First Amendment, dated as of February 8, 2022, to Employment Agreement dated as of October 17, 2019 between Dice, Inc. and Arie Kanofsky

This FIRST AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”), dated as of October 17, 2019, between Dice, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Arie Kanofsky (“Employee”), effective as of February 08, 2022.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee wish to amend the Employment Agreement as provided herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and understandings set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.Except as defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Employment Agreement.

2.Section 5(a) of the Employee’s Employment Agreement is amended and replaced with the following:

“While employed by the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, manager, stockholder, officer, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage, participate or in any way render services or assistance to any business that is competitive with the business of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee may own less than two percent (2%) of any class of stock or security of any corporation which competes with the Company listed on a national securities exchange.”

3.Section 5(b) of the Employee’s Employment Agreement is amended and replaced with the following:

“While employed by the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment or employ any person who was employed by the Company at the time of the Employee’s termination from the Company.”

4.Section 5(d) of the Employee’s Employment Agreement is amended and replaced with the following:

“The Employee hereby agrees from the date hereof and at all times following his termination of employment (i) not to participate or engage in any trade or commercial disparagement of the business or operations of the Company or any of its affiliates; and (ii) not to make any disparaging remarks or communications of any type concerning the Company or any of its affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, partners, members, managers, shareholders or agents of the Company or any of its affiliates. The Company hereby agrees from the date hereof and at all

times following the Employee’s termination of employment to instruct its directors and officers not to make any disparaging remarks or communications of any type concerning the Employee. Nothing in this Section 5 shall prohibit disclosure (x) as may be ordered by any regulatory agency or court or as required by other lawful process, or (y) as may be necessary for the prosecution of claims relating to the performance or enforcement of this Agreement.”

5.Amendment of Addendum to Employment Agreement.

(a)Section 3(a) of the Addendum to the Employee’s Employment Agreement is amended and replaced with the following:

“Subject to Section 3(e), if there is a Termination (as herein defined) (but excluding by the Employee for Good Reason) other than during the Change of Control Period (as herein defined), the Employee shall be entitled to receive (i) a lump-sum severance payment equal to nine-months of his then-current annual base salary, (ii) his Annual Bonus with respect to any completed year for which the Employee has not yet been paid, based on actual performance, paid at the time that executives are generally paid their annual bonuses for the applicable bonus year but in any event no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the last day of such completed year, and (iii) accelerated vesting with respect to any equity grant to the Employee that the Employee has already vested in a majority of such grant at the date of termination.”

(b)Section 3(b) of the Addendum to the Employee’s Employment Agreement is amended and replaced with the following:

“Subject to Section 3(e), if there is a Termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company during the Change of Control Period, the Employee shall be entitled to receive (i) a lump-sum severance payment equal to (A) one hundred percent (100%) of his then current annual salary plus (B) the amount of his then-current bonus target (or, if higher, the amount of any Annual Bonus paid in respect of the calendar year prior to the calendar year of termination of employment), (ii) his Annual Bonus with respect to any completed year for which the Employee has not yet been paid, based on actual performance, paid at the time that executives are generally paid their annual bonuses for the applicable bonus year but in any event no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the last day of such completed year and (iii) accelerated vesting, effective upon such Termination, with respect to 100% of his outstanding equity-based awards (if any): provided, that vesting of any performance-based awards shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the applicable governing documents.”

(c)Section 3(c) of the Addendum to the Employee’s Employment Agreement is intentionally omitted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment on the date first written above.

By: /s/ Brian Campbell
Name: Brian Campbell
Title: Chief Legal Officer

/S/ Arie Kanofsky    
Arie Kanofsky