Exhibit 10.31

 

 

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is made
and entered into effective as of October 1, 2005, by and between Waste
Connections, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and David M. Hall
(the “Employee”).

 

The Company and the Employee entered into an Employment Agreement as of July 8,
1998 (the “Old Agreement”), and by their execution of this First Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement, the Company and the Employee wish to amend and
restate the Old Agreement in its entirety as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
conditions herein, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:

 

1.       Employment; Acceptance. The Company hereby employs the Employee and the
Employee hereby accepts employment by the Company on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.

 

2.       Duties and Powers. The Employee is hereby employed as Senior Vice
President, Sales and Marketing and the Employee shall devote Employee’s
attention, energies and abilities in that capacity to the proper oversight and
operation of the Company’s business, to the exclusion of any other occupation.
As Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing the Employee shall report to the
Chief Executive Officer, shall be based at the Company’s corporate headquarters
in California, and shall be responsible for the Company’s sales and marketing
program and oversight of the Company’s acquisitions program. The Employee shall
perform such other duties as the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of the Company may reasonably assign to the Employee
from time to time. The Employee shall devote such time and attention to his
duties as are reasonably necessary to the proper discharge of his
responsibilities hereunder. The Employee agrees to perform all duties consistent
with: (a) policies established from time to time by the Company; and (b) all
applicable legal requirements.

 

3.       Term. The employment of the Employee by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement shall continue until the third (3rd) anniversary thereof (the “Term”)
or until terminated prior to such date when and as provided in Section 7.
Commencing October 1, 2006, and on each October 1st thereafter, this Agreement
shall be extended automatically for an additional year, thus extending the Term
to three (3) years from each such date, unless either party shall have given the
other notice of termination hereof as provided herein.

 

4.       Compensation.

 

4.1       Base Salary. The Company hereby agrees to pay to the Employee an
annual base salary of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000) (“Base
Salary”). Such Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s
normal payroll practices, and such Base Salary is subject to withholding and
social security, unemployment and other taxes. Increases in Base Salary shall be
considered by the Board.

 

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4.2       Performance Bonus. For the calendar year commencing January 1, 2005,
and for each calendar year thereafter, the Employee shall be eligible to receive
an annual cash bonus (the “Bonus”) based on the Company’s attainment of
reasonable financial objectives to be determined annually by the Board. The
maximum annual Bonus will equal fifty percent (50%) of the applicable year’s
beginning Base Salary and will be payable if the Board determines, in its sole
and exclusive discretion, that that year’s financial objectives have been fully
met. The Bonus shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s bonus plan, as
approved by the Board.

 

4.3       Grants of Options and Restricted Stock. Employee shall be entitled to
participate in Stock Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) and
other equity incentive plans presently in effect or in effect from time to time
in the future on such terms and to such level of participation as the Board or
the Compensation Committee of the Board shall determine to be appropriate,
bearing in mind the Employee’s position and responsibilities.

 

The terms of any Options, Restricted Stock, RSUs and other equity incentives
shall be governed by the relevant plans under which they are issued and
described in detail in applicable agreements between the Company and the
Employee.

 

4.4       Other Benefits. The Company shall provide the Employee with a cellular
telephone and will pay or reimburse the Employee’s monthly service fee and costs
of calls attributable to Company business. The Employee shall be entitled to
paid annual vacation, which shall accrue on the same basis as for other
employees of the Company of similar rank, but which shall in no event be less
than three (3) weeks for any twelve (12) month period commencing May 15th of
each year. The Employee also shall be entitled to participate, on the same terms
as other employees of the Company participate, in any medical, dental or other
health plan, pension plan, profit-sharing plan and life insurance plan that the
Company may adopt or maintain, any of which may be changed, terminated or
eliminated by the Company at any time in its exclusive discretion.

 

5.       Confidentiality. During the Term of his employment, and at all times
thereafter, the Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Company, divulge to any third party or use for his own benefit or the benefit of
any third party or for any purpose other than the exclusive benefit of the
Company, any confidential or proprietary business or technical information
revealed, obtained or developed in the course of his employment with the Company
and which is otherwise the property of the Company or any of its affiliated
corporations, including, but not limited to, trade secrets, customer lists,
formulae and processes of manufacture; provided, however, that nothing herein
contained shall restrict the Employee’s ability to make such disclosures during
the course of his employment as may be necessary or appropriate to the effective
and efficient discharge of his duties to the Company.

 

6.       Property. Both during the Term of his employment and thereafter, the
Employee shall not remove from the Company’s offices or premises any Company
documents, records, notebooks, files, correspondence, reports, memoranda and
similar materials or property of any kind unless necessary in accordance with
the duties and responsibilities of his employment. In the event that any such
material or property is removed, it shall be returned to its proper file or
place of safekeeping as promptly as possible. The Employee shall not make,
retain, remove or distribute any copies, or divulge to any third person the
nature or contents of any of the foregoing or of any other oral or written
information to which he may have access, except as disclosure shall be necessary
in the performance of his assigned duties. On the termination of his employment
with the Company, the Employee shall leave with or return to the Company all
originals and copies of the foregoing then in his possession or subject to his
control, whether prepared by the Employee or by others.

 

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7.       Termination.

 

7.1       For Cause. The Company, by action of the Board, may terminate this
Agreement and the Employee’s employment for cause on delivery to the Employee of
a Notice of Termination (as defined in Section 9.2 below). For purposes of this
agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean:

 

(a)a material breach by the Employee of any of the terms of this Agreement that
is not immediately corrected following written notice of default specifying such
breach;

 

(b)conviction of a felony;

 

(c)a breach of any of the provisions of Section 11 below;

 

(d)repeated intoxification with alcohol or drugs while on Company premises
during its regular business hours to such a degree that, in the reasonable
judgment of the other managers of the Company, the Employee is abusive or
incapable of performing his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement;
and

 

(e)misappropriation of property belonging to the Company and/or any of its
affiliates.

 

On such termination for cause, the Employee shall be entitled only to the
Employee’s Base Salary through the date of such termination, and shall not be
entitled to any other compensation, including, without limitation, any severance
compensation. Without limitation of the foregoing, on termination pursuant to
this Section 7.1, the Employee shall forfeit: (i) his Bonus under Section 4.2
for the year in which such termination occurs; and (ii) all outstanding but
unvested options and rights relating to capital stock of the Company, and all
RSUs and shares of the Company’s restricted stock issued to the Employee that as
of the termination date are still unvested and subject to restrictions on
transfer.

 

7.2       Without Cause. The employment of the Employee may be terminated
without Cause at any time by the Company on delivery to the Employee of a
written Notice of Termination (as defined in Section 9.1). On the Date of
Termination (as defined in Section 9.2) pursuant to this Section 7.2, the
Company shall, in lieu of any payments under Section 4.1 and 4.2 for the
remainder of the Term, pay to the Employee an amount equal to the lesser of: (a)
the Employee’s Base Salary for a period of one (1) year from the date of
termination, and (b) the Employee’s Base Salary for the remainder of the Term.
In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to the pro-rated maximum Bonus
available to the Employee under Section 4.2 for the year in which the
termination occurs. Such payment by the Company shall be paid in accordance with
the Company’s normal payroll practices and not as a lump sum payment. In
addition, the Company will pay as incurred the Employee’s expenses, up to
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000), associated with career counseling and resume
development. The Company shall also pay to the Employee an amount equal to the
Company’s portion (but not the Employee’s portion) of the cost of medical
insurance at the rate in effect on the Date of Termination for a period of one
(1) year from the Date of Termination. In addition, on termination of the
Employee under this Section 7.2, all of the Employee’s outstanding but unvested
options and rights relating to capital stock of the Company shall immediately
vest and become exercisable, and all RSUs and shares of the Company’s restricted
stock issued to the Employee shall immediately vest and become unrestricted and
freely transferable. The term of any such options and rights shall be extended
to the first (1st) anniversary of the Employee’s termination. The Employee
acknowledges that extending the term of any incentive stock options pursuant to
this Section 7.2 or Sections 7.3, 7.4 or 8.1 below, could cause such option to
lose its tax-qualified status if it is an incentive stock option under the Code
and agrees that the Company shall have no obligation to compensate the Employee
for any additional taxes he incurs as a result.

 

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7.3       Termination on Disability. If during the Term the Employee should fail
to perform his duties hereunder on account of physical or mental illness or
other incapacity which the Company shall in good faith determine renders the
Employee incapable of performing his duties hereunder, and such illness or other
incapacity shall continue for a period of more than six (6) consecutive months
(“Disability”), the Company shall have the right, on written Notice of
Termination delivered to the Employee to terminate the Employee’s employment
under this Agreement. During the period that the Employee shall have been
incapacitated due to physical or mental illness, the Employee shall continue to
receive the full Base Salary provided for in Section 4.1 hereof at the rate then
in effect until the Date of Termination pursuant to this Section 7.3. On the
Date of Termination pursuant to this Section 7.3, the Company shall pay to the
Employee the payments and other benefits applicable to termination without Cause
set forth in Section 7.2 hereof, other than those related to career counseling
and resume development. The Company shall also pay, on behalf of the Employee,
an amount equal to the Company’s portion (not the Employee’s portion) of the
cost of medical insurance at the rate in effect on the Date of Termination for a
period of one (1) year from the Date of Termination. In addition, on such
termination, all of the Employee’s outstanding but unvested options and rights
relating to capital stock of the Company shall immediately vest and become
exercisable, and all RSUs and shares of the Company’s restricted stock issued to
the Employee shall immediately vest and become unrestricted and freely
transferable. The term of any such options and rights shall be extended to the
first (1st) anniversary of the Employee’s termination.

 

7.4       Termination on Death. If the Employee shall die during the Term, the
employment of the Employee shall thereupon terminate. On the Date of Termination
pursuant to this Section 7.4, the Company shall pay to the Employee’s estate the
payments and other benefits applicable to termination without Cause set forth in
Section 7.2 hereof, other than those related to career counseling and resume
development. In addition, on termination of the Employee under this Section 7.4,
all of the Employee’s outstanding but unvested options and rights relating to
capital stock of the Company shall immediately vest and become exercisable, and
all RSUs and shares of the Company’s restricted stock issued to the Employee
shall immediately vest and become unrestricted and freely transferable. The term
of any such options and rights shall be extended to the first anniversary of the
Employee’s termination. The provisions of this Section 7.4 shall not affect the
entitlements of the Employee’s heirs, executors, administrators, legatees,
beneficiaries or assigns under any employee benefit plan, fund or program of the
Company.

 

 

 

 

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7.5       No Limitation on Company’s Right to Terminate. Any other provision in
this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall have the
right, in its absolute discretion, to terminate this Agreement and the
Employee’s employment hereunder at any time in accordance with the foregoing
provisions of this Section 7, it being the intent and purpose of the foregoing
provisions of this Section 7 only to set forth the consequences of termination
with respect to severance or other compensation payable to the Employee on
termination in the circumstances indicated.

 

8.       Termination by Employee. The Employee may terminate his employment
hereunder on written Notice of Termination delivered to the Company setting
forth the effective date of termination. If the Employee terminates his
employment hereunder, he shall be entitled to receive, and the Company agrees to
pay on the effective date of termination specified in the Notice of Termination,
his current Base Salary under Section 4.1 hereof on a prorated basis to such
date of termination. On termination pursuant to this Section 8.2, the Employee
shall forfeit: (i) his Bonus under Section 4.2 for the year in which such
termination occurs; and (ii) all outstanding but unvested options and rights
relating to capital stock of the Company, and all RSUs and shares of the
Company’s restricted stock issued to the Employee that as of the termination
date are still unvested and subject to restrictions on transfer.

 

9.       Provisions Applicable to Termination of Employment.

 

9.1       Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of Employee’s
employment by the Company pursuant to Section 7 shall be communicated by Notice
of Termination to the Employee as provided herein, and shall state the specific
termination provisions in this Agreement relied on and set forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of
the Employee’s employment (“Notice of Termination”). If the Employee terminates
under Section 8, he shall give the Company a Notice of Termination.

 

9.2       Date of Termination. For all purposes, “Date of Termination” shall
mean, for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is given to
the Employee (provided the Employee has not returned to duty on a full-time
basis during such 30-day period), or, if the Employee’s employment is terminated
by the Company for any other reason or by the Employee, the date on which a
Notice of Termination is given.

 

9.3       Benefits on Termination. On termination of this Agreement by the
Company pursuant to Section 7 or by the Employee pursuant to Section 8, all
profit-sharing, deferred compensation and other retirement benefits payable to
the Employee under benefit plans in which the Employee then participated shall
be paid to the Employee in accordance with the provisions of the respective
plans.

 

 

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10.       Change In Control.

 

10.1       Payments on Change in Control. Notwithstanding any provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, unless the Employee elects in writing to waive this
provision, a Change in Control (as defined below) of the Company shall be deemed
a termination of the Employee without Cause, and the Employee shall be entitled
to receive and the Company agrees to pay to the Employee the same amount
determined under Section 7.2 that is payable to the Employee on termination
without Cause provided, however, that such amount shall be payable in a lump sum
on the Date of Termination and not in installments as provided in Section 7.2.
In addition, on a Change of Control, all of the Employee’s outstanding but
unvested options and rights relating to capital stock of the Company shall
immediately vest and become exercisable, the term of any such options and rights
shall be extended to the first anniversary of the Employee’s termination, and
all RSUs and shares of the Company’s restricted stock issued to the Employee
shall immediately vest and become unrestricted and freely transferable. In
addition, immediately prior to a Change in Control in which either the Company
is not the surviving entity or the executive officers of the Company immediately
prior to the Change in Control do not retain substantially similar positions
after such Change in Control, the Company shall grant to the Employee, for no
additional consideration, non-qualified stock options to purchase thirty
thousand (30,000) shares of the Company’s Common Stock under one of the
Company’s Stock Option Plans then in effect. These options shall have a term of
ten (10) years from the date of such grant (or the maximum permitted by the Plan
under which they are granted, if less) and shall be exercisable immediately at
Fourteen Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($14.67) per share. In the event of a
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization of the Company, or other change in
the Company’s common stock, an approximate adjustment will be made to the number
and exercise price of the options to be issued under this paragraph.

 

After a Change in Control, if any previously outstanding option or right (the
“Terminated Option”) relating to the Company’s capital stock does not remain
outstanding, the successor to the Company or its then Parent (as defined below)
shall either:

 

(a)Issue an option, warrant or right, as appropriate (the “Successor Option”),
to purchase common stock of such successor or Parent in an amount such that on
exercise of the Successor Option the Employee would receive the same number of
shares of the successor’s/Parent’s common stock as the Employee would have
received had the Employee exercised the Terminated Option immediately prior to
the transaction resulting in the Change in Control and received shares of such
successor/Parent in such transaction. The aggregate exercise price for all of
the shares covered by such Successor Option shall equal the aggregate exercise
price of the Terminated Option; or

 

(b)Pay the Employee a bonus within ten (10) days after the consummation of the
Change in Control in an amount agreed to by the Employee and the Company. Such
amount shall be at least equivalent on an after-tax basis to the net after-tax
gain that the Employee would have realized if the Employee had been issued a
Successor Option under clause 10.1(a) above and had immediately exercised such
Successor Option and sold the underlying stock, taking into account the
different tax rates that apply to such bonus and to such gain, and such amount
shall also reflect other differences to the Employee between receiving a bonus
under this clause 10.1(b) and receiving a Successor Option under clause 10.1(a)
above.

 

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10.2       Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) there shall be consummated (aa) any
reorganization, liquidation or consolidation of the Company, or any merger or
other business combination of the Company with any other corporation, other than
any such merger or other combination that would result in the voting securities
of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent
(either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of
the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power
represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity
outstanding immediately after such transaction, and (bb) any sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company; or
(ii) if any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), shall become the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company’s outstanding
voting securities (except that for purposes of this Section 10.2, “person” shall
not include any person (or any person that controls, is controlled by or is
under common control with such person) who as of the date of this Agreement owns
ten percent (10%) or more of the total voting power represented by the
outstanding voting securities of the Company, or a trustee or other fiduciary
holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company, or a
corporation that is owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the
Company in substantially the same percentage as their ownership of the Company);
or (iii) if during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at
the beginning of such period constituted the entire Board shall cease for any
reason to constitute at least one-half (½) of the membership thereof unless the
election, or the nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of each
new director was approved by a vote of at least one-half of the directors then
still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period.

 

The term “Parent” means a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability
company or other entity that is the ultimate “beneficial owner” (as defined
above) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company’s outstanding voting
securities.

 

11.       Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.

 

11.1       In consideration of the provisions hereof, for the Restricted Period
(as defined below), the Employee will not, except as specifically provided
below, anywhere in any county in the State of California or anywhere in any
other state in which the Company is engaged in business as of such termination
date (the “Restricted Territory”), directly or indirectly, acting individually
or as the owner, shareholder, partner or management employee of any entity: (i)
engage in the operation of a solid waste collection, transporting or disposal
business, transfer facility, recycling facility, materials recovery facility or
solid waste landfill; or (ii) enter the employ as a manager of, or render any
personal services to or for the benefit of, or assist in or facilitate the
solicitation of customers for, or receive remuneration in the form of management
salary, commissions or otherwise from, any business engaged in such activities
in such counties; or (iii) receive or purchase a financial interest in, make a
loan to, or make a gift in support of, any such business in any capacity,
including without limitation, as a sole proprietor, partner, shareholder,
officer, director, principal agent or trustee; provided, however, that the
Employee may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of
any business traded on any national securities exchange or quoted on any NASDAQ
market, provided the Employee is not a controlling person of, or a member of a
group which controls, such business and further provided that the Employee does
not, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, own two percent (2%) or more of
any class of securities of such business. The term “Restricted Period” shall
mean the earlier of: (i) the maximum period allowed under applicable law; and
(ii) (aa) in the case of a Change of Control, until the first anniversary of the
effective date of the Change of Control, (bb) in the case of a termination by
the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 7.2 and provided the Company has
made the payments required under Section 7.2, as the case may be, until the
first (1st) anniversary of the Date of Termination, or (cc) in the case of
Termination for Cause by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 or by the Employee
pursuant to Section 8.2, until the first (1st) anniversary of the Date of
Termination.

 

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11.2       After termination of this Agreement by the Company or the Employee
pursuant to Section 7 or 8 or termination of this Agreement upon a Change in
Control pursuant to Section 10, the Employee shall not: (i) solicit any
residential or commercial customer of the Company to whom the Company provides
service pursuant to a franchise agreement with a public entity in the Restricted
Territory; or (ii) solicit any residential or commercial customer of the Company
to enter into a solid waste collection account relationship with a competitor of
the Company in the Restricted Territory; or (iii) solicit any such public entity
to enter into a franchise agreement with any such competitor, or (iv) solicit
any officer, employee or contractor of the Company to enter into an employment
or contractor agreement with a competitor of the Company or otherwise interfere
in any such relationship; or (v) solicit on behalf of a competitor of the
Company any prospective customer of the Company in the Restricted Territory that
the Employee called on or was involved in soliciting on behalf of the Company
during the Term, in each case until the first (1st) anniversary of the date of
such termination or the effective date of such change of control (whichever is
later), unless otherwise permitted to do so by Section 11.1.

 

11.3       If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares
that any term or provision of this Section 11 is invalid or unenforceable, the
parties agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or
unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration or area of
the term or provision, to delete specified words or phrases or to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is
valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the
invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be
enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the
judgment may be appealed.

 

12.       Indemnification. As an officer and agent of the Company, the Employee
shall be fully indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law in connection with his employment hereunder.

 

 

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13.       Survival of Provisions. The obligations of the Company under Section
12 of this Agreement, and of the Employee under Section 11 of this Agreement,
shall survive both the termination of the Employee’s employment and this
Agreement.

 

14.       No Duty to Mitigate; No Offset. The Employee shall not be required to
mitigate damages or the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement,
nor shall any such payment be reduced by any earnings that the Employee may
receive from any other sources or offset against any other payments made to him
or required to be made to him pursuant to this Agreement.

 

15.       Assignment; Binding Agreement. The Company may assign this Agreement
to any parent, subsidiary, affiliate or successor of the Company. This Agreement
is not assignable by the Employee and is binding on him and his executors and
other legal representatives. This Agreement shall bind the Company and its
successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of the Employee and his heirs,
executors, administrators, personal representatives, legatees or devisees. The
Company shall assign this Agreement to any entity that acquires its assets or
business.

 

16.       Notice. Any written notice under this Agreement shall be personally
delivered to the other party or sent by a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested
and postage prepaid, to such party at the address set forth in the records of
the Company or to such other address as either party may from time to time
specify by written notice.

 

17.       Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement of the parties relating to the Employee’s employment and supersedes
all oral or written prior discussions, agreements and understandings of every
nature between them. This Agreement may not be changed except by an agreement in
writing signed by the Company and the Employee.

 

18.       Waiver. The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall not operate or as be construed to be a waiver of any other provision or
subsequent breach of this Agreement.

 

19.       Governing Law and Jurisdictional Agreement. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State
of California. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the
jurisdiction and venue of any court, federal or state, situated within
Sacramento County, California, for the purpose of any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of, or relating to or in connection with, this Agreement.

 

20.       Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in
this Agreement is, for any reason, held invalid in any respect, such invalidity
shall not affect the validity of any other provision of this Agreement, and such
provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it
enforceable.

 

21.       Enforcement. It is agreed that it is impossible to measure fully, in
money, the damage which will accrue to the Company in the event of a breach or
threatened breach of Sections 5, 6, or 11 of this Agreement, and, in any action
or proceeding to enforce the provisions of Sections 5, 6 or 11 hereof, the
Employee waives the claim or defense that the Company has an adequate remedy at
law and will not assert the claim or defense that such a remedy at law exists.
The Company is entitled to injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of such
sections as well as any and all other remedies available to it at law or in
equity without the posting of any bond. The Employee agrees that if the Employee
breaches any provision of Section 11, the Company may recover as partial damages
all profits realized by the Employee at any time prior to such recovery on the
exercise of any warrant, option or right to purchase the Company’s Common Stock
and the subsequent sale of such stock, and may also cancel all outstanding such
warrants, options and rights.

 

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22.       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more facsimile
or original counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[Signatures appear on the following page]

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Employment Agreement has been duly executed by or on
behalf of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.

 

    Waste Connections, Inc.             /s/ David M. Hall   By: /s/ Ronald J.
Mittelstaedt   David M. Hall     Ronald J. Mittelstaedt,       Chief Executive
Officer

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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