Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael Power

CONSIDERATION. You agree that this Agreement is entered into in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, and in further consideration of your present employment or association with the Company or your continued employment or association with the Company. Your employment or association with the Company is at-will and may be terminated at any time at the election of either party. This Agreement does not guarantee your employment by or association with the Company for any definite period of time.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. You represent and warrant to the Company that the following statements are true and correct and shall remain true and correct at all times during your employment or association with the Company:

All statements and representations contained in your application for employment or association are true and correct; and

This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement and obligation enforceable against you in accordance with its terms.

POSITION AND DUTIES. The Company agrees to employ you to act as its Chief Financial Officer effective as of December 2, 2019. You shall be responsible for leading the Company’s finance and accounting functions, including financial reporting and analysis, and other duties as may be prescribed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from time to time. You agree that you will serve the Company faithfully and to the best of your ability during the term of employment, under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. You shall perform your duties under this Employee Agreement at 5001 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL, or the Company’s then-current headquarters office.

COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEE. For all services rendered, you shall initially receive compensation as follows:

Bonus: You will be eligible for participation in SharpSpring’s executive bonus plan with a bonus opportunity of $70,000. The payout related to your bonus opportunity will initially be based on the Company achieving specified revenue and EBITDA performance targets as set by the Board of Directors, and may be modified from time to time by the Board of Directors in their sole discretion. The executive bonus is currently paid quarterly, but may be paid annually in the future at the election of the board.

Reimbursement of Moving Cost: In addition to your ongoing compensation, after commencing your employment and relocating to the Gainesville, FL area, SharpSpring will reimburse you for up to a cumulative total of $50,000 of direct moving costs and up to six (6) months of temporary housing costs, in association with your relocation to the Gainesville, FL area. Reimbursed moving costs shall be refunded to the Company on a pro-rata basis if you choose to leave the Company during your first year of employment, other than if you choose to leave for Good Reason. Such moving costs shall not include real-estate brokerage fees. Any reimbursements shall follow our standard expense reimbursement process, which requires valid receipts for any expenses incurred and approval of expenses by a supervisor. Reimbursements are subject to all tax withholdings and deductions, as required by law. Any required withholdings and deductions are your responsibility, and not reimbursable by the Company. For purposes hereof, “Good Reason” shall be defined per Section 8, b. below.

Equity: Subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, you will be granted Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), with the total quantity determined by the fair value of 100,000 stock options as of your commencement date with expected RSU count of approximately 50,000. (Fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes model, which adheres to ASC 718. The RSUs will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended, and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement that you will sign in connection with receiving the RSUs. The RSUs shall vest over four (4) years, with 25% of the RSUs vesting on the one-year anniversary of the date of the grant and the remaining 75% of the RSUs vesting on a monthly basis thereafter. You will be considered for future stock and or option grants to the extent that the Board of Directors considers those for other Company executives.

Withholdings: All amounts due from the Company to the Employee hereunder shall be paid to the Employee net of all taxes and other amounts which the Company is required to withhold by law.

REIMBURSEMENT FOR BUSINESS EXPENSES. Subject to the approval of the Company, the Company shall promptly pay or reimburse You for all reasonable business expenses incurred in performing Your duties and obligations under this Employee Agreement, but only if You properly account for expenses in accordance with the Company’s policies.

PAID TIME OFF AND BENEFITS. You shall be entitled to the same benefits, paid time off and Company holidays offered by the Company to its senior management. Nothing in this Employee Agreement shall prohibit the Company from modifying or terminating any of its employee benefit plans in a manner that does not discriminate between Employee and other Company senior management.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Employee’s employment hereunder shall automatically terminate upon (i) his death; (ii) Employee voluntarily leaving the employ of the Company; (iii) at the Company’s sole discretion, for any reason, with or without cause.

PAYMENT ON TERMINATION. In the event that Employee’s employment under this agreement is terminated for any reason, Company shall promptly pay Employee any amounts due to Employee under this agreement, including any salary accrued through the date of termination, and reimbursement for business related expenses during the period of Employee’s employment, providing that such expenses are submitted in accordance with Company policies. In the event that you leave the Company’s employment for Good Reason or if the Company terminates your employment without Cause, you shall be entitled to receive severance in an amount equal to one day of base salary for every completed work day of employment with the Company, up to a maximum of six (6) months of base salary and the Company will pay for or reimburse all of your premiums for continuing your health care coverage and the coverage of your dependents who are covered at the time of your termination or resignation, under the applicable provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) for the 12 month severance period. Such severance shall be paid semi-monthly according to the Company’s normal payroll process, and shall terminate immediately if you become gainfully employed during the severance period.

FOR PURPOSES HEREOF, “GOOD REASON”. means (i) a reduction in your Annual Base Salary of more than five (5) percent, other than pursuant to an across-the-board reduction in accordance with Section 5, (ii) a material diminution in your duties or responsibilities inconsistent with your position, (iii) a change in your principal office to a location more than fifty (50) miles from Gainesville, Florida, provided such location is also more than fifty (50) miles from your principal residence as of the date of relocation, or (iv) the failure of Employer to obtain the assumption (by operation of law, the continuation of the corporate existence of the Company, SharpSpring or otherwise) of this Agreement or substitution of a substantially similar agreement by any successors in a Change of Control, in each case without your prior written consent; provided that you must deliver written notice of your resignation to the Company within 30 days of your actual knowledge of any such event, the Company must be provided at least 30 days during which it may remedy the condition and you must terminate your employment within six (6) months of the initial occurrence of Good Reason in order for such resignation to be with Good Reason for any purpose hereunder.

FOR PURPOSES HEREOF, “CAUSE” means (i) the conviction or plea of guilty or no contest for or indictment on a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act or omission involving misappropriation, embezzlement or fraud, which involves a material matter with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their customers or suppliers; (ii) substantial and repeated failure to perform duties of the office you hold as reasonably directed by the CEO or Board after notice from the CEO or Board and a reasonable opportunity to respond to such notice; (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary that is or could reasonably be expected to be harmful to the Company or any Subsidiary in any material respect after notice from the CEO or Board and a reasonable opportunity to respond to such notice.

FOR THE PURPOSE HEREOF, “CHANGE IN CONTROL”. to the extent you have not already vested in any Long-term Incentive Awards due to the Change in Control, (A) in the case of unvested awards subject to time-based vesting, you will immediately vest in, options shall become exercisable, or cash or shares will be settled or distributed, representing 100% of any Unvested Awards (B) in the case of Unvested Awards subject to performance-based vesting, you will vest in, and options shall become exercisable, or cash or shares will be settled or distributed, as provided in the applicable Long-term Incentive Award agreement (“Change in Control Vesting”). With respect to (A) and (B) above, if acquirer notifies you in writing that your services in the same role, title, and total compensation is required for up to six months following announced change in control then vesting will still occur but with a lockup period no longer than six months from date of notice by acquirer. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) an acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger or consolidation but excluding any merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company), or (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (collectively, a Merger), so long as in either case the Company’s stockholders of record immediately prior to such Merger will, immediately after such Merger, hold less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving or acquiring entity.

BEST EFFORTS AND OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. You shall devote all of the necessary business time, attention, and energies, as well as your best talents and abilities to the business of the Company in accordance with the Company’s instructions and directions. You may engage to a limited extent in other business activities unrelated to the Company so long as such activities do not create a conflict of interest or otherwise interfere with the performance of your duties and the terms and conditions of this Employee Agreement.

MAINTENANCE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE. So long as You shall serve as an executive officer of the Company pursuant to this Employee Agreement, the Company shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect a policy of director and officer liability insurance of at least $5,000,000 from an established and reputable insurer. In all policies of such insurance, Employee shall be named as an insured in such manner as to provide Employee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s officers or directors.

INDEMNIFICATION. In addition to the insurance coverage described above and the indemnification protection set forth in Article IX of the Company’s Bylaws, the Company shall indemnify Employee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if he is made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (each a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that Employee is or was an officer, director, or employee of the Company or any of its affiliates, against all “Expenses” (as defined below) resulting from or related to such Proceeding, or any appeal thereof. Any such indemnification pursuant to this section shall continue as to Employee even if Employee has ceased to be an executive, officer, director or employee of the Company and/or any of its affiliates, and shall inure to the benefit of Employee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Expenses incurred by Employee in connection with any indemnification-eligible Proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance upon request of Employee that the Company pay such Expenses, (a) after receipt by the Company of a written request from Employee for such advance, together with documentation reasonably acceptable to the Board, and (b) subject to an undertaking by Employee to pay back any advanced amounts for which it is later determined that Employee was not entitled to indemnification as described herein. Employee shall be entitled to select his own counsel in connection with any indemnification-eligible Proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Employee or advance Expenses to Employee (i) in connection with any claim or proceeding between Employee and the Company (unless approved by the Board), or (ii) if Employee’s actions or omissions giving rise to his status as a party to a Proceeding involve intentional or willful misconduct or malfeasance on the part of Employee in connection with the performance of his job. For purposes of this section, the term “Expenses” means any damages, losses, judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, excise taxes, settlements, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, expert fees, and disbursements and costs of attorneys, experts and accountants.

RECORDS OWNERSHIP. You acknowledge, understand, and agree that all files, records and documents, whether in hard copy, electronic or any other form, generated or received by the Company or its employees, or concerning the Company or its business, belong to and constitute the property of Company and that Company is the records owner of all such files, records and documents. Therefore, upon your separation from employment, all such files, records and documents shall remain on the premises and in the possession of Company, and you shall promptly return any and all such files, records and documents to Company that you may then have, or at any time thereafter you discover in your possession. You shall not retain any copies of such files, records and documents.

INTANGIBLE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP. You hereby irrevocably assign and transfer, and agree to assign and transfer, to the Company all of your rights, title and interest in and to any and all inventions and works you create or modify (including, but not limited to software or other works, designs, or the like) for or on behalf of the Company. You hereby acknowledge and agree that such works are within the scope of your employment or association, and that all intellectual property rights, including copyright, inventions, designs, and trade secrets, whether patentable or not, are the exclusive and sole worldwide property of the Company. Copyrighted works developed or created by you and owned by the Company include the right to copy, license, market, manufacture, publish, distribute, create derivative works from the works created, mark as copyrighted by the Company, and to authorize others to do some or all of the foregoing as needed or desired by the Company to carry out its business purpose.

TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. You agree to keep confidential and not disclose to others any Trade Secrets or Confidential and Proprietary Information, during the term of this Agreement and all times thereafter, except as required by law or as consented in writing by the Company’s President.

NO PRIOR COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. You warrant and represent that except for this Agreement and except as otherwise disclosed in writing to the Company, (a) you are not presently subject to any contract or understanding that restricts in any manner your ability to provide services to the Company; (b) you have performed all duties and obligations that you may have under any contract or agreement with a former employer (or other party) including but not limited to the return of all confidential information; and (c) you are currently not in possession of any confidential materials or property belonging to any former employer (or other party). Further, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the Company harmless from and against any demands, claims, obligations, causes of action, diminution in the value of the Company, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest, and fees, which the Company may incur due to (a) any conflict between your employment with Company and any prior employment or association, duty contract, agreement, order or restrictive covenant, or (b) any misrepresentation by you as to any facts which are the subject matter of any conflict or violation of any prior contract, agreement, order or restrictive covenant on your part.

COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. You acknowledge that you are familiar with restrictive covenants of this nature, the covenant is a material inducement to this Agreement and your employment, the Company will suffer irreparable injury if you violate this restrictive covenant, and the covenant is fair and reasonable to protect the Company’s trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, relationships with prospective and existing clients, goodwill, and/or other legitimate business interests. You further agree that your work with the Company has provided and will provide you extraordinary and specialized training, knowledge and information over the Company’s techniques, methods, products and systems; the Company’s valuable confidential proprietary and business information which you would not otherwise acquire; and access to its substantial relationships with present and prospective clients and substantial goodwill associated with its name.

REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. The Company is entitled to obtain equitable relief, including specific performance by means of injunctions, as well as monetary damages and any other available remedies. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines these restrictive covenants are not enforceable as written herein, the court will reform or modify the restrictive covenants(s) to make it (them) reasonable and enforceable, and the court will enforce the restrictive covenants(s) as so reformed or modified. Assignees and successors of the Company are expressly authorized to enforce these restrictive covenants. The restrictive covenants of this Agreement shall not be interpreted to employ any rule of contract construction that requires construing a restrictive covenant narrowly, against the restraint, or against the drafter of this Agreement.

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES. You agree that the Company may notify anyone employing or engaging you to perform services or evidencing an intention to employ you now or in the future as to the existence and provisions of this Agreement. You shall, during the restricted period, (1) inform anyone employing or engaging you or evidencing an intent to employ or engage you, of the existence of the restrictive covenants in this Agreement and (2) notify the Company of the name, address, and telephone number of anyone who employs or engages you to perform services.

MEDIATION. If a dispute arises out of or related to the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement, you agree to try to settle the dispute in good faith through mediation upon the Company’s request, before litigation or at any time during litigation.

WAIVERS. The Company’s waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION AND VENUE. The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida and applicable federal and local law, and jurisdiction and venue for enforcement shall be in state circuit court in Gainesville, Florida.

INDEPENDENT RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and separate from each other and from any other agreements. The breach, invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or part of any provision in this Agreement or any other agreements shall not in any way effect the validity or enforceability of any other provision or part of provision of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action by you against the Company shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of these provisions.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement comprises the entire agreement and understanding by the parties regarding the topics contained herein; no representations, promises, agreements, or understandings, written or oral, relating hereto but not contained herein, shall be of any force or effect. This Agreement may be amended only in writing and by mutual agreement of the parties.

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS. If any litigation proceedings are bought arising out of or related to the terms of this Agreement, the successful prevailing party will be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Employee acknowledges that he has had the benefit of independent professional counsel with respect to this Agreement and that the Employee is not relying upon the Company, the Company’s attorneys or any person on behalf of or retained by the Company for any advice or counsel with respect to this Agreement.

NUMBER OF PAGES. This Agreement, including the signatures and excluding Exhibits, is comprised of ten (10) pages.