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Amendment to Employment Agreement - Mitchell S. Klipper

 Exhibit 10.5 
 AMENDMENT TO 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDMENT, made this 18th day of December, 2008, by and between Barnes & Noble, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”) and Mitchell S. Klipper (the “Executive”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive entered into an Employment Agreement on February 18, 2002 (the “Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, the parties retained the right to amend the Agreement pursuant to Section 6.3 thereof; 
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to make certain
other changes. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, effective December 31, 2008, the Agreement is amended as follows: 
  

	1.	Section 3.2, which describes bonus compensation, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

 “3.2. Bonus Compensation. In addition to your above-mentioned salary, we will pay you bonus compensation in an amount determined and paid in
accordance with the Company’s Executive Performance Plan. We agree that for the entire term hereof, you shall be entitled to participate in that plan.” 
  

	2.	The following is added to the end of Section 3.4, which describes expense reimbursements: 

 “All such reimbursements shall be paid by the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred. The expenses eligible for reimbursement during a particular calendar
year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year.” 
  

	3.	The following is added to the end of Section 3.5, which describes life insurance benefits: 

 “The insurance benefit provided pursuant to this Section 3.5 in a calendar year may not affect your right to such insurance benefit in a subsequent calendar year.” 
  

	4.	Section 3.6(a)(ii), which describes the calculation of severance benefits, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

 “(ii) $2,000,000, and” 

	5.	Sections 3.8(a)(i)(A)(y) and 3.8(a)(ii)(A)(y), which describes change in control payments, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with following: 

 “(y) $2,000,000, and” 
  

	6.	Section 3.8(c), which defines good cause termination, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

 “(c) As used herein, “Good Cause” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events within two years after a Change of
Control: 
 (i) there shall have been a material diminution of your duties; 
 (ii) there shall have been a material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom you are required to report,
including a requirement that Executive report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board; 
 (iii) there shall have been a material reduction in the base compensation you receive from the Company; 
 (iv) the principal
executive offices of the Company shall be relocated to a location outside of the New York City metropolitan area. 
 You will only be deemed to terminate
employment for Good Cause if (A) you provide the Company with written notice of Good Cause within a period not to exceed 90 days after the initial existence of the condition alleged to give rise to Good Cause, (B) the Company fails to
remedy the condition within 30 days of such notice, and (C) your termination is within two years following the initial existence of one or more conditions giving rise to Good Cause.” 
  

	7.	The following is added to the end of Section 5, which describes indemnification rights. 

 “All such amounts, expenses and costs paid under this Section 5 shall be paid no later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses or costs were incurred. The
expenses eligible for reimbursement during a particular calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year.” 
  

	8.	The following is added to the end of Section 6.5, which describes reimbursements for legal expenses: 

 “All such expenses shall be paid no later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred. The expenses eligible for reimbursement during a particular
calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year.” 
  

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	9.	A new Section 6.11, which describes compliance with deferred compensation tax rules is added as follows: 

 “6.11 Code Section 409A. All provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder. (“Code Section 409A”) Notwithstanding the preceding, the Company makes no representations concerning the tax consequences of your participation
in this Agreement under Code Section 409A or any other federal, state, or local tax law. Your tax consequences will depend, in part, upon the application of relevant tax law, including Code Section 409A, to the relevant facts and
circumstances. You should consult a competent and independent tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of this Agreement.” 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment on the 18th day of December, 2008. 
 BY SIGNING THIS MODIFICATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, I AM ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I (A) HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS MODIFICATION TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR REVIEW AND STUDY BEFORE SIGNING IT; (B) HAVE
READ THIS MODIFICATION TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING IT; (C) HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY BEFORE SIGNING THIS MODIFICATION TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS; AND (D) UNDERSTAND MY RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS MODIFICATION TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. ACCEPTED AND AGREED THIS 18th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2008. 
  

							
	EXECUTIVE	 		 	BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
				
	 /s/ Mitchell S. Klipper
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Michelle Smith

	Mitchell S. Klipper	 		 		 	Michelle Smith
		 		 		 	VP, Human Resources
			
		 		 	ATTEST
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Bridget T. Boyle

		 		 		 	Bridget T. Boyle
				
		 		 		 	

  

 - 3 -First Amendment to the NTELOS Holdings Corp

 Exhibit 10.1 
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE NTELOS HOLDINGS CORP. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE NTELOS HOLDINGS CORP. AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (this “First Amendment”)
is made and entered into effective as of December 18, 2008, by NTELOS Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company previously established the NTELOS Holdings Corp. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of February 13, 2006; and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has the power to amend the Plan,
which amendment will not require the approval of the Company’s stockholders unless such approval is required by law or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Company’s securities are traded or such amendment (i) increases the
benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, such as any amendment to permit a repricing or decrease in the Exercise Price of any outstanding Options, (ii) increases the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan or
(iii) modifies the requirements as to eligibility for participation under the Plan; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company now desires to
amend the Plan, as set forth below, to change the time after a Termination Date after which a Holder of an Option may exercise the Option; and 
 WHEREAS, the Board has approved this First Amendment and has determined that it does not require the approval of the Company’s stockholders. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby amends the Plan as follows, to be effective as of the date set forth above. 
 1. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined in this First Amendment shall have the same meanings as specified in the Plan. 
 2. New Section 2.35 of the Plan is added to read as follows: 
 “Retirement”
means the termination of Holder’s employment or service with the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates on or after qualifying for early or normal retirement in accordance with the Company’s written policies for retirement.

 3. Section 7.9 of the Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows: 
 If a Holder incurs a Termination Date due to death or Disability, any unexercised Option granted to the Holder may thereafter be exercised
by the Holder (or, where appropriate, a transferee of the Holder), to the extent it was exercisable as of the Termination Date or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant, (x) for a period of 12 months from the
Termination Date or (y) until the termination of the stated term of the Option, whichever period is shorter, unless specifically provided otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement (in which case the terms of the Award Agreement shall
control). Any portion of the Option that remains 

 
unexercised after the expiration of such period, regardless of whether such portion of the Option is vested or unvested, shall terminate and be forfeited
with no further compensation due to the Holder. 
 4. Section 7.11 of the Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 If a Holder incurs a Termination Date for any reason, other than as described in Sections 7.9 or 7.10 above or Sections
7.13 or 7.14 below, any unexercised Option granted to the Holder may thereafter be exercised by the Holder (or, where appropriate, a transferee of the Holder), to the extent it was exercisable as of the Termination Date or on such accelerated basis
as the Committee may determine at or after grant, (x) for a period of 30 days from the Termination Date, provided that such period shall be three months from the Termination Date if the Holder incurs a termination of service or employment by
the Company, its subsidiaries and Affiliates other than for Cause, or (y) until the expiration of the stated term of the Option, whichever period is shorter, unless specifically provided otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement (in which
case the terms of the Award Agreement shall control). Any portion of the Option that remains unexercised after the expiration of such period, regardless of whether such portion of the Option is vested or unvested, shall terminate and be forfeited
with no further compensation due to the Holder. 
 5. New Section 7.13 of the Plan is added to read as follows: 
 If a Holder incurs a Termination Date due to Retirement, any unexercised Option granted to the Holder may thereafter be exercised by the
Holder (or, where appropriate, a transferee of the Holder), to the extent it was exercisable as of the Termination Date or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant, (x) for a period of 12 months from the
Termination Date or (y) until the expiration of the stated term of the Option, whichever period is shorter, unless specifically provided otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement (in which case the terms of the Award Agreement shall control).
Any portion of the Option that remains unexercised after the expiration of such period, regardless of whether such portion of the Option is vested or unvested, shall terminate and be forfeited with no further compensation due to the Holder.

 6. New Section 7.14 of the Plan is added to read as follows: 
 If a Holder incurs a termination of service or employment by the Company, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates involuntarily and without
cause in contemplation of or within nine months after a Change in Control (as provided in the applicable Award Agreement), any unexercised Option granted to the Holder may thereafter be exercised by the Holder (or, where appropriate, a transferee of
the Holder), to the extent it was exercisable as of the Termination Date or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant, (x) for a period of six months from the Termination Date or (y) until the expiration of
the stated term of the Option, whichever period is shorter, unless specifically provided otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement (in which case the terms of the Award Agreement shall control). Any portion of the Option that remains unexercised
after the expiration of such period, regardless of whether such portion of the Option is vested or unvested, shall terminate and be forfeited with no further compensation due to the Holder. 

 7. The first sentence of Section 8.5 of the Plan is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 SARS shall be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to Options as stated in Sections 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, 7.9,
7.10, 7.11, 7.13 and 7.14. 
 8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of the Plan as in effect prior to the First Amendment and to the
extent not inconsistent herewith are hereby ratified and affirmed in full. 
 9. This First Amendment shall be applied prospectively to any
Awards granted under the Plan on or after the effective date of the First Amendment. Awards granted prior to the effective date of the First Amendment shall continue to be governed by the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement as in
effect prior to this First Amendment.

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