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INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT AMENDMENT

This Investor Rights Agreement Amendment, dated as of January 12, 2008 (this “Amendment”), amends the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2007 (the “Agreement”), by and among AXS-One Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers listed on Schedule 1 attached thereto (the “Purchasers”). Terms not otherwise defined herein which are defined in the Agreement shall have the same respective meanings herein as therein.

WHEREAS, Section 7(f) of the Agreement provides that the provisions of the Agreement may be amended by a writing signed by the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Agreement); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the undersigned Purchasers, constituting holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities have agreed to modify certain provisions of the Agreement as specifically set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Amendment to the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Filing Date” in the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“ “Filing Date” means July 15, 2008 with respect to the Initial Registration Statement and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(b), the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities.”

(b) The definition of “Effectiveness Date” in the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“ “Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the Filing Date (or, in the event of a “review” by the Commission, the 90th calendar day following the Filing Date) and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(b), the 60th calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder; provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of
the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the 

 

 

Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be no later than the fifth trading day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above.”

2. Ratification. Except as expressly amended hereby, all terms and conditions of the Agreement, as amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. All references to the Agreement shall hereafter refer to such Agreement, as amended hereby.

3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The executed signature pages hereto may be delivered by facsimile or other means of electronic image transmission, such a copy of any signature page hereto shall have the same force an effect as an original thereof.

4. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without reference to conflict of laws).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as a document under seal as of the date first above written.

 

 

	
                         
 	
                         
 	
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Exhibit 10.dd

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

     THIS
SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is made and
entered into effective as of                      ___,
2008 between POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), and                     
(the “Employee”).

R
E C I T A L S:

     WHEREAS, Employee has been and currently is employed by the Company; and

     WHEREAS, as an inducement to continue employment and to enhance the loyalty and performance of
Employee with the Company, the Company desires to provide the Employee with certain compensation
and benefits in the event a termination of employment under the circumstances set forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and agreements set forth herein, the
parties hereby agree as follows:

          1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, these terms shall have the following
meanings:

          (a) Cause. For purposes of this Agreement only, “Cause” means (i) repeated
violations of the Employee’s employment obligations (other than as a result of incapacity
due to physical or mental illness), which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on
Employee’s part and which are not remedied in a reasonable period after written notice from
the Company specifying such violations; or (ii) conviction for (or plea of nolo contendere
to) a felony.

          (b) Change in Control. A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred
if, prior to the Termination Date (as defined below):

          (i) Any election has occurred of persons to the Board that causes at least
one-half of the Board to consist of persons other than (x) persons who were members
of the Board on January 1, 2007 and (y) persons who were nominated for election by
the Board as members of the Board at a time when more than one-half of the members
of the Board consisted of persons who were members of the Board on January 1, 2007;
provided, however, that any person nominated for election by the Board at a time
when at least one-half of the members of the Board were persons described in clauses
(x) and/or (y) or by persons who were themselves nominated by such Board shall, for
this purpose, be deemed to have been nominated by a Board composed of persons
described in clause (x) (persons described or deemed described in clauses (x) and/or
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          (ii) The acquisition in one or more transactions, other than from the Company,
by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of a number of Company Voting Securities
equal to or greater than 35% of the Company Voting Securities unless such
acquisition has been designated by the Incumbent Directors as an acquisition not
constituting a Change in Control for purposes hereof; or

          (iii) A liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or a reorganization, merger
or consolidation of the Company unless, following such reorganization, merger or
consolidation, the Company is the surviving entity resulting from such
reorganization, merger or consolidation or at least one-half of the Board of
Directors of the entity resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation
consists of Incumbent Directors; or a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company unless, following such sale or
disposition, at least one-half of the Board of Directors of the transferee consists
of Incumbent Directors.

As used herein, “Company Voting Securities” means the combined voting power of all
outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of the
Board.

          (c) Change in Control Termination. “Change in Control Termination” shall have
the meaning set forth in Paragraph 2.

          (d) Good Reason. “Good Reason” means (i) the assignment to Employee of any
duties inconsistent in any material respect with Employee’s position or any material
reduction in the scope of the Employee’s authority and responsibility; (ii) there is a
material reduction in Employee’s base compensation; (iii) there is a material change in the
geographic location of the Employee’s principal place of employment; or (iv) the Company
otherwise fails to perform any of its material obligations to Employee. The Employee must
give the Company notice of the existence of Good Reason during the 90-day period beginning
on the date of the initial existence of Good Reason. If the Company remedies the condition
giving rise to Good Reason within 30 days thereafter, Good Reason shall not exist and the
Employee will not be entitled to terminate employment for Good Reason.

          (e) Incentive Compensation Award. “Incentive Compensation Award” shall have
the meaning set forth in the LTIP.

          (f) Incentive Compensation Award Period. “Incentive Compensation Award Period”
shall have the meaning set forth in the LTIP.

          (g) LTIP. “LTIP” means the Polaris Industries Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.

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          (h) Non-Change in Control Termination. “Non-Change in Control Termination”
shall have the meaning set forth in Paragraph 3.

          (i) Participant. “Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in the LTIP.

          (j) Senior Executive Incentive Plan. “Senior Executive Incentive Plan” means
the Polaris Industries Inc. Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

          (k) Termination Date. “Termination Date” means the date on which the
Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated.

          2. Termination upon Change in Control. If a Change in Control occurs and, upon or
within twenty-four (24) months after such Change in Control, the Employee terminates his or her
employment for Good Reason or the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason
other than for Cause (a “Change in Control Termination”), then the Employee shall be
entitled to the following severance benefits:

          (a) Termination Payment upon Change in Control. The Company shall pay the
Employee a lump sum cash payment, no later than thirty (30) days after the Termination Date,
in an amount equal to (i) two times Employee’s average annual cash compensation (including
base salary and cash bonuses, but excluding the award or exercise of stock options or stock
grants) for the three fiscal years (or lesser number of fiscal years if the Employee’s
employment has been of shorter duration) of the Company immediately preceding the Change in
Control Termination, plus (ii) the amount of the Employee’s earned but unused vacation time.
If the Employee is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder), and if the amount otherwise payable
to the Employee under this Paragraph 2(a) during the six-month period beginning on the
Termination Date exceeds two times the limitation applicable as of the Termination Date
under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, then such excess amount shall be paid
at the end of such six-month period.

          (b) Unpaid Annual Bonus Payment for Prior Fiscal Year upon Termination upon Change
in Control. If the Termination Date occurs before a cash incentive award under the
Senior Executive Incentive Plan for work performed in any preceding fiscal year has been
paid, the Company shall, in addition to the payment to be made pursuant to Paragraph
2(a), pay to the Employee the amount of the Employee’s cash incentive award under the
Senior Executive Incentive Plan for such preceding fiscal year as soon as it is determinable
and such amount shall be included in the calculation of the payment to be made pursuant to
Paragraph 2(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing regarding the payment of an unpaid
cash incentive award for performance in a prior fiscal year, no cash incentive award under
the Senior Executive Incentive Plan or otherwise shall be paid for performance during any
part of the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs.

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          3. Non-Change in Control Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than for Cause (a
“Non-Change in Control Termination”), and such termination does not occur upon or within
twenty-four (24) months after a Change in Control such that a Change in Control Termination
shall have occurred, then the Employee shall, subject to the conditions set forth in
Paragraph 4, be entitled to the following severance benefits:

          (a) Non-Change in Control Termination Payment. The Company shall pay the
Employee (i) an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Employee’s annual base salary as of the
Termination Date plus (B) the amount of the cash incentive award that was paid to the
Employee under the Senior Executive Incentive Plan for work performed in the fiscal year
immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, which amount
shall be payable over a period of one year beginning on the Termination Date in periodic
installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, and (ii) a lump cash
payment, no later than thirty (30) days after the Termination Date, in an amount equal to
the Employee’s earned but unused vacation time. If the Employee is a “specified employee”
(within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations
thereunder), and if the amount otherwise payable to the Employee under this Paragraph 3(a)
during the six-month period beginning on the Termination Date exceeds two times the
limitation applicable as of the Termination Date under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal
Revenue Code, then such excess amount shall be paid at the end of such six-month period.

          (b) Unpaid Annual Bonus Payment for Prior Fiscal Year upon Non-Change in Control
Termination. If the Termination Date occurs before a cash incentive award under the
Senior Executive Incentive Plan for work performed in any preceding fiscal year has been
paid, the Company shall, in addition to the payments to be made pursuant to Paragraph
3(a), pay to the Employee the amount of the Employee’s cash incentive award under the
Senior Executive Incentive Plan for such preceding fiscal year as soon as it is determinable
and such amount shall be included in the calculation of the payment to be made pursuant to
Paragraph 3(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing regarding the payment of an unpaid
cash incentive award for performance in a prior fiscal year, no cash incentive award under
the Senior Executive Incentive Plan or otherwise shall be paid for performance during any
part of the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs.

          (c) LTIP Payment. If the Termination Date occurs before the Employee receives
payment of an Incentive Compensation Award, the Employee shall receive payment with respect
to such Incentive Compensation Award, in the same form and at the same time as would have
otherwise been payable to him or her as a Participant in the LTIP (notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 11 of the LTIP) had he or she remained employed by the Company through
the end of the Incentive Compensation Award Period applicable to such Incentive Compensation
Award and had he or she been employed on the date on which such Incentive Compensation Award
is paid. The amount payable to the Employee with respect to such Incentive Compensation
Award pursuant to this Paragraph 3 shall be equal to the amount that

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would otherwise
have been payable to the Employee with respect to such Incentive Compensation Award had the
Employee remained continuously employed by the Company through the end of the Incentive
Compensation Award Period and had he or she been employed on the date on which such
Incentive Compensation Award is paid, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of full calendar years of the Incentive Compensation Award Period prior
to the Termination Date, and the denominator of which is three.

          (d) COBRA Premium. If the Employee elects to receive COBRA benefits upon
termination the Company shall pay the premium for coverage of the Employee and the
Employee’s eligible spouse and/or dependents under the Company’s group health plan(s)
pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act for the one-year period
beginning on the Termination Date.

          (e) Outplacement Counseling. The Company shall provide the Employee with
reasonable executive outplacement services, in accordance with Company policies for senior
executives as in effect on the Termination Date.

          (f) Lapse of Restrictions on Performance Based Restricted Share Awards.
Notwithstanding the terms of any agreement pursuant to which
performance-based restricted shares awards have been granted to the Employee by the Company, all restrictions applicable
to such awards shall lapse immediately upon the Termination Date if the measurement period
and performance goals applicable thereto have been achieved on or before the Termination
Date.

          (g) Eligibility for Early Retirement Benefits. The Employee shall be treated
as an “early retiree” and shall be eligible for all benefits under the Company’s Early
Retiree Benefit Plan for Officers without regard to age or time in service requirements.

          4. Condition to Receipt of Severance Benefits under Paragraph 3. As a condition to
receiving any severance benefits in connection with a Change in Control Termination under
Paragraph 2 or in connection with a Non-Change in Control Termination under Paragraph
3, the Employee shall execute a general waiver and release (the “Waiver and Release”)
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Waiver and Release shall
become effective in accordance with the rescission provisions set forth therein.

          5. Benefits in Lieu of Severance Pay. The severance benefits provided for in
Paragraphs 2 and 3 are in lieu of any benefits that would otherwise be provided to the
Employee under any Company severance pay policy or practice and the Employee shall not be entitled
to any benefits under any Company severance pay policy or practice in the event that severance
benefits are paid hereunder.

          6. Rights in the Event of Dispute. In the event of a Change of Control Termination,
if there is a claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any breach thereof,
regardless of the party by whom such claim or dispute is initiated, the Company shall, in
connection with settlement in the Employee’s favor of any such matter or upon payment of any
judgment entered in the Employee’s favor, upon presentation of appropriate vouchers, pay all legal
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and ordinary and necessary

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out-of-pocket cost of attorneys, billed to and payable by the Employee or by anyone claiming under
or through the Employee.

          7. Other Benefits. The benefits provided under this Agreement shall, except to the
extent otherwise specifically provided herein, be in addition to, and not in derogation or
diminution of, any benefits that Employee or his or her beneficiary may be entitled to receive
under any other contract, plan or program now or hereafter maintained by the Company, or its
subsidiaries, including any and all stock options and restricted stock award agreements.

          8. Effect on Employment. Neither this Agreement nor anything contained herein shall
be construed as conferring upon Employee the right to continue in the employment of the Company or
any of its affiliates, or as interfering with or limiting the right of the Company to terminate the
Employee’s employment with or without cause at any time.

          9. Limitation in Action. Prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, Employee
shall have no rights under Paragraph 2 of this Agreement and the Board shall have the power
and the right, within its sole discretion, to rescind, modify or amend Paragraph 2 of this
Agreement without the consent of Employee. In all other cases, and notwithstanding the authority
granted to the Board to exercise any discretion to rescind, modify or amend Paragraph 2 of
this Agreement contained herein, the Board will not, following a Change in Control, have the power
or right to exercise such authority or otherwise take any action that is inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement.

          10. Successors. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect,
by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform its obligations under this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform
them if no succession had taken place unless, in the opinion of legal counsel mutually acceptable
to the Company and the Employee, such obligations have been assumed by the successor as a matter of
law. The Employee’s rights under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be
enforceable by, the Employee’s legal representative or other successors in interest, but shall not
otherwise be assignable or transferable.

          11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is
held invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability thereof shall not affect any
other provisions or applications of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid or
unenforceable provision or application.

          12. Survival. The rights and obligations of the parties pursuant to this Agreement
shall survive the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company to the extent that any
performance is required hereunder after such termination.

          13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws
of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions thereof.

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          14. Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
effective when delivered in person (in the Company’s case, to its Secretary) or 48 hours after
deposit thereof in the U.S. mails, postage prepaid, addressed, in the case of the Employee, to his
last known address as carried on the personnel records of the Company and, in the case of the
Company, to the corporate headquarters, attention of the Secretary, or to such other address
as the party to be notified may specify by written notice to the other party.

          15. Amendments and Construction. Except as set forth in Paragraph 9, this
Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by the parties hereto. Paragraph headings are
for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of the terms and provisions of the
Agreement.

          16. Restatement of Change in Control Agreement. This Agreement amends and restates,
in its entirety, the Change in Control Agreement, dated                      ___, 2007, between the Company and
the Employee and neither the Company nor the Employee shall have any rights or obligations under
such Change in Control Agreement from and after the date hereof.

          17. Non-Competition Agreement. The Non-Competition Agreement currently in effect
between the Employee and the Company remains in full force and effect and nothing contained herein
is intended to amend or modify the provisions of that agreement or any replacements thereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Severance Agreement as of the day and
year first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.	 	EMPLOYEE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Michael W. Malone
	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President-Finance, Chief
Financial 
Officer and Secretary
	 	SSN:	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

GENERAL RELEASE

This
Release (hereafter, “Agreement”) is made and entered into this                     day
of                     , 2008, by and between                      (hereafter, the “Employee”) and
Polaris Industries Inc., a Minnesota corporation (hereafter, the “Company”).

WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee are parties to that certain Severance Agreement, dated
as of                                          , 2008 (the “Severance Agreement”), pursuant to which the Employee is
entitled to certain severance benefits in the event of a Change in Control Termination or a
Non-Change in Control Termination (each as defined in the Severance Agreement); and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee agree and acknowledge that the Employee has become
entitled to severance benefits specified in the Severance Agreement in connection with a Change in
Control Termination or Non-Change in Control Termination; and

     WHEREAS, under the Severance Agreement, as a condition to receipt of severance benefits in
connection with a Change in Control Termination or Non-Change in Control Termination, Employee has
agreed to execute this Agreement in order to settle, compromise, and resolve fully and finally any
and all claims and disputes with respect to the Company, whether known or unknown, which exist or
could exist.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants established in this
Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

B. TERMINATION DATE

The Employee’s effective date of termination of employment is                                          (the “Effective Date”).

C. VOLUNTARY RELEASE

In return for the benefits set forth in the Severance Agreement, the Employee, on behalf of
Employee, Employee’s heirs, executors, family members, beneficiaries, assignees, administrators,
successors, and executors or anyone acting or claiming to act on the Employee’s behalf, hereby
releases and forever discharges the Company and all divisions, parent, subsidiaries, and
successors, and all affiliated organizations, companies, foundations, and other corporations as
well as past and present employees, agents, officials, officers, directors, Board members and
representatives, both individually and in their representative capacities, from any and all claims
or causes of action of any type, both known or unknown, asserted and unasserted, direct and
indirect, and of any kind, nature, or description whatsoever, under any local, state, or federal
law(s), or the common law of the State of Minnesota, arising or such may have arisen at any time up
to and including the Effective Date which date is set forth in Section I of this Agreement.
This includes, but is not limited to, any and all claims arising from the Employee’s employment

 

 

with the
Company and the termination of that employment, including claims arising under any applicable state Human Rights laws, Title VII of the
1964 Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities
Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Federal, Minnesota State Fair Labor Standards Acts, the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and any other local, state, or federal law(s) relating to
illegal discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, religion, disability, sex, age, or
other characteristics or traits, as well as any claims that the Employee may have been wrongfully
discharged, that an employment contract has been breached, that the Employee has been harassed or
otherwise treated unfairly during employment, or that the Employee has been defamed in any
fashion. This release includes any claims for attorneys’ fees that the Employee has or may have
had. The Employee acknowledges that the severance benefits set forth the Severance Agreement
constitute adequate consideration for this release.

The Employee also understands that while the Employee retains the right to pursue an administrative
action through an agency such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Minnesota
Department of Human Rights, the Employee is releasing, and does hereby release, any claims for
monetary damages, by such administrative charge or otherwise, whether brought by the Employee on
the Employee’s own behalf or by any other party, governmental or otherwise.

D. NON-ADMISSION

It is understood and agreed that this Agreement does not constitute an admission by the Company of
any liability, wrongdoing, or violation of any law. Further, the Company expressly denies any
wrongdoing of any kind whatsoever in its actions and dealings with the Employee.

E. COMPANY PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT & MONEY OWED

The Employee agrees to immediately return all records, programs, information and Company product
and property assigned, loaned or otherwise in Employee’s possession including demo or management
units, cell phones and laptop computers except as specifically set forth herein. In addition, the
Employee agrees to reimburse the Company for expense account advances less any expenses incurred
prior to the Effective Date. This includes payment for outstanding personal account balances,
business equipment, and demo units assigned in Employee’s name.

F. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISPARAGEMENT

The Employee agrees not to make any disparaging or negative remarks, either orally or in writing,
regarding the Company or any affiliated divisions or corporations, as well as any past or present
Board members, officers, employees, or agents of the Company or any affiliated entities. The
Employee acknowledges that this term is a material part of the Severance Agreement. In the event
it is determined that the employee has breached this provision, the Company, at its option, may
declare the Severance Agreement void and without effect, and the Employee shall be obligated to
immediately return the severance benefits paid to Employee under the Severance Agreement.

 

 

Employee acknowledges Employee’s ongoing obligation to not disclose the Company’s confidential and proprietary information to any third parties in accordance with Company policies. This
obligation survives the termination of the Employee’s employment.

G. AGREEMENT TO COOPERATE

The Employee hereby agrees that the Employee shall cooperate and assist the Company to the extent
necessary to assist the Employee’s counsel or the Company in handling any claims made against it by
employees, former employees or third parties of which the Employee has some knowledge or
information. The Employee further agrees that the Employee will not hereafter volunteer any
information to third parties or their agents or representatives regarding claims that the party or
any other person may have or could have against the Company, nor will the Employee in any way
cooperate with any third party to assist in any way asserting a claim against the Company unless
subpoenaed or ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction.

H. OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK ADVICE

The Employee has been advised by the Company that the Employee has the right to consult with an
attorney prior to signing this Agreement, and that Employee has forty five (45) days from the date
on which the Employee receives this Agreement (noted below) to consider whether or not the Employee
wishes to sign it. The date on which the Employee received this Agreement is accurately reflected
on the line marked “DATE RECEIVED” on the signature page hereto. For acceptance of this Agreement
to be effective, it must be in writing and hand delivered or mailed to Polaris Industries Inc.,
Attn:                     , 2100 Highway 55, Medina, MN 55340. If mailed, the acceptance must be
postmarked within the 45-day period, properly addressed as set forth in the preceding sentence and
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. If delivered by hand, it must be given to
                     within the 45-day period.

I. OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER

The Employee may cancel this Agreement within seven (7) days after the Employee has signed it for
age related claims under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act or the Older Workers
Benefit Protection Act or within fifteen (15) days after signing it for any claims under the
Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”). The Employee understands and agrees that this
Agreement does not become effective or enforceable until after the rescission period has passed.
For cancellation to be effective, it must be in writing and hand delivered or mailed to Polaris
Industries Inc., Attn:                     , 2100 Highway 55, Medina, MN 55340. If mailed, the
cancellation must be postmarked within the 7-day (federal age claims) or 15-day (MHRA claims)
period, properly addressed as set forth in the preceding sentence and sent by certified mail,
return receipt requested. If delivered by hand, it must be given to                      within the
7-day (federal age claims) or 15-day (MHRA claims) period.

J. NON ASSIGNMENT

The parties agree that this Agreement will not be assignable by either party unless the other party
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K. COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be signed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same document.

L. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE

In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held void or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction which is affirmed on appeal, said judgment shall not affect, impair, or
invalidate the remainder of this Agreement unless the provision declared totally or partially
unenforceable destroys the release of claims provided to the Company in Section II.

M. COMPREHENSIVE NATURE OF AGREEMENT AND DRAFTSMANSHIP

This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the
subject matter herein except for the non-competition agreement between Company and Employee
executed in conjunction with the stock options or restricted stock awarded to Employee and the
agreement evidencing such awards, which remain in full force and effect in accordance with and
subject to their respective terms and conditions. Employee acknowledges that the Employee has been
advised in writing to consult the Employee’s own attorney; that the Employee has had an opportunity
to consult with the Employee’s own attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement; that the
Employee has read and understands the terms of this Agreement; that the Employee is voluntarily
entering into this Agreement to take advantage of the benefits offered; that the Employee’s
execution of this Agreement is without coercion or duress of any kind; and that there have been no
promises leading to the signing of this Agreement except those that have been expressly contained
in this written document.

N. BANKRUPTCY

The Employee represents that the Employee is not a party to a pending personal bankruptcy, and that
the Employee is legally able and entitled to receive the money being paid to the Employee by the
Company pursuant to the Severance Agreement.

O. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Minnesota. It is further agreed that any action initiated in connection with the interpretation of
or adherence to the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be venued solely and exclusively
in state court in the State of Minnesota in the County of Hennepin. The parties to this Agreement
agree and acknowledge that this Agreement shall be considered to have been drafted equally by each
of the parties.

P. WAIVER; AMENDMENT

No waiver, amendment, modification, or other change of any term, condition, or provision of this
Agreement shall be valid or have any force or effect unless made in writing and signed by the party
hereto against whom such waiver, amendment, modification, or change shall operate or

 

 

be enforced.
No failure or delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, remedy, power, or
privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right, remedy,
power, or privilege of such party under this Agreement; nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such right, remedy, power, or privilege preclude any other right, remedy, power, or privilege
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement.

DATE RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYEE:                                                             

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Polaris Industries Inc.	 	 	 	 
	 
	BY:

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