EX-10.52



 Exhibit 10.52 
  





 
 March 19, 2015 

[Name] 
 [Address 1] 

[Address 2] 
 [City, State, Zip]

  

	Re:	2015 Retention Award Agreement 

 Dear [Name]: 

Reference is made to the Retention Award letter agreement, dated February 24, 2014 (the “Original Agreement”), pursuant
to which you were selected to receive a cash retention award in connection with the anticipated consummation of the proposed business combination (the “Proposed Transaction”) between US Foods, Inc. (the “Company”)
and Sysco Corporation (“Sysco”). 
 As you may be aware, the closing of the Proposed Transaction (the
“Closing”) has been delayed beyond the original anticipated timeline. As a result of this, the Company wishes to provide you the ability to receive the Retention Award (as defined in the Original Agreement) earlier than as provided
therein, as provided in this letter agreement (this “Agreement”), on the terms set forth below: 
 In the event the Closing
does not occur prior to (i) September 15, 2015, subject to your continued employment with the Company through such date, notwithstanding anything in the Original Agreement to the contrary, you will be entitled to receive 50% of the
Retention Award within 15 business days after such date, and thereafter, you will be eligible to receive the remaining portion of the Retention Award as provided herein; and (ii) March 15, 2016, subject to your continued employment with
the Company through such date, you will receive the remaining 50% of the Retention Award within 15 business days after such date, at which point, you will no longer receive any portion of the Retention Award upon the Closing (if it occurs after
March 15, 2016). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the Employer (as defined in the Original Agreement) involuntarily
terminates your employment without “Cause” (as defined in the Original Agreement); (ii) if you die; or (iii) if your employment is terminated as a result of Permanent Disability (as defined in the Original Agreement), you will
remain eligible to receive the Retention Award (or, if applicable, the remaining portion of the Retention Award) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as if your employment had not terminated. 

9399 West Higgins Road, Suite 500  |  Rosemont, Illinois 60018  |  TEL
847.720.8000  |  www.usfoodservice.com 







 Vesting Subject to Conditions. You do not have a vested right to a Retention Award under
this Agreement until the applicable eligibility conditions set forth in this Agreement are met. 
 Section 409A. The Company
intends the Retention Award to be exempt from Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), pursuant to the short term deferral exception under Treas. Reg.
Section 1.409A - 1(b)(4). However, if the Retention Award is determined to be “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A, then the terms of this letter will be interpreted or reformed in the manner necessary to
achieve compliance with Section 409A. 
 Section 280G. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, if the Company reasonably determines that any portion of the Retention Award would result in loss of any tax deduction as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Code, the payment of the Retention Award (whether under this
Agreement or the Original Agreement) shall be subject to and conditioned upon the approval of the stockholders of the Company in a manner that is consistent with Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code, and should the stockholders of the Company fail to
approve the Retention Award, no Retention Award shall be payable hereunder. 
 Taxes. You acknowledge and agree that the Company may
withhold and deposit all federal, state, and local income and employment taxes that are owed with respect to the Retention Award. 

Amendment and Termination. This Agreement may be amended or terminated in a written action by the Company or its designee, at any time,
with your written consent. 
 No Guarantee of Future Service. This Agreement is intended to provide a financial incentive to you, and
is intended to confer no rights to continued employment upon you. Employment remains at-will at all times. 
 Funding; No Equity
Interest; Status as Creditor. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under this Agreement, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions
are made or otherwise to segregate any asset, nor will the Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Nothing contained
in this Agreement and no action taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will create or be construed to create a trust of any kind. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement are both unfunded and unsecured and will not be
construed to cause you to recognize taxable income prior to the time that a payment is actually paid to you in accordance with this Agreement. The liability for payment of a Retention Award is a liability of the Company alone and not of any
employee, officer, director or member of the Company. Your sole right under this Agreement will be as a general unsecured creditor of the Company. 

  
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 No Assignment or Transfer by Employee. None of the rights, benefits, obligations or duties
under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by any person or entity, except by will or under the laws of descent and distribution. 

Recovery of Payments. The Company, or as applicable Sysco, may require any individual to return any Retention Award, or portion
thereof, made by mistake of fact or law or based on fraud, and the Company, or as applicable Sysco, shall have all remedies available at law for the recovery of such amounts. 

Governing Law. The rights and obligations arising under this Agreement are governed by and interpreted, construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to its or any other jurisdiction’s conflicts of laws principles. The parties submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Illinois. 

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, its invalidity or unenforceability will not affect
any other provision of this Agreement and this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included. 

Confidentiality. The payment of the Retention Award contained herein is conditioned upon your promise to keep all information regarding
the Retention Award confidential, including the amount of the retention incentive and the fact that you have been granted a Retention Award, except that you may share information regarding your Retention Award with your immediate family, your legal
advisor, any financial and/or tax advisor you may have and with any governmental agency (e.g., the Internal Revenue Service) or in the event of any legal proceeding regarding this Agreement, in connection therewith. The Company further acknowledges
that any requirement under applicable law that it disclose the fact and amount of this Retention Award in any public disclosure does not constitute a violation by you of your covenant hereunder. 

Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Original Agreement set forth all of the agreements and understandings between the Company and
you with respect to the subject matter herewith and they supersede and terminate all prior agreements and understandings between the Company and you with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Except as modified by this Agreement, this
Agreement is not intended to alter or amend the Original Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. For the avoidance of doubt, it is expressly understood and agreed that you are eligible to receive a Retention Award under either the
Original Agreement or this Agreement, but in no event under both. 
 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement does
not impact or affect in any way any ongoing obligations to the Company or, following the Closing, your Employer, regarding confidential information to which you had access by virtue of your employment, restrictions on competitive activities, and
non-solicitation of employees and customers, pursuant to any valid agreement you may have as of the date of this Agreement with the Company and you further acknowledge that these obligations continue after your employment with your Employer
terminates. 

  
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 In witness thereof, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written
above. 
  

			
	US FOODS, INC.
		
	By:		  

			Juliette Pryor, Executive Vice President,
			General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

 Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by executing this Agreement where indicated below. 

 

			
	By:		  

	Name:		[Name]
	Title:		[Title]
	
	Agreed and acknowledged as of this      day of             , 2015.



  
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