Exhibit 10.5

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of
July 1, 2004, is made by and between Interpool, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the "Company"),
and Arthur L. Burns (the "Executive").

WHEREAS, the Board desires
that the Company continue to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to
continue to furnish services to the Company on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, the Board
recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the
possibility of a Change in Control exists and that such possibility, and the
uncertainty and questions which it may raise among management, may result in the
departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of the Company
and its stockholders; and

WHEREAS, the Board has
determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the
continued attention and dedication of members of the Company's management,
including the Executive, to their assigned duties without distraction in the
face of potentially unsettling circumstances arising from the possibility of a
Change in Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the
Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. The definitions of capitalized terms used in this Agreement
are provided in the last Section hereof.

2. Employment. The Company hereby agrees to continue to employ the Executive,
and the Executive hereby agrees to continue such employment, on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.

3. Term of Agreement. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the date
hereof and, subject to extension as herein provided, shall continue in effect
through October 16, 2006 (the "Expiration Date"); provided, however, that on
October 17, 2006 and on each and every three year anniversary of such date, (the
"Anniversary Date"), the Expiration Date shall, without further action by the
parties, be extended for an additional three year period unless and until either
the Company or the Executive shall have notified the other party in writing not
less than 180 days in advance of the Expiration Date of the then current Term,
of its intention not to extend the Expiration Date beyond the Expiration Date of
the then current Term thereto; and provided further that in the event that a
Change in Control occurs during the Term, the Term and the terms and conditions
of this Agreement without exception shall expire no earlier than thirty six (36)
months following the date of such Change in Control.

4. Position and duties. During the Term, the Executive shall serve as Executive
Vice President and General Counsel of the Company and shall have those powers
and duties of a management nature consistent with such positions as are assigned
to him from time to time by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. In the performance of his duties hereunder, the Executive shall report
to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. During the Term, the
Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time, attention and
energies to the business of the Company as shall be necessary for him to carry
out his obligations hereunder.

5. Place of Performance. During the Term, the Executive shall be based at the
Company's offices in New York, New York, except for travel reasonably required
for the performance of the Executive's duties hereunder.

6. Compensation and Related Matters.

| | (a)
Base Salary. During the period from the date hereof through October 17, 2004,
the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary of $375,000.00. (the "Base
Salary"). Commencing October 18, 2004, and on each subsequent annual anniversary
of such date during the Term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the
Executive a Base Salary for the succeeding twelve months in such amount as shall
be determined annually by the Compensation Committee, except that in no event
shall the Base Salary be less than the Base Salary for the prior twelve month
period. Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company's regular
payroll practice.
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| | (b)
Performance and Discretionary Bonus Opportunity. For the period from January 1,
2004 through December 31, 2004, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a
Target Bonus in the amount of $125,000 upon the successful conclusion of the
performance objectives as shall be determined by the Company and the Executive
from time to time. In the event that the Company elects in good faith not to
pursue or conclude any of the transactions that are the basis for certain of the
Executive's Target Bonus, the Company shall substitute a reasonably comparable
performance objective; that is, a performance objective which requires
substantially the same time and effort on the part of the Executive. At all
times the Company shall provide the Executive with performance objectives to
enable the Executive to earn an amount equal to the amount of the Target Bonus.
For the calendar years commencing on January 1, 2005 and on each subsequent
January 1 during the Term of this Agreement, the Company shall fix the amount of
the Target Bonus in such amount as shall be determined by the Compensation
Committee, except that in no event shall the Target Bonus be less than the
Target Bonus amount for the prior period. Any additional bonus, if any, shall be
in such amounts as shall be determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole
discretion.
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| | (c)
Employee Benefits/Expenses. During the Term, employee benefits, vacation and
fringe benefits will be provided to the Executive in accordance with the plans
and policies of the Company for Executive officers, as in effect from time to
time, and shall include a reasonable automobile allowance. The Company shall
reimburse the Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred by the
Executive in performing his duties hereunder upon the presentation of itemized
statements and receipts for such expenses.
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| | (d)
Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled to vacation of 5 weeks per year
without reduction in compensation. Unused vacation time may be carried forward
into the following two years, subject to the limitation that not more than 8
weeks may be available in any one calendar year.
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| | (e)
Stock Appreciation Rights. Within thirty days (30) days from the date hereof,
the Company shall grant to the Executive certain rights ("Stock Appreciation
Rights") to receive, upon the election of the Executive, exercisable at any time
prior to the expiration of the earlier of (a) 10 days following the termination
of the Executive's employment with the Company (other than a Company termination
without Cause, Executive Disability or termination by Executive for Good Reason)
and (b) ten years from the date hereof, a cash payment from the Company in an
amount equal to any appreciation in the aggregate market value of 150,000 shares
of the Company's common stock above a price of $14.05 per share, subject to the
vesting schedule as follows:
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| | 150,000
shares, vesting upon the earlier to occur of (i) either a Change of Control or
Going Private Transaction (as such terms are defined in Section 22 below) or
(ii) January 15, 2005.
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| | The Company shall have the right, following adoption and approval by the
Company's stockholders of a Stock Option Plan for executive officers of the
Company, to grant stock options to the Executive pursuant to such Stock Option
Plan, in substitution for the Stock Appreciation Rights described above provided
that the terms of such stock options shall preserve for the benefit of the
Executive all of the economic benefits of the Stock Appreciation Rights. The
Company shall cause the terms and conditions of the Stock Appreciation Rights
Plan to be embodied in a Stock Appreciation Rights Plan that shall be no less
favorable to the Executive than the terms outlined above.
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| | (f)
Transition Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive on an after-tax
basis for all reasonable out-of- pocket expenses associated with relocating from
Marblehead, Massachusetts to Manhattan in New York City, and shall provide an
appropriate residential apartment (or reimbursement therefor) on an after-tax
basis in Manhattan for a twelve month period. In the event the Executive elects
to not sell his residence in Massachusetts and relocate permanently in New York,
the Company may extend its reimbursement period subsequent to October 2004 up to
$100,000 for commuting and housing.
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7. Company's Covenants Summarized. In order to induce the Executive to remain in
the employ of the Company and in consideration of the Executive's covenants set
forth in Sections 8 and 15 hereof, the Company agrees, under the conditions
described herein, to pay the Executive the Severance Payments and the other
payments and benefits under the circumstances described herein.

8. The Executive's Covenants. The Executive agrees that, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control during the
Term, the Executive will remain in the employ of the Company until the earliest
of (a) the date which is six months following the date of an agreement entered
into by the Company, the consummation of which would result in a Change in
Control, or the public announcement by the Company or any Person of an intent to
take actions which, if consummated, would result in a Change in Control, (b) the
date of a Change in Control, (c) the termination by the Company of the
Executive's employment for any reason or (d) the date of termination by the
Executive of the Executive's employment based the death or Disability of the
Executive or based upon any event constituting Good Reason, other than the
occurrence of the Change of Control itself.

9. Termination of Employment. The Executive's employment hereunder may be
terminated under the following circumstances, in each case subject to the
provisions of this Agreement.

| | (a)
The Executive's employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death.
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| | (b)
The Company may terminate the Executive's employment hereunder for Disability or
for Cause.
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| | (c)
The Executive may terminate his employment hereunder at any time for Good
Reason.
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| | (d)
The Company may terminate the Executive's employment hereunder other than for
Cause or Disability, and the Executive may terminate his employment hereunder
other than for Good Reason, in each case subject to the provisions of this
Agreement.
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10. Compensation During Period of Incapacity. During any period during the Term
that the Executive fails to substantially perform his duties for the Company as
a result of physical or mental incapacity, the Company shall pay the Executive's
full Base Salary to the Executive at the rate in effect at the commencement of
any such period, together with all compensation and benefits payable to the
Executive under the terms of any compensation or benefit plan, program or
arrangement maintained by the Company during such period (other than any
disability plan), until the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company
for Disability.

11. Compensation Upon Termination of Employment.

| | (a)
Death or Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated during the Term
by reason of his death or Disability, the Company shall pay to the Executive (or
his legal representatives or estate or as may be directed by the legal
representatives of his estate, as the case may be), a lump sum amount, in cash,
equal (i) the Executive's full Base Salary to the Executive through the Date of
Termination at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination,
together with all compensation and benefits payable to the Executive through the
Date of Termination under the terms of the Company's compensation and benefit
plans, programs or arrangements as in effect immediately prior to the Date of
Termination, (ii) the Executive's earned or allocable but unpaid Target Bonus in
such amount as shall be determined by the Compensation Committee and accrued but
unused vacation days as of the Date of Termination, and (iii) the Executive's
normal post-termination compensation and benefits as such payments become due
and any other amounts owed to the Executive. Such post-termination compensation
and benefits shall be determined under, and paid in accordance with, the
Company's retirement, insurance, stock option, appreciation right and other
compensation and benefit plans, programs and arrangements as in effect
immediately prior to the Date of Termination. The amounts described in clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 11(a) are hereinafter referred to herein as
the "Accrued Obligations."
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| | (b)
Termination by the Company for Cause or By Executive Other than for Good
Reason. If the Executive's employment shall be terminated during the Term by
the Company for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good Reason or
Disability, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations
only.
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| | (c)
Termination By Company Other than for Cause or Disability or By Executive for
Good Reason. If (i) the Executive's employment is terminated during the Term by
the Employee for Good Reason, (ii) the Executive's employment is terminated
during the Term by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (iii) the
Company notifies the Employee of its intention not to extend the Term of this
Contract beyond its then scheduled Expiration Date, other than for Cause or
Disability, then the Company shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations
and the Severance Payments described in Section 12 below.
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12. Severance Payments and Benefits.

| | (a)
Severance Entitlement. If the Executive's employment is terminated during the
Term or the Term is not extended by the Company beyond the then current Term
under any of the circumstances described in Section 11(c) hereof, in
consideration of the Executive's agreements and covenants set forth in this
Agreement including the covenant not to compete set forth in Section 15 hereof,
the Company shall pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the
benefits, described in this Section 12(a) (the "Severance Payments"), in
addition to the Accrued Obligations to which the Executive is entitled under
Section 11(a) hereof.
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| | (i) In
lieu of any further Base Salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent
to the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum
severance payment, or a severance payment in 36 monthly installments, as shall
be designated by the Executive, in cash, equal to three (3) years of the then
current Base Salary and Target Bonus.
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| | (ii)
For the three (3) year period immediately following the Date of Termination, the
Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and his dependents health, life,
disability and accident insurance benefits under the then current plans in
effect and offered to the officers and employees of the Company and on terms and
conditions no less favorable to the Executive than those then offered to such
officers and employees.
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| | (b)(i)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any
payment or benefit received or to be received by the Executive in connection
with a Change in Control or the termination of the Executive's employment
(whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement
or agreement with the Company, or any Person whose actions result in a Change in
Control or any Person affiliated with the Company or such Person) (all such
payments and benefits, including the Severance Payments, being hereinafter
referred to as the "Total Payments") would be subject (in whole or part) to the
Excise Tax, then after taking into account any reduction in the Total Payments
provided by reason of section 280G of the Code in such other plan, arrangement
or agreement, the cash Severance Payments shall first be reduced, and the
non-cash Severance Payment shall thereafter be reduced, to the extent necessary
so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax but only
if (A) the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after
subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such
reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized
deductions attributable to such reduced Total Payments) is greater than or equal
to (B) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after
subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such
Total Payments and the amount of Excise Tax to which the Executive would be
subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments).
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| | (ii)
For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments
will be subject to the Excise Tax, (A) no portion of the Total Payments the
receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived at such time and
in such manner as not to constitute a "payment" within the meaning of section
280G(b) of the Code shall be taken into account, (B) no portion of the Total
Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of tax counsel ("Tax
Counsel") reasonably acceptable to the Executive and selected by the accounting
firm (the "Auditor") which was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, the
Company's independent auditor, does not constitute a "parachute payment" within
the meaning of section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of section
280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of
such Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of Tax
Counsel, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered,
with the meaning of section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the Base
Amount allocable to such reasonable compensation, and (C) the value of any
non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total
Payments shall be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the principles of
sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
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| | (iii)
It is possible that after the determinations and selections made pursuant to
Sections 12(b)(i) and (ii) the Executive will receive Total Payments that are,
in the aggregate, either more or less than the amount provided under Section
12(a) (hereafter referred to as an "Excess Payment" or "Underpayment",
respectively). If it is established, pursuant to a final determination of a
court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that has been finally and
conclusively resolved, that an Excess Payment has been made, the Executive shall
promptly repay the Excess Payment to the Company, together with interest on the
Excess Payment at the applicable federal rate (as defined in and under Section
1274(d) of the Code) from the date of the Executive's receipt of such Excess
Payment until the date of such repayment. In the event that it is determined (x)
by arbitration pursuant to Section 21, (y) by a court or (z) by the Auditor and
Tax Counsel upon request by a Party, that an Underpayment has occurred, the
Company shall promptly pay an amount equal to the Underpayment to the Executive,
together with interest on such amount at the applicable federal rate from the
date such amount would have been paid to the Executive had the provisions of
Sections 12(b)(i) and (ii) not been applied until the date of payment.
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| | (iv)
At the time that payments are made under this Agreement, the Company shall
provide the Executive with a written statement setting forth the manner in which
such payments were calculated and the basis for such calculations including,
without limitation, any opinions or other advice the Company has received from
Tax Counsel, the Auditor or other advisors or consultants (and any such opinions
or advice which are in writing shall be attached to the statement). If the
Executive objects to the Company's calculations, the Company shall pay to the
Executive such portion of the Severance Payments (up to 100% thereof) as the
Executive determines is necessary to result in the proper application of
subsection (i) of this Section 12(b).
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| | (c)
After a Change in Control, the Company also shall pay to the Executive all legal
fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in disputing in good faith any issue
hereunder relating to the termination of the Executive's employment, in seeking
in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right provided by this
Agreement or in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to the extent
attributable to the application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within five (5) business
days after delivery of the Executive's written requests for payment accompanied
with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may
require.
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| | (d)
Upon the occurrence of either a Going Private Transaction or a Change in
Control, all outstanding stock options granted to the Executive under the
Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan for Executive Officers and Directors (or other
Company stock option plan or arrangement) and all Stock Appreciation Rights
which have not yet vested as of the date of the Going Private or Change in
Control, shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable or due and
payable, as the case may be, as of the date of the Going Private or Change in
Control.
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13. Termination Procedures and Compensation During Dispute.

| | (a)
Notice of Termination. During the Term and after a Change in Control, any
purported termination of the Executive's employment (other than by reason of
death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination from one party
hereto to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 17 hereof. For
purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice which
shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon
and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to
provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the
provision so indicated. Further, after a Change in Control, a Notice of
Termination for Cause is required to include a copy of a resolution duly adopted
by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of
the Board at a meeting of the Board which was called and held for the purpose of
considering such termination (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an
opportunity for the Executive, together with the Executive's counsel, to be
heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board,
the Executive was guilty of conduct set forth in clause (i) or (ii) of the
definition of Cause herein, and specifying the particulars thereof in
detail.
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| | (b)
Date of Termination. "Date of Termination," with respect to any purported
termination of the Executive's employment during the Term, shall mean (i) if the
Executive's employment is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after
Notice of Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have
returned to the full-time performance of the Executive's duties during such
thirty (30) day period), and (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated
for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in
the case of a termination by the Company, shall not be less than thirty (30)
days (except in the case of a termination for Cause) and, in the case of a
termination by the Executive, shall not be less than fifteen (15) days nor more
than sixty (60) days, respectively, from the date such Notice of Termination is
given).
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| | (c)
Dispute Concerning Termination. If within fifteen (15) days after any Notice of
Termination is given, or, if later, prior to the Date of Termination (as
determined without regard to this Section 13(c)), the party receiving such
Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a dispute exists concerning
the termination, the Date of Termination shall be extended until the earlier of
(i) the date on which the Term ends or (ii) the date on which the dispute is
finally resolved, either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by a
final judgment, order or decree of an arbitrator or a court of competent
jurisdiction (which is not appealable or with respect to which the time for
appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected); provided,
however, that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice of dispute
given by the Executive only if such notice is given in good faith and the
Executive pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence.
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| | (d)
Compensation During Dispute. If a purported termination occurs following a
Change in Control and during the Term and the Date of Termination is extended in
accordance with Section 13(c) hereof, the Company shall continue to pay the
Executive his Base Salary in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute
was given and continue the Executive as a participant in all compensation,
benefit and insurance plans in which the Executive was participating when the
notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the Date of Termination, as
determined in accordance with Section 13(c) hereof. Amounts paid under this
Section 13(d) are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement
(other than those due under Section 10 and 11 hereof) and shall not be offset
against or reduce any other amounts due under this Agreement.
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14. No Mitigation. The Company agrees that, if the Executive's employment with
the Company terminates during the Term, the Executive is not required to seek
other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the
Executive by the Company pursuant to Section 12 hereof or Section 13(d) hereof.
Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement
(other than Section 12(a)(ii) hereof to the extent of benefits provided by a
subsequent employer) shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the
Executive as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement
benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to
the Company, or otherwise.

15. Confidentiality; Non-solicitation; Non-competition.

| | (a)
The Executive covenants and agrees:
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| | (i)
That he will not knowingly divulge any material or confidential proprietary
matters of the Company which are not otherwise in the public domain, including,
without limitation, financial records, trade secrets, business plans, pricing
policies, and customer lists, except as required in the course of performing
duties hereunder or as required by law, regulation or judicial or other legal
process, or in confidence to an attorney for the purpose of securing legal
advice, in each case either during or after the termination of employment by the
Company;
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| | (ii)
That he will deliver to the Company on termination of his employment by the
Company, at the Company's expense all memoranda, notes, records, reports and
other documents, and all copies thereof, relating to the business of the Company
which he obtained while employed by, or otherwise serving or acting on behalf
of, the Company, and which he may then possess or have under his control other
than: publicly available documents; documents relating to his personal
compensation, benefits and obligations; his personal correspondence files; his
rolodex; and the like.
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| | (iii)
That during the Term the Executive, alone or together with any other person,
firm, partnership, corporation or other entity whatsoever, except any
subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company, directly or indirectly, whether as an
officer, director, stockholder, partner, proprietor, associate, employee,
representative, landlord, sub-landlord, public relations or advertising
representative, management consultant or otherwise, will not engage in, or
become or be interested in or associated with, any other person, corporation,
firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever engaged in a business, in
competition with the Company, in which the Company shall then be engaged in or
in which the Company within the preceding twelve (12) months engaged in or at
any time during such period was the subject of a formal business proposal which
the Company was actively considering.
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| | (b)
With respect to employment after termination of the Executive's employment with
the Company:
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| | (i)
Throughout his employment and for a period of one (1) year after termination of
his employment, he will not directly or indirectly, induce or attempt to
influence any employee of the Company to leave its employ; aid or agree to aid
any competitor, customer or supplier of the Company in any attempt to hire any
person then employed by the Company; induce or attempt to influence any person
or business entity who was a customer or supplier of the Company during any
portion of said period to transact business with a competitor of the Company in
lieu of transacting business with the Company; or participate in planning for or
accept any employment or any other association with any company which then
employs more than two former senior executives of Company that were employed as
such by the Company within the 365-day period next preceding his termination of
employment with the Company without the prior written consent of the
Company.
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| | (ii)
Throughout his employment and for a period of one (1) year after termination of
his employment, he will not directly or indirectly, become interested in, or
otherwise become employed by or act as a consultant or lender to, or render any
services to, or become a director, officer, employee, principal, agent,
stockholder, manager, member, owner or partner of, or employer of any business
or organization (a "Competing Business") which engages in the business of
transmodal chassis and transmodal dry freight container leasing in competition
with the Company; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, it
shall not be a violation of this Section 15(b)(ii) for the Executive to become
the registered or beneficial owner of up to two percent (2%) of any class of the
capital stock of a Competing Business registered under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, provided that the Executive does not otherwise
participate in the business of such corporation or for the Executive to provide
services that do not in any way relate to the business in which the Company is
then engaged.
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| | (c)
Remedies for Breach. The Executive agrees that the remedy at law for any breach
or threatened breach of any covenant contained in this Section 15 will be
inadequate and that the Company, in addition to such other remedies as may be
available to it in law or in equity, shall be entitled to institute proceedings
in any court or courts of competent jurisdiction to obtain damages for breach of
this Agreement and permanent injunctive relief without bond or other security.
The parties further agree that the Company shall be entitled to apply to any
court having jurisdiction for temporary injunctive relief pending permanent
injunctive relief in arbitration.
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16. Successors; Binding Agreement.

| | (a) In
addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company,
the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase,
merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the
Company to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of
any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the
Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same
terms as the Executive would be entitled to hereunder if the Executive were to
terminate the Executive's employment for Good Reason after a Change in Control,
except that, for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any
such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination.
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| | (b)
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive shall
die while any amount would still be payable to the Executive hereunder (other
than amounts which, by their terms, terminate upon the death of the Executive)
if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise
provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to
the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Executive's
estate.
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17. Notices. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, if to the
Executive, to the address inserted below the Executive's signature on the final
page hereof and, if to the Company, to the address set forth below, or to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective
only upon actual receipt:

To the Company:

| | Interpool, Inc.
211 College Road East
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Attention:[Chief Executive Officer
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18. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing
and signed by the Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated
by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the
other party hereto of, or of any lack of compliance with, any condition or
provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed
a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any
prior or subsequent time. The failure by Executive to terminate his employment
for Cause following a Change of Control shall not be deemed a waiver of such
right. This Agreement supersedes any other agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof
which have been made by either party. The validity, interpretation, construction
and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by its express terms. and
otherwise by the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to its conflicts
of law rules. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall
be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Any
payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any withholding required
under federal, state or local law and any additional withholding to which the
Executive has agreed. The obligations of the Company and the Executive under
this Agreement which by their nature may require either partial or total
performance after the expiration of the Term (including, without limitation,
those under Sections 12 and 13 hereof) shall survive such expiration.

19. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.

21. Settlement of Disputes; Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising
under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by
arbitration in New York, New York in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association then in effect; provided, however, that the evidentiary
standards set forth in this Agreement shall apply. Judgment may be entered on
the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive shall be entitled to
seek specific performance of the Executive's right to be paid until the Date of
Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or
in connection with this Agreement.

22. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated below:

| | (a)
"Accrued Obligations" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)
hereof.
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| | (b)
"Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
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| | (c)
"Auditor" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12(b) hereof.
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| | (d)
"Base Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in section 280G(b)(3) of the
Code.
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| | (e)
"Base Salary" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof.
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| | (f)
"Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act.
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| | (g)
"Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
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| | (h)
"Cause" for termination by the Company of the Executive's employment shall mean:
(i) the Executive's conviction of a felony or (ii) the willful and substantial
failure by the Executive to perform the Executive's services as provided herein
for a period continuing for more than ten (10) days after the issuance of a
Notice of Termination by the Company to the Executive, which notice shall
specify in reasonable detail the details of such failure to perform. For
purposes of clause (ii) of this definition, (x) no act, or failure to act, on
the Executive's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be
done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the
Executive's act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company and
(y) after a Change in Control and during the Term, in the event of a dispute
concerning the application of this provision, no claim by the Company that Cause
exists shall be given effect unless the Company establishes to the Board by
clear and convincing evidence that Cause exists.
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| | (i) A
"Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in
any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:
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| | (i)
any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company's then outstanding securities; or
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| | (ii)
the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the date hereof,
constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial
assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the
election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board
or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved or
recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still
in office who either were directors on the date hereof or whose appointment,
election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended;
or
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| | (iii)
there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or
consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or
similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly of indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of
the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or
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| | (iv)
there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of
all or substantially all of the Company's assets, other than a sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets
to an entity, at least 51% of the combined voting power of the voting securities
of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale, or
the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.
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Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred
by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series or integrated
transactions immediately following which the record holders of the common stock
of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions
continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity
which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately
following such transaction or series of transactions.

| | (j)
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
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| | (k)
"Company" shall mean Interpool, Inc. and, except in determining under Section
21(i) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company has occurred,
shall include any successor to its business and/or assets which assumes and
agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise.
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| | (l)
"Date of Termination" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(b)
hereof.
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| | (m)
"Disability" shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of
the Executive's employment, if, as a result of the Executive's incapacity due to
physical or mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from the
full-time performance of the Executive's duties with the Company for a period of
six (6) consecutive months, the Company shall have given the Executive a Notice
of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty (30) days after such Notice of
Termination is given, the Executive shall not have returned to the full-time
performance of the Executive's duties.
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| | (n)
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time.
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| | (o)
"Excise Tax" shall mean any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the
Code.
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| | (p)
"Executive" shall mean the individual named in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
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| | (q)
"Going Private Transaction" shall mean a transaction or series of transactions
that results in a shareholder, a group of shareholders or other management led
group owning substantially all of the common equity interest in the Company,
while the other public shareholders receive cash, debt, preferred stock or other
consideration for their common stock.
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| | (r)
"Good Reason" for termination by the Executive of the Executive's employment
shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive's express written consent) of
any one or more of the following:
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| | (i)
the occurrence of a Change of Control;
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| | (ii)
assignment to the Executive of any duties materially inconsistent with the
Executive's status as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company as compared to the Executive's duties and status on the date hereof (and
as such duties and status may be reasonably increased hereafter), or a
substantial adverse alteration or change in the scope, nature or status of any
of the Executive's responsibilities from the scope, nature or status on the date
hereof (and as the scope, nature and status of such responsibilities may be
reasonably increased hereafter), including, but not limited to, responsibilities
as the executive officer having primary responsibility for the Company's legal
functions and such other responsibilities as may be designated by the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in connection with corporate
strategic planning and the implementation of corporate acquisitions,
dispositions and other extraordinary corporate transactions.
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| | (iii)
a reduction by the Company in the Executive's total cash compensation measured
by reference to the sum of the Executive's Base Salary and Target Bonus as of
the date hereof;
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| | (iv)
the relocation of the Executive's principal place of employment to a location
outside of New York City or the Company's requiring the Executive to be based
anywhere other than the Executive's principal place of employment as set forth
in Section 5 of this Agreement, except for required travel on the Company's
business to an extent substantially consistent with the Executive's present
business travel obligations;
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| | (v)
any purported termination of the Executive's employment which is not effected
pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section 13(a)
hereof; for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be
effective; or
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| | (vi)
any material breach by the Company or any of its Affiliates of any material
obligation to the Executive, which breach is not fully cured on twenty days'
notice from the Executive to the Company specifying the breach and requesting
cure.
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The Executives
continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with
respect to any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. For
purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Good Reason, any claim
by the Executive that Good Reason exists shall be presumed to be correct unless
the Company establishes to the Board by clear and convincing evidence that Good
Reason does not exist.

| | (s)
"Notice of Termination" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)
hereof.
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| | (t)
"Person" shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as
modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term
shall not include (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) a
trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of
the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a
corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the
Company.
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| | (u)
Severance Payments" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12(a)
hereof.
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| | (v)
"Tax Counsel" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12(b) hereof.
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| | (w)
"Term" shall mean the period of time described in Section 3 hereof (including
any extension, continuation or termination described therein).
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| | (x)
"Total Payments" shall mean those payments so described in Section 12(b)
hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.

| | INTERPOOL, INC.
By: 
Name:
Title:
ARTHUR L. BURNS
9 East 75th Street
New York, NY 10021
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