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Exhibit 10.2

 

 EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

 

This Forbearance Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 5, 2012, by and among Interactive Network, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Interactive") and FriendFinder Networks Inc., a Nevada corporation ("FFN" and, collectively with Interactive, the “Issuers”), each of the undersigned entities listed as guarantors (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and each of the undersigned holders of the Notes (as defined below) (collectively, together with any other holder of Notes who agrees to be bound by this Agreement, the “Forbearing Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), have entered into that certain Indenture (as amended, modified and supplemented prior to the date hereof, the “Indenture”), dated as of October 27, 2010, in respect of the Issuers’ Cash Pay Secured Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, on November 5, 2012, the Issuers, based upon Excess Cash Flow of the Issuers and their Subsidiaries for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2012, are obligated to prepay a portion of the Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, pursuant to the Indenture and the Notes (the payment of the amount of such prepayment with interest on such date, the “Excess Cash Flow Prepayment”), and the failure to make the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment within 10 calendar days of the date when due would constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture (the “Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default”);

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Guarantors have requested that the Forbearing Holders forbear from exercising certain of their rights and remedies under the Indenture and from directing the Trustee to exercise such rights and remedies on the Forbearing Holders’ behalf resulting from the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default; and

 

WHEREAS, the Forbearing Holders are willing to grant the Issuers and the Guarantors’ request for forbearance described herein on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Each capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning attributed to such term in the Indenture. Each of the following capitalized terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

 

“Forbearance Period” means the period beginning on the Effective Date (as defined herein in Section 3) and ending automatically and immediately upon the occurrence of any Forbearance Termination Event.

 

  

  

  

 

“Forbearance Termination Event” means any of the following events, subject to the Issuers' right to cure the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default at any time prior thereto: (a) February 4, 2013 (unless such date is extended by the written agreement of the Issuers and Forbearing Holders holding Notes evidencing more than seventy percent (70%) of the aggregate outstanding principal then owing to Forbearing Holders); (b) the occurrence or existence (whether arising before or after the Effective Date) of any Default or Event of Default other than the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default; (c) any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made by any Issuer or Guarantor in this Agreement or in any certificate given by or on behalf of any Issuer or Guarantor pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall be untrue, incorrect or incomplete in any material respect on the date as of which made; (d) acceleration of the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture; or (e) any of the Issuers shall  initiate, against a Forbearing Holder, any judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding relating to this Agreement, the Indenture or the other Note Documents, unless that Forbearing Holder is not in compliance with the terms thereof.

 

“Remedial Action” means any action to enforce, or to direct enforcement of, any of the following rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders in connection with the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default: (i) the acceleration of the Notes, (ii) any right to enforce the payment of the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment, (iii) any right to collect or enforce the payment of interest in excess of a rate per annum equal to 14%; or (iv) any foreclosure, sale, collection or other realization of any Collateral, or the exercise of any remedies available under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the Security Documents with respect to any Collateral.

 

SECTION 2. Forbearance. (a) Upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement and in reliance on the representations, warranties and agreements of the Issuers and the Guarantors herein contained, each Forbearing Holder hereby agrees that during the Forbearance Period it will not, directly or indirectly, take any Remedial Action with respect to the Notes solely as a result of the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default or the failure to pay interest in excess of a rate per annum equal to 14%, provided, however, that interest shall continue to accrue at the Post-Default Rate while the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default is continuing. The foregoing limited forbearance shall not be construed to impair the ability of the Forbearing Holders or the Trustee to take any Remedial Action (i) after the Forbearance Period regardless of whether or not such Remedial Action relates to actions taken, matters arising or payments not received during the Forbearance Period or (ii) during the Forbearance Period for Defaults or Events of Default other than the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default.

 

(b) Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Forbearing Holders’ forbearance, as provided herein, shall immediately and automatically cease without notice upon the occurrence of any Forbearance Termination Event, and the Issuers and Guarantors at that time shall be obligated to comply with and perform all terms, conditions and provisions of the Indenture and the Notes (including, without limitation, payment of any unpaid accrued interest at the Post-Default Rate) without giving effect to the forbearance set forth herein.

 

 (c) Except for the forbearance to the extent expressly set forth above in subsection 2(a), each Forbearing Holder reserves each and every right and remedy it may have under the Notes, the Indenture, the Security Documents, any agreement relating thereto and under applicable law with respect to the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default, including, without limitation, the right to continue to charge and accrue (but not collect during the Forbearance Period) interest at the Post-Default Rate. The Issuers and each of the Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that interest at the Post-Default Rate shall accrue from and after November 5, 2012. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by any Holder of any Default or Event of Default whatsoever, whether now existing or hereafter arising (including, without limitation, the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default), or, except to the extent of the forbearance expressly set forth herein, of any right or remedy the Trustee or any Holder may have under the Notes, the Indenture, the Security Documents or any agreement relating thereto and under applicable law.

 

  

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SECTION 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date on which the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied by the applicable parties or waived by the Forbearing Holders (the “Effective Date”):

 

(a) each Forbearing Holder shall have executed and delivered to the Issuers  a counterpart of this Agreement and shall have received a list of all the Forbearing Holders;

 

(b) each Forbearing Holder shall have received a duly executed counterpart of this Agreement from the Issuers and each Guarantor listed on the signature pages hereto;

 

(c) each Forbearing Holder shall have received a forbearance fee equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Note(s) it then holds; and

 

(d) on the Effective Date and upon giving effect to this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to the anticipated Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default.

 

SECTION 4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Issuers.

 

 (a) In order to induce the Forbearing Holders to enter into this Agreement, the Issuers hereby represent and warrant to the Forbearing Holders as follows: Each of the Issuers and the Guarantors has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. Each of the Issuers and the Guarantors has taken all necessary action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any governmental authority, and no consent of any other Person, is required in connection with any Issuer’s or Guarantor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, except for those already duly obtained. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Issuers and the Guarantors and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Issuers and the Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law). Each of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement does not conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of (i) any material contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture or instrument to which any of the Issuers or Guarantors is a party or which is binding upon them or any one of them or any of their properties, (ii) any law or regulation or order or decree of any court applicable to any of the Issuers or the Guarantors, or (iii) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, or the certificate of formation and operating agreement, as applicable, of any of the Issuers or Guarantors. In addition, each of the Issuers and Guarantors hereby represent and warrant that, subject to an anticipated Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default on November 5, 2012, no Default or Event of Default exists under the Indenture.  There is no material fact presently and actually known to any Issuer or Guarantor which has not been disclosed to the Forbearing Holders which materially adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect, the Collateral, the Issuers, the Guarantors or the Issuers’ or the Guarantors’ business or operations.  All data and information, including any financial statements, that have been delivered to the Forbearing Holders by any Issuer or Guarantor in connection with this Agreement are true, complete and correct in all material respects and do not contain any knowingly untrue statement of material fact.

 

  

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 (b) By its execution hereof and in consideration of the accommodations granted by the Forbearing Holders hereunder, each Issuer and Guarantor, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns and agents, hereby acknowledges and confirms that it does not possess (and hereby forever waives, remises, releases, discharges and holds harmless the Trustee, each Forbearing Holder and their respective affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives and each of their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against, and agrees not to allege or pursue) any action, cause of action, suit, debt, claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, demand, defense, offset, opposition, demand and other right of action whatsoever, whether in law, equity or otherwise (which it, all those claiming by, through or under it, or its successors or assigns, have or may have) against the Indemnified Parties, or any of them, by reason of, any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, with respect to events or omissions occurring or arising on or prior to the date hereof (whether based in whole or in part on facts, whether actual, contingent or otherwise, now known, unknown, or subsequently discovered) and relating to this Agreement, the Indenture, the other Note Documents and any or all of the actions and transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including any actual or alleged performance or non-performance of any of the Indemnified Parties hereunder or under the Note Documents.  Each Issuer and Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the agreements in this paragraph are intended to be in full satisfaction of all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the above-referenced releases.  The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination or expiration of the Forbearance Period and the termination of the Note Documents, this Agreement and the payment in full of the Obligations or the foreclosure of the Collateral, as the case may be.

(c) Each Issuer and Guarantor hereby confirms and acknowledges that the Security Documents and all Collateral encumbered thereby continue to secure, to the fullest extent possible, the payment of the Obligations, whether now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Note Documents.  Each Issuer and Guarantor hereby confirms, reaffirms and acknowledges (i) that the Trustee has enforceable, valid and perfected first priority Liens on and security interests in the Collateral, subject only to any Permitted Liens and (ii) subject to the terms of this Agreement, the continuing validity and effectiveness of the Forbearing Holders’ rights under the Note Documents and applicable law, including, without limitation, the right of the Trustee to recover any and all amounts owed to the Holders, free of set-off or counterclaim, by foreclosure on or redemption or other disposition of the Collateral.

 

  

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(d)  Without limiting in any way Section 12.24 of the Indenture, the Issuers, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and all direct, actual liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for such Indemnified Party in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not such Indemnified Party shall be designated a party thereto), that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Indemnified Party in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) any breach by any Issuer or Guarantor of its obligations under, or any material misrepresentation by any Issuer or Guarantor contained in, this Agreement or (ii) this Agreement or any other transaction or document contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided, however, that the Issuers shall not have any obligation to the Indemnified Parties hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, the Issuers shall pay the maximum portion that they are permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnified Parties.

(e) Each Issuer and Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in this Agreement, the Forbearing Holders are not required by the terms of the Indenture or the other Note Documents to consent to the terms of this Agreement and (ii) nothing in the Note Documents or this Agreement shall be deemed to require the consent of any Guarantors to any future amendments to or modifications of or standstill or forbearance agreements with respect to the Note Documents.

(f) Each Issuer and Guarantor hereby agrees that each Forbearing Holder shall receive a forbearance fee equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%), or such greater rate that any Forbearing Holder may receive, of the outstanding principal amount of the Note(s) it holds when becoming a Forbearing Holder.

 

SECTION 5. Representation of the Forbearing Holders. Each Forbearing Holder severally represents that it is the beneficial owner and/or investment advisor or manager of discretionary accounts for the holders or beneficial owners of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes set forth in a separate written communication delivered to the Issuers with that Forbearing Holder's executed signature page hereof, and has the right and authority to agree to the terms of the forbearance contained herein for itself and on behalf of any holders or other beneficial owners for whom it is acting.

 

SECTION 6. Effect on the Indenture and the Notes. Except as specifically set forth herein with respect to each Forbearing Holder’s agreement to forbear from the enforcement of certain of its rights during the Forbearance Period, all of the terms of the Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents and each of the agreements related thereto shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Except as specifically set forth herein, each of the Issuers and Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that each Forbearing Holder’s execution of this Agreement shall not constitute (i) a waiver of any of the rights or remedies of such Forbearing Holder or the Trustee under the Indenture, including, but not limited to, any rights or remedies with respect to the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Default, which shall continue in existence subject only to the Forbearing Holders’ agreement, as set forth in this Agreement, not to take any of the actions set forth in Section 2 hereof during the Forbearance Period or (ii) a waiver, forbearance or other indulgence with respect to any other Default or Event of Default now existing or hereafter arising under the Indenture or any other Note Document.

 

  

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 SECTION 7. Further Assurances.  The Forbearing Holders hereby agree to promptly execute and deliver such further documents and take such further actions as the Issuers may in good faith deem necessary or desirable in order to assure that the purposes and objectives of this Agreement are fully accomplished.

 

SECTION 8. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or otherwise transmitted or communicated by email shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 9. Integration. This Agreement and any agreements referred to herein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Upon the Effective Date, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Each of the Issuers and Guarantors acknowledge and agree that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or affect the right of the Trustee and the Forbearing Holders to take any action to enforce or interpret any provision of this Agreement through the Forbearance Period.

 

SECTION 10. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 11. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

SECTION 12. Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purposes.

 

  

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SECTION 13. Waiver; Remedies. No delay on the part of any Forbearing Holder in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any Forbearing Holder of any right, power, privilege under this Agreement operate as a waiver of any other right, power or privilege of such Forbearing Holder under this Agreement, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 14. No Course of Dealing. The Forbearing Holders have entered into this Agreement on the express understanding with each Issuer and Guarantor that in entering into this Agreement the Forbearing Holders are not establishing any course of dealing with any Issuer or Guarantor. The rights of the Holders (and the Trustee on their behalf) to require strict performance with all the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents and the other agreements related thereto shall not in any way be impaired by the execution of this Agreement. Neither any Holder nor the Trustee shall be obligated in any manner to execute any further agreements or documents.

 

SECTION 15. Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended, and any term hereof waived, only by written agreement of all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 16. Liability. The obligations and representations and warranties hereunder of each of the Forbearing Holders shall be several, and not joint.

 

SECTION 17. Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants, agreements undertakings and waivers of each Issuer and Guarantor contained herein shall survive the termination of the Forbearance Period.  Each indemnity provided pursuant hereto shall survive any foreclosure of the Collateral, the repayment of the Obligations and the termination of the Forbearance Period.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed, sealed and delivered, as applicable, on the day and year first above written.

 

	 	 
ISSUERS:

 

INTERACTIVE NETWORK, INC., a Nevada corporation

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	Name:	Ezra Shashoua	 
	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer	 

	 	 
 
FRIENDFINDER NETWORKS INC., a Nevada corporation

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	Name:	Ezra Shashoua	 
	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer	 

 

  

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	 	GUARANTORS: 

GENERAL MEDIA ART HOLDING, INC.

GENERAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

GENERAL MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

GMCI INTERNET OPERATIONS, INC.

GMI ON-LINE VENTURES, LTD.

PENTHOUSE IMAGES ACQUISITIONS, LTD.

WEST COAST FACILITIES INC.

PMGI HOLDINGS INC.

PURE ENTERTAINMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

PENTHOUSE DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS INC.

VIDEO BLISS, INC.

DANNI ASHE, INC.

SNAPSHOT PRODUCTIONS, LLC

VARIOUS, INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	Name:	Ezra Shashoua	 
	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer	 

	 	

TAN DOOR MEDIA INC.

FIERCE WOMBAT GAMES INC. (f/k/a BIG EGO GAMES INC.)

NAFT NEWS CORPORATION

PLAYTIME GAMING INC.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	Name:	Ezra Shashoua	 
	 	Title:	Treasurer	 

 

  

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ARGUS PAYMENTS INC.

BLUE HEN GROUP INC.

FRIENDFINDER VENTURES INC.

XVHUB GROUP INC. (f/k/a GIANT SWALLOWTAIL INC.)

PERFECTMATCH INC. (f/k/a GOLDENROD SPEAR INC.)

MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM INC.

GLOBAL ALPHABET, INC.

SHARKFISH, INC.

TRAFFIC CAT, INC.

BIG ISLAND TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.

FASTCUPID, INC.

MEDLEY.COM INCORPORATED

PPM TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.

FRIENDFINDER CALIFORNIA INC.

STREAMRAY INC.

CONFIRM ID, INC.

FRNK TECHNOLOGY GROUP

TRANSBLOOM, INC.

STREAMRAY STUDIOS INC.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	Name:	Ezra Shashoua	 
	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer	 

 

  

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FORBEARING HOLDERS:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Title:	 	 

 

 

 

11Exh 10.1 110712

Exhibit 10.1
UNITED INSURANCE MANAGEMENT, LC
A FLORIDA Corporation

Employment Agreement

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 5, 2012 (“Effective Date”) by and between UNITED INSURANCE MANAGEMENT LC, a Florida Corporation, (the “Company”), and JOHN LANGOWSKI (the “Executive”). 

Recitals

		
	1.
	The Executive will be the Vice President of Claims of the Company and has the requisite experience to serve as such.

		
	2.
	The Executive, in his duties, will come to possess intimate knowledge of the business and affairs of the Company, its parent company and its parent company's other subsidiaries entities and their policies, methods and personnel.

		
	3.
	The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company recognizes that the Executive's contribution, as Vice President of Claims of the Company, to the growth and success of the Company will be substantial and desires to assure the Company of the Executive's employment in an executive capacity and to compensate him therefore.

		
	4.
	The Board has determined that this Agreement will reinforce and encourage the Executive's continued attention and dedication to the Company, its parent company and its parent company's other subsidiary entities.

		
	5.
	The Executive is willing to make his services available to the Company, its parent company and its parent company's other subsidiary entities on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

Agreement

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

		
	1.
	Term and Duties

1.1    At-Will Employment.  The Company shall employ the Executive and the Executive shall continue to serve the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, on an at-will basis.  The parties agree to provide at least one hundred eighty (180) days' written notice of their intent to terminate Executive's employment unless such termination is for cause.  

1.2    Duties of Executive.    During Executive's employment, the Executive shall serve as Vice President of Claims and shall perform the duties of an executive commensurate with such position, shall diligently perform all services as may be reasonably designated by the CEO and the Board; and shall exercise such power and authority as is necessary and customary to the performance of such duties and services.  The Executive shall devote his services on a fulltime basis to the business and affairs of the Company.  

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may be involved with charitable organizations.  Additionally, the Executive may engage in such other pursuits, including, without limitation, personal, legal and financial affairs, as shall not interfere or conflict with the proper performance of his duties hereunder.

		
	2.
	Compensation.

2.1    Base Salary.  The Executive shall receive a base salary at the annual rate of $175,000.00.  The base salary shall be payable in substantially equal installments consistent with the Company's normal payroll schedule, subject to applicable withholding and other taxes.
  
2.2    Additional Cash Compensation.  Executive shall receive a one-time payment of $20,000 to compensate Executive for moving expenses and as a signing bonus.  In addition, during Executive's employment, Executive shall be eligible to receive annual bonuses which, in the discretion of the Board, are payable to executive management.  Annual bonuses will be based on achievement against goals established for the senior executive officer group including Executive by the Board in consultation with the Executive.

2.3    Equity Incentive Compensation.  In addition to any compensation payable under Section 2.1 and 2.2, the Executive shall also be eligible to participate in any future equity incentive compensation plans or directed share programs designed for members of the Company's Senior Management team approved by the CEO and Board of Directors so long as this agreement remains in effect.

		
	3.
	Other Benefits.

3.1    Expense Reimbursement.  During Executive's employment, the Company, upon the submission of supporting documentation by the Executive, and in accordance with Company policies for its executives, shall reimburse the Executive for all expenses actually paid or incurred by the Executive in the course of and pursuant to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, including expenses for travel and entertainment, for which the Executive shall have an expense allowance as set by the Board from time to time.  Expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with maintaining professional licenses and relevant technical job knowledge including, but not limited to, continuing education, professional fees, dues and subscriptions, shall be fully reimbursed without limitation.

3.2    Other Benefits.  During Executive's employment, Executive will be eligible to participate, on terms which are generally available to the other senior executives of the Company and subject to the eligibility requirements of the applicable Company plans as in effect from time to time, in the Company's, deferred compensation, medical, dental, vacation, life insurance and disability programs, and other benefits generally available to the Company's senior executives from time to time. 

3.3    Working Facilities.  During Executive's employment, the Company shall furnish the Executive with an office, and such other facilities and services suitable to his position and adequate for the performance of his duties hereunder.

3.4    Vacation.  During Executive's employment, Executive shall be entitled to reasonable vacations during each year of the Term, the time and duration thereof to be determined by mutual agreement between Executive and the Company.  Reasonable vacations shall be no less than two (2) weeks or ten (10) business days, excluding holidays, each calendar year. 

		
	4.
	Termination.

4.1    Termination for Cause.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Company for Cause.  As used in this Agreement “Cause” shall only mean (i) any action or omission of the Executive which constitutes a material breach of this Agreement, (ii) willful failure to perform the duties assigned to the Executive by the CEO or the Board, from time to time; (iii) fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, embezzlement or misappropriation as against the Company, or (iv) the conviction (from which no appeal can be taken) of Executive for any criminal act which is a felony.  For purposes of this Paragraph 4.1, an act or failure to act shall be considered “willful” only if done or omitted to be done without a good faith reasonable belief that such act or failure to act was in the best interests of the Company.  With respect to clause (i) and (ii) above, the Company shall provide Executive written notice of the alleged violation and allow Executive ten (10) business days to cure the violation.  Any termination for Cause pursuant to this Paragraph 4.1 shall be made in writing to Executive, which notice shall set forth in detail all acts or omissions upon which the Company is relying for such termination. Upon any termination pursuant to this Paragraph 4.1, the Company shall pay to the Executive any unpaid Base Salary accrued through the Effective Date of termination specified in such notice. In addition, the Company shall pay any benefits, if any, owed to Executive under any plan provided for Executive under Paragraph 3 hereof in accordance with the terms of such plan as in effect on the date of termination of employment under this Paragraph 4.1, as well as any annual incentive bonuses pursuant to Paragraph 2.2 hereof earned but not yet paid for any completed full fiscal year immediately preceding the employment termination date.  Except as provided above, the Company shall have no further liability hereunder (other than for reimbursement for reasonable business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination, subject, however to the provisions of Paragraph 3.1 hereof).

4.2    Termination Due to Death or Disability.  In the event of the Executive's death, Executive's employment shall automatically cease and terminate as of the date of death. If Executive becomes Disabled, the Company may terminate Executive's employment upon thirty (30) days written notice to Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “Disabled” or “Disability” means Executive's inability, because of physical or mental illness or injury, substantially to perform his duties hereunder as a result of physical incapacity for a continuous period of at least six (6) months, and any dispute as to the Executive's incapacitation shall be resolved by an independent physician selected by the Board and reasonably acceptable to the Executive, whose determination shall be final and binding upon both the Executive and the Company. In the event of the termination of employment due to Executive's death or Disability, Executive or his estate or legal representatives shall be entitled to receive:

i.payment for all accrued but unpaid Base Salary as of the date of Executive's termination of employment;

ii.reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Executive pursuant to. Paragraph 3.1 hereof up to and including the date on which employment is terminated;

iii.any earned benefits to which the Executive may be entitled as of the date of termination pursuant to the terms of any compensation or benefit plans to the extent permitted by such plans (with the payments described in subsections (i) through (iii) above collectively called the “Accrued Payments”);

iv.any annual incentive bonuses earned but not yet paid for any completed full fiscal year immediately preceding the employment termination date;

v.if employment termination occurs prior to the end of any fiscal year, a pro rata annual incentive bonus for such fiscal year in which employment termination occurs (based on actual business days in such fiscal year prior to such employment termination, divided by the total annual business days) determined and paid based on actual performance achieved for that fiscal year against the performance goals for that fiscal year;

vi.in the case of death of Executive, the Company shall continue in force all benefits applicable to Executive's family for six (6) months.

vii.Any payments under this paragraph shall be made on or before March 15th of the year following Executive's death or Disability.

4.3    Termination Without Cause.  Either party may terminate Executive's employment hereunder without Cause at any time by providing one-hundred eighty (180) days written notice of such termination.  In the event of the termination of Executive's employment under this Paragraph 4.3 without Cause by the Company, then Executive shall be entitled to:

i.payment of the Accrued Payments in full within the next normal payroll period following Termination;

ii.any annual incentive bonuses earned but not yet paid for any completed full fiscal year immediately preceding the employment termination date, to be paid in full within the next normal payroll period following Termination;

iii.if employment termination occurs prior to the end of any fiscal year, the annual incentive bonus for such fiscal year in which employment termination occurs for which Executive would have been entitled if employed at the conclusion of the fiscal year determined and paid based on actual performance achieved for such fiscal year against the performance goals for that fiscal year, to be paid in full within ninety days following completion of the fiscal year;  

iv.the Company shall arrange for the Executive to continue to participate (through COBRA or otherwise), on substantially the same terms and conditions as in effect for the Executive (including any required contribution) immediately prior to such termination, in the medical, dental, disability and life insurance programs provided to the Executive hereof until the earlier of (a) a one-hundred twenty  (120) day period from the effective date of termination; or (b) such time as the Executive is eligible to be covered by comparable benefit(s) of a subsequent employer (determined on a benefit-by-benefit and coverage-by-coverage basis).  The foregoing is referred to as “Benefits Continuation”. The Executive agrees to notify the Company promptly if and when he begins employment with another employer and if and when he becomes eligible to participate in any benefit or other welfare plans, programs or arrangements of another employer.

In the event of the termination of Executive's employment under this Paragraph 4.3 without Cause by the Executive, then Executive shall be entitled to items listed above in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above only.  The Company shall have no further liability hereunder (other than for reimbursement for reasonable business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination, subject, however to the provisions of Paragraph 3.1 hereof).

4.4    Specified Employee.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at the time of Executive's termination of employment Executive is a “specified employee,” as defined below, any and 

all amounts payable to Executive on account of such separation from service that would be nonqualified deferred compensation and would (but for this provision) be payable within six (6) months following the date of termination, shall instead be paid in a single sum on the next regular payday following the expiration of such six (6) month period or, if earlier, the date of Executive's death; except (A) to the extent of amounts that do not constitute a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(b), as determined by the Company in its discretion; (B) benefits which qualify as excepted welfare benefits pursuant to Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(a)(5); or (C) other amounts or benefits that are not subject to the requirements of Section 409A, shall not be subject to any such acceleration.
  
4.5    Separation from Service.  For purposes of this Agreement, all references to “termination of employment” and correlative phrases shall be construed to require a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 1.409A-1 (h) of the Treasury regulations after giving effect to the presumptions contained therein), and the term “specified employee” means an individual determined by the Company to be a specified employee under Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(i).  

4.6    409A Compliance.  Payments under this Agreement are intended either to be exempt from the rules of Section 409A or to satisfy those rules, and the Agreement shall be construed accordingly.

4.7    Release of Claims as Condition.  The Company's obligation to pay to the Executive the benefits described in paragraphs 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 of this Agreement shall be conditioned upon the Executive, or his legal representative as appropriate, having delivered to the Company an executed full and unconditional release (that is not subject to revocation) of claims against the Company, its parent entities, affiliates, employee benefit plans and fiduciaries, officers, employees, directors, agents and representatives satisfactory in form and content to the Company's counsel.

4.8    No Mitigation.  In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor shall the amount of any payment hereunder be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as a result of subsequent employment unless otherwise provided herein.

		
	5.
	Restrictive Covenants.

5.1    Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure.  “Confidential Information” shall mean any intellectual property, information, or trade secrets (whether or not specifically labeled or identified as “confidential” or “private”), in any form or medium, that is disclosed to, or developed or learned by, the Executive, and that relates to the business plan, underwriting, products, services, research, or development of or by the Company or its Subsidiaries, suppliers, distributors, customers, investors, partners, and/or other business associates, and that has not become publicly known.  Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1.Internal business information (including but not limited to information relating to strategy, staffing, financial data, training, marketing, promotional and sales plans and practices, costs, bidding activities and strategies, rate and pricing structures, and accounting and business methods);

2.Identities of, negotiations with, individual requirements of, specific contractual arrangements with, and information about, the Company's or its Subsidiaries' suppliers, distributors, customers, investors, partners and/or other business associates, their contact information, and their confidential information;

3.Compilations of data and analyses, underwriting process and parameters, material processes, technical data, specific program information, trade or industrial practices, computer programs, formulae, systems, research, records, reports, manuals, documentation, customer and supplier lists, data and databases relating thereto, and technology and methodology regarding specific projects; and

4.Intellectual Property not generally available to the public, or published by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

Confidential Information shall not include information that:  (i) is or becomes public information without breach of this Agreement by Executive; (ii) was in Executive's possession (in writing or other recorded form) prior to his employment by the Company with no obligation to maintain confidentiality, as evidenced by written or electronic records; (iii) was received from a third party not under any obligation of confidentiality to the Company; or (iv) is required to be disclosed by Executive by law or a final order of a court or other governmental agency or authority of competent jurisdiction (collectively, “Order”); provided, however, reasonable notice prior to any such disclosure shall be given to the Company to allow sufficient time for the Company to obtain injunctive relief, a protective order or similar remedy.

“Intellectual Property," or “IP,” shall mean (1) inventions or devices, whether patentable or not; (2) original works of authorship produced by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (3) trade secrets; (4) know-how; and (5) any other intangible property protectable under federal, state or foreign law.  Other examples of Intellectual Property include, but are not limited to, patent applications, patents, copyrighted works, technical data, computer software, knowledge of suppliers or business partnerships, documentation, processes, and methods and results of research.  

The Executive acknowledges and agrees with the representations of the Company that Confidential Information and IP is proprietary and valuable to the Company, and that any disclosure or unauthorized use thereof may cause irreparable harm and loss to the Company.  

The Executive acknowledges and agrees that (1) the nature and periods of restrictions imposed by the covenants contained in this Agreement are fair, reasonable and necessary to protect and preserve for the Company and its Subsidiaries their viability and future revenues; (b) the Company or its Subsidiaries would sustain great and irreparable loss and damage if the Executive were to breach any of such covenants set forth herein; (c) the Company and its Subsidiaries intend to conduct business actively in the entire territory that is the subject of this Agreement (as defined below) and beyond; and (d) the covenants herein set forth are made as an inducement to and have been relied upon by the Company in entering into this Agreement.

The Executive acknowledges and agrees this Agreement is binding on the Executive's heirs, executors, successors, administrators, representatives and agents.

The Executive agrees to receive and to treat Confidential Information and the knowledge of IP on a confidential and restricted basis and to undertake the following additional obligation with respect thereto:

1.  To use the Confidential Information for the singular purpose of benefiting the Company and its Subsidiaries, and specifically not use the Company's and its Subsidiaries' customer or prospective customer data to conduct marketing, or otherwise undertake personal contacts, to 

solicit, divert or appropriate customers or prospective customers of the Company or its Subsidiaries, whether for the benefit of the Executive or any Person; 

2.  Not to disclose Confidential Information, except to the extent the Executive is required to disclose or use such Confidential Information in the performance of the Executive's assigned duties for the Company or its Subsidiaries, to any Person without the prior express written consent of the Board of the Company, or their successors as an action permitted under the operating agreement of the Company; 

3.  To tender all Confidential Information to the Company, and destroy any of the Executive's additional notes or records made from such Confidential Information, immediately upon request by the Company or upon termination of this Agreement; 

4.  To promptly disclose and assign any right, title and interest to the Company all IP authored, made, conceived or actually reduced to practice, alone or jointly with others, (a) while performing duties for the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (b) during Executive's employment under this Agreement, or (c) which results or is suggested by any work done for or at the request of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (d) which was aided by the use of trade secret information, whether or not during working hours and regardless of location;

5.  To use best efforts to safeguard the Confidential Information and protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss, misappropriation and theft;

6.  Immediately notify the Board of any breach of this Agreement; and

7. Assist the Company or its Subsidiaries, both during and after the termination of this Agreement, in obtaining and enforcing any legal rights in IP of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or assigned or to be assigned by the Executive to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

5.2    Non-Solicitation.  The Executive covenants and agrees with the Company that the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, for any Person, through the period ending on the second (2nd) annual anniversary of the last day of the Executive's employment with the Company attempt to employ, divert away an employee, or enter into any contractual arrangement with any employee or former employee, of the Company or its Subsidiaries, unless such employee or former employee has not been employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries for a period in excess of one (1) year.  This Section shall not apply to former employees that were terminated by the Company.

5.3    Consent to Injunction.  The Executive acknowledges that any breach of a covenant contained in Paragraph 5 of this Agreement will result in irreparable injury to the Company or its Subsidiaries and that the Company's or its Subsidiaries' remedy at law for such a breach may be inadequate and will be extremely difficult to calculate or determine. Accordingly, the Executive agrees and consents that upon any such breach, the Company or its Subsidiaries shall, in addition to all other remedies available at law and in equity, be entitled to (A) both preliminary and permanent injunctions to prevent or halt any such breach or threatened breach, and (B) recover the cost of such attorney's fees as the Company or its Subsidiaries may incur to enforce it rights hereunder if the Company is a prevailing party in such litigation.  Further, the Executive agrees that in the event of any breach hereunder, the Company or its Subsidiaries shall have the right to seek restraining orders and/or injunctions and the Executive hereby waives the right that the Company or its Subsidiaries be obligated to post any related bond otherwise required by law to be posted in connection with any restraining order and/or injunction filed against the Executive.

5.4    Severability.  In the event that the provisions of this Agreement should ever be deemed to exceed the time or geographic limitations permitted by applicable law, then the provisions will be reformed to the maximum time or geographic limitations permitted by applicable law.  Every provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable, and, if any term or provision is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, and cannot be reformed, such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed severed herefrom and shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement.  

Books and Records. All books, records, accounts and similar repositories of Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into the Executive's possession, shall be the exclusive property of the Company and shall be returned immediately to the Company and its Subsidiaries on termination of this Agreement or on the Board's request at any time.

		
	6.
	Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets.  Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from consolidating or merging into or with, or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation which assumes this Agreement, and all obligations of the Company hereunder, in writing. Upon such consolidation, merger, or transfer of assets and assumption, the term "the Company" as used herein, shall mean such other corporation and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, subject to the provisions of Paragraph 6 hereof. 

		
	7.
	Indemnification.  The Company agrees that the Executive shall be covered and insured up to the full limits provided by all directors' and officers' insurance which the Company then maintains to indemnify its directors and officers (and to indemnify the Company for any obligations which it incurs as a result of its undertaking to indemnify its officers and directors), subject to applicable deductibles and to the terms and conditions of such policies as well as provided under any policy of indemnification then in effect for the Company.

		
	8.
	Enforceability.  It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies of each state and jurisdiction in which such enforcement is sought, but that the unenforceability (or the modification to conform with such laws or public policies) of any provisions hereof, shall not render unenforceable or impair the remainder of this Agreement. Accordingly, if any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, either in whole or in part, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to delete or modify, as necessary, the offending provisions and to alter the balance of this Agreement in order to render the same valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permissible.

		
	9.
	Assignment.  This Agreement is personal in nature to the Company and the rights and obligations of the Executive under this Agreement shall not be assigned or transferred by the Executive. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their successors (including successors by merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction, permitted assigns, executors, administrators, personal representatives, heirs and distributees).

		
	10.
	Amendment.  This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified in whole or in part except by an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement or modification is sought.

		
	11.
	Survival.  Anything hereof to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of Paragraphs 2 through 18 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, regardless of the reasons therefor.

		
	12.
	Choice of Law. This Agreement will be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to the application of the principles pertaining to conflicts of laws.

		
	13.
	Effect of Waiver. The failure of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provision of this Agreement will in no manner affect the right to enforce the same. The waiver by any party of any breach of any provision of this Agreement will not be construed to be a waiver by any such party of any succeeding breach of that provision or a waiver by such party of any breach of any other provision.

		
	14.
	Construction. The parties hereto and their respective legal counsel participated in the preparation of this Agreement; therefore, this Agreement shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any of the parties hereto, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

		
	15.
	Enforcement.  Should it become necessary for any party to institute legal action to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees at all trial and appellate levels, expenses and costs. Any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be brought in the courts of the State of Florida within the County which the Company maintains its primary offices or in the U.S. District Court of Florida for the district in which the Company maintains its primary offices, whichever is applicable. The parties hereto hereby accept the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts for the purpose of any such suit, action or proceeding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph, each of the parties agrees that, prior to commencing litigation under this Agreement, the parties agree to submit, for a period of sixty (60) days, to voluntary mediation before a jointly selected neutral third party mediator under the auspices of JAMS, Atlanta, GA Resolutions Center (or any successor location) or a mutually agreed upon certified mediator in Tampa, FL, pursuant to the procedures of JAMS International Mediation rules or the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators, to be conducted in the State of Florida, Hillsborough County (however, such mediation or obligation to mediate shall not suspend or otherwise delay any termination or other action of the parties or affect the parties' other rights).

The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any party's remedy at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement would be inadequate and such breach or threatened breach shall be per se deemed as causing irreparable harm to such party. Therefore, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, the parties hereto agree that, in addition to any available remedy at law, including but not limited to monetary damages, an aggrieved party, without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain, and the offending party agrees not to oppose the aggrieved party's request for, equitable relief in the form of specific enforcement, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction, or any other equitable remedy that may then be available to the aggrieved party.

		
	16.
	Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original.

		
	17.
	Notice.  Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be deemed to be delivered when sent by facsimile with receipt confirmed or when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, addressed to the parties at the address first stated herein, or to such other address as either party hereto shall from time to time designate to the other party by notice in writing as provided herein.

		
	18.
	Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, written or oral, between and among them respecting such subject matter, including, without limitation, the Term Sheet.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly signed by the parties hereto on the day and year first above written.

UNITED INSURANCE MANAGEMENT, LC
By:       /s/ Melvin A. Russell
Name:  Melvin A. Russell
Title:    Executive Vice President

JOHN LANGOWSKI
             /s/ John Langowski    

Notary Acknowledgment

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