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|   | “6.1 | If      Taleo or a successor corporation terminates Executive’s employment for any      reason other than Cause (as defined below) or if Executive resigns for      Good Reason (as defined below) then Taleo or the successor corporation      will (1) pay prorated bonuses for any partially completed bonus periods      through Executives termination date (at an assumed 100% on-target      achievement of goal), less any applicable state and/or provincial and      federal required withholding amounts and other lawful deductions, (2) pay      a lump sum equal to twelve (12) months of Executive’s Base Salary at the      rate in effect at the time of Executive’s resignation or termination of      employment, less any applicable state and/or provincial and federal      required withholding amounts and other lawful deductions, and (3) Taleo      will reimburse Executive for any applicable premiums Executive pays for      coverage for Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents for      substantially the same health insurance coverage as provided by the Taleo      plan for a period of 12 months following the termination of Executive’s      employment, or the date when Executive becomes eligible for substantially      equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or      self-employment. |
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|   | 6.2 | If      Taleo or a successor corporation terminates Executive’s employment for any      reason other than Cause (as defined below) or if Executive resigns for      Good Reason (as defined below) and either such event takes place within      one year following a Change in Control (as defined below), then Taleo or      the successor corporation will (1) pay prorated bonuses for any partially      completed bonus periods through Executives termination date (at an assumed      100% on-target achievement of goal), less any applicable state and/or      provincial and federal required withholding amounts and other lawful      deductions, (2) pay a lump sum equal to twelve (12) months of Executive’s      Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of Executive’s resignation      or termination of employment, less any applicable state and/or provincial      and federal required withholding amounts and other lawful deductions, (3)      pay bonuses (at an assumed 100% on-target achievement of goal) at the rate      in effect at the time of Executive’s resignation or termination of      employment for a period of 12 months from the date of Executive’s      resignation or termination of employment (bonuses will be prorated for any      partially completed bonus periods through the 12 month period from the      date of Executive’s resignation or termination of employment), less any      applicable state and/or provincial and federal required withholding      amounts and other lawful deductions, and (4) Taleo will reimburse      Executive for any applicable premiums Executive pays for coverage for      Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents for substantially the same      health insurance coverage as provided by the Taleo plan for a period of 12      months following the termination of Executive’s employment, or the date      when Executive becomes eligible for substantially equivalent health      insurance coverage in connection with new employment or      self-employment. |
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|   | 6.3 | All      benefits set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 are collectively referred to as      “Severance.”  Subject to Section 6.13 and to any required six      (6) month delay pursuant to Section E of this Appendix A,      Severance payments, other than reimbursement of health insurance premiums,      shall be made by Taleo in one lump sum and shall be paid within thirty      (30) days of any such termination of  employment.” |
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|   | “6.13 | Separation Agreement      and Release of Claims.  The receipt of any severance      pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to Executive signing and not      revoking a separation agreement and release of claims (the “Release”) in a      form reasonably acceptable to Taleo which becomes effective within sixty      (60) days following Executive’s employment termination date or such      earlier date as required by the Release (such deadline, the “Release      Deadline”).  The Release will provide (among other things) that      Executive will not disparage Taleo, its directors, or its executive      officers, and will contain No-Inducement, No-Solicit and Non-Compete terms      consistent with this Agreement.  No severance pursuant to this      Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes      effective.  Notwithstanding any timing of payment provision in      Section 6, in the event severance payments provided under Section 6.1      or Section 6.2 would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in      Section E of Appendix A below),      then the following timing of payments will apply to such Deferred      Payments, in each case subject to any delay in payment required by the      provisions of Section D of this Appendix A (and      provided the Release becomeseffective): |
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|   | (i) | If      the Release Deadline is on or before December 10 of the calendar year in      which Executive’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of      Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,      and any final regulations and official guidance promulgated thereunder      (together, “Section 409A”)) occurs, any portion of the severance      payments or benefits provided under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 that      would be considered Deferred Payments will be paid to Executive on or      before December 31 of that calendar year or such later time as required by      (A) the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set      forth in Section 6, or (B) if applicable, Section D of this      Appendix      A; and |
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|   | (ii) | If      the Release Deadline is after December 10 of the calendar year in which      Executive’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of      Section 409A) occurs, any portion of the severance payments or      benefits provided under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 that would be      considered Deferred Payments will be paid on the first payroll date to      occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such      separation of service occurs or such later time as required by      (A) the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set      forth in Section 6, (B) the Release Deadline, or (C) if      applicable, Section D of this Appendix      A.” |
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|   | “8.9 | Section      409A. |
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|   | (a) | Notwithstanding      anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no severance payments or      benefits payable to Executive, if any, pursuant to this Agreement that,      when considered together with any other severance payments or separation      benefits, is considered deferred compensation under Section 409A      (together, the “Deferred Payments”) will be payable until Executive has a      “separation from service” within the meaning of Section      409A.  Similarly, no severance payable to Executive, if any,      pursuant to this Agreement that otherwise would be exempt from Section      409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) will be      payable until Executive has a “separation from service” within the meaning      of Section 409A. |
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|   | (b) | Further,      if Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of      Section 409A at the time of Executive’s separation from service      (other than due to death), any Deferred Payments that otherwise are      payable within the first six (6) months following Executive’s separation      from service will become payable on the first payroll date that occurs on      or after the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of      Executive’s separation from service.  All subsequent Deferred      Payments, if any, will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule      applicable to each payment or benefit.  Notwithstanding anything      herein to the contrary, in the event of Executive’s death following      Executive’s separation from service but prior to the six (6) month      anniversary of Executive’s separation from service (or any later      delay date), then any payments delayed in accordance with this paragraph      will be payable in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable      after the date of Executive’s death and all other Deferred Payments will      be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each      payment or benefit.  Each payment and benefit payable under the      Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of      Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury  Regulations. |
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|   | (c) | Any      severance payment that satisfies the requirements of the “short-term      deferral” rule set forth in Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) of the Treasury      Regulations shall not constitute Deferred Payments for purposes of the      Agreement.  Any severance payment that qualifies as a payment      made as a result of an involuntary separation from service pursuant to      Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations that does not      exceed the Section 409A Limit shall not constitute Deferred Payments for      purposes of the Agreement.  For purposes of this subsection (c),      “Section 409A Limit” will mean the lesser of two (2) times: (i)      Executive’s annualized compensation based upon the annual rate of pay paid      to Executive during Taleo’s taxable year preceding Taleo’s taxable      year of Executive’s separation from service as determined under Treasury      Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)(1) and any Internal Revenue      Service guidance issued with respect thereto; or (ii) the maximum amount      that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section      401(a)(17) of the Code for the year in which Executive’s employment is      terminated. |
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|   | (d) | The      foregoing provisions are intended to comply with the requirements of      Section 409A so that none of the severance payments and benefits to be      provided under the Agreement will be subject to the additional tax imposed      under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so      comply.  Executive and Taleo agree to work together in good      faith to consider amendments to the Agreement and to take such reasonable      actions which are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition      of any additional tax or income recognition prior to actual payment to      Executive under Section 409A.” |
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| GUY      GAUVIN |   | TALEO      CORPORATION |   |
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| /s/ Guy Gauvin  |   | /s/ Josh Faddis        |   |
| Signature       |   | Signature              |   |
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| Guy Gauvin      |   | Josh Faddis            |   |
| Print      Name |   | Print      Name        |   |
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|            |   | VP, Legal              |   |
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