Document:

Exhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT

THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) is made and
entered into as of November 18, 2010, by
and between MA-Riverside Project, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”) and
Tech Target, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS:

	A.	 	Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain Lease Agreement dated August 4, 2009 (the
“Lease”). Pursuant to the Lease, Landlord has leased to Tenant certain space currently
containing approximately 87,875 rentable square feet (the “Original Premises”) in Building
One, of which (i) approximately 14,527 rentable square feet are located on the first floor
(known as Suite No. 150), (ii) approximately 44,962 rentable square feet are located on the
second floor (known as Suite No. 200), and (iii) approximately 28,386 rentable square feet are
located on the third floor. Building One is located at One Riverside Center, 275 Grove
Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02466.

	B.	 	Landlord and Tenant desire to enter into this Amendment for the purpose of adding additional
premises to the Lease and otherwise supplementing the Lease as hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals which by this reference are
incorporated herein, the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein and other valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant
agree as follows:

	1.	 	Addition of Premises.

	 	1.01	 	Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant accepts the space known as Suite 315A,
containing approximately Eight Thousand Four Hundred (8,400) rentable square feet
located on the third floor of the portion of the Building known as Building One, as
such space is shown on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Additional Space”), for the term
(the “Additional Space Term”) commencing on the Additional Space Commencement Date (as
such term is defined in Section 1.06 below) and ending on the last day of the
Term of the Lease, unless the Lease or Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises
thereunder terminates sooner, in which case the Additional Space Term shall end on such
earlier termination date. During the Additional Space Term, the Additional Space shall
be part of the Premises pursuant to the Lease and, except as otherwise provided in this
Amendment, all terms and conditions contained in the Lease shall apply to the
Additional Space in the same manner as such terms and conditions apply to the Original
Premises.

 

 

 

	 	1.02	 	Basic Rent per square foot of the Additional Space Rentable Area per annum
shall be:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Basic Rent Per Square Foot of the Additional	 
	Year	 	Space Rentable Area Per Annum	 
	Year 1
	 	$	32.50	 
	Year 2
	 	$	33.00	 
	Year 3
	 	$	33.50	 
	Year 4
	 	$	34.00	 
	Year 5
	 	$	34.50	 
	Year 6
	 	$	35.00	 
	Year 7
	 	$	35.50	 
	Year 8
	 	$	36.00	 
	Year 9
	 	$	36.50	 
	Year 10
	 	$	37.00	 

	 	1.03	 	The Basic Rent Commencement Date with respect to the Additional Space (but not
any other part of the Premises) shall be the date that is seven (7) full calendar
months after the Additional Space Commencement Date.

	 	1.04	 	From and after the Additional Space Commencement Date, Tenant’s Pro Rata Share
pursuant to the Lease shall be 18.95%.

	 	1.05	 	The Additional Space shall be used by Tenant solely for the Permitted Uses set
forth in the Lease.

	 	1.06	 	The term “Additional Space Commencement Date” shall mean the day following the
date on which the Additional Space is ready for occupancy as provided in Section
1.07 below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant’s personnel shall occupy all
or any part of the Additional Space for the conduct of its business (which shall not
include Tenant’s (or its agents) activities related to the preparation of the
Additional Space for occupancy and use, including Tenant’s access to the Additional
Space pursuant to Section 1.07 below) before the Additional Space Commencement
Date as determined pursuant to the preceding sentence, such date of occupancy shall,
for all purposes of this Amendment and the Lease, be the Additional Space Commencement
Date. Promptly after the determination of the Additional Space Commencement Date,
Landlord and Tenant shall executed and deliver a commencement letter substantially in
the form attached to the Lease as Exhibit J.

 

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	 	1.07	 	Preparation of the Additional Space.

(a) Landlord and Tenant have approved the plans and specifications prepared by
Visnick & Caulfield Associates, Inc., dated March 26, 2010 (the “V&C Space Plan”)
attached hereto as Exhibit B. Landlord shall exercise all reasonable efforts to
complete the work specified in the V&C Space Plan using substantially the same
materials and finishes as those in the Original Premises (“Landlord’s Additional
Space Work”), subject to Force Majeure Events and Tenant Delay (as defined below).
If Landlord’s Additional Space Work has not been substantially completed by December
1, 2010 (the “Scheduled Additional Space Completion Date”), this Amendment shall
nevertheless continue in full force and effect and Landlord shall not be liable
therefor and shall continue to use diligent efforts to substantially complete
Landlord’s Additional Space Work. Landlord shall perform Landlord’s Additional
Space Work at its sole cost and expense, and in a lien free manner; provided that
Landlord shall have the right to bond over any liens filed against the Additional
Space or the Building. Landlord shall make such changes to the V & C Space Plan as
may be reasonably requested by Tenant, provided that Tenant shall pay for all costs
associated therewith, and any delay occasioned thereby shall be a Tenant Delay. Any
such increase shall be paid to Landlord 50% upon the date of Tenant’s authorization
to
Landlord to proceed with such change, and 50% upon substantial completion thereof as
certified by Landlord’s architect. Tenant shall, if requested by Landlord, execute
a written confirmation of such excess costs and Tenant’s agreement to any Tenant
Delay occasioned thereby before the time Landlord shall be required to commence
work. Tenant shall not be responsible for any increase in the cost of Landlord’s
Additional Space Work or any delay thereof caused by Landlord’s failure to perform
Landlord’s Additional Space Work in accordance with the Plans. Landlord shall, at
its expense, procure a certificate of occupancy or an equivalent use or occupancy
permit or approval issued by the local building inspector in connection with its
construction obligations hereunder as a condition to the occurrence of the
Additional Space Commencement Date. Tenant shall have the right to inspect the
progress of Landlord’s Additional Space Work from time to time upon reasonable prior
verbal notice to Landlord. Landlord shall also respond to Tenant’s reasonable
requests for verbal updates as to the progress of Landlord’s Additional Space Work.

(b) The Additional Space shall be deemed ready for occupancy, and “substantial
completion” shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day as of which each of
the following shall have occurred: (A) Landlord’s Additional Space Work has been
completed in accordance with the V&C Space Plan, except for items of work (and, if
applicable, adjustment of equipment and fixtures) which can be completed after
occupancy has been taken without causing undue interference with Tenant’s use and
occupancy of the Additional Space for the conduct of business (i.e., so-called
“punch list” items); (B) a certificate of occupancy or an equivalent use or
occupancy permit or approval has been issued by the local building inspector
permitting the use of the Additional Space for the Permitted Uses; and (C) a
certificate of substantial completion has been issued to Landlord and Tenant by
Landlord’s architect in connection with Landlord’s construction obligations
hereunder (which determination shall be made by Landlord’s architect and shall be
conclusive and binding upon Landlord and Tenant).

(c) Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to give Tenant notice at least ten (10)
days before the anticipated date of substantial completion of Landlord’s Additional
Space Work. Landlord shall use diligent efforts to complete any punch list items as
quickly as possible but in any event within sixty (60) days after the Additional
Space Commencement Date or as soon any as conditions imposed by Tenant permit, to
the extent feasible, and Tenant shall afford Landlord access to the Additional Space
for such purposes.

(d) All telephone and data installation in the Additional Space and any other work
necessary to prepare the Additional Space for occupancy by Tenant, other than the
Landlord’s Additional Space Work, shall be the responsibility of the Tenant at its
sole cost and expense. Failure or delay of such installation shall not delay the
above completion date.

 

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(e) Twenty-one (21) days prior to the Scheduled Additional Space Completion Date
Landlord shall notify Tenant (which notice may be verbal to Tenant’s representative
in respect of Landlord’s Additional Space Work) that Tenant may access the
Additional Space for the purpose of allowing Tenant or its
contractors, without the requirement for payment of Rent, to prepare the Additional
Space for occupancy and use, including to install furniture and similar set up work
required to prepare the Additional Space for occupancy when such access may be
provided without material interference with the remaining Landlord’s Additional
Space Work provided that any such work to be performed by Tenant or its contractors
during such period shall (i) not interfere with the remaining Landlord’s Additional
Space Work, (ii) be coordinated with the remaining Landlord’s Additional Space Work
in such a manner as to maintain harmonious labor relations and not cause any work
stoppage or damage to the Additional Space or the Building, and (iii) not interfere
with any other construction in the Building or Building operation. Tenant agrees
not to employ or permit the use of any labor or otherwise take any action which
might result in a labor dispute involving personnel providing services in the
Building pursuant to arrangements with Landlord.

(f) If a delay shall occur in the date the Additional Space is ready for occupancy
as the result of any of the following (a “Tenant Delay”):

(i) Any documented request by Tenant that Landlord delay in the commencement
or completion of Landlord’s Additional Space Work for any reason;

(ii) Any change by Tenant in any of the Landlord’s Additional Space Work
that, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, causes a delay in Landlord’s
completion of Landlord’s Additional Space Work;

(iii) Any other act or omission of Tenant or its officers, agents, servants
or contractors; or

(iv) Any act or omission of Tenant in violation of paragraph (a) of this
Section 1.07;

then, in the event that Landlord is actually delayed by any of the above, the
Scheduled Additional Space Completion Date shall be extended on a day-for-day basis.
In the event that Landlord is actually delayed by a Force Majeure Event, the
Scheduled Additional Space Completion Date shall be extended on a day-for-day basis.

(g) If Landlord’s Additional Space Work has not been substantially completed by
February 1, 2011 for reasons other than a Force Majeure Event or Tenant Delay, then
Tenant may (but shall not be required to) terminate this First Amendment by written
notice delivered to Landlord by February 28, 2011, and this First Amendment shall
thereupon terminate without further liability or obligation on the part of either
party, unless Landlord’s Additional Space Work in the Additional Space is
substantially completed within thirty (30) days after the delivery of such notice,
in which event such notice shall be null and void, and this First Amendment shall
remain in full force and effect.

 

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(h) Tenant shall have the right to give Landlord written notice, not later than one
hundred twenty (120) days after the Additional Space Commencement Date
(and not later than the expiration of twelve (12) months after the Additional Space
Commencement Date as to latent defects), of respects in which Landlord has not
performed Landlord’s Additional Space Work. Landlord, at its cost and expense,
shall be obligated to repair or complete those items of Landlord’s Additional Space
Work identified in any such notice. Landlord shall correct any defects due to
faulty workmanship or materials in Landlord’s Additional Space Work, provided Tenant
shall have given written notice of such defects to Landlord before the first
anniversary of the Additional Space Commencement Date. To the extent that Tenant
has not timely delivered any such notices to Landlord on or prior to the applicable
foregoing deadlines, Tenant shall be deemed to have acknowledged that all Landlord’s
Additional Space Work has been completed to Tenant’s satisfaction and that Tenant
has waived any claim that Landlord has failed to perform any of Landlord’s
Additional Space Work. From and after the expiration of such twelve (12) month
period, Tenant shall be entitled to the benefit of any applicable warranties
obtained by Landlord from third parties with respect to Landlord’s Additional Space
Work provided that Tenant shall be solely responsible for enforcing such warranties
directly against the party providing the same. Landlord shall assign, to the extent
permissible, all warranties to Tenant for the Additional Space following said twelve
(12) month period.

	 	1.08	 	From and after the Additional Space Commencement Date, (a) the definition of
“Parking Space” under Section 1.2 of the Lease shall be “289 parking spaces, subject to
the terms of Section 2.2 of the Lease”; and (b) the portion of the first sentence of
Section 2.2 beginning with clause (ii) thereof shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:

	 	(ii)	 	two hundred eighty-nine (289) parking spaces,
of which twenty-four (24) parking spaces shall be within the executive
parking area under Building One, two hundred four (204) parking spaces
shall be in the exterior parking garage, and sixty-one (61) parking
spaces shall be located on the surface lot, on a non-exclusive,
first-come, first-served basis, and in accordance with the provisions
of Exhibit G-1.

	 	1.09	 	Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to install a submeter to
measure Tenant’s electricity as part of the Landlord’s Additional Space Work, if the
Additional Space is not already submetered or separately metered. If for any reason
such electricity is not submetered or separately metered at any time during the Term,
Tenant shall pay as additional rent all reasonably allocated charges attributable to
the furnishing of electricity to the Additional Space.

	2.	 	Right of First Offer — Suite 305A Premises. Landlord and Tenant hereby confirm that
the space known and numbered as Suite 305A in Building One, which space consists of
approximately 10,100 rentable square feet and is shown on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a
part hereof (the “Suite 305A Premises”), shall constitute “space contiguous to the Premises”
for the purpose of Article XVI of the Lease, and Tenant shall have the right of offer set
forth therein with respect to the Suite 305A Premises.

 

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	3.	 	Miscellaneous.

	 	3.01	 	This Amendment and the attached exhibits, which are hereby incorporated into
and made a part of this Amendment, set forth the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the matters set forth herein. This Amendment shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of Landlord and Tenant and their respective legal
representatives, successors and assigns. There have been no additional oral or written
representations or agreements. Under no circumstances shall Tenant be entitled to any
Rent abatement, improvement allowance, leasehold improvements, or other work to the
Additional Space, or any similar economic incentives that may have been provided to
Tenant in connection with entering into the Lease, unless specifically set forth in
this Amendment. Tenant agrees that neither Tenant nor its agents or any other parties
acting on behalf of Tenant shall disclose any matters set forth in this Amendment or
disseminate or distribute any information concerning the terms, details or conditions
hereof to any person, firm or entity without obtaining the express written consent of
Landlord.

	 	3.02	 	Except as herein modified or amended, the provisions, conditions and terms of
the Lease shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

	 	3.03	 	In the case of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Lease and this
Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.

	 	3.04	 	Submission of this Amendment by Landlord is not an offer to enter into this
Amendment but rather is a solicitation for such an offer by Tenant. Landlord shall not
be bound by this Amendment until Landlord has executed and delivered the same to
Tenant. Tenant agrees that its execution of this Amendment constitutes a firm offer to
enter the same, which may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days after delivery to
Landlord (or such other period as may be expressly provided in any other agreement
signed by the parties).

	 	3.05	 	The capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same definitions as
set forth in the Lease to the extent that such capitalized terms are defined therein
and not redefined in this Amendment.

	 	3.06	 	Tenant hereby represents to Landlord that Tenant has dealt with no broker,
agent or finder in connection with this Amendment other than Colliers Meredith & Grew
and Jones Lang LaSalle (collectively, the “Brokers”). Tenant agrees to indemnify and
hold Landlord, its members, managers, principals, beneficiaries, partners, officers,
directors, employees, mortgagee(s) and agents, and the respective principals and
members of any such agents (collectively, the “Landlord Related Parties”) harmless from
all claims of any brokers other than the Brokers claiming to have represented Tenant in
connection with this Amendment. Landlord hereby represents to Tenant that Landlord has
dealt with no broker, agent or finder in connection with this Amendment other than the
Brokers. Landlord agrees to indemnify and hold Tenant, its members, managers,
principals, beneficiaries, partners, officers, directors, employees, and agents, and
the respective principals and members of any such agents (collectively, the “Tenant
Related Parties”) harmless from all claims of any brokers claiming to have represented
Landlord in connection with this Amendment.

 

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	 	3.07	 	Each signatory of this Amendment represents hereby that he or she has the
authority to execute and deliver the same on behalf of the party hereto for which such
signatory is acting.

	 	3.08	 	This Amendment may be executed in counterparts and shall constitute an
agreement binding on all parties notwithstanding that all parties are not signatories
to the original or the same counterpart provided that all parties are furnished a copy
or copies thereof reflecting the signature of all parties. Transmission of a facsimile
or by email of a pdf copy of the signed counterpart of this Amendment shall be deemed
the equivalent of the delivery of the original, and any party so delivering a facsimile
or pdf copy of the signed counterpart of this Amendment by email transmission shall in
all events deliver to the other party an original signature promptly upon request.

	 	3.09	 	NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AMENDMENT OR THE
LEASE, THE LIABILITY OF LANDLORD (AND OF ANY SUCCESSOR LANDLORD) SHALL BE LIMITED TO
THE INTEREST OF LANDLORD IN THE PROPERTY. TENANT SHALL LOOK SOLELY TO LANDLORD’S
INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY FOR THE RECOVERY OF ANY JUDGMENT OR AWARD AGAINST LANDLORD OR
ANY LANDLORD RELATED PARTY. NEITHER LANDLORD NOR ANY LANDLORD RELATED PARTY SHALL BE
PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR ANY JUDGMENT OR DEFICIENCY, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL LANDLORD OR ANY
LANDLORD RELATED PARTY BE LIABLE TO TENANT FOR ANY LOST PROFIT, DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF
BUSINESS OR ANY FORM OF SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE. BEFORE FILING SUIT
FOR AN ALLEGED DEFAULT BY LANDLORD, TENANT SHALL GIVE LANDLORD AND THE MORTGAGEE(S)
WHOM TENANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED HOLD MORTGAGES, NOTICE AND REASONABLE TIME TO CURE THE
ALLEGED DEFAULT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL TENANT, LANDLORD OR
ANY MORTGAGEES OR LANDLORD RELATED PARTIES EVER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (EXCEPT AS TO TENANT ITS LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 22 OF THE LEASE) OR ANY LOST PROFITS OF LANDLORD OR
TENANT.

[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment under seal in two or more
counterparts as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	LANDLORD:

MA-Riverside Project, L.L.C.,

a Delaware limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Andrew
Maher	 
	 	 	Name:  	 Andrew
Maher	 
	 	 	Title:  	
Managing Director, Boston Leasing	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	TENANT:

Tech Target, Inc.,

a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	
/s/ Greg Strakosch	 
	 	 	Name:  	 Greg Strakosch	 
	 	 	Title:  	 CEO	 

 

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EXHIBIT A

PLAN SHOWING ADDITIONAL SPACE

 

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EXHIBIT B

V&C SPACE PLAN

 

 

EXHIBIT C

PLAN SHOWING SUITE 305A PREMISES

 

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Exhibit 10.1

November
16, 2010

VIA HAND DELIVERY

Mr. Hugh R. Jones III

7 Old Sudbury Rd

Wayland, MA 01778-1806

Dear Tripp:

You have informed me of your intention to resign your employment as Executive Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer for National Mentor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) effective December
31, 2010 for “Good Reason” (as that term is defined in section 2(a)(v)(A) of the Amended and
Restated Severance and Noncompetition Agreement between you and the Company dated December 31, 2008
(the “Severance Agreement”)). The Company hereby accepts your resignation on that basis.

In connection with your resignation, if you sign and return this letter agreement and release (the
“Agreement”) within twenty-one (21) days and affirm your assent to this agreement by signing
Attachment A to this Agreement on December 31, 2010, and do not revoke your assent to the terms of
this Agreement or Attachment A, the Company will provide you with the severance benefits described
below. By timely signing and returning this Agreement and Attachment A and not revoking your
assent, you will be entering into a binding agreement with the Company and will be agreeing to the
terms and conditions set forth in the numbered sections below, including the release of claims set
forth in section 3. Therefore, you are advised to consult with an attorney before signing this
Agreement. If you sign this Agreement and Attachment A, you may change your mind and revoke your
assent during the seven (7) day period after you have signed either document by notifying Linda
DeRenzo, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, in writing and delivering the revocation via
overnight mail to her attention at 313 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. If you do not
so revoke, this Agreement (together with Attachment A) will become a binding agreement between you
and the Company upon the expiration of the seven day revocation period. If you choose not to
timely sign or you timely revoke your assent, you will not be eligible for any severance benefits
from the Company. You will, however, receive payment for your final wages and any accrued but
unused vacation through your final date of employment.

Regardless of whether you sign this Agreement or Attachment A, you may be eligible to elect to
continue receiving group health insurance for any Company-sponsored health plans participated in by
you as of your last date of employment under the COBRA law. Except as provided I section 2 (c)
below, if you are eligible for and elect group health insurance continuation under COBRA, all
premium costs shall be paid by you on a monthly basis for as long as, and to the extent that, you
remain eligible. Please consult the COBRA materials to be provided by the Company under separate
cover for details regarding COBRA benefits. If you do not sign this Agreement, all other
Company-provided benefits cease upon your separation. Further, the disposition of your Units, as
defined by the Management Unit Subscription Agreements between you and the Company dated June 26,
2006 (as amended August 11, 2008 and September 16, 2009), January 2, 2007 (as amended September 16,
2009), August 11, 2008 (as amended July 24, 2009 and September 16, 2009) and September 12, 2008 (as
amended July 24, 2009 and September 16, 2009) will be governed by the terms of section 4.2(a)(ii)
of such agreements.

 

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The following numbered sections set forth the terms and conditions that will apply if you timely
sign and return this Agreement and Attachment A and do not revoke your assent within the seven day
revocation period:

	1.	 	Separation Date — Your effective date of separation from the Company will be December
31, 2010 (the “Separation Date”). As of the Separation Date, all salary payments from the
Company will stop and any benefits you currently have under Company-provided benefit plans
will end, except as required by federal or state law, or as otherwise described in section 2
below. You agree to cooperate with the Company in resigning as an officer and, as applicable,
as a director from the Company and each of its affiliates under common control, including but
not limited to The MENTOR Network Charitable Foundation. Following the Separation Date, any
indemnification agreement, directors’ and officers liability insurance or other insurance
applicable to you in your capacity as an officer, employee or director of the Company shall
remain in effect to cover any and all acts that occurred during your employment with the
Company, except to the extent, if any, that such insurance may be modified or terminated for
other officers and directors of the Company.

	2.	 	Description of Severance Benefits — In return for your timely execution, return and
non-revocation of this Agreement and Attachment A, the Company agrees to provide you with the
following severance benefits as provided for in section 2(d) of the Severance Agreement
(collectively, the “Severance Benefits”):

	 	(a)	 	Severance Pay. Pursuant to section 2(d)(i) of the Severance Agreement,
the Company agrees to provide you with a severance pay payment equivalent to twelve
(12) months of the base rate of pay in effect as of your final day of employment (the
“Severance Pay”). The Severance Pay shall be subject to all applicable state and
federal taxes and withholdings and will be paid to you in the form of salary
continuation in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, beginning with
the first full month following your execution of this Agreement. You will not be
eligible for, nor shall you have a right to receive, any wage or salary payments from
the Company after the Separation Date other than the Severance Pay.

	 	(b)	 	Bonus Pay. The Company agrees that you shall be eligible to receive a
bonus payment for fiscal year 2010 in the approximate amount of Eighty Nine Thousand
Dollars ($89,000) (the final amount will be determined at the time the Company
completes the fiscal 2010 audit and generally calculates its 2010 bonus for its
executive employees) (the “2010 Bonus”), which shall be subject to all applicable state
and federal taxes and withholdings and will be paid to you in a single lump sum payment
at the same time as such bonuses are distributed to active employees holding senior
management level positions in the Company. In addition, pursuant to section 2(d)(ii)
of the Severance Agreement, you shall receive an amount equal to the 2010 Bonus, in
equal monthly installments over a period of twelve months, with the first payment to be
made at the same time as the payment of the 2010 Bonus.

	 	(c)	 	Benefits. Pursuant to section 2(d)(iii) of the Severance Agreement,
effective as of the Termination Date, you shall be considered to have elected to
continue receiving group medical insurance pursuant to the federal “COBRA” law. For
the twelve month period you will be receiving Severance Pay, the Company shall pay for
the share of the COBRA premium for such coverage that is paid by the Company for active
and similarly-situated employees who receive the same type of coverage and deduct the
employee share of the COBRA premium from the semimonthly installments of the Severance
Pay. For a period of six months thereafter, the Company shall pay its share of the
COBRA premium and you shall pay the Company directly for the employee share of the
COBRA premium on a monthly basis. Thereafter, for an additional period of six months,
the Company shall continue to sponsor your group medical insurance, with the Company
paying for its share of the premium for such coverage and you paying the remaining
balance of any premium costs, and all administrative fees. If, at any time following
the Separation Date, you become re-employed with an entity that offers medical
insurance coverage for which you are eligible, you agree to elect such alternative
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	 	(d)	 	Non-Disparagement. The Company agrees that the elected officers and
directors of the Company will not make any false, disparaging, derogatory or defamatory
statements in public or in private regarding you or your employment with the Company.
Unless otherwise directed by the Company, you agree that you will direct requests for
employment verification or references to either me or Linda DeRenzo, Senior Vice
President and General Counsel, 313 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. In
response to such inquiries, including inquires from prospective employers, the Company
will provide your dates of employment, job titles held during your employment with the
Company, and nothing inconsistent with the departure statement referenced in section 7
below.

	 	(e)	 	Outgoing Message. The Company agrees that you may draft a statement
concerning your separation from the Company to be issued by you to employees within the
Company, provided that you submit the message to Linda DeRenzo at least seven (7) days
in advance of and receive approval from the Company prior to issuing such message.

	3.	 	Release — In consideration of the Severance Benefits, which you acknowledge you would
not otherwise be entitled to receive, you (on behalf of yourself, your agents, assignees,
attorneys, successors, assigns, heirs and executors) hereby fully, forever, irrevocably and
unconditionally release, remise and discharge the Company (including its parent companies,
subsidiaries and affiliates and each of their current and former officers, directors,
fiduciaries, insurers, stockholders, agents, employees, attorneys, and benefit plans and
benefit plan administrators) (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims,
charges, complaints, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, debts, sums of money,
costs, accounts, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, doings, omissions, damages,
executions, obligations, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) of
every kind and nature which you ever had or now have, whether known or unknown to you,
including without limitation all claims arising out of or relating to your employment with or
separation from the Company, all employment discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) (except for any vested benefits
under any tax qualified benefit plan); the Immigration Reform and Control Act; the Americans
With Disabilities Act of 1990; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §621
et seq.; the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Pay Act; the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act;
the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act; the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act; the Massachusetts
Labor and Industries Act; the Massachusetts Privacy Act, the Massachusetts Maternity Leave

 

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Act, the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law, and the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act and any and all
other similar applicable federal and state statutes, all as amended; all common law claims
including, but not limited to, actions in tort, public policy, defamation and breach of
contract; all claims for personal injury, invasion of privacy, negligence of any type,
intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, and any claim or damage arising out
of your employment with or resignation from the Company (including a claim for retaliation)
under any common law theory or any federal, state or local statute or ordinance not expressly
referenced above. To ensure that the release in this section is fully enforceable in
accordance with its terms, you agree to waive any protection that may exist under any statute
and under any principle of common law of the United States or of any and all states, provided,
however, that nothing in this section 3 or in this Agreement purports to waive any right that
cannot be waived as a matter of law or prevents you from filing, cooperating with, or
participating in any proceeding before the EEOC or a state or federal fair employment
practices agency (except that you acknowledge that you may not be able to recover any monetary
benefits in connection with any such claim, charge or proceeding). To ensure that the release
in this section is fully enforceable in accordance with its terms, you agree to waive any
protection that may exist under any statute and under any principle of common law of the
United States or of any and all states. Nothing in this section purports to release the
Company’s obligations to you under this Agreement.

	4.	 	Post-Separation Obligations –You reaffirm your obligation to keep confidential and
not to disclose all non-public information concerning the Company which you acquired during
the course of your employment with the Company, as set forth in section 3(a)(i) of the
Severance Agreement you entered into as a condition of your employment, the terms of which are
incorporated in this Agreement by reference. You further agree to abide by the
non-competition and non-solicitation provisions contained in section 3(b) of the Severance
Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated in this Agreement by reference.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the above agreements or any other agreement between you and
the company or any of its affiliates to the contrary, to the extent that any terms of any such
agreements may be inconsistent with any specific term of this Agreement, the specific term of
this Agreement shall govern.

	5.	 	Return of Company Property — You shall return to the Company no later than December
31, 2010 all keys, files, records (and copies), equipment (including, but not limited to,
computer hardware, software and printers, wireless handheld devices, cellular phones, etc.),
Company identification, and any other Company-owned property in your possession or control and
have left intact all electronic Company documents, including but not limited to, those that
you developed or helped develop during your employment. You further confirm that you shall
cancel all accounts for your benefit, if any, in the Company’s name, including but not limited
to, credit cards, cellular phone and computer accounts no later than December 31, 2010.
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the Company agrees that you may
retain the Company-provided computer and printer and any other related hardware and software
currently located in your home office as personal property on an “as is” basis, provided that
you promptly deliver to the Company all records, files, memoranda, notes, data, reports, price
lists, customer lists, plans, computer programs, software documentation, and other documents
(and all copies or reproductions of such materials) in your possession, custody or control
relating in any way to the business or prospective business of the Company. You shall be
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	6.	 	Business Expenses and Compensation — You acknowledge that you have been reimbursed by
the Company for all business expenses incurred in conjunction with the performance of your
employment and that no other reimbursements are owed to you. You further acknowledge that you
have received payment in full for all services rendered in conjunction with your employment by
the Company and that no other compensation is owed to you.

	7.	 	Non-Disparagement - You understand and agree that, as a condition for payment to you of the
Severance Benefits, you shall not make any negative, false, disparaging, derogatory or
defamatory statements in public or in private regarding the Company or any of its directors,
officers, employees, agents, representatives or any other Released Party or about the
Company’s business affairs and financial condition. You further agree not to contact any
current employees of the Company or any individuals who were employed by the Company during
the dates of your employment regarding the business affairs, financial condition and
employment matters of the Company. Should you violate any of the terms of this section 7, as
reasonably determined by the Company in good faith, you agree that you will reimburse the
Company for the full amount of the Severance Benefits provided to you, except for One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000). Notwithstanding the provisions of this section 7, at any time following your
resignation, you may accurately and in good faith discuss (a) your duties and responsibilities
while you were employed as an officer and director of the Company or any of its affiliates and
(b) the reasons and circumstances that resulted in your resignation from the Company with
third parties, provided that nothing you discuss or disclose shall be inconsistent with the
information in the departure statement you have drafted and the Company has approved in
writing. This departure statement shall be submitted to Linda DeRenzo and approved by the
Company prior to your execution of this Agreement and Attachment A.

	8.	 	Validity - Should any provision of this Agreement be declared or be determined by any court
of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the remaining parts, terms
or provisions shall not be affected thereby and said illegal or invalid part, term or
provision shall be deemed not to be a part of this Agreement.

	9.	 	Confidentiality of Agreement– To the extent permitted by law, you understand and
agree that, as a condition for payment to you of the Severance Benefits, the terms and
contents of this Agreement, and the contents of the negotiations and discussions resulting in
this Agreement, shall not be disclosed or discussed with anyone other than your accountants,
attorneys and other professional advisors and members of your immediate family (the “Permitted
Parties”), shall be maintained as confidential by you and the Permitted Parties, and shall not
be disclosed to any third party except to the extent required by federal or state law or as
otherwise agreed to in writing in advance by the Company.

	10.	 	Cooperation – For a period of twenty-four (24) months following the Separation Date
(the “Cooperation Period”), you agree to cooperate with the Company in the investigation,
defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought in
the future against or on behalf of the Company arising out of actions undertaken during your
employment with the Company. Your cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall
include, but not be limited to, being available to meet with the Company’s counsel at
reasonable times and after reasonable advance notice to prepare for discovery or any
mediation, arbitration, trial, administrative hearing or other proceeding or to act as a
witness when reasonably requested by the Company at mutually agreeable times and at locations
mutually convenient to you and the Company. You also agree to cooperate with the Company for
a period of twelve (12) months in the transitioning of your work, and will be available to the
Company for this purpose or any other purpose reasonably requested by the Company. Should
your cooperation with this section require you to incur travel expenses, the Company shall
reimburse you for all reasonable transportation, meal and hotel expenses provided such
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	11.	 	Tax Provision – In connection with the Severance Benefits provided to you under this
Agreement, the Company shall withhold and remit to the tax authorities the amounts required
under applicable law, and you shall be responsible for all taxes not payable by the Company
with respect to the Severance Benefits. You acknowledge that you are not relying upon advice
or representation of the Company with respect to the tax treatment of any of the Severance
Benefits.

	12.	 	Nature of Agreement — You understand and agree that this Agreement is a separation
agreement and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of the Company.

	13.	 	Acknowledgments - You acknowledge that you have been given at least twenty-one (21) days to
consider this Agreement, and that the Company advised you to consult with an attorney prior to
signing this Agreement. You understand that you may revoke this Agreement for a period of
seven (7) days after you sign it, and the Agreement shall not be effective or enforceable
until the expiration of this seven (7) day revocation period. You understand and agree that
by entering into this Agreement you are waiving any and all rights or claims you might have
under The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended by The Older Workers Benefit
Protection Act, and that you have received consideration beyond that to which you were
previously entitled. You further state and represent that you have carefully read this
Agreement, understand its contents, freely and voluntarily assent to all of the terms and
conditions, and sign your name of your own free act.

	14.	 	Additional Acknowledgment. By signing below, you expressly acknowledge that you are
not aware of any unlawful or improper actions by the Company or any of the Released Parties
other than those that you have disclosed to me, in writing, and have attached to this
Agreement.

	15.	 	Applicable Law — This Agreement shall be interpreted by the laws of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of laws provisions. You irrevocably submit to
and recognize the jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or a federal
court located in Massachusetts, over any suit, action or other proceeding in connection with
this Agreement or its subject matter.

	16.	 	Entire Agreement — This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire understanding
and agreement with respect to your severance benefits and the settlement of claims against the
Company and cancels all previous oral and written negotiations, agreements, and writings
except for the Severance Agreement, the Management Unit Subscription Agreements, the
Securityholders Agreement, and the NMH Investment, LLC Fourth Amended and Restated Limited
Liability Company Agreement dated June 4, 2010, the terms of which shall not be modified,
cancelled or superseded. This Agreement shall be construed as if it were jointly prepared.
Any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be construed against you or the Company. This
Agreement is binding upon you and your agents, assigns, heirs, executors, successors and
administrators and may not be modified in any manner, except by a writing of concurrent or
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If you choose to execute this Agreement, please return all pages of this letter to Linda DeRenzo on
or before December 7, 2010. If you have questions, please contact
Linda DeRenzo.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,

National Mentor Holdings, Inc.,

 	 
	 	/s/
Edward M. Murphy	 
	 	Edward M. Murphy 	 
	 	Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 

I hereby agree to the terms set forth above. I have been given at least twenty-one (21) days to
consider this Agreement and I have chosen to execute it on the date below. I intend that this
Agreement will be binding between the Company and me if I do not revoke my acceptance within seven
(7) days.

	 	 	 
	/s/ Hugh R. Jones, III

	 	Date: November 18, 2010
	 	 	 
	Hugh R. Jones, III
	 	 

 

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ATTACHMENT A to Separation Agreement dated November_, 2010 (the “Agreement”):

RELEASE AFFIRMATION

Sign on the last day of employment:

In consideration of the Severance Benefits, which you acknowledge you would not otherwise be
entitled to receive, you (on behalf of yourself, your agents, assignees, attorneys, successors,
assigns, heirs and executors) hereby fully, forever, irrevocably and unconditionally release,
remise and discharge the Company (including its parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates and
each of their current and former officers, directors, fiduciaries, insurers, stockholders, agents,
employees, attorneys, and benefit plans and benefit plan administrators) (collectively, the
“Released Parties”) from any and all claims, charges, complaints, demands, actions, causes of
action, suits, rights, debts, sums of money, costs, accounts, covenants, contracts, agreements,
promises, doings, omissions, damages, executions, obligations, liabilities, and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and costs) of every kind and nature which you ever had or now have, whether known
or unknown to you, including without limitation all claims arising out of or relating to your
employment with or separation from the Company, all employment discrimination claims under Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States
Code; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) (except for any vested benefits
under any tax qualified benefit plan); the Immigration Reform and Control Act; the Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §621 et
seq.; the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Fair Credit Reporting
Act, the Equal Pay Act; the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; the Massachusetts Civil
Rights Act; the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act; the Massachusetts Labor and Industries Act; the
Massachusetts Privacy Act, the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act, the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law,
and the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act and any and all other similar applicable federal and state
statutes, all as amended; all common law claims including, but not limited to, actions in tort,
public policy, defamation and breach of contract; all claims for personal injury, invasion of
privacy, negligence of any type, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, and any
claim or damage arising out of your employment with or resignation from the Company (including a
claim for retaliation) under any common law theory or any federal, state or local statute or
ordinance not expressly referenced above. To ensure that the release in this section is fully
enforceable in accordance with its terms, you agree to waive any protection that may exist under
any statute and under any principle of common law of the United States or of any and all states,
provided, however, that nothing in this section 3 or in this Agreement purports to waive any right
that cannot be waived as a matter of law or prevents you from filing, cooperating with, or
participating in any proceeding before the EEOC or a state or federal fair employment practices
agency (except that you acknowledge that you may not be able to recover any monetary benefits in
connection with any such claim, charge or proceeding). To ensure that the release in this section
is fully enforceable in accordance with its terms, you agree to waive any protection that may exist
under any statute and under any principle of common law of the United States or of any and all
states. Nothing in this Attachment A purports to release the Company’s obligations to you under
the Agreement.

I hereby agree to the terms set forth above. I have been given at least twenty-one (21) days to
consider this Attachment A and I have chosen to execute it on the date below. I intend that this
Agreement will be binding between the Company and me if I do not revoke my acceptance within seven
(7) days.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Date: December         , 2010
	 	 	 

	Hugh R. Jones, III
	 	 

 

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