Exhibit 10.9

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and
entered into by and between Veritas DGC Inc., a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as “Employer or “Veritas”), and Larry L. Worden, an
individual currently resident in Spring, Texas (hereinafter referred to as
“Employee”), effective as provided below.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Employee and Employer entered into an Employment Agreement dated
effective as of October 22, 2001, as Amended effective November 14, 2001, (the
“Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Employer may be acquired pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of September 4, 2006, by and among
Employer, Compagnie Générale de Géophysique (“CGG”), and certain of CGG’s
affiliates, provided that the shareholders of CGG and Employer approve of such
acquisition and certain other conditions, as described in the Merger Agreement,
are met;

WHEREAS, subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing (as
defined in the Merger Agreement), Employer and Employee have agreed to make
certain modifications to the Agreement to change the time and form of payment of
benefits under the Agreement and to otherwise cause the Agreement to comply with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, but subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of the
Closing (as defined in the Merger Agreement), Employer, Employee and CGG agree
as follows, effective as of December 27, 2006:

Section 1. Amendment of Agreement.

1.             Paragraph (a) of Section 5 of the Agreement entitled
“Termination” shall be deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor:

(a) Employee’s employment with Employer hereunder will terminate upon the first
to occur of the following:

(1)           The death or “Disability” (as defined in Section 5(b) hereof) of
Employee;

(2)           Employer terminates such employment for any reason;

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(3)           Employee terminates such employment for any reason; or

(4)           January 15, 2007.

2.             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, from
and after the Closing under the Merger Agreement, Employee shall not be entitled
to any special benefits in connection with the termination of his employment for
Good Reason and any decision by Employer to terminate Employee’s employment for
Cause shall not impact the compensation and benefits payable to Employee
pursuant to this Agreement.  Consequently, all references to Good Reason and
Cause terminations within the Agreement are hereby deleted and Paragraphs (c),
(d), (e) and (f) of Section 5 of the Agreement entitled “Termination” shall be
deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor:

(c) -(e)                    [Intentionally omitted.]

(f)  As used in this Agreement, “Date of Termination” means the date of the
termination of Employee’s employment with Employer.

3.             Section 6 of the Agreement entitled “Effect of Termination” shall
be renamed “Effect of Termination and Change in Control Benefits” and Paragraphs
(a), (b), (c) and (d) of Section 6 shall be deleted and the following shall be
substituted therefor:

(a) Upon termination of Employee’s employment by Employer or Employee for any
reason, or due to the death or Disability of Employee, all compensation and
benefits will cease upon the Date of Termination other than: (i) those benefits
that are provided by retirement and benefit plans and programs specifically
adopted and approved by Employer for Employee that are earned and vested by the
Date of Termination, (ii) as provided in Section 10, (iii) Employee’s Base
Salary through the Date of Termination; (iv) any incentive compensation due
Employee if, under the terms of the relevant incentive compensation arrangement,
such incentive compensation was due and payable to Employee on or before the
Date of Termination; (v) medical and similar benefits the continuation of which
is required by applicable law or provided by the applicable benefit plan; and
(v) the payments and benefits contemplated by Section 6(e) of the Agreement (to
the extent not previously paid).

(b) – (d)  [Intentionally omitted.]

4.             Paragraph (e) of Section 6 of the Agreement entitled “Effect of
Termination and Change in Control Benefits” shall be deleted and the following
shall be substituted therefor:

(e)           If (i) a “Change in Control” (as defined in Section 6(g) hereof)
shall have occurred, on the date of the occurrence of the Change in Control (the
“CIC Date”), Employer will pay or provide to Employee:

(1)           a lump sum cash payment equal to two (2) times the sum of:

(i)                                     Employee’s Base Salary at the highest
annual rate in effect  on or before the CIC Date plus

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(ii)                                  An amount equal to the greatest of:

(A)                              the average of the incentive bonuses paid to
Employee for the last three (3) full fiscal years of Employer ending before the
CIC Date of Termination;

(B)                                the incentive bonus paid to Employee for the
last full fiscal year of Employer ending before the CIC Date; or

(C)                                an amount equal to Employee’s Base Salary
described in Section 6(e)(3)(i) multiplied by Employee’s target percentage under
the Key Contributor Incentive Compensation Plan or other replacement incentive
or bonus plan of Employer for the fiscal year which includes the CIC Date;

(2)           a lump sum cash payment (the “CIC Medical Payment”) equal to the
sum of:

(i)                                     an amount equal to (A) eighteen (18),
multiplied by (B) the amount of the applicable monthly COBRA premium (determined
based upon the applicable COBRA premium rate in effect immediately after the
Date of Termination) Employee would pay if Employee elected under COBRA to
maintain coverage identical to the coverage Employee (and, if applicable, his
spouse and/or dependents) had under such plan immediately prior to the Date of
Termination; plus

(ii)                                  an amount equal to the excess of (A) an
amount determined by dividing (1) the amount determined under Section 6(e)(2)(i)
above, by (2) one (1) minus the sum of the following which shall be determined
for the calendar year that includes the date of payment of the CIC Medical
Payment and shall be expressed as a decimal:  (i) the highest marginal U.S.
federal income tax rate applicable to individuals for such calendar year, plus
(ii) the highest foreign, state, provincial and/or local individual income tax
rate or rates, if any, to which the CIC Medical Payment is subject for such
calendar year (which shall be determined based on the assumption that Employee
pays income tax to any such foreign, state, provincial or local jurisdiction at
the highest marginal rate of income tax imposed by such jurisdiction on
individuals), plus, (iii) the Hospital (Medicare) Insurance tax rate under
Section 3101(b) of the Code (or any corresponding successor statute) for such

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calendar year, over (B) the amount determined under Section 6(e)(2)(i) above.

(3)           the following shall occur immediately upon the CIC Date and
regardless of whether Employee’s employment with Employer is terminated on such
date:

(i)                                     each option to acquire Common Stock or
other equity securities of Employer held by Employee immediately prior to such
Change in Control shall become fully exercisable, regardless of whether or not
the vesting conditions set forth in the relevant stock option agreement have
been satisfied in full; and

(ii)                                  all restrictions on any restricted Common
Stock or other equity securities of Employer granted to Employee prior to such
Change in Control shall be removed and such Common Stock or other equity
securities shall be freely transferable (subject to applicable securities laws),
regardless of whether the conditions set forth in the relevant restricted stock
agreements have been satisfied in full; provided, however, that notwithstanding
the foregoing, the restrictions on the restricted Common Stock granted to
Employee pursuant to that certain Restricted Share Award Agreement dated
October 6, 2006 between Veritas and Employee (the “2006 LTIP Restricted Stock
Award”) shall not be removed and shall remain in effect in accordance with their
terms.  With respect to the 2006 LTIP Restricted Stock Award, the parties
acknowledge and agree that (1) the impending termination of the Employee’s
employment with Veritas and, after the Closing under the Merger Agreement, CGG,
and their affiliates constitutes Good Reason within the meaning of such award
agreement, (2)  upon the termination of the Employee’s employment with Veritas
or CGG, as applicable, the Forfeiture Restrictions (as defined in such award
agreement) shall immediately lapse, and (3) CGG shall not, and shall cause its
affiliates not to, assert that any act or omission of the Employee on or after
the Closing Date under the Merger Agreement shall constitute Cause for
termination of the Employee’s employment within the meaning of such award
agreement.

(4)           For sake of clarity, except to the extent provided in Section
6(e)(3) above with regard to the 2006 LTIP Restricted Stock Award, the parties
agree that the payments and benefits to be provided pursuant to this Section
6(e), shall not be conditioned upon a termination of Employee’s employment with
Employer or the continued employment of Employee with Employer or any of its
affiliated

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companies (including, after the Mergers (as defined in the Merger Agreement),
CGG or any of its affiliated companies), and shall be conditioned solely upon
the occurrence of a Change in Control.

As a condition to making the payments specified in this Section 6(e), Employer
will require that Employee execute a release of all claims Employee may have
against Employer at the time of such payment.  Such release will be in
substantially the same form as Exhibit A attached hereto.

5.             A new Paragraph (l) of Section 7 of the Agreement entitled
“Excise Tax” shall be added to read:

(1)           Nothing in this Section is intended to violate the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act and to the extent that any advance or repayment obligation hereunder would
do so, such obligation shall be deemed modified so as to make the advance a
nonrefundable payment to Employee and the repayment obligation null and void.

6.             The first Sentence of Section 8 of the Agreement entitled
“Expenses of Enforcement” shall be deleted and the following shall be
substituted therefor:

Upon demand by Employee made to Employer, Employer shall reimburse Employee for
the reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by
Employee after a Change in Control in enforcing or seeking to enforce the
payment of any amount or other benefit to which Employee shall have become
entitled under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, those incurred in
connection with any arbitration concerning same initiated pursuant to Section 14
(regardless of the outcome of such arbitration).

7.             New paragraphs (e) through (h) shall be added to Section 13 of
the Agreement entitled “Miscellaneous” as follows:

(e)           In the event of Employee’s death following the CIC Date, all
amounts otherwise payable to Employee pursuant to this Agreement shall be
payable to Employee’s spouse if she is then living or otherwise to the executor
or administrator of Employee’s estate or to his heirs at law if there is no
administration of Employee’s estate.

(f)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
except for payments of the compensation and benefits otherwise payable pursuant
to Section 2, no compensation or benefits shall be payable under this Agreement
prior to January 1, 2007.

(g)           The payments described in this Agreement shall be paid in
accordance with and subject to the limitations of Section 409A of the Code and
the guidance promulgated pursuant thereto, to the extent applicable. In the
event that any provision of this Agreement would cause any compensation or
benefits to Employee to become subject to the tax under Section 409A of the
Code, Employee and Employer shall amend this Agreement in a mutually agreeable
manner intended to avoid the application of such tax to the extent possible.

(h)           Employee acknowledges and agrees that he shall not be entitled to
any severance benefits in connection with the termination of his employment with
Veritas  (or, after the Closing under the Merger Agreement, CGG) or either of
their affiliates, whether under this

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Agreement, or any other agreement, plan, policy or program of Veritas, CGG or
their respective affiliates under which Employee may otherwise be eligible to
receive benefits, and that the benefits pursuant to Section 6(e) of this
Agreement shall be Employee’s exclusive benefits payment relating to the Change
in Control of Veritas that occurs upon the Closing under the Merger Agreement. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the date of this Agreement, the
parties acknowledge and agree that Employee shall be entitled to receive all
benefits and rights under (1) any equity compensation awards made by Veritas or
CGG, (2) base salary, bonuses and vacation entitlements accruing after the date
hereof and any such amounts as are unpaid that have accrued and become payable
prior to the date hereof, and (3) as otherwise provided under the terms of
Veritas’ or CGG’s retirement and welfare benefit plans (other than any
agreements, plans or policies providing for severance benefits).

Section 2. Effect of Amendment.

Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, the Agreement remains unchanged
and in full force and effect.  This Amendment shall be of no force or effect if
the Closing under the Merger Agreement does not occur.

Section 3. Assumption by CGG.

By its execution of this Amendment, pursuant to Section 11(c) of the Agreement,
and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing under the Merger Agreement,
CGG , the ultimate Parent Company, hereby agrees to assume and perform the
obligations of the Employer through one or more of its subsidiaries including
Volnay Acquisition Co. I and Volnay Acquisition Co. II, pursuant to the
Agreement for periods from and after the CIC Date, including without limitation,
the obligation to provide the payments and benefits pursuant to Section 6(e).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, have
executed this Amendment effective as provided above.

 

EMPLOYER:

 

 

 

VERITAS DGC INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Thierry Pilenko

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYEE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larry L. Worden

 

 

 

 

 

CGG:

 

 

 

COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DE GÉOPHYSIQUE

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Michel Ponthus

 

Senior Executive Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

TO

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

RELEASE AGREEMENT

In consideration of the Change in Control benefits referenced in Section 1 of
Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2006, by and
between Veritas DGC Inc., (“Veritas”), and Larry L. Worden, (hereinafter
referred to as “Employee”), this Release Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made
and entered into by and between Compagnie Générale de Géophysique (“CGG”), as
successor in interest to Veritas pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of September 4, 2006, by and among
Veritas, CGG, and certain of CGG’s affiliates, provided that the shareholders of
CGG and Veritas approve of such acquisition and certain other conditions, as
described in the Merger Agreement, are met.

By signing this Agreement, Employee and CGG agree as follows:

1.               Purpose.  The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for the
orderly termination of the employment relationship between the parties, and to
voluntarily resolve any actual or potential disputes or claims that Employee has
or might have, as of the date of Employee’s execution of this Agreement, against
CGG and CGG’ owners, parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, representatives,
assigns, and employee benefit plans (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Released Parties”).  Neither the fact that this Agreement has been proposed or
executed, nor the terms of this Agreement, are intended to suggest, or should be
construed as suggesting, that the Released Parties have acted unlawfully or
violated any federal, state or local law or regulation, or any other duty,
policy or contract.

2.               Termination of Employment.  Effective January 15, 2007 (the
“Termination Date”), Employee’s employment with Veritas terminated.

3.              Termination Benefits.  In consideration for Employee’s execution
of, and required performance under, this Agreement, CGG shall provide Employee
with the Termination Benefits (as such term is defined in the Employment
Agreement), which benefits Employee would not otherwise have received, or been
entitled to receive, other than those benefits that are required to be paid or
provided under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”), or other laws.  All Company perquisites ceased upon the Termination
Date, and all payments hereunder shall be net of applicable federal, state and
local taxes as required by law.

4.              Waiver of Additional Compensation or Benefits.  The Termination
Benefits to be paid to Employee under Section 3 above constitute the entire
amount of compensation and consideration due to Employee under this Agreement or
any other agreement, policy, plan or arrangement of CGG providing for severance
or separation benefits, and Employee acknowledges that he has no right to seek,
and will not seek, any additional or different compensation or consideration for
executing or performing under this Agreement.

Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement
does not replace, reduce or waive any rights Employee has under the Employment
Agreement or with respect to vested and accrued benefits under any incentive or
equity participation plan of CGG or its Affiliates, and other applicable plans,
if any.

5.              Neutral Employment Reference.  CGG shall provide a neutral
employment reference to any potential employers that consider the employment of
Employee and that seek information concerning the reasons for the departure of
Employee.  CGG will provide to any such potential employers the identity of the
positions held by Employee and the dates of Employee’s employment with Veritas.

6.              Tax Consequences.  CGG has made no representations to Employee
regarding the tax consequences of any Termination Benefit received by Employee
under this Agreement.  To the extent that any payments or benefits

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provided hereunder are considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), CGG intends for
this Agreement to comply with the standards for nonqualified deferred
compensation established by Section 409A of the Code (the “409A Standards”).  To
the extent that any terms of this Agreement would subject Employee to gross
income inclusion, interest or an additional tax pursuant to Section 409A of the
Code, those terms are to that extent superseded by the 409A Standards.  CGG
reserves the right to amend the timing of any payments to be made hereunder in
accordance with the 409A Standards.

7.              Certain Continuing Obligations.  Employee acknowledges and
agrees that the provisions of Articles 3 and 12 of the Employment Agreement
shall survive the termination of the employment relationship, the termination of
the Employment Agreement and the execution of this Agreement, and Employee shall
continue to honor his post-employment obligations set forth in such provisions
of the Employment Agreement.

8.              Employee Representations.  Employee expressly acknowledges and
represents, and intends for CGG to rely upon his representations that he:

(1)          Has not filed any complaints, claims or actions against CGG with
any court, agency, or commission regarding the matters encompassed by this
Agreement and that he will not do so at any time in the future, and that if any
court or agency assumes jurisdiction of any complaint, claim or action against
CGG on behalf of Employee, he will direct that court or agency to withdraw from
or dismiss with prejudice the matter.

(2)          Understands that he is, by entering into this Agreement, releasing
the Released Parties, including CGG, from any and all claims he may have against
them under federal, state, or local laws, which have arisen on or before the
date of execution of this Agreement.

(3)          Understands that he is, by entering into this Agreement, waiving
all claims that he may have against the Released Parties under the federal Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, which have arisen on or
before the date of execution of this Agreement.

(4)          Has reviewed all aspects of this Agreement, and has carefully read
and fully understands all of the provisions and effects of this Agreement.

(5)          Has been, and is hereby, advised in writing to consult with an
attorney before signing this Agreement.

(6)          Is knowingly and voluntarily entering into this Agreement, and has
relied solely and completely upon his own judgment and, if applicable, the
advice of his attorney in entering into this Agreement.

(7)          Is not relying upon any representations, promises, predictions,
projections, or statements made by or on behalf of any Released Party, other
than those that are specifically stated in this written Agreement.

(8)          Does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date this
Agreement is signed.

9.              Release.

(a) Except as specifically provided in Section 9(b) of this Agreement, Employee,
on behalf of himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns, hereby fully and forever releases, acquits and discharges CGG from all
claims, demands, actions, lawsuits, grievances, and obligations of any nature
whatsoever that the Employee has or might have against CGG, or that might be
assigned by the Employee, as of the date that this Agreement is executed by
Employee.  The claims Employee is releasing include all of the following:

·                                          Any claims under the Employment
Agreement;

·                                          Any claims under any bonus or
incentive plans;

·                                          Any claims for tortious action or
inaction of any sort (“tortious action or inaction” means, among other things,
claims for such things as negligence, fraud, libel, or slander);

·                                          Any claims arising under the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended (29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq.) 
(the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits, in general,
discrimination against employees on the basis of age);

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·                                          Any claims arising under Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq.), or the
Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (Texas Labor Code § 21.001, et seq.)  (both
of these statutes, in general, prohibit discrimination in employment on the
basis of race, religion, national origin or gender);

·                                          Any claims arising under the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et
seq.)  (the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits, in general,
discrimination in employment on the basis of an employee’s or applicant’s
disability);

·                                          Any claims arising under Texas Labor
Code Sections 451.001, et seq. for retaliation or discrimination in connection
with a claim for workers’ compensation benefits;

·                                          Any claims for breach of contract,
wrongful discharge, constructive discharge, retaliation, or conspiracy; and

·                                          Any claims relating to Employee’s
employment or termination of his employment including any and all claims for
damages, costs, salary, wages, termination pay, severance pay, vacation pay,
commissions, expenses, allowances, insurance, or any other benefit arising out
of Employee’s employment with Veritas, with the exception of those benefits
specifically excluded below in this Section 4.

(b)           The release contained in this Section 9(a) will not affect any of
the following:

·                                          Any claim by Employee under this
Agreement;

·                                          Employee’s rights to indemnity, if
any, under (i) any written indemnity agreement by and between Veritas and
Employee in effect on the Separation Date, (ii) any policy of insurance
maintained by Veritas covering directors’ and officers’ liability; (iii) the
certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of
Veritas (x) as in effect on the Separation Date, or (y) as the same may be
subsequently changed, but in the case of this clause (y) only to the extent any
such changes shall enlarge the rights of a party seeking indemnity;

·                                          Employee’s rights or benefits under
Veritas’ 401(k) retirement savings plan, Veritas’ Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
or any pension or retirement plan in which Employee is a participant on the
Separation Date  (Employee’s rights and benefits will be determined by the
applicable plan documents);

·                                          Employee’s right to elect continued
health and/or dental benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”);

·                                          Employee’s right to exercise any
options to purchase Veritas DGC Inc. common stock in accordance with the terms
of the applicable stock option grant, including any terms of the grant modified
by Paragraph f) of the Letter Agreement;

·                                          Any other benefit to which Employee
may be entitled under any other health or benefit plan in accordance with the
applicable plan documents; or

·                                          Employee’s rights under any workers’
compensation statue; the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. Appx. §688, as amended; general
maritime law or similar laws; and any other right Employee may have with respect
to bodily injury.

10.       Twenty-One Days to Consider Offer of Termination Benefits.  Employee
shall have, and by signing this Agreement Employee acknowledges and represents
that he has had, the opportunity to take at least twenty-one (21) days after the
date this Agreement is executed by CGG to consider whether to elect to sign this
Agreement, and to thereby waive and release the rights and claims addressed in
this Agreement.  Although Employee may sign this Agreement prior to the end of
the 21-day period, Employee may not sign this Agreement on or before the
Termination Date.  In addition, if Employee signs this Agreement prior to the
end of the 21-day period, Employee shall be deemed, by doing so, to have
certified and agreed that the decision to make such election prior to the
expiration of the 21-day period of time is knowing and voluntary and was not
induced by CGG through:  (a) fraud, misrepresentation, or a threat to withdraw
or alter the offer prior to the end of the 21-day period; or (b) an offer to
provide different terms or benefits in exchange for signing the release prior to
the expiration of the 21-day period.  Employee is advised to consult with an
attorney with regard to his entry into this Agreement.

11.       Seven Day Revocation Period.  Employee may revoke this Agreement at
any time within seven (7) days after he signs it.  To revoke the Agreement,
Employee must deliver written notification of such revocation to the attention
of                                   , [Vice President Human Resources], within
seven (7) days after the date

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Employee signs this Agreement.  Employee further understands that if he does not
revoke the Agreement within seven (7) days following its execution (excluding
the date of execution), it will become effective, binding, and enforceable.

12.       Release by CGG. Provided that Employee executes this Agreement and
does not revoke this Agreement as provided in Section 11 above, CGG, on behalf
of itself and its successors and assigns, hereby fully and forever releases,
acquits and discharges Employee from all claims, demands, actions, lawsuits,
grievances, and obligations of any nature whatsoever that CGG has or might have
against Employee as of the date this Agreement is executed by CGG arising from
or in any way connected with or related to Employee’s past service as an
officer, director, employee, or agent of CGG or any of its subsidiaries;
provided, however, that such release (a) shall not apply to any claims, demands,
actions, lawsuits, grievances or causes of action that CGG may have against
Employee for past conduct that constitutes fraud or willful misconduct, (b)
shall not serve to waive or release any rights or claims of CGG that may arise
after the date this Agreement is executed, and (c) shall not affect any future
obligation which Employee may have to CGG under the terms of this Agreement or
the Employment Agreement.

13.       Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of
Employee and CGG fully supersedes and replaces any and all prior agreements or
understandings, written or oral, between CGG and Employee pertaining to the
subject matter of this Agreement.

14.       Miscellaneous.  Should any provision of this Agreement be declared or
be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, all remaining provisions of this Agreement shall otherwise remain
in full force and effect and be construed as if such illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable provision has not been included herein.

It is further understood and agreed that if a violation of any term of this
Agreement is asserted, the party who asserts such violation will have the right
to seek specific performance of that term and/or any other necessary and proper
relief as permitted by law, including but not limited to, damages from any court
of competent jurisdiction, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
its reasonable costs and attorney’s fees.

Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to prevent Employee from challenging
the validity of this Agreement under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or
Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act.  Employee further understands and agrees
that if he or someone acting on his behalf files, or causes to be filed, any
such claim, charge, complaint, or action against CGG and/or other entities, he
expressly waives any right to recover any damages or other relief, whatsoever
from CGG and/or other entities including costs and attorneys’ fees.

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15.       Choice of Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the state of Texas without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.

 

COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DE GÉOPHYSIQUE

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vice President, Human Resources]

 

 

 

 

Dated this        day of                , 20    

 

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYEE

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Larry L. Worden

 

 

 

Dated this        day of                          , 20    

 

 

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