Exhibit 10.2

DPL INC.
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND WAIVER

This PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND WAIVER (“Agreement”) is entered into this
29th day of June 2006 (the “Effective Date”) among DPL Inc., an Ohio corporation
(“DPL”), The Dayton Power and Light Company, an Ohio corporation (“DP&L”), and
John J. Gillen (“Executive”).

WHEREAS, DPL has implemented a new executive compensation program (the
“Program”), generally effective as of January 1, 2006;

WHEREAS, the Program provides benefits pursuant to the following plans that have
been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of DPL
(the “Committee”) and adopted by the Board of Directors of DPL (the “Board”):
the DPL Inc. Severance Pay and Change of Control Plan, the DPL Inc. Supplemental
Executive Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, the DPL Inc. 2006 Equity and
Performance Incentive Plan (“EPIP”), and the DPL Inc. Executive Incentive
Compensation Plan  (collectively, the “Plans”);

WHEREAS, Executive’s participation in the Plans requires execution of this
Agreement in order to be eligible to receive benefits under such Program; and

WHEREAS, Executive previously entered into an Employment Agreement with DPL and
DP&L (collectively, the “Company”), dated December 21, 2004 (the “Prior
Agreement”);

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and agreements contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which
are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Executive agrees as
follows:

1.    Effective Date. This Agreement is effective on the date hereof and will
continue in effect as provided herein.

2.    Participation in the Plans. DPL confirms that Executive (a) has been
designated by the Committee and the Board to participate in each of the Plans
pursuant to the terms thereof, contingent on his execution of this Agreement
and, with respect to the EPIP, its approval by the shareholders of the Company
at their annual meeting on April 26, 2006, and (b) is eligible to receive
additional benefits as such are provided to other similarly situated employees
of the Company from time to time.

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3.    Termination of Prior Agreement. Executive, for himself and his dependents,
successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators (and his and their
legal representatives of every kind), and the Company hereby agree that, upon
execution of this Agreement, the Prior Agreement shall terminate and have no
further force and effect.

4.    Remaining Rights. Notwithstanding the terms of Section 3 of this
Agreement, Executive and the Company hereby agree that nothing in this Agreement
negates or diminishes Executive’s rights under any agreement other than the
Prior Agreement, including the rights to (a) receive the benefits or his
obligations with respect to Executive’s relocation from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania to Dayton, Ohio as described on Schedule A attached hereto,
(b) purchase from the Company, to the extent not yet purchased, up to a total of
30,000 DPL common shares at an exercise price of $25.00 per share pursuant to
the terms of Executive’s Management Stock Option Agreement, dated December 29,
2004, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, (c) receive from DPL an
option to purchase up to a total of 20,000 common shares of DPL upon the earlier
of (i) the date Executive relocates his primary residence and his family to the
Dayton, Ohio area or (ii) the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in
the DPL Inc. Severance Pay and Change of Control Plan), and (d) receive the
amounts payable under the DPL Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan that are
payable as the amounts vest.

5.    Perquisite Allowance. By executing this Agreement, Executive shall be
entitled to receive a perquisite allowance in the amount of $20,000 per year
(the “Perquisite Allowance”), for each year that (a) Executive remains
designated by the Committee as eligible to receive the Perquisite Allowance and
(b) DPL continues to make the Perquisite Allowance available to executive-level
employees of the Company. Executive has been designated by the Committee as
eligible to receive the Perquisite Allowance for 2006. The Perquisite Allowance
for 2006 shall be paid as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. The
Perquisite Allowance for years after 2006 shall be paid to Executive as soon as
practicable after the Committee designates Executive as eligible to receive the
Perquisite Allowance for that year. The Perquisite Allowance will not be deemed
“compensation,” as that term is defined under any of the Plans, nor under any
other plan, practice, program or policy of the Company or any of its affiliates,
as in effect from time to time.

6.    Non-Solicitation. As a condition to his eligibility to participate in the
Program, Executive hereby agrees that during his employment and for a period of
two years following his termination of employment with the Company, Executive
will not (a) solicit for employment with himself or any firm or entity with
which he is associated, any employee of DPL, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or
otherwise disrupt, impair, damage or interfere with DPL’s, its subsidiaries’ or
affiliates’ relationships with their employees or (b) solicit for Executive’s
own behalf or on behalf of any other person(s), any retail customer of DPL, its
subsidiaries or affiliates, that has purchased products or services from the
DPL, its subsidiaries or affiliates, at any time (i) with respect to
solicitation during employment, during the Executive’s employment or (ii) with
respect to solicitation after termination of employment, in the twelve months
preceding the date on which

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Executive’s employment with DPL, its subsidiaries or affiliates is terminated or
that DPL, its subsidiaries or affiliates are actively soliciting or have known
plans to solicit, for the purpose of marketing or distributing any product,
pricing or service competitive with any product, pricing or service then offered
by DPL, its subsidiaries or affiliates or which DPL, its subsidiaries or
affiliates have known plans to offer.

7.    No Inducement. Executive agrees and acknowledges that no representations,
promises or inducements have been made by the Company to induce Executive to
enter into this Agreement other than as set forth herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date
first written above.

 

DPL INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

By:

 

/s/ James V. Mahoney

  

 

  

 

Name: James V. Mahoney

  

 

  

 

Title: President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

By:

 

/s/ James V. Mahoney

  

 

  

 

Name: James V. Mahoney

  

 

  

 

Title: President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

By:

 

/s/ John J. Gillen

 

 

 

 

John J. Gillen

 

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Schedule A

The Company agrees to provide the following benefits with respect to Executive’s
relocation from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area to the Dayton, Ohio area
(the “Relocation”) until Executive relocates to the Dayton, Ohio area :

(i)   reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in relocating Executive’s
family and single family residence from a single location in the Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania area to the Dayton, Ohio area;

(ii)  reimbursement for (A) rental of temporary furnished housing in the greater
Dayton, Ohio area and expenses for utilities associated with the rental property
and (B) for travel between the Dayton, Ohio area and the Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania area, including reimbursement for mileage, airfare and airport
parking charges;

(iii) reimbursement for customary real estate commissions incurred in connection
with the sale of Executive’s current residence in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
area and for the cost of an appraisal for a residence in the Dayton, Ohio area;

(iv) upon the closing of the sale of Executive’s Philadelphia area residence,
the Company’s payment of a moving incentive bonus equal to 3% of the sale price
of Executive’s Philadelphia residence up to a maximum bonus of $50,000;

(v)  use of a Company car; and

(vi) to the extent any of the foregoing payments or reimbursements are subject
to income taxes or other taxes similar to income taxes, the Company shall pay
Executive an additional amount sufficient to gross him up for the amount of such
taxes.

In the event that Executive terminates his employment for any reason or his
employment is terminated by the Company for “Cause” as hereinafter defined,
within one year after the date of the Relocation, Executive shall fully
reimburse the Company for any payments made by the Company pursuant to the terms
set forth in provisions (i) through (vi) above. For purposes of this Schedule A,
“Cause” shall mean (a) proven commission of a felony, (b) proven embezzlement,
(c) the proven illegal use of drugs, or (d) if no Change of Control (as defined
in the DPL Inc. Severance Pay and Change of Control Plan) has occurred other
than the commencement of a tender offer and/or the entering into of an agreement
referred to in items (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Change of Control, the
willful and continuous failure by Executive to substantially perform his duties
with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his physical or
mental illness or other physical or mental incapacity) as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cause shall not
be deemed to exist unless and until there shall have been delivered to Executive
a copy of a resolution duly adopted by written consent of not less than
three-fourths of the number of directors then in office (after reasonable notice
to him and an opportunity for him, together with his

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counsel, to be heard at a meeting of the Board of Directors called and held for
that purpose), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors
he was guilty of conduct set forth above in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the
first sentence of this definition and specifying the particulars thereof in
detail. For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on Executive’s
part shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by
him in bad faith or without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in
the best interests of the Company.

 

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Exhibit A

Gillen Management Stock Option Agreement

 

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