

	 
	107.5%
	175.0
	%
	115.0%
	175.0
	%
	 

	 
	108.0%
	180.0
	%
	116.0%
	180.0
	%
	 

	 
	108.5%
	185.0
	%
	117.0%
	185.0
	%
	 

	 
	109.0%
	190.0
	%
	118.0%
	190.0
	%
	 

	 
	109.5%
	195.0
	%
	119.0%
	195.0
	%
	 

	 
	110.0%
	200.0
	%
	120.0%
	200.0
	%
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

*Target for Adjusted EBITDA is different between two scales because for Bonus the budget for bonus is removed from the target.

	
								
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	PSU Performance Scale
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	Total Revenue v. Budget
	Adj. EBITDA v. Budget
	 

	 
	accounts for 50% of total PSU award
	accounts for 50% of total PSU award
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	Target - $360,794,074
	*Target - $65,264,147
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	% of Target
	% of PSU's
	% of Target
	% of PSU's
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	95.0%
	0.0
	%
	95.0%
	0.0
	%
	 

	 
	96.0%
	20.0
	%
	96.0%
	20.0
	%
	 

	 
	97.0%
	40.0
	%
	97.0%
	40.0
	%
	 

	 
	98.0%
	60.0
	%
	98.0%
	60.0
	%
	 

	 
	99.0%
	80.0
	%
	99.0%
	80.0
	%
	 

	 
	100.0%
	100.0
	%
	100.0%
	100.0
	%
	 

	 
	101.0%
	102.5
	%
	102.0%
	102.5
	%
	 

	 
	102.0%
	105.0
	%
	104.0%
	105.0
	%
	 

	 
	103.0%
	107.5
	%
	106.0%
	107.5
	%
	 

	 
	104.0%
	110.0
	%
	108.0%
	110.0
	%
	 

	 
	105.0%
	112.5
	%
	110.0%
	112.5
	%
	 

	 
	106.0%
	115.0
	%
	112.0%
	115.0
	%
	 

	 
	107.0%
	117.5
	%
	114.0%
	117.5
	%
	 

	 
	108.0%
	120.0
	%
	116.0%
	120.0
	%
	 

	 
	109.0%
	122.5
	%
	118.0%
	122.5
	%
	 

	 
	110.0%
	125.0
	%
	120.0%
	125.0
	%
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

*Target for Adjusted EBITDA is different between two scales because for Bonus the budget for bonus is removed from the target.

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