Amendment to Employment Agreement with J. Travis Kelley

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Exhibit 10.23

Execution Version

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement by and between Target Logistics Management, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (the “Company”), and John Travis Kelley (the “Executive”), dated as of May 4, 2021 (the “Employment Agreement”), is entered into as of January 1, 2022.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive previously entered into the Employment Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company has determined that it is prudent to amend the Employment Agreement’s terms to reflect changes to the Executive’s compensation arrangements and to revise the term of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to so amend the Employment Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this Second Amendment, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.

a.Section 2 of the Employment Agreement shall be and hereby is amended by revising the first sentence to read “The initial term of employment under this Agreement, as amended, shall commence on January 1, 2022 and extend for 36 months (the “Initial Term”).”

b.Section 9(d) of the Employment Agreement shall be and hereby is amended by revising ‎the reference to “‎(C) continued Base Salary for 12 months following the Date of ‎Termination (the “Severance Period”)‎” to be and to read “(C) an amount equal to 1x the sum of the ‎Executive’s annual Base Salary and Target Bonus for the year, each determined as of the Date of Termination, which shall ‎be paid over the 12 months following the Date of Termination (the “Severance Period”)”.‎

c.Section 9(e)(ii) of the Employment Agreement shall be and hereby is amended by ‎revising the reference to “the sum of 1x” to be and to read “2x the sum of”.

d.Section 9(e)(ii) of the Employment Agreement shall be and hereby is further amended ‎by revising the reference to “(B) the Continued Coverage Payment” to be and to read ‎‎“(B) an amount equal to 1.5x the Continued Coverage Payment”.‎

2.AFFIRMATION.  This Amendment is to be read and construed with the Employment Agreement as constituting one and the same agreement. Except as specifically modified by this


Amendment, all remaining provisions, terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

3.DEFINED TERMS.  All terms not herein defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement.

4.RATIFICATION AS AMENDED.  Except as amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement are confirmed, approved, and ratified, and the Employment Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, shall continue in full force and effect. Any reference to the Agreement in the Employment Agreement as amended by this Amendment shall mean the Employment Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

5.COUNTERPARTS.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed and delivered this Amendment or have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered on their behalf.

TARGET LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, LLC

By

Name:

James B. Archer

Title:

‎President & CEO

JOHN TRAVIS KELLEY

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