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Management Services Agreement dated as of January 25, 2005.

 Exhibit 10.2 
  
 Management Services Agreement 
  

This Management Services Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2005 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among Leslie’s Poolmart,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Advisor”). 
  
 WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, pursuant to a Merger Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2005 (the “Merger
Agreement”), by and among the Company and LPM Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Company will become a portfolio company of GCP California Fund, L.P., an affiliate of the Advisor; 
  
 WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Company is amending its Credit
Agreement (as such agreement may be further amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Retail Finance, LLC; 
  
 WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Company will be party to an Indenture, dated as of January 25, 2005 (as such agreement may be amended from
time to time, the “Indenture”), with The Bank of New York, as trustee, pursuant to which the Company will issue $170,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.75% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”); and

  
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to obtain from the Advisor, and
the Advisor desires to provide, certain services on an ongoing basis as provided herein. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party, the parties, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. Retention of Services

  
 1.1 Investment Banking Services. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby retains the Advisor, and the Advisor hereby agrees to be retained by the Company, to provide investment banking services to the Company (the “Investment Banking Services”).

  
 1.2 General Services. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby retains the Advisor, and the Advisor hereby agrees to be retained by the Company, to provide management, consulting and financial planning services to the Company on an ongoing basis in connection
with the operation and growth of the Company in the ordinary course of their businesses during the term of this Agreement (the “General Services”). 
  
 1.3 Major Transaction Services. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby retains the
Advisor, and the Advisor hereby agrees to be retained by the Company, to provide financial advisory and investment banking services to the Company in connection with major financial transactions that may be undertaken from time to time in the future
(“Major Transaction Services” and, together with the Investment Banking Services and General Services, the “Services”). 

 2. Compensation 
  

2.1 General Services Fee. In consideration of the General Services, the Company shall pay the Advisor (or its designee or designees) an annual
fee (the “Annual Fee”) payable in cash equal to one million dollars ($1,000,000); provided, however, that no such payments will be made at any time that an event of default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing;
provided, further that any portion of the Annual Fee that has not been paid during the continuation of such an event of default that is subsequently cured shall be promptly paid to the Advisor following such cure. In the event of a
bankruptcy, liquidation or winding-up of the Company, the payment of all accrued and unpaid fees and other obligations under this Agreement shall be subordinated to the prior payment in full of all amounts due and owing under the Indenture and the
Credit Agreement. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.1, the Annual Fee shall be payable by the Company in equal monthly installments in advance, on the first business day of each month commencing on the first such day following
the date of this Agreement, without regard to the amount of services actually performed by the Advisor. 
  
 2.2 Major Transaction Services Fee. In consideration of any Major Transaction Services provided by the Advisor from time to time, the Company shall
pay the Advisor normal and customary fees for services of like kind as agreed by the Advisor and the Company, taking into consideration all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the size and complexity of the subject transaction, the time
devoted to providing such services and the value of the Advisor’s investment banking expertise and relationships within the business and financial community. 
  
 2.3 Structuring Fee. In connection with the services provided for the Company in connection with the transactions and
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Advisor in cash concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement a structuring fee of five million dollars ($5,000,000). 
  
 2.4 Expenses. In addition to the fees to be paid to the Advisor
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay to, or on behalf of, the Advisor, promptly when billed, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Advisor (or submitted by the Advisor on behalf of other persons that incurred such
expenses) in connection with the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. Such expenses shall include, among other things, fees and disbursements of counsel, travel expenses (including all airplane travel expenses), word processing charges,
messenger and duplicating services, telephone and facsimile expenses and other customary expenditures. 
  
 3. Term 
  
 3.1
Termination; Acceleration of Amounts Due Upon Change of Control. This Agreement shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that on each anniversary of the date of this Agreement, the term
of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for one additional year, unless at least three months prior to such anniversary the Advisor or the Company have delivered to the other party written notice of its 

  

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desire not to extend the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change of Control (as defined below) or Public Offering
Event (as defined below), this Agreement shall terminate and all amounts payable under this Agreement during the term of this Agreement, as extended from time to time pursuant to this Section 3.1, discounted to present value at the date of such
acceleration, shall become immediately due and payable. 
  
 As
used in this Agreement, (a) “Change of Control” means (i) any transaction shall occur, including an equity sale, merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any entity or any sale, transfer or other conveyance, whether
direct or indirect, of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, on a consolidated basis, whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions, if, immediately after giving effect to such transaction(s), the Advisor and its
affiliates, in the aggregate, cease to own at least 40% of the aggregate equity interests of the Company or (ii) a Change of Control (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture) shall occur; and (b)
“Public Offering Event” means the first date after which the Company or any other entity holding, directly or indirectly, all of the equity interests in the Company has completed one or more public offerings of its common stock in
an aggregate offering amount of at least $50.0 million or as a result of which at least fifteen percent (15%) of the common stock of such entity (after giving effect to such offerings) is publicly traded. 
  
 3.2 Survival of Certain Obligations. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the obligations of the Company to pay amounts due pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the termination of this Agreement, the subordination provisions of Section 2.1 of this Agreement
and the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement. 
  
 4. Decisions/Authority of the Advisor. 
  
 4.1 Limitation on the Advisor’s Liability. The Company reserves the right to make all decisions with regard to any matter upon which the Advisor has rendered its advice and consultation, and there shall be
no liability to the Advisor for any such advice accepted by the Company. 
  
 4.2 Independent Contractor. The Advisor shall act solely as an independent contractor and shall have complete charge of its respective personnel engaged in the performance of the Services. As an independent
contractor, the Advisor shall have authority only to act as an advisor to the Company and shall have no authority to enter into any agreement or to make any representation, commitment or warranty binding upon the Company or to obtain or incur any
right, obligation or liability on behalf of the Company. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall cause the Advisor or any of its partners or members or any of their affiliates, investment managers, investment advisors or partners to be deemed a
partner of or joint venturer with the Company. 
  
 5. Indemnification.

  
 5.1 Indemnification/Reimbursement of Expenses. The
Company shall (i) indemnify the Advisor and its partners and members any of their affiliates, and the partners, directors, officers, 

  

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employees, agents and controlling persons of the Advisor and its partners and members and any of their respective affiliates (collectively, the
“Indemnified Parties”), to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several, to which any Indemnified Party may become subject, caused by, related to or
arising out of the Services or any other advice or services contemplated by this Agreement or the engagement of the Advisor pursuant to, and the performance by the Advisor of the Services contemplated by, this Agreement, and (ii) promptly reimburse
each Indemnified Party for all costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), as incurred, in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense of any pending or threatened claim or any
action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party and whether or not such claim, action or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of the Company and whether or not resulting in any liability.

  
 5.2 Limited Liability. The Company shall not be liable
under the indemnification contained in Section 5.1 of this Agreement to the extent that such loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the
Advisor’s bad faith or gross negligence. The Company further agrees that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to the Company, holders of its securities or its creditors
related to or arising out of the engagement of the Advisor pursuant to, or the performance by the Advisor of the Services contemplated by, this Agreement, except to the extent that any loss, claims, damage, liability, cost or expense is found in a
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Advisor’s bad faith or gross negligence. 
  
 6. Miscellaneous. 
  
 6.1 Assignment. None of the parties hereto shall assign this Agreement or the rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without the
prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that, without obtaining such consent, the Advisor may assign this Agreement or its rights and obligations hereunder to (i) any affiliate of the Advisor; (ii) any investment
manager, investment advisor or partner of the Advisor or any principal or beneficial owner of any of the foregoing; or (iii) any investment fund, investment account or investment entity whose investment manager, investment advisor or partner, or any
principal or beneficial owner of any of the foregoing, is the Advisor or any person identified in clauses (i) or (ii) above. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right hereunder or by virtue of this Agreement. 
  
 6.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware as applied to contracts
made and performed within the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflict of laws. 
  
 6.3 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use
their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the 

  

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same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties
that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any such which may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable. 
  
 6.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all written or verbal representations, warranties, commitments and other understandings with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement prior to the date of
this Agreement. 
  
 6.5 Further Assurances. Each party
hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain all consents and approvals and to do all other things necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties agree to take such further action and to deliver or
cause to be delivered any additional agreements or instruments as any of them may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out this Agreement and the agreements and transactions contemplated hereby. 
  
 6.6 Attorneys’ Fees. In any action or proceeding brought to
enforce any provision of this Agreement, or where any provision of this Agreement is validly asserted as a defense, the prevailing party, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be entitled to recover reasonable and documented
attorneys’ fees in addition to any other available remedy. 
  
 6.7 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of this Agreement. 
  
 6.8 Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions of this Agreement may be given, provided that the same are in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto. 
  
 6.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Management Services Agreement as of the date first
appearing above. 
  

			
	LESLIE’S POOLMART, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Donald J. Anderson

	Name:	 	Donald J. Anderson
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P.
	By:	 	LGP Management, Inc.
	Its:	 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John Baumer

	Name:	 	  

	Title:First Amendment dated as of June 21, 1996 to the Lease Agreement.

 Exhibit 10.4 
  
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT 
 BY AND BETWEEN 
  
 SECURITY CAPITAL
INDUSTRIAL TRUST, 
 a Maryland real estate investment trust, 
 and 
 LESLIE’S POOL MART, 
 a California corporation 
  
 This
First Amendment To Lease Agreement (this “First Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of                     , 1996, by
and between SECURITY CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL TRUST (hereinafter “Landlord”), and LESLIE’S POOL MART (hereinafter “Tenant”). 
  
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
  
 WHEREAS, Landlord (or its predecessor in title) and Tenant have previously
made and entered into that certain Lease Agreement dated August 30, 1990 (the “Lease”), pursuant to which Landlord currently leases to Tenant approximately 100,800 square feet of office/warehouse space (the “Existing Leased
Premises” or the “Existing Premises”) situated in Suite 100 of the Project known as the 4202 Dan Morton Project, situated at 4202 Dan Morton, Dallas, Texas 75236; and 
  
 WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to provide for the expansion of the Existing Premises, and to modify certain terms and
provisions of the Lease, all as herein more particularly set forth; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the foregoing, and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in the Lease and in this First Amendment, the Lease is hereby modified and amended as set out below: 
  

	 	1.	Section 1 of the Lease, captioned “Premises and Term,” is hereby amended to reflect the following: 

  

	 	(a)	 Effective as of July 1, 1996 (the “Expansion Commencement Date”), the Existing Premises shall be expanded to include the approximately 25,200 square feet
of space (the “Expansion Premises”) situated in Suite 103 of the 4202 Dan Morton Project, said Expansion Space being depicted on Exhibit A attached to this First Amendment and made a part hereof for all purposes. From and after the
Expansion Commencement Date, all references in the Lease to the “Premises” or the “Leased Premises” shall mean and refer to the Existing Premises and the Expansion Premises, together, unless otherwise expressly provided in this
First Amendment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall obtain an amended certificate of insurance, as provided for in Paragraph 9B of the 

	 	 
Lease, evidencing extension of the coverages therein required to the Expansion Premises, and naming Landlord and SCI Client Services Incorporated as
additional insureds with respect to Tenant’s operations and activities in and about the Expansion Premises. 

  

	 	(b)	With respect to the Expansion Space, the Term of the Lease shall run from the Expansion Commencement Date through September 30, 1997. Additionally, Tenant shall have the right and
option to further renew the Lease Term for the Expansion Space for one (1) additional year, on and subject to the terms and provisions of Exhibit B attached to this First Amendment and made a part hereof for all purposes. 

 

	 	(c)	Expiration of the Lease Term with respect to the Expansion Premises as provided in (b) above shall not alter or affect the continuing effectiveness of the Lease with respect to the
Existing Premises, on and subject to the remaining terms and provisions of the Lease. 

  

	 	2.    (a)	Tenant may, at its sole cost and expense, and within 30 days after the Expansion Space Commencement Date described in Paragraph 1 above, construct one (1) opening, not to exceed a
10’ x 10’ opening, in the common demising wall between the Existing Premises and the Expansion Premises. Tenant accepts the Expansion Premises in their present, “as is” condition. 

  

	 	(b)	Upon expiration or termination of the Lease Term for the Expansion Premises for any reason, Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall restore the opening constructed by Tenant in
the demising wall between the Existing Premises and the Expansion Premises to its original condition and to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction. 

  

	 	3.	Section 2A of the Lease, captioned “Base Rent, Security Deposit and Escrow Payments,” is hereby amended to reflect the following: 

  

	 	(a)	Commencing July 1, 1996, the Base Rental payable by Tenant to Landlord for the Expansion Premises shall be $4,725.00 per month ($2.25 per square foot per year, triple net).

  

	 	(b)	Beginning July 1, 1996 and continuing during the Lease Term for the Expansion Premises, Tenant’s obligation to pay to Landlord, as additional rental, Tenant’s pro rata
share of all Operating Expenses of the project allocable to the Expansion Premises. Tenant’s estimated pro rata share of Operating Expenses allocable to the Expansion Premises shall be payable monthly in advance, commencing July 1, 1996 (with
an annual reconciliation of estimated and actual Operating Expenses as provided for in Paragraph 2C of the Lease), in the following amounts: 

  

			
	Taxes	  	$0.46 per square foot per year ($966.00 per month)
	Insurance	  	$0.05 per square foot per year ($105.00 per month)
	Common Area Maintenance	  	$0.13 per square foot per year ($273.00 per month)
	 Management Fee

	  	$0.0476 per square foot per year ($100.00 per month)
	Total	  	$0.74 per square foot per year ($1,444.00 per month)

  

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	 	(c)	The Base Rental and Operating Expense obligations of Tenant with respect to the Expansion Premises, as hereinabove set forth, are in addition to Tenant’s Base Rental and
Operating Expense obligations for the Existing Premises as set forth in the Lease. 

  

	 	4.    (a)	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Paragraph 12 of the Lease, captioned “USE,” or in Paragraphs 2 or 6 of Exhibit B to the Lease, with respect to
Hazardous Substances the Expansion Premises shall be used only as a staging area for Tenant’s sales and distribution operations on and from the Premises, and shall not be used for the processing, mixing, blending, packaging, or re-packaging of
any Hazardous Substances. All Permitted Materials that are at any time in the Expansion Premises shall be and remain in sealed, unopened containers. 

  

	 	(b)	So long as Tenant complies with the use restrictions set forth in subparagraph 4(a) above, the indemnification by Tenant of Landlord set forth in the first full paragraph on page
two of Exhibit B to the Lease shall not apply to the Expansion Premises, and in lieu of such indemnity Tenant covenants and agrees that in the event of contamination of the Expansion Premises as a result of the presence or release of Hazardous
Substances in, on or under the Expansion Premises caused by Tenant, its employees, agents, contractors, assignees or subtenants, Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall promptly institute and diligently prosecute to completion proper and
thorough remediation procedures in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws, so that upon completion of such remediation the Expansion Premises may be used for customary office/warehouse purposes without any use restrictions thereon that did
not apply prior to such contamination. 

  

	 	5.	The environmental representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnity of Landlord as set forth in the last three grammatical paragraphs of Exhibit B to the Lease shall
not apply to the Expansion Premises or any portion thereof, or the presence or release of any Hazardous Substances therein, thereon or thereunder. However, and in lieu of such indemnity, Landlord covenants and agrees that in the event it is
determined the Expansion Premises are contaminated by Hazardous Substances, and such contamination was not caused by Tenant, its employees, agents, contractors, assignees or subtenants, Landlord, at its sole cost and expense, shall promptly
institute and diligently prosecute to completion proper and thorough remediation procedures in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws, so that upon completion of such remediation the Expansion Premises may be used for customary
office/warehouse purposes without any use restrictions thereon that did not apply prior to such contamination. 

  

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	 	6.	ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER OF SECURITY CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL TRUST, A MARYLAND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, WHICH MAY ARISE AT ANY TIME UNDER THIS LEASE OR ANY OBLIGATION
OR LIABILITY WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY IT PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, TRANSACTION, OR UNDERTAKING CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE PERSONALLY BINDING UPON, NOR SHALL RESORT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF BE HAD TO, THE PROPERTY OF ANY OF ITS
TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, OR EMPLOYEES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IS IN THE NATURE OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. 

  

	 	7.	With the exception of those terms and conditions specifically modified and amended herein, the herein referenced Lease shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with all
its terms and conditions. In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this First Amendment and the terms and provisions of the Lease, the terms and provisions of this First Amendment shall supersede and control.

  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
executed this First Amendment To Lease Agreement to be effective as of the day and year as first above written. 
  

							
	LANDLORD:	 	TENANT:
		
	SECURITY CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL TRUST	 	LESLIE’S POOL MART
				
	By:	 	 /s/ Steven K. Meyer

	 	By:	 	 /s/ Richard Grice

	Name:	 	Steven K. Meyer	 	Name:	 	Richard Grice
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President	 	Title:	 	Vice President
				
	Date:	 	        , 1996	 	Date:	 	6/21, 1996

  
 Landlord’s Address for Notices:

  
 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 375 
 Dallas, Texas 75240 
 Phone: (214) 770-2292 
 Fax: (214) 770-2290 
  

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