Document:

EX-10.1

This Separation Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2006 (the “Separation Agreement”), is
made by and between Golden Telecom Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Derek
A. Bloom, a citizen of the United States of America (the “Employee”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Employee has been employed by the Company as Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary pursuant to an Employment Agreement, dated December 23, 2005, made
by and between the Company and the Employee (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Employee and the Company desire to reach an amicable resolution concerning the
Employee’s employment relationship with the Company and the termination thereof,

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to provide additional consideration to the Employee in exchange
for the covenants of the Employee hereunder;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Termination of Employment. The Company and the Employee have mutually agreed, in
connection with the restructuring of certain departments within the Company at the direction of the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer, that the Employee’s employment with the Company shall be
terminated without cause and the Company shall pay to the Employee the severance benefits set forth
in this Separation Agreement. The Employee’s last day of employment with the Company shall be
October 14, 2006 (the “Separation Date”) upon expiration of the ninety (90) day notice period
provided for in the Agreement. The Company, and the Employee have agreed that the Employee shall
continue to use the office he has been using and the Company e-mail system until August 18 during
which time the Employee shall transition his responsibilities to his successors. The Company shall
continue to provide the Employee with salary and benefits through the Separation Date and the
Employee shall continue to be available to transition matters to successors until the Separation
Date. As of July 14, 2006, the Employee is no longer authorized to enter into any contracts that
bind the Company or create obligations on the part of the Company.

2. Agreement Obligations.

The Company will continue to provide the Employee with the following:

(i) Base salary payments to be paid through the Separation Date in accordance with the
Company’s usual and customary payroll practices and procedures, assuming a pro-rated
continuation of the Employee’s annual compensation of $300,000;

(ii) Employee benefits through the Separation Date, provided that the Company reserves the
right to amend, suspend, or terminate such employee benefits to the extent such amendment,
suspension, or termination is applicable to similarly situated participants, and further
provided that such employee benefits will cease upon the Employee’s receipt of comparable
benefits or coverage from a subsequent employer prior to the Separation Date:

(iii) Incentive Bonus for the 2006 fiscal year in the amount of US$105,000 (one hundred and
five thousand US dollars);

(iv) Reimbursement for any appropriate and reasonable business expenses in accordance with
the Company’s usual and customary practices and procedures, provided that the Employee
provides proper documentation of such expenses and submits the reimbursement request prior
to the Separation Date.

3. Additional Consideration to the Employee. In addition to the payments and benefits
set forth above, and in further consideration of the Employee’s covenants and obligations contained
in this Separation Agreement, and subject to the Employee’s execution of the Mutual Release
attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Company will provide the Employee with the following (subject to
Section 7 below):

(i) A separation payment in a gross amount totaling US$300,000 (three hundred thousand US
dollars);

(ii) An additional payment of US$83,400 (eighty three thousand and four hundred US dollars)
in lieu of shares of restricted stock in Golden Telecom, Inc. that may have vested
following the Separation Date; and

(iii) An additional payment of US$26,500 (twenty-six thousand five hundred and U. S.
dollars) which amount is equal to the value of the Employee’s unused vacation during the
course of his employment with the Company; and

(iv) Reimbursement for the cost of continuing the Company’s medical, dental, and health
insurance coverage for the twelve-month period following the Separation Date or ceasing
upon such earlier date upon which the Employee receives comparable benefits or coverage
from a subsequent employer (such continued coverage to run concurrently with any continued
coverage requirements under the law known as “COBRA” or similar national, local, or state
laws); and

(v) A single lump sum payment of US$25,000 (twenty-five thousand US dollars) which amount
represents the estimated cost of moving the Employee’s household goods and pets from Moscow
to Vienna, Virginia with an additional grossed up amount sufficient to provide the Employee
with net funds (after payment of U.S. federal, state and local income taxes on such
additional gross amount) equal to the additional federal, state or local income tax
liability imposed on the Employee as a result of the payment of this cost of moving; and

(vi) payment of the tuition for the Employee’s son to attend the Anglo-American School
during the school year commencing in August 2006, as provided for in the Agreement;

(vii) Reimbursement of the cost of one way business class tickets for the Employee and his
spouse grossed up for United States federal, state and local income taxes in the manner
provided for in 3(v) above; and

(viii) Expenses up to $25,000 for a global outplacement firm to work with the Employee
until such time as the Employee has found suitable new employment, to be paid not to the
Employee but to such an outplacement firm; and

(ix) The use of the company car and driver currently used by the Employee as of the date of
this Agreement until January 12, 2007, and the right to buy the company car currently used
by the Employee, in his own name or the name of his spouse for car registration purposes,
as soon as practicable in January 2007 for a price equal to the remaining book value of the
car as of December 31, 2006; and

(x) The use of the portable computer and mobile phone used by the Employee as of the date
of this Agreement until January 12, 2007 subject to a limit of $200 per month for phone
charges, and the right to buy the computer and mobile phone currently used by the Employee
at any time prior to January 12, 2007 for a price equal to the remaining book value of the
computer and mobile phone; and

(xi) Reimbursement of the premium for life insurance coverage in the amount of $1,000,000
coverage from the Separation Date until January 12, 2007; and

(xii) Continuing personal property insurance coverage in Moscow until January 12, 2007 in
the amounts and on the terms as currently provided by the Company; and

(xiii) Continuing visa and registration support for the Employee and his family through
January 12, 2007; and

(xiv) The right for the Employee to purchase from the Company for $2,500 prior to January
12, 2007 that certain office furniture used by the Employee that was earlier acquired by
the Company at the Employee’s request.

Payments to the Employee to be made under Section 2 and Section 3 of this Separation
Agreement, shall be made by the Company to the Employee by July 31, 2006.

4. Company Car. The Employee will deliver to the Company, and the Company will take
possession of, the company car in the Employee’s possession (including all car keys) no later than
January 12, 2007 if the Employee has not elected to purchase the car during January 2007.

5. Tax Equalization and Assistance In Preparation of Tax Declarations.  In accordance
with Golden Telecom, Inc.’s Expatriate Tax Protection Policy (“Policy”), and pursuant to relevant
laws in the “host country” and “home country”, as defined in the Policy, any estimated federal,
state, local, and other taxes owed in the host and home countries by the Company under the Policy
will be paid in accordance with this Section.

Within thirty (30) days following the Employee’s Separation Date, the Tax Advisor will
determine an estimate of the correct amount of the liability owed by the Company pursuant to the
Policy (“Tax Equalization Liability”) for the time period during which the Employee was Employed by
the Company (“Employed”). Once the Tax Advisor has determined an estimate of the correct amount of
Tax Equalization Liability owed for the time period during which the Employee was Employed by the
Company, then the Company or the Employee within thirty (30) days of receiving written notification
of such Tax Equalization Liability, will, at the Employee’s option, provide full Tax Equalization
Liability reimbursement to the other party or will directly pay the Tax Equalization Liability
amounts to the relevant governmental authorities.  All payments from the Company pursuant this
Agreement and the Policy will be considered “Company Income” under the Policy, and will be subject
to applicable protections, payments, reimbursements, and gross-ups under the Policy.

Pursuant to the Policy and in accordance with this Section, the Company will continue to
provide professional tax and accounting assistance in the preparation of relevant home and host
country tax filings (federal, state, and local) and home and host country tax payments (federal,
state, and local), as necessary, for tax years 2005 and 2006 with regard to any and all Company
Income and Personal Income earned by the Employee. During the preparation of the 2006 home and
host country tax filings, if it is determined that the Company has additional Tax Equalization
Liability pursuant to the Policy or this Agreement, reimbursements or payments by the Company shall
be made in accordance with this Section.

For purposes of this Section, “Employment” or “Employ” includes all time periods the Employee
received or will receive compensation from the Company. For purposes of this Section, the “Tax
Equalization Liability” calculation by the Tax Advisor will include tax on all payments or
reimbursements of all “home country” and “host country” taxes and gross-ups as defined within the
Policy. For purposes of this section, “Tax Advisor” as defined here and in the Policy, will be
Ernst & Young in the host country and the home country, and the Company will inform the Employee of
the relevant tax advisors from Ernst & Young in both the host country and home country.

6. Withholdings; All payments made under this Separation Agreement will be subject to
any required tax withholdings subject to Section 5 above.

7. Mutual Release. As a condition to the receipt of the benefits set forth in Section
3 above, the Employee must execute the Mutual Release attached hereto as Exhibit A and such Mutual
Release must become irrevocably effective.

8. Non-Disparagement. The Employee will not disparage, portray in a negative light,
or take any action which would be harmful to, or lead to unfavorable publicity for, the Company, or
any of its current or former officers, directors, employees, agents, consultants, contractors,
owners, divisions, parents, subsidiaries, or successors, whether public or private, including
without limitation, in any and all interviews, oral statements, written materials, electronically
displayed materials, and materials or information displayed on Internet-related sites; provided
that this provision will not apply to the extent the Employee is seeking to enforce his rights
under this Separation Agreement. The Company will not authorize its current or former officers,
directors, employees, agents, consultants, contractors, owners, divisions, subsidiaries or
successors to disparage, portray in a negative light, or take any action which would be harmful to,
or lead to unfavorable publicity for, the Employee, whether public or private, including without
limitation, in any and all interviews, oral statements, written materials, electronically displayed
materials, and materials or information displayed on Internet-related sites; provided that this
provision will not apply to the extent the Company is seeking to enforce its rights under this
Separation Agreement.

9. Non-Disclosure of Information. The Employee affirms that he has not, and will not,
without the specific prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, at any time
after the date of this Separation Agreement, whether before or after the Separation Date, use on
behalf of or divulge to any person or entity, any confidential or proprietary information of the
Company or any related company (or any of their clients, suppliers, and vendors) concerning the
business, affairs, or clients of the Company or any related company, including without limitation,
client lists, customer records, names and addresses, financial documents and statistics, prices,
contractual terms and arrangements, surveys and reports, market data, trade secrets, technical
data, business or research plans and proposals, or any other information which may have commercial
value to the Company, insofar as the same have come to the Employee’s knowledge during or as a
result of his employment with the Company, all of which information is confidential and proprietary
to the Company and will remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company. However, the
Employee will have the right to use the generic knowledge and expertise he acquired during his
employment with the Company so as to enable him to be otherwise gainfully employed within the
Company’s industry. The Company also expressly acknowledges that the Employee may disclose such
information as may be required by law or to comply with legal process, or any such information
which is known to the general public or ascertainable from the public or from published information
(other than as a result of the Employee’s unauthorized disclosure of such information).

10. Non-Solicitation and Return of Company Property. The Employee will not, for a
period of twelve months commencing upon the Separation Date, either alone or with or for others, in
whatever capacity, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining the Company’s written approval,
(a) solicit, or attempt to solicit, or interfere with any business or services from any customers
or clients of the Company or any related company (including without limitation, Golden
TeleServices, Inc. and the Company’s affiliated operating companies in Russia, Ukraine, and
Kazakhstan), whom the Employee personally served, whose accounts the Employee directly or
indirectly supervised, or about whom the Employee was privy to privileged and confidential
information, while employed by the Company, or (b) solicit, or attempt to solicit, for employment
or any other consulting relationship, any employee holding a management position equal to or above
a departmental “Manager” with, or any officer or director of, the Company or any related company
(including without limitation, Golden TeleServices, Inc. and the Company’s affiliated operating
companies in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan), who was employed by or provided services to the
Company or any related company during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the Separation
Date, and without regard to whether such employee, officer, or director continues to be employed by
or provide services to the Company or any related company during the twelve-month non-solicitation
period.

It is acknowledged and understood that by executing this Separation Agreement, the parties
hereto regard the restrictions of this Section 10 to be reasonable and compatible with their
respective rights.

To the extent not dealt with elsewhere in this Separation Agreement, the Employee will deliver
promptly, but no later than the Separation Date, to the Company (and not keep in his possession or
deliver to any other person or entity) any and all property belonging to the Company or any related
company, including without limitation, computer hardware and software, palm pilots, pagers, other
electronic equipment, credit cards, keys, records, data, notes, reports, correspondence, client
files and information, confidential and/or proprietary information, and other documents or
information (including any and all copies of such property).

11. Duty to Cooperate. Prior to the Separation Date, the Employee will provide full
cooperation to the Company, any related company, and their counsels with respect to any matter,
including without limitation, litigation, investigation, audit, or governmental proceeding, which
relates to any matter with which the Employee was directly or indirectly involved while employed by
the Company.

12. Injunctive Relief. The Employee acknowledges and understands that the remedy at
law for his breach of Sections 8, 9, 10, or 11 above will be inadequate, and that the damages
flowing from such breach will not be readily susceptible to being measured in monetary terms.
Accordingly, upon a violation of any part of Sections 8, 9, 10, or 11 above, the Company will be
entitled to immediate injunctive relief and may obtain a temporary order restraining any further
violation. Nothing in this Section 12 will be deemed to limit the Company’s remedies at law or in
equity for any breach by the Employee of any of the parts of Sections 8, 9, 10, or 11 above which
may be pursued or availed of by the Company.

13.. Judicial Modification. The Employee acknowledges that it is the intent of the
parties hereto that the restrictions of Sections 8, 9, 10, or 11 above be enforced to the fullest
extent permissible under the laws of each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If any of
the restrictions in Sections 8, 9, 10, or 11 is for any reason held by an arbitrator or court to be
excessively broad as to duration, activity, geographical scope, or subject, then such restriction
will be construed or judicially modified so as to thereafter be limited or reduced to the extent
required to be enforceable in accordance with applicable law.

14. Joint Communication. The Company shall make public on July 18 the Employee’s
termination of employment by filing a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, and,
in the event of any press release, using the text in the form attached to this Separation Agreement
that has been jointly agreed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Employee.

15. Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy between the Company and the Employee
arising under this Separation Agreement will be settled by arbitration administered by the American
Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in Arlington, Virginia pursuant to the AAA’s National Rules for the
Resolution of Employment Disputes (or their equivalent), which arbitration will be confidential,
final, and binding to the fullest extent permitted by law. BOTH PARTIES HERETO WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS
TO SEEK A REMEDY IN COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to
the extent there is no adequate remedy at law and injunctive relief only is sought, the parties
hereto select state court in Arlington County, Virginia as the exclusive forum to resolve their
disputes, and both parties submit to personal jurisdiction. Either party may be represented by an
attorney or other selected representative, provided that each party will be responsible to pay its
own attorneys’ or representation fees. The costs of the arbitration and filing fees will be paid
by the Company.

16. Entire Agreement. This Separation Agreement contains the entire agreement between
the Employee and the Company with respect to its subject matter, and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, including without limitation, the
Agreement, between the Employee and the Company with respect to the subject matter of this
Separation Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Restricted Stock Agreement executed by
Golden Telecom, Inc. and the Employee shall remain in full force and effect. This Separation
Agreement may be amended only by an agreement in writing signed by both the Employee and the
Company.

17. Equity Plan and Restricted Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, the Employee and
the Company acknowledge and agree that, provided as of the Separation Date the Employee shall hold
3,201 (three thousand two hundred and one) vested shares of restricted stock and 2,299 (two
thousand two hundred and ninety-nine) unvested shares of restricted shares of Golden Telecom, Inc.
common stock; and the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee’s right to all unvested
shares of restricted stock held by the Employee as of the Separation Date shall immediately expire,
be forfeited, and no longer be of any force or effect. The Employee and the Company acknowledge
and agree that any sale, transfer or other disposition, and the validity, termination, and sale, of
shares of restricted stock of Golden Telecom held by the Employee as of the Separation Date which
are vested will be subject to disposition by the Employee in strict compliance with the 1999 GTI
Equity Participation Plan, as amended on June 26, 2001, the Restricted Stock Agreement executed by
the Company and the Employee as of July 21, 2005, and all applicable rules and regulations of the
US Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal and state regulatory organs.

18. No Other Benefits. The Employee acknowledges and understands that the benefits
provided for in this Separation Agreement are the only benefits to which the Employee is entitled,
and are the only benefits the Employee will receive, as a result of the separation of his
employment with the Company. The Employee further acknowledges and understands that the benefits
provided for in this Separation Agreement are inclusive of, and exceed, any benefits to which the
Employee is entitled from the Company pursuant to common law, statutory law, contract, or
otherwise.

19. Severability. In the event that any of the provisions of this Separation
Agreement, or the application of any such provisions to the Employee or the Company with respect to
obligations hereunder, is held to be unlawful or unenforceable by any court or arbitrator, the
remaining portions of this Separation Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not
be invalidated or impaired in any manner.

20. Waiver. No waiver by any party hereto of the breach of any term or covenant
contained in this Separation Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more
instances, will be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such
breach, or a waiver of any other term or covenant contained in this Separation Agreement.

21. Governing Law. This Separation Agreement will be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without giving effect to its conflict of
laws principles.

22. Counterparts. This Separation Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which so executed will be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts
will together constitute but one agreement.

HAVING READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT, AND HAVING CONSULTED COUNSEL OR
VOLUNTARILY ELECTING NOT TO CONSULT SUCH COUNSEL, AND HAVING HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO CONSIDER
WHETHER TO EXECUTE THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed
this Separation Agreement as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 
	Golden Telecom Group, Inc.	 	Derek A. Bloom
	By:      

Name: Jean-Pierre Vandromme

	 	     

Title: Chief Executive Officer

1

EXHIBIT A — MUTUAL RELEASE

FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, dated as of
July 14, 2006 (the “Separation Agreement”), by and between Derek A. Bloom (the “Employee”) and
Golden Telecom Group, Inc. (the “Company”), Employee, on behalf of himself, his heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, and assigns (collectively the “Employee Released Parties”), and the
Company, and its respective current and former officers, directors, employees, agents, owners,
subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, parents, successors, and assigns (collectively the “Company
Released Parties”) each expressly releases and discharges the other from any and all actions and
causes of action, suits, debts, dues, accounts, bonds, covenants, contracts, agreements, judgments,
charges, claims, and demands whatsoever (“Losses”) which either party has, or may hereafter have,
against the other party or any of them arising out of or by reason of any cause, matter, or thing
whatsoever from the beginning of the world to the date hereof:. Employee understands and agrees
that his release of the Company Released Parties includes but is not limited to:

(a) Any and all matters relating to the Employee’s employment by the Company and the cessation
thereof, including claims of wrongful termination, defamation, infliction of emotional distress,
and interference with contractual relationship;

(b) Any and all matters relating to the Employee’s employment agreement, or any other contract
of employment between the Company and the Employee, whether oral or written, or actual or implied;

(c) Any and all matters relating to the Employee’s compensation or benefits, including wages,
overtime, vacation, severance, bonuses, commissions, pensions, deferred compensation, or retirement
benefits (except to the extent such individual items are already vested);

(d) Any and all matters relating to claims of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based
upon any trait protected by law, including age, national origin, citizenship, race, ethnicity,
religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status, or veteran
status; and

(e) Any and all matters arising under any national, federal, state, provincial, municipal, or
local statute, rule, or regulation, or principle of contract law or common law, including without
limitation, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201
et seq., the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, 29
U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq. (the “ADEA”), the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et
seq., the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as
amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2101 et seq., the Virginia Human Rights Act,
as amended, Va. Code Ann. §§ 2.1-714 et seq., the Virginia Persons
with Disabilities Act, as amended, Va. Code Ann. §§ 51.5-1 et seq.,
and any other equivalent or similar national, federal, state, provincial, municipal, or local
statute.

Provided, however, that (i) the Employee Released Parties do not release or discharge the Company
Released Parties from any obligations, payments, claims or causes of action which arise out of or
in connection with the Separation Agreement or from any Losses arising under the ADEA which arise
after the date on which the Employee executes this Mutual Release and (ii) the Company Released
Parties do not release or discharge the Employee Released Parties from responsibility for criminal
violations, fraud, embezzlement or breach of confidentiality provisions applicable to the Employee
Released Parties. This Mutual Release will not release or discharge the Company Released Parties
from any claims or causes of action which arise out of any rights which the Employee Released
Parties may not legally waive. This Mutual Release includes claims which arise under the laws of
the United States and its political subdivisions, and the laws of any other country or jurisdiction
and its political subdivisions.

It is understood that nothing in this Mutual Release is to be construed as an admission on
behalf of the Company Released Parties of any wrongdoing with respect to the Employee, any such
wrongdoing being expressly denied.

The Employee represents and affirms that he has not filed, and agrees not to initiate or cause
to be initiated on his behalf, any complaint, charge, claim, or proceeding against the Company
Released Parties before any national, federal, state, provincial, municipal, local, or other
similar agency, court, or other body relating to his employment and the cessation thereof, and
agrees not to voluntarily participate in such a proceeding. However, nothing in this Mutual
Release shall preclude or prevent the Employee from filing a claim which challenges the validity of
this Mutual Release solely with respect to the Employee’s waiver of any Losses arising under the
ADEA.

The Employee agrees not to make any public statements in any form whatsoever to the media or
any other public forum about the Company Released Parties or the Employee’s present or past
employment relationship with the Company, including his role as Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Golden Telecom, Inc., without the express advance written
consent of the Company; provided, however, that sworn testimony or any communication which, in the
opinion of the Employee’s legal counsel, is legally required, is excepted from this restriction;
provided that the Employee shall provide the Company with immediate written notice if sworn
testimony or any other communication is required.

The Employee and the Company respectively each represent and warrant that it fully understands
the terms of this Mutual Release, that it has had the benefit of advice of counsel or has
voluntarily not sought such advice, and that it knowingly and voluntarily, of its own free will
without any duress, being fully informed and after due deliberation, accepts its terms and signs
the same as its own free act. The Employee understands that as a result of executing this Mutual
Release, he will not have the right to assert that the Company unlawfully terminated his employment
or violated any of his rights in connection with his employment.

The Employee may take up to twenty-one (21) days to consider whether to execute this Mutual
Release. Alternatively, having had the advice of counsel or having been encouraged to seek such
counsel, which the Employee hereby acknowledges, the Employee knowingly waives the remainder of
such twenty-one-day period. Upon the Employee’s execution of this Mutual Release, the Employee
will have seven (7) days after such execution in which he may revoke such execution. In the event
of revocation, the Employee must present written notice of such revocation to the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer. If seven (7) days pass without receipt of such notice of revocation by the
Company, this Mutual Release shall become binding and effective on the eighth (8th) day.

This Mutual Release shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without
giving effect to its conflict of laws principles.

Derek A. Bloom

     

Date: July 14, 2006

Golden Telecom Group, Inc

	 	 	 
	By:      

Name: Jean-Pierre Vandromme

	 	

Date: July 14, 2006

Title: Chief Executive Officer

2Exhibit 10.1 - Form of Change in Control Agreement

    Exhibit
      10.1

    

    CHANGE
      IN CONTROL AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT

    

    Modine
      Manufacturing Company, a Wisconsin corporation (“Employer”) and _____________
      (“Executive”) entered into a Change in Control and Termination Agreement,
      effective as of, 2005 (“Agreement”), and such Agreement is hereinafter set
      forth.

    WITNESSETH:

    WHEREAS,
      Executive is currently employed by Employer as its _____________
      ___________.

    WHEREAS,
      Employer desires to provide security to Executive in connection with Executive's
      employment with Employer in the event of a Change in Control affecting Employer;
      and

    WHEREAS,
      Executive and Employer desire to enter into this Agreement pertaining to the
      terms of the security Employer is providing to Executive with respect to his
      employment in the event of a Change in Control;

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained
      herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
      hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

    1. Term.
      The
      term of this Agreement shall be the period beginning on the date hereof and
      terminating on the date 36 months after such date (the "Term"), provided that
      for each day from and after the date hereof the Term will automatically be
      extended for an additional day, unless either Employer or Executive has given
      written notice to the other party of its or his election to cease such automatic
      extension, in which case the Term shall be the 36-month period beginning on
      the
      date such notice is received by such other party. Notwithstanding the above,
      this Agreement shall automatically be terminated without further notice by
      either Executive or employer, upon the occurrence of either the following events
      so long the event occurred in advance of and was unrelated to a
      Change-in-Control: (1) Termination of Executives employment with employer;
      or
      (2) a significant, negative change in the nature or scope of Executive’s
      authorities, title or duties.

    2. Definitions.
      For
      purposes of this Agreement:

    (a) “Actual
      Bonus” shall mean the amount of Executive’s incentive bonus compensation
      actually payable for a calendar year under an incentive compensation plan
      maintained by Employer; provided, however, that such amount shall in no event
      be
      less than the highest amount payable to Executive at any time during the
      Term.

    (b) "Affiliate"
      or "Associate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

    (c) "Base
      Salary" shall mean Executive's per annum base salary at the rate in effect
      on
      the date of a termination of employment under circumstances described in
      subsections 3(a) or (b) below; provided, however, that such rate shall in no
      event be less than the highest rate in effect for Executive at any time during
      the Term.

    (d) "Beneficiary"
      shall mean the person or entity designated by Executive, by written instrument
      delivered to Employer, to receive the benefits payable under this Agreement
      in
      the event of his death. If Executive fails to designate a Beneficiary, or if
      no
      Beneficiary survives Executive, such death benefits shall be paid:

    
      	 	 	
              (i)

            	
              to
                his surviving spouse; or

            

    

    
      	 	 	
              (ii)

            	
              if
                there is no surviving spouse, to his living descendants per stirpes;
                or

            

    

    
      	 	 	
              (iii)

            	
              if
                there is neither a surviving spouse nor descendants, to his duly
                appointed
                and qualified executor or personal
                representative.

            

    

    (e) A
      "Change
      in Control" shall be deemed to take place on the occurrence of any of the
      following events:

    (1) The
      commencement by an entity, person or group (other than Employer or an Affiliate
      or Associate) of a tender offer for at least 30% of the outstanding capital
      stock of Employer entitled to vote in elections of directors ("Voting
      Power");

    (2) The
      effective time of (i) a merger or consolidation of Employer with one or more
      other corporations as a result of which the holders of the outstanding Voting
      Power of Employer immediately prior to such merger or consolidation (other
      than
      the surviving or resulting corporation or any Affiliate or Associate thereof)
      hold less than 50% of the Voting Power of the surviving or resulting
      corporation, or (ii) a transfer of 30% of the Voting Power, or a Substantial
      Portion of the Property, of Employer other than to an entity of which Employer
      owns at least 50% of the Voting Power; or

    (3) During
      any period of 24 months that ends during the Term, regardless of whether such
      period commences before or after the effective date of this Agreement, the
      persons who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of Employer
      cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors
      of Employer.

    (f) “Code”
      shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

    (g) “Defined
      Contribution Plan” shall mean a defined contribution plan as defined in Section
      3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
      (“ERISA”).

    (h) “Five-Year
      Average Actual Bonus” shall mean the average of Executive’s Actual Bonuses
      (determined without reference to the proviso in subsection 2(a)) payable
      for the five-year period ending on December 31 of the calendar year
      immediately preceding the calendar year of Executive’s termination of
      employment.

    (i) “Five-Year
      Average Base Salary” shall mean the average of Executive’s per annum Base Salary
      (determined without reference to the proviso in subsection 2(c)) payable
      for the five-year period ending on December 31 of the calendar year
      immediately preceding the calendar year of Executive’s termination of
      employment.

    (j) "Good
      Cause" shall be deemed to exist if, and only if:

    (1) Executive
      engages in an act of dishonesty constituting a felony that results or is
      intended to result directly or indirectly in gain or personal enrichment at
      the
      expense of Employer; or 

    (2) Executive
      breaches any provision of Section 8 (relating to confidential information),
      and such breach results in a demonstrably material injury to
      Employer.

    (k) “Good
      Reason” shall be deemed to exist if, and only if:

    
      	 	
              (1)

            	
              there
                is significant change in the nature or the scope of Executive’s
                authorities or duties;

            

    

    
      	 	
              (2)

            	
              there
                is significant reduction in Executive’s Base Salary, his opportunity to
                earn a bonus under an incentive bonus compensation plan maintained
                by
                Employer or his benefits; or

            

    

    
      	 	
              (3)

            	
              Employer
                changes by 100 miles or more the principal location in which Executive
                is
                required to perform services.

            

    

    (l) "Severance
      Period" shall mean the period beginning on the date Executive's employment
      with
      Employer terminates under circumstances described in subsection 3(a) and ending
      on the date 24 months thereafter.

    (m) "Substantial
      Portion of the Property of Employer" shall mean 50% of the aggregate book value
      of the assets of Employer and its Affiliates and Associates as set forth on
      the
      most recent balance sheet of Employer, prepared on a consolidated basis, by
      its
      regularly employed, independent, certified public accountants.

    (n) “Target
      Bonus” shall mean the amount of Executive’s target annual incentive bonus
      compensation for the calendar year in which the date of a termination of
      employment under circumstances described in subsection 3(a) below occurs, under
      the incentive bonus compensation plan maintained by Employer for such year;
      provided, however, that such amount shall in no event be less than the highest
      amount in effect for Executive at any time during the term.

    (o) "Welfare
      Plan" shall mean any health and dental plan, disability plan, survivor income
      plan or life insurance plan, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, currently
      or
      hereafter made available by Employer in which Executive is eligible to
      participate.

    3. Benefits
      Upon Termination of Employment.
      (a) The
      following provisions will apply if a Change in Control occurs during the Term,
      and (i) at any time during the 24 months after the Change in Control occurs
      (whether during or after the expiration of the Term), the employment of
      Executive with Employer is terminated by Employer for any reason other than
      Good
      Cause, or Executive terminates his employment with Employer for Good Reason,
      or
      (ii) at any time during the thirteenth month after the Change in Control
      occurs (whether during or after the expiration of the Term), Executive
      terminates his employment with Employer for any reason:

    (1) Employer
      shall pay Executive an amount equal to two times the greater of: (A) the
      sum of Executive’s Base Salary and Target Bonus, or (B) the sum of
      Executive’s Five-Year Average Base Salary and Five-Year Average Actual Bonus.
      Such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum within 60 days after his
      date of termination of employment.

    (2) Employer
      shall pay Executive an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the Target Bonus
      that is applicable to the period commencing on the first day of the calendar
      year in which the employment of Executive is terminated and ending on the date
      of such termination. Such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum within
      60 days after his date of termination of employment.

    (3)  (A) For
      each
      calendar year ending during the Severance Period, Employer shall pay to
      Executive a Supplemental Defined Contribution Benefit in an amount equal to
      the
      amount determined pursuant to clause (i) below less the amount determined
      pursuant to clause (ii) below:

    (i) the
      amount that would have been allocated to Executive’s accounts under all Defined
      Contribution Plans (“Accounts”) during such calendar year, assuming
      (A) that the amount of Executive’s elective deferrals (as defined in
      Section 402(g)(3) of the Code) equals the amount of such elective deferrals
      Executive authorized in the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar
      year in which the date of commencement of the Severance Period occurs;
      (B) that all Employer contributions (except elective deferrals as defined
      in Section 402(g)(3) of the Code) were allocated to Executive’s Accounts during
      such calendar year, in the amount that would have been allocated on behalf
      of
      Executive had Executive been actively employed during such calendar year; and
      (C) that Executive’s rate of compensation (as defined in the applicable
      Defined Contribution Plan for purposes of determining Employer contributions)
      during such calendar year is identical to such rate of compensation on the
      date
      immediately preceding his termination of employment;

    (ii) the
      amount, if any, actually allocated to Executive’s Accounts during such
      year;

    (B) Each
      Supplemental Defined Contribution Benefit shall be paid to Executive in a lump
      sum no later than 60 days after the end of each applicable calendar year during
      the Severance Period;

    (C) In
      the
      event of Executive’s death prior to the end of the Severance Period, the
      Supplemental Defined Contribution Benefit shall continue to accrue for the
      duration of the Severance Period on the same basis as if Executive had not
      died.
      Such Supplemental Defined Contribution Benefit shall be payable to Executive’s
      Beneficiary at the same time and manner as such Benefit would have been paid
      to
      Executive.

    (4) If
      upon
      the date of termination of Executive's employment Executive holds any options
      with respect to stock of Employer, all such options will immediately become
      vested and exercisable upon such date and will be exercisable for 36 months
      thereafter. Any restrictions on stock of Employer owned by Executive on the
      date
      of termination of his employment will lapse on such date.

    (5) During
      the Severance Period, Executive and his spouse and other dependents will
      continue to be covered by all Welfare Plans maintained by Employer in which
      he
      and his spouse and other dependents were participating immediately prior to
      the
      date of his termination as if he continued to be an employee of Employer and
      Employer will continue to pay the costs of coverage of Executive and his spouse
      and other dependents under such Welfare Plans on the same basis as is applicable
      to active employees covered thereunder; provided that, if participation in
      any
      one or more of such Welfare Plans is not possible under the terms thereof,
      Employer will provide substantially identical benefits. For purposes of the
      continuation of Executive’s group health plan coverage required under Code
      Section 4980B, to the extent permitted by the applicable group health plan,
      (i)
      the period of extended coverage referred to in Code Section 4890B(f)(2)(B)(i)(I)
      shall commence on the first date that follows the end of the Severance Period,
      and (ii) the applicable notice period provided under Code Section
      4980B(f)(6)(B) shall commence on the first date that follows the end of the
      Severance Period.

    (b) If
      the
      employment of Executive with Employer is terminated by Employer or Executive
      other than under circumstances set forth in subsection 3(a), Executive's Base
      Salary shall be paid through the date of his termination, and Employer shall
      have no further obligation to Executive or any other person under this
      Agreement. Such termination shall have no effect upon Employee's other rights,
      including but not limited to, rights under the Welfare Plans.

    (c) Notwithstanding
      anything herein to the contrary, in the event Employer shall terminate the
      employment of Executive for Good Cause hereunder, Employer shall give Executive
      at least thirty (30) days prior written notice specifying in detail the reason
      or reasons for Executive's termination.

    (d)
       This
      Agreement shall have no effect, and Employer shall have no obligations
      hereunder, if Executive's employment terminates for any reason at any time
      other
      than during the 24 months following a Change in Control.

    4.
      Excise
      Tax.
      (a) In
      the event that a Change in Control shall occur, and a final determination is
      made by legislation, regulation, ruling directed to Executive or Employer,
      by
      court decision, or by independent tax counsel described in subsection (b) next
      below, that the aggregate amount of any payment made to Executive (1) hereunder,
      and (2) pursuant to any plan, program or policy of Employer in connection with,
      on account of, or as a result of, such Change in Control (“Total Payments”) will
      be subject to the excise tax provisions of Section 4999 of the Code, or any
      successor section thereof, Executive shall be entitled to receive from Employer,
      in addition to any other amounts payable hereunder, a lump sum payment (the
      “Gross-Up Payment”), sufficient to cover the full cost of such excise taxes and
      Executive’s federal, state and local income and employment taxes on this
      additional payment, so that the net amount retained by Executive, after the
      payment of all such excise taxes on the Total Payments, and all federal, state
      and local income and employment taxes and excise taxes on the Gross-Up Payment,
      shall be equal to the Total Payments. The Total Payments, however, shall be
      subject to any federal, state and local income and employment taxes thereon.
      For
      this purpose, Executive shall be deemed to be in the highest marginal rate
      of
      federal, state and local taxes. The Gross-Up Payment shall be made at the same
      time as the payments described in subsections 3(a)(1) and (2)
      above.

    (b) Employer
      and Executive shall mutually and reasonably determine the amount of the Gross-Up
      Payment to be made to Executive pursuant to the preceding subsection. Prior
      to
      the making of any such Gross-Up Payment, either party may request a
      determination as to the amount of such Gross-Up Payment. If such a determination
      is requested, it shall be made promptly, at Employer's expense, by independent
      tax counsel selected by Executive and approved by Employer (which approval
      shall
      not unreasonably be withheld), and such determination shall be conclusive and
      binding on the parties. Employer shall provide such information as such counsel
      may reasonably request, and such counsel may engage accountants or other experts
      at Employer's expense to the extent that they deem necessary or advisable to
      enable them to reach a determination. The term "independent tax counsel," as
      used herein, shall mean a law firm of recognized expertise in federal income
      tax
      matters that has not previously advised or represented either party. It is
      hereby agreed that neither Employer nor Executive shall engage any such firm
      as
      counsel for any purpose, other than to make the determination provided for
      herein, for three years following such firm's announcement of its
      determination.

    (c) In
      the
      event the Internal Revenue Service subsequently adjusts the excise tax
      computation made pursuant to subsections 4(a) and (b) above, Employer shall
      pay
      to Executive, or Executive shall pay to Employer, as the case may be, the full
      amount necessary to make either Executive or Employer whole had the excise
      tax
      initially been computed as subsequently adjusted, including the amount of any
      underpaid or overpaid excise tax, and any related interest and/or penalties
      due
      to the Internal Revenue Service.

    5.  Setoff.
      No
      payments or benefits payable to or with respect to Executive pursuant to this
      Agreement shall be reduced by any amount Executive or his spouse or Beneficiary
      may earn or receive from employment with another employer or from any other
      source.

    6. Mitigation.
      Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of compensation and
      benefits set forth above by seeking employment with others, or
      otherwise.

    7. Death.
      If
      Executive's employment with Employer terminates under circumstances described
      in
      subsections 3(a) or (b), then upon Executive's subsequent death, all unpaid
      amounts payable to Executive under subsections 3(a)(1) or (2) or 3(b), or
      Section 4, if any, shall be paid to his Beneficiary, all amounts payable under
      subsection 3(a)(3) shall be paid pursuant to the terms of said subsections
      to
      his spouse or other beneficiary under the applicable plan, and if subsection
      3(a) applies, his spouse and other dependents shall continue to be covered
      under
      all applicable Welfare Plans during the remainder of the Severance Period,
      if
      any, pursuant to subsection 3(a)(6).

    8. Confidentiality.
      Executive agrees not to disclose (during the Term or at any time thereafter)
      to
      any person not employed by the Employer, or not engaged to render services
      to
      the Employer, except with the prior written consent of an officer authorized
      to
      act in the matter by the Board of Directors of Employer, any confidential
      information obtained by him while in the employ of the Employer, including,
      without limitation, information relating to any of the Employer’s inventions,
      processes, formulae, plans, devises, compilations of information, methods of
      distribution, customers, client relationships, marketing strategies or trade
      secrets; provided, however, that this provision shall not preclude the Executive
      from use or disclosure of information known generally to the public or of
      information not considered confidential by persons engaged in the business
      conducted by the Employer or from disclosure required by law or court order.
      The
      Agreement herein made in this Section 8 shall be in addition to, and not in
      limitation or derogation of, any obligation otherwise imposed by law upon the
      Executive in respect of confidential information and trade secrets of the
      Employer and its Affiliates.

    9.  Forfeiture.
      If
      Executive shall at any time violate any obligation of his under Section 8
      in a manner that results in demonstrably material injury to the Employer, he
      shall immediately forfeit his right to any benefits under this Agreement, and
      Employer shall thereafter have no further obligation hereunder to Executive
      or
      his spouse, Beneficiary or any other person.

    10. Executive
      Assignment.
      No
      interest of Executive, his spouse or any Beneficiary, or any other beneficiary
      under the plans, under this Agreement, or any right to receive any payment
      or
      distribution hereunder, shall be subject in any manner to sale, transfer,
      assignment, pledge, attachment, garnishment, or other alienation or encumbrance
      of any kind, nor may such interest or right to receive a payment or distribution
      be taken, voluntarily or involuntarily, for the satisfaction of the obligations
      or debts of, or other claims against, Executive or his spouse, Beneficiary
      or
      other beneficiary, including claims for alimony, support, separate maintenance,
      and claims in bankruptcy proceedings.

    11. Benefits
      Unfunded.
      All
      rights under this Agreement of Executive and his spouse, Beneficiary or other
      beneficiary under the plans, shall at all times be entirely unfunded, and no
      provision shall at any time be made with respect to segregating any assets
      of
      Employer for payment of any amounts due hereunder. None of Executive, his
      spouse, Beneficiary or any other beneficiary under the plans shall have any
      interest in or rights against any specific assets of Employer, and Executive
      and
      his spouse, Beneficiary or other beneficiary shall have only the rights of
      a
      general unsecured creditor of Employer. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions
      of this Section, the Officer Nominating and Compensation Committee of the Board
      of Directors of Employer, in its discretion, shall have the right, at any time
      and from time to time, to cause amounts payable or potentially payable to
      Executive or his Beneficiary hereunder to be paid to the trustee of a Rabbi
      Trust or any similar trust to be established by Employer (“Trust”).

    12. Waiver.
      No
      waiver by any party at any time of any breach by the other party of, or
      compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed
      by
      such other party shall be deemed a waiver of any other provisions or conditions
      at the same time or at any prior or subsequent time.

    13.  Litigation
      Expenses.
      Employer shall pay Executive's reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses
      in
      connection with any judicial proceeding to enforce, construe or determine the
      validity of this Agreement (“Litigation”), if Executive is a Prevailing Party in
      such Litigation. Executive shall be deemed a “Prevailing Party” if (a) a
      court enters a judgment in his favor in connection with such Litigation, or
      (b) Employer and Executive enter into a written agreement of settlement of
      such Litigation. If Executive is not a Prevailing Party in such Litigation,
      Employer shall pay Executive’s reasonable attorney’s fees and legal expenses in
      connection therewith, up to a maximum of $100,000. 

    14. Applicable
      Law.
      This
      Agreement shall be construed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State
      of Wisconsin.

    15. Entire
      Agreement.
      This
      Agreement contains the entire Agreement between the Employer and Executive
      and
      supersedes any and all previous agreements; written or oral; between the parties
      relating to the subject matter hereof. No amendment or modification of the
      terms
      of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto unless reduced to
      writing and signed by Employer and Executive.

    16. No
      Employment Contract.
      Nothing
      contained in this Agreement shall be construed to be an employment contract
      between Executive and Employer.

    17. Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
      original.

    18. Severability.
      In the
      event any provision of this Agreement is held illegal or invalid, the remaining
      provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

    19. Successors.
      This
      Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
      and their respective heirs, representatives and successors.

    20. Employment
      with an Affiliate.
      For
      purposes of this Agreement, (A) employment or termination of employment of
      Executive shall mean employment or termination of employment with Employer
      and
      all Affiliates, (B) Base Salary, Target Bonus, Actual Bonus, Five-Year Average
      Base Salary and Five-Year Average Actual Bonus shall include remuneration
      received by Executive from Employer and all Affiliates, and (C) the terms
      Defined Contribution Plan, and Welfare Plan maintained or made available by
      Employer shall include any such plans of any Affiliate of Employer.

    21. Notice.
      Notices
      required under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent by registered mail,
      return receipt requested, to the following addresses or to such other address
      as
      the party being notified may have previously furnished to the other party by
      written notice:

    

    If
      to
      Employer: Modine
      Manufacturing Company

    1500
      DeKoven Avenue

    Racine,
      WI 53403

    

    Attention:
      Legal Department

    

    If
      to
      Executive: 

     

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive
      has hereunto set his hand, and Employer has caused these presents to be executed
      in its name on its behalf, all as of the ___ day of 

    ________,
      2005.

    MODINE
      MANUFACTURING COMPANY

    

    By:   ______________________  
      

    Title:
       President
      and Chief Executive Officer 

    

    

    _________________________,
      Executive

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