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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into on May 11, 2020 between Covetrus, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Matthew Foulston (the “Executive” and collectively with the Company, the “Parties”), and shall be effective as of June 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”).  All references herein to the Company shall include the Company’s subsidiaries, where applicable.

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to reflect the Executive’s position and role in the Company’s business and to provide for the Executive’s employment by the Company upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Executive has agreed to certain confidentiality, non-competition and non- solicitation covenants contained hereunder, in consideration of the benefits provided to the Executive under this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the Company and the Executive, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

		
	1.
	Employment.

(a)Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until the third anniversary of the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “Term”). The Term shall be automatically extended and renewed for a period of one (1) year from the end of the Term (the “Renewal Date”) unless either the Company or the Executive gives written notice of non-renewal to the other Party at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the Term, in which event this Agreement shall terminate at the end of the Term. Subject to the termination provisions contained herein, if this Agreement is renewed on the Renewal Date for an additional one (1) year period, it will automatically be renewed on the anniversary of the Renewal Date and each subsequent year thereafter (the “Annual Renewal Date”) for a period of one (1) year, unless either Party gives written notice of non-renewal to the other at least sixty (60) days prior to any Annual Renewal Date, in which case the Agreement will terminate on the Annual Renewal Date immediately following such notice.

(b)Duties. During the Term, the Executive shall be employed by the Company as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and shall serve Covetrus (the Company) faithfully and to the best of the Executive’s ability. The Executive shall devote the Executive’s full business time, attention, skill and efforts to the performance of the duties required by or appropriate for the Executive’s position with the Company. The Executive shall report to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The Executive shall perform such services from the Company’s executive headquarters. The Executive shall be required to engage in such business travel as may be required to perform the Executive’s duties.

(c)Best Efforts. Except for vacation, absences due to temporary illness and absences resulting from Disability (as hereinafter defined), the Executive shall devote the

Executive’s business time, attention and energies on a full-time basis to the performance of the duties and responsibilities referred to in subsection (b) above. The Executive shall not during the Term be engaged in any other business activity which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, would conflict with the ability of the Executive to perform the Executive’s duties under this Agreement, whether or not such activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage. Nothing in this Section shall prevent Executive from engaging in additional activities in connection with personal investments and community affairs, including serving on corporate, civic, or charitable boards, subject to the approval by the Company, that are not materially inconsistent with Executive’s duties under this Agreement.

2.Base Salary. During the Term, the Company shall pay to the Executive an annualized base salary of $600,000, which shall be subject to review and, at the option of the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”), subject to increase (such salary, as the same may be increased from time to time as aforesaid, being referred to herein as the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be reviewed on an annual basis for increases in accordance with the review process for similarly situated executives of the Company. The Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices.

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	3.
	Incentive Compensation

(a)Annual Incentive Compensation. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in an annual bonus program established by the Company with a target annual bonus amount, which for the 2020 fiscal year of the Company shall be equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the Executive’s Base Salary, and for each subsequent fiscal year of the Term shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”), subject in all respects to achievement of performance goals to be established by the Company (the “Annual Bonus”). Any bonus earned by the Executive shall be paid after the end of the fiscal year to which it relates, at the same time and under the same terms and conditions as other executives of the Company; provided that the Executive remains employed by the Company on the date the bonus is paid (other than due to non-renewal or termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason) and in no event shall the Executive’s bonus be paid later than March 15 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which it was earned. The Executive’s bonus for fiscal year 2020 shall be pro-rated for the number of days elapsed from the Effective Date through December 31, 2020, and shall be paid no later than March 15, 2021.

(b)Long-Term Incentive Compensation. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in all equity compensation plans and programs in place at the Company and shall receive such grants as may be provided from time to time by the Company to its officers. Any equity awards made by the Company to the Executive shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Company’s equity compensation plan and form of grant agreement, as may be amended from time to time.
(i)As soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date, the Executive will be awarded a one-time “new hire” equity grant in an amount equal to $2,250,000. Sixty-percent (60%) of the new hire grant, or $1,350,000, shall be in the form of restricted stock units, subject to ratable time-based vesting over three (3) years, and forty-percent (40%) of the new hire grant, or $900,000, will be in the form of performance restricted stock units (“PSU”). The terms of the PSUs shall be as determined by the Compensation Committee and shall be consistent with such grants to similarly situated executives. The number of restricted stock units and PSUs actually granted to the Executive shall be calculated using the average of the closing prices of the Company’s shares during the thirty (30) trading day period preceding the Effective Date (i.e., the grant date).

(ii)For the 2021 fiscal year and succeeding fiscal years, the Executive shall participate in the Company’s long-term incentive compensation program, with target awards determined by the Compensation Committee based on applicable benchmarked data.
4.Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in certain retirement and welfare benefit plans and programs made available to the Company’s executives as a group, as such retirement and welfare plans may be in effect from time to time and subject to the eligibility requirements of such plans. Nothing in this Agreement or otherwise shall prevent the Company from amending or terminating any incentive, equity compensation, retirement, welfare or other employee benefit plans, programs, policies or perquisites from time to time as the Company deems appropriate.

5.Vacation. During the Term, in addition to all holidays observed by the Company (currently six (6) days), the Executive shall be entitled to take paid time off, in accordance with the Company’s flexible time-off policy, as well as any successor policy regarding pay-for-time- not-worked made available to the Company’s domestic US employees generally.

		
	6.
	Reimbursement of Expenses.

(a)During the Term, the Company shall reimburse the Executive, in accordance with the policies and practices of the Company in effect from time to time, for all reasonable and necessary traveling expenses and other disbursements incurred by the Executive for or on behalf of the Company in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder upon presentation by the Executive to the Company of appropriate documentation therefore.

(b)The Company shall also reimburse the Executive for expenses relating to his relocation to the Company’s executive headquarters, up to a maximum of $250,000, inclusive of a tax gross up to make such reimbursement payments tax neutral to the Executive. The relocation will be administered through the Company’s relocation provider. If the Executive’s employment with Company is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive without Good Reason, the Executive shall be required to repay the Company the relocation expenses reimbursed by the Company (the “Reimbursed Relocation Expenses”) in an amount equal to (i) 100% of the Reimbursed Relocation Expenses if such termination is within twelve months of the Effective Date, or (ii) 50% of such Reimbursed 

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Relocation Expenses if such termination is within twenty-four months of the Effective Date.

(c)In addition, the Company will reimburse the Executive for the cost of temporary housing in the area of the Company’s executive headquarters in an amount not to
exceed $7,500 per month, together with a tax gross-up on such amounts (the “Temporary Housing Allowance”) for a period of nine months following the commencement of a lease for such temporary housing. If the Executive’s employment with Company is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive without Good Reason, within twelve months of the Effective Date, the Executive shall be required to repay the Company any Temporary Housing Allowance paid to the Executive.
7.Termination Without Cause; Resignation for Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined below) or by the Executive for Good Reason (as defined below), the provisions of this Section 7 shall apply.

(a)The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company at any time without Cause upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Executive and the Executive may resign for Good Reason (as defined below).
(b)Unless the Executive complies with the provisions of Section 7(c) below, upon termination under Section 7(a) above, no other payments or benefits shall be due under this Agreement to the Executive, but the Executive shall be entitled to any amounts earned, accrued and owing, but not yet paid under Section 2 and any benefits accrued and due in accordance with the terms of any applicable benefit plans and programs of the Company (the “Accrued Obligations”).

(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7(b), upon termination under Section 7(a) above, if the Executive executes and does not revoke a written release of any and all claims against the Company or its affiliates, with respect to all matters arising out of the Executive’s employment with the Company, in such form as provided by the Company in its sole discretion (the “Release”), and so long as the Executive continues to comply with the provisions of Section 14 below and the Invention and Non-Disclosure Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B (Exhibit A and Exhibit B together referred to as the “Restrictive Covenant Agreements”), in addition to the Accrued Obligations, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the following:
(i)Continuation of the Executive’s Base Salary for twelve (12) months (the “Severance Term”), at the rate in effect for the year in which the Executive’s date of termination occurs, which amount shall be paid in regular payroll installments over the applicable period following the Executive’s termination date;

(ii)The Executive’s Target Incentive Bonus in effect immediately prior to the Executive’s termination date, paid at the same time as bonuses are paid to other employees of the Company, but not later than March 15 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which it was earned; and

(iii)If the Executive timely and properly elects health continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), then continued health (including hospitalization, medical, dental, vision etc.) insurance coverage substantially similar in all material respects as the coverage provided to the Company’s then other active senior executives for a period of eighteen (18) months ; provided that the Executive shall pay an amount equal to the amount active employees pay for such coverage as of the date of the Executive’s termination (the “Monthly COBRA Costs”) and the period of COBRA health care continuation coverage provided under section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Code”) shall run concurrently with the period; provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any benefits provided by this subsection (c)(iii) shall be reduced or eliminated to the extent the Executive becomes entitled to duplicative benefits by virtue of the Executive’s subsequent or other employment; and provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s making payments under this Section 7(c)(iii) would violate any nondiscrimination rules applicable to the Company’s group health plan under which such coverage is made available, or result in the imposition of penalties under the Code or the Affordable Care Act, or be impermissible under applicable law, the Parties agree to reform this Section 7(c)(iii) in a manner as is necessary to comply with such requirements and avoid such penalties.

8.Voluntary Termination. The Executive may voluntarily terminate the Executive’s employment for any reason upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. In such event, after the effective date of such termination, no payments shall be due under this Agreement, except that the Executive shall be entitled to the Accrued Obligations.

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9.Death; Disability. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company by reason of death or, subject to the requirements of applicable law, Disability (as defined below), upon the Executive’s date of termination or death, no payments shall be due under this Agreement, except that the Executive (or in the event of the Executive’s death, the Executive’s executor, legal representative, administrator or designated beneficiary, as applicable), shall be entitled to the Accrued Obligations.

10.Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time for Cause upon written notice to the Executive, in which event all payments under this Agreement shall cease, except for the Accrued Obligations.
		
	11.
	Change of Control.

(a)Termination without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason in connection with a Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if there is both a Change of Control and the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason during the period commencing on the date that is two months prior to (or the earlier date of execution of a definitive agreement with respect to such Change of Control) and ending twelve (12) months following such Change of Control (a “CIC Termination”), then, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the following:

(i)Severance benefits in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the sum of (A) the Executive’s Base Salary plus (B) the Executive’s Target Incentive Bonus in effect immediately prior to the Executive’ termination date, which amount shall be paid in in regular payroll installments over the applicable twelve (12) month period following the Executive’s termination;

		
	(ii)
	COBRA continuation benefits as set forth in Section 7(c)(iii); and

(iii)All outstanding equity grants held by the Executive immediately prior to the CIC Termination which vest based upon the Executive’s continued service over time shall accelerate, become fully vested and/or exercisable, as the case may be, as of the later of (A) the date of the CIC Termination and (B) the consummation of a Change of Control (the later of (A) or (B) the “CIC Vesting Event”). If permitted in accordance with the terms of such grant and applicable law, all outstanding equity grants held by the Executive immediately prior to the CIC Termination which vest based upon attainment of performance criteria shall accelerate, become vested and/or exercisable, as the case may be, as of the date of the CIC Vesting Event at the greater of (x) the target level of performance and (y) the actual level of performance through the CIC Vesting Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11(a)(iii) all performance stock unit awards (PSUs) will be subject exclusively to the “change of control” vesting provisions, if any, set forth in the award agreement for such PSU.

(iv)The foregoing severance benefits shall be subject to the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the Release and the Executive’s continued compliance with the provisions of Section 14 below and the Restrictive Covenant Agreements, as applicable.

(b)Application of Section 280G. If any of the payments or benefits received or to be received by the Executive (including, without limitation, any payment or benefits received in connection with a Change of Control or the Executive’s termination of employment, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement, or otherwise) (all such payments collectively referred to herein as the “280G Payment”) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Code Section 280G and will be subject to the excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999 (the “Excise Tax”), then the 280G Payment shall be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (i) the largest portion of the 280G Payment that would result in no portion of the 280G Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, or (ii) the largest portion of the 280G Payment, up to and including the total 280G Payment, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in the Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the 280G Payment, notwithstanding that all or some portion of the 280G Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. In making the determination described above, the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall make a reasonable determination of the value to be assigned to any restrictive covenants in effect for the Executive, and the amount of the 280G Payment shall be reduced by the value of those restrictive covenants to the extent consistent with Code Section 280G. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the 280G Payment equals the Reduced Amount, the amounts payable or benefits to be provided to the Executive shall be reduced such that the economic loss to the Executive as a result of the “parachute payment” elimination is minimized. In applying this principle, the reduction shall be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A and where two economically equivalent amounts are subject to reduction but payable at different times, such amounts shall be reduced on a pro rata basis but not below zero. All 

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determinations to be made under this Section 11 shall be made by an independent accounting firm, consulting firm or other independent service provider selected by the Company immediately prior to the Change of Control (the “Firm”), which shall provide its determinations and any supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within ten (10) days of the Change of Control. Any such determination by the Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. All of the fees and expenses of the Firm in performing the determinations referred to in this Section 11 shall be borne solely by the Company.

		
	12.
	Definitions.

(a)Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any of the following grounds for termination of the Executive’s employment listed: (i) the Executive’s knowing and material dishonesty or fraud committed in connection with the Executive’s employment; (ii) theft, misappropriation or embezzlement by the Executive of the Company’s funds and/or property; (iii) the Executive repeatedly negligently performing or repeatedly negligently failing to perform, or willfully refusing to perform, the Executive’s duties to the Company (other than a failure resulting from Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (iv) the Executive’s conviction of or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony, a crime involving fraud or misrepresentation, or any other crime (whether or not connected with his employment) the effect of which is likely to adversely affect the Company or its affiliates; (v) a material breach by the Executive of any of the provisions or covenants set forth in this Agreement; or (vi) a material breach by the Executive of the Company’s Code of Conduct. Prior to any termination for Cause pursuant to each such event listed in (i), (iii), (v) or (vi) above, to the extent such event(s) is capable of being cured by the Executive, the Company shall give the Executive written notice thereof describing in reasonable detail the circumstances constituting Cause and the Executive shall have the opportunity to remedy same within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice.

(b)Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall have the same meaning ascribed to such term under the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Incentive
Compensation Plan, as in effect on the date hereof and as may be amended from time to time, or such successor plan.
(c)Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the Executive has been unable to perform the essential functions of the Executive’s position with the Company by reason of physical or mental incapacity for a period of six consecutive months, subject to any obligations or limitations imposed by federal, state or local laws, including any duty to accommodate Executive under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

(d)Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following, without the Executive’s consent: (i) material diminution of the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities; (ii) a material change in the geographic location at which Executive must perform the Executive’s services under this Agreement (which, for purposes of this Agreement, means relocation of the offices of the Company at which the Executive is principally employed to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the relocation); (iii) a material diminution in the Executive’s Base Salary; (iv) non-renewal of this Agreement; or (v) any action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of a material provision of this Agreement. The Executive must provide written notice of termination for Good Reason to the Company within thirty (30) days after the event constituting Good Reason first occurs, which notice shall state such Good Reason in reasonable detail. The Company shall have a period of thirty (30) days in which it may correct the act or failure to act that constitutes the grounds for Good Reason as set forth in the Executive’s notice of termination. If the Company does not correct the act or failure to act, the Executive must terminate the Executive’s employment for Good Reason within sixty (60) days after the end of the cure period, in order for the termination to be considered a Good Reason termination.

(e)Target Incentive Bonus. For purposes of this Agreement, “Target Incentive Bonus” shall mean the Executive’s target annual incentive bonus amount (measured at the target level, identified “goal” target or other similar target, without taking into account any incentive override for above goal performance, or any project-specific or other non-standard incentives) as in effect under the Company’s applicable annual incentive plan for the year of termination. In the event that the Company has notified the Executive in writing that the Executive will be eligible for a Target Incentive Bonus for the year of termination, but a plan has not yet been put into effect, the Target Incentive Bonus shall be the prior year’s target annual incentive bonus amount.

		
	13.
	Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Executive.

		
	(a)
	Restrictions. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that:

(i)There are no restrictions, agreements or understandings whatsoever to which the Executive 

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is a party which would prevent or make unlawful the Executive’s execution of this Agreement or the Executive’s employment hereunder, which is or would be inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement or the Executive’s employment hereunder, or would prevent, limit or impair in any way the performance by the Executive of the obligations hereunder; and
(ii)The Executive has disclosed to the Company all restraints, confidentiality commitments, and other employment restrictions that the Executive has with any other employer, person or entity.

(b)Obligations to Former Employers. The Executive covenants that in connection with the Executive’s provision of services to the Company, the Executive shall not breach any obligation (legal, statutory, contractual, or otherwise) to any former employer or other person, including, but not limited to, obligations relating to confidentiality and proprietary rights.

(c)Obligations Upon Termination. Upon and after the Executive’s termination or cessation of employment with the Company and until such time as no obligations of the Executive to the Company hereunder exist, the Executive shall (i) provide a complete copy of the Restrictive Covenant Agreements, to any person, entity or association which the Executive proposes to be employed, affiliated, engaged, associated or to establish any business or remunerative relationship prior to the commencement of any such relationship and (ii) shall notify the Company of the name and address of any such person, entity or association prior to the commencement of such relationship.

14.Restrictive Covenant Agreements. The Executive agrees to be bound by the Restrictive Covenant Agreements, each of which are incorporated by reference herein. The provisions of the Restrictive Covenant Agreements shall survive the term of this Agreement pursuant to the terms set forth in the Invention and Non-Disclosure Agreement and/or Non- Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, as applicable.

		
	15.
	Miscellaneous Provisions.

		
	(a)
	Entire Agreement; Amendments.

(i)This Agreement and the other agreements referred to herein contain the entire agreement between the Parties hereto and supersede any and all prior agreements and understandings concerning the Executive’s employment by the Company.

(ii)This Agreement shall not be altered or otherwise amended, except pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto

(b)Descriptive Headings. Descriptive headings are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provisions of this Agreement. When the context admits or requires, words used in the masculine gender shall be construed to include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.
(c)Notices. All notices or other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be sufficient if delivered personally, telecopied, sent by nationally-recognized, overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

		
	(i)
	if to the Company, to:

7 Custom House Street, Suite 2
Portland, ME 04101 Attention: General Counsel

(ii)     if to the Executive, to the address in the Company’s personnel records.
All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (A) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (B) in the case of delivery by telecopy, on the date of such delivery, (C) in the case of delivery by nationally- recognized, overnight courier, on the Business Day following dispatch, and (D) in the case of mailing, on the third Business Day following such mailing. As used herein, “Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the state of Maine are not required to be open.

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(d)Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile.
(e)Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed wholly therein without regard to rules governing conflicts of law.

		
	(f)
	Non-Exclusivity of Rights; Resignation from Boards; Clawback.

(i)Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive’s continuing or future participation in or rights under any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or program provided by the Company and for which the Executive may qualify; provided, however, that if the Executive becomes entitled to and receives the severance payments described in Sections 7 or 11 of this Agreement, the Executive hereby waives the Executive’s right to receive payments under any severance plan or similar program applicable to employees of the Company.
(ii)If the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, the Executive shall immediately resign from all boards of directors of the Company, any affiliates of the Company and any other entities for which the Executive serves as a representative of the Company and any committees thereof.
(iii)The Executive agrees that the Executive will be subject to any compensation clawback, recoupment and anti-hedging policies that may be applicable to the Executive as an executive of the Company, as in effect from time to time and as approved by the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof.
(g)Benefits of Agreement; Assignment. All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the Parties hereto, except that the duties and responsibilities of the Executive under this Agreement are of a personal nature and shall not be assignable or delegable in whole or in part by the Executive. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, within fifteen (15) days of such succession, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place and the Executive acknowledges that in such event the obligations of the Executive hereunder, including but not limited to those under Sections 12 or 13, will continue to apply in favor of the successor.

(h)Waiver of Breach. No delay or omission by a party in exercising any right, remedy or power under this Agreement or existing at law or in equity shall be construed as a waiver thereof, and any such right, remedy or power may be exercised by such party from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient or necessary by such party in its sole discretion.

(i)Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be partially or wholly invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be modified or restricted to the extent necessary to make such provision valid, binding and enforceable, or if such provision cannot be modified or restricted, then such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be deemed to be excised from this Agreement; provided, however, that the binding effect and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, to the extent the economic benefits conferred upon the Parties by virtue of this Agreement remain substantially unimpaired, shall not be affected or impaired in any manner, and any such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability with respect to such provisions shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(j)Remedies. All remedies hereunder are cumulative, are in addition to any other remedies provided for by law and may, to the extent permitted by law, be exercised concurrently or separately, and the exercise of any one remedy shall not be deemed to be an election of such remedy or to preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Executive acknowledges that in the event of a breach of any of the Executive’s covenants contained in Sections 12 or 13, the Company shall be entitled to immediate relief enjoining such violations in any court or before any judicial body having jurisdiction over such a claim.

(k)Survival. The respective rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall survive the termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and obligations.

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(l)Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Maine state court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in the state of Maine, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any related agreement or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment. Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that jurisdiction and venue in such courts would be proper, and hereby waive any objection that such courts are an improper or inconvenient forum. Each of the Parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each of the Parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any related agreement in any Maine state or federal court. Each of the Parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(m)Withholding. All payments under this Agreement shall be made subject to applicable tax withholding, and the Company shall withhold from any payments under this Agreement all federal, state and local taxes as the Company is required to withhold pursuant to any law or governmental rule or regulation. The Executive shall bear all expense of, and be solely responsible for, all federal, state and local taxes due with respect to any payment received under this Agreement.
		
	(n)
	Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

(i)This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and its corresponding regulations, to the extent applicable. Severance benefits under the Agreement are intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code under the “short term deferral” exemption, to the maximum extent applicable, and then under the “separation pay” exemption, to the maximum extent applicable. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, payments may only be made under this Agreement upon an event and in a manner permitted by Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable. As used in the Agreement, the term “termination of employment” shall mean the Executive’s separation from service with the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In no event may the Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of a payment. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment hereunder shall be treated as a separate payment and the right to a series of payments shall be treated as the right to a series of separate payments. All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under the Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the timing of the Executive’s execution of the Release, directly or indirectly, result in the Executive designating the calendar year of payment, and if a payment that is subject to execution of the Release could be made in more than one taxable year, payment shall be made in the later taxable year.

(ii)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, at the time of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, the Company has securities which are publicly traded on an established securities market and the Executive is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined in section 409A of the Code) and it is necessary to postpone the commencement of any payments or benefits otherwise payable under this Agreement as a result of such termination of employment to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under section 409A of the Code, then the Company will postpone the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Executive) that are not otherwise paid within the ‘short-term deferral exception’ under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(4), and the ‘separation pay exception’ under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), until the first payroll date that occurs after the date that is six months following the Executive’s “separation of service” (as such term is defined under code section 409A
of the Code) with the Company. If any payments are postponed due to such requirements, such postponed amounts will be paid in a lump sum to the Executive on the first payroll date that occurs after the date that is six months following Executive’s separation of service with the Company. If the Executive dies during the postponement period prior to the payment of postponed amount, the amounts withheld on account of section 409A of the Code shall be paid to the personal representative of the Executive’s estate within sixty (60) days after the date of the Executive’s death.

(o)Full Settlement. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced as a result of a mitigation duty whether or not the Executive obtains other employment.

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settlements and other amounts incurred in connection with any proceeding arising out of, by reason of or relating to the Executive’s good faith performance of the Executive’s duties and obligations with the Company. The Company shall also provide the Executive with coverage as a named insured under a directors and officers liability insurance policy maintained for the Company’s directors and officers. This obligation to provide insurance and indemnify the Executive shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement with respect to proceedings or threatened proceedings based on acts or omissions of the Executive occurring during the Executive’s employment with the Company or with any of its affiliates. Such obligations shall be binding upon the Company’s successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s heirs and personal representatives.

(q)Government Agency Exception. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit or restrict the Executive from: (i) making any disclosure of information required by process of law; (ii) providing information to, or testifying or otherwise assisting in any investigation or proceeding brought by, any federal or state regulatory or law enforcement agency or legislative body, or any self-regulatory organization; or (iii) filing, testifying, participating in, or otherwise assisting in a proceeding relating to an alleged violation of any federal, state, or municipal law relating to fraud or any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any self-regulatory organization. In addition, this Agreement does not bar the Executive’s right to file an administrative charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and/or to participate in an investigation by the EEOC.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

COVETRUS, INC.
By: /s/ Dustin K. Finer        
Name: Dustin K. Finer
Title: Chief Administrative Officer

EXECUTIVE

By: /s/ Matthew Foulston        
       Matthew Foulston

10Exhibit

EXECUTION VERSION

THIRD AMENDMENT dated as of June 3, 2020 (this “Amendment”) to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 20, 2018 (as amended by that certain First Amendment dated as of May 2, 2019 and that certain Second Amendment dated as of November 25, 2019, the “Credit Agreement”) among FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. (“FCX”), PT FREEPORT INDONESIA (“PTFI”) and FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC (together with FCX and PTFI, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Credit Agreement be amended to effect certain modifications to the provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.  
WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto constituting the Required Lenders under the Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent are willing to so amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof. 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.  Amendment of the Credit Agreement.  Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by revising the definition of “Applicable Rate” in its entirety as set forth below:
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread”, “Eurodollar Spread”, “Commitment Fee”, “Financial LC Participation Fee” or “Performance LC Participation Fee”, as the case may be, based upon the Credit Ratings of FCX by Moody’s and S&P applicable on such day,
(i) at all times during the Covenant Increase Period: 
	
							
	Level
	Rating 
(S&P, Moody’s)
	Eurodollar Spread 
(bps per annum)
	ABR Spread
(bps per annum)
	Commitment Fee (bps per annum)
	Financial LC Participation Fee
(bps per annum)
	Performance LC
Participation Fee
(bps per annum)

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	1
	BBB / Baa2 or higher
	212.5
	112.5
	30.0
	212.5
	106.25

	2
	BBB- / Baa3
	245.0
	145.0
	35.0
	245.0
	122.5

	3
	BB+ / Ba1
	275.0
	175.0
	45.0
	275.0
	137.5

	4
	BB/Ba2
	300.0
	200.0
	55.0
	300.0
	150.0

	5
	BB-/Ba3
	350.0
	250.0
	55.0
	350.0
	175.0

	6
	B+/B1 or lower
	400.0
	300.0
	60.0
	400.0
	200.0

 
(ii) at all times after the end of the Covenant Increase Period: 
	
							
	Level
	Rating 
(S&P, Moody’s)
	Eurodollar Spread 
(bps per annum)
	ABR Spread
(bps per annum)
	Commitment Fee (bps per annum)
	Financial LC Participation Fee
(bps per annum)
	Performance LC
Participation Fee
(bps per annum)

	1
	BBB / Baa2 or higher
	137.5
	37.5
	30.0
	137.5
	68.75

	2
	BBB- / Baa3
	170.0
	70.0
	35.0
	170.0
	85.0

	3
	BB+ / Ba1
	200.0
	100.0
	45.0
	200.0
	100.0

	4
	BB/Ba2
	225.0
	125.0
	55.0
	225.0
	112.5

	5
	BB-/Ba3
	275.0
	175.0
	55.0
	275.0
	137.5

	6
	B+/B1 or lower
	325.0
	225.0
	60.0
	325.0
	162.5

For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in effect a Credit Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then FCX and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to agree upon another rating agency to be substituted by an amendment to this Agreement for the rating agency which shall not have a Credit Rating in effect, and pending the effectiveness of such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the available Credit Rating; (b) if the Credit Ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P shall fall within different Levels, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two Credit Ratings unless one of the two Credit Ratings is two or more Levels lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Level next below that of the higher of the two

    

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 Credit Ratings; and (c) if the Credit Rating established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency.  Each change in the Applicable Rate based on the Credit Ratings shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.  If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, FCX and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend the definition of “Applicable Rate” to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Credit Rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.
(b)  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by revising the definition of “Bail-In Action” in its entirety as set forth below:
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
(c)  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by revising the definition of “Bail-In Legislation” in its entirety as set forth below:
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
(d)  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by revising the definition of “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” in its entirety as set forth below:
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that 

    

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liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
(e)  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions in proper alphabetical order:
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Availability” means, on any date, the amount, if any, by which (a) the total aggregate Revolving Commitments on such date exceed (b) the total aggregate Revolving Exposures on such date.
“Available Unrestricted Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Permitted Investments held on such date by FCX and the Subsidiaries, other than cash and Permitted Investments subject to any Lien securing Indebtedness or other obligations.
“Covenant Increase Period” means the period commencing on the Third Amendment Effective Date, and ending on the earlier of (a) January 1, 2022 and (b) the date on which FCX delivers a Covenant Reversion Notice.
“Covenant Reversion Notice” means a written notice delivered by FCX to the Administrative Agent electing to end the Covenant Increase Period.
“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Available Unrestricted Cash on such date, plus (b) Availability on such date. 
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in FCX, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Equity Interests (including any payment under a Synthetic Purchase Agreement related to any such Equity Interests) in FCX or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in FCX.
“Synthetic Purchase Agreement” means any swap, derivative or other agreement or combination of agreements pursuant to which FCX or any Subsidiary is or may become obligated to make (i) any payment in connection with a purchase by any third party from a Person other than the Borrower of any 

    

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Equity Interest or (ii) any payment (other than on account of a permitted purchase by it of any Equity Interest) the amount of which is determined by reference to the price or value at any time of any Equity Interest; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only to current or former directors, officers or employees of FCX or any Subsidiary (or to their heirs or estates) shall be deemed to be a Synthetic Purchase Agreement.
“Third Amendment Effective Date” means June 3, 2020.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
(f)  The preamble of Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“To request a Revolving Borrowing, a Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (x) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (y) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, including to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e), not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing.  Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, electronic transmission or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the applicable Borrower.  Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:”
(g)  Section 2.07(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“(b)  To make an election pursuant to this Section, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election.  Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, electronic transmission or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of 

    

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a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the applicable Borrower.”
(h)  Section 5.07(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“(c) With respect to the environmental report evaluating PTFI’s environmental practices at its properties in Indonesia and prepared by one or more reputable environmental consulting firms (an “External Environmental Report”), FCX shall deliver the voluntary External Environmental Report to the Administrative Agent within 30 days of delivery of the final such report to FCX, commencing with the report relating to the environmental evaluation that was commenced in 2017.  Thereafter, FCX shall deliver a copy of any subsequent voluntary External Environmental Report to the Administrative Agent within 30 days of delivery of the final such report to FCX.  The voluntary External Environmental Reports shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent by FCX commencing with the report relating to the environmental evaluation to be commenced in 2020 or 2021 and at three year intervals thereafter (though for the avoidance of doubt, delivery will in no event be required to be made on a specific date following such interval) unless the applicable Governmental Authority in Indonesia makes preparation of such a report mandatory, in which case, FCX shall provide such External Environmental Reports to the Administrative Agent at intervals as required by Indonesian law. The Borrowers will implement, as promptly as practicable after the receipt of any External Environmental Report, any recommendations contained in such report if the failure to implement such recommendations could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.”
(i)  Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“other Indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, letters of credit in connection with environmental assurances and reclamation) and Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions permitted pursuant to Section 6.04, provided that, (y) such Indebtedness or Attributable Debt is outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date or is incurred after the end of the Covenant Increase Period (provided, however, that the limitation set forth in clause (y) shall not restrict (A) the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Attributable Debt under this paragraph (i) prior to the end of the Covenant Increase Period which (1) is incurred to refinance Indebtedness or Attributable Debt previously incurred pursuant to this paragraph (i) and (2) does not increase the outstanding principal amount of such refinanced Indebtedness or Attributable Debt by more than the amount of accrued interest thereon and fees, expenses and premiums paid in connection with such refinancing, (B) the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Attributable Debt under this paragraph by Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. to increase the outstanding principal amount under that certain Credit Agreement 

    

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dated as of March 10, 2014 (as amended, modified or otherwise modified from time time) among Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A., Citibank, N.A. as agent and the lenders party thereto from time to time to an outstanding principal amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000, (C) the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Attributable Debt under this paragraph by Atlantic Copper, S.L.U. in an outstanding principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 (or the equivalent in another currency) or (D) the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Attributable Debt under this paragraph in connection with lines of credit for the South American mining operations in an outstanding principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000) and (z) at the time of incurrence of any such Indebtedness and Attributable Debt and after giving effect thereto, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Attributable Debt incurred pursuant to this paragraph (i), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Attributable Debt of any Subsidiary that is a Borrower at such time or any Subsidiary Guarantor secured by a Lien pursuant to Section 6.02(l) and (iii) the total book value (as would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) of all assets subject to any Lien pursuant to Section 6.02(o) shall not exceed the greater of (A) $2,250,000,000 and (B) 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of such time (provided, however, that the limitations set forth in clauses (A) and (B) shall not restrict the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Attributable Debt under this paragraph (i) which (1) is incurred to refinance Indebtedness or Attributable Debt previously incurred pursuant to this paragraph (i) and (2) does not increase the outstanding principal amount of such refinanced Indebtedness or Attributable Debt by more than the amount of accrued interest thereon and fees, expenses and premiums paid in connection with such refinancing);”
(j)  Section 6.02(l) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“Liens not expressly permitted by clauses (a) through (k) securing Indebtedness and Attributable Debt, provided that, (y) such Lien is outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date or is incurred after the end of the Covenant Increase Period (provided, however, that the limitation set forth in clause (y) shall not restrict the incurrence of any Lien under this paragraph (l) to secure Indebtedness or Attributable Debt incurred (A) prior to the end of the Covenant Increase Period which (1) is incurred to refinance Indebtedness or Attributable Debt previously incurred pursuant to this paragraph (l) and (2) does not increase the outstanding principal amount of such refinanced Indebtedness or Attributable Debt by more than the amount of accrued interest thereon and fees, expenses and premiums paid in connection with such refinancing, (B) by Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. to increase the outstanding principal amount under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 10, 2014 (as amended, modified or otherwise modified from time time) among Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A., Citibank, N.A. as agent and the lenders party thereto from time to time to an outstanding principal amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000, (C) by Atlantic 

    

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Copper, S.L.U. in an outstanding principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 (or the equivalent in another currency) or (D) in connection with lines of credit for the South American mining operations in an outstanding principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000) and (z) at the time of incurrence of any such Indebtedness or Attributable Debt (or, if such Indebtedness or Attributable Debt was previously outstanding but unsecured, at the time of incurrence of any such Lien) and after giving effect thereto, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Attributable Debt secured by a Lien pursuant to this paragraph (l), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Attributable Debt incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(i) and (iii) the total book value (as would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) of all assets subject to any Lien pursuant to Section 6.02(o) shall not exceed the greater of (A) $2,250,000,000 and (B) 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of such time (provided, however, that the limitations set forth in clauses (A) and (B) shall not restrict the incurrence of any Lien under this paragraph (l) to secure Indebtedness or Attributable Debt which (1) is incurred to refinance Indebtedness or Attributable Debt previously incurred pursuant to this paragraph (l) and (2) does not increase the outstanding principal amount of such refinanced Indebtedness or Attributable Debt by more than the amount of accrued interest thereon and fees, expenses and premiums paid in connection with such refinancing);”
(k)  Section 6.06 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“SECTION 6.06. Total Leverage Ratio.  The Borrowers will not permit the Total Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter (i) ending during the period from and including September 30, 2021, through and including the end of the Covenant Increase Period, to exceed 5.25 to 1.00 and (ii) ending after the end of the Covenant Increase Period but on or prior to June 30, 2021, to exceed 5.25 to 1.00 and (iii) ending after the end of the Covenant Increase Period but on or after September 30, 2021, to exceed 3.75 to 1.00.”
(l)  Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“SECTION 6.07. Interest Expense Coverage Ratio.  The Borrowers will not permit the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, in each case for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (i) ending during the Covenant Increase Period, to be less than 2.00 to 1.00 and (ii) ending after the end of the Covenant Increase Period, to be less than 2.25 to 1.00.”
(m)  A new Section 6.09 of the Credit Agreement is inserted to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“SECTION 6.09. Minimum Liquidity.   As of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on or prior to the earlier of (i) June 30, 2021 and (ii) the end of the 

    

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Covenant Increase Period, FCX and the Subsidiaries shall maintain Liquidity of not less than $1,000,000,000.”
(n)  A new Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement is inserted to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“SECTION 6.10.  Restricted Payments.  During the Covenant Increase Period, FCX will not declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so (unless any such Restricted Payment is payable only after the end of the Covenant Increase Period), other than (a) Restricted Payments consisting of distributions or dividends in the form of additional common Equity Interests of FCX and stock splits; (b) issuances of common Equity Interests of FCX upon (i) the exercise of options or warrants, including cashless exercises in respect thereof or (ii) the vesting of restricted stock units; (c) issuances of common equity interests of FCX or cash in connection with the exercise or settlement of equity-based awards granted to employees, directors and consultants as compensation, including but not limited to, options, restricted stock units and performance share units or the grant of such compensation awards to employees, directors or consultants; (d) cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with Restricted Payments permitted by clause (a), (b) or (c) above; (e) cash payments in respect of taxes in connection with Restricted Payments permitted by clause (b) or (c) above; and (f) payments of regularly scheduled dividends on any series of preferred stock issued by FCX.”
(o)  Section 9.18 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:
“SECTION 9.18.  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among the parties hereto, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable, (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability, (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such 

    

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shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.”
SECTION 2.      Representations and Warranties.  To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrowers represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
(a) (x) the execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by such Borrower of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, are within such Borrower’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action and (y) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Borrower and, upon the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(b) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; and
(c) no Default has occurred and is continuing on the Amendment Effective Date before or after giving effect to the Amendment. 
SECTION 3.      Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions has been satisfied:
(a)  The Administrative Agent shall have executed this Amendment and shall have received counterparts hereof duly executed and delivered by each Borrower, Lenders constituting the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
(b)  The Administrative Agent shall have received an officer’s certificate certifying the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c)  The Administrative Agent shall have received payment from FCX, for the account of each Lender that executes and delivers a counterpart signature page to this Amendment no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 29, 2020, an 

    

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amendment fee (the “Amendment Fee”) in an amount equal to 0.25% of the amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender under the Credit Agreement (whether used or unused).  The Amendment Fee shall be payable in immediately available funds and, once paid, shall not be refundable.
(d)  The Administrative Agent shall have received, in immediately available funds, payment of all costs, fees, out-of-pocket expenses, compensation and other amounts then due and payable in connection with the Credit Agreement and this Amendment or the transactions contemplated thereby, including to the extent invoiced at least 1 Business Day prior to the Amendment Effective Date, all amounts payable under Section 4 of this Amendment.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of the Amendment Effective Date and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Amendment shall not become effective unless each of the conditions set forth or referred to in this Section 3 has been satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 3, 2020 (it being understood that any such failure of this Amendment to become effective will not affect any rights or obligations of any Person under the Credit Agreement).
SECTION 4.      Expenses.  Each Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent, in each case to the extent provided in Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 5.      Effect of Amendment.  (a)  Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Borrower to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.
(b)  On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document shall be deemed a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.  This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

    

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SECTION 6.      Indonesian Translation. This Amendment is executed in a text using the English language and the Indonesian language (as stamped by an Indonesian sworn translator).  Both texts are the same and effective as of the execution of this Amendment.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that if there is any conflict between the English language text and the Indonesian language text of this Amendment, the English language text shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, prevail.  Each of the parties hereto confirms that it has read and understood the content and consequences of this Amendment and has no objection if the English language text prevails in the event of any such conflict.
SECTION 7.      Applicable Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8.      Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Amendment, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic imaging shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
SECTION 9.      Headings.  Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.
	
		
	FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.,

	by

	 
	/s/ Kathleen L. Quirk

	 
	Name: Kathleen L. Quirk

	 
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	
		
	PT FREEPORT INDONESIA,

	by

	 
	/s/ Robert R. Boyce

	 
	Name: Robert R. Boyce

	 
	Title: Treasurer

	
		
	FREEPORT MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC,

	by

	 
	/s/ Robert R. Boyce

	 
	Name: Robert R. Boyce

	 
	Title: Treasurer

	
		
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually, as Lender and as 
Administrative Agent,

	by

	 
	/s/ James Shender

	 
	Name: James Shender

	 
	Title: Executive Director

LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE
THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT 
OF FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.

	
		
	Name of Lender: BANK OF AMERICA, 
N.A.

	By

	 
	/s/ Mark Ahlers

	 
	Name: Mark Ahlers

	 
	Title: Director

	 
	 

	 
	 

	For any Lender requiring a second signature

	line:
	 

	 
	 

	Name of
	 

	Lender:
	 

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	Name: 

	 
	Title: 

LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE
THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT 
OF FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.

	
		
	Name of Lender:

	By
	 /s/ Consenting Lenders signatures on file with Administrative Agent

	 
	 

	 
	Name: 

	 
	Title: 

	 
	 

	For any Lender requiring a second signature line:

	 
	 

	By
	 /s/ Consenting Lenders signatures on file with Administrative Agent

	 
	 

	 
	Name: 

	 
	Title:

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