EX-10.11.5





 Exhibit 10.11.5



AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT




     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 (this “Amendment”) TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT,
dated as of July 1, 1999, between Brightpoint, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “Employer” or the
“Company”), and J. Mark Howell (the “Employee”) is entered into as of December 30, 2008.



     WHEREAS, the Employer and the Employee have entered into an amended and restated employment
agreement, dated as of July 1, 1999, as amended by those certain amendments dated as of January 1,
2001, January 1, 2003, January 1, 2004 and April 7, 2005 (the “Employment Agreement”); and



     WHEREAS, the Employer and Employee wish to amend certain sections of the Employment Agreement
as provided below.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual benefits and covenants contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:



     1. Unless the context indicates otherwise, capitalized terms used and not defined in
this Amendment shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto by the Employment
Agreement.



     2. This Amendment is effective as of the date first set forth above, except as specifically provided otherwise.



     3. A new Section 13 is added to the Employment Agreement as follows:



          “13. Compliance with Code Section 409A.





     (a) It is intended that any amounts payable under this Employment Agreement
and the Employer’s and the Employee’s exercise of authority or discretion hereunder
shall comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), including the Treasury regulations and other published guidance relating
thereto, so as not to subject the Employee to the payment of any interest or additional
tax
imposed under Code Section 409A. To the extent any amount payable to the Employee from the Employer, per this Employment Agreement or otherwise, would trigger the
additional tax imposed by Code Section 409A, the payment arrangements shall be modified
to avoid such additional tax. Notwithstanding any provision in the Employment Agreement
to the contrary, as needed to comply with Code Section 409A, payments due under this
Agreement shall be subject to a six (6) month delay such that amounts otherwise payable
during the six (6) month period following the Employee’s separation from service shall be
accumulated and paid in a lump-sum catch-up payment as of the first day of the
seventh-month following separation from service (a “Delayed Payment”).




     (b) The Employer shall pay in full any Delayed Payment in accordance with
Section 13(a) and shall not deduct from or setoff against any Delayed Payment (i) any
compensation earned by the Employee as the result of employment by another employer



 









 






or business or profits earned by the Employee from any other source at any time before and
after the Date of Termination, or (ii) any other amounts actually owed or claimed by the
Employer to be owed by the Employee to the Employer in connection with any claim the
Employer has or makes against the Employee.”



     4. Miscellaneous.



          (a) This Amendment is a legal and binding obligation of the parties,
enforceable in accordance with its terms.




          (b) This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws
and not the choice of law provisions of the State of Indiana.




          (c) Except as specifically amended hereby, the Employment Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect. In the event the terms of the Employment Agreement conflict
with this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall control.




          (d) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Amendment contains the entire
understanding between the parties, and there are no other agreements or understandings between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No alteration or modification hereof
shall be valid except by a subsequent written instrument executed by the parties hereto.




          (e) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and
each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts
together shall constitute only one agreement. Any facsimile of this Amendment shall be
considered an original document.





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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed this Amendment No. 5 to
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the date first set forth above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	12/30/08	BRIGHTPOINT, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Robert J. Laikin
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Robert J. Laikin 	 
	 	 	Title:  	CEO 	 
	 
	 	EMPLOYEE

 	 
	 	/s/ J. Mark Howell
 	 
	 	J. Mark Howell 	 
	 	 	 
	 




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