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EXHIBIT 10.15

                              MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

            THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the 9th day of October, 2007, among
MORGAN STANLEY SPECTRUM CURRENCY L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
"General Partner"), and FX CONCEPTS TRADING ADVISOR, INC., a New York
corporation (the "Trading Advisor").

                             W I T N E S S E T H:

            WHEREAS, the Partnership has been organized pursuant to the Amended
and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of April 2, 2007, as may be
amended from time to time, (the "Limited Partnership Agreement"), to trade, buy,
sell, spread, or otherwise acquire, hold, or dispose of commodities (which may
include foreign currencies, mortgage-backed securities, money market
instruments, financial instruments and any other securities or items which are
now, or may hereafter be, the subject of futures contract trading), domestic and
foreign commodity futures contracts, commodity forward contracts, foreign
exchange commitments, options on physical commodities and on futures contracts,
spot (cash) commodities and currencies, and any rights pertaining thereto
(hereinafter referred to collectively as "futures interests") and securities
(such as United States Treasury bills) approved by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (the "CFTC") for investment of customer funds and to engage in all
activities incident thereto;

            WHEREAS, the Partnership is a member partnership of the Morgan
Stanley Spectrum Series (the "Fund Group") pursuant to which units of limited
partnership interest ("Units") of such member partnerships are sold to investors
in a common prospectus. Units of the Partnership are being offered pursuant to a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (as it may be amended from time to time, the
"Registration Statement") filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and a final prospectus constituting a part thereof (as
it may be amended and supplemented from time to time) (the "Prospectus"). Such
Units can be exchanged by a limited partner of a member partnership of the Fund
Group for Units of other member partnerships of the Fund Group after it has been
a limited partner of a member partnership of the Fund Group for six months at
100% of the respective Net Asset Value (as defined in Section 7(d)(2) of the
Limited Partnership Agreement) thereof;

            WHEREAS, the principals of the Trading Advisor have extensive
experience trading in futures interests and the Trading Advisor is willing to
provide certain services and undertake certain obligations as set forth herein;

            WHEREAS, the Partnership and the General Partner each desires the
Trading Advisor to act as a trading advisor for the Partnership and to make
investment decisions with respect to futures interests for its allocated portion
of the Partnership's Net Assets (as defined in Section 7(d)(1) of the Limited
Partnership Agreement) and the Trading Advisor desires so to act; and

            WHEREAS, the Partnership, the General Partner and the Trading
Advisor wish to enter into this Management Agreement which, among other things,
sets forth certain terms and conditions upon which the Trading Advisor will
conduct a portion of the Partnership's futures interests trading for the
Partnership;

            NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

            1. Undertakings in Connection with the Continuing Offering of Units.

            (a) The Trading Advisor agrees with respect to the continuing
offering of Units: (i) to make all disclosures regarding itself, its principals
and affiliates, its trading performance, its trading programs, systems, methods,
and strategies (subject to the need, in the reasonable discretion of the Trading
Advisor, to preserve the confidentiality of proprietary information concerning
such programs, systems, methods, and strategies), any client accounts over which
it has discretionary trading authority (other than the names of any such
clients), and otherwise, as the General Partner may reasonably require (x) to be
made in the Partnership's Prospectus required by Section 4.21 of the CFTC's
Regulations, including any amendments or supplements thereto, or (y) to comply
with any applicable federal or state law or rule or regulation, including those
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the CFTC, the National
Futures Association (the "NFA"), the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (the "NASD") or any other regulatory body, exchange, or board; and (ii)
otherwise to cooperate with the Partnership, the General Partner, and Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated, an affiliate of the General Partner and the selling
agent for the Partnership ("MS&Co."), by providing information regarding the
Trading Advisor in connection with the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, including any pre-or post-effective
amendments or supplements thereto, with the SEC, CFTC, NFA, NASD, and with
appropriate governmental authorities as part of making application for
registration of the Units under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Partnership may deem appropriate. As used herein, the term
"principal" shall have the meaning as defined in Rule 3.1(a) of the CFTC's
Regulations and the term "affiliate" shall mean any individual or entity that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with the Trading Advisor.

            (b) The General Partner, in its sole discretion and at any time may
(i) withdraw the SEC registration of the Units, or (ii) discontinue the offering
of Units.

            (c) If, while Units continue to be offered and sold, the Trading
Advisor becomes aware of any materially untrue or misleading statement or
omission regarding itself or any of its principals or affiliates in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus, or of the occurrence of any event or
change in circumstances that would result in there being any materially untrue
or misleading statement or omission in the Registration Statement or Prospectus
regarding itself or any of its principals or affiliates, the Trading Advisor
shall promptly notify the General Partner and shall cooperate with it in the
preparation of any necessary amendments or supplements to the Registration
Statement or Prospectus. Neither the Trading Advisor nor any of its principals
or affiliates or any stockholders, officers, directors, or employees thereof
shall distribute the Prospectus or selling literature or shall engage in any
selling activities whatsoever in connection with the continuing offering of
Units except as may be specifically requested by the General Partner.

            2. Duties of the Trading Advisor.

            (a) Upon the commencement of trading operations on or about December
1, 2007 by the Trading Advisor on behalf of the Partnership, the Trading Advisor
hereby agrees to act as a Trading Advisor for the Partnership and, as such,
shall have sole authority and responsibility for directing the investment and
reinvestment of its allocated portion of the Net Assets of the Partnership which
initially shall be traded pursuant to its Global Currency Program as described
in the Prospectus, and may be subsequently traded pursuant to such other of the
Trading Advisor's programs described in the Prospectus as agreed to by the
General Partner and the Trading Advisor (with such changes and additions to such
trading programs as the Trading Advisor, from time to time, incorporates into
its trading program(s) for accounts the size of the Partnership's),
(collectively, the "Trading Program") on the terms and conditions and in
accordance with the prohibitions and trading policies set forth in Exhibit A
hereto, the Prospectus, the Limited Partnership Agreement and as otherwise
provided in writing to the Trading Advisor; provided, however, that the General
Partner may override the instructions of the Trading Advisor to the extent
necessary (i) to comply with the trading policies of the Partnership, as
described in Exhibit A hereto, the Prospectus and the Limited Partnership
Agreement, and as otherwise provided in writing to the Trading Advisor, and with
applicable speculative position limits, (ii) to fund any distributions,
redemptions or reapportionments among other trading advisors, if any, to the
Partnership, (iii) to pay the Partnership's expenses, (iv) to the extent the
General Partner believes doing so is necessary for the protection of the
Partnership, (v) to terminate the futures interests trading of the Partnership,
or (vi) to comply with any applicable law or regulation. The General Partner
agrees not to override any such instructions for the reasons specified in
clauses (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence unless the Trading Advisor fails
to comply with a request of the General Partner to make the necessary amount of
funds available to the Partnership within five calendar days of such request.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trading Advisor shall not be liable for
the consequences of any decision by the General Partner to override instructions
of the Trading Advisor. In performing services for the Partnership, the Trading
Advisor may not materially alter or change the Trading Program without the prior
written consent of the General Partner (and shall not effect such alteration or
change on behalf of the Partnership without the General Partner's consent), it
being understood that changes in the futures interests traded, provided that
such futures interests are listed on Exhibit B hereto or are otherwise approved
in writing by the General Partner (as set forth in Section 10(a)(iii) hereof),
shall not be deemed an alteration in the Trading Program.

            (b) The Trading Advisor shall:

                  (i) Exercise good faith and due care in trading futures
      interests for the account of the Partnership in accordance with the
      prohibitions and trading policies of the Partnership described in Exhibit
      A hereto, the Prospectus, the Limited Partnership Agreement and as
      otherwise provided in writing to the Trading Advisor. The Trading Advisor
      shall trade its allocated portion of the Partnership's Net Assets pursuant
      to the Trading Program.

                  (ii) Subject to reasonable assurances of confidentiality by
      the General Partner and the Partnership, provide the General Partner,
      within 30 calendar days of a request therefor by the General Partner, with
      information comparing the performance of the Partnership's account and the
      performance of all other client accounts directed by the Trading Advisor
      using the Trading Program over a specified period of time. In providing
      such information, the Trading Advisor may take such steps as are necessary
      to assure the confidentiality of the Trading Advisor's clients'
      identities. The Trading Advisor shall, upon the General Partner's request,
      consult with the General Partner concerning any discrepancies between the
      performance of such other accounts and the Partnership's account. The
      Trading Advisor shall promptly inform the General Partner of any material
      discrepancies of which the Trading Advisor becomes aware. The General
      Partner acknowledges that different trading programs, strategies or
      implementation methods may be utilized for different accounts, accounts
      with different trading policies, accounts experiencing differing inflows
      or outflows of equity, accounts that commence trading at different times
      and accounts that have different portfolios or different fiscal years and
      that such differences may cause divergent trading results.

                  (iii) Upon the request of the General Partner and subject to
      commercially reasonable best efforts assurances of confidentiality by the
      General Partner and the Partnership, provide the General Partner, within
      10 calendar days of such request, with all material information concerning
      the Trading Advisor other than proprietary information (including, without
      limitation, information relating to changes in control, personnel, trading
      approach, or financial condition). The General Partner acknowledges that
      all trading instructions made by the Trading Advisor will be held in
      confidence by the General Partner, except to the extent necessary to
      conduct the business of the Partnership or as required by law.

                  (iv) Inform the General Partner when the Trading Advisor's
      open positions maintained by the Trading Advisor exceed the Trading
      Advisor's applicable speculative position limits.

                  (v) In performing services to the Partnership, the Trading
      Advisor shall utilize the Trading Program. The Trading Advisor shall give
      the General Partner prior written notice of any alteration or change in
      the Trading Program that the Trading Advisor deems to be material (and
      shall not effect such alteration or change on behalf of the Partnership
      without the General Partner's consent), it being understood that changes
      in the futures interests traded, provided that such futures interests are
      listed on Exhibit B hereto or are otherwise approved in writing by the
      General Partner (as set forth in Section 10(a)(iii) hereof), shall not be
      deemed an alteration in the Trading Program.

            (c) All purchases and sales of futures interests pursuant to this
Agreement shall be for the account, and at the risk, of the Partnership and not
for the account, or at the risk, of the Trading Advisor or any of its
stockholders, directors, officers, or employees, or any other person, if any,
who controls the Trading Advisor within the meaning of the Securities Act. All
brokerage fees, including give-up fees at rates approved by MS&Co. arising from
trading by the Trading Advisor shall be for the account of the Partnership. The
Trading Advisor makes no representations as to whether its trading will produce
profits or avoid losses.

            (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the
Trading Advisor shall assume financial responsibility for any errors committed
or caused by it in transmitting orders for the purchase or sale of futures
interests for the Partnership's account, including, but not limited to, payment
of the commissions, exchange and NFA fees, and other transaction charges and
give-up charges incurred on such trades. The Trading Advisor's errors shall
include, but not be limited to, inputting improper trading signals or
communicating incorrect orders for execution. The Trading Advisor shall not be
responsible for errors committed or caused by MS&Co. or any other floor broker
or futures commission merchant executing trades. The Trading Advisor shall have
an affirmative obligation promptly to notify the General Partner of its own
errors, and the Trading Advisor shall use its best efforts to identify and
promptly notify the General Partner of any order or trade that the Trading
Advisor reasonably believes was not executed in accordance with its
instructions.

            (e) Prior to the commencement of trading by the Trading Advisor, the
General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall deliver to the Trading
Advisor a trading authorization in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C hereto,
appointing the Trading Advisor the Partnership's attorney-in-fact for such
purpose.

            3. Designation of Additional or Replacement Trading Advisors and
               Reallocation of Net Assets.

            (a) If the General Partner at any time deems it to be in the best
interests of the Partnership, the General Partner may designate an additional or
replacement trading advisor or advisors for the Partnership and may apportion to
such additional or replacement trading advisor(s) the management of such amounts
of Net Assets as the General Partner shall determine in its absolute discretion.
The designation of an additional trading advisor or advisors or replacement of
any trading advisor for the Partnership by the General Partner shall not require
any approval of any existing trading advisor (including the Trading Advisor).
Subject to Section 7(c) hereof, the designation and retention of an additional
or replacement trading advisor(s) and the apportionment of Net Assets to any
such trading advisor(s) pursuant to this Section 3 shall neither terminate this
Agreement nor modify in any regard the respective rights and obligations of the
Partnership, the General Partner and the Trading Advisor hereunder with respect
to the assets that remain under the management of the Trading Advisor. In the
event that an additional or replacement trading advisor(s) is so designated, the
Trading Advisor shall thereafter receive management and incentive fees based,
respectively, on that portion of the Net Assets managed by the Trading Advisor
and that portion of the Trading Profits (as defined in Section 6(c) hereof)
properly attributable to the trading done by the Trading Advisor.

            (b) The General Partner may at any time and from time to time upon
two business days' prior notice reallocate Net Assets allocated to the Trading
Advisor to any other trading advisor or advisors of the Partnership or allocate
additional Net Assets upon two business days' prior notice to the Trading
Advisor from such other trading advisor or advisors; provided that any such
addition to or withdrawal from Net Assets allocated to the Trading Advisor will
only take place on the last day of a month unless the General Partner determines
that the best interests of the Partnership require otherwise.

            4. Trading Advisor Independent.

            For all purposes of this Agreement, the Trading Advisor shall be
deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly
provided herein or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the
Partnership in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Partnership or the
General Partner. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require the
Partnership or the General Partner to take any action contrary to the Limited
Partnership Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership
as from time to time in effect (the "Certificate of Limited Partnership"), or
any applicable law or rule or regulation of any regulatory body, exchange, or
board. Nothing herein contained shall constitute the Trading Advisor and any
other trading advisor or advisors for the Partnership, the General Partner, or
other member partnership of the Fund Group or their trading advisors as a member
of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate or other entity with
the Partnership or the General Partner, or, except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement, be deemed to confer on any of them any express,
implied, or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of
any other. It is expressly agreed that the Trading Advisor is neither a
promoter, sponsor, nor issuer with respect to the Partnership.

            5. Commodity Brokers.

            The Trading Advisor shall effect all transactions in futures
interests for the Partnership through, and shall maintain a separate account
with, such commodity broker or brokers as the General Partner shall direct. At
the present time, MS&Co. shall act as the commodity broker for the Partnership,
with the exception of trades on the London Metal Exchange which will be cleared
by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, an affiliate of the General Partner
("MSIL"). In addition, MS&Co. will act as the counterparty on all of the foreign
currency forward trades for the Partnership. The General Partner shall provide
the Trading Advisor with copies of brokerage statements. Notwithstanding that
MS&Co. and MSIL shall act as the commodity brokers for the Partnership, the
Trading Advisor may execute trades through floor brokers other than those
employed by MS&Co. and MSIL so long as arrangements are made for such floor
brokers to "give-up" or transfer the positions to MS&Co. or MSIL and provided
that the rates charged by such floor brokers have been approved in writing by
MS&Co. Except as provided in Exhibit A hereto, the Trading Advisor will not be
responsible for paying give-up fees at rates approved by MS&Co.

            6. Fees.

            (a) For the services to be rendered to the Partnership by the
Trading Advisor under this Agreement, the Partnership shall pay the Trading
Advisor the following fees:

                  (i) A monthly management fee, without regard to the
      profitability of the Trading Advisor's trading for the Partnership's
      account, equal to 1/12 of 2% (a 2% annual rate) of the Partnership's "Net
      Assets" allocated to the Trading Advisor (as defined in Section 7(d)(1) of
      the Limited Partnership Agreement) as of the opening of business on the
      first day of each calendar month, commencing with the month in which the
      Partnership begins to receive trading advice from the Trading Advisor
      pursuant to this Agreement.

                  (ii) A monthly incentive fee equal to 20% of the "Trading
      Profits" (as defined in Section 6(c)) experienced by the Partnership as of
      the end of each calendar month, payable on a non-netted basis vis a vis
      other trading advisor(s) of the Partnership.

            (b) If this Agreement is terminated on a date other than the last
day of a month, the incentive fee described above shall be determined as if such
date were the end of a month. If this Agreement is terminated on a date other
than the end of a month, the management fee described above shall be prorated
based on the ratio of the number of trading days in the month through the date
of termination to the total number of trading days in the month. If, during any
month after the Partnership commences trading operations, the Partnership does
not conduct business operations, or suspends trading for the account of the
Partnership managed by the Trading Advisor, or, as a result of an act or
material failure to act by the Trading Advisor, is otherwise unable to utilize
the trading advice of the Trading Advisor on any of the trading days of that
period for any reason, the management fee described above shall be prorated
based on the ratio of the number of trading days in the month that the
Partnership account managed by the Trading Advisor engaged in trading operations
or utilized the trading advice of the Trading Advisor to the total number of
trading days in the month.

            (c) As used herein, the term "Trading Profits" shall mean net
futures interests trading profits (realized and unrealized) earned on the
portion of the Partnership's Net Assets allocated to the Trading Advisor,
decreased by the Trading Advisor's monthly management fees, and a pro rata
portion of the brokerage fees and any transaction fees and costs relating to the
Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets, if any, not included in the brokerage
fees; with such trading profits and items of decrease determined from the end of
the last calendar month in which an incentive fee was earned by the Trading
Advisor or, if no incentive fee has been earned previously by the Trading
Advisor, from the date that the Partnership begins to receive trading advice
from the Trading Advisor pursuant to this Agreement to the end of the month as
of which such incentive fee calculation is being made. Extraordinary expenses of
the Partnership, if any, will not be deducted in determining Trading Profits. No
incentive fee will be paid on interest income earned by the Partnership.

            (d) If any payment of incentive fees is made to the Trading Advisor
on account of Trading Profits earned by the Partnership on Net Assets allocated
to the Trading Advisor and the Partnership thereafter fails to earn Trading
Profits or experiences losses for any subsequent incentive period with respect
to such amounts so allocated, the Trading Advisor shall be entitled to retain
such amounts of incentive fees previously paid to the Trading Advisor in respect
of such Trading Profits. However, no subsequent incentive fees shall be payable
to the Trading Advisor until the Partnership has again earned Trading Profits on
the Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets; provided, however, that if the
Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets are reduced or increased because of
redemptions or additions or reallocations that occur at the end of, or
subsequent to, an incentive period in which the Partnership experiences a
futures interests trading loss with respect to Net Assets allocated to the
Trading Advisor, the trading loss for that incentive period which must be
recovered before the Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets will be deemed to
experience Trading Profits will be equal to the amount determined by (x)
dividing the Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets after such increase or
decrease by the Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets immediately before such
increase or decrease and (y) multiplying that fraction by the amount of the
unrecovered futures interests trading loss experienced in the month prior to
such increase or decrease. In the event that the Partnership experiences a
futures interests trading loss in more than one month with respect to the
Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets without the payment of an intervening
incentive fee and the Trading Advisor's allocated Net Assets are increased or
reduced in more than one such month because of redemptions or additions or
reallocations, then the trading loss for each such month shall be adjusted in
accordance with the formula described above and such increased or reduced amount
of futures interests trading loss shall be carried forward and used to offset
subsequent futures interests trading profits. The portion of redemptions to be
allocated to the Net Assets of the Partnership managed by each of the trading
advisors to the Partnership shall be in the sole discretion of the General
Partner.

            7. Term.

            (a) This Agreement shall continue in effect until December 31, 2008
(the "Initial Termination Date"). If this Agreement is not terminated on the
Initial Termination Date, as provided for herein, then, this Agreement shall
automatically renew for an additional one-year period and shall continue to
renew for additional one-year periods until this Agreement is otherwise
terminated, as provided for herein. At least 30 calendar days prior to the
expiration of the Initial Termination Date or any subsequent one-year period, as
the case may be, the Trading Advisor may terminate this Agreement at the end of
the current period by providing written notice to the Partnership indicating
that the Trading Advisor desires to terminate this Agreement at the end of such
period. This Agreement shall also terminate if the Partnership terminates.

            (b) The Partnership shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
at its discretion (a) at any month-end upon 5 calendar days' prior written
notice to the Trading Advisor or (b) at any time upon written notice to the
Trading Advisor upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) if any
person described as a "principal" of the Trading Advisor in the Prospectus
ceases for any reason to be an active executive officer of the Trading Advisor;
(ii) if the Trading Advisor becomes bankrupt or insolvent; (iii) if the Trading
Advisor is unable to use its Trading Program, systems or methods as in effect on
the date hereof and as refined and modified in the future for the benefit of the
Partnership; (iv) if the registration, as a commodity trading advisor, of the
Trading Advisor with the CFTC or its membership in the NFA is revoked,
suspended, terminated, or not renewed, or limited or qualified in any respect;
(v) except as provided in Section 12 hereof, if the Trading Advisor merges or
consolidates with, or sells or otherwise transfers its advisory business, or all
or a substantial portion of its assets, any portion of its futures interests
trading programs, systems or methods, or its goodwill, to any individual or
entity; (vi) if the Trading Advisor's initially allocated Net Assets, after
adjusting for distributions, additions, redemptions, or reallocations, if any,
shall decline by 50% or more as a result of trading losses or if Net Assets
allocated to the Trading Advisor fall below $5,000,000.00 at any time; (vii) if,
at any time, the Trading Advisor materially violates any trading or
administrative policy described in the Prospectus or the Limited Partnership
Agreement or otherwise provided in writing to the Trading Advisor by the General
Partner, except with the prior express written consent of the General Partner;
or (viii) if the Trading Advisor fails in a material manner to perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement.

            (c) The Trading Advisor may terminate this Agreement at any time,
upon written notice to the Partnership, in the event: (i) that the General
Partner imposes additional trading limitation(s) (not in effect on the date
hereof) in the form of one or more trading policies or administrative policies
that the Trading Advisor does not agree to follow in its management of its
allocated portion of the Partnership's Net Assets; (ii) the General Partner
objects to the Trading Advisor implementing a proposed material change in the
Trading Advisor's Trading Program and the Trading Advisor certifies to the
General Partner in writing that it believes such change is in the best interests
of the Partnership; (iii) the General Partner overrides a trading instruction of
the Trading Advisor for reasons unrelated to a determination by the General
Partner that the Trading Advisor has violated the Partnership's trading policies
and the Trading Advisor certifies to the General Partner in writing that as a
result the Trading Advisor believes the performance results of the Trading
Advisor relating to the Partnership will be materially adversely affected; (iv)
the Partnership materially breaches this Agreement and does not correct the
breach within 10 business days of receipt of a written notice of such breach
from the Trading Advisor; or (v) the Partnership's Net Assets fall below
$1,000,000 at any time.

            The indemnities set forth in Section 8 hereof shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.

            8. Standard of Liability; Indemnifications.

            (a) Limitation of Trading Advisor Liability. In respect of the
Trading Advisor's role in the futures interests trading of its allocated portion
of the Partnership's assets, none of the Trading Advisor, or its controlling
persons, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, shareholders,
employees or controlling persons shall be liable to the Partnership or the
General Partner or their partners, officers, shareholders, directors or
controlling persons except that the Trading Advisor shall be liable for acts or
omissions of any such person provided that such act or omission constitutes a
breach of this Agreement or a representation, warranty or covenant herein,
willful misconduct or negligence or is the result of any such person not having
acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that such actions or omissions
were in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Partnership.

            (b) Trading Advisor Indemnity in Respect of Management Activities.
The Trading Advisor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership
and the General Partner, their controlling persons, their affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, and controlling persons
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint and
several), costs, and expenses (including any reasonable investigatory, legal,
and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amounts paid in, any
settlement; provided that the Trading Advisor shall have approved such
settlement) incurred as a result of any action or omission involving the
Partnership's futures interests trading by the Trading Advisor, or any of its
controlling persons or affiliates or their respective directors, officers,
partners, shareholders, or employees; provided that such liability arises from
an act or omission of the Trading Advisor, or any of its controlling persons or
affiliates or their respective directors, officers, partners, shareholders, or
employees which is found by a court of competent jurisdiction upon entry of a
final judgment (or, if no final judgment is entered, by an opinion rendered by
counsel who is approved by the Partnership and the Trading Advisor, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld) to be a breach of this Agreement or a
representation, warranty or covenant herein, or the result of willful misconduct
or negligence or conduct not done in good faith in the reasonable belief that it
was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Partnership.

            (c) Partnership and General Partner Indemnity in Respect of
Management Activities. The Partnership shall indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless the Trading Advisor, its controlling persons, their affiliates and
their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees, and
controlling persons, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities (joint and several), costs, and expenses (including any reasonable
investigatory, legal, and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any
amounts paid in, any settlement; provided that the Partnership shall have
approved such settlement) resulting from a demand, claim, lawsuit, action, or
proceeding (other than those incurred as a result of claims brought by or in the
right of an indemnified party) relating to the futures interests trading
activities of the Partnership undertaken by the Trading Advisor, a breach of
this Agreement by the General Partner or the Partnership that relates to futures
interests trading activities or a breach of a representation, warranty or
covenant herein by the General Partner or the Partnership that relates to the
futures interests trading activities of the Partnership; provided that a court
of competent jurisdiction upon entry of a final judgment finds (or, if no final
judgment is entered, an opinion is rendered to the Partnership by independent
counsel reasonably acceptable to both parties) to the effect that the action or
inaction of such indemnified party that was the subject of the demand, claim,
lawsuit, action, or proceeding did not constitute negligence, misconduct, or a
breach of this Agreement by the Trading Advisor or such indemnified party or a
representation, warranty or covenant of the Trading Advisor herein and was done
in good faith and in a manner such indemnified party reasonably believed to be
in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Partnership.

            (d) Trading Advisor Indemnity in Respect of Sale of Units. The
Trading Advisor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless MS& Co., MSIL, the
Partnership, the General Partner, any additional seller, and their affiliates
and each of their officers, directors, principals, shareholders, and controlling
persons from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs
and expenses, joint and several, to which any indemnified person may become
subject under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and rules
promulgated thereunder (the "CEAct"), the securities or Blue Sky law of any
jurisdiction, or otherwise (including any reasonable investigatory, legal, and
other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amounts paid in, any
settlement, provided that the Trading Advisor shall have approved such
settlement, and in connection with any administrative proceedings), in respect
of the offer or sale of Units, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability,
cost, or expense (or action in respect thereof) arises out of, or is based upon:
(i) a breach by the Trading Advisor of any representation, warranty, or
agreement in this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant to this
Agreement or the failure by the Trading Advisor to perform any covenant made by
the Trading Advisor herein; (ii) a breach of the disclosure requirements under
the CEAct or NFA Rules that relate to the Trading Advisor and the Trading
Advisor Principals (as defined below); or (iii) a misleading or untrue statement
or alleged misleading or untrue statement of a material fact made in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any related selling material or an
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact therein which is required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of
the Prospectus and any selling material, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made) not misleading, and such statement or omission relates
specifically to the Trading Advisor, or its Trading Advisor Principals
(including the historical performance capsules, but excluding the pro forma
performance information except to the extent the pro forma performance
information was based on information furnished by the Trading Advisor) or was
made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information or
instructions furnished by the Trading Advisor (provided, however, that with
respect to any related selling material only such related selling material as
shall have been approved in writing by the Trading Advisor).

            (e) Partnership and General Partner Indemnity in Respect of Sale of
Units. The Partnership and the General Partner agree, to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the Trading Advisor and each of its officers, directors,
principals, partners, shareholders, and controlling persons from and against any
loss, claim, damage, liability, cost, and expense, joint and several, to which
any indemnified person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act, the CEAct, the securities or Blue Sky law of any jurisdiction, or otherwise
(including any reasonable investigatory, legal, and other expenses incurred in
connection with, and any amounts paid in, any settlement, provided that the
Partnership shall have approved such settlement, and in connection with any
administrative proceedings), in respect of the offer or sale of Units, insofar
as such loss, claim, damage, liability, cost, or expense (or action in respect
thereof) arises out of, or is based upon: (i) a breach by the Partnership or the
General Partner of any representation, warranty, or agreement in this Agreement
or the failure by the Partnership or the General Partner to perform any covenant
made by them herein; or (ii) a misleading or untrue statement or alleged
misleading or untrue statement of a material fact made in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, or any related selling material or an omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact therein which is required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the
Prospectus or the selling material, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made) not misleading, provided that such materially misleading or
untrue statement or alleged materially misleading or untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission does not specifically relate to the Trading Advisor
or its Trading Advisor Principals (including the historical performance
capsules, but excluding the pro forma performance information except to the
extent the pro forma performance information was based on information furnished
by the Trading Advisor) or was not made in reliance upon, and in conformity
with, written information or instructions furnished by the Trading Advisor
(provided, however, that with respect to any related selling material, only such
related selling material as shall have been approved in writing by the Trading
Advisor), or does not result from a breach by the Trading Advisor of any
representation, warranty, or agreement in this Agreement or any certificate
delivered pursuant to this Agreement or the failure by the Trading Advisor to
materially perform any covenant made in this Agreement. This indemnity shall not
relate to any matter for which the Partnership would be indemnified under
Section 8(d).

            (f) The foregoing agreements of indemnity shall be in addition to,
and shall in no respect limit or restrict, any other remedies which may be
available to an indemnified person.

            (g) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified person of notice of the
commencement of any action, claim, or proceeding to which any of the indemnities
may apply, the indemnified person will notify the indemnifying party in writing
of the commencement thereof if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against
the indemnifying party hereunder; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying
party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which the
indemnifying party may have to the indemnified person hereunder, except where
such omission has materially prejudiced the indemnifying party. In case any
action, claim, or proceeding is brought against an indemnified person and the
indemnified person notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof
as provided above, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein and, to the extent that the indemnifying party desires, to assume the
defense thereof with counsel selected by the indemnifying party and not
unreasonably disapproved by the indemnified person. After notice from the
indemnifying party to the indemnified person of the indemnifying party's
election so to assume the defense thereof as provided above, the indemnifying
party will not be liable to the indemnified person under the indemnity
provisions hereof for any legal and other expenses subsequently incurred by the
indemnified person in connection with the defense thereof, other than reasonable
costs of investigation.

                  Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, if, in any action,
claim, or proceeding as to which indemnification is or may be available
hereunder, an indemnified person reasonably determines that its interests are or
may be adverse, in whole or in part, to the indemnifying party's interests or
that there may be legal defenses available to the indemnified person which are
different from, in addition to, or inconsistent with the defenses available to
the indemnifying party, the indemnified person may retain its own counsel in
connection with such action, claim, or proceeding and will be indemnified by the
indemnifying party for any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending such action, claim, or proceeding.

                  In no event will the indemnifying party be liable for the fees
and expenses of more than one counsel for all indemnified persons in connection
with any one action, claim, or proceeding or in connection with separate but
similar or related actions, claims, or proceedings in the same jurisdiction
arising out of the same general allegations. The indemnifying party will not be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim, or proceeding effected without
the indemnifying party's express written consent, but if any action, claim, or
proceeding is settled with the indemnifying party's express written consent, the
indemnifying party will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless an indemnified
person as provided in this Section 8.

            9. Right to Advise Others and Uniformity of Acts and Practices.

            (a) The Trading Advisor is engaged in the business of advising
investors as to the purchase and sale of futures interests. During the term of
this Agreement, the Trading Advisor, its principals and affiliates, will be
advising other investors (including affiliates and stockholders, officers,
directors, and employees of the Trading Advisor and its affiliates and their
families) and trading for their own accounts. However, under no circumstances
shall the Trading Advisor or any of its principals or affiliates by any act or
omission favor any account advised or managed by the Trading Advisor or any of
its principals or affiliates over the account of the Partnership in any way or
manner (other than by charging different management and/or incentive fees). The
Trading Advisor and its principals and affiliates agrees to treat the
Partnership in a fiduciary capacity to the extent recognized by applicable law,
but, subject to that standard, the Trading Advisor or any of its principals or
affiliates shall be free to advise and manage accounts for other investors and
shall be free to trade on the basis of the same Trading Program, systems,
methods, or strategies employed by the Trading Advisor for the account of the
Partnership, or trading programs, systems, methods, or strategies which are
entirely independent of, or materially different from, those employed for the
account of the Partnership, and shall be free to compete for the same futures
interests as the Partnership or to take positions opposite to the Partnership,
where such actions do not knowingly or deliberately prefer any of such accounts
over the account of the Partnership.

            (b) The Trading Advisor and its principals and affiliates shall not
be restricted as to the number or nature of its clients, except that: (i) so
long as the Trading Advisor acts as a trading advisor for the Partnership,
neither the Trading Advisor nor any of its principals or affiliates shall hold
knowingly any position or control any other account that would cause the
Partnership, the Trading Advisor, or the principals or affiliates of the Trading
Advisor to be in violation of the CEAct or any regulations promulgated
thereunder, any applicable rule or regulation of the CFTC or any other
regulatory body, exchange, or board; and (ii) neither the Trading Advisor nor
any of its principals or affiliates shall render futures interests trading
advice to any other individual or entity or otherwise engage in activity which
shall knowingly cause positions in futures interests to be attributed to the
Trading Advisor under the rules or regulations of the CFTC or any other
regulatory body, exchange, or board so as to require the significant
modification of positions taken or intended for the account of the Partnership;
provided that the Trading Advisor may modify its Trading Program, systems,
methods or strategies to accommodate the trading of additional funds or
accounts. If applicable speculative position limits are exceeded by the Trading
Advisor in the opinion of (i) independent counsel (who shall be other than
counsel to the Partnership), (ii) the CFTC, or (iii) any other regulatory body,
exchange, or board, the Trading Advisor and its principals and affiliates shall
promptly liquidate positions in all of their accounts, including the
Partnership's account, as to which positions are attributed to the Trading
Advisor as nearly as possible in proportion to the accounts' respective amounts
available for trading (taking into account different degrees of leverage and
"notional" equity) to the extent necessary to comply with the applicable
position limits.

            10. Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of the Trading
Advisor.

            (a) Representations, Warranties, and Agreements of the Trading
Advisor. The Trading Advisor with respect to itself and each of its principals
represents and warrants to and agrees with the General Partner and the
Partnership as follows:

                  (i) It will exercise good faith and due care in using the
      Trading Program on behalf of the Partnership.

                  (ii) The Trading Advisor shall follow, at all times, the
      trading policies of the Partnership (as described in the Prospectus and
      the Limited Partnership Agreement and as set forth in Exhibit A hereto)
      and as amended in writing and furnished to the Trading Advisor from time
      to time.

                  (iii) The Trading Advisor shall trade: (A) its allocated
      portion of the Partnership's Net Assets pursuant to the Trading Program;
      (B) such futures interests as are set forth on Exhibit B hereto; and (C)
      only in futures and options contracts traded on U.S. contract markets,
      foreign currency forward contracts traded with MS&Co. (which may include
      forward contracts initially executed with financial institutions other
      than MS&Co) and such other futures interests that are approved in writing
      by the General Partner and have been approved by the CFTC for U.S.
      persons. With respect to this Section 10(a)(iii), the parties agree that
      the Trading Advisor is not obligated to trade all of the futures interests
      listed on Exhibit B hereto or otherwise subsequently approved in writing
      by the General Partner.

                  (iv) The Trading Advisor is duly organized, validly existing
      and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction
      of its incorporation and is qualified to do business as a foreign
      corporation and in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the
      nature or conduct of its business requires such qualification and the
      failure to so qualify would materially adversely affect the Trading
      Advisor's ability to perform its duties under this Agreement. The Trading
      Advisor has full corporate power and authority to perform its obligations
      under this Agreement, and as described in the Registration Statement and
      Prospectus. The only principals (as defined in Rule 4.10(e) under the
      CEAct) of the Trading Advisor are those set forth in the Prospectus (the
      "Trading Advisor Principals").

                  (v) All references to the Trading Advisor and each Trading
      Advisor Principal, including the Trading Advisor's Trading Program,
      approaches, systems and performance, in the Registration Statement and the
      Prospectus, and in any supplemental selling material which has been
      approved in writing by the Trading Advisor, are accurate and complete in
      all material respects. With respect to the information relating to the
      Trading Advisor and each Trading Advisor Principal, including the Trading
      Advisor's and each Trading Advisor Principals' trading programs,
      approaches, systems, and performance information, as applicable, (i) the
      Registration Statement and Prospectus contain all statements and
      information required to be included therein under the CEAct, (ii) the
      Registration Statement will not contain any misleading or untrue statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact which is required to
      be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
      misleading and (iii) the Prospectus as of each monthly closing will not
      contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
      material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
      circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading.

                  (vi) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
      executed and delivered on behalf of the Trading Advisor and is a valid and
      binding agreement of the Trading Advisor enforceable in accordance with
      its terms.

                  (vii) Each of the Trading Advisor and each Trading Advisor
      Principal has all federal and state governmental, regulatory and exchange
      licenses, registrations and approvals and has effected all filings with
      federal and state governmental and regulatory agencies required to conduct
      its or his business and to act as described in the Registration Statement
      and Prospectus or required to perform its or his obligations under this
      Agreement. The Trading Advisor is registered as a commodity trading
      advisor under the CEAct and is a member of the NFA in such capacity.

                  (viii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
      incurrence of the obligations set forth herein, the consummation of the
      transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and the payment of
      the fees hereunder will not violate, or constitute a breach of, or default
      under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Trading Advisor
      or any other agreement or instrument by which it is bound or of any order,
      rule, law or regulation binding on it of any court or any federal, state,
      municipal or other governmental body or administrative agency or panel or
      self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over it.

                  (ix) Since the respective dates as of which information is
      given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as may
      otherwise be stated in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and
      the Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the
      condition, financial or otherwise, business or prospects of the Trading
      Advisor or any Trading Advisor Principal.

                  (x) Except as set forth in the Registration Statement or
      Prospectus there has not been in the five years preceding the date of the
      Prospectus and there is not pending, or to the best of the Trading
      Advisor's knowledge threatened, any action, suit or proceeding at law or
      in equity before or by any court or by any governmental body or any
      administrative, self-regulatory or commodity exchange organization to
      which the Trading Advisor or any Trading Advisor Principal is or was a
      party, or to which any of the assets of the Trading Advisor or any Trading
      Advisor Principal is or was subject and which resulted in or might
      reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the
      condition, financial or otherwise, of the Trading Advisor or which is
      required under the Securities Act or CEAct to be disclosed in the
      Prospectus. Neither the Trading Advisor nor any Trading Advisor Principal
      has received any notice of an investigation by the NFA or the CFTC
      regarding noncompliance by the Trading Advisor or any of the Trading
      Advisor Principals with the CEAct.

                  (xi) Neither the Trading Advisor nor any Trading Advisor
      Principal has received, or is entitled to receive, directly or indirectly,
      any commission, finder's fee, similar fee, or rebate from any person in
      connection with the organization or operation of the Partnership, other
      than as described in the Prospectus.

                  (xii) The actual performance of each discretionary account of
      a client directed by the Trading Advisor and the Trading Advisor
      Principals since at least the later of (i) the date of commencement of
      trading for each such account or (ii) a date five years prior to the
      effective date of the Registration Statement, is disclosed in the
      Prospectus (other than such discretionary accounts the performance of
      which are exempt from the CEAct disclosure requirements); all of the
      information regarding the actual performance of the accounts of the
      Trading Advisor and the Trading Advisor Principals set forth in the
      Prospectus is complete and accurate in all material respects and is in
      accordance with and in compliance with the disclosure requirements under
      the CEAct and the Securities Act, including the Division of Trading and
      Markets "notional equity" advisories and interpretations and the rules and
      regulations of the NFA.

            (b) Covenants of the Trading Advisor. The Trading Advisor covenants
and agrees that:

                  (i) The Trading Advisor shall use its best efforts to maintain
      all registrations and memberships necessary for the Trading Advisor and
      the Trading Advisor Principals to continue to act as described herein and
      to at all times comply in all material respects with all applicable laws,
      rules, and regulations, to the extent that the failure to so comply would
      have a materially adverse effect on the Trading Advisor's ability to act
      as described herein.

                  (ii) The Trading Advisor shall inform the General Partner
      immediately as soon as the Trading Advisor or any of the Trading Advisor
      Principals becomes the subject of any investigation, claim or proceeding
      of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such person or
      becomes a named party to any litigation materially affecting the
      condition, financial or otherwise, business or prospects of the Trading
      Advisor. The Trading Advisor shall also inform the General Partner
      immediately if the Trading Advisor or any of its officers become aware of
      any breach of this Agreement by the Trading Advisor.

                  (iii) The Trading Advisor agrees reasonably to cooperate by
      providing information regarding itself and its performance in the
      preparation of any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement
      and the Prospectus.

                  (iv) The Trading Advisor agrees to participate, to the extent
      that the General Partner may reasonably request, in "road shows" and other
      promotional activities relating to the marketing of the Units, provided
      that such participation shall not in the reasonable judgment of the
      Trading Advisor require the registration of the Trading Advisor or any of
      its principals or agents as a broker-dealer or salesman or interfere
      materially with the trading activities of the Trading Advisor. The Trading
      Advisor shall pay the costs of its reasonably requested participation in
      such road shows.

            11.   Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of the General
                  Partner and the Partnership.

            (a) Representations of the Partnership and the General Partner. The
General Partner and the Partnership represent and warrant to the Trading
Advisor, as follows:

                  (i) The Partnership has provided to the Trading Advisor, and
      filed with the SEC, the Registration Statement and has filed copies
      thereof with: (A) the CFTC under the CEAct; (B) the NASD pursuant to its
      Conduct Rules; and (C) the NFA in accordance with NFA Compliance Rule
      2-13. The Partnership will not file any amendment to the Registration
      Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus unless the
      Trading Advisor has received reasonable prior notice of and a copy of such
      amendments or supplements and has not reasonably objected thereto in
      writing.

                  (ii) The Partnership is a limited partnership duly organized
      pursuant to the Certificate of Limited Partnership, the Limited
      Partnership Agreement and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
      Act ("DRULPA") and is validly existing under the laws of the State of
      Delaware with full power and authority to engage in the trading of futures
      interests and to engage in its other contemplated activities as described
      in the Prospectus; the Partnership has received a certificate of authority
      to do business in the State of New York as provided by Article 8-A of the
      New York Revised Limited Partnership Act and is qualified to do business
      in each jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its business
      requires such qualification and where failure to be so qualified could
      materially adversely affect the Partnership's ability to perform its
      obligations hereunder.

                  (iii) The General Partner is duly organized and validly
      existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State
      of Delaware and in good standing and qualified to do business as a foreign
      corporation under the laws of the State of New York and is qualified to do
      business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
      jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its business requires such
      qualification and where the failure to be so qualified could materially
      adversely affect the General Partner's ability to perform its obligations
      hereunder.

                  (iv) The Partnership and the General Partner have full
      partnership or corporate power and authority under applicable law to
      conduct their business and to perform their respective obligations under
      this Agreement.

                  (v) The Registration Statement and Prospectus contain all
      statements and information required to be included therein by the CEAct.
      When the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act
      and at all times subsequent thereto up to and including the first monthly
      closing following the date in which the Partnership begins to receive
      trading advice from the Trading Advisor pursuant to this Agreement (the
      "Initial Closing") and each monthly closing thereafter, the Registration
      Statement and Prospectus will comply in all material respects with the
      requirements of the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated
      thereunder (the "SEC Regulations"), the rules of the NFA and the CEAct.
      The Registration Statement as of its effective date and as of the date of
      each monthly closing will not contain any misleading or untrue statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
      therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The
      Prospectus as of its date of issue and at each monthly closing will not
      contain any misleading or untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
      state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light
      of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
      misleading. The supplemental selling material, when read in conjunction
      with the Prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material
      fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
      therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
      made, not misleading. The supplemental selling material will comply with
      the CEAct and the regulations and rules of the NFA and NASD. The
      representation and warranties in this clause (v) shall not, however, apply
      to any statement or omission in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or
      supplemental selling material relating to the Trading Advisor, or its
      Trading Advisor Principals or its trading programs or its performance
      information or made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
      furnished by the Trading Advisor.

                  (vi) Since the respective dates as of which information is
      given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been
      any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise,
      business or prospects of the General Partner or the Partnership, whether
      or not arising in the ordinary course of business.

                  (vii) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
      executed and delivered by the General Partner for itself and on behalf of
      the Partnership and constitutes a valid, binding and enforceable agreement
      of the Partnership and the General Partner in accordance with its terms.

                  (viii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
      incurrence of the obligations set forth herein and the consummation of the
      transactions contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement and
      Prospectus will not violate, or constitute a breach of, or default under,
      the General Partner's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, the
      Certificate of Limited Partnership, the Limited Partnership Agreement, or
      any agreement or instrument by which either the General Partner or the
      Partnership, as the case may be, is bound or any order, rule, law or
      regulation applicable to the General Partner or the Partnership of any
      court or any governmental body or administrative agency or panel or
      self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over the General Partner
      or the Partnership.

                  (ix) The General Partner and each principal of the General
      Partner, as defined in Rule 3.1 under the CEAct (each, a "General Partner
      Principal"), have all federal and state governmental, regulatory and
      exchange approvals, registrations, and licenses, and have effected all
      filings with federal and state governmental agencies and regulatory
      agencies required to conduct their business and to act as described in the
      Registration Statement and the Prospectus or required to perform their
      obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation,
      registration as a commodity pool operator under the CEAct and membership
      in the NFA as a commodity pool operator) and will maintain all such
      required approvals, licenses, filings and registrations for the term of
      this Agreement. The General Partner's principals identified in the
      Prospectus are all of the General Partner Principals.

                  (x) The Partnership is a "qualified eligible person" for the
      purposes of Rule 4.7 under the CEAct. The Partnership and the General
      Partner consent to the account being treated by the Trading Advisor as an
      exempt account under Rule 4.7 under the CEAct.

            (b) Covenants of the General Partner and the Partnership. The
General Partner for itself and the Partnership covenants and agrees that:

                  (i) The General Partner shall use its best efforts to maintain
      all registrations and memberships necessary for the General Partner to
      continue to act as described herein and in the Prospectus and to all times
      comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, and
      regulations, to the extent that the failure to so comply would have a
      materially adverse effect on the General Partner's ability to act as
      described herein and in the Prospectus.

                  (ii) The General Partner shall inform the Trading Advisor
      immediately as soon as the General Partner or any of its principals
      becomes the subject of any investigation, claim, or proceeding of any
      regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such person or becomes a
      named party to any litigation materially affecting the condition,
      financial or otherwise, business or prospects of the General Partner. The
      General Partner shall also inform the Trading Advisor immediately if the
      General Partner or any of its officers become aware of any breach of this
      Agreement by the General Partner.

                  (iii) The Partnership will furnish to the Trading Advisor
      copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and all amendments
      and supplements thereto, in each case as soon as available.

                  (iv) The Partnership and the General Partner will keep
      confidential and not disseminate any information regarding the trading
      systems, strategies, methods and programs of the Trading Advisor or
      specific trades made by the Trading Advisor for the account of the
      Partnership to any of the limited partners of the Partnership or the
      customers, employees, agents, shareholders, officers, directors or
      affiliates of the General Partner or MS&Co. or any other person or entity,
      except such details as may be, in the reasonable judgment of the General
      Partner, necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the
      Partnership or as required by law.

            12.   Merger or Transfer of Assets of Trading Advisor.

            The Trading Advisor may merge or consolidate with, or sell or
otherwise transfer its advisory business, or all or a substantial portion of its
assets, any portion of its commodity trading programs, systems or methods, or
its goodwill, to any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by,
controlling, or under common control with, the Trading Advisor, provided that
such entity expressly assumes all obligations of the Trading Advisor under this
Agreement and agrees to continue to operate the business of the Trading Advisor,
substantially as such business is being conducted on the date hereof.

            13.   Complete Agreement.

            This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the matters referred to herein, and no other agreement, verbal
or otherwise, shall be binding as between the parties unless in writing and
signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

            14.   Assignment.

            This  Agreement  may not be assigned by any party  hereto  without
the express written consent of the other parties hereto.

            15.   Amendment.

            This  Agreement may not be amended  except by the written  consent
of the parties hereto.

            16.   Severability.

            The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement or any covenant herein contained shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision or covenant hereof or herein contained and
any such invalid provision or covenant shall be deemed to be severable.

            17.   Closing Certificates and Opinions.

            (a) The Trading Advisor shall, at the Initial Closing and at the
request of the General Partner at any monthly closing thereafter, provide the
following:

                  (i) To MS&Co., the General Partner and the Partnership a
      certificate, dated the date of any such closing and in form and substance
      satisfactory to such parties, to the effect that:

                        (A) The representations and warranties by the Trading
            Advisor in this Agreement are true, accurate, and complete on and as
            of the date of the closing, as if made on the date of the closing.

                        (B) The Trading Advisor has performed all of its
            obligations and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be
            performed or satisfied under this Agreement, at or prior to the date
            of such closing.

                  (ii) To MS&Co., the General Partner and the Partnership an
      opinion of counsel to the Trading Advisor in form and substance
      satisfactory to such parties, to the effect that:

                        (A) The Trading Advisor is a corporation duly organized
            and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
            incorporation and is qualified to do business and in good standing
            in each other jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its
            business requires such qualification and the failure to be duly
            qualified would materially adversely affect the Trading Advisor's
            ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Trading
            Advisor has full corporate power and authority to conduct its
            business as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus
            and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

                        (B) The Trading Advisor (including the Trading Advisor
            Principals) has all governmental, regulatory, self-regulatory and
            commodity exchange and clearing association licenses, registrations,
            and memberships required by law, and the Trading Advisor (including
            the Trading Advisor Principals) has made all filings necessary to
            perform its obligations under this Agreement and to conduct its
            business as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus,
            except for such licenses, memberships, filings and registrations,
            the absence of which would not have a material adverse effect on its
            ability to act as described in the Registration Statement and
            Prospectus or to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and,
            to the best of such counsel's knowledge, after due investigation,
            none of such licenses, memberships or registrations have been
            rescinded, revoked or suspended.

                        (C) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
            and delivered by or on behalf of the Trading Advisor and constitutes
            a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Trading Advisor,
            enforceable against the Trading Advisor in accordance with its
            terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
            conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, receivership or other laws
            relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, and to general
            principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in
            a proceeding at law or in equity), and except that the enforcement
            of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution
            obligations and provisions may be limited by applicable law or
            considerations of public policy.

                        (D) To such counsel's knowledge, except as disclosed in
            the Prospectus, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or
            in equity pending or threatened before or by any court, governmental
            body, administrative agency, panel or self-regulatory organization,
            nor have there been any such actions, suits or proceedings within
            the five years preceding the date of the Prospectus against the
            Trading Advisor or any Trading Advisor Principal which are required
            to be disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus.

                        (E) The execution and delivery by the Trading Advisor of
            this Agreement, and the performance by the Trading Advisor of its
            obligations hereunder and in the Prospectus (a) will not require any
            governmental approval to be obtained on the part of the Trading
            Advisor, except those that have been obtained and, to such counsel's
            knowledge, are in effect, (b) will not result in a violation of any
            provision of the Trading Advisor's organizational documents or any
            applicable laws applicable to the Trading Advisor, and (c) will not
            breach or result in a violation of, or default under, (i) any
            indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or instrument known to
            such counsel to which the Trading Advisor or any of its subsidiaries
            is a party or by which the Trading Advisor or any of its
            subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of
            the Trading Advisor or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or (ii)
            any judgment, decree or order known to such counsel that is
            applicable to the Trading Advisor and, pursuant to any applicable
            laws, is issued by any governmental authority having jurisdiction
            over the Trading Advisor or its properties.

                        (F) Based upon reliance of certain SEC "no-action"
            letters, as of the closing, the performance by the Trading Advisor
            of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as described
            in the Prospectus will not require the Trading Advisor to be
            registered as an "investment adviser" as that term is defined in the
            Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

                        (G) Nothing has come to such counsel's attention that
            would lead them to believe that, (A) the Registration Statement at
            the time it became effective, insofar as the Trading Advisor and the
            Trading Advisor Principals are concerned, contained any untrue
            statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
            required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
            therein not misleading, or (B) the Prospectus at the time it was
            issued or at the closing contained an untrue statement of a material
            fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make
            the statements therein relating to the Trading Advisor or the
            Trading Advisor Principals, in light of the circumstances under
            which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that such
            counsel need express no opinion or belief as to the performance data
            and notes or descriptions thereto set forth in the Registration
            Statement and Prospectus, except that such counsel shall opine,
            without rendering any opinion as to the accuracy of the information
            in such tables, that the actual performance tables of the Trading
            Advisor set forth in the Prospectus comply as to form in all
            material respects with applicable CFTC rules and all CFTC and NFA
            interpretations thereof.

            In giving the foregoing opinion, counsel may rely on information
obtained from public officials, officers of the Trading Advisor, and other
sources believed by it to be responsible and may assume that signatures on all
documents examined by it are genuine.

                  (iii) To MS&Co., the General Partner and the Partnership, a
      report dated the date of the closing that shall present, for the period
      from the date after the last day covered by the historical performance
      capsules in the Prospectus to the latest practicable day before closing,
      updated performance information, and which shall certify that such
      information is, to the best of such Trading Advisor's knowledge, accurate
      in all material respects.

            (b) The General Partner shall, at the Initial Closing, provide the
following:

                  (i) To the Trading Advisor a certificate, dated the date of
      such closing and in form and substance satisfactory to the Trading
      Advisor, to the effect that:

                        (A) The representations and warranties by the
            Partnership and the General Partner in this Agreement are true,
            accurate, and complete on and as of the date of the closing as if
            made on the date of the closing.

                        (B) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
            Registration Statement has been issued by the SEC and no proceedings
            for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the
            knowledge of the General Partner, are contemplated or threatened
            under the Securities Act. No order preventing or suspending the use
            of the Prospectus has been issued by the SEC, NASD, CFTC, or NFA and
            no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending
            or, to the knowledge of the General Partner, are contemplated or
            threatened under the Securities Act or the CEAct.

                        (C) The Partnership and the General Partner have
            performed all of their obligations and satisfied all of the
            conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied under this
            Agreement at or prior to the date of the closing.

                  (ii) To the parties hereto, an opinion of Cadwalader,
      Wickersham & Taft LLP, counsel to the General Partner and the Partnership,
      in form and substance satisfactory to such parties, to the effect that:

                        (A) The Partnership is a limited partnership validly
            existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
            Delaware with limited partnership power to enter into and perform
            its obligations under this Agreement; the Partnership has received a
            certificate from the New York Secretary of State certifying that the
            Partnership filed an application for authority pursuant to Section
            121-902 of the New York Revised Limited Partnership Act and that, so
            far as shown by the records of the New York Department of State, the
            Partnership is authorized to do business under the laws of the State
            of New York.

                        (B) The General Partner is a corporation validly
            existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the
            State of Delaware with corporate power to conduct its business as
            described in the Prospectus and to perform its obligations under
            this Agreement. The General Partner is duly qualified as a foreign
            corporation to do business in the State of New York. To such
            counsel's knowledge, the General Partner does not conduct business
            in any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

                        (C) The General Partner, each of its principals as
            defined in Rule 3.1 under the CEAct, and the Partnership have all
            federal and New York state governmental and regulatory licenses,
            registrations and memberships required by law and have made all
            filings necessary in order for the General Partner and the
            Partnership to perform their obligations under this Agreement and to
            conduct their business as described in the Prospectus, except for
            such licenses, memberships, filings, and registrations, the absence
            of which, either individually or in the aggregate, would not be
            reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability
            of the Partnership or the General Partner to conduct their business
            as described in the Prospectus, or to perform their obligations
            under this Agreement, and, to such counsel's knowledge, after due
            investigation, none of such licenses and memberships or
            registrations have been rescinded, revoked or suspended.

                        (D) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
            and delivered by or on behalf of the General Partner and the
            Partnership and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of
            the General Partner and the Partnership, enforceable against the
            General Partner and the Partnership, in accordance with its terms,
            subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
            reorganization, moratorium, receivership or other laws relating to
            or affecting creditors' rights generally, and to general principles
            of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
            proceeding at law or in equity), and except that the enforcement of
            rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations
            and provisions relating to submission to jurisdiction, venue or
            service of process, may be limited by applicable law or
            considerations of public policy.

                        (E) The execution and delivery by each of the General
            Partner and the Partnership of this Agreement and the performance by
            each of the General Partner and the Partnership of its respective
            obligations hereunder and in the Prospectus (a) do not require any
            Governmental Approval to be obtained on the part of the General
            Partner or the Partnership, except those that have been obtained
            and, to such counsel's knowledge, are in effect, (b) do not result
            in a violation of any provision of the General Partner's certificate
            of incorporation or bylaws, the Certificate of Limited Partnership
            or the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership or any
            Applicable Laws applicable to the General Partner and the
            Partnership, and (c) do not breach or result in a violation of, or
            default under, (i) any of the agreements listed on the Registration
            Statement which are known to such counsel's knowledge to be
            effective, or (ii) any judgment, decree or order known to such
            counsel which is applicable to the General Partner or the
            Partnership and, pursuant to any Applicable Laws, is issued by any
            Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its
            properties. "Applicable Laws" means those laws, rules and
            regulations of the State of New York and of the United States of
            America which, in such counsel's experience, are normally applicable
            to transactions of the type contemplated by this Agreement.
            "Governmental Authorities" means executive, legislative, judicial,
            administrative or regulatory bodies of the State of New York or the
            United States of America. "Government Approval" means any consent,
            approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing,
            recording or registration with any Governmental Authority pursuant
            to Applicable Laws.

                        (F) Based upon reliance on certain SEC "no-action"
            letters, as of the closing, the performance by the Partnership of
            the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as described in
            the Prospectus will not require the Partnership to register as an
            "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
            amended.

                        (G) Nothing has come to such counsel's attention that
            would lead them to believe that the Registration Statement, as of
            its effective date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact
            or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
            necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the
            Prospectus, as of the date of such counsel's opinion, contains any
            untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material
            fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
            the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; it
            being understood that Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP express no
            view as to the adequacy and accuracy of (a) information in the
            Registration Statement or the Prospectus regarding any trading
            advisor to the Partnership or its principals, (b) any financial,
            numerical, statistical or computational information included in or
            omitted from the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or (c) as to
            the performance data and notes or descriptions thereto set forth in
            the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

            In rendering its opinion, such counsel may rely on information
obtained from public officials, officers of the General Partner and other
sources believed by it to be responsible and may assume that signatures on all
documents examined by it are genuine.

            18. Inconsistent Filings.

            The Trading Advisor agrees not to file, participate in the filing
of, or publish any description of the Trading Advisor, or of its respective
principals or trading approaches that is materially inconsistent with those in
the Registration Statement and Prospectus, without so informing the General
Partner and furnishing to it copies of all such filings within a reasonable
period prior to the date of filing or publication.

            19. Disclosure Document.

            During the term of this Agreement, the Trading Advisor shall furnish
to the General Partner promptly copies of all disclosure documents, information
documents or similar documents used by the Trading Advisor. The General Partner
acknowledges receipt of the Trading Advisor's information document dated
June 7, 2007.

            20. Notices.

            All notices required to be delivered under this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be effective when delivered personally or by telecopy on
the day delivered, or when given by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, on the day actually received, addressed as
follows (or to such other address as the party entitled to notice shall
hereafter designate in accordance with the terms hereof):

            if to the Partnership:

            Morgan Stanley Spectrum Currency L.P.
                  c/o Demeter Management Corporation
                  522 Fifth Avenue, 13th Floor
                  New York, New York  10036
                  Attn:  Walter Davis, President

            if to the General Partner:

            Demeter Management Corporation
                  522 Fifth Avenue, 13th Floor
                  New York, New York  10036
                  Attn:  Walter Davis, President

            if to the Trading Advisor:

            FX Concepts Trading Advisor, Inc.
                  225 W. 34th Street
                  Suite 710
                  New York, New York 10122
                  Attn:  Philip Simotas

            21. Survival.

            The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of
this Agreement with respect to any matter arising while this Agreement was in
effect.

            22. GOVERNING LAW.

            THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. IF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE
BROUGHT BY A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS AND WILL SUBMIT TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING
IN THE COUNTY, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK. ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY
ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHT, ASSERT ANY CLAIM OR OBTAIN ANY
RELIEF WHATSOEVER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT BY SUCH
PARTY EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT
SITTING IN THE COUNTY, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK.

            23. Remedies.

            In any action or proceeding arising out of any of the provisions of
this Agreement, the Trading Advisor agrees not to seek any prejudgment equitable
or ancillary relief. The Trading Advisor agrees that its sole remedy in any such
action or proceeding shall be to seek actual monetary damages for any breach of
this Agreement.

            24. Headings.

            Headings to sections herein are for the convenience of the parties
only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.

            25. Successors.

            This Agreement, including the representations, warranties and
covenants contained herein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto, their successors and permitted assigns, and no other person
shall have any right or obligation under this Agreement.

            26. Waiver of Breach.

            The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach
or of a breach by any other party. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any provision of the Agreement shall not constitute a waiver or
thereafter deprive such party of the right to insist upon strict adherence.

            27. Counterparts.

            This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute the
same agreement.

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            PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS
BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN FILED WITH
THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE
MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF
COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES
TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS
BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed for and on
behalf of the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.

                                       MORGAN STANLEY SPECTRUM CURRENCY L.P.
                                          by Demeter Management Corporation,
                                          General Partner

                                       By /s/ Walter Davis
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Name:  Walter Davis
                                          Title: President

                                       DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

                                       By /s/ Walter Davis
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Name:  Walter Davis
                                          Title: President

                                       FX CONCEPTS TRADING ADVISOR, INC.

                                       By /s/ Philip Simotas
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Name:  Philip Simotas
                                          Title: DirectorEMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 16, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Lawson Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Thomas Neri (the “Executive”).

      1.       Term of Employment. The Company hereby employs Executive for a term of 3 years, commencing as of the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated by either party in accordance with the terms of Sections 4 and 5 below. The term of this Agreement will automatically extend for an additional year from year to year, unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal to the other party at least six months prior to the date of the expiration of the initial term or any extended term of this Agreement, or unless this Agreement is otherwise terminated pursuant to the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement.

      2.         Position and Duties. During the term of this Agreement, Executive will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or in such other capacity mutually agreed between Executive and the Company by written amendment of this Agreement. Executive’s duties and authorities will consist of all duties and authority customarily performed and held by persons holding equivalent positions in companies similar in nature and size to the Company as such duties and authority are reasonably defined, modified and delegated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Executive will report solely to the Board. Executive hereby acknowledges that he has a fiduciary responsibility and duty of loyalty
      to the Company hereunder. For so long as Executive remains employed, Executive shall, on a full-time basis, devote his best efforts and his entire business time, energy, attention, knowledge and skill solely and exclusively to advance the interests, products and goodwill of the Company. Executive shall diligently, competently and faithfully perform the duties assigned to him by the Company from time to time.

      The duties and services to be performed by Executive hereunder shall be substantially rendered at the Company’s principal offices, except for travel on the Company’s business incident to the performance of Executive’s duties. Executive will not, without the written consent of the Board, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld: (i) render service to others for compensation, or (ii) serve on any board or governing body of another entity. Executive may continue to serve on the Lake Forest High School Board of Education. If an outside activity subsequently creates a conflict with the Company’s business or prospective business, Executive agrees to cease engaging in such activity at such time. Executive will observe and adhere to all applicable written Company policies and procedures adopted from time to time, such as they now exist or hereafter are supplemented,
      amended, modified or restated.

      

      	
                   
 	
                  3.
 	
                  Compensation.
 

      

       (a)       Base Salary. Executive will receive a base salary of $450,000 per annum (the “Base Salary”) as modified pursuant to the next sentence), payable in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices (including, but not limited, to practices regarding timing and withholding) as may be in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement; provided, however, that an amount equal to the aggregate amount Executive would have been paid in Base Salary for the period April 16, 2007 to the end of the payroll period next ending 

       

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      after the date of execution of this Agreement, reduced by the actual aggregate base salary Executive was paid in such period, shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum no later than ten (10) days after the execution of this Agreement. The Base Salary will be subject to periodic review by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), and may be increased or decreased by the Committee at any time; provided, however, that Executive’s Salary may not be decreased to less than $450,000 per annum.

      (b)       Bonuses. Executive will also be eligible for additional performance based compensation based upon Executive’s ability to meet or exceed the targeted expectations applicable to his position, as the Committee in its sole discretion determines with input from the Executive and in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Senior Management Annual Incentive Plan, or any other applicable performance based compensation plan or program. If Executive is determined to have met the threshold, target or stretch targets set, Executive will receive the following percentages of his then current Base Salary in bonus: (i) threshold - 50%; (ii) target - 100%; or (iii) stretch - 150%.

      (c)       LTCAP. Executive will also be eligible to continue to participate (or continue participation) in the Lawson Products, Inc. Long-Term Capital Accumulation Plan (the “CAP”) as determined by the terms of the CAP and this Agreement, except as provided in Section 11(d). Executive’s CAP awards for 2007 and 2008 shall be granted as previously scheduled.

      (d)       Equity Awards. Executive will be eligible for stock options, restricted stock, stock awards, phantom stock units, stock appreciation units, shareholder value appreciation rights, or other such equity-based compensation opportunities from time to time during his employment as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee (“Equity Awards”); provided such grants and awards shall be on a basis no less favorable than grants and awards made to other senior executives of the Company. To the extent so provided, such equity-based compensation shall be subject to the terms of any applicable equity-based compensation plan, program and/or agreement.

      (e)       Benefit Plans. Executive shall receive the following standard benefits; provided, however, the Company may modify or terminate such benefits from time to time to the extent and on such terms as the Company modifies or terminates such benefits as provided to other officers:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  coverage under Lawson’s group health plan on such terms as provided to other Company officers;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  long-term disability insurance coverage;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  group term life insurance with a death benefit amount of not less than $50,000, with additional double indemnity coverage;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iv)
 	
                  accidental death insurance;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (v)
 	
                  participation in the Company’s 401(k) and profit-sharing retirement plans;
 

      

       

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                  (vi)
 	
                  four weeks annual vacation under the terms of the Company’s vacation policy for officers; and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (vii)
 	
                  participation in the Company’s Executive Deferral Plan, if any.
 

      

      The items in Sections 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(e)(i)-(vii) referred to above, and any other benefit plans in which Executive may participate pursuant to such plan’s terms, are collectively referred to herein as “Benefit Plans”.

      (f)        Business Expenses. The Company will reimburse Executive for authorized business expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred on behalf of the Company and which are documented in accordance with the applicable Company expense reimbursement policies and procedures in effect from time to time with respect to employees of the Company. Executive will cause a summary of such expenses to be submitted to the Audit Committee of the Board annually.

      (g)       Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse Executive up to $15,000 for his reasonable costs and expenses of counsel incurred by Executive in connection with the review of this Agreement.

      

      	
                   
 	
                  4.
 	
                  Termination of Employment.
 

      

       (a)       Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment for “Cause”, where “Cause” means, as reasonably determined by the Company, any of the following:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  violation by Executive of any agreement between Executive and the Company or any law relating to non-competition, trade secrets, inventions, non-solicitation or confidentiality;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  material breach or default of any of Executive’s duties or other obligations or covenants under this Agreement (except where such breach or default is due to Executive becoming Disabled (as defined in Section 4(c)) which shall be governed by Section 4(c)), which has not been cured within 30 days of written notice thereof to Executive;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  Executive’s gross negligence, dishonesty or willful misconduct;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iv)
 	
                  any act or omission by Executive which has a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, reputation, goodwill or customer relations;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (v)
 	
                  conviction of or pleading nolo contendre to a crime by Executive (other than traffic related offenses);
 

      

       

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                  (vi)
 	
                  any act or omission by Executive which, at the time it occurs, is in material violation of any Company policy, such as they now exist or hereafter are supplemented, amended, modified or restated; or
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (vii)
 	
                  an act of fraud, embezzlement or the misappropriation of property by Executive.
 

      

      The Company may terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement for Cause (as defined above) at any time, and Executive’s termination for Cause will be effective immediately upon the Company mailing or transmitting written notice of such termination to Executive.

      (b)       Termination Due to Death. Executive’s employment under this Agreement will terminate upon the death of Executive.

      (c)       Termination Due to Disability. If Executive becomes “Disabled” as such term is defined under the Company’s long term disability insurance policy, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment. Executive agrees that if Executive becomes “Disabled”, Executive will be unable to perform the essential functions of Executive’s position and that there would be no reasonable accommodation which would not constitute an undue hardship to the Company. Executive’s termination due to Disability will be effective immediately upon Executive’s receipt of written notice of such termination from the Company. Such written notice shalt be deemed received, if mailed first class through the U. S. Postal System, three business
      days after mailing such written notice to Executive.

      (d)       Termination Without Cause by the Company. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment without Cause upon written notice to Executive. Executive’s termination without Cause will be effective on the date of termination specified by the Company, but not prior to receipt of the written notice by Executive. Such written notice shall be deemed received, if mailed first class through the U. S. Postal System, three business days after mailing such written notice to Executive.

      (e)       Voluntary Termination by Executive. Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment upon 60 days written notice to the Company. The Company, at its sole discretion, may relieve Executive of his active duties at any time during the notice period. The Company may also waive such notice, and/or set an earlier termination date upon receipt of such notice, in which event Executive’s employment will terminate on the earlier termination date, and no pay in lieu of notice will be due.

      (f)        Termination Due to Non-Renewal by Executive or the Company. Either Executive or the Company may terminate this Agreement by providing written notice of intent not to renew this Agreement, as described in Section 1 of this Agreement. Executive’s termination due to non-renewal will be effective at the end of the applicable initial or extended term in which notice is given.

      (g)       Simultaneous Termination of Director/Officer Positions. Upon the effective date of termination of Executive’s employment, for any reason whatsoever, Executive will be deemed to have resigned from any office Executive may hold as a director and/or officer 

       

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      of the Company and any Company affiliate. The Company is hereby irrevocably authorized to appoint a nominee to act on Executive’s behalf to execute all documents and do all tasks necessary to effectuate this Section 4(g).

      

      	
                   
 	
                  5.
 	
                  Payments Due Upon Termination.
 

      

       (a)       Payments Due Upon Termination for Cause by the Company, or Voluntary Termination by Executive. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment for “Cause” pursuant to Section 4(a) above, or Executive terminates his employment voluntarily pursuant to Section 4(e) above, the Company shall have no obligation to Executive, except:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive no later than the next regularly scheduled payroll day any accrued and unpaid Base Salary and any accrued and unused vacation pay through the effective date of Executive’s termination;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive any additional payments, awards, or benefits, if any, which Executive is eligible to receive pursuant to the terms of any applicable Benefit Plans; and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  Executive shall be entitled to all post-employment benefits required under applicable law.
 

      

      The payments set forth in Sections 5(a)(i)-(iii) are collectively referred to herein as “Accrued Compensation”.

      (b)       Payments Due Upon Termination Without Cause by the Company. Except as provided in Section 5(c) below, if the Company terminates Executive’s employment without “Cause” pursuant to Section 4(d) above, the Company shall have no obligation to Executive, except:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive any Accrued Compensation;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive in monthly installments commencing one month after the effective date of Executive’s termination at the rate of 100% of his then current Base Salary for the period which is the greater of two (2) years, or the remainder of the applicable initial term or extended term in which Executive is terminated (the “Severance Period”);
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive in equal monthly installments commencing one month after the effective date of Executive’s termination for the Severance Period an amount equal to the bonus Executive received in the 365 day period prior to the effective date of Executive’s termination, if any, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the beginning of the calendar year in which Executive’s termination occurs through 
 

      

       

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      the effective date of Executive’s termination, and the denominator of which is 365 (the “Pro Rata Bonus”); and

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iv)
 	
                  Executive shall continue to be covered under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to Section 3(e)(i) above, including any spousal and dependant coverage, at active employee rates, for two (2) years after the effective date of Executive’s termination, and, thereafter, Executive shall be eligible to exercise his rights to COBRA continuation coverage with respect to such group health plan for Executive, and, where applicable, Executive’s spouse and eligible dependents, at Executive’s expense.
 

      

      During the Severance Period under this Section 5(b), Executive shall, upon request of the Company, make himself reasonably available on a limited basis from time to time to consult with the Company regarding the business affairs of the Company, not more than twenty-four (24) hours in any calendar quarter, and at times that do not interfere with Executive’s employment time commitments with any successor employer.

      (c)       Payments Due Upon Termination Without Cause by the Company After A Change in Control. In lieu of the payments due under Section 5(b) above, in the event the Company terminates Executive’s employment without “Cause” pursuant to Section 4(d) above within 180 days following a Change in Control as defined in Section 7 below, the Company shall have no obligation to Executive, except:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive any Accrued Compensation;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive an amount equal to two times Executive’s then current annual Base Salary, and two times the bonus Executive received in the 365-day period prior to the effective date of Executive’s termination, if any. Subject to Section 5(g), such amount shall be paid in a lump sum, to the extent it may be so paid without triggering taxes and other penalties under Section 409A of the Code (“409A Penalties”) no later than 30 days after the effective date of Executive’s termination, or to the extent such amount cannot be paid in a lump sum, it shall be paid in 24 equal monthly installments commencing one month after the effective date of Executive’s termination;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  Executive shall continue to be covered under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to Section 3(e)(i) above, including any spousal and dependant coverage, at active employee rates, for two (2) years after the effective date of Executive’s termination, and, thereafter, Executive shall be eligible to exercise his rights to COBRA continuation coverage with respect to such group health plan for Executive, and, where applicable, Executive’s spouse and eligible dependents, at Executive’s expense; and
 

      

       

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                  (iv)
 	
                  all of Executive’s outstanding Equity Awards, if any, shall immediately vest upon the effective date of Executive’s termination to the extent not already vested, and Executive shall have at least 90 days to exercise any Equity Award that is subject to being exercised.
 

      

      (d)       Payments Due Upon Termination Due to Death. If Executive’s employment is terminated due to death pursuant to Section 4(b) above, the Company shall have no obligation to Executive, except:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive any Accrued Compensation;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  the Company shall pay to the beneficiary(ies) identified in writing by Executive from time to time an amount equal to (A) two times Executive’s then current annual Base Salary, plus (B) the Pro Rata Bonus (if any), in 24 equal monthly installments commencing one month after the date of Executive’s death; and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  Executive’s spouse and dependents shall continue to be covered under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to Section 3(e)(i) above, at active employee rates for dependent coverage, for two (2) years after the date of Executive’s death, and, thereafter, Executive’s spouse and dependents shall be eligible to exercise their rights to COBRA coverage with respect to such group health plan at their expense.
 

      

      (e)       Payments Due Upon Termination Due to Disability. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment due to “Disability” pursuant to Section 4(c) above, the Company shall have no obligation to Executive, except:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive any Accrued Compensation;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  the Company shall continue to pay Executive in monthly installments commencing one month after the effective date of termination: (A) for 12 months at the rate of 100% of his then current Base Salary; and (B) for 24 months thereafter at the rate of 60% of his then current Base Salary. The Company will be entitled to receive in payment from Executive or by taking a credit against the payments to be made under this Section 5(e)(ii) a sum equal to any Company provided long-term disability insurance benefit paid to or for the benefit of Executive during such 36 month period; and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  Executive shall continue to be covered under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to Section 3(e)(i) above, including any spousal and dependent coverage, at active employee rates for five and one-half (5 1⁄2) years after the effective date of Executive’s termination, and, thereafter, Executive shall be eligible to exercise his rights to COBRA continuation coverage with respect to such 
 

      

       

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      group health plan for Executive, and, where applicable, Executive’s spouse and eligible dependents, at Executive’s expense.

      (f)        Payments Due Upon Termination due to Non-Renewal of this Agreement. If Executive or the Company terminates Executive’s employment pursuant to non-renewal of this Agreement pursuant to Sections 1 and 4(f) above, the effective date of Executive’s termination pursuant to such non-renewal shall be the last day of the applicable initial term or extended term in which notice is given. Prior to the effective date of Executive’s termination, Executive shall continue to be paid his Base Salary in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices (including, but not limited, to practices regarding timing and withholding) as may be in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement. On or after the effective date of Executive’s termination, the Company shall
      have no obligation to Executive, except:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  the Company shall pay Executive any Accrued Compensation;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  if the Company terminates Executive’s employment by providing notice of non-renewal on or after April 17, 2009: (A) the Company shall pay Executive in monthly installments commencing one month after the effective date of Executive’s termination for one (1) year at the rate of 100% of his Base Salary in effect immediately prior to such termination; and (B)Executive shall continue to be covered under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to Section 3(e)(i), including any spousal and dependant coverage, at active employee rates, for one (1) year after the effective date of Executive’s termination, and, thereafter, Executive shall be eligible to exercise his rights to COBRA coverage with respect to such group health plan for Executive, and, where applicable, Executive’s spouse and eligible dependents, at
      Executive’s expense.
 

      

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the effective date of a termination due to nonrenewal initiated by the Company occurs on or within 180 days following a Change in Control, the Company’s obligations to Executive shall be as set forth under Section 5(c) (in lieu of the obligations set forth in Section 5(f)).

      (g)       Six (6) Month Delay. If, at the time Executive becomes entitled to payments and benefits under Section 5 of this Agreement (“Severance Payment”), Executive is a Specified Employee (as defined and determined under Code Section 409A), then, notwithstanding any other provision in Section 5 to the contrary, the following provision shall apply. No Severance Payment considered deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all regulations issued thereunder and applicable guidance thereto (“Code Section 409A”) and not subject to an exception or exemption thereunder, shall be paid to Executive until the date that is six (6) months after Executive’s effective date of termination. Any such Severance Payment that would otherwise have been
      paid to Executive during this six-month period shall instead be aggregated and paid to Executive on the date that is six (6) months after Executive’s effective date of termination. Any Severance 

       

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      Payment to which Executive is entitled to be paid after the date that is six (6) months after Executive’s effective date of termination shall be paid to Executive in accordance with the terms of Section 5.

      (h)       Release. As a condition of receiving any and all payments and benefits (except Accrued Compensation) due to Executive (or if applicable, Executive’s beneficiaries and/or estate) pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement and/or any Benefit Plans in the event of termination, Executive (or if applicable, Executive’s beneficiaries and/or estate) shall execute and deliver to the Company a general release of the Lawson Entities (as defined in Section 7) and its directors, officers, employees and agents from all claims of any kind whatsoever arising out of Executive’s employment or termination thereof in a form satisfactory to the Company.

      

      	
                   
 	
                  6.
 	
                  Indemnification.
 

      

       (a)       During the term of this Agreement and thereafter throughout all applicable limitation periods, the Company shall provide Executive (including his heirs, personal representatives, executors and administrators) with such coverage, as will be generally available to senior officers of the Company under the Company’s then current directors and officers liability insurance policy at the Company’s sole expense.

      (b)       In addition to the insurance coverage provided for in Section 6(a) above, the Company shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify Executive (and his heirs, personal representatives, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which Executive may be involved by reason of his having been an officer, director or employee of the Company (whether or not he continues to be an officer, director or employee of the Company at the time such expenses or liabilities are incurred), such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs, attorneys’ fees and the cost of reasonable settlements. The Company shall maintain bylaws authorizing such
      indemnification of Executive to the fullest extent permitted by law.

      (c)       In the event Executive becomes a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any action, suit or proceeding for which the Company has agreed to provide insurance coverage or indemnification under this Section, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, advance all expenses (including the reasonable attorneys’ fees, related fees and expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (collectively “Expenses”)) incurred by Executive in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding. Executive agrees to reimburse the Company for the amount of all of the expenses actually paid by the Company to or on behalf of Executive in the event the Company determines that
      Executive is not entitled to indemnification by the Company for such expenses. Executive also agrees to assign to the Company all rights of Executive to insurance proceeds under any policy of directors and officers liability insurance to the extent of the amount of the expenses actually paid by the Company to or on behalf of Executive.

       

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                  7.
 	
                  Certain Definitions.
 

      

       (a)       The term “Lawson Entities” shall mean the Company and any entity owned by the Company or related to or affiliated with the Company, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, now or at any time during Executive’s employment with the Company and during the Restriction Period (as defined below), including, but not limited to, Assembly Component Systems, Inc., Cronatron Welding Systems, Inc., Drummond American Corporation, Automatic Screw Machine Products Company, C.B. Lynn Company, Lawson Products, Inc. (Ontario), Lawson Products de Mexico, Rutland Tool & Supply Company, and any other entity in which any one or more of them has an ownership interest at any time during Executive’s employment with the Company and during the Restriction Period whether such entity is in the
      United States or elsewhere.

      (b)       The term “Restriction Period” means the period of time in which Executive is employed by the Company and a period of two (2) years after the effective date of Executive’s termination.

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (c)
 	
                  The term “Lawson Entities’ Products, Systems and Services” means:
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  the acquisition for and the distribution and sale of fasteners, parts, hardware, pneumatics, hydraulic and other flexible hose fittings, tools, safety items and electrical and shop supplies, automotive and vehicular products, chemical specialties, maintenance chemicals and other chemical products, welding products and related items, all as more particularly described in the Lawson Entities’ sales kits and manuals;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  the sale and distribution and the providing of systems and services related to the items described in Section 7.1(c)(i);
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  the manufacture, sale and distribution of production and specialized parts and supplies described in Section 7.1(c)(i);
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iv)
 	
                  the provision of just-in-time inventories of component parts described in Section 7.1(c)(1) to original equipment manufacturers and of maintenance and repair parts described in Section 7.1(c)(1) to a wide variety of users; and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (v)
 	
                  the provision of in-plant inventory systems and of electronic vendor-managed, inventory systems to various customers, related to the items described in Section 7.1(c)(i).
 

      

      (d)       The term “Competitive Products, Systems And Services” shall mean products, systems or services in existence or under development during Executive’s employment with the Company which are the same as or substantially similar to or functional equivalents of those of the Lawson Entities including, without limitation, those which are or may be provided to the Lawson Entities’ customers on behalf of the Lawson Entities by employees, agents, or sales representatives of the Lawson Entities.

       

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      (e)       The term “Confidential Information” shall mean all information, including, but not limited to, trade secrets disclosed to Executive or known by Executive as a consequence of or through Executive’s employment by the Company, concerning the products, services, systems, customers and Agents of the Lawson Entities, and specifically including without limitation: computer programs and software, unpatented inventions, discoveries or improvements; marketing, organizational and product research and development; marketing techniques; promotional programs; compensation and incentive programs; customer loyalty programs; inventory systems; business plans; sales forecasts; personnel information, including but not limited to the identity of employees and agents of the Lawson Entities, their
      responsibilities, competence, abilities, and compensation; pricing and financial information; customer lists and information on customers or their employees, or their needs and preferences for the Company’s Products, Systems and Services; information concerning planned or pending acquisitions or divestitures; and information concerning purchases of major equipment or property, and which:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (i)
 	
                  has not been made generally available to the public;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  is useful or of value to the current or anticipated business or research or development activities of the Lawson Entities, or of any customer or supplier of the Lawson Entities; and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  has been identified to Executive by the Lawson Entities as confidential, either orally or in writing.
 

      

      Confidential Information shall not include information which:

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (x)
 	
                  is in or hereafter enters the public domain through no fault of Executive;
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (y)
 	
                  is obtained by Executive from a third party having the legal right to use and to disclose the same; or
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (z)
 	
                  was in the possession of Executive prior to receipt from the Lawson Entities (as evidenced by Executive’s written records predating the first date of employment with the Company).
 

      

      Confidential Information also does not include Executive’s general skills and experience as defined under the governing law of this Agreement.

      (f)        The term “Unauthorized Person Or Entity” shall mean any individual or entity who or which has not signed an appropriate secrecy or confidentiality agreement with the Lawson Entities, or is not a current or target customer with whom Confidential Information is shared in the mutual interest of that person or entity and the Lawson Entities.

      (g)       For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

       

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                  (i)
 	
                  any “person” or “group” of “persons” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder), other than Ronald B. Port and Roberta Washlow, or any of them and/or their respective spouses, children, heirs, assigns or affiliates (the “Port Group”), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company greater than the voting power of the Port Group; or
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (ii)
 	
                  there is a merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the Company, or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, unless:
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (A)
 	
                  the stockholders of the Company immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization will own, directly or indirectly, immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least fifty percent(50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization (the “Surviving Corporation”) or any parent thereof in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the voting securities of the Company immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization; and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (B)
 	
                  the individuals who were members of the Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for such merger, consolidation or reorganization constitute a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation (or parent thereof);and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (C)
 	
                  no “person” or “group” of “persons” as defined above, other than the Port Group, is the beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation (or parent thereof); or
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iii)
 	
                  there is a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to an entity other than an entity:
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (A)
 	
                  of which at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities are owned, directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Company insubstantially the same proportion as their then 
 

      

       

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      current ownership of the voting securities of the Company; and

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (B)
 	
                  of which a majority of the board of directors is comprised of the individuals who were members of the Board of the Company immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for such sale or disposition; and
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (C)
 	
                  of which no “person” or “group” of “persons” as defined above, other than the Port Group, is the beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation (or parent thereof); or
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  (iv)
 	
                  Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the effective date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by Company stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least four-fifths (4/5) of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the incumbent Board, unless any such individual’s initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation).
 

      

      

      	
                   
 	
                  8.
 	
                  Protection of Company Assets.
 

      

       (a)       Non-Competition. Executive expressly agrees that, during the Restriction Period, in the United States, Canada and Mexico, he shall not, directly or indirectly, as an owner, officer, director, employee, agent, advisor, financier, or in any other form or capacity, on behalf of himself or any other person, firm or other business entity, engage in or be concerned with any Competitive Products, Systems and Services, or any other duties or pursuits for monetary gain which, in the sole judgment of the Company, interfere with or restrict Executive’s activities on behalf of the Lawson Entities or constitute competition with the Lawson Entities. The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent Executive from investing his money in the capital stock or other securities
      of any corporation whose stock or securities are publicly-owned or are regularly traded on any public exchange, provided that Executive does not own more than a one percent (1%) interest therein.

      (b)       Confidentiality. Executive hereby acknowledges that, during the course of Executive’s employment, Executive has and will learn or develop Confidential Information in trust and confidence. Executive agrees to use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of performing his duties hereunder and not for his own private use or commercial purposes. Executive acknowledges that unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information, other than in discharge of Executive’s duties, will cause the Lawson Entities irreparable harm. Executive shall maintain Confidential Information in strict confidence at all times and shall not 

       

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      divulge Confidential Information to any unauthorized person or entity, or use in any manner, or knowingly allow another to use, any Confidential Information, without the Company’s prior written consent, during the term of employment or thereafter, for as long as such Confidential Information remains confidential. Executive further acknowledges that the Lawson Entities operate and compete internationally and that the Lawson Entities will be harmed by the unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information regardless of where such disclosure or use occurs, and that therefore this confidentiality agreement is not limited to any single state or other jurisdiction.

      (c)       Non-Solicitation. During the Restriction Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of any person, firm, or other entity, solicit, induce or encourage any person to leave her/his employment, agency or office with the Lawson Entities. During the Restriction Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of any person, firm or other entity, hire or retain or participate in hiring or retaining any person who then is an employee of or agent for the Lawson Entities or any person who has been an employee of or agent for the Lawson Entities at any time in the ninety (90) days prior to termination of Executive’s employment, unless the Company is informed and gives its approval in writing prior to the hiring or retention.

      Given Executive’s office and his participation in the development, sales, marketing and servicing of the Lawson Entities’ Products, Systems and Services, Executive acknowledges that Executive has and will learn or develop Confidential Information relating to the development, sales, marketing or provision of the Lawson Entities’ Products, Systems and Services, and the Lawson Entities’ customers and prospective customers. Executive further acknowledges that the Lawson Entities’ relationships with its customers are extremely valuable to it, are generally the result of substantial time and effort devoted by the Lawson Entities, and tend to be near permanent. Therefore, during the Restriction Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of any person, firm, or other entity, solicit or sell, attempt to sell, or supervise, participate
      in, or assist the sale or solicitation of Competitive Products and Systems to any person, firm or other entity to which the Lawson Entities sold any of Lawson Entities’ Products, Systems and Services during the last two (2) years of Executive’s employment with the Company prior to the effective date of termination. However, this Section 8(c) shall not prohibit the solicitation of any actual or potential customer of the Lawson Entities which does not fall within the preceding description. This Section 8(c) is independent of the obligations of confidentiality under this Agreement and the non-compete provisions of this Agreement.

      (d)       Return of Property. All notes, lists, reports, sketches, plans, data contained in computer hardware or software, memoranda or other documents concerning or related to the Lawson Entities’ business which are or were created, developed, generated or held by Executive during employment, whether containing or relating to Confidential Information or not, are the property of the Lawson Entities and shall be promptly delivered to the Company upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever. During the course of employment, Executive shall not remove any of the above property, including but not limited to, Confidential Information, or reproductions or copies thereof, or any apparatus containing any such property or Confidential Information, from Company’s premises without
      prior written authorization from the Company, other than in the normal execution of Executive’s duties.

       

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      (e)       Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights. Executive agrees to assign to the Company any and all intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks, copyright arid business plans or systems developed, authored or conceived by Executive, whether alone or jointly, while employed by and relating to the business of the Lawson Entities. Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company to perfect ownership rights thereof in the Company. This agreement does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Confidential Information was used and which was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless: (1) the invention relates to the business of the Lawson Entities or to actual or anticipated research or development of the Lawson Entities; or (2) the invention results
      from any work performed by Executive for the Lawson Entities.

      (f)        Unfair Trade Practices. During the term of this Agreement and at all times thereafter, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in or assist others in engaging in any unfair trade practices with respect to the Lawson Entities.

      (g)       Remedies. Executive acknowledges that failure to comply with the terms of this Section 8 of the Agreement will cause irreparable loss and damage to Company. Therefore, Executive agrees that, in addition and cumulative to any other remedies at law or equity available to the Company for Executive’s breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company is entitled to specific performance or injunctive relief against Executive to prevent such damage or breach, and a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction may be granted to the Company for this purpose immediately at its request upon commencement of any suit, without prior notice and without posting any bond. The existence of any claim or cause of action Executive may have against the Company will not constitute a defense
      thereto. In addition, the Company will be relieved of any obligation to provide to Executive any and all termination payments and benefits (excepting Accrued Compensation) which would otherwise occur, be continued, or become due and payable under this Agreement following such breach or threatened breach, except that such payments and benefits shall accrue during the period of alleged threatened breach or alleged breach and shall be due and payable to Executive immediately upon either (a) a determination by the Company or arbitrator or court, or (b) agreement of the parties, that Executive was not in breach. Each party agrees that all remedies expressly provided for in this Agreement are cumulative of any and all other remedies now existing at law or in equity. In addition to the remedies provided in this Agreement, the parties will be entitled to avail themselves of all such other remedies as may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity for compensation, and for the specific
      enforcement of the covenants contained in this Agreement. Resort to any remedy provided for in this Section or provided for by law will not prevent the concurrent or subsequent employment of any other appropriate remedy or remedies, or preclude a recovery of monetary damages and compensation. Each party agrees that no party hereto must post a bond or other security to seek an injunction. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any of the remedies outlined in this Section 8(g) are unavailable as a matter of law, the remainder of the remedies outlined in this Section 8(g) shall remain available to the Company.

      (h)       Enforceability. If any of the provisions of this Section 8 are deemed by a court or arbitrator having jurisdiction to exceed the time, geographic area, or activity limitations the law permits, the limitations will be reduced to the maximum permissible limitation, and Executive and the Company authorize a court or arbitrator having jurisdiction to reform the 

       

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      provisions to the maximum time, geographic area, and activity limitations the law permits; provided, however, that such reductions apply only with respect to the operation of such provision in the particular jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made.

      (i)        Sufficiency of Consideration. Executive acknowledges that the consideration that Executive will receive pursuant to this Agreement serves as sufficient consideration for Executive’s promises to abide by the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement.

      

      	
                   
 	
                  9.
 	
                  Governing Law and Disputes.
 

      

       (a)       This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

      (b)       The Company and Executive agree to attempt to resolve any employment related dispute between them quickly and fairly, and in good faith. Should such a dispute remain unresolved, the Company and Executive irrevocably and unconditionally agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois and of the United States located in Chicago, Illinois over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The Company and Executive irrevocably and unconditionally agree to personal jurisdiction and venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in the courts of the State of Illinois or of the United States located in Chicago, Illinois.

      10.       Cooperation After Termination of Agreement. Following termination of this Agreement, regardless of the reason for termination, Executive will reasonably cooperate with the Company in the prosecution or defense of any claims, controversies, suits, arbitrations or proceedings involving events occurring prior to the termination of this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that in light of his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, he is in the possession of confidential information that may be privileged under the attorney-client and/or work product privileges. Executive agrees to maintain the confidences and privileges of the Company and acknowledges that any such confidences and privileges belong solely to the Company and can only be waived by the Company, not Executive. In the event
      Executive is subpoenaed to testify or otherwise requested to provide information in any matter, including without limitation, any court action, administrative proceeding or government audit or investigation, relating to the Company, Executive agrees that: (a) he will promptly notify the Company of any subpoena, summons or other request to testify or to provide information of any kind no later than three days after receipt of such subpoena, summons or request and, in any event, prior to the date set for him to provide such testimony or information; (b) he will cooperate with the Company with respect to such subpoena, summons or request for information; (c) he will not voluntarily provide any testimony or information without permission of the Company unless otherwise required by law; and (d) he will permit the Company to be represented by an attorney of the Company’s choosing at any such testimony or with respect to any such information to be provided, and will follow the
      instructions of the attorney designated by the Company with respect to whether testimony or information is privileged by the attorney-client and/or work product privileges of the Company, unless otherwise required by law. The parties agree that the Company shall be responsible for all reasonable expenses of Executive incurred in connection with the fulfillment of Executive’s obligations under this Section 10. The 

       

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      parties agree and acknowledge that nothing in this Section 10 is meant to preclude Executive from fully and truthfully cooperating with any government investigation.

      

      	
                   
 	
                  11.
 	
                  Miscellaneous.
 

      

       (a)       Superseding Effect. The Agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, commitments, agreements, and writings, and expresses the entire agreement between the parties with respect to Executive’s employment by the Company, provided, however, the terms of any Benefit Plans will remain applicable to the particular Benefit Plan, except as expressly modified herein. All such other negotiations, commitments, agreements, and writings will have no further force or effect, and the parties to any such other negotiation, commitment, agreement, or writing will have no further rights or obligations thereunder. The parties agree and acknowledge that the definitions of terms applicable to this Agreement may be different than the definitions of those same terms in Benefit Plans and may result
      in seemingly contradictory results. For example, a change in control under this Agreement may not constitute a change in control under the CAP. The parties agree and acknowledge that such seemingly contradictory results are intended, and that this Agreement shall be governed solely by the terms and definitions set forth herein and that the Benefit Plans shall be governed solely by the terms and definitions set forth in the Benefit Plans, except as expressly modified herein.

      (b)       Amendment and Modification. Except as provided in Section 11(c), neither Executive nor the Company may modify, amend, or waive the terms of this Agreement other than by a written instrument signed by Executive and the Company. Either party’s waiver of the other party’s compliance with any specific provision of this Agreement is not a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof.

      (c)       Section 409A. It is also the intention of this Agreement that all income tax liability on payments made pursuant to this Agreement or any Benefit Plans be deferred until Executive actually receives such payment to the extent Code Section 409A applies to such payments. Therefore, if any provision of this Agreement or any Benefit Plans is found not to be in compliance with any applicable requirements of Code Section 409A, that provision will be deemed amended and will be construed and administered, insofar as possible, so that this Agreement and any Benefit Plans, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Company, do not trigger taxes and other penalties under Code Section 409A. In the event that, despite the parties’ intentions, any amount hereunder becomes taxable prior to the
      date that it would otherwise be paid, the Company shall pay to the Executive (which payment may be made in whole or in part by way of direct remittance to appropriate tax authorities) the portion of such amount needed to pay applicable income and excise taxes and any interest or other penalties on such amounts. Any remaining portion of such amount shall be paid to Executive at the time otherwise specified in this Agreement, subject to Section 5(g). Nothing in this Section 11(c) increases the Company’s obligations to Executive under this Agreement or any Benefit Plans. Executive remains solely liable for any taxes, including but not limited to any penalties or interests due to Section 409A or otherwise, on the payments made hereunder or under any 

       

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      Benefit Plans. The preceding provisions shall not be construed as a guarantee by the Company of any particular tax effect for payments made pursuant to this Agreement or any Benefit Plans.

      (d)       Parachute Payments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Benefit Plan, in the event it shall be determined that any monetary amounts or benefits due or payable by the Company to Executive (whether paid or payable, or due or distributed) are or will become subject to any excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (collectively “Excise Taxes”), then the amounts or benefits otherwise due or payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any Benefit Plans shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion of such amounts or benefits shall be subject to the Excise Taxes, but only if (i) the net amount of such amounts and benefits, as so reduced (and after the imposition of the total amount of taxes
      under federal, state and local law on such amounts and benefits), is greater than (ii) the excess of (A) the net amount of such amounts and benefits, without reduction (but after imposition of the total amount of taxes under federal, state and local law) over (B) the amount of Excise Taxes to which Executive would be subject on such unreduced amounts and benefits.

      If it is determined that Excise Taxes will or might be imposed on Executive in the absence of such reduction, the Company and Executive shall make good faith efforts to seek to identify and pursue reasonable action to avoid or reduce the amount of Excise Taxes, provided, however, that this sentence shall not be construed to require Executive to accept any further reduction in the amount or benefits that would be payable to him in the absence of this sentence. The provisions of this Section 11(d) shall override and control any inconsistent provision in the Lawson Products, Inc. Long-Term Capital Accumulation Plan.

      All determinations required to be made under this Section 11(d), including whether reduction is required, the amount of such reduction and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made in good faith by an independent accounting firm selected by the Company in accordance with applicable law (the “Accounting Firm”), in consultation with tax counsel reasonably acceptable to Executive. In the event that such Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group acting as the acquirer in a Change in Control, the Company shall appoint another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to herein as the Accounting Firm). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. If the Accounting Firm
      determines that no excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code is payable by Executive the Company shall request that the Accounting Firm furnish Executive with written guidance that failure to report such excise tax on Executive’s applicable federal income tax return would not result in the imposition of a negligence or similar penalty.

      (e)       Withholding. The Company will reduce its compensatory payments to Executive hereunder for withholding and FICA and Medicare taxes and any other withholdings and contributions required by law.

      (f)        Severability. If the final determination of an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction declares, after the expiration of the time within which judicial review (if permitted) of such determination may be perfected, that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions will be unimpaired, and the 

       

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      invalid or unenforceable term or provision will be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision. Any prohibition or finding of unenforceability as to any provision of this Agreement in any one jurisdiction will not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

      (g)       Binding and Assignment. The Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives, and upon the successors of, or any Company into which, the Company merges or consolidates. The Company shall assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement and all of its rights, duties, obligations, or interests under it to any successor to all or a material part of the business of the Company. Upon such assignment or transfer, any such business entity will be deemed to be substituted for the Company for all purposes. Executive may not assign or delegate the obligations of Executive under this Agreement.

      (h)       Interpretation. This Agreement will be interpreted without reference to any rule or precept of law that states that any ambiguity in a document be construed against the drafter.

      (i)        Executive Acknowledgment. Executive acknowledges that Executive has read and understands this Agreement and is entering into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily.

      (j)        Continuing Obligations. Notwithstanding the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason or anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all post-employment rights and obligations of the parties, including but not limited to those set forth in Sections 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10, and any provisions necessary to interpret or enforce those rights and obligations under any provision of this Agreement, will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect for the applicable periods.

      (k)       Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

      (l)        Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

      (m)      Notice. Any notice by any party to the other party must be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the address specified below, or to any change of address indicated by either party upon receipt of written notice of same:

      Thomas Neri

      At the address on file with the Company

      Lawson Products, Inc.

      1666 East Touhy Avenue

      Des Plaines, IL 60018

       

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      Attention: Corporate Secretary

      Fax: 847-296-1949

      Notice will be deemed received on the third business day following the day on which it was mailed, postage prepaid.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below.

      EXECUTIVE:

      /s/ Thomas Neri

      Thomas Neri

      Date:  10/10/07

       

      LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC.

      By:  /s/ Lee Hillman

      Lee Hillman, Chairman,

      Compensation Committee of the

      Board of Directors of Lawson Products, Inc.

      Date:  10/1/07

       

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