Document:

Supplemental Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10.9 
 MSC.Software Corporation 
 SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT 
 AND 
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 

 Amended and Restated Effective as of December 11, 2008 

 MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION 
 Supplemental Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

			
	 ARTICLE I—INTRODUCTION
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	 ARTICLE II—DEFINITIONS
	  	1
		
	 ARTICLE III—ELIGIBILITY
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	 3.1 General Rules
	  	5
	 3.2 Level A Supplemental Benefit
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	 3.3 Level B Supplemental Benefit
	  	5
	 3.4 401(k) Supplemental Benefit
	  	5
	 3.5 Deferral Benefit
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	 ARTICLE IV—BENEFITS
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	 4.1 Level A Supplemental Benefit
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	 4.2 Level B Supplemental Benefit
	  	6
	 4.3 401(k) Supplemental Benefit
	  	6
	 4.4 Deferral Benefit
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	 4.5 Vesting
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	 ARTICLE V—PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS
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	 5.1 Establishment of Accounts
	  	7
	 5.2 Credits, Charges and Expenses
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	 5.3 Earnings Tied to Investment Vehicles
	  	8
	 5.4 Account Statements
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	 ARTICLE VI—DISTRIBUTIONS
	  	8
	 6.1 Hardship Distributions
	  	8
	 6.2 In-Service Deferral Benefit Distributions
	  	9
	 6.3 Death Distributions
	  	10
	 6.4 Termination and Retirement Distributions
	  	10
	 6.5 Cash Payments Only
	  	10
	 6.6 Specified Employees
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	 6.7 Liability for Payment
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	 ARTICLE VII—ADMINISTRATION
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	 7.1 Plan Administrator
	  	11
	 7.2 Amendment and Termination
	  	11
	 7.3 Indemnification
	  	12
	 7.4 Claims Procedure
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	 ARTICLE VIII—FUNDING
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	 8.1 Funding
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	 8.2 Nonalienation
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	 8.3 Limitation of Rights
	  	13
	 8.4 Governing Law
	  	13
	 8.5 Tax Withholding
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	 8.6 Section 409A
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 MSC.Software Corporation 
 Supplemental Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan 
 ARTICLE I

 INTRODUCTION 
 MSC.Software Corporation hereby establishes the MSC.Software Corporation Supplemental Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of January 1, 1994 and amended and restated effective as of December 11, 2008, for the
purpose of providing certain of its employees with the opportunity to defer the receipt of compensation. MSC.Software Corporation intends to maintain this plan primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of
management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of §§201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The provisions of this plan, including any appendices that may be
attached, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with these purposes and intentions and consistent with Section 8.6. 
 ARTICLE
II 
 DEFINITIONS 
 The terms set forth below have the indicated meanings unless a contrary meaning is plainly intended by the context. 
 401(k)
Plan means the MSC.Software Corporation Retirement Plan, as amended from time to time. 
 401(k) Supplemental Benefit means a
benefit provided under Section 4.3. 
 Account means the total of all Level A Supplemental Benefits, Level B Supplemental
Benefits, 401(k) Supplemental Benefits and Deferral Benefits credited with respect to a Participant under Article IV, in each case as appropriately adjusted for earnings and distributions made in accordance with the Plan. 
 Beneficiary means the individual(s) or entity, last designated by a Participant (or otherwise under this section) to receive any benefit payable
upon the death of the Participant. A Beneficiary designation must be signed by the Participant and delivered to the Plan Administrator on such form as specified by the Plan Administrator. In the absence of a valid or effective Beneficiary
designation, the Beneficiary will be the Participant’s surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, the Participant’s estate. The spouse of a married Participant must consent irrevocably in writing if, while married to the spouse,
the Participant designates a Beneficiary other than the spouse. 
  

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 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 Company means MSC.Software Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, and any successor of MSC.Software Corporation. 
 Compensation Limitation means the annual limitation on compensation, as adjusted, prescribed under Code §401(a)(17). 
 Deferral Benefit means an amount deferred pursuant to a Deferral Election (and earnings credited hereunder with respect to such amount).

 Deferral Compensation means “compensation” as defined under the 401(k) Plan for purposes of determining a
Participant’s deferrals under such plan, computed (i) without regard to the Compensation Limitation and (ii) before deduction for Deferral Benefits. 
 Deferral Election means an election filed by a Participant with the Plan Administrator to defer a portion of the Participant’s Deferral Compensation under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.4. 

Eligible Employee means an Employee who meets the eligibility requirements set forth under Section 3.1. 
 Employee means a common law employee of a Participating Affiliate. 
 ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 
 Excess Benefit
Percentage means that percentage applied to the Participant’s Profit Sharing Compensation in excess of the social security wage base when determining the Participant’s allocation for the Plan Year under the Profit Sharing Plan.

 Level A Supplemental Benefit means a benefit provided under Section 4.1. 
 Level B Supplemental Benefit means a benefit provided under Section 4.2. 
 Participant means an Eligible Employee or any other person with an Account balance. 
 Participating Affiliates means, collectively, the Company and each Subsidiary that has elected to adopt the Plan. 
 Plan means the MSC.Software Corporation Supplemental Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan, as set forth in this document and as it may be
amended from time to time. 
  

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 Plan Administrator means the administrator of the Plan as described in Section 7.1.

 Plan Year means the calendar year. 
 Profit Sharing Compensation means “compensation” as defined under the Profit Sharing Plan for purposes of determining a Participant’s allocation of the Company’s profit sharing contribution
under such plan for the Plan Year, computed (i) without regard to the Compensation Limitation and (ii) before deduction for Deferral Benefits. 
 Profit Sharing Plan means the MSC.Software Corporation Profit Sharing Plan, an employee pension benefit plan qualified (or intended to qualify) under Code §401(a). 
 Separation from Service means, as to a particular Participant, a termination of services provided by the Participant to his or her Employer (as
defined below), whether voluntarily or involuntarily, as determined by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). In determining whether a Participant has experienced a
Separation from Service, the following provisions shall apply: 
 (i) For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as an employee,
except as otherwise provided in clause (iii) below, a Separation from Service shall occur when the Participant has experienced a termination of employment with the Employer. A Participant shall be considered to have experienced a termination of
employment for this purpose when the facts and circumstances indicate that the Participant and his or her Employer reasonably anticipate that either (A) no further services will be performed by the Participant for the Employer after the
applicable date, or (B) that the level of bona fide services the Participant will perform for the Employer after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average
level of bona fide services performed by the Participant (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the Employer if the Participant has been providing
services to the Employer less than 36 months). However, if the Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, the employment relationship between the Participant and the Employer shall be treated as continuing
intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed 6 months, or if longer, so long as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Employer under an applicable statute or by contract. If the period of a military leave, sick
leave, or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds 6 months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of the
Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such 6-month period. In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a leave of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a 

  

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reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for the Employer. 
 (ii) For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as an independent contractor, except as otherwise provided in clause (iii) below, a
Separation from Service shall occur upon the expiration of the contract (or in the case of more than one contract, all contracts) under which services are performed for such Employer, provided that the expiration of such contract(s) is determined by
the Committee to constitute a good-faith and complete termination of the contractual relationship between the Participant and such Employer. 
 (iii) For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as both an employee and an independent contractor, a Separation from Service generally shall not occur until the Participant has ceased providing services for the Employer
as both an employee and as an independent contractor, as determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above. Similarly, if a Participant either (A) ceases providing services for an Employer as an
independent contractor and begins providing services for such Employer as an employee, or (B) ceases providing services for an Employer as an employee and begins providing services for such Employer as an independent contractor, the Participant
will not be considered to have experienced a Separation from Service until the Participant has ceased providing services for such Employer in both capacities, as determined in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) above. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition, if a Participant provides services for an Employer as both an employee and as
a member of its board of directors, to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(5), the services provided by the Participant as a director shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Participant has
experienced a Separation from Service as an employee, and the services provided by such Participant as an employee shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as a director, for
purposes of the Plan. 
 For purposes of this definition of “Separation from Service,” the term
“Employer” means the Company or subsidiary of the Company that the Participant last performed services for or was employed by, as applicable, on the date of his or her Separation from Service, and all other entities that are
required to be aggregated together and treated as the employer under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(3). 
 Specified
Employee means a Participant who, as of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). 
  

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 Subsidiary means any corporation or other entity a majority of whose outstanding voting stock or
voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company. 
 ARTICLE III 
 ELIGIBILITY 
 3.1 General
Rules. An Employee shall be eligible for benefits under the Plan as an Eligible Employee if (i) his Profit Sharing Compensation for a Plan Year prior to 2004 or his Deferral Compensation for a Plan Year after 2003 is expected to exceed the
Compensation Limitation, (ii) he is a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees as described under §§201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, and (iii) he is selected to participate in the Plan by
the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator may, however, notify any Employee in writing he shall not be an Eligible Employee, and such Employee shall be treated as not having met the requirements of this paragraph; provided, however, that for
purposes of an Employee’s eligibility to defer compensation for a particular Plan Year under Section 4.4, such notification must be made prior to January 1 of such Plan Year (or, if later, the date such Employee first becomes an
Eligible Employee). An Eligible Employee shall be eligible only for those benefits for which he qualifies as provided in the following provisions of this Section 3 and only for the period he is an Eligible Employee. 
 3.2 Level A Supplemental Benefit. An Eligible Employee shall be eligible for a Level A Supplemental Benefit under Section 4.1 provided he
(i) is eligible for a profit sharing allocation under the Profit Sharing Plan, (ii) is an Employee on the last day of the Plan Year and (iii) has been designated in writing by the Plan Administrator as being eligible for a Level A
Supplemental Benefit. 
 3.3 Level B Supplemental Benefit. An Eligible Employee shall be eligible for a Level B Supplemental Benefit
under Section 4.2 provided he (i) is eligible for a profit sharing allocation under the Profit Sharing Plan, (ii) is an Employee on the last day of the Plan Year and (iii) has not been designated in writing by the Plan
Administrator as being eligible for a Level A Supplemental Benefit. 
 3.4 401(k) Supplemental Benefit. An Eligible Employee shall be
eligible for a 401(k) Supplemental Benefit under Section 4.3 provided he (i) is eligible for a matching contribution under the 401(k) Plan, (ii) is an Employee on the last day of the Plan Year and (iii) has been designated by the
Plan Administrator as being eligible for a 401(k) Supplemental Benefit. 
 3.5 Deferral Benefit. Any Eligible Employee shall be
eligible to defer compensation for a particular Plan Year under Section 4.4 provided he also is eligible to make a 401(k) deferral election under the 401(k) Plan for that Plan Year. 
  

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 ARTICLE IV 
 BENEFITS 
 4.1 Level A Supplemental Benefit. A Participant eligible for a Level A
Supplemental Benefit for a Plan Year shall have his Plan Account credited with an amount equal to (i) 133-1/3% of his Excess Benefit Percentage multiplied by his Profit Sharing Compensation for that Plan Year, minus (ii) his Excess Benefit
Percentage multiplied by the amount of compensation actually taken into account for purposes of computing his allocation under the Profit Sharing Plan for that Plan Year. No Level A Supplemental Benefits will be credited under this Plan with respect
to any Plan Year after 2003. 
 4.2 Level B Supplemental Benefit. A Participant eligible for a Level B Supplemental Benefit for a Plan
Year shall have his Plan Account credited with an amount equal to his Excess Benefit Percentage multiplied by the difference between (i) his Profit Sharing Compensation for that Plan Year and (ii) the amount of compensation actually taken
into account for purposes of computing his allocation under the Profit Sharing Plan for that Plan Year. No Level B Supplemental Benefits will be credited under this Plan with respect to any Plan Year after 2003. 
 4.3 401(k) Supplemental Benefit. A Participant eligible for a 401(k) Supplemental Benefit for a Plan Year, commencing with the 2004 Plan Year,
shall have his Plan Account credited with an amount equal to (i) the matching contribution percentage established by the Board for this Plan for that Plan Year, multiplied by (ii) the Participant’s Deferral Compensation for that Plan
Year, minus (iii) the amount of the “Employer Matching Contribution” (as such term is defined in the 401(k) Plan) that the Company would have made to the Participant’s account under the 401(k) Plan for that Plan Year had the
Participant made the maximum deferral permitted under applicable tax law to the 401(k) Plan for that Plan Year. 
 4.4 Deferral Benefit.

 (a) General Rule. Any Eligible Employee may elect to defer the receipt of up to 40% of his Deferral Compensation described in
subsection (b), that otherwise would be paid to the Employee as salary, a bonus or commissions, under a Deferral Election. Amounts deferred under this subsection shall be credited to the Participant’s Account within 30 days of the date the
amount would have been paid to the Participant but for the Participant’s Deferral Election. 
 (b) Deferral Election. A
Participant making an election to defer compensation under subsection (a) shall file a Deferral Election with the Plan Administrator. The Company shall withhold amounts deferred by the Participant in accordance with the Deferral Election.
Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this Section 4.4 below, a Deferral Election must be made, on such form and in such manner as prescribed by the Plan Administrator, before the first day of the Plan Year for which the
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Compensation to be deferred is to be earned. A Deferral Election shall be effective for one Plan Year only and shall be irrevocable, except as expressly
provided herein. At the time a Participant files a Deferral Election under this Section 4.4(b) or under Section 4.4(c) or 4.4(d), he shall elect the time of distribution (as provided under Section 6.2) of Deferral Benefits
attributable to that Deferral Election. 
 (c) Newly Eligible Employees. An individual who first becomes an Eligible Employee may
elect to defer his Deferral Compensation for the remainder of the Plan Year in which he first becomes eligible to participate by filing a Deferral Election with the Plan Administrator within thirty (30) days after he first becomes an Eligible
Employee. A Deferral Election filed pursuant to this Section 4.4(c) shall be effective (i) in the case of an election to defer salary or commissions, with respect to salary or commissions for services rendered on or after the first day of
the first payroll period commencing after such Deferral Election is received by the Plan Administrator, and (ii) in the case of an election to defer bonuses, with respect to a prorated portion of any bonus paid for services rendered during the
Plan Year in which the election is made, such prorated portion to be calculated by multiplying (i) the total bonus paid to the Participant for such Plan Year, by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining in
such Plan Year after the date such election is received by the Plan Administrator (or, if later, such Participant’s employment commencement date), and the denominator of which is the number of days remaining in such Plan Year after the first to
occur of the Participant’s first becoming eligible to participate in this Plan or the Participant’s date of hire with the Company. 
 (d) Performance-Based Compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if the Plan Administrator so permits, a Participant may file an election to defer a bonus for a Plan Year that is “performance-based
compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder no later than the date that is six (6) months before the end of that Plan Year, provided that in no event may an election to defer
such performance-based compensation be made after such compensation has become both substantially certain to be paid and readily ascertainable. 
 4.5 Vesting. A Participant’s Account shall be fully vested at all times. 
 ARTICLE V 
 PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS 
 5.1
Establishment of Accounts. The Plan Administrator shall establish and maintain an Account on behalf of each Participant. Such Accounts will exist primarily for accounting purposes and will not restrict the operation of the Plan or require
separate earmarked assets to be allocated to any Account. The establishment of an Account will not give any Participant the right to receive any assets held by the Company or any Participating Affiliate in connection with the Plan or otherwise.

  

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 5.2 Credits, Charges and Expenses. The Plan Administrator will credit to a Participant’s
Account the amount of any benefit to be credited to the Participant under Article IV as of the date required under Article IV. Amounts credited to an Account which relate to a Deferral Benefit for a particular Plan Year (including any earnings or
losses credited with respect to such amount) shall be accounted for separately from any other amount in the Account. Expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Plan may, at the discretion of the Company, be charged to Participant
Accounts on any reasonable basis as determined by the Plan Administrator that does not result in the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code. 
 5.3 Earnings Tied to Investment Vehicles. Earnings and losses shall be credited or charged, as the case may be, on the same basis as that of an
investment vehicle (e.g. mutual fund) selected by the Participant from a group of investment vehicles designated by the Plan Administrator in advance. The Plan Administrator may change periodically the number, identity or composition of the
designated investment vehicles in such manner as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate. The Plan Administrator may credit earnings to an Account by applying a designated investment vehicle’s actual rate of return, whether or not any
specified assets were actually invested in such designated investment vehicle. 
 5.4 Account Statements. The Plan Administrator shall
provide a statement of each Participant’s Account as soon as is practicable after the end of each calendar quarter. Neither the Company, nor any other Participating Affiliate, nor the Plan Administrator to any extent warrants, guarantees or
represents that the value of any Participant’s Account at any time will equal or exceed the amount previously allocated or contributed to the Account. 
 ARTICLE VI 
 DISTRIBUTIONS 
 6.1 Hardship Distributions. 
 (a)
General Rule. A Participant may request a distribution from the vested portion of his Account for an Unforeseeable Emergency without penalty. Such distribution for an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be subject to approval by the Plan
Administrator and may be made only to the extent necessary to satisfy the emergency need (which may include amounts necessary to pay any federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution). A
distribution for an Unforeseeable Emergency may not be made to the extent that such emergency is or may be relieved (1) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, (2) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets,
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representation that any such distribution satisfies the requirements set forth in this Section 6.1. 
 (b) Procedures. To obtain an Unforeseeable Emergency distribution the Participant must submit a written request to the Plan Administrator on such
form and in such manner as the Plan Administrator prescribes. The request must (i) certify as to the Unforeseeable Emergency and (ii) state whether the Participant requests a withdrawal of all or a portion of his Account to meet the
emergency. The Participant’s existing Deferral Election shall automatically terminate upon the Plan Administrator’s approval of the Participant’s distribution pursuant to this Section 6.1. The Participant may make a new Deferral
Election for the succeeding Plan Year, subject to the generally applicable provisions of the Plan. An Unforeseeable Emergency distribution shall be made in a single sum cash payment as soon as is practicable after the Plan Administrator approves the
Participant’s request. 
 (c) Definition of Unforeseeable Emergency. For purposes of the Plan, an “Unforeseeable
Emergency” with respect to a Participant shall mean a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s Beneficiary or the
Participant’s dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)), loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable
circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. The circumstances that will constitute an Unforeseeable Emergency will depend upon the facts of each case and in all events must constitute an “unforeseeable
emergency” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. The purchase of a home and the payment of college tuition would typically not be considered to be Unforeseeable Emergencies. 
 6.2 In-Service Deferral Benefit Distributions. 
 (a) In-Service Distribution Election. Subject to Sections 6.3 and 6.4, the portion of
a Participant’s Account attributable to Deferral Benefits shall be distributed to the Participant in a single sum no later than thirty (30) days after a date (the “in-service distribution date”) elected by the Participant (as
provided in Section 4.4(b)), which in-service distribution date shall be (i) the anniversary date of the effective date of the Deferral Election pursuant to which the Deferral Benefit was deferred, and (ii) not earlier than the fifth
(5th) anniversary of such effective date and not later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of such effective date. If the Participant does not make any distribution election for such Deferral Benefits, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected payment of such Deferral Benefits in
accordance with Section 6.3 or 6.4, as applicable. 
 (b) Election Changes. A Participant may change his or her in-service
distribution date elected under this Section 6.2 to a later date (but not an earlier date); provided that (1) such a change election must be filed with the Plan Administrator at least one year prior to the original in-service distribution
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effective until at least one year after the date on which the election is made, (3) except in the case of distributions on account of death or
Unforeseeable Emergency, such a change election shall defer the payment date to a date that is not less than five years from the date such payment would have otherwise been made, and (4) such a change election must be made on a form and in a
manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator. If a Participant makes more than one such change applicable to a Plan Year’s Deferral Benefits, the Plan Administrator may rely on the most recent election it received at least one year prior to the
Participant’s in-service distribution date. 
 6.3 Death Distributions. The Account of a deceased Participant shall be
distributed to the Participant’s Beneficiary in a single sum as soon as is practicable after the Participant’s death (and, subject to the following provisions of this Section 6.3, in no event later than 90 days after the
Participant’s death). The Plan Administrator may require reasonable evidence of the Participant’s death (e.g., a death certificate) from the Beneficiary before distribution. Should the Participant’s Beneficiary not be the
Participant’s spouse, the Plan Administrator shall make reasonable efforts to notify the Participant’s surviving spouse, if any, of an anticipated distribution under this section. Within 60 days of such notification, the surviving spouse
must either (i) file an action with a competent court for a determination of his or her rights in the Participant’s Account (in which case the Plan Administrator shall withhold distribution of the Account pending the resolution of the
matter by settlement or court order) or (ii) enter into a binding agreement with the Participant’s Beneficiary (in which case the Account shall be distributed pursuant to the agreement). If the surviving spouse fails to satisfy the
preceding sentence, the Account shall be distributed to the Participant’s Beneficiary upon expiration of the 60-day notification period, and the Plan shall have no further liability with respect to the Participant’s Account. The Plan
Administrator shall have no duty to notify any former spouse of the Participant of the Participant’s death, though the procedures otherwise applicable to a surviving spouse will be applied to a surviving former spouse during the 60-day period
beginning on the Participant’s death. 
 6.4 Termination and Retirement Distributions. Subject to Section 6.6, a
Participant’s Account shall be distributed in a single sum during the 90-day period commencing on the Participant’s Separation from Service with the Company (including by reason of retirement or disability, but not by reason of death);
provided, however, that if such Separation from Service occurs during November or December of a particular year, then such distribution shall not be made earlier than January 1 of the following year. 
 6.5 Cash Payments Only. All distributions under the Plan shall be made in cash by check. 
 6.6 Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if a Participant is a Specified Employee as of the date of his or her
Separation from Service, the Participant shall not be entitled to any payment of any benefits hereunder until the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months after his or her Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or
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this Section 6.6 shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Section 409A
of the Code. Any amounts otherwise payable to a Participant upon or in the six (6) month period following the Participant’s Separation from Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 6.6 shall be paid as soon as
practicable after (and in all events within thirty (30) days after) the date that is six (6) months after the Participant’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable after, and in all events within thirty
(30) days after, the date of the Participant’s death). Such amounts shall remain invested in accordance with the Participant’s investment elections (or deemed elections, as the case may be) for the period of such delay. 
 6.7 Liability for Payment. Notwithstanding anything else in the Plan to the contrary: (1) a Participant’s benefits with respect to the
Plan shall be paid by the Participant’s employer to which such benefits relate, and (2) a Participant shall have no right or claim to Plan benefits from any other Participating Affiliate other than the employer referenced in the foregoing
clause. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 ADMINISTRATION 
 7.1 Plan Administrator. The Board shall appoint a committee of one or more individuals to be
the “plan administrator” within the meaning of ERISA §3(16)(A). The Plan Administrator shall have sole authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan and have all powers authority and discretion necessary
or appropriate to carry out the Plan provisions, and to interpret and apply the terms of the Plan to particular cases or circumstances. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Plan Administrator will be binding on all interested
parties, subject to the claims and appeal procedures necessary to satisfy the minimum standard of ERISA §503, and will be given the maximum deference allowed by law. The Plan Administrator may delegate in writing its responsibilities. Plan
Administrator members who are Participants will abstain from voting on any Plan matters that relate primarily to themselves or that would cause them to be in constructive receipt of amounts credited to their respective Deferral Account. The Board
may identify in writing one or more individuals to serve as a temporary replacement of any abstaining Plan Administrator member. 
 7.2
Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend, modify or suspend the Plan in whole or in part, except that no amendment, modification or suspension shall have any retroactive effect to reduce any amounts allocated to a Participant’s
Accounts or accelerate or defer the timing of any distributions under this Plan as provided in Section 6. The Board may terminate and liquidate the Plan and distribute all vested benefits hereunder in accordance with the requirements of
Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(A), (B) or (C) promulgated under Section 409A of the Code (or any similar successor provision), which regulation generally provides that a deferred compensation arrangement such as the Plan may
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dissolution or change in control of the Company or may be terminated if the Company also terminates all other similar deferred compensation arrangements and
distributes all benefits under the Plan not less than twelve (12) months and not more than twenty-four (24) months following such termination. A Participating Affiliate may elect to terminate its status as such at any time and, in such
event, such termination shall not affect the Participating Affiliate’s obligations under the Plan with respect to amounts previously credited and/or deferred under the Plan (including earnings thereon) for which the Participating Affiliate is
liable. 
 7.3 Indemnification. The Company will and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless any of its employees, officers, directors
or members of the Plan Administrator who have fiduciary or administrative responsibilities with respect to the Plan from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
amounts paid, with the approval of the Board, in settlement of any claim) arising out of or resulting from the implementation of a duty, act or decision with respect to the Plan, so long as such duty, act or decision does not involve gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any such individual. 
 7.4 Claims Procedure. A person who believes that he or she is
being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled under the Plan (hereinafter referred to as “Claimant”) may file a written request for such benefit with the Plan Administrator, setting forth his or her claim. The request must be
addressed to the Plan Administrator at the Company’s then principal executive offices. 
 Upon receipt of a claim, the Plan Administrator shall advise
the Claimant that a reply will be forthcoming within ninety (90) days and shall, in fact, deliver such reply within such period. The Plan Administrator may, however, extend the reply period for an additional ninety (90) days for special
circumstances. If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator shall inform the Claimant in writing, using language calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth: (i) the specified reason or reasons for such
denial, (ii) the specific reference to pertinent provisions of this Plan on which such denial is based, (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation
why such material or such information is necessary, (iv) appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review, and (v) the time limits for requesting a review set forth below.

 Within sixty (60) days after the receipt by the Claimant of the written reply described above, the Claimant may request in writing that the Plan
Administrator review its determination. Such request must be addressed to the Plan Administrator at the Company’s then principal executive offices. The Claimant or his or her duly authorized representative may, but need not, review the
pertinent documents and submit issues and comments in writing for consideration by the Plan Administrator. If the Claimant does not request a review within such sixty (60) day period, he or she shall be barred and estopped from challenging the
Plan Administrator’s determination. 
  

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 Within sixty (60) days after the Plan Administrator’s receipt of a request for review, after considering all
materials presented by the Claimant, the Plan Administrator will inform the Claimant in writing, in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, of its decision setting forth the specific reasons for the decision and containing specific
references to the pertinent provisions of this Plan on which the decision is based. If special circumstances require that the sixty (60) day time period be extended, the Plan Administrator will so notify the Claimant and will render the
decision as soon as possible, but no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review. 
 ARTICLE VIII

 MISCELLANEOUS 
 8.1 Unsecured General Creditor. Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors, and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, claims, or interest in any specific property or assets of any Participating Affiliate. No
assets of any Participating Affiliate shall be held under any trust or held in any way as collateral security for the fulfilling of the obligations of any Participating Affiliate. Any and all of each Participating Affiliate’s assets shall be,
and remain, the general unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Participating Affiliate. Each Participating Affiliate’s obligations under this Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Participating Affiliate to pay
money in the future to those persons to whom the Participating Affiliate has a benefit obligation under the Plan (as determined in accordance with the terms hereof including, without limitation, Section 6.7), and the respective rights of the
Participants and Beneficiaries shall be no greater than those of unsecured general creditors. 
 8.2 Nonalienation. 
 (a) General Rules. No benefit or interest of any Participant (including his spouse and Beneficiary) under the Plan will be subject to assignment,
alienation, anticipation, sale, transfer, pledge, or encumbrance, whether voluntary or involuntary. Before distribution of a Participant’s Account, no Account balance will be subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of
the Participant. (See subsection (b) below for distributions pursuant to a domestic relations order, and Section 6.3 for distributions upon the Participant’s death.) 
 (b) Domestic Relations Orders. The Plan Administrator shall honor a court order affecting a Participant’s Account, provided the order is a
domestic relations order (as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code. 
 8.3 Limitation of Rights. Nothing in this Plan will
be construed to give a Participant the right to continue in the employ of the Company at any particular position or to interfere with the right of the Company to discharge, lay off or discipline a Participant at any time and for any reason, or to
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Participant to remain in its employ or to interfere with the Participant’s right to terminate his or her employment. 
 8.4 Governing Law. The Provisions of the Plan will be construed, enforced and administered in accordance with the laws of California, except to
the extent preempted by ERISA. 
 8.5 Tax Withholding. The Company (or the Subsidiary by which the Participant is or was employed) may
satisfy any state or federal employment tax withholding obligation with respect to any compensation deferred under the Plan by deducting such amounts from any compensation payable by the Company (or Subsidiary) to the Participant. There shall be
deducted from each payment or distribution made under the Plan, or any other compensation payable to the Participant (or Beneficiary), all taxes which are required to be withheld by the Company (or a Subsidiary) in respect to such payment or
distribution or the Plan. If the Company (or Subsidiary), for any reason, elects not to (or cannot) satisfy the withholding obligation from the amounts otherwise payable under the Plan, the Participant shall pay or provide for payment in cash of the
amount of any taxes which the Company (or a Subsidiary) may be required to withhold with respect to the benefits hereunder or, if applicable, the Company may, in its sole discretion, provide for the withholding obligation to be satisfied in
accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi). 
 8.6 Section 409A. To the extent that the Plan is subject
to Section 409A of the Code, the Plan shall be construed and interpreted to the maximum extent reasonably possible to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. If any portion of a
Participant’s Account balance under the Plan is required to be included in income by the Participant prior to receipt due to a failure of the Plan to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Treasury
Regulations, the Plan Administrator may determine that such Participant shall receive a distribution from the Plan in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the portion of his or her Account balance required to be included in income as a result
of the failure of the Plan to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Treasury Regulations, or (ii) the Participant’s unpaid vested Account balance. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company by its duly authorized officer has executed this plan, the MSC.Software
Corporation Supplemental Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated herein, on this 11th day of December, 2008. 
  

			
	MSC.Software Corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ John A. Mongelluzzo
		 	     John A. Mongelluzzo
	Title:	 	 Executive Vice President,
 Business
Administration,
 Legal Affairs and Secretary

  

 15Amendment Number 1 to Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.19 
 AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made
and entered into this 23rd day of December 2008 , by and between MSC.Software Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Corporation” or “MSC”) and William J. Weyand, an individual (“Weyand”). By amendment, this Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Employment
Agreement between MSC and Weyand dated November 27, 2006 (the “Prior Employment Agreement”), and the Prior Employment Agreement remains in force on its original terms except where modified through this Amendment Number
1. 
 RECITALS 
 THE PARTIES
ENTER THIS AGREEMENT on the basis of the following facts, understandings and intentions: 
  

	 	A.	Weyand’s currently serves as MSC’s CEO and Chairman of the Board; 

  

	 	B.	MSC desires to continue to employ Weyand to carry out the duties and responsibilities described below, all on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this new
Employment Agreement. 

  

	 	C.	Weyand desires to accept such employment with MSC on such terms and conditions. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals incorporated herein and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby expressly acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Retention and Duties. 
 1.1 Retention. MSC hereby hires, engages and employs Weyand for the Term (as defined in Section 2) on the terms and conditions
expressly set forth in this Agreement. Weyand hereby accepts and agrees to such hiring, engagement and employment, on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement. 
 1.2 Duties. During the Term, Weyand shall serve as MSC’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) unless and until it
is otherwise determined by MSC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) that he shall serve in another senior executive capacity. In addition, throughout the Term, MSC shall nominate and use its reasonable best efforts to
elect and maintain Weyand as the Chairman of the Board (“Chairman”). During Weyand’s service as CEO, Weyand shall be principally responsible for the general supervision, direction and control of MSC’s business and
officers, in each case subject to the Board’s directives. While serving as CEO, Weyand shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the offices of general manager and CEO of a corporation of the size and nature of
MSC and such other powers and duties as the 

 
Board may assign from time to time, provided that such other duties are not inconsistent with his position as CEO. In no event, however, shall his
duties as Chairman be deemed inconsistent with his position as CEO for such purposes. For such period of time that Weyand does not serve as CEO, Weyand’s duties shall be (as may be determined from time to time by the Board) consistent with
Weyand’s position as a senior executive officer. Weyand shall also be subject to the corporate policies of MSC as they are in effect from time to time throughout the Term (including, without limitation, MSC’s insider trading and ethics
policies, as they may change from time to time). During the Term, Weyand shall report solely to the Board. 
 1.3 No Other Employment;
Minimum Time Commitment. During the Term, Weyand shall both (x) devote substantially all his business time, energy and skill to the performance of Weyand’s duties for MSC, and (y) hold no other employment. Nothing herein shall
preclude Weyand from (i) continuing to serve on the boards of directors of companies or entities listed on Schedule 1 annexed hereto, (ii) serving on such other boards of directors of other business entities as the Board approves in
writing, (iii) engaging in a reasonable level of charitable activities and community affairs, including serving on boards of directors or the equivalent and (iv) managing his personal investments and affairs, provided that the activities
set forth in this Section 1.3 do not materially interfere with the effective discharge of his duties and responsibilities to MSC. MSC hereby agrees that Weyand’s service on the boards of directors of the entities listed on Schedule 1 and
the other entities approved by the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board shall not be deemed to be a violation of the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions of Section 7, 10 and 11 given the current scope and business
activities of those entities. However, MSC shall have the right to require Weyand to resign from any board or similar body which he may then serve if the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board reasonably determines in writing that
Weyand’s service on such board or body materially interferes with the effective discharge of Weyand’s duties and responsibilities to MSC or that any business related to such service is then in material competition with any business of any
entity within the Company Group (as such term is defined in Section 7). 
 1.4 No Breach of Contract. Weyand hereby
represents to MSC that to the best of Weyand’s knowledge: (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Weyand and MSC and the performance by Weyand of his duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene,
the terms of any other agreement or policy to which Weyand is a party or otherwise bound; (ii) that Weyand has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other person or entity
which would prevent, or be violated by, Weyand entering into this Agreement or carrying out his duties hereunder; (iii) that Weyand is not bound by any confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement (other than this Agreement and the
Inventions Agreement referred to in Section 9) with any other person or entity. 
 1.5 Location. Weyand acknowledges that
MSC’s principal executive offices are currently located in Santa Ana, California. Weyand’s principal place of employment shall be MSC’s principal executive offices. Weyand agrees that he will be regularly present at MSC’s
principal executive offices. Weyand acknowledges that he may be required to travel from time to time in the course of performing his duties for MSC. 

 2. Term. The “Term” shall commence on February 10, 2007 (the
“Effective Date”) and continue until Weyand’s employment (x) is terminated by MSC, or (y) is terminated by Weyand, in each case, for any reason or no reason. For purposes of this Agreement, the last day of
Weyand’s employment shall be referred to as the “Termination Date.” 
 3. Compensation. 
 3.1 Base Salary. As of the Effective Date, Weyand’s base salary for the Term (the “Base Salary”) shall be at a
rate of Five Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($575,000) per annum and shall be paid in accordance with MSC’s regular payroll practices in effect from time to time, but not less frequently than in monthly installments. MSC shall review
Weyand’s Base Salary for increase on an annual basis and shall not reduce such Base Salary, except as part of an across the board salary reduction (determined on a percentage basis) applicable to all of MSC’s senior executives, or to the
extent that Weyand agrees to a salary reduction. 
 3.2 Incentive Bonus. During the Term, Weyand shall be eligible to
participate in MSC’s annual incentive plan and to receive annually an incentive bonus (“Incentive Bonus”) in an amount to be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (“Committee”) in
its sole discretion. Except as provided in Section 5.3, Weyand must be employed with MSC through the end of a particular fiscal year to be eligible to receive an Incentive Bonus for that fiscal year, with such bonus to be paid not later than
two and one-half months after the end of that fiscal year. At or near the beginning of each applicable fiscal year, the Committee, after consultation with Weyand, shall in its sole discretion establish performance objectives (“Performance
Objectives”) for that year, the satisfaction of which (or lack thereof) will be utilized by the Committee in determining Weyand’s Incentive Bonus for that year. As of the Effective Date, Weyand’s target Incentive Bonus amount
for any particular fiscal year, assuming the achievement of the applicable Performance Objectives for that year, shall equal one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of Weyand’s Base Salary for that year (“Target
Bonus”). In no event shall Weyand be entitled to an Incentive Bonus greater than two hundred percent (200%) of Weyand’s Target Bonus in any year. 
 3.3 Equity Awards. 
 (a) One Time Sign-On Award. 
 (1) Option Grant. On the Effective Date, (the “Grant Date”) MSC will grant Weyand a nonqualified stock
option (the “Option”) to purchase One Hundred and Fifty Thousand (150,000) shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of MSC (“Common Stock”) at a price per share equal to the closing price of a
share of Common Stock as reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market for the Grant Date. The Option will have a term of ten (10) years, (subject to earlier termination) and shall vest in its entirety on the
4th anniversary of the Grant Date. The Option shall be granted under MSC’s 2006 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and a stock option
agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided, however, that the Committee (or Board) may, in its sole discretion, determine to grant all or a portion of the Option outside of the scope of the Plan, in
which case the Option (to 

 
the extent not granted under the Plan) shall contain substantively the same terms and conditions as had the Option been granted under the Plan evidenced by
such form of option agreement. 
 (2) Cash Award. MSC will pay Weyand the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) as a cash signing bonus within 10 business days of the Signing Date (as defined in the Prior Employment Agreement). 
 (b)
Restricted Stock Unit Grant. On the Effective Date, MSC shall grant Weyand 50,000 restricted stock units (the “RSU Award”), representing the right to receive 50,000 shares of Common Stock at a future date. The
RSU Award shall vest in four equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date, and shall have other terms and conditions consistent with the form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
B. 
 (c) Performance Stock Unit Grant. On the Effective Date, MSC shall grant to Weyand a performance stock unit award
(“PSU Award”) of 150,000 Units. The PSU Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the form of PSU Award Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, and shall vest in accordance with
the following: 
  

			
	 Cumulative 2-Year Operating
 Profit (01/07 through 12/08)
	  	Number PSUs to Vest
	 $ or more
	  	150,000
	 $ up to $
	  	  75,000
	 Less than $
	  	        0%

 Vesting shall be determined after the issuance of audited financial statements for the cumulative
24 month period ending with the 2008 fiscal operating periods. Vesting, if any, shall occur no later than ten (10) business days after the date of issuance of such statements, provided that performance criteria has been satisfied. Any PSUs
which do not vest because performance criteria was not satisfied shall be forfeited. 
 (d) Annual Equity Award Grants.
Beginning on October 1, 2007, Weyand shall be eligible to participate in additional MSC equity award and incentive plans, including but not limited to the Plan, and to receive annually such awards in such amounts as may be determined by the
Compensation Committee of the Board (“Committee”) in its sole discretion. 
 3.4 Section 280G
Gross-Up. Weyand shall be covered by the tax gross-up provisions set forth in Exhibit D hereto, incorporated herein by this reference. 
 4.
Benefits. 
 4.1 Retirement, Welfare and Fringe Benefits. During the Term, Weyand shall be entitled to participate in
all employee health and welfare benefit plans and programs, including but not limited to health insurance (“Welfare Benefits”), pension plans, and fringe benefit plans and programs, made available by MSC to its senior
executives generally, in accordance with the 

 
eligibility and participation provisions of such plans and as such plans or programs may be in effect from time to time. 
 4.2 Reimbursement of Business Expenses. Weyand is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in carrying out Weyand’s duties for MSC
under this Agreement and reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses Weyand incurs during the Term in connection with carrying out Weyand’s duties for MSC, subject to MSC’s expense reimbursement policies in effect from time to time.

 4.3 Vacation and Other Leave. During the Term, Weyand shall accrue and be entitled to take four (4) weeks of paid
vacation per year in accordance with MSC’s vacation policies in effect from time to time, including MSC’s policies regarding vacation accruals (including, without limitation, limits on the amount of vacation that may be accrued and untaken
before future accruals cease). Weyand shall also be entitled to all other holiday and leave pay generally available to other executives of MSC. 
 4.4 Automobile Allowance. MSC shall provide Weyand with One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Five Dollars ($1,685) per month during the Term to be used for the purchase, lease, insurance and maintenance of an automobile for
Weyand’s use. 
 4.5 Legal Fees. MSC shall reimburse Weyand for up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) of Weyand’s
reasonable legal fees and other expenses relating to the negotiation and preparation of the Prior Employment Agreement and related agreements. 
 5.
Termination. 
 5.1 Termination by MSC. MSC may terminate Weyand’s employment and this Agreement at any time:
(i) with Cause (as defined in Section 5.5), (ii) without Cause, (iii) in the event of Weyand’s death, or (iv) in the event that the Board determines in good faith that Weyand has a Disability (as defined in
Section 5.5). 
 5.2 Termination by Weyand. Weyand may terminate his employment and this Agreement at any time on no less
than sixty (60) days prior written notice to MSC; provided, however, that (i) if the termination is for Good Reason, Weyand may provide immediate written notice if MSC fails to, or cannot, reasonably cure the event that constitutes
Good Reason, and (ii) in the case of Weyand’s good faith determination that he has a Disability, Weyand shall provide thirty (30) days prior written notice (except that such determination shall not be conclusive as to whether Weyand
actually has a Disability and, if it is determined that Weyand does not actually have a Disability, he shall be deemed to have terminated employment without a Disability and without Good Reason). 
 5.3 Benefits Upon Termination. 
 (a) By MSC for Cause, or Quit by Weyand. If Weyand’s employment is terminated during the Term by MSC for Cause or by Weyand without Good Reason (other than death or Disability), Weyand shall receive his Accrued Obligations (as
defined in Section 5.5). 

 (b) By MSC without Cause, or By Weyand for Good Reason. If, during the Term, Weyand’s
employment is terminated by MSC without Cause or by Weyand for Good Reason (other than in connection with a Change in Control Event) (each term as defined in Section 5.5 below) (and, in each case, other than due to either (i) Weyand’s
death, or (ii) his Disability), MSC shall, subject to the following provisions of this Section 5.3, pay Weyand, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, the following severance benefits (“Severance Benefits”),
subject to tax withholding and other authorized deductions: 
  

	 	(i)	1 times Weyand’s Base Salary at the annual rate then in effect, payable in equal monthly installments over a 12-month period, subject to Section 29(b) below and
Weyand’s ongoing compliance with Section 7, with the first such installment to be paid in the month following the month in which Weyand’s Separation from Service occurs; 

  

	 	(ii)	continuation of Weyand’s health and welfare benefits under MSC’s plans, policies and programs (“Welfare Benefits”) for the lesser of a period of 12
months following the Termination Date or until substantially similar coverage is received from a subsequent employer; 

  

	 	(iii)	with respect to Weyand’s outstanding equity grants received from MSC prior to the Effective Date, (A) all unvested stock options shall immediately vest and (B) all
restrictions with respect to restricted stock shall be removed and such stock shall be freely tradable; and 

  

	 	(iv)	with respect to Weyand’s outstanding equity grants received on or after the Effective Date, all such awards not then vested, including without limitation any stock option, RSU
Award or PSU Award, shall be forfeited in their entirety. 

 (c) Death, Disability. If, during the Term, Weyand’s
employment is terminated as a result of Weyand’s death or his Disability, then MSC shall pay Weyand the Accrued Obligations and, in the case of Disability, provide for continuation of Weyand’s Welfare Benefits for the lesser of a period of
12 months following the Termination Date or until substantially similar coverage is received from a subsequent employer. 
 (d) By MSC
Without Cause or by Weyand for Good Reason in CIC Context. If, during the Term, Weyand’s employment is terminated by MSC without Cause or by Weyand for Good Reason within 24 months of the occurrence of a Change in Control Event, MSC shall
pay Weyand (in addition to the Accrued Obligations) the following Severance Benefits, subject to tax withholding and other authorized deductions: 
  

	 	(i)	 2.5 times the sum of (A) Weyand’s Base Salary at the annual rate then in effect, plus (B) the Target Bonus, such 

	 	 
payment to be made in a lump sum, subject to Section 29(b), in the month following the month in which Weyand’s Separation from Service occurs;

  

	 	(ii)	(A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the fiscal year that elapsed prior to the date of Weyand’s termination and the denominator of which is 365,
multiplied by (B) Weyand’s Target Bonus level in effect immediately preceding such termination, such payment to be made in a lump sum, subject to Section 29(b), in the month following the month in which Weyand’s Separation from
Service occurs; 

  

	 	(iii)	continuation of Weyand’s Welfare Benefits for the lesser of a period of 30 months following the Termination Date or until substantially similar coverage is received from a
subsequent employer; and 

  

	 	(iv)	with respect to Weyand’s outstanding equity grants received from MSC (irrespective of whether such award was received before or after the Effective Date), (A) all unvested
stock options shall immediately vest and (B) all restrictions with respect to restricted stock shall be removed and such stock shall be freely tradable, and (C) any RSU Award and the PSU Award shall be deemed to be 100% vested.

 (e) Additional Conditions Precedent. Any obligation of MSC pursuant to Section 5.3(b), (c) or (d) to
pay a Severance Benefit in the circumstances described therein is further subject to the following two conditions precedent: (i) such Severance Benefit shall be paid only if, during the Term and prior to the date of such payment, Weyand has
remained in material compliance with the provisions of Sections 7 through 12 (or, having not been in material compliance, subsequently cures such noncompliance as provided below), and (ii) Weyand’s execution and delivery of the release
described in Section 5.4 (and such release has become irrevocable as provided therein); provided that, if Weyand provides the release described in Section 5.4, in no event shall Weyand be entitled to benefits pursuant to
Section 5.3(b), (c) or (d), as applicable, of less than $5,000 (or the amount of such benefits, if less than $5,000), which amount the parties agree is good and adequate consideration, in and of itself, for Weyand’s release
contemplated by Section 5.4. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if Weyand is not in material compliance with one or more provisions of Sections 7 though 12, and a cure is reasonably possible in the circumstances, Weyand will not be deemed
to have breached such provision(s) unless MSC gives Weyand written notice and a reasonable opportunity (in no case shall more than a 10-day cure period be required) to cure such breach and such breach is not reasonably cured within such time period.

 The foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not affect: (i) Weyand’s receipt of benefits otherwise due terminated
employees under group insurance coverage consistent with 

 
the terms of the applicable Corporation welfare benefit plan; (ii) Weyand’s rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act to
continue participation in medical, dental, hospitalization and life insurance coverage; (iii) Weyand’s receipt of benefits otherwise due in accordance with the terms of MSC’s 401(k) plan (if any); or (iv) any rights that Weyand
may have under and with respect to a stock option, restricted stock or other equity-based award, to the extent that such award was granted before the Termination Date and to the extent expressly provided in the written agreement evidencing such
award. 
 5.4 Release; Exclusive Remedy. 
 (a) This Section 5.4 shall apply notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement or any stock option, restricted stock, performance award, or other equity-based award agreement to the contrary. As a
condition precedent to any Corporation obligation to Weyand to pay a Severance Benefit pursuant to Section 5.3(b), (c) or (d) or any obligation to accelerate vesting of any equity-based award in connection with the termination of
Weyand’s employment, Weyand shall, upon or within twenty-one (21) days following his last day of employment with MSC, provide MSC with a valid, executed, written release substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the
“Release”), and such Release shall have not been revoked by Weyand pursuant to any revocation rights afforded by applicable law. MSC shall have no obligation to make any payment to Weyand pursuant to Section 5.3(b),
(c) or (d) (or otherwise accelerate the vesting of any equity-based award in the circumstances as otherwise contemplated by the applicable award agreement) unless and until the Release contemplated by this Section 5.4 becomes
irrevocable by Weyand in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. 
 (b) Weyand agrees that the payments contemplated by
Section 5.3 (and any applicable acceleration of vesting of an equity-based award in accordance with the terms of such award in connection with the termination of Weyand’s employment) shall, if such payments are actually made and such
accelerated vesting is actually effected, constitute the exclusive and sole remedy for any termination of his employment and Weyand covenants not to assert or pursue any other remedies, at law or in equity, with respect to any termination of
employment, except as allowed under the release contemplated by Section 5.4(a). MSC and Weyand acknowledge and agree that there is no duty of Weyand to mitigate damages under this Agreement and any compensation and benefits which Weyand is
entitled to hereunder shall not be offset by any compensation or other amounts received by Weyand from third parties or by the claims that MSC may have against Weyand. All amounts paid to Weyand pursuant to Section 5.3 shall be paid without
regard to whether Weyand has taken or takes actions to mitigate damages. 
 5.5 Certain Defined Terms. 
 (a) As used herein, “Accrued Obligations” means: 
  

	 	(i)	any Base Salary that had accrued but had not been paid (including accrued and unpaid vacation time) on or before the Termination Date; and 

  

	 	(ii)	 any Incentive Bonus payable pursuant to Section 3.2 with respect to a fiscal year (if Weyand was employed by MSC 

	 	 
on the last day of that fiscal year) to the extent that such Incentive Bonus had previously been earned but not paid to Weyand; and

  

	 	(iii)	any reimbursement due to Weyand pursuant to Section 4.2 for expenses incurred by Weyand on or before the Termination Date. 

 (b) As used herein, “Cause” shall mean the reasonable and good faith written determination by two-thirds of the Board (excluding
Weyand, if he is then a member of the Board, from both the numerator and the denominator of such fraction for purposes of such determination) that, during the Term, any of the following events or contingencies exists or has occurred: 
  

	 	(i)	Weyand is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendre to, a felony within the meaning of such term by United States federal or state law (other than traffic related
offenses or as a result of vicarious liability); 

  

	 	(ii)	Weyand willfully commits an act of material fraud, embezzlement or theft against MSC or one of its affiliates or willfully commits a material violation of state or federal
securities laws involving MSC or one of its affiliates; 

  

	 	(iii)	Weyand willfully and repeatedly fails to perform his material fiduciary and other duties to MSC after having received written notice from MSC of such claimed failure;

  

	 	(iv)	Weyand willfully engages in gross misconduct in carrying out his duties hereunder resulting in material economic harm to MSC; 

  

	 	(v)	the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Weyand and MSC and the performance by Weyand of Weyand’s duties hereunder constitutes a breach by Weyand of, or otherwise
contravenes, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which Weyand is a party or otherwise bound which materially interferes with Weyand’s ability to effectively perform his duties and responsibilities to MSC hereunder;

  

	 	(vi)	Weyand has information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating to any other person or entity which Weyand is not legally and
contractually free to disclose to MSC which materially interferes with Weyand’s ability to effectively perform his duties and responsibilities to MSC hereunder; 

	 	(vii)	Weyand is bound by any confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement (other than this Agreement and the Inventions Agreement referred to in Section 9) with any other
person or entity which materially interferes with Weyand’s ability to effectively perform his duties and responsibilities to MSC hereunder; or 

  

	 	(viii)	any intentional wrongful act or omission by Weyand has occurred that results in the restatement of the Company’s financial statements due to a violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. 

 For purposes of a termination for Cause, no act or failure to act, on Weyand’s part shall be considered
“willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Weyand not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Weyand’s action or omission was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of MSC. 
 Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, Weyand shall not be terminated for Cause under paragraph 5.5(b)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or
(vii) unless he is given written notice setting forth the basis for termination and he is given fifteen (15) days to cure such neglect or conduct and, if he fails to cure such neglect or conduct, Weyand is given the opportunity to be heard
before the Board and the Board shall have made the written determination set forth at the beginning of this Section 5.5(b). 
 (c) As
used herein, “Disability” shall mean a physical or mental impairment which renders Weyand unable to perform the essential functions of his employment with MSC, even with reasonable accommodation that does not impose an undue
hardship on MSC, for more than 180 days in any 12-month period, unless a longer period is required by federal or state law, in which case that longer period would apply. The determination of whether or not a Disability exists for purposes of this
Agreement shall be based upon the findings of a medical doctor reasonably acceptable to both parties. If the two parties cannot agree on a medical doctor, each party shall select a medical doctor and the two medical doctors shall select a third who
shall be the approved doctor for this purpose. Neither MSC nor Weyand shall terminate his employment for Disability unless the party terminating Weyand’s employment has given written notice to the other party as provided herein. 
 (d) As used herein, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following without Weyand’s written
consent: 
  

	 	(i)	a material breach of this Agreement by MSC (including, without limitation, any breach by MSC of Section 3.1); 

  

	 	(ii)	 a material diminution in Weyand’s duties (when such duties are viewed in the aggregate) from the level contemplated by Section 1.2 (including, without
limitation, any change in title or position other than as contemplated by Section 1.2); provided that it shall not constitute Good 

	 	 
Reason hereunder solely because Weyand is no longer serving as Chairman, provided that he reports directly to the Board; 

  

	 	(iii)	the assignment by MSC of duties to Weyand that are materially inconsistent with his position as CEO or as an executive Chairman, as applicable; 

  

	 	(iv)	the failure of MSC to maintain Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance on terms not materially less favorable to Weyand than the terms of the policy presently in
effect; provided that in no event shall Good Reason exist if MSC has in place Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance coverage at a cost on an annualized basis that is not less than two hundred percent (200%) of the annualized
cost of the policy in effect on the Effective Date; or 

  

	 	(v)	Within 24 months of the occurrence of a Change in Control Event, any reduction in Weyand’s Base Salary, Target Bonus opportunity, or aggregate benefits levels;

 provided, however, that none of the foregoing events shall constitute Good Reason unless Weyand shall have notified
MSC in writing describing the events which constitute Good Reason and MSC shall have failed to reasonably cure such event within a reasonable period, not to exceed fifteen (15) days, after MSC’s actual receipt of such written notice.

 (e) As used herein, “Change in Control Event” and “CIC” means any of the following:

  

	 	(i)	Approval by MSC’s stockholders of the dissolution or liquidation of MSC; 

  

	 	(ii)	 Approval by MSC’s stockholders of an agreement to merge or consolidate, or otherwise reorganize, with or into one or more entities that are not Subsidiaries or
other affiliates, as a result of which less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting entity immediately after the reorganization are, or will be, owned, directly or indirectly, by MSC’s stockholders
immediately before such reorganization (assuming for purposes of such determination that there is no change in the record ownership of MSC’s securities from the record date for such approval until such reorganization and that such record owners
hold no securities of the other parties to such reorganization, but including in such determination any 

	 	 
securities of the other parties to such reorganization held by MSC’s affiliates); 

  

	 	(iii)	Approval by MSC’s stockholders of the sale ,lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of MSC’s
business and/or assets to a person or entity that is not a Subsidiary; 

  

	 	(iv)	Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but excluding any person described in and satisfying the conditions of Rule
13d-1(b)(1) thereunder) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing more than 35% of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then
outstanding securities entitled to then vote generally in the election of directors of the Corporation; or 

  

	 	(v)	During any period not longer than twelve consecutive months, a majority of the members of the Board is replaced by Board members whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a
majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. 

 For purposes of this subsection,
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity a majority of whose outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by MSC. 
 (f) As used herein, a “Separation from Service” occurs when Weyand dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment
with MSC that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1), without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder. 
 6. Means and Effect of Termination. Any termination of Weyand’s employment under this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of termination
from the terminating party to the other party. The notice of termination shall indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement relied upon in effecting the termination. 
 7. Non-Competition. Weyand acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of MSC’s businesses, the amount of sensitive and confidential information involved in the discharge of
Weyand’s position with MSC, and the harm to MSC that would result if such knowledge or expertise was disclosed or made available to a competitor. Based on that understanding, Weyand hereby expressly agrees as follows: 
 7.1 As a result of the particular nature of Weyand’s relationship with MSC, in the capacities identified earlier in this Agreement, during
the Term and for the longer of (a) 12 

 
months thereafter or (b) any period that Weyand is receiving payments pursuant to Section 5.3 (including any period such payments are delayed
pursuant to Section 29(b) hereof (for purposes of complying with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), Weyand hereby agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly,
(i) engage in any business for Weyand’s own account or derive any material economic benefit from any business that competes with the business of MSC or any of its affiliates (MSC and its affiliates are referred to, collectively, as the
“Company Group”), (ii) enter the employ of, or render any services to, any person engaged in any business that competes with the business of any entity within the Company Group, (iii) acquire a financial interest in
any person engaged in any business that competes with the business of any entity within the Company Group, directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner, member, shareholder, officer, director, principal, agent, trustee or consultant, or
(iv) other than in the performance of his duties hereunder, interfere with business relationships (whether formed before or after the Effective Date) between MSC, any of its respective affiliates or subsidiaries, and any customers, suppliers,
officers, employees, partners, members or investors of any entity within the Company Group for the purpose of competing, or allowing a third party to compete, with the business of any entity of the Company Group. For purposes of this Agreement,
businesses in competition with the Company Group shall include, without limitation, businesses in which any entity within the Company Group actively participates and any businesses which any entity within the Company Group has specific plans to
actively participate in the future if Weyand is aware of such plans, whether or not such entity has commenced such operations. 
 7.2
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Weyand may, directly or indirectly, own, solely as an investment, (x) securities of any person which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on an
over-the-counter market if Weyand (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person, and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own two percent (2%) or more of any class of securities
of such person or (y) which is a mutual fund or similar investment vehicle. 
 8. Confidentiality. As a material part of the consideration
for MSC’s commitment to the terms of this Agreement, Weyand hereby agrees that Weyand will not at any time (whether during or after Weyand’s employment with MSC), other in the course of Weyand’s duties hereunder, knowingly disclose,
disclose in a fashion that Weyand reasonably should know the consequences of such disclosure, or use for Weyand’s own benefit or purposes or the benefit or purposes of any other person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation
or other business organization, entity or enterprise, any trade secrets, or other confidential data or information relating to customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales activities, promotion, credit and financial
data, financing methods, or plans of any entity within the Company Group; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to information which is generally known to the industry or the public, other than as a result of Weyand’s
breach of this covenant. Weyand further agrees that Weyand will not retain or use for his account, at any time, any trade names, trademark or other proprietary business designation used or owned in connection with the business of any entity within
the Company Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 8 shall not apply when (i) disclosure is required by law or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative or legislative body (including any committee
thereof) with apparent jurisdiction to order Weyand to disclose or make available such information, provided, however that Weyand shall promptly notify MSC in writing upon 

 
receiving a request for such information, or (ii) with respect to any other litigation, arbitration or mediation involving this Agreement, including but
not limited to enforcement of this Agreement. 
 9. Inventions and Developments. The Inventions Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit F
executed by Weyand on or about February 10, 2005 remains in effect. 
 10. Anti-solicitation. Weyand promises and agrees that during the
Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Weyand will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or as an employee, officer, stockholder, director or other owner or participant in any business, influence or attempt
to influence customers, vendors, suppliers, joint venturers, associates, consultants, agents, or partners of any entity within the Company Group, either directly or indirectly, to divert their business away from the Company Group, to any individual,
partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of any entity within the Company Group, and he will not otherwise materially interfere with any business relationship of any entity within the Company Group;
provided, however, that following the Term, the participation in, or ownership of, a competitive business shall not, in and of itself, be deemed to be material interference under this Section 10. 
 11. Soliciting Employees. Weyand promises and agrees that during the Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Weyand will not, directly or
indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or as an employee, officer, stockholder, director or other owner of or participant in any business, solicit (or assist in soliciting) any person who is then, or at any time within six (6) months
prior thereto was, an employee of an entity within the Company Group who earned annually $25,000 or more as an employee of such entity during the last six (6) months of his or her own employment to work for (as an employee, consultant or
otherwise) any business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity whether or not engaged in competitive business with any entity in the Company Group. 
 12. Return of Property. Weyand agrees to truthfully and faithfully account for and deliver to MSC all property belonging to MSC, any other entity in the Company Group, or any of their respective
affiliates, which Weyand may receive from or on account of MSC, any other entity in the Company Group, or any of their respective affiliates, and upon the termination of the Term, or MSC’s demand, Weyand shall immediately deliver to MSC all
such property belonging to MSC, any other entity in the Company Group, or any of their respective affiliates. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing in this Section 12 shall prevent Weyand from retaining a personal home computer and
papers and other materials of a personal nature, including personal diaries, calendars and personal rolodexes, personal information relating to his compensation or relating to the reimbursement of expenses, personal information that he reasonably
believes are needed for tax purposes and copies of MSC’s compensatory plans, programs and agreements relating to his compensation as an employee. 
 13. Withholding Taxes. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, MSC may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement
such federal, state and local income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

 14. Assignment. This Agreement is personal in its nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without
the other’s consent, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder; provided, however, that in the event of a merger, consolidation, or transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of MSC with or
to any other individual(s) or entity, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and
obligations of MSC hereunder, provided that the obligations hereunder are assumed, either by law or contract, by such transferee or successor. 
 15.
Number and Gender. Where the context requires, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders. 
 16. Section Headings. The section headings of, and titles of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in, this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only, and they neither form a part of this
Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation thereof. 
 17. Governing Law. This Agreement, and all questions
relating to its validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement, as well as the legal relations hereby created between the parties hereto, shall be governed by and construed under, and interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of
the State of California, notwithstanding any California or other conflict of law provision to the contrary. 
 18. Severability. If any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the
provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable. 
 19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties
hereto respecting the matters within its scope. This Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements of the parties hereto that directly or indirectly bears upon the subject matter hereof (including, without limitation, the Prior
Employment Agreement which has been amended and restated herein), other than for any currently existing awards or agreement relating to stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units or any other incentive awards to
Weyand. Any prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals or understandings relating to the subject matter hereof shall be deemed to have been merged into this Agreement, and to the extent inconsistent herewith, such negotiations,
correspondence, agreements, proposals, or understandings shall be deemed to be of no force or effect. There are no representations, warranties, or agreements, whether express or implied, or oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof,
except as expressly set forth herein. 
 20. Modifications. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part),
except by a formal, definitive written agreement expressly referring to this Agreement, which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto. 
 21.
Waiver. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy,
power or privilege preclude any other or further 

 
exercise of the same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any
occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver. 
 22. Resolution of Disputes. Any controversy arising out of or relating to Weyand’s employment (whether or not before or after the expiration of the
Term), any termination of Weyand’s employment, this Agreement, the Inventions Agreement referred to herein, any equity-based award agreements referred to herein, the enforcement or interpretation of any such agreement, or because of an alleged
breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of such an agreement, including (without limitation) any state or federal statutory claims, shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration, to be held in Orange
County, California before a sole neutral arbitrator; provided, however, that provisional injunctive relief may, but need not, be sought in a court of law while arbitration proceedings are pending, and any provisional injunctive relief granted by
such court shall remain effective until the matter is finally determined by the arbitrator. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures. Judgment on the award may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction. 
 The parties acknowledge and agree that they are hereby waiving any rights to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim brought by either of the parties against the other in connection with any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with any of the matters referenced in the first sentence of the first paragraph of this Section 22.

 The parties agree that the Corporation shall be responsible for payment of the forum costs of any arbitration hereunder, including the Arbitrator’s
fee The parties further agree that in any proceeding with respect to such matters, each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and costs other than forum costs associated with the arbitration which in any event shall be paid by MSC.

 Without limiting the remedies available to the parties and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 22, Weyand and MSC acknowledge
that any breach of any of the covenants or provisions contained in Sections 7 through 12 could result in irreparable injury to either of the parties hereto for which there might be no adequate remedy at law, and that, in the event of such a breach
or threat thereof, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction restraining the other party hereto from engaging in any activities prohibited by any
covenant or provision in Sections 7 through 12 or such other equitable relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants or provisions of Sections 7 through 12. 
 23. Notices. 
 (a) All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or
permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and made if (i) delivered by hand, (ii) otherwise delivered against receipt therefor, or (iii) sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested. Any notice shall be duly addressed to the parties as follows: 

	 	(i)	if to MSC: 

 MSC.Software Corporation 

2 MacArthur Place 
 Santa Ana, California
92707 
 Attn: Board of Directors 
  

	 	(ii)	if to Weyand: 

 William J. Weyand 
 6805 Alberly Lane 
 Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

 (b) Any party may alter the address to which communications or copies are to be sent by giving notice of such change of address in
conformity with the provisions of this Section 23 for the giving of notice. Any communication shall be effective when delivered by hand, when otherwise delivered against receipt therefor, or five (5) business days after being mailed in
accordance with the foregoing. 
 24. Legal Counsel; Mutual Drafting. Each party recognizes that this is a legally binding contract and
acknowledges and agrees that they have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of their choice. Each party has cooperated in the drafting, negotiation and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, in any construction to be made of this
Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on the basis of that party being the drafter of such language. Weyand agrees and acknowledges that he has read and understands this Agreement, is entering into it freely and
voluntarily, and has been advised to seek counsel prior to entering into this Agreement and has had ample opportunity to do so. 
 25. Provisions that
Survive Termination. The terms of this Agreement to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties underlying their respective rights and obligations shall survive any termination of the Term. For this purpose, the parties
intend that the following provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of the Term (without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence as to any other provision that may also be necessary to carry out the intentions of the
parties): Sections 3.7, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and 7 through 28. 
 26. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually
or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. Photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose. 
 27. Corporation’s Representations. MSC represents and warrants that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by MSC has been
fully and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, (ii) the officer signing this Agreement on behalf of MSC is duly authorized to do so, (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not violate any
applicable law, regulation, order, judgment or decree or any agreement, plan or corporate governance document to which MSC is a party or by which it is bound and (iv) upon 

 
execution and delivery of this agreement by the parties hereto, it shall be a valid and binding obligation of MSC enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally. 
 28. Indemnification. 
 (a) MSC agrees that (i) if Weyand is made a party, or is threatened
to be made a party, to any threatened or actual action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, appellate or other (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer or employee of MSC or is or was serving at the request of MSC as a director, officer, member, employee, agent, manager, consultant or representative of another person or (ii) if any claim, demand, request, investigation, controversy,
threat, discovery request or request for testimony or information (a “Claim”) is made, or threatened to be made, that arises out of or relates to Weyand’s service in any of the foregoing capacities, whether arising
before or after the Effective Date, then Weyand shall promptly be indemnified and held harmless by MSC to the fullest extent legally permitted or authorized by MSC’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or Board resolutions or, if greater, by
the laws of the State of Delaware, against any and all costs, expenses, liabilities and losses (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, interest, expenses of investigating, defending or obtaining indemnity with respect to any
Proceeding or Claim, penalties, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by Weyand in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to Weyand even if he has ceased
to be a director, officer or employee of MSC or a director, officer, member, employee, agent, manager, consultant or representative of such other person and shall inure to the benefit of Weyand’s heirs, executors and administrators. To the
extent permitted by law, MSC shall advance to Weyand all costs and expenses incurred by him in connection with any such Proceeding or Claim within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice requesting such an advance. Such notice shall
include, to the extent required by applicable law, an undertaking by Weyand to repay the amount advanced if he is ultimately determined not to be entitled to indemnification against such costs and expenses. 
 (b) Neither the failure of MSC (including its Board, independent legal counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination in connection with any
request for indemnification or advancement under Section 28(a) that indemnification of Weyand is proper because he has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct, nor a determination by MSC (including its Board, independent legal counsel or
stockholders) that Weyand has not met any applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that Weyand has not met an applicable standard of conduct. 
 (c) During the Term and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, MSC shall keep in place a directors and officers’ liability insurance policy (or policies) providing comprehensive coverage to Weyand to
the extent that MSC provides such coverage for any other present or former senior executive or director of MSC. Such policy shall be on terms not materially less favorable to Weyand than the terms of the policy then in effect on the Effective Date;
provided that in no event shall MSC be obligated to provide such level of coverage to the extent that the annualized cost of the coverage would exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the annualized cost of the coverage in effect on the Effective
Date. 

 29. Section 409A. 
 (a) It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement shall either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code (including the Treasury regulations and other published guidance relating
thereto) (“Code Section 409A”) so as not to subject Weyand to payment of any additional tax, penalty or interest imposed under Code Section 409A. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted
to avoid the imputation of any such additional tax, penalty or interest under Code Section 409A yet preserve (to the nearest extent reasonably possible) the intended benefit payable to Weyand. 
 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Weyand is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of Weyand’s Separation from Service, Weyand shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant to Section 5.3 until the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months
after Weyand’s Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of Weyand’s death. Any amounts otherwise payable to Weyand upon or in the six (6) month period following Weyand’s Separation from
Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 29(b) shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable (and in all events within thirty (30) days) after the date that is six (6) months after Weyand’s Separation from
Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) days, after the date of Weyand’s death). The provisions of this Section 29(b) shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the
imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Code Section 409A. 
 (c) To the extent that any benefits or reimbursements
pursuant to Sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 5.3(b)(iii), 5.3(c)(ii) or 5.3(d)(iv) are taxable to Weyand, any reimbursement payment due to Weyand pursuant to any such provision shall be paid to Weyand on or before the last day of Weyand’s taxable year
following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The benefits and reimbursements pursuant to such provisions are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that
Weyand receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or reimbursements that Weyand receives in any other taxable year. 
 [Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MSC and Weyand have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above. 

 

			
	MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION
	
	 /s/ John A. Mongelluzzo

	By:	 	John A. Mongelluzzo
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Business Administration, Legal Affairs and Secretary
	
	 /s/ William J. Weyand

	William J. Weyand, an individual

 SCHEDULE 1 
 LIST OF CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS 
 TechSolve, Inc. 
 Pavilion Technologies 
 Nichols College, Board of Trustees 

 Exhibit A 
 PERFORMANCE MEASURES 
  

			
	 Cumulative 2-Year Operating_
 Profit (0I/07 through 12/08)
	  	Number PSUs to Vest
	 $ or more
	  	150,000
	 $ up to $
	  	  75,000
	 Less than $
	  	        0%

 Vesting shall be determined after the issuance of audited financial statements for the cumulative
24 month period ending with the 2008 fiscal operating periods. Vesting, if any, shall occur no later than ten (10) business days after the date of issuance of such statements, provided that performance criteria has been satisfied. Any PSUs
which do not vest because performance criteria was not satisfied shall be forfeited. 
  

 1 

 EXHIBIT A – FORM OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 [Attached hereto.] 

 EXHIBIT A 
 MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION 
 2006 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Option Agreement”) dated February 12, 2007 by and between MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and William
J. Weyand (the “Grantee”) evidences the nonqualified stock option (the “Option”) granted by the Corporation to the Grantee as to the number of shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock first set forth below.

  

									
	Number of Shares of Common Stock:1	  	    150,000	  	Award Date:	 	  
	 	
					
	Exercise Price per Share: 1	  	$               	  	Expiration Date: 1,2	 	  
	 	

 Vesting 1,2 The Option shall become vested as to 100% of the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option on the fourth anniversary of the Award Date. 
 The Option is granted under the MSC.Software Corporation 2006 Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and subject to the Terms and
Conditions of Nonqualified Stock Option (the “Terms”) attached to this Option Agreement (incorporated herein by this reference) and to the Plan. The Option has been granted to the Grantee in addition to, and not in lieu of, any
other form of compensation otherwise payable or to be paid to the Grantee. Capitalized terms are defined in the Plan if not defined herein. The parties agree to the terms of the Option set forth herein. The Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of
the Terms, the Plan and the Prospectus for the Plan. 
  

							
	“GRANTEE”	 		 	MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION
		 		 	a Delaware corporation
	  
	 		 	
	Signature	 		 	By:	 	  

				
		 		 	Print Name:	 	  

				
	 William J. Weyand
	 		 	Title:	 	  

	Print Name	 		 		 	

 CONSENT OF SPOUSE 
 In consideration of the Corporation’s execution of this Option Agreement, the undersigned spouse of the Grantee agrees to be bound by all of the
terms and provisions hereof and of the Plan. 
  

					
	  
	 		 	  

	Signature of Spouse	 		 	Date

  

	 1
	 Subject to adjustment under Section 7.1 of the Plan. 

	 2
	 Subject to early termination under Section 4 of the Terms and Section 7.4 of the Plan.

 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 
  

	 	1.	Vesting; Limits on Exercise; Incentive Stock Option Status. 

 The Option shall vest and become exercisable in percentage installments of the aggregate number of shares subject to the Option as set forth on the cover page of this Option Agreement. The Option may be exercised only
to the extent the Option is vested and exercisable. 
  

	 	•	 	 Cumulative Exercisability. To the extent that the Option is vested and exercisable, the Grantee has the right to exercise the Option (to the extent not
previously exercised), and such right shall continue, until the expiration or earlier termination of the Option. 

  

	 	•	 	 No Fractional Shares. Fractional share interests shall be disregarded, but may be cumulated. 

  

	 	 •
	 	 Minimum Exercise. No fewer than 1001 shares of Common Stock may be purchased at any one time, unless the number purchased is the total number at the time exercisable under the Option. 

  

	 	•	 	 Nonqualified Stock Option. The Option is a nonqualified stock option and is not, and shall not be, an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code. 

  

	 	2.	Continuance of Employment/Service Required; No Employment/Service Commitment. 

 The vesting schedule requires continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date as a condition to the vesting of the applicable
installment of the Option and the rights and benefits under this Option Agreement. Employment or service for only a portion of the vesting period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Grantee to any proportionate vesting or avoid or
mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or services as provided in Section 4 below or under the Plan. 
 Nothing contained in this Option Agreement or the Plan constitutes a continued employment or service commitment by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, affects the Grantee’s status, if he or she is an
employee, as an employee at will who is subject to termination without cause, confers upon the Grantee any right to remain employed by or in service to the Corporation or any Subsidiary, interferes in any way with the right of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary at any time to terminate such employment or service, or affects the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to increase or decrease the Grantee’s other compensation. 
  

	 	3.	Method of Exercise of Option. 

 The Option
shall be exercisable by delivery to the CFO of the Corporation (or such other person as the Administrator may require pursuant to such administrative exercise procedures as the Administrator may implement from time to time) of a written notice
stating the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to the Option or by the completion of such other administrative exercise procedures as the Administrator may require from time to time. 

 With respect to the foregoing, the Option shall be exercisable by: 
  

	 	•	 	 payment in full for the Exercise Price of the shares to be purchased in cash, check or by electronic funds transfer to the Corporation, or (subject to compliance
with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and listing requirements and further subject to such rules as the Administrator may adopt as to any non-cash payment) in shares of Common Stock already owned by the Grantee, valued at their fair market
value on the exercise date, provided, however, that any shares initially acquired upon exercise of a stock option or otherwise from the Corporation must have been owned by the Grantee for at least six (6) months before the date of such
exercise; 

  

	 	•	 	 any written statements or agreements required pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan; and 

  

	 	•	 	 satisfaction of the tax withholding provisions of Section 8.5 of the Plan. 

 The Administrator also may, but is not required to, authorize a non-cash payment alternative by notice and third party payment in such manner as may be authorized by the Administrator. 
  

	 	4.	Early Termination of Option. 

 4.1 Possible Termination of Option upon Change in Control. The Option is subject to termination in connection with a Change in Control Event or certain similar reorganization events as provided in Section 7.4 of the Plan.

 4.2 Termination of Option upon a Termination of Grantee’s Employment or Services. Subject to earlier
termination on the Expiration Date of the Option or pursuant to Section 4.1 above or Section 5.3 of Grantee’s Employment Agreement dated herewith (the “Employment Agreement”), if the Grantee ceases to be employed by or
ceases to provide services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary, the following rules shall apply (the last day that the Grantee is employed by or provides services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary is referred to as the Grantee’s
“Severance Date”): 
  

	 	•	 	 other than as expressly provided below in this Section 4.2, (a) the Grantee will have until the date that is 3 months after his or her Severance Date to
exercise the Option (or portion thereof) to the extent that it was vested on the Severance Date, (b) the Option, to the extent not vested on the Severance Date, shall terminate on the Severance Date, and (c) the Option, to the extent
exercisable for the 3-month period following the Severance Date and not exercised during such period, shall terminate at the close of business on the last day of the 3-month period; 

  

	 	•	 	 if the termination of the Grantee’s employment or services is the result of the Grantee’s death or Total Disability (as defined below), (a) the
Grantee (or his beneficiary or personal representative, as the case may be) will have until the date that is 12 months after the Grantee’s Severance Date to exercise the Option, (b) the Option, to the extent not vested on the Severance
Date, shall terminate on the Severance Date, and (c) the Option, to the extent exercisable for the 12-month period 

	 	 
following the Severance Date and not exercised during such period, shall terminate at the close of business on the last day of the 12-month period;

  

	 	•	 	 if the Grantee’s employment or services are terminated by the Corporation without Cause (as defined in Section 5.5 of the Employment Agreement) or by
Grantee for Good Reason (as defined in Section 5.5 of the Employment Agreement) within 24 months of the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 5.5 of the Employment Agreement) then the vesting of the Option will
accelerate in accordance with the terms of Section 5.3 of the Employment Agreement. 

 For purposes of the Option,
“Total Disability” is as defined in Section 5.5 of the Employment Agreement. 
 In all events the Option is subject to
earlier termination on the Expiration Date of the Option or as contemplated by Section 4.1. The Administrator shall be the sole judge of whether the Grantee continues to render employment or services for purposes of this Option Agreement.

  

	 	5.	Non-Transferability. 

 The Option and any
other rights of the Grantee under this Option Agreement or the Plan are nontransferable and exercisable only by the Grantee, except as set forth in Section 5.7 of the Plan. 
  

	 	6.	Notices. 

 Any notice to be given under the
terms of this Option Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal office to the attention of the Secretary, and to the Grantee at the address last reflected on the Corporation’s payroll records, or at such
other address as either party may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be delivered in person or shall be enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified, and deposited (postage
and registry or certification fee prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Government. Any such notice shall be given only when received, but if the Grantee is no longer employed by the Corporation or
a Subsidiary, shall be deemed to have been duly given five business days after the date mailed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 6. 
  

	 	7.	Plan. 

 The Option and all rights of the
Grantee under this Option Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, incorporated herein by this reference. The Grantee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement (including these Terms). The Grantee
acknowledges having read and understanding the Plan, the Prospectus for the Plan, and this Option Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in other sections of this Option Agreement, provisions of the Plan that confer discretionary authority
on the Board or the Administrator do not and shall not be deemed to create any rights in the Grantee unless such rights are expressly set forth herein or are otherwise in the sole discretion of the Board or the Administrator so conferred by
appropriate action of the Board or the Administrator under the Plan after the date hereof. 

	 	8.	Entire Agreement. 

 This Option Agreement
(including these Terms), the Plan and the Employment Agreement together constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the
event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan, the Option Agreement and the Employment Agreement, the Plan shall be controlling and the Employment Agreement shall govern over any conflict with this Option Agreement. The Plan and this Option
Agreement may be amended pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Plan. Such amendment must be in writing and signed by the Corporation. The Corporation may, however, unilaterally waive any provision hereof in writing to the extent such waiver does not
adversely affect the interests of the Grantee hereunder, but no such waiver shall operate as or be construed to be a subsequent waiver of the same provision or a waiver of any other provision hereof. 
  

	 	9.	Governing Law. 

 This Option Agreement shall
be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles thereunder. 
  

	 	10. 	Effect of this Agreement. 

 Subject to the
Corporation’s right to terminate the Option pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Plan, this Option Agreement shall be assumed by, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or successors to the Corporation. 
  

	 	11. 	Counterparts. 

 This Option Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  

	 	12. 	Section Headings. 

 The section headings of
this Option Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any provision hereof. 

 EXHIBIT B – FORM OF STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 
 [Attached hereto.] 

 EXHIBIT B 
 MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION 
 2006 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN 
 STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 
 THIS
STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of                      by and between MSC.Software
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and William J. Weyand (the “Participant”). 
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I T N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the MSC.Software Corporation 2006 Performance Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), the Corporation has granted to the Participant effective as of the date hereof (the “Award Date”), a credit of stock units under the Plan (the “Stock Unit Award” or
“Award”), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
services rendered and to be rendered by the Participant, and the mutual promises made herein and the mutual benefits to be derived therefrom, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Plan. 
 2. Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant a Stock Unit Award with respect
to an aggregate of 50,000 stock units (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.1 of the Plan) (the “Stock Units”). As used herein, the term “stock unit” shall mean a non-voting unit of measurement which
is deemed for bookkeeping purposes to be equivalent to one outstanding share of the Corporation’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.1 of the Plan) solely for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement. The Stock
Units shall be used solely as a device for the determination of the payment to eventually be made to the Participant if such Stock Units vest pursuant to Section 3. The Stock Units shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any
kind. 
 3. Vesting. Subject to Section 8 and Section 9 below, the Award shall vest and become nonforfeitable
with respect to one-fourth of the total number of Stock Units (subject to adjustment under Section 7.1 of the Plan) on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the Award Date. 
 4. Continuance of Employment. The vesting schedule requires continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date as a
condition to the vesting of the applicable installment of the Award and the rights and benefits under this Agreement. Employment or service for only a portion of the vesting period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Participant to
any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or services as provided in Section 8(a) below or under the Plan. 
 Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Plan constitutes an employment or service commitment by the Corporation, affects the Participant’s status
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subject to termination without cause, confers upon the Participant any right to remain employed by or in service to the Corporation or any Subsidiary,
interferes in any way with the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary at any time to terminate such employment or services, or affects the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to increase or decrease the Participant’s other
compensation or benefits. Nothing in this paragraph, however, is intended to adversely affect any independent contractual right of the Participant without his consent thereto. 
 5. Dividend and Voting Rights. 
 (a) Limitations on Rights Associated with Units. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Corporation, no dividend rights (except as expressly provided in Section 5(b) with respect to Dividend
Equivalent Rights) and no voting rights, with respect to the Stock Units and any shares of Common Stock underlying or issuable in respect of such Stock Units until such shares of Common Stock are actually issued to and held of record by the
Participant. No adjustments will be made for dividends or other rights of a holder for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of the stock certificate. 
 (b) Dividend Equivalent Rights Distributions. In the event that the Corporation pays an ordinary cash dividend on its Common Stock and the related dividend payment record date occurs at any time after
the Award Date and before all of the Stock Units subject to the Award have either been paid pursuant to Section 7 or terminated pursuant to Section 8(a), the Corporation shall credit the Participant as of such record date with an
additional number of Stock Units equal to (i) the per-share cash dividend paid by the Corporation on its Common Stock with respect to such record date, multiplied by (ii) the total number of outstanding and unpaid Stock Units (including
any dividend equivalents previously credited hereunder) (with such total number adjusted pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Plan and/or Section 9 hereof) subject to the Award as of such record date, divided by (iii) the fair market value
of a share of Common Stock (as determined under the Plan) on such record date. Any Stock Units credited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(b) shall be subject to the same vesting, payment and other terms, conditions and
restrictions as the original Stock Units to which they relate. No crediting of Stock Units shall be made pursuant to this Section 5(b) with respect to any Stock Units which, as of such record date, have either been paid pursuant to
Section 7 or terminated pursuant to Section 8(a). 
 6. Restrictions on Transfer. Neither the Stock Unit
Award, nor any interest therein or amount or shares payable in respect thereof may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, alienated or encumbered, either voluntarily or involuntarily. The transfer restrictions in the
preceding sentence shall not apply to (a) transfers to the Corporation, or (b) transfers by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 
 7. Timing and Manner of Payment of Stock Units. On or as soon as administratively practical following each vesting of the applicable portion of the total Award pursuant to Section 3, Section 8 or Section 9, the
Corporation shall deliver to the Participant a number of shares of Common Stock (either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares or by entering such shares in book entry form, as determined by the Corporation in its discretion) equal
to the number of Stock Units subject to this Award that vest on the applicable vesting date, unless such Stock Units terminate prior to the given vesting date pursuant to Section 8(a). The Corporation’s 

  

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obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock or otherwise make payment with respect to vested Stock Units is subject to the condition precedent that the
Participant or other person entitled under the Plan to receive any shares with respect to the vested Stock Units deliver to the Corporation any representations or other documents or assurances required pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan. The
Participant shall have no further rights with respect to any Stock Units that are paid or that terminate pursuant to Section 8(a). 
 8. Effect of Termination of Employment or Change in Control Event. 
 (a) Termination of Employment.
Subject to Section 8(b) below, the Participant’s Stock Units shall terminate to the extent such units have not become vested prior to the first date the Participant is no longer employed by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries,
regardless of the reason for the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, whether with or without cause, voluntarily or involuntarily. If any unvested Stock Units are terminated hereunder, such Stock
Units shall automatically terminate and be cancelled as of the applicable termination date without payment of any consideration by the Corporation and without any other action by the Participant, or the Participant’s beneficiary or personal
representative, as the case may be. 
 (b) Change in Control Event. If Participant’s employment or services are terminated
by the Corporation without Cause (as defined in Section 5.5 of Participant’s Employment Agreement of even date herewith (the “Employment Agreement”)), or by Participant for Good Reason (as defined in Section 5.5 of the
Employment Agreement) within 24 months of the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 5.5 of the Employment Agreement) then the vesting of the award shall accelerate in accordance with the terms of Section 5.3 of the
Employment Agreement. 
 9. Adjustments Upon Specified Events. The Administrator may accelerate payment and vesting of the
Stock Units in such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, may determine. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain events relating to the Corporation’s stock contemplated by Section 7.1 of the Plan (including, without limitation,
an extraordinary cash dividend on such stock), the Administrator shall make adjustments in accordance with such section in the number of Stock Units then outstanding and the number and kind of securities that may be issued in respect of the Award.
No such adjustment shall be made with respect to any ordinary cash dividend for which dividend equivalents are credited pursuant to Section 5(b). 
 10. Tax Withholding. Subject to Section 8.1 of the Plan, upon any distribution of shares of Common Stock in respect of the Stock Units, the Corporation shall automatically reduce the number of
shares to be delivered by (or otherwise reacquire) the appropriate number of whole shares, valued at their then fair market value (with the “fair market value” of such shares determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Plan), to satisfy any withholding obligations of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries with respect to such distribution of shares at the minimum applicable withholding rates. In the event that the Corporation cannot legally satisfy such withholding
obligations by such reduction of shares, or in the event of a cash payment or any other withholding event in respect of the Stock Units, the Corporation (or a Subsidiary) shall be entitled to require a cash payment by or on behalf of the Participant
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compensation payable to the Participant any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld with respect to such distribution or payment.

 11. Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation
at its principal office to the attention of the Secretary, and to the Participant at the Participant’s last address reflected on the Corporation’s records, or at such other address as either party may hereafter designate in writing to the
other. Any such notice shall be given only when received, but if the Participant is no longer an employee of the Corporation, shall be deemed to have been duly given by the Corporation when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as
aforesaid, registered or certified, and deposited (postage and registry or certification fee prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Government. 
 12. Plan. The Award and all rights of the Participant under this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of the provisions of the
Plan, incorporated herein by reference. The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges having read and understanding the Plan, the Prospectus for the Plan, and this Agreement. Unless
otherwise expressly provided in other sections of this Agreement, provisions of the Plan that confer discretionary authority on the Board or the Administrator do not (and shall not be deemed to) create any rights in the Participant unless such
rights are expressly set forth herein or are otherwise in the sole discretion of the Board or the Administrator so conferred by appropriate action of the Board or the Administrator under the Plan after the date hereof. 
 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan and the Employment Agreement together constitute the entire agreement and supersede all
prior understandings and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan, the Option Agreement and the Employment Agreement, the Plan shall be
controlling and the Employment Agreement shall govern over any conflict with this Option Agreement. The Plan and this Agreement may be amended pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Plan. Such amendment must be in writing and signed by the Corporation.
The Corporation may, however, unilaterally waive any provision hereof in writing to the extent such waiver does not adversely affect the interests of the Grantee hereunder, but no such waiver shall operate as or be construed to be a subsequent
waiver of the same provision or a waiver of any other provision hereof. 
 14. Limitation on Participant’s Rights.
Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Corporation as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. Neither
the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. The Participant shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Corporation with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the
Stock Units, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Common Stock as a general unsecured creditor with respect to Stock Units, as and when payable hereunder. 
 15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
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 16. Section Headings. The section headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any provision hereof. 
 17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles thereunder. 
 18. Construction. It is intended that the terms of the Award will not result in the imposition of any tax liability pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. The Agreement shall be construed and
interpreted consistent with that intent. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a
duly authorized officer and the Participant has hereunto set his or her hand as of the date and year first above written. 
  

							
	MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION,	 		 	PARTICIPANT
	a Delaware corporation	 		 	
				
	By:	 	  
	 		 	  

		 		 		 	Signature
				
	Print Name:	 	  
	 		 	
				
	Its:	 	  
	 		 	 William J. Weyand

		 		 		 	Print Name

  

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 CONSENT OF SPOUSE 
 In consideration of the execution of the foregoing Stock Unit Award Agreement by MSC.Software Corporation, I,
                                         
           , the spouse of the Participant therein named, do hereby join with my spouse in executing the foregoing Stock Unit Award Agreement and do hereby agree to be bound by all of the terms
and provisions thereof and of the Plan. 
 Dated:             , 2006 
  

	
	  

	Signature of Spouse
	
	  

	Print Name

  

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 EXHIBIT C – FORM OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 
 [Attached hereto.] 

 EXHIBIT C 
 MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION 
 2006 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN 
 PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 
 THIS PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of                      by and between
MSC.Software Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and William J. Weyand (the “Participant”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the MSC.Software Corporation 2006 Performance Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), the Corporation has granted to the Participant effective as of the date hereof (the “Award Date”), a credit of stock units under the Plan (the “PSUs”, “Stock Unit Award” or
“Award”), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
services rendered and to be rendered by the Participant, and the mutual promises made herein and the mutual benefits to be derived therefrom, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Plan.

 2. Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation hereby grants to the Participant a Stock Unit Award with
respect to an aggregate of 150,000 stock units (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.1 of the Plan) (the “Stock Units”). As used herein, the term “stock unit” shall mean a non-voting unit of
measurement which is deemed for bookkeeping purposes to be equivalent to one outstanding share of the Corporation’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.1 of the Plan) solely for purposes of the Plan and this
Agreement. The Stock Units shall be used solely as a device for the determination of the payment to eventually be made to the Participant if such Stock Units vest pursuant to Section 3. The Stock Units shall not be treated as property or as a
trust fund of any kind. 
 3. Vesting. Subject to Section 8 and Section 9 below, the total number of Stock Units
subject to the Award (subject to adjustment under Section 7.1 of the Plan) shall be eligible to vest and become nonforfeitable based on the Corporation’s performance during the 24 month period ending with the 2008 fiscal operating period
(“Performance Period”). The Stock Units shall vest if and to the extent that the performance measures set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference are satisfied with respect to the Performance
Period; provided, however, that any vesting of the Stock Units with respect to the Performance Period shall be contingent upon the Participant’s continued employment by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries through the Determination Date (as
defined below) that follows such Performance Period. The vesting of the Stock Units shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Committee”) within ten (10) business days
following the issuance of audited financial statements for the Performance Period. (The date on which the Committee makes such determination is referred to herein as the “Determination 

  

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Date.”) Any Stock Units that are eligible to vest with respect to the Performance Period and do not vest as of the Determination Date
shall automatically terminate and be cancelled as of such Determination Date without payment of any consideration by the Corporation and without any other action by the Participant. Any such terminated Stock Units shall not thereafter be considered
outstanding Stock Units for purposes of the Award, including (without limitation) for purposes of crediting dividend equivalents pursuant to Section 5(b) or acceleration of vesting pursuant to Section 8(b) or Section 9. 
 4. Continuance of Employment. The vesting schedule requires continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date as
a condition to the vesting of the applicable installment of the Award and the rights and benefits under this Agreement. Employment or service for only a portion of the vesting period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Participant
to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or services as provided in Section 8(a) below or under the Plan. 
 Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Plan constitutes an employment or service commitment by the Corporation, affects the Participant’s status
as an employee at will who is subject to termination without cause, confers upon the Participant any right to remain employed by or in service to the Corporation or any Subsidiary, interferes in any way with the right of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary at any time to terminate such employment or services, or affects the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to increase or decrease the Participant’s other compensation or benefits. Nothing in this paragraph, however, is intended
to adversely affect any independent contractual right of the Participant without his consent thereto. 
 5. Dividend and Voting
Rights. 
 (a) Limitations on Rights Associated with Units. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder
of the Corporation, no dividend rights (except as expressly provided in Section 5(b) with respect to Dividend Equivalent Rights) and no voting rights, with respect to the Stock Units and any shares of Common Stock underlying or issuable in
respect of such Stock Units until such shares of Common Stock are actually issued to and held of record by the Participant. No adjustments will be made for dividends or other rights of a holder for which the record date is prior to the date of
issuance of the stock certificate. 
 (b) Dividend Equivalent Rights Distributions. In the event that the Corporation pays an
ordinary cash dividend on its Common Stock and the related dividend payment record date occurs at any time after the Award Date and before all of the Stock Units subject to the Award have either been paid pursuant to Section 7 or terminated
pursuant to Section 3 or Section 8(a), the Corporation shall credit the Participant as of such record date with an additional number of Stock Units equal to (i) the per-share cash dividend paid by the Corporation on its Common Stock with
respect to such record date, multiplied by (ii) the total number of outstanding and unpaid Stock Units (including any dividend equivalents previously credited hereunder) (with such total number adjusted pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Plan
and/or Section 9 hereof) subject to the Award as of such record date, divided by (iii) the fair market value of a share of Common Stock (as determined under the Plan) on such record date. Any Stock Units credited pursuant to the foregoing
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the same vesting, payment and other terms, conditions and restrictions as the original Stock Units to which they relate. No crediting of Stock Units shall be
made pursuant to this Section 5(b) with respect to any Stock Units which, as of such record date, have either been paid pursuant to Section 7 or terminated pursuant to Section 3 or Section 8(a). 
 6. Restrictions on Transfer. Neither the Stock Unit Award, nor any interest therein or amount or shares payable in respect thereof may be
sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, alienated or encumbered, either voluntarily or involuntarily. The transfer restrictions in the preceding sentence shall not apply to (a) transfers to the Corporation, or
(b) transfers by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 
 7. Timing and Manner of Payment of Stock Units. On or as
soon as administratively practical following the vesting of the applicable portion of the total Award pursuant to Section 3, Section 8 or Section 9, the Corporation shall deliver to the Participant a number of shares of Common Stock
(either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares or by entering such shares in book entry form, as determined by the Corporation in its discretion) equal to the number of Stock Units subject to this Award that vest on the vesting date,
unless such Stock Units terminate prior to the given vesting date pursuant to Section 8(a). The Corporation’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock or otherwise make payment with respect to vested Stock Units is subject to the
condition precedent that the Participant or other person entitled under the Plan to receive any shares with respect to the vested Stock Units deliver to the Corporation any representations or other documents or assurances required pursuant to
Section 8.1 of the Plan. The Participant shall have no further rights with respect to any Stock Units that are paid or that terminate pursuant to Section 3 or Section 8(a). 
 8. Effect of Termination of Employment or Change in Control Event. 
 (a) Termination of Employment. Subject to Section 8(b) below, the Participant’s Stock Units shall terminate to the extent such
units have not become vested prior to the first date the Participant is no longer employed by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, regardless of the reason for the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Corporation or a
Subsidiary, whether with or without cause, voluntarily or involuntarily. If any unvested Stock Units are terminated hereunder, such Stock Units shall automatically terminate and be cancelled as of the applicable termination date without payment of
any consideration by the Corporation and without any other action by the Participant, or the Participant’s beneficiary or personal representative, as the case may be. 
 (b) Change in Control Event. If Participant’s employment or services are terminated by the Corporation without Cause (as defined in
Section 5.5 of Participant’s Employment Agreement of even date herewith (the “Employment Agreement”), or by Participant for Good Reason (as defined in Section 5.5 of the Employment Agreement) within 24 months of the
occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 5.5 of the Employment Agreement) then the vesting of the award shall accelerate in accordance with the terms of Section 5.3 of the Employment Agreement. 

  

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 9. Adjustments Upon Specified Events. The Administrator may accelerate payment and vesting
of the Stock Units in such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, may determine. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain events relating to the Corporation’s stock contemplated by Section 7.1 of the Plan (including, without
limitation, an extraordinary cash dividend on such stock), the Administrator shall make adjustments in accordance with such section in the number of Stock Units then outstanding and the number and kind of securities that may be issued in respect of
the Award. No such adjustment shall be made with respect to any ordinary cash dividend for which dividend equivalents are credited pursuant to Section 5(b). Furthermore, the Administrator shall adjust the performance measures set forth on
Exhibit A hereto to the extent (if any) it determines that the adjustment is necessary or advisable to preserve the intended incentives and benefits to reflect (1) any material change in corporate capitalization, any material corporate
transaction (such as a reorganization, combination, separation, merger, acquisition, or any combination of the foregoing), or any complete or partial liquidation of the Corporation, (2) any change in accounting policies or practices,
(3) the effects of any special charges to the Corporation’s earnings, or (4) any other similar special circumstances. 
 10. Tax Withholding. Subject to Section 8.1 of the Plan, upon any distribution of shares of Common Stock in respect of the Stock Units, the Corporation shall automatically reduce the number of shares to be delivered by
(or otherwise reacquire) the appropriate number of whole shares, valued at their then fair market value (with the “fair market value” of such shares determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan), to satisfy any
withholding obligations of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries with respect to such distribution of shares at the minimum applicable withholding rates. In the event that the Corporation cannot legally satisfy such withholding obligations by such
reduction of shares, or in the event of a cash payment or any other withholding event in respect of the Stock Units, the Corporation (or a Subsidiary) shall be entitled to require a cash payment by or on behalf of the Participant and/or to deduct
from other compensation payable to the Participant any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld with respect to such distribution or payment. 
 11. Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation at its principal office to the attention of the Secretary, and to the
Participant at the Participant’s last address reflected on the Corporation’s records, or at such other address as either party may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be given only when received, but if the
Participant is no longer an employee of the Corporation, shall be deemed to have been duly given by the Corporation when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified, and deposited (postage and registry or
certification fee prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Government. 
 12.
Plan. The Award and all rights of the Participant under this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of the provisions of the Plan, incorporated herein by reference. The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan
and this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges having read and understanding the Plan, the Prospectus for the Plan, and this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in other sections of this Agreement, provisions of the Plan that confer
discretionary authority on the Board or the Administrator do not (and shall not be deemed to) create any rights in the Participant unless such rights are expressly set forth 

  

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herein or are otherwise in the sole discretion of the Board or the Administrator so conferred by appropriate action of the Board or the Administrator under
the Plan after the date hereof. 
 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan and the Employment Agreement together
constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan, the Option Agreement
and the Employment Agreement, the Plan shall be controlling and the Employment Agreement shall govern over any conflict with this Option Agreement. The Plan and this Agreement may be amended pursuant to Section 8.6 of the Plan. Such amendment
must be in writing and signed by the Corporation. The Corporation may, however, unilaterally waive any provision hereof in writing to the extent such waiver does not adversely affect the interests of the Grantee hereunder, but no such waiver shall
operate as or be construed to be a subsequent waiver of the same provision or a waiver of any other provision hereof. 
 14. Limitation
on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Corporation as to amounts payable and shall not be
construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. The Participant shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Corporation with respect to amounts credited and benefits
payable, if any, with respect to the Stock Units, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Common Stock as a general unsecured creditor with respect to Stock Units, as and when payable hereunder. 
 15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 16. Section Headings. The section headings of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any provision hereof. 
 17. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles thereunder. 
 18. Construction. It is intended that the terms of the Award will not result in the imposition of any tax liability pursuant to
Section 409A of the Code. The Agreement shall be construed and interpreted consistent with that intent. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a
duly authorized officer and the Participant has hereunto set his or her hand as of the date and year first above written. 
  

							
	MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION,	 		 	PARTICIPANT
	a Delaware corporation	 		 	
				
	By:	 	  
	 		 	  

		 		 		 	Signature

							
				
	Print Name:	 	  
	 		 	

							
				
	Its:	 	  
	 		 	 William J. Weyand

		 		 		 	Print Name

  

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 CONSENT OF SPOUSE 
 In consideration of the execution of the foregoing Stock Unit Award Agreement by MSC.Software Corporation, I,
                    , the spouse of the Participant therein named, do hereby join with my spouse in executing the foregoing Stock Unit Award
Agreement and do hereby agree to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof and of the Plan. 
 Dated:
                , 2006 
  

	
	  

	Signature of Spouse
	
	  

	Print Name

  

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 EXHIBIT D – TAX GROSS-UP PROVISIONS 
 1.1 Gross-Up Payment. In the event it is determined (pursuant to Section 1.2) or finally determined (as defined in Section 1.3(c)) that any
payment, distribution, transfer, or benefit by MSC, or a direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of MSC, to or for the benefit of Weyand or Weyand’s dependents, heirs or beneficiaries (whether such payment, distribution, transfer, benefit or
other event occurs pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Exhibit D) (each a “Payment” and collectively the “Payments”) is
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, and any successor provision or any comparable provision of state or local income tax law (collectively, “Section 4999”), or any interest, penalty or addition to tax
is incurred by Weyand with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest, penalty, and addition to tax, hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then, within 10 days after such
determination or final determination, as the case may be (and in all cases not later than the end of Weyand’s taxable year next following the year in which Weyand remits the related taxes), MSC shall pay to Weyand (or to the applicable taxing
authority on Weyand’s behalf) an additional cash payment (hereinafter referred to as the “Gross-Up Payment”) equal to an amount such that after payment by Weyand of all taxes, interest, penalties, additions to tax and costs
imposed or incurred with respect to the Gross-Up Payment (including, without limitation, any income and excise taxes imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment), Weyand retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon such
Payment or Payments. This provision is intended to put Weyand in the same position as Weyand would have been had no Excise Tax been imposed upon or incurred as a result of any Payment. 
 1.2 Determination of Gross-Up. 
 (a) Except as provided in Section 1.3, the determination
that a Payment is subject to an Excise Tax shall be made in writing by the principal certified public accounting firm then retained by MSC to audit its annual financial statements (the “Accounting Firm”). Such determination
shall include the amount of the Gross-Up Payment and detailed computations thereof, including any assumptions used in such computations. Any determination by the Accounting Firm will be binding on MSC and Weyand. 
 (b) For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, Weyand shall be deemed to pay Federal income taxes at the highest marginal rate of
Federal individual income taxation in the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made. Such highest marginal rate shall take into account the loss of itemized deductions by Weyand and shall also include Weyand’s share of the
hospital insurance portion of FICA and state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of individual income taxation in the state and locality of Weyand’s residence on the date that the Payment is made, net of the maximum reduction in
Federal income taxes that could be obtained from the deduction of such state and local taxes. 

 1.3 Notification. 
 (a) Weyand shall notify MSC in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service (or any successor thereof) or any state or local taxing authority (individually or collectively, the “Taxing
Authority”) that, if successful, would require the payment by MSC of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than 30 days after Weyand receives written notice of such claim and shall
apprise MSC of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid; provided, however, that failure by Weyand to give such notice within such 30-day period shall not result in a waiver or forfeiture of any of
Weyand’s rights under this Exhibit D except to the extent of actual damages suffered by MSC as a result of such failure. Weyand shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 15-day period following the date on which Weyand gives such
notice to MSC (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes, interest, penalties or additions to tax with respect to such claim is due). If MSC notifies Weyand in writing prior to the expiration of such 15-day period
(regardless of whether such claim was earlier paid as contemplated by the preceding parenthetical) that it desires to contest such claim, Weyand shall: 
 (1) give MSC any information reasonably requested by MSC relating to such claim; 
 (2) take such action in
connection with contesting such claim as MSC shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney selected by MSC; 
 (3) cooperate with MSC in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim; and 
 (4) permit MSC to participate in any proceedings relating to such claim; 
 provided, however, that MSC shall bear and pay directly all attorneys fees, costs and expenses (including additional interest, penalties and additions to tax) incurred in connection with such contest and shall
indemnify and hold Weyand harmless, on an after-tax basis, for all taxes (including, without limitation, income and excise taxes), interest, penalties and additions to tax imposed in relation to such claim and in relation to the payment of such
costs and expenses or indemnification. 
 (b) Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.3, and to the extent its
actions do not unreasonably interfere with or prejudice Weyand’s disputes with the Taxing Authority as to other issues, MSC shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest and, in its reasonable discretion, may pursue or
forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the Taxing Authority in respect of such claim and may, at its or in their sole option, either direct Weyand to pay the tax, interest or penalties claimed and sue
for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and Weyand agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as MSC shall
determine; provided, however, that if MSC directs Weyand to pay such claim and sue for a refund, MSC shall advance an amount equal to such payment to Weyand, on an interest-free basis, and shall indemnify and hold Weyand harmless, on an after-tax
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to such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance, as any such amounts are incurred; and, further, provided, that any
extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes, interest, penalties or additions to tax for the taxable year of Weyand with respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount;
and, provided, further, that any settlement of any claim shall be reasonably acceptable to Weyand, and MSC’s control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder, and Weyand shall
be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue. 
 (c) If, after receipt by Weyand of an amount advanced by MSC
pursuant to Section 1.3(a), Weyand receives any refund with respect to such claim, Weyand shall (subject to MSC’s compliance with the requirements of this Exhibit D) promptly pay to MSC an amount equal to such refund (together with any
interest paid or credited thereof after taxes applicable thereto), net of any taxes (including, without limitation, any income or excise taxes), interest, penalties or additions to tax and any other costs incurred by Weyand in connection with such
advance, after giving effect to such repayment. If, after the receipt by Weyand of an amount advanced by MSC pursuant to Section 1.3(a), it is finally determined that Weyand is not entitled to any refund with respect to such claim, then such
advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance shall be treated as a Gross-Up Payment and shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of any Gross-Up Payment otherwise required to be paid.

 (d) For purposes of this Exhibit D, whether the Excise Tax is applicable to a Payment shall be deemed to be “finally determined”
upon the earliest of: (1) the expiration of the 15-day period referred to in Section 1.3(a) if MSC has not notified Weyand that it intends to contest the underlying claim, (2) the expiration of any period following which no right of
appeal exists, (3) the date upon which a closing agreement or similar agreement with respect to the claim is executed by Weyand and the Taxing Authority (which agreement may be executed only in compliance with this section), or (4) the
receipt by Weyand of notice from MSC that it no longer seeks to pursue a contest (which shall be deemed received if MSC does not, within 15 days following receipt of a written inquiry from Weyand, affirmatively indicate in writing to Weyand that MSC
intends to continue to pursue such contest). 
 (e) Any reimbursement of expenses pursuant to this Section 1.3 incurred due to a tax
audit or litigation addressing the existence or amount of the tax liability shall be made promptly after Weyand incurs the expenses and in all cases not later than the end of Weyand’s taxable year following Weyand’s taxable year in which
the related taxes are remitted to the taxing authority, or where as a result of such audit or litigation, no taxes are remitted, the audit is completed or there is a final and nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the litigation. In
addition, with respect to the reimbursement of any expenses pursuant to this Section 1.3 which are not incurred due to a tax audit or litigation addressing the existence or amount of tax liability, such expenses shall be paid to Weyand promptly
after Weyand incurs the expenses and in all cases not later than the end of Weyand’s taxable year following the taxable year in which Weyand incurs such expenses, and the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during Weyand’s
taxable year may not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year. 
 1.4 Underpayment and Overpayment.
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Payment will initially be made in an amount that is less than what should have been made (either of such events is referred to as an
“Underpayment”). It is also possible that a Gross-Up Payment will initially be made in an amount that is greater than what should have been made (an “Overpayment”). The determination of any
Underpayment or Overpayment shall be made by the Accounting Firm in accordance with Section 1.2. In the event of an Underpayment, the amount of any such Underpayment shall be paid to Weyand as an additional Gross-Up Payment. In the event of an
Overpayment, Weyand shall promptly pay to MSC the amount of such Overpayment together with interest on such amount at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 1274(d) of the Code for the period commencing on the date of the
Overpayment to the date of such payment by Weyand to MSC. Weyand shall make such payment to MSC as soon as administratively practicable after MSC notifies Weyand of (a) the Accounting Firm’s determination that an Overpayment was made and
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 EXHIBIT E 
 FORM OF RELEASE 
 EMPLOYMENT SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 This Employment Separation and General Release Agreement (this “Separation Agreement”), is entered into this
         day of             ,              by and between William J. Weyand, an
individual (“Weyand”), and MSC.Software Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MSC”). 
 WHEREAS,
Weyand has been employed as the Chief Executive Officer and/or Chairman of MSC since February 9, 2005, and has entered into a new agreement on
[                    , 2008] regarding his ongoing employment in such capacity (“Employment Agreement”); and

 WHEREAS, Weyand and MSC have mutually agree to terminate Weyand’s employment relationship with MSC upon the terms set forth 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants undertaken and the releases contained in this Separation Agreement, Weyand and MSC agree as follows: 

I. Termination. Weyand’s position as an officer, director, employee, member, manager and in any other capacity with MSC and each of its affiliates
is hereby terminated effective, 20 (“Separation Date”), and all benefits and perquisites of employment will cease as of the Separation Date. The Employment Agreement shall terminate as of the Separation Date, provided,
however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Sections 3.4, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, and 7 through 28 of the Employment Agreement shall continue to apply in accordance with their terms. All payments due to Weyand from MSC shall be
determined under the applicable provisions of the Employment Agreement and this Agreement. Weyand acknowledges and agrees that, upon receipt of all payments due to him on or before the Separation Date, he will have received all amounts owed for his
regular and usual salary (including, but not limited to, any severance, overtime, bonus, commissions, or other wages), usual benefits and accrued but unused vacation through the Separation Date and that all payments due to Weyand from MSC after the
Separation Date shall be determined under this Separation Agreement. 
 II. Severance Benefit. MSC shall pay as severance pay to Weyand the
amount of                      dollars
($                    ), less standard withholding and authorized deductions (the “Severance Benefit”), as determined under
Section 5.3 of the Employment Agreement. Such severance shall be paid at the times provided in and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 5.3 of the Employment Agreement; provided, however, that if it is determined by the
parties or in the opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to Weyand and MSC, such determination to be made or opinion provided to MSC no later than thirty (30) days after the Separation Date, that the Severance Benefit is or reasonably may be
treated as deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), except in the case of Weyand’s death, the payment of such Severance Benefit shall be
delayed (without interest) to a date no earlier than, and shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable after (and in all events no more 

 
than thirty (30) days after), the date that is six months after Weyand’s “separation from service,” as that term is defined in
Section 409A. Such Severance Benefit is for and in lieu of any other payments or benefits (and, except as specifically provided herein, none shall accrue) for periods after the Separation Date, except with respect to his continuing rights in
certain equity awards made pursuant to the Option Agreement, the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the PSU Award Agreement (as such terms are defined in the Employment Agreement) as acknowledged in Section VII.D hereof. Weyand specifically
acknowledges and agrees that he is entitled to receive no severance pay or other benefits pursuant to any severance plan or policy of MSC or any of its affiliates. 
 III. Release. Weyand on behalf of himself, his descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, and successors, and each of them, hereby covenants not to sue and fully releases and discharges MSC and each of
its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, past and present (together, the “Company Group”), as well as its and their trustees, directors, officers, members, managers, partners, agents, attorneys, insurers, employees,
stockholders, representatives, assigns, and successors, past and present, and each of them, hereinafter together and collectively referred to as the “Releasees,” with respect to and from any and all claims, wages, demands,
rights, liens, agreements, contracts, covenants, actions, suits, causes of action, obligations, debts, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, judgments, orders and liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether
now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, and whether or not concealed or hidden, which he now owns or holds or he has at any time heretofore owned or held or may in the future hold as against any of said Releasees, arising out of or in any
way related to his service as an officer, director, employee, member or manager of any member of the Company Group, his separation from his position as an officer, director, employee, manager and/or member, as applicable, of any member of the
Company Group, or any other transactions, occurrences, acts or omissions or any loss, damage or injury whatever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, resulting from any act or omission by or on the part of said Releasees, or any of them,
committed or omitted prior to the date of this Separation Agreement related to Weyand’s employment or service with any member of the Company Group, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claim under Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Family Rights Act, or any claim for
severance pay, bonus, sick leave, holiday pay, vacation pay, life insurance, health or medical insurance or any other fringe benefit, workers’ compensation or disability; provided that such release shall not apply to (1) any
obligation created by or arising out of this Separation Agreement for which receipt or satisfaction has not been acknowledged, (2) any right to indemnification that Weyand may have pursuant to MSC’s Bylaws, its certificate of incorporation
or under the Employment Agreement with respect to any loss, damages or expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees) that Weyand may in the future incur with respect to his service as an employee, officer or director of MSC or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates, (3) with respect to any rights that Weyand may have to insurance coverage for such losses, damages or expenses under any MSC directors and officers liability insurance policy, (4) any right under a written
equity-based award agreement entered into by and between MSC and Weyand before the Separation Date to the extent that such right continues after the Separation Date in accordance with the terms of the award, (5) the right of Weyand to obtain
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continued medical coverage that Weyand may have under COBRA, (7) any rights to payment of benefits that Weyand may have under a retirement plan
sponsored or maintained by MSC that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (8) any deferred compensation or supplemental retirement benefits that Weyand may be entitled to under a
nonqualified deferred compensation or supplemental retirement plan of MSC. 
 IV. 1542 Waiver. It is the intention of Weyand in executing this
instrument that the same shall be effective as a bar to each and every claim, demand and cause of action hereinabove specified. In furtherance of this intention, Weyand hereby expressly waives any and all rights and benefits conferred upon him by
the provisions of SECTION 1542 OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE and expressly consents that this Separation Agreement shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions, including those related to unknown
and unsuspected claims, demands and causes of action, if any, as well as those relating to any other claims, demands and causes of action hereinabove specified. SECTION 1542 provides: 
 “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS
SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” 
 Weyand acknowledges that he may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or different from those which
Weyand now knows or believes to exist with respect to the subject matter of this Separation Agreement and which, if known or suspected at the time of executing this Separation Agreement, may have materially affected this settlement. Nevertheless,
Weyand hereby waives any right, claim or cause of action that might arise as a result of such different or additional claims or facts. Weyand acknowledges that he understands the significance and consequences of such release and such specific waiver
of SECTION 1542. 
 V. ADEA Waiver. Weyand expressly acknowledges and agrees that by entering into this Agreement, he is waiving any and all
rights or claims that he may have arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, which have arisen on or before the date of execution of this Separation Agreement. Weyand further expressly acknowledges and agrees that:

 A. In return for this Separation Agreement, he will receive consideration beyond that which he was already entitled to receive before
entering into this Separation Agreement; 
 B. He is hereby advised in writing by this Separation Agreement to consult with an attorney
before signing this Separation Agreement; 
 C. He was given a copy of this Separation Agreement on
                    , 20 and informed that he had twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Separation Agreement; and 
 D. He was informed that he had seven (7) days following the date of execution of this Separation Agreement in which to revoke this Separation
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 VI. No Transferred Claims. Weyand warrants and represents that he has not heretofore assigned or
transferred to any person not a party to this Separation Agreement any released matter or any part or portion thereof and he shall defend, indemnify and hold MSC and each of its affiliates harmless from and against any claim (including the payment
of attorneys’ fees and costs actually incurred whether or not litigation is commenced) based on or in connection with or arising out of any such assignment or transfer made, purported or claimed. 
 VII. Miscellaneous  
 A. Successors.

 This Separation Agreement is personal to Weyand and shall not, without the prior written consent of MSC, be assignable by Weyand.

 This Separation Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon MSC and its respective successors and assigns and any such
successor or assignee shall be deemed substituted for MSC under the terms of this Separation Agreement for all purposes. As used herein, “successor” and “assignee” shall include any person, firm, corporation or other business
entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, directly or indirectly acquires the ownership of MSC or to which MSC assigns this Separation Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. 
 B. Waiver. No waiver of any breach of any term or provision of this Separation Agreement shall be construed to be, nor shall be, a
waiver of any other breach of this Separation Agreement. No waiver shall be binding unless in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach. 
 C. Modification. This Separation Agreement may not be amended or modified other than by a written agreement executed by Weyand and the Chief Executive Officer of MSC or his designee, or if Weyand is then Chief Executive
Officer, an officer authorized by the Board. 
 D. Complete Agreement. This Separation Agreement constitutes and
contains the entire agreement and final understanding concerning Weyand’s relationship with MSC and its affiliates and the other subject matters addressed herein between the parties, and supersedes and replaces all prior negotiations and all
agreements proposed or otherwise, whether written or oral, concerning the subject matters. Any representation, promise or agreement not specifically included in this Separation Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement shall not be binding upon or
enforceable against either party. This Separation Agreement constitutes an integrated agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section VII.D, MSC’s rights under the Employment Agreement (including, without limitation, the
confidentiality and no solicitation provisions thereof), the Inventions Agreement by and between Weyand and MSC and entered into on or about February 10, 2005 (the “Inventions Agreement”), and any written equity-based
award agreement entered into by and between MSC and Weyand before the Separation Date pursuant to which Weyand has rights that continue after the Separation Date in accordance with the terms of the award are each outside of the scope of the
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 E. Severability. If any provision of this Separation Agreement or the application thereof
is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Separation Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this Separation Agreement are
declared to be severable. 
 F. Choice of Law. This Separation Agreement shall be deemed to have been executed and delivered
within the State of California, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of California without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

 G. Cooperation in Drafting. Each party has cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Separation Agreement. Hence,
in any construction to be made of this Separation Agreement, the same shall not be construed against any party on the basis that the party was the drafter. 
 H. Counterparts. This Separation Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart, when executed, shall have the efficacy of a signed original. Photographic copies of such signed
counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose. 
 I. Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or
relating to this Separation Agreement, the enforcement or interpretation of this Separation Agreement, or because of an alleged breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Separation Agreement, including
(without limitation) any state or federal statutory claims, shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration, to be held in Orange County, California before a sole neutral arbitrator; provided, however, that provisional injunctive relief may, but
need not, be sought in a court of law while arbitration proceedings are pending, and any provisional injunctive relief granted by such court shall remain effective until the matter is finally determined by the arbitrator. The arbitration shall be
administered by JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. 
 The parties acknowledge and agree that they are hereby waiving any rights to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties against the other in connection with any matter
whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with any of the matters referenced in the first sentence of the first paragraph of this Section VII.I. The parties agree that MSC shall be responsible for payment of the forum costs of any
arbitration hereunder, including the Arbitrator’s fee. The parties further agree that in any proceeding with respect to such matters, each party will bear its own attorney’s fees and costs (other than forum costs associated with the
arbitration which in any event shall be paid by MSC). 
 Without limiting the remedies available to the parties and notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section VII.I, Weyand and MSC acknowledge that any breach of any of the covenants or provisions contained in this Separation Agreement could result in irreparable injury to either of the parties hereto for which there
might be no adequate remedy at law, and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction restraining
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provision in this Separation Agreement or such other equitable relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants or provisions of this
Separation Agreement. 
 J. Advice of Counsel. In entering this Separation Agreement, the parties represent that they have
relied upon the advice of their attorneys, who are attorneys of their own choice, and that the terms of this Separation Agreement have been completely read and explained to them by their attorneys, and that those terms are fully understood and
voluntarily accepted by them. 
 K. Supplementary Documents. All parties agree to cooperate fully and to execute any and all
supplementary documents and to take all additional actions that may be necessary or appropriate to give full force to the basic terms and intent of this Separation Agreement and which are not inconsistent with its terms. 
 L. Headings. The section headings contained in this Separation Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of this Separation Agreement. 
 M. Taxes. Other than MSC’s obligation to withhold taxes as
required by law or regulation, Weyand shall be solely responsible for any taxes due as a result of the payment of the Severance Benefit and other benefits to be provided to Weyand pursuant to Section III. Weyand will defend and indemnify MSC and
each of its affiliates from and against any tax liability that any of them may have with respect to any such payment and against any and all losses or liabilities, including defense costs, arising out of Weyand’s failure to pay any taxes due
with respect to any such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Weyand is liable for excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, MSC shall pay him the amounts required under Section 3.4 of the Employment Agreement.

  

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 I have read the foregoing Separation Agreement and I accept and agree to the provisions it contains and hereby execute it
voluntarily with full understanding of its consequences. 
 EXECUTED this              day of
                     20    , at Orange County, California. 
  

	
	“Weyand”
	
	  

	William J. Weyand

 EXECUTED this              day
                     of 20    , at Orange County, California. 
  

			
	“MSC”
	
	 MSC.Software Corporation,
 a Delaware
corporation

	
	  

	By:	 	  

	Its:	 	  

  

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 ATTACHMENT A 
 ENDORSEMENT 
 I, William J. Weyand, hereby acknowledge that I was given 21 days to consider the foregoing Employment
Separation and General Release Agreement and voluntarily chose to sign the Employment Separation and General Release Agreement prior to the expiration of the 21-day period. 
 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of California, that the foregoing is true and correct. 
 EXECUTED this          day of              20    , at Orange County, California. 
  

	
	  

	William J. Weyand

 EXHIBIT F 
 MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION 
 INVENTIONS AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made by and between MSC.SOFTWARE CORPORATION (“Employer” or “Company”), and William J.
Weyand (“Employee”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to protect its rights in any inventions developed by Employee in connection
with his services at the Company, and 
 WHEREAS, the Company continues to devote substantial resources to improving the software developed
by the Company and creating such inventions. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants of the parties, it is hereby agreed:

  

	1.	DEFINITIONS. 

  

	 	(a)	“Company” – The Employer and any corporation or other business enterprise directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under control of MSC.Software
Corporation or otherwise related by equity ownership to (whether or not controlling, controlled by or under common control with) MSC.Software Corporation from time to time, whether before or after the execution of this Agreement.

  

	 	(b)	“Customer” – Customers, clients, licensors, licensees, agents, consultants, suppliers and contractors of the Company. 

  

	 	(c)	“Inventions” – All inventions, discoveries, research, ideas, improvements and other developments, including, but not limited to, computer programs and
software, relating to the business or any actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company made or conceived by Employee in whole or in part during any period of employment with the Company, whether alone or with others, and
whether or not patentable, registered under patent or copyright or reduced to practice. This Agreement and the definition of “Inventions” shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of Section 2870 of the California Labor
Code (the text of which is attached hereto). Therefore, notwithstanding the foregoing, “Inventions” shall not include an invention: 

  

	 	(i)	for which no equipment, supplies, facility, resources, trade secrets or confidential information of the Company was used; and 

  

	 	(ii)	which was developed entirely on the Employee’s own time; and 

	 	(iii)	which at the time of conception or reduction to practice does not relate to the business of the Company or to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research
or development; and 

  

	 	(iv)	which was not suggested by and did not result from any work performed by the Employee for the Company. 

  

	 	(d)	“Rights” – All patents, trademarks, service marks and copyrights, and all other rights pertaining to Confidential Information, Inventions, or both.

  

	2.	CONSIDERATION. This Agreement is entered into in consideration of Employee’s employment or continued employment, as the case may be, and the compensation received
by Employee from the Company from time to time. 

  

	3.	PURPOSE. The purpose of this Agreement is to protect the Company’s right to certain inventions by Employee, in order to assure the Company’s ability to
continue its business and furnish employment to its employees and to preserve and protect the secrets of the Customers and others which are entrusted to the Company. 

  

	4.	ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS. 

  

	 	(a)	Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall own all rights in and to the results and proceeds of his services under this Agreement, including anything which is,
in whole or in part, created, developed and/or produced by him and which is suggested by him or related to his employment under this Agreement, the Confidential Information, and any Inventions. To the fullest extent permitted by law, all work
product (including, without limitation, all Customer information, any Inventions and works of authorship) created by Employee during the term of his employment shall belong to the Company and shall, to the fullest extent possible, be considered a
work made for hire for the Company. To the extent the Company does not own such work product as a work made for hire, Employee hereby assigns to Company all rights in such work product, including, but not limited to, all patent rights, copyrights,
trade secret rights and any other intellectual or industrial property rights of any kind throughout the world. Such assignment by Employee to Company shall include, but not be limited to, all reproduction rights, distribution rights, public display
rights, with no limitation on the use of such rights. 

  

	 	(b)	Employee shall disclose any Invention promptly in writing to Employee’s immediate supervisor at the Company, with a copy to the President of the Company to enable the
Company to determine whether it constitutes an Invention which is subject to the rights granted to the Company by this Agreement regardless of whether Employee believes the Invention to be within the exclusion set forth in Section 1 (d) of
this Agreement. The Company shall protect such disclosures to the same extent that it protects its own proprietary information. 

  

	 	(c)	 Employee agrees to execute all documents reasonably requested by the Company to further evidence the foregoing assignment and to provide all reasonable

  

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assistance to the Company in perfecting or protecting the Company’s rights in such work product. 

  

	 	(d)	Employee agrees, upon request by the Company, to assist the Company or its nominee (at Company’s expense) in every reasonable way during and at any time after
Employee’s employment to procure a patent or copyright registration for the Invention and defend the Company’s or its nominee’s title to any Inventions in any and all countries, which patents or copyrights shall be and remain the sole
and exclusive property of the Company or its nominee. 

  

	 	(e)	If the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure Employee’s signature on any document or documents needed to apply for or enforce any Rights, whether because
of physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, Employee irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Employee’s agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and on
Employee’s behalf and stead in the execution and filing of any such documents, applications and in furthering the application for and enforcement of Rights. 

  

	5.	PRIOR INVENTIONS. It is understood that all inventions, if any, patented or unpatented, which Employee made prior to employment by the Company or employment by any
corporation or business enterprise to which the Company is or becomes a successor are excluded from the scope of this Agreement. The Employee warrants that Employee has inserted in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof a complete list of
all prior inventions of Employee, if any, including numbers of all patents and patent applications, and in the case of unpatented inventions, a brief description of all such inventions which are not the property of a previous employer. Employee
agrees that an invention(s) listed in Schedule A does not mean the Company waives any rights the Company may have to freely develop the same or similar items itself or rights the Company may have under this Agreement to any invention made or
conceived by Employee as defined in this Agreement. Employee agrees that the Company has made no independent evaluation of Employee’s work to date and that the Company is unable to reach any determination as to the scope of Employee’s
efforts regarding these inventions or the extent to which Employee may have rights in these inventions which would be enforceable. To the extent Employee feels he or she has rights in the inventions, the Company will rely on Employee to protect
those rights in and not disclose to the Company or cause the Company to use information which is in fact proprietary to Employee and to which the Company has no rights under the Agreement. Employee further warrants that, if no items are on the list,
Employee has had no such prior inventions. IF NO INVENTIONS, SO INDICATE BY YOUR INITIALS: /s/ WJW 

  

	6.	EXTENSION OF OBLIGATIONS AND AGREEMENT TO PREVIOUS AND FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. The Employee understands that the provisions of this Agreement extend also to all previous
and future period of Employee’s employment by the Company and all periods of employment with any other corporations or business enterprises to which the Company is or becomes a successor and this Agreement. 

  

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	7.	OTHER OBLIGATIONS. Employee hereby acknowledges that the Company from time to time may have agreements with other persons or with the United States Government which
impose obligations or restrictions on the Company regarding inventions made during the course of work thereunder or regarding the confidential nature of such work. Employee hereby agrees to be bound by all such obligations and restrictions and to
take all actions necessary to discharge the obligations of the Company thereunder, including, if necessary, assignment of Rights to Inventions otherwise excluded under Paragraph l(c) above. 

  

	8.	TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall continue to apply to Employee after termination of employment with the Company for whatever
reason. 

  

	9.	COMPANY’S NOTIFICATION TO NEW EMPLOYER. If Employee leaves the employ of the Company, Employee consents to the Company’s notification to any new employer of
Employee’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. 

  

	10.	MODIFICATION. This Agreement may only be modified or terminated by an instrument in writing, signed by the Employee and the Company. 

  

	11.	NO WAIVER. No waiver of a breach, failure of any condition, or any right or remedy contained in or granted by the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective
unless it is in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach, failure, right, or remedy. 

  

	12.	REMEDIES. Employee and Company acknowledge and stipulate that the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement are of a special nature and that any breach,
violation or evasion by the Employee of the terms of this Agreement will result in immediate and irreparable injury and harm to the Company, and will cause damage to the Company in amounts difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, the Company shall be
entitled to the remedies of injunction and specific performance, or either of such remedies, without posting a bond as well as to all other legal or equitable remedies to which the Company may be entitled, including, without limitation, termination
of the employment of Employee. 

  

	13.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of a signed counterpart of this Agreement and acknowledges that it is Employee’s entire Agreement with
the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof, thereby superseding any previous oral or written understandings or agreements with the Company or any officer or representative of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to the
limit the right of the Company to terminate the employment of the Employee, with or without cause. 

  

	14.	 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal or unenforceable, such paragraph or provision
shall be severed or otherwise modified as may best preserve the intention of the parties hereto, and the Agreement as so modified shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision, or part thereof, is held unenforceable because of the duration
thereof or the area covered thereby, 

  

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the parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision, and/or delete specific
words or phrases and in its modified or reduced form such provision shall then be enforceable. 
  

	15.	SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon Employee’s heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives, and is for the benefit
of the Company, its successors and assigns. 

  

	16.	GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without regard to such state’s
conflict of laws provisions. 

 EMPLOYEE HAS READ ALL OF THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDS IT COMPLETELY, AND BY EMPLOYEE’S SIGNATURE
BELOW REPRESENTS THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS THE ONLY STATEMENT MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY UPON WHICH EMPLOYEE HAS RELIED IN SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT. 
  

			
	Dated: February 10, 2005
	
	Employee:
	
	 /s/ William J. Weyand

	Signature
		
	Name:	 	William J. Weyand

  

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 SCHEDULE A 
 EXISTING INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS 
 The following is a list of inventions or improvements relevant to the subject
matter of Employment by the Company that have been made or conceived of or first reduced to practice by Employee, alone or jointly with others, before Employment by the Company: 
  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

  

			
	Dated: February 10, 2005
	
	EMPLOYEE:
	
	 /s/ William J. Weyand

	Signature
		
	Name:	 	William J. Weyand

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