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EXHIBIT
      4.3

     

    AGILE
      SOFTWARE CORPORATION

     

    2000
      NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

     

    Amended
      August 1, 2002

     

    ARTICLE
      ONE

     

    GENERAL
      PROVISIONS

     

    I. PURPOSE
      OF THE PLAN

     

    This
      2000
      Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan is intended to promote the interests of Agile
      Software Corporation, a Delaware corporation, by providing eligible persons
      with
      the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their
      proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an incentive for them to remain
      in
      the service of the Corporation.

     

    Unless
      otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned
      to
      such terms in the attached Appendix.

     

    II. ADMINISTRATION
      OF THE PLAN

     

    A. The
      Plan
      shall be administered by the Board. However, any or all administrative functions
      otherwise exercisable by the Board may be delegated to a Committee. Members
      of
      the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine
      and
      shall be subject to removal by the Board at any time. The Board may also at
      any
      time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and
      authority previously delegated to the Committee.

     

    B. Any
      officer of the Corporation shall have the authority to act on behalf of the
      Corporation with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or
      election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Corporation
      herein, provided the officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter,
      right, obligation, determination or election.

     

    C. In
      addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to the provisions
      of the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have the full and final power and
      authority, in its discretion to:

     

    1. establish
      such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate for proper administration
      of the Plan and to make such determinations under, and issue such
      interpretations of, the Plan and any outstanding option or stock issuance as
      it
      may deem necessary or advisable;

     

    2. determine
      which eligible persons are to receive option grants and stock issuances under
      the Plan, the time or times when such option grants or stock

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    issuances
      are to be made, the number of shares to be covered by each such grant, the
      time
      or times at which each option is to become exercisable, the vesting schedule
      (if
      any) applicable to each option or stock issuance, the maximum term for which
      the
      option is to remain outstanding;

     

    3. amend,
      modify, extend, cancel, or renew, any option or stock issuance or to waive
      any
      restrictions or conditions applicable to any option or shares acquired pursuant
      to a stock issuance or upon the exercise of an option;

     

    4. amend
      the
      exercisability of any option or the vesting of any shares acquired upon the
      exercise of any option or pursuant to any stock issuance, including with respect
      to the period following an Optionee’s termination of Service with the
      Corporation;

     

    5. delegate
      to any proper officer of the Corporation the authority to grant one or more
      options or stock issuances, without further approval of the Board, to any person
      eligible pursuant to Section III below, provided, however, that (i) such options
      and stock issuances shall not be granted to any one person within any fiscal
      year of the Corporation in excess of such limits as may be specified by the
      Plan
      Administrator, (ii) the exercise price per share of each option shall be equal
      to the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the effective date
      of
      grant (or, if the Common Stock has not traded on such date, on the last day
      preceding the effective date of grant on which the Common Stock was traded),
      and
      (iii) each option or stock issuance shall be subject to the terms and conditions
      of the appropriate standard form of option agreement or Issuance Agreement
      approved by the Board and shall conform to the provisions of the Plan and such
      other guidelines as shall be established from time to time by the Board;
      and

     

    6. correct
      any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan,
      any
      option agreement, or any stock issuance agreement and to make all other
      determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any
      option or stock issuance as the Board may deem advisable to the extent not
      inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or applicable law.

     

    Decisions
      of the Plan Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties who have
      an
      interest in the Plan or any option, stock issuance, or shares issued
      thereunder.

     

    D. In
      addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members
      of
      the Board or officers or employees of the Corporation (or Parent or Subsidiary
      corporation), members of the Board and any officers or employees of the
      Corporation (or Parent or Subsidiary corporation) to whom authority to act
      for
      the Board or the Corporation is delegated shall be indemnified by the
      Corporation against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually
      and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit
      or
      proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any
      of
      them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or
      in
      connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all
      amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved
      by independent legal counsel selected by the Corporation) or paid by them in
      satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in
      relation to matters as

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    to
      which
      it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is
      liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties;
      provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of
      such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Corporation,
      in
      writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the
      same.

     

    III. ELIGIBILITY

     

    A. Employees
      and Consultants are eligible to receive option grants pursuant to the option
      Grant Program and/or stock issuances under the Stock Issuance Program. However,
      notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no person shall
      be
      eligible to be granted an option or stock issuance under the Plan whose
      eligibility would require approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the
      Corporation under any law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange
      or
      market system upon which the Common Stock may then be listed.

     

    B. For
      purposes of the foregoing sentence, Employees and Consultants shall include
      prospective Employees and prospective Consultants to whom options and/or stock
      issuances are granted in connection with written offers of employment or other
      service relationship with the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary
      corporation. Eligible persons may be granted more than one (1) option and/or
      stock issuance under the Plan

     

    C. Options
      granted under the Plan may only be Non-Statutory Options.

     

    IV. STOCK
      SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

     

    A. The
      maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued over the term
      of
      the Plan shall not exceed 19,500,000 shares. If an outstanding option for any
      reason expires or is terminated or canceled or if shares of stock are acquired
      upon the exercise of an option or pursuant to a stock issuance are subject
      to
      repurchase by the Corporation and are repurchased by the Corporation, the shares
      of stock allocable to the unexercised portion of such option or such repurchased
      shares of stock shall again be available for issuance under the
      Plan.

     

    B. Should
      any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock
      dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other
      change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the
      Corporation’s receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments shall be made to
      (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable under the Plan,
      (ii)
      the number and/or class of securities and the exercise price per share in effect
      under each outstanding option, and (iii) the number and/or class of securities
      acquired pursuant to each stock issuance that are subject to vesting and/or
      a
      repurchase right of the Corporation, in order to prevent the dilution or
      enlargement of benefits thereunder. The adjustments determined by the Plan
      Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. In no event shall any
      such
      adjustments be made in connection with the conversion of one or more outstanding
      shares of the Corporation’s preferred stock into shares of Common
      Stock.

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    ARTICLE
      TWO

     

    OPTION
      GRANT PROGRAM

     

    I. OPTION
      TERMS

     

    Each
      option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form approved by
      the
      Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such document shall comply
      with
      the terms specified below.

     

    A. Exercise
      Price.

     

    1. The
      exercise price per share of an option shall be determined by the Plan
      Administrator.

     

    2. The
      exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the option and
      shall, subject to the documents evidencing the option, be made:

     

    a. 
      in cash,
      cash equivalent, or check made payable to the Corporation;

     

    b. in
      shares
      of Common Stock held for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to
      the
      Corporation’s earnings for financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair
      Market Value on the Exercise Date;

     

    c. to
      the
      extent the option is exercised for vested shares, through a special sale and
      remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee shall concurrently provide
      irrevocable instructions (a) to a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to
      effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation,
      out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds
      to
      cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all
      applicable Federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to
      be
      withheld by the Corporation by reason of such exercise and (b) to the
      Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to
      such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale;

     

    d. provided
      that the person to whom the Option is granted is an Employee and in the
      Corporation’s sole discretion at the time the Option is exercised, by delivery
      of a promissory note in a form approved by the Corporation for the aggregate
      exercise price, provided that, (1) any promissory note used to pay the exercise
      price shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph A.3 below, and (2) if
      the
      Corporation is incorporated in the State of Delaware, the portion of the
      aggregate exercise price not less than the par value of the shares being
      acquired shall be paid in cash;

     

    e. by
      such
      other consideration as may be approved by the Board from time to time to the
      extent permitted by applicable law; or

     

    f. by
      any
      combination thereof.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    The
      Board
      may at any time or from time to time, grant options which do not permit all
      of
      the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise
      price
      or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.

     

    3. No
      promissory note shall be permitted if the exercise of an option using a
      promissory note would be a violation of any law. Any permitted promissory note
      shall be on such terms as the Board shall determine at the time the option
      is
      granted. The Board shall have the authority to permit or require the Optionee
      to
      secure any promissory note used to exercise an option with the shares of stock
      acquired upon the exercise of the option or with other collateral acceptable
      to
      the Corporation. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if the Corporation
      at
      any time is subject to the regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors
      of
      the Federal Reserve System or any other governmental entity affecting the
      extension of credit in connection with the Corporation’s securities, any
      promissory note shall comply with such applicable regulations, and the Optionee
      shall pay the unpaid principal and accrued interest, if any, to the extent
      necessary to comply with such applicable regulations.

     

    B. Exercise
      and Term of Options.
      Each
      option shall be exercisable at such time or times, during such period and for
      such number of shares as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and
      set
      forth in the documents evidencing the option grant; provided, however, that
      no
      option granted to a prospective Employee or prospective Consultant may become
      exercisable prior to the date on which such person commences services with
      the
      Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary corporation).

     

    C. Effect
      of Termination of Service.
      The
      following provisions shall govern the exercise of any options held by the
      Optionee at the time of cessation of Service or death:

     

    1. Should
      the Optionee cease to remain in Service for any reason other than Disability,
      death or Misconduct, then the Optionee shall have a period of three (3)
      months following the date of such cessation of Service during which to exercise
      each outstanding option held by such Optionee.

     

    2. Should
      such Service terminate by reason of Disability, then the Optionee shall have
      a
      period of twelve (12) months following the date of such cessation of Service
      during which to exercise each outstanding option held by such
      Optionee.

     

    3. Should
      the Optionee die while holding one or more outstanding options, then the
      personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or the person or persons to
      whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or in accordance
      with the laws of descent and distribution shall have a period of twelve (12)
      months following the date of the Optionee’s death during which to exercise each
      such option.

     

    4. Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, if the exercise of an Option within the applicable time periods
      set forth above is prevented by the provisions of Section V of Article Four
      below, the option shall remain exercisable until three (3) months after the
      date
      the Optionee is notified by the Corporation that the option is exercisable,
      but
      in any event no later than the specified expiration of the option
      term.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    5. Under
      no
      circumstances, however, shall any option be exercisable after the specified
      expiration of the option term.

     

    6. During
      the applicable post-Service exercise period, the option may not be exercised
      in
      the aggregate for more than the number of vested shares for which the option
      is
      exercisable on the date of the Optionee’s cessation of Service. Upon the
      expiration of the applicable exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration
      of the option term, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding
      for
      any vested shares for which the option has not been exercised. However, the
      option shall, immediately upon the Optionee’s cessation of Service, terminate
      and cease to be outstanding to the extent it is not exercisable for vested
      shares on the date of such cessation of Service.

     

    7. Should
      Optionee’s Service be terminated for Misconduct, then all outstanding options
      held by the Optionee shall terminate immediately and cease to remain
      outstanding.

     

    D. Stockholder
      Rights.
      The
      holder of an option shall have no stockholder rights with respect to the shares
      subject to the option until such person shall have exercised the option, paid
      the exercise price and become a holder of record of the purchased
      shares.

     

    E. Transferability
      of Options.
      During
      the lifetime of the Optionee, an option shall be exercisable only by the
      Optionee or the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative. No option shall be
      assignable or transferable by the Optionee, except by will or by the laws of
      descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted
      by the Board, in its discretion, and set forth in the option agreement
      evidencing such option, an Option shall be assignable or transferable subject
      to
      the applicable limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to
      Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act.

     

    F. Withholding.
      The
      Corporation’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of
      any options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of
      all
      applicable federal, state, local, and foreign income and employment tax
      withholding requirements.

     

    ARTICLE
      THREE

     

    STOCK
      ISSUANCE PROGRAM

     

    I. TERMS
      AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK ISSUANCES

     

    Shares
      of
      Common Stock shall be issued under the Stock Issuance Program through direct
      and
      immediate purchases without any intervening stock options grants. The issued
      shares shall be evidenced by a Stock Issuance Agreement (“Issuance
      Agreement”)
      that
      complies with the terms and conditions of this Article Three.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    A. Consideration.

     

    Shares
      of
      Common Stock shall be issued under the Plan for one or more of the following
      items of consideration, which the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate in
      each individual instance:

     

    1. cash
      or
      cash equivalents (such as a personal check or bank draft) paid to the
      Corporation;

     

    2. Common
      Stock of the Corporation valued at Fair Market Value on the date of
      issuance;

     

    3. a
      promissory note payable to the Corporation’s order in one or more installments,
      which may be subject to cancellation in whole or in part upon terms and
      conditions established by the Plan Administrator;

     

    4. past
      services rendered to the Corporation or any parent or subsidiary corporation;
      or

     

    5. any
      combination of the above approved by the Plan Administrator.

     

    Shares
      may, in the absolute discretion of the Plan Administrator, be issued for
      consideration with a value less than one-hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
      Market Value of such shares, but in no event less than eighty-five percent
      (85%)
      of such Fair Market Value.

     

    B. Vesting
      Provisions.

     

    1. Shares
      of
      Common Stock issued under this Article Three may, in the absolute discretion
      of
      the Plan Administrator, be fully and immediately vested upon issuance or may
      vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s period of Service. The
      effect which death, disability or other event designated by the Plan
      Administrator is to have upon the vesting schedule shall be determined by the
      Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Issuance Agreement executed by
      the
      Corporation and the Participant at the time such unvested shares are
      issued.

     

    2. The
      Participant shall have full stockholder rights with respect to any shares of
      Common Stock issued to him or her under this Article Three, whether or not
      his
      or her interest in those shares is vested. Accordingly, the Participant shall
      have the right to vote such shares and to receive any regular cash dividends
      paid on such shares. Any new, additional or different shares of stock or other
      property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend) which
      the
      Participant may have the right to receive with respect to his or her unvested
      shares by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, reclassification of Common
      Stock or other similar change in the Corporation’s capital structure or by
      reason of any Corporate Transaction shall be issued, subject to (i) the same
      vesting requirements applicable to his or her unvested shares and (ii) such
      escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem
      appropriate.

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    3. Should
      the Participant cease to remain in Service while holding one or more unvested
      shares of Common Stock under this Article Three, then those shares shall be
      immediately surrendered to the Corporation for cancellation, and the Participant
      shall have no further stockholder rights with respect to those shares. The
      Corporation shall repay to the Participant the cash consideration paid for
      the
      surrendered shares and shall cancel the principal balance of any outstanding
      purchase-money note of the Participant to the extent attributable to such
      surrendered shares. The surrendered shares may, at the Plan Administrator’s
      discretion, be retained by the Corporation as treasury shares or may be retired
      to authorized but unissued share status.

     

    4. The
      Plan
      Administrator may in its discretion elect to waive the surrender and
      cancellation of one or more unvested shares of Common Stock (or other assets
      attributable thereto) which should otherwise occur upon the non-completion
      of
      the vesting schedule applicable to such shares. Such waiver shall result in
      the
      immediate vesting of the Participant’s interest in the shares of Common Stock as
      to which the waiver applies. Such wavier may be effected at any time, whether
      before or after the Participant’s cessation of Service.

     

    II. TRANSFER
      RESTRICTIONS/SHARE ESCROW

     

    A. Certificates
      evidencing unvested shares issued pursuant to this Article Three may, in the
      Plan Administrator’s discretion, be held in escrow by the Corporation until the
      Participant’s interest in such shares vests or may be held directly to the
      Participant with restrictive legends indicating that the shares are unvested.
      To
      the extent an escrow arrangement is utilized, the unvested shares and any
      securities or other assets issued with respect to such shares (other than
      regular cash dividends) shall be delivered in escrow to the Corporation to
      be
      held until the Participant’s interest in such shares (or other securities or
      assets) vests. Alternatively, if the unvested shares are issued directly to
      the
      Participant, the restrictive legend on the certificates for such shares shall
      read substantially as follows:

     

    “THE
      SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE UNVESTED AND ARE ACCORDINGLY SUBJECT
      TO (I) CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND TO (II) CANCELLATION OR OTHER
      REPURCHASE IN THE EVENT THE REGISTERED HOLDER (OR HIS/HER PREDECESSOR IN
      INTEREST) CEASES TO REMAIN IN THE CORPORATION’S SERVICE. SUCH TRANSFER
      RESTRICTIONS AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH CANCELLATION OR REPURCHASE
      ARE
      SET FORTH IN A STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE
      REGISTERED HOLDER (OR HIS/HER PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST) DATED _______________,
      200_, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
      CORPORATION.”

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    B. The
      Participant shall have no right to transfer any unvested shares of Common Stock
      issued to him or her under this Article Three. For purposes of this restriction,
      the term (“transfer”)
      shall
      include (without limitation) any sale, pledge, assignment, encumbrance, gift,
      or
      other disposition of such shares, whether voluntary or involuntary, other than
      an Ownership Change Event. Upon any such attempted transfer, the unvested shares
      shall immediately be cancelled, and neither the Participant nor the proposed
      transferee shall have any rights with respect to those shares. However, the
      Participant shall have the right to make a gift of unvested shares acquired
      under the Plan to his or her spouse or issue, including adopted children, or
      to
      a trust established for such spouse or issue, provided the donee of such shares
      delivers to the Corporation a written agreement to be bound by all the
      provisions of the Plan and the Issuance Agreement applicable to the gifted
      shares.

     

    ARTICLE
      FOUR

     

    MISCELLANEOUS

     

    I. CORPORATE
      TRANSACTIONS

     

    A. The
      shares subject to each option outstanding under the Plan at the time of a
      Corporate Transaction shall automatically vest in full so that each such option
      shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction,
      become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time
      subject to that option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares
      as
      fully-vested shares of Common Stock. However, the shares subject to an
      outstanding option shall not
      vest on
      such an accelerated basis if and to the extent: (i) such option is assumed
      by
      the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in the Corporate Transaction
      and
      the Corporation’s repurchase rights with respect to the unvested option shares
      are concurrently assigned to such successor corporation (or parent thereof)
      or
      (ii) such option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the
      successor corporation which preserves the spread existing on the unvested option
      shares at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent
      payout in accordance with the same vesting schedule applicable to those unvested
      option shares or (iii) the acceleration of such option is subject to other
      limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time of the option
      grant.

     

    B. All
      outstanding repurchase rights shall also terminate automatically, and the shares
      of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in
      full, in the event of any Corporate Transaction, except to the extent: (i)
      those
      repurchase rights are assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof)
      in connection with such Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting
      is precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the
      time
      the repurchase right is issued.

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    C. The
      Corporation shall use its best efforts to provide at least twenty (20) days
      prior written notice of the occurrence of any Corporate Transaction in which
      the
      options or repurchase rights under the Plan are not to be assumed by or assigned
      to the successor corporation and such options or repurchase rights vest or
      terminate on an accelerated basis.

     

    D. Immediately
      following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding options
      shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by
      the
      successor corporation (or parent thereof).

     

    E. Each
      option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction shall be
      appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply
      to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to the
      Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction, had the option been
      exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate
      adjustments shall also be made to (i) the number and class of securities
      available for issuance under the Plan following the consummation of such
      Corporate Transaction and (ii) the exercise price payable per share under each
      outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price payable for such
      securities shall remain the same.

     

    F. The
      Plan
      Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable either at the time the
      option or stock issuance is granted or at any time while the option remains
      outstanding or shares acquired pursuant to a stock issuance are unvested, to
      provide for the automatic acceleration (in whole or in part) of one or more
      outstanding options and the immediate termination of the Corporation’s
      repurchase rights with respect to the shares subject to those options or any
      stock issuance upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, whether or not
      those options or repurchase rights are to be assumed or assigned in the
      Corporate Transaction.

     

    G. The
      Plan
      Administrator shall also have full power and authority, exercisable either
      at
      the time the option or stock issuance is granted or at any time while the option
      remains outstanding or shares acquired pursuant to a stock issuance are
      unvested, to structure such option or stock issuance so that the shares subject
      to that option or stock issuance will automatically vest on an accelerated
      basis
      should the Optionee’s or Participant’s Service terminate by reason of an
      Involuntary Termination, as defined in the agreement evidencing the option
      or
      stock issuance, within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months)
      following the effective date of any Corporate Transaction in which the option
      or
      is assumed and the repurchase rights applicable to the unvested option shares
      or
      stock issuance shares do not otherwise terminate. Any option so accelerated
      shall remain exercisable for the fully-vested option shares until the earlier
      of
      (i) the expiration of the option term or (ii) the expiration of the one (1)-year
      period measured from the effective date of the Involuntary Termination. In
      addition, the Plan Administrator may provide that one or more of the
      Corporation’s outstanding repurchase rights with respect to shares held by the
      Optionee or Participant at the time of such Involuntary Termination shall
      immediately terminate on an accelerated basis, and the shares subject to those
      terminated rights shall accordingly vest at that time.

     

    H. The
      grant
      of options or stock issuances under the Plan shall in no way affect the right
      of
      the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its
      capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate
      or
      sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    II. EFFECTIVE
      DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

     

    A. The
      Plan
      became effective when adopted by the Board on February 10, 2000 with an
      initial share reserve of 3,000,000 shares. The share reserve was automatically
      increased to 6,000,000 shares as a result of the 2:1 stock split effected by
      the
      Corporation on March 16, 2000.

     

    B. On
      April
      2, 2001, the Board amended the Plan in order to remove the definition of
“Involuntary Termination” from the Plan document and include the definition
      solely in the agreement evidencing an option or stock issuance.

     

    C. The
      Plan
      shall terminate upon the earlier of: (i) the date on which all shares available
      for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all restrictions on such shares
      under the terms of the Plan and the agreements evidencing options or stock
      issuances granted under the Plan have lapsed, or (ii) its termination by the
      Board.

     

    III. AMENDMENT
      OF THE PLAN

     

    A. The
      Board
      shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the
      Plan in any or all respects. No amendment or modification of the Plan shall
      affect any then outstanding option or unvested shares acquired pursuant to
      a
      stock issuance unless expressly provided by the Board. In any event, no
      amendment or modification of the Plan may adversely affect any then outstanding
      option or unvested shares acquired pursuant to a stock issuance without the
      consent of the Optionee or Participant, unless such amendment or modification
      is
      necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.

     

    IV. USE
      OF PROCEEDS

     

    Any
      cash
      proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of shares of Common Stock
      under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

     

    V. REGULATORY
      APPROVALS

     

    The
      implementation of the Plan, the granting of any option hereunder and the
      issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of any option shall
      be
      subject to the Corporation’s procurement of all approvals and permits required
      by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the options granted
      under it and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.

     

    VI. NO
      EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE RIGHTS

     

    Nothing
      in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee or Participant any right to continue
      in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise
      restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary
      corporation employing or retaining the Optionee or Participant) or of the
      Optionee or Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each,
      to
      terminate the Optionee’s or Participant’s Service at any time for any reason,
      with or without cause.

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    VII. FINANCIAL
      REPORTS

     

    Each
      Optionee shall be given access to information concerning the Corporation
      equivalent to that information generally made available to the Corporation’s
      common stockholders.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    APPENDIX

     

    The
      following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

     

    A. Board
      shall
      mean the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

     

    B. Code
      shall
      mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     

    C. Committee
      shall
      mean a committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having
      such powers as shall be specified by the Board. Unless the powers of the
      Committee have been specifically limited, the Committee shall have all of the
      powers of the Board granted herein, including, without limitation, the power
      to
      amend or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and
      any applicable limitations imposed by law.

     

    D. Common
      Stock
      shall
      mean the Corporation’s common stock.

     

    E. Consultant
      shall
      mean a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than
      as
      an Employee or a Director) to the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary
      corporation, provided that the identity of such person, the nature of such
      services or the entity to which such services are provided would not preclude
      the Corporation from offering or selling securities to such person pursuant
      to
      the Plan in reliance on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities
      Act.

     

    F. Corporate
      Transaction
      shall
      mean an Ownership Change Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events
      (collectively, a “Transaction”)
      wherein the stockholders of the Corporation immediately before the Transaction
      do not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same
      proportions as their ownership of shares of the Corporation’s voting stock
      immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership
      of
      more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
      outstanding voting stock of the Corporation or the corporation or corporations
      to which the assets of the Corporation were transferred (the “Transferee
      Corporation(s)”),
      as
      the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial
      ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from
      ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which, as a result
      of
      the Transaction, own the Corporation or the Transferee Corporation(s), as the
      case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations.
      The
      Board shall have the right to determine whether multiple sales or exchanges
      of
      the voting stock of the Corporation or multiple Ownership Change Events are
      related, and its determination shall be final, binding and
      conclusive.

     

    G. Corporation
      shall
      mean Agile Software Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor
      corporation thereto.

     

    H. Director
      shall
      means a member of the Board or of the board of directors of any other Parent
      or
      Subsidiary corporation.

     

    I. Disability
      shall
      mean the permanent and total disability on the Optionee or Participant within
      the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    J. Employee
      shall
      mean an individual who is in the employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or
      Subsidiary corporation), subject to the control and direction of the employer
      entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of
      performance.

     

    K. Exercise
      Date
      shall
      mean the date on which the Corporation shall have received written notice of
      the
      option exercise.

     

    L. Fair
      Market Value per
      share
      of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be determined in accordance with
      the
      following provisions:

     

    (i) If
      the
      Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq National Market, then the
      Fair
      Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on
      the
      date in question, as such price is reported by the National Association of
      Securities Dealers on the Nasdaq National Market or any successor system. If
      there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question,
      then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last
      preceding date for which such quotation exists.

     

    (ii) If
      the
      Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock Exchange, then the Fair Market
      Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on the date
      in question on the Stock Exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to be
      the
      primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in
      the
      composite tape of transactions on such exchange. If there is no closing selling
      price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value
      shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such
      quotation exists.

     

    (iii) If
      the
      Common Stock is at the time neither listed on any Stock Exchange nor traded
      on
      the Nasdaq National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined
      by
      the Plan Administrator after taking into account such factors as the Plan
      Administrator shall deem appropriate.

     

    M. Involuntary
      Termination
      shall
      mean the termination of the Service of any individual as defined in the
      agreement evidencing the option or stock issuance.

     

    N. Misconduct
      shall
      mean the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by the
      Optionee or Participant, any unauthorized use or disclosure by such person
      of
      confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or any Parent
      or
      Subsidiary corporation), or any other intentional misconduct by such person
      adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent
      or
      Subsidiary corporation) in a material manner. The foregoing definition shall
      not
      be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions which the Corporation
      (or
      any Parent or Subsidiary corporation) may consider as grounds for the dismissal
      or discharge of any Optionee, Participant or other person in the Service of
      the
      Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary corporation).

     

    O. Non-Statutory
      Option
      shall
      mean an option not intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section
      422.

     

    P. Ownership
      Change Event
      shall be
      deemed to have occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the
      Corporation: (i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    single
      or
      series of related transactions by the stockholders of the Corporation of more
      than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Corporation; (ii) a merger
      or consolidation in which the Corporation is a party; (iii) the sale, exchange,
      or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation; or
      (iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation.

     

    Q. Optionee
      shall
      mean any person to whom an option is granted pursuant to the Option Grant
      Program under the Plan.

     

    R. Parent
      shall
      mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of
      corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each corporation in the
      unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time of the
      determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
      combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
      in such chain.

     

    S. Participant
      shall
      mean any person to whom a stock issuance or stock bonus is granted pursuant
      to
      the Stock Issuance Program under the Plan.

     

    T. Plan
      shall
      mean the Corporation’s 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as set forth in this
      document.

     

    U. Plan
      Administrator
      shall
      mean either the Board or the Committee, to the extent the Committee is at the
      time responsible for the administration of the Plan.

     

    V. Securities
      Act
      shall
      mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     

    W. Service
      shall
      mean an Optionee’s or Participant’s employment or service with the Corporation
      or Parent or Subsidiary corporation, whether in the capacity of an Employee
      or a
      Consultant. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, an Optionee’s or
      Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a
      change in the capacity in which the Optionee or Participant renders Service
      to
      the Corporation or Parent or Subsidiary corporation or a change in the
      Corporation or Parent or Subsidiary corporation for which the Optionee or
      Participant renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or
      termination of the Optionee’s or Participant’s Service. Furthermore, an
      Optionee’s or Participant’s Service with the Corporation or Parent or Subsidiary
      corporation shall not be deemed to have terminated if the Optionee or
      Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave
      of
      absence approved by the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
      otherwise designated by the Corporation or required by law, a leave of absence
      shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under the
      Optionee’s option agreement or Participant’s stock issuance agreement. An
      Optionee’s or Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either
      upon an actual termination of Service or upon the corporation for which the
      Optionee or Participant performs Service ceasing to be a Parent or Subsidiary.
      Subject to the foregoing, the Corporation, in its discretion, shall determine
      whether an Optionee’s or Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective
      date of such termination.

     

    X. Stock
      Exchange
      shall
      mean either the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock
      Exchange.

    
      
        
        

      

      
      

      
        

      

    

    
      
      

    

    Y. Subsidiary
      shall
      mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of
      corporations beginning with the Corporation, provided each corporation (other
      than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the
      determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
      combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
      in such chain.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      A-3Exhibit
      10.1

    

    EXECUTIVE
      SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

    

    This
      Executive Severance Agreement (“Agreement”), including the attached Exhibit “A,”
which is incorporated herein by reference and made an integral part of this
      Agreement, is entered into between U.S. Concrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation
      (the “Company”), and Michael W. Harlan (“Executive”). This Agreement is
      effective as of July 31, 2007 (the “Effective Date”). The Company and Executive
      agree as follows:

     

    1.           
      Termination

     

    1.1 Termination
      By the Company.
      The
      Company may terminate Executive’s employment for any of the following
      reasons:

     

    a. Termination
      for Cause.
      For
“Cause” upon the determination by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors
      that “Cause” exists to terminate Executive’s employment. “Cause” means (i)
      Executive’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or willful neglect in the
      performance of the material duties and services of Executive to the Company
      in
      his current Position (as set forth on Exhibit “A” or any Position to which
      Executive has been promoted (provided Executive has accepted such promotion);
      (ii) Executive’s final conviction of a felony by a trial court, or Executive’s
      entry of a plea of nolo
      contendere
      to a
      felony charge; (iii) any criminal indictment of Executive relating to an event
      or occurrence for which Executive was directly responsible which, in the
      business judgment of a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors, exposes the
      Company to ridicule, shame or business or financial risk; or (iv) a material
      breach by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement. If the Company
      terminates Executive’s employment for Cause, Executive shall be entitled only to
      Executive’s (a) pro rata Monthly Base Salary (as defined in Exhibit “A”) through
      the date of such termination, and (b) unused vacation days earned the year
      prior
      to the year in which Executive’s termination for Cause occurs, plus pro rata
      vacation days earned for the year in which Executive’s termination for Cause
      occurs. All future compensation and benefits, other than benefits to which
      Executive is entitled under the terms of the Company’s compensation and/or
      benefit plans, shall cease as of the date of such termination. In the case
      of a
      termination for Cause under subpart (i) above, (a) all stock options previously
      granted by the Company to Executive that are vested on the date of termination
      for Cause shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any applicable plan
      or agreement covering any such stock option awards, remain outstanding and
      continue to be exercisable for a period of 90 days following the date of
      termination for Cause (or, if earlier, the expiration of their term), (b) all
      stock options previously granted by the Company to Executive that are not vested
      on the date of termination for Cause shall terminate immediately and (c) all
      restricted stock, restricted stock units and other awards that have not vested
      prior to the date of termination for Cause shall be cancelled to the extent
      not
      then vested. In the case of a termination for Cause under subparts (ii), (iii)
      or (iv) above, (y) all stock options previously granted by the Company to
      Executive (whether or not vested) shall terminate immediately and (z) all
      restricted stock, restricted stock units and other awards that have not vested
      prior to the date of termination for Cause shall be cancelled to the extent
      not
      then vested.

     

    b. Involuntary
      Termination.
      Without
      Cause at the Company’s option at any time, with or without notice and for any
      reason whatsoever, other than death, disability or for Cause, in the sole
      discretion of the Company (“Involuntary Termination”). Upon an Involuntary
      Termination, Executive shall receive all of the following severance benefits
      (provided, however, that, in the event of an Involuntary Termination in
      circumstances in which the provisions of Section 1.3 would be applicable, the
      provisions of Section 1.3 will instead apply): 

     

    (i) a
      lump-sum payment in cash (in accordance with Section 4.10) equal to the Monthly
      Base Salary in effect on the date of Involuntary Termination multiplied by
      12,
      together with a prorated amount of Monthly Base Salary for any partial month
      in
      which such termination occurs;

     

    (ii) a
      lump-sum payment in cash (in accordance with Section 4.10) equal to the amount
      of Executive’s (a) target bonus for the bonus year in which Executive’s
      Involuntary Termination occurs, prorated based on the number of days in the
      bonus year that have elapsed prior to the Involuntary Termination, and (b)
      unused vacation days earned the year prior to the year in which Executive’s
      Involuntary Termination occurs, plus pro rata vacation days earned in the year
      in which Executive’s Involuntary Termination occurs;

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (iii) provided
      that Executive is eligible for and timely elects to receive group medical
      continuation coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay 100% of applicable
      medical continuation premiums for the benefit of Executive (and his covered
      dependents as of the date of his termination, if any) under Executive’s
      then-current plan election for 18 months after termination, with such coverage
      to be provided under the closest comparable plan as offered by the Company
      from
      time to time; and

     

    (iv) all
      stock
      options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar awards
      granted to Executive by the Company prior to the date of Involuntary Termination
      shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any applicable plan or
      agreement covering any such stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted
      stock units or similar awards, fully vest and become exercisable in full on
      the
      date of Involuntary Termination and shall remain outstanding and in effect
      in
      accordance with their respective terms, and any restrictions, forfeiture
      conditions or other conditions or criteria applicable to any such awards shall
      lapse on the date of Involuntary Termination. Executive may exercise any such
      stock options or other exercisable awards at any time before the expiration
      of
      their term.

     

    c. Death/Disability.
      Upon
      Executive’s (i) death, or (ii) becoming unable to engage in any substantial
      gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
      impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
      for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (iii) termination of
      employment as a result of becoming permanently and totally unable to perform
      Executive’s duties hereunder as a result of any physical or mental impairment
      supported by a written opinion by a physician selected by the Company who is
      reasonably acceptable to Executive. Upon termination of employment due to such
      death or disability, Executive or Executive’s heirs shall be entitled to receive
      all severance benefits described in Section 1.1.b. as if Executive’s employment
      ended due to an Involuntary Termination by the Company as of the date of death,
      date of disability as described in (ii) above, or as of the date of termination
      due to permanent and total incapacity as described in (iii) above, except that
      with respect to severance benefits relating to stock options upon termination
      of
      employment due to death or disability, (a) all stock options previously granted
      by the Company to Executive that are vested on the date of termination shall,
      notwithstanding any contrary provision of any applicable plan or agreement
      covering any such stock option awards, remain outstanding and continue to be
      exercisable in accordance with their terms and (b) all stock options previously
      granted by the Company to Executive that are not vested on the date of
      termination shall terminate immediately. 

     

    1.2
      Termination
      By Executive.
      Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for any of the following
      reasons:

     

    a. Termination
      for Good Cause.
      For
“Good Cause” upon determination by Executive that Good Cause exists to terminate
      Executive’s employment. “Good Cause” means, without Executive’s consent, (i) a
      diminution in Executive’s then current Monthly Base Salary, (ii) a material
      change in the location of Executive’s principal place of employment by the
      Company from the “Location” set out on Exhibit “A,” (iii) any material
      diminution in Executive’s Position from that set out on Exhibit “A” or any title
      or Position to which Executive has been promoted, (iv) any material diminution
      of Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities from those commensurate
      and consistent with the character, status and dignity appropriate to Executive’s
      Position or any title or Position to which Executive has been promoted
      (provided, however, that if at any time Executive ceases to have such duties
      and
      responsibilities as are commensurate and consistent with his Position that
      are
      associated with a publicly traded company because the Company ceases to have
      any
      securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
      as amended, or ceases to be required to file reports under Section 15(d) of
      the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, then Executive’s authority, duties
      and responsibilities will not be deemed to have been materially diminished
      solely due to the cessation of such publicly-traded company duties and

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    responsibilities),
      (v) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of this
      Agreement, or (vi) any restructuring of Executive’s direct reporting
      relationship such that Executive does not report to the Company’s Board of
      Directors, any of which remain uncorrected for 30 days following Executive’s
      written notice to the Company of Good Cause. Executive must provide such written
      notice to the Company of Good Cause within 90 days of the existence of such
      condition. Upon Executive’s termination for Good Cause, Executive shall receive
      all of the following severance benefits (provided, however, that, in the event
      of a termination for Good Cause in circumstances in which the provisions of
      Section 1.3 would be applicable, the provisions of Section 1.3 will instead
      apply):

     

    (i) a
      lump-sum payment in cash (in accordance with Section 4.10) equal to the Monthly
      Base Salary in effect on the date of termination for Good Cause multiplied
      by
      12, together with a prorated amount of Monthly Base Salary for any partial
      month
      in which such termination occurs;

     

    (ii) a
      lump-sum payment in cash (in accordance with Section 4.10) equal to the amount
      of Executive’s (a) target bonus for such bonus year, prorated based on the
      number of days in the bonus year that have elapsed prior to the termination
      for
      Good Cause; and (b) unused vacation days earned the year prior to the year
      in
      which Executive’s termination for Good Cause occurs, plus pro rata vacation days
      earned in the year in which Executive’s termination for Good Cause
      occurs;

     

    (iii) provided
      that Executive is eligible for and timely elects to receive group medical
      continuation coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay 100% of applicable
      medical continuation premiums for the benefit of Executive (and his covered
      dependents as of the date of his termination, if any) under Executive’s
      then-current plan election for 18 months after termination, with such coverage
      to be provided under the closest comparable plan as offered by the Company
      from
      time to time; and

     

    (iv) all
      stock
      options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar awards
      granted to Executive by the Company prior to the date of termination for Good
      Cause shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any applicable plan
      or
      agreement covering any such stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted
      stock units or similar awards, fully vest and become exercisable in full on
      the
      date of termination for Good Cause and shall remain outstanding and in effect
      in
      accordance with their respective terms, and any restrictions, forfeiture
      conditions or other conditions or criteria applicable to any such awards shall
      lapse on the date of termination for Good Cause. Executive may exercise any
      such
      stock options or other exercisable awards at any time before the expiration
      of
      their term.

     

    b. Voluntary
      Termination.
      For any
      other reason whatsoever, in Executive’s sole discretion. Upon such voluntary
      termination by Executive for any reason other than Good Cause (a “Voluntary
      Termination”), all of Executive’s future compensation and benefits, other than
      benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of the Company’s
      compensation and/or benefit plans, shall cease as of the date of Voluntary
      Termination, and Executive shall be entitled only to (a) pro rata Monthly Base
      Salary through such date of Voluntary Termination; and (b) unused vacation
      days
      earned the year prior to the year in which Executive’s Voluntary Termination
      occurs, plus pro rata vacation days earned for the year in which Executive’s
      Voluntary Termination occurs. In the case of a Voluntary Termination, (i) all
      stock options previously granted by the Company to Executive that are vested
      on
      the date of Voluntary Termination will remain outstanding and continue to be
      exercisable by Executive until 90 days after the date of Voluntary Termination
      (or, if earlier, the expiration of their term), and (ii) all restricted stock,
      restricted stock units or other awards that have not vested prior to the date
      of
      Voluntary Termination shall be cancelled to the extent not then
      vested.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    1.3 Termination
      Following Change In Control.
      In the
      event a Change in Control (as defined herein) occurs and within one year after
      the date of the Change in Control either (a) Executive terminates his employment
      for Good Cause or (b) the Company or any successor (whether direct or indirect
      and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise)
      to
      substantially all of the business, properties and/or assets of the Company
      makes an Involuntary Termination of Executive’s employment, then in either case
      the Company or its successor shall be required to provide Executive, and
      Executive shall receive, all of the following Change in Control
      benefits:

     

    (i) a
      lump-sum payment in cash (payable on the termination date) equal to the sum
      of
      (a) Executive’s Monthly Base Salary in effect on the termination date multiplied
      by 12, and (b) the amount of Executive’s full target bonus for such bonus year,
      and multiplying the sum of (a) and (b) by the Change in control multiplier
      described on Exhibit “A”;

     

    (ii) a
      lump-sum payment in cash (payable on the termination date) equal to the unused
      vacation days earned the year prior to the year in which Executive’s employment
      is terminated, plus pro rata vacation days earned in the year in which
      Executive’s employment is terminated; 

    

    (iii) provided
      that Executive is eligible for and timely elects to receive group medical
      continuation coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay 100% of applicable
      medical continuation premiums for the benefit of Executive (and his covered
      dependents as of the date of his termination, if any) under Executive’s
      then-current plan election for 18 months after termination, with such coverage
      to be provided under the closest comparable plan as offered by the Company
      from
      time to time; and

     

    (iv) all
      stock
      options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar awards
      granted to Executive by the Company prior to the termination date shall vest
      in
      accordance with Section 3.2.

     

    1.4 Offset.
      In all
      cases, the compensation and benefits payable to Executive under this Agreement
      upon termination of Executive’s employment shall be offset by any undisputed
      amounts that Executive then owes to the Company.

     

    1.5 One
      Recovery.
      In the
      event of termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled, if
      at all, to only one set of severance benefits or Change in Control benefits,
      as
      applicable, provided in this Agreement. 

     

    1.6 Certain
      Obligations Continue.
      Upon
      termination of Executive’s employment, all rights and obligations of Executive
      and the Company or its successor under this Agreement shall cease as of the
      effective date of termination except that (i) Executive’s obligations under
      Article 2 and Sections 4.1 and 4.4 of this Agreement and the Company’s or its
      successor’s obligations under Article 3 and Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.6, 4.1 and
      4.4 and the Company’s or its successor’s obligations to provide any severance
      benefits or Change in Control benefits to Executive shall survive such
      termination in accordance with their terms, and (ii) Executive shall be entitled
      to receive all compensation (including bonus) earned and benefits and
      reimbursements due through the effective date of termination as provided
      herein.

     

    1.7 Notice
      of Termination.
      Any
      termination of Executive’s employment shall be communicated by Notice of
      Termination to the non-terminating party, given in accordance with this
      Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Notice of Termination” means a
      written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this
      Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and
      circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s
      employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) specifies the termination
      date, if such date is other than the date of receipt of such
      notice.

     

    2.    Confidential
      Information; Post-Employment Obligations

     

    2.1
      Company
      Property.
      All
      written materials, records, data, and other documents prepared by Executive
      during Executive’s employment by the Company are Company property. All
      information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions that
      are
      conceived, made, developed, or acquired by Executive individually or in
      conjunction with others during Executive’s employment (whether during business
      hours and whether on the Company’s premises or otherwise) which relate to the
      Company’s business, products, or services are the Company’s sole and exclusive
      property. All memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, drawings,
      manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, maps, and all other
      documents, data, or materials of any type embodying such information, ideas,
      concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions are the Company’s property.
      At the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason,
      Executive shall return all of the Company’s documents, data, or other Company
      property, including all copies, to the Company. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    2.2
      Confidential
      Information; Non-Disclosure.
      Executive acknowledges that the business of the Company and its affiliated
      entities is highly competitive and that the Company will provide Executive
      with
      access to Confidential Information relating to the business of the Company
      and
      its affiliated entities. “Confidential Information” means and includes the
      Company’s and its affiliated entities’ confidential and/or proprietary
      information and/or trade secrets that have been developed or used and/or are
      reasonably planned to be developed and that cannot be obtained readily by third
      parties from outside sources. Confidential Information includes, by way of
      example and without limitation, the following: information regarding customers,
      employees, contractors, and the industry not generally known to the public;
      strategies, methods, books, records, and documents; technical information
      concerning products, equipment, services, and processes, particularly mixing
      techniques, mix designs or chemical analyses of concrete products; procurement
      procedures and pricing techniques; the names of and other information concerning
      customers, investors, and business affiliates (such as contact name, service
      provided, pricing for that customer, type and amount of services used, credit
      and financial data, and/or other information relating to the Company’s
      relationship with that customer); pricing strategies and price curves;
      positions; plans and strategies for expansion or acquisitions; budgets; customer
      lists; research; financial and sales data; trading methodologies and terms;
      evaluations, opinions, and interpretations of information and data; marketing
      and merchandising techniques; prospective customers’ names and marks; grids and
      maps; electronic databases; models; specifications; computer programs; internal
      business records; contracts benefiting or obligating the Company or its
      affiliated entities; bids or proposals submitted to any third party;
      technologies and methods; training methods and training processes;
      organizational structure; personnel information, including salaries of
      personnel; payment amounts or rates paid to consultants or other service
      providers; and other such confidential or proprietary information. Executive
      acknowledges that this Confidential Information constitutes a valuable, special,
      and unique asset used by the Company and its affiliated entities in its
      businesses to obtain a competitive advantage over its competitors. Executive
      further acknowledges that protection of such Confidential Information against
      unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to the Company in
      maintaining its competitive position. Executive also will have access to, or
      knowledge of, Confidential Information of third parties, such as actual and
      potential customers, suppliers, partners, joint venturers, investors, financing
      sources and the like, of the Company. The Company also agrees to provide
      Executive with access to Confidential Information and specialized training
      regarding the Company’s and its affiliated entities’ methodologies and business
      strategies, which will enable Executive to perform his job at the
      Company.

     

    Executive
      agrees that Executive will not, at any time during or after Executive’s
      employ-ment with the Company, make any unauthorized disclosure of any
      Confidential Information or specialized training of the Company, or make any
      use
      thereof, except in carrying out his employment responsibilities hereunder.
      Executive also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of third
      party
      Confidential Information to the same extent, and on the same basis, as the
      Company’s Confidential Information. Nothing in this Section 2.2 is intended to
      prohibit Executive from complying with any court order, lawful subpoena or
      governmental request for information, provided that Executive notifies the
      Company promptly upon the receipt of any such order, subpoena or request and
      before the date of required compliance.

     

    2.3
      Non-Competition
      Obligations.
      The
      Company agrees to and shall provide Executive with immediate access to
      Confidential Information. Ancillary to the rights and severance benefits
      provided to Executive, the Company’s provision of Confidential Information and
      specialized training to Executive, and Executive’s agreement not to disclose
      Confidential Information, and in order to protect the Confidential Information
      described above, the Company and Executive agree to the following
      non-competition provisions. Executive agrees that during Executive’s employment
      with the Company and for the “Period of Post-Employment Non-Competition
      Obligations” set forth in Exhibit “A,” Executive will not, directly or
      indirectly, for Executive or for others, in the “Geographic Region of
      Responsibility” described on Exhibit “A” (or, if Executive’s Geographic Region
      of Responsibility has changed, in any and all geographic regions in which
      Executive has devoted substantial attention at such location to the material
      business interest of the Company and its affiliated entities during the 12-month
      period immediately preceding Executive’s termination of employment), engage in,
      assist, or have any active interest or involvement, whether as an employee,
      agent, consultant, creditor, advisor, officer, director, stockholder (excluding
      holdings of 2% or less of the stock of a public company), partner, proprietor,
      or any type of principal whatsoever in any person, firm or business that
      generates more than 10% of its annual revenue from the sale of any
      concrete-related products and services that the Company or its affiliated
      entities offers, then has plans to offer, or has offered in the preceding
      12-month period, including, but not limited to, ready-mixed concrete, pre-cast
      concrete or related building materials or services such as proportioned mix
      design services, concrete mold engineering or design services, rebar, mesh,
      color additives, curing compounds, grouts, wooden forms, or similar products
      or
      services, whether at wholesale or retail (a “Competing Business”). Executive
      understands that the foregoing restrictions may limit Executive’s ability to
      engage in certain businesses in the geographic region and during the period
      provided for above, but acknowledges that these restrictions are necessary
      to
      protect the Confidential Information the Company has provided to
      Executive.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    2.4
      Non-Solicitation
      of Customers.
      During
      Executive’s employment with the Company and for the Period of Post-Employment
      Non-Competition Obligations, Executive will not call on, service, or solicit
      Competing Business from clients or customers of the Company or its affiliated
      entities whom that Executive, within the previous 24 months, (i) provided
      services to, worked with, solicited or had or made contact with, or (ii) had
      access to information and files concerning.

     

    2.5
      Non-Solicitation
      of Employees.
      During
      Executive’s employment with the Company, and for the Period of Post-Employment
      Non-Competition Obligations, Executive will not, either directly or indirectly,
      call on, solicit, or induce any other employee or officer of the Company or
      its
      affiliated entities whom Executive had contact with, knowledge of, or
      association with in the course of employment with the Company to terminate
      his
      employment, and will not assist any other person or entity in such a
      solicitation.

     

    2.6
      Early
      Resolution Conference/Arbitration.
      The
      parties are entering into this Agreement with the express understanding that
      this Agreement is clear and fully enforceable as written. If Executive ever
      decides to contend that any restriction on activities imposed by Article 3
      of this Agreement is no longer enforceable as written or does not apply to
      an
      activity in which Executive intends to engage, Executive first will notify
      the
      Company’s President and its Secretary in writing and meet with a Company
      representative at least 14 days before engaging in any activity that foreseeably
      could fall within the questioned restriction to discuss resolution of such
      claims (an “Early Resolution Conference”). Should the parties not be able to
      resolve disputes at the Early Resolution Conference, the parties agree to use
      confidential, binding arbitration to resolve the disputes. The arbitration
      shall
      be conducted in Houston, Texas, in accordance with the then-current employment
      arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, before an arbitrator
      licensed to practice law in Texas. The parties agree that the arbitrator, in
      the
      arbitrator’s discretion, may award a prevailing party, a reasonable attorney’s
      fee, including arbitration expenses and costs. Either party may seek a temporary
      restraining order, injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief
      regarding the provisions of this Section if the other party fails to comply
      with
      obligations stated herein. The parties’ agreement to arbitrate applies only to
      the matters subject to an Early Resolution Conference. 

     

    2.7
      Warranty
      and Indemnification.
      Executive warrants that Executive is not a party to any restrictive agreement
      limiting Executive’s activities in his employment by the Company. Executive
      further warrants that at the time of the signing of this Agreement, Executive
      knows of no written or oral contract or of any other impediment that would
      inhibit or prohibit employment with the Company, and that Executive will not
      knowingly use any trade secret, confidential information, or other intellectual
      property right of any other party in the performance of Executive’s duties
      hereunder. Executive shall hold the Company harmless from any and all suits
      and
      claims arising out of any breach of such restrictive agreement or
      contracts.

     

    2.8
      Modification.
      Executive and the Company agree that if the scope or enforceability of a
      restrictive covenant described in this Article 2 is disputed, the arbitrator
      or
      court with competent jurisdiction may modify and enforce the covenant to the
      extent that it determines the covenant to be reasonable.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    3.    Change
      in Control

     

    3.1 Definitions.

     

    a. For
      purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have
      occurred on the earliest of any of the following dates:

     

    (i) the
      date
      the Company merges or consolidates with any other person or entity, and the
      voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger
      or
      consolidation do not continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding
      or
      by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than
      50%
      of the total voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such
      surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
      consolidation;

     

    (ii) the
      date
      the Company sells all or substantially all of its assets to any other person
      or
      entity;

     

    (iii) the
      date
      the Company is dissolved;

     

    (iv) the
      date
      any person or entity together with its Affiliates (as defined herein) becomes,
      directly or indirectly, the Beneficial Owner (as defined herein) of voting
      securities representing more than 50% of the total voting power of all then
      outstanding voting securities of the Company; or

     

    (v) the
      date
      the individuals who constituted the non-employee members of the Company’s Board
      of Directors (“Incumbent Board”) as of the Effective Date cease for any reason
      to constitute at least a majority of the non-employee members of the Board,
      provided that for purposes of this clause (v) any person becoming a director
      of
      the Company whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s
      stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 80% of the directors comprising
      the Incumbent Board then still in office (or whose election or nomination was
      previously so approved) shall be, for purposes of this clause (v), considered
      as
      though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

     

    provided,
      however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses
      (i) - (v), a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred in
      connection with any bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company, or any transaction
      in connection therewith.

     

    b. As
      used
      in this Agreement, the following terms are defined as follows:

     

    (i) “Affiliate”
      shall mean, with respect to any person or entity, any person or entity that,
      directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control
      with such person or entity in question. For the purposes of the definition
      of
      Affiliate, “Control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “Controlled
      by” and “under common Control with”) as used with respect to any person or
      entity, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
      direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person
      or
      entity whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or
      otherwise;

     

    (ii) “Beneficial
      Owner” has the meaning ascribed to it pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     

    (iii) “Parent”
      means a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other
      entity that is the ultimate Beneficial Owner of more than 50% of the Company’s
      or its successor’s outstanding voting securities.

     

    3.2 Vesting
      of Awards.
      All
      stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar
      awards granted to Executive by the Company prior to the date of a Change in
      Control shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any applicable plan
      or
      agreement covering any such stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted
      stock units or similar awards, fully vest and become exercisable in full
      immediately prior to such Change in Control and shall remain outstanding and
      in
      effect in accordance with their terms, and any restrictions, forfeiture
      conditions or other conditions or criteria applicable to any such awards shall
      lapse immediately prior to such Change in Control. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing, any such award that is subject to Section 409A of the Internal
      Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) shall only fully vest and become
      exercisable in full immediately upon a “change in ownership or effective
      control” as defined in Section 409A that also constitutes a Change in Control as
      defined in Section 3.1 above. Executive may exercise any such stock options
      or
      other exercisable awards at any time before the expiration of their
      term.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    After
      a
      Change in Control, if any option (the “Terminated Option”) relating to the
      Company’s capital stock does not remain outstanding, the successor to the
      Company or its then Parent shall either:

     

    (a) issue
      an
      option (the “Successor Option”), to purchase common stock of such successor or
      Parent in an amount such that if Executive exercised the Successor Option
      immediately after the Change in Control, he would be in the same economic
      position as if he had exercised the Terminated Option immediately before the
      Change in Control, with such substitution to be made in accordance with the
      requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The aggregate exercise price for
      all
      of the shares covered by such Successor Option shall equal the aggregate
      exercise price of the Terminated Option. The term of such Successor Option
      shall
      equal the remainder of the term of the Terminated Option (as if the Terminated
      Option had remained outstanding) and such Successor Option shall be fully vested
      and exercisable in full on the date of its grant; or 

     

    (b) pay
      the
      Executive a cash amount within 10 days after the consummation of the Change
      in
      Control, in an amount agreed to by the Company and the Executive. Such amount
      shall be at least equivalent on an after-tax basis to the net after-tax gain
      that the Executive would have realized if he had been issued a Successor Option
      under clause (a) above and had immediately exercised such Successor Option
      and
      sold the underlying stock, taking into account the different tax rates that
      apply to such cash amount and to such gain, and such amount shall also reflect
      other differences to the Executive between receiving a cash amount under this
      clause (b) and receiving a Successor Option under clause (a) above.

     

    3.3 Certain
      Additional Payments.
      Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it
      shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its
      successor to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or
      distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or
      otherwise (a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section
      4999 of the Code (such excise tax, together with any interest thereon, any
      penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect to such excise
      tax, and any interest in respect of such penalties, additions to tax or
      additional amounts, being collectively referred herein to as the “Excise Tax”),
      then Executive shall be entitled to receive and the Company or its successor
      shall make an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that
      after payment by Executive of all taxes (as defined herein) imposed upon the
      Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal
      to
      the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment. The Gross-Up Payment shall be made
      to
      Executive as soon as practicable after written request for payment is submitted
      by Executive to the Company or its successor, but in no event later than the
      end
      of the calendar year next following the year in which Executive remits the
      related taxes. For purposes of this Section 3.3, the terms “tax” and “taxes”
mean any and all taxes of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to,
      any and all Excise Taxes, income taxes, and employment taxes), together with
      any
      interest thereon, any penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with
      respect to such taxes and any interest in respect of such penalties, additions
      to tax, or additional amounts. All determinations made under this Section 3.3,
      including whether a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up
      Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination,
      shall be made by a registered public accounting firm designated by Executive
      and
      reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Accounting Firm”). All fees and
      expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company or its
      successor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.3, if
      any
      tax authority determines that a greater Excise Tax should be imposed upon a
      Payment than is determined by the Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section
      3.3,
      Executive shall be entitled to receive the full Gross-Up Payment calculated
      on
      the basis of the amount of Excise Tax determined to be payable by such tax
      authority from the Company or its successor within 10 days of the Company
      receiving written notice of such determination.

     

    4.    Miscellaneous

     

    4.1 Statements
      About the Company or Executive.
      Except
      as may be required to comply with a court order, lawful subpoena or governmental
      request for information, Executive and the Company shall refrain, both during
      and after Executive’s employment, from publishing any oral or written statements
      about the other that are disparaging, slanderous, libelous, or defamatory;
      or
      that disclose private or confidential information about their business
      affairs.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    4.2 Notices.
      Notices
      and all other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
      to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United
      States registered or certified mail. Notices to the Company shall be sent to
      its
      President and its Secretary at: U.S. Concrete, Inc., 2925 Briarpark, Suite
      1050,
      Houston, Texas 77042. Notices and communications to Executive shall be sent
      to
      the address Executive most recently provided in writing to the
      Company.

     

    4.3
       No
      Waiver.
      No
      failure by either party at any time to give notice of any breach by the other
      party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this
      Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this
      Agreement.

     

    4.4 Mediation.
      If a
      dispute arises out of or relates to Executive’s termination, other than a
      dispute regarding Executive’s obligations under Article 3, and if the dispute
      cannot be settled through direct discussions, then the Company and Executive
      agree to try to settle the dispute in an amicable manner by confidential
      mediation before having recourse to any other proceeding or forum. The Company
      agrees to pay any pre-suit mediation fee charged by the mediator for two full
      days of mediation.

     

    4.5 Venue/Jurisdiction.
      This
      Agreement shall be governed by Texas law. Any litigation that may be brought
      by
      either party involving the enforcement of this Agreement or the rights, duties,
      or obligations under this Agreement, shall be brought exclusively in the State
      or federal courts sitting in Houston, Harris County, Texas. 

     

    4.6 Assignment.
      This
      Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
      by the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives,
      successors and permitted assigns. The Company may assign this Agreement to
      any
      affiliated entity. Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement are
      personal, and they shall not be assigned or transferred without the Company’s
      prior written consent otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and
      distribution. The Company will require any successor (direct or indirect and
      whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise) to
      substantially all of the business, properties and assets of the Company
      expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner
      and
      to the same extent the Company would have been required to perform it had no
      succession taken place. 

     

    4.7 Other
      Agreements/Entire Agreement.
      This
      Agreement shall supersede any and all existing oral or written agreements,
      representations or warranties between Executive and the Company or any of its
      affiliated entities relating to the terms of Executive’s termination by the
      Company or any of its affiliated entities, including that certain Employment
      Agreement, dated May 28, 2003 between the Company and Executive (the “Initial
      Agreement”), and the Initial Agreement is hereby terminated as of the Effective
      Date hereof. This Agreement (including Exhibit “A” attached hereto, which is
      incorporated herein by reference and made an integral part of this Agreement)
      constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject
      matters of this Agreement. Any modification of this Agreement (including without
      limitation to Exhibit “A”) will be effective only if it is in writing and signed
      by each party. Executive is also a party to that certain Amended and Restated
      Indemnification Agreement, dated August 17, 2000, between Executive and the
      Company (the “Indemnification Agreement”). Nothing in this Agreement is intended
      to alter or amend the terms or effect of the Indemnification Agreement, which
      shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms, notwithstanding the
      execution or termination of this Agreement. 

     

    4.8 Invalidity.
      Should
      any provision(s) in this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction
      to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be
      unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect, and the invalid, void
      or
      unenforceable provision(s) shall be deemed not to be part of this
      Agreement.

     

    4.9 Withholding.
      All
      payments required to be made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall
      be
      subject to the withholding of amounts relating to income and employment taxes
      and other customary employee deductions in conformity with the Company’s payroll
      policies in effect from time to time.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    4.10 Time
      of Payments.
      All
      amounts payable under Sections 1.1.b and 1.2 of this Agreement shall be paid
      within 10 days after Executive’s execution without revocation of a release in a
      form satisfactory to the Company and within the time period prescribed by the
      Company (which may not be less than 21 days after the date of termination of
      employment). If Executive is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined in
      Section 409A and determined as described below in this Section 4.10, any
      payments payable as a result of Executive’s termination (other than death) shall
      not be payable before the earliest of (i) the date that is six months after
      Executive’s termination, (ii) the date of Executive’s death, or (iii) the date
      that otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 409A. This Section
      4.10
      shall be applied by accumulating all payments that otherwise would have been
      paid within six months of Executive’s termination and paying such accumulated
      amounts at the earliest date which complies with the requirements of Section
      409A. Executive shall be a “specified employee” for the twelve-month period
      beginning on April 1 of a year if Executive is a “key employee” as defined in
      Section 416(i) of the Code (without regard to Section 416(i)(5)) as of December
      31 of the preceding year or using such dates as designated by the Company in
      accordance with Section 409A and in a manner that is consistent with respect
      to
      all of the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plans. For purposes of
      determining the identity of specified employees, the Company may establish
      procedures as it deems appropriate in accordance with Section 409A.

    

    4.11 Headings.
      The
      Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
      purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
      of
      this Agreement.

     

    4.12 Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties
      hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed
      to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and
      the
      same agreement.

     

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement in
      multiple originals to be effective on the Effective Date.

     

    

      
        	
                Michael
                  W. Harlan
                  (“Executive”)

              	
                U.S.
                  Concrete, Inc.
                  (the “Company”)

              
	
                 

              	
                 

              	
                 

              	
                 

              
	 	 	 	 
	
                 By:

              	
                /s/
                  Michael W. Harlan 
                  

                

              	
                 By:

              	
                /s/ Robert
                  D. Hardy 
                  

                

              
	
                 

                Date:
                  July
                  31, 2007

              	
                Printed
                  Name: 
                  Robert D. Hardy

                Title:
                  Senior
                  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:July
                  31, 2007

              

      

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Exhibit
      “A” to Employment Agreement Between

    The
      Company And Michael W. Harlan

     

    
      	
              Position:

            	
              President
                and Chief Executive Officer

            
	 	 
	
              Location:

            	
              Houston,
                Texas

            
	 	 
	
              Geographic
                Region of Responsibility:

            	
              During
                Executive’s employment with the Company, within 75 miles of any plant or
                other operating facility in which the Company is then engaged in
                business.

              Upon
                termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, within 75 miles of
                any plant or other operating facility in which the Company was engaged
                in
                business on the date immediately prior to Executive’s termination.
                

            
	
              Change
                in control multiplier:

            	
              3

            
	 	 
	
              Period
                of Post-Employment Non-Competition
                Obligations:

            	
              One
                year from the date of termination if Executive’s employment is terminated
                for Cause under Section 1.1.a. If Executive’s employment is terminated
                under Sections 1.1.b., 1.1.c., 1.2.a. or 1.3 and Executive receives
                any
                severance benefits or Change in Control benefits, then the Period
                of
                Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations shall be the period of
                time
                equal to the number of months of Monthly Base Salary upon which severance
                benefits or Change in Control benefits were determined. If Executive’s
                employment is terminated under Section 1.2.b., then the Period of
                Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations shall be one year from
                the
                date of termination. If Executive’s employment is terminated under any
                other section of this Agreement, there shall be no Period of
                Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations.

            
	 	 
	
              Monthly
                Base Salary:

            	
              $38,750
                or such higher rate as may be determined by the Company from time
                to
                time

            
	 	 
	
              Annual
                Paid Vacation:

            	
              Four
                weeks

            

    

     

     

    
      	
              Michael
                W. Harlan
                (“Executive”)

            	
              U.S.
                Concrete, Inc.
                (the “Company”)

            
	
               

            	
               

            	
               

            	
               

            
	 	 	 	 
	
               By:

            	
              /s/
                Michael W. Harlan 
                

              

            	
               By:

            	
              /s/ Robert
                D. Hardy 
                

              

            
	
               

              Date:
                July
                31, 2007

            	
              Printed
                Name: 
                Robert D. Hardy

              Title:
                Senior
                Vice President & Chief Financial
                Officer
Date:July
                31, 2007

            

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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