Document:

Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance Agreement

 Exhibit 10.2 
  
 CONFIDENTIAL 
  
 AMENDED & RESTATED 
 CHANGE OF
CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 
  
 This Change of Control
Severance Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 1st day of March, 2005 (the “Effective Date”) between Edward W. Barnholt (“Executive”) and Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and shall supersede in its entirety the prior Change of Control Severance Agreement between Executive and the Company dated November 27, 2002, and amended as of April 2, 2004. This Agreement is intended to provide
Executive with the compensation and benefits described herein upon the occurrence of specific events following a change of control of the ownership of the Company (defined as “Change of Control”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 A. As is the case with most, if not all, publicly traded businesses, it is expected that the Company from time to
time may consider or may be presented with the need to consider the possibility of an acquisition by another company or other change in control of the ownership of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) recognizes
that such considerations can be a distraction to Executive and can cause the Executive to consider alternative employment opportunities or to be influenced by the impact of a possible change in control of the ownership of the Company on
Executive’s personal circumstances in evaluating such possibilities. The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication and objectivity of
Executive, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company. 
  
 B. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to provide Executive with an incentive to continue his
or her employment and to motivate Executive to maximize the value of the Company upon a Change of Control for the benefit of its shareholders. 
  
 C. The Board believes that it is important to provide Executive with certain benefits upon Executive’s termination of employment in certain
instances upon or following a Change of Control that provide Executive with financial security and incentive and encouragement to Executive to remain with the Company notwithstanding the possibility of a Change of Control. 
  
 D. At the same time, the Board expects the Company to receive certain
benefits in exchange for providing Executive with this measure of financial security and incentive under the Agreement. Therefore, the Board believes that the Executive should provide various specific commitments which are intended to assure the
Company that Executive will not direct Executive’s skills, experience and knowledge to the detriment of the Company for a period not to exceed the period during which payments are being made to Executive under this Agreement. 
  
 E. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in
Article VII. 
  

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 The Company and Executive hereby agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE I. 
  
 EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY 
  
 1.1 Executive is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Company and shall retire from employment with the Company no later than October 31, 2005.

  
 1.2 This Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect commencing on the Effective Date so long as Executive is employed by Company; provided, however, that the rights and obligations of the parties hereto contained in Articles III through VIII shall survive any termination for the longer of (i)
twenty-four (24) months following a Termination Event (as hereinafter defined) (the “Term”) or (ii) such longer period provided for in this Agreement. 
  

1.3 The Company and Executive each agree and acknowledge that Executive is employed by the Company as an “at-will” employee and that
either Executive or the Company has the right at any time to terminate Executive’s employment with the Company, with or without cause or advance notice, for any reason or for no reason. The Company and Executive wish to set forth the
compensation and benefits which Executive shall be entitled to receive in the event that Executive’s employment with the Company terminates under the circumstances described in Article II of this Agreement. 
  
 1.4 The duties and obligations of the Company to Executive under this
Agreement shall be in consideration for Executive’s past services to the Company, Executive’s continued employment with the Company, Executive’s compliance with the obligations described in Section 4.2, and Executive’s execution
of the general waiver and release described in Section 4.3. The Company and Executive agree that Executive’s compliance with the obligations described in Section 4.2 and Executive’s execution of the general waiver and release described in
Section 4.3 are preconditions to Executive’s entitlement to the receipt of benefits under this Agreement and that these benefits shall not be earned unless all such conditions have been satisfied through the scheduled date of payment. The
Company hereby declares that it has relied upon Executive’s commitments under this Agreement to comply with the requirements of Article IV, and would not have been induced to enter into this Agreement or to execute this Agreement in the absence
of such commitments. 
  
 ARTICLE II. 
  
 TERMINATION EVENTS 
  
 2.1 Involuntary Termination Upon or Following Change of Control.

  
 (a) In the event Executive’s employment with the
Company and its subsidiaries is involuntarily terminated at any time by the Company without Cause either at the time of or within twenty-four (24) months following the occurrence of a Change of Control, such termination of employment will be a
Termination Event and the Company shall pay Executive the compensation and benefits described in Article III. 
  
 (b) In the event Executive’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries is either involuntarily terminated by the Company with Cause at any
time, or is involuntarily terminated by the Company without Cause at any time other than either at the time 

  

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of or within twenty-four (24) months following the occurrence of a Change of Control, then such termination of employment will not be a Termination
Event, Executive will not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits under the provisions of this Agreement, and the Company will cease paying compensation or providing benefits to Executive as of Executive’s termination date.

  
 2.2 Voluntary Termination Upon or Following Change of
Control. 
  
 (a) Executive may voluntarily terminate his
employment with the Company and its subsidiaries at any time. In the event Executive voluntarily terminates his employment within three (3) months of the occurrence of an event constituting Good Reason and on account of an event constituting Good
Reason, which event occurs either at the time of or within twenty-four (24) months following the occurrence of a Change of Control, then such termination of employment will be a Termination Event and the Company shall pay Executive the compensation
and benefits described in Article III. 
  
 (b) In the event (i)
Executive voluntarily terminates his employment for any reason other than on account of an event constituting Good Reason under the circumstances described in Section 2.2(a), or (ii) Executive’s employment terminates on account of either death
or physical or mental disability, then such termination of employment will not be a Termination Event, Executive will not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits under the provisions of this Agreement, and the Company will
cease paying compensation or providing benefits to Executive as of the Executive’s termination date. 
  
 ARTICLE III. 
  
 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PAYABLE 
  
 3.1
Right to Benefits. If a Termination Event occurs, Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits described in this Agreement so long as Executive complies with the restrictions and limitations set forth in Article IV. If a
Termination Event does not occur, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any benefits described in this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein. 
  
 3.2 Salary Continuation and Bonus. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, Executive shall receive
Executive’s Base Salary and Target Bonus through the end of the Company’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2005, less any applicable withholding of federal, state or local taxes, and, subject to Section 3.6 below, payable at the regular
payment dates on which such payments would otherwise have been made. Executive’s rights to the payment provided in this Section 3.2 shall not be terminated by the application of Section 4.2 of this Agreement. 
  
 3.3 Health Insurance Coverage. Following the occurrence of a
Termination Event, to the extent permitted by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) and by the Company’s group health insurance policies, Executive and his covered dependents will be eligible to continue
their health insurance benefits at their own expense. If Executive elects COBRA continuation, the Company shall pay Executive and his covered dependents’ COBRA continuation premiums through the end of the Company’s fiscal year ending
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cease immediately to the extent that Executive and/or his covered dependents are no longer entitled to receive COBRA continuation coverage. Executive agrees
to notify a duly authorized officer of the Company, in writing, immediately upon Executive or a covered dependent beginning to receive health benefits from another source, or as otherwise required by COBRA. 
  
 This Section 3.3 provides only for the Company’s payment of COBRA
continuation premiums for the periods specified above. This Section 3.3 does not affect the rights of Executive or Executive’s covered dependents under any applicable law with respect to health insurance continuation coverage. 
  
 3.4 Stock Award Acceleration. Executive’s stock options
that are outstanding as of the date of the Termination Event (the “Stock Options”) shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of the Termination Event and exercisable so long as Executive complies with the restrictions and limitations
set forth in Article IV. The maximum period of time during which the Stock Options shall remain exercisable, and all other terms and conditions of the Stock Options, shall be as specified in the relevant Stock Option agreements and relevant stock
plans under which the Stock Options were granted. The term “Stock Options” shall not include any rights of the Executive under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan. 
  
 Executive’s restricted stock awards that are outstanding as of the date of the Termination Event (“Restricted
Stock”) shall become fully vested and free from any contractual rights of the Company to repurchase or otherwise reacquire the Restricted Stock as a result of Executive’s termination of employment. All shares of Restricted Stock which have
not yet been delivered to Executive or his designee (whether because subject to joint escrow instructions or otherwise) shall be promptly delivered to Executive or his designee upon the occurrence of a Termination Event. 
  
 3.5 Long-Term Performance. In the event of a Change of Control,
Executive shall be guaranteed to receive an amount for any Performance Period under the LTPP (as defined below) equal to the greater of (i) the Target Award (as defined in the LTPP) for such Performance Period or (ii) the accrued amount of the
payout (i.e. the amount accrued as the expected liability for the LTPP by the Company’s corporate finance department) as of the date of the closing of the Change of Control for such Performance Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event the Company amends or modifies the LTPP after the closing of a Change of Control and Executive would receive a larger amount under such revised LTPP, Executive shall receive such amount in lieu of any amounts to be paid under this Section 3.5.
Any payment for any Performance Period under the LTPP shall be made at the earliest of the end of such Performance Period, the termination date of the LTPP or the date of a Termination Event. For purposes of this Section 3.5, “LTPP” shall
mean the Long-term Performance Program Description for Section 16 Officers, as amended and restated effective November 1, 2004, as it may be amended from time to time and as in effect as of the date of the closing of the Change of Control, without
giving effect to any terminations, amendments or modifications occurring thereafter. Executive’s rights to the payment provided in this Section 3.5 shall not be terminated by the application of Section 4.2 of this Agreement 
  
 3.5 Section 409A of Internal Revenue Code. To the extent
required to avoid the application of any excise tax pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, any payment or benefit under this Agreement that would otherwise be payable earlier than six months following a Termination Event shall instead become payable
on the date that is six months from the Termination Event. 
  

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 3.6 Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, Executive shall not be
required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by
Executive as a result of employment by another employer or by retirement benefits after the date of the Termination Event, or otherwise. 
  
 ARTICLE IV. 
  
 LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS ON BENEFITS; AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT 
  
 4.1 Reduction in Payments and Benefits; Withholding Taxes. The benefits provided under this Agreement are in lieu of any benefit provided
under any other severance plan, program or arrangement of the Company in effect at the time of a Termination Event. The Company shall withhold appropriate federal, state or local income, employment and other applicable taxes from any payments
hereunder. 
  
 4.2 Obligations of the Executive.

  
 (a) For two years following the Termination Event,
Executive agrees not to personally solicit any of the employees either of the Company or of any entity in which the Company directly or indirectly possesses the ability to determine the voting of 50% or more of the voting securities of such entity
(including two-party joint ventures in which each party possesses 50% of the total voting power of the entity) to become employed elsewhere or provide the names of such employees to any other company which Executive has reason to believe will
solicit such employees. 
  
 (b) Following the occurrence of a
Termination Event, Executive agrees to continue to satisfy his obligations under the terms of the Company’s standard form of Proprietary Information and Non-Disclosure Agreement previously executed by Executive (or any comparable agreement
subsequently executed by Executive in substitution or supplement thereto). Executive’s obligations under this Section 4.2(b) shall not be limited to the Term. 
  
 4.3 Employee Release Prior to Receipt of Benefits. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, and prior to
the receipt of any benefits under this Agreement on account of the occurrence of a Termination Event, Executive shall, as of the date of a Termination Event, execute an employee release substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A as shall
be determined by the Company. Such employee release shall specifically relate to all of Executive’s rights and claims in existence at the time of such execution relating to Executive’s employment with the Company, but shall not include (i)
Executive’s rights under this Agreement; (ii) Executive’s rights under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company; or (iii) Executive’s rights to indemnification under the Company’s bylaws or other governing instruments
or under any agreement addressing such subject matter between Executive and the Company. It is understood that Executive has twenty-one (21) days to consider whether to execute such employee release and Executive may revoke such employee release
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(7) business days after execution of such employee release. In the event Executive does not execute such employee release within the twenty-one (21) day
period, or if Executive revokes such employee release within the seven (7) business day period, no benefits shall be payable under this Agreement and this Agreement shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the scope or time of
applicability of such employee release once it is executed and not timely revoked. 
  
 4.4 Certain Reductions in Payments. 
  
 (a) In the event that any payment received or to be received by Executive pursuant to this Agreement (“Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and (ii) but for this subsection (a), be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any comparable federal, state, local or foreign excise tax (such excise tax,
together with any interest and penalties, is hereinafter referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, such Payment shall be either (A) delivered in full pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, or (B) delivered as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such severance payments and other benefits being subject to the Excise Tax (“Reduced Amount”), whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account
the applicable federal, state, local and foreign income, employment and other taxes and the Excise Tax (including, without limitation, any interest or penalties on such taxes), results in the receipt by the Executive, on an after-tax basis, of the
greatest amount of severance payments and benefits provided for hereunder, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such severance payments and benefits may be subject to the Excise Tax. Unless the Company and the Executive otherwise agree in
writing, any determination required under this Section 4.4 shall be made by independent tax counsel designated by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Executive (“Independent Tax Counsel”), whose determination shall be conclusive and
binding upon the Executive and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required under this Section 4.4, Independent Tax Counsel may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely
on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and Executive shall furnish to Independent Tax Counsel such information and documents as Independent Tax Counsel may reasonably
request in order to make a determination under this Section 4.4. The Company shall bear all costs that Independent Tax Counsel may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section 4.4. In the event that Section
4.4(a)(ii)(B) above applies, then based on the information provided to Executive and the Company by Independent Tax Counsel, Executive may, in the Executive’s sole discretion and within 30 days of the date which Executive is provided with the
information prepared by Independent Tax Counsel, determine which and how much of the Payments to be otherwise received by Executive shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such determination the value (as calculated by Independent Tax
Counsel in accordance with the provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code) of the amounts payable or distributable to Executive hereunder equals the Reduced Amount). If the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) determines that a
Payment is subject to the Excise Tax, then subsection (b) hereof shall apply, and the enforcement of subsection (b) shall be the exclusive remedy to the Company. 
  
 (b) If, notwithstanding any reduction described in subsection (a) hereof (or in the absence of any such reduction), the IRS
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Tax as a result of the receipt of one or more Payments, then Executive shall be obligated to pay back to the Company, within 30 days after a final IRS
determination, an amount of such Payments equal to the “Repayment Amount.” The Repayment Amount with respect to such Payments shall be the smallest such amount, if any, as shall be required to be paid to the Company so that
Executive’s net proceeds with respect to such Payments (after taking into account the payment of the Excise Tax imposed on such Payments) shall be maximized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Repayment Amount with respect to such Payments
shall be zero if a Repayment Amount of more than zero would not eliminate the Excise Tax imposed on such Payments. If the Excise Tax is not eliminated pursuant to this subsection (b), Executive shall pay the Excise Tax. 
  
 4.5 Amendment or Termination of This Agreement. This Agreement
may be changed or terminated only upon the mutual written consent of the Company and Executive. The written consent of the Company to a change or termination of this Agreement must be signed by an authorized officer of the Company, after such change
or termination has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. 
  
 ARTICLE V. 
  
 OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS NOT AFFECTED 
  
 5.1 Nonexclusivity. Nothing in the Agreement shall prevent or limit Executive’s continuing or future participation in any benefit,
bonus, incentive or other plans, programs, policies or practices provided by the Company and for which Executive may otherwise qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as Executive may have under any stock option or
other agreements with the Company; provided, however, that in accordance with Section 4.1, any benefits provided hereunder shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits to which Executive may otherwise be entitled, including without
limitation, under any employment contract or severance plan. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, amounts which are vested benefits or which Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program of the
Company at or subsequent to the date of a Termination Event shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program. 
  
 5.2 Employment Status. This Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on Executive any obligation to remain as an
employee, or impose on the Company any obligation (i) to retain Executive as an employee, (ii) to change the status of Executive as an at-will employee, or (iii) to change the Company’s policies regarding termination of employment. 

 
 ARTICLE VI. 
  
 NON-ALIENATION OF BENEFITS 
  
 No benefit hereunder shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to do so shall be void. 
  

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 ARTICLE VII. 
  
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 For purposes of the Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 
  
 7.1 “Agreement” means this Change of Control Severance Agreement. 
  
 7.2 “Base Salary” means Executive’s annual
salary (excluding bonus, any other incentive or other payments and stock option exercises) from the Company at the time of the occurrence of the Change of Control or a Termination Event, whichever is greater. 
  
 7.3 “Cause” means misconduct, including but not
limited to: (i) conviction of any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty which has a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or reputation; (ii) repeated unexplained or unjustified absences from the Company; (iii)
refusal or willful failure to act in accordance with any specific lawful direction or order of the Company or stated written policy of the Company which has a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or reputation; (iv) a material and
willful violation of any state or federal law which if made public would materially injure the business or reputation of the Company as reasonably determined by the Board; (v) participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company which
has a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or reputation; (vi) conduct by Executive which the Board determines demonstrates gross unfitness to serve; or (vii) intentional, material violation by Executive of any contract between
Executive and the Company or any statutory duty of Executive to the Company that is not corrected within thirty (30) days after written notice to Executive thereof. Whether or not the actions or omissions of Executive constitute “Cause”
within the meaning of this Section 7.3 shall be decided by the Board based upon a reasonable good faith investigation and determination. Physical or mental disability shall not constitute “Cause.” 
  
 7.4 “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any
of the following events: 
  
 (i) The sale, exchange, lease or
other disposition or transfer of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company to a person or group (as such terms are defined or described in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”)) which will continue the business of the Company in the future; or 
  
 (ii) A merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation are not the beneficial owners (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and
13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 75% of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such transaction in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the total voting
power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; or 
  
 (iii) The acquisition of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of at least 25% of the
total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company by a person or group (as such terms are defined or described in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act). 
  

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 7.5 “Company” means Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any
successor thereto. 
  
 7.6 “Good Reason”
means (i) reduction of Executive’s rate of compensation as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement or in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, whichever is greater, other than reductions
in Base Salary that apply broadly to employees of the Company or reductions due to varying metrics and achievement of performance goals for different periods under variable pay programs; (ii) either (A) failure to provide a package of benefits
which, taken as a whole, provides substantially similar benefits to those in which the Executive is entitled to participate immediately prior to the occurrence of the Termination Event (except that employee contributions may be raised to the extent
of any cost increases imposed by third parties) or (B) any action by the Company which would significantly and adversely affect Executive’s participation or reduce Executive’s benefits under any of such plans, other than changes that apply
broadly to employees of the Company; (iii) change in Executive’s duties, responsibilities, authority, job title, or reporting relationships resulting in a significant diminution of position, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial
and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith which is remedied by the Company promptly after notice thereof is given by Executive; (iv) request that Executive relocate to a worksite that is more than 35 miles from his prior worksite, unless
Executive accepts such relocation opportunity; (v) failure or refusal of a successor to the Company to assume the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, as provided in Section 8.7; or (vi) material breach by the Company or any successor to
the Company of any of the material provisions of this Agreement. For purposes of clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence, Executive’s duties, responsibilities, authority, job title or reporting relationships shall not be considered
to be significantly diminished (and therefore shall not constitute “Good Reason”) so long as Executive continues to perform substantially the same functional role for the Company as Executive performed immediately prior to the occurrence
of the Change of Control, even if the Company becomes a subsidiary or division of another entity. 
  
 7.7 “Target Bonus” means that amount (expressed as a percentage of Executive’s Base Salary) equal to Executive’s “target
bonus” as defined under the terms of the Company’s Performance-Based Compensation Plan for Covered Employees (or the comparable term or standard under the Company’s cash incentive plan in effect at the time of Executive’s
Termination Event if the Performance-Based Compensation Plan for Covered Employees is no longer in effect at such time) as set for the Executive by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or other authorized body covering the
twelve-month period ending at the end of the performance period during which Executive’s Termination Event occurs, regardless of whether or not, or to what degree, the actual performance objectives have been met. 
  
 7.8 “Termination Event” means an involuntary
termination of employment described in Section 2.1(a) or a voluntary termination of employment described in Section 2.2(a). No other event shall be a Termination Event for purposes of this Agreement. 
  

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 ARTICLE VIII. 
  
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
  
 8.1 Notices. Any notices provided hereunder must be in writing and such notices or any other written communication shall be deemed effective
upon the earlier of personal delivery (including personal delivery by telex or facsimile) or the third day after mailing by first class mail, to the Company at its primary office location and to Executive at Executive’s address as listed in the
Company’s payroll records. Any payments made by the Company to Executive under the terms of this Agreement shall be delivered to Executive either in person or at such address as listed in the Company’s payroll records. 
  
 8.2 Severability. It is the intent of the parties to this
Agreement that whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such
jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein. 
  
 8.3 Waiver. If either party should waive any breach of any provisions of this Agreement, that party shall not thereby be deemed to have
waived any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement. 
  
 8.4 Complete Agreement. This Agreement, including Exhibit A, constitutes the entire agreement between Executive and the Company and it is
the complete, final, and exclusive embodiment of their agreement with regard to this subject matter. It is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation other than those expressly contained herein. 
  
 8.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate
counterparts, any one of which need not contain signatures of more than one party, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 
  

8.6 Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and shall neither be deemed to
constitute a part hereof nor to affect the meaning thereof. 
  
 8.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and the Company, and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators, except
that Executive may not delegate any of Executive’s duties hereunder and may not assign any of Executive’s rights hereunder without the written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably. Any successor to the
Company (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets shall assume the Company’s obligations under this Agreement
in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform such obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include any successor to the
Company’s business and/or assets, whether or not such successor executes and delivers an assumption agreement referred to in the preceding sentence or becomes bound by the terms of this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. 
  

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 8.8 Attorney Fees. If either party hereto brings any action to enforce such party’s
rights hereunder, the prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover such party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with such action. 
  
 8.9 Arbitration. In order to ensure rapid and economical resolution of any dispute which may arise under this
Agreement, Executive and the Company agree that any and all disputes or controversies, arising from or regarding the interpretation, performance, enforcement or termination of this Agreement shall submitted to JAMS for non-binding mediation. If
complete agreement cannot be reached within 60 days after the date of submission to mediation, any remaining issues will be submitted to JAMS to be resolved by final and binding arbitration under the JAMS Arbitration Rules and Procedures for
Employment Disputes. The reference to JAMS shall refer to any successor to JAMS, if applicable. BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY AND EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL OF ANY DISPUTE COVERED BY THIS
AGREEMENT. 
  
 8.10 Choice of Law. All questions
concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by the law of the State of California. 
  
 8.11 Construction of Plan. In the event of a conflict between the text of the Agreement and any summary, description or other information
regarding the Agreement, the text of the Agreement shall control. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year written above. 
  

					
	 Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
 a
Delaware corporation
	 	Edward W. Barnholt
			
	 By:
	 	 /S/    MARIE OH
HUBER

	 	 /S/    EDWARD W. BARNHOLT

	 Name:
	 	 Marie Oh Huber

	 	Signature
	 Title:
	 	 Vice President, Assistant Secretary and

	 	 
	 	 	 Assistant General Counsel

	 	 

  
 Exhibit A: Employee General Release

  

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 Exhibit A 

 CONFIDENTIAL 
  
 GENERAL RELEASE AND AGREEMENT 
  
 This General Release and Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by Edward W. Barnholt (“Executive”). The Agreement is part of an
agreement between Executive and Agilent Technologies, Inc. (“Agilent”) to terminate Executive’s employment with Agilent on terms that are satisfactory both to Agilent and to Executive. Therefore, Executive agrees as follows:

  

	1.	Executive agrees to attend a Functional Exit Interview on
                    , 20     at which time all company property and identification will be turned in and the
appropriate personnel documents will be executed. Thereafter, Executive agrees to do such other acts as may be reasonably requested by Agilent in order to effectuate the terms of this agreement. Executive agrees to remove all personal effects from
his current office within seven days of signing this agreement and in any event not later than                     ,
20    . 

  

	2.	Executive agrees not to make any public statement or statements to the press concerning Agilent, its business objectives, its management practices, or other sensitive information
without first receiving Agilent’s written approval. Executive further agrees to take no action which would cause Agilent or its employees or agents any embarrassment or humiliation or otherwise cause or contribute to Agilent’s or any such
person’s being held in disrepute by the general public or Agilent’s employees, clients, or customers. 

  

	3.	Executive, on behalf of Executive’s heirs, estate, executors, administrators, successors and assigns does fully release, discharge, and agree to hold harmless Agilent, its
officers, agents, employees, attorneys, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, successors and assigns from all actions, causes of action, claims, judgments, obligations, damages, liabilities, costs, or expense of whatsoever kind and character which he
may have, including but not limited to: 

  

	 	a.	any claims relating to employment discrimination on account of race, sex, age, national origin, creed, disability, or other basis, whether or not arising under the Federal Civil
Rights Acts, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act, any amendments to the foregoing laws, or any other federal, state, county,
municipal, or other law, statute, regulation or order relating to employment discrimination; 

  

	 	b.	any claims relating to pay or leave of absence arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and any similar laws enacted in California;

  

	 	c.	any claims for reemployment, salary, wages, bonuses, vacation pay, stock options, acquired rights, appreciation from stock options, stock appreciation rights, benefits or other
compensation of any kind; 

  

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	 	d.	any claims relating to, arising out of, or connected with Executive’s employment with Agilent, whether or not the same be based upon any alleged violation of public policy;
compliance (or lack thereof) with any internal Agilent policy, procedure, practice or guideline; or any oral, written, express, and/or implied employment contract or agreement, or the breach of any terms thereof, including but not limited to, any
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; or any federal, state, county or municipal law, statute, regulation, or order whether or not relating to labor or employment; and 

  

	 	e.	any claims relating to, arising out of, or connected with any other matter or event occurring prior to the execution of this Agreement whether or not brought before any judicial,
administrative, or other tribunal. 

  

	4.	Executive represents and warrants that Executive has not assigned any such claim or authorized any other person or entity to assert such claim on Executive’s behalf. Further,
Executive agrees that under this Agreement Executive waives any claim for damages incurred at any time in the future because of alleged continuing effects of past wrongful conduct involving any such claims and any right to sue for injunctive relief
against the alleged continuing effects of past wrongful conduct involving such claims. 

  

	5.	In entering into this Agreement, the parties have intended that this Agreement be a full and final settlement of all matters, whether or not presently disputed, that could have
arisen between them. 

  

	6.	Executive understands and expressly agrees that this Agreement extends to all claims of every nature and kind whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, past or
present and all rights under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code and/or any similar statute or law or any other jurisdiction are hereby expressly waived. Such section reads as follows: 

  
 “Section 1542. A general release does not extend to claims which the
creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” 
  

	7.	It is expressly agreed that the claims released pursuant to this Agreement include all claims against individual employees of Agilent, whether or not such employees were acting
within the course and scope of their employment. 

  

	8.	 Executive understands and agrees that, as a condition of this Agreement, Executive shall not be entitled to any employment (including employment as an independent
contractor or otherwise) with Agilent, its subsidiaries or related companies, or any successor, and Executive hereby waives any right, or alleged right, of employment or re-employment with Agilent. Executive further agrees not to apply for
employment with Agilent in the future and not to institute or join any action, lawsuit or proceeding against Agilent, its subsidiaries, related companies or successors for any failure to employ Executive. In the event Executive should secure such
employment, it is agreed that such employment is voidable without cause in the sole discretion of Agilent. After terminating Executive’s 

  

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employment, should Executive become employed by another company, which Agilent merges with or acquires after the date of this Agreement, Executive may
continue such employment only if Agilent makes offers of employment to all employees of the acquired or merged company. 

  

	9.	Executive agrees that the terms, amount and fact of settlement shall be confidential until Agilent Technologies needs to make any required disclosure of any agreements between
Agilent and Executive. Therefore, except as may be necessary to enforce the rights contained herein in an appropriate legal proceeding or as may be necessary to receive professional services from an attorney, accountant, or other professional
adviser in order for such adviser to render professional services, Executive agrees not to disclose any information concerning these arrangements to anyone, including, but not limited to, past, present and future employees of Agilent, until such
time of the public filings. 

  

	10.	At Agilent’s request, Executive shall cooperate fully in connection with any legal matter, proceeding or action relating to Agilent. 

  

	11.	The terms of this Agreement are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement with respect to such terms as are included in this Agreement and may not be
contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous agreement. The parties further intend that this Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of its terms and that no extrinsic evidence whatsoever may be introduced in any
judicial or other proceeding, if any, involving this Agreement. No modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 

  

	12.	It is further expressly agreed and understood that Executive has not relied upon any advice from Agilent Technologies, Inc. and/or its attorneys whatsoever as to the taxability,
whether pursuant to federal, state, or local income tax statutes or regulations or otherwise, of the payments made hereunder and that Executive will be solely liable for all tax obligations, if any, arising from payment of the sums specified herein
and shall hold Agilent Technologies, Inc. harmless from any tax obligations arising from said payment. 

  

	13.	If there is any dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, which cannot be settled by good faith negotiation between the parties, such dispute will be submitted to JAMS
for non-binding mediation. If complete agreement cannot be reached within 60 days of submission to mediation, any remaining issues will be submitted to JAMS for final and binding arbitration pursuant to JAMS Arbitration Rules and Procedures for
Employment Disputes. The reference to JAMS shall refer to any successor to JAMS, if applicable. BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXECUTIVE IS WAIVING EXECUTIVE’S RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL OF ANY DISPUTE COVERED BY THIS
AGREEMENT. 

  

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	14.	The following notice is provided in accordance with the provisions of Federal Law: 

  
 You have up to twenty-one days (21) days from the date this General Release and Agreement is given to you in which to accept
its terms, although you may accept it any time within those twenty-one days. You are advised to consult with an attorney regarding this Agreement. You have the right to revoke your acceptance of this Agreement at any time within seven (7) days from
the date you sign it, and this Agreement will not become effective and enforceable until this seven (7) day revocation period has expired. To revoke your acceptance, you must send a written notice of revocation to Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
Attention: Senior Vice President and General Counsel located at 395 Page Mill Road, MS A3-17, Palo Alto, CA 94306 by 5:00 p.m. on or before the seventh day after you sign this Agreement. 
  
 EXECUTIVE FURTHER STATES THAT EXECUTIVE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY OF EXECUTIVE’S CHOICE, THAT EXECUTIVE
HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT, THAT EXECUTIVE HAS HAD AMPLE TIME TO REFLECT UPON AND CONSIDER ITS CONSEQUENCES, THAT EXECUTIVE FULLY UNDERSTANDS ITS FINAL AND BINDING EFFECT, THAT THE ONLY PROMISES MADE TO EXECUTIVE TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT ARE
THOSE STATED ABOVE OR IN THAT CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AGILENT AND EXECUTIVE, AND THAT EXECUTIVE IS SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY. 
  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed in duplicate originals on the dates indicated below, and shall become effective as indicated above. 
  

			
	 EXECUTIVE

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	  

	 Date:
	 	  

  

 - 4 -Agreement between Consol Energy Inc. and Stephen E. Williams

 
Exhibit 10.59 
  

									
	

	  	 	  	 	  	 CONSOL Energy Inc.
 Consol
Plaza
 1800 Washington Road
 Pittsburgh, PA
15241-1421

					
	 	  	 	  	March 16, 2005            	  	phone:	  	412/831-4018
	 	  	 	  	 	  	fax:	  	412/831-6677
	 	  	 	  	 	  	e-mail:	  	brettharvey@consolenergy.com
	 	  	 	  	 	  	web:	  	www.consolenergy.com
				
	 Stephen E. Williams
 110 Richmond Drive
 Pittsburgh, PA 15215
	  	 	  	 	  	 J. BRETT HARVEY
 President and Chief Executive Officer

  
 Dear Mr. Williams: 
  
 The purpose of this Letter Agreement is to confirm and record our
understanding with respect to your termination of employment, the resolution of certain claims and disputes that have arisen or may arise between us, the waiver and release by you of claims against Consol Energy Inc. (Company); and certain other
terms and conditions, all as more fully described in this Agreement. It is the result of discussions initiated by your legal counsel, James Carroll, Esq., on your behalf, and this Letter Agreement supercedes our letter to you dated February 9, 2005
and signed by you on that same date. 
  
 Accordingly, intending to
be legally bound hereby, the Company and you have agreed as follows: 
  
 1. Effective February 9, 2005 your employment with the Company terminated. This action does not constitute a severance under any Company Severance Plan. You acknowledge that you have received a full and complete explanation of the benefits
applicable to you from a representative of the Company’s Human Resources Department. The explanation reflects the fact that the lump sum cash payment described in paragraph 2 below is being paid in consideration of your complete release of any
and all claims that you may have, or may have had, as set forth in paragraph 5 of this letter, and in consideration of the other promises made by you in this letter. This explanation included listing each benefit plan, your eligibility or
ineligibility in each of those plans, any and all actions required by you prior to the termination of your employment and any and all options available in connection with continuing any benefit coverage, including continuation of group medical
benefits under COBRA, and you hereby acknowledge that you have reviewed that information and understand it. 
  
 2. (a) In exchange for the release given by you to the Company as set forth in section 5 hereof, and in exchange for all other promises made by you in
this Agreement, the Company, agrees to pay you a lump sum cash payment in the amount of Four Hundred Twenty Eight Thousand Dollars ($428,000), minus all required tax or other deductions. This amount is comprised of an amount equal to nine (9) months
of your pay ($202,500) 

  

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plus your 2004 short term incentive compensation of $202,500.00, plus $23,000 (an amount equal to an estimated Company unvested match in its 401k plan). This
net amount is payable upon fourteen (14) days’ notice from you, and not earlier than March 31, 2005, nor later than August 31, 2005. 
  
 (b) Subject to the following changes, your stock options and restricted stock units will continue to be governed by the applicable agreement. With respect
to stock options, your Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement is amended by deleting Section 4 other than subsection (b) thereof which is amended and restated to provide that your unvested stock options that were awarded to you prior to the date of
this letter will continue to vest on the anniversaries of the Grant Date in accordance with the vesting schedule in your Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement and that you may exercise vested stock options until the Expiration Date specified in your
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement. With respect to your restricted stock awards, the Special Vesting Rules and Forfeitability sections of the Terns and Conditions of your restricted stock awards are amended and restated to provide that your
unvested shares continue to vest on April 27 of each year following termination of your employment in accordance with the respective vesting schedules of your restricted stock awards and that vested shares will be delivered to you immediately upon
vesting. The intent of the foregoing sentences is that you will continue to vest in your stock options and restricted stock units that were awarded to you prior to the date of this Letter agreement in your Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, your
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Shares Success Award Agreement and that your vesting schedule will continue in accordance with those agreements. 
  
 (c) In addition, the Company agrees, upon your reasonable request, to reimburse you for legal fess actually incurred by you in considering this Letter
Agreement in a sum not to exceed $6,500. 
  
 (d) You recognize
and acknowledge that Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code may affect the timing and/or recognition of payments hereunder, and/or under plans applicable to you, and may impose upon you certain taxes or other charges for which you are and will
remain solely responsible. The Company will, in good faith, reasonably work with you to minimize any tax consequences of the consideration paid to you under this Letter Agreement. You further acknowledge and agree that the amounts paid under this
Agreement constitute additional consideration to you that would not be paid to you by the Company, but for this Letter Agreement. 
  
 3. You agree that all records, e-mails, reports, designs, patents, business plans, maps, diagrams, schedules, geological and mining data, financial
statements, manuals, memoranda, lists, research and development plans and products, and other property delivered to or compiled by you or others, by or on behalf of the Company or its vendors, partners, or customers, that pertain to the business of
the Company, shall be and remain the property of the Company. 
  
 In addition, you have agreed that all correspondence, e-mails, reports, maps, plans, diagrams, reports, and other similar documents or data pertaining to the business, 

  

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activities or future plans of the Company (and all copies thereof), and all identification cards, security devices, keys, passwords and all other property of
the Company that are in your possession will have been delivered by you to the Company. 
  
 4. You and the Company are parties to a certain Change-in-Control and Severance Agreement dated as of July 21, 2003 (the CIC/Severance Agreement), a copy of which has been provided to you. You and the Company hereby
agree that a “Change in Control” has not occurred, and that agreement terminates immediately. 
  
 5. In exchange for the consideration set forth in paragraph 2 above, and all other promises set forth in this Agreement, you do hereby waive and release
the Company, its affiliates, predecessors, successors, assigns, benefit or other plans sponsored by it, and the past or current officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and shareholders of any of them (“Company Releasees”) from
any and all disputes, claims, charges, complaints or causes of action of any kind, which, in any manner, arise from or involve your employment with the Company, your separation of employment from the Company or any other matter whatsoever. These
waived and released disputes, claims, charges, complaints or causes of action include everything that has arisen (or might arise from) anything up to and including the time of your execution of this Agreement including (but not limited to) all
disputes, claims, charges, complaints or causes of action arising under or related in any way to the following: 
  

	 	•	 	Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; 

  

	 	•	 	The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; 

  

	 	•	 	The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; 

  

	 	•	 	The Americans with Disabilities Act; 

  

	 	•	 	The Federal Rehabilitation Act; 

  

	 	•	 	The Civil Rights Acts of 1991, 1871 or 1855, and Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; 

  

	 	•	 	The National Labor Relations Act, as amended; 

  

	 	•	 	The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; 

  

	 	•	 	The Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended; 

  

	 	•	 	The Family and Medical Leave Act; 

  

	 	•	 	The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, as amended; 

  

	 	•	 	The Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law, as amended; 

  

	 	•	 	Any and all other federal, state, county, city, local and other laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations relating to civil rights, employment, sex discrimination, age
discrimination, or otherwise; 

  

	 	•	 	The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including without limitation section 806 thereof (18 U.S.C.A. section 1514A); 

  

	 	•	 	Any and all allegations involving discrimination and/or age, sex, sexual harassment, benefit plan rights, race (including harassment), color, religion, national origin, handicap or
disability, retaliation, accommodation, veteran status, breach of contract, wrongful termination, defamation, public policy, retaliation, failure to hire, seniority rights, failure to promote, failure to train, pain and suffering, intentional
infliction of emotional distress, and/or negligence; 

  

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	 	•	 	Any and all allegations and/or demands for costs, fees or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees; and 

  

	 	•	 	Any and every other alleged legal right or entitlement of any kind, including any benefits, distributions, or payments from any benefit, severance, payroll, compensation or other
plan, excepting compensation and benefits in the plans set forth in paragraph 2 above. 

  
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, you have not released any right to indemnification under the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Company’s bylaws
with respect to any actions you took as vice president, general counsel and secretary of the Company. 
  
 6. You confirm and represent that you have not filed, asserted or initiated any claim, charge, complaint or action in any forum or form relating to your
employment with the Company, its termination or as to any matter arising or occurring during your employment with the Company, that no such matter now exists and that no such matter will be filed or asserted by you or on your behalf in the future
with respect to these or any related matters which occurred on or before the date of this Agreement. This does not prohibit your participation, to the extent provided by law, in any investigation or proceeding before the Equal Employment
Opportunities Commission or any other governmental agency, but you agree that you will not in any way benefit from any such proceeding, and disclaim any right to so benefit from any such proceeding. 
  
 7. (a) The parties each agree not to disclose any information regarding the
existence or substance of this Agreement, except to their immediate family, attorneys or accountants, or as otherwise compelled or required by law. You agree that if you believe any such compelled or required disclosure by you is forthcoming or
mandated, you will immediately notify the Company’s General Counsel of any such demand or request for disclosure, and will reasonably cooperate in lawfully resisting such disclosure, if so requested by the Company. In addition, the Company may
disclose the substance or terms of this Letter Agreement, and/or file the letter Agreement itself, as the case may be, in accordance with applicable disclosure laws or regulations. 
  
 (b) You agree that you will not make or cause to be made any statements, remarks, or comments whether
orally, in writing, or otherwise, or to make or cause to be made any pictures, caricatures, cartoons, sculptures, posters, or to make any other oral, written or graphic communications that could be construed to disparage, defame, or in any way
impugn the reputation of the Company or any Company Release. The Company agrees that it will advise its EOR Leadership Team of the fact and terms of this Letter Agreement, and will direct that they make no such statements, remarks or comments
regarding you excepting as part of any internal Company discussions at the management level, for business reasons, regarding your work while you were employed by the Company. 
  

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 (c) Except as otherwise required by law, the Company agrees that, in response to any
inquiries directed to its Vice President of Human Resources about you from any person or organization, the Company shall only provide your dates of employment and position held and that your employment ended as a result of your retirement. You agree
that you will direct any such inquiries to the Vice President of Human Resources. 
  
 (d) The Company shall provide you with five (5) original letters of reference on CONSOL Energy, Inc. letterhead in the form set forth in
Exhibit “A” attached hereto. 
  
 8. You agree that you
and the Company have entered into the Letter Agreement in order to allow for an orderly transition from your employment with the Company, and in consideration of the mutual promises in it, and for no other reason, and that this Letter Agreement does
not constitute any admission by you or the Company of any liability to one another, or any liability of any other nature. You and the Company acknowledge that this form of Agreement is a modification of the Letter Agreement provided to you by the
Company on February 9, 2005 and it is the result of an arms’ length negotiation between you and the Company. You agree that you have been given a period of time in excess of twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement, and any decision to
sign this Letter Agreement sooner has been completely voluntary on your part. You and the Company agree that the changes to our letter to you dated and signed by you on February 9, 2005 which are included in this Letter Agreement did not restart the
running of that twenty-one (21) day period. 
  
 This Letter
Agreement contains, among other things, a release of any actual or potential claims that you have or may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended (“ADEA”). You and the Company agree that this Letter Agreement,
excepting for your ADEA release, is effective immediately upon your execution of it. As to your ADEA release, you and the Company agree that you may revoke the ADEA release under this Agreement within seven (7) days after its execution by you by
delivering a signed letter, to the Company’s General Counsel, P. Jerome Richey, at CONSOL Energy, Inc, 1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241, stating that you want to revoke the ADEA release contained in this Letter Agreement, provided
that the letter is received by Mr. Richey within the seven (7) day revocation period. The obligations under paragraph 2 (b) above of this Letter Agreement will not be effective until the expiration of that revocation period, and no consideration
will be provided to you thereunder until and unless that revocation period has expired without your having exercised your revocation rights. 
  
 9. You have been advised to consult with an attorney before signing and accepting this Agreement, and have, in fact, been represented by an attorney,
James Carroll, who has advised you on whether to sign and accept this Agreement. 
  
 10. Should any provision of this Agreement (excepting the release provisions of paragraph 5 hereof) be declared illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and cannot be modified to be enforceable,
such provision shall become null and void leaving the remainder of this Agreement in full force and effect. You agree that neither this Agreement nor the furnishings of the consideration set forth herein shall be deemed or construed at any time for
any purpose as any admission by the Company of any liability or unlawful conduct of any kind. 
  

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 11. This Agreement may not be modified except upon express written consent of both parties. The parties
agree that this Letter Agreement maybe executed by facsimile and in counterparts, each of which together shall constitute the Letter Agreement of the parties. 
  

12. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between or
among the parties. 
  
 13. This Agreement shall be construed
according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, notwithstanding its conflicts of laws provisions, except where federal law provides the rule of decision. You and the Company agree that any action to enforce or interpret this Agreement
will be conducted and resolved only under the procedural rules contained in the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the administrative and arbitrator costs of such proceeding to be divided equally, and with
each party bearing their own costs and expenses of appearing in any such proceeding, and with any such proceeding being conducted in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The arbitrator will not be selected under the processes of the American Arbitration
Association; instead, the parties shall attempt to mutually agree on an arbitrator. If they cannot do so within thirty (30) days of a demand to do so, they shall each appoint an arbitrator, and those appointed arbitrators will, within fifteen (15)
days of their appointment, jointly select an arbitrator who shall be the sole decisional arbitrator. Any award thereunder will be final and binding upon the parties hereto, to the extent provided by law. Any proceeding to enforce this dispute
resolution provision, or the results of it, will be brought and maintained only in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, or if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in the Court of Common Pleas of
Allegheny County Pennsylvania, each party hereto consenting to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. 
  
 The parties have read this Agreement, and voluntarily and knowingly sign and accept this Agreement, with the intent to be legally bound hereby.

  
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 Please review this letter carefully. If this letter fully and correctly states our mutual understanding
and agreement, please so indicate by executing both counterpart originals in the space indicated, and returning them to me. I will then provide you a fully executed original for your files. 
  

	
	Very truly yours,
	
	 /s/ J. Brett Harvey

	J. Brett Harvey
	President and CEO
	CONSOL Energy Inc.

  
 Accepted and Agreed to

 This 16th Day of March
2005, intending to be legally bound hereby. 
  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Stephen E. Williams

	 	 	Stephen E. Williams
		
	Witness:	 	 /s/ James Carroll

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