SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2016-09-15

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<div><a name="s7f2f598ab1bc447ba8a393d7784639a3"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">BAZAARVOICE, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">FIRST AMENDMENT TO </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">OFFER LETTER</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">September 12, 2016 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">This FIRST Amendment to Offer Letter (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) amends the Offer Letter, dated as of April 2, 2013 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Offer Letter</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), by and between Bazaarvoice, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and Ryan Robinson (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Executive</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and is made and entered into as of the date first set forth above, by and between the Company and the Executive. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Offer Letter.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">A. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Company and the Executive previously entered into the Offer Letter in connection with the initial employment of the Executive.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">B.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Company and the Executive desire to amend the Offer Letter to provide certain additional severance benefits to the Executive as set forth below.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW, THEREFORE</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;padding-right:48px;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Vesting Acceleration</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. Section 3(c) of the Offer letter will be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Vesting Acceleration</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;In the event of your Termination Upon Change of Control (as defined in your applicable equity grant), 100% of your unvested option and restricted stock unit shall immediately vest.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-fam