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LaBranche & Co Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan

 Exhibit 10.1 

LABRANCHE & CO INC. 

2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

(as amended May 7, 2010) 

1. Purpose. The purpose of the LaBranche & Co Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to establish a
flexible vehicle through which LaBranche & Co Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), can offer equity-based compensation incentives to eligible personnel of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates
(collectively, the “Firm”) in order to attract, retain and motivate such personnel and to further align the interests of such personnel with those of the stockholders of the Company. 

2. Types of Awards. Awards under the Plan may be in the form of (a) options to purchase shares of the Company’s common
stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”), including options intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” (“ISOs”) within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”) and options which do not qualify as ISOs (“NQSOs”), (b) restricted shares of Common Stock, (c) restricted stock units tied to shares of Common Stock, (d) automatic awards of unrestricted
shares of Common Stock to members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) who are not employees of, or consultants to, the Firm (“Non-Employee Directors”) pursuant to Section 9 hereof, and
(e) other equity-based awards related to shares of Common Stock, including stock appreciation rights and dividend equivalents, which the Committee determines to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. 

3. Administration. 

(a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee or subcommittee
appointed by the Board for such purpose (the “Committee”). Unless the Board determines otherwise, the members of the Committee shall consist solely of individuals who qualify as “non-employee directors” under Rule 16b-3
promulgated under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and as “outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the Code. If for any reason the Committee does not satisfy
the “non-employee director” requirements of Rule 16b-3 or the “outside director” requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, such non-compliance shall not affect the validity of the awards, interpretations or other actions
of the Committee. 
 (b) Authority of Committee. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Committee, acting in its
sole and absolute discretion, shall have full power and authority to (i) select the persons to whom awards shall be made under the Plan, (ii) make awards to such persons and prescribe the terms and conditions of such awards,
(iii) construe, interpret and apply the provisions of the Plan and of any agreement or other document evidencing an award made under the Plan, (iv) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules
governing its own operations, (v) correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, (vi) subject to the provisions of Sections 6(c), 6(g), 7(b) and 8 hereof, amend any outstanding awards in any respect,
(vii) carry out any responsibility or duty specifically reserved to the Committee under the Plan, and (viii) make any and all determinations and interpretations and take such other actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to carry
out the provisions, intent and purposes of the Plan. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The Committee may act by the vote of a majority of its members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum or by unanimous
written consent. 

 (c) Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of
the Committee and any employee or director of the Firm to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan is delegated from and against any loss, cost, liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim
with the approval of the Board), damage and expense (including legal and other expenses incident thereto) arising out of or incurred in connection with the Plan, unless and except to the extent attributable to such person’s fraud or willful
misconduct. 
 4. Share Limitations. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14 hereof, the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan is 2,000,000. The number of shares available for granting ISOs under the Plan shall not exceed 2,000,000 shares, subject to Section 14 hereof and the provisions of Sections 422 or 424 of
the Code and any successor provisions, and all of the shares subject to the Plan may be ISOs. For this purpose, the following shares shall be deemed not to have been issued and shall be deemed to remain available for issuance: (a) shares
covered by the unexercised portion of an option or stock appreciation right that terminates, expires or is canceled, (b) shares of restricted stock that are forfeited or repurchased in accordance with the terms of the award, (c) shares
represented by restricted stock units or other-equity based awards that are forfeited, canceled or otherwise terminated, and (d) shares that are withheld in order to pay the purchase price for shares covered by any award or to satisfy the tax
withholding obligations associated with any award under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized and unissued, held by the Company in its treasury or otherwise acquired for purposes of the Plan. No
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued under the Plan. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which awards (including options and stock appreciation rights) may be granted under the Plan to any employee in any
calendar year shall be 500,000 shares. 
 5. Eligibility. 

(a) Discretionary Awards. Awards under the Plan may be made to such officers, directors, employees (including prospective
employees), consultants and other individuals who may perform services for the Firm, as the Committee may select. In making awards under the Plan, the Committee shall give consideration to the functions and responsibilities of a potential recipient,
the potential recipient’s previous and/or expected future contributions to the business of the Firm and such other factors as the Committee deems relevant under the circumstances. 

 

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 (b) Automatic Awards. Non-Employee Directors shall automatically receive awards of
unrestricted shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 9 hereof. 
 6. Stock Options. Subject to the provisions of
the Plan, the Committee may grant options to eligible personnel upon such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. The terms and conditions of any option shall be evidenced by a written option agreement or other instrument approved
for this purpose by the Committee. 
 (a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock covered by an
option granted under the Plan may not be less than the Fair Market Value per share on the date of grant (or, in the case of an ISO granted to an optionee who, at the time the option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a “subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code, 110% of Fair Market Value). 

(b) Option Term. No option granted under the Plan may be exercisable (if at all) more than ten years after the date the option is
granted (or, in the case of an ISO granted to a ten percent stockholder described in Section 422 of the Code, five years). 

(c) Vesting. The Committee may establish such vesting conditions and restrictions on the exercise of an option and/or upon the
issuance of Common Stock in connection with the exercise of an option as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, conditions and restrictions based upon continued employment or service, the attainment of specified performance goals
and/or other factors and criteria deemed relevant for this purpose. Once granted, the Committee may waive or otherwise accelerate the conditions or restrictions on vesting applicable to any outstanding options only if such waiver or acceleration
does not constitute a “Prohibited Modification.” For purposes of the Plan, a “Prohibited Modification” shall be deemed to refer to any one or a combination of the following (each of (i) through (iv) below being
hereinafter referred to as a “Modification”) which, when combined cumulatively with all previous Modifications, results in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Modifications have occurred exceeding
10% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14 hereof): 

(i) a waiver or acceleration of the conditions or restrictions on vesting applicable to any outstanding options, shares of
restricted stock or restricted stock units pursuant to this Section 6(c) or Section 7(b) hereof; 
  

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 (ii) a “Repricing” (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to
Section 6(g) hereof without the approval of the Company’s stockholders; 
 (iii) a grant of shares of
restricted stock or restricted stock units which vests at a rate more rapid than the rates set forth in the second sentence of Section 7(b) hereof; 

(iv) a grant or offer for sale to an officer or director of the Company of unrestricted shares of Common Stock which is
not in lieu of salary or cash bonuses pursuant to Section 8 hereof. 
 (d) Exercise of Options. Subject to
satisfaction of applicable withholding requirements, once vested and exercisable, an option may be exercised by transmitting to the Company (i) a notice specifying the number of shares to be purchased and (ii) payment of the exercise
price. The exercise price of an option may be paid in cash and/or such other form of payment as the Company may approve and as is permitted by applicable law. 

(e) Limitations on ISOs. ISOs may be granted only to employees of the Company or of a “parent corporation” or
“subsidiary corporation” (as such terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code) at the date of grant. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the
first time by a participant during any calendar year under all plans of the Company and of any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” shall not exceed $100,000, or the option shall be treated as a NQSO. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, ISOs will be taken into account generally in the order in which they are granted. Each provision of the Plan and each award agreement relating to an ISO shall be construed so that each ISO shall be an incentive stock option
as defined in Section 422 of the Code, and any provisions of the award agreement thereof that cannot be so construed shall be disregarded. 

(f) Rights as a Stockholder. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued in respect of the exercise of an option until full payment
of the exercise price and the applicable tax withholding obligation with respect to such exercise has been made or provided for. The holder of an option shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an option until the
date such shares are issued. Except as otherwise provided herein, no adjustments shall be made for dividend distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued. 

(g) Limitation on Repricing of Options. Unless and to the extent otherwise approved by the Company’s stockholders, under no
circumstances may the Board or the Committee authorize a Repricing (as hereinafter defined) of any outstanding options. For these purposes, a “Repricing” means any of the following (or any other action that has the same effect as any of
the following): (i) amending the terms of an option to lower its exercise price, (ii) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles, or (iii) canceling an option at a time when its
exercise price is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock, in exchange for another option, restricted stock, cash, or other equity award, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a merger,
acquisition, spin-off or other similar corporate transaction. A cancellation and exchange described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence will be considered a Repricing regardless of whether the option, restricted stock or other equity is
delivered simultaneously with the cancellation, regardless of whether it is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles, and regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the participant. 

 

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 7. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, the Committee may award restricted shares of Common Stock and/or restricted stock units tied to shares of Common Stock to eligible personnel upon such terms and subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate.
The terms and conditions of any restricted stock or restricted stock unit award shall be evidenced by a written agreement or other instrument approved for this purpose by the Committee. 

(a) Purchase Price. The purchase price payable for shares of restricted stock and for shares issued pursuant to the settlement of
a restricted stock unit may be as low as zero, provided, however, that to the extent required by applicable law, the purchase price per share shall be no less than the par value of a share of Common Stock. 

(b) Vesting. The Committee may establish such conditions and restrictions on the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock
units and on the issuance of shares of restricted stock as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, conditions and restrictions based upon continued employment or service, the attainment of specified performance goals and/or other
factors and criteria deemed relevant for this purpose. During a participant’s employment or service with the Firm, shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units shall become vested (on a monthly, quarterly, annual or other periodic
basis) over a period of not less than three years, unless and to the extent the vesting of such an award is conditioned upon the attainment of specified performance goals, in which case such award shall become vested over a period of not less than
one year, provided that in no event shall the foregoing limitations be construed as limiting the Committee’s power and authority to award shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units which automatically become vested, in whole or in
part, upon the termination of a participant’s employment or service with the Firm or upon the occurrence of a Change in Control. The Committee may not waive or otherwise accelerate the conditions or restrictions on vesting applicable to
previously granted shares of restricted stock or restricted stock units. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(b), the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) grant shares of restricted stock or
restricted stock units that vest at a rate that is more rapid than the applicable vesting rates set forth in the second sentence of this Section 7(b), and (ii) waive or otherwise accelerate, in whole or in part, the conditions or
restrictions on vesting applicable to previously granted shares of restricted stock or restricted stock units, in either case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such grant, waiver or acceleration does not constitute a Prohibited
Modification. 
  

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 (c) Rights as a Stockholder. The holder of restricted stock units awarded under the
Plan shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company and shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock referenced by such units until such shares are issued in the name of the holder
following the satisfaction or expiration of the vesting and other conditions and restrictions applicable to such units. The recipient of restricted stock shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the restricted stock, subject to any
restrictions and conditions as the Committee may impose. 
 (d) Stock Certificates for Restricted Stock. Unless the
Committee elects otherwise, shares of restricted stock shall be evidenced by book entries on the Company’s stock transfer records pending the expiration of restrictions thereon. If a stock certificate for shares of restricted stock is issued,
it shall bear an appropriate legend to reflect the nature of the restrictions applicable to the shares represented by the certificate, and the Committee may require that any or all such stock certificates be held in custody by the Company until the
applicable restrictions have lapsed. The Committee may establish such other conditions as it deems appropriate in connection with the issuance of certificates for shares of restricted stock, including, without limitation, a requirement that the
grantee deliver a duly signed stock power, endorsed in blank, for the shares covered by the award. 
 (e) Lapse of
Restrictions. If and when the vesting conditions and other restrictions applicable to a restricted stock or restricted stock unit award are satisfied or expire, a certificate for the shares covered or referenced by the award, to the extent
vested and free of restrictions, shall be delivered to the holder. All legends shall be removed from said certificates at the time of delivery except as otherwise required by applicable law. 

8. Other Equity-Based Awards. The Committee may grant other types of equity-based awards, including, without limitation, the grant
or offer for sale of unrestricted shares of Common Stock and/or the grant of stock appreciation rights or dividend equivalents, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, provided that any grant or
offer for sale of unrestricted shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan to officers or directors of the Company shall, in all instances, be reasonable in amount, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and be granted in lieu of
salary or cash bonuses that would otherwise become payable to such persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Committee may grant or offer for sale to officers or directors of the Company unrestricted shares of Common Stock that are not in
lieu of salary or cash bonuses to the extent that such grant or offer for sale does not constitute a Prohibited Modification, in which case, any such grant or offer shall be deemed to be reasonable for purposes of the Plan. Awards pursuant to this
Section 8 may entail the transfer of actual shares of Common Stock to Plan participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of shares of Common Stock and may include, without limitation, awards designed to comply with
or take advantage of the applicable local laws or jurisdictions other than the United States. The base price per share of Common Stock covered by stock appreciation right granted under the Plan may not be less than the Fair Market Value per share on
the date of grant. The other terms of stock appreciation rights shall be in compliance with Sections 6(f), 6(g), and 6(h). 
  

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 9. Automatic Awards of Unrestricted Shares to Non-Employee Directors. Each
Non-Employee Director shall, in lieu of receiving cash payment of any attendance fees payable for Board or committee meetings attended by such director during each calendar year, be entitled to receive, promptly following the completion of such
calendar year, the number of unrestricted shares of Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole number) determined by dividing the aggregate amount of attendance fees otherwise payable to him or her for such calendar year by the Fair Market Value
of a share of Common Stock on the first trading day of the following calendar year. 
 10. Termination of Employment or
Service. 
 (a) Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant
or, if no rights of the participant are thereby reduced, thereafter, and subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions hereof, the following rules shall apply with regard to options and stock appreciation rights held by a
participant at the time of his or her termination of employment or other service with the Firm: 
 (i)
Termination by Reason of Death. If a participant’s employment or service terminates by reason of his or her death, then any option or stock appreciation right held by the deceased participant shall thereupon become fully vested and may
be exercised by the deceased participant’s beneficiary at any time within one year from the date of death but in no event after expiration of the stated term and, to the extent not exercised within such time period, will be canceled.

 (ii) Termination by Reason of Disability. If a participant’s employment or service is terminated
by the Firm due to his or her Disability (as hereinafter defined), then any option or stock appreciation right held by the participant, to the extent exercisable on the date his or her employment or service terminates, may be exercised by the
participant at any time within one year from the date his or her employment or service terminates but in no event after expiration of the stated term, and, to the extent not exercised within such time period, will be canceled. If the participant
dies during such one-year period, then the deceased participant’s beneficiary may exercise the option or stock appreciation right, to the extent exercisable by the deceased participant immediately prior to his or her death, for a period of one
year following the date of death but in no event after expiration of the stated term. “Disability” means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant, a participant’s absence from employment for at least 180 days
in any twelve month period as a result of his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness, as determined by the Committee. 
  

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 (iii) Termination for Cause. If a participant’s employment or
service is terminated by the Firm for Cause (as hereinafter defined) or if, at the time of a participant’s termination, a ground for termination for Cause exists, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any option or
stock appreciation right held by the participant (whether or not otherwise vested) shall immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable. A termination for “Cause” means (A) in the case where there is no employment or consulting
agreement between the participant and the Firm or where such an agreement exists but does not define “Cause” (or words of like import), a termination classified by the Firm as a termination due to the participant’s dishonesty, fraud,
insubordination, willful misconduct, refusal to perform services or materially unsatisfactory performance of his or her duties, or (B) in the case where there is an employment or consulting agreement between the participant and the Firm, a
termination that is or would be deemed for “Cause” (or words of like import) under such agreement. 

(iv) Other Termination. If a participant’s employment or service terminates for any reason (other than death,
Disability or Cause or at a time when Cause exists) or no reason, then (A) any option or stock appreciation right held by the participant, to the extent not then exercisable, shall thereupon terminate, and (B) any option or stock
appreciation right held by the participant which is exercisable at the time of such termination of employment or service shall remain exercisable during the thirty-day period following such termination of employment or service or, if sooner, until
the expiration of the stated term of the option or stock appreciation right and, to the extent not exercised within such period, shall thereupon terminate. 

(b) Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other-Equity Based Awards. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in
accordance with the provisions hereof, upon the termination of a recipient’s employment or service for any reason (including, without limitation, death or Disability) or no reason, any shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units or other
equity-based awards (other than stock options and stock appreciation rights covered by Section 10(a) hereof) which have not yet become fully vested shall be forfeited, and any certificate therefor or book entry with respect thereto or other
evidence thereof shall be canceled. 
  

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 11. Fair Market Value. For purposes of the Plan, the "Fair Market Value" of a share
of Common Stock, as of any date, shall be determined as follows, in accordance with applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code: 

(i) If the shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, the per share Fair Market
Value shall be the closing sales price for each share of such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on the date of determination (or, if no closing sales price or closing bid was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last
trading date such closing sales price or closing bid was reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; 

(ii) If the shares are regularly quoted on an automated quotation system (including the OTC Bulletin Board and the
“Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.) or by a recognized securities dealer, the closing sales price for each share of such stock or, if closing sales prices are not reported, the per share Fair Market Value shall
be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for a share on the date of determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date such prices were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Committee deems reliable; or 
 (iii) In the absence of an established market for the shares of the
type described in (a) and (b), above, the per share Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in accordance with the applicable provision of Section 409A. 

12. Non-Transferability. No stock option or stock appreciation right granted under the Plan shall be transferable by the recipient
other than upon the recipient’s death to a beneficiary designated by the recipient in a manner acceptable to the Committee, or, if no designated beneficiary shall survive the recipient, pursuant to the recipient’s will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. All stock options and stock appreciation rights shall be exercisable during the recipient’s lifetime only by the recipient. Shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units may not be transferred prior to the date
on which shares are issued or, if later, the date on which such shares have vested and are free of any applicable restriction imposed hereunder. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or the provisions hereof or the applicable award
agreement or instrument, no award received under the Plan may be transferred in any manner, and any attempt to transfer any such award shall be void, and no such award shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts,
liabilities, engagements or torts of any person who shall be entitled to such award, nor shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or against such person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may determine at the time of grant
or thereafter that an NQSO is transferable in whole or part to such persons, under such circumstances, and subject to such conditions as the Committee may prescribe. 

 

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 13. Other Conditions. The Committee may impose such other conditions with respect to
the grant of awards or the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, including, without limitation, conditions relating to the application of federal or state securities laws or exchange requirements as it deems necessary or
advisable. 
 14. Capital Changes; Change in Control; Merger. 

(a) Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. The aggregate number and class of shares for which awards may be granted under the
Plan, the maximum number of shares for which ISOs may be granted under the Plan, the maximum number of shares that may be covered by individual awards in any year, the number and class of shares covered by each outstanding award and, if applicable,
the exercise price per share shall all be adjusted proportionately or as otherwise appropriate to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a split-up or consolidation of shares or any like
capital adjustment, or the payment of any stock dividend, and/or to reflect a change in the character or class of shares covered by the Plan arising from a readjustment or recapitalization of the Company’s capital stock. 

(b) Change in Control. Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an award agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control
of the Company, the Committee is authorized (but not obligated) to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding awards, including without limitation the following (or any combination thereof): (a) continuation or assumption of
such outstanding awards under the Plan by the Company (if it is the surviving company or corporation) or by the surviving company or corporation or its parent; (b) substitution by the surviving company or corporation or its parent of awards
with substantially the same terms for such outstanding awards; (c) accelerated exercisability, vesting and/or lapse of restrictions under outstanding awards immediately prior to the occurrence of such event; (d) upon written notice,
provide that any outstanding awards must be exercised, to the extent then exercisable, during a reasonable period of time immediately prior to the scheduled consummation of the event, or such other period as determined by the Committee (contingent
upon the consummation of the event), and at the end of such period, such awards shall terminate to the extent not so exercised within the relevant period; and (e) cancellation of all or any portion of outstanding awards for fair value (as
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and which may be zero) which, in the case of options and stock appreciation rights or similar awards, may equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in
Control transaction to holders of the same number of shares subject to such awards (or, if no such consideration is paid, Fair Market Value of the shares subject to such outstanding awards or portion thereof being canceled) over the aggregate
exercise price or base price, as applicable, with respect to such awards or portion thereof being canceled (it being understood that no consideration is required to be paid to cancel such awards or portion thereof for which the aggregate value of
consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction does not exceed the aggregate exercise or base price). 
  

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 Unless otherwise provided under the terms of the applicable award agreement, a “Change
in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if: 
 (i) any Person (other than the Company,
any employee or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities or the right to acquire securities under any stock option, restricted stock or other employee benefit plan of the Company or its affiliates or any company owned, directly or
indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the occurrence with respect to which the evaluation is being made in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Common Stock) becomes the Beneficial Owner (except
that a Person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of all shares that any such Person has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement or arrangement or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options or otherwise, without regard to
the sixty (60) day period referred to in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of
the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; 
 (ii) during any period of two
(2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described
in clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of this Section 5(b)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either
were directors at the beginning of the two-year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved but excluding for this purpose any such new director whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an
actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an individual, corporation,
partnership, group, associate or other entity or Person other than the Board, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; 

(iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving or resulting
entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or 
  

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 (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan or agreement for the
sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets shall be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of the Common Stock immediately prior to such sale or disposition). 
 For purposes of the
definition of Change in Control, the term “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (including any successor to such Rule) and the term “Person” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof. 

(c) Merger; Consolidation; Spin-off. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, in the event of a merger,
consolidation, mandatory share exchange or other similar business combination of the Company with or into any other entity, a spin-off of an entity, or any transaction in which another person or entity acquires all the issued and outstanding Common
Stock, or all or substantially all the assets of the Company , outstanding awards may be assumed or an equivalent award may be substituted by the person or entity or a parent or subsidiary of the person or entity. 

(d) Fractional Shares. In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any option pursuant to the provisions
hereof, any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be disregarded, and each such option shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from the adjustment. 

(e) Determinations Final. The determination as to the manner in which adjustments shall be made under this Section 14 shall
be made by the Committee in its sole discretion, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding and conclusive. 
 15. Tax
Withholding. As a condition to the exercise of any award or the delivery of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any award or the lapse of restrictions on any award, or in connection with any other event that gives rise to a federal or other
governmental tax withholding obligation on the part of the Firm relating to an award, (a) the Firm may deduct or withhold (or cause to be deducted or withheld) from any payment or distribution to a grantee whether or not pursuant to the Plan or
(b) the Firm shall be entitled to require that the grantee remit cash to the Firm (through payroll deduction or otherwise), in each case in an amount sufficient in the opinion of the Company to satisfy such withholding obligation. If the event
giving rise to the withholding obligation involves a transfer of shares of Common Stock, then, unless the applicable award agreement provides otherwise, at the discretion of the Committee, the grantee may satisfy the withholding obligation described
under this Section 15 by electing to have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock (which withholding will be at a rate not in excess of the statutory minimum rate) or by tendering previously owned shares of Common Stock, in each case having
a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of tax to be withheld (or by any other mechanism as may be required or appropriate to conform with local tax and other rules). 

 

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 16. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. 

(a) General. The Company intends that all awards be structured in compliance with, or to satisfy an exemption from,
Section 409A of the Code and all regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority thereunder as may be in effect from time to time (“Section 409A”), such that there are no adverse tax consequences,
interest, or penalties as a result of the payments. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee may not grant any awards that do not, or amend the Plan and/or awards in a manner that does not, comply with the requirements of
Section 409A, and the Committee may, in its sole discretion and without a participant’s prior consent, amend the Plan and/or awards, adopt policies and procedures, or take any other actions (including amendments, policies, procedures and
actions with retroactive effect) as are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt any award from the application of Section 409A, (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A, including without limitation any such regulations
guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority that may be issued after the date of the grant, or (c) avoid the imposition of additional taxes, interest or penalties on the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate by reason of
Section 409A, unless the award provides explicitly that it is not subject to amendment by necessity of Section 409A. 

(b) Payments to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or award agreement, any payment(s) of
nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) that are otherwise required to be made under the Plan to a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A) as a result of his or her separation from
service (other than a payment that is not subject to Section 409A) shall be delayed for the first six months following such separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the specified employee) and shall instead be paid (in a
manner set forth in the award agreement) on the payment date that immediately follows the end of such six-month period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter. 

(c) Separation from Service. A termination of employment or service shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any
provision of the Plan or any award agreement providing for the payment or settlement of any amounts or benefits that are subject to Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment, unless such termination is also a “separation
from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and the payment thereof prior to a “separation from service” would violate Section 409A. For purposes of any such provision of the Plan or any award agreement relating to any
such payments or benefits, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment or service” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” 

 

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 17. Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan,
provided, however, that no such action may affect adversely the accrued rights of the holder of any outstanding award without the consent of the holder. Except as otherwise provided in Section 14, any amendment which would
increase the number of shares of Common Stock for which awards may be granted under the Plan (in the aggregate or on an individual basis), modify the class of individuals eligible to receive awards under the Plan or materially increases the benefits
accruing to participants under the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders. The Committee may amend the terms of any agreement or certificate made or issued hereunder at any time and from time to time,
provided, however, that any amendment which would adversely affect the accrued rights of the holder may not be made without his or her consent. 

18. No Rights Conferred. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to give any individual any right to receive an award under the
Plan or to be retained in the employ or service of the Firm. 
 19. Decisions and Determinations to Be Final. All
decisions and determinations made by the Board pursuant to the provisions hereof and, except to the extent rights or powers under the Plan are reserved specifically to the discretion of the Board, all decisions and determinations of the Committee
shall be final, binding and conclusive. 
 20. Governing Law. All rights and obligations under the Plan and each award
agreement or instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its principles of conflict of laws. 

21. Term of the Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the date of its adoption by the Board. Unless sooner terminated by the
Board, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date of its adoption by the Board. The rights of any person with respect to an award made under the Plan that is outstanding at the time of the termination of the Plan shall not be
affected solely by reason of the termination of the Plan and shall continue in accordance with the terms of the award (as then in effect or thereafter amended) and the Plan. 

 

 14Senior Executive Bonus Plan

 Exhibit 10.2 

LaBRANCHE & CO INC. 

2010 SENIOR EXECUTIVE BONUS PLAN 

(As adopted March 19, 2010) 

Article 1. Establishment & Purpose 

1.1 Establishment. LaBranche & Co Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LaBranche” and in combination with its
subsidiaries, the “Company”), hereby establishes the 2010 Senior Executive Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) as set forth herein. 

1.2 Purpose of Plan. The purpose of this Plan is to motivate and reward employees of the Company by providing for annual incentive
bonuses if pre-established annual performance goals are achieved. The Plan is also intended to qualify as a performance-based compensation plan under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 Article 2. Administration 

The Plan shall be administered by a compensation committee (the “Committee”) comprised exclusively of members of the
board of directors of LaBranche (the “Board”) who are “outside directors” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(c)(4). The Committee shall have the authority, subject
to the provisions herein, (a) to select the employees to participate in the Plan; (b) to establish and administer the Performance Goals (as defined herein) and the bonus opportunities applicable to each participant and certify whether the
goals have been attained; (c) to construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under or in connection with the Plan; and (d) to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan. Any determination by the Committee pursuant to the Plan shall be final and binding upon the participants, the Company, and all other interested individuals. 

Article 3. Eligibility 

Eligibility shall be limited to employees of the Company who may be a “covered employee” within the meaning of Code
Section 162(m)(4) and Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(c)(2) and such other employees, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. The Committee, in its discretion, shall designate in writing those eligible employees of the
Company who shall participate in the Plan (each, a “Covered Employee”) for any fiscal year or other accounting period selected by the Committee no later than the applicable deadline (the “Determination Date”) for
the establishment of Performance Goals permitting the compensation payable to each such Covered Employee for such fiscal year or period to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” under Treasury Regulation
§ 1.162-27(e). Designation as a Covered Employee shall be conclusive for the fiscal year or period to which the designation applies whether or not such employee is deemed a “covered employee” (within the meaning of Code
Section 162(m)) at the end of such period. Designation as a Covered Employee for any fiscal year or period shall not entitle an employee to participate in the Plan for any other fiscal year or period. 

 Article 4. Performance Goals 

4.1 Establishment of Performance Goals. A Covered Employee’s bonus shall be determined based on the attainment of written
performance goals (the “Performance Goals”) established by the Committee as of the beginning of each of the Company’s fiscal years or other accounting periods selected by the Committee (“Performance Periods”).
The Performance Goals shall be established (a) while the outcome for the Performance Period is substantially uncertain and (b) no later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Performance Period to which the Performance
Goal relates (or, if the Performance Period is less than one (1) year, no later than the number of days which is equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of such Performance Period). The Performance Goals need not be the same for all Covered
Employees. 
 4.2 Performance Measures. Performance Goals shall be based on any of the following business criteria,
either alone or in any combination, on either a consolidated or business unit or divisional level, as the Committee may determine: (a) sales or revenue; (b) earnings per share; (c) measurable achievement in quality, operation and
compliance initiatives; (d) objectively determinable measure of non-financial operating and management performance objectives; (e) net earnings (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); (f) economic
value-added (as determined by the Committee); (g) net income (either before or after taxes); (h) operating earnings; (i) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow); (j) cash flow return on
capital; (k) return on net assets; (l) return on stockholders’ equity; (m) return on assets; (n) return on capital; (o) stockholder returns, dividends and/or other distributions; (p) return on sales; (q) gross
or net profit margin; (r) productivity; (s) expenses; (t) margins; (u) operating efficiency; (v) customer satisfaction; (w) working capital; (x) debt; (y) debt reduction; (z) price per share of stock;
(aa) market share; (bb) completion of acquisitions; (cc) business expansion; (dd) product diversification; (ee) new or expanded market penetration and (ff) book value. The foregoing criteria shall have any reasonable definitions that the
Committee may specify, which may include or exclude any or all of the following items, as the Committee may specify: (pp) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items; (qq) effects of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or
provisions affecting reported results; (rr) effects of currency fluctuations; (ss) effects of financing activities (e.g., effect on earnings per share of issuing convertible debt securities); (tt) expenses for restructuring, productivity initiatives
or new business initiatives; (uu) impairment of tangible or intangible assets; (vv) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (ww) non-operating items; (xx) acquisition expenses; (yy) discontinued operations; and (zz) effects of assets
sales or divestitures. Any such business criterion or combination of such criteria may apply to the Covered Employee’s bonus opportunity in its entirety or to any designed portion or portions of the bonus opportunity, as the Committee may
specify. 
 Article 5. Bonus Opportunity 

No later than the Determination Date for each Performance Period, the Committee shall establish, in writing, the method for computing the
amount of compensation that will be payable under the Plan to each Covered Employee if the Performance Goals established by the Committee for such Performance Period are attained in whole or in part. Such method shall be stated in terms of an
objective formula that precludes discretion to increase the amount of the bonus that would otherwise be payable hereunder. The method need not be the same for all Covered Employees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Committee may exercise negative discretion (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(e)(2)(iii)(A)) with respect to any bonus payable hereunder to reduce any amount that would otherwise be payable hereunder. 

 

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 Article 6. Maximum Bonus 

The maximum amount of compensation that may be paid under the Plan to any Covered Employee for any fiscal year shall be $10,000,000.

 Article 7. Certification of Performance Goals and Payment of Bonus 

7.1 Certification by Committee. As soon as practicable after the close of the Performance Period and prior to the payment of any
bonus, the Committee shall review the Company’s performance and certify in writing the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been achieved. 

7.2 Payment of Bonus After Certification. Each bonus, to the extent earned, shall be paid in a single lump sum
cash payment, less applicable withholding taxes, as soon as practicable following the Committee’s certification described in the preceding sentence. Payments under this Plan are intended to qualify as short-term deferrals under Code
Section 409A and shall be made no later than the date two and one-half
(2 1/2) months following the close of the fiscal
year in which such bonus was earned; provided, however, that any payment that is delayed due to an event described in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4)(ii), shall be paid as soon as practicable.
Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, a Covered Employee shall not be entitled to payment of a bonus otherwise earned under the Plan if such Covered Employee is not employed by the Company on the payment date for
such bonus. 
 Article 8. Funding 

The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to segregate any assets to ensure payment of any bonus under the Plan.

 Article 9. Amendment and Termination 

The Company may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no amendment shall cause any performance-based
bonus payable under the Plan not to qualify under Code Section 162(m). 
 Article 10. Stockholder Approval 

Payment of any bonus under this Plan shall be contingent upon approval of this Plan by a majority of the stockholders
of LaBranche, including the applicable Performance Goals relating thereto. Unless and until such stockholder approval is obtained, no bonus shall be paid pursuant to this Plan. To the extent necessary for purposes of Code Section 162(m), this
Plan shall be resubmitted to stockholders for their reapproval with respect to bonuses payable for the taxable years of LaBranche commencing on or after the fifth
(5th) anniversary of the initial stockholder
approval, or at such earlier time required by Code Section 162(m). 
  

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 Article 11. Effective Date 

The Plan shall be effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board, contingent on approval of the Plan by LaBranche’s
shareholders as set forth in Article 10 above. 
 Article 12. Interpretation and Construction 

Any provision of this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) bonuses under this Plan are intended to qualify as “qualified
performance-based compensation” under Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(e) and (b) any provision of the Plan that would prevent any bonus under the Plan from so qualifying shall be administered, interpreted and construed to carry
out such intention and any provision that cannot be so administered, interpreted and construed shall be disregarded. No provision of the Plan, nor the selection of any Covered Employee to participate in the Plan, shall constitute an employment
agreement or affect the duration of any Covered Employee’s employment, which shall remain “employment at will” unless an employment agreement between the Company and the Covered Employee provides otherwise. All references in the
Plan to sections of the Code or to Treasury Regulations shall be interpreted to include any amendment or successor provisions thereto. 

Article 13. Governing Law 

The terms of this Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of law principles
thereof. 
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This Plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of LaBranche by resolution at a meeting held on the 19th day of March,
2010. 
  

	
	
	  

  

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