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Exhibit 10.7

Employment Agreement

     This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”), including the attached Exhibit A, which is
made a part hereof for all purposes, between RigNet, Inc. (“Company”) and Mark B. Slaughter
(“Executive”) is effective as of August 15, 2007 (“Effective Date”). The Company and Executive
agree as follows:

     1. TERM AND POSITION: The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to
be employed by the Company, in the Positions and for the Term stated on Exhibit A. During the Term
of this Agreement, Executive shall devote his full time and undivided attention during business
hours to the business and affairs of the Company, except for vacations, illness or incapacity;
however, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from (i) engaging in charitable and
community activities, and (ii) managing his personal investments, provided that such activities do
not materially interfere with the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) shall give Executive written notice of
any such activities that it reasonably believes materially interfere with the performance of his
duties hereunder and provide Executive with a reasonable period of time to correct such
interference.

     2. COMPENSATION: While Executive serves in the Positions set forth on Exhibit A,
Executive’s annual base salary, as set forth on Exhibit A, shall be paid in accordance with the
Company’s standard payroll practices for its executive officers. Executive’s compensation as an
employee of the Company shall also include annual bonus opportunities and periodic long-term
incentive awards, in cash and/or in Company stock, as determined appropriate from time to time by
the Compensation Committee of the Board.

     3. BENEFITS: Executive shall be allowed to participate in all compensation and benefit
plans and receive all perquisites that the Company makes available to its other senior executives
and also to participate in all employee benefit plans and programs that the Company makes available
to the Company’s employees in general. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed to obligate the
Company to institute, maintain, or refrain from changing, amending, or discontinuing any benefit
program or plan, so long as such actions are similarly applicable to the covered executives or
employees, as applicable.

     4. INDEMNIFICATION: In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the
power to indemnify, advance expenses to and defend Executive in respect of any claims, judgments,
fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys fees) of any nature related to or
arising out of Executive’s activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or
in any other capacity in which he is acting or serving on behalf of or at the request of the
Company (a “Claim”), the Company shall fully indemnify Executive to the maximum extent permitted by
law and promptly on written request from Executive advance expenses (including attorney’s fees) to
Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless Executive has been
grossly negligent or willfully engaged in misconduct in the performance or nonperformance of his
duties that is the basis for such Claim, which nonperformance shall include a failure of Executive
to inform the Board of matters that could reasonably be expected, at such time, to be materially
injurious financially to the Company. This contractual indemnification of Executive by the Company
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construed as operating to impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executive’s
indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise or
obligation of the Company under any statute, articles of incorporation, by-laws or otherwise.

     5. D&O INSURANCE: The Company will obtain and maintain throughout the Term officer and
director liability insurance covering Executive in an amount believed by the Board to be reasonable
for the Company, given its size and activities, but in no event shall the coverage for Executive be
less (in amount or scope) than the coverage provided for any other officer or director of the
Company. Such insurance coverage shall continue as to Executive after he has ceased to be a
director, officer or employee of the Company with respect to acts or omissions which occurred prior
to such cessation. Insurance contemplated by this Section shall inure to the benefit of Executive,
his heirs and the executors and administrators of his estate.

     6. BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Company shall promptly pay all business related expenses
reasonably incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement, including
legal fees and expenses not in excess of $7,500 Executive may incur with respect to his obtaining
independent legal advice as to his reporting and disclosure duties as an officer or director of the
Company pursuant to applicable law and regulations.

     7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: The Company and Executive agree that, during the Term,
either party may, upon at least 30 days written notice to the other, terminate Executive’s
employment; provided, however, that Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company for
Cause only as provided below. The Term of the Agreement shall terminate upon the termination of
Executive’s employment for any reason.

     8. SEVERANCE PAY AND BENEFITS: If, during the Term, the Company terminates Executive’s
employment without Cause or Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, the Company shall
pay Executive a Cash Severance Amount and provide Executive with certain other severance benefits
(collectively, the “Severance Pay”) as described below. The Severance Pay shall be as follows:

	 	(i)	 	The Cash Severance Amount shall be the amount as provided in Exhibit A hereto.
The Company shall pay the Cash Severance Amount to Executive in a lump sum by wire
transfer on or as soon as reasonably practical after the termination date; provided,
however, that if at such time Executive is a “specified employee,” as defined in
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and the
applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder, the Company shall not make such payment
until the earlier of (i) the first of the seventh month after Executive’s termination
date or (ii) Executive’s death. In the event of any such delay in payment, such Cash
Severance Amount shall bear interest at the LIBOR rate in effect on his termination
date until paid.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Provided Executive timely elects continued coverage under the Company’s group
health plan pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code (“COBRA”), the Company shall pay on
Executive’s behalf the full premium required for such continued coverage elected for
his applicable

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	 	 	 	COBRA period but not to exceed 18 months; provided, however, the Company shall take
all actions necessary for Executive not to be taxable on either the continued coverage
or any health benefits received under the health plan, which may include, if
effective, paying Executive a monthly amount in cash, with a full tax gross-up, that
enables Executive to pay the health premium required with after-tax dollars in order
for such continued coverage or benefits not be taxable to him; provided, further
however, if such reimbursement payments would be subject to tax under Section 409A of
the Code, the Company shall provide Executive with either a full tax gross-up, paid
when Executive remits such taxes, or an insured product that does not subject
Executive to tax under Sections 105, 106 or 409A of the Code.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	As soon as practical on or following his termination, the Company shall pay
Executive (i) any earned but unpaid base salary, (ii) any accrued but unused vacation,
and (iii) all reasonable and unreimbursed business expenses incurred by him prior to
his termination.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	The Company shall provide Executive with outplacement services of Executive’s
choosing, not to exceed $20,000.

     Executive shall not be entitled to Severance Pay for a termination of employment that is due
to his death or Disability, his voluntary termination without Good Reason, or his termination by
the Company for Cause.

     The following are definitions of terms used in this and other sections of this Agreement.

	 	(a)	 	Cause. “Cause” means (i) Executive’s conviction of a felony or a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (ii) Executive’s intentional and continued
failure to perform his duties (other than by reason of an illness or a disability);
(iii) intentional engagement in conduct by Executive that is materially injurious to
the Company (monetarily or otherwise); (iv) Executive’s gross negligence in the
performance of Executive’s duties; provided, however, Executive shall not be deemed to
have been terminated for Cause under clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above unless the
determination of whether Cause exists is made by a resolution duly adopted by the
affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths of the entire membership of the Board
(excluding Executive, if a member) at a meeting of the Board that was called for the
purpose of considering such termination (after 15 days’ notice to Executive and an
opportunity for Executive, together with Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the
Board and, if reasonably possible, to cure the breach that is the alleged basis for
Cause) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of
conduct constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Good Reason. “Good Reason” means (i) an adverse change in Executive’s
position, authority, duties or responsibilities, including job title, (ii) an adverse
change in Executive’s base salary or the taking of any action by the Company that

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	 	 	 	would diminish, other than in a de minimus amount, the aggregate incentive
compensation awards or opportunities of Executive or the level of Executive’s
participation relative to other participants, (iii) the relocation of the Company’s
principal executive offices by more than 25 miles from where such offices are located
on the Effective Date or Executive being based at any office other than the principal
executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably required in the
performance of Executive’s duties and reasonably consistent with Executive’s travel
prior to the Effective Date, or (iv) a breach of this Agreement by the Company, which
remains uncorrected for 10 days following Executive’s written notice to the Company of
such breach.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Disability. “Disability” means Executive (i) is unable to perform
substantially Executive’s duties with the Company as a result of any physical or mental
impairment that is reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
12 months, as supported by a written opinion by a physician selected by Executive, and
(ii) is receiving long-term disability benefits under the Company’s insured long-term
disability plan.

     9. COMPANY EQUITY AND JUNIOR NOTES: The provisions of this Section 9 are in addition
to any rights of Executive under Section 8.

	 	(a)	 	In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason (whether
by Executive or by the Company) while Executive owns shares of Company stock purchased
by him within 90 days of his initial date of employment with the Company and the
Company’s stock is not listed on any public stock exchange or securities market on such
termination of employment date, then for 90 days following such termination Executive
shall have a right to “put” such shares to the Company for an immediate lump sum cash
payment equal to the product of the per share Fair Market Value of such stock at that
time and the number of such shares of Company stock owned by Executive. Such “Fair
Market Value” is defined as such value as is agreed to by the parties or, if no
agreement is reached, as determined by an independent third party mutually selected by
the parties. The cost of obtaining the Fair Market Value shall be borne by the Company.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Upon Executive’s termination of employment for Good Reason, death or Disability
or upon Executive’s termination by the Company for any reason other than Cause, each
Company stock option of Executive automatically shall vest and become exercisable in
full. Further, in the event that Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason
other than for Cause, all vested Company stock options of Executive, including those
that become vested on his termination of employment as provided in this Agreement,
shall continue in full force and effect for the remainder of their original option
terms. In addition, each Company restricted stock award and other Company-equity based
award, and any other deferred compensation award granted to Executive, shall vest in
full and be payable on the date the Cash Severance Amount is paid to Executive as
provided above. However, expressly excluded from this section are any equity awards
issued to Executive by the Company under a long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”)

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	 	 	 	after the Company’s stock is listed on any public stock exchange or securities
market. Such equity issued under the LTIP after a public listing shall vest and
continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms of the LTIP.
	 
	 	(c)	 	In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for
Cause and the Company’s stock is not listed on any public stock exchange or securities
market, then for 90 days following Executive’s termination the Company shall have a
right to cancel all of Executive’s vested stock options by paying Executive a cash
lump amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the shares of the
Company stock covered by such options and the exercise prices of such options.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Upon a “change of control event,” as defined in the Treasury Regulations
issued under Section 409A of the Code (“Change of Control”), all Company stock options
and other Company equity-based awards of Executive automatically shall vest in full
immediately prior to such Change of Control and be exercisable or payable pursuant to
its terms, notwithstanding anything in any award agreement to the contrary.
	 
	 	(e)	 	In the event that a majority of other shareholders sell or otherwise dispose
of any of their shares of Company stock or securities convertible into Company stock
prior to an initial public offering of the Company stock, the other shareholders and
the Company shall take, at their sole expense, all actions necessary or helpful, to
enable Executive, at his election, to sell or similarly dispose of his shares of
Company stock to such purchasers) at the same time and on the same terms. The
percentage of his shares of Company stock that Executive may elect to sell or
otherwise dispose of pursuant to this “tag along” right shall not exceed the
percentage of the Company stock owned by the other selling shareholders (with all
convertible securities being deemed fully converted) that it is selling or otherwise
disposing in such transaction(s). Such “tag along” rights for Executive shall no
longer exist once the Company’s stock is listed on any public stock exchange or
securities market.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Prior to the Effective Date Executive purchased $150,000 of Junior Notes of
the Company. If any of such Junior Notes are held by Executive on his termination
date, the Company shall purchase from Executive such outstanding Junior Notes on that
date for an amount of cash equal to (i) the amount Executive paid for such notes, plus
(ii) the amount of any unpaid interest accrued on such notes through the termination
date. In addition, Executive may “put” to the Company, within 90 days of his
termination of employment, the detachable warrants associated with the Junior Notes
for a lump sum payment in cash equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value
of the shares of the Company stock covered by such warrants and the exercise prices of
the warrants.

     10. NO OFFSET OR MITIGATION: Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of
any payment or benefit provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise
nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this

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Agreement be reduced as the result of his employment by another employer or his
self-employment, except that any severance payments or benefits that Executive is entitled to
receive pursuant to a Company severance welfare benefit plan for employees in general shall reduce
the amount of payments and benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this
Agreement.

     11. CONFIDENTIALITY: Executive will not use, divulge, or disclose, directly or
indirectly, any trade secret, data, records, or other information concerning the technology, know-
how, business, policies, finances, or operations of the Company or any of its affiliates, which
Executive acquires knowledge of pursuant to his employment with the Company (the “Information”),
including, but not limited to, information regarding its customers and projects. He will not,
without the express consent of a member of the Board, remove from the offices of the Company any
originals or copies of any of the Information, or any computer disks, computer hard drives, or
computer tapes on which any of the Information is recorded.

     12. INVENTIONS: Executive will promptly and fully disclose to the Company any
inventions, designs, improvements or discoveries which Executive develops during his employment
with the Company, whether conceived during regular working hours or otherwise. All such inventions,
designs, improvements, and discoveries shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive
will: (i) assist the Company in obtaining appropriate legal protection (including patent,
trademark, and copyright protection) for the rights of the Company with respect to such inventions,
designs, improvements, and discoveries, and (ii) execute all documents and do all things necessary
to (a) obtain such legal protection, and (b) vest the Company with full and exclusive title
thereof.

     13. NON-COMPETITION OBLIGATIONS: Upon termination by the Company without Cause or
termination by the Executive for other than a Good Reason, Executive agrees for the 12-month period
following such termination not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any business competing with
the businesses of the Company, whether directly or as an owner of more than 5% in, as a manager of,
a participant in, a consultant to or a person who renders services on behalf of, a person who
engages in such business, or otherwise, within (i) the states of Texas, Louisiana, Colorado or
Wyoming or (ii) in any geographical area in which the Company actually engages in such businesses.
The business of the Company is providing Internet protocol-based voice, data and video networks and
software application management services for offshore drilling companies, oil companies and
oil-field service companies.

     14. NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES: During the 12-month period following his
termination date, Executive shall not directly, or indirectly through another entity, induce or
attempt to induce any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company, or in any way
interfere with the relationship between the Company and any employee thereof.

     15. WARRANTY AND INDEMNIFICATION: Executive warrants that he is not a party to any
other restrictive agreement limiting his activities in his employment by the Company. Executive
further warrants that at the time of the signing of this Agreement, Executive knows of no written
or oral contract or of any other impediment that would inhibit or prohibit continued employment
with the Company. Executive shall hold the Company harmless

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from any and all suits and claims arising out of any breach of such restrictive agreement or
contracts.

     16. NON-DISPARAGEMENT: The parties shall refrain, both during and after the Term, from
publishing any oral or written statements about each other (including with respect to the Company,
its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, employees, agents, or representatives) that
are disparaging, slanderous, libelous, or defamatory.

     17. NOTICES: Notices and all other communications shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States registered
or certified mail. Notices to the Company, shall be sent to 1880 South Dairy Ashford, Suite 300,
Houston, Texas 77077 attention: Chief Financial Officer. Notices and communications to Executive
shall be sent to the address Executive most recently provided to the Company.

     18. NO WAIVER: No failure by either party at any time to give notice of any breach by
the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement
shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement.

     19. ARBITRATION: Any dispute about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged
violation of this Agreement (an “arbitrable dispute”) must be submitted to confidential arbitration
in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator
licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment
Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive
remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all fees, costs and expenses of
arbitration, including those of Executive unless the arbitrator finds that Executive has acted in
bad faith and provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive;
provided, however, in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of
the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by
any method other than arbitration, the other party shall be entitled to recover from the party
initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a
result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this
Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any
judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in
Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement.

     20. GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles.

     21. SUCCESSORS:

	 	(a)	 	This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent
of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.

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	 	(b)	 	This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company
and its successors and assigns.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this
Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as defined in this Agreement and any
successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to
perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.

     22. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This instrument contains the entire agreement of Executive and
the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and all promises, representations,
understandings, arrangements, and prior and contemporaneous agreements (written or oral) between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, are terminated hereby.

     23. SURVIVAL/SEVERABILITY/HEADINGS: It is the express intention and agreement of the
parties that Sections 8 through 24 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Term. In
addition, all obligations of the Company to make payments under this Agreement shall survive any
termination of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The
invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full
force and effect. Article and section headings contained in this Agreement are provided for
convenience and reference only, and do not define or affect the meaning, construction, or scope of
any of the provisions of this Agreement.

     24. TAX WITHHOLDING: The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any compensatory
payments that it makes to Executive under this Agreement or otherwise all taxes required by
applicable law to be withheld therefrom by the Company.

     25. LEGAL FEES: The Company shall reimburse Executive for his legal fees incurred in
advising him with respect to and in preparing and reviewing this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement in multiple
originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

	 	 	 	 	 

	RigNet, Inc.	 	Mark B. Slaughter
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Marty L. Jimmerson	 	/s/ Mark B. Slaughter
	 

	 	 
	 	 
	Title:

	 	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	 	 
	This November 9, 2007	 	This November 9, 2007

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Exhibit A

to Employment Agreement

between RigNet, Inc.

and the Executive Named Below

	 	 	 

	Name:

	 	Mark B. Slaughter
	 
	 	 
	Position:

	 	Chief Executive Officer and President
	 
	 	 
	Reporting:

	 	Executive shall report solely to the
Board of Directors of the Company. All other
employees shall report to Executive, except
the Chief Financial Officer shall, in addition
to reporting to Executive, report to the Audit
Committee of the Board.
	 
	 	 
	Term:

	 	3 years; provided that beginning on the
third anniversary of the Effective Date and on
each anniversary thereafter, the Term
automatically will be extended for an
additional one year, unless at least 90 days
prior to any such anniversary either of the
parties to this Agreement gives written notice
to the other that the Term shall cease to be
so extended. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
upon a Change of Control, the Term shall not
be less than two years from the date of such
Change of Control. However, the Term shall
automatically terminate as provided in Section
7.
	 
	 	 
	Annual Base Salary:

	 	$225,000. Executive’s base salary may be
increased from time to time, but as increased
may not be thereafter decreased.
	 
	 	 
	Annual Bonus

	 	Commencing on the first day of each
fiscal year of the Company (each fiscal year
being a “Bonus Period”), Executive shall
participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan
(Management Incentive Plan or “MIP”) subject
to the MIP’s terms. Executive’s target bonus
potential shall not be less than 50% of his
annual base salary. The Company shall pay
Executive his bonus amount, if any, for such
Bonus Period within four months of the end of
such Bonus Period, provided Executive is an
employee of the Company on the payment
date.
	 
	 	 
	Cash Severance Amount:

	 	1.0 times the sum of (i) the amount of
Executive’s target bonus for the Bonus Period
in which his termination date

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	 	occurs and (ii) Executive’s then annual base salary.
	 
	 	 
	Parachute Tax Gross-Up:

	 	In the event it shall be determined that any payment to
Executive, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, would
be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the
Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by Executive
with respect to such tax (such tax, together with any such
interest and penalties, hereinafter collectively referred to
as the “Excise Tax”), the Company shall pay Executive a
“Gross-Up Payment” in an amount such that after payment by
Executive of all taxes imposed upon the
Gross-Up Payment,
including, without limitation, any additional Excise Tax on
the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the
Gross-Up Payment equal to the initial Excise Tax. Such
Gross-Up Payment shall be paid no later than the time
Executive is required to pay the Excise Tax.
	 
	 	 
	409A Tax Gross-Up:

	 	In the event it shall be determined that any payment to
Executive, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, is
subject to the additional tax imposed by Section 409A of the
Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by Executive
with respect to such additional tax (such tax, together with
any such interest and penalties, hereinafter collectively
referred to as the “409A Tax”), the Company shall pay
Executive a “Gross-Up Payment” in an amount such that after
payment by Executive of all taxes imposed upon the Gross-Up
Payment, including, without limitation, any additional 409A
Tax on the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of
the Gross-Up Payment equal to the initial 409A Tax. Such
Gross-Up Payment shall be paid no later than the time
Executive is required to pay the 409A Tax. Executive and the
Company agree to use reasonable efforts to avoid having any
payment or benefit provided to Executive being subject to the
409A Tax.

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First Amendment to Employment Agreement

     This First Amendment to the Employment Agreement entered into this 14th day of
May, 2010 by and between RigNet, Inc. (“Company”) and Mark Slaughter (“Executive”)
(“Amendment”), The Company and Executive agree as follows:

     Whereas, Company and Executive entered into that certain Employment Agreement dated
August 15, 2007 (“Employment Agreement”);

     Whereas, Company and Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement to the extent set
forth in this Amendment;

     Now Therefore, in consideration of the promises and mutual consideration set forth, it is
agreed by Company and Executive as follows:

     1. The Section of Exhibit A of the Employment Agreement related to ‘Term’ is hereby deleted in
its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

	 	 	 

	“Term:
	 	39 months; provided that beginning on the date which is ninety
days following the third anniversary of the Effective Date and on the date which is ninety days
following each anniversary thereafter, the Term automatically will be extended for an additional
one year subject to the parties’ respective rights under Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
upon a Change of Control (as defined in Section 9(d)), the Term shall not be less than two years
from the date of such Change of Control subject to the parties’ respective rights under Section 7.”

     2. Except as expressly set forth above, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect as written.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Amendment in multiple
originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

	 	 	 	 	 

	RIGNET, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Marty L. Jimmerson	 	 
	Title:

	 	 

CFO
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	EXECUTIVE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Mark B. Slaughter	 	 
	 	 	 
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Amendment to Employment Agreement

This Amendment to the Employment Agreement entered into this 15th day of August, 2010 by and
between RigNet, Inc. (“Company”) and Mark B. Slaughter (“Executive”) (“Amendment”),

The Company and Executive agree as follows:

          Whereas, Company and Executive desire to amend that certain Employment Agreement dated August
15, 2007, and amended further on May 14, 2010 (“Employment Agreement”);

          Now Therefore, in consideration of the promises and mutual consideration set forth, it is
agreed by Company and Executive as follows:

	 	1.	 	The Section of Exhibit A of the Employment Agreement related to ‘Term’ is hereby deleted in
its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:
	 
	 	 	 	“Term: the initial term shall extend through November 15, 2010; provided that on November 16, 2010
the Term will automatically renew for an additional one year period unless either: (a) the Company
provides notice of non-renewal to the Executive on or before August 15, 2010; or (b) the Executive
provides notice of non-renewal to the Company on or before August 27, 2010. On each anniversary of
November 15, 2010 thereafter, the Term will automatically renew for successive one year periods
unless either party provides not less than 90 days notice to the other party, subject to the
parties’ respective rights under Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change of Control
(as defined in Section 9(d)), the Term shall not be less than two years from the date of such
Change of Control subject to the parties’ respective rights under Section 7.”

2. Except as expressly set forth above, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect as written.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have executed this Amendment in multiple
originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

	 	 	 

	RigNet, Inc.
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Marty L. Jimmerson
	 	 
	 

Marty L. Jimmerson

	 	 
	Chief Financial Officer
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Executive
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Mark B. Slaughter
	 	 
	 

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Exhibit 10.8

Employment Agreement

     This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”), including the attached Exhibit A, which is
made a part hereof for all purposes, between RigNet, Inc. (“Company”) and Marty Jimmerson
(“Executive”) is effective as of August 15, 2007 (“Effective Date”). The Company and Executive
agree as follows:

     1. TERM AND POSITION: The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to
be employed by the Company, in the Positions and for the Term stated on Exhibit A. During the Term
of this Agreement, Executive shall devote his full time and undivided attention during business
hours to the business and affairs of the Company, except for vacations, illness or incapacity;
however, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from (i) engaging in charitable and
community activities, and (ii) managing his personal investments, provided that such activities do
not materially interfere with the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) shall give Executive written notice of
any such activities that it reasonably believes materially interfere with the performance of his
duties hereunder and provide Executive with a reasonable period of time to correct such
interference.

     2. COMPENSATION: While Executive serves in the Positions set forth on Exhibit A,
Executive’s annual base salary, as set forth on Exhibit A, shall be paid in accordance with the
Company’s standard payroll practices for its executive officers. Executive’s compensation as an
employee of the Company shall also include annual bonus opportunities and periodic long-term
incentive awards, in cash and/or in Company stock, as determined appropriate from time to time by
the Compensation Committee of the Board.

     3. BENEFITS: Executive shall be allowed to participate in all compensation and benefit
plans and receive all perquisites that the Company makes available to its other senior executives
and also to participate in all employee benefit plans and programs that the Company makes available
to the Company’s employees in general. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed to obligate the
Company to institute, maintain, or refrain from changing, amending, or discontinuing any benefit
program or plan, so long as such actions are similarly applicable to the covered executives or
employees, as applicable.

     4. INDEMNIFICATION: In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the
power to indemnify, advance expenses to and defend Executive in respect of any claims, judgments,
fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys fees) of any nature related to or
arising out of Executive’s activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or
in any other capacity in which he is acting or serving on behalf of or at the request of the
Company (a “Claim”), the Company shall fully indemnify Executive to the maximum extent permitted by
law and promptly on written request from Executive advance expenses (including attorney’s fees) to
Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless Executive has been
grossly negligent or willfully engaged in misconduct in the performance or nonperformance of his
duties that is the basis for such Claim, which nonperformance shall include a failure of Executive
to inform the Board of matters that could reasonably be expected, at such time, to be materially
injurious financially to the Company. This contractual indemnification of Executive by the Company
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construed as operating to impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executive’s
indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise or
obligation of the Company under any statute, articles of incorporation, by-laws or otherwise.

     5. D&O INSURANCE: The Company will obtain and maintain throughout the Term officer and
director liability insurance covering Executive in an amount believed by the Board to be reasonable
for the Company, given its size and activities, but in no event shall the coverage for Executive be
less (in amount or scope) than the coverage provided for any other officer or director of the
Company. Such insurance coverage shall continue as to Executive after he has ceased to be a
director, officer or employee of the Company with respect to acts or omissions which occurred prior
to such cessation. Insurance contemplated by this Section shall inure to the benefit of Executive,
his heirs and the executors and administrators of his estate.

     6. BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Company shall promptly pay all business related expenses
reasonably incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement, including
legal fees and expenses not in excess of $7,500 Executive may incur with respect to his obtaining
independent legal advice as to his reporting and disclosure duties as an officer or director of the
Company pursuant to applicable law and regulations.

     7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: The Company and Executive agree that, during the Term,
either party may, upon at least 30 days written notice to the other, terminate Executive’s
employment; provided, however, that Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company for
Cause only as provided below. The Term of the Agreement shall terminate upon the termination of
Executive’s employment for any reason.

     8. SEVERANCE PAY AND BENEFITS: If, during the Term, the Company terminates Executive’s
employment without Cause or Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, the Company shall
pay Executive a Cash Severance Amount and provide Executive with certain other severance benefits
(collectively, the “Severance Pay”) as described below. The Severance Pay shall be as follows:

	 	(i)	 	The Cash Severance Amount shall be the amount as provided in Exhibit A
hereto. The Company shall pay the Cash Severance Amount to Executive in a lump sum by
wire transfer on or as soon as reasonably practical after the termination date;
provided, however, that if at such time Executive is a “specified employee,” as
defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) and
the applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder, the Company shall not make such
payment until the earlier of (i) the first of the seventh month after Executive’s
termination date or (ii) Executive’s death. In the event of any such delay in payment,
such Cash Severance Amount shall bear interest at the LIBOR rate in effect on his
termination date until paid.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Provided Executive timely elects continued coverage under the Company’s group
health plan pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code (“COBRA”), the Company shall pay on
Executive’s behalf the full premium required for such continued coverage elected for
his applicable

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	 	 	 	COBRA period but not to exceed 18 months; provided, however, the Company shall take all
actions necessary for Executive not to be taxable on either the continued coverage or any health
benefits received under the health plan, which may include, if effective, paying Executive a
monthly amount in cash, with a full tax gross-up, that enables Executive to pay the health premium
required with after-tax dollars in order for such continued coverage or benefits not be taxable to
him; provided, further however, if such reimbursement payments would be subject to tax under
Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall provide Executive with either a full tax gross-up, paid
when Executive remits such taxes, or an insured product that does not subject Executive to tax
under Sections 105, 106 or 409A of the Code.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	As soon as practical on or following his termination, the Company shall pay
Executive (i) any earned but unpaid base salary, (ii) any accrued but unused vacation,
and (iii) all reasonable and unreimbursed business expenses incurred by him prior to
his termination.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	The Company shall provide Executive with outplacement services of Executive’s
choosing, not to exceed $20,000.

     Executive shall not be entitled to Severance Pay for a termination of employment that is due
to his death or Disability, his voluntary termination without Good Reason, or his termination by
the Company for Cause.

     The following are definitions of terms used in this and other sections of this Agreement.

	 	(a)	 	Cause. “Cause” means (i) Executive’s conviction of a felony or a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (ii) Executive’s intentional and continued
failure to perform his duties (other than by reason of an illness or a disability);
(iii) intentional engagement in conduct by Executive that is materially injurious to
the Company (monetarily or otherwise); (iv) Executive’s gross negligence in the
performance of Executive’s duties; provided, however, Executive shall not be deemed to
have been terminated for Cause under clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above unless the
determination of whether Cause exists is made by a resolution duly adopted by the
affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths of the entire membership of the Board
(excluding Executive, if a member) at a meeting of the Board that was called for the
purpose of considering such termination (after 15 days’ notice to Executive and an
opportunity for Executive, together with Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the
Board and, if reasonably possible, to cure the breach that is the alleged basis for
Cause) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of
conduct constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Good Reason. “Good Reason” means (i) an adverse change in Executive’s
position, authority, duties or responsibilities, including job title, (ii) an adverse
change in Executive’s base salary or the taking of any action by the Company that

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	 	 	 	would diminish, other than in a de minimus amount, the aggregate incentive compensation
awards or opportunities of Executive or the level of Executive’s participation relative to other
participants, (iii) the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices by more than 25
miles from where such offices are located on the Effective Date or Executive being based at any
office other than the principal executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably
required in the performance of Executive’s duties and reasonably consistent with Executive’s travel
prior to the Effective Date, or (iv) a breach of this Agreement by the Company, which remains
uncorrected for 10 days following Executive’s written notice to the Company of such breach.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Disability. “Disability” means Executive (i) is unable to perform
substantially Executive’s duties with the Company as a result of any physical or
mental impairment that is reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of not
less than 12 months, as supported by a written opinion by a physician selected by
Executive, and (ii) is receiving long-term disability benefits under the Company’s
insured long-term disability plan.

     9. COMPANY EQUITY AND JUNIOR NOTES: The provisions of this Section 9 are in addition
to any rights of Executive under Section 8.

	 	(a)	 	In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason
(whether by Executive or by the Company) while Executive owns shares of Company stock
purchased by him within 90 days of his initial date of employment with the Company and
the Company’s stock is not listed on any public stock exchange or securities market on
such termination of employment date, then for 90 days following such termination
Executive shall have a right to “put” such shares to the Company for an immediate lump
sum cash payment equal to the product of the per share Fair Market Value of such stock
at that time and the number of such shares of Company stock owned by Executive. Such
“Fair Market Value” is defined as such value as is agreed to by the parties or, if no
agreement is reached, as determined by an independent third party mutually selected by
the parties. The cost of obtaining the Fair Market Value shall be borne by the
Company.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Upon Executive’s termination of employment for Good Reason, death or
Disability or upon Executive’s termination by the Company for any reason other than
Cause, each Company stock option of Executive automatically shall vest and become
exercisable in full. Further, in the event that Executive’s employment is terminated
for any reason other than for Cause, all vested Company stock options of Executive,
including those that become vested on his termination of employment as provided in
this Agreement, shall continue in full force and effect for the remainder of their
original option terms. In addition, each Company restricted stock award and other
Company-equity based award, and any other deferred compensation award granted to
Executive, shall vest in full and be payable on the date the Cash Severance Amount is
paid to Executive as provided above. However, expressly excluded from this section are
any equity awards issued to Executive by the Company under a long-term incentive plan
(“LTIP”)

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	 	 	 	after the Company’s stock is listed on any public stock exchange or securities
market. Such equity issued under the LTIP after a public listing shall vest and
continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms of the LTIP.
	 
	 	(c)	 	In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for
Cause and the Company’s stock is not listed on any public stock exchange or securities
market, then for 90 days following Executive’s termination the Company shall have a
right to cancel all of Executive’s vested stock options by paying Executive a cash
lump amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the shares of the
Company stock covered by such options and the exercise prices of such options.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Upon a “change of control event,” as defined in the Treasury Regulations
issued under Section 409A of the Code (“Change of Control”), all Company stock options
and other Company equity-based awards of Executive automatically shall vest in full
immediately prior to such Change of Control and be exercisable or payable pursuant to
its terms, notwithstanding anything in any award agreement to the contrary.
	 
	 	(e)	 	In the event that a majority of other shareholders sell or otherwise dispose
of any of their shares of Company stock or securities convertible into Company stock
prior to an initial public offering of the Company stock, the other shareholders and
the Company shall take, at their sole expense, all actions necessary or helpful, to
enable Executive, at his election, to sell or similarly dispose of his shares of
Company stock to such purchaser(s) at the same time and on the same terms. The
percentage of his shares of Company stock that Executive may elect to sell or
otherwise dispose of pursuant to this “tag along” right shall not exceed the
percentage of the Company stock owned by the other selling shareholders (with all
convertible securities being deemed fully converted) that it is selling or otherwise
disposing in such transaction(s). Such “tag along” rights for Executive shall no
longer exist once the Company’s stock is listed on any public stock exchange or
securities market.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Prior to the Effective Date Executive purchased $100,000 of Junior Notes of
the Company. If any of such Junior Notes are held by Executive on his termination
date, the Company shall purchase from Executive such outstanding Junior Notes on that
date for an amount of cash equal to (i) the amount Executive paid for such notes, plus
(ii) the amount of any unpaid interest accrued on such notes through the termination
date. In addition, Executive may “put” to the Company, within 90 days of his
termination of employment, the detachable warrants associated with the Junior Notes
for a lump sum payment in cash equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value
of the shares of the Company stock covered by such warrants and the exercise prices of
the warrants.

     10. NO OFFSET OR MITIGATION: Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of
any payment or benefit provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise
nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this

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Agreement
be reduced as the result of his employment by another employer or his
self-employment, except that any severance payments or benefits that Executive is entitled to
receive pursuant to a Company severance welfare benefit plan for employees in general shall reduce
the amount of payments and benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this
Agreement.

     11. CONFIDENTIALITY: Executive will not use, divulge, or disclose, directly or
indirectly, any trade secret, data, records, or other information concerning the technology, know-how, business, policies, finances, or operations of the Company or any of its affiliates, which
Executive acquires knowledge of pursuant to his employment with the Company (the “Information”),
including, but not limited to, information regarding its customers and projects. He will not,
without the express consent of a member of the Board, remove from the offices of the Company any
originals or copies of any of the Information, or any computer disks, computer hard drives, or
computer tapes on which any of the Information is recorded.

     12. INVENTIONS: Executive will promptly and fully disclose to the Company any
inventions, designs, improvements or discoveries which Executive develops during his employment
with the Company, whether conceived during regular working hours or otherwise. All such inventions,
designs, improvements, and discoveries shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive
will: (i) assist the Company in obtaining appropriate legal protection (including patent,
trademark, and copyright protection) for the rights of the Company with respect to such inventions,
designs, improvements, and discoveries, and (ii) execute all documents and do all things necessary
to (a) obtain such legal protection, and (b) vest the Company with full and exclusive title
thereof.

     13. NON-COMPETITION OBLIGATIONS: Upon termination by the Company without Cause or
termination by the Executive for other than a Good Reason, Executive agrees for the 12-month period
following such termination not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any business competing with
the businesses of the Company, whether directly or as an owner of more than 5% in, as a manager of,
a participant in, a consultant to or a person who renders services on behalf of, a person who
engages in such business, or otherwise, within (i) the states of Texas, Louisiana, Colorado or
Wyoming or (ii) in any geographical area in which the Company actually engages in such businesses.
The business of the Company is providing Internet protocol-based voice, data and video networks and
software application management services for offshore drilling companies, oil companies and
oil-field service companies.

     14. NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES: During the 12-month period following his
termination date, Executive shall not directly, or indirectly through another entity, induce or
attempt to induce any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company, or in any way
interfere with the relationship between the Company and any employee thereof.

     15. WARRANTY AND INDEMNIFICATION: Executive warrants that he is not a party to any
other restrictive agreement limiting his activities in his employment by the Company. Executive
further warrants that at the time of the signing of this Agreement, Executive knows of no written
or oral contract or of any other impediment that would inhibit or prohibit continued employment
with the Company. Executive shall hold the Company harmless

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from any and all suits and claims arising out of any breach of such restrictive agreement or
contracts.

     16. NON-DISPARAGEMENT: The parties shall refrain, both during and after the Term, from
publishing any oral or written statements about each other (including with respect to the Company,
its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, employees, agents, or representatives) that
are disparaging, slanderous, libelous, or defamatory.

     17. NOTICES: Notices and all other communications shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States registered
or certified mail. Notices to the Company, shall be sent to 1880 South Dairy Ashford, Suite 300,
Houston, Texas 77077 attention: Chief Executive Officer. Notices and communications to Executive
shall be sent to the address Executive most recently provided to the Company.

     18. NO WAIVER: No failure by either party at any time to give notice of any breach by
the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement
shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement.

     19. ARBITRATION: Any dispute about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged
violation of this Agreement (an “arbitrable dispute”) must be submitted to confidential arbitration
in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator
licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment
Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive
remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all fees, costs and expenses of
arbitration, including those of Executive unless the arbitrator finds that Executive has acted in
bad faith and provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive;
provided, however, in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of
the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by
any method other than arbitration, the other party shall be entitled to recover from the party
initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a
result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this
Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any
judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in
Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement.

     20. GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles.

     21. SUCCESSORS:

	 	(a)	 	This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent
of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.

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	 	(b)	 	This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and
its successors and assigns.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required
to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement,
“Company” shall mean the Company as defined in this Agreement and any successor to its
business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement
by operation of law or otherwise.

     22. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This instrument contains the entire agreement of Executive and
the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and all promises, representations,
understandings, arrangements, and prior and contemporaneous agreements (written or oral) between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, are terminated hereby.

     23. SURVIVAL/SEVERABILITY/HEADINGS: It is the express intention and agreement of the
parties that Sections 8 through 24 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Term. In
addition, all obligations of the Company to make payments under this Agreement shall survive any
termination of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The
invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full
force and effect. Article and section headings contained in this Agreement are provided for
convenience and reference only, and do not define or affect the meaning, construction, or scope of
any of the provisions of this Agreement.

     24. TAX WITHHOLDING: The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any compensatory
payments that it makes to Executive under this Agreement or otherwise all taxes required by
applicable law to be withheld therefrom by the Company.

     25. LEGAL FEES: The Company shall reimburse Executive for his legal fees incurred in
advising him with respect to and in preparing and reviewing this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement in multiple
originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

	 	 	 	 	 

	RigNet, Inc.	 	Marty Jimmerson
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Mark B. Slaughter	 	/s/ Marty Jimmerson
	 

	 	 
	 	 
	Title:

	 	CEO & President	 	 
	This November 9, 2007	 	This November 9, 2007

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Exhibit A

to Employment Agreement

between RigNet, Inc.

and the Executive Named Below

	 	 	 

	Name:

	 	Marty Jimmerson
	 
	 	 
	Position:

	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 
	 	 
	Reporting:

	 	Executive shall report to the Chief
Executive Officer and to the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company.
	 
	 	 
	Term:

	 	3 years; provided that beginning on
the third anniversary of the Effective
Date and on each anniversary thereafter,
the Term automatically will be extended
for an additional one year, unless at
least 90 days prior to any such
anniversary either of the parties to this
Agreement gives written notice to the
other that the Term shall cease to be so
extended. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
upon a Change of Control, the Term shall
not be less than two years from the date
of such Change of Control. However, the
Term shall automatically terminate as
provided in Section 7.
	 
	 	 
	Annual Base Salary:

	 	$180,000. Executive’s base salary
may be increased from time to time, but
as increased may not be thereafter
decreased.
	 
	 	 
	Annual Bonus

	 	Commencing on the first day of each
fiscal year of the Company (each fiscal
year being a “Bonus Period”), Executive
shall participate in the Company’s annual
bonus plan (Management Incentive Plan or
“MIP”) subject to the MIP’s terms.
Executive’s target bonus potential shall
not be less than 35% of his annual base
salary. The Company shall pay Executive
his bonus amount, if any, for such Bonus
Period within four months of the end of
such Bonus Period, provided Executive is
an employee of the Company on the payment
date.
	 
	 	 
	Cash Severance Amount:

	 	1.0 times the sum of (i) the amount
of Executive’s target bonus for the Bonus
Period in which his termination date
occurs and (ii) Executive’s then annual
base salary.

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	Parachute Tax Gross-Up:

	 	In the event it shall be
determined that any payment to
Executive, whether under this
Agreement or otherwise, would be
subject to the excise tax imposed
by Section 4999 of the Code, or
any interest or penalties are
incurred by Executive with
respect to such tax (such tax,
together with any such interest
and penalties, hereinafter
collectively referred to as the
“Excise Tax”), the Company shall
pay Executive a “Gross-Up
Payment” in an amount such that
after payment by Executive of all
taxes imposed upon the Gross-Up
Payment, including, without
limitation, any additional Excise
Tax on the Gross-Up Payment,
Executive retains an amount of
the Gross-Up Payment equal to the
initial Excise Tax. Such Gross-Up
Payment shall be paid no later
than the time Executive is
required to pay the Excise
Tax.
	 
	 	 
	409A Tax Gross-Up:

	 	In the event it shall be
determined that any payment to
Executive, whether under this
Agreement or otherwise, is
subject to the additional tax
imposed by Section 409A of the
Code, or any interest or
penalties are incurred by
Executive with respect to such
additional tax (such tax,
together with any such interest
and penalties, hereinafter
collectively referred to as the
“409A Tax”), the Company shall
pay Executive a “Gross-Up
Payment” in an amount such that
after payment by Executive of all
taxes imposed upon the Gross-Up
Payment, including, without
limitation, any additional 409A
Tax on the Gross-Up Payment,
Executive retains an amount of
the Gross-Up Payment equal to the
initial 409A Tax. Such Gross-Up
Payment shall be paid no later
than the time Executive is
required to pay the 409A Tax.
Executive and the Company agree
to use reasonable efforts to
avoid having any payment or
benefit provided to Executive
being subject to the 409A
Tax.

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First Amendment to Employment Agreement

     This First Amendment to the Employment Agreement entered into this 14th day
of May, 2010 by and between RigNet, Inc. (“Company”) and Marty Jimmerson (“Executive”)
(“Amendment”), The Company and Executive agree as follows:

     Whereas, Company and Executive entered into that certain Employment Agreement dated August 15,
2007 (“Employment Agreement”);

     Whereas, Company and Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement to the extent set
forth in this Amendment;

     Now Therefore, in consideration of the promises and mutual consideration set forth, it is
agreed by Company and Executive as follows:

     1. The Section of Exhibit A of the Employment Agreement related to ‘Term’ is hereby deleted in
its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

	 	 	 

	“Term:

	 	39 months; provided that beginning on the date which is ninety
days following the third anniversary of the Effective Date and on the date which is ninety days
following each anniversary thereafter, the Term automatically will be extended for an additional
one year subject to the parties’ respective rights under Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
upon a Change of Control (as defined in Section 9(d)), the Term shall not be less than two years
from the date of such Change of Control subject to the parties’ respective rights under Section 7.”

     2. Except as expressly set forth above, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect as written.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Amendment in multiple
originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

	 	 	 	 	 

	RIGNET, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Mark B. Slaughter	 	 
	Title:

	 	 

CEO & President
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	EXECUTIVE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Marty Jimmerson	 	 
	 	 	 
	Marty Jimmerson	 	 

 

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement

This Amendment to the Employment Agreement entered into this 15th day of August, 2010 by and
between RigNet, Inc. (“Company”) and Marty L. Jimmerson (“Executive”) (“Amendment”),

The Company and Executive agree as follows:

          Whereas, Company and Executive desire to amend that certain Employment Agreement dated August
15, 2007, and amended further on May 14, 2010 (“Employment Agreement”);

          Now Therefore, in consideration of the promises and mutual consideration set forth, it is
agreed by Company and Executive as follows:

	 	1.	 	The Section of Exhibit A of the Employment Agreement related to ‘Term’ is hereby
deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:
	 
	 	 	 	“Term: the initial term shall extend through November 15, 2010; provided that on November 16, 2010
the Term will automatically renew for an additional one year period unless either: (a) the Company
provides notice of non-renewal to the Executive on or before August 15, 2010; or (b) the Executive
provides notice of non-renewal to the Company on or before August 27, 2010. On each anniversary of
November 15, 2010 thereafter, the Term will automatically renew for successive one year periods
unless either party provides not less than 90 days notice to the other party, subject to the
parties’ respective rights under Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change of Control
(as defined in Section 9(d)), the Term shall not be less than two years from the date of such
Change of Control subject to the parties’ respective rights under Section 7.”

2. Except as expressly set forth above, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect as written.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have executed this Amendment in multiple
originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

	 	 	 

	RigNet, Inc.
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Mark B. Slaughter
	 	 
	 

Mark B. Slaughter

	 	 
	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Executive
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Marty L. Jimmerson
	 	 
	 

Marty L. Jimmerson

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