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Employment Agreement dated 2/12/04 by and among Global Power Equipment Group

 EXHIBIT 10.3 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of February 12, 2004 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Global Power
Equipment Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), Deltak, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and Monte E. Ness (the “Executive”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in Section 1 of this Agreement. 
  
 WHEREAS, Holdings, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into an agreement regarding the employment by the Company of the Executive effective as
of the Effective Date; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Holdings; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Executive is
entrusted with knowledge of the particular business methods of Holdings and the Company and is trained and instructed in the particular operation methods of Holdings and the Company, and the relationship among Holdings, the Company and the Executive
is one in which Holdings and the Company places special trust and confidence in the Executive. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of employment and in further consideration of these mutual covenants and agreements, the parties hereto, each intending to be bound, covenant and agree as follows: 
  
 1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: 
  
 “Additional
Employment Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i) of this Agreement. 
  
 “Affiliate” means, when used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that directly or indirectly controls or is
controlled by or is under common control with the specified Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean
possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise). With respect to any Person who
is an individual, “Affiliates” shall also include, without limitation, any member of such individual’s Family Group. 
  
 “Base Salary” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(i) of this Agreement. 
  
 “Benefits” has the meaning set forth in Section
2(c)(ii) of this Agreement. 

 “Board” means Holdings’ Board of Directors. 
  
 “Bonus” means awards under the MIC Plan or a New
MIC Plan. 
  
 “Bonus Year” means an
annual bonus period under the MIC Plan or a New MIC Plan. 
  
 “Businesses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) of this Agreement. 
  
 “Cause” means the occurrence of any one of the following as determined by the Board: (i) a material breach of the
Executive’s covenants under Section 4 or Section 5 of this Agreement; (ii) the commission by the Executive of a felony, or any crime involving theft, dishonesty or moral turpitude; (iii) the commission by the Executive of act(s) or omission(s)
which are willful and deliberate acts intended to harm or injure the business, operations, financial condition or reputation of Holdings or the Company or any Affiliate of Holdings or the Company; (iv) the Executive’s disregard of the
directives of the Board; (v) the Executive’s drunkenness or use of drugs which interferes with the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement, which drunkenness or use of drugs continues after receipt of notice to the
Executive from the Company of his violation of this provision; or (vi) any attempt by the Executive to secure any personal profit in connection with the business of the Company unless given prior written approval by unanimous consent of the Board.

  
 “Confidential Information” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4(a)(i) of this Agreement. 
  
 “Disability” means the inability, due to illness, accident, injury, physical or mental incapacity or other disability, of the Executive to carry out effectively his duties and obligations to the Company or
to participate effectively and actively in the management of the Company for a period of at least 90 consecutive days or for shorter periods aggregating at least 150 days (whether or not consecutive) during any twelve-month period, as determined in
the judgment of the Board. 
  
 “Effective
Date” means February 12, 2004. 
  
 “Employment Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) of this Agreement. 
  
 “Employment Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i) of this Agreement. 
  
 “Family Group” means, with respect to any Person
who is an individual: (i) such Person’s spouse, former spouse and descendants (whether natural or adopted), parents and their descendants and any spouse of the foregoing persons (collectively, “relatives”) or (ii) the trustee,
fiduciary or personal representative of such Person and any trust solely for the benefit of such Person and/or such Person’s relatives. 
  

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 “Geographical Area” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) of this
Agreement. 
  
 “Good Reason” for
resignation by the Executive means his resignation because of: (i) a reduction in the annual base salary of the Executive, a material reduction in the employee benefits granted to the Executive, or a reduction in the Executive’s percentage
participation in the MIC Plan prior to the approval and adoption of a New MIC Plan or a reduction in the Executive’s percentage participation in any New MIC Plan from the percentage previously awarded to the Executive if and when a New MIC Plan
is approved and adopted, (ii) a material modification to the MIC Plan as in effect on the date hereof which adversely affects the determination of the Executive’s bonus with respect to the 2004 calendar year or thereafter if the MIC Plan
continues to be in effect for any calendar year after the 2004 calendar year unless such modification is generally applicable to all participants in the MIC Plan and such modification has been approved by (x) if the Board has less than three
Management Board Members, then all such Management Board Members or (y) if the Board has three or more Management Board Members, then any two of such Management Board Members, (iii) a material modification to a New MIC Plan, which modification
adversely affects the determination of the Executive’s bonus for any calendar year for which such New MIC Plan is applicable, unless such modification is generally applicable to all participants in the New MIC Plan and such modification has
been approved by (x) if the Board has less than three Management Board Members, then all such Management Board Members or (y) if the Board has three or more Management Board Members, then any two of such Management Board Members, (iv) a requirement
that the Executive be based at any office or location more than 50 miles from Plymouth, Minnesota, (v) a removal of the Executive as President of the Company or as a Senior Vice President of Holdings by action of the Board, or (vi) an assignment, by
action of the Board, to the Executive of any duties and responsibilities that are substantially inconsistent with or materially diminish the Executive’s position, in each case, other than with the consent of the Executive. 
  
 “Initial Employment Period” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2(d)(i) of this Agreement. 
  
 “Management Board Member” means any member of the Board who is also a full-time employee of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. 
  
 “MIC Plan” means Holdings’ and its Subsidiaries’ Management Incentive Compensation Plan for the 2004 calendar year and
thereafter until a New MIC Plan is approved and adopted. 
  
 “New MIC Plan” means Holdings’ and its Subsidiaries’ Management Incentive Compensation Plan approved and adopted by the Board to be effective for any calendar year after 2004. 
  
 “Noncompete Period” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5(a) of this Agreement. 
  

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 “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a
limited liability company, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof. 
  
 “Post-Termination Period” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5(a) of this Agreement. 
  
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a
combination thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, limited liability company, association or other business
entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director, manager or a general partner of such
partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity. 
  
 “Termination Date” means the date that the Executive ceases to be employed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason. 
  
 “Work Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement. 
  
 2. Employment. 
  
 (a) Employment. The Company agrees to employ the
Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for the Employment Period (as herein defined). 
  
 (b) Positions and Duties. 
  
 (i) Commencing on the date hereof and continuing during the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as
an employee and the President of the Company under the supervision and direction of the Board and shall have the normal duties, responsibilities and authority of a President of a corporation and such other duties as shall be assigned to the
Executive by the Board from time to time. In addition, the Executive shall serve as a Senior Vice President of Holdings under the supervision and direction of the Board and shall have the normal duties, responsibilities, and authority of a Senior
Vice President of a corporation. 
  

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 (ii) The Executive shall devote his best efforts and his full business time and attention
(except for permitted vacation periods and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacity which does not constitute Disability) to the business and affairs of the Company. The Executive shall perform his duties and responsibilities to the best of
his abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike and efficient manner. The foregoing shall not preclude the Executive from devoting reasonable time to civic and charitable affairs and with the consent of the Board serving on a maximum of one
board of for-profit entities other than the Board or the board of directors of any Subsidiary of Holdings, provided that such activities do not interfere in any material respect with the performance of his duties hereunder. The Executive shall
perform all services in accordance with the policies, procedures and rules established by Holdings or the Company. In addition, the Executive shall comply with all laws, rules and regulations that are generally applicable to Holdings, its
Subsidiaries and their employees, directors and officers. 
  
 (c) Base Salary and Benefits. 
  
 (i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Executive’s base salary shall be in an amount set by the Board, but under no circumstances will be less than $164,682 per annum (the “Base
Salary”), which salary shall be paid by the Company in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices and shall be subject to customary withholding. On an annual basis, the Board shall review and determine
the appropriateness of an increase in the Base Salary as in effect as of the date of such review. 
  
 (ii) Benefits. During the Employment Period, in addition to the Base Salary payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 2(c)(i)
hereof, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the following employee benefit programs, plans and policies (collectively, the “Benefits”): 
  

(A) The employee benefit programs (including, but not limited to, option plans and benefit programs which provide group pension, life
and health insurance and other medical benefits) that Holdings and the Company, with the approval of the Board, now or hereafter makes available generally to its management as well as the employee benefits listed on Exhibit A hereto; provided that
any awards under any option plans shall be set by the Board, in its sole discretion; 
  
 (B) During calendar year 2004 and thereafter, the MIC Plan or any New MIC Plan, with any awards thereunder to be set by the Board at a
level of no less than a 55% target bonus (with the actual bonus ranging from 0% to 200% of such target), it being understood and agreed that if the MIC Plan or a New MIC Plan is not in place during any calendar year, the Executive will have
substantially the same bonus opportunities as existed under the MIC Plan or a New MIC Plan during the prior calendar year; 
  

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 (C) Holdings’ Club Membership Policy (including without limitation payment of an
initiation fee and the monthly fees of a country club located in Minnesota of the Executive’s choice). 
  
 (iii) Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by the
Executive in performing his duties under this Agreement which are consistent with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel, entertainment and other business expenses subject to the Company’s receipt of
supporting documentation in accordance with the Company’s customary reporting and documentation provisions. 
  
 (d) Term. 
  
 (i) This Agreement is an employment contract for a term of two (2) years beginning as of the Effective Date and ending on the second
anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Employment Term”). At the end of the Initial Employment Term, and at the end of each Additional Employment Term (as herein defined), unless the Company (with the approval of the Board) has
provided the Executive with at least sixty (60) days advance written notice, so long as the Executive continues to be employed by the Company, this employment contract shall automatically renew for a term of one (1) year (each such additional term,
an “Additional Employment Term”). The Initial Employment Term and each Additional Employment Term shall be referred to herein as an “Employment Term.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Employment Term is subject to early
termination (x) by reason of the Executive’s death or Disability, (y) by resolution of the Board with or without Cause, or (z) upon the Executive’s voluntary resignation with or without Good Reason. For all purposes under this Agreement, a
delivery of a notice by the Company to the Executive pursuant to this Section 2(d)(i) to avoid an Additional Employment Term shall be treated as if an Employment Term has been terminated early by resolution of the Board without Cause. 
  
 (ii) The period of the Initial Employment Term together with
each Additional Employment Term, if any, shall be referred to herein as the “Employment Period.” Notwithstanding any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company (such termination, an “Employment Termination”),
this Agreement shall remain a valid and enforceable contract between the parties, including without limitation Sections 3, 4 and 5 hereof. 
  

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 (e) Employment Termination. 
  
 (i) If any Employment Term is terminated early by resolution
of the Board with Cause or by reason of the Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive only all previously earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary and vacation time up to the date of
the Employment Termination (and not any accrued but unpaid Bonus as of the date of the Employment Termination). 
  
 (ii) If any Employment Term is terminated early by reason of the Executive’s death or Disability, then the Executive shall be
entitled to receive only (x) all previously earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary and vacation time up to the date of the Employment Termination, (y) if the date of the Employment Termination is 3 months after the commencement of a Bonus Year,
then a portion of the Bonus earned by the Executive during such Bonus Year in which such termination occurs determined on a pro rated basis based on the number of days of the applicable Bonus Year prior to the date of the Employment Termination as
compared to the number of days in such Bonus Year, which payment will be made when such Bonus for such Bonus Year would otherwise be payable and (z) any Bonus earned by the Executive during any Bonus Year which ended prior to the date of the
Employment Termination and which has not been paid as of such date, which payment will be made when such Bonus for such Bonus Year would otherwise be payable. 
  

(iii) If any Employment Term is terminated early by reason of the Executive’s voluntary resignation with Good Reason or by
resolution of the Board without Cause, then, subject to the last sentence of this section (iii), the Executive shall be entitled to receive only the following: (v) all previously earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary and vacation time up to the
date of the Employment Termination, (w) his Base Salary and the Benefits marked on Exhibit A with an “#” for the twelve-month period beginning on the date of the Employment Termination; provided, however, that such twelve-month period
shall be extended until the date on which the Initial Employment Term would have ended if more than twelve months remained in the Initial Employment Term on the date of the Employment Termination; provided, further, that in lieu of providing such
benefits, the Company may elect to pay to the Executive the cost of premiums for such benefits, (x) the Benefits referred to in Section 2(c)(ii)(C) hereof for the three-month period beginning on the date of the Employment Termination, (y) if the
date of the Employment Termination is 3 months after the commencement of a Bonus Year, then a portion of the Bonus earned by the Executive during such Bonus Year in which such termination occurs determined on a pro rated basis based on the number of
days of the applicable Bonus Year prior to the date of the Employment Termination as compared to the number of days in such Bonus Year, which payment will be made when such Bonus for such Bonus Year would otherwise be payable and (z) any Bonus
earned by the Executive during any Bonus Year which ended prior to the date of the 
  

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 Employment Termination and which has not been paid as of such date, which payment will be made when such
Bonus for such Bonus Year would otherwise be payable. Notwithstanding these payments or benefits, the period for which the Executive is entitled to health care continuation coverage under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, shall begin to run on the date of the Executive’s termination. As a condition to receiving any payments pursuant to this section 2(e)(iii), the Executive shall execute and deliver to the Company a general release (with ancillary
covenants not to sue and other similar standard provisions) of Holdings and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors and employees from all claims of any kind whatsoever arising out of the Executive’s employment or termination
thereof (including without limitation, civil rights claims), in such form as reasonably requested by the Company; provided, however, that the release will not affect any contractual rights the Executive may otherwise have under any stock option
plans of Holdings or option agreements thereunder; and provided further that the release shall not apply to any rights to which the Executive is entitled in accordance with plan provisions under any employee benefit plan or fringe benefit plan or
program of Holdings or the Company and its Affiliates. 
  
 (iv) Except as expressly provided in this Section 2(e), the Executive hereby agrees that upon and after the Employment Termination, no severance compensation of any kind, nature or amount (including by operation of law) shall be payable by
Holdings, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates to the Executive and the Executive hereby irrevocably waives any claim for severance compensation of any kind, nature or amount (including by operation of law). 

 
 (v) Except as expressly provided in this Section 2(e),
upon the Employment Termination, except as required by law, all of the Executive’s rights to Benefits hereunder (if any) shall cease. 
  
 (vi) Subject to restrictive covenants contained in Section 5 hereof, the Executive may obtain other engagements or employment after the
date of an Employment Termination, and any compensation received or receivable by the Executive shall not reduce any amounts which the Company is required to pay to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 3. Work Product. The Executive agrees that all inventions, drawings,
improvements, developments, methods, processes, programs, designs and all similar or related information which relates to Holdings’ or any of its Subsidiaries’ actual or anticipated business or research and development or existing or
future products or services and which are conceived, developed, contributed to or made by the Executive (either solely or jointly with others) while employed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (“Work Product”) shall be the sole and
exclusive property of Holdings or any such Subsidiary. The Executive will promptly disclose such Work Product to Holdings and perform all actions requested by Holdings (whether during or after employment) to establish and confirm such ownership
(including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments). 
  

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 4. Confidential Information. 
  
 (a) The Executive acknowledges: 
  
 (i) That the Work Product, artificial intelligence systems, information, customer lists, goodwill,
observations and data disclosed to, developed by or obtained by him while employed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries concerning the business or affairs of Holdings or any such Subsidiary (including without limitation Holdings’ and its
Subsidiaries’ technology, methods of doing business and supplier and customer information) (collectively, “Confidential Information”) are highly confidential and uniquely valuable to Holdings and its Subsidiaries; 
  
 (ii) That such Confidential Information is and shall
continue to be the property of Holdings or any such Subsidiary; 
  
 (iii) That Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries has a proprietary interest in their respective Confidential Information, including without limitation the identity of their respective customers and suppliers,
solicited customers, customer and supplier lists; 
  
 (iv) That the continued success of Holdings and its Subsidiaries depends in large part on keeping the Confidential Information from becoming known to competitors of Holdings and its Subsidiaries; and 
  
 (v) That Holdings and its Subsidiaries will be irreparably
harmed by disclosure of any Confidential Information. 
  
 (b) Therefore, the Executive agrees: 
  
 (i) That, during his employment and for all times thereafter, except as required by law or court order, he shall not directly or indirectly disclose to any unauthorized person or use for his own account any Confidential Information without
the prior written consent of Holdings, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of the Executive’s acts or omissions to act; 
  
 (ii) To use his best efforts and diligence to safeguard the
Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss or theft; 
  
 (iii) That upon the Employment Termination or at any other time Holdings may request, for whatever reason, the Executive shall deliver
(and in the event of the Executive’s death or Disability, his representative shall deliver) to 
  

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 Holdings all computer equipment or backup files of or relating to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, all
memoranda, correspondence, customer data, notes, plans, records, reports, manuals, photographs, computer tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, the Work Product or the business
of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries which he may then possess or have under his control. If Holdings requests, the Executive (or his representative) agrees to provide written confirmation that the Executive has returned all such materials to
Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries; and 
  
 (iv)
That upon the Employment Termination or at any other time Holdings may request, for whatever reason, the Executive shall assign all rights, title and interest in the Confidential Information, the Work Product, all computer equipment or backup files
of or relating to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, all memoranda, correspondence, customer data, notes, plans, records, reports, manuals, photographs, computer tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the
Confidential Information, the Work Product or the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries which the Executive may then possess, has under his control, or has ever developed, obtained, or contributed to during his tenure with Holdings.

  
 5. Noncompete, Nonsolicitation. 
  
 (a) The Executive agrees that, during the time he is
employed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and during any applicable Post-Termination Period (as herein defined) (the “Noncompete Period”), he shall not directly or indirectly own, operate, manage, control, participate in, consult
with, advise, provide services for, or in any manner engage in any business (including by himself or in association with any person, firm, corporate or other business organization or through any other entity) in competition with, or potential
competition with, the businesses of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries as such businesses (the “Businesses”) exist during the Executive’s employment by the Company, within the United States or any other geographical area in which
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries engages or plans to engage in the Businesses (the “Geographical Area”). Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of a
corporation which is publicly traded, so long as the Executive has no active participation in the business of such corporation. For purposes of this Section 5, “Post-Termination Period” means the twelve (12) month period beginning on the
Termination Date. 
  
 (b) During the Noncompete
Period, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly through another entity (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to leave the employ of Holdings or any such Subsidiary, or in any way interfere with
the relationship between Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and any employee thereof, including without limitation, inducing or attempting to induce any union, employee or group of employees to interfere with the business or operations of Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) hire any person who was an employee of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries at any time during the Executive’s 
  

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 employment period, or (iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, distributor, franchisee,
licensee or other business relation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to cease doing business with Holdings or any such Subsidiary, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, distributor, franchisee,
licensee or business relation and Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. 
  
 (c) The Executive agrees that: (i) the covenants set forth in this Section 5 are reasonable in geographical and temporal scope and in all other respects, (ii) Holdings and the Company would not have entered into this
Agreement but for the covenants of the Executive contained herein, and (iii) the covenants contained herein have been made in order to induce Holdings and the Company to enter into this Agreement. 
  
 (d) If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 5, a
court shall hold that the duration, scope or area restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties agree that the maximum duration, scope or area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for
the stated duration, scope or area and that the court shall be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum period, scope and area permitted by law. 
  
 (e) The Executive recognizes and affirms that in the event of his breach of any provision of this Section 5,
money damages would be inadequate and Holdings and the Company would have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of this Section 5,
Holdings and the Company, in addition and supplementary to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, may apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive or other relief in order to
enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions hereof (without posting a bond or other security). 
  
 6. Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
in writing and delivered personally, mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, charges prepaid, or sent via facsimile. Such notices, demands and other
communications will be sent to the address indicated below: 
  
 To Holdings or the Company: 
  
 Global Power Equipment Group Inc. 
 6120 South Yale, Suite 1480 
 Tulsa, OK 74136 
 Attention: Secretary 
 Facsimile No.: (918) 274-2367 
  

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 To the Executive: 
  
 at the Executive’s last address or facsimile 
 number on the records of the Company 
  
 or such other address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party; provided, that
the failure to deliver copies of notices as indicated above shall not affect the validity of any notice. Any such notice, demand or other communication shall be deemed to have been received (i) when delivered, if personally delivered, or sent by
nationally-recognized overnight courier or sent via facsimile or (ii) on the third business day following the date on which the piece of mail containing such notice, demand or other communication is posted if sent by certified or registered mail.

  
 7. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) Warranty by the Executive. The Executive
represents and warrants to Holdings and the Company that he is not a party to any agreement containing a noncompetition provision or other restriction with respect to (i) the nature of any services or business which he is entitled to perform or
conduct for Holdings or the Company under this Agreement, or (ii) the disclosure or use of any information which directly or indirectly relates to the nature of the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or the services to be rendered by
the Executive under this Agreement. 
  
 (b)
Severability. If any provision or clause of this Agreement, or portion thereof shall be held by any court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, the remainder of such
provision shall not be thereby affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portion. It is the intention of the parties that, if any court construes any provision or clause of this Agreement, or any portion thereof, to be
illegal, void or unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area matter covered thereby, such court shall reduce the duration, area, or matter of such provision, and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable
and shall be enforced. 
  
 (c) Complete
Agreement. This Agreement shall embody the complete agreement and understanding among the Executive, Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among such
parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way, including, but not limited to, the Old Employment Agreement. This Agreement does not supersede any agreements evidencing the grant of options to the Executive
under Holdings’ 2000 Option Plan, Holdings’ 2001 Option Plan or any future option plan of Holdings. 
  
 (d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original and all of
which taken together constitute one and the same agreement. 
  

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 (e) Successors and Assigns, Transfer. This Agreement is intended to bind and inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive, Holdings and the Company and their respective successors, heirs and assigns. 
  
 (f) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware, without
giving effect to any rules, principles or provisions of choice of law or conflict of laws. 
  
 (g) Remedies. Holdings, the Company and the Executive will be entitled to enforce its or his respective rights under this Agreement
specifically, to recover damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) caused by any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its or his favor. The parties hereto agree and
acknowledge that Holdings and the Company will suffer irreparable harm and money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement by the Executive and that any such party may in its sole discretion apply to
any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or deposit) for specific performance and/or other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement. 
  
 (h) Amendment and Waiver. The provisions of this
Agreement may be amended and waived only with the prior written consent of Holdings (with the approval of the Board) and the Executive. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date. 
  

			
	GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Larry Edwards

	Name:	 	Larry Edwards
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	DELTAK, L.L.C.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Larry Edwards

	Name:	 	Larry Edwards
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	 /s/ Monte E. Ness

	Monte E. Ness

  

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 Exhibit A 
  

Benefits Schedule 
  
 Monte E. Ness 
  

			
	#	  	Medical Insurance
	#	  	Dental Insurance
	 	  	Short Term Disability
	 	  	Long Term Disability
	 	  	Salary Continuation*
	#	  	Life Insurance
	 	  	Accidental Death & Dismemberment
	#	  	Travel Accident Insurance
	 	  	9 Paid Holidays Per Year
	 	  	4 Weeks Paid Vacation Per Year
	 	  	Profit Sharing Plan
	 	  	401(k) Plan
	 	  	Flexible Benefit Plan
	 	  	Preparation of Annual Taxes

  

	*	If disabled, the Company would pay the difference between his regular salary and the benefit Short Disability would pay for up to six months.First Amendment to Credit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 
  
 This First Amendment to Credit Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 31, 2004, is entered into
between WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (the “Company”), the LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as a Lender and as the
Administrative Agent for Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”), and amends the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2003, between the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time party thereto (the
“Lenders”) (as heretofore or hereinafter modified, supplemented, restated or otherwise amended, hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”). 
  
 WITNESSETH: 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to acquire Tramp Holdings Limited, a United Kingdom company (the “Acquired Company”) with operations
based in London, England (the “Proposed Acquisition”); 
  
 WHEREAS, the terms, covenants and conditions of the Agreement prohibit the Proposed Acquisition; 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders waive compliance with and /or amend certain provisions of the
Agreement to permit the Company to consummate the Proposed Acquisition; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and Lenders are willing to so amend and/or waive such provisions of the Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  
 1. Incorporation of Defined Terms. Each capitalized term used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in the Agreement. 
  
 2. Amendment. Section
10.6 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
  
 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans, and the Letters of Credit, solely for working capital purposes, for Capital
Expenditures, for other general business purposes and, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.5, for Acquisitions; and not use or permit any proceeds of any Loan to be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether
immediate, incidental or ultimate, of “purchasing or carrying” any Margin Stock. 
  

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 3. Amendment. Section 11.1 of the Agreement shall be amended as follows: 
  
 (a) The word “and” following the “;” at
the end of Section 11.1(h) shall be deleted; 
  
 (b) The “.” at the end of Section 11.1(i) shall be deleted and replaced with “; and”; and 
  
 (c) A new Section 11.1(j) shall be added as follows: 
  
 (j) Debt of any Loan Party to HSBC Bank (London) (or any other lender approved in writing by the
Administrative Agent) in connection with letters of credit, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding, issued by HSBC Bank (London)(or such other approved lender) at the request of such Loan Parties in support of
the Loan Parties’ cargo business, the repayment obligations of which may be guaranteed by the Company. 
  
 4. Amendment. Section 11.3 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
  
 Operating Leases. Not permit the aggregate amount of
all rental payments under Operating Leases made (or scheduled to be made) by the Loan Parties (on a consolidated basis) to exceed $7,500,000 in any Fiscal Year. 
  

5. Amendment. The following sentence shall be added to the end of Section 11.4 of the Agreement: 
  
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.4, the
Company may issue its capital securities (i) in accordance with the Company’s 2001 Omnibus Plan for employees, (ii) in accordance with the Company’s 1993 Non-Employee Director plan, and (iii) to employees or non-employees of the Company as
compensation for services performed for the Company by such individuals. 
  
 6. Amendment. Section 11.11(e) of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
  

(e) bank deposits in the ordinary course of business, provided that the aggregate amount of all such deposits which are
maintained with any bank other than a Lender shall not at any time exceed an average monthly balance of $10,000,000; 
  

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 7. Waivers by Administrative Agent and Lenders. In connection with the Proposed Acquisition and
subject to the limitations in this Amendment, the Administrative Agent and Lenders hereby waive (the “Acquisition Waivers”) the Company’s non-compliance with certain terms and conditions of the Agreement as follows: 

 
 (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 10.11 or
11.11(e) of the Agreement (as amended by this Amendment), for the period of ninety (90) days following the date hereof, the Company may: (A) maintain operating and investment accounts acquired in connection with the Proposed Acquisition with the
depository or investment institutions presently maintaining such accounts on behalf of the Acquired Company, and (B) exceed, solely in connection with the Proposed Acquisition, the $10,000,000 limitation for bank deposits with banks other than
Lenders set forth in Section 11.11(e); 
  
 (ii)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.1(c) of the Agreement, the Company may loan or otherwise advance funds to Loan Parties, the proceeds of such loans or advances to be used by the Loan Parties solely to consummate stock
purchases in connection with the Proposed Acquisition; 
  
 (iii)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.4 of the Agreement, the Company may, in connection with the Proposed Acquisition, issue stock of the Company with a value not to exceed 350,000 GBP; 
  
 (iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.5 of the
Agreement, the Company and the other Loan Parties may consummate the Proposed Acquisition; and 
  
 (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.14 of the Agreement, the Company may cancel Debt owed to it by the Loan Parties and
incurred in connection with the Proposed Acquisition. 
  
 Upon the
Company’s satisfaction of the terms and conditions if this Amendment, the Acquisition Waivers shall become effective. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, the Acquisition Waivers are waivers of the specific Acquisition Waivers
enumerated herein only and are not, nor should they be construed to be, waivers of any other existing or future non-compliance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default, whether or not similar to
the Acquisition Waivers enumerated herein. 
  
 8.
Modifications. All references in the Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the term “Loan Documents” shall be deemed to include this Amendment. 
  
 9. Ratification. Except as modified hereby, the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the other Loan Documents
including, without limitation, the Pledge Agreements to which the Company is a party, shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. 
  

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 10. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with,
Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (i) it has no defenses, set-offs or counterclaims of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any Obligations created under the Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, any of the other agreements among the parties hereto, or any action previously taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto or with respect to any Lien or Collateral in connection therewith to
secure such Obligations, and (ii) this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, has been duly executed by Company, and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with the terms hereof. 
  
 11. Agreement
Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby certifies that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement continue to be true and correct and that no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred that has not
been cured or waived. 
  
 12. Conditions to Effectiveness of
Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective when the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Company, (ii) counterparts of the Reaffirmation and Consents attached hereto executed by
each Pledgor and Guarantor, as applicable, (iii) payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, an amendment fee in the amount of five (5) basis points of the aggregate Commitment payable to each Lender in accordance with their
respective Pro Rata Share, (iii) resolutions of the applicable governing body of the Company, officer’s certificates, incumbency certificates, organizational documents and such other entity documents as the Administrative Agent may request,
(iv) payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, including all Attorney Costs of the Administrative Agent, (v) stock certificates representing sixty-five percent (65%) of the issued and outstanding
stock of the Acquired Company together with stock powers therefore, executed by the respective Loan Parties purchasing such stock in connection with the Proposed Acquisition, together with each of the other applicable items and documents required by
Section 10.13 of the Agreement and (vi) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may request. 
  
 13. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one original. Any
telecopied signature hereto shall be deemed a manually executed and delivered original. 
  
 14. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida. 
  
 15. Titles. The section titles contained in this Amendment are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of
any kind whatsoever and are used for convenience of reference only. 
  

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 16. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER
HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AMENDMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE
DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Florida corporation
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Frank Shea

	 	 	 Frank Shea, Chief Financial Officer

  

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	 LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
 ASSOCIATION

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard Lavina

	 	 	Richard Lavina, Senior Vice President

  

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	COMMERCE BANK, N.A.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Alan L. Hill

	 	 	 Alan L. Hill, Vice President

  

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	HSBC BANK USA
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Jose M. Cruz

	 	 	 Jose M. Cruz, Senior Vice President

  

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	MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Andrew M. Richards

	 	 	 Andrew M. Richards, Vice President

  

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	ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David Keinen

	 	 	 David Keinen, Senior Vice President

	and
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Roberto M. Munoz

	 	 	 Roberto R. Munoz, Senior Vice President

  
  

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