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RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION AGREEMENT
This Retirement and Separation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into this 26th day of March, 2018 by and between Herc Rentals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Barbara L. Brasier (“Executive”).
WHEREAS, Executive currently serves the Company as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to set forth herein their mutual agreement with respect to all matters relating to Executive’s retirement and separation from service with the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, the adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree as follows:
1.Separation.  Effective April 30, 2018 (the “Retirement Date”), Executive shall retire and separate from her position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as well as any and all other officer, director and committee positions with the Company and its subsidiaries, at which time her employment with the Company and its subsidiaries shall terminate.  During the period prior to the Retirement Date, Executive shall assist with such transitional duties and responsibilities as the Company shall request from time to time.
2.    Accrued Obligations.  As soon as administratively practicable after the Retirement Date or at such later time as shall be required under the terms of an applicable compensation or benefit plan or agreement, Executive shall receive any portion of Executive’s base salary that is accrued but unpaid as of the Retirement Date, any accrued but unpaid vacation pay, any unreimbursed expenses for which proper documentation is provided, and any other vested amounts and benefits that are to be paid or provided to Executive by the Company under the Company’s benefit plans, but which have not yet been paid or provided (as applicable) (the “Accrued Benefits”).
3.    Separation Benefits.  In consideration for (i) Executive’s General Release of claims, in accordance with Section 6 below, (ii) Executive’s agreement to comply with the Restrictive Covenants referenced in Section 7 below and (iii) Executive’s compliance with her duties and responsibilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Executive the following amounts:
(a)    a cash separation benefit in the gross amount of $824,500, which shall be paid in a lump sum cash payment on the first payroll date occurring after the date the General Release becomes effective and irrevocable, but in no event later than 30 days after the Retirement Date;
(b)    an additional cash separation benefit in the gross amount of $113,167, which is equivalent to a prorated annual performance bonus for the 2018 performance period based on the  Retirement Date, and the target attainment of the Company’s, and full attainment of the Executive’s individual, performance conditions for such performance period, which additional cash separation 

benefit shall be paid in a lump sum cash payment on the first payroll date occurring after the date the General Release becomes effective and irrevocable, but in no event later than 30 days after the Retirement Date;
(c)    if Executive timely elects post-termination continuation coverage under Section 4980 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), with respect to medical, vision, prescription and/or dental coverage for Executive and/or her dependents (“COBRA”), then Executive’s premiums for such COBRA coverage shall be subsidized by the Company, such that Executive shall pay to the Company, in accordance with the requirements of COBRA, the same premiums that she would have paid if she had continued as an active employee of the Company; provided that such subsidized COBRA premiums shall terminate as of the earliest to occur of (i) the 12-month anniversary of the Retirement Date, (ii) the date as of which Executive becomes eligible for medical, vision, prescription or dental coverage, respectively, from a subsequent employer, or for Medicare and (iii) the date on which Executive ceases to pay any COBRA premium when it is due; 
(d)    if Executive elects to use the services of an executive coach or consulting firm for services related to Executive’s transition due to retirement from the Company, then the Company shall pay directly to the coach or consulting firm, as applicable, an amount equal to the fee for such services provided to Executive up to a maximum of $25,000; and
(e)    as of the Retirement Date, each of the outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units held by Executive and set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto, which represent all equity-based compensation awards held by Executive, shall become vested on a prorated basis, as set forth on Exhibit A.  Such vested restricted stock units and performance stock units shall be settled within 30 days after the Retirement Date, and all vested options held by Executive shall be exercisable until the first anniversary of the Retirement Date, subject to Executive’s compliance with the Company’s exercise procedures that apply to executive officers of the Company.
4.    Tax Withholding.  The Company shall deduct from the amounts payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement the amount of all required federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld pursuant to applicable law.
5.    Section 409A.  This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and shall be interpreted and construed consistently with such intent.  The payments to Executive pursuant to this Agreement are also intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent possible, under either the separation pay exemption pursuant to Treasury regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) or as short-term deferrals pursuant to Treasury regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4), and for this purpose each payment shall constitute a “separately identified” amount within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-2(b)(2).  In the event the terms of this Agreement would subject Executive to taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code (“409A Penalties”), the Company and Executive shall cooperate diligently to amend the terms of this Agreement to avoid such 409A Penalties, to the extent possible; provided that in no event shall the Company be responsible for any 409A Penalties that arise in connection with any amounts payable under this Agreement.  To the extent any amounts under this Agreement are payable by reference to Executive’s “retirement” or “termination of employment,” such term shall be deemed 

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to refer to Executive’s “separation from service,” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.  Any reimbursement or advancement payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise shall be conditioned on the submission by Executive of all expense reports reasonably required by the Company under any applicable expense reimbursement policy, and shall be paid to the Executive within 30 days following receipt of such expense reports, but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive incurred the reimbursable expense.  Any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefit provided, during a calendar year shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in‐kind benefit to be provided, during any other calendar year.  The right to any reimbursement or in‐kind benefit pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.
6.    General Release.  As a condition to Executive’s receipt and retention of the consideration described in Section 3 above, she shall execute the General Release and Waiver attached hereto as Exhibit B hereto (the “General Release”) within 21 days after the Retirement Date, and not revoke the General Release within the revocation period set forth in the General Release.
7.    Confidentiality; Unfair Competition.
(a)    Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the business of the Company is highly competitive and that during the course of her relationship with the Company she has had and will have access to significant proprietary and confidential information belonging to the Company.  Executive therefore covenants and agrees, for the duration of this Agreement and at all times following its termination, she will not use or disclose (other than in furtherance of Company’s business interests during the term of this Agreement and as authorized by the Company) any confidential proprietary information of the Company, including, but not limited to, customer and supplier lists, customer or prospect information, pricing information, business plans, business development plans or other strategic plans or information, sales and marketing information, patents, patent rights, inventions, trademark or trade name rights, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, techniques, know-how and trade secret information, plans or information regarding the Company’s future products and services and other business and financial information of or relating to the Company or its customers.  Executive shall retain all such information in trust for the sole benefit of the Company.  Executive agrees that the Company has expended considerable time, effort and expense in assembling and maintaining such information and that such information constitutes both (i) trade secret and/or confidential and proprietary information of the Company and (ii) part of the Company’s goodwill.
(b)    During the term of this Agreement and Executive’s employment by the Company, and for a period of twelve months after the Retirement Date, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, whether as a principal, agent, officer, director, partner, employee, consultant, independent contractor or in any other capacity whatsoever, alone or in association with any other person, carry on, or be engaged, concerned or take part in, or render services or assistance to, or own, share in the earnings of, or invest in the stocks, bonds or other securities of any business, firm, corporation or institution that is directly or indirectly in competition with the Company.  An individual or entity will be presumed to be in competition with the Company if the individual or entity markets, sells, produces, renders or distributes the same or similar types 

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or kinds of products and/or services as those marketed, sold, produced, rendered or distributed or which were in research and development by the Company at any point during the term of this Agreement.  The foregoing restriction will not preclude Executive from owning up to 1% of the stock of a publicly traded company or from engaging in competitive business activities which do not otherwise violate the terms and conditions of subsection (a) or subsection (d) of this Section 7.
(c)    For purposes of this Agreement the phrase “competition with the Company” and “competitor” shall be defined as:  (1) United Rentals, RSC Equipment Rental, Sunbelt Rentals, NES Rentals, Ahern Rentals, H&E Equipment Services, Neff Rentals, Sunstate Equipment Co., Volvo Rents, Cat Rental Stores (Caterpillar), Courier Car Rentals, Edge Care Rentals, Midway Fleet Leasing, Red Dog Rental Services, Angel Aerial, Studio Services, Star Rentals and Home Depot Rentals; (2) any company or entity engaged in the business of renting or selling general or heavy construction equipment including but not limited to generator, pump and compressor equipment (3) any company or entity that markets, sells, produces, renders or distributes the same or similar types or kinds of products and/or services as Company, including but not limited to general and/or heavy construction equipment rental, leasing and/or sharing and related services; and/or (4) any successors of the aforementioned.
(d)    For a period of twelve months following the Retirement Date, Executive shall not, as a principal, proprietor, director, officer, partner, shareholder, employee, member, manager, consultant, agent, independent contractor or otherwise, for herself or on behalf of any other person or entity other than the Company, directly or indirectly:
		
	(i)
	Solicit or attempt to solicit any competitive business as described above from any customer or prospective customer of the Company whom Executive came to know, came to service, or came to learn the identity of during course of Executive’s relationship with the Company;

		
	(ii)
	Solicit or induce or attempt to solicit or induce any person who is employed by the Company to leave the Company; or

		
	(iii)
	Aid, assist or counsel any other person, firm, corporation, entity or the like to do any of the above.

(e)    All written materials, records and documents made by Executive or that came into Executive’s possession during her employment with the Company concerning the business or affairs of the Company, together with all intellectual and industrial property rights attached thereto shall be the sole property of the Company; and, upon termination of Executive’s employment and/or this Agreement or at the request of the Company at any time, Executive shall promptly deliver all such materials and information in her possession or control to the Company.
(f)    In view of the services which Executive has performed for the Company, which services are special, unique and extraordinary in character and which will place Executive in a position of confidence and trust with customers of the Company and will provide Executive with access to confidential and proprietary financial information, trade secrets, “know-how” and other confidential and proprietary information of the Company, Executive expressly acknowledges that the Restrictive Covenants set forth in this Section 7 are reasonable and necessary to protect and 

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maintain the proprietary and other legitimate business interests of the Company and that the enforcement of such Restrictive Covenants will not prevent Executive from earning a livelihood or impose any undue burden on Executive or her family.  Executive further acknowledges that the remedy at law for any breach or threatened breach of this Section 7 by her, if such breach or threatened breach is held by the court to exist, will be inadequate and, accordingly, that the Company shall, in addition to all other available remedies, be entitled to injunctive relief without being required to post bond or other security and without having to prove the inadequacy of the remedies available at law.  In addition, in the event a court determines that there has been a breach or threatened breach or repudiation of Section 7 of this Agreement by Executive, Executive agrees that, in addition to injunctive relief and monetary damages, the Company shall be entitled to recover from Executive its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in obtaining any restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or any monetary judgment against Executive.
(g)    If any portion of the provisions of this Section 7 is held to be unenforceable for any reason, including but not limited to the duration of such provision, the territory being covered thereby or the type of conduct restricted therein, the parties agree that the court is authorized and directed to modify the duration, geographic area and/or other terms of such provisions to the maximum benefit of the Company as permitted by law, and, as so modified, said provision shall then be enforceable.
(h)    The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 7 shall apply shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is deemed to be in breach of any of the terms of this Section 7.
(i)    Executive EXPRESSLY waives a trial by jury and agrees not to plead or defend on grounds of adequate remedy at law or any element thereof in an action by the Company against Executive for injunctive relief or for specific performance of any obligation set forth in this Agreement.
(j)    The Company shall have the right to discontinue all amounts payable under this Agreement, to recover all payments made under this Agreement, and to obtain injunctive relief should Executive breach any of the covenants set forth in Section 7 or 8 herein, in the Employee Confidentiality & Non-Competition Agreement, dated November 9, 2015, between Executive and the Company, or in the offer letter, dated October 20, 2015, between Executive and the Company (the “Restrictive Covenants”).
(k)    Nothing contained herein or in the Restrictive Covenants shall prohibit or restrict Executive (or her attorney) from responding to any inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), or any other regulatory organization or governmental entity, or shall be interpreted so as to impede Executive (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, or any agency Inspector General, or from making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation.  Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and shall not be not required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made.

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8.    Non-disparagement.
(a)    Subject to Section 7(k), Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose, communicate, or publish in any format any libelous, defamatory, or disparaging information concerning the Company, its executives, officers, Board of Directors, its subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, operations, technology, proprietary or technical information, strategies or business whatsoever, or cause others to disclose, communicate, or publish any disparaging information concerning the same.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, nothing shall prohibit Executive from giving truthful testimony or evidence to a governmental entity, or if properly subpoenaed or otherwise required to do so under applicable law.
(b)    The Company shall instruct each person who is an executive officer of the Company as of the Retirement Date not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, communicate, or publish in any format any libelous, defamatory, or disparaging information concerning the Executive whatsoever, or to cause others to disclose, communicate, or publish any disparaging information concerning the same.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, nothing shall prohibit the Company or its executive officers from giving truthful testimony or evidence to a governmental entity, or if properly subpoenaed or otherwise required to do so under applicable law.
9.    Company Property.  As of the Retirement Date, Executive shall, to the extent not previously returned or delivered:  (a) return all equipment, records, files, documents, data, programs or other materials and property in Executive’s possession, custody or control which relates or belongs to the Company or any one or more of its affiliates, including, without limitation, all, confidential information (within the meaning of the Restrictive Covenants), computer equipment, access codes, messaging devices, credit cards, cell phones, keys and access cards; and (b) deliver all original and copies of confidential information, electronic data, notes, materials, records, plans, data or other documents, files or programs (whether stored in paper form, computer form, digital form, electronically or otherwise, on Company equipment or Executive’s personal equipment) that relate or refer in any to (1) the Company or any one or more of its affiliates, its business or its employees, or (2) the Company’s Confidential Information or similar information.  By signing this Agreement, Executive represents and warrants that Executive has not retained and has or shall timely return and deliver all the items described or referenced in subsections (a) or (b) above; and, that should Executive later discover additional items described or referenced in subsections (a) or (b) above, Executive shall promptly notify the Company and return/deliver such items to the Company.  Confidential Information means information (1) disclosed to or known by Executive as a consequence of or through her employment with the Company or one of its affiliates; and (2) which relates to any aspect of the Company’s or an affiliate’s business, research, or development.  Nothing in this Section shall be construed, however, to require Executive to return to the Company any publicly available information or other information Executive obtained by reason of her ownership of Company stock or debt.
10.    Cooperation.  Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company in accordance with this Section 10:
(a)    Through the Retirement Date, Executive hereby agrees to provide her full cooperation, at the request of the Company, with the Company and its affiliates, subsidiaries, 

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directors, officers, agents, representatives, employees, successors and assigns, in the transitioning of her job duties and responsibilities.
(b)    After the Retirement Date, Executive agrees to be reasonably available to the Company or its representatives to briefly discuss matters relating to the responsibilities she held during her employment.
(c)    At all times prior to, on or after the Retirement Date, Executive shall reasonably cooperate with any and all investigations or other legal, equitable or business matters or proceedings which involve any matters for which Executive worked on or had responsibility during her employment with the Company.  This includes but is not limited to testifying (and preparing to testify) as a witness in any proceeding or otherwise providing information or reasonable assistance to the Company in connection with any investigation, claim or suit, and cooperating with the Company regarding any investigation, litigation, claims or other disputed items involving the Company that relate to matters within the knowledge or responsibility of Executive.  Specifically, Executive agrees (i) to meet with the Company’s representatives, its counsel or other designees at reasonable times and places with respect to any items within the scope of this provision; (ii) to provide truthful testimony regarding same to any court, agency or other adjudicatory body; (iii) to provide the Company with immediate notice of contact or subpoena by any non-governmental adverse party, and (iv) to not voluntarily assist any such non-governmental adverse party or such non-governmental adverse party’s representatives.  Executive acknowledges and understands that her obligations of cooperation under this Section 10(c) are not limited in time and may include, but shall not be limited to, the need for or availability for testimony, and that Executive’s activity pursuant to this Section 10(c) will be scheduled so that it does not unreasonably interfere with the then-current professional obligations of Executive, if any.  Executive shall be compensated at the rate of $250 per hour for any such time spent assisting the Company pursuant to this Section 10, and shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred by Executive at the request of the Company.
(d)    The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Executive from and against any losses, claims, demands, costs, damages, liabilities, joint and several, expenses of any nature (including attorney’s fees and disbursements), judgments, fines, settlements, penalties and other expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which Executive may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Executive was employed by the Company or arising out of or incidental to the business of the Company, to the maximum extent provided under the terms of the Company’s charter and by-laws or any other applicable documentation, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein.
11.    Consequences of Breach.  Executive agrees that the benefits provided pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement are conditioned on her compliance with all of her commitments set forth in this Agreement, the Restrictive Covenants and the General Release.  In the event of any breach of this Agreement, the Restrictive Covenants or the General Release by Executive, the Company shall provide notice of such breach to Executive to allow her an opportunity to cure such breach.  In the event Executive fails to cure such breach within five days after notice of such breach, 

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the Company shall be entitled to discontinue and recover all benefits paid or otherwise payable to Executive pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.  In addition, Executive acknowledges that the provisions in the Restrictive Covenants are necessary to enable the Company to maintain its competitive position and any actual or threatened breach thereof will result in irreparable and continuing damage to the Company for which there will be no adequate remedy at law.  In the event of any actual or threatened breach of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief, including the right to a temporary restraining order, and other relief, including damages, as may be proper along with the Company’s attorney’s fees and court costs.  The foregoing stipulated damages and remedies of the Company are in addition to, and not to the exclusion of, any other damages the Company may be able to prove.
12.    Enforceability.  If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect and such invalid or unenforceable provision shall be reformulated by such court to preserve the intent of the parties hereto.
13.    Successors.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and by Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors and administrators and by the Company and its successors and assigns.  In the event of the death of Executive while any amounts are payable to Executive hereunder, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s estate.
14.    Notices.  All notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given by a party hereto when delivered personally or by overnight courier that guarantees next day delivery or five days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid to the following address of the other party hereto (or to such other address of such other party as shall be furnished in accordance herewith) if to the Company, to Herc Rentals, Inc., Attention:  Chief Legal Officer, 27500 Riverview Center Drive, Suite 100, Bonita Springs, Florida 34134, and if to Executive, to the last known address of Executive in the records of the Company, which Executive may update from time to time by way of the notice procedure set forth in this Section 14.
15.    Entire Agreement.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and with respect to Executive’s employment with the Company, contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties, and agreements between the parties with respect to Executive’s separation from the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all positions therewith, and supersedes all prior employment or severance or other agreements between Executive and the Company and its subsidiaries, whether written or oral, or any of its predecessors or affiliates; provided, however, that Executive shall continue to be bound by the terms of the Employee Confidentiality & Non-Competition Agreement, dated November 9, 2015, between Executive and the Company, and to the confidentiality and nondisclosure provisions set forth in the offer letter, dated October 20, 2015, between the Company and Executive.  Except as otherwise provided herein, Executive acknowledges that no representation, inducement, promise, or agreement, oral or written, has been made by either party, or by anyone acting on behalf of either 

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party, which is not embodied herein, and that no agreement, statement, or promise relating to Executive’s separation from the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates that is not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding.  Executive represents and acknowledges that in executing this Agreement, she does not rely, and has not relied, upon any representation(s) by the Company or its agents except as expressly contained in this Agreement.  Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both parties.
16.    Waivers.  No failure by either party hereto at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall (i) be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time or (ii) preclude insistence upon strict compliance in the future.
17.    Company Recoupment Policy.  In addition to the Company’s recoupment rights under Section 7(j), all incentive compensation paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise in connection with Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company shall be subject to forfeiture, recovery by Company or other action pursuant to any clawback or recoupment policy which the Company may adopt from time to time.
18.    Applicable Law.  This Agreement is entered into under, and shall be governed for all purposes by, the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to any choice of law principles.  The parties agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall only be brought in the courts of Lee County, Florida or the Federal courts located in Lee County, Florida and not in any other State or Federal courts located in the United States of America or any court in any other country, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  The parties hereby agree that process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on either party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
19.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.
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WHEREFORE, the Company and Executive, by their signatures below, evidence their agreement to the provisions stated above.

	
		
	 
	HERC RENTALS, INC.

	 
	/s/ Christian Cunningham

	 
	Christian Cunningham

	 
	 

	 
	Date: 3-26-2018

	 
	EXECUTIVE

	
		
	 
	/s/ Barbara L. Brasier

	 
	Barbara L. Brasier

	 
	 

	 
	Date: 3-26-2018

	 
	 

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EXHIBIT A
Prorated Vesting of Outstanding Equity Awards
	
				
	Grant Date
	Type of Award
	Total Number of Shares Subject to Award that Are Unvested as of Date of Agreement
	Prorated Number of Shares Vesting on Retirement Date

	8/18/16
	Options
	22,369
	4,971

	12/1/15
	RSUs
	3,606
	1,503

	4/15/16
	RSUs
	9,444
	6,476

	8/18/16
	RSUs
	12,806
	7,114

	3/16/17
	RSUs
	4,345
	1,569

	3/1/18
	RSUs
	3,150
	175

	3/14/16
	PSUs
	6,261
	4,348

	3/4/16
	PSUs
	7,905
	5,490

	3/16/17
	PSUs
	10,139
	3,661

	3/1/18
	PSUs
	7,350
	408

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EXHIBIT B 
 
GENERAL RELEASE AND WAIVER
1.I, Barbara L. Brasier, in consideration of and subject to the performance by Herc Rentals, Inc. of its obligations under the Retirement and Separation Agreement, dated March 26, 2017 (the “Separation Agreement”), do hereby release and forever discharge as of the date hereof the Company and its affiliates, subsidiaries and direct or indirect parent entities and all present, former and future shareholders, directors, officers, agents, representatives, employees, successors and assigns of the Company and/or its respective affiliates, subsidiaries and direct or indirect parent entities (collectively, the “Released Parties”) to the extent provided below (this “General Release”).  The Released Parties are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this General Release, and this General Release may be enforced by each of them in accordance with the terms hereof in respect of the rights granted to such Released Parties hereunder.  Terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Separation Agreement.
2.    I understand that any payments or benefits paid or granted to me under Section 3 of the Separation Agreement represent, in part, consideration for signing this General Release and are not salary, wages or benefits to which I was already entitled.  I understand and agree that I will not receive certain of the payments and benefits specified in the Separation Agreement unless I execute this General Release and do not revoke this General Release within the time periods permitted hereafter.  Such payments and benefits will not be considered compensation for purposes of any employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement maintained or hereafter established by the Company or its affiliates.
3.    Except as provided in Sections 5, 6, and 12 below and except for the provisions of the Separation Agreement which expressly survive the termination of my employment with the Company, I knowingly and voluntarily (for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns) release and forever discharge the Company and the other Released Parties from any and all claims, suits, controversies, actions, causes of action, cross-claims, counter-claims, demands, debts, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive or exemplary damages, other damages, claims for costs and attorneys’ fees, or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law and in equity, both past and present (through the date that this General Release becomes effective and enforceable) and whether known or unknown, suspected, or claimed against the Company or any of the Released Parties which I, my spouse, or any of my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, may have, and which arise out of or are connected with my employment with, or my separation or termination from, the Company, including, but not limited to, any allegation, claim or violation, arising under:  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act); the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair Labor Standards Act; or their state or local counterparts; or under any other federal, state or local civil or human rights law, or under any other local, state, or federal law, regulation or ordinance; or under any public policy, contract or tort, or under common law; or arising under any policies, practices or 

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procedures of the Company; or any claim for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, defamation; or any claim for costs, fees, or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Claims”).
4.    I represent that I have made no assignment or transfer of any right, claim, demand, cause of action, or other matter covered by Section 3 above.
5.    I agree that this General Release does not waive or release any rights or claims that I may have which arise after the date I execute this General Release, including Claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.  I acknowledge and agree that my separation from employment with the Company shall not serve as the basis for any claim or action (including, without limitation, any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967).
6.    I agree that I hereby waive all rights to sue or obtain equitable, remedial or punitive relief from any or all Released Parties of any kind whatsoever in respect of any Claims, including, without limitation, reinstatement, back pay, front pay, and any form of injunctive relief.  Notwithstanding the above, I further acknowledge that I am not waiving and am not being required to waive any right that cannot be waived under law, including the right to file an administrative charge or participate in an administrative investigation or proceeding; provided, however, that I disclaim and waive any right to share or participate in any monetary award resulting from the prosecution of such charge or investigation or proceeding.  Additionally, I am not waiving (i) any right to the Accrued Obligations, any severance benefits or other consideration to which I am entitled under the Separation Agreement, (ii) any claim relating to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage or any right of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents or otherwise, (iii) my rights as an equity or security holder in the Company or its affiliates, (iv) my rights under any equity awards that survive termination of employment in accordance with the terms of the Separation Agreement; or (v) my rights under any retirement plan that is “qualified” under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
7.    I hereby agree not to bring or participate in any class or collective action against the Company and/or the other Released Parties that asserts, in whole or in part, any claims that arose before I signed this General Release, whether or not such claims (if brought by me individually) are released by this General Release.
8.    In signing this General Release, I acknowledge and intend that it shall be effective as a bar to each and every one of the Claims herein above mentioned or implied.  I expressly consent that this General Release shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions, including those relating to unknown and unsuspected Claims (notwithstanding any state or local statute that expressly limits the effectiveness of a general release of unknown, unsuspected and unanticipated Claims), if any, as well as those relating to any other Claims hereinabove mentioned or implied.  I acknowledge and agree that this waiver is an essential and material term of this General Release and that without such waiver I would not have become entitled to the benefits provided under the Separation Agreement.  I further agree that in the event I should bring a Claim seeking damages against the Company, or in the event I should seek to recover against the Company in any Claim brought by a governmental agency on my behalf, this General Release shall serve as a complete defense to such Claims to the maximum extent permitted by law.  I further 

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agree that I am not aware of any pending claim of the type described in Section 3 above as of the execution of this General Release.
9.    I agree that neither this General Release, nor the furnishing of the consideration for this General Release, shall be deemed or construed at any time to be an admission by the Company, any Released Party or myself of any improper or unlawful conduct.
10.    Any non-disclosure provision in this General Release does not prohibit or restrict me (or my attorney) from responding to any inquiry about this General Release or its underlying facts and circumstances by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), any other regulatory organization or any governmental entity.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no provision of this General Release shall be interpreted so as to impede me (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation.  I do not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and I shall not be not required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made.
11.    I represent that I am not aware of any claim by me other than the claims that are released by this General Release.  I acknowledge that I may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or different than those which I now know or believe to exist with respect to the subject matter of the release set forth in Section 3 above and which, if known or suspected at the time of entering into this General Release, may have materially affected this General Release and my decision to enter into it.
12.    Notwithstanding anything in this General Release to the contrary, this General Release shall not relinquish, diminish, or in any way affect any rights or claims arising out of any breach by the Company or by any Released Party of the terms of the Separation Agreement after the date hereof.
13.    Whenever possible, each provision of this General Release shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this General Release is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this General Release shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
14.    BY SIGNING THIS GENERAL RELEASE, I REPRESENT AND AGREE THAT:
(a)    I HAVE READ IT CAREFULLY; AND I UNDERSTAND ALL OF ITS TERMS AND KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RIGHTS UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS 

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ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED; THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963; THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; AND THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED;
(b)    I VOLUNTARILY CONSENT TO EVERYTHING IN IT;
(c)    I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE EXECUTING IT AND I HAVE DONE SO OR, AFTER CAREFUL READING AND CONSIDERATION, I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO OF MY OWN VOLITION;
(d)    I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 21 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MY RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE TO CONSIDER IT, AND THE CHANGES MADE SINCE MY RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE ARE NOT MATERIAL OR WERE MADE AT MY REQUEST AND WILL NOT RESTART THE REQUIRED 21-DAY PERIOD;
(e)    I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE IT AND THAT THIS RELEASE SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE REVOCATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED;
(f)    I HAVE SIGNED THIS GENERAL RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND WITH THE ADVICE OF ANY COUNSEL RETAINED TO ADVISE ME WITH RESPECT TO IT; AND
(g)    I AGREE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GENERAL RELEASE MAY NOT BE AMENDED, WAIVED, CHANGED OR MODIFIED EXCEPT BY AN INSTRUMENT IN WRITING SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY AND BY ME.
	
			
	SIGNED:
	 
	DATED:

	/s/ Barbara L. Brasier
	 
	 

	Barbara L. Brasier
	 
	Date: 3-26-2018

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Exhibit 10.18

EMPLOYMENT OFFER LETTER

 

January 8, 2018

(This letter shall replace in its entirety that certain letter dated December 29, 2017)

 

Mr. Marc Huffman

100 Detroit St, Unit 202 

Denver, CO 

80206

 

 

Dear Marc: 

I am pleased to offer you a position with BlackLine Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “Blackline”) as Chief Operating Officer, reporting to me commencing no later than February 15, 2018 (your actual first day of employment, the “Start Date”).  As we have discussed, while your employment shall have commenced as of the Start Date, you will not be expected to report for duties until no later than March 1, 2018.  Speaking for myself, as well as the other members of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and the management team, we are excited to have you join and we look forward to your future success with the Company. 

Base Salary.  Your initial annual base salary will be $350,000.00 (“Base Salary”). Your Base Salary will be payable in semi-monthly payments less applicable taxes, deductions and withholdings and otherwise pursuant to the Company’s regular payroll policy. 

Annual Incentive Bonus.  You will be eligible to earn an annual incentive bonus of 100% of annual salary at target under the BlackLine Executive Bonus Plan, based on achieving performance objectives established by the compensation committee of the Board (the “Committee”) in its sole discretion and payable upon achievement of those objectives as determined by the Committee. The amount of your target incentive bonus will be prorated for fiscal year 2018 based on the number of full months you are employed during 2018.   If any portion of such bonus is earned, it will be paid when practicable after the Committee determines it has been earned, subject to you remaining employed with the Company through the payment date. Your annual bonus opportunity will be subject to review and adjustment based upon the Company’s normal performance review practices.  

Your Base Salary will be reviewed periodically as part of the Company’s normal review process. 

Employee Benefits.  As a Company employee, you will be eligible to participate in all of the Company benefit plans as available, including group health insurance, disability insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid time off, based on the plans and policies in effect during your employment. The Company reserves the right to cancel or change the benefit plans and programs it offers to its employees at any time.

Equity Grant. In addition, and subject to the approval of the Committee you will be granted (i) a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Option”); and (ii) 200,000 restricted stock units (the “RSUs”) under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time) (the “Plan”), subject to the terms of this paragraph, the Plan and the form of option and restricted stock unit agreements approved by the Board for use under the Plan (collectively, the “Equity Documents”).  The Option will have a per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.  The Option and the RSUs will vest and become exercisable over a four-year period with 25% of the shares subject to the Option and the RSUs vesting on each of the first four anniversaries of your Start Date, subject to your continued employment with the Company.  

Severance.  Subject to the approval of the Committee, you will be entitled to participate in the Company’s Change of Control and Severance Policy (the “Policy”) under which you will be eligible to receive severance payments and benefits upon certain qualifying terminations of your employment based 

 

on your senior level position within the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Policy. Additional details will be provided to you about the Policy at a later date.  In addition, if your employment is terminated during the first twelve (12) months of your employment and prior to the first vesting date of the Option and RSUs for any reason other than Cause (as defined below) or a Change in Control (as described in the Policy), the first vesting of the Option and the RSU shall accelerate to the last day of your employment.

“Cause” Definition. For purposes of this letter, “Cause” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events or circumstances as determined in good faith by the Committee: (i) your gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of duties to the Company that has resulted or is reasonably likely to result in damage to the Company or its subsidiaries as determined in good faith by the Board, (ii) your commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement, or dishonesty that has caused or is reasonably expected to result in injury to the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), (iii) any material unauthorized use or disclosure of any confidential and proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company (or a successor, if appropriate) or any other party to whom you owe an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of your relationship with the Company (or a successor, if appropriate) as determined in good faith by the Committee, (iv) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or commission of any act of fraud with respect to the Company, or (v) your material breach of any of your obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries). 

Travel and Housing Expenses. As a member of the senior executive team, you will be eligible for above-coach seating pursuant to the terms of the Company’s global travel policy.  In addition, during the first six months of your employment with the Company, you will be reimbursed for the cost of housing in Los Angeles up to $3,000 per month.  The Company will also pay for your reasonable cost of travel to and from the Company’s headquarters.   To the extent you utilize private aircraft for any such travel, so long as you have prior approval of the CEO, you will be reimbursed in an amount equal to the reasonable cost of a commercial airline ticket for such trip.  

At-Will Employment.  You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. 

Confidentiality Agreement; Arbitration Agreement.  As an employee of the Company, you will continue to have access to certain confidential information of the Company and you may, during the course of your employment, develop certain information or inventions that will be the property of the Company. To protect the interests of the Company, you will be required, as a condition of your employment with the Company, to sign the Company’s standard Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement attached hereto (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) and the Company’s standard arbitration agreement attached hereto (the “Arbitration Agreement”). 

Conditions to Employment. For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of your date of hire, or our employment relationship with you may be terminated. 

Commencement of your employment at BlackLine, even if you accept this offer, is conditioned upon: satisfactory verification of any employment references you have provided; and (b) satisfactory completion of a background check. 

 

Outside Activities.  You agree that, during the term of your employment with the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage in any other activities that conflict with your obligations to the Company. 

 

Public Announcement.  You and we will work together on the announcement of your employment publicly following formal action by our Board of Directors regarding your appointment.  Until that time, your appointment should be kept confidential.

Miscellaneous. To indicate your acceptance of the Company’s offer, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below and return it to me.  This letter, the Equity Documents, the Policy, the Confidentiality Agreement, and the Arbitration Agreement set forth the terms of your employment with the Company and supersede any prior or contemporaneous representations or agreements, whether written or oral. This letter may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement, signed by an officer of the Company and by you. 

This offer will expire if not signed and returned to BlackLine by January 12, 2018, at 5 PM. 

We look forward to working with you here at BlackLine – welcome to the team!

Very truly yours,

 

 

Therese Tucker

Chief Executive Officer

 

	
	
/s/ Therese Tucker   

Signature 

 

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

 

MARC HUFFMAN

 

	
	
/s/ Marc Huffman

Signature

 

	
	
1/8/2018

Date

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