Exhibit 10.20a

 

BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

Change of Control Severance Benefit Plan

for Key Employees, as Amended

 

AMENDMENT

 

Pursuant to the right reserved to BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (the “Company”) in
Section 7 of the BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Change of Control Severance Benefit
Plan for Key Employees, as Amended through January 11, 2000 (the “Plan”), the
Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the Chief Financial Officer of
the Company to amend the Plan. Pursuant to the authority granted by the Board of
Directors, Frank D. Forward, Chief Financial Officer, hereby amends the Plan by
adopting the amendment set forth below, as follows:

 

Exhibit B, Determination of Benefits Following a Qualified Termination, shall be
amended by replacing it with the following:

 

EXHIBIT B

(as amended through February 4, 2004)

 

Determination of Benefits Following a Qualified Termination

 

The “Applicable Number of Weeks” with respect to a Participant is as follows:

 

If the Participant’s title immediately

prior to the Change of Control is…

   The Applicable Number of Weeks is…

Senior Vice President

   104 weeks

Vice President

   78 weeks

Assistant Vice President or Regional

Manager

   65 weeks

Manager of, Buyer, Other

   Years of Service    # of weeks

Manager or Staff Grades 27-32

  

    Less than 10

   45 weeks     

            10

   46 weeks     

            11

   50 weeks     

            12

   54 weeks     

    13 or more

   58 weeks

Other Home Office Team Members

   Years of Service    # of weeks     

    Less than 2

   4 weeks     

    2 or more

  

4 weeks + (years of service – 1) x (2)

(up to a maximum of 26 weeks)

 

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This Amendment to the BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Change of Control Severance
Benefit Plan for Key Employees is executed on behalf of the Company this 4th day
of February, 2004.

 

BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

/s/    Frank D. Forward        

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Frank D. Forward,

Chief Financial Officer