Document:

EX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 

Apache Corporation 

Amendment of Restricted Stock Unit Awards 
  

			
	Recipient Name:	  	Alfonso Leon (“Recipient”, “Employee,” “you” or “your”)
		
	Company:	  	Apache Corporation
		
	Amendment:	  	This is a summary of the amendment of the terms of your grant(s) of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) under certain prior notices (the “Grant Notices”) subject to the terms of the Apache Corporation 2007 Omnibus
Equity Compensation Plan, as amended, and the Apache Corporation 2011 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Plans”) and the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements (the “Agreements”).
		
		  	You were previously awarded Apache Corporation RSUs in accordance with the terms of the Plans and the Agreements. In connection with your separation from service with the Company effective October 9, 2014 (the “Resignation
Date”) and the terms of the resignation agreement between you and the Company (the “Resignation Agreement”), for purposes of vesting of your outstanding RSUs determined as of the Resignation Date under the Plans, upon your acceptance
of this Amendment, the Company agrees that such outstanding RSUs will continue to vest according to their original schedules and any agreed amendments to said equity plans and award agreements as if you continued employment with the Company after
your Resignation Date, provided that such vesting shall occur at such times solely if you are then in compliance with the provisions of the Resignation Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, however, you will not be treated as continuing in
employment with the Company after the Resignation Date for purposes of the Change of Control provisions of the Plans and the Agreements. Employee’s exclusion from receiving the benefits of the Change of Control provisions of the Plans and
Agreements shall not diminish nor terminate the other rights and benefits provided to Employee regarding restricted stock units, and in lieu of TSRs and Business Performance Shares under the Apache Corporation Employee Resignation Agreement between
Employee and Apache Corporation.
		
	Affected Awards:	  	All outstanding Restricted Stock Units under the Plans as of the Resignation Date.
		
	Plans:	  	Apache Corporation 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, as amended
		
		  	Apache Corporation 2011 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, as amended
		
	Acceptance:	  	Please indicate your acceptance of this Amendment by executing the attached Amendment and returning it to Margery M. Harris. Upon acceptance of this Amendment you will be able to continue to access your account at
netbenefits.fidelity.com. By accepting this Amendment, you

  
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		  	will have agreed to the terms and conditions set forth in the Amendment and the terms and conditions of the Plans. You also agree to immediately notify Apache Corporation of any future change in your address or other contact
information. If you do not accept this Amendment, for purposes of vesting of your RSUs, you will be treated as terminating from employment with the Company on the Resignation Date.

  
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 Apache Corporation 

Amendment of Restricted Stock Unit Agreements 

This Amendment to the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements is entered into in connection with the Recipient’s separation from service
with Apache Corporation (together with its Affiliates, the “Company”) effective October 9, 2014 (the “Resignation Date”) and the terms of the resignation agreement between the Recipient and the Company (the “Resignation
Agreement”) and governs all outstanding RSUs under the Plans and the Agreements, determined as of the Resignation Date, between the Company and the Recipient. 
  

	 	1.	Section 3 of each of the Agreements is hereby amended to add a new paragraph at the end thereof, which shall read as follows: 

Resignation Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of any Agreement or the provisions of the Grant
Notices or the Plans to the contrary, for purposes of vesting of the RSUs, the Recipient’s employment shall be deemed to continue with the Company following the Resignation Date provided that the Recipient remains in compliance with the
provisions of the Resignation Agreement. The Recipient shall immediately notify the Company of any future change in address or other contact information. 
  

	 	2.	The remaining terms of the Agreements and the Plans shall continue in full force and effect except as provided in the controlling Apache Corporation Employee Resignation Agreement between Recipient and Apache
Corporation. 

  

	 	3.	This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

  

	 	4.	If any provision of this Amendment is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Amendment shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect, and if any provision is held invalid or unenforceable with respect
to particular circumstances, it shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect in all other circumstances, to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

  
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 IN WITNESS HEREOF the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed, agreed and accepted, effective as
of October 9, 2014. 
  

									
	APACHE CORPORATION	 		 		 	ALFONSO LEON, RECIPIENT
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Margery M. Harris
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Alfonso Leon

		 	Margery M. Harris	 		 		 	Alfonso Leon
	Executive Vice President, Human Resources	 		 		 	
				
	ATTEST:	 		 		 	
				
	 /s/ Cheri L. Peper
	 		 		 	
	Cheri L. Peper	 		 		 	
	Corporate Secretary	 		 		 	

  
 2Exhibit 10.1

 

 

November 4, 2014

 

Weyco Group, Inc.

333 West Estabrook Boulevard

Glendale, WI 53212

 

Re:          Renewal
of Expiration Date for that certain $60,000,000.00 Working Cash® Line of Credit (“Line of Credit”) extended
by PNC Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) to Weyco Group, Inc. (the “Borrower:”)

 

Ladies/Gentlemen:

 

We are pleased to inform
you that the Line of Credit has been renewed. The Expiration Date of the Line of Credit, as set forth in that certain promissory
note executed and delivered by the Borrower to the Bank dated November 5, 2013 (the “Note”) and/or that certain
loan agreement governing the Line of Credit (the “Loan Agreement”), has been extended from November 4, 2014
to November 5, 2015, or such later date as may, in the Bank’s sole discretion, be designated by the Bank by written notice from
the Bank to the Borrower, effective on November 6, 2014. All sums due under the Note, the Loan Agreement or any related documents,
instruments and agreements (collectively as amended from time to time, the “Loan Documents”) shall be due and
payable on the Expiration Date, as extended hereby. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Documents governing the Line of
Credit remain in full force and effect.

 

It has been a pleasure
working with you and I look forward to a continued successful relationship.

Thank you again for your business.

 

Very truly yours,

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

 

	By:	  /s/ James McMullen 	 

 

James McMullen

Senior Vice PresidentExhibit 10.19a

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Company’s 2014 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), you have been granted an Incentive Stock Option to purchase ________
shares of stock as outlined below.

 

	Granted To:  Employee Name	 
	 	 
	Grant Date:  mm/dd/yyyy	 
	 	 
	Granted:  ##	 
	 	 
	Grant Price:  $##	Total Cost to Exercise:  $##
	 	 
	Expiration Date:  mm/dd/yyy	 
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:	 

 

By my signature below, I hereby acknowledge
receipt of this Grant on the date shown above, which has been issued to me under the terms and conditions of the Plan. I further
acknowledge receipt of the copy of the Plan and agree to conform to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant and the Plan.

 

	Signature: 	 	 	Date:Exhibit 10.19b

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Company’s 2014 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), you have been granted a Non-Qualified Stock Option to purchase
________ shares of stock as outlined below.

 

	Granted To:  Employee Name	 
	 	 
	Grant Date:  mm/dd/yyyy	 
	 	 
	Granted:  ##	 
	 	 
	Grant Price:  $##	Total Cost to Exercise:  $##
	 	 
	Expiration Date:  mm/dd/yyy	 
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:	 

 

By my signature below, I hereby acknowledge
receipt of this Grant on the date shown above, which has been issued to me under the terms and conditions of the Plan. I further
acknowledge receipt of the copy of the Plan and agree to conform to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant and the Plan.

 

	Signature: 		 	Date:Exhibit 10.19c

 

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Company’s 2014 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), you have been granted a Restricted Stock Award for ________ shares
of stock as outlined below.

 

	Granted To:  Employee Name	 
	 	 
	Grant Date:  mm/dd/yy	 
	 	 
	Granted:  ##	 
	 	 
	Grant Price:  $##	 
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:	 

 

By my signature below, I hereby acknowledge
receipt of this Grant on the date shown above, which has been issued to me under the terms and conditions of the Plan. I further
acknowledge receipt of the copy of the Plan and agree to conform to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant and the Plan.

 

	Signature:	 	 	Date:EX-10.33

 Exhibit 10.33 
  

					
	

	 		  	9721 Sherrill Blvd. | Knoxville, TN 37932
		 		  	865-560-4447 | fax 865-985-7792
	Joseph G. NeCastro	 		  	jnecastro@scrippsnetworks.com
	 Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
	 		  	assistant: Cindi Bowers | 865-560-4793

 August 26, 2014 

Mark Hale 
 9721 Sherrill
Boulevard 
 Knoxville, TN 37932 
  

	 	Re:	Employment Agreement 

 Dear Mark: 

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (the “Company”), either directly or through one of its subsidiaries, agrees to employ you and you
agree to accept such employment upon the following terms and conditions: 
 l. Term. Subject to the provisions for earlier termination
provided in paragraph 8 below, the term of your employment hereunder shall become effective as of January 1, 2015 and continue until December 31, 2015; provided that you and the Company may mutually agree to extend the Term on terms and
conditions similar to those set forth herein, for two successive periods of one year each. Such period shall be referred to as the “Term,” notwithstanding any earlier termination of your employment for any reason. The Company shall provide
you with at least ninety (90) days’ notice prior to the expiration of the Term if the Company does not intend to continue to employ you beyond the expiration of the Term. If the Company does not provide you with such notice and the Company
and you do not agree in writing to renew or extend this Agreement or enter into a new employment agreement upon the expiration of the Term, the parties agree that, notwithstanding the expiration of this Agreement, you shall continue to be employed
by the Company on an at-will basis which means that either you or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. 

2. Duties. You will be the Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer, reporting to the Chief Financial
and Administrative Officer (“Reporting Senior”). You agree as a member of management to devote substantially all your business time, and apply your best reasonable efforts, to promote the business and affairs of the Company and its
affiliated companies during your employment. You will perform such duties and responsibilities commensurate with your position and title during the Term, and as may be reasonably assigned to you from time to time by your Reporting Senior. You shall
not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, during the Term, other than in the performance of duties naturally inherent to the businesses of the Company and in furtherance thereof, render services of a business,
professional, or commercial nature to any other person or firm, whether for 

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 compensation or otherwise; provided, however, that so long as it does not materially
interfere with the performance of your duties hereunder, you may serve as a director, trustee or officer of, or otherwise participate in, educational, welfare, social, religious, civic, professional, or trade organizations. Your principal place of
employment shall be in Knoxville, Tennessee. 
 3. Compensation. 

(a) Annual Salary. For all the services rendered by you in any capacity under this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay you no less than
$560,000 a year in base salary (“Annual Salary”), less applicable deductions and withholding taxes, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices as they may exist from time to time during the Term. In the event this agreement is
extended, your Annual Salary may be increased by the Company in conjunction with your annual performance review conducted pursuant to the guidelines and procedures of the Company applicable to similarly situated executives, but in no event shall
your Annual Salary be less than the annual salary amount established under this paragraph 3(a) for the immediately previous calendar year. 

(b) Annual Incentive. During your employment hereunder, you shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s applicable Annual
Incentive Plan, as amended, or any successor to such plan (the “Annual Incentive Plan”) with a target annual incentive opportunity of 50% of your Annual Salary as established under paragraph 3(a) (“Annual Incentive”). The Annual
Incentive amount actually paid shall be based on your attainment of, within the range of the minimum and maximum performance objectives, strategic and financial goals established for you by the Company. The Company shall pay to you any Annual
Incentive under this paragraph 3(b) in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Annual Incentive Plan. 
 (c)
Bonus. You will receive a bonus payment in the amount of $250,000, less necessary withholding for taxes, within 30 days of your execution of this Agreement. You will receive a second bonus payment in the amount of $250,000, less necessary
withholding for taxes, on January 1, 2016, provided you have not voluntarily terminated your employment without Good Reason or as the result of your death or disability prior to December 31, 2015. If we have mutually agreed to extend the
Term of this Agreement until December 31, 2016, you will receive a third bonus payment in the amount of $250,000, less necessary withholding for taxes, on January 1, 2017, provided you have not voluntarily terminated your employment
without Good Reason or as the result of your death or disability prior to December 31, 2016. If we have mutually agreed to extend the Term of this Agreement until December 31, 2017, you will receive a fourth bonus payment in the amount of
$250,000, less necessary withholding for taxes, on January 1, 2018, provided you have not voluntarily terminated your employment without Good Reason or as the result of your death or disability prior to December 31, 2017. 

  

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 4. Benefits. During your employment hereunder, you shall be eligible to participate in
all equity incentive plans of the Company applicable to similarly situated executives of the Company in accordance with the terms of each plan. During your employment hereunder, you shall also be entitled to participate in any employee retirement,
pension and welfare benefit plan or program available to similarly situated executives of the Company, or to the Company’s employees generally, as such plans and programs may be in effect from time to time, including, without limitation,
pension, profit sharing, savings, estate preservation and other retirement plans or programs, 401(k), medical, dental, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance plans, accidental death and dismemberment protection, travel
accident protection, and all other plans that the Company may have or establish from time to time and in which you would be entitled to participate under the terms of the applicable plan for similarly situated executives. This provision is not
intended, nor shall it have the effect of, reducing any benefit to which you were entitled as of the effective date of this Agreement. However, this provision shall not be construed to require the Company to establish any welfare, compensation or
long-term incentive plans, or to prevent the modification or termination of any plan once established, and no action or inaction with respect to any plan shall affect this Agreement. You shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Company for tax and
financial planning up to a maximum net amount of $10,000 per year. In addition, the Company shall pay the cost of an annual “senior executive” physical examination. 

5. Business Expenses. During your employment hereunder, upon delivery of proper documentation in accordance with the Company’s
expense reimbursement policy, the Company shall reimburse you for reasonable travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of your duties as are customarily reimbursed to similarly situated executives of the Company. 

6. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit your continuing or future participation in any plan,
program, policy or practice provided by the Company or its affiliates and for which you may qualify that are provided to any other similarly situated executives. Amounts that are vested benefits or that you are otherwise entitled to receive under
any plan, policy, practice or program of or any contract or agreement with the Company or its affiliates at or subsequent to the date of termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program or contract or agreement
except as explicitly modified by this Agreement. 
 7. Non-Competition, Confidential Information, Etc. 

(a) Non-Competition. You agree that your employment with the Company is on an exclusive basis and that, while you are employed by the
Company, you will not engage in any other business activity that would otherwise conflict with your duties 

  

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and obligations (including your commitment of substantially all business time) under this Agreement. You agree that, during the Non-Compete Period (as defined below), you shall not directly or
indirectly engage in or participate as an owner, partner, stockholder, officer, employee, director, agent of or consultant for any business competitive with any business of the Company, or for any customer of the Company, without the prior written
consent of the Company; provided, however, that this provision shall not prevent you from investing as a less-than-one-percent (1%) stockholder in the securities of any company listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on
an automated quotation system. The Non-Compete Period shall cover the entire Term, unless earlier terminated as set forth in Sections 8(b) or (c) as well as twelve (12) months after your employment with the Company terminates for any
reason, or on such earlier date as you may make the election under paragraph 7(i) (which relates to your ability to terminate your obligations under this paragraph 7(a) in exchange for waiving your right to certain compensation and benefits). 

(b) Confidential Information. You agree that, during the Term or at any time thereafter: (i) you shall not use for any purpose
other than the duly authorized business of the Company, or disclose to any third party, any information relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies which is proprietary to the Company or any of its affiliated companies
(“Confidential Information”), including any trade secret or any written (including in any electronic form) or oral communication incorporating Confidential Information in any way (except as may be required by law or in the performance of
your duties under this Agreement consistent with the Company’s policies); and (ii) you will comply with any and all confidentiality obligations of the Company to a third party, whether arising under a written agreement or otherwise.
Information shall not be deemed Confidential Information which: (x) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by you or at your direction or by any other person who directly or indirectly
receives such information from you, or (y) is or becomes available to you on a non-confidential basis from a source which is entitled to disclose it to you. 

(c) No Solicitation or Interference. You agree that, during the Term and for one (1) year thereafter, no matter how the Term ends,
you shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) employ or solicit the employment of any person who is then or has been within six (6) months prior thereto, an employee, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its
affiliated companies; or (ii) interfere with, disturb or interrupt the relationships (whether or not such relationships have been reduced to formal contracts) of the Company or any of its affiliated companies with any talent, production
companies, vendors, advertisers (including, without limitation their agencies or representatives), sponsors, distributors, customers, suppliers, agents, consultants or independent contractors. 

(d) Ownership of Works. The results and proceeds of your services under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any works of
authorship resulting from your services to the Company or any of its affiliates during your employment with 

  

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the Company and/or any of its affiliated companies and any works in progress resulting from such services, shall be works-made-for-hire and the Company shall be deemed the sole owner throughout
the universe of any and all rights of every nature in such works, whether such rights are now known or hereafter defined or discovered, with the right to use the works in perpetuity in any manner the Company determines in its sole discretion without
any further payment to you. If, for any reason, any of such results and proceeds are not legally deemed a work-made-for-hire and/or there are any rights in such results and proceeds which do not accrue to the Company under the preceding sentence,
then you hereby irrevocably assign and agree to assign any and all of your right, title and interest thereto, including, without limitation, any and all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks and/or other rights of every nature in the work,
whether now known or hereafter defined or discovered, and the Company shall have the right to use the work in perpetuity throughout the universe in any manner the Company determines in its sole discretion without any further payment to you. You
shall, as may be requested by the Company from time to time, do any and all things which the Company may deem useful or desirable to establish or document the Company’s rights in any such results and proceeds, including, without limitation, the
execution of appropriate copyright, trademark and/or patent applications, assignments or similar documents and, if you are unavailable or unwilling to execute such documents, you hereby irrevocably designate your Reporting Senior or his designee as
your attorney-in-fact with the power to execute such documents on your behalf. To the extent you have any rights in the results and proceeds of your services under this Agreement that cannot be assigned as described above, you unconditionally and
irrevocably waive the enforcement of such rights. This paragraph 7(d) is subject to, and does not limit, restrict, or constitute a waiver by the Company or any of its affiliated companies of any ownership rights to which the Company or any of its
affiliated companies may be entitled by operation of law by virtue of being your employer. 
 (e) Litigation. 

 

	 	(i)	 You agree that, during the Term, for one (1) year thereafter and, if longer, during the pendency of any litigation or other proceeding, and
except as may be required by law or legal process: (x) you shall not communicate with anyone (other than your own attorneys and tax advisors), except to the extent necessary in the performance of your duties under this Agreement, with
respect to the facts or subject matter of any pending or potential litigation, or regulatory or administrative proceeding involving the Company or any of its affiliated companies, other than any litigation or other proceeding in which you are a
party-in-opposition, without giving prior notice to the Company’s Chief Legal Officer; and (y) in the event that any other party attempts to obtain information or documents from you with respect to such matter, either through formal
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such as interviews, you shall promptly notify the Company’s Chief Legal Officer before providing any information or documents. 

 

	 	(ii)	You agree to cooperate with the Company and its attorneys, both during employment and during the five (5) year period following termination of your employment, in connection with any litigation or other proceeding
arising out of or relating to matters in which you were involved prior to the termination of your employment. Your cooperation shall include, without limitation, providing assistance to the Company’s counsel, experts or consultants, and
providing truthful testimony in pretrial and trial or hearing proceedings. In the event that your cooperation is requested after the termination of your employment, the Company will: (x) seek to minimize interruptions to your schedule to
the extent consistent with its interests in the matter; and (y) reimburse you for all reasonable and appropriate out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by you in connection with such cooperation upon reasonable substantiation of such
expenses. 

  

	 	(iii)	Except as required by law or legal process, or as requested by the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, you agree that you will not testify in any lawsuit or other proceeding which directly or indirectly involves the
Company or any of its affiliated companies that was not filed by you, or which may create the impression that such testimony is endorsed or approved by the Company or any of its affiliated companies. In all events, you shall give advance notice to
the Company’s Chief Legal Officer that you will be testifying promptly after you become aware that you may be required to provide it. The Company expressly reserves its attorney-client and other privileges except if expressly waived in writing.

 (f) Return of Property. All documents, data, recordings, or other property, whether tangible or intangible, including
all information stored in electronic form, obtained or prepared by or for you and utilized by you in the course of your employment with the Company or any of its affiliated companies shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. In the event
of the termination of your employment for any reason, the Company reserves the right, to the extent permitted by law and in addition to any other remedy either may have, to deduct from any monies otherwise payable to you the following: (i) all
amounts you may directly owe to the Company or any of its affiliated companies at the time of or subsequent to the termination of your employment with the Company; and (ii) the reasonable value of the Company property which you retain in your
possession after the termination of your employment with the Company. In the event that the law of any state or other jurisdiction requires the consent of an employee for such deductions, this Agreement shall serve as such consent. 

  

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 (g) Non-Disparagement. During the duration of your employment and for one
(1) year following the termination thereof for any reason, you shall not make, nor cause any one else to make or cause on your behalf, any public disparaging or derogatory statements or comments regarding the Company or its affiliated
companies, or its officers or directors; likewise, the Company’s officers will not make, nor cause any one else to make, any public disparaging or derogatory statements or comments regarding you. 

(h) Injunctive Relief. The Company has entered into this Agreement in order to obtain the benefit of your unique skills, talent, and
experience. You and the Company acknowledge and agree that your violation of one or all of paragraphs 7(a) through (h) of this Agreement will result in irreparable damage to the Company and/or its affiliated companies and, accordingly, the
Company may obtain injunctive and other equitable relief for any breach or threatened breach of such paragraphs, in addition to any other remedies available to the Company. 

(i) Survival; Modification of Terms. The obligations set forth under paragraphs 7(a) through (i) shall remain in full force and
effect for the entire period provided therein notwithstanding the termination of your employment under this Agreement for any reason or the expiration of the Term; provided, however, that your obligations under paragraph 7(a) (but not
under any other provision of this Agreement) shall cease if you terminate your employment for Good Reason or the Company terminates your employment without Cause and you notify the Company in writing, prior to the Company’s payment of any
severance benefits in accordance with paragraph 8(e)(i) through (vii) and pursuant to terms of the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, that you have elected to waive your right to receive termination payments and benefits in accordance
with paragraph 8(e)(iii) through (vii) and payable pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Executive Severance Plan. You and the Company agree that the restrictions and remedies contained in paragraphs 7(a) through (h) are
reasonable and that it is your intention and the intention of the Company that such restrictions and remedies shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permissible by law. If a court of competent jurisdiction shall find that any such restriction or
remedy is unenforceable but would be enforceable if some part were deleted or the period or area of application reduced, then such restriction or remedy shall apply with the modification necessary to make it enforceable. For avoidance of doubt, you
will not be required to waive your rights to receive the payment under paragraphs 8(e)(iii) if you wish to be released from paragraph 7(a). 

8. Termination. 
 (a)
Termination for Cause. The Company may, at its option, terminate your employment under this Agreement for Cause and thereafter shall have no obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any obligation to pay Annual Salary
or Annual Incentive or provide benefits, excluding any and all 

  

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earned and/or vested compensation and/or benefits. “Cause” shall mean exclusively: (i) embezzlement, fraud or other conduct that would constitute a felony (other than
traffic-related citations); (ii) willful unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information; (iii) your material breach of this Agreement; (iv) your gross misconduct or gross neglect in the performance of your duties hereunder;
(v) your willful failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve
documents or other material reasonably known to be relevant to such an investigation, or the willful inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to destroy or fail to produce documents or other material; or (vi) your willful and material
violation of the Company’s written conduct policies, including but not limited to the Company’s Employment Handbook and Ethics Code. The Company will give you written notice prior to terminating your employment pursuant to (iii), (iv),
(v), or (vi), of this paragraph 8(a), setting forth the nature of any alleged failure, breach or refusal in reasonable detail and the conduct required to cure. Except for a failure, breach or refusal which, by its nature, cannot reasonably be
expected to be cured, you shall have twenty (20) business days from the giving of such notice within which to cure any failure, breach or refusal under (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of this paragraph 8(a); provided, however,
that, if the Company reasonably expects irreparable injury from a delay of twenty (20) business days, the Company may give you notice of such shorter period within which to cure as is reasonable under the circumstances. 

(b) Good Reason Termination. You may terminate your employment under this Agreement for Good Reason at any time during the Term by
written notice to the Company in accordance with the Company’s Executive Severance Plan. “Good Reason” shall mean without your consent (other than in connection with the termination or suspension of your employment or duties for Cause
or in connection with your Disability) exclusively: (i) a material diminution in your Annual Salary or target Annual Incentive opportunity; (ii) a material diminution in your authority, duties, or responsibilities; including, but not
limited to, the elimination of your current international responsibilities; (iii) a material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom you are required to report, (iv) a requirement that you report
to someone else other than your Reporting Senior or similar positions then in effect that results in a material change in your reporting structure that result in your Reporting Senior no longer being a direct report to the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company; (v) a material diminution in the budget over which you retain authority (except for good faith budget adjustments necessitated by the legitimate business needs of the Company); (vi) a material change in geographic location at
which you must perform services under this Agreement from the Company’s offices at which you were principally employed; or (vii) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of the terms of the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless: (1) you give notice of termination for Good Reason to the Company in accordance with the Company’s Executive

  

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Severance Plan specifying the condition or event relied upon for such termination within ninety (90) calendar days after the initial existence of such event; and (2) the Company fails
to cure the condition or event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of such notice. 
 (c)
Termination Without Cause or for Disability. The Company may terminate your employment under this Agreement without Cause or for “Disability” (defined by reference to the employee long-term disability plan of the Company or a
subsidiary that covers you) at any time during the Term by written notice to you in accordance with the Company’s Executive Severance Plan at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such termination. 

(d) Termination as a Result of Death. Your employment with the Company shall terminate in the event of your death. 

(e) Termination Payments/Benefits. Subject to paragraph 7 and, as applicable, paragraph 9, and pursuant to the terms, and subject to the
conditions, of the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, but in no event less than the benefits as provided in this Agreement, in the event that your employment terminates under paragraph 8(b), (c) or (d), you (or your estate or legal
representative, if applicable) shall thereafter receive the following benefits (in each case less applicable deductions and withholding taxes): 
  

	 	(i)	Accrued Benefits: The portion of your Annual Salary earned, but not yet paid, through your Date of Termination; any Annual Incentive earned, but not yet paid, for a completed fiscal year preceding the Date of
Termination; and any accrued paid vacation, sick leave, sabbatical, holiday and other paid-time off, to the extent not yet paid (collectively, the “Accrued Benefits”). The Accrued Benefits shall be paid in a single lump sum within 30
calendar days after your Date of Termination, or as otherwise may be provided in a valid deferral election made pursuant to the terms of the Company’s deferred compensation plan. 

 

	 	(ii)	Pro-Rated Annual Incentive. A Pro-Rated Annual Incentive, which shall be paid in a single lump sum at the same time that payments are made to other participants in the annual incentive plan for that fiscal year
(pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan but in no event later than March 15 of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year during which your Date of Termination occurs), or as otherwise may be provided in a valid deferral
election made pursuant to the terms of the Company’s deferred compensation plan, and shall be in lieu of any annual incentive that you would have otherwise been entitled to receive under the terms of the annual incentive plan covering you for
the fiscal year during which your Date of Termination occurs. 

  

 Mark Hale 

August 26, 2014 
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	 	(iii)	Severance Payment. As additional severance (and not in lieu of any annual incentive for the fiscal year in which your Date of Termination occurs), a severance payment equal to 1.5 times the sum of your Base
Salary and Target Annual Incentive. The severance shall be paid in a single lump sum within 20 calendar days after the Release Deadline. 

  

	 	(iv)	Health Care Coverage. As long as you (or your estate or legal representative) pays the required full monthly premiums for coverage, the Company shall provide you and, as applicable, your eligible dependents with
continued medical and dental coverage, on the same basis as provided to Company’s active executives and their dependents for 1.5 years (or, if earlier, until you first become eligible for any such coverage under a plan maintained by another
employer or your spouse’s employer) (the “Benefit Continuation Period”). In addition, within 20 calendar days after the Release Deadline, the Company shall pay to you a lump sum cash payment equal to 18 times the monthly medical and
dental premiums based on the level of coverage in effect for you (e.g., employee only or family coverage) on the Date of Termination; provided, however, that to the extent necessary to avoid a violation of Section 409A, any cash payment
attributable to medical and dental insurance premiums for periods more than 18 months after your Date of Termination, shall be paid in monthly installments at the same time that such premiums are due and payable. The Benefit Continuation Period
shall run concurrently with (and shall count against) the Company’s obligation to provide continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. 

 

	 	(v)	Life Insurance. The Company shall take all steps reasonably necessary to continue the life insurance coverage applicable to you on your Date of Termination (and if the policy cannot be continued in its
then-current form, the Company shall exercise any required conversion features to continue the policy), at no cost to you, for 1.5 years following your Date of Termination. The amount of such coverage will be reduced by the amount of life insurance
coverage furnished to you at no cost by a third party employer. 

  

	 	(vi)	Financial Planning. An net amount of $10,000, which is intended to cover the approximate cost of financial planning services for you for a period of one year after your Date of Termination. This financial
planning stipend shall be paid in a single lump sum within 20 calendar days after the Release Deadline. 

  

	 	(vii)	Outplacement. The Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred, provide you with outplacement services from a recognized outplacement service provider for 12 months, the scope of such services to be determined
in the sole discretion of the Company. 

  

 Mark Hale 

August 26, 2014 
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 (f) Termination of Benefits. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary (except as otherwise provided in paragraph 8(e) with respect to medical and dental benefits and life insurance), participation in all the Company benefit plans and programs will terminate upon the termination of your employment except to
the extent otherwise expressly provided in such plans or programs and subject to any vested rights you may have under the terms of such plans or programs. 

(g) Resignation from Official Positions. If your employment with the Company terminates for any reason, you shall be deemed to have
resigned at that time from any and all officer or director positions that you may have held with the Company or any of its affiliated companies and all board seats or other positions in other entities you held on behalf of the Company. If, for any
reason, this paragraph 8(g) is deemed insufficient to effectuate such resignation, you agree to execute, upon the request of the Company, any documents or instruments which the Company may deem necessary or desirable to effectuate such resignation
or resignations, and you hereby authorize the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary of the Company to execute any such documents or instruments as your attorney-in-fact. 

9. Severance Contingent On Release. Any compensation and benefits to be provided under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan and
described in paragraph 8(e)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) shall be provided only if you (or in the case of your death or Disability, your legal representative, if applicable) execute and do not later revoke or materially violate a
release of claims the form of that certain Form of Release attached to the Company’s Executive Severance Plan (with such changes as the Company may determine to be required or reasonably advisable in order to make the release enforceable and
otherwise compliant with applicable law) (the “Release”). The Release must be executed by you and become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms no later than the fifty-second (52nd) day following termination of your
employment (the “Release Deadline”). 
 10. Change in Control Protections. You shall be included in and covered by the
Company’s Executive Change in Control Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Your Termination Pay Multiple, as defined in the Change in Control Plan, will be at least “2.0”. In the event that such plan is terminated or you
are excluded from the plan for any reason during the Term, the Company agrees to promptly amend this Agreement so that you are similarly covered and eligible for the same benefits and protection thereunder. 

11. Company’s Policies. You agree that, during your employment hereunder, you will comply in all material respects with all of the
Company’s written policies, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Employee Handbook and Code of Ethics. 

  

 Mark Hale 

August 26, 2014 
 Page 12 

 

 12. Indemnification; Liability Insurance. If you are made a party to, are threatened
to be made a party to, receive any legal process in, or receive any discovery request or request for information in connection with, any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”),
by reason of the fact that you were an officer, director, employee, or agent of the Company or any of its affiliated companies, or were serving at the request of or on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliated companies, the Company shall
indemnify and hold you harmless to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Code of Regulations or, if greater, by the laws of the State of Tennessee, against all costs, expenses, liabilities and
losses you incur in connection therewith. Such indemnification shall continue even if you have ceased to be an officer, director, employee or agent of the Company or any of its affiliated companies, and shall inure to the benefit of your heirs,
executors and administrators. The Company shall reimburse you for all costs and expenses you incur in connection with any Proceeding within twenty (20) business days after receipt by the Company of a written request for such reimbursement and
appropriate documentation associated with such expenses. In addition, the Company agrees to maintain a director’s and officer’s liability insurance policy or policies covering you at a level and on terms and conditions no less favorable
than the Company provides it directors and senior-level officers currently (subject to any future improvement in such terms and conditions), until such time as legal or regulatory action against you are no longer permitted by law. 

13. Notices. All notices under this Agreement must be given in writing, by personal delivery facsimile or by mail, if to you, to the
address shown on this Agreement (or any other address designated in writing by you), with a copy to any other person you designate in writing, and, if to the Company, to your Reporting Senior to the address shown on this Agreement (or any other
address designated in writing by the Company), with a copy, to the attention of the Company’s Chief Legal Officer. Any notice given by mail shall be deemed to have been given three (3) days following such mailing. 

14. Assignment. This is an Agreement for the performance of personal services by you and may not be assigned by you, without the prior
written consent of the Company, otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your legal representatives. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Except as provided in the immediately following sentence, this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company without your prior written consent. The Company will require any successor
(whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent
that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. “Company” means the Company as defined in this Agreement and any successor to 

  

 Mark Hale 

August 26, 2014 
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 its business and/or assets as described above that assumes and agrees to perform this
Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. 
 15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Tennessee. 
 16. No Implied Contract. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to impose
any obligation on the Company or you to renew this Agreement or any portion thereof. The parties intend to be bound only upon execution of a written agreement and no negotiation, exchange of draft or partial performance shall be deemed to imply an
agreement. Neither the continuation of employment nor any other conduct shall be deemed to imply a continuing agreement upon the expiration of the Term. 

17. Entire Understanding. Except where specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement contains the entire understanding of the
parties hereto relating to the subject matter contained in this Agreement, and can be changed only by a writing signed by both parties. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition shall have the meaning given to such terms in the
Company’s Executive Severance Plan. 
 18. Void Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement, as applied to either party or to
any circumstances, shall be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable but would be enforceable if some part were deleted or the period or area of application were reduced, then such provision shall apply with the modification
necessary to make it enforceable, and shall in no way affect any other provision of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. 

19. Deductions and Withholdings. All amounts payable under this Agreement shall be paid less deductions and income and payroll tax
withholdings as may be required under applicable law. 
 20. Section 409A of the Code. It is the Company’s intent that this
Agreement be exempt from the application of, or otherwise comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. In particular, any expense eligible for reimbursement must be incurred, or any entitlement to a benefit must
be used, during the Term (or the applicable expense reimbursement or benefit continuation period provided in this Agreement). The amount of the reimbursable expense or benefit to which you are entitled during a calendar year will not affect the
amount to be provided in any other calendar year, and your right to receive the reimbursement or benefit is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Provided the requisite documentation is submitted, the Company will reimburse the
eligible expenses on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred. 

  

 Mark Hale 

August 26, 2014 
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 If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please sign, date
and return an original executed copy to me for our records. 
 Sincerely yours, 

SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACTIVE, INC. 

Joseph G. NeCastro 
 Chief
Financial and Administrative Officer 
  

	
	 ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

	
	  

	 Mark Hale

	
	 Dated:

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