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EX-10.1 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement

 

FORM OF
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.

Restricted Stock Agreement

Granted Under Amended and Restated 1998 Director Equity Incentive Plan

     AGREEMENT made this [       ] day of [       ], 200[      ], between Aspect Medical Systems,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [name of non-employee director] (the “Participant”).

     For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1. Purchase of Shares.

     The Company shall issue and sell to the Participant, and the Participant shall purchase from
the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Company’s
Amended and Restated 1998 Director Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), [number of shares granted] shares (the
“Shares”) of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at a purchase price of
$0.01 per share. The aggregate purchase price for the Shares may be paid by the
Participant by check payable to the order of the Company or such other method as may be acceptable
to the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of payment for the Shares, the Company shall issue to
the Participant one or more certificates in the name of the Participant for that number of Shares
purchased by the Participant. The Participant agrees that the Shares shall be subject to the
purchase options set forth in Sections 2 of this Agreement and the restrictions on transfer set
forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.

     2. Purchase Option.

          (a) In
the event that the Participant ceases to serve as a director of the Company for any reason
or no reason, with or without cause, prior to [three years from
vesting start date], the Company shall have the
right and option (the “Purchase Option”) to purchase from the Participant, for a sum of $0.01 per
share (the “Option Price”), some or all of the Unvested Shares (as defined below).

     “Unvested Shares” means the total number of Shares multiplied by the Applicable Percentage at
the time the Purchase Option becomes exercisable by the Company. The “Applicable Percentage” shall
be (i) 100% during the 12-month period ending [one year from the date vesting begins], (ii) 66%
on and after [one year from the date vesting begins],
(iii) 33% on and after [two years from the date vesting begins], and
(iii) zero on or after [three years from the date vesting begins].

     3. Exercise of Purchase Option and Closing.

 

 

          (a) The Company may exercise the Purchase Option by delivering or mailing to the Participant
(or his estate), within 90 days after the Participant ceases to serve as a director, a written
notice of exercise of the Purchase Option. Such notice shall specify the number of Shares to be
purchased. If and to the extent the Purchase Option is not so exercised by the giving of such a
notice within such 90-day period, the Purchase Option shall automatically expire and terminate
effective upon the expiration of such 90-day period.

          (b) Within 10 days after delivery to the Participant of the Company’s notice of the exercise
of the Purchase Option pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Participant (or his estate) shall,
pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Escrow Instructions referred
to in Section 5 below, tender
to the Company at its principal offices the certificate or certificates representing the Shares
which the Company has elected to purchase in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, duly
endorsed in blank or with duly endorsed stock powers attached thereto, all in form suitable for the
transfer of such Shares to the Company. Promptly following its receipt of such certificate or
certificates, the Company shall pay to the Participant the aggregate Option Price for such Shares
(provided that any delay in making such payment shall not invalidate the Company’s exercise of the
Purchase Option with respect to such Shares).

          (c) After the time at which any Shares are required to be delivered to the Company for
transfer to the Company pursuant to subsection (b) above, the Company shall not pay any dividend to
the Participant on account of such Shares or permit the Participant to exercise any of the
privileges or rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, but shall, in so far as
permitted by law, treat the Company as the owner of such Shares.

          (d) The Option Price may be payable, at the option of the Company, in cancellation of all or a
portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Participant to the Company or in cash (by check) or
both.

          (e) The Company shall not purchase any fraction of a Share upon exercise of the Purchase
Option, and any fraction of a Share resulting from a computation made pursuant to Section 2 of this
Agreement shall be rounded to the nearest whole Share (with any one-half Share being rounded
upward).

          (f) The Company may assign its Purchase Option to one or more persons or entities.

     4. Restrictions on Transfer.

          (a) The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose
of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively “transfer”) any Shares, or any interest therein,
that are subject to the Purchase Option, except that the Participant may transfer such Shares (i)
to or for the benefit of any spouse, children, parents, uncles, aunts, siblings, grandchildren and
any other relatives approved by the Board of Directors (collectively, “Approved Relatives”) or to a
trust established solely for the benefit of the Participant and/or Approved Relatives,
provided that such Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement (including without
limitation the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section 4 and the Purchase Option) and such permitted transferee
shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument

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confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement or (ii)  in connection with an Acquisition Event (as defined in the Plan) provided that, in accordance
with the Plan, the securities or other property received by the Participant in connection with such
transaction shall remain subject to this Agreement.

          (b) The
Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any of the
Shares which have been transferred in violation of any of the
provisions set forth in this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of
such Shares or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such Shares
have been transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this
Agreement.

     5. Escrow.

     The Participant shall, upon the execution of this Agreement, execute Joint Escrow Instructions
in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. The Joint Escrow Instructions shall
be delivered to the Secretary of the Company, as escrow agent thereunder. The Participant shall
deliver to such escrow agent a stock assignment duly endorsed in blank, in the form attached to
this Agreement as Exhibit B, and hereby instructs the Company to deliver to such escrow
agent, on behalf of the Participant, the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued hereunder.
Such materials shall be held by such escrow agent pursuant to the terms of such Joint Escrow
Instructions.

     6. Restrictive Legends.

     All certificates representing Shares shall have affixed thereto legends in substantially the
following form, in addition to any other legends that may be required under federal or state
securities laws:

“The shares of stock represented by this certificate are subject to
restrictions on transfer and an option to purchase set forth in a
certain Restricted Stock Agreement between the corporation and the
registered owner of these shares (or his predecessor in interest),
and such Agreement is available for inspection without charge at the
office of the Secretary of the corporation.”

     7. Provisions of the Plan.

          (a) This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is furnished to
the Participant with this Agreement.

          (b) As provided in the Plan, upon the occurrence of an Acquisition Event (as defined in the
Plan) that is not a Change in Control Event (as defined in the Plan), the repurchase and other
rights of the Company hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and shall
apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Shares were converted into or exchanged
for pursuant to such Acquisition Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to
the Shares under this Agreement. If, in connection with a Reorganization Event, a portion of the
cash, securities and/or other property received upon the conversion or exchange of the Shares is to
be placed into escrow to secure indemnification or similar obligations, the mix between the vested
and unvested portion of such cash, securities and/or other property that is placed into escrow
shall be the same as the mix between the vested and unvested portion of such

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cash, securities and/or other property that is not subject to escrow. As provided for in the
Plan, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event (as defined in the Plan), all restrictions
and conditions on the Shares hereunder shall automatically be deemed terminated or satisfied.

     8. Withholding Taxes; Section 83(b) Election.

          (a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right to deduct from
payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any federal, state or local taxes of any kind
required by law to be withheld with respect to the purchase of the Shares by the Participant or the
lapse of the Purchase Option.

          (b) The Participant has reviewed with the Participant’s own tax advisors the federal, state,
local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or
representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Participant understands that the
Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant’s own tax liability that
may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
Participant understands that it may be beneficial in many circumstances to elect to be taxed at the
time the Shares are purchased rather than when and as the Company’s Purchase Option expires by
filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with the I.R.S. within
30 days from the date of purchase.

          THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS SOLELY THE PARTICIPANT’S RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE
COMPANY’S TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF THE PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE
COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON THE PARTICIPANT’S BEHALF.

     9. Miscellaneous.

          (a) No
Rights to Directorship. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the vesting
of the Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof is earned only by continuing service as a director of
the Company (not through the act of being elected or appointed as a director or purchasing shares
hereunder). The Participant further acknowledges and agrees that the transactions contemplated
hereunder and the vesting schedule set forth herein do not constitute an express or implied promise
of continued engagement as a director for the vesting period, for any period, or at all.

          (b) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement,
and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent
permitted by law.

          (c) Waiver. Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this Agreement
may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the Board of Directors of the
Company.

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          (d) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal
representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in
Sections 4 of this Agreement.

          (e) Notice. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or five days after deposit in the United States
Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto
at the address shown beneath his or its respective signature to this Agreement, or at such other
address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section
9(e).

          (f) Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns
and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.

          (g) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement
between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement.

          (h) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument
executed by both the Company and the Participant.

          (i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to any applicable
conflicts of laws.

          (j) Participant’s Acknowledgments. The Participant acknowledges that he or she: (i)
has read this Agreement; (ii) has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution
of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Participant’s own choice or has voluntarily declined to
seek such counsel; (iii) understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement; (iv) is fully
aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement; and (v) understands that the law firm of
WilmerHale, is acting as counsel to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by
the Agreement, and is not acting as counsel for the Participant.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ASPECT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

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	 	 	[Name of Participant]
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

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Exhibit A

Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.

Joint Escrow Instructions

                    , [ ]

                                        

Secretary

Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.

141 Needham Street

Newton, MA 02464

                                        

                                        

Dear Sir:

     As Escrow Agent for Aspect Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors
in interest under the Restricted Stock Agreement (the “Agreement”) of even date herewith, to which
a copy of these Joint Escrow Instructions is attached (the “Company”), and the undersigned person
(“Holder”), you are hereby authorized and directed to hold the documents delivered to you pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement in accordance with the following instructions:

     1. Appointment. Holder irrevocably authorizes the Company to deposit with you any
certificates evidencing Shares (as defined in the Agreement) to be held by you hereunder and any
additions and substitutions to said Shares. For purposes of these Joint Escrow Instructions,
“Shares” shall be deemed to include any additional or substitute property. Holder does hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint you as his attorney-in-fact and agent for the term of this
escrow to execute with respect to such Shares all documents necessary or appropriate to make such
Shares negotiable and to complete any transaction herein contemplated. Subject to the provisions
of this Section 1 and the terms of the Agreement, Holder shall exercise all rights and privileges
of a stockholder of the Company while the Shares are held by you.

     2. Closing of Purchase.

          (a) Upon any purchase by the Company of the Shares pursuant to the Agreement, the Company
shall give to Holder and you a written notice specifying the number of Shares to be purchased, the
purchase price for the Shares, as determined pursuant to the Agreement, and the time for a closing
hereunder (the “Closing”) at the principal office of the Company. Holder and the Company hereby
irrevocably authorize and direct you to close the transaction contemplated by such notice in
accordance with the terms of said notice.

          (b) At the Closing, you are directed (i) to date the stock assignment form or forms necessary
for the transfer of the Shares, (ii) to fill in on such form or forms the number of Shares being
transferred, and (iii) to deliver same, together with the certificate or certificates

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evidencing the Shares to be transferred, to the Company against the simultaneous delivery to
you of the purchase price for the Shares being purchased pursuant to the Agreement.

     3. Withdrawal. The Holder shall have the right to withdraw from this escrow any
Shares as to which the Purchase Option (as defined in the Agreement) has terminated or expired.

     4. Duties of Escrow Agent.

          (a) Your duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked only by a writing
signed by all of the parties hereto.

          (b) You shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as are specifically set
forth herein and may rely and shall be protected in relying or refraining from acting on any
instrument reasonably believed by you to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the
proper party or parties. You shall not be personally liable for any act you may do or omit to do
hereunder as Escrow Agent or as attorney-in-fact of Holder while acting in good faith and in the
exercise of your own good judgment, and any act done or omitted by you pursuant to the advice of
your own attorneys shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith.

          (c) You are hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings given by any of the
parties hereto or by any other person or entity, excepting only orders or process of courts of law,
and are hereby expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any
court. If you are uncertain of any actions to be taken or instructions to be followed, you may
refuse to act in the absence of an order, judgment or decrees of a court. In case you obey or
comply with any such order, judgment or decree of any court, you shall not be liable to any of the
parties hereto or to any other person or entity, by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any
such order, judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside, vacated
or found to have been entered without jurisdiction.

          (d) You shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity, authority or rights of
the parties executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver the Agreement or any
documents or papers deposited or called for hereunder.

          (e) You shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts as you may deem
necessary properly to advise you in connection with your obligations hereunder and may rely upon
the advice of such counsel.

          (f) Your rights and responsibilities as Escrow Agent hereunder shall terminate if (i) you
cease to be Secretary of the Company or (ii) you resign by written notice to each party. In the
event of a termination under clause (i), your successor as Secretary shall become Escrow Agent
hereunder; in the event of a termination under clause (ii), the Company shall appoint a successor
Escrow Agent hereunder.

          (g) If you reasonably require other or further instruments in connection with these Joint
Escrow Instructions or obligations in respect hereto, the necessary parties hereto shall join in
furnishing such instruments.

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          (h) It is understood and agreed that if you believe a dispute has arisen with respect to the
delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the securities held by you hereunder, you are
authorized and directed to retain in your possession without liability to anyone all or any part of
said securities until such dispute shall have been settled either by mutual written agreement of
the parties concerned or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has been perfected, but you shall be under no
duty whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings.

          (i) These Joint Escrow Instructions set forth your sole duties with respect to any and all
matters pertinent hereto and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into these Joint Escrow
Instructions against you.

          (j) The Company shall indemnify you and hold you harmless against any and all damages, losses,
liabilities, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, (including without
limitation the fees of counsel retained pursuant to Section 4(e) above, for anything done or
omitted to be done by you as Escrow Agent in connection with this Agreement or the performance of
your duties hereunder, except such as shall result from your gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

     5. Notice. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and
shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States Post
Office, by registered or certified mail with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to each of the
other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses, or at such other addresses as a party
may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	COMPANY:
	 	Notices to the Company shall be sent to the address set
forth in the salutation hereto, Attn: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	HOLDER:
	 	Notices to Holder shall be sent to the address set forth
below Holder’s signature below.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	ESCROW AGENT:
	 	Notices to the Escrow Agent shall be sent to the address set
forth in the salutation hereto.

     6. Miscellaneous.

          (a) By signing these Joint Escrow Instructions, you become a party hereto only for the purpose
of said Joint Escrow Instructions, and you do not become a party to the Agreement.

          (b) This instrument shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Very truly yours,

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	 	ASPECT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:  	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:  	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	HOLDER:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(Signature)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Print Name	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:  	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Date Signed:  	 	 
	ESCROW AGENT:
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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Exhibit B

(STOCK ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE)

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED , I hereby sell, assign and transfer unto                     
(                    ) shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (the
“Corporation”) standing in my name on the books of the Corporation represented by Certificate(s)
Number                      herewith, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                     
attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the Corporation with full power of substitution
in the premises.

Dated:                     

	 	 	 	 	 
	IN PRESENCE OF
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

     NOTICE: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the
face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration, enlargement, or any change
whatever and must be guaranteed by a commercial bank, trust company or member firm of the Boston,
New York or Midwest Stock Exchange.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

            This EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of February
16, 2006 by and between Aavid Thermalloy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
corporation (the "Company") and Bharatan R. Patel ("Executive"). Certain
definitions are set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement.

            Executive desires to be employed by the Company, and the Company
desires to employ Executive and to be assured of their right to have the benefit
of Executive's services on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement. Executive will also enter into an Incentive Bonus Agreement with
the Company pursuant to which Executive will be granted rights to certain
payments, and a Vesting Securities Exchange Agreement pursuant to which
Executive will be permitted to exchange certain interests in the Company for
profits interests (the "Incentive Agreements"). The Company and Executive desire
to enter into this Agreement (i) setting forth the terms and conditions of
Executive's employment with the Company; and (ii) setting forth the obligation
of Executive to refrain from competing with the Company and its Affiliates (as
defined below) under certain circumstances as provided herein. This Agreement is
conditioned on the consummation of the mergers (the "Mergers") described in the
Agreement and Plan of Merger among [ALASKA], Heat Holdings Corp., Aavid Thermal
Technologies, Inc., Fluent, Inc. and certain merger subsidiaries dated as of the
date of this Agreement (the "Merger Agreement"), and this Agreement shall become
null and void if the Merger Agreement is terminated.

            NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      1. Employment. The Company shall employ Executive, and Executive by this
Agreement accepts employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement for the period beginning on the date hereof and ending
as provided in Section 4 hereof (the "Employment Period").

      2. Position and Duties.

      (a) During the Employment Period, Executive shall serve as the Chief
Executive Officer and President of the Company.

      (b) Executive shall report to the Board of Directors of the Company's
parent, Aavid Thermal Products, Inc. (the "ATP Board"), and Executive shall
devote Executive's best efforts and Executive's full business time and attention
to the business and affairs of the Company and the Company's Affiliates (except
for permitted vacation periods, periods of illness or other incapacity,
reasonable time spent with respect to civic and charitable activities (provided
that none of such activities shall interfere with Executive's duties to the
Company), activities pursuant to the Consulting Agreement between Executive and
[ALASKA] dated as of the date of this Agreement, and other permitted absences
for which senior executive employees of the Company are generally eligible from
time to time under the Company's policies). Executive shall perform Executive's
duties and responsibilities to the best of Executive's abilities in a diligent,
trustworthy, businesslike and efficient manner.

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      3. Base Salary; Benefits and Bonuses.

      (a) During the Employment Period, Executive's base salary shall be
$342,850 per annum, or such higher rate as the ATP Board may designate from time
to time (the "Base Salary"), which salary shall be payable in regular
installments in accordance with the Company's general payroll practices and
shall be subject to customary withholding.

      (b) In addition to the Base Salary, during the Employment Period,
Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the "Bonus") determined
by the following formula: "% times % times T", where "%" is the percentage of
the Company's target EBITDA actually achieved by the Company during a particular
fiscal year and "T" is 50% of Executive's Base Salary during such fiscal year.
For purposes of this Agreement, the Company's target EBITDA shall be determined
prior to the beginning of each fiscal year by the ATP Board in good faith,
providing Executive with a reasonable opportunity to earn the Bonus; provided
that the Company's target EBITDA for 2006 shall be $_______ million. Any such
Bonus, if determined by the Company to be payable, shall be payable within 90
days following the end of each fiscal year (provided that the first fiscal year
for which the Bonus will be paid will be the year beginning January 1, 2006)
during the Employment Period. Notwithstanding the forgoing, no Bonus shall be
due or payable unless the EBITDA actually achieved by the Company during a
particular fiscal year is at least 90% of the target EBITDA for such year.

      (c) During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to
participate in all of the Company's employee benefit plans and programs for
which senior executive employees of the Company are generally eligible (without
duplication), which shall include, but shall not be limited to, health
insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance and
participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. Executive's right to participate in
any employee benefit plans or programs of the Company shall be subject to the
right of the Company to amend, modify or terminate any such plan or program in
accordance with its terms and applicable law and subject in each case to any
applicable waiting periods or other restrictions contained in such benefit plans
or programs. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible for five
weeks per year of paid vacation in accordance with the policies of the Company.
The maximum amount of vacation time that Executive shall be permitted to carry
over from one year to the next shall be equal to ten weeks. Upon the occurrence
of a sale of the Company, to the extent Executive has accrued vacation, the
Executive shall be paid a lump sum amount for up to ten weeks accrued vacation
as requested by Executive.

      (d) The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable business
expenses incurred by Executive in the course of performing Executive's 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 requirements with respect to reporting and
documentation of such expenses.

      4. Term; Termination; Severance.

      (a) The Employment Period shall commence upon the consummation of the
Mergers and terminate on July 1, 2008; provided that (i) the Employment Period
shall terminate prior to such date upon Executive's death or Incapacity; (ii)
the Employment Period may be terminated by the Company at any time

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prior to such date with Cause or without Cause; and (iii) the Employment Period
may be terminated by Executive at any time for any reason (a "Voluntary
Termination"). Any termination of the Executive's employment with the Company
shall be a "Termination." The date of any termination of Executive's employment
with the Company shall be the "Termination Date."

      (b) Upon any Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive
Executive's Base Salary earned through Executive's Termination Date, prorated on
a daily basis together with all accrued but unpaid vacation time earned by
Executive during the fiscal year in which such Termination occurs. Except as set
forth in Section 4(d), Executive shall not be entitled to receive Executive's
Base Salary or any bonuses or other benefits from the Company for any period
after the Termination Date.

      (c) In the event Executive's employment is terminated by the Company with
Cause, upon a Voluntary Termination other than for Good Reason or upon
Executive's death or Incapacity, the Company shall have no obligation to make
any severance or other similar payment to or on behalf of Executive.

      (d) In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by the Company
without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason, following such Termination and
upon execution by Executive of a general release on employment matters in favor
of the Company and its Affiliates, in form satisfactory to the Company,
releasing any and all claims, including claims for payments (other than those
payments due under this Section 4 and Section 3(c)), due to Executive arising
under or pursuant to this Agreement against the Company and its Affiliates as of
the Termination Date, the Company shall pay Executive his annual Base Salary (as
in effect on the Termination Date) and provide benefits equivalent to those
provided at the Termination Date for a period of nine months or, if longer,
until the earlier of (i) the two-year anniversary of the Termination Date and
(ii) July 1, 2008. Each severance payment under this Agreement shall be payable
in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures and cycles and shall
be subject to withholding of applicable taxes and governmental charges in
accordance with federal and state law. After payment of the severance amounts
described in this Section 4(d), the Company shall have no obligation to make any
further severance or other payment to or on behalf of Executive except as
otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that Executive shall breach any of Executive's
obligations under Sections 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement, then, in addition to any
other rights that the Company may have under this Agreement or otherwise, the
Company shall be relieved from and shall have no further obligation to pay
Executive any amounts to which Executive would otherwise be entitled pursuant to
this Section 4.

      (e) Promptly following any sale of the Company, Executive shall be paid a
lump sum amount, in lieu of any amounts payable under Section 4(d) of this
Agreement, equal to his Base Salary immediately prior to such sale along with
benefits equivalent to those provided at the time of such sale and any payment
due under Section 3(c), for the greater of (i) the remainder of the Employment
Period, up to a maximum of 24 months, and (ii) 9 months, provided that such
amounts shall be reduced to the extent any acquirer in such sale agrees, prior
to or upon consummation of such sale (or as a result of discussions prior to
consummation of such sale), to pay any compensation to Executive as an employee.

      (f) If (i) the Employment Period expires upon expiration of its term on
July 1, 2008 (and not as a result of Executive's death, Incapacity, termination
by the Company with Cause or without Cause, or a Voluntary Termination) and (ii)
the Company has not offered to extend the Employment Period for a period of at
least nine months on substantially the same terms as contained in the Agreement
and this

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Amendment, then Executive shall be entitled to a severance payment, at the time
and on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 4(d) of this Agreement
(including without limitation the execution by Executive of a general release),
in an amount equal to Executive's Base Salary at July 1, 2008, along with
benefits equivalent to those provided at the Termination Date, for a period of
nine months.

      5. Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that by reason of
Executive's duties to and association with the Company and its Affiliates,
Executive has had and will have access to and has and will become informed of
Confidential Information (as defined in Section 9 below) which is a competitive
asset of the Company and/or its Affiliates. Executive agrees to keep in strict
confidence and not, directly or indirectly, make known, disclose, furnish, make
available or use, any Confidential Information, except for use in Executive's
regular authorized duties on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates (including
their predecessors). Executive acknowledges that all documents and other
property including or reflecting Confidential Information furnished to Executive
by the Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise acquired or developed by
the Company or any of its Affiliates or Executive or known by Executive shall at
all times be the property of the Company and its Affiliates. Executive shall
take all necessary and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information
and protect it against disclosure, misappropriation, misuse, loss and theft.
Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment
Period, or at any other time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes,
plans, records, reports, computer tapes, printouts and software and other
documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential
Information, Work Product (as defined in Section 9 below) or the business of the
Company or any of its Affiliates which Executive may then possess or have under
Executive's control.

      6. Inventions and Patents.

      (a) Executive acknowledges that all Work Product (as defined in Section 9
below) is the exclusive property of the Company. Executive by this Agreement
assigns all right, title and interest in and to all Work Product to the Company.
Any copyrightable works that fall within the Work Product will be deemed "works
made for hire" under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company
shall own all of the rights comprised in the copyright therein; provided,
however, that to the extent such works may not, by operation of law, constitute
"works made for hire," Executive by this Agreement assigns to the Company all
right, title and interest therein.

      (b) Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Work Product to the
Company and shall cooperate and perform all actions reasonably requested by the
Company (whether during or after the Employment Period) to establish, confirm
and protect the Company's right, title and interest in such Work Product.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive agrees to assist the
Company, at the Company's expense, to secure the Company's rights in the Work
Product in any and all countries, including the execution by Executive or
Executive's Affiliates of all applications and all other instruments and
documents which the Company shall deem necessary in order to apply for and
obtain rights in such Work Product and in order to assign and convey to the
Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such Work
Product. If the Company is unable because of Executive's mental or physical
incapacity or for any other reason (including Executive's refusal to do so after
request therefor is made by the Company) to secure Executive's signature to
apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents
or copyright registrations covering Work Product belonging to or assigned to the
Company pursuant to paragraph 6(a) above, then Executive by this Agreement
irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers
and agents as Executive's agent and attorney-in-fact to act for

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and in Executive's behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications
and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and
issuance of patents or copyright registrations thereon with the same legal force
and effect as if executed by Executive. Executive agrees not to apply for or
pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright
registrations covering any Work Product other than pursuant to this paragraph in
circumstances where such patents or copyright registrations are or have been or
are required to be assigned to the Company.

      7. Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation.

      (a) In further consideration of the compensation to be paid to Executive
under this Agreement and the securities made available for Executive's purchase
under the Incentive Agreements, Executive acknowledges that in the course of
Executive's employment with the Company and its Affiliates, he has prior to the
date of this Agreement, and will during the Employment Period, become familiar
with the Company's and its Affiliates' (and their predecessors') trade secrets,
business plans and business strategies and with other Confidential Information
concerning the Company and its Affiliates and that Executive's services have
been and shall be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and
its Affiliates. Therefore, Executive agrees that, during the Employment Period
and for two (2) years thereafter (such period, the "Noncompete Period"),
Executive shall not directly or indirectly own any interest in, manage, control,
participate in (whether as an officer, director, employee, partner, agent,
representative or otherwise), consult with, render services for, or in any other
manner engage in any business which is, directly or indirectly, competitive with
any business that the Company or its Affiliates engages in or is planning to
engage in during the Employment Period, including but not limited to the
business of providing thermal management products and solutions for electronic
products, anywhere in the World. Nothing herein shall prohibit Executive from
being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding securities of any
class of a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as Executive has no
active participation in the business of any such corporation.

      (b) During the Employment Period and for two (2) years thereafter,
Executive shall not directly or indirectly through another Person (i) induce or
attempt to induce any employee of the Company or any Affiliate to leave the
employ of the Company or such Affiliate, or in any way interfere with the
relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and any employee thereof, (ii)
hire any person who was an employee of the Company or any Affiliate at any time
during the two year period prior to the termination of the Employment Period,
(iii) call on, solicit or service any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor,
franchisee or other business relation of the Company or any Affiliate in order
to induce or attempt to induce such Person to cease or reduce doing business
with the Company or such Affiliate, or in any way interfere with the
relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation
and the Company or any Affiliate (including, without limitation, making any
negative statements or communications about the Company or its Affiliates) or
(iv) directly or indirectly acquire or attempt to acquire any business in the
World to which the Company or any of its Affiliates, prior to the Termination
Date, has made an acquisition proposal relating to the possible acquisition of
such business by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or has planned, discussed
or contemplated making such an acquisition proposal (such business, an
"Acquisition Target"), or take any action to induce or attempt to induce any
Acquisition Target to consummate any acquisition, investment or other similar
transaction with any Person other than the Company or any of its Affiliates.

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      8. Enforcement. If, at the time of enforcement of Sections 5, 6 or 7 of
this Agreement, a court shall hold that the duration, scope, or area
restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing,
the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope or geographical area
reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period,
scope or area and that the court shall be allowed and directed to revise the
restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum period, scope and area
permitted by law. Because Executive's services are unique and because Executive
has access to Confidential Information and Work Product, the parties hereto
agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of this
Agreement. Therefore, in the event a breach or threatened breach of this
Agreement, the Company or its successors or assigns may, in addition to other
rights and remedies existing in their favor, apply to any court 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). In addition, in the event of an alleged breach or
violation by Executive of Section 7, the Period set forth in such Section shall
be tolled until such breach or violation has been duly cured. Executive agrees
that the restrictions contained in Section 7 are reasonable and that Executive
has received consideration in exchange therefor.

      9. Definitions.

            "Affiliate" of a Person means any other person, entity or investment
fund controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Person and, in
the case of a Person which is a partnership, any partner of the Person.

            "Cause" means (i) the commission of a felony or a crime involving
moral turpitude, (ii) the commission of any other act or omission involving
dishonesty or fraud with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates or any
of their respective customers or suppliers, (iii) conduct which brings the
Company or any of its Affiliates into public disgrace or disrepute in any
material respect, (iv) substantial and repeated failure to perform (other than
due to Incapacity) duties of the office held by Executive as reasonably directed
by any Executive's supervisors or the ATP Board which is not cured within 30
days after notice thereof to Executive, (iv) gross negligence or willful
misconduct with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (v) any
other material breach of this Agreement or any policy of the Company or its
Affiliates established by the ATP Boards, which breach, if curable, is not cured
within 30 days after written notice thereof to Executive. A motor vehicle felony
will not constitute Cause unless it involves drunk driving.

            "Confidential Information" means all information of a confidential
or proprietary nature (whether or not specifically labeled or identified as
"confidential"), in any form or medium, that is or was disclosed to, or
developed or learned by, Executive in connection with Executive's relationship
with the Company or any of its Affiliates prior to the date hereof or during the
Employment Period and that relates to the business, products, services,
financing, research or development of the Company or any of its Affiliates or
their respective suppliers, distributors or customers. Confidential Information
includes, but is not limited to, the following: (i) internal business
information (including information relating to strategic and staffing plans and
practices, business, training, marketing, promotional and sales plans and
practices, cost, rate and pricing structures, accounting and business methods);
(ii) identities of, individual requirements of, specific contractual
arrangements with, and information about, any of the Company's or any of its
Affiliates' suppliers, distributors and customers and their confidential
information; (iii) trade secrets, know-how, compilations of data and analyses,
techniques, systems, formulae, research, records, reports, manuals,
documentation, models, data and data bases relating thereto; (iv) inventions,
innovations, improvements,

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developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports and all similar or
related information (whether or not patentable); and (v) Acquisition Targets and
potential acquisition candidates. Confidential Information shall not include
information that Executive can demonstrate: (a) is or becomes publicly known
through no wrongful act or breach of obligation of confidentiality; (b) was
rightfully received by Executive from a third party without a breach of any
obligation of confidentiality by such third party; (c) was known to Executive
prior to his employment with the Company and its Affiliates and prior to his
employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates; or (d) is required to be
disclosed pursuant to any applicable law or court order; provided, however, that
Executive provides the Company with prior written notice of the requirement for
disclosure that details the Confidential Information to be disclosed and
cooperates with the Company to preserve the confidentiality of such information
to the extent possible.

            "EBITDA" means, with respect to any fiscal year, the Company's
EBITDA, as defined in and determined pursuant to the provisions of the indenture
entered into by Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. on February 2, 2000 in
connection with issuance of 12 3/4% senior subordinated securities due 2007, as
such indenture may be amended from time to time.

            "Good Reason" means the occurrence, without Executive's consent, of
any of the following: (i) unless corrected within 15 days of written notice by
Executive to the ATP Board of Executive's objection thereto, the assignment to
the Executive of any significant duties materially inconsistent with the
Executive's status as an officer of the Company or a substantial diminution in
the nature of the Executive's responsibilities or Executive's status; or (ii) a
reduction in the Executive's annual base salary as in effect on the date of this
Agreement, except for across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all
executives.

            "Incapacity" means the disability of Executive caused by any
physical or mental injury, illness or incapacity as a result of which Executive
is unable to effectively perform the essential functions of Executive's duties
as determined by the ATP Board in good faith, for a period of 90 consecutive
days or a period of 120 days during any 180-day period; provided that any
determination of Incapacity shall be made in compliance with the provisions of
the Family Medical Leave Act.

            "Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association or other
entity.

            "Work Product" means all inventions, innovations, improvements,
developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports and all
similar or related information (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice
or comprising Confidential Information) and any copyrightable work, trade mark,
trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not comprising
Confidential Information) and any other form of Confidential Information, any of
which relate to the Company's or any of its Affiliates' actual or anticipated
business, research and development or existing or future products or services
and which were or are conceived, reduced to practice, contributed to, developed,
made or acquired by Executive (whether alone or jointly with others) while
employed (both before and after the date hereof) by the Company (or its
predecessors, successors or assigns) and its Affiliates.

      10. Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in writing
and must be either personally delivered, mailed by first class mail (postage
prepaid and return receipt requested) or sent by reputable overnight courier
service (charges prepaid) to the recipients at the address indicated below:

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      If to Executive:      Bharatan R. Patel
                            PMB 303
                            26 South Main Street
                            Concord, NH  03301

      If to the Company:    Aavid Thermalloy, LLC
                            80 Commercial St.
                            Concord, New Hampshire 03301
                            Attention: General Counsel

      with a copy to:       Willis, Stein & Partners II, L.P.
                            227 West Monroe Street, Suite 4300
                            Chicago, IL 60606
                            Attn: Daniel H. Blumenthal and Christopher G. Boehm

                            and

                            Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
                            1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 800
                            Denver, Colorado 80202
                            Attn: Thomas R. Stephens

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. Any
notice under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given when so delivered
or sent or, if mailed, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail.

      11. General Provisions.

          (a) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
shall 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 shall not affect
any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be
reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

          (b) Complete Agreement. This Agreement, those documents expressly
referred to herein and other documents of even date herewith embody the complete
agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any
prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties,
written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way
(including, without limitation, any employment agreement or similar agreement
between the Company or its Affiliates and Executive, which is by this Agreement
terminated).

          (c) 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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      (d) Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, this
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
Executive, the Company and their respective successors and assigns; provided
that the rights and obligations of Executive under this Agreement shall not be
assignable.

      (e) GOVERNING LAW. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND
INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAW, AND NOT
THE LAW OF CONFLICTS, OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

      (f) Arbitration. Except for actions for injunctive relief and actions to
enforce the decision of an arbitrator, each of the parties hereto agrees that in
the event of any dispute arising between or among the parties arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or its breach, such dispute shall be settled by
arbitration to be conducted in Concord, New Hampshire in accordance with the
employment arbitration rules (except as modified below) of the American
Arbitration Association and with the Expedited Procedures thereof (collectively,
the "Rules"). Each of the parties hereto agrees that such arbitration shall be
conducted by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with the Rules; provided
that such arbitrator shall experienced in deciding cases concerning the matter
which is the subject of the dispute. Each of the parties agrees that in any such
arbitration that pre-arbitration discovery shall be limited to the greatest
extent provided by the Rules, that the award shall be made in writing no more
than 30 days following the end of the proceeding, that the arbitration shall not
be conducted as a class action, that the arbitration award shall not include
factual findings or conclusions of law, and that no punitive damages shall be
awarded. Any award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and binding and
judgment may be entered on it in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each of
the parties hereto agrees to treat as confidential the results of any
arbitration (including, without limitation, any findings of fact and/or law made
by the arbitrator) and not to disclose such results to any unauthorized person.

      (g) Remedies. Each of the parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to
enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically. The parties hereto agree
and acknowledge that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any
breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any 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) Survival. The provisions set forth in Sections 5 through 11 shall
survive and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms
notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Period.

      (i) Amendment and Waiver. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended
and waived only with the prior written consent of the Company and Executive.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Executive
Agreement on the date first written above.

                                                     AAVID THERMALLOY, LLC

                                                     ___________________________
                                                     BY:

                                                     ITS:

                                                     EXECUTIVE:

                                                     ___________________________
                                                     Bharatan R. Patel

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