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EXHIBIT
10.20




UNIT REDEMPTION AGREEMENT 

(Gregory Ray)




     This UNIT REDEMPTION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), made this 15th day of November, 1999 (“Effective
Date”), by and between Gregory Ray, 39W750 Crosscreek Lane, St. Charles, Illinois 60175 (“Member”),
and Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“Company”);



WITNESSETH THAT:




     WHEREAS, Member owns Three Hundred Forty-Nine and Seventeen/Hundred (349.17) Common Units in
the Company and One Hundred Thirteen and Thirty-Three/Hundred (113.33) Preferred Units in the
Company;



     WHEREAS, Member has entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with the Company dated the
Effective Date (“Employment Agreement”); and



     WHEREAS, Member and the Company desire to enter into certain agreements relative to the
repurchase of the Two Hundred Fifty (250) Common Units of the Company that Member acquired from
the Company as of the Effective Date (referred to as the “Employee Units”), upon the termination
of Member’s employment with the Company;



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by both
parties, the parties hereby agree as follows:



SECTION 1




Redemption of Units




     1.1. Redemption; Redemption Price; and Closing. Upon the occurrence of a “Triggering
Event” as defined in Section 1.2 below, Member agrees to sell, transfer and convey to the Company,
and the Company agrees to purchase and redeem from Member at closing (“Closing”) as provided for
in Section 3 below, the Employee Units for a purchase price (“Redemption Price”) equal to the
product of (i) the Unit Price determined in the manner provided b Exhibit A attached as applicable
to the first Triggering Event to occur-times (ii) the number of Employee Units owned by Member.



     1.2 Triggering Events. The following occurrences are “Triggering Events” for purposes
of this Agreement having differing consequences on the Redemption Price depending upon when
occurring, all as provided in Exhibit A:



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	 	(a)	 	Death. The death of Executive;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Disability. The disability of the Executive as defined in Section 8 of
the Employment Agreement;
	 
	 	(c)	 	Termination for Cause/Resignation for Without Cause. The
termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for cause or the resignation of
Executive from employment with the Company without cause, all as defined in Section
9(a) of the Employment Agreement; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	Termination Without Cause/Resignation for Good Reason. The
termination of Executive’s employment with the Company without cause or the resignation
of Executive from employment with the Company for good reason, all as defined in
Section 9(b) of the Employment Agreement,





     1.3. Manner of Payment. The Redemption Price shall be payable at:




(a) Death. The Redemption Price payable following the Death of Member shall be
payable in cash at the Closing.




(b) Other Triggering Events. The Redemption Price payable at Closing shall be paid
by Company by delivery of a Single Payment Promissory Note in an amount equal to the
Redemption Price in the form attached as Exhibit B (“Note”). The Note shall have a maturity
date (“Maturity Date”) of the second anniversary of the Closing Date and shall bear interest
from the Closing Date to the Maturity Date at a rate equal to one (1) percentage point less
than the Prime Rate as published by The Wall Street Journal from time to time during that
period and at a rate five percent (5%) more than the Prime Rate after the Maturity Date
until paid in full.



SECTION 2 




Representations and Warranties




     2.1 Member’s Representations and Warranties. As a material inducement to the Company
to enter into this Agreement on the Effective Date, Member represents and warrants to the Company
as follows:




     (a) Title to Employee Units. Except for restrictions in the Operating
Agreement of the Company, Member has good and marketable title to the Employee Units, free
and clear of any and all liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances, equities,
options, claims, adverse claims, pledges and other limitations on the ownership or voting
of, or ability to sell, transfer and convey, the Employee Units.



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     (b) Member’s Authority and No Conflicts. Member has the capacity, right, power
and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement, to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and to comply with and fulfill the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Member,
enforceable against Member in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditor’s rights generally. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will violate, conflict with or result
in a breach of any of the terms, conditions and provisions of, or constitute (with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under any agreement,
instrument, mortgage, judgment, order, decree or other restriction to which Member is a
party or by which any of Member’s property is bound.




     (c)  Advice and Counsel. Member acknowledges that he has obtained the advice
of counsel, certified public accountants and/or other advisers in connection with this
Agreement, and no representations or warranties, oral or otherwise, except as provided in
this Agreement have been made to Member or to any such attorney, accountant or other adviser
as to the financial condition or prospects of the Company or the value of the Employee Units
on which Member has relied; rather, Member has relied entirely upon his own independent
investigation.




     (d) Consents. To Member’s knowledge, no consent (not obtained), approval,
order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any federal, state
or local governmental or regulatory agency or authority is required to be made or obtained
by Member in order to execute this Agreement.



     2.2 Company’s Representations and Warranties. As a material inducement to Member
to enter into this Agreement, the Company represents and warrants to Member as follows:




     (a) Organization and Power. The Company is a limited liability company duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Indiana, with all requisite
company power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.




     (b) Company’s Authority and No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary action of the Company. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms. Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of or constitute with or without giving of notice or lapse of time,
or both, a default under any agreement, instrument, mortgage, judgment, order, decree or
other restriction to which the Company is a party or by which any of its property is bound.



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     (c) Consents. No consent (not obtained), approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local
governmental or regulatory agency or authority is required to be made or obtained by the
Company in order to execute this Agreement or to consummate the transaction contemplated
hereby.



SECTION 3




 Closing




     3.1. Closing. The closing shall occur within thirty (30) days following the occurrence
of a Triggering Event and the determination of the Redemption Price.



     3.2. Deliveries by Member. At the Closing, Member shall deliver to the Company an
assignment of the Employee Units duly endorsed and other documents or instruments sufficient to
transfer all rights of Member in the Employee Units to the Company.



     3.3. Deliveries by the Company. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Member
the Redemption Price in cash or the Note representing the Redemption Price, as the case may be.



SECTION 4




 Termination




     4.1. Termination by Consent. Member and Company may agree to terminate this
Agreement by their mutual written consent.



     4.2. Public Offering. This Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date when
any Registration Statement on Form S-1, S-2 or S-3 or successor forms (“Registration Statement”)
covering Common Units of the Company (or the common equity interests in any business organization
into which the Common Units are converted upon a transfer of the Company’s business assets or
reorganization) is declared effective by the United State Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC
Effective Date”), it being the intent of the parties to eliminate any redemption requirements
relative to the Employee Units if and when the Company completes an “initial public offering” of a
common equity interest. Any redemption pending but not Closed on the SEC Effective Date may be
canceled by the Company in the exercise of its own discretion.




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SECTION 5




 Provisions of General Application




     5.1. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given on the date of service if served personally on the party to whom notice is given, or on
the third (3rd) day after mailing to the party to whom notice is to be given by
reputable courier service and properly addressed to the intended recipient at the address in the
signature block at the conclusion of the body of this Agreement or to such other address(es) as any
party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other party.



     5.2. Further Assurances. The parties agree that, following the Closing, they will from
time to time, upon request of any other party hereto and without further consideration, execute,
acknowledge and deliver in proper form any further instruments and take such other action as such
other party may reasonably require in order to effectively carry out the intents and purposes of
this Agreement.



     5.4. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Severability. This Agreement, and all
transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed, construed and enforced in all respects in
accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana. The parties hereto agree that all disputes under
or with respect to this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby shall be resolved by
litigation in Marion County Circuit or Superior Court or the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Indiana, and each of the parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of
such forums and irrevocably waives any objection the party may have based upon improper venue,
forum non conveniens or similar doctrines or rules.



     5.5. Successors and Assignees. Whenever used, the words “Member” and “Company” shall
be deemed to include the respective successors and assigns of such parties. All of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party and their
respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns; provided, however,
that the benefits and obligations of any party may not be assigned without the other’s prior
written consent.



     5.6. Expenses. Each of the parties shall pay its own expenses incurred in connection
with the transactions provided for in this Agreement.



     5.7. Attorneys’ Fees. Should any action be brought to enforce the terms of this
Agreement, the prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred in the action in addition to any remedies otherwise available.



     5.8. Modifications. This Agreement may not be changed, amended or modified orally.
This Agreement may be changed, amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by the
parties hereto.



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     5.9. Non-Waiver. Neither the waiver of any breach nor the failure to enforce
any term or condition of, this Agreement shall operate as a waiver or release of any such term or
condition, nor constitute nor be deemed a waiver or release of any other rights, in law or at
equity, or claims which any party may have against any other party for any matter arising out of,
connected with or based upon this Agreement. No waiver shall be enforceable against any party
hereto unless set forth in a written instrument or agreement signed by such party.



     5.10. Captions. The captions of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not
be deemed to affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.



     5.11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Disclosure and Offering
Statement, the Subscription Agreement, the Operating Agreement for the Company (as amended), the
Executive Employment Agreement between Member and the Company, and the Non-Competition and
Non-Disclosure Agreement between Member and the Company, all dated the Effective Date
(collectively, the “Other Agreements”) contains the entire understanding as to the subject matter
hereof. There are no representations, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings relating
hereto other than those expressly set forth or provided for in the Closing documents and the Other
Agreements. Except for the Other Agreements, this Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings of the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.



     5.12. Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants of the parties contained
in this Agreement shall survive the Closing .



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the
date first written above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“MEMBER”

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Gregory Ray
	 	 	 
	 	 	Gregory Ray

39W750 Crosscreek Lane

St. Charles, Illinois 60175
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“COMPANY”

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Fred M. Fehsenfeld Jr.
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Jr., Chairman
	 

	 	 	 	 5400 West 86th Street
	 

	 	 	 	Indianapolis, Indiana 46268






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HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC

EXHIBIT A TO UNIT REDEMPTION AGREEMENT




Employee Unit Redemption Price Upon Certain Triggering Events




	 	 	 	 	 
	Triggering Event	 	Date of Occurrence	 	Redemption Price
	Death

	 	Before 5th Anniversary
	 	3 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Death

	 	From
5th Anniversary Through

10th Anniversary
	 	4 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Death

	 	From 10th Anniversary
	 	5 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Disability or Resignation for Good
Reason/Termination
without Cause per
Employment Agreement
§9(b)

	 	Before 5th Anniversary
	 	Greater of 5 times EBITDA
Formula Per Unit or Fixed Price
(based upon time of occurrence) of:

Years 1 and 2-$0

Year 3-$50,000

Year 4-$125,000

Year 5-$200,000

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Disability or Resignation for Good
Reason/Termination
without Cause per
Employment Agreement
§9(b)

	 	From 5th Anniversary
	 	5 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Voluntary Resignation
or Termination with
Cause per Employment
Agreement §9(a)

	 	Before 5th Anniversary
	 	Fixed Price 

Years 1 and 2-$0

Year 3-$50,000

Year 4-$125,000

Year 5-$200,000

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Voluntary Resignation
or Termination with
Cause per Employment
Agreement §9(a)

	 	From 5th Anniversary
Through 7th

Anniversary
	 	4 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Voluntary Resignation
or Termination with
Cause per Employment
Agreement §9(a)

	 	From 7th Anniversary
	 	5 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit





“Fixed Price” is not on a Per Unit basis but is a gross price for all Employee Units held by
Member



“EBITDA Formula” refers to the average earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization reflected on the income statement of the Company for the last 2 full fiscal year of
the Company occurring before the Triggering Event multiplied by the indicated multiple minus (i)
any debt on the Company’s balance sheet on the last day of the second year used to make the
calculation, and (ii) any outstanding Cumulative Preferred Return and unrecovered Capital
Contribution for Preferred Units on that same date.




 









 





HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC.

EXHIBIT B TO UNIT REDEMPTION AGREEMENT



PROMISSORY NOTE




Maturity Date:[ 2nd Anniversary of Closing]

Indianapolis, Indiana




$                                        




     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, on or before the second (2nd) anniversary date of the
Closing, as defined in a Unit
Redemption Agreement between Gregory Ray and Heritage-Crystal Clean,
LLC, dated November         , 1999 (the
“Maturity Date”), Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company having its
principal place of business at 5400 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 (the
“Maker”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Gregory Ray (“Holder”), or his assigns, at 39W750
Crosscreek Lane, St. Charles, Illinois 60175, or at such other place as the Holder hereof may
designate in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of
                     Dollars ($                     ), together with (i) interest on the unpaid principal balance existing from
time to time at a rate equal to one percent (1%) less than the prime rate as published daily by
The Wall Street Journal (“Prime Rate”), beginning as of the Closing through the Maturity Date; and
(ii) interest after the Maturity Date at a rate equal to five percent (5%) more than the Prime
Rate until paid in full.



     Interest shall be paid on actual daily balances of outstanding principal for the exact number
of days principal remains outstanding from and after the Closing, and shall be computed on the
basis of a three hundred sixty five(365) day year.



     The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity
Date. The principal balance of this Note may be prepaid, in whole or in part, at any time without
notice, premium or penalty.



     Upon the occurrence of any Default and at any time thereafter prior to the Default being
cured, the entire balance of this Note, irrespective of the Maturity Date, together with
attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in collecting and enforcing payment or
performance hereof, and with interest from the date of Default on the unpaid principal balance
hereof at the rate specified above, shall, at the election of the Holder, and without relief from
valuation and appraisement laws, become immediately due and payable.



     The occurrence of any of the following events shall be considered an event of “Default”
under this Note:




     (a) Maker shall fail to pay any installment of principal and/or interest under this
Note (or any extension, renewal, amendment, restatement or replacement of this Note) when
due; or




     (b) Maker shall (i) institute or consent to any proceedings in insolvency, bankruptcy, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally,
or for the
adjustment, liquidation, extension or composition or arrangement of debts or for any other
relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or laws relating to the relief or
reorganization of debtors, (ii) become the subject of an order for relief under the United
States Bankruptcy Code or in any manner is adjudged insolvent, or (iii) make an assignment
for the benefit of creditors or admit in writing an inability to pay debts as they become
due.



     All notices and other communications in connection with this Note shall be sent in writing to
Holder or to the Maker, as the case may be, at their respective addresses set forth in the
Agreement to which this Note is attached as an Exhibit.



 









 





     Maker irrevocably waives diligence in collection and prosecution, demand,
presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of protest, dishonor, and notice of
nonpayment of this Note and expressly agrees that this Note and any payment coming due hereunder
may be extended or otherwise modified from time to time without in any way affecting liability
hereunder.



     If any provision of this Note is prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, that provision
will be ineffective
to the extent of the prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the rest of that
provision or the remaining provisions of this Note. This Note shall bind the Maker and the Maker’s
successors, legal representatives and assigns. No provision of this Note may be waived, amended,
released or otherwise changed, except by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement is
sought.



     The trustee executing this Note has full power and authority to enter into this Note and to
assume and perform all of its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Note and
the performance by Maker of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by Maker and no
further action or approval is required in order to constitute this Note as a binding and
enforceable obligation of Maker; and the execution and delivery of this Note and the consummation
of the transaction contemplated hereunder on the part of Maker do not and will not violate any
provisions of Maker’s partnership agreement or other agreement of Maker.



     This Note shall be construed according to and governed by the laws of the State of Indiana.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has executed this Note as of the day and year first hereinabove
written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Jr., Chairman






 









 





FIRST AMENDMENT TO UNIT REDEMPTION AGREEMENT

GREGORY PAUL RAY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE GREGORY PAUL RAY TRUST

UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 7, 2000,

AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY ASSIGNMENT TO GREGORY RAY




     This First Amendment (“Amendment”) made this 16th day of February, 2006, to the
Unit Redemption Agreement (“Agreement”) dated November 15, 1999, by and between Gregory Paul Ray,
as Trustee of the Gregory Paul Ray Trust under Trust Agreement dated March 7, 2000, as successor in
interest by assignment to Gregory Ray, 39W750 Crosscreek Lane, St. Charles, Illinois 60175
(“Member”), and Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“Company”).



WITNESSETH:




     WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Agreement, Member and Company have agreed that the
Agreement should be amended.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and promises
contained in this Amendment, the legal sufficiency of which are acknowledged and agreed to, Member
and Company hereby agree as follows:



     1. The first “WHEREAS” of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the
following:




     “WHEREAS, Gregory Paul Ray, as Trustee of the Gregory Paul Ray Trust under
Trust Agreement dated March 7, 2000, as successor in interest by assignment from
Gregory Ray, owns Four Hundred Twenty Five (425) Common Units in the Company and Two
Hundred (200) Preferred Units in the Company.



     2. The title of Section 1 and Section 1.1 of the Agreement are hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced by the following:




     ”SECTION 1 — Option to Sell or Redemption of Units
     
1.1 Option to Sell or Redemption Price; Closing. Upon the occurrence
of a “Triggering Event” as defined in Section 1.2 below, Member or its legal
representative, as the case may be, shall have the option of selling all but not a
portion of the Units to one or more of the Members of the Company at such price and
upon such terms as agreed upon by the Member and such other Member(s). This option
shall extend for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such
Triggering Event. The Member shall notify the Company of the exercise of said
option, and the parties to such transaction shall execute such additional
documentation as reasonably required by the Company, including without limitation,
an amendment to any applicable existing Unit Redemption Agreement or adoption of a
new Unit Redemption Agreement. Failure of the Member or its legal representative,
as the case may be, to timely



 









 






exercise said option shall be deemed a forfeiture of said option. In the event
said option is not so timely exercised, Member shall sell, transfer and convey the
Units to the Company at closing as provided for in Section 3 below (“Closing”), for
a purchase price (“Redemption Price”) equal to the product of (i) the Unit Price
determined in the manner provided in Exhibit A-1 attached hereto and made a part
hereof as applicable to the first Triggering Event to occur, times (ii) the number
of Units owned by Member. From the occurrence of said Triggering Event, the
Interest Holder, as defined in the Restated Operating Agreement dated October 26,
2004, for the Company, as amended (“Operating Agreement”) of the Units, shall be
deemed an Assignee, as defined in and governed by the Operating Agreement”



     3. Section 3.1 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the
following:




     3.1 Closing. In the event of a closing on the sale of the Unites to
another member as provided hereinabove, the closing shall occur within thirty (30)
days after the exercise of said option, and in the event of a redemption of the
Units by the Company as provided hereinabove, the Closing shall occur within one
hundred eighty (180) days following the occurrence of a Triggering Event and the
determination of the Redemption Price.



     4. Section 3.2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the
following:




     3.2 Deliveries by Member for a Redemption. In the event of a
redemption of the Units by the Company, at the Closing, Member shall deliver to the
Company an assignment of the Units duly endorsed and other documents or instruments
sufficient to transfer all rights of Member in the Units to the Company.



     5. Section 3.3 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the
following:




     3.3 Deliveries by the Company for a Redemption. In the event of a
redemption of the Units by the Company, at the Closing, the Company shall deliver to
Member the Redemption Price in cash or the Note representing the Redemption Price,
as the case may be.



     6. Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by Exhibit A-1
attached hereto and made a part hereof.



     7. In all other respects not inconsistent herewith, the Agreement remains in full force and
effect, including without limitation, Section 4.2 of the original Agreement, providing for
termination of the Agreement and any redemption rights relative to Units if and when the Company
completes an “initial public offering” of a common equity interest.



 









 




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment to the Unit Redemption
Agreement the year and date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC	 	 	 	Gregory Paul Ray, as Trustee of the Gregory Paul
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Ray Trust under Trust Agreement dated March 7,
	 	 	 	 	 	 	2000, as successor in interest by assignment to
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Gregory Ray
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Joseph Chalhoub 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Gregory Paul Ray 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Joseph Chalhoub, President
	 	 	 	 	 	Gregory Paul Ray






 









 





HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC

EXHIBIT A-1 TO UNIT REDEMPTION AGREEMENT




Unit Redemption Price Upon Certain Triggering Events




	 	 	 	 	 
	Triggering Event	 	Date of Occurrence	 	Redemption Price
	Death

	 	Until November 14,
2009
	 	4 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	Death

	 	On or after
November 14, 2009
	 	5 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	Disability or Resignation for 

Good Reason/Termination 

without Cause per 

Employment 

Agreement §9(b)

	 	Until and through
December 31, 2010
	 	Greater of 5 times EBITDA
Formula Per Unit or Fixed
Price of $200,000
	Disability or Resignation for 

Good Reason/Termination 

without Cause per Employment 

Agreement §9(b)

	 	After December 31,
2010
	 	5 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	Voluntary Resignation or 

Termination with Cause per 

Employment 

Agreement §9(a)

	 	Until November 14,
2006
	 	4 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit
	Voluntary Resignation or 

Termination with Cause per 

Employment Agreement §9(a)

	 	On or after
November 14, 2006
	 	5 times EBITDA Formula Per Unit





“Fixed Price” is not on a Per Unit basis but is a gross price for all Units held by Member.



“EBITDA Formula” refers to the average earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization reflected on the income statement of the Company for the last 2 full fiscal year of
the Company occurring before the Triggering Event multiplied by the indicated multiple minus (i)
any debt on the Company’s balance sheet on the last day of the second year used to make the
calculation, and (ii) any outstanding Cumulative Preferred Return and unrecovered Capital
Contribution for Preferred Units on that same date.