EXHIBIT 10.18


 


AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


 


THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) made and entered into as of this 22nd day of
December 2008, by and between the CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE (“Employer”)
and RICHARD G. DUFOUR (“Employee”) to become effective December 31, 2008
(the “Effective Date”), is an amendment and restatement of the employment
agreement previously entered into between the Employer and Employee dated September 16,
2003, and subsequently amended effective June 2, 2006 and January 1,
2007 (the “Prior Agreement”).


 


WITNESSETH:


 


WHEREAS, Employer and
Employee desire to amend, revise and restate the Prior Agreement;


 


WHEREAS, Employer
desires that Employee continue to provide services for the benefit of the
Employer and its affiliates and Employee desires to continue such employment
with the Employer;


 


WHEREAS, Employer and
Employee acknowledge that Employee will continue to be a member of the senior
management team of the Employer and, as such, will continue to participate in
implementing the Employer’s business plan;


 


WHEREAS, in the course
of employment with the Employer, Employee has had and will continue to have
access to certain confidential information that relates to or will relate to
the business of the Employer and its affiliates; and


 


WHEREAS, the Employer
desires that any such information not be disclosed to other parties or
otherwise used for unauthorized purposes.


 


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


 


1.             Employment.


 


(a)           Employer shall continue to employ
Employee on the terms hereinafter set forth. 
Employee shall continue to be employed as Executive Vice President
during the Term.  Employee shall perform
such duties as may be prescribed for such office in the Constitution and Rules of
Employer, and those consistent with the office of Executive Vice President that
may be assigned to him from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Employer.


 


(b)           Employee agrees to devote his full
business time and efforts to the affairs of Employer and to the performance of his
duties as its Executive Vice President. 
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doing so, he agrees to conduct himself at all times in
a manner consistent with the excellent reputation of Employer.


 


(c)           Employee agrees not to accept any
membership on the board of directors of any private or public corporation
without the prior written approval of the Board.  The Board will grant such approval if, in its
discretion, such membership will present no conflict of interest or
interference with Employee’s duties as Executive Vice President of Employer.


 


2.             Term and Severance Payment.  This Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall expire on December 31, 2009 (the “Initial Term”),
unless terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7 or
8.  The term of employment shall be
renewed automatically for successive periods of one (1) year each (a “Renewal
Term”) after the expiration of the Initial Term, unless Employer provides
Employee, or Employee provides Employer, with written notice to the contrary at
least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or any
Renewal Term.  The Initial Term and the
Renewal Terms are collectively referred to herein as the “Term”.  If either Employer or Employee elect not to
renew the Term of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 2 and
Employee thereafter continues in employment with Employer, Employee shall be
employed on an at-will basis and the terms of such employment and any
subsequent termination of employment shall be subject solely to the general
employment practices and policies of Employer.


 


3.             Compensation.  Employer shall pay to Employee for all
services to be performed by Employee during the Term:


 


(a)           A Base Salary at the rate of
$536,525.87 per annum.  Base Salary shall
be payable in substantially equal regular installments in accordance with
Employer’s practices for other senior executives, as such practices may be
determined from time to time.  The
Compensation Committee of the Board (“Committee”) shall review the rate of Base
Salary in such manner and at such time as is applicable to other senior
executives.  In no event shall Employee’s
Base Salary be decreased below the Base Salary in effect as of the Effective
Date.


 


(b)           In addition to the aforementioned
annual Base Salary, Employee shall also be eligible to participate in any bonus
or incentive program applicable to other senior executives of Employer, other
than the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer, during the Term.  Any bonus or incentive payment for a fiscal
year of Employer shall be payable to Employee as soon as practicable after the
end of such year, and in any event no later than March 15 of the year
immediately following the year in which it was earned.


 


(c)           Upon Employer’s adoption of a stock
option or similar equity incentive plan, Employer shall grant Employee options
to purchase shares of its common stock in amounts and subject to such terms as
determined by the Board in its sole discretion. 
Options, if any, granted to Employee under such a plan shall provide,
among other things, that options shall vest upon Employee’s retirement after
attaining age sixty-five (65) and all vested options may thereafter be
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term.  The
provisions of the foregoing sentence shall survive the expiration of the Term
of this Agreement.


 


(d)           All payments of Base Salary and bonus
or incentive payment or severance payment, if any, shall be subject to such
deductions as may be required to be made pursuant to law, government regulation
or order, or by agreement with, or consent of, Employee.


 


4.             Additional Benefits.


 


(a)           Business Expenses.  Employer will pay or promptly reimburse
Employee for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Employee in the
performance of his duties during the Term. 
All amounts subject to reimbursement by Employer to Employee pursuant to
this paragraph (a) shall be subject to an accounting by Employee and
approval by Employer.


 


(b)           Benefit Plans.  During the Term, Employee shall be entitled
to participate in, and receive benefits under, (i) any qualified or
supplemental retirement, savings or deferred compensation plan, program or
arrangement currently made available by Employer for its senior executives, and
(ii) any such additional or substitute plan, program or arrangement that
Employer may make available in the future and during the Term for its senior
executives (“Benefit Plans”), subject to and on a basis consistent with the
terms, conditions and overall administration of each such Benefit Plan.  The amount of any lump sum severance payment
payable to Employee pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed
compensation for purposes of any such Benefit Plan; provided, however, that the
amount of any such lump sum severance payment shall be deemed compensation for
purposes of any tax-qualified Benefit Plan only to the extent permitted by the
terms of such Benefit Plan and by applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and regulations issued thereunder.


 


(c)           Vacations and Holidays.  Employee shall be entitled to five weeks paid
vacation during each calendar year commencing during the Term.  Employee shall also be entitled to all paid
holidays given by Employer to its other senior executives.


 


(d)           Insurance Benefits.  During the Term, Employee and his dependents
shall be entitled to participate in, and receive benefits under, (i) any
health and dental plan, disability plan, accidental death and dismemberment
plan, survivor income plan, and life insurance plan or arrangement currently
made available by Employer for its senior executives, and (ii) any such
additional or substitute plan or arrangement that Employer may make available
in the future and during the Term for its senior executives (“Insurance Plans”),
subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions, and overall
administration of each such Insurance Plan.


 


(e)           Other Fringe Benefits.  Employee shall be entitled to participate in,
and take advantage of, any other fringe benefits offered from time to time
during the Term by Employer to its senior executives.


 


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(f)            Reimbursements.  Except as otherwise provided herein, to the
extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefit payments hereunder are subject to Section 409A
of the Code, such reimbursements and in-kind benefit payments will be made in
accordance with Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv) (or any similar
or successor provisions).


 


5.             Termination.  For purposes of this Agreement, Employee’s
employment with Employer shall be deemed to be terminated when Employee has a “separation
from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and
references to termination of employment shall be deemed to refer a separation
from service.


 


(a)           Termination For Cause.  Employer may terminate the employment of
Employee with Employer at any time during the Term for “Cause”.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall
be deemed to exist if, and only if:


 


(i)            Employee shall engage, during the
performance of his duties hereunder, in acts or omissions constituting
dishonesty, intentional breach of fiduciary obligation or intentional
wrongdoing or malfeasance which result in material harm to Employer;


 


(ii)           Employee shall intentionally disobey
or disregard a lawful and proper direction of the Board or Employer; or


 


(iii)          Employee shall materially breach this
Agreement, and such breach by its nature, is incapable of being cured, or such
breach remains uncured for more than 30 days following receipt by Employee of
written notice from Employer specifying the nature of the breach and demanding
the cure thereof.  For purposes of this
clause (iii), a material breach of this Agreement which involves inattention by
Employee to his duties under this Agreement shall be deemed a breach capable of
cure.


 


Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, if Employer shall terminate the employment of Employee
hereunder for Cause, Employer shall give at least 30 days prior written notice
to Employee specifying in detail the reason or reasons for Employee’s
termination.  If the employment of
Employee is terminated by Employer for Cause, Employee’s accrued but unpaid
Base Salary (based upon the annual rate in effect on the date of termination),
shall be paid to Employee through the date of his termination, and, except as
otherwise provided in any Benefit Plan or Insurance Plan, Employer shall have
no further obligation, including any obligation for severance payments, to
Employee under this Agreement.  Such
termination shall have no effect upon Employee’s rights under the Benefit
Plans, the Insurance Plans and other employee policies and practices of
Employer applicable to such termination.


 


(b)           Termination Without Cause.  Employer may terminate the employment of
Employee without Cause, at any time during the Term, as of a date at least 30
days after the date a written notice of such termination is delivered by
Employer to Employee.  In such event,
Employer shall pay to Employee within 30 days following the date of termination
of employment (i) his accrued but unpaid Base Salary (based upon the
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rate in effect on the date of termination) through the
date of termination, (ii) a pro-rated Bonus equal to the Employee’s annual
target Bonus for the calendar year in which Employee’s employment terminates
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall equal the number of
calendar days Employee was employed by Employer for the year in which his
employment terminates and the denominator of which shall equal 365 (the “Pro-Rated
Bonus”), and (iii) a lump sum cash severance payment in an amount equal to
the sum of (A) two times Employee’s annual rate of Base Salary in effect
on the date of termination and (B) two times the target bonus for the year
in which Employee’s employment is terminated (such Base Salary and bonus
payment to be referred to herein as the “Salary and Bonus Payment”).  Employer shall also pay Employee’s COBRA
premiums (or an amount equal to Employee’s COBRA premiums) (sufficient to cover
full family health care) for a period of eighteen (18) months following the
termination of his employment if Employee elects such COBRA coverage and, at
the end of such period, if Employee is eligible and elects to enroll in
Employer’s retiree medical plan, if any, Employer shall pay Employee’s premiums
for such coverage for a period of six (6) months; provided, that any
payments or reimbursements for retiree medical plan premiums will be made in
accordance with Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv) (or any similar
or successor provisions).  The foregoing
notwithstanding, Employer’s obligation to pay the COBRA and retiree medical
insurance premiums described in the preceding sentence (collectively, the “Insurance
Premiums”) shall cease on the date Employee becomes eligible for coverage under
another group health plan that does not impose pre-existing condition
limitations on Employee’s coverage. 
Nothing herein shall be construed to extend the period of time over
which COBRA continuation coverage may be provided to Employee or his dependents
beyond that mandated by law.  (The Salary
and Bonus Payment and the Insurance Premiums described in this Section 5(b) shall
be referred to herein collectively as the “Severance Benefits”.)  Subject to Section 12 and Section 21
of this Agreement, the Salary and Bonus Payments shall be paid within thirty
days following the termination of Employee’s employment.


 


(c)           Termination for Good Reason.  Employee may terminate his employment at any
time during the Term for “Good Reason” as of a date at least 30 days after the
date a written notice of such termination is delivered by Employee to Employer
but within two years after the initial existence of the condition constituting
Good Reason, unless the condition constituting Good Reason is fully corrected
within 30 days after Employee gives Employer written notice thereof.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason”
shall be deemed to exist if, and only if, without Employee’s express written
consent:


 


(i)            Employer shall assign to Employee
authorities (including officer titles), duties or responsibilities that are
inconsistent in any material and adverse respect with Employee’s current
authorities, duties or responsibilities with Employer (including any material
and adverse diminution of such authorities, duties or responsibilities);


 


(ii)           Employer shall materially reduce the
base compensation and benefits package of Employee;


 


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(iii)          Employer shall require Employee to
relocate his principal business office or his principal place of residence
outside the Chicago metropolitan area, or assign to Employee duties that would
reasonably require such relocation;


 


(iv)          Employer shall terminate, reduce or
limit Employee’s participation in any bonus or incentive arrangement, Benefit
Plan or Insurance Plan relative to the level of participation of other senior
executives of similar rank, based upon an arbitrary decision of Employer rather
than a decision reasonably related to the level of job performance of Employee,
provided, however, that such action with respect to Employee’s participation
shall only constitute Good Reason under this Agreement if the action results in
materially reducing the aggregate value of Employee’s incentive compensation
and benefits below their aggregate value as of the date hereof; or


 


(v)           Employer shall materially breach any
of the terms of this Agreement.


 


A termination of Employee’s
employment for Good Reason shall be effectuated by giving Employer written
notice of the termination within sixty (60) days of the event constituting Good
Reason, setting forth in reasonable detail the specific conduct of Employer
that constitutes Good Reason and the specific provisions of this Agreement on
which Employee relies.  Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, if Employee shall terminate his employment for
Good Reason, Employer shall pay to Employee his accrued but unpaid Base Salary
(based upon the annual rate in effect on the date of termination or the date
immediately prior to Employer’s actions described in subsections (ii) and (iv) above,
whichever is greater) through the date of termination, the Pro-Rated Bonus and
the Severance Benefits on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as
described in Paragraph 5(b).


 


(d)           Voluntary Termination without Good
Reason.  Employee may terminate his
employment without Good Reason at any time during the Term as of a date at
least 30 days after the date a written notice of such termination is delivered
by Employee to Employer.  If the
employment of Employee is terminated by Employee without Good Reason, Employee’s
accrued but unpaid Base Salary (based upon the annual rate in effect on the
date of termination), shall be paid to Employee through the date of his
termination, and, except as otherwise provided in any Benefit Plan or Insurance
Plan, Employer shall have no further obligation, including any obligation for
Severance Benefits, to Employee under this Agreement.  Such termination shall have no effect upon
Employee’s rights under the Benefit Plans, the Insurance Plans and other
employee policies and practices of Employer applicable to such termination.


 


6.             Death.  If Employee dies during the Term, Employer
shall pay (i) Employee’s Base Salary (based on the annual rate in effect
on the date of death) through the date of death, (ii) the Pro-Rated Bonus,
and (iii) within 90 days following the date of death, the Salary and Bonus
Payment, to his beneficiary last designated by written instrument delivered by
Employee to Employer prior to the date of death.  If no such designated beneficiary shall
survive Employee, such amount shall be paid to Employee’s surviving spouse, or
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descendants per stirpes then living, or if none shall survive him, to
the legal representative of his estate, or if none is appointed within 90 days
of the date of his death, to his heirs at law under the laws of the state in
which he is domiciled at the date of his death. 
Any death benefit payable under this Section 6 is in addition to
any other benefits due to Employee’s beneficiaries or dependents from Employer
under any Benefit Plan or Insurance Plan. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6, or in any Benefit
Plan or Insurance Plan, Employer shall have no further obligations with respect
to Employee or his beneficiaries or dependents under this Agreement following
the date of his death.


 


7.             Disability.


 


(a)           If Employee is “Permanently Disabled”
for a continuous period of six (6) months during the Term, Employer may
terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement upon 30 days prior written
notice to Employee.  In such event
Employer shall pay to Employee (i) his accrued but unpaid Base Salary
(based on the annual rate in effect on the date of termination) through the
date of termination, (ii) the Pro-Rated Bonus, and (iii) within 30
days following the date of such termination, the Salary and Bonus Payment.  The payment of the Salary and Bonus Payment
shall be conditioned upon Employee’s execution of the Release as described in Section 12
of this Agreement.


 


(b)           For purposes of this Agreement, the
term Permanently Disabled shall have the meaning set forth in the long-term
disability policy or plan maintained by Employer for its senior executives then
in effect, provided that the definition of a Permanent Disability applied under
such a policy or plan is consistent with the definition of disability or disabled
under Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations and guidance
promulgated thereunder.  In the absence
of such a policy or plan, disability or disabled shall have the meaning
ascribed to such terms under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations
and guidance promulgated thereunder.


 


(c)           Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7,
and in any Benefit Plan or Insurance Plan of Employer, Employer shall have no
further obligation to Employee under this Agreement following the date of his
disability.  Such termination shall have
no effect upon Employee’s rights under the Benefit Plans, the Insurance Plans
and other employee policies and practices of Employer applicable to such
termination.


 


8.             Change in Control.  If during the twelve (12) month period
following a Change in Control that occurs during the Term of the Agreement (i) Employee
is terminated by Employer or a successor employer without Cause or (ii) Employee
terminates his employment with Employer for Good Reason, and in lieu of any
payments to which Employee may otherwise be entitled under Section 5,
Employee shall be paid (i) his accrued but unpaid Base Salary (based upon
the annual rate in effect on the date of termination) through the date of
termination, (ii) the Pro-Rated Bonus, and (iii) the Severance
Benefits on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as described in Section 5(b) of
this Agreement.  For purposes of this
Agreement, a “Change in Control” of Employer shall be deemed to occur on the
effective time of (i) a merger or consolidation of Employer with one or
more other corporations as a result of which holders of the outstanding capital
stock of Employer entitled to vote for the election of directors (“Voting Stock”)
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the surviving or
resulting corporation, or (ii) a transfer of substantially all of the
property of Employer other than to an entity of which Employer owns at least
50% of the Voting Stock.


 


9.             Restrictive Covenant.  During the period of his employment and for a
period of two years following a termination of Employee’s employment pursuant
to Section 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), 5(d), 7 or 8, the Employee shall not:


 


(a)           singly, jointly, or in any other
capacity, directly or beneficially, manage, join, participate in the
management, operation or control of, or work for (as an employee, consultant or
independent contractor), or permit the use of his name by, or provide financial
or other assistance to, or be connected in any manner with, any securities or
futures exchange, alternative trading system or electronic communications
network (including any derivatives market) providing for the trading of
securities or futures derivatives, located in the United States or any other
country, or any affiliate thereof, without the express written approval of the
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Employer;


 


(b)           provide any service or assistance
which (1) is of the general type of service or assistance provided by
Employee to Employer, (2) relates to any technology, account, product,
project or piece of work, with which Employee was involved during his
employment with Employer, and (3) contributes to causing an entity to come
within the definition described in paragraph (a) above;


 


(c)           solicit or accept if offered to him,
with or without solicitation, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other
person, the services of any person who is a then current employee of Employer
(or was an employee of Employer during the year preceding such solicitation),
nor solicit any of Employer’s then current employees (or an individual who was
employed by or engaged by Employer during the year preceding such solicitation)
to terminate employment or an engagement with Employer, nor agree to hire any
then current employee (or an individual who was an employee of Employer during
the year preceding such hire) of Employer into employment with himself or any
company, individual or other entity; or


 


(d)           directly or indirectly divert or
attempt to divert from Employer any business in which Employer has been
actively engaged during the term hereof, nor interfere with the relationships
of Employer with its sources of business.


 


10.           Confidentiality.  Employee acknowledges that Employer may
disclose secret or confidential information to Employee during the Term to
enable him to perform his duties hereunder. 
Employee agrees that, subject to the following sentence, he shall not
during the Term (except in connection with the proper performance of his duties
hereunder) and thereafter, without the prior written consent of Employer,
disclose to any person or entity any material or significant secret or
confidential information concerning the business of Employer that was obtained
by Employee in the course of his employment by Employer.  This paragraph shall not be applicable if and
to the extent Employee is required to testify in a legislative, judicial or
regulatory proceeding pursuant to an order of Congress, any state or local
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disclosed by Employee by
any law, regulation or order of any court or regulatory commission, department
or agency.  Employee further agrees that
if his employment by Employer is terminated for any reason, he will not take
with him, but will leave with Employer, all records and papers and all matter
of whatever nature that bears secret or confidential information of
Employer.  For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “secret or confidential information” shall include, but not
be limited to, any and all records, notes, memoranda, data, writings, research,
personnel information, customer information, clearing members’ information,
Employer’s financial information and plans, processes, methods, techniques,
systems, formulas, patents, models, devices, compilations or any other
information of whatever nature in the possession or control of Employer, that
has not been published or disclosed to the general public, the options industry
or the commodities futures industry; provided that such term shall not include
knowledge, skills, and information that is common to the trade or profession of
Employee.


 


11.           Remedies.  Employee consents and agrees that if he
violates any provisions of Sections 9 or 10 of this Agreement, Employer or its
successors in interest shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies
that they may have, including money damages, to an injunction to be issued by a
court of competent jurisdiction, restraining him from committing or continuing
any violation of Sections 9 or 10.


 


If, at any time, Employee
violates, to any material extent, any of the covenants or agreements set forth
in Sections 9 or 10 of this Agreement, Employer shall have the right to
terminate the employment of Employee for Cause in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 5.


 


In the event that Employee
is found to have breached any provision set forth in Section 9 of this
Agreement, the time period provided for in that provision shall be deemed
tolled (i.e., it will not begin to run) for so
long as Employee was in violation of that provision.


 


12.           Release.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, as a condition to receiving severance payments under this Agreement,
Employee agrees to execute a release of claims (in a form substantially similar
to the form set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a
part hereof) (the “Release”).  Employer
shall deliver the Release to Employee within ten (10) days of Employee’s
termination of employment.  No payments
under this Agreement shall be made prior to the date that both (i) Employee
has delivered an original, signed Release to the Employer and (ii) the
revocability period (if any) has elapsed; provided, however, that any payments
that would otherwise have been made prior to such date but for the fact that
Employee had not yet delivered an original, signed Release (or the revocability
period had not yet elapsed) shall be made as soon as administratively
practicable but not later than the seventy-fourth (74th) day following Employee’s
termination of employment.  If Employee
does not deliver an original, signed Release to the Employer within forty-five
(45) days after receipt of the same from the Employer, (i) Employee’s
rights shall be limited to those made available to Employee as if Employee were
terminated under Section 5(d) above, and (ii) the Employer shall
otherwise have no obligation to pay or provide to Employee any amount or
benefits described in this Agreement, or any other monies on account of the
termination of Employee’s employment.


 


13.           Assignment.  Neither Employee nor Employer may assign this
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to all or substantially
all of Employer’s business by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise.


 


14.           Employee Assignment.  No interest of Employee or his spouse,
dependent or any other beneficiary under this Agreement, or any right to
receive any payment or distribution hereunder, shall be subject in any manner
to sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, attachment, garnishment, or other
alienation or encumbrance of any kind, nor may such interest or right to
receive a payment or distribution be taken, voluntarily or involuntarily, for
the satisfaction of the obligations or debts of, or other claims against,
Employee or his spouse, dependent or any other beneficiary, including claims
for alimony, support, separate maintenance, and claims in bankruptcy
proceedings.


 


15.           Benefits Unfunded.  (i) All rights of Employee and his
spouse, dependent or any other beneficiary under this Agreement shall at all
times be entirely unfunded and no provision shall at any time be made with
respect to segregating any assets of Employer for payment of any amounts due
hereunder; (ii) neither Employee nor his spouse, dependent or any other
beneficiary shall have any interest in or rights against any specific assets of
Employer; and (iii) Employee and his spouse, dependent or any other
beneficiary shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of
Employer.


 


16.           Waiver.  No waiver by either party at any time of any
breach by the other party of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of
this Agreement to be performed by the other party shall be deemed a waiver of
any other provisions or conditions at the same time or at any prior or subsequent
time.


 


17.           Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be construed and
interpreted pursuant to the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without
regard to principles of conflicts of laws.


 


18.           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between Employer and Employee, and supersedes any and all other previous
agreements, written or oral, between the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof, including, without limitation, the Prior Agreement.  No amendment or modification of the terms of
this Agreement shall be binding upon either of the parties hereto unless
reduced to writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.


 


19.           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.


 


20.           Severability.  The parties agree that this Agreement shall
be construed in a way to make each of its provisions enforceable, but that the
unenforceability of one or more provisions in one or more instances will not
make invalid the entire Agreement or any other provisions of this Agreement as
all of its provisions are severable.  In
the event a provision may be unenforceable as written, the parties agree that
it shall be partially enforced to the extent permitted by law.  The unenforceability of a provision in one
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21.           Compliance.


 


(a)           The payments and benefits under this
Agreement are intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of
the Code and the interpretative guidance thereunder, including the exceptions
for short-term deferrals, separation pay arrangements, reimbursements, and
in-kind distributions, and shall be administered accordingly.  The Agreement shall be construed and
interpreted with such intent.  If any
provision of this Agreement needs to be revised to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code, then such provision shall be modified or restricted to the extent
and in the manner necessary to be in compliance with such requirements of the
Code and any such modification will attempt to maintain the same economic
results as were intended under this Agreement. 
Employer cannot guarantee that the payments and benefits that may be
paid or provided pursuant to this Agreement will satisfy all applicable
provisions of Section 409A of the Code. 
Each payment under this Agreement is intended to be treated as one of a
series of separate payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and
Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) (or any similar or successor
provisions).


 


(b)           Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary, to the extent Employee is considered a “specified employee” (as
defined in Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(c)(i) or
any similar or successor provision) and would be entitled to a payment during
the six month period beginning on Employee’s date of termination that is not
otherwise excluded under Section 409A of the Code under the exception for
short-term deferrals, separation pay arrangements, reimbursements, in-kind
distributions, or any otherwise applicable exemption, the payment will not be
made to Employee until the earlier of the six month anniversary of Employee’s
date of termination or Employee’s death and will be accumulated and paid on the
first day of the seventh month following the date of termination.


 


22.           Successors.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
representatives and successors.


 


23.           Notices.  Notices required under this Agreement shall
be in writing and sent by personal delivery, or by registered U.S. mail, return
receipt requested, to the following addresses, or to such other address as the
party being notified may have previously furnished to the other by written
notice:


 


If to Employer:


 


Chicago Board Options Exchange


400 S. LaSalle Street


Chicago, Illinois 60605


Attention:                      Chief Executive
Officer and

Chairman of the Board


 


If to Employee:


 


Richard G. DuFour


2138 N. Dayton


Chicago,
IL 60614


 


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24.           Headings.  The headings contained herein are for
reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee has
hereunto set his hand, and Employer has caused these presents to be executed in
its name on its behalf, all as of the date first above written.


 


	
  Chicago
  Board Options Exchange

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:
  

  	
  /s/
  William J. Brodsky

  	
   

  	
  /s/
  Richard G. DuFour

  
	
  Title:

  	
  Chief
  Executive Officer and

  	
   

  	
  Richard G. DuFour

  
	
   

  	
  Chairman
  of the Board of Directors

  	
   

  	
   

  



 


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Exhibit A


 


RELEASE
OF CLAIMS


 


THIS RELEASE OF CLAIMS (“Release”)
is made and entered into this        day of
                                ,
20    , to be effective as of
                                                    
(the “Effective Date”), by and between CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE,
INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“CBOE”), and RICHARD G. DUFOUR, a
resident of the State of Illinois (“DuFour”)


 


1.             In consideration of CBOE’s payment
to DuFour of the severance pay and benefits described in the Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement by and between CBOE and DuFour (the “Employment
Agreement”), to which DuFour is not otherwise entitled and the sufficiency of
which DuFour acknowledges, DuFour does hereby fully, finally and unconditionally
release and forever discharge CBOE and CBOE’s former and current officers,
directors, employees, members, representatives and agents and all of their
respective predecessors, successors, and assigns (collectively “Released
Parties”), in their personal, corporate and representative capacities, from any
and all rights, claims, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs, expenses,
attorneys’ fees, suits, actions, and demands, of any and every kind, nature and
character, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute or
contingent, in law and in equity, enforceable or arising under any local, state
or federal common law, statute or ordinance relating to DuFour’s past
employment with CBOE or any past actions, statements, or omissions of CBOE or
any of the Released Parties occurring prior to DuFour’s execution of this
Release, including but not limited to all claims for defamation, wrongful
termination, back pay and benefits, pain and suffering, negligent or
intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, and
interference with contractual relations, tort claims, employment discrimination
claims, and all claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of
1991 (42 U.S.C. § 1981), the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Equal Pay Act,
the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Workers
Adjustment and Retraining Act, and the Chicago and Cook County Human Rights
Ordinances, and any other statutory, contract, implied contract, or common law
claim arising out of or involving DuFour’s employment, the termination of
DuFour’s employment, or any continuing effects of DuFour’s employment with
CBOE.


 


2.             DuFour agrees not to sue CBOE or
any of the Released Parties with respect to rights and claims covered by this
Release.  If any government agency or
court assumes jurisdiction of any charge, complaint, or cause of action covered
by this Release, DuFour will not seek and will not accept any personal
equitable or monetary relief in connection with such investigation, action,
suit, or legal proceeding.


 


3.             DuFour has forty-five (45) days
(until
                            )
within which to consider this Release, although DuFour may accept it at any
time within those forty-five (45) days. 
Once DuFour has signed this Release, DuFour will still have seven (7) days
in which to revoke his acceptance of the ADEA portion of the Release by
notifying CBOE, and specifically, Deborah Woods, Human Resources
Department.  The ADEA portion of the
Release will not be 


 


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effective or enforceable
until the seven (7) day revocation period has expired.  If the ADEA portion of the Release is
revoked, the remainder of this Release shall remain in full force and effect as
to all of its terms except for the release of claims under the ADEA, and CBOE
will have three (3) business days to rescind the entire Release by so
notifying DuFour.


 


4.             DuFour agrees that he will continue
to be governed by those obligations arising under Paragraphs 9, 10 and 11 of
the  Employment Agreement, which are
incorporated by reference herein, shall not be released, shall be unaffected
hereby, and shall remain in full force and effect.


 


5.             This Release shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of CBOE and its successors and assigns and DuFour and
his heirs, executors and administrators.


 


6.             This Release shall be construed and
interpreted under the laws of the State of Illinois to the extent not preempted
by applicable laws of the United States.


 


	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Richard
  G. DuFour

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  CHICAGO
  BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  



 


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