Service Agreement between John Worth and Aspen Insurance UK Services Limited



 Exhibit 10.1 

 
  
 JOHN WORTH 
 AND 

ASPEN INSURANCE UK SERVICES LIMITED 
  

 
 SERVICE
AGREEMENT 
  
  

 
  

  
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 Clause
	  	 	  	Page	 
			
	 1.
	  	 INTERPRETATION
	  	 	1	  
			
	 2.
	  	 POSITION
	  	 	1	  
			
	 3.
	  	 TERM
	  	 	2	  
			
	 4.
	  	 DUTIES
	  	 	2	  
			
	 5.
	  	 REMUNERATION
	  	 	3	  
			
	 6.
	  	 PENSION AND INSURANCE BENEFITS
	  	 	5	  
			
	 7.
	  	 EXPENSES
	  	 	5	  
			
	 8.
	  	 HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAY PAY
	  	 	5	  
			
	 9.
	  	 DISABILITY OR DEATH
	  	 	6	  
			
	 10.
	  	 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
	  	 	7	  
			
	 11.
	  	 COPYRIGHT AND DESIGNS
	  	 	8	  
			
	 12.
	  	 GRATUITIES AND CODES OF CONDUCT
	  	 	8	  
			
	 13.
	  	 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
	  	 	9	  
			
	 14.
	  	 TERMINATION BY RECONSTRUCTION OR AMALGAMATION; CHANGE IN CONTROL
	  	 	11	  
			
	 15.
	  	 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY FOR CAUSE
	  	 	11	  
			
	 16.
	  	 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE
	  	 	12	  
			
	 17.
	  	 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE
	  	 	12	  
			
	 18.
	  	 OBLIGATIONS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; CERTAIN OTHER TERMINATIONS
	  	 	14	  
			
	 19.
	  	 EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
	  	 	15	  
			
	 20.
	  	 GENERAL RELEASE
	  	 	15	  
			
	 21.
	  	 OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
	  	 	16	  
			
	 22.
	  	 NOTICES
	  	 	17	  
			
	 23.
	  	 PREVIOUS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
	  	 	17	  
			
	 24.
	  	 ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENT
	  	 	17	  
			
	 25.
	  	 ASSIGNMENT
	  	 	17	  
			
	 26.
	  	 SEVERABILITY
	  	 	18	  
			
	 27.
	  	 SUCCESSORS/BINDING AGREEMENT
	  	 	18	  


  
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	 28.
	  	 CO-OPERATION
	  	 	18	  
			
	 29.
	  	 GOVERNING LAW
	  	 	18	  
			
	 30.
	  	 COUNTERPARTS
	  	 	18	  


  
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 SERVICE AGREEMENT 
 DATE: 
 PARTIES: 
  

	1.	JOHN WORTH of Beesonend House, Beesonend Lane, Near Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2AB (the “Executive”); and 


 

	2.	ASPEN INSURANCE UK SERVICES LIMITED (Registered in England No. 1184193), 30 Fenchurch St, London, EC3M 3BD, England (the “Company”).


 OPERATIVE TERMS: 
  

	1.	INTERPRETATION 

  

	 	1.1	In this Agreement: 

  

			
	“Affiliate”	  	means any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Holdings; or any other entity designated by the Board of Directors of Holdings in
which Holdings or an Affiliate has an interest;
		
	“Board”	  	means the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time;
		
	“Chief Executive Officer”	  	means the Chief Executive Officer of Holdings from time to time;
		
	“Group”	  	means Holdings and its Affiliates (and “Group Company” means Holdings or any one of its Affiliates);
		
	“Holdings”	  	means Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, a Bermuda limited company; and
		
	“Manager”	  	means the Chief Executive Officer to whom the Executive shall report.

  

	 	1.2	In this Agreement references to any statutory provision shall include such provision as from time to time amended, whether before, on or (in the case of re-enactment or
consolidation only) after the date hereof, and shall be deemed to include provisions of earlier legislation (as from time to time amended) which have been re-enacted (with or without modification) or replaced (directly or indirectly) by such
provision and shall further include all statutory instruments or orders from time to time made pursuant thereto. 

  

	2.	POSITION 

 The Company shall
employ the Executive as Group Chief Financial Officer. 








	3.	TERM 

 The Company shall employ
the Executive, and the Executive shall serve the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, beginning on                     
[agreed date to be inserted] (the “Effective Date”) and continuing unless and until terminated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Agreement. 

 

	4.	DUTIES 

  

	 	4.1	During his employment hereunder the Executive shall: 

  

	 	(a)	report to the Manager and perform the duties and exercise the powers and functions which from time to time may reasonably be assigned to or vested in him by the Board
or the Manager in relation to the Company and any other Group Company to the extent consistent with his job title set out in Clause 2 (without being entitled to any additional remuneration in respect of such duties for any Group Company);


  

	 	(b)	devote the whole of his working time, attention and ability to his duties in relation to the Company and any other Group Company at such place or places as the Board
shall determine. The Executive shall work at the Company’s premises at 30 Fenchurch St, London EC3M 3BD, or such other place as the Company and the Executive shall mutually agree, provided that the Executive shall not be required to reside
outside the United Kingdom without his consent; 

  

	 	(c)	 comply with all reasonable requests, instructions and regulations given or made by the Board (or by anyone authorised by it) and promptly provide such
explanations, information and assistance as to the performance of his duties assigned to him under this Agreement as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer1 may reasonably require; 



 

	 	(d)	faithfully and loyally serve the Company and each other Group Company to the best of his ability and use his utmost endeavours to promote its interests in all respects;


  

	 	(e)	not engage in any activities which would detract from the proper performance of his duties hereunder, nor without the prior written consent of the Board in any capacity
including as director, shareholder, principal, consultant, agent, partner or employee of any other company, firm or person (save as the holder for investment of securities which do not exceed three percent (3%) in nominal value of the share
capital or stock of any class of any company quoted on a recognised stock exchange) engage or be concerned or interested directly or indirectly in any other trade, business or occupation whatsoever; and 


 

  
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	 	(f)	comply (and shall use every reasonable endeavour to procure that his spouse and minor children will comply) with all applicable rules of law, stock exchange
regulations, individual registration requirements (at a cost to be borne by the Company) and codes of conduct of the Company and any other Group Company in effect with respect to dealing in shares, debentures or other securities of the Company or
other Group Company. 

  

	 	4.2	Nothing herein shall preclude the Executive from (a) serving on the boards of directors of a reasonable number of other corporations subject to the approval of the
Chief Executive Officer in each case, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, (b) serving on the boards of a reasonable number of trade associations subject to the approval of the Chief Executive Officer in each case, which approval
shall not unreasonably be withheld, and/or charitable organizations, (c) engaging in any charitable activities and community affairs, and (d) managing his personal investments and affairs, provided that such activities set forth in this
Clause 4.2 do not significantly interfere with the performance of his duties and responsibilities to any Group Company. 

  

	5.	REMUNERATION 

  

	 	5.1	The Executive shall be paid by way of remuneration for his services during his employment hereunder a salary at the rate (the “Salary Rate”) of
£390,000 (three hundred and ninety thousand pounds) per annum, subject to increase pursuant to Clause 5.2. 

  

	 	5.2	The Company shall review the Salary Rate for increase at least once each year, and any change in the Salary Rate resulting from such review will take effect from
1 April in the relevant year. The Company’s review shall take into consideration, among other factors, the base salary paid to individuals performing similar services at comparable companies based in Bermuda, the United Kingdom and the
United States, as well as other relevant local or global talent pool comparables, it being expressly understood that while it is intended that the Company shall consider these factors, it shall have no obligation to take any specific action based on
such factors. 

  

	 	5.3	The Executive’s salary will be payable by equal monthly instalments; each monthly instalment will be in respect of a calendar month and will be paid on or before
the last day of such calendar month. Where the employment has begun or ended in a calendar month, salary in respect of that month will be the proportion of the number of days’ employment in that month to the total number of days in the month
multiplied by the normal monthly instalment. 

  

	 	5.4	 The Executive shall be eligible for a cash bonus based on an annual bonus potential of 100% of the Salary Rate during his employment hereunder of such




  
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amounts (if any) at such times and subject to such conditions as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Holdings (the “Compensation Committee”) may in its
absolute discretion decide. This bonus potential shall not act as either a cap or floor and the actual bonus paid to the Executive for any year in question will be subject to consideration by the Compensation Committee of both the Executive’s
own performance (based upon recommendation by the Manager) and the performance of the Group. As a result, the actual bonus paid in any year may be more or less than this potential amount. Notwithstanding the preceding language of this Clause 5.4,
the Executive will receive a bonus of not less than £240,000 (two hundred and forty thousand pounds only) for the year ended 31 December 2012, which will be paid on the date on which the Company pays cash bonuses to its employees for that
year. 

  

	 	5.5	As soon as possible after the Effective Date the Executive will provide the Company with details of the value of any cash or stock awards or other deferred remuneration
granted to him by his former employer which has been forfeited as a result of his entering in to this Agreement (the “Former Employer Awards”). The Company will grant to the Executive such cash or stock awards in Holdings as are reasonably
required to replace the value of any Former Employer Awards forfeited by the Executive (the “Replacement Awards”). Any Replacement Awards issued by the Company will be structured, to the extent possible, to reflect the timing and other
vesting criteria applicable to the Former Employer Awards. The grant of any Replacement Awards by the Company will not impact or reduce the payments or awards granted to the Executive under Clauses 5.4, 5.6 or 5.7. 


 

	 	5.6	As soon as possible after the Effective Date the Executive will receive awards equal to (i) £100,000 (converted at the prevailing exchange rate on the date
of grant) in Restricted Stock Units in Holdings (the “2012 RSU’s”), and (ii) £200,000 (converted at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of grant) in Performance Shares in Holdings (the “2012 Performance
Shares”), each issued to the Executive under the AIHL 2003 Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Subject to the rules of the Plan, the 2012 RSU’s and the 2012 Performance Shares will vest in the period to March 2015, with that
number of the 2012 RSU’s and that number of the 2012 Performance Shares as is equal to 1/3 of the total overall grants being subject to any testing and consequent vesting on the dates in 2013, 2014 and 2015 on which the RSU’s and
Performance Shares issued by Holdings during its 2012 LTIP grant are subject to such testing and vesting. For the avoidance of doubt the 2012 RSU’s will not be subject to any performance criteria other than time vesting and the 2012 Performance
Shares will be subject to the same performance criteria as other performance shares issued by Holdings as part of its 2012 LTIP grant. 

  

	 	5.7	 As soon as possible after the Effective Date the Executive will receive an award in the Holding’s Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) for
2013 to a value not less than $750,000 (seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars). The 2013 LTIP award to the Executive will be made in RSU’s subject to the rules of the Plan or any




  
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replacement plan, which will vest in three equal tranches on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant. The Executive will also be eligible for consideration for LTIP awards
issued by Holdings and future years. The grant of any LTIP beyond 2013, however, remains subject to the absolute discretion of the CEO and the Compensation Committee and the Executive shall have no guarantee of participation in any future LTIP
awards. In addition, the form of any award issued under the LTIP programs may vary, but in all cases will be subject to the rules of the Plan or replacement plans. 


 

	 	5.8	The Company may withhold from amounts payable under this Agreement all applicable taxes that are required to be withheld by applicable laws or regulations.


  

	6.	PENSION AND INSURANCE BENEFITS 

  

	 	6.1	During his employment hereunder, the Executive shall be a member of the pension scheme established by the Board (the “Scheme”). The Executive’s
membership in the Scheme shall be subject to the provisions thereof as may be amended from time to time. The employee contribution to the Scheme will be 3% of base salary and the employer contribution will be equivalent to 16% of base salary (from
time to time). 

  

	 	6.2	During his employment hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit and perquisite plans and programs made available to the
Company’s senior level executives or to its employees generally, as such plans or programs may be in effect from time to time. 

  

	 	6.3	During his employment hereunder, the Company shall provide the Executive with medical insurance, permanent health insurance, personal accident insurance and life
insurance (subject to the relevant insurers’ terms and conditions). The Board shall have the right to change the arrangements for the provision of such benefits as it sees fit or, if in the reasonable opinion of the Board, the Company is unable
to secure any such insurance under the rules of any applicable scheme or otherwise at reasonable rates, to cease to provide any or all of the insurances. 

  


	7.	EXPENSES 

 The Company shall
reimburse to the Executive all traveling, hotel, entertainment and other expenses properly and reasonably incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder and properly claimed and vouched for in accordance with the Company’s expense
reporting procedure in force from time to time. 
  

	8.	HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAY PAY 

  

	 	8.1	 In addition to public holidays in England, during his employment hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled to 25 working days’ paid holiday per
holiday year and, if applicable, such additional days (including public and bank holidays) as are set out in the Company’s standard terms and conditions of employment from




  
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time to time, during each holiday year to be taken at such time or times as may be agreed with the Manager. Except as otherwise provided in the Company’s holiday policy, the Executive may
not carry forward any unused part of his holiday entitlement to a subsequent holiday year and the Executive shall not be entitled to any salary in lieu of untaken holiday. 


 

	 	8.2	For the holiday year during which the Executive’s employment hereunder commences or terminates he shall be entitled to such proportion of his annual holiday
entitlement as the period of his employment in each such holiday year bears to one holiday year as set out in the Company’s holiday policy. Upon termination of his employment for whatever reason, he shall, if appropriate, be entitled to salary
in lieu of any outstanding holiday entitlement. 

  

	9.	DISABILITY OR DEATH 

  

	 	9.1	The Company reserves the right at any time to require the Executive (at the expense of the Company) to be examined by a suitably qualified medical adviser nominated by
the Company and the Executive consents to the medical adviser disclosing the results of the examination to the Company (provided that he has been given prior disclosure of such results and a reasonable opportunity to consider and comment on the
same) and shall provide the Company with such formal consents as may be necessary for this purpose. 

  

	 	9.2	If the Executive shall be prevented by illness, accident or other incapacity from properly performing his duties hereunder he shall report this fact forthwith to the
Company Secretary’s office and if he is so prevented for seven or more consecutive days he shall if required by the Company provide an appropriate doctor’s certificate. 


 

	 	9.3	If the Executive shall be absent from his duties hereunder owing to illness, accident or other incapacity duly certified in accordance with the provisions of Clause 9.2
he shall be paid his full remuneration for any period of absence of up to a maximum of 26 weeks in the aggregate in any period of 52 consecutive weeks and thereafter, subject to the provisions of Clause 15, to such remuneration (if any) as the Board
shall in its absolute discretion allow. 

  

	 	9.4	If the Executive shall be, on the basis of a medical report supplied to the Company following his having undergone a medical examination pursuant to Clause 9.1, in the
opinion of the Board unfit ever to return to his duties (but in such circumstances and prior to any action being taken under this Clause, the Executive shall have the right to have a second medical report from a duly qualified doctor or medical
adviser selected by the Executive and approved by the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) the Company, following careful consideration of the second medical report, shall be entitled, if appropriate, to place the Executive on
permanent sick leave under the terms of the Company’s permanent health insurance cover without pay or benefits (other than permanent health insurance benefits) with effect from any time on or after the commencement of payments under the
permanent health insurance arrangements referred to in Clause 6.3. 


  
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	 	9.5	In the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated due to his death, his estate or his beneficiaries, as the case may be, shall be entitled to:
(a) salary at his Salary Rate up to and including the end of the month in which his death occurs, (b) the annual incentive award, if any, to which the Executive would have been entitled to pursuant to Clause 5.4 for the year in which the
Executive’s death occurs, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that the Executive was employed during the applicable year and the denominator of which is 365, (c) the unpaid balance of all previously
earned cash bonus and other incentive awards with respect to performance periods which have been completed, and (d) the balance or value of any amounts due under Clauses 5.5 and 5.6 which have not been paid or distributed at the date of
termination (ignoring for these purpose any residual vesting requirements which otherwise might apply to those payments), all of which amounts shall be payable in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after his death, except that the pro-rated annual
incentive award shall be payable when such award would have otherwise been payable had the Executive not died. 

  

	10.	CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 

  

	 	10.1	Except as otherwise provided in this Clause 10, the Executive shall not during his employment hereunder or at any time after his termination for any reason whatsoever
disclose to any person whatsoever or otherwise make use of any Confidential Information. 

  

	 	10.2	As used in this Clause 10, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean any confidential or secret information which he has or may have acquired in
the course of his employment relating to the Company or any other Group Company or any customers or clients of the Company or any other Group Company, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing: 


 

	 	(a)	confidential or secret information relating to the past, current or future business, finances, activities and operations of the Company or any other Group Company;


  

	 	(b)	confidential or secret information relating to the past, current or future business, finances, activities and operations of any third party to the extent that such
information was obtained by the Company or any other Group Company pursuant to a confidentiality agreement; 

 but
shall not include information that is generally known to, or recognised as standard practice in, the industry in which the Company is engaged unless such information is known or recognised as a result of the Executive’s breach of this covenant.


  
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	 	10.3	The Executive will only use Confidential Information for the benefit of the Company or any other Group Company in the course of his employment and shall at all times
exercise all due care and diligence to prevent the unauthorised disclosure or use of Confidential Information. 

  

	 	10.4	In the event that the Executive becomes compelled by a court or administrative order to disclose any of the Confidential Information other than as permitted pursuant to
this Clause 10, he will provide prompt notice to the Company so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. In the event the Company fails to seek, or seeks and fails to obtain, such a protective order or other
protective remedy, the Executive will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that, in the opinion of his counsel, he is legally required to furnish. 


 

	11.	COPYRIGHT AND DESIGNS 

  

	 	11.1	The Executive hereby assigns to the Company all present and future copyright, design rights and other proprietary rights if any for the full term thereof throughout the
world in respect of all works originated by him at any time during the period of his employment by the Company or any other Group Company whether during the course of his normal duties or other duties specifically assigned to him (whether or not
during normal working hours) either alone or in conjunction with any other person and in which copyright or design rights may subsist except only those designs or other works written, originated, conceived or made by him wholly unconnected with his
service hereunder. 

  

	 	11.2	The Executive agrees and undertakes that he will execute such deeds or documents and do all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to substantiate the
rights of the Company in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause. To secure his obligation under this Agreement the Executive irrevocably appoints the Company to be his attorney in his name and on his behalf to execute such deeds or
documents and do all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to substantiate the rights of the Company in respect of the matters referred to in this Clause. 


 

	 	11.3	The Executive hereby irrevocably waives all moral rights that he had or may have in any of the works referred to in Clause 11.1, subject to the exception therein.


  

	12.	GRATUITIES AND CODES OF CONDUCT 

  

	 	12.1	The Executive shall comply with all codes of conduct from time to time adopted by the Board or the Board of Directors of Holdings. 


 

	 	12.2	 The Executive shall not, except in accordance with Holdings’ Gift and Hospitality Policy and any other code of conduct adopted by the Board or the
Board of Directors of Holdings or with the prior written consent of the Board or the Board of Directors of Holdings, directly or indirectly accept any commission, rebate, discount, gratuity or gift, in cash or in kind, from any person who has or is
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to have a business relationship with the Company or any other Group Company and shall notify the Company upon acceptance by the Executive of any commission, rebate, discount, gratuity or gift in
accordance with Holdings’ Gift and Hospitality Policy or any other code of conduct from time to time adopted by the Board or the Board of Directors of Holdings. 


 

	13.	RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS 

  

	 	13.1	For the purpose of this Clause: 


“the Business” means the business of the Group or any Group Company at the date of termination of the Executive’s
employment (including any business the Group or any Group Company plans to engage in); 
 references to the
“Group” and “Group Companies” shall only be reference to the Group and Group Companies in respect of which the Executive has carried out material duties in the Relevant Period; 

“Relevant Period” shall mean the period of 24 months immediately preceding the date of termination of the
Executive’s employment or, in the event that the Company exercises all or any of its rights under Clause 17.3, the period of 24 months immediately preceding the date on which it exercises such rights; 

“Restricted Person” shall mean any person who or which has at any time during the Relevant Period done business with the
Company or any other Group Company as customer or client or consultant and with whom the Executive has had material involvement; 
 “Key Employee” shall mean any person who at the date of termination of the Executive’s employment is employed or engaged by the Company or any other Group Company with whom the
Executive has had material contact during the Relevant Period and (a) is employed or engaged in the capacity of manager, underwriter or otherwise in a senior capacity or in any other capacity as may be agreed in writing between the Company and
the Executive from time to time and/or (b) is in the possession of Confidential Information and/or (c) is directly managed by or reports to the Executive. 
  

	 	13.2	The Executive covenants with the Company that he will not during his employment and, in the event of resignation by the Executive (whether with or without Good Reason)
or dismissal of the Executive by the Company (whether with or without Cause) for the period of 12 months after the termination of his employment (such period to be reduced by the amount of time during which, if at all, the Company exercises all or
any of its rights under Clause 17.3) without the prior written consent of the Board either alone or jointly with or on behalf of any person or entity, whether as an individual proprietor, partner, stockholder, officer, employee, consultant,
director, joint venturer, investor, lender or in any other capacity, directly or indirectly: 

  

	 	13.2.1	canvass, solicit or approach or cause to be canvassed or solicited or approached for orders in respect of any services provided and/or any products sold by the Company
or any other Group Company to any Restricted Person; 


  
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	 	13.2.2	solicit or entice away or endeavour to solicit or entice away from the Company or any other Group Company any Key Employee; or 


 

	 	13.2.3	hire or endeavour to hire or reach any agreement (oral or written) with to the prospective hiring of any Key Employee (including any person employed or engaged by the
Company or any other Group Company during the 12-month period preceding the date of termination of the Executive’s employment who would have been a Key Employee if employed or engaged by the Company or any other Group Company as of date of
termination of the Executive’s employment). 

  

	 	13.3	The Executive further covenants with the Company that, in the event of resignation by the Executive (whether with or without Good Reason) or the dismissal of the
Executive by the Company without Cause he will not, for the period of 12 months after the termination of his employment (such period to be reduced by the amount of time during which, if at all, the Company exercises all or any of its rights under
Clause 17.3), be employed, engaged, interested in or concerned with any business or undertaking which is engaged in or carries on business in the United Kingdom, Bermuda or the United States which is or is about to be in competition with the
Business; 

  

	 	13.4	The Executive further covenants with the Company that during his employment and at all times thereafter, the Executive will not make any disparaging, derogatory or
defamatory comments regarding the Company or any other Group Company or its or their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, affiliates, businesses, finances, activities and operations in any respect or make any
comments concerning any aspect of the Executive’s relationship with the Company or any other Group Company or any conduct or events which precipitated any termination of the Executive’s employment from the Company or any other Group
Company. 

  

	 	13.5	The covenants contained in Clauses 13.2, 13.3 and 13.4 are intended to be separate and severable and enforceable as such. It is expressly understood and agreed that
although the Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Clause 13 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction
contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against the Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as
such court may judicially determine to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it
enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein. 


  
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	 	13.6	The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach of any of the provisions of Clauses 10, 11 or 13 may be inadequate and the
Company may suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach. In recognition of this fact, the Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in
the form of specific performance, or an interim or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available and the Executive agrees that the Company need not provide (and undertakes not to seek to have the relevant court
require) any undertaking, security for costs or otherwise in respect of any application for such equitable relief. 

  

	14.	TERMINATION BY RECONSTRUCTION OR AMALGAMATION; CHANGE IN CONTROL 

  

	 	14.1	If the employment of the Executive hereunder shall be terminated solely by reason of the liquidation of any Group Company for the purposes of amalgamation or
reconstruction or as part of any arrangement for the amalgamation of the undertaking of such Group Company not involving liquidation (in each case, other than a Change in Control, as defined below) and the Executive shall be offered employment with
the amalgamated or reconstructed company on the same terms as the terms of this Agreement, the Executive shall have no claim against the Company or any Group Company in respect of the termination of his employment by the Company.


  

	 	14.2	If the employment of the Executive hereunder shall be terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason within the six-month period prior to
a Change in Control or within the two-year period after a Change in Control, in addition to the benefits provided in Clause 18.2, the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits: all share options and other equity-based awards shall
immediately vest and remain exercisable for the remainder of their terms. For the purpose of this agreement a “Change in Control” shall have the same meaning as under the Aspen Insurance Holdings 2003 Share Incentive Plan as in effect as
of the date hereof. 

  

	15.	TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY FOR CAUSE 

  

	 	15.1	The Company, without prejudice to any remedy which it may have against the Executive for serious or material breach or repeated non-performance of any of the provisions
of this Agreement, may following a full and proper investigation and determination of all material facts, by notice in writing to the Executive forthwith terminate his employment for “Cause”. In the event the Company terminates the
Executive’s employment for Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to salary at his Salary Rate through to and including the date of termination. 


  
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 For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean circumstances where the
Executive: 
  

	 	(a)	becomes bankrupt or becomes the subject of an interim order under the Insolvency Act 1986 or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors; or


  

	 	(b)	is convicted of any criminal offence (other than an offence under road traffic legislation in the United Kingdom or elsewhere for which a penalty other than
imprisonment is imposed); or 

  

	 	(c)	is guilty of any serious misconduct, any conduct tending to bring the Company or any other Group Company or himself into serious disrepute, or any serious and material
breach or repeated non-observance of any of the provisions of this Agreement, or conducts himself in a way which is seriously and materially prejudicial or calculated to be seriously and materially prejudicial to the business of the Group; or


  

	 	(d)	is guilty of any repeated serious and material breach or non-observance of any code of conduct; or 


 

	 	(e)	fails or ceases to be registered (where such registration is, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, required for the performance of his duties) by any regulatory body
in the United Kingdom or elsewhere 

  

	16.	TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE 

  

	 	16.1	The Company may terminate the employment of the Executive at any time during the employment hereunder without Cause by either (i) giving to the Executive 12
months’ prior notice in writing; or (ii) terminating the employment of the Executive immediately and paying the Executive in lieu of the notice to which he would have otherwise been entitled under (i) above (which payment in lieu
shall be deemed to be included within the Severance Payment referred to in Clause 18.2). 

  

	17.	TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE 

  

	 	17.1	 The Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment at any time for Good Reason by immediate notice if, following submission of the written
notice by the Executive to the Company detailing the events alleged to constitute Good Reason in accordance with this Clause, the Company shall have failed to cure such events within the 30 day period following submission of such notice. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) a material reduction in the Executive’s annual base salary or annual incentive award opportunity, other than as part of an across-the-board compensation reduction
for all senior executive officers of the Company, (ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s duties, status, authority, responsibilities or title, or the assignment to the Executive of duties or responsibilities which are materially
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positions, (iii) the removal of the Executive from the position described in Clause 2, or (iv) the Company’s requiring the Executive to be based at any office or location more than
fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s office as of the date hereof; provided, however, that no such event(s) shall constitute Good Reason unless the Executive provides the notice required by this Clause 17.1 within 90 days following
Executive becoming aware of such event and the Company shall have failed to cure such event(s) within 30 days after receipt by the Company from the Executive of written notice describing in detail such event(s). 


 

	 	17.2	The Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment at any time without Good Reason upon giving 12 months’ prior written notice to the Company.


  

	 	17.3	If the Executive gives notice to terminate his employment without Good Reason under Clause 17.2 or if the Executive seeks to terminate his employment without Good
Reason and without the notice required by Clause 17.2 or the Company gives notice to terminate the Executive’s employment under Clause 16.1(i), then provided the Company continues to provide the Executive with the salary and contractual
benefits in accordance with this Agreement, the Company has, at its discretion, the right for the period (the “Garden Leave Period”) then outstanding until the date of the termination of the Executive’s employment:


  

	 	(a)	to exclude the Executive from any premises of the Company or any Group Company and require the Executive not to attend at any premises of the Company or any Group
Company; and/or 

  

	 	(b)	to require the Executive to carry out no duties; and/or 

  

	 	(c)	to require the Executive not to communicate or deal with any employees, agents, consultants, clients or other representatives of the Company or any other Group Company
(except for purely social purposes); and/or 

  

	 	(d)	to require the Executive to resign with immediate effect from any offices he holds with the Company or any other Group Company (and any related trusteeships); and/or


  

	 	(e)	to require the Executive to take any holiday which has accrued under Clause 8 during the Garden Leave Period. 


The Executive shall continue to be bound by the duties set out in Clause 4 (insofar as they are compatible with being placed on garden
leave), the restrictions set out in Clause 13.2 and all duties of good faith and fidelity during the Garden Leave Period. 

  
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	18.	OBLIGATIONS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; CERTAIN OTHER TERMINATIONS 

  

	 	18.1	Upon the termination of his employment hereunder for whatever reason the Executive shall: 


 

	 	(a)	deliver up to the Company all keys, credit cards, correspondence, documents, specifications, reports, papers and records (including any computer materials such as discs
or tapes) and all copies thereof and any other property (whether or not similar to the foregoing or any of them) belonging to the Company or any other Group Company which may be in his possession or under his control, and (unless prevented by the
owner thereof) any such property belonging to others which may be in his possession or under his control and which relates in any way to the business or affairs of the Company or any other Group Company or any supplier, agent, distributor or
customer of the Company or any other Group Company, and he shall not without written consent of the Board retain any copies thereof; 

  

	 	(b)	if so requested send to the Company Secretary a signed statement confirming that he has complied with Clause 18.1(a); 


 

	 	(c)	not at any time make any untrue or misleading oral or written statement concerning the business and affairs of the Company or any other Group Company or represent
himself or permit himself to be held out as being in any way connected with or interested in the business of the Company or any other Group Company (except as a former employee for the purpose of communicating with prospective employers or complying
with any applicable statutory requirements); and 

  

	 	(d)	except as may otherwise be requested by the Company or any other Group Company in writing and agreed upon in writing by the Executive, be deemed to have resigned,
effective immediately, from all offices, directorships, committee memberships, and any other positions, if any, then held with the Company or any other Group Company. 


 

	 	18.2	 In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment hereunder by the Executive with Good Reason or by the Company without Cause (other than by
reason of death or illness, accident or other incapacity duly certified in accordance with the provisions of Clause 9.2), the Executive shall be entitled to (a) salary at his Salary Rate through to and including the date in which his
termination occurs; (b) the lesser of (x) the target annual bonus award for the year in which the Executive’s termination occurs, and (y) the average of the annual bonus awards received by the Executive for the three complete
years immediately prior to the year of termination (or, if less, the number of complete prior years in which the Executive was employed by the Company and provided that the annual bonus figure to be applied for the year ending 31 December 2012




  
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shall be deemed to be £390,000 for the purposes of this Clause only), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that the Executive was employed during the
applicable year and the denominator of which is 365; (c) subject to Clause 18.3 below, the sum of (x) the Executive’s highest Salary Rate during the term of this Agreement and (y) the average of the annual bonus awards received
by the Executive for the three complete years immediately prior to the year of termination (or, if less, the number of complete years employed by the Company and provided that the annual bonus figure to be applied for the year ending
31 December 2012 shall be deemed to be £390,000 for the purposes of this Clause only) (the sum of (x) and (y) hereafter referred to as the “Severance Payment”), and (d) the unpaid balance of all previously
earned cash bonus and other incentive awards with respect to performance periods which have been completed as of the date of termination, but which have not yet been paid, all of which amounts shall be payable in a lump sum in cash within 30 days
after his termination. In the event that the Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause under the provisions of Clause 16.1(ii) the parties acknowledge that the Severance Payment will be inclusive of the Executive’s rights
to be paid in lieu of the 12 months’ notice period to which he is entitled under that Clause. 

  

	 	18.3	In the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause under the provisions of Clause 16.1(i) and the Company exercises all or any
of its rights under Clause 17.3 during the 12 months’ notice period, the Severance Payment shall be reduced by a sum equal to the total salary and bonus payments received by the Executive during the Garden Leave Period.


  

	 	18.4	Upon any termination of employment, the Executive shall be entitled to (a) any expense reimbursement due to him and (b) other benefits (if any) in accordance
with the applicable plans and programs of the Company. 

  

	 	18.5	In the event of any termination of employment under this Agreement, the Executive shall be under no obligation to seek other employment and there shall be no offset
against amounts due the Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment that he may obtain. 

  

	19.	EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT 

  

	 	19.1	The termination of this Agreement or the Executive’s employment however arising shall not operate to affect any of the provisions hereof which are expressed to
operate or have effect thereafter and shall not prejudice the exercise of any right or remedy of either party accrued beforehand. 

  

	20.	GENERAL RELEASE 

  

	 	20.1	 Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, prior to payment of any amount pursuant to Clauses 14.2 and 18.2, the Executive shall execute a
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general release, in the form attached hereto (except to the extent that the Company considers that a change in law or any current practice existing at the date of termination requires a
modification to such release). 

  

	21.	OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

  

	 	21.1	The following particulars are given in compliance with the requirements of Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996: 


 

	 	(a)	The Executive’s period of continuous employment, which will begin on a date to be agreed, shall be recognised by the Company. 


 

	 	(b)	The Executive’s hours of work shall be the normal hours of work of the Company which are from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm together with such additional hours as may be
necessary without additional remuneration for the proper discharge of his duties hereunder to the satisfaction of the Board. 

  

	 	(c)	If the Executive is dissatisfied with any disciplinary decision or if he has any grievance relating to his employment hereunder he should refer such disciplinary
decision or grievance to the Board and the reference will be dealt with by discussion at and decision of a duly convened meeting of the Board. 

  

	 	(d)	A contracting-out certificate is not currently in force in respect of the Executive’s employment hereunder. 


 

	 	(e)	Save as otherwise herein provided there are no terms or conditions of employment relating to hours of work or to normal working hours or to entitlement to holiday
(including public and bank holidays) or holiday pay or to incapacity for work due to sickness or injury or to pensions or pension schemes or to requirements to work abroad and no collective agreement has any effect upon the Executive’s
employment hereunder. 

  

	 	21.2	The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that— 

  

	 	(a)	the Executive is entering into this Agreement voluntarily and that his employment hereunder and compliance with the terms and conditions hereof will not conflict with
or result in the breach by him of any agreement to which he is a party or by which he may be bound; 

  

	 	(b)	the Executive has not violated, and in connection with his employment with the Company will not violate, any non-solicitation, non-competition, or other similar
covenant or agreement of a prior employer by which he is or may be bound; 


  
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	 	(c)	in connection with his employment with the Company, the Executive will not use any confidential or proprietary information he may have obtained in connection with
employment with any prior employer; and 

  

	 	(d)	the Executive is legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom and, upon request by the Company, will furnish appropriate supporting documentation.


  

	22.	NOTICES 

 Any notice to be given
hereunder shall be in writing. Notice to the Executive shall be sufficiently served by being delivered personally to him or by being sent by first class post addressed to him at his usual or last known place of residence. Notice to the Company shall
be sufficiently served by being delivered to the Company Secretary or by being sent by first class post to the registered office of the Company. Any notice if so posted shall be deemed served upon the third day following that on which it was posted.

  

	23.	PREVIOUS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS 


This Agreement shall take effect in substitution for all previous agreements and arrangements (whether written, oral or implied) between
the Company and the Executive relating to his employment which shall be deemed to have been terminated by mutual consent with effect from the commencement of this Agreement. 

 

	24.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENT 

 This
Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of the Executive by the Company. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the
subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto. 

 

	25.	ASSIGNMENT 

 This Agreement, and
all of the Executive’s rights and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by the Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by the Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no
force and effect. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to a person or entity that is the successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company
hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such successor person or entity. Failure by such successor of the Company to expressly assume this Agreement shall constitute an event of Good Reason, entitling Executive to the benefits set forth
in Clause 14 or 18, as applicable. 

  
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	26.	SEVERABILITY 

 In the event that
any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

  

	27.	SUCCESSORS/BINDING AGREEMENT 


This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors,
heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees of the parties hereto. 
  

	28.	CO-OPERATION 

 During employment
by the Company and thereafter, the Executive shall provide his reasonable co-operation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) that relates to events occurring during the Executive’s employment;
provided, however, that after the Executive’s employment by the Company has ended, (i) any request for such co-operation shall accommodate the demands of the Executive’s then existing schedule and (ii) if any such request will
involve more than a de minimis amount of the Executive’s time, the Executive shall be entitled to reasonable compensation therefore and, in the event that the Executive require professional advice, the reasonable fees of such professional
advisers will be met in full by the Company. 
  

	29.	GOVERNING LAW 

 This Agreement is
subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. 
  

	30.	COUNTERPARTS 

 This Agreement may
be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. 

  
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 IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered as a deed the day and
year first before written. 
  

									
	SIGNED as a Deed	  	 )
	  		  		  	
	and DELIVERED by	  	 )
	  		  		  	
	JOHN WORTH	  	 )
	  		  		  	
	in the presence of:	  	 )
	  		  		  	
					
	Witness Signature:	  		  		  		  	
					
	Witness Name:	  		  		  		  	
					
	Witness Address:	  		  		  		  	
					
	Witness Occupation:	  		  		  		  	

  

			
	  

	
	ASPEN INSURANCE UK SERVICES LIMITED
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
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 DATED
                     
 ASPEN
INSURANCE UK SERVICES LIMITED (1) 
 and 
 JOHN WORTH 
 COMPROMISE AGREEMENT 

PROFORMA AGREEMENT ONLY – FINAL AGREEMENT TO BE AGREED IF IMPLEMENTED 

  
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 THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the      day of
             [20[    ]] BETWEEN: 
 ASPEN INSURANCE UK SERVICES
LIMITED, (Registered in England No. 1184193), 30 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BD, England (the “Company”); and 
 JOHN
WORTH of [Address] (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive”). 
 IT IS AGREED as follows: 

INTERPRETATION 
 In this Agreement: 

“Group Company” shall mean any holding company of the Company from time to time and any subsidiary of the Company or of any such holding
company from time to time. The terms “holding company” and “subsidiary” shall have the meanings ascribed to them by Section 736 of the Companies Act 1985, as amended; and 

“Service Agreement” shall mean the service agreement entered into between the Executive and the Company dated
[    ], as subsequently amended. 
 TERMINATION DATE 
 The Executive’s employment with the Company [will end][ended] on [date] (the “Termination Date”). 

  
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 PAYMENT OF SALARY, ETC. 
 The Company will continue to provide the Executive with his salary and all other contractual benefits up to the Termination Date in the normal way. Within 14 days of the Termination Date the Company will
also pay the Executive in respect of his accrued but untaken holiday (less such deductions for income tax and national insurance as are required by law). 
 TERMINATION SUMS 
 Subject to the Executive agreeing to all of the conditions set out below, and
receipt by the Company of a copy of this Agreement signed by the Executive and the attached certificate signed by the Executive’s legal adviser, the Company will pay the Executive the following sums: 

£[appropriate figure to be inserted] in respect of the Executive’s entitlement to an annual incentive award for the year in which the
termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company occurs, as calculated in accordance with Clause 18.2(b) of the Service Agreement; 
 the sum of £[appropriate figure to be inserted] in respect of the Executive’s entitlement to a Severance Payment, as calculated in accordance with Clauses 18.2(c) and 18.3 of the Service
Agreement; and 
 the sum of £[appropriate figure to be inserted] in respect of the Executive’s entitlement to the unpaid
balance of all previously earned cash bonus and other incentive awards with respect to performance periods which have been completed as at the Termination Date but not yet paid, as calculated in accordance with Clause 18.2(d) of the Service
Agreement. 
 The sums set out in (i) to (iii) above will be subject to such deductions for income tax and national insurance as are
required by law and will be paid to the Executive within [14] days of the date of signature by him of this Agreement and signature by his legal adviser of the attached certificate. Payment will be made by transfer to the Executive’s bank
account. 
 SHARE OPTIONS 
 [The
Company confirms that the extent to which share options and other equity-based awards held by the Executive as at the Termination Date shall be exercisable following the Termination Date will be determined solely in accordance with terms of the
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share options and other equity-based awards were granted.] or [The Company confirms that all share options and other equity-based awards granted to the Executive have vested and will
remain exercisable for the remainder of their terms.] 
 WAIVER OF CLAIMS 
 The Executive accepts the terms set out in this Agreement in full and final settlement of all and any claims that he has or may have against the Company or any other Group Company or any of its or their
current or former shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents, whether contractual (whether known or unknown, existing now or in the future), statutory or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with his employment with the Company or
the termination of his employment. The Executive also agrees to waive irrevocably and release the Company and all Group Companies (and all of its or their current or former shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents) from and against any
claims whether contractual (whether known or unknown, existing now or in the future), statutory or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with his employment with the Company or the termination of his employment. This waiver shall not apply in
relation to any claim relating to his pension rights that have accrued up to the Termination Date. 
 CONFIRMATION OF NO BREACHES 

The Executive confirms and warrants to the Company that he has not at any time during his employment committed a fundamental breach of the terms of the
Service Agreement. 
 LEGAL ADVICE 

The Executive confirms that he has received advice from [name of legal advisor] of [name and address of solicitors], a relevant independent
adviser for the purposes of Section 203 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, as to the terms and effect of this Agreement and, in particular, its effect on his ability to pursue his rights before an employment tribunal. The Executive will procure
that his legal adviser signs the attached legal adviser’s certificate, which forms part of this Agreement. 

  
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 SATISFACTION OF STATUTORY CONDITIONS 
 This Agreement satisfies the conditions for regulating compromise agreements under Section 203 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, Regulation 35 of the Working Time Regulations 1998, Section 77
of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, Section 72 of the Race Relations Act 1976, Section 9 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Regulation 9 of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000,
Regulation 10 of the Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002, Section 49 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, Paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4 to the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations
2003 and Paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4 to the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. 
 The Executive is aware of his rights
under the Employment Rights Act 1996, the Working Time Regulations 1998, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment)
Regulations 2000, the Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 and the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation)
Regulations 2003 and has informed the Company of any and all claims that he might seek to bring arising from his employment or termination of employment. This Agreement relates to his claims for breach of contract, unfair dismissal, sex
discrimination, race discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, religion or belief discrimination, any claim under the Working Time Regulations 1998, any claim under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, the
Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000, the Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 or any claim for unlawful deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996.

 POST-TERMINATION RESTRAINTS 
 The
Executive acknowledges that the provisions of Clause 10 (Confidentiality) and Clause 13 (Restrictive Covenants) of the Service Agreement will (to the extent that they are applicable in the circumstances of the termination of the Executive’s
employment with the Company) remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the termination of his employment. 
 RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY

 Before any payment under Clause 4 above is made, the Executive will, in accordance with Clause 18.1(a) of the Service Agreement, deliver up to
the Company all keys, credit cards, correspondence, documents, specifications, reports, papers and records (including any computer materials such as discs or tapes) and all copies thereof and any other property (whether or not


  
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similar to the foregoing or any of them) belonging to the Company or any other Group Company which may be in his possession or under his control, and (unless prevented by the owner thereof) any
such property belonging to others which may be in his possession or under his control and which relates in any way to the business or affairs of the Company or any other Group Company or any supplier, agent, distributor or customer of the Company or
any other Group Company, and he confirms that he has not retained any copies thereof. 
 CONFIDENTIALITY 

Save by reason of any legal obligation or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the Executive will not: 

disclose the existence or terms of this Agreement to anyone (other than to the Executive’s professional advisers, the Inland Revenue or any other
competent authority or the Executive’s spouse); or 
 directly or indirectly disseminate, publish or otherwise disclose (or allow to be
disseminated, published or otherwise disclosed) by any means (whether oral, written or otherwise) or medium (including without limitation electronic, paper, radio or television) any information directly or indirectly relating to the termination of
the Executive’s employment. 
 NO ADMISSION OF LIABILITY 
 This Agreement is made without any admission on the part of the Company or any Group Company that it has or they have in any way breached any law or regulation or that the Executive has any claims against
the Company or any Group Company. 
 TAX INDEMNITY 
 The Executive hereby agrees to be responsible for the payment of any tax and employee’s national insurance contributions imposed by any competent taxation authority in respect of any of the payments
and benefits provided under this Agreement (other than for the avoidance of doubt, any tax and/or employee’s national insurance contributions deducted or withheld by the Company in paying the sums to the Executive). The Executive further agrees
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Company and all Group Companies and keep them indemnified on an ongoing basis against any claim or demand which is made by any competent taxation authority against the Company or any Group
Company in respect of any liability of the Company or any Group Company to deduct an amount of tax or an amount in respect of tax or any employee’s national insurance contributions from the payments made and benefits provided under this
Agreement, including any related interest or penalties imposed by any competent taxation authority. 
 ENTIRE AGREEMENT 

This Agreement sets out the entire agreement between the Executive and the Company and, save as set out in Clauses 5 and 10 above, supersedes all prior
arrangements, proposals, representations, statements and/or understandings between the Executive, the Company and any Group Company. 
 THIRD
PARTY RIGHTS 
 Notwithstanding the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 this Agreement may be varied by agreement between the Executive
and the Company. 
 APPLICABLE LAW 

This Agreement is subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. 

 

					
		 	  
	 	
		 	[Name]	 	
			
		 	  
	 	
		 	dated	 	
			
		 	  
	 	
		 	For and on behalf of Aspen Insurance UK Services Limited	 	
			
		 	  
	 	
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 LEGAL ADVISER’S CERTIFICATE 
 I, [name of solicitor] of [address of firm] hereby confirm to Aspen Insurance UK Services Limited that I am an independent adviser for the purposes of Section 203 of the Employment
Rights Act 1996 and that I have advised [Name] as to the terms and effect of this Agreement and its effect on his ability to pursue his rights before an employment tribunal. There was in force, when such advice was given, a policy of insurance
covering the risk of a claim by [Name] in respect of loss arising in consequence of such advice. 
  

					
		 	  
	 	
		 	[name of adviser]	 	
			
		 	  
	 	
		 	date	 	


  
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