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EX-10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of March 14, 2016 between Wheeler Real Estate Investment
Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) on its behalf and on behalf of its subsidiaries, including Wheeler REIT, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership, and Wilkes J. Graham (the “Executive”). 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to employ the Executive to serve as its Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), and the Executive
is willing to undertake such employment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows: 
 1. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company will employ the Executive as its CFO beginning on March 14, 2016, and ending on March 14, 2019 (the “Term”). 

2. DUTIES. During the Term, the Executive will devote his best efforts to the business and affairs of the Company, perform such
services consistent with his position as are designated by the Company, and use his best efforts to promote the interest of the Company. In the role of CFO, the Executive will perform duties consistent with a person in this capacity, and shall also
perform such other functions and undertake such other responsibilities as are customarily associated with such capacity. The Executive pledges that during the Term, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any other business that
could reasonably be expected to detract from the Executive’s ability to apply his best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder but may perform other duties in support of and be compensated by one or more companies affiliated with the
Company when reasonably requested to do so. The Executive further agrees to comply with all rules, regulations and policies established or issued by and made applicable to the Company’s executives generally. 

3. COMPENSATION. 
 3.1
The Company will pay the Executive a regular base salary commensurate with his position and performance, such salary to be determined from time to time by the Company, but to be not less than an annual salary of $275,000 through March 31, 2016,
$300,000 for the period April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, $325,000 for the period July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016 and $350,000 thereafter upon the initiation of this Agreement. Such salary is payable in periodic
installments on the same basis as that of other executives of the Company. Further, the Executive shall receive the net sum of $1,500 per month for housing allowing until June 30, 2017. In addition, the Executive shall receive the
Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share in the equivalent amount of $25,000 using the closing price of the Company’s common stock on January 19, 2016. The Executive is eligible to participate in any current or future bonus,
incentive and other compensation plans available to the Company’s executives. Adjustments to base salary and other amounts paid or granted under these plans are at the discretion of the Board of Directors, based on recommendations of the
Compensation Committee. 
 3.2 The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable and necessary business expenses in accordance with
the Company’s policies, as adopted from time to time. 

 4. BENEFITS. The Executive and his family shall be entitled to participate in, and receive
benefits from, on a basis comparable to other senior executives, any insurance, medical, disability, or other executive benefit plans of the Company. 

5. DEATH. If the Executive should die (a) after June 30, 2016 and (b) during the Term, the Company will, in lieu of any
other payments due under other provisions of this Agreement, pay to the Executive’s estate an amount equal to the sum of: (a) the Executive’s regular base salary (determined on the date of death) for a period of twelve months
following death; (b) the amount of cash bonus paid by the Company to the Executive for its last fiscal year; and (c) any accrued and unpaid bonus for the year in which the death occurs. Thereafter, the Company will have no further
obligation to the Executive or his estate under this Agreement. 
 6. DISABILITY. In the event that the Executive, by reason of
physical or mental incapacity is unable, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement for 120 consecutive days or longer after June 30, 2016 (“Disability”), then the
Company will pay to the Executive his regular base salary for a twelve month period following the date on which the Disability first begins, net of any benefits received by the Executive under any disability policy obtained by the Company or the
Executive, the premiums for which are paid by the Company. Thereafter, the Company will have no obligation to pay the Executive any compensation under this Agreement. 

7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. 

7.1 The Executive’s employment may be terminated at any time by the Company for “Cause.” As used in this Agreement, the
term Cause means (i) disloyalty or dishonesty towards the Company; (ii) gross or intentional neglect in performance of duties; (iii) incompetence or willful misconduct in performance of duties; (iv) substance abuse affecting the
Executive’s performance of duties; (v) willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than minor traffic violations) related to the Executive’s duties; (vi) material breach of any provision of this Agreement or the
Company’s Code of Ethics, which shall not be cured within 10 days after written notice, or if the breach is not of a nature that can be completely cured within the 10 day period, if the Executive has failed to commence to cure the breach within
the 10 day period and has failed to pursue the cure of the breach diligently thereafter; or (vii) any other act or omission which harms or may reasonably be expected to harm the reputation and/or business interests of the Company. If the
employment is so terminated, the Executive will be entitled to receive any base salary earned and employee benefits accrued through the date of such termination, but the Company will have no further obligation to the Executive hereunder from and
after such date. 
 8. TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY THE EXECUTIVE WITH OR WITHOUT GOOD REASON. 

8.1 At any point during the Term, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment immediately and without Cause. Additionally, the
Executive may resign from the employment of the Company at any time upon 60 days’ prior written notice with or without “Good Reason.” “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following: (i) a material breach of
this agreement by the Company which shall not be cured within 30 days after written notice; (ii) a material reduction in the Executive’s duties or responsibilities without the Executive’s consent; (iii) a relocation of the
Executive’s office to a location more than 30 miles from Virginia Beach, Virginia without the Executive’s consent; or (iv) a “Change in Control” (as defined below). The Company shall have 30 days after receipt of the
Executive’s notice of “Resignation with Good Reason” (as defined below) in which to cure the failure, 

  
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breach or infraction described in the notice of resignation. If the failure, breach or infraction is timely cured by the Company, the notices of Resignation with Good Reason shall become null and
void. As used herein, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur if: (i) there shall be consummated (a) any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or
pursuant to which the stock of the Company would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the holders of the Company’s stock immediately prior to the merger or
consolidation hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other forms of equity of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger, or (b) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all, or substantially all, the assets of the Company; (ii) the Company’s Board of Directors approves any plan or proposal for liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (iii) any person acquires more than 50% of
the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company. As used herein, “Resignation with Good Reason” shall mean a resignation by the Executive with Good Reason. 

8.2 If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause, then the Company shall: 

(a) pay to the Executive, as severance pay, a lump sum payment equal to the sum of (i) the Applicable Percentage (as such term is
defined below) of the Executive’s annual base salary for the last completed fiscal year and (ii) any earned but unpaid cash bonus for the year in which termination occurs. As used herein, the term Applicable Percentage shall equal: nill if
the Executive is terminated prior to March 14, 2017; 33.33% if the termination occurs between March 14, 2017 and March 13, 2018; and 66.67% if the termination occurs between March 14, 2018 and March 13, 2019 (to the extent
the Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause prior to October 1, 2016, solely for the purposes of this Section 8.2, the Executive’s annual base salary shall be deemed to be $350,000); and 

(b) arrange to provide the Executive, for a 12 month period (or such shorter period as the Executive may elect), with disability, accident
and health insurance substantially similar to those insurance benefits which the Executive is receiving immediately prior to the date of termination to the extent obtainable upon reasonable terms; provided, however, if it is not so obtainable the
Company shall pay the Executive in cash the annual amount paid by the Company for such benefits during the previous year of the Executive’s employment. Benefits otherwise due to the Executive pursuant to this Section shall be reduced to the
extent comparable benefits are actually received by the Executive during such 12 month period following the Executive’s termination (or such shorter period elected by the Executive), and any such benefits actually received by the Executive
shall be reported by the Executive to the Company within ten (10) days of receiving such benefits. 
 8.3 If the Executive’s
employment with the Company is terminated by the Executive without Good Reason, the Executive will be entitled to receive any base salary earned and employee benefits accrued as of the date of such termination, but the Company will have no further
obligation to the Executive hereunder from and after such date. 
 8.4 If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by
the Executive with Good Reason, then the Company shall: 
 (a) pay to the Executive, as severance pay, a lump sum payment equal to 100% of
the sum of the Executive’s then annual base salary, plus any earned but unpaid cash bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (to the extent the Executive terminates his employment with Good Reason prior to October 1, 2016, solely
for the purposes of this Section 8.4, the Executive’s annual base salary shall be deemed to be $350,000); and 

  
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 (b) arrange to provide the Executive, for a 12 month period (or such shorter period as the
Executive may elect), with disability, accident and health insurance substantially similar to those insurance benefits which the Executive is receiving immediately prior to the date of termination to the extent obtainable upon reasonable terms;
provided, however, if it is not so obtainable the Company shall pay the Executive in cash the annual amount paid by the Company for such benefits during the previous year of the Executive’s employment. Benefits otherwise due to the Executive
pursuant to this Section shall be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by the Executive during such 12 month period following the Executive’s termination (or such shorter period elected by the Executive), and nay such
benefits actually received by the Executive shall be reported by the Executive to the Company within ten (10) days of receiving such benefits. 

9. NONDISCLOSURE. 
 9.1
The Executive agrees to hold and safeguard any information about the Company and/or its shareholders and investors gained by the Executive during the course of the Executive’s employment. The Executive shall not, without the prior written
consent of the Company, disclose or make available to anyone for use outside the Company’s organization at any time, either during his employment or subsequent to any termination of his employment, however such termination is effected, whether
by the Executive or the Company, with or without cause or Good Reason, or expiration or nonrenewal of this Agreement, any information about the Company or its shareholders or investors, whether or not such information was developed by the Executive,
except as required in the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company or required by law. 
 9.2 The Executive understands
and agrees that any information about the Company is the property of the Company and is essential to the protection of the Company’s goodwill and to the maintenance of the Company’s competitive position and accordingly should be kept
secret. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, information containing the Company’s business plans, investment strategies, investors, and prospective investors, key elements of specific properties, computer programs, system
documentation, manuals, ideas, or any other records or information belonging to the Company or relating to the Company’s business. 

9.3 Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 9.1 or paragraph 9.2 to the contrary, the Company agrees that the obligations of the Executive set
forth in paragraphs 9.1 and 9.2 shall not apply to any information which: (i) becomes known generally to the public through no fault of the Executive; (ii) is required by applicable law, legal process or any order or mandate of a court or
other governmental authority to be disclosed; or (iii) is reasonably believed by the Executive, based upon the advice of legal counsel, to be required to be disclosed in defense of a lawsuit or other legal or administrative action brought
against Executive; provided, that in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii) the Executive shall give the Company reasonable advance written notice of the information intended to be disclosed and the reasons and circumstances surrounding such
disclosure in order to permit the Company to seek a protective order or other appropriate request for confidential treatment of the applicable information. 

10. NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. The Executive agrees that during his employment
with the Company and for a period of eighteen months following the last day of the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall not, directly, or indirectly through another, solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any employee of the
Company to leave the Company to go to work for, or to consult or contract work with a competitor of the Company, or recommend to a competitor of the Company the hiring of any individual employed by the Company on the Executive’s last day of
employment or at any time during the six-month period immediately prior thereto. 

  
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 11. OPPORTUNITY FOR REVIEW. The Executive understands the nature of the burdens
imposed by the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement. The Executive acknowledges that he is entering into this Agreement on his own volition, and that he has been given the opportunity to have this Agreement reviewed by the person(s) of
his choosing. The Executive represents that upon careful review, he knows of no reason why any restrictive covenant contained in this Agreement is not reasonable and enforceable. 

12. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS OF THE ESSENCE. The restrictive covenants upon the Executive set forth herein are of the
essence of this Agreement; they shall be construed as independent of any other provision in this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action of the Executive against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or not, shall not
constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the restrictive covenants contained herein. 
 13. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

 13.1 The Company and the Executive agree that irreparable injury will result to the Company in the event the Executive violates any
restrictive covenant or affirmative obligation contained in paragraphs 9 and 10 of this Agreement, and the Executive acknowledges that the remedies at law for any breach by the Executive of such provisions will be inadequate and that the Company
shall be entitled to injunctive relief against the Executive, in addition to any other remedy that is available, at law or in equity. 

13.2 The Executive agrees that unless this Agreement is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive as a Resignation with Good
Reason, the non-competition, non-solicitation of or hiring by customers, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation of the
Executive’s obligations contained herein shall survive the end of the employment created herein and shall be extended by the length of time which the Executive shall have been in breach of any of said provisions. Accordingly, the Executive
recognizes that the time periods included in the restrictive covenants contained herein shall begin on the date a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order enjoining the Executive from violating such provisions unless good cause can be shown
as to why the periods described should not begin at that time. 
 14. SUCCESSION AND ASSIGNABILITY. The obligations of the Executive
under paragraphs 9 and 10 of this Agreement shall continue after the termination of his employment and shall be binding on the Executive’s heirs, executors, legal representatives and assigns. Such obligations shall inure to the benefit of any
successors or assigns of the Company. The Executive specifically acknowledges that in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets or stock of the Company, or any other event or transaction resulting in a change of ownership or
control of the Company’s business, the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any transferee, purchaser, or future owner of the Company’s business. This Agreement may be assigned only by the Company.

 15. SEVERABILITY. It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of the restrictive covenants herein shall be enforceable
to the fullest extent permissible under the applicable law. If any clause or provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term hereof, then the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and in lieu of each clause or provision of this Agreement which is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, there shall be added, as part of this Agreement, a clause or provision as similar in terms to such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable clause or provision as may be possible and as may be legal, valid and enforceable. 

  
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 16. ATTORNEYS’ FEES. The Executive shall pay, indemnify and hold the Company
harmless against all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Company with respect to successful enforcement of its rights under this Agreement. However, the Company shall pay, indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless against all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by the Executive with successful enforcement of the Executive’s rights under this Agreement. 

17. EQUITABLE RELIEF, JURISDICTION AND VENUE. The Executive hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction and venue of the Circuit
Court of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, in any action or proceeding brought by the Company arising out of, or relating to, the restrictive covenants in paragraphs 9 and 10 of this Agreement. The Executive hereby irrevocably agrees that any such
action or proceeding shall, at the Company’s option, be heard and determined in such Court. The Executive agrees that a final order or judgment in any such action or proceeding shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the order or judgment, or in any other manner provided by applicable law related to the enforcement of judgments. 

18. INDEMNIFICATION. During this Agreement and thereafter, the Company shall indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent permitted by
law against any judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with any claim, action or proceeding (whether civil or criminal) against the Executive as a result of the Executive
serving as an officer or director of the Company, in or with regard to any other equity, employee benefit plan or enterprise (other than arising out of the Executive’s act of willful misconduct, gross negligence, misappropriation of funds,
fraud or breach of this Agreement). This indemnification shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other indemnification the Executive shall be entitled to pursuant to the Company’s Charter, Bylaws, or otherwise. Following the
Executive’s termination of employment, the Company shall continue to cover the Executive under the then existing directors’ and officers’ insurance, if any, for the period during which the Executive may be subject to potential
liability for any claim, action or proceeding (whether civil or criminal) as a result of the Executive’s service as an officer or director of the Company or in any capacity at the request of the Company, in or with regard to any other entity,
employee benefit plan or enterprise on the same terms such coverage was provided during this Agreement, at the highest level then maintained for any then current or former officer or director. 

19. SECTION 409A. 
 19.1
It is the intention of the Company that all payments and benefits under this Agreement shall be made and provided in a manner that is either exempt from or intended to avoid taxation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (“Section 409A”), to the extent applicable. Any ambiguity in this Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with the above. The Executive acknowledges that the Company has made no representations as to the treatment of the
compensation and benefits provided in this Agreement and the Executive has been advised to obtain their own tax advice. 
 19.2 Each amount
or benefit payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. 
 19.3 For all purposes
under this Agreement, any iteration of the word “termination” (e.g. “terminated”) with respect to the Executive’s employment, shall mean a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A. 

19.4 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the stock of the Company is publicly traded on an established
securities market or otherwise and the Executive is a “specified employee” (in accordance with Section 409A) at the time of the Executive’s termination of 

  
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employment, any payments under this Agreement that are deemed to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A shall not be paid or begin payment until the earlier of (i) the
Executive’s death or (ii) the first payroll date following the six (6) month anniversary of the Executive’s date of termination of employment; provided, however, that the Company if so requested by the Executive agrees to
contribute any such payments required to be made to the Executive to a rabbi trust established by the Company for the benefit of the Executive. 

19.5 Any reimbursement provided under this Agreement shall be made no later than the December 31st following the year in which such expenses are incurred, or such earlier date as provided under any plan of the Company, as applicable. 

20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties hereto
with respect to the employment of the Executive by the Company and contains all agreements between the parties with respect to such employment. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements,
orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein, and that no other agreement, statement or promise not contained in this Agreement will be valid or binding. Any modification of
this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing signed by the party to be charged. 
 21. BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement
will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties and their successors, heirs or assigns. 
 22. LAW GOVERNING
AGREEMENT. This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
 23. PARTIAL
INVALIDITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in full force and effect. 

24. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, together, which shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and
behalf by its proper officer, thereunto duly authorized, and the Executive has set his hand as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	WILKES J. GRAHAM
	
	 /s/ Wilkes J. Graham

	Signature
	
	 Wilkes J. Graham

	Printed Name
		
	Date:	 	 March 14, 2016

	
	WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jon S. Wheeler

		
	Its:	 	 CEO and Chairman

		
	Date	 	 March 14, 2016

  
 8Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 

Dawn H. Robertson 

AGREEMENT 
 WITH

 STEIN MART, INC. 

This Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into in the City of Jacksonville and State of Florida between Stein
Mart, Inc., a Florida corporation and its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates (the “Company”), and Dawn H. Robertson (“Executive”), is made this March 12, 2016 (the
“Effective Date”). 
 In consideration of the promises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties, intending
to be legally bound, agree as follows: 
  

	SECTION 1.	TERM OF EMPLOYMENT 

 (a) Term. The Company agrees to employ
Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, for a period of five (5) years beginning on the Commencement Date (the “Term”), provided that the Term and Executive’s employment hereunder shall be
automatically extended for additional one (1) year periods unless at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then-current Term, either party notifies the other in writing of its intention not to renew the Term and this Agreement. An
election by the Company not to renew shall be treated as a termination of Executive’s employment without Cause and Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits set forth in Section 5(b)(iii). 

 

	SECTION 2.	DEFINITIONS 

 “Accrued Benefits” means, including the timing of
payment of each component thereof, (1) any unpaid Annual Base Salary through the Termination Date, paid in a lump sum on the first payroll date following the Termination Date, (2) payment in respect of Executive’s earned but unused vacation
time through the Termination Date, paid in a lump on the first payroll date following the Termination Date, (3) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred through the Termination Date, paid in a lump sum on the first payroll date
following the Termination Date, (4) payment in respect of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, paid when such amounts are paid to active employees, (5) payment in
respect of any earned but unpaid LTIP award for which the performance period ended on or prior to the Termination Date, paid when such amounts are paid to active employees and (6) benefits in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans and
programs of the Company in which Executive participates. 

 “Annual Bonus” means an annual cash bonus for each fiscal year
during the Term. 
 “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of Stein Mart, Inc. 

“Cause” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following: 

(a) Executive has been convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony involving dishonesty, theft,
misappropriation, embezzlement, fraud crimes against property or person, or any act of moral turpitude which negatively impacts the Company; or 

(b) Executive intentionally furnishes materially false, misleading, or omissive information of a material nature concerning a
substantial matter to the Company or the Board of Directors; or 
 (c) Executive intentionally fails to fulfill any assigned
responsibilities for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or violates the same; or 
 (d) Executive intentionally
and wrongfully damages material assets of the Company; or 
 (e) Executive intentionally discloses Confidential Information
of the Employer other than in the good faith performance of Executive’s duties to the Company; or 
 (f) Executive
intentionally engages in any activity which would constitute a breach of the duty of loyalty under applicable law; or 
 (g)
Executive intentionally materially breaches the employment policies or the Company’s Ethics Policy in a manner which would reasonably be expected to expose the Company to liability or materially negatively impact the Company or its business
reputation, or 
 (h) Executive commits a material breach of this Agreement, or 

(i) Executive intentionally engages in acts or omissions which constitute a failure to follow reasonable and lawful directives
of the Company. 
 Executive’s employment may be terminated for Cause only by act of the Board and, in any event, Executive’s employment shall not
be deemed to have been terminated for Cause without (x) reasonable written notice from the Board of Directors to Executive within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the event setting forth the reasons for the Company’s intention to terminate
for Cause, (y) the opportunity to cure (if curable) within fifteen (15) days of such written notice and (z) an opportunity for Executive, together with her counsel, to be heard by the Board of Directors. 

  
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 For clarity, failure to meet performance standards or objectives that does not involve any acts or omissions
indentified in (a) through (i) above shall not constitute Cause for purposes hereof. 
 “Change in Control”
means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) the Board approves the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a single transaction or series of related transactions; (b) the Company sells and/or one or more
shareholders sells a sufficient amount of its capital stock (whether by tender offer, original issuance, or a single or series of related stock purchase and sale agreements and/or transactions) sufficient to confer on the purchaser or purchasers
thereof (whether individually or a group acting in concert) beneficial ownership of at least 35% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company; (c) the Company is party to a merger, consolidation or combination, other than any
merger, consolidation or combination that would result in the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent on approximately the same proportionate basis (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company (or such surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation
or combination; or (d) a majority of the board of directors consists of individuals who are not Continuing Directors (for this purpose, a Continuing Director is an individual who (i) was a director of the Company on the Commencement Date or (ii)
whose election or nomination as a director of the Company is approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Continuing Directors). For purposes hereof, the definition of a Change of Control shall be construed and
interpreted so as to comply with the definition contained in Code Section 409A. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a specific section or provision of the Code shall be deemed to refer to any successor provision thereto and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 

“Commencement Date” means March 14, 2016, the date Executive shall report to work and assume Executive’s
responsibilities hereunder. 
 “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
or, if no such committee exists, the term Compensation Committee shall mean the Board of Directors. 
 “Current Insurance
Coverage” means medical, dental, life and accident and disability insurance with coverage consistent with the coverage in effect from time to time as applied to persons in positions similar to the position held by Executive at the time
of termination. 
 “Disability” means Executive’s inability, with or without reasonable
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(6) consecutive months due to a due to physical or mental illness or incapacity. Any dispute as to disability shall be conclusively determined by written opinions rendered by two qualified
physicians, one selected by Executive, and one selected by Company; provided that if such opinions are conflicting, then such physicians shall select a mutually agreeable third physician whose opinion shall be conclusive and binding.

“Good Reason” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following without Executive’s prior written consent:

  

	 	(i)	a material and continuing failure to pay to Executive compensation and benefits (as described in Section 4) that have been earned, if any, by Executive; or 

 

	 	(ii)	a material reduction in Executive’s Annual Base Salary (as defined in Section 4), other than a uniform reduction applied to all named executive officers of the Company that does not result in a reduction of more
than ten percent (10%) from the highest Annual Base Salary of Executive; or 

  

	 	(iii)	a material reduction in Annual Bonus or LTIP arrangements through reductions in Threshold, target, Superior or Outstanding performance level earnings percentages of base compensation which reductions were
disproportionally disadvantageous to Executive compared with similar reductions to other named executive officers; or 

  

	 	(iv)	a material breach of this Agreement by the Company that is not remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive; or 

 

	 	(v)	a material reduction in Executive’s duties, authorities, responsibilities or reporting lines; or 

  

	 	(vi)	Executive’s being required to relocate her principal place of employment more than thirty-five (35) miles from her then principal place of employment during the Term. 

Any such event shall not constitute Good Reason unless and until Executive shall have provided the Company with written notice thereof no later than sixty
(60) days following the initial occurrence of such event and the Company shall have failed to fully remedy such event (if capable of being remedied) within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice, and Executive shall have terminated
Executive’s employment with the Company within sixty (60) days after the expiration of such thirty (30)-day remedial period. 

“LTIP” means a long-term incentive plan award made on an annual basis having a three (3) year performance period.
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amount equal to at least seventy percent (70%) of Annual Base Salary and a maximum amount equal to at least two hundred ten percent (210%) of Annual Base Salary. The terms of the LTIP are set
annually by the Company’s Compensation Committee and apply to all participants in the LTIP. Currently, the LTIP has a three fiscal year performance period with grants awarded 40% in time based restricted stock vesting on the third anniversary,
and 60% in Performance Shares earned based on the Company’s total shareholder return compared with that of a peer group. 

“Pro-Rata Annual Bonus” means the Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, based on
actual performance of the Company for such fiscal year and pro-rated to reflect the portion of the year during which Executive was employed and paid at the same time the Company pays such amounts to active employees. 

“Pro-Rata LTIP” means the LTIP awards for which the performance or restriction period is ongoing at the time of
Executive’s termination, and pro-rated based upon the portion of the period during which Executive was employed and actual performance if performance-based with performance assessed using the following principles: (i) for time-based,
non-performance awards awards, based on the portion of the applicable period that elapsed as of the Termination Date, (ii) for awards based on achievement of relative total shareholder return, based on the Company’s relative total shareholder
return compared to the Company’s peer group through the Termination Date, (iii) for awards based on achievement of absolute total shareholder return, based on the Company’s achievement of pro-rata absolute total shareholder return based on
the relative period of service through the applicable measurement period, (iv) for awards based on other achievement factors measured over a three (3) year performance period, based on even growth of such factors over the relevant measurement period
and (v) for awards based on achievement of one (1) fiscal year goals, performance shall be measured in accordance with the principles set forth in clauses (i) through (iv). The Pro-Rata LTIP shall be paid on the tenth (10th) day after the Termination Date. 
 “Termination Date” means the
date of Executive’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. 
  

	SECTION 3.	TITLE, POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

 (a) Title. Executive
shall be and shall hold the title of Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Executive shall assume such position on the Commencement Date. 

(b) Powers and Responsibilities. 
  

	 	(i)	 Executive shall use Executive’s efforts to faithfully perform the duties of her employment and shall have such duties, authorities and
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similar in size and scope as the Company and such other additional duties commensurate with Executive’s position as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. Executive
agrees to devote Executive’s full business time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company, provided, however, during the Term, Executive shall be permitted to (1) serve on the board of directors of non-profit organizations, and
with the consent of the Board of Directors, other for-profit organizations, (2) participate in charitable, civic, educational, professional, community or industry affairs and (3) manage Executive’s passive personal investments so long as such
activities do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with Executive’s duties hereunder. Executive shall serve on such boards and in such offices of the Company or its subsidiaries as the Company’s Board of Directors reasonably
requests without additional compensation. During the Term, Executive shall report to the Board of Directors and all employees of the Company shall report to Executive or her designee. On the Commencement Date, Executive shall be appointed to the
Board of Directors and shall be nominated for election upon the expiration of her term as a director while she serves as Chief Executive Officer. 

  

	 	(ii)	Executive represents and warrants that she can assume and fulfill responsibilities described in Section 3(b)(i) without any risk of violating any non-compete or other restrictive covenant or other agreement to
which she is a party. During the Term, Executive shall not enter into any agreement that would preclude, hinder or impair her ability to fulfill responsibilities described in Section 3(b)(i) specifically or this Agreement generally, but may
enter into agreements that become effective after the Term. 

  

	SECTION 4.	COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 

 (a) Annual Base Salary.
Executive’s base salary shall be $700,000 per year (“Annual Base Salary”) beginning on the Commencement Date, which amount may be periodically reviewed for increase but not decrease at the discretion of the Compensation
Committee. The Compensation Committee shall review Executive’s Annual Base Salary at the end of the first year of employment and consider an increase of such Annual Base Salary to $750,000 at that time. The Annual Base Salary and any payments
to the Executive during any period Executive is receiving payments following the Termination Date (i) shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices and policies (unless otherwise expressly provided herein) and
(ii) shall be subject to such withholdings as required by law or as otherwise permissible under such practices or policies. 

(b) Annual Bonus; LTIP. During each year of the Term, Executive shall be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus and an LTIP
award. Nothing in this Section 4(b) guarantees that any Annual Bonus or LTIP award will be paid. 
 (c) Employee
Benefit Plans. Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits described in Schedule A attached hereto, if and for as long as the Company sponsors such plans and others that are given to senior executives of the Company. 

  
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 (d) Stock Options. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may grant
rights to Executive under the Stein Mart, Inc. Omnibus Plan (the “Option Plan”) on terms set by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. On the Commencement Date, Executive shall receive an initial grant of eight
hundred thousand (800,000) options having an exercise price equal to fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and vesting one-fifth (1/5th) on each of the first
five (5) anniversaries of the Commencement Date (the “Initial Option Grant”), provided that the Initial Option Grant shall become fully vested in the event of a Change in Control. During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to
receive such additional stock option grants as may be determined by the Compensation Committee. 
 (e) Deferred
Compensation. Executive will participate in the Stein Mart Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”). The Company reserves the right to alter, modify, revise or eliminate the Deferred
Compensation Plan provided that any such change to the terms will apply to Executive and similarly situated participants. 

(f) Vacation, Holidays and Salary Continuation. Executive shall receive a total of twenty-seven (27) days of paid
vacation, or holidays, on a pro rata basis during any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period of the Term. The amount may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s standard policy or as directed by the Company’s Board of
Directors. Any vacation or holiday leave time not used during any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period of the Term may be carried over from year to year in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies in effect from time to time. 

(g) Expense Reimbursements. Executive shall have the right to expense reimbursements in accordance with the
Company’s standard policy on expense reimbursements as in effect from time to time. Executive shall receive on the Commencement Date a relocation payment of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) and the Company shall promptly upon invoicing
reimburse Executive for the reasonable expenses of her legal counsel in reviewing this Agreement. 
 (h)
Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by the Company’s by-laws as in effect on the Commencement Date (or if greater, as amended thereafter) and applicable law, the Company will defend and indemnify Executive against all costs,
charges and expenses (including advancement of legal fees) incurred or sustained by Executive in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which Executive is or may be made a party, brought by any shareholder of the Company directly or
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any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or as a fiduciary of any benefit plan of any of the foregoing. Executive shall be covered by the Directors and Officers insurance coverage as is
maintained by the Company for its directors and officers, including coverage for actions, suits or proceedings brought after she ceases employment with the Company but relating to periods during Executive’s employment with the Company. This
provision shall survive termination of Executive’s employment and shall remain in effect through the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitation. 

(i) Automobile Allowance. The Company will pay Executive one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) per month (paid
quarterly) which shall be used for the lease, purchase, maintenance and/or operation of a vehicle that Executive is to use for business travel or may use for personal travel. Executive shall be solely responsible for any taxes associated with the
automobile allowance afforded to her. Executive shall be expected to maintain a valid driver’s license and retain appropriate automobile and liability insurance coverage. 

(j) Other Perquisites. The Company will provide Executive with such other perquisites as may be made generally
available to others in a similar level of executive position within the Company. 
  

	SECTION 5.	TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 

 (a) General. The Board of Directors
shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment and this Agreement at any time with or without Cause, and Executive shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment and this Agreement at any time with or without Good
Reason; provided that obligations under Section 4(h), this Section 5, Section 6 and Section 7 and as otherwise implied under the terms of this Agreement shall survive any termination of the Agreement. In the event of the termination of
Executive’s employment, the Company shall provide Executive the Accrued Benefits, subject to the limitation specified in Section 5(c). 

(b) Termination by Board of Directors without Cause, Non-Renewal by the Company or Resignation by Executive for Good
Reason. If (i) the Board of Directors terminates Executive’s employment without Cause, (ii) the Company elects not to renew the Term or (iii) Executive resigns for Good Reason, then in addition to the Plan Benefits, the Company shall pay or
provide Executive the following (except as provided in Section 5(f) hereof): 
  

	(i)	 If such termination occurs within the first six (6) months following the Commencement Date, then the Company shall pay or provide Executive (A) fifty
percent (50%) of her current total Annual Base Salary as specified in Section 4(a) (subject to such withholdings as required by law) in periodic payments (consistent with the payroll periods then in effect) for six (6) months following the
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end of the twelve (12) month period following the Termination Date and the date Executive commences a new job, an amount equal to Executive’s Current Insurance Coverage (the benefits under
this clause (B) are called the “Continuation Period Benefits”), (C) the Pro-Rata LTIP, provided that with respect to the LTIP relating to the performance period beginning in 2016, Executive shall be credited with two
additional years of service credit for purposes of determining the amount of Pro-Rata LTIP Executive is entitled to received, (D) the Pro-Rata Annual Bonus for the year in which the Termination Date occurs and (E) Executive shall become vested in a
pro-rata portion of the first installment of the Initial Option Grant based on the number of days elapsed between the Commencement Date and the Termination Date; or 

 

	(ii)	If such termination occurs after the first six (6) months following the Commencement Date, but before the first anniversary of the Commencement Date, then the Company shall pay or provide Executive (A) one hundred
percent (100%) of her current total Annual Base Salary as specified in Section 4(a) (subject to such withholdings as required by law) in periodic payments (consistent with the payroll periods then in effect) for twelve (12) months following the
Termination Date, beginning on the first payroll date following the Termination Date, (B) the Continuation Period Benefits, (C) the Pro-Rata LTIP, provided that with respect to the LTIP relating to the performance period beginning in 2016, Executive
shall be credited with two additional years of service credit for purposes of determining the amount of Pro-Rata LTIP Executive is entitled to received, (D) the Pro-Rata Annual Bonus for the year in which the Termination Date occurs and (E)
Executive shall become vested in a pro-rata portion of the first installment of the Initial Option Grant based on the number of days elapsed between the Commencement Date and the Termination Date; or 

 

	(iii)	If such termination occurs after the first anniversary following the Commencement Date, then the Company shall pay or provide Executive (A) an amount equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the sum of (1) the
Executive’s then Annual Base Salary plus (2) Executive’s Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year in which the Termination Date occurs, in periodic payments (consistent with the payroll periods then in effect) for twenty-four (24)
months following the Termination Date, beginning on the first payroll date following the Termination, (B) the Pro-Rata Annual Bonus, (C) the Pro-Rata LTIP and (D) the Continuation Period Benefits until the earlier to occur of the end of the
twenty-four (24) month period following the Termination Date and the date Executive commences a new job (the “Severance Amount”). In addition, Executive shall become vested in a pro-rata portion of the next installment of the
Initial Option Grant based on the number of days that elapsed between the immediately preceding vesting date and the Termination Date. 

  
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 (c) Termination by the Board of Directors for Cause or by Executive without
Good Reason; Non-Renewal by Executive. If the Board of Directors of the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause, Executive elects not to renew this Agreement or Executive resigns without Good Reason, the Company’s only
compensation obligations to Executive under this Agreement shall be to pay Executive the Accrued Benefits except that Executive shall not be eligible to receive the payments set forth in clauses (4) and (5) of the definition of Accrued Benefits.

 (d) Termination for Disability. In the event of Executive’s Disability, Executive’s service may be
terminated by Company while Executive is Disabled. In the event Executive is terminated from employment due to Disability, the Company shall: 

(i) pay Executive the Accrued Benefits; 

(ii) pay Executive the Pro-Rata Annual Bonus and Pro-Rata LTIP; 

(iii) pay Executive an additional nine (9) months of compensation at the then-Annual Base Salary, which aggregate amount shall be payable in
equal semi-monthly installments beginning on the first payroll date following the Termination Date and continuing for nine (9) months thereafter; 

(iv) pay or cause the payment of benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of any disability plan of the Company covering the
Executive at the time of such Disability: 
 (v) provide the Continuation Period Benefits for twelve (12) months following the Termination
Date; 
 (vi) in the event the Executive has any options (including the Initial Option Grant) or restricted shares (but excluding
“performance shares” or restricted shares subject to the LTIP which shall be governed by the terms set forth in the grant as to such shares) which are not vested on the date of termination for Disability, then pay to the Executive (i) as
to any unvested options, the net value of the excess, if any, of the closing price of the Company’s shares on the NASDAQ for the day on which the termination due to Disability occurs and the exercise price of such unvested options multiplied by
the number of shares subject to options which failed to vest; and (ii) as to any unvested restricted shares, the value of the closing price of the Company’s shares on the NASDAQ for the day on which the termination due to Disability occurs
multiplied by the number of restricted shares, if any, which failed to vest due to such termination of employment for Disability. 

  
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 Notwithstanding the Executive’s Disability, during the period of Disability leave, Executive
shall be paid in full (net of insurance) as if she were actively performing services. Executive agrees to simultaneously utilize available leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 during such disability leave of absence. During the
period of such Disability leave of absence, the Board of Directors may designate someone to perform Executive’s duties. Executive shall have the right to return to full-time service so long as she is able to resume and faithfully perform her
full-time duties. 
 (e) Death. If Executive’s employment terminates as a result of her death, the Company shall: 

(i) pay to Executive’s estate the Accrued Benefits; 

(ii) pay to Executive’s estate the Pro-Rata Annual Bonus and the Pro-Rata LTIP; and 

(iii) in the event the Executive has any options (including the Initial Option Grant) or restricted shares (but excluding
“performance shares” or restricted shares subject to the LTIP which shall be governed by the terms set forth in the grant as to such shares) which are not vested on the date of termination for death, then pay to the Executive’s estate
(i) as to any unvested options, the net value of the excess, if any, of the closing price of the Company’s shares on the NASDAQ for the day on which the death occurred and the exercise price of such unvested options multiplied by the number of
shares subject to options which failed to vest; and (ii) as to any unvested restricted shares, the value of the closing price of the Company’s shares on the NASDAQ for the day on which the death occurred multiplied by the number of restricted
shares, if any, which failed to vest due to such termination of employment for death. 
 Any amounts payable to Executive under this
Agreement which are unpaid at the date of Executive’s death or payable hereunder or otherwise by reason of her death, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s estate; provided that if there is a
specific beneficiary designation in place for any specific amount payable, then payment of such amount shall be made to such beneficiary. 

(f) Change in Control. If a Change in Control occurs, then for a period beginning on the occurrence of the Change in
Control and ending two (2) years following that occurrence (the “Post Change in Control Period”): 
 (i) In
the event of termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof either by the Company without Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, with notice of such termination given within the Post Change in
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receive the Severance Amount (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) of this Agreement) except that the amount specified in clause (A) of the definition thereof shall be paid in a lump sum on the first
payroll date following the Termination Date if the Change in Control is a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning
of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any plan governing the terms of an Annual Bonus or LTIP provides for more favorable treatment after a Change in Control, Executive shall receive the more favorable treatment to the
extent it is not a violation of Code Section 409A to do so. 
 (g) Relinquishment of Corporate
Positions. Executive shall automatically cease to be an officer and/or director of the Company and its affiliates as of her date of termination of employment. 

(h) Code Section 280G. If the aggregate of all amounts and benefits due to Executive under this Agreement or any
other plan, program, agreement or arrangement of the Company or any of its affiliates, which, if received by Executive in full, would constitute “parachute payments,” as such term is defined in and under Code Section 280G (collectively,
“Change of Control Benefits”), reduced by all Federal, state and local taxes applicable thereto, including the excise tax imposed pursuant to Code Section 4999, is less than the amount Executive would receive, after all such
applicable taxes, if Executive received aggregate Change of Control Benefits equal to an amount which is $1.00 less than three (3) times Executive’s “base amount,” as defined in and determined under Code Section 280G, then such Change
of Control Benefits shall be reduced or eliminated to the extent necessary so that the Change of Control Benefits received by Executive will not constitute parachute payments. If a reduction in the Change of Control Benefits is necessary, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, and not a violation of Code Sections 280G, 409A or 4999, Executive shall be entitled to elect the order in which Change of Control Benefits will be reduced. If Executive electing the order in which such benefits
will be reduced would result in violation of Code Section 409A or loss of the benefit of reduction under Code Sections 280G or 4999, payments shall be reduced in the following order (i) severance payment based on multiple of Annual Base Salary
and/or Annual Bonus; (ii) other cash payments; (iii) any Pro Rata Annual Bonus or Pro-Rata LTIP paid as severance; (iv) acceleration of vesting of stock options with an exercise price that exceeds the then fair market value of stock subject to the
option, provided such options are not permitted to be valued under Treasury Regulations Section 1.280G-1 Q/A – 24(c); (v) any equity awards accelerated or otherwise valued at full value, provided such equity awards are not permitted to be
valued under Treasury Regulations Section 1.280G-1 Q/A – 24(c); (vi) acceleration of vesting of stock options with an exercise price that exceeds the then fair market value of stock subject to the option, provided such options are permitted to
be valued under Treasury Regulations Section 1.280G-1 Q/A – 24(c); (vii) acceleration of vesting of all other stock options and equity awards; and (viii) 

  
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within any category, reductions shall be from the last due payment to the first. The determinations with respect to this Section 5(h) shall be made by an independent auditor (the
“Auditor”) compensated by the Company. The Auditor shall be the Company’s regular independent auditor, unless Executive objects to the use of that firm, in which event the Auditor shall be a nationally-recognized United
States public accounting firm chosen by the Company and approved by Executive (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Auditor shall prepare a report setting forth its findings in a form on which Executive can rely when
filing her taxes. 
  

	SECTION 6.	COVENANTS BY EXECUTIVE 

 (a) Company Property. Upon the
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall promptly return all Company Property which had been entrusted or made available to Executive by the Company. “Property” means all records, files,
memoranda, communication, reports, price lists, plans for current or prospective business operations, customer lists, drawings, plans, sketches, keys, codes, computer hardware and software and other property of any kind or description prepared, used
or possessed by Executive during Executive’s employment by the Company (and any duplicates of any such Property) together with any and all information, ideas, concepts, discoveries, processes, intellectual property, inventions and the like
conceived, made, developed or acquired at any time by Executive individually or with others during Executive’s employment which relate to the Company or its products or services or operations, provided, however, Executive shall be permitted to
retain her address book. In addition, to the extent the Company has any right in Executive’s cell phone number, it shall cooperate with Executive to transfer it to her upon Executive’s termination. 

(b) Trade Secrets. Executive agrees that Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and
shall not, except in the good faith performance of Executive’s duties, directly or indirectly use or disclose any Trade Secret that Executive may have acquired during the term of Executive’s employment by the Company for so long as such
information remains a Trade Secret. “Trade Secret” means information, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing
or a process that (1) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being generally readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and (2) is
the subject of reasonable efforts by the Company to maintain its secrecy. This Section 6(b) is intended to provide rights to the Company which are in addition to, not in lieu of, those rights the Company has under the common law or applicable
statutes for the protection of trade secrets. 
 (c) Confidential Information. During the Employment Term and
continuing thereafter indefinitely, Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company, and shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, any Confidential 

  
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Information that Executive may have acquired (whether or not developed or compiled by Executive and whether or not Executive is authorized to have access to such information) during the term of,
and in the course of, or as a result of Executive’s employment by the Company without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors unless and except to the extent that such disclosure is (i) made in the ordinary course of
Executive’s performance of her duties under this Agreement or (ii) required by any subpoena or other legal process (in which event Executive will give the Company prompt notice of such subpoena or other legal process in order to permit the
Company to seek appropriate protective orders). “Confidential Information” means any secret, confidential or proprietary information possessed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, including, without
limitation, trade secrets, customer or supplier lists, details of client or consultant contracts, current and anticipated customer requirements, pricing policies, price lists, market studies, business plans, operational methods, marketing plans or
strategies, advertising campaigns, information regarding customers or suppliers, computer software programs (including object code and source code), data and documentation data, base technologies, systems, structures and architectures, inventions
and ideas, past current and planned research and development, compilations, devices, methods, techniques, processes, financial information and data, business acquisition plans and new personnel acquisition plans and the terms and conditions of this
Agreement that has not become generally available to the public. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in this Agreement or otherwise, nothing herein shall prohibit Executive from reporting possible violations of federal, state or
local law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity or self-regulatory organization including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other
disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal, state or local law or regulation (it being understood that Executive does not need the Company’s prior authorization to make any such reports or disclosures and
Executive is not required to notify the Company that she has made such reports or disclosures). 
 (d)
Remedies. Executive recognizes that her duties will entail the receipt of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information as defined in this Section 6. Those Trade Secrets and Confidential Information have been developed by the Company
at substantial cost and constitute valuable and unique property of the Company. Accordingly, the Executive acknowledges that protection of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information is a legitimate business interest. If, following
termination of employment, the Executive shall materially breach the covenants contained in this Section 6, the Company shall have no further obligation to make any payment to Executive pursuant to this Agreement and may recover from Executive all
such damages as it may be entitled to at law or in equity. In addition, the Executive acknowledges that any such breach is likely to result in irreparable harm to the Company. The Company shall be entitled to specific performance of the
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in this Section 6, including entry of a temporary restraining order in state or federal court, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against activities in violation of this
Section 6, or both, or other appropriate judicial remedy, writ or order. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants in this Section 6 shall be construed as agreements independent of any other provision of this Agreement or any
other agreement between the Company and Executive, and that the existence of any claim or cause of action by Executive against the Company, whether predicated upon this Agreement or any other agreement, shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement by the Company of such covenants. 
 (e) Non-Solicitation. During the Employment Term and for a period of
two (2) years thereafter (such period is referred to as the “No Recruit Period”), the Executive will not solicit or attempt to solicit, either directly or indirectly, any person who was at any time within the six (6) months
preceding such solicitation an employee of the Company to terminate or alter their employment with the Company. The foregoing is not intended to limit any legal rights or remedies that any employee of the Company may have under common law with
regard to any interference by Executive at any time with the contractual relationship the Company may have with any of its employees. In addition, the foregoing shall not be violated by (i) Executive serving solely as an employment reference upon
request, (ii) Executive encouraging an employee to leave employment with the Company in the good faith performance of Executive’s duties to the Company or (iii) general advertising or solicitation for employment not specifically targeted at the
Company’s employees. 
 (f) Reasonable and Continuing Obligations. Executive agrees that Executive’s
obligations under this Section 6 are obligations which will continue beyond the Termination Date and that such obligations are reasonable, fair and equitable in scope. The terms and duration are necessary to protect the Company’s
legitimate business interests and are a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement. Executive further acknowledges that the consideration for this Section 6 is her employment or continued employment. Except as provided in this
Agreement, Executive will not be paid any additional compensation for application or enforcement of the restrictive covenants contained in this Section 6. 

(g) Work Product. The term “Work Product” includes any and all information, programs, concepts,
processes, discoveries, improvements, formulas, know-how and inventions, in any form whatsoever, relating to the business or activities of the Company, or resulting from or suggested by any work developed by the Executive in connection with the
Company, or by the Executive at the Company’s request. Executive acknowledges that all Work Product developed during the Term is property of the Company and accordingly, Executive does hereby irrevocably assign all Work Product developed by the
Executive to the Company and agrees: (a) to assign to the Company, free from any obligation of the Company to the Executive, all of the Executive’s right, title and interest in and to Work Product conceived, discovered, researched, or developed
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jointly with others during the term of this Agreement and for three (3) months after the termination or nonrenewal of this Agreement; and (b) to disclose to the Company promptly and in writing
such Work Product upon the Executive’s acquisition thereof. 
 (h) Cooperation. During and subsequent to
termination of the employment of Executive, Executive will reasonably cooperate with the Company and furnish any and all complete and truthful information, testimony or affidavits in connection with any matter that arose during Executive’s
employment that relate to the business or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiary corporations, divisions or affiliates, of which the Executive may have any knowledge or involvement; and will be reasonably available to consult with and
provide information to Company and its representatives concerning such matters. Subsequent to the termination of the employment of Executive, the parties will make their best efforts to have such cooperation performed at reasonable times and places
and in a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with any other commitments of Executive and shall be done so as to limit Executive’s travel. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as requiring the Executive to provide any
testimony, sworn statement or declaration that is not complete and truthful. If Executive is requested or required to travel in order to provide any testimony or otherwise provide any such assistance, then Company will reimburse the Executive for
any reasonable, ordinary and necessary travel and lodging expenses incurred by Executive to do so provided the Executive submits all documentation required under Company’s standard travel expense reimbursement policies and as otherwise may be
required to satisfy any requirements under applicable tax laws for the Company to deduct those expenses. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as requiring the Executive to provide any testimony or affidavit that is not
complete and truthful. 
  

	SECTION 7.	MISCELLANEOUS 

 (a) 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: 

STEIN MART, INC 
 Attention:
General Counsel 
 1200 Riverplace Boulevard, 10th Floor 

Jacksonville, FL 32207 

Facsimile: (904) 346-1297 

Notices and communications to Executive shall be sent to the address Executive most recently provided to the Company. 

  
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 (b) No Waiver. No failure by either the Company or Executive at any
time to give notice of any breach by the other 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. 

(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by Florida law without reference to the choice of law
principles thereof. 
 (d) Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and any successor in interest to the Company. The Company may assign this Agreement to any affiliate or successor that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company or a majority of the voting interests of the
Company. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by operation of law, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Company) to expressly assume and
agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean Company as defined above and,
unless the context otherwise requires, any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement are
personal and shall not be assigned or transferred. 
 (e) Other Agreements. This Agreement replaces and merges any and
all previous agreements and understandings regarding all the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, and this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and Executive with respect to
such terms and conditions. 
 (f) Amendment. No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in
writing and signed by the Company and by Executive. 
 (g) Invalidity and Severability. If any part of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining part shall be unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect, and the invalid or otherwise unenforceable part shall be deemed not
to be part of this Agreement. 
 (h) Litigation. In the event that either party to this Agreement institutes
litigation against the other party to enforce her or its respective rights under this Agreement, each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with such litigation. As a material part of the consideration for this
Agreement, BOTH PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY A JURY in the event of any litigation arising from this Agreement. All legal actions arising out of or connected with this Agreement must be instituted solely in the Circuit Court of
Duval 

  
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County, Florida, or in the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, and all parties hereto do hereby agree to submit to the exclusive personal
jurisdiction of such courts. Each of the parties hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of any such action and expressly and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
objection which it may have or hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any such action brought in any such court and any claim that any such action has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of
litigation to enforce this Agreement following a Change of Control, any costs incurred by Executive, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable expenses, shall be paid by the Company to the extent Executive is the prevailing party.

 (i) Code Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to be interpreted and applied so that the payment of the benefits
set forth herein either shall either be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, or shall comply with the requirements of such provision. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, if Executive is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, any payments or benefits due upon a termination of Executive’s employment under any arrangement that constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning
of Code Section 409A and which do not otherwise qualify under the exemptions under Treas. Regs. Section 1.409A-1 (including without limitation, the short-term deferral exemption and the permitted payments under Treas. Regs. Section
1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)), shall be delayed and paid or provided on the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months after Executive’s separation from service (as such term is defined in Code Section 409A and the regulations and other
published guidance thereunder) for any reason other than death, and (ii) the date of Executive’s death. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, distributions upon termination of Executive’s employment may
only be made upon a “separation from service” as determined under Code Section 409A and such date shall be the termination date for purposes of this Agreement. Each payment under this Agreement or otherwise shall be treated as a separate
payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement or otherwise which constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the
meaning of Code Section 409A. All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A. To the extent that any reimbursements pursuant to this Agreement
or otherwise are taxable to Executive, any reimbursement payment due to Executive shall be paid to Executive on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred; provided,
that, Executive has provided the Company written documentation of such expenses in a timely fashion and such expenses otherwise satisfy the Company’s expense reimbursement policies. 

  
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Reimbursements pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such reimbursements that Executive receives in one taxable
year shall not affect the amount of such reimbursements that she receives in any other taxable year. 
 (j) No Mitigation;
No Offset. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise and the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement shall
not be reduced by any compensation earned as a result of subsequent employment of Executive following the termination of her employment hereunder. 

(k) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original, but all
of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement effective as of
the Effective Date. 
  

									
	STEIN MART, INC.	 		 		 	EXECUTIVE
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Jay Stein
	 		 		 	 /s/ Dawn H. Robertson

	Name:	 	Jay Stein	 		 		 	Dawn H. Robertson
	Title:	 	Chairman of the Board	 		 		 	
	Date:	 	March 12, 2016	 		 		 	Date: March 12, 2016

 SCHEDULE A 

BENEFITS 
  

	1.	Retirement Plan/Life Insurance/AD&D 

 The Executive shall be entitled to participate
in all retirement plans and will be entitled to life insurance and AD&D benefits which other senior executives of the Company or affiliates of the Company are eligible. 
  

	2.	Long-Term Disability 

 The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all Long-Term
and Life Time Disability plans which other senior executives of the Company or affiliates of the Company are eligible. 
  

	3.	Medical/Dental Benefits 

 The Executive shall be entitled to the medical/dental benefits
which are made available to her and other senior executives of the Company at the time of this contract. 
  

	4.	Benefit Plans 

 Executive’s eligibility to participate in the aforementioned Benefit
Plans is subject to the terms and condition of the specific plan documents and any conflict between this Agreement and the plan documents shall be controlled by the terms of the plan. The Company reserves the right to amend, modify or cancel any of
the benefit plans currently provided. 
 The above benefits currently include: 

 

	 	•	 	Split Dollar Life Insurance equivalent to 5X base and Cash Bonus 

  

	 	•	 	Executive medical, Dental and Vision... $25,000 first dollar coverage 

  

	 	•	 	Deferred Compensation with a $0.50 match on the first 10% of Base and Bonus with the opportunity to earn up to an additional 50% for achieving Target Performance 

 

	 	•	 	Car Allowance of $3,300/Qtr. 

  

	 	•	 	401 K plan with 50% match up to the first 4% of base/bonus 

  

	 	•	 	Associate Discount at 25% 

  

	 	•	 	LTD and Salary Continuation based on total service 

  

	 	•	 	Company owned phone 

  
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