Document:

Sixth Amendment to Financing Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of November 9, 2005 by and
among EAGLE FAMILY FOODS HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), EAGLE FAMILY FOODS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a “Guarantor” on
the signature pages thereto (together with the Parent, each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each a “Lender” and
collectively, the “Lenders”), FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES I LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Fortress”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), and
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION formerly known as Congress Financial Corporation (Central) (“Wachovia”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent” and together
with the Collateral Agent, each an “Agent” and collectively, the “Agents”). 
  
 W I T N E S S E T H 
  
 WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agents are parties to a Financing Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Financing
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have extended credit to the Borrower consisting of a (a) Revolving A Credit Commitment in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $40,000,000 outstanding at any time, and
(b) Revolving B Credit Commitment in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $63,000,000 (subject to certain decreases set forth therein) outstanding at any time; 
  
 WHEREAS, in connection with the Third Amendment to Financing Agreement, the Revolving A Credit Commitment was increased from
$27,000,000 to $40,000,000; 
  
 WHEREAS, in connection with the
increase of the Revolving A Credit Commitment to $40,000,000, the reference to “$27,000,000” in the definition of the term “Borrowing Base” was not changed to “$40,000,000”; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties to the Financing Agreement have agreed to amend the
definition of the term “Borrowing Base” to change the reference to “$27,000,000” to “$40,000,000”. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants, agreements and conditions hereinafter set forth, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have their respective meanings set forth in the
Financing Agreement. 

 2. Amendments to Financing Agreement. Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby
amended by amending the definition of the term “Borrowing Base” by deleting the reference therein to “$27,000,000” and replacing it with “$40,000,000”. 
  
 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the later of (i) the date hereof and
(ii) satisfaction in full, in a manner satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, of the following conditions precedent (other than the conditions set forth in clause (b)) (such date, the “Amendment Effective Date”): 
  
 (a) Delivery of Documents. The Collateral Agent shall have received
on or before the Amendment Effective Date, (i) counterparts to this Amendment signed by each of the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents, and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Amendment Effective Date in form and substance satisfactory
to the Collateral Agent, and (ii) such other agreements, instruments, approvals, opinions and other documents as any Agent may reasonably request from the Loan Parties. 
  
 (b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article VI of the Financing
Agreement and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered on or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date
are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date (except that any representation and warranty expressly made as of a specific date shall be true and correct only as of such specific date),
and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, assuming effectiveness of this Amendment, and be continuing on the Amendment Effective Date or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms. 
  
 (c) Legal Matters. All legal matters incident to this Amendment shall
be satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and its counsel. 
  
 (d)
Payment of Expenses. The Borrower will pay on demand all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all documents incidental hereto, including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Collateral Agent. 
  
 4. Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party that is a party to the Financing Agreement hereby represents and warrants to the Agents and the
Lenders as follows: 
  
 (a) Representations and Warranties;
No Event of Default. The representations and warranties herein, in Article VI of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered on or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Agent or any Lender
pursuant to the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date (except that any representation and
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made as of a specific date shall be true and correct only as of such specific date), and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of
the Amendment Effective Date or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms. 
  
 (b) Organization, Good Standing, Etc. Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and, in the case of the
Borrower, to make the borrowings under the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, and to execute and deliver this Amendment, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and in
good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 (c) Authorization, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment, the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby and each Loan Document to which it is or will be a party,
(i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each Loan Party that is a party thereto, (ii) do not and will not contravene its charter or by-laws, its limited liability company or operating agreement or its
certificate of partnership or partnership agreement, as applicable, or any applicable law or any other Loan Document, any Material Contract or any other contractual restriction binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties,
(iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance,
suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operation or any of its properties, which, in the case of this clause (iv), could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 (d) Governmental Approvals.
No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of this Amendment, the Financing Agreement, as
amended hereby or any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party except for such of the foregoing that will have been made or obtained on or before the Amendment Effective Date and filings necessary to perfect security interests under the Loan
Documents. 
  
 (e) Enforceability of Loan Documents. This
Amendment, the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby and, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or will be a party, when delivered hereunder, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such
Person in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to
enforceability. 
  

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 5. Continued Effectiveness of Financing Agreement. Each Loan Party hereby (i) confirms and
agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that on and after the Amendment Effective Date all references in any such Loan
Document to “the Financing Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Financing Agreement shall mean the Financing Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and
(ii) confirms and agrees that to the extent that any such Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to the Collateral Agent, or to grant to the Collateral Agent, a Lien on any collateral as security for the Obligations of the Borrower from
time to time existing in respect of the Financing Agreement and the Loan Documents, such pledge, assignment and/or grant of a Lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. 
  
 6. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed
counterpart of this Amendment. 
  
 (b) Section and paragraph
headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. 
  
 (c) This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 
  
 (d) Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment
constitutes a “Loan Document” under the Financing Agreement. Accordingly, it shall be an Event of Default under the Financing Agreement if (i) any representation or warranty made by a Loan Party under or in connection with this
Amendment shall have been untrue, false or misleading in any material respect when made, or (ii) a Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Amendment. 
  
 (e) This Amendment is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a waiver of, or a
consent to any Event of Default, event with which the giving of notice or lapse of time or both may result in an Event of Default, or other noncompliance now existing or hereafter arising under the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

  
 7. The Borrower will pay on demand all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of legal
counsel to the Collateral Agent. 
  
 8. THE LOAN PARTIES, THE
AGENTS AND THE LENDERS EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE 

  

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ACTIONS OF THE AGENTS OR THE LENDERS IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	BORROWER:
	
	EAGLE FAMILY FOODS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael P. Conti

	Name:	 	Michael P. Conti
	Title:	 	VP Finance
	
	GUARANTOR:
	
	EAGLE FAMILY FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael P. Conti

	Name:	 	Michael P. Conti
	Title:	 	VP Finance
	
	 MILNOT COMPANY

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael P. Conti

	Name:	 	Michael P. Conti
	Title:	 	VP Finance

			
	COLLATERAL AGENT AND LENDER:
	
	FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES I LP
		
	By:	 	Fortress Credit Opportunities I LP LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Constantine Dakolias

	Name:	 	Constantine Dakolias
	Title:	 	Chief Credit Officer

  

			
	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDER:
	
	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION formerly known as Congress Financial Corporation (Central)
		
	By:	 	 /s/ M. Galovic, Jr.

	Name:	 	M. Galovic, Jr.
	Title:	 	V.P.

  

			
	LENDERS:
	
	ABLECO FINANCE LLC, on behalf of itself and its affiliate assigns
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Dan Wolf

	 Name:
	 	Dan Wolf
	 Title:
	 	SVP

			
	OAK HILL SECURITIES FUND, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Securities GenPar, L.P.
	 	 	its General Partner
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Securities MGP, Inc.,
	 	 	its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

	Name:	 	Scott D. Krase
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	OAK HILL SECURITIES FUND II, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Securities GenPar II, L.P.
	 	 	its General Partner
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Securities MGP II, Inc.,
	 	 	its General Partner
		
	By	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

	Name:	 	Scott D. Krase
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	OAK HILL CREDIT ALPHA FUND, LP
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Credit Alpha GenPar, L.P.,
	 	 	Its General Partner
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Credit Alpha MGP, LLC,
	 	 	Its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

	Name:	 	Scott D. Krase
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	OAK HILL CREDIT ALPHA FUND (OFFSHORE), LTD.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

	Name:	 	Scott D. Krase
	Title:	 	Vice PresidentEmployment Agreement of William D. Eglin

 Exhibit 10.9 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is entered into by and between MD Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and William D. Eglin,
the undersigned individual (“Executive”). 
  
 RECITAL 
  
 The Company and Executive
desire to enter into an Employment Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company. 
  
 AGREEMENT 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Company and Executive agree as follows: 
  
 1) Employment. 
  
 (a) Term. The Company hereby employs Executive to serve as President and
Chief Executive Officer and to serve in such additional or different position or positions as the Company may determine in its sole discretion. The term of employment shall be for a period of Three (3) years (“Employment Period”),
unless earlier terminated as set forth herein, and is to commence on the date set forth in the above referenced “Condition Precedent” paragraph. 
  
 (b) Duties and Responsibilities. Executive will report to the Company’s Board of Directors. Within the limitations established by the Bylaws of the
Company, the Executive shall have each and all of the duties and responsibilities of that position and such other or different duties on behalf of the Company, as may be assigned from time to time by the Company’s Board. Executive will be
responsible for the overall strategic planning and development of the Company and such other specific duties and responsibilities as the Company shall from time to time assign. 
  
 2) Compensation. 
  
 (a) Base Salary. As voted on by the Board of Directors on March 23, 2005, Executive, beginning on said date, shall be paid a base salary (“Base
Salary”) at the annual rate of $125,000. During the term of the Employment Contract, Executive shall receive $25,000 in Company stock each year, (i.e., 10,417 shares at $2.40) and shall be paid $100,000 in base salary, payable in bi-monthly
installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices. The stock shall be granted at the one year anniversary of each employment year and the Executive shall receive 10,417 shares of Company stock each year regardless of the stock price.
However, prior to the granting of any stock, the Company, in its sole discretion, has the right to pay the Executive cash in lieu of Company stock at a rate of $2.40 a share. Between March 23, 2005 and July 

 
15, 2005, Executive shall be paid $65,000 in base salary, payable in bi-monthly installments consistent with Company’s payroll practices. The remaining
$10,208.33 in compensation shall be deferred until such time that the Executive and Board mutually agree to pay Executive the full base salary. 
  
 (b) The annual Base Salary shall be reviewed on or before January 1 of each year by the Board of Directors of the Company to determine if such Base
Salary should be increased for the following year in recognition of services to the Company. The Company shall raise the Executive’s salary yearly by an amount not less than the increase in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for All
Urban Consumers over the previous 12 months, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. While raises above CPI cannot be guaranteed, the Company indicates its good faith intention to adjust Executive’s
salary to approximate the salary being paid other Executives in similarly situated companies, whenever the Company’s financial condition permits. 
  
 (c) Payment. Payment of all compensation to Executive hereunder shall be made in accordance with the relevant Company policies in effect from time to
time, including normal payroll practices, and shall be subject to all applicable employment and withholding taxes. 
  
 (d) Bonus. Should the Company’s financial condition permit, Executive shall be paid a bonus that approximates bonuses being paid to executives in
similarly situated companies. 
  
 3) Other Employment
Benefits. 
  
 (a) Business Expenses. Upon submission of
itemized expense statements in the manner specified by the Company, Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other reasonable business expenses duly incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties under this
Agreement. 
  
 (b) Benefit Plans. Executive shall be entitled to
participate in any benefit plan offered by the Company to its employees during the term of this Agreement (other than stock option or stock incentive plans, which are governed by Section 3(d) below). Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the
Company or any affiliate of the Company from terminating or amending any employee benefit plan or program from time to time. 
  
 (c) Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to three (3) weeks of vacation each year of full employment, exclusive of legal holidays, as long as the
scheduling of Executive’s vacation does not interfere with the Company’s normal business operations. In no event, however, should Executive accrue more than 3 weeks of unused vacation, i.e., the cap is 3 weeks, at which point Executive
will no longer accrue any more vacation until same is used. 

 (d) Stock Options. Executive shall be entitled to options to acquire shares of the Common Stock of the
Company pursuant to the terms of a Stock Option Plan to be adopted by the Company. 
  
 (e) No Other Benefits. Executive understands and acknowledges that the compensation specified in Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement shall be in lieu of any and all other compensation, benefits and plans. 

 
 4) Executive’s Business Activities. 
  
 (a) Condition precedent: Executive shall devote the substantial portion of
Executive’s entire business time, attention and energy exclusively to the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, as its business and affairs now exist and as they hereafter may be changed. Executive may serve as a member of the
Board of Directors of other organizations that do not compete with the Company, and may participate in other professional, civic, governmental organizations and activities that do not materially affect his ability to carry out his duties hereunder.

  
 5) Termination of Employment. 
  
 (a) By Company for Cause. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for cause which includes: willful misconduct, gross negligence; theft, fraud or other illegal conduct; refusal or unwillingness to perform duties; sexual harassment; conduct which
reflects adversely upon, or making any remarks disparaging of, the Company, its Board, officers, directors, advisors or employees or its affiliates or subsidiaries; insubordination; any willful act that is likely to and which does in fact have the
effect of injuring the reputation, business or a business relationship of the Company; violation of any fiduciary duty; violation of any duty of loyalty; and breach of any term of this Agreement. Upon termination for cause, the Company shall have no
further obligation to Executive except to pay all accrued but unpaid base salary and vacation to the date of termination. 
  
 The Company shall not terminate the employment of Executive without first providing Executive thirty (30) days’ written notice of such failure,
and affording Executive the ability to cure such failure within a reasonable time thereafter if the failure is such that can reasonably be cured by Executive, such notice to be given in good faith and to specify in reasonable detail the basis of
such notice. 
  
 (b) By Executive for Cause. This contract may be
voided for cause by Executive. For purposes of this Section, “Cause” is hereby defined as: failure of Company to pay Executive his salary and other benefits when due; Bankruptcy or placement of Company in receivership; failure of the
Company to implement the business plan approved by its Board of Directors for a period of 24 months. 
  
 (c) Cooperation. After notice of termination, Executive shall cooperate with the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company, to effect a transition
of 

 
Executive’s responsibilities and to ensure that the Company is aware of all matters being handled by Executive. 
  
 6. Disability of Executive. The Company may terminate this Agreement
without liability if Executive shall be permanently prevented from properly performing his essential duties hereunder with reasonable accommodation by reason of illness or other physical or mental incapacity for a period of more than one hundred and
twenty [120] consecutive calendar days. Upon such termination, Executive shall be entitled to all accrued but unpaid Base Salary and vacation. 
  
 7. Death of Executive. In the event of the death of Executive during the Employment Period, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall
automatically cease and terminate; provided, however, that within 30 days of Executive’s death the Company shall pay to Executive’s heirs or personal representatives Executive’s Base Salary and accrued vacation accrued to the date of
death. 
  
 8. Confidentiality. Executive recognizes
that as a result of his employment by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement, as well as his future employment under this Agreement, Executive has become informed and will in the future become further informed of a variety of confidential
and proprietary information, documents, and correspondence concerning the Company; its future capital improvement, marketing, and other plans; its employees; and its clients and/or patients. Executive hereby agrees that he will, not only during the
term of his employment pursuant to this Agreement, but also after the termination of such employment: 
  
 (a) Treat all such information, documents, and correspondence with the same degree of confidentiality as they are treated by the Company. 
  
 9. Non-Competition. 
  
 (a) Executive agrees that during the term of his employment with the Company
and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, he will refrain from carrying on or engaging in a business similar to that of the Company, serving as an officer, partner, director, manager, or similar official of or consultant to any company
engaged in the business of providing medical practice management software and/or medical billing services and/or from soliciting customers of the Company in the cities of Miami and Atlanta or within the Parishes of Lafayette, Iberia, East Baton
Rouge, Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, so long as the Company carries on a like business in such Cities and Parishes 
  
 (b) Executive acknowledges that his agreement not to compete with the Company is necessarily of a special, unique and extraordinary nature, and that the
loss arising from a breach hereof cannot reasonably and adequately be compensated by money damages and will cause the Company to suffer irreparable harm. Accordingly, Executive consents and agrees that upon the failure of Executive to comply with
the obligations of subparagraph (a) of this paragraph at any time, the Company shall be entitled, among and in addition to any other rights or remedies available hereunder or 

 
otherwise, to injunctive or other extraordinary relief to prevent Executive from committing or continuing a breach of such obligations. 
  
 10. Exclusive Employment. During employment with the Company,
Executive will not do anything to compete with the Company’s present or contemplated business, nor will he plan or organize any competitive business activity. Executive will not enter into any agreement which conflicts with his or her duties or
obligations to the Company. Executive will not during his employment or within one (1) year after it ends, without the Company’s express written consent, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any employee, agent, independent
contractor, supplier, customer, consultant or any other person or company to terminate or alter a relationship with the Company. 
  
 11. Assignment and Transfer. Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be transferable by assignment or otherwise, and
any purported assignment, transfer or delegation thereof shall be void. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon and enforceable by, any purchaser of substantially all of Company’s assets, any corporate successor to
Company or any assignee thereof. 
  
 12. No Inconsistent
Obligations. Executive is aware of no obligations, legal or otherwise, inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or with Executive’s undertaking employment with the Company. Executive will not disclose to the Company, or use, or induce
the Company to use, any proprietary information or trade secrets of others. Executive represents and warrants that he or she has returned all property and confidential information belonging to all prior employers. 
  
 13. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana without regard to conflict of law principles. 
  
 (b) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by Executive and by a duly authorized representative of the Company. 
  
 (c) Entire Agreement. This agreement contains the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties concerning Executive’s employment. It is intended by the parties as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of their agreement. It supersedes and replaces all prior negotiations and all agreements,
proposed or otherwise, whether written or oral, concerning Executive’s employment with the Company. Any representation, promise or agreement not specifically included in this Agreement shall not be binding upon or enforceable against either
party. This is a fully integrated agreement. 
  
 (d) Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and, to this
end, the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable. 

 (e) Construction. The headings and captions of this Agreement are provided for convenience only and are
intended to have no effect in construing or interpreting this Agreement. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall be in all cases construed according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against the Company or Executive. 

 
 (f) Rights Cumulative. The rights and remedies provided by this Agreement
are cumulative, and the exercise of any right or remedy by either party hereto (or by its successor), whether pursuant to this Agreement, to any other agreement, or to law, shall not preclude or waive its right to exercise any or all other rights
and remedies. 
  
 (g) Nonwaiver. No failure or neglect of either
party hereto in any instance to exercise any right, power or privilege hereunder or under law shall constitute a waiver of any other right, power or privilege or of the same right, power or privilege in any other instance. All waivers by either
party hereto must be contained in a written instrument signed by the party to be charged and, in the case of the Company, by an officer of the Company (other than Executive) or other person duly authorized by the Company. 
  
 (h) Notices. Any notice, request, consent or approval required or permitted
to be given under this Agreement or pursuant to law shall be sufficient if in writing, and if and when sent by certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, to Executive’s residence (as noted in the Company’s records), or to the
Company’s general counsel at the company’s principal office, as the case may be. 
  
 (i) Assistance in Litigation. Executive shall, during and after termination of employment, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and proper assistance to the Company as may reasonably be required by the
Company in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become a party; provided, however, that such assistance following termination shall be furnished at mutually agreeable times. 
  
 (j) Claims Any claim, dispute or controversy in any way arising out of,
related to, or connected with this Agreement or the subject matter thereof, or otherwise in any way arising out of, related to, or connected with Executive’s employment with the Company, whether during the existence of the employment
relationship or afterwards, or the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company (collectively, “Claims”), shall be resolved through final and binding arbitration in Baton Rouge, La., pursuant to the then-current National
Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), as modified by this paragraph, before a single arbitrator who is licensed to practice law in, or is a retired judge of, Louisiana. In the
event of such arbitration, the prevailing party (as determined by the Arbitrator) shall be entitled to recover all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such party in connection therewith, including attorneys’ fees. The nonprevailing party
shall also be solely responsible for all costs of the arbitration, including, but not limited to, the Arbitrator’s fees, court reporter fees, and any and all other administrative costs of the arbitration, and promptly shall reimburse the
prevailing party for any portion of such 

 
costs previously paid by the prevailing party. Any dispute as to the reasonableness of costs and expenses shall be determined by the Arbitrator. 

 
 Claims include, but are not limited to, wage and benefit claims; contract
claims, including any claim, dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to the Agreement, its enforcement or its interpretation, or because of an alleged breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any of its provisions; personal
injury claims; tort claims; defamation claims; claims for employment discrimination based on age, sex, race, national origin, color, religion, disability, medical condition, marital status and sexual orientation; claims for harassment, including
sexual harassment; and claims for violation of any federal, state, local or other governmental law, constitution, statute, regulation, or ordinance. Without waiving any right to arbitration under this Agreement, a party may seek injunctive or other
equitable, provisional relief from a court of competent jurisdiction upon a showing that any potential arbitration award would be rendered ineffectual without such provisional relief. Only the following claims are excluded from this Agreement:
(1) Claims for workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, or state disability benefits, and claims based upon any pension or welfare benefit plan the terms of which contain an arbitration or other non-judicial dispute resolution
procedure, and (2) Claims within the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board. 
  
 Except as may be necessary to enter judgment upon the award or to the extent required by applicable law, all Claims, defenses and proceedings (including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the existence of the controversy and the fact that there is an arbitration proceeding) shall be treated in a confidential manner by the Arbitrator, the parties and their counsel, and each of their
agents, and employees and all others acting on behalf of or in concert with them. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no one shall divulge to any third party or person not directly involved in the arbitration the contents of the
pleadings, papers, orders, hearings, trials, or awards in the arbitration, except as may be necessary to enter judgment upon an award as required by applicable law. Any court proceedings relating to the arbitration hereunder, including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to prevent or compel arbitration or to confirm, correct, vacate or otherwise enforce an arbitration award, shall be filed under seal with the court, to the extent permitted by law. 
  

			
	 MD Technologies, Inc.
	 	 William D. Eglin 

	 Name: /s/ William C. Ellison
	 	 Name: /s/ William D. Eglin

	 Title: General Counsel—Director
	 	 
	 Date: 7/29/05
	 	 Date: 7/29/05

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