Exhibit 10.2
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated July 29, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and between Seaport Entertainment Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Matthew Partridge (the “Executive”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company previously entered into that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of September 4, 2025 (the “Original Employment Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive wish to make certain changes to the Original Employment Agreement, and enter into this Agreement, which shall amend and restate the Original Employment Agreement in its entirety as of the Effective Date; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12 of the Original Employment Agreement, the Original Employment Agreement may be amended at any time by written agreement between the Company and the Executive.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
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provided, however, that in each case the Company shall provide the Executive with written notice that an event constituting Cause has occurred (such notice to be provided within sixty (60) days of the initial occurrence of such event) and specifying the details of such event. With respect to any events described under Sections 3(b)(ii), (v), (vi) or (vii) above, the Executive shall be given thirty (30) days from his receipt of written notice to cure such events. If the Executive cures an event during such period that would otherwise constitute Cause, then the Company will have no right to terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause. For purposes of this provision, no act or omission on the part of the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done or omitted not in good faith or without reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act or omission by the Executive based upon a resolution duly adopted by the Board or advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. This Section 3(b) shall not prevent the Executive from challenging whether the Board acted in good faith in determining that Cause exists or that the Executive has failed to cure any act (or failure to act) that purportedly formed the basis for the Board’s determination in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 10.
provided, however, that in each case the Executive must provide the Company with written notice that an event constituting Good Reason has occurred (such notice to be provided within sixty (60) days of the initial occurrence of such event) and specifying the details of such event. With respect to any events described under Section 3(c)(i), (ii), (iv) or (v) above, the Company shall be given thirty (30) days from its receipt of written notice to cure such events. If the Company cures an event during such period that would otherwise constitute Good Reason, then the Executive will
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have no right to terminate his employment for Good Reason. Following the occurrence of a Change in Control or a Pershing Majority Ownership Event (each as defined below), any claim by the Executive that Good Reason exists shall be presumed to be valid and correct unless an arbitrator determines, in accordance with Section 10, that the Company has established by clear and convincing evidence that Good Reason does not exist. A termination of the Executive’s employment for Good Reason in accordance with this Section 3(c) is intended to be treated as an involuntary separation from service for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
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The amounts payable or to be provided under this Section 4(a) shall be in lieu of any amounts that would otherwise be paid or provided under Section 4(b) and Section 4(c).
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The amounts payable or to be provided under this Section 4(c) shall be in lieu of any amounts that would otherwise be paid or provided under Section 4(a) and Section 4(b).
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For purposes of this Section 5(a), a “Pershing Exempt Transaction” means any acquisition of capital stock of the Company (whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions) solely by one or more Pershing Entities, including any acquisition that results in one or more Pershing Entities holding, directly or indirectly, Beneficial Ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity (measured by economic value or voting power (by contract, share ownership or otherwise)) of the Company (any such acquisition, a “Pershing Majority Ownership Event”); provided that, no acquisition, transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute a Pershing Exempt Transaction if, in connection therewith, any Person that is not a Pershing Entity is acting at the direction of, in coordination with, or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether written or oral) with any Pershing Entity or any affiliate or employee of any Pershing Entity with respect to the acquisition, disposition, holding or voting of Company
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securities, the composition of the Board, management of the Company, the employment or continued employment of any executive officer of the Company or any strategic transaction involving the Company; provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, a Delisting Event under clause (v) above shall constitute a Change in Control regardless of whether any related acquisition by a Pershing Entity constitutes a Pershing Exempt Transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award (or any portion of an Award) that provides for the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A, the transaction or event described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above with respect to such Award (or portion thereof) shall only constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the payment timing of such Award if such transaction also constitutes a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). The Committee shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its sole discretion, to construe or resolve any ambiguity in the foregoing definition; provided that any exercise of authority in conjunction with a determination of whether a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) shall be consistent with such regulation.
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If to the Executive:
at the Executive’s primary residential address
as shown on the records of the Company
Email: [***]
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If to the Company:
at the Company’s corporate headquarters
Attention: Chief Administrative Officer
with a copy to:
Michael Crawford, Chairman of the Board
199 Water Street, FL 28
New York, NY 10038
or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive’s hand and, pursuant to the authorization from the Board or other duly authorized governing body, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all effective as of the Effective Date.
EXECUTIVE:
/s/ Matthew Partridge
Matthew Partridge
SEAPORT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.:
By /s/ Michael Crawford
Name: Michael Crawford
Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors
[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement]
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