SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-01-07

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 Exhibit 10.1 - Rocky Brands - Jason Brooks
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 <a name="_DV_M5"></a><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">This Agreement is made </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">effective </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">as of th</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">e</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><a name="_DV_M6"></a><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">1st</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">day of </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">January</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, &nbsp;</font><a name="_DV_M7"></a><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">2019</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> by and between </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">JASON BROOKS</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">ROCKY BRANDS, INC.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, an Ohio corporation with its principal office at 39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio 45764.</font>
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