Document:

Exhibit 10.14

 

EMPLOYMENT AND

NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

 

This
EMPLOYMENT AND NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is
between AmeriCold Logistics, LLC
(the “Company”), and Neal J. Rider
(“Employee”).   Employee is employed as President and Chief
Operating Officer (COO) by the Company and in
consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Term of Employment. 
Except as provided in Paragraph 4, the Company shall employ Employee and
Employee shall remain employed for the Company for the period commencing on the
effective date hereof and ending on the 3rd anniversary
of the effective date.  This Agreement
will be automatically extended for successive one (1) year term(s) unless
notice to terminate this Agreement is given by either party no later than
ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Employment Period.  The effective date of this Agreement shall be
November 1, 2005.

 

2.                                       Position and Duties. 
Employee shall serve in the position above and in such other position(s) as
the Board of Trustees of AmeriCold Realty Trust (the “Board”) and the Operating
Committee of AmeriCold Realty Trust (the “OC”) shall specify and shall perform
all duties of such position(s) on a full-time basis to the best of
Employee’s ability.

 

3.                                       Compensation and Benefits. 
The Company shall pay Employee the following compensation and provide
the following benefits:

 

(i)                                     The Company will pay Employee an annual
base salary (“Base Salary”) of $500,000 less all required and authorized
deductions.  The Base Salary will be
reviewed annually by the Company, which may in its discretion increase the Base
Salary by an amount it deems appropriate;

 

(ii)                                  The Employee will be eligible for an
incentive bonus to be determined by the Board as it deems appropriate in
accordance with the following guidelines:

 

(a)                                  The bonus for 2005 shall be $420,000.

 

(b)                                 After 2005, if the Company’s EBITDA is
below 90% of the budget approved by the Board (the “Approved Budget”) then no
bonus will be due and payable.  If the
Company’s EBITDA as set forth in the Approved Budget is at 115% or above the
bonus will be 150% of the Base Salary. 
Otherwise, bonus is calculated on a sliding scale per the attached
schedule.

 

(iii)                               Employee will be eligible for all benefits generally
provided by the Company to other employees in the Employee’s classification or
in a similar position including but not limited to a 401(k) plan, a
pension plan, an incentive compensation plan, a stock option or equity program
as approved by the Board, a deferred compensation and welfare plans.  Also, the Employee shall be entitled to a car
allowance not to exceed $800 per month. 
The listing of these plans is for example only.  The Company shall have no obligation to
implement or maintain any such plans. 
The Company maintains the right to add plans, discontinue plans, or
modify benefit plans at its sole discretion.

 

(iv)                              Employee shall be entitled to four (4) weeks
paid vacation annually under conditions set forth in the Company’s vacation
policy.

 

(v)                                 The Company agrees that the Employee may
not sit on other boards or board committees of other companies without the
approval of the Company.  The Company
also agrees that the Employee may continue to sit on those boards and/or
committees that the Employee sits on as of the date of the Agreement (with the
same level of responsibility and commitment required as of such date) without
the Board’s approval, a list of which follows.

 

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(vi)                              A $75,000 signing bonus upon the full
execution of this Agreement.

 

(vii)                           Employee shall receive assistance with respect to
relocation to the Company’s offices in accordance with the approved Company
relocation plan.

 

4.                                       Termination of Employment. 
This Agreement will end prior to its expiration upon: (i) the
Employee’s death; (ii) the physical or mental inability of Employee to
perform Employee’s essential job functions; or (iii) a “Termination for
Cause.”  A “Termination for Cause”
includes but is not limited to termination of Employee due to: a material
breach or violation of any of Employee’s covenants, duties, or obligations
under this Agreement; a serious violation of a Company rule or policy
about which Employee had notice; failure to correct unsatisfactory job
performance within a reasonable period after Employee has been placed on notice
of such deficiency; failure or refusal by Employee to obey the lawful
directives or reasonable instructions of the Board and/or the OC; and engaging
in conduct which causes or would tend to cause embarrassment to or reflect
negatively upon the Company.  In the
event Employee is terminated due to death, disability or cause, including a
termination by the Employee for any reason, Employee shall only receive his
earned salary to the date of termination of employment and benefits which are
currently vested and/or accrued under the terms of the applicable plan or
policy.  In the event Employee is
terminated for any other reason, Employee shall receive Employee’s Base Salary
and reimbursement of COBRA premiums health insurance for a period of 12 months, provided Employee  executes and does not revoke a General Release in the form
used by the Company at the time.  A
termination for “any other reason” shall include but not be limited to a Change
of Control of the Company or a Change of Circumstance.  At the Board’s option, salary due to Employee
as a result of termination may be paid in a lump sum or by continuing Employee’s
Base Salary.  Reimbursement of COBRA
premiums will also cease when the COBRA eligibility period expires or Employee
becomes eligible for medical benefit coverage under a plan or program of any
other employer.

 

5.                                       Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality.

 

(a)                                  Agreement Not to Solicit Customers. 
Employee will not, while in the Company’s employ and for a period of
twenty-four (24) months after the termination of such employment for any reason
whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or in the service
or on behalf of others, solicit any customer of the Company for the purpose of
offering or providing services or products that compete with those offered or
provided by the Company.

 

(b)                                 Agreement Not to Solicit Employees. 
Employee will not, without the prior written consent of the Board,
directly or indirectly, on Employee’s behalf or on behalf of others, solicit,
entice, persuade or induce, or attempt to solicit, entice, persuade or induce
any person who is actively employed to end their employment with the Company
for a period of 24 months.

 

(c)                                  Proprietary Information. 
All Proprietary Information, whether developed by Employee or disclosed
to Employee, is confidential and remains the sole and exclusive property of the
Company.  While Employee is in the
Company’s employ and for a period ending three (3) years after the date
Employee’s employment ends for any reason, Employee will not use, reproduce,
distribute, disclose or otherwise disseminate the Proprietary Information,
except to the extent necessary to perform the duties assigned to Employee by
the Company.  Employee shall not take any
action that would cause Proprietary Information to lose its character or cease
to qualify as Proprietary Information. 
This Paragraph shall not limit in any manner the protection of the
Company’s trade secrets otherwise afforded by law.  Upon request by the Company, and in any event
upon termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason,
Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all property belonging to the
Company, including without limitation all Proprietary Information (and all
physical embodiments thereof) then in Employee’s custody, control, or
possession.

 

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(d)                                 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meaning:

 

The “Business of
the Company” shall mean the operation of refrigerated warehouse facilities, the
refrigerated distribution business, the transportation business, the quarry
business or the provision of related logistics and management services.

 

“Change of
Circumstance” shall mean that Employee is without his approval and without
cause reduced in rank and/or significantly reduced in salary (by more than
twenty percent (20%)).

 

“Change of Control”
shall mean that the Company after a merger, reorganization, asset purchase
agreement, or any similar transaction is no longer owned at least fifty-one
percent (51%) by the owners of the Company as of the date of this Agreement.

 

“Person” shall
mean and include any individual, partnership, association, corporation, trust,
unincorporated organization, or any other business entity or enterprise.

 

“Proprietary
Information” means data and information relating to the business of the Company
(whether constituting a trade secret or not) which is or has been disclosed to
the Employee or of which the Employee became aware as a consequence of or
through his relationship to the Company and which has value to the Company and
is not generally known to its competitors. 
Proprietary Information shall not include any data or information that
has been voluntarily disclosed to the public by the Company (except where such
public disclosure has been made by Employee without authorization) or that has
been independently developed and disclosed by others, or that otherwise enters
the public domain through lawful means. 
Proprietary Information also includes information, which has been
disclosed to the Company by a third party, and which the Company is obligated
to treat as confidential.  Proprietary
Information may or may not be marked by the Company as “proprietary” or “secret”
or with other words or markings of similar meaning and the failure of the
Company to make such notations upon the physical embodiments of any Proprietary
Information shall not affect the status of such information as Proprietary
Information.

 

(e)                                  Injunctive Relief with Respect to
Covenants.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that the
covenants and obligations of Employee with respect to non-competition,
non-solicitation, confidentiality and Company property related to special,
unique and extraordinary matters and that a violation of any of the terms of
such covenants and obligations will cause the Company irreparable injury for
which adequate remedies are not available at law.  Therefore, Employee agrees that the Company
shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable
relief (without the requirement to post bond) as a court of competent
jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain Employee from
committing any violation of the covenants and obligations contained in this
Paragraph.  These injunctive remedies are
cumulative and are in addition to any other rights and remedies the Company may
have at law or in equity.

 

6.                                       Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                  Binding Effect. 
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Employee’s heirs and legal
representatives with respect to compensation payable to Employee in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and shall be binding upon Employee’s heirs and
legal representatives with respect to the covenants contained in Paragraph
5.  This Agreement shall be binding on
the Company and any person or entity, which succeeds to the interest of the
Company.  Neither this Agreement nor any
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obligations
hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by Employee without the prior written
consent of the Company.

 

(b)                                 Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and all
prior agreements between the parties hereto and constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters referred to
herein and no other agreement, oral or otherwise, shall be binding between the
parties unless it is in writing and signed by the parties.  This Agreement may not be altered, modified
or amended except by a written instrument signed by the parties.

 

(c)                                  Severability and Reformation. 
In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall
become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be
affected.  In the event any subparagraph
of Paragraph 5 is not enforceable, Employee and the Company agree that such
paragraph shall be reformed to make such paragraph enforceable in a manner
which provides the Company the maximum rights permitted at law.

 

(d)                                 Waiver.  Waiver by any
party of any breach or default by the other party of any of the terms of this
Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach or default, whether
similar to or different from the breach or default waived.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement
shall be implied from any course of dealing between the parties or from any
failure by either party hereto to assert its rights hereunder on any occasion
or series of occasions.

 

(e)               Notices.  Any notice
required or desired to be delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be delivered personally, by courier service, by registered mail,
return receipt requested or electronically and shall be effective upon dispatch
to the party to whom such notice shall be directed provided notice to the
Company is properly addressed to the CEO and the EVP-Human Resources.  Notice to Employee at the last known address
provided to the Company by Employee is adequate.

 

(f)                 Headings and Counterparts. 
Headings to paragraphs in this Agreement are for the convenience of the
parties only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or
interpretation hereof.  This Agreement
may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

7.                                       Arbitration. 
Employee agrees to arbitrate any dispute, claim, or
controversy against the Company, its parents, subsidiaries and current and
former officers, trustees, directors, or employees, arising out of or related
to this Agreement, Employee’s employment or the cessation of
employment.   The arbitration shall
be conducted pursuant to the then-current rules of the American
Arbitration Association for employment disputes.   The award by the arbitrator shall be final
and binding.

 

	
   

  	
  Employee Initials:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Company Initials:

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement
to be executed by its duly authorized officer and Employee has hereunto set his
hand as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
  COMPANY:

  	
  EMPLOYEE:

  

 

 

	
  AmeriCold
  Logistics, LLC

  	
  /s/ Neal J.
  Rider

  
	
   

  	
  Neal J. Rider

  

 

 

	
  By:

  	
  /s/ George A. Schnug

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  George A. Schnug

  	
  Date:

  	
  2-2-2006

  
	
   

  	
  CEO

  	
   

  

 

 

	
  Date:

  	
  2-2-2006

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

	
  WITNESS:

  	
   

  

 

	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  AmeriCold Logistics,
  LLC

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Operating Committee

  	
   

  

 

	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

 EMPLOYMENT AND NON-SOLICITATION

AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

 

This
Amendment No. 1 to Employment and Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure
Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made as of April 12, 2010 by and between AmeriCold Logistics, LLC  (the “Company”)
and Neal J. Rider (“Employee”).

 

WHEREAS, Employee is currently employed by the Company as Chief Operating Officer and President of
International Business of the Company pursuant to the Employment
and Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement entered into as of November 1,
2005 by the Company and Employee (the “Employment Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to continue to retain the
services of Employee going forward and Employee is willing to make his services
available to the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein;

 

WHEREAS, the Company is a subsidiary of Americold Realty
Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust;

 

WHEREAS, Americold Realty Trust has filed a registration
statement on Form S-11 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with the proposed public offering of its common shares; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to amend the
Employment Agreement to comply with Section 1.409A-1(c)(3)(v) of the
Treasury Regulations and certain other requirements under Section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

 

THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein,
the parties agree that the Employment Agreement shall be amended as follows:

 

1.             General.  The payments and benefits under the
Employment Agreement are intended to comply with, or be exempt from, the
requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder
(collectively, “Section 409A”), and the Employment Agreement shall be
interpreted in accordance with such intent. 
Each payment or installment under the Employment Agreement shall be
considered a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.

 

2.             Bonus.  For each fiscal year beginning with the 2010
fiscal year, any bonus to which Employee is entitled under the Employment
Agreement shall be paid at the same time as short-term management incentives
are payable to other similarly situated employees of the Company, but in any
event no later than March 15 following the end of the fiscal year to which
the bonus relates.

 

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3.             Termination.

 

a.             Any payments of
Base Salary to which Employee may become entitled under Paragraph 4 of the
Employment Agreement as a result of termination of employment (other than
amounts earned and accrued as of the date of termination) will be paid in
installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payroll schedule, subject to
the provisions of this Section 3. 
The parties agree and acknowledge that the Board and the Company shall
have no discretion to accelerate such payments, except to the extent permitted
under Section 409A.

 

b.             The parties agree
and acknowledge that, in order to obtain and as a condition of receiving any
payments to which Employee may otherwise be entitled under Paragraph 4 of the
Employment Agreement as a result of termination of employment (other than
amounts earned and accrued as of the date of termination), Employee must sign a
General Release as provided in Paragraph 4 of the Employment Agreement;
provided that such release must be signed, and the revocation period applicable
to such release must lapse, within thirty (30) days following the date of such
termination.  Any such payments and
reimbursements that would otherwise be due and payable to the Employee during
such thirty (30) day period shall be accumulated and paid on the thirtieth (30th) day following the date of
termination (or, if such date is not a business day, on the first business day
thereafter).

 

c.             Any payment or
benefit otherwise payable under the Employment Agreement as a result of
termination of Employee’s employment will not be paid or commence unless and
until Employee has experienced a “separation from service” within the meaning
of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h) from the Company’s “controlled
group” (unless such payment or benefit is exempted from Section 409A).  For this purpose, the Company’s “controlled
group” means (A) the Company, (B) any corporation which is a member
of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of
the Code) which includes the Company and (C) any trade or business
(whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of
the Code) with the Company.

 

d.             If at the time of
Employee’s separation from service, Employee is a “specified employee” as
defined in Section 409A, as determined in good faith by the Company, then,
solely to the extent required to comply with Section 409A, any payments or
benefits payable under the Employment Agreement that would otherwise be due and
payable within the six (6) month period following Employee’s separation
from service shall be accumulated and paid on the first business day after the
end of such six (6) month period or, if earlier, the date of Employee’s
death, and the remaining payments and benefits shall be paid on the date
otherwise provided in the Employment Agreement.

 

4.             Entire Agreement.  This Amendment and the Employment Agreement
constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the
matters referred to therein.  Except as
provided in this Amendment, the provisions of the Employment Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this
Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer and Employee has
hereunto set his hand as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
  COMPANY:

  	
  EMPLOYEE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  AmeriCold Logistics, LLC

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Jozef Opdeweegh

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Neal J. Rider

  
	
  Name: Jozef Opdeweegh

  	
  Neal J. Rider

  
	
  Title: Chief Executive
  Officer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
  April 12, 2010

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
  April 12, 2010

  
						

 

3Exhibit
10.15

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
is entered into as of the 19th day of April, 2010  by and between. AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, LLC
(hereinafter referred to as the “Employer”) and
Timothy Lynn Oglesby (hereinafter referred to as the “Employee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Employee
is currently employed by the Employer as Chief Information Officer and
Executive Vice-President Process & Technology of the Employer pursuant
to an Employment Agreement entered into as of September 20, 2008 by the
Employer and the Employee (the “Prior Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Employer
wishes to continue to retain the services of the Employee as Chief Information
Officer and Executive Vice-President Process & Technology of the
Employer, and the Employee is willing to make his services available to the
Employer, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Employer
and the Employee desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement as of the date
hereof;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations herein
contained (the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged by each of the
parties), the parties do hereby agree as
follows:

 

ARTICLE 1 — SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT

 

1.01                                                                           Employment.  The Employer
hereby agrees to employ the Employee, and the Employee hereby accepts such
employment, in the position of Chief Information Officer and Executive
Vice-President Process & Technology of the Employer, to perform the
services described herein for Employer and its parent, subsidiaries and
affiliates upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

1.02                                                                           Duties and Responsibilities. 
As Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice-President Process &
Technology, the Employee will report to the Employer’s Executive Chairman.  The duties and responsibilities of the
Employee shall consist of those deemed by the Employer to be necessary or
incidental to perform the functions of such aforesaid position.  The Employee shall perform such duties and
exercise such powers, in each case, from such locations where the Employer and
its affiliates carry on business or have offices.  The Employee’s duties and powers may from
time to time be changed by the Employer or the Board of Trustees of Americold
Realty Trust (the “Board”).

 

1.03                                                                           Full and Faithful Service. 
The Employee will devote to the business and affairs of the Employer all
of his working time, attention and ability to carry out the duties of his
position, to the exclusion of any other employment or gainful occupation, and
will ensure that he is not at any time engaged in conduct which would
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actual or potential
conflict with the interests of the Employer. 
The Employee agrees that
he will, in the performance of his
duties, promote the interests, business and reputation of the Employer
and shall perform all such duties as are essential or conducive to the efficient management thereof in accordance
with the rules and policies of the Employer.  The Employer agrees that the Employee will be free to hold
equity interests in businesses which do not compete with the business of the Employer.

 

1.04                                                                           Acknowledgement. 
The Employee acknowledges that the effective performance of his duties
requires the highest level of integrity and the Employer’s complete confidence
in the Employee’s relationship with other employees of the Employer and with
all persons dealt with in the course of his employment.  The Employee shall diligently, faithfully and
honestly serve the Employer during the term of his employment hereunder and shall use his best efforts to promote the interests of the Employer.  The Employee will not engage in any conduct
which is inconsistent with the letter and spirit of this Article 1.04.

 

ARTICLE 2 — TERM OF EMPLOYMENT

 

2.01                                                                           Term.  The term of
employment pursuant to this Agreement shall be for an indefinite period
commencing on the execution of this Agreement, unless this Agreement is
terminated earlier by either of the parties in accordance with the provisions
set out herein.

 

ARTICLE 3 — REMUNERATION

 

3.01                                                                           Base Salary. 
As remuneration for his services hereunder, the Employee shall be paid a base salary at the rate of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS (USD $325,000)
per annum (the “Base Salary”)
which shall be paid in arrears and in
equal bi-weekly installments.  The Employee’s Base Salary
will be reviewed and may be
increased by the Employer from time to time at the discretion of the Board, but in any event will be reviewed not later than January, 2011, and annually thereafter, but with no obligation on the part of
the Employer to adjust it but said Base Salary will not be reduced.

 

3.02                                                                           Vacation Pay. 
During the term of employment, the Employee will be entitled to 5 weeks
vacation per annum.  Such vacation may be
taken at such time or times as the Employee may determine, having regard to the
Employer’s business and affairs, and provided such time, in the opinion of
Employee, acting reasonably, does not materially
interfere with the Employee’s duties hereunder. 
The Employee will be permitted to carry forward any unused vacation (up
to a maximum of 5 weeks, so that no more than a maximum of 10 weeks of vacation
in the aggregate may be taken in any one calendar year) into the next calendar
year.  In the event that the Employee’s
employment is terminated, the Employee shall be entitled to a pro-rated vacation leave with pay for the
portion of the calendar year that he was actively employed.  Except as otherwise
provided in this Article 3.02, Employee’s vacation benefits will be
governed by the Employer’s vacation policy as then in effect.

 

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3.03                                                                           Benefits.  The Employee will be entitled to participate in all insurance and other benefit
plans which the Employer offers to its U.S. employees at a level commensurate
with that of similarly situated U.S. employees. 
These benefits will be governed by and provided in accordance with the
applicable plan documents, insurance policies or Employer policies then in
effect.  The Employee and his family,
including any domestic partner, spouse, or children, will be provided full
health coverage, including all expenses
associated with medical, dental, and vision treatment and preventative
care.  This full reimbursement coverage
includes all costs for prescriptions and over the counter medications.  In
the event that any Employee contributions, deductibles, co-pays, or
other upfront out-of-pocket Employee
payments are required under
these benefit plans, the Employer will promptly and fully reimburse the Employee for any and all such
expenses.  Such reimbursement will be
calculated on a fully grossed-up basis thereby neutralizing any applicable
state or federal taxes with the result that there are no net costs to the
Employee for these benefits.  Non-health
related medical care (such as cosmetic procedures) is excluded.

 

3.04                                                                           Automobile.  The Employer
will provide the Employee a car allowance of $1,200 USD per month, subject to
increase from time to time as published in
company policy.  In addition, the Employer will pay for all gas, oil, insurance, maintenance,
repairs, and other expenses reasonably incurred by the Employee in the operation and maintenance of the automobile,
in accordance with the Employer’s reimbursement policy as then in effect.

 

3.05                                                                           Incentive Compensation. 
The Employee will be entitled to participate in the Employer’s short
term management incentive plan.  The
incentive payable under the short term management incentive plan (hereinafter
referred to as the “Entitlement”)
shall be determined on the basis of achievement of target EBITDA (after corporate expenses) for
the applicable fiscal year, or such other performance measure as the Board or
the Compensation Committee of the Board shall establish in its discretion (the “Target”). Such Target shall be set annually by the Board or the Compensation Committee
of the Board.  The Entitlement for each fiscal year will be determined as described in the
Employer’s short term management incentive plan as in effect from time to time.  The Entitlement will have a target amount of
sixty percent (60%) of the Employee’s annual Base Salary, and a maximum amount
of ninety percent (90%) of the Employee’s annual Base Salary.  The Entitlement shall be paid at the same
time as short term management incentives are payable to other similarly
situated employees of the Employer, but (for each fiscal year beginning with
the 2010 fiscal year) in any event no later than March 15 following the
end of the fiscal year to which the Entitlement relates.  Any unpaid Entitlement is deemed to be earned
(and, except as otherwise provided in Article 4.02(b), the Employee shall
be entitled to receive such amount) if and only if the Employee has been
continuously employed through the last day of the fiscal year for which the
Entitlement is being determined.  Except
as otherwise set forth in this Article 3.05, the Entitlement is subject to
and governed by the terms of the short term management incentive plan documents
as in effect from time to time and may be modified or terminated in accordance
with the terms of the plan.

 

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3.06                                                                           Expenses.  The Employee
shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and direct out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the performance
of his duties hereunder subject to and consistent with applicable policies of the
Employer.  Without limiting the
foregoing, as a condition to the
reimbursement of such expenses, the Employee shall furnish to the Employer receipts for expenses
incurred.

 

3.07                                                                           Participation in Long Term Incentive Plan. 
The Employee shall be eligible to participate in any long term incentive
plan established by the Board, in such amounts and at such times as the Board
or the Compensation Committee of the Board shall determine in its
discretion.  This benefit is subject to
and governed by the terms of the long term incentive plan documents and may be
modified or terminated in accordance with the terms of the plan.

 

3.08                                                                           Tax Consultation. 
The Employee will be
reimbursed for up to $3,000 USD annually for expenses associated with a
professional tax consultant for the purposes of long term financial planning,
in accordance with Employer’s written reimbursement policy as then in effect.

 

3.09                                                                           Relocation; Business Travel.  The Employee is not required to relocate to the Employer’s headquarters or any other specific location.  The
Employee’s office location will be considered to be at the Employee’s
residential office or other location of his choosing within the U.S.  Any time the Employee is
away from such office location on
company business, this is business travel and thus reimbursed by the
Employer as a business expense in accordance with Company’s written reimbursement
policy then in effect.  This includes,
but is not limited to, all reasonable expenses for airfare, rental cars, other
transportation, food, and other miscellaneous travel expenses.

 

In the event the Employer
and Employee determine that relocation is required to an office of the Employer
in order for Employee to best
perform his job duties, the Employer will provide relocation assistance to the
Employee that will cover all reasonable
expenses associated with such relocation. 
Employer shall pay to Employee,
on a pretax basis (so there is
no net tax cost to Employee),
in advance where possible (and otherwise via prompt reimbursement), the sum of the following amounts: temporary employee
living expenses, including apartment and/or other comparable costs prior to the Employee obtaining a
new residence; closing costs on any
new home Employee purchases in the
area to which the Employee is
relocating as a personal residence for himself; and costs of packing, shipping, insuring,
delivering, and unpacking Employee’s
household goods as well as storage
costs for household goods until a residence is obtained.  In addition, if Employee has not sold his
residence within 6 months after the Employee’s decision to relocate, Employer
shall purchase such residence for cash upon Employee’s written election given
to Employer no later than 30 days following the lapse of such 6 month
period.  The purchase price shall be
equal to the average of two independent appraisals (with one appraiser selected
by each party) of the Employee’s residence. 
All costs associated with the selling of the Employee’s residence
(including both appraisals, if necessary)
shall be borne by Employer.  Employer
shall arrange for the appraisals to be
completed within 30 days after receipt
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for
the purchase of the Employee’s residence pursuant to this Article 3.09.  Closing shall occur within 30 days after such
appraisals have been received.

 

3.10                                                                           Tax Equalization. 
In the event the Employee is required to reside for an extended period
of time outside of the United States, the parties intend that Employee’s net
income tax liability with respect to compensation and benefits payable
hereunder shall be no greater than the net income tax liability he would incur
if Employee resided in and performed all services hereunder in the United
States at his last address before any assignment to a locale outside the United
States (the “Targeted Tax Effects”).  If for any taxable year Employee believes
that services required hereunder have caused or will cause his actual aggregate
net income tax liability (“Actual Tax Effects”)
to exceed the Targeted Tax Effects, then Employee shall notify Employer as to
why he so believes this and his computations of the differences, and Employer
shall then promptly pay to Employee (on a pre-tax basis as needed to ensure
that the Actual Tax Effects taking into account such payment will be no greater
than the Targeted Tax Effects) the amount(s) so requested no later than
the date such taxes are due or are scheduled to be due (or reimburse Employee
for such amount(s), together with interest at the prime rate of interest as
published by the Wall Street Journal, as to any amounts Employee has already
paid), provided, however, that if Employer disagrees with the reasoning or
computations submitted by Employee, then Employer and Employee shall mutually
select an accounting firm having over 50 professional CPAs (the “Designated
Firm”) to make a determination on the issue, and the determination of the
Designated Firm shall be final and binding on all matters addressed in the
notice.  It is acknowledged and
understood that as circumstances and legislation may change over time, Employee
may give notices as he reasonably deems necessary to address changing
issues.  It is also acknowledged and
understood that the determination of the Designated Firm may include an
instruction for Employer to continue making such payments periodically as to
any items raised that are likely to involve repetitive payments hereunder as
such Designated Firm may determine necessary to achieve the intent of this
provision that the Actual Tax Effects not exceed the Targeted Tax Effects.  Any tax equalization payment pursuant to this
Article 3.10 shall in any event be paid by the latest of (a) the end
of the second calendar year beginning after the calendar year in which Employee’s
U.S. federal income tax return is required to be filed (including any
extensions) for the year to which such tax equalization payment relates; (b) the
end of the second calendar year beginning after the latest calendar year in
which Employee’s foreign tax return or payment is required to be made or filed
for the year to which such tax equalization payment relates; or (c) in the
case of expenses incurred due to a tax audit or litigation addressing the
existence or amount of a tax liability, such later date as permitted under
Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(8)(iii).

 

ARTICLE 4 — TERMINATION

 

4.01                                                                           Termination. This Agreement and the employment
contemplated hereunder are terminable at will by either the Employee or the
Employer at any time, with or without cause. 
Specifically employment may be terminated in the following manner and in
the following circumstances:

 

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(a)                                  By the Employee at any time and for any
reason, by giving three (3) months prior written notice to Employer;

 

(b)                                 By the Employer, at any time, for Cause, in which case the
employment and this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon written notice
from the Employer to the Employee (subject to the notice and cure requirements
set forth in this paragraph).  For
purposes of greater certainty, any of the following events shall constitute “Cause” for termination: (i) Employee commits any act of gross negligence, fraud or willful
misconduct, causing harm to the Employer; (ii) the conviction of Employee
of an offense that adversely affects the Employer; (iii) Employee
intentionally obtains any material for personal gain, profit or enrichment at the expense of the
Employer or from a transaction in which the Employee has an interest which is adverse to the interest of the Employer,
unless Employee shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Board; (iv) Employee
abuses non-prescription medication, narcotics, or other controlled or
intoxicating substances, and such
abuse materially impairs Employee’s
ability to perform his normal duties; (v) failure by Employee to perform his duties and
responsibilities, including reasonable directives from the Employer or the Board, in good faith to the best of
Employee’s ability and failure to
cure such non-performance within thirty (30)
days after notice of such
failure from the Employer to the Employee; or (vi) Employee acts in
a manner which is intended to be
materially detrimental or damaging to the Employer’s reputation, business operations or relations
with its other employees, customers or suppliers;

 

(c)                                  By the Employer, at any time, by notice
in writing of the Employee’s breach or non-observance of any of the terms of
this Agreement which breach is not
cured by the Employee within thirty (30) days of receipt of such
notice;

 

(d)                                 Upon the death of the Employee, in which case the employment and this Agreement shall terminate on the date of death;

 

(e)                                  By the Employer due to the Disability of
Employee.  For purposes of this
Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the
inability of Employee to perform the duties, responsibilities and obligations
of Employee’s position for six (6) months (in the aggregate) within any
consecutive twelve (12) month period by reason of a medically determinable
physical or mental impairment, as determined in good faith by Employer; or

 

(f)                                    By the Employer at any time and for any
reason without Cause by delivery of written notice of termination to the
Employee.

 

4.02                                                                           Payments on Termination. 
In the event that this Agreement and the employment contemplated
hereunder are terminated pursuant to Article 4.01, the Employee shall be
entitled to the payments and benefits provided in this Article 4.02 

 

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(subject to Articles 4.03
and 4.04 below), and the Employer shall have no further obligation to the
Employee under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Article 4.02.

 

(a)                                  Upon termination for any reason, the
Employee shall receive any accrued and unpaid Base Salary, accrued and unpaid
Entitlement for any completed fiscal year, and accrued and unpaid
reimbursements (including tax equalization payments, if applicable) pursuant to
this Agreement, in each case as of the date of such termination, as well as any
earned or accrued benefits to which the Employee may be entitled under any
benefit plan maintained by the Employer.

 

(b)                                 Solely in the event of termination by the
Employer without Cause pursuant to Article 4.01(f), and subject to the
requirements of Article 4.04, the Employee shall be entitled to the
following: (i) continued payments of
Base Salary for a period of eighteen
(18) months after the date of the notice of termination; (ii) continued
full participation in the Employer’s benefit programs (including full
reimbursement for all health, dental, and vision expenses, but excluding
participation in the Employer’s short or long term disability plans) for a
period of eighteen (18) months; (iii) continuation of automobile allowance
as well as automobile operating expense
reimbursement pursuant to Article 3.04 for a period of eighteen (18) months after the date of
termination; and (iv) if Employee is terminated other than on December 31st in any year, a payment equal to the Entitlement Employee
would otherwise have received for such year but for the termination (based on
the Employer’s achievement of target EBITDA or other applicable target)
multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number
of months in the fiscal year for which Employee was employed (including any
month in which 11 or more days
are worked) and the denominator of which is 12, which shall be paid at such
time as the Entitlement would otherwise have been payable under this Agreement.

 

4.03                                                                           Deductions on Termination. 
The Employee authorizes the Employer to deduct from any payment due to
the Employee on termination, amounts owed to the Employer by the Employee by
reason of purchases, advances, loans, unauthorized expense claims, or other
obligations; provided, however, that such deduction shall be permitted only to
the extent that Employer determines in good faith that such deduction would not
cause a violation of Section 409A (as defined in Article 8.07) and to
the extent otherwise permitted by applicable law.

 

4.04                                                                           Release of Claims.  If any of the events referred to in Article 4.01 occur, this Agreement and the
employment of the Employee shall be wholly terminated except in respect of the
Employee’s rights under Article 4.02, the Employee’s covenants and
obligations pursuant to Articles 4.04, 5 and 6 and the Employer’s rights
pursuant to Articles 4.03 and 7, which shall survive such termination and
continue in full force and effect.  In order to obtain and as a condition of
receiving the severance and other benefits 

 

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set forth in Article 4.02(b) due
upon or as a result of termination (excluding benefits to which the Employee is
entitled by law pursuant to COBRA), the Employee must sign within twenty-one
(21) days following the date of such termination (or such longer period as
required to be provided by law), and must not revoke, a general release of all
claims in the form attached hereto as Attachment A in favor of the Employer,
its parent, its subsidiaries, affiliates, current and former directors,
officers, employees, attorneys and agents, or benefit plans or administrators
of any and all claims to maximum extent allowable by law.  Any such severance and other benefits that
would otherwise be due and payable to the Employee prior to signing of the
release and lapse of the applicable revocation period (other than continued
participation in the Employer’s benefit plans pursuant to clause (ii) of Article 4.02(b))
shall be accumulated and paid no later than ten (10) days following the
lapse of such revocation period.

 

4.05                                                                           Reasonableness. 
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that there are no implied rights whatsoever with
respect to the termination of
this Agreement and the employment
contemplated hereunder.

 

ARTICLE 5 — CONFIDENTIALITY

 

5.01                                                                           Confidential Information. 
The Employee acknowledges that during the course of his employment, the
Employee will be exposed to
secret and confidential information belonging to the Employer, its affiliates and associates which gives
it a commercial advantage over others. 
Except as may be required by
law, the Employee agrees to not use,
directly or indirectly, for his own account or for the account of any person, firm, corporation or other entity or
disclose to any person, firm, corporation or other entity, any of the
Employer’s or its affiliates’ or
its associates’ proprietary information,
disclosed or entrusted to him or developed or generated by him in the
performance of his duties hereunder, including but not limited to information
relating to the Employer’s and/or its affiliates’ and/or its associates’ organizational structure, operations, business
plans, technical projects, pricing data, business costs, research data results,
inventions, trade secrets, customer lists, customer prices or other work produced or developed by or for the Employer or its affiliates or
its associates, whether on the
premises of the Employer or elsewhere.

 

5.02                                                                           Exceptions.  The
provisions of Article 5.01 shall
not apply to any proprietary, confidential or secret information which
is, at the commencement of the
term of this Agreement or at some later date, publicly known under
circumstances involving no breach of this Agreement or is lawfully and in good
faith made available to the Employee without restrictions as to disclosure to a
third party.

 

5.03                                                                           Property and Documents. 
The Employee acknowledges, understands and agrees that all memoranda,
notes, records, charts, formulae, data, software, source code, object code,
client lists, price lists, marketing plans, financial information and other
documents made, received, held or used by the Employee during the course of his
employment shall be the property of the Employer and shall be delivered by the
Employee to the Employer upon request at any time during the course of
employment or 

 

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on termination of
employment as hereinbefore provided. 
With respect to all confidential information and other documents of the
Employer held by the Employee, the Employee acknowledges that he is in a
position of trust and subject to a fiduciary duty to use the information only
in the interests of the Employer and its business.

 

5.04                                                                           Inventions and Improvements. 
Any and all inventions and improvements which the Employee may conceive or make, during the period of his
employment, relating to or in any way appertaining to or connected with any of the matters which have been, are or
may become the subject of the Employer’s investigations, or in which the
Employer has been, is or may become interested, including, but not limited to,
product design, computer software or technology, shall be the sole and
exclusive property of the Employer, and the Employee will, whenever requested
by the Employer, execute any and all applications, assignments and other
instruments which the Employer shall deem necessary in order to apply for and obtain letters of patent
or copyrights of the United States or
foreign countries for the inventions or improvements, and in order to assign and convey to the Employer all sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to the inventions or improvements, all expenses in
connection with them to be borne by the Employer.

 

ARTICLE 6 — NON-COMPETITION/NON-SOLICITATION

 

6.01                                                                           Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation. 
The Employee acknowledges that by reason of his employment with the
Employer, he will or may develop a close working relationship with the Employer’s
suppliers and customers, gain a knowledge of the Employer’s methods of
operation and acquire and be exposed to confidential materials and information,
all of which would cause irreparable harm and injury to the Employer if made
available to a competitor or used for competitive purposes.  Accordingly, the Employee agrees that:

 

(a)                                  The Employee shall not, for any reason,
directly or indirectly, either during the term of this Agreement or for a
period of eighteen (18) months following the termination of this Agreement,
regardless of how that termination should occur, hire any employees of the
Employer or induce or attempt to induce, or solicit or attempt to solicit, any
of the employees of the Employer to leave their employment;

 

(b)                                 The Employee shall not, for any reason,
directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Employer,
either during the term of this Agreement or for a period of eighteen (18)
months following the termination of this Agreement, regardless of how that
termination should occur, solicit or otherwise contact any customer which was
serviced or solicited by the Employer and with which the Employee
had contact during his employment with the Employer, for the purpose of selling any products or services to that customer, or
for purposes of soliciting
orders for any products or services from that customer or supplier, where such products or services
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way competitive with the products or services sold by
the Employer at the time of termination of this Agreement;

 

(c)                                  The Employee shall not, for any reason,
directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Employer,
either during the term of this Agreement or for a period of eighteen (18)
months following the termination of this Agreement, regardless of how that
termination should occur, solicit or otherwise contact any supplier of the
Employer with which the Employee had contact on behalf of the Employer for a
competing business; and

 

(d)                                 The Employee shall not, for any reason,
directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Employer,
either during the term of this Agreement or for a period of eighteen (18) months following the termination of this
Agreement, regardless of how that termination should occur, become involved or
engaged as an employee, partner, joint venture, principal, consultant, agent,
distributor, representative, shareholder (except to the extent of less
than 5% ownership interest of the outstanding shares of a publicly held
corporation), director, officer, independent contractor, or in any other
capacity whatsoever with any person, firm, association, organization,
syndicate, company, partnership, proprietorship, corporation or other legal
entity, engaged in any activities which are competitive with or similar to the
products or services of the Employer, where such activities are carried out, in
whole or in part, within the territories in which the Employee served or solicited suppliers or customers
during the term of this Agreement to the extent that such territories include
suppliers or customers of the Employer at the time of termination of this
Agreement.  The Employee further agrees
that he will not compete with the Employer in any business which is in any
respect competitively similar to any
business engaged in by the Employer in the territories in
which the Employer serviced or
solicited suppliers or customers to the extent that such territory
includes suppliers or customers of the Employer at the time of termination of this Agreement.

 

6.02                                                                           Reasonableness
and Severability. 
The parties to this Agreement
acknowledge and agree that the
scope of the covenants contained in Articles 5 and 6 are, in all respects, and particularly in respect of area, time and subject
matter no more than what is
reasonably required to protect Employer’s legitimate business interests
(including but not limited to Employer’s interests in Confidential Information
and/or Trade Secrets, Employer’s customer and supplier relationships and
Employer’s goodwill).  The parties to
this Agreement further agree that if any limitation or provision contained in
these covenants is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part,
it shall not be deemed to affect or impair the validity of any other covenant
or provision hereof.

 

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ARTICLE 7 — PARTIES’ RECOURSE

 

7.01                                                                           Injunctive Relief. 
The Employee acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any violation
of the covenants provided for in Articles 5 and 6, the Employer shall be
entitled as a matter of course to injunctive relief in addition and without
prejudice to any other remedy the Employer may have at law.  In the event of breach of the Agreement by
the Company, Employee is entitled to recover all applicable damages, including
costs, attorney fees, and interest.

 

ARTICLE 8 — GENERAL

 

8.01                                                                           Entire Agreement.  This
Agreement and the terms hereof shall constitute the entire agreement between
the parties hereto with respect to all of the matters herein and its execution has not been induced
by, nor do either of the parties hereto rely
upon or regard as material any representations or writings whatsoever not incorporated herein and
made a part hereof.  The Prior Agreement and any other previous agreements, written or oral,
express or implied, between the Employer and the Employee relating to the employment of the Employee by the Employer
are terminated and cancelled, and the Employee and the Employer release
and forever discharge each other of and
from all manners of action, causes of action, claims and demands whatsoever under or in respect of the Prior Agreement or any other
such previous agreement.

 

8.02                                                                           Amendments.  This
Agreement shall not be amended, altered or qualified except by a memorandum in
writing signed by both of the parties hereto.

 

8.03                                                                           Notice.  Any notice
required or desired to be delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, by
courier service, by registered mail,
return receipt requested or electronically and shall be effective upon
dispatch to the party to whom such notice shall be directed provided notice to
the Employer is properly addressed to the CEO and the Executive Vice-President
of Human Resources.  Notice to Employee at the last known
address provided to the Employer
by Employee is adequate.  Either party
may, by notice given in
accordance with the foregoing, change his or its address for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

8.04                                                                           Further Assurances. 
The parties hereto and each of them hereby consents and agrees to do
such things, attend such meetings and to execute such further documents and
assurances as may be deemed necessary or advisable from time to time in order
to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement in accordance with its
true intent.

 

8.05                                                                           Waivers.  No waiver of any breach of default of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless in
writing and signed by the party to be charged
with such waiver.  No waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver or
waiver in respect of any subsequent breach or default, either of a similar or
different nature, unless expressly so stated in writing.

 

8.06                                                                           Severability. 
If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such illegal
or unenforceable provision or part
thereof, shall be severable from this
Agreement and shall not affect the
remaining provisions hereof.

 

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8.07                                                                           Compliance with Section 409A.

 

(a)                                  The payments and benefits under this
Agreement are intended to comply with, or 
be exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the
Treasury Regulations and other applicable guidance thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”) and this Agreement shall be interpreted
in accordance with such intent.  Each
payment or installment under this Agreement shall be considered a separate
payment for purposes of Section 409A.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the following rules shall apply to any portion
of any payment or benefit payable under this Agreement as a result of
termination of Employee’s employment that is not exempted from Section 409A
(“409A Severance Compensation”):

 

(i)                                     If the termination of Employee’s
employment does not qualify as a “separation from service” within the meaning
of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h) from the Employer’s
Controlled Group, then 409A Severance Compensation will not commence until a “separation
from service” occurs.  For this purpose,
the “Employer’s Controlled Group” means (A) Employer,
(B) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of
corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) which
includes Employer and (C) any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of
the Code) with Employer.

 

(ii)                                  If at the time of Employee’s separation
from service, Employee is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A,
as determined in good faith by Employer, then any payments of 409A Severance
Compensation that would otherwise be due and payable within the six (6) month
period following Employee’s separation from service shall be accumulated and
paid on the first business day after the end of such six (6) month period
or, if earlier, the date of Employee’s death, and the remaining 409A Severance
Compensation shall be paid on the date otherwise provided in this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  With respect to any reimbursements of any
eligible expenses, or any provision of in-kind benefits to Employee, under this
Agreement that are not excludable from Employee’s income for federal income tax
purposes, such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be subject to the
following conditions: (i) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall
be made on the date on which it normally would be made pursuant to Employer’s
reimbursement policies, but in any event no later than the last day of the
calendar year following the year in which the expense was incurred; (ii) the
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provided in one calendar year shall not affect the
expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided
in any other taxable year, except for any medical reimbursement arrangement
providing for the reimbursement of expenses described in Section 105(b) of
the Code; and (iii) the right to any such reimbursements or in-kind
benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit.  Any tax gross-up payments will
be paid on the date on which they normally would be paid pursuant to this
Agreement and Employer’s reimbursement policies, but in any event no later than
the last day of the calendar year following the year in which Employee remits
the related taxes or, in the case of expenses incurred due to a tax audit or
litigation addressing the existence or amount of a tax liability, such later
date as permitted under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(v).

 

8.08                                                                           Headings.  The insertion
of headings in the division of this Agreement into paragraphs and subparagraphs
is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation
hereof.

 

8.09                                                                           Successors and Assigns. 
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, legal personal
representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

 

8.10                                                                           Governing Law; Arbitration. 
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and
applicable federal law without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  Any dispute arising out of the interpretation
or application of this Agreement shall be submitted to binding arbitration, except for the available remedies
described in Articles 5  and 6 of this
Agreement.  The arbitrator’s fees
and expenses shall be shared and paid equally by the parties.  The
arbitrator shall be selected and
shall preside pursuant to the then
current Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association
(or any successor organization).  Any arbitration hearing shall be held at
a location in the State of
Delaware, the state in which the Employer is organized, unless otherwise
required by law or unless otherwise mutually
agreed upon by the parties.  The arbitrator shall be bound to apply the
laws of the State of Delaware, unless pre-empted by federal law, to resolve any
dispute without regard for any conflict of law principles, as Employee
acknowledges that the Employer is organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware and operates on a national and international scope.  The arbitrator’s
award will be final and
binding.  A judgment of circuit court or other court of competent jurisdiction
may be rendered on the award.

 

8.11                                                                           No Derogation. 
Nothing herein derogates from any rights the Employee may have under
applicable law except as set forth in this Article 8.11.  The parties agree that the rights,
entitlements, and benefits set out in this Agreement to be paid to the Employee
are in full satisfaction of all
rights of the Employee under the laws of the State of Delaware and the United
States of America, and any rights or entitlements the Employee may otherwise have as a result of the
termination of his employment whether against the Employer or any of Employer’s
affiliates.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this
Agreement is executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first
written above.

 

	
   

  	
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  Kathy
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  V.P.,
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  EMPLOYEE:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Timothy Lynn Oglesby

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Timothy
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ATTACHMENT A

 

FORM OF RELEASE OF CLAIMS

 

This
agreement (the “Release Agreement”) is entered
into between AmeriCold Logistics, LLC (the “Company”) and
Timothy Lynn Oglesby.

 

1.                                       I understand
and acknowledge that I have had sufficient time to review this Release
Agreement and to decide whether to enter into it.  I also understand that I could have at least
twenty-one (21) days to make this decision if I so desired.  I also understand that I have seven (7) days
after I sign this Release Agreement to change my mind and revoke in writing the
Release Agreement.

 

2.                                       I acknowledge
that the Company has advised me in writing that I should consult an attorney
prior to signing this Release Agreement.

 

3.                                       I understand
that by signing this Release Agreement, in addition to releasing any and all
claims against the Company, I am specifically releasing any and all rights and
claims up to the date of my signature which I have for alleged age
discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended (the “ADEA”), against the Company, its
directors, officers, employees and others released in this Release Agreement.

 

4.                                       I acknowledge
that, following my execution of this Release Agreement if I do not revoke it,
the Company will pay me the amounts described in Article 4.02(b) of
the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between me and the Company
effective as of
                      ,
2010 (the “Employment Agreement”), subject to the
terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement.  These payments (excluding any benefits to
which I am entitled by law pursuant to COBRA) are in consideration of the
execution of this Release Agreement and the performance of the terms and
conditions contained herein.  I
acknowledge that I have no entitlement to such payments (excluding any benefits
to which I am entitled by law pursuant to COBRA) except as compensation for the
performance of the terms and conditions set forth herein.  I acknowledge that I am entitled to no
salary, wages, commissions, options, benefits, insurance or other compensation
from the Company, or its parent or subsidiary corporations, except as
specifically set forth herein and in Article 4.02 of the Employment
Agreement.

 

5.                                       Scope of
Release.

 

a.               Release. To the
broadest extent permitted by law, I hereby release and discharge the Company
and its parent, affiliates, and subsidiary corporations, officers, servants,
employees, attorneys, insurers, successors and assigns from any and all claims,
demands, obligations, liabilities, actions, costs, debts and causes of action
of every nature, known or unknown, which have existed or now exist (including,
to the extent permitted by law, claims and causes of action which I do not know
of or suspect exist in my favor), including but not limited to: (a) all
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arising out of or in any way related to my employment with the Company
or the termination of that employment; (b) all claims related to my
compensation or benefits from the Company, including salary, bonuses,
commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, payments
under any retirement plan or other compensation plan or arrangement maintained
by the Company, fringe benefits, stock, stock options or any other ownership
interest in the Company; (c) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful
termination, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and
any other common law cause of action arising in contract; (d) all tort
claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, discharge
in violation of public policy, and any other common law tort; and (e) all
federal, state and local statutory claims, including but not limited to claims
for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees or other claims
arising under the ADEA, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the
Americans with Disabilities Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (as
amended) (“OWBPA”), and the Family and Medical
Leave Act.

 

b.              ADEA Waiver.  I acknowledge that with this document I have
been advised in writing to consult with an attorney prior to executing this
waiver of ADEA claims and that I have been given twenty-one (21) days from the
date of this Release Agreement in which to consider entering into the waiver of
the ADEA claims, if any.  If I decide to
sign before the expiration of twenty-one (21) days, I acknowledge that I am
doing so knowingly and voluntarily.  In
addition, I acknowledge that with this Release Agreement I have been informed
that I may revoke a signed waiver of the ADEA claims for up to seven (7) days
after executing this Release Agreement. 
I understand that, to be effective, my revocation must be in writing,
signed, dated and delivered to Human Resources at the Company no later than
seven (7) days from the date on which I sign this Release Agreement.  If the seventh (7th) day falls on a weekend or holiday, I understand my
revocation must be delivered the next business day.  Finally, I understand that this Release
Agreement will be effective as of the date following the rescission period,
unless I exercise my right to rescind during the rescission period.

 

c.               Excluded Claims.  Notwithstanding the above, with this Release
Agreement, the Company acknowledges that I do not release any of the following
rights or claims: (a) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have
pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company to which I
am a party, pursuant to the charter, bylaws or operating agreements of the
Company, or under applicable law; (b) any rights which cannot be waived as
a matter of law; and (c) any claims arising from the breach of this
Release Agreement.  In addition, the
Company further acknowledges that nothing in this Release Agreement prevents me
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proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the
Department of Labor or the state equivalent thereto, except that I hereby waive
my right to any monetary benefits in connection with any such claim, charge or
proceeding.

 

6.                                       By executing
this Release Agreement, I acknowledge that I have read the document and have
had the opportunity to receive independent legal advice with respect to
executing this Release Agreement and that I expressly waive the rights and
benefits I otherwise might have under Delaware statute or common law
doctrine.  In other words, there may be
additional facts or claims which I do not know about on the date I sign this
Release Agreement.  By signing this
Release Agreement, I understand and agree that I am giving up my right to bring
any known or unknown claim against the Company.

 

7.                                       I acknowledge
that the purpose of this Release Agreement is to resolve all potential disputes
between me and the Company.  To the
extent that any alleged claim is not or cannot be released under current law,
the payments provided by the Company in this Release Agreement shall be an
offset against any such unreleased claim, if any, provided, however, that such
offset shall be permitted only to the extent that the Company determines in
good faith that such offset would not cause a violation of Section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to the extent otherwise
permitted by applicable law.

 

8.                                       I understand
that neither this Release Agreement nor anything in it shall be considered as
any admission by the Company of any preexisting obligation or improper conduct
whatsoever.  I understand that the
Company denies any such obligations or improper conduct.

 

9.                                       I have read
this Release Agreement and understand its contents.  I am signing this Release Agreement
voluntarily.

 

10.                                 I acknowledge
that the making, execution and delivery of this Release Agreement has been
induced by no promises, representations, statements, warranties or agreements
other than those expressed herein.  I
understand it supersedes all prior discussion and agreements between me and the
Company, whether oral or in writing.

 

	
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