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Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT 

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of May 18, 2017, between FIRST FOUNDATION INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), and NEXBANK SSB (with its participants, successors and assigns, “Lender”).

R E C I T A L S

A.Borrower and Lender are parties to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of February 8, 2017 (as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or amended and restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”). Unless otherwise indicated herein, all terms used with their initial letter capitalized are used herein with their meaning as defined in the Loan Agreement and all Section references are to Sections in the Loan Agreement. 

B.On February 8, 2017, Borrower executed a Revolving Promissory Note in the principal amount of $25,000,000 in favor of Lender, evidencing the Loan (the “Original Note”).

C.Borrower and Lender have agreed to increase the maximum amount of the Loan in an amount equal to $25,000,000, after which the maximum outstanding principal balance of the Loan as of the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) shall be $50,000,000.

D.Borrower has requested that Lender amend the Loan Agreement as provided below.

E.Borrower has requested that Lender amend the Original Note as provided in the Amended and Restated Promissory Note being delivered in connection herewith (the “Amended and Restated Note”).

F.Borrower and Lender desire to amend the Loan Documents, subject to the terms, conditions, and representations set forth herein, as requested by Borrower.

G.Borrower and Lender agree to the other terms and provisions provided below, subject to the terms, conditions, and representations set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree, as follows:

	
1.
	
Amendments to Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the Loan Agreement is amended as follows:

(a)The following definition in Section 2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Note:  That certain Amended and Restated Revolving Promissory Note dated as of First Amendment Effective Date in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000, or such lesser amount of the Loans as may be outstanding hereunder, made payable to the order of Lender, to evidence the Loans.”

(b)Section 2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to add the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical order as follows:

“First Amendment Effective Date:  May 18, 2017.”

(c)Section 4.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the phrase “Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000)” and replace it with the phrase “Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000)”.

	
2.
	
Conditions Precedent. Notwithstanding any contrary provision, this Amendment shall be effective on the first Business Day upon which all of the following conditions precedent have been satisfied (the “Effective Date”):

(a) Lender shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by Borrower, Lender, and each other party set forth on the signature pages hereto, and the original executed Amended and Restated Note;

(b)Lender shall have received satisfactory evidence that Borrower has paid the fees and expenses of counsel described in Section 5; 

(c)No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result after giving effect to this Amendment; 

(d)Lender shall have received (i) an officer’s certificate of an authorized officer of Borrower certifying and attaching true and correct copies of its most recent Constituent Documents and (ii) a certified copy, signed by Borrower’s secretary, of a resolution of the board of directors of Borrower authorizing this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Note; and

(e)Lender shall have received an opinion from counsel for Borrower covering due authorization, execution and delivery and enforceability of the Amendment and the Amended and Restated Note.

(f)Lender shall have received such other instruments and documents incidental and appropriate to the transactions provided for herein as Lender or its counsel may reasonably request, and all such documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (it being agreed that execution of this Amendment by Lender shall evidence that the foregoing conditions have been fulfilled).

	
3.
	
Reaffirmation of Loan Documents and Liens. Except as amended and modified hereby, any and all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed by Borrower.  Borrower hereby agrees that, except as expressly provided in this Amendment, the amendments and modifications herein contained shall in no manner affect or impair the liabilities, duties and obligations of Borrower under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the Liens securing the payment and performance thereof. Borrower further confirms that the liens and security interests in the Collateral created under the Loan Documents secure, among other indebtedness, Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, and all modifications, amendments, renewals, extensions, and restatements thereof. 

	
4.
	
Representations and Warranties.  As a material inducement for Lender to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender (with the knowledge and intent that Lender is relying upon the same in consenting to this Amendment) that as of the Effective Date, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment: (a) all representations and warranties in the Loan Agreement and in all other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects, as though made on the date hereof, except to the extent that (i) any of them speak to a different specific date; or (ii) the facts or circumstances on which any of them were based have been changed by transactions or events not prohibited by the Loan Documents; (b) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Loan Documents or will exist after giving effect to this Amendment; (c) this Amendment has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary organizational action and requires the consent of no other Person, and is binding and enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms; and (d) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment in accordance with its terms, does not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice, or otherwise: (i) require any governmental approval, other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect, or violate any applicable law relating to Borrower; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under the Constituent Documents of Borrower thereof, or any indenture, agreement, or other instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its 

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properties may be bound; or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower.

	
5.
	
Fees, Costs and Expenses.  Borrower agrees to pay promptly the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to Lender for services rendered in connection with the preparation, negotiation, reproduction, execution, and delivery of this Amendment and all related documents; and

	
6.
	
Miscellaneous.

	
 
	
(a)
	
This Amendment shall be deemed to constitute a Loan Document for all purposes and in all respects.  Each reference in the Loan Agreement or Amended and Restated Note to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import, and each reference in the Loan Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or other agreements, documents or other instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the Loan Agreement to the “Loan Agreement”, shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

	
 
	
(b)
	
The Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, except as provided in this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Note, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.  The execution, delivery, and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any rights of Lender under any Loan Document, nor constitute a waiver under any of the Loan Documents.

	
 
	
(c)
	
All of the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

	
 
	
(d)
	
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.  Delivery of photocopies of the signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of manually executed counterparts of this Amendment.

	
 
	
(e)
	
THIS AMENDMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

	
 
	
(f)
	
The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.

	
 
	
(g)
	
Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

	
 
	
(h)
	
This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

	
 
	
(i)
	
The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Lender under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment in multiple counterparts on the date stated on the signature pages hereto, but effective as of Effective Date.

 

BORROWER:

FIRST FOUNDATION INC.,

a Delaware corporation

	
 
	
By:
	
 
	
/s/ JOHN MICHEL

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
John Michel

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Signature Page to

First Amendment to Loan Agreement

LENDER:

NEXBANK SSB

	
 
	
By:
	
 
	
/s/ RHETT MILLER

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Rhett Miller

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
SVP & Chief Credit Officer

 

Signature Page to

First Amendment to Loan AgreementExhibit 10.2

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

AGREEMENT
dated as of March 20, 2017 between Dennis M. McGrath, residing at 2 Colonial Court, Medford, NJ 08055 (“Executive”),
and PAVmed Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal office at One Grand Central Place, Suite 4600, New York, New York
10165 (“Company”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Company desires to employ Executive, and Executive desires to be employed by the Company, on the terms and conditions herein
set forth;

 

IT
IS AGREED:

 

1.       Employment,
Duties and Acceptance.

 

1.1   General.
The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. All of Executive’s
powers and authority in any capacity shall at all times be subject to the direction and control of the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and Board of Directors (“Board”). The Board may assign to Executive such management and supervisory responsibilities
and executive duties for the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, including serving as an executive officer and/or director
of any subsidiary, as are consistent with Executive’s status as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. At
the earliest time that his appointment will not result in the Company having less than a majority of independent directors (as
defined under the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC), the Company shall appoint Executive as a director.

 

1.2   Full-Time
Position. Executive accepts such employment and agrees to devote his best efforts and full time to promote the business and
affairs of the Company and its affiliated entities and shall be engaged in other business activities only to the extent that such
activities do not materially interfere or conflict with his obligations to the Company hereunder. Nothing herein, other than Section
5.4 below, shall be construed as preventing Executive from making and supervising personal investments, or serving on civic, philanthropic,
educational, or charitable boards or committees, or with the prior written consent of the Board, in its sole discretion, on corporate
boards so long as such activities are permitted under the Company’s Code of Conduct and employment practices. Executive
acknowledges and agrees that Schedule 1.2 attached hereto represents a complete list of corporate boards on which the Executive
serves

 

     

     

    

 

as
of the effective date of this agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, in no event shall the
Executive invest in any business competitive with the Company or that would otherwise violate the provisions of Section 5.4 below.

 

1.3   Location.
Executive will perform his duties in New York, New York. Executive shall undertake such occasional travel, within or outside the
United States, as is reasonably necessary in the interests of the Company.

 

2.       Term.
The term of Executive’s employment hereunder shall commence on March 20, 2017 (“Commencement Date”) and terminate
on the two year anniversary of the Commencement Date (“Term”) unless terminated earlier as provided in this Agreement,
or unless extended by mutual written agreement of the Company and Executive. Unless the Company and Executive have otherwise agreed
in writing, if Executive continues to work for the Company after the expiration of the Term, his employment thereafter shall be
under the same terms and conditions provided for in this Agreement, except that his employment will be on an “at will”
basis and the provisions of Sections 4.4 and 4.6(c) shall no longer be in effect.

 

3.       Compensation
and Benefits.

 

3.1   Salary.
The Company shall pay to Executive a salary (“Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $285,000. Executive’s compensation
shall be paid in equal, periodic installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures. The Executive’s
base salary shall be reviewed periodically by the Board or Committee (as defined below) pursuant to the Board or Committee’s
normal performance review policies for senior level executives.

 

3.2   Bonus.
In addition to the Base Salary, Executive shall be eligible to receive a discretionary performance bonus (“Bonus”)
with a target of fifty percent (50%) of the Executive’s Base Salary as of December 31st of the preceding year
based on Executive’s and the Company’s performance over the preceding year. The payment and amount of any Bonus shall
be in the sole discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”).

 

3.3   Stock
Options. Upon the Commencement Date, the Company shall grant Executive an option (“Option”) to purchase 250,000
shares of the Company’s Common Stock

 

     

     

    

 

under
the Company’s 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“Plan”). The Option shall have an exercise price equal to the “Fair
Market Value” (as defined in the Plan) of the Company’s Common Stock on such date and shall vest over three years
in twelve equal quarterly installments.

 

3.4   Benefits.
Executive shall be entitled to such medical, life, disability and other benefits as are generally afforded to other executives
of the Company, subject to applicable waiting periods and other conditions, as well as participation in all other company-wide
employee benefits, including a defined contribution pension plan and 401(k) plan, as may be made available generally to executive
employees from time to time.

 

3.5   Vacation.
Executive shall be entitled to twenty (20) days of paid vacation in each year during the Term and to a reasonable number of other
days off for religious and personal reasons in accordance with customary Company policy.

 

3.6   Expenses.
The Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all transportation, hotel and other expenses reasonably incurred by Executive
on business trips and for all other ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by him in the conduct of
the business of the Company, including expenses relating to his laptop, cell phone or other similar devices, against itemized
vouchers submitted with respect to any such expenses and approved in accordance with customary procedures.

 

3.7   Housing.
The Company and Executive anticipate that Executive will relocate his primary work residence to the Greater New York City area
prior to the completion of the Term. The Company shall pay Executive an aggregate of up to $2,250 per month to cover temporary
housing (including hotel or apartment rental) and travel expenses for a period of up to 12 months from the Commencement Date.

 

4.        Termination.

 

4.1   Death.
If Executive dies during the Term, Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate and the Company shall pay to Executive’s
estate the amount set forth in Section 4.6(a).

 

     

     

    

 

4.2   Disability.
The Company, by written notice to Executive, may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder if Executive shall fail because
of illness or incapacity to render services of the character contemplated by this Agreement for one hundred eighty (180) days.
Upon such termination, the Company shall pay to Executive the amount set forth in Section 4.6(a).

 

4.3   By
Company for “Cause” or By the Executive Without “Good Reason”. The Company, by written notice to Executive,
may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for “Cause.” As used herein, “Cause” shall mean:
(a) the refusal or failure by Executive to carry out any lawful direction of the Board which are of a material nature and consistent
with his status as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (or whichever positions Executive holds at such time),
or the refusal or failure by Executive to perform a material part of Executive’s duties hereunder; (b) the commission by
Executive of a material breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement; (c) fraud or dishonest action by Executive in his relations
with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (“dishonest” for these purposes shall mean Executive’s
knowingly or recklessly making of a material misstatement or omission for his personal benefit); or (d) the conviction of Executive
of a felony under federal or state law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no “Cause” for termination shall be deemed
to exist with respect to Executive’s acts described in clauses (a) or (b) above, unless the Company shall have given written
notice to Executive within a period not to exceed ten (10) calendar days of the initial existence of the occurrence, specifying
the “Cause” with reasonable particularity and, within thirty (30) calendar days after such notice, Executive shall
not have cured or eliminated the problem or thing giving rise to such “Cause;” provided, however, no more than two
cure periods need be provided during any twelve-month period. Upon such termination, the Company shall pay to Executive the amount
set forth in Section 4.6(b). The Company shall also pay such amount to Executive upon his termination of employment without “Good
Reason” (as defined below), which Executive shall have the right to do on at least thirty (30) days written notice to the
Company.

 

4.4   By
Executive for “Good Reason”. The Executive, by written notice to the Company, may terminate Executive’s
employment hereunder if a “Good Reason” exists. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean
the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Executive’s prior written consent: (a) a substantial and
material adverse change in the nature of Executive’s title, duties or responsibilities with the Company

 

     

     

    

 

(other
than as a director of the Company) that represents a demotion from his title, duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately
prior to such change (such change, a “Demotion”); (b) material breach of this Agreement by the Company; (c) a
failure by the Company to make any payment to Executive when due, unless the payment is not material and is being contested by
the Company, in good faith; (d) a change of the principal office or work place assigned to the Executive to a location more than
35 miles distant from its location immediately prior to such change; (e) a material reduction of the Executive’s Base Salary
or bonus opportunity, unless pursuant to a reduction in such items applicable proportionally to all senior management and board
members; or (f) a liquidation, bankruptcy or receivership of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no “Good Reason”
shall be deemed to exist with respect to the Company’s acts described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above, unless
Executive shall have given written notice to the Company within a period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days of the initial
existence of the occurrence, specifying the “Good Reason” with reasonable particularity and, within thirty (30) calendar
days after such notice, the Company shall not have cured or eliminated the problem or thing giving rise to such “Good Reason”;
provided, however, that no more than two cure periods shall be provided during any twelve-month period of a breach of clauses
(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) above. Upon such termination, the Company shall pay to Executive the amount set forth in Section 4.6(c).

 

4.5   By
Company Without “Cause”. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder without “Cause”
by giving at least thirty (30) days written notice to Executive. Upon such termination, the Company shall pay to Executive the
amount set forth in Section 4.6(c).

 

4.6   Compensation
Upon Termination. In the event that Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated, the Company shall pay to Executive
the following compensation:

 

(a)          Payment
Upon Death or Disability. In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Sections 4.1 or 4.2, the
Company shall no longer be under any obligation to Executive or his legal representatives pursuant to this Agreement except for:
(i) the Base Salary due Executive pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof through the date of termination; (ii) any Bonus which would have
become payable under Section 3.2 for the year in which the

 

     

     

    

 

employment
was terminated prorated by multiplying the full amount of the Bonus by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of “full
calendar months” worked by Executive during the year of termination and the denominator of which is 12 (a “full calendar
month” is a month in which the Executive worked at least two weeks); (iii) all earned and previously approved but unpaid
Bonuses for any year prior to the year of termination; (iv) all valid expense reimbursements, and (v) all accrued but unused vacation
pay.

 

(b)          Payment
Upon Termination by the Company For “Cause” or by the Executive Without Good Reason. In the event that the Company
terminates Executive’s employment hereunder pursuant to Section 4.3, the Company shall have no further obligations to the
Executive hereunder, except for: (i) the Base Salary due Executive pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof through the date of termination
(ii) all valid expense reimbursements and (ii) all unused vacation pay through the date of termination required by law to be paid.

 

(c)          Payment
Upon Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. In the event that Executive’s employment
is terminated pursuant to Sections 4.4 or 4.5, the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive hereunder except for:
(i) the Base Salary (at the rate in effect immediately before Executive’s termination or resignation, as applicable) due
Executive pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof for six (6) months from the date of termination or until the end of the Term, whichever
is earlier, payable in accordance with Section 3.1; (ii) any Bonus which would have become payable under Section 3.2 for the year
in which the employment was terminated prorated by multiplying the full amount of the Bonus by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of “full calendar months” worked by Executive during the year of termination and the denominator of
which is 12 (a “full calendar month” is a month in which the Executive worked at least two weeks); (iii) the Base
Salary due Executive pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof through the date of termination; (iv) all valid expense reimbursements; (v)
to the extent the Executive timely elects to receive continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive, on a monthly basis, an amount equal
to the full monthly premium for such coverage, from the date of termination until the date six (6) months following the date of
termination (the COBRA health care continuation coverage period under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”) shall run concurrently with the foregoing period); and (vi) all accrued but unused vacation pay,

 

     

     

    

 

subject,
in the case of clause (i) and (ii), to Executive’s compliance with Section 5 and to Executive’s execution of a release
of claims in favor of the Company, its affiliates and their respective officers and directors in a form provided by the Company
and such release becoming effective,.

 

(d)          Executive
shall have no duty to mitigate awards paid or payable to him pursuant to this Agreement, and any compensation paid or payable
to Executive from sources other than the Company will not offset or terminate the Company’s obligation to pay to Executive
the full amounts pursuant to this Agreement.

 

5.       Protection
of Confidential Information; Non-Competition.

 

5.1   Acknowledgment.
Executive acknowledges that:

 

(a)          As
a result of his employment with the Company, Executive will obtain secret and confidential information concerning the business
of the Company and its subsidiaries (referred to collectively in this Section 5 as the “Company”), including, without
limitation, financial information, proprietary rights, trade secrets and “know-how,” customers and sources (“Confidential
Information”).

 

(b)          The
Company will suffer substantial damage which will be difficult to compute if, during the period of his employment with the Company
or thereafter, Executive should enter a business competitive with the Company or divulge Confidential Information.

 

(c)          The
provisions of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the business of the Company.

 

5.2   Confidentiality.
Executive agrees that he will not at any time, during the Term or thereafter, divulge to any person or entity any Confidential
Information obtained or learned by him as a result of his employment with the Company, except (i) in the course of performing
his duties hereunder, (ii) with the Company’s prior written consent; (iii) to the extent that any such information is in
the public domain other than as a result of Executive’s breach of any of his obligations hereunder; or (iv) where required
to be disclosed by law, regulation, stock exchange rule, court order, subpoena or other government process. If Executive shall
be

 

     

     

    

 

required
to make disclosure pursuant to the provisions of clause (iv) of the preceding sentence, Executive promptly, but in no event more
than 48 hours after learning of such subpoena, court order, or other government process, shall notify, confirmed by mail, the
Company and, at the Company’s expense, Executive shall: (a) take all reasonably necessary and lawful steps required by the
Company to defend against the enforcement of such subpoena, court order or other government process, and (b) permit the Company
to intervene and participate with counsel of its choice in any proceeding relating to the enforcement thereof.

 

5.3   Documents.
Upon termination of his employment with the Company, Executive will promptly deliver to the Company all memoranda, notes, records,
reports, manuals, drawings, blueprints and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the business of the Company and
all property associated therewith, which he may then possess or have under his control; provided, however, that Executive shall
be entitled to retain copies of such documents reasonably necessary to document his financial relationship with the Company.

 

5.4   Non-competition.
During the Term and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, Executive, without the prior written permission of the Company,
shall not, anywhere in the world, (i) be employed by, or render any services to, any person, firm or corporation engaged in the
medical device industry (or any other business) which is directly in competition with any “material” business conducted
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries at the time of termination (as used herein “material” means a business which
generated at least 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the last full fiscal year for which audited financial
statements are available) (“Competitive Business”); (ii) engage in any Competitive Business for his or its own account;
(iii) be associated with or interested in any Competitive Business as an individual, partner, shareholder, creditor, director,
officer, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, advisor or in any other relationship or capacity; (iv) employ or retain,
or have or cause any other person or entity to employ or retain, any person who was employed or retained by the Company while
Executive was employed by the Company (other than Executive’s personal secretary and assistant); or (v) solicit, interfere
with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company, for the benefit of a Competitive Business, any of its customers or other persons
with whom the Company has a contractual relationship. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude
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chooses,
provided, however, that Executive may not, during the period referred to in this Section 5.4, own more than 4.9% of the equity
securities of any Competitive Business.

 

5.5   Injunctive
Relief. If Executive commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of Sections 5.2 or 5.4, the
Company shall have the right and remedy to seek to have the provisions of this Agreement specifically enforced by any court having
equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed by Executive that the services being rendered hereunder to the Company are
of a special, unique and extraordinary character and that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to
the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company. The rights and remedies enumerated in this
Section 5.5 shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company under law or equity.
In connection with any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action
or proceeding shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the other party for the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred
by the prevailing party.

 

5.6   Modification.
If any provision of Sections 5.2 or 5.4 is held to be unenforceable because of the scope, duration or area of its applicability,
the tribunal making such determination shall have the power to modify such scope, duration, or area, or all of them, and such
provision or provisions shall then be applicable in such modified form.

 

5.7   Survival.
The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive the termination of employment under this Agreement for any reason, except in the
events that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without “Cause,” or if Executive terminates
this Agreement with “Good Reason,” in either of which events, clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 5.4 shall be
null and void and of no further force or effect. The non-renewal of this Agreement at the end of the Term shall not be deemed
to be a termination by the Company without “Cause”.

 

6.       Miscellaneous
Provisions.

 

6.1   Notices.
All notices provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been duly given when (i) delivered
personally to the party to receive the same, or (ii) when mailed first class postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt
requested, addressed to the party to receive the same at his or its address set forth below, or such

 

     

     

    

 

other
address as the party to receive the same shall have specified by written notice given in the manner provided for in this Section
6.1, or sent via email or facsimile.

 

If
to Executive:

 

Dennis
M. McGrath

2
Colonial Court

Medford,
NJ 08055

Email:
dennis.mcgrathcpa@gmail.com

Facsimile:
(609)-953-9303

 

With
a copy in either case to:

Pavia
& Harcourt LLP

590
Madison Avenue

New
York, New York 10022

Attn:
Adam D. Mitzner, Esq.

Facsimile:
212-969-2900

 

If
to the Company:

 

PAVmed
Inc.

One
Grand Central Place, Suite 4600

New
York, New York 10165

Attn:
Lishan Aklog, M.D.

Email:
la@pavmed.com

Facsimile:
(212) 634-7403

 

With
a copy in either case to:

 

Graubard
Miller

The
Chrysler Building

405
Lexington Ave, 11th Floor

New
York, NY 10170

Attn:
David Alan Miller; Jeffrey M. Gallant

Email:
dmiller@graubard.com; jgallant@graubard.com

Facsimile:
(212) 818-8881

 

6.2   Entire
Agreement; Waiver. This Agreement, the Option and the separate indemnification agreement being entered simultaneously herewith
sets forth the entire agreement of the parties relating to the employment of Executive and is intended to supersede all prior
negotiations, understandings and agreements. No provisions of this Agreement may be waived or changed except by a writing by the
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enforced.
The failure of any party to require performance of any provision hereof or thereof shall in no manner affect the right at a later
time to enforce such provision.

 

6.3   Governing
Law. All questions with respect to the construction of this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder,
shall be determined in accordance with the law of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely
in New York.

 

6.4   Binding
Effect; Nonassignability. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
Company. This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive, but shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Executive’s
heirs and legal representatives.

 

6.5   Severability.
Should any provision of this Agreement become legally unenforceable, no other provision of this Agreement shall be affected, and
this Agreement shall continue as if the Agreement had been executed absent the unenforceable provision.

 

6.6   Section
409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section
409A”). To the extent that any payments and/or benefits provided hereunder are not considered compliant with Section 409A,
the parties agree that the Company shall take all actions necessary to make such payments and/or benefits become compliant.

 

6.7   Preparation
of Agreement. This Agreement has been prepared by Graubard Miller (“GM”) solely as counsel to the Company. 
GM is not acting as legal counsel nor providing any legal representation or consultative services to Executive in connection with
the Agreement and the Company has advised Executive to seek the advice of other counsel in connection with the negotiation and
preparation of this Agreement.

 

7.       Arbitration;
Expenses. In the event of any dispute under the provisions of this Agreement, other than a dispute in which the primary relief
sought is an equitable remedy such as an injunction, the parties shall be required to have the dispute, controversy or claim settled
by arbitration in the non-moving parties jurisdiction in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures
then in effect of the American Arbitration Association, before an arbitrator agreed to by both parties. If the parties cannot
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the
Company and the Executive will each choose an arbitrator. The two arbitrators will then select a third arbitrator who will serve
as the actual arbitrator for the dispute, controversy or claim. Any award entered by the arbitrator shall be final, binding and
nonappealable and judgment may be entered thereon by either party in accordance with applicable law in any court of competent
jurisdiction. This arbitration provision shall be specifically enforceable. The arbitrator shall have no authority to modify any
provision of this Agreement or to award a remedy for a dispute involving this Agreement other than a benefit specifically provided
under or by virtue of the Agreement. Each party shall be responsible for its own expenses relating to the conduct of the arbitration
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and shall share the fees of the American Arbitration Association.

 

8.        Attorneys’
Fees. Except as provided in Section 7 above, in any action at law or in equity to enforce or construe any provisions or rights
under this Agreement, the unsuccessful party or parties to such litigation, as determined by the courts pursuant to a final judgment
or decree, shall pay the successful party or parties all costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by such
successful party or parties (including, without limitation, such costs, expenses, and fees on any appeals), and if such successful
party or parties shall recover judgment in any such action or proceedings, such costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees shall
be included as part of such judgment.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

 

	 	PAVMED INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Lishan Aklog	 
	 	 	Name: 	LISHAN AKLOG

	 
	 	 	Title:	Chairman & CEO	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Dennis M.
    McGrath	 
	 	 	DENNIS M. MCGRATH	 

 

     

     

    

 

Schedule
1.2. Schedule of Consultancy, Advisory, or Board of Directors

 

PhotoMedex,
Inc. (Nasdaq: PHMD)

DarioHealth
Corp. (Nasdaq: DRIO – formerly LabStyle Innovations)

Cagent
Vascular, LLC – Wayne, Pa.

Palvella
Therapeutics, LLC – Wayne, Pa.

Taylor
University Board of Visitors – Upland, Ind.

Manor
College Board of Trustees, Jenkintown, Pa.

Noninvasive
Medical Technologies, Inc. – Las Vegas, Nev.

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