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Form of Special Bonus Plan

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 EARLE M. JORGENSEN COMPANY 
  
 SPECIAL BONUS PLAN FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT 
  
 Adopted January 17, 2006 

 EARLE M. JORGENSEN COMPANY 
 SPECIAL BONUS PLAN FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company is in negotiations with another entity in connection with a transaction that would involve a change-in-control of the Company. 
  
 WHEREAS, it is critical to the success of such transaction that the senior management of the Company continue to be committed to the success of the
Company and are rewarded for that commitment. 
  
 WHEREAS, the
purpose of this Plan is to assist the Company in retaining and motivating certain employees of the Company in connection with the consideration, negotiation and implementation of such transaction. The Plan is adopted by the Board effective as of the
Effective Date. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 For purposes of the Plan, the following terms, whenever used in the
capitalized form in this Plan, are defined as set forth below: 
  
 2.1 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 2.2 “Bonus Award” means, with respect to any Participant, a cash bonus granted under this Plan, which is equal to the amount set forth on the attached Schedule A, as such Schedule A
shall be amended from time to time in accordance with this Plan. 
  
 2.3 “Closing Date” means the date of closing of the Transaction. 
  
 2.4 “Company” means Earle M. Jorgensen Company and includes any successor or assignee entity into which the Company may be merged or consolidated; any entity for whose securities the equity interests
of the Company shall be exchanged; and any assignee of or successor to substantially all of the assets of the Company. 
  
 2.5 “Effective Date” means the date of execution of this Plan as set forth on the signature page hereof. 
  
 2.6 “Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of January     , 2006, by and among the Company, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., a California corporation (“Parent”) and RSAC Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent. 
  

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 2.7 “Participant” means any employee of the Company or its affiliates who is named on
Schedule A, unless and until such employee has been deleted from Schedule A upon Termination of Employment or otherwise pursuant to this Plan. 
  
 2.8 “Plan” means the Earle M. Jorgensen Company Special Bonus Plan for Senior Management, as set forth herein and as may be amended from
time to time. 
  
 2.9 “Transaction” means the
merger of the Company with and into a subsidiary of Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement, any transaction with Parent that is a substitute for or replaces the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any transaction with another person
that results from a Company Takeover Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and results in a Change-in-Control (as defined in the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan) of the Company. 
  
 2.10 “Termination of Employment” means the occurrence of any
act or event, whether pursuant to the Participant’s employment agreement or otherwise, that actually or effectively causes or results in the Participant’s ceasing, for whatever reason, to be an employee of the Company or any of its
affiliates, including, without limitation, retirement, death, disability, dismissal, severance at the election of the Participant or severance as a result of the discontinuance, liquidation, sale or transfer by the Company of businesses owned or
operated by the Company. 
  
 In addition, certain other terms used
herein have definitions given to them in the first place in which they are used. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
  
 ADMINISTRATION 
  
 The Plan shall be
administered by the Board. The Board may authorize any one or more of the Company’s officers to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the Company for purposes of this Plan. The Board may allocate among one or more of the Company’s
officers, or may delegate to one or more of the Company’s officers, such duties and responsibilities with respect to the Plan as it determines. The Board will enforce the Plan in accordance with its terms and will have all powers necessary to
accomplish that purpose, including, but not limited to, the following authority: 
  
 (a) to make determinations as to any Bonus Award to be granted under this Plan and to make such adjustments as are reasonably necessary to
account for extraordinary or special events or circumstances; 
  
 (b) to make a final determination as to whether there has been a Termination of Employment with respect to any Participant; 
  
 (c) to terminate the participation of any Participant in the event of a Termination of Employment of such Participant prior to the Closing
Date, and to reallocate the Bonus Award of such terminated Participant among the other Participants and/or to one or more new Participants and to amend Schedule A from time to time to reflect such changes; 
  

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 (d) to change the allocation of the Bonus Awards among the Participants prior to the
Closing Date, provided that no such change shall result in a change in the Bonus Award of any Participant in excess of 15% of the Participant’s Bonus Award as set forth on the original Schedule A, and to amend Schedule A from time
to time to reflect such changes; 
  
 (e) to
require, as a condition of the payment of any distribution, the withholding from a Participant of the amount of any federal, state or local taxes as may be required or permitted by law; 
  
 (f) to determine the amount and the permissible methods of payment under the Plan in the event of
circumstances not contemplated hereunder; 
  
 (g)
to construe and interpret the Plan and the terms hereof; 
  
 (h) to appoint and compensate agents, counsel, auditors or other specialists to aid it in the discharge of its duties and the administration of the Plan; 
  
 (i) to authorize all distributions in accordance with the provisions of the Plan; 
  
 (j) to keep records relating to the Participants and other
matters applicable to the Plan; 
  
 (k) to
prescribe procedures to be followed by the Participant in claiming benefits; and 
  
 (l) to prescribe and adopt the use of necessary forms, including the forms to be utilized in connection with this Plan. 
  
 The Board shall also have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such
rules, regulations, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as the Board shall in its opinion, from time to time, deem advisable, to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan, and to otherwise administer the Plan. 
  
 Any decision, determination or interpretation made by the Board pursuant to
the provisions of the Plan shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion, but subject to the terms of the Plan, and in the case of any decision or determination relating to any entitlement hereunder, may be made at the time of the award or,
unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All decisions or determinations made by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company and each
Participant. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER THE PLAN 
  
 4.1 Bonus Awards. The aggregate amount available for Bonus Awards
under this Plan shall not exceed $5,000,000.00. Bonus Awards shall be granted to each Participant under this Plan and the amount of each bonus Award shall be in the amount set forth on the attached Schedule A as amended from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of this Plan. 
  

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 4.2 Parachute Payment Cutback. In the event that any Bonus Award due hereunder would constitute a
“parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) to a Participant which, but for this Section 4.2, would be non-deductible by the Company as a result of the operation of Section 280G of the Code, or would
subject the Participant to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, the Company shall reduce the aggregate amount of the Bonus Award to such Participant such that the present value thereof (as determined under the Code and the
applicable regulations), when aggregated with all other “parachute payments” to which such Participant is entitled in connection with a Transaction, is equal to 2.99 times the Participant’s “base amount” (as defined in
Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code). 
  
 4.3 Benefit
Distribution. Each Participant’s right to receive a distribution of all or any portion of any Bonus Award earned under this Article IV shall be determined in accordance with Article V. 
  
 4.4 Effect of Certain Changes. In the event of (a) a change in
the Company’s accounting principles or methods, (b) a merger consolidation or acquisition or disposition of material assets of the Company outside of the ordinary course of business (other than a Transaction contemplated by this Plan), or
(c) the occurrence of any other event such that (in the opinion of the Board) the method adopted hereunder for purposes of calculating Bonus Awards under this Plan no longer provides Participants with such incentives as are contemplated by the
Company, appropriate adjustments may be adopted in a manner reasonably determined by the Board to make newly granted Bonus Awards fairly comparable to the Bonus Awards granted prior to the event described in this paragraph. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 VESTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLAN BENEFITS 
  
 5.1 Vesting. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a
Participant’s Bonus Award under the Plan shall only become vested and nonforfeitable on the Closing Date. In the event a Participant incurs a Termination of Employment for any reason whatsoever at any time before the Closing Date, such
Participant’s Bonus Award shall be forfeited immediately in its entirety, and no payment shall be made to such Participant hereunder. 
  
 5.2 Distribution. Subject to the terms of the Plan, distribution of a Participant’s Bonus Award shall be made immediately prior to the Closing
on the Closing Date in a single lump sum payment. 
  
 5.3
Facility of Payment. If the Participant is declared an incompetent and a conservator, guardian or other person legally charged with the Participant’s care has been appointed, any Bonus Award to which the Participant is entitled under
this Plan shall be payable to such conservator, guardian or other person legally charged with the Participant’s care. The decision of the Board in such matters shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company, the Participant, and every
other person or party interested or concerned. Neither the Company nor the Board shall be under any duty to see to the proper application of such payments. 
  

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 ARTICLE VI 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 6.1 Amendments and Termination. 
  
 (a) The Board may terminate or amend the Plan at any time in its sole discretion, but no termination or amendment shall be made which
would impair the rights of a Participant, if any, with respect to such Participant’s Bonus Award determined through the date of termination or amendment. 
  

(b) This Plan, and the Company’s obligations hereunder, shall terminate on the earlier of the payment of all Bonus Awards payable
hereunder and December 31, 2006. 
  
 (c)
This Plan also shall terminate upon any of the following events: legal adjudication of the Company as bankrupt, general assignment by the Company to or for the benefit of its creditors, or dissolution of the Company (unless such dissolution is
involuntary and the Company is reinstated as permitted by law) other than by form of or as a result of a reorganization where the business of the Company is continued. 
  
 6.2 Unfunded Status of Plan. It is intended that the Plan be an “unfunded” plan for incentive in the form
of cash bonuses payable to Plan Participants, unless the Board decides otherwise in the Board’s sole discretion. 
  
 6.3 Deduction of Taxes from Amounts Payable. The Company may withhold whatever taxes (including FICA, state or federal taxes) as the Company is
legally required or permitted to withhold to protect the Company against liability for the payment of such withholding taxes, and out of the money so deducted, the Company may discharge any such liability. Withholding for this purpose may come from
any wages due to the Participant or, if none, from payment of the Bonus Award hereunder. 
  
 6.4 Controlling Law. The Plan and the Bonus Awards granted and actions taken in connection therewith shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (other than its laws
respecting choice of law). 
  
 6.5 Offset. Any amounts owed
to the Company by the Participant (of whatever nature) may be offset by the Company against any Bonus Award payable under this Plan, and no Bonus Award payable under this Plan shall be distributed unless and until all disputes between the Company
and the Participant have been fully and finally resolved and the Participant has waived all claims to such against the Company. 
  
 6.6 Other Benefits. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its
employees. Subject to the foregoing, any amounts payable or rights or benefits furnished the Participant under any other plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement with the Company at or subsequent to the Participant’s Termination
of Employment shall be payable in accordance with the terms of such plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement and without regard to this Plan. Subject to the foregoing, amounts payable or in respect of this Plan shall not be taken into
account with respect to any other employee benefit plan or arrangement of the Company. 
  

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 6.7 Rights with Respect to Continuance of Employment. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
alter any contractual relationship between the Participant and the Company. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment between the Company and the Participant. The Company and the Participant shall continue to
have the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason, subject, however, to the terms of the Participant’s employment agreement, if any. The Company shall not have an obligation to retain the Participant in its
employ as a result of this Plan. 
  
 6.8 No Company
Obligation. Neither the Company nor the Board shall have any duty or obligation to affirmatively disclose to the Participant, and such Participant shall have no right to be advised of, any material information regarding the Company at any time
prior to, upon or in connection with the granting, vesting, distribution or termination of any Bonus Award described in this Plan. 
  
 6.9 Headings. The headings contained in this Plan are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Plan.

  
 6.10 Severability. If any provision of this Plan shall
for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision, and this Plan shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted. 
  
 6.11 Successors and Assigns. This Plan shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon each successor and assign of the Company. All obligations imposed upon a Participant, and all rights granted to the Company under this Plan shall be binding upon the Participant’s heirs, legal representatives and successors.

  
 6.12 No Liability. The Company shall have no liability
or obligation whatsoever in connection with this Plan, except for the Bonus Awards expressly provided for under this Plan. In no event shall the Company be liable for indirect, special or consequential damages. 
  
 6.13 Indemnification. The officers, directors and employees of the
Company shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any and all loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by them in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or
proceeding to which they may be a party or in which they may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under this Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by them in settlement (with the Company’s written approval)
or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding. The foregoing provision shall not be applicable to any person if the loss, cost, liability, or expense is due to such person’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. 
  
 6.14 Non-transferability of Bonus Awards.
Except as provided herein, the Bonus Awards payable hereunder, and any interest therein, shall not be transferable by the Participant, and the Participant shall not be permitted to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise
encumber his or her rights to Bonus Awards. Any attempted anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge or encumbrance shall be null and void ab initio. No interest or right to any Bonus Award may be taken for the satisfaction of
debts of, or other obligations or claims against the Participant. 
  

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 6.15 Waiver; Cumulative Rights. The failure or delay of a party to require performance by the
other party of any provision of this Plan shall not affect such party’s right to require performance unless and until such performance has been expressly waived in writing. 
  
 6.16 Entire Agreement. This Plan constitutes the entire agreement of the Company and the Participant with respect to
the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any prior expressions of intent or understanding with respect to this Plan. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officer of the Company hereto on January
    , 2006. 
  

			
	EARLE M. JORGENSEN COMPANY
		
	 By:
	 	 
		
	 Its:   
	 	 

  

 7Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is effective as of January 1, 2006 by and between the Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“Company”) and David Harvey (“Chairman”). 
  
 WHEREAS, Chairman and the Company previously entered into an Executive Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2003, which the parties have agreed shall terminate as of December 31, 2005 and shall not be
extended in accordance with Section 2.4(a) thereof; and 
  
 WHEREAS, Chairman desires to serve as the Chairman of the Company and in exchange for the protection and other consideration set forth in this Agreement, is willing to give the Company, under certain circumstances, his covenant not to
compete, and the Company desires to so employ Chairman. 
  
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements contained herein, the Company and Chairman hereby agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE I 
 Definitions

  

	1.1	Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings. 

  

	(a)	“Board” means the board of directors of the Company. 

  

	(b)	“Cause” means (i) engaging by Chairman in willful misconduct which is materially injurious to Company; (ii) conviction of Chairman by a court of competent
jurisdiction of, or entry of a plea of nolo contendere with respect to a felony; (iii) engaging by Chairman in fraud, material dishonesty or gross misconduct in connection with the business of Company; (iv) engaging by
Chairman in any act of moral turpitude reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect Company or its business; or (v) Chairman’s current chronic abuse of or dependency on alcohol or drugs (illicit or otherwise).

  

	(c)	“Confidential Information” as used in Sections 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 of this Agreement, shall mean all technical and business information of the Company, or which is learned or
acquired by the Company from others with whom the Company has a business relationship in which, and as a result of which, similar information is revealed to the Company, whether patentable or not, which is of a confidential, trade secret and/or
proprietary character and which is either developed by Chairman (alone or with others) or to which Chairman shall have had access during his employment. Confidential Information shall include (among other things) all confidential data, designs,
plans, notes, memoranda, work sheets, formulas, processes, and Customer and supplier lists. 

  

	(d)	“Customer” means any Person or entity to whom the Company has sold any products (i) in the case of on-going employment, during the twenty-four (24) calendar
months immediately preceding any dispute under Section 2.6 of this Agreement, and, (ii) in the case of the employment having ended, the twenty-four (24) calendar months preceding Chairman’s termination of employment.

	(e)	“Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a limited liability company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof. 

  

	(f)	“Potential Customer” shall mean any Person or entity who, during the applicable twenty-four (24) month period described above in Section 1.1(d) of this
Agreement, has (i) been involved in discussions or negotiations with the Company for products sold by the Company; (ii) initiated contact with the Company in order to obtain information regarding products sold by the Company;
(iii) been the subject of repeated personal contacts by Chairman and/or any other Company employee for purposes of soliciting business for the Company; or (d) been the subject of the Company’s efforts to gather, learn or evaluate
information which may help the Company obtain any future order from such Person or entity. 

  
 ARTICLE II 
 Employment 
  

	2.1	Employment. Company agrees to continue to employ Chairman and Chairman hereby accepts such employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, for the period beginning on January 1, 2006 (“Start Date”) and ending as provided in Section 2.4 of this Agreement (the “Employment Period”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Executive
Employment Agreement between the parties dated January 1, 2003 shall continue in effect until December 31, 2005 and shall terminate at 11:59 p.m. on such date and be of no further force or effect, and, thereafter, Chairman shall not be
entitled to any severance or other further payments or benefits thereunder (other than accrued but unpaid salary and the options, restricted stock and performance bonus granted in accordance with Section 2.3(d) and (e) thereof, in
accordance with the terms of such grant). 

  

	2.2	Position and Duties. 

  

	(a)	Commencing on the Start Date and continuing during the Employment Period, Chairman shall serve as Chairman of the Company or in such other capacity as the Board may determine. As
Chairman of the Company, Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shareholders at which he is present and shall perform such other duties and have such authority as from time to time may be delegated or assigned to him by the Board.

  

	(b)	Chairman shall devote his best efforts and his full business time and attention (except for permitted vacation periods and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacity) to the
business and affairs of the Company. The Chairman shall perform his duties and responsibilities to the best of his abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike and efficient manner. In the performance of his duties hereunder, Chairman shall at
all times report and be subject to the lawful direction of the Board and perform his duties hereunder subject to and in accordance with the resolutions or any other determinations of the Board and the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the
Company and applicable law. During the Employment Period, Chairman shall not become an employee of any Person or entity other 

  

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	    	than the Company. This section shall not be construed to prohibit Chairman from serving on the board of directors of one or more other entities (with the consent of the Board in the
case of a for-profit entity) or from investing in a business to the extent consistent with the provisions of Section 2.6(a). 

  

	2.3	Base Salary and Benefits. 

  

	(a)	Subject to the terms of this Agreement, in consideration of Chairman’s agreements contained herein, for the period beginning January 1, 2006, Chairman’s base salary
shall be $250,000.00 per annum (“Base Salary”), which shall be payable in semi-monthly or other agreed-upon equal installments during the year and shall be subject to deductions for customary withholdings, including, without limitation,
federal and state withholding taxes and social security taxes. In addition to the Base Salary, Chairman shall be entitled, during the Employment Period to participate in all retirement, disability, pension, savings, health, medical, dental,
insurance and other fringe benefits or plans of the Company generally available to executive employees. Chairman shall not be granted a bonus amount. The Company may, in its discretion, consider granting Chairman stock options at such time as the
Company considers granting stock options to management employees generally; provided, however, that any such stock option award which may be granted to Chairman in the future shall be granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on
the date of grant and provide that Chairman shall have the right to exercise the unexercised portion of any such option at any time during a period equal to the lesser of (i) five (5) years after the date of termination because of
Retirement (as defined in the Sigma-Aldrich Corporation 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan) or (ii) the remaining Term (as defined in the Sigma-Aldrich Corporation 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan) of such stock option award. 

 

	(b)	Notwithstanding the termination of such prior employment agreement, the grants of options, restricted stock and performance bonus previously made in accordance with
Section 2.3(d) and (e) of the Executive Employment Agreement between the parties dated January 1, 2003, shall survive in accordance with the terms of such grants; provided, however, that any performance bonus which may have vested
thereunder shall be paid during the calendar year 2006; and further provided, however, that if the Company reasonably anticipates that its deduction with respect to such payment otherwise would be limited or eliminated by application of Code
Section 162(m), the portion of such performance bonus which is nondeductible shall be deferred to the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the deduction of such portion will not be limited or eliminated by application
of Code Section 162(m). 

  

	2.4	Term. 

  

	(a)	General Term. This Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2006 and terminate on the date of the Annual General Meeting, as determined by the Board in its discretion
(“Term”). The Term may be extended by the parties by written agreement for successive additional one-year periods. 

  

	(b)	Termination for Cause or Voluntary Termination. If the Chairman is terminated by the Company for Cause or if the Chairman voluntarily terminates his employment in any manner
prior to the end of the Employment Period, the Chairman shall be entitled only to his Base Salary through the date of termination, but shall not be entitled to any further Base Salary or any other amounts or Benefits for that year or any future
year, except as may be provided in an applicable benefit plan or program, or to any severance compensation of any kind, nature or amount. 

  

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	(c)	Termination Without Cause. If the Chairman is involuntarily terminated by the Company prior to the end of the Employment Period without Cause, the Chairman shall be entitled
to all previously earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary up to the date of such termination, but shall not be entitled to any further Base Salary or any other amounts or Benefits for that year or any future year, except as may be provided in an
applicable benefit plan or program, or to any severance compensation of any kind, nature or amount. 

  

	(d)	No Mitigation. To the extent that Chairman shall receive compensation for personal services from employment other than with the Company subsequent to a termination of
Chairman’s employment with the Company, the amounts so earned shall not be offset against the amounts (if any) due under this Agreement following Chairman’s termination of employment. 

  

	(e)	Limitation on Certain Additional Payments. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by
Company to or for the benefit of Chairman (“Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), then the Payments due under this Agreement shall be
decreased to the greatest amount that could be paid to Chairman such that receipt of Payments would not give rise to any such excise tax. 

  

	(f)	No Severance. Chairman hereby agrees that no severance compensation of any kind, nature or amount shall be payable to Chairman, and Chairman hereby irrevocably waives any
claim for any severance compensation. 

  

	(g)	Death or Disability. The Company’s obligation under this Agreement terminates on the last day of the month in which the Chairman’s death occurs or on the date as of
which Chairman first becomes entitled to receive disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan. The Company shall pay to Chairman or the Chairman’s estate all previously earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary up to
such date. Thereafter, the Chairman or his estate shall not be entitled to any further Base Salary or other amounts or Benefits for that year or any subsequent year, except as may be provided in an applicable benefit plan or program.

  

	2.5	Confidential Information. 

  

	(a)	Chairman recognizes that the Company is engaged in the business of research, development, manufacture and sale of chemicals, chemical products and allied activities throughout the
world (the “Company’s Business”), which business requires for its successful operation the fullest security of its Confidential Information of which Chairman will acquire knowledge during the course of his employment.

  

	(b)	Chairman shall use his best efforts and diligence both during and after his employment with the Company, regardless of how, when or why Chairman’s employment ends, to protect
the confidential, trade secret and/or proprietary character of all Confidential Information. Chairman shall not, directly or indirectly, use (for himself or another) or disclose any Confidential Information, for so long as it shall remain
proprietary or protectible as confidential or trade secret information, except as may be necessary for the performance of Chairman’s duties for the Company. 

  

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	(c)	Chairman shall promptly deliver to the Company, at the termination of the Employment Period or at any other time at the Company’s request, without retaining any copies, all
documents, information and other material in Chairman’s possession or control containing, reflecting and/or relating, directly or indirectly, to any Confidential Information. 

  

	(d)	Chairman’s obligations under this Section 2.5 shall also extend to the confidential, trade secret and proprietary information learned or acquired by Chairman during his
employment from others with whom the Company has a business relationship. 

  

	2.6	Competitive Activity. 

  

	(a)	Chairman shall not, directly or indirectly (whether as owner, partner, consultant, employee or otherwise), at any time during his employment with the Company and for a period of two
(2) years following his employment with the Company, regardless of how, when or why Chairman’s employment terminates, (i) engage in or invest in any business that is engaged in any work or activity that involves a product, process,
service or development which is then competitive with and the same as or similar to a product, process, service or development on which Chairman worked or with respect to which Chairman had access to Confidential Information while with the Company,
or (ii) otherwise compete against the Company’s Business. 

  

	(b)	Following expiration of the two-year period in Section 2.6(a) of this Agreement, Chairman shall continue to be obligated under Section 2.5 of this Agreement not to use or
to disclose Confidential Information so long as it shall remain proprietary or protectible as confidential or trade secret information. 

  

	(c)	Following termination of Chairman’s employment with the Company for any reason, Chairman agrees to advise the Company of his new employer, work location and job
responsibilities within three (3) days after accepting new employment if such new employment commences within two (2) years following Chairman’s termination of employment with the Company. Chairman further agrees to keep the Company
so advised of any change in his employment for two (2) years following the termination of his employment with the Company. 

  

	(d)	Chairman understands that the intention of Sections 2.5 and 2.6 of this Agreement is not to prevent the Chairman from earning a livelihood and Chairman agrees nothing in this
Agreement would prevent Chairman from earning a livelihood utilizing his general purchasing, sales, professional or technical skills in any of the hospitals, businesses, research or manufacturing facilities of companies which are not directly or
indirectly in competition with the Company. 

  

	(e)	Chairman agrees that during his employment with the Company and for a period of two (2) years following Chairman’s termination of employment, regardless of how, when or
why employment ceased, Chairman shall not in any manner or in any capacity, directly or indirectly, for himself or any other Person or entity, actually or attempt to: (i) solicit any Customer or Potential Customer of the Company for the purpose
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	    	competitive with products sold by the Company, or otherwise interfere with or take away any Customer or Potential Customer of the Company or the business of any such Customer or
Potential Customer; or (ii) interfere with the Company’s relationship with any Customer or supplier of the Company. 

  

	(f)	During Chairman’s employment with the Company and for a period of two (2) years following Chairman’s termination of employment, regardless of how, why or when
employment ceased, Chairman shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment, hire or offer employment to, or otherwise aid or assist (by disclosing information about employees or otherwise) any other person or entity other than the Company
in soliciting for employment, hiring or offering employment to, any employee of the Company. 

  

	2.7	Ideas, Inventions and Discoveries. 

  

	(a)	Chairman shall promptly disclose to the Company any ideas, inventions or discoveries, whether or not patentable, which Chairman may conceive or make (alone or with others) during
the Employment Period, whether or not during working hours, and which, directly or indirectly (i) relate to matters within the scope of Chairman’s duties or field of responsibility during Chairman’s employment with the Company; or
(ii) are based on Chairman’s knowledge of the actual or anticipated business or interest of the Company; or (iii) are aided by the use of time, materials, facilities or information of the Company. 

  

	(b)	Chairman hereby assigns to the Company or its designee, without further compensation, all of the right, title and interest in all such ideas, inventions or discoveries in all
countries of the world except for patents currently held by Chairman developed outside of employment with the Company. 

  

	(c)	Without further compensation but at the Company’s expense, Chairman shall give all testimony and execute all patent applications, rights of priority, assignments and other
documents and in general do all lawful things requested of Chairman by the Company to enable the Company to obtain, maintain and enforce protection of such ideas, inventions and discoveries for and in the name of the Company or its designee, as the
case may be, in all countries of the world. However, should Chairman render any of the services in this Section 2.7(c) during a two-year period following termination of Chairman’s employment, Chairman shall be compensated at a rate per
hour equal to the base salary Chairman received from the Company at the time of termination and shall be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in rendering the services. 

  
 ARTICLE III 
 Miscellaneous 
  
 3.1 Chairman’s Representations. Chairman hereby represents and warrants to the Company that (i) Chairman’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement do not and shall not conflict with, breach,
violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Chairman is a party or by which he is bound, (ii) Chairman is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement, noncompete agreement or
confidentiality agreement with any other person or entity and (iii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of Chairman, enforceable in accordance with its
terms. Chairman hereby acknowledges and represents that he fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein. 
  

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 3.2 Survival. Sections 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 and Sections 3.3 through 3.12 shall survive and continue in full
force in accordance with their terms notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Period. 
  
 3.3 Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when
delivered personally, mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, or sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier, or sent via facsimile to the recipient. Such notices, demands and other communications
will be sent to the address indicated below: 
  
 To the Company:

 Mr. Kirk Richter 
 Sigma-Aldrich Corporation 
 3050 Spruce 
 St. Louis, MO 63103 
  
 To Chairman: 
 Mr. David
Harvey 
 1470 East Bay Point Road 
 Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 53217 
  
 or such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party. 
  
 3.4 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, (a) the
parties agree that such provision(s) will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible under the applicable law, and (b) any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of a particular provision will not affect any other provision of this
Agreement. 
  
 3.5 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise
provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company, and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement is personal to Chairman and except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement, including the obligations and benefits hereunder, may not be assigned to any party by Chairman. 
  
 3.6 Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

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

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 3.8 Waiver. Neither any course of dealing nor any failure or neglect of either party hereto in any instance
to exercise any right, power or privilege hereunder or under law shall constitute a waiver of such right, power or privilege or of any other right, power or privilege or of the same right, power or privilege in any other instance. All waivers by
either party hereto must be contained in a written instrument signed by the party to be charged therewith, and, in the case of Company, by its duly authorized officer. 
  
 3.9 Entire Agreement. This instrument constitutes the entire agreement of the parties in this matter and shall supersede any
other agreement between the parties, oral or written, concerning the same subject matter including, but not limited to, any prior employment and severance agreements, including the Executive Employment Agreement between the parties dated
January 1, 2003 (but excluding the grant of options, restricted stock and performance bonus made in accordance with Section 2.3(d) and (e) thereof), the Employment Agreement executed by the parties on May 1, 1984 and the
agreement regarding confidential information and competitive activities executed by the parties on August 30, 1982. 
  
 3.10 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing which makes express reference to this Agreement as the subject of such amendment and which
is signed by Chairman and by a duly authorized officer of the Company. 
  
 3.11
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be signed by the parties in St. Louis, Missouri. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
domestic law of the State of Missouri, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Missouri or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Missouri. Any litigation relating to or arising out of this Agreement shall be filed and litigated exclusively in the St. Louis County Circuit Court or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

  
 3.12 Remedies. Each of the parties to this Agreement will
be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its
favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 hereof, and that any party may in its sole
discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or deposit) for specific performance and/or other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement.

  
 3.13 Exit Interview. To ensure a clear understanding of
this Agreement, Chairman agrees, at the time of termination of Employee’s employment, to engage in an exit interview with the Company at a time and place designated by the Company and at the Company’s expense. Chairman understands and
agrees that during said exit interview, Chairman may be required to confirm that he will comply with his on-going obligations under this Agreement. The Company may elect, at its option, to conduct the exit interview by telephone. 
  
 3.14 Future Employment. Chairman shall disclose the existence of this
Agreement to any new employer or potential new employer which offers products or services that compete with the 
  

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 Company’s Business if such new employment commences within two (2) years following Chairman’s termination
of employment with the Company. Chairman consents to the Company informing any subsequent employer of Chairman, or any entity which the Company in good faith believes is, or is likely to be, considering employing Chairman, of the existence and terms
of this Agreement if such subsequent employment commences (or is expected to commence) within two (2) years following the Chairman’s termination of employment with the Company. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement this 16th day of January, 2006 and effective
as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	 SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Kirk Richter

	 Name:
	 	 Kirk Richter

	 Title:
	 	 Treasurer

	
	 CHAIRMAN

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David Harvey

	 Name:
	 	 David Harvey

  

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