EX-10.14



 Exhibit 10.14 

Page 1 
 OLLIE’S BARGAIN OUTLET, INC.

 6295 Allentown Boulevard — Suite 1 

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112 

September 28, 2012 
 Howard Freedman 

[Address on file with the Company] 
 Dear Howard: 

This letter (the “Agreement”) will set forth the terms of your employment with Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Inc. (the
“Company”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bargain Holdings, Inc. (“Bargain Holdings”). 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as modified, supplemented or restated, the “Merger
Agreement”), dated as of August 27, 2012, by and among Bargain Parent, Inc. (“Parent”), Bargain Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), Ollie’s Holdings, Inc. (“Ollie’s Holdings”)
and KarpReilly, LLC, solely in its capacity as a representative upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, on September 28, 2012 Parent indirectly acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Ollie’s
Holdings, Inc. in a reverse subsidiary merger transaction, whereby Merger Sub merged with and into Ollie’s Holdings, Inc. (the “Merger”), with Ollie’s Holdings, Inc. being the surviving corporation in the Merger; and 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ you and you desire to continue to be employed by the Company on the terms and conditions
set forth in the Agreement. 







 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants contained herein,
the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Effective Date; Term. Your employment hereunder shall commence effective upon
September 28, 2012 (the “Effective Date”) and continue until terminated in accordance with Section 6 hereof. The period of your employment with the Company as set forth in this Section 1 is referred to herein as the
“Term of Employment.” 
 2. Duties, etc. During the Term of Employment you will be the Vice President of
Merchandising. In this capacity, you will have direct responsibility for overseeing all aspects of buying, merchandising and merchandise allocation of the Company. You will be accountable to, and will also have such powers, duties and
responsibilities as may from time to time be prescribed by, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; provided, that such duties and responsibilities are consistent with the position of Vice President of Merchandising. You will perform and
discharge your duties and responsibilities faithfully, diligently and to the best of your ability. You will devote substantially all of your working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company Group (as defined in Section 6);
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not restrict your engaging in civic, charitable and personal investment activities which do not materially affect your availability to any member of the Company Group during working time.

 3. Base Salary. As compensation for all services provided by you during the Term of Employment, and subject to your performance in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall pay you a base salary at a rate of $170,000 per annum (the per annum amount in effect from time to time being referred to herein as the “Base Salary”). All payments
under this Section 3 will be made in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company. The amount of Base Salary shall be re-evaluated annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or, if no such
committee exists, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), with the input of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; provided, that the Base Salary may not be reduced to an amount below $170,000. 

  
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 4. Performance Bonus. In addition to your Base Salary, you will be eligible for an annual
bonus (the “Bonus”) for each fiscal year during the Term of Employment. As indicated in the following table, with respect to each fiscal year during the Term of Employment, if Company EBITDA for such fiscal year: (a) equals the
Target EBITDA for such fiscal year, your Bonus for such fiscal year shall be equal to 50% of your Base Salary, (b) is equal to or less than the Minimum EBITDA Threshold for such fiscal year, your Bonus for such fiscal year shall be $0,
(c) is equal to or greater than the Maximum EBITDA Threshold for such fiscal year, your Bonus for such fiscal year shall be 80% of your Base Salary, or (d) is greater than Target EBITDA but less than the Maximum EBITDA Threshold for such
fiscal year, or is less than Target EBITDA but greater than the Minimum EBITDA Threshold for such fiscal year, your Bonus for such fiscal year shall be determined by interpolating on a straight line basis between the Bonus amounts set forth in the
following table and the corresponding level of Company EBITDA; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, (i) for purposes of the calculation of any Bonus in respect of fiscal year 2012, the Bonus
shall be calculated in a manner consistent with past practices, and (ii) the Compensation Committee of the Board or, if no such committee exists, the Board (in each case, with the CCMP Consent (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement (as
defined in Section 6))) may, with your consent, change the manner in which any Bonus is determined and/or calculated (e.g., add a revenue component to the performance metrics). 

  
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	 Company EBITDA for fiscal year:
	  	 Bonus Amount

	 Equal to or greater than Maximum EBITDA Threshold
	  	80% of Base Salary
	 Equal to Target EBITDA
	  	50% of Base Salary
	 Equal to or less than Minimum EBITDA Threshold
	  	$0

 You must be employed on the last day of any fiscal year and the day payments are made in order to be eligible for a Bonus for
that fiscal year. The Bonus for each fiscal year shall be paid to you at the same time that other senior executives of the Company receive bonus payments, but in no event later than April 15 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year to which
the Bonus relates. 
 For purposes of this Agreement: 

“Company EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to a fiscal year of Bargain Holdings, the sum of (without duplication)
(a) Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year and (b) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby, (i) all income taxes of the Company Group recorded as a tax provision in accordance with GAAP for such period
(other than income taxes attributable to items (a), (b), and (f) included in the definition of Consolidated Net Income), (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, (iii) Consolidated Non-Cash Charges, (iv) for fiscal year 2012 only,
fees and expenses paid to Saunders Karp & Megrue, LLC (“SKM”) pursuant to the Management Agreement between SKM, the Company and Ollie’s Holdings dated as of August 7, 2003, (v) any fees and expenses incurred
by the Company, the Company Stockholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or Parent in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (to the extent not otherwise included in an item in this clause
(b)), all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company Group in accordance with GAAP, and (vi) any non-cash equity compensation expense, store closing costs and, for fiscal year 2012 only, the Johnson City flood loss; provided,
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forgoing, for fiscal year 2012 only, “Company EBITDA” shall also include or exclude such other items as are consistent with past practices of the Company in calculating fiscal
year bonuses for senior management executives of the Company as set by the board of directors of the Company as in place in March 2012. The components of Company EBITDA will be determined by the independent auditor of the Company Group in accordance
with GAAP. 
 “Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to a fiscal year of Bargain Holdings, the sum of
(without duplication) (a) the aggregate of the interest expense of the Company Group for such fiscal year determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (b) the interest component of capitalized lease obligations accrued by
the Company Group during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less (c) the amount of any interest income received by the Company Group during such fiscal period and (d) deferred financing costs and
bank administration fees. 
 “Consolidated Net Income” shall’ mean, with respect to a fiscal year of Bargain Holdings,
the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company Group for such fiscal year on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, which shall reflect the full charge resulting from the payment by the Company Group of any base salary, bonus
compensation (including without limitation the Bonus) or other payment to any person pursuant to any employment agreement with any member of the Company Group; provided, that there shall be excluded from the calculation thereof
(a) after-tax gains and losses from asset sales or abandonments or reserves relating thereto, (b) after-tax items classified as extraordinary gains or losses, (c) the net income (or loss) of any subsidiary of Bargain Holdings to the
extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that subsidiary is restricted by a contract, operation of law or otherwise, (d) the net income (or loss) of any other person or entity, other


  
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than a subsidiary of Bargain Holdings, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to the Company Group by such other person or entity, (e) in the case of a successor to any
member of the Company Group by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the assets of such member of the Company Group, any net income (or loss) of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or consolidation of assets,
(f) management fees, if any, paid by the Company Group to the CCMP Stockholders (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) and their affiliates and (g) the after-tax impact of nonrecurring items of income and expense that are
included in the determination of net income related to: (i) executive officer severance payments, (ii) discontinued operations, (iii) insurance losses and recoveries, (iv) write-up/write-down of assets related to acquisitions,
(v) cumulative effects of accounting changes and (vi) securities registration expenses. 
 “Consolidated Non-Cash
Charges” shall mean, with respect to a fiscal year of Bargain Holdings, the aggregate depreciation and amortization of the Company Group reducing Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such fiscal year. 

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time. 

“Maximum EBITDA Threshold”, “Minimum EBITDA Threshold” and “Target EBITDA” shall mean, for
any fiscal year of Bargain Holdings, such amounts as shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board, or, if no such committee exists, the Board (in each case, with the CCMP Consent); provided, that the Maximum EBITDA Threshold
shall in no event be more than 15% higher than the Target EBITDA and the Minimum EBITDA Threshold shall in no event be more than 15% lower than the Target EBITDA; provided, further, that after setting the Maximum EBITDA Threshold,
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EBITDA for any fiscal year, the Compensation Committee of the Board, or, if no such committee exists, the Board (in each case, with the CCMP Consent) may subsequently adjust such amounts in the
event of any acquisition, disposition or other material transaction or event with respect to the Company Group with a view to maintaining the incentive nature of the Bonus. For fiscal year 2012, your Maximum EBITDA Threshold is $63,320,855, your
Minimum EBITDA Threshold is $46,802,371 and your Target EBITDA is $55,061,613. 
 5. Stock Options; Benefits. 

(a) On or promptly following the Effective Date, you shall be granted stock options to purchase shares of non-voting common stock of Bargain
Holdings, Inc. (the “Option”). The Option shall be issued pursuant to, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of, the Bargain Holdings, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and a Bargain Holdings, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive
Plan Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. 
 (b) You will be eligible to receive
four weeks, or twenty (20) days, of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) per year, pro-rated for partial years. You will not be entitled to any cash, severance payment or other compensation for PTO not taken, and unused PTO may be carried
over up to a maximum of five (5) days to succeeding years. You will be eligible to participate in, and the Company will pay applicable premiums for, all benefit and welfare plans made generally available to senior management executives of the
Company (including health, dental, vision, short and long term disability, life and AD&D, and business travel accident insurance plans), as in effect from time to time, all subject to plan terms and generally applicable Company policies. You
will be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by you in performing services hereunder, including all expenses of travel while on business or at the request of and in the service of the Company;
provided, that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures reasonably established by the Company. 

  
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 6. Termination of Employment; Severance Payments. You or the Company may terminate your
employment at any time and for any reason by giving written notice to the other in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, that (i) the Company shall provide you with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice in the case of termination of your employment without Cause (as defined below), excluding a termination due to death or Disability (as defined below) and (ii) you shall provide the Company with at least thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice in the case of your termination of employment without Good Reason (as defined below). During the period following any notice of termination of employment through the Termination Date, the Company reserves the right to require you to
not be in the Company’s offices and/or not to undertake all or any of your duties or responsibilities, in each case, without such action constituting Good Reason. During any such period, you remain a service provider to the Company Group with
all duties of fidelity and confidentiality to such persons and subject to all terms and conditions of your employment and should not be employed or engaged in any other business. The parties’ rights and duties in the event of a termination of
employment are as set forth below. 
 (a) If (x) the Company terminates your employment without Cause (but excluding any termination due
to your death or Disability), or (y) you terminate your employment for Good Reason, the Company will, in lieu of any other payments or benefits hereunder or otherwise, (i) continue to pay your Base Salary for a period of twelve
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benefits to the extent permitted under such plans until the earlier of (x) the end of the Severance Period and (y) the date you have commenced new employment; provided, that you
make such affirmative and timely COBRA or other elections as are required for such benefits to continue; provided, further, that any such health, life and/or disability insurance continuation shall be treated as taxable compensation to
you to the extent necessary to avoid adverse tax consequences on the Company or you resulting from the provision of tax free benefits to you. Any obligation of the Company to you under this paragraph is conditioned, however, upon your signing a
release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (as may be updated and revised by the Company to comply with applicable law to achieve its intent, the “Release”) within twenty-one (21) days following the Termination
Date and upon your not revoking the Release within seven (7) days thereafter, and is further conditioned upon your continuing compliance with the provisions of Sections 7 and 8. The cash severance set forth in Section 6(a)(i) will be made
in the form of salary continuation, and will begin at the Company’s next regular payroll period following the effective date of the Release (i.e., once it becomes irrevocable), but shall be retroactive to the Termination Date; provided,
that if the date on which such salary continuation may commence can occur in your immediately subsequent taxable year assuming the Release becomes irrevocable on the twenty-eighth (28th) day following the Termination Date, then payment shall
commence in the immediately subsequent taxable year and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Section 6(a). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event of a breach of Section 7 or Section 8, you shall have
no right to receive (or continue to receive) any amounts under this paragraph, and the Company shall retain any and all rights to pursue other available remedies (whether at law or equity) for any such breach. 

  
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 (b) If (x) the Company terminates your employment for Cause, (y) you terminate your
employment without Good Reason, or (z) your employment terminates by reason of your death or Disability, the Company will, in lieu of any other payments or benefits hereunder or otherwise (including without limitation any severance payments),
pay you any Base Salary earned but not paid through the Termination Date. 
 You hereby acknowledge and agree that, other than the payments
described in this Section 6, upon the Termination Date you shall not be entitled to any other severance payments or benefits of any kind under any Company benefit plan or severance policy generally available to the Company’s employees or
otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement: 
 “Cause” shall mean (i) a material breach by you of any agreement between
you on the one hand and any one or more members of the Company Group on the other hand (including, without limitation, agreements which may have other parties) or any written lawful policy of any member of the Company Group, including, without
limitation, any breach by you of any restrictive covenants by which you are bound (including, without limitation, Sections 7 and 8 hereof), or the failure or refusal by you to substantially perform the duties required of you as an employee of the
Company, (ii) misappropriation or theft of the funds or property of any member of the Company Group, (iii) your conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or similar act, felony or
crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, (iv) your commission of any act involving willful misconduct or gross negligence or your failure to act involving material nonfeasance, (v) your engaging in any act of dishonesty, violence or
threat of violence (including any violation of federal securities laws) which is or could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of any member of the Company Group, (vi) a finding by the Board
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any of your fiduciary duties to any member of the Company group or any of their respective stockholders, or (vii) your habitual drunkenness or substance abuse which materially interferes
with your ability to discharge your duties, responsibilities and obligations to any member of the Company Group. 
 “Company
Group” shall mean Bargain Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries; provided, that solely for purposes of the calculation of any Bonus, the term “Company Group” shall mean Bargain Holdings and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries which, as of the applicable date of determination, are run by Mark Butler in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company so long as Mark Butler is employed by the Company. 

“Disability” shall mean any illness, injury, accident or condition of either a physical or psychological nature which,
despite reasonable accommodations, results in your being unable to perform substantially all of the duties of your employment with the Company Group for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days or one hundred eighty (180) total days during
any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive days. 
 “Good Reason” shall mean, without your consent,
(i) the Company’s material violation of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) a material reduction in your authority, compensation, perquisites, position or responsibilities, other than any reduction in compensation or
perquisites which affects all of the Company’s senior executives on a substantially equal or proportionate basis, or (iii) a relocation of the Company’s primary business location by more than 25 miles. In order to invoke a termination
for “Good Reason,” you shall provide written notice to the Board of the existence of one or more of the conditions constituting “Good Reason” within thirty (30) days following the initial existence of such
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following receipt of such written notice (the “Cure Period”) during which it may cure the condition if such condition is subject to cure. In the event that the Company fails to
remedy the condition constituting “Good Reason” during the applicable Cure Period, your resignation for Good Reason must occur, if at all, within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the Cure Period. 

“Stockholders’ Agreement” shall mean that certain Stockholders’ Agreement of Bargain Holdings, Inc., entered into
as of September 28, 2012, by and among Bargain Holdings and the stockholders listed on the signature pages thereto, as such agreement may be amended from time to time. 

“Termination Date” shall mean the date your employment with the Company terminates, regardless of the reason. Upon
termination of your employment by either you or the Company as provided herein, all rights, duties and obligations of you and the Company to each other pursuant to this Agreement shall cease, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement
(including, without limitation, Sections 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 16 hereof). 
 7. Confidentiality; Proprietary Rights. Without
the written consent of the Board, you will not during or after the Term of Employment (i) disclose to any person or entity (other than any disclosure during the Term of Employment to a person or entity to which such disclosure is in your
reasonable judgment necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of your duties as an executive officer of any member of the Company Group), any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information obtained by you while in the employ
of any member of the Company Group, or (ii) use any such information to the detriment of any member of the Company Group; provided, however, that the restrictions in clause (i) of this sentence shall not apply to information
that is generally known to the public other than as a result of unauthorized disclosure by you. 

  
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 All inventions, developments, methods, processes and ideas conceived, developed or reduced to
practice by you during your employment, and for six (6) months thereafter, which are directly or indirectly useful in, or relate to, the business of or products or services provided by or sold by any member of the Company Group shall be
promptly and fully disclosed by you to an appropriate executive officer of the Company (accompanied by all papers, drawings, data and other materials relating thereto) and shall be the exclusive property of the Company (or another member of the
Company Group specified by the Company). You will, upon the Company’s request and at its expense (but without any additional compensation to you), execute all documents reasonably necessary to assign your right, title and interest in any such
invention, development, method or idea (and to direct issuance to the Company (or another member of the Company Group specified by the Company) of all patents or copyrights with respect thereto). 

8. Restricted Activities. You acknowledge that in your employment with the Company you will have access to confidential, proprietary
and trade secret information which, if disclosed, would assist in competition against the Company Group and that you will also generate goodwill for the Company Group in the course of your employment. Therefore, you agree that the following
restrictions on your activities during and after your employment are necessary to protect the goodwill, confidential information and other legitimate interests of the Company Group: 

(a) During the Non-Competition Period (as defined below), neither you nor any of your affiliates will compete, or undertake any planning to
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contractor or otherwise) with the Company Group. Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, you will not work or provide services, in any capacity, whether as an employee, independent
contractor or otherwise, whether with or without compensation, to any person or entity who is engaged in any business that is competitive with the business of the Company Group, as conducted or in planning (i.e., the Company Group has taken material
steps in implementing such plan) during your employment with the Company. A competitive business shall, without express or implied limitation, include any person or entity in the business of the retail sale, direct marketing or wholesale of
discounted or closeout merchandise in any state where the Company Group does business or in any state contiguous to a state in which the Company Group does business. You understand and agree that ownership of less than 5% of the outstanding stock of
any publicly-traded corporation will not in and of itself be deemed to result in any competition with the Company Group. For purposes of this Agreement, “Non-Competition Period” shall mean the period during the Term of Employment
and for one (1) year thereafter. 
 (b) During the Non-Competition Period, neither you nor any of your affiliates will recruit, offer
employment to, employ, engage as a consultant or independent contractor, lure or entice away any person or entity who (i) is on or at any time after the date hereof, an employee of any member of the Company Group or providing services to any
member of the Company Group as a consultant or independent contractor, or otherwise persuade any such person or entity to reduce or otherwise change the extent of such person’s or entity’s relationship with any member of the Company Group
or (ii) was an employee of any member of the Company Group or providing services to any member of the Company Group as a consultant or independent contractor, in each case, at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of
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employment or services of such person or entity with the Company Group, or otherwise persuade any such person or entity during such twelve (12) month period to reduce or otherwise change the
extent of such person’s or entity’s relationship with any member of the Company Group. 
 (c) During the Non-Competition Period,
you shall not make any negative, disparaging, detrimental or derogatory remarks or statements (written, oral, telephonic, electronic, or by any other method) about the Company Group or any of its affiliates, owners, partners, managers, directors,
officers, employees or agents, including, without limitation, any remarks or statements that would adversely affect in any manner (i) the conduct of the Company Group’s business taken as a whole or (ii) the business reputation or
relationships of the Company Group and/or any of its past or present officers, directors, agents, employees, attorneys, successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 8(c) shall prevent you from making any
truthful statement to the extent, but only to the extent required by law, legal process or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with apparent jurisdiction over you. 

In signing this Agreement, you give the Company assurance that you have carefully read and considered all the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, including the restraints imposed on you under Section 7 and this Section 8. You agree that these restraints are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company Group and its affiliates, and are reasonable in
respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area. You further agree that, were you to breach any of the covenants contained in Section 7 or this Section 8, the damage to the Company Group and its affiliates would be
irreparable. You therefore agree that the Company, in addition to any other remedies available to it (including without limitation the remedies as provided in Section 6), shall be entitled without posting bond to preliminary and permanent
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against any breach or threatened breach by you of any of those covenants. You further agree that, in the event that any provision of Section 7 or this Section 8 is determined to be
unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too great a range of activities, that provision shall be deemed to be modified to permit its enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law. It
is also agreed that each of the Company’s affiliates shall have the right to enforce all of your obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to this Section 8. 

9. 409A Compliance. 
 (a)
The parties agree that this Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder to
the extent applicable (collectively “Code Section 409A”), and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A. In no
event whatsoever will any member of the Company Group, or any of their respective affiliates or any directors, officers, agents, attorneys, employees, executives, shareholders, members, managers, trustees, fiduciaries, representatives, principals,
accountants, insurers, successors or assigns of such member of the Company Group or such affiliate be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on you under Code Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply
with Code Section 409A. 
 (b) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this
Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation
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meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall
mean “separation from service.” If you are deemed on the Termination Date to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then with regard to any payment or the provision of any
benefit that is considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A payable on account of a “separation from service,” such payment or benefit shall be made or provided at the date which is the earlier of
(i) the expiration of the six (6) month period measured from the date of your “separation from service” and (ii) the date of your death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all
payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 9(b) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed on the first business day following the
expiration of the Delay Period to you in a lump sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. 

(c) With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Code
Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any
taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, to be provided in any other taxable year; provided, that this clause (ii) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any
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arrangement is in effect and (iii) such payments shall be made on or before the last day of your taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense occurred. 

(d) For purposes of Code Section 409A, your right to receive any installment payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a
right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the
Termination Date”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. 
 10.
Miscellaneous. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning hereof. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and you, and supersedes any prior communications, agreements,
term sheets and understandings, written or oral, with respect to your employment and compensation and all matters pertaining thereto. If any provision in this Agreement should, for any reason, be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it
shall be construed by limiting it so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with applicable law. This-Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. 

11. Acceptance. In accepting this offer, you represent that you have not relied on any agreement or representation, oral or written,
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 12. Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement
such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 
 13. Notices.
Any, demand, consent or approval permitted or required to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed duly made or given if it is in written form and delivered personally, by facsimile (with receipt confirmed), by prepaid, commercially recognized
overnight carrier (with receipt confirmed), or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Any party may change the address to which any notice, demand, consent or approval shall be sent by a notice in writing to the other party in
accordance with the provisions hereof. All notices shall be addressed as follow: 
 If to you, to your last address on file in the records of
the Company. 
 If to the Company: 

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Inc. 

6295 Allentown Boulevard- Suite 1 

Harrisburg, PA 17112 
 Attention:
Chief Executive Officer 
 With a copy to: 

CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC 
 245
Park Avenue, 16th Floor 
 New York, NY 10167 

Attention: Richard Zannino, Joe Scharfenberger and Official Notice Clerk 

Facsimile: (917) 464-7576 

and 
 Weil, Gotshal &
Manges LLP 
 767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 10163 
 Facsimile:
(212) 310-8007 
 Attention: Harvey M. Eisenberg 

  
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 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed will be deemed to be an original and such counterparts will, when executed by the parties hereto, together constitute but one agreement. Facsimile and electronic signatures shall be deemed to be the equivalent of manually signed
originals. 
 15. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the
Company and its assigns, including any successor in interest to the Company who acquires all or substantially all of the Company’s stock or assets. Neither this Agreement nor any of your rights, duties or obligations shall be assignable by you.
All your rights under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your personal or legal representatives, estates, executors, administrators, heirs and beneficiaries. 

16. No Waiver; Amendment. No change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by
all of the parties hereto (with the CCMP Consent). No waiver of any provisions of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the party charged with waiver. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed, or
shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver, unless so provided in the waiver. 

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	Very truly yours,
	
	OLLIE’S BARGAIN OUTLET, INC.
		
	By:		/s/ Mark Butler
	Name:		Mark Butler
	Title:		President and CEO


  

	
	Accepted and Agreed To
	
	/s/ Howard Freedman
	Howard Freedman








 Exhibit A 

Attach Form of Bargain Holdings, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement 

See attached 







 Exhibit B 

Form of 
 Release of Claims

 FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF the amounts to be provided to me in connection with the termination of my employment, as set forth in the
agreement between me and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Inc. (the “Company”) dated as of September 28, 2012 (“Letter Agreement”), which are conditioned upon my signing this Release of Claims and to which I am not otherwise
entitled, and for other good and valuable consideration, I, on my own behalf and on behalf of my heirs, executors, beneficiaries and personal representatives, and all others connected with me, hereby release and forever discharge the Company, its
parents, subsidiaries and other affiliates and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, general and limited partners, members, managers, joint ventures, representatives, successors and assigns,
and all others connected with any of them, both individually and in their official capacities, from any and all causes of action, rights and claims, of any nature or type, known or unknown, which I have had in the past, now have, or might now have,
through the date of my signing of this Release of Claims, including, but not limited to, any such causes of action, rights or claims in any way resulting from, arising out of or connected with my employment by, investment in, or other relationship
with the Company or any of its affiliates or the termination of that employment, investment and/or relationship or pursuant to any federal, state or local law, regulation or other requirement (including without limitation Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the fair employment practices laws of the state or states in which I have provided services to the Company or its affiliates, each as amended from
time to time); provided that nothing herein shall be a release of my rights to enforce any provision of the Letter Agreement, or the Stockholders’ Agreement (as defined in the Letter Agreement). 







 In signing this Release of Claims, I acknowledge that I have had a reasonable amount of time to
consider the terms of this Release of Claims and that I am signing this Release of Claims voluntarily and with a full understanding of its terms. 

In signing this Release of Claims, I acknowledge my understanding that I may not sign it prior to the termination of my employment, but that I
may consider the terms of this Release of Claims for up to twenty-one (21) days following the Termination Date (as defined in the Agreement). I also acknowledge that I am advised by the Company and its subsidiaries and other affiliates to seek
the advice of an attorney prior to signing this Release of Claims; that I have had sufficient time to consider this Release of Claims and to consult with an attorney, if I wished to do so, or to consult with any other person of my choosing before
signing; and that I am signing this Release of Claims voluntarily and with a full understanding of its terms. 
 I further acknowledge that,
in signing this Release of Claims, I have not relied on any promises or representations, express or implied, that are not set forth expressly in the Letter Agreement. I understand that I may revoke this Release of Claims at any time within seven
(7) days of the date of my signing by written notice to the Company in accordance with Section 13 of the Letter Agreement and that this Release of Claims will take effect only upon the expiration of such seven-day revocation period and
only if I have not timely revoked it. 
 Intending to be legally bound, I have signed this Release of Claims under seal as of the date
written below. 
  

			
	Signature:		 


			
		
	Name (please print):		 


			
		
	Date Signed: