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Exhibit 10.3(b)(5)
CALERES, INC.
INCENTIVE AND STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN OF 2011
PERFORMANCE AWARD AGREEMENT
    
THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, effective March 20, 2017, represents the grant of Performance Shares (“Shares”) (collectively, the "Award") by Caleres, Inc. ("Company") to the Participant named below, who has been selected by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Committee") to receive the Award with respect to the Performance Periods set forth below under the Company’s Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan of 2011 (the "Plan").  Subject to the key terms set forth below and the attached General Terms and Conditions (dated as of March 3, 2016), all of which constitute part of this Agreement, this Award provides:
Participant:      
Performance Award, being comprised of the following: 
Number of Performance Shares:      
Form of Payment:  Shares of Company stock    
Performance Cycle:   The Company’s Fiscal Years 2017 through 2019
Performance Periods:  Four distinct performance periods:  fiscal 2017, fiscal 2018, fiscal 2019 and the three-year period of fiscal 2017 - 2019 with one-fourth of the target award allocated to each of fiscal 2017, fiscal 2018, fiscal 2019 and the three-year period of fiscal 2017 - 2019    
Performance:  As approved by the Committee
Minimum Performance Level:  As approved by the Committee
Maximum Award Value:  200% of Target Award for each Performance Period
Performance Measure(s):  Cumulative Adjusted EPS and Company Revenue Growth
    
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed effective as of the last date written below.
    
CALERES, INC.
By:
    
Becky Helvey
Manager, Compensation
Date:  3/20/2017
    
Accepted: ___________________
      Participant Signature
Date: ______________________

Caleres, Inc.
PERFORMANCE AWARD 2017 to 2019
General Terms and Conditions (as of March 3, 2016)  

The parties hereto agree as follows:

1.Performance Period(s).  The Performance Period(s) shall be as specified on the executed cover page of this Award.

2.Performance Measure(s).  The Performance Measure(s) shall be as specified on the executed coverage page of this Award.

3.    Value of Award.  The Award shall represent and have a Maximum Award Value as specified on the executed cover page of this Award.
 
4.    Earning the Award; Certification of Performance and Percent Earned.  The portion of the Award allocated to a Performance Period shall be “earned” following the end of such Performance Period, as of the date the Committee shall determine and certify: (a) whether the Minimum Performance Level (as set forth on Attachment A) has been satisfied; (b) and if so, the percent of the Award that has been earned in accordance with the Performance Payoff Profile (as set forth on Attachment A) (the “Percent Earned”), but in no event  more than the Maximum Award Value; and provided that the determinations pursuant to (a) and (b) shall be subject to the Committee’s right to exercise its discretion to reduce the Company’s level of performance based on the quality of earnings pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.  All calculations as to the Performance Measures shall be adjusted (1) pursuant to Section 14.2 of the Plan and (2) to exclude all items of gain, loss or expense for the Performance Period determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principle all as determined in accordance with applicable accounting standards established pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles. 

5.          Amount Payable and Payment of the Award.  
 (a)    Unless this Award is sooner terminated in accordance with Section 5, an earned Award (as provided in Section 3) shall be payable within sixty (60) days following completion of the Performance Cycle.  Subject to Section 5(b) and in accordance with Section 5(c), this Award shall not be payable and shall be forfeited if Participant terminates employment with the Company prior to the date that the Award payment is made to the Participant.  

(b)     The amount payable to the Participant shall be determined by multiplying the Percent Earned by the Target Award specified on Attachment A, subject to the Committee’s right to exercise discretion as provided in Section 3. 

(c)      Unless otherwise specified on the executed cover page of this Award, payment of the earned Performance Shares shall be made in shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Shares”).  

		
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	Termination Provisions.  

(a)  If, pursuant to Section 3, the Committee certifies that the Minimum Performance Level has not been achieved, this Award shall immediately terminate and no longer be of any effect.  
(b)  If Participant’s employment is terminated during the Performance Period by reason of death, Disability, Retirement or Early Retirement, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether 

the Participant (or Participant’s beneficiary in the event of death) shall be eligible to receive any payment under this Award.  If payment of this Award is approved by the Committee, such payment shall be pro-rated based on the number of full months of continued active employment by Participant during the Performance Cycle as a percent of the total number of months in the Performance Cycle; the amount payable shall be based on the Percent Earned; and payment shall be made pursuant to Section 4 at the same time as payment of other awards for the same Performance Cycle are made to other eligible participants who did not terminate employment during the Performance Cycle.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of Participant’s termination due to death or Disability, if approved by the Committee, such pro-rated payment may be made prior to expiration of the Performance Cycle, with calculation of and timing of the payment amount to be determined by the Committee.

  (c)   Except as provided in subsection 5(b), a Participant shall be eligible for payment of the earned Award, as specified in Section 3, only if the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company from the date of this Agreement, through the end of the Performance Cycle and continuing thereafter until the date the Awards is actually paid.

7.          Dividends.  The Participant shall have no right to any dividends that may be paid with respect to Shares until any such shares are vested.

8.         Change in Control.  If a Participant is employed by the Company on the date of a Change in Control, subject to Article 13 of the Plan, unless otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable laws, or by the rules and regulations of any governing governmental agencies or national securities exchange, the Award shall be deemed to have been fully earned for the entire Performance Cycle and fully vested as of the effective date of the Change in Control; and based upon an assumed achievement of all relevant targeted performance goals, the Award shall be payable in the amounts or at the level provided by the above-referenced provisions of the Plan within thirty (30) days following the effective date of the Change in Control.  

9.          Recapitalization.  Subject to Section 4.2 of the Plan, in the event that there is any change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock split, or a corporate transaction, such as any merger, consolidation, separation including a spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Code 368) or any partial or complete liquidation of the Company, such adjustment shall be made in the number and class and/or price of the  Shares subject to this Award, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided, however, that the number of Performance Shares subject to this Award shall always be a whole number.

10.         Tax Withholding.  The Committee shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Participant or beneficiary to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Award.  In satisfaction of such requirements, subject to the approval of the Committee, the Participant may elect, within an election period specified by the Company, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold from the payment of the Award: (a) Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax which could be withheld on the transaction (“Withholding Amount”) from that portion of the Award that is payable in Shares, if any; and/or (b) cash equal to the Withholding Amount from that portion of the Award that is payable in cash, if any; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b).  All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

11.         Clawback.  Any payouts will be subject to recovery if it is determined that the Participant personally and knowingly engaged in practices that materially contributed to the circumstances that led to the restatement of the Company’s financial statements.  

12.         Nontransferability.  This Agreement, as well as the rights granted thereunder, may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  

13.       Administration.  

(a)  This Award and the rights of the Participant hereunder are subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan.  It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant.  

(b)    If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Award and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement.  All capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan unless specifically set forth otherwise herein.  

14.       Miscellaneous

		
	(a)
	This Agreement shall not confer upon the Participant any right to continuation of employment by the Company, nor shall this Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate his or her employment at any time.

    
		
	(b)
	The Committee and/or the Company’s Board of Directors may terminate, amend, or modify the Plan; provided, however, that no such termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan may in any way adversely affect the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s written consent.

		
	(c)
	This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

		
	(d)
	To the extent not preempted by Federal law, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the substantive laws of the State of Missouri without regard to conflicts of laws principles, which might otherwise apply.  Any litigation arising out of, in connection with, or concerning any aspect of the Plan or this Agreement shall be conducted exclusively in the State or Federal courts in Missouri.Exhibit

     NINTH AMENDMENT TO
SECOND AMENDED RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into this 22 day of March, 2017 (the “Ninth Amendment Effective Date”), by and between (i) SILICON VALLEY BANK a California corporation (“Bank”), and (ii) SONIC FOUNDRY, INC., a Maryland corporation (“Sonic Foundry”), and SONIC FOUNDRY MEDIA SYSTEMS, INC., a Maryland corporation (“Sonic Systems” and together   with   Sonic   Foundry,   jointly   and   severally,   individually   and   collectively,   the “Borrower”).

RECITALS

A.        Bank and Borrower have entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment, dated as of May 31, 2013, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment, dated as of January 10, 2014, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment, dated as of March 24, 2014, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment, dated as of January 27, 2015, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment, dated as of May 13, 2015, as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment, dated as of October 5, 2015, as further amended by that certain Seventh Amendment, dated as of February 8, 2016 and as further amended by that certain Eighth Amendment, dated as of December 9, 2016 (as the same may from time to time be further amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Loan Agreement”).

B.        Bank has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan
Agreement.

C.        Borrower has requested that Bank amend the Loan Agreement to (i) modify the minimum Liquidity financial covenant contained in Section 6.9(a) thereof, and (ii) make certain other revisions to the Loan Agreement as more fully set forth herein.

D.        Bank has agreed to so amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, but only to the extent, in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth below.

AGREEMENT

NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  foregoing  recitals  and  other  good  and valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  adequacy  of  which  is  hereby  acknowledged,  and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.         Definitions.   Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

2.         Amendments to Loan Agreement.

2.1       Section  2.2  (Revolving  Advances).    Subsection  (a)  of  Section  2.2  is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          (a)       Availability.      Subject   to   the   terms   and   conditions   of   this Agreement and to deduction of Reserves, Bank may, in its good faith business discretion, make Advances not exceeding the Availability Amount.   Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Line may be repaid and, prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date, reborrowed, subject to the applicable terms and conditions precedent herein.”

2.2       Section 2.2 (Overadvances).   Section 2.2 is amended by deleting the reference to “the Default Rate” therein and inserting in lieu thereof “a per annum rate equal to the rate that is otherwise applicable to Advances plus five percent (5.0%)”.

2.3       Section   3.2   (Conditions   Precedent   to   all   Credit   Extensions). Subsections  (a)  and  (b)  of  Section  3.2  are  deleted  in  their  entirety  and  replaced  with  the following:

“          (a)       timely receipt of the Credit Extension request and any materials and documents required by Section 3.4;

(b)       the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true, accurate, and complete in all material respects on the date of the proposed Credit Extension and on the Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result from the Credit Extension.  Each Credit Extension is Borrower’s representation and  warranty  on  that  date  that  the  representations  and  warranties  in  this Agreement remain true, accurate, and complete in all material respects; provided, however,   that   such   materiality   qualifier   shall   not   be   applicable   to   any representations  and  warranties  that  already  are  qualified  or  modified  by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties  expressly  referring  to  a  specific  date  shall  be  true,  accurate  and complete in all material respects as of such date; and”

2.4       Section 3.4 (Procedures for Borrowing).  Section 3.4(a) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          (a) Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making  of  an  Advance  set  forth  in  this  Agreement,  to  obtain  an  Advance, Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by electronic mail by 12:00 noon Pacific time on the Funding Date of the Advance.   Such notice shall be made by Borrower through Bank’s online banking program; provided, however, if Borrower is not utilizing Bank’s online banking program, then such

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notice shall be in a written format acceptable to Bank that is executed by an Authorized Signer.  Bank shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Board has approved that such Authorized Signer may provide such notices and request Advances.   In connection with any such notification, Borrower must promptly deliver to Bank by electronic mail or through Bank’s online banking program such reports and information, including without limitation, sales journals, cash receipts journals, accounts receivable aging reports, as Bank may request in its sole discretion.   Bank shall credit proceeds of an Advance to the Designated Deposit Account.   Bank may make Advances under this Agreement based on instructions from an Authorized Signer or without instructions if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become due.”

2.5       Section 6.2 (Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates).   Subsection
(a) of Section 6.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          (a)       a Borrowing Base Report (and any schedules related thereto and including detailed electronic accounts receivable ledger reports and any other information requested by Bank with respect to Borrower’s Accounts) (i) no later than Friday of each week when a Streamline Period is not in effect and (ii) within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month when a Streamline Period is in effect;”

2.6       Section 6.3 (Accounts Receivable).   Subsection (c) of Section 6.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          (c)       Collection of Accounts.  Borrower shall direct Account Debtors to deliver or transmit all proceeds of Accounts into a lockbox account, or such other “blocked  account”  as  specified  by  Bank  (either  such  account,  the  “Cash Collateral Account”).  Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall immediately deliver all payments on and proceeds of Accounts to the Cash Collateral Account.  Subject to Bank’s right to maintain a reserve pursuant to Section 6.3(g), all amounts received in the Cash Collateral Account  shall  be  (i)  applied  to  immediately  reduce  the  Obligations  when  a Streamline Period is not in effect (unless Bank, in its sole discretion, at times when an Event of Default exists, elects not to so apply such amounts), or (ii) transferred on a daily basis to Borrower’s operating account with Bank when a Streamline Period is in effect.  Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to transfer to the Cash  Collateral  Account  any  amounts  that  Bank  reasonably  determines  are proceeds of the Accounts (provided that Bank is under no obligation to do so and this allowance shall in no event relieve Borrower of its obligations hereunder).”

2.7       Section 6.3 (Accounts Receivable).   Subsection (e) of Section 6.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          (e)       Verifications; Confirmations; Credit Quality; Notifications.  Bank may,  from  time  to  time,  (i)  verify  and  confirm  directly  with  the  respective Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating to the Accounts,

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either in the name of Borrower or Bank or such other name as Bank may choose, and notify any Account Debtor of Bank’s security interest in such Account and/or (ii) conduct a credit check of any Account Debtor to approve any such Account Debtor’s credit.  In addition, Bank may notify Account Debtors to make payments in respect of Accounts directly to Bank.  Bank shall endeavor to notify Borrower prior to contacting any Account Debtor and/or requesting any such credit check, but failure of Bank to notify Borrower shall not be a breach of this Agreement.”

2.8       Section 6.3 (Accounts Receivable).   Section 6.3 is hereby amended by inserting the following appearing as subsection (g) thereto:

“          (g)       Reserves.   Notwithstanding any terms in this Agreement to the contrary, at times when an Event of Default exists, Bank may hold any proceeds of the Accounts and any amounts in the Cash Collateral Account that are not applied to the Obligations pursuant to Section 6.3(c) above (including amounts otherwise required to be transferred to Borrower’s operating account with Bank when  a  Streamline  Period  is  in  effect)  as  a  reserve  to  be  applied  to  any Obligations regardless of whether such Obligations are then due and payable.”

2.9       Section  6.9  (Financial  Covenants).    Section  6.9(a)  is  deleted  in  its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          (a)       Liquidity.  Liquidity, at all times, tested with respect to Borrower only on a monthly basis, of at least (i) 1.60:1.00 for the first and second month of each  quarterly  fiscal  period;  and  (ii)  1.75:1.00  for  the  third  month  of  each quarterly fiscal period.”

2.10     Section  6.15  (Online  Banking).     Section  6.15  is  hereby  inserted immediately following Section 6.14:

“          6.15     Online Banking.  Utilize Bank’s online banking platform for all matters requested by Bank which shall include, without limitation (and without request by Bank for the following matters), uploading information pertaining to Accounts and Account Debtors, requesting approval for exceptions, requesting Credit Extensions, and uploading financial statements and other reports required to be delivered by this Agreement (including, without limitation, those described in Section 6.2 of this Agreement).”

2.11     Section 8.2(Covenant Default).  Section 8.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          8.2       Covenant Default.  Borrower (a) fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Section 6 of this Agreement or violates any covenant in Section 7 of this Agreement or (b) fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents and as to any default (other than those specified in clause (a)) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can

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be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, grace and cure periods provided under this Section
8.2  shall  not  apply,  among  other  things,  to  financial  covenants or  any  other covenants that are required to be satisfied, completed or tested by a date certain or any covenants set forth in clause (a);”

2.12     Section 9.2 (Power of Attorney).  Section 9.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          9.2       Power of Attorney.  Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact to: (a) exercisable following the occurrence of an Event of Default, (i) sign Borrower’s name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against Account Debtors; (ii) demand, collect, sue, and give releases to any Account Debtor for monies due, settle and adjust disputes and claims  about  the  Accounts  directly  with  Account  Debtors,  and  compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case, or proceeding about any Collateral (including filing a claim or voting a claim in any bankruptcy case in Bank’s or Borrower’s name, as Bank chooses); (iii) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrower’s  insurance  policies;  (iv)  pay,  contest  or  settle  any  Lien,  charge, encumbrance, security interest, or other claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; (v) transfer the Collateral into the name of Bank or a third party as the Code permits; and (vi) receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to Borrower; and  (b)  regardless  of  whether  an  Event  of  Default  has  occurred,  (i)  endorse Borrower’s name on any checks, payment instruments, or other forms of payment or security; and (ii) notify all Account Debtors to pay Bank directly.  Borrower hereby appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign Borrower’s name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred until all Obligations have been satisfied in full and the Loan Documents have been terminated.  Bank’s foregoing appointment as Borrower’s attorney in fact, and all of Bank’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and the Loan Documents have been terminated.”

2.13     Section  13  (Definitions).    The  following  terms  and  their  respective definitions set forth in Section 13.1 are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

“          “Borrowing Base” is (a) eighty percent (80%) of Eligible Accounts plus (b) the lesser of (i) seventy-five percent (75%) of Eligible Foreign Accounts or (ii) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), as determined by Bank from Borrower’s most recent Borrowing Base Report (and as may subsequently be updated by Bank  in  Bank’s  sole  discretion  based  upon  information  received  by  Bank including, without limitation, Accounts that are paid and/or billed following the date of the Borrowing Base Report); provided, however, that Bank has the right to decrease  the  foregoing  amount  and/or  percentages  in  its  good  faith  business

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judgment to mitigate the impact of events, conditions, contingencies, or risks which may adversely affect the Collateral or its value.

“Streamline Period” is, on and after the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the period (a) commencing  on  the  first  day  of  the  month  following  the  day  that  Borrower provides to Bank a written report that Borrower has, for each consecutive day in the immediately preceding fiscal quarter (in each case as determined by Bank in its reasonable discretion), maintained (i) the sum of (a) Borrower’s unrestricted cash  at  Bank  plus  (b)  the  unused  Availability  Amount  divided  by  (b)  the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan 2015, in an amount at all times greater than 1.75:1.00 (the “Streamline Threshold”); and (b) terminating on the earlier to occur of (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, and (ii) the first day thereafter  in  which  Borrower  fails  to  maintain  the  Streamline  Threshold,  as determined by Bank in its discretion.   Upon the termination of a Streamline Period, Borrower must maintain the Streamline Threshold each consecutive day for one (1) fiscal quarter as determined by Bank in its discretion, prior to entering into a subsequent Streamline Period.   Borrower shall give Bank prior written notice of Borrower’s election to enter into any such Streamline Period, and each such Streamline Period shall commence on the first day of the monthly period following  the  date  Bank  determines,  in  its  reasonable  discretion,  that  the Streamline Threshold has been achieved.”

2.14     Section  13  (Definitions).    The  preamble  in  the  definition  of  Eligible
Accounts set forth in Section 13.1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“          “Eligible Accounts” means Accounts which arise in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business that meet all Borrower’s representations and warranties in Section 5.3, that have been, at the option of Bank, confirmed in accordance with Section 6.3(e) of this Agreement, and are due and owing from Account Debtors deemed creditworthy by Bank in its sole discretion.  Bank reserves the right, at any time after the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, in its sole discretion in each instance, on prior written notice to Borrower to either (i) adjust any of the criteria set forth below and to establish new criteria or (ii) deem any Accounts owing from a particular Account Debtor or Account Debtors to not meet the criteria to be  Eligible  Accounts.     Unless  Bank  otherwise  agrees  in  writing,  Eligible Accounts shall not include:”

2.15     Section 13 (Definitions).   The following new defined terms are hereby inserted alphabetically in Section 13.1:

“          “Authorized Signer” is any individual listed in Borrower’s Borrowing Resolution who is authorized to execute the Loan Documents, including making (and executing if applicable) any Credit Extension request, on behalf of Borrower.

“Borrowing Base Report” is that certain report of the value of certain
Collateral in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

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“Ninth Amendment Effective Date” is March         , 2017.”

2.16     Section  13  (Definitions).    The  following  defined  term  set  forth  in
Section 13.1 is deleted in its entirety:

“          “Transaction Report” is the Bank’s standard reporting package provided by Bank to Borrower.”

2.17     Exhibit  C  (Compliance  Certificate).     The  Compliance  Certificate appearing as  Exhibit C to the Loan Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Compliance Certificate attached as Schedule 1 attached hereto.

2.18     Exhibit D (Borrowing Base Report).  The Loan Agreement is amended by inserting the Borrowing Base Report attached as Schedule 2 hereto as Exhibit D thereto.

3.         Limitation of Amendments.

3.1       The  amendments  set  forth  in  Section 2,  above,  are  effective  for  the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which Bank may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document.

3.2       This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan   Documents   and   all   terms,   conditions,   representations,   warranties,   covenants   and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.

4.         Representations   and   Warranties.      To   induce   Bank   to   enter   into   this
Amendment, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Bank as follows:

4.1       Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such date), and (b) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

4.2       Borrower  has  the  power  and  authority  to  execute  and  deliver  this Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment;

4.3       The organizational documents of Borrower previously delivered to Bank remain true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect, or updated copies have otherwise been delivered to Bank in connection with the execution of this Amendment;

4.4       The  execution  and  delivery  by  Borrower  of  this  Amendment  and  the

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performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment, have been duly authorized;

4.5       The  execution  and  delivery  by  Borrower  of  this  Amendment  and  the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person binding on Borrower, (c) any order, judgment  or  decree  of  any  court  or  other  governmental  or  public  body  or  authority,  or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, or (d) the organizational documents of Borrower;

4.6       The  execution  and  delivery  by  Borrower  of  this  Amendment  and  the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority,  or  subdivision  thereof,  binding  on  either  Borrower,  except  as  already  has  been obtained or made; and

4.7       This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and is the binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except  as  such  enforceability  may  be  limited  by  bankruptcy,  insolvency,  reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar laws of general application and equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors’ rights.

5.         Ratification of Intellectual Property Security Agreement.   Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and conditions of a certain Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated as of May 13,
2015 between Borrower and Bank, and acknowledges, confirms and agrees that said Intellectual Property Security Agreement (a) contains an accurate and complete listing of all  Intellectual  Property  Collateral,  as  defined  in  said  Intellectual  Property  Security Agreement, and (b) shall remain in full force and effect.

6.         Ratification of Perfection Certificate.  Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and disclosures contained in a certain Perfection Certificate dated on or about the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, and acknowledges, confirms and agrees the disclosures and information Borrower provided to Bank in said Perfection Certificate have not changed, as of the date hereof.

7.         No  Defenses  of  Borrower.    Borrower  hereby  acknowledges  and  agrees  that Borrower has no offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against Bank with respect to the Obligations, or otherwise, and that if Borrower now has, or ever did have, any offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against Bank, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity, all of them are hereby expressly WAIVED and Borrower hereby RELEASES Bank from any liability thereunder.

8.         Integration.   This Amendment and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements.  All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Amendment and the Loan Documents merge into this Amendment and the Loan Documents.

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9.         Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

10.       Effectiveness.   This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon (a) the due execution and delivery to Bank of this Amendment by each party hereto, (b) updated Secretary’s Corporate Borrowing Certificates for each Borrower (if necessary, and with updated   attachments,   as   necessary),   (c)   certificates   of   good   standing/foreign qualifications,   as   required   by   Bank,   from   the   applicable   jurisdictions;   (d)   an acknowledgment  and  reaffirmation  of  the  existing  Subordination  Agreement  from Partners for Growth II, L.P., (e) an executed copy of the Waiver Agreement, by and between Bank and Borrower, dated on or about the date hereof; (f) payment by Borrower of  a non-refundable amendment fee equal to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), which amendment fee shall be fully-earned as of the date hereof, and (g) payment of Bank’s legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the existing Loan Documents and this Amendment.

11.       Post-Closing Matters.  On or before December 9, 2017, Borrower shall pay to Bank an additional fully earned, non-refundable Revolving Line anniversary fee in an amount equal to Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000).

[Signature page follows.]

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IN WITNESS  WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

BANK
Silicon Valley Bank

By: /s/ Brian Powers
Name: Brian Powers
Title: Vice President

BORROWER
Sonic Foundry, Inc.

By: /s/ Ken Minor
Name: Ken Minor
Title: CFO

Sonic Foundry Media Systems, Inc.

By: /s/ Ken Minor
Name: Ken Minor
Title: CFO

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EXHIBIT C

Schedule 1 to Ninth Amendment

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

TO:           SILICON VALLEY BANK                                                  Date:                                       FROM:      SONIC FOUNDRY, INC.
SONIC FOUNDRY MEDIA SYSTEMS, INC.

The  undersigned  authorized  officer  of  SONIC  FOUNDRY,  INC.  and  SONIC  FOUNDRY MEDIA SYSTEMS, INC. (“Borrower”) certifies that under the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (as amended, the “Agreement”), (1) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending with all required covenants except as noted below, (2) there are no Events of Default, (3) all representations and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date except as noted below; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, (4) Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 of the Agreement, and (5) no Liens have been levied or claims made against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, if any, relating to unpaid employee payroll or benefits of which Borrower has not previously provided written notification to Bank.  Attached are the required documents supporting the certification.  The undersigned certifies that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes.  The undersigned acknowledges that no borrowings may be requested at any time or date of determination that Borrower is not in compliance with any of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just at the date this certificate is delivered.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column.

	
			
	Reporting Covenant
	Required
	Complies

	 
	 
	 

	Monthly financial statements with
Compliance Certificate
	Monthly within 30 days
	Yes   No

	Annual financial statement (CPA Audited) + CC
	FYE within 120 days
	Yes   No

	10-Q, 10-K and 8-K
	Within 5 days after filing with
SEC
	Yes   No

	A/R & A/P Agings
	Monthly within 15 days
	Yes   No

	Borrowing Base Reports
	(i) no later than Friday of each week
when a Streamline Period is not in
effect and (ii) within fifteen (15)
days after the end of each month
when a Streamline Period is in effect
	Yes   No

	Projections
	Within fifteen (15) following
	Yes   No

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	approval by the Borrower’s
board of directors, and in any
event within fifteen  (15) days
after the end of each fiscal year of
Borrower, and as amended and/or
updated
	 

	 

	

The following Intellectual Property was registered after the Effective Date (if no registrations, state
“None”)

	
				
	Financial Covenant
	Required
	Actual
	Complies

	 
	 
	 
	 

	Maintain as indicated:
	 
	 
	 

	Minimum Liquidity (monthly)
	[1.60]
[1.75]:1.00
	           :1.00
	Yes   No

	Minimum EBITDA (quarterly)
	<$1.00
	$                     
	Yes   No

	Maximum Subsidiary Indebtedness (at all times)
	<$1,000,000
	$                     
	Yes   No

	
				
	Streamline Threshold
	Required
	Actual
	Streamline

	 
	 
	 
	Period

	(at all times)
	 
	 
	In Effect?

	(a) Borrower’s unrestricted cash at Bank plus (b) the
unused Availability Amount divided by (b) the
outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan 2015
	1.75:1.00
	         :1.00
	Yes   No

The  following  financial  covenant  analyses  and  information  set  forth  in  Schedule  1 attached hereto are true and accurate as of the date of this Certificate.

The following are the exceptions with respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions exist, state “No exceptions to note.”)

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SONIC FOUNDRY, INC.                                                    BANK USE ONLY
SONIC FOUNDRY MEDIA SYSTEMS, INC.
Received by:                                        
AUTHORIZED SIGNER
Date:
By:                                                                     
Name:                                                               Verified:
Title:                                AUTHORIZED SIGNER
Date:
    
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Compliance Status:  Yes    No

Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate

Financial Covenants of Borrower

In the event of a conflict between this Schedule and the Loan Agreement, the terms of the Loan
Agreement shall govern.

Dated:
I.         Liquidity (Section 6.9(a))

Required:        Liquidity, at all times, tested with respect to Borrower only on a monthly basis, of at least (i) 1.60:1.00 for the first and second month of each quarterly fiscal period; and (ii)
1.75:1.00 for the third month of each quarterly fiscal period. Actual:

A.         Aggregate value of Borrower’s unrestricted cash at Bank                                       $         
B.          Aggregate value of the net billed accounts receivable of Borrower                        $          
C.          Quick Assets (the sum of lines A plus B)                                                                $          
D.          Aggregate value of Obligations to Bank                                                                  $          
J.           LIQUIDITY (line C divided by line D), expressed as a ratio                                       :1.00

Is line J equal to or greater than [1.60] [1.75] :1.00?

             No, not in compliance                                                            Yes, in compliance

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II.        Minimum EBITDA (Section 6.9(b))

Required:        Commencing with the period ending September 30, 2015, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, on a trailing six (6) month basis ending as of the date of measurement, (i) EBITDA plus (ii) the net change in Deferred Revenue during such measurement period, of at least $1.00.
Actual: All amounts measured on a trailing six (6) month basis

A.      EBITDA                                                                                                              $         

B.      The net change in Deferred Revenue                                                                  $         

 Is line A plus line B equal to or greater than $1.00?
             No, not in compliance.                                                           Yes, in compliance.

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Schedule 1 to Ninth Amendment
EXHIBIT D

Borrowing Base Report

[To be provided by Bank]

2096179.2

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