Document:

Exhibit 10.44

 Exhibit 10.44 
 Employment Agreement 
 This Employment Agreement is entered into, and is effective as of
the 16th day of May, 2012 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Alion Science and Technology Corporation (the “Company”) and Robert D. Hirt (the “Executive”), under the following terms and conditions: 

Article 1. Employment and Duties 
 Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company hereby employs the Executive as Senior Vice President, Sector Manager for the Technology Engineering and Operational Solutions Sector (the “Sector”). The Executive shall
have all of the powers, duties and responsibilities customary to his position as are reasonably necessary to the management of the Sector and as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”). The
Executive shall further be responsible for supervising and directing other officers and employees of the Company. The Executive’s employment is at-will and for an indefinite period. The Executive or the Company may terminate the
Executive’s employment at any time, subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 
 Article 2. Compensation and Benefits

 The Company shall continue to pay the Executive a Base Salary not less than Three Hundred Twenty Thousand and Forty Dollars ($320,040) per
year, subject to adjustments in the discretion of the Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Company shall further provide to the Executive all benefits to which other executives of the Company are entitled, as commensurate with the
Executive’s position, subject to the eligibility requirements and other provisions of such benefits and other perquisites as determined by the Board. Such benefits and perquisites may include bonus, long term incentives, group term life
insurance, comprehensive health and major medical insurance, dental and life insurance, disability, automobile allowance and club memberships. All such compensation and benefits shall be subject to all appropriate federal and state withholding taxes
and payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. 
 Article 3. Employment Termination and Severance

 3.1.    (a)    Without Cause. During the Employment Period, other than during a
Potential Change in Control Protection Period or within the period ending twenty-four (24) calendar months immediately following a Change in Control as specified in Article 5 below, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment for
reasons other than Cause, by notifying the Executive in writing of the Company’s intent to terminate with the effective date of termination specified by the Company in the written notice. Upon the effective date of termination under this
Article 3.1, if the Executive timely signs a General Release and does not revoke or violate such General Release, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Executive (subject to all appropriate federal and state withholding taxes): 

(i)    A lump-sum cash payment equal to one (1) times the Executive’s Base Salary at the rate in effect
immediately prior to the termination. 
 (ii)    A lump-sum cash payment equal to one (1) times the
Executive’s actual bonus for the last complete fiscal year prior to the effective date of termination, if any. 

  
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 (iii)    Base Salary and all other benefits due the Executive through
the effective date of termination. 
 (iv)    The unpaid bonus, if any, with respect to the last complete
fiscal year preceding the effective date of termination (such bonus, if any, to be determined in the manner it would have been determined and payable at the time it would have been payable hereunder had there been no termination of the Employment
Period). 
 (v)    To the extent that the Executive is eligible for and elects to receive medical and/or
dental benefits pursuant to the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) for himself and/or any qualifying beneficiaries, the Company shall pay on the Executive’s behalf, or reimburse the Executive
for, the amount of the applicable COBRA that exceeds the amount of premium payable by the Executive for the same level of coverage immediately prior to the effective date of termination. Any such COBRA premium payment by the Company that constitutes
taxable income to the Executive shall be grossed up by the Company, assuming an applicable income tax rate of forty percent (40%). Payments under this paragraph shall cease at the earlier of (i) the end of the first month in which the Executive
is no longer eligible for COBRA for any reason (other than death or eligibility for Medicare, provided that COBRA coverage continues for any qualified beneficiary), or (ii) eighteen (18) months after the Executive’s date of
termination. The Executive shall notify the Company as soon as practicable after he ceases to be eligible for COBRA coverage due to coverage under the group health plan of another employer. 

(vi)    All other rights and benefits that the Executive is vested in, pursuant to other plans and programs of the
Company. 
 (b)    Retirement. If the Executive’s employment terminates due to Retirement (as
defined the Executive’s termination of employment upon reaching age sixty-five (65) for any reason other than death, Disability (as defined below) or Cause (as defined in Article 3.3), the Company shall be obligated to pay the Executive
the amounts and benefits described in Article 3.1(a)(iii), (iv), (v) and (vi). 
 (c)    Death or
Disability. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of Disability (as defined as in the Company’s long-term disability plan), the Company shall be obligated to pay the Executive or, if applicable, the Executive’s
estate: The amounts and benefits described in Article 3.1(a) (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi), and an additional lump-sum cash payment equal to the Executive’s Base Salary for a period of six (6) months; provided, however, that such lump sum
payment shall be offset by any payments under the Company’s short-term disability policy or under any long-term disability plan or insurance program maintained by the Company. 

(d)    Voluntary Termination. The Executive may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving the Company
written notice of intent to terminate. The Executive will receive the amounts and benefits described in Article 3.1(a) (iii), (iv) and (vi), but shall not be paid any bonus with respect to the fiscal year in which voluntary termination occurs.

 3.2.    General Release. As a condition precedent to receiving any of the payments and benefits set forth in
Article 3.1 above, upon the effective date of termination under Article 3.1(a), 

  
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(b) (c) or (d) above, the Executive (or his estate as the case may be) agrees to execute and return to the Company, and shall not revoke or attempt to revoke, a general
release (a “General Release”) in a form acceptable to the Company, within thirty (30) days following the effective date of termination, that (i) releases the Company and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents
from any and all claims that the Executive may have in connection with his employment or termination thereof, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, and (ii) the Executive affirmatively agrees not to violate the provisions of Article 4.
 
 3.3.    Termination for Cause. In the event that the Executive is terminated for Cause, the Executive will
not be entitled to any severance or other benefits upon termination other than those accrued benefits provided to employees pursuant to existing Company policy. “Cause” means: 

(a)    The Executive’s commission of a felony of or a crime involving moral turpitude; or 

(b)    The Executive committing an act constituting fraud, deceit, or material misrepresentation with respect to the
Company; or 
 (c)    In the Company’s reasonable discretion, the Executive committing any negligent or
willful act or omission that causes material damage (by reason, without limitation, of financial exposure or loss, damage to reputation or goodwill, or exposure to civil or criminal penalties or other prosecutorial action by any governmental
authority) to the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation thereof; or 
 (d)    Willful or material
violation of any provision of the Company’s Code of Ethics, Conduct and Responsibility; or 

(e)    Willful and material misstatement knowingly made or caused to be made by the Executive in any filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; or 
 (f)    Willful or material violation of any of the covenants
contained in Article 4, as applicable. 
 For purposes of this Article 3.3, no act or omission by the Executive shall be considered
“willful” unless it is done or omitted in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act or failure to act based upon: (a) authority given pursuant
to a resolution duly adopted by the Board; or (b) advice of counsel for the Company, shall be conclusively presumed to be done or omitted to be done by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. 

The effective date of termination shall be the date specified by the Company. If this Agreement is terminated for Cause, the Company shall be obligated
to pay the Executive’s Base Salary through the effective date of termination, and the Executive shall immediately thereafter forfeit all rights and benefits (other than vested benefits) the Executive would otherwise have been entitled to
receive under this Agreement. 

  
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 3.4.    Severance Payment Schedule. Payments due to the Executive or, if
applicable, the Executive’s estate, pursuant to termination events described in this Article 3, shall be paid in two (2) installments as follows: (a) an amount equal to six months of annual salary set forth in Article 3.1(a)(i) and
one-half of the total bonus amount set forth in Article 3.1(a)(ii) (the “Severance Installment Payment”), and the amounts set forth in Article 3.1(a)(iii) and (iv), within thirty (30) days after the expiration of any applicable
statutory period in which revocation of the General Release is permitted (the “First Installment”); and (b) an amount equal to the Severance Installment Payment six (6) months from the date of payment of the First Installment
(the “Second Installment) (the “Final Installment). The Company’s obligation to pay severance amounts due to the Executive pursuant to this Article 3, to the extent not already paid, shall cease immediately and such payments will be
forfeited if the Executive violates any condition described in Article 3 or 4. The parties intend and agree that any payments contemplated by this Agreement constituting “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A shall
comply with the requirements of such section. No deferred compensation payable hereunder shall be subject to acceleration or to any change in the specified time or method of payment, except as otherwise provided under this Agreement and consistent
with Code Section 409A. In no event shall the Company have any liability or obligation with respect to taxes for which Executive may become liable as a result of the application of Code Section 409A. 

Article 4. Noncompetition, Confidentiality, Nonsolicitation, and Ownership 
 4.1.    Noncompetition. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that by virtue of his employment with the Company, he has or will have access to valuable proprietary information
not known to the public that the Company possesses, including but not limited to, methods of operation, business strategies and plans, financial information, marketing materials, ideas, trade secrets, customer contacts and other customer information
(“Proprietary Information”). The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the Company has legitimate business interests in assuring that his unique knowledge of the Company, including but not limited to that knowledge regarding and
relating to the foregoing information, is not disclosed or converted to the use of entities or individuals in competition with the Company. The Executive therefore agrees that during the Employment Period and for a period of one year after the date
of termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company without cause as set forth in Article 3.1(a) above, he will not, directly or indirectly, compete with the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates by providing services or by being
an officer, director, employee, consultant, agent, advisor, shareholder or owner to or of any other person, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity that is a “Competing Business,” except that he may have an ownership
interest of up to two percent (2%) of a Competing Business which is a public company. As used herein, a “Competing Business” is any business whose activities relate to the products or services of the same or similar type as the
products or services which are sold (or, pursuant to an existing business plan, will be sold) to paying customers of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, and for which the Executive has the responsibility to plan, develop, manage, market,
or oversee, or had any such responsibility within the Executive’s most recent twenty-four (24) months of employment with the Company. Following termination of employment, the Executive may request in writing an exception to the foregoing
provision from the Company for prospective employment, which exception will be granted if the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that such prospective employment will not unduly or materially compete with or otherwise interfere with the
business of the Company. 

  
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 In addition to the foregoing, the Executive agrees that, for a period of one year after the date of
termination or cessation of the Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, he will not, directly or indirectly, intentionally entice, induce or solicit, or attempt to entice, induce or solicit, any individual or entity
having a current or prospective business relationship with the Company, whether as a consultant, client, customer or otherwise, to terminate or cease such relationship with the Company, or to fail to enter into or renew such relationship with the
Company. 
 The parties agree that the above restrictions on competition are completely severable and independent agreements supported by good
and valuable consideration and, as such, shall survive the termination of this Agreement for whatever reason. The parties further agree that any invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more of such restrictions on competition shall not render
invalid or unenforceable any remaining restrictions on competition. Additionally, should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that the scope of any provision of this Article 4.1 is too broad to be enforced as written, the parties intend that
the court reform the provision to such narrower scope as it determines to be reasonable and enforceable. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions herein are expressly assignable to any successor
of the Company as set forth in Article 6(b). 
 4.2.    Nonsolicitation. During the Employment Period and for a one
year after the termination or cessation of his employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, the Executive shall not, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, association, corporation, or entity: (a) directly,
indirectly, or through a third party hire or cause to be hired; (b) directly, indirectly, or through a third party solicit; or (c) in any manner attempt to influence or induce any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates
to leave the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor shall he use or disclose to any person, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity any information obtained concerning the names and addresses the
Company’s employees. The Executive further agrees and acknowledges that the Company has confidentiality and non-competition agreements with certain of its employees, and he agrees that he will not interfere with any such agreements. The parties
agree that the above restrictions on hiring and solicitation are completely severable and independent agreements supported by good and valuable consideration and, as such, shall survive the termination of this Agreement for whatever reason. The
parties further agree that any invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more of such restrictions on hiring and solicitation shall not render invalid or unenforceable any remaining restrictions on hiring and solicitation. Additionally, should a
court of competent jurisdiction determine that the scope of any provision of this Article 4.2 is too broad to be enforced as written, the parties intend that the court reform the provision to such narrower scope as it determines to be reasonable and
enforceable. 
 4.3.    Nondisclosure of Trade Secrets. During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two
(2) years thereafter, the Executive agrees: (a) to treat all Proprietary Information in a secret and confidential manner, take all reasonable steps to maintain such secrecy, and comply with all applicable procedures established by the
Company with respect to maintaining the secrecy and confidentiality of Proprietary Information; (b) to use Proprietary Information only as necessary and proper in the performance of the Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company; and
(c) except as required in this Article 4.3, to not directly or indirectly, without the written consent of the Company, reproduce, copy, disseminate, publish, disclose, provide or otherwise make available to any person, firm, corporation, agency
or other entity, any Proprietary Information. Under no circumstances shall the Executive use, directly or indirectly, any such Proprietary Information for his personal gain or profit. 

  
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 4.4.    Nondisparagement. During the Employment Period and at all times
thereafter, the Executive agrees to not disparage the Company or otherwise make comments harmful to the Company’s reputation. 

4.5.    Ownership. The Executive agrees that all inventions, copyrightable material, business and/or technical information,
marketing plans, customer lists, and trade secrets which arise out of the performance of this Agreement are the property of the Company. 

Article 5. Change in Control 

5.1.    Change in Control. This Article 5 shall not become effective, and the Company shall have no obligation hereunder,
unless the employment of the Executive with the Company shall terminate for the reasons provided in this Article 5 during a Potential Change in Control Protection Period or within the period ending twenty-four (24) calendar months after a
Change in Control. 
 5.2.    Definition of Change in Control. Change in Control of the Company shall be as set forth
in the Company’s Phantom Stock Plan effective as of February 11, 2003, and amended and restated effective as of November 9, 2005, and as such plan or its successor shall be amended from time to time thereafter; provided, however, that
any amendment to the definition of Change in Control shall not apply to a transaction that occurs within the twenty-four (24) calendar month period after such amendment is adopted if such transaction would have constituted a Change in Control
or Potential Change in Control without regard to such transaction. 
 5.3.    Potential Change in Control Definitions.

 (a)    For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Potential Change in Control” means the
date when any of the following actions occur: (i) The Company enters into an agreement the consummation of which, or the approval by shareholders of which, would constitute a Change in Control; (ii) any other event occurs which is deemed
to be a Potential Change in Control by the Board and the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that a Potential Change in Control has occurred. 
 (b)    The term “Potential Change in Control Protection Period” means the period beginning on the date an event described in the preceding subparagraph occurs and ending
(i) with respect to a Potential Change in Control described in clause (a)(i) above, upon the abandonment or termination of the applicable agreement; or (ii) with respect to a Potential Change in Control described in clause (a)(ii) above,
upon the one year anniversary of the occurrence of the Potential Change in Control or such earlier date as may be determined by the Board. 
 (c)    If a Change in Control occurs within the Potential Change in Control Protection Period, the Potential Change in Control Protection Period shall automatically terminate on the
date of the Change in Control and the Change in Control protections described herein shall simultaneously commence. 

  
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 (d)    In addition to the foregoing, any termination of the Executive at
the request of a third party in contemplation of a Change in Control or Potential Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred during a Potential Change in Control Protection Period. 
 5.4.    Change in Control Severance Benefits. If, at any time during the Potential Change in Control Protection Period or within the period ending twenty-four (24) calendar
months after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive’s employment is terminated involuntarily by the Company without Cause (as provided in Article 3.3) or by the Executive for Good Reason (as defined below), then, if the Executive
timely signs a General Release and does not revoke or violate such General Release, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Executive, in accordance with Article 3.4: 
 (a)    The amounts and benefits described in Article 3.1(a), (b), (c) and (d) above; and 
 (b)    Outplacement services in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) with a firm selected by the Company and at the reasonable expense of the Company;
provided, however, that under no circumstances shall such outplacement services be provided beyond the December 31 of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive’s Separation From Service occurred. Article
3.4 shall apply to the payment of benefits hereunder. 
 5.5.    Definition of Good Reason. “Good Reason”
shall mean, without the Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events during the Potential Change in Control Protection Period or within the twenty-four (24) calendar month period
immediately following a Change in Control: 
 (a)    The assignment to the Executive by the Company of
duties materially inconsistent with, or the material reduction of the powers and functions associated with, the Executive’s position, duties, responsibilities, and status with the Company; 

(b)    A reduction by the Company in the Executive’s Base Salary or pay incentive opportunities; unless:
(i) the reduction is made with the agreement of the Executive, and/or (ii) the Base Salary for executives of a similar class are also similarly reduced; or (iii) there is a reduction in base salary or pay incentive for all senior
executives holding substantially similar agreements to this Agreement; 
 (c)    The Company requiring the
Executive to be based anywhere other than a location no more than twenty (20) miles from the Company’s current principal executive offices or the location where the Executive is based; 

(d)    Any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement; or 

(e)    Any failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any successor or assign of the
Company effected in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(b). 

  
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 Unless the Executive becomes Disabled, the Executive’s right to terminate employment for Good Reason
shall not be affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason
herein. The Executive must provide the Company with written notice of intent to terminate and request for cure within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the Good Reason event, which notice, in the case of an event described in clause
(a) or (d) above, shall provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity (not required to exceed fourteen (14) days) to cure the event. If the Company cures the Good Reason event within the time provided, the Executive’s notice
of intent to terminate shall automatically be withdrawn and of no effect. 
 Article 6. Miscellaneous 

(a)    Any notices required by this Agreement shall: (i) be delivered by messenger or made in writing and mailed
by certified mail, return receipt requested, with adequate postage prepaid; (ii) be deemed given when so delivered or mailed; and (iii) in the case of the Company, be delivered or mailed to its office at 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1300,
McLean, Virginia 22102-4213, Attn: Corporate Director of Human Resources, or in the case of the Executive, be mailed to the last home address that the Executive has given to the Company. 

(b)    The obligations and duties of the Executive under this Agreement are personal and not assignable by the
Executive. This Agreement may and shall be assigned or transferred to, and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of, any successor of the Company, and any such successor shall be deemed substituted for all purposes of the
“Company” under the terms of this Agreement (other than for the purpose of determining whether a Change in Control has occurred or may potentially occur). If any term or provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal or invalid, such
illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining terms or provisions hereof, and each such remaining term and provision of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

(c)    If any dispute arises under this Agreement, such dispute shall be referred to a panel of three
(3) arbitrators for resolution. Any such arbitration proceeding shall take place in Arlington or Fairfax County, Virginia. All disputes shall be resolved by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator will have the authority to award the same remedies,
damages, and costs that a court could award. The American Arbitration Association’s Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules shall govern procedures for the arbitration, unless the parties unanimously agree to adopt a different rule or rules.

 (d)    This Agreement may be altered, amended or modified only by written agreement signed by both the
Executive and the Company. No oral modification of this Agreement, or of any part of this Agreement including this paragraph, shall have any force or effect. No waiver by either of such parties of their rights under this Agreement shall be deemed to
constitute a waiver with respect to any subsequent occurrences or transactions hereunder unless such waiver specifically states that it is to be construed as a continuing waiver. 

(e)    This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes any prior written or oral
agreement(s) between the Company and the Executive relating to the termination of the Executive’s employment and the amounts payable under this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be modified or waived except by written instrument signed by the
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 (f)    To the extent not preempted by federal law, the provisions of
this Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of Virginia without reference to Virginia choice of law statutes or decisions. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the effective date first described above. 

 

			
	EXECUTIVE:
		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert D. Hirt
		 	Robert D. Hirt

  
  

			
	ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION:
		
	By:	 	/s/ Bahman Atefi
		 	Bahman Atefi

  

  
 9EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Vera Bradley, Inc. 
 2010 Equity and Incentive Plan

 FY13 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT/PERFORMANCE UNIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

1. Definitions. Any term capitalized herein but not defined will have the meaning set forth in the Vera Bradley, Inc. 2010 Equity
and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 
 2. Grant and Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. 

(a) As of the grant date specified in the Award Agreement (the “Grant Date”), the Participant will be credited with the number
of Restricted Stock Units set forth in the Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Unit is a notional amount that represents one unvested share of Common Stock. Each Restricted Stock Unit constitutes the right, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan and this document, to the distribution of a Share if and when the Restricted Stock Unit vests. 
 (b) Restricted Stock
Units will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date. If the Participant’s Service with the Company and all of its Affiliates terminates before the date that a grant of Restricted Stock Units vests, his or her right to
receive the Shares underlying such unvested Restricted Stock Units will be only as provided in Section 5. 
 3. Grant
and Vesting of Performance Units (“Performance RSUs”). 
 (a) As of the Grant Date, the Participant will be
credited with the number of Performance RSUs set forth in the Award Agreement. Each Performance RSU is a notional amount that represents one unvested share of Common Stock. Each Performance RSU constitutes the right, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and this document, to the distribution of a Share if and when the Performance RSU is deemed earned and vested. 
 (b) Performance RSUs granted under the Plan are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”). Performance
RSUs (or tranches of such Performance RSUs) will become earned only if the Company achieves a stated level of “Net Income” (as defined below) during the applicable Performance Year within the Performance Period as set forth in the Award
Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5, any earned Performance RSUs (and the Participant’s right to receive the Shares underlying such Performance RSUs) will become vested only if the Participant remains continuously employed with the
Company during the Performance Period. The following additional provisions apply to grants of Performance RSUs: 

(i) Certification of Results. Before any award of Performance RSUs is deemed earned with respect to a Performance
Period, the Committee shall certify, in accordance with Section 9.5 of the Plan, in writing (i) that the performance goals described in the Award Agreement has been achieved for the Performance Period, and (ii) the calculation of
“Net Income” (as defined below) for each Performance Year within the Performance Period. 

 (ii) Definition of “Net Income.” For purposes of
this Subsection 3(b), the term “Net Income” means, with respect to any Awards of Performance RSUs, the Company’s consolidated net income, as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, adjusted to exclude the effects, as shown on the
financial statements furnished as part of Form 8-K (announcing the Company’s fiscal year-end financial results) for any fiscal year of the Company ending with or within the Performance Period, of (i) any acquisition during the Performance
Period, including the amortization expense of intangible assets acquired during the Performance Period, (ii) material charges or income arising from litigation, (iii) corporate restructuring, asset impairment, or other special charges, and
(iv) cumulative effect of changes to U.S. GAAP accounting. 
 (iii) Definition of “Performance
Year.” For purposes of this Subsection 3(b), the term “Performance Year” means, with respect to any Awards of Performance RSUs, each fiscal year of the Company ending within the Performance Period. 

(iv) Finality of Committee Determinations. Any determination by the Committee of Net Income and the level and
entitlement to the Award of Performance RSUs, and any interpretation, rule, or decision adopted by the Committee under the Plan or in carrying out or administering the Plan, is final and binding for all purposes and upon all interested persons,
their heirs, and personal representatives. The Committee may rely conclusively on determinations made by the Company and its auditors to determine Net Income and related information for purposes of administration of the Plan, whether such
information is determined by the Company, its auditors, or a third-party vendor engaged to provide such information to the Company. This Subsection is not intended to limit the Committee’s power, to the extent it deems proper in its sole
discretion, to take any action permitted under the Plan and Code Section 162(m). 
 4. Rights as a Stockholder.

 (a) Unless and until a Restricted Stock Unit or an earned Performance RSU, as applicable, has vested and the Share underlying
it has been distributed to the Participant, the Participant will not be entitled to vote in respect of that Restricted Stock Unit or Performance RSU (as applicable) or that Share. 

(b) If the Company declares a cash dividend on its Shares, then, on the payment date of the dividend, the Participant will be credited
with dividend equivalents equal to the amount of cash dividend per Share multiplied by the number of outstanding Restricted Stock Units or Performance RSUs (as applicable) credited to the Participant through the record date. The dollar amount
credited to a Participant under the preceding sentence will be credited to an account (“Account”) established for the Participant for bookkeeping purposes only on the books of the Company. The amounts credited to the Account will be
credited as of the last day of each month with interest, compounded monthly, until the amount credited to the Account is paid to the Participant. The rate of interest credited under the previous sentence will be the prime rate of interest as
reported by the Midwest edition of the Wall Street Journal for the second business day of each fiscal quarter on an annual basis. The balance in the Account will be subject to the same terms regarding vesting and forfeiture as the Participant’s
Restricted Stock Units or Performance RSUs, as applicable, awarded under the applicable Award Agreement, and will be paid in cash in a single sum at the time that the Shares associated with the Participant’s Restricted Stock Units or
Performance RSUs, as applicable, are delivered (or forfeited at the time that the Participant’s Restricted Stock Units or Performance RSUs, as applicable, are forfeited). 

  
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 5. Termination of Service; Change in Control. If a Participant’s Service is
terminated for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period or Performance Period, the terms and conditions of the underlying Award Agreement will govern when and whether the Participant will forfeit the right to receive Shares underlying any
Restricted Stock Units or Performance RSUs, as applicable, that have not yet vested. To the extent provided in the underlying Award Agreement, all or a portion of the previously unvested Restricted Stock Units or Performance RSUs, as applicable,
then outstanding will vest immediately prior to or upon the consummation of a Change in Control. 
 For purposes hereof, a
“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and
the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission as in effect on the date of this Award), other than (i) Barbara Baekgaard, Patricia Miller, Jill Nichols, Michael Ray and Kim Colby and their respective heirs and descendants and any trust
established for the benefit of such Persons, (ii) the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, or (iii) any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate, of securities of the Company representing more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities; (b) the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Board by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the Board nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; or (c) the consummation of
(i) an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or (ii) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or involving any other corporation, other than a merger,
consolidation or reorganization that results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity)
at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company (or such surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization. 

6. Timing and Form of Payment. Except as provided in this Section or in clauses 2(b) or 3(b) or
Section 5, above, once a Restricted Stock Unit vests or a Performance RSU is earned and vested, as applicable, the Participant will be entitled to receive a Share in its place. Delivery of the Share will be made, including delivery with respect
to a Disabled Participant, or to the estate of a deceased Participant, after the end of the Restricted Period or Performance Period, as applicable, and not later than the 15th day of the third month following the end of the Restricted Period or Performance Period, as applicable. Shares will be
credited to an account established for the benefit of the Participant with the Company’s administrative agent. The Participant will have full legal and beneficial ownership with respect to the Shares at that time. 

7. Assignment and Transfers. The Participant may not assign, encumber or transfer any of his or her rights and interests under the
Award described in this document, except, in the event of his or her death, by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 

  
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 8. Withholding Tax. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or
withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including FICA obligations), domestic or foreign, and other deductions required by law to be withheld with respect to the Award. Unless the Committee or its designee agrees to
a different method for withholding such taxes, the number of Shares (underlying the Award) necessary to cover applicable withholdings will be withheld from the issuance of any Shares of exchange for the Award. 

9. Securities Law Requirements. 
 (a) The Restricted Stock Units and Performance RSUs are subject to the further requirement that, if at any time the Committee determines in its sole discretion that the listing or qualification of the
Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units and Performance RSUs under any securities exchange requirements or under any applicable law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in
connection with, the issuance of Shares under it, then Shares will not be issued under the Restricted Stock Units and Performance RSUs, unless the necessary listing, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Committee. 
 (b) No person who acquires Shares pursuant to the Award reflected in this document
may, during any period of time during which that person is an affiliate of the Company (within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act), sell the Shares, unless the offer and sale
is made pursuant to (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, which is current and includes the Shares to be sold, or (ii) an appropriate exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as
that set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. With respect to individuals subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under this Award are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3, or its
successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the Award or action by the Committee fails to so comply, the Committee may determine, to the extent permitted by law, that the provision or action will be null and void. 

10. No Limitation on Rights of the Company. Subject to Sections 4.3, 14.1 and 14.2 of the Plan, the grant of the Award described
in this document will not in any way affect the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications or changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of
its business or assets. 
 11. Plan, Restricted Stock Units, Performance RSUs and Award Not a Contract of Employment.
Neither the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units, the Performance RSUs nor any other right or interest that is part of the Award granted under the Plan or this document is a contract of employment, and no terms of employment or Service of the
Participant will be affected in any way by the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units, the Performance RSUs, the Award, this document or related instruments, except as specifically provided therein. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor the Award will
be construed as conferring any legal rights upon the Participant for a continuation of employment or Service, nor will it interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to discharge the Participant and to treat him or her without regard to
the effect that treatment might have upon him or her as a Participant. 

  
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 12. Participant to Have No Rights as a Stockholder. Except as provided in
Section 4 above, the Participant will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units or Performance RSUs, as applicable, prior to the date on which he or she is recorded as the holder of those
Shares on the records of the Company. 
 13. Notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder
must be in writing and must be delivered personally, or sent by certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice will be deemed given when so delivered personally or, if mailed, three days after the date of deposit in the
United States mail, in the case of the Company to 2208 Production Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808, Attn: Corporate Secretary, and, in the case of the Participant, to the last known address of the Participant in the Company’s records.

 14. Governing Law. This document and the Award will be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the
laws of the State of Indiana, determined without regard to its conflict of law rules. 
 15. Code Section 409A.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this document, if a Participant is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined for purposes of Code Section 409A) at the time of his or her termination of Service, no amount that is subject
to Code Section 409A and that becomes payable by reason of such termination of Service shall be paid to the Participant before the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Participant’s
termination of Service, and (ii) the date of the Participant’s death. 
 16. Plan Document Controls. The rights
granted under this document are in all respects subject to the provisions of the Plan to the same extent and with the same effect as if they were set forth fully therein. If the terms of this document or the Award conflict with the terms of the
Plan, the Plan will control. 

  
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