Exhibit 10.58

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FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.
3 Great Pasture Road
Danbury, Connecticut 06813-1305

 

 

 

June 20, 2002

 

Mr. Jerry Leitman
c/o FuelCell Energy, Inc.
3 Great Pasture Road
Danbury, CT 06813-1305

Dear Jerry:

          As you know, you and FuelCell Energy, Inc. ("FuelCell") are parties to
an Employment Agreement, effective as of August 1, 1997 (the "Employment
Agreement"). Certain benefits provided you in the Employment Agreement are about
to terminate. For and in consideration of your years of service and commitment
to FuelCell, FuelCell (by action of its Board of Directors) hereby agrees to
modify the Employment Agreement as follows:

          If you cease to be employed by FuelCell at any time on or after
August 4, 2002, as a result of FuelCell's termination of you pursuant to Section
7.4 of the Employment Agreement (which shall not include any termination that is
otherwise within Article 6 of the Employment Agreement) or your termination of
your employment pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Employment Agreement, FuelCell
shall pay you as a severance benefit an amount equal to (a) two times your then
base salary plus (b) an amount equal to your bonus from FuelCell, if any, for
the immediately preceding year. This severance benefit shall be payable by
FuelCell through (i) the continuation of your base salary for a period of one
year and (ii) the payment of the balance in four equal quarterly installments,
with the first such payment due three months after the termination and the final
payment due one year after the termination. The severance obligation set forth
herein shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other severance benefits
made available to other employees of FuelCell.

               The last sentence of Section 1.1 of the Employment Agreement
shall be modified to read in its entirety as follows: "In connection therewith,
the Employee shall report to and be subject to the supervision of the Board of
Directors."

          As modified above, the Employment Agreement is in full force and
effect. If this sets forth your understanding, please indicate below, whereupon
it will be a binding agreement between us.

 

Very truly yours,

FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.

By  /s/ Bernard Baker                   

 

Agreed and Accepted by

/s/ Jerry Leitman                      
           Jerry Leitman

 

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