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Exhibit 10.5 

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

 

EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN 

 

 

Amended and Restated Effective March 26, 2021

 

 

ARTICLE I
PURPOSE

This Burlington Stores, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”) provides severance benefits to Eligible Executives upon certain terminations of employment.  The Plan was effective May 16, 2017 and has been amended and restated, effective March 26, 2021 (the “Effective Date”).

The Plan is intended (1) to be exempt from Code section 409A, and (2) to be a welfare plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer for the purpose of providing benefits for a select group of management or “highly compensated employees” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation section 2520.104-24.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions.

ARTICLE II
DEFINED TERMS

Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“Cause” means, with respect to an Eligible Executive’s termination of employment, the following: (a) in the case where there is no employment agreement, consulting agreement, change in control agreement or similar agreement in effect between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and the Eligible Executive (or where there is such an agreement but it does not define “cause” (or words of like import)), termination due to an Eligible Executive’s insubordination, dishonesty, fraud, incompetence, moral turpitude, willful misconduct, refusal to perform the Eligible Executive’s duties or responsibilities for any reason other than illness or incapacity or materially unsatisfactory performance of the Eligible Executive’s duties for the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion; or (b) in the case where there is an employment agreement, consulting agreement, change in control agreement or similar agreement in effect between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and the Eligible Executive that defines “cause” (or words of like import), “cause” as defined under such agreement; provided, however, that with regard to any agreement under which the definition of “cause” only applies on occurrence of a change in control, such definition of “cause” shall not apply until a change in control actually takes place and then only with regard to a termination thereafter. 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

 

“Committee” shall mean the health and welfare benefits committee of the Company (or its successor), or such other body as the Compensation Committee may designate from time to time.  

“Company” shall mean Burlington Stores, Inc.

“Compensation Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (or its successor).

“Competing Business” means each of the following entities, together with their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns:  Macy’s, Inc., the TJX Companies, Inc. and Ross Stores, Inc.

“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Article I.

“Eligible Executive” shall have the meaning set forth in Article III.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events without the written consent of the Eligible Executive: (i) a material diminution of the Eligible Executive’s duties or the assignment to the Eligible Executive of duties that are inconsistent in any substantial respect with the position, authority or responsibilities associated with the Eligible Executive’s position, other than any such authorities, duties or responsibilities assigned at any time which are by their nature, or which are identified at the time of assignment, as being temporary or short-term; (ii) the Company’s or a subsidiary’s (as applicable) requiring the Eligible Executive to be based at a location which is fifty (50) or more miles from the Eligible Executive’s principal office location on the date the Eligible Executive commences employment; or (iii) a material diminution of the Eligible Executive’s annual compensation; provided, however, no condition enumerated in the preceding shall be deemed to be “Good Reason” unless within thirty (30) days of the initial existence of such condition, the Eligible Executive shall have given the Company written notice thereof specifically describing the condition giving rise to “Good Reason” and allowing the Company or its subsidiary (as applicable) a period of at least thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the notice to remedy such condition.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will a condition give rise to “Good Reason” hereunder unless within ten (10) days after the expiration of the period provided in the Eligible Executive’s notice for the Company or subsidiary (as applicable) to remedy said condition but in no event later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after initial existence of said condition, the Eligible Executive shall have actually terminated his or her employment with the Company or subsidiary by giving written notice of resignation for failure of the Company or subsidiary (as applicable) to remedy such condition.

“Non-Compete Period” shall mean one (1) year.

 

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“Participation and Restrictive Covenant Agreement” shall mean the written agreement evidencing participation under this Plan and the restrictive covenants being agreed to as a condition to participate in this Plan between the Company and the applicable employee.

“Plan” shall mean this Burlington Stores, Inc. Executive Severance Plan, as amended from time to time.

“Termination of Employment” shall mean an individual’s termination of employment with the Company and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates, and to the extent Code section 409A applies to an Eligible Executive’s severance pay benefits, as described in Section 4.2, “Termination of Employment” means a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code section 409A.

ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY

An employee (other than the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or any participant in the Burlington Stores, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (Merchandising & Planning)) (i) who is employed at the title of Senior Vice President or above of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, including without limitation, Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation and Burlington Merchandising Corporation, who (x) is a participant in the Plan as of the Effective Date, (y) is hired on or after the Effective Date or (z) elects in writing on a form, as determined by the Committee, to participate in the Plan in lieu of his or her rights under any effective employment agreement, and (ii) if required by the Company, enters into a Participation and Restrictive Covenant Agreement within 30 days of such agreement being delivered to employee, shall be eligible for participation in the Plan and considered an “Eligible Executive.”

In the event an otherwise Eligible Executive is covered by an authorized individual written employment, noncompetition or severance agreement that provides for the payment of severance pay or other termination or post-termination pay, whether in the form of weeks or months of pay or a flat dollar amount, the terms of such other arrangement shall be honored in terms of the time, form and amount of pay, but such other pay (of whatever nature) shall not be duplicative of severance pay under this Plan.  In such event, no such duplicate payment shall be made from this Plan.  In the event this Plan provides severance pay in excess of the amount payable under such other arrangement (or provides for severance benefits not available under such other arrangement, such as subsidized COBRA continuation benefits), then only the additional severance pay (or benefits) shall be made under the Plan in accordance with the payment schedule otherwise set forth under this Plan. 

ARTICLE IV
SEVERANCE BENEFITS

4.1Entitlement to Benefits

An Eligible Executive who (a) is involuntarily terminated without Cause or within the two-year period immediately following a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Burlington 

 

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Stores, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan or a successor plan thereto) voluntarily terminates for Good Reason, (b) has not breached as of the date of the Eligible Executive’s Termination of Employment any covenant or restriction set forth in Section 4.8, and (c) signs and does not revoke a separation agreement in accordance with the timeframe established by the Committee, will be entitled to receive benefits under this Article IV; provided that all such steps must be completed within 60 days of the Eligible Executive’s Termination of Employment.  Such separation agreement shall contain a release of claims against the Company and its subsidiaries and such restrictive covenants (e.g., non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disparagement covenants) and provisions as the Committee determines appropriate in its sole discretion, including without limitation, the covenants and restrictions set forth in Section 4.8.  Such separation agreement shall also provide that the benefits under this Article IV shall terminate upon the occurrence of a breach by the Eligible Executive of any restrictive covenant set forth in Section 4.8.

An Eligible Executive working in any part, unit or function of the Company or one of its subsidiaries that is divested, outsourced, closed, or relocated to a different geographic area (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), and who is terminated by the Company or one of its subsidiaries as a direct result thereof, will be eligible for benefits under the Plan.  However, such an Eligible Executive will forfeit eligibility for benefits if he or she resigns voluntarily prior to the Termination of Employment date specified for them (other than as provided above in the case of voluntary termination by an Eligible Executive for Good Reason within the two-year period immediately following a Change in Control).  Further, Plan benefits will not commence or will be discontinued if comparable employment is offered with the buyer in connection with a Change in Control or with the Company or one of its subsidiaries, one of the Company’s shareholders, or a third-party outsourcing firm, unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise.  For this purpose, “comparable employment” means a position with comparable compensation and responsibility (i.e., does not result in a material diminution of the Eligible Executive’s annual compensation) and within 50 miles of the Eligible Executive’s primary place of employment with the Company or one of its subsidiaries prior to the relevant transaction.  

4.2Severance Pay Benefits

Severance pay benefits shall begin only after satisfaction of the requirements in Section 4.1.  An Eligible Executive entitled to benefits under this Article IV will receive a severance pay benefit equal to the Eligible Executive’s annual base salary on the date of his Termination of Employment, and such severance pay benefit shall accrue and be payable for the one-year period following the date of his or her Termination of Employment.  The severance pay benefit will be paid net of applicable tax withholding on the Company’s normal payroll cycle and shall commence 60 days after the Eligible Executive’s Termination of Employment.  Any payments that accrue and are otherwise payable under this Section 4.2 prior to commencing payments shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable after such requirements are satisfied.

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An Eligible Executive entitled to severance pay benefits under Section 4.1 will be eligible for an additional payment equal to a “pro-rata” portion of the bonus he or she would have received under the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan – Corporate (the “Corporate Plan”) for the fiscal year in which his or her Termination of Employment occurred.  For purposes of this Section 4.3, the pro-rata bonus (if any) will be based on the payout formula under the Corporate Plan, regardless of the annual incentive plan in which the Eligible Executive actually participated during such fiscal year, and shall be equal to (i) the bonus amount the Eligible Executive would have been entitled to receive under the Corporate Plan for that fiscal year, assuming the Eligible Executive had been employed through the date bonuses are paid under such plan for that year, and otherwise calculated under the terms of such plan based on the Company’s actual performance for that fiscal year; multiplied by (ii) the fraction the numerator of which is the actual number of days employed during the fiscal year prior to the Eligible Executive’s Termination of Employment divided by the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Pro-rata Bonus”).  The Pro-rata Bonus contemplated by this Section 4.3 will be paid in a lump sum when the annual bonuses are paid to active employees under the terms of the Corporate Plan.    

To the extent unpaid as of the Eligible Executive’s Termination of Employment, an Eligible Executive entitled to severance pay benefits under Section 4.1 will also be entitled to receive the bonus (if any) that would otherwise have been earned by the Eligible Executive under the annual incentive plan of the Company or one of its subsidiaries in which the Eligible Executive participated for the fiscal year prior to the year of his or her Termination of Employment assuming he or she had remained employed through the date bonuses are paid under such plan for that fiscal year.  Such bonus (if any) will be paid in a lump sum when the annual bonuses are paid to active employees under the terms of the applicable annual incentive plan.

4.4Death Benefits

If an Eligible Executive is entitled to severance pay benefits under Sections 4.2 and 4.3 and dies before receiving such amounts, the remaining portion will be paid to the Eligible Executive’s spouse, or, if the Eligible Executive is not married at the time of death, the remainder of the benefits will be paid to the Eligible Executive’s estate.

4.5Other Benefits

An Eligible Executive entitled to benefits under the Plan will receive continued welfare benefits (including medical, dental, and vision coverage) while severance payments are being made. Such welfare benefits will be provided on the same terms and conditions, including contributions required of the Eligible Executive for such benefits, as those which the Eligible Executive was receiving immediately prior to his or her Termination of Employment (the “Subsidized Coverage”).  Such coverage will count toward, and run concurrently with the Eligible Executive’s period of COBRA coverage.  Accordingly, the Eligible Executive shall be receiving COBRA continuation coverage effectively at the active employee premium contribution rate in effect at the time of the Eligible Executive’s Termination of Employment.  In addition, the Committee will provide an Eligible Executive entitled to benefits under the Plan with outplacement assistance for 6 months. 

 

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4.6Effect of Future Employment

An Eligible Executive who becomes employed by another employer during any portion of the severance period is required to notify the Company of such employment within 10 business days.  The amount of an Eligible Executive’s severance pay shall not be decreased by any compensation received from another employer during the severance period.  In the event an Eligible Executive is employed by another employer during any portion of the severance period and is eligible to receive medical, dental and vision coverage from such other employer, the Eligible Executive will cease to be entitled to the continued Subsidized Coverage as provided in Section 4.5 of this Plan as of the date of his or her eligibility for benefits in such other employer’s plan.  All benefits under the Plan will cease if an Eligible Executive becomes re-employed by the Company. 

4.7Section 409A Restrictions

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, in the event any benefit paid to a participant under the Plan constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code section 409A, all payments to such Eligible Executive shall be paid as provided in this Section 4.7.  Code section 409A places certain restrictions on when severance pay benefits may be distributed if the Eligible Executive is considered a “specified employee” under Code section 409A (generally, “specified employees” are the 50 highest-paid U.S. employees of the Company in a given year) and the severance pay benefits are considered “deferred compensation” under Code section 409A.  Not all severance pay under this Plan, however, is considered deferred compensation for these purposes.

(a)Any payments provided under the Plan on or before the 15th day of the third month following the later of:  (i) the last day of the calendar year or (ii) the last day of the Company’s fiscal year, containing the date of the Eligible Executive’s “separation from service” (as defined by Section 409A) (the “Short-Term Deferral Period”), will be treated as a short-term deferral under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4) and not deferred compensation under Code section 409A.

(b)If any payments are provided to an Eligible Executive under the Plan after the last day of the Short-Term Deferral Period, then to the extent the total of such payments does not exceed the limit provided under the Code section 409A exemption for involuntary separation pay, such payments will be considered separation pay due to involuntary separation from service under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) and not deferred compensation under Code section 409A.

(c)If the Eligible Executive is entitled to additional payments under the Plan that are not described in subsections (a) or (b) above, and the Eligible Executive is considered a “specified employee” under Code section 409A (as applied according to Company procedures), such payments will not be made until the earlier of (a) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Eligible Executive’s Termination of Employment, or (b) the Eligible Executive’s death.  Any delayed payments will be paid in the aggregate in a lump sum, without 

 

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interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Eligible Executive’s Termination of Employment.

(d)For purposes of Code section 409A, each “payment” (as defined by Code section 409A) made under this Plan is considered a “separate payment.”

4.8Covenants, Restrictions and Recoupment

(a)Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation.  

(i)Eligible Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the course of Eligible Executive’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries Eligible Executive shall become familiar with the Company’s trade secrets and with other confidential information and that Eligible Executive’s services have been and shall be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and its subsidiaries, and therefore, Eligible Executive agrees that, during his or her employment with the Company and during the Non-Compete Period, Eligible Executive shall not directly or indirectly (whether as an owner, partner, shareholder, agent, officer, director, employee, independent contractor, consultant or otherwise) own any interest in, operate, invest in, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for (alone or in association with any person or entity), or in any manner engage in any business activity on behalf of a Competing Business within any geographical area in which the Company or its subsidiaries operates or plan to operate.  Nothing herein shall prohibit Eligible Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as Eligible Executive has no active participation in the business of such corporation.

(ii)During the Non-Compete Period, Eligible Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, and shall ensure that any person or entity controlled by Eligible Executive does not, (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company or any subsidiary to leave the employ of the Company or such subsidiary, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any subsidiary and any employee thereof, (ii) hire, directly or through another person, any person (whether or not solicited) who was an employee of the Company or any subsidiary at any time within the one year period before Eligible Executive’s termination from employment, (iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor, franchisee or other business relation of the Company or any subsidiary to cease doing business with the Company or such subsidiary, engage in or assist any person or entity in engaging in any Competing Business or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee, or business relation and the Company or any subsidiary, or (iv) make or solicit or encourage others to make or solicit directly or indirectly any defamatory statement or communication about the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, products, services or activities (it being understood that such restriction shall not prohibit truthful testimony compelled by valid legal process).

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(i)Eligible Executive acknowledges and agrees that the information, observations and data (including trade secrets) obtained by Eligible Executive while employed by the Company and its subsidiaries concerning the business or affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries are the confidential information (“Confidential Information”), and the property, of the Company and/or its subsidiaries.  Without limiting the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” shall be interpreted as broadly as possible to include all observations, data and other information of any sort that are (i) related to any past, current or potential business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors, and any other business related to any of the foregoing, and (ii) not generally known to and available for use by those within the line of business or industry of the Company or by the public (except to the extent such information has become generally known to and available for use by the public as a direct or indirect result of Eligible Executive’s acts or omissions) including all (A) Work Product (as defined below); (B) information concerning development, acquisition or investment opportunities in or reasonably related to the business or industry of the Company or any of its subsidiaries of which Eligible Executive is aware or becomes aware during the term of his or her employment; (C) information identifying or otherwise concerning any current, former or prospective suppliers, distributors, contractors, agents or customers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (D) development, transition, integration and transformation plans, methodologies, processes and methods of doing business; (E) strategic, marketing, promotional and financial information (including all financial statements), business and expansion plans, including plans and information regarding planned, projected and/or potential sales, pricing, discount and cost information; (F) information identifying or otherwise concerning employees, independent contractors and consultants; (G) information on new and existing programs and services, prices, terms, and related information; (H) the terms of this Plan; (I) all information marked, or otherwise designated, as confidential by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or which Eligible Executive should reasonably know is confidential or proprietary information of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (J) all information or materials similar or related to any of the foregoing, in whatever form or medium, whether now existing or arising hereafter (and regardless of whether merely stored in the mind of Eligible Executive or employees or consultants of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or embodied in a tangible form or medium); and (K) all tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing.

(ii)Therefore, Eligible Executive agrees that, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8(e) or as required by law or court order, including, without limitation, depositions, interrogatories, court testimony, and the like (and in such case provided that Executive must give the Company and/or its subsidiaries, as applicable, prompt written notice of any such legal requirement, disclose no more information than is so required and seek, at the Company’s sole cost and expense, confidential treatment where available and cooperate fully with all efforts by the Company and/or its subsidiaries to obtain a protective order or similar confidentiality treatment for such information), Executive shall not disclose to any unauthorized person or entity or use for Executive’s own purposes any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, unless and to the extent that the Confidential Information becomes generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a direct or indirect result of Executive’s acts or omissions.  Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination or expiration of the Employment Period, or at any other time the Company may 

 

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request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes, printouts and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) embodying or relating to the Confidential Information (including any Work Product (as defined below)) or the business of the Company and its subsidiaries which Executive may then possess or have under Executive’s control and if, at any time thereafter, any such materials are brought to Executive’s attention or Executive discovers them in his possession or control, Executive shall deliver such materials to the Company immediately upon such notice or discovery.

(c)Intellectual Property, Inventions and Patents.  Eligible Executive acknowledges and agrees that all discoveries, concepts, ideas, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, specifications, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, patents and patent applications, processes, programs, systems, software, firmware, materials, plans, sketches, models, know‐how, devices, developments, data, databases, technology, trade secrets, works of authorship, copyrightable works and mask works (whether or not including any confidential information) and all registrations or applications related thereto, all other intellectual property or proprietary information and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable or copyrightable and whether or not reduced to tangible form or practice) which relate to the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by Eligible Executive (whether alone or jointly with others) while employed by the Company or its predecessors and its subsidiaries (“Work Product”) shall be deemed to be “work made for hire” (as defined in the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.A. §101 et seq., as amended) and owned exclusively by the Company.  To the extent that any Work Product is not deemed to be “work made for hire” under applicable law, and all right, title and interest in and to such Work Product have not automatically vested in the Company, Eligible Executive hereby (A) irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, and shall assign transfer and convey, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, all right, title and interest in and to the Work Product on a worldwide basis to the Company (or such other person or entity as the Company shall designate), without further consideration, and (B) waives all moral rights in or to all Work Product, and to the extent such rights may not be waived, agrees not to assert such rights against the Company or its respective licensees, successors or assigns.  Eligible Executive shall, at the Company’s expense, execute all documents and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Company (whether during or after the employment period) to establish, confirm, evidence, effectuate, maintain, protect, enforce, perfect, record, patent or register any of the Company’s rights hereunder (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments). 

(d)18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) states: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.”  Accordingly, the Eligible Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of 

 

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law.  The Eligible Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). 

(e)Eligible Executive understands that nothing contained in this Plan limits Eligible Executive’s ability to file a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agencies”).  Eligible Executive further understands that this Plan does not limit Eligible Executive’s ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company.  This Plan does not limit Eligible Executive’s right to receive an award for information provided to any Government Agencies.

(f)Clawback.  An Eligible Executive’s rights with respect to any benefit hereunder shall in all events be subject to (i) any right that the Company may have under any Company recoupment policy or other agreement or arrangement with a participant, or (ii) any right or obligation that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

ARTICLE V
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

5.1General Administration

The Committee shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out the provisions hereof.  The Committee shall have the full authority and discretion to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan.  Any such action taken by the Committee shall be final and conclusive on any party.  To the extent the Committee has been granted discretionary authority under the Plan, the Committee’s prior exercise of such authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion thereafter.  The Committee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or engaged by the Company with respect to the Plan. The Committee may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to such agents, including employees of the Company, such administrative or other duties as it sees fit.

5.2Claims for Benefits

(a)Filing a Claim.  An Eligible Executive or his authorized representative may file a claim for benefits under the Plan.  Any claim must be in writing and submitted to the 

 

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Company’s Executive Vice President – Human Resources at the Company’s corporate headquarters office.  Claimants will be notified in writing of approved claims, which will be processed as claimed. A claim is considered approved only if its approval is communicated in writing to a claimant.

(b)Denial of Claim.  In the case of the denial of a claim respecting benefits paid or payable with respect to an Eligible Executive, a written notice will be furnished to the claimant within 90 days of the date on which the claim is received by the Company’s Executive Vice President – Human Resources.  If special circumstances (such as for a hearing) require a longer period, the claimant will be notified in writing, prior to the expiration of the 90-day period, of the reasons for an extension of time; provided, however, that no extensions will be permitted beyond 90 days after the expiration of the initial 90-day period.  

(c)Reasons for Denial.  A denial or partial denial of a claim will be dated and will clearly set forth:

(i)the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(ii)specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(iii)a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

(iv)an explanation of the procedure for review of the denied or partially denied claim set forth below, including the claimant’s right to bring a legal action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review, including an action for binding arbitration under Section 7.3.

(d)Review of Denial.  Upon denial of a claim, in whole or in part, a claimant or his duly authorized representative will have the right to submit a written request to the Committee for a full and fair review of the denied claim by filing a written notice of appeal with the Committee within 60 days of the receipt by the claimant of written notice of the denial of the claim.  A claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative will have, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits and may submit issues and comments in writing.  The review will take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

If the claimant fails to file a request for review within 60 days of the denial notification, the claim will be deemed abandoned and the claimant precluded from reasserting it.  If the claimant does file a request for review, his request must include a description of the issues and evidence he deems relevant.  Failure to raise issues or present evidence on review will preclude 

 

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those issues or evidence from being presented in any subsequent proceeding or review of the claim.

(e)Decision Upon Review.  The Committee will provide a prompt written decision on review.  If the claim is denied on review, the decision shall set forth:

(i)the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

(ii)specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the adverse determination is based;

(iii)a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and 

(iv)a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimant’s right to obtain the information about such procedures, as well as a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a legal action under ERISA section 502(a), including an action for binding arbitration under Section 7.3.

A decision will be rendered no more than 60 days after the Committee’s receipt of the request for review, except that such period may be extended for an additional 60 days if the Committee determines that special circumstances (such as for a hearing) require such extension.  If an extension of time is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the claimant before the end of the initial 60-day period.

(f)Limitations Period.  Any legal action initiated by a claimant under the Plan must be brought by the claimant no later than one year following a final decision on the claim for benefits by the Committee.  The one-year limitation on legal action for benefits will apply in any forum where a claimant initiates such legal action.

5.3Indemnification

To the extent not covered by insurance, the Company shall indemnify the Committee, each employee, officer, director, and agent of the Company, and all persons formerly serving in such capacities, against any and all liabilities or expenses, including all legal fees relating thereto, arising in connection with the exercise of their duties and responsibilities with respect to the Plan, provided however that the Company shall not indemnify any person for liabilities or expenses due to that person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF PLAN

6.1Termination of Plan

The Company’s Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee may terminate the Plan at any time, without prior notice.  Upon termination of the Plan, except with respect to 

 

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benefits due resulting from a Termination of Employment prior to such Plan termination, all rights to benefits hereunder, if any, shall cease.  Any separation agreement executed by an Eligible Executive under Section 4.1 shall survive the Plan’s termination.

6.2Amendment of Plan

The severance benefits provided for in the Plan are not vested benefits.  Accordingly, the Company reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion, to amend or modify the Plan at any time, in whole or in part, including any or all of the provisions of the Plan, by action of its Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, without prior notice.

6.3Successors to the Company

The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under this Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform them if such succession had not taken place.

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1Funding

The benefits provided herein shall be funded by the Company’s general assets.  The Plan shall constitute an unfunded mechanism for the Company to pay Plan benefits to Eligible Executives determined to be entitled to payments hereunder.  No fund or trust is created with respect to the Plan, and no Eligible Executive shall have any security or other interest in the assets of the Company.

7.2No Contract of Employment

The Plan does not constitute or imply the existence of an employment contract between the Company or any affiliate and any Eligible Executive.  Employment with the Company is “at will,” unless an employment contract in fact exists. 

7.3Governing Law and Forum Selection

To the extent not governed by federal law, the Plan shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of Delaware notwithstanding any conflict of law principles.  Eligible Executive agrees that any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or related to this Plan, including the validity of this arbitration clause, or any breach of this Plan shall be submitted to and decided by binding arbitration.  Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the American Arbitration Association’s Employment Arbitration Rules then in effect, as modified by the Company’s Early Dispute Resolution Program Rules and Procedures (STEPS) then in effect.  Any arbitral award determination shall be final and binding upon the parties and may be entered as a judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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7.4Severability

In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or illegal for any reason, any illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted.

7.5Words and Headings

Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless qualified by the context.  Any headings used herein are included for ease of reference only, and are not to be construed so as to alter the terms hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Burlington Stores, Inc. has caused this Plan to be executed by its duly authorized officer this 26th day of March, 2021.

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

 

                                                                                                                  

By:  /s/ Joyce Manning Magrini

Name: Joyce Manning Magrini

Title: Executive Vice President HR

 

14Exhibit 10.23

  

  

  

  
    
      	
              
                

              

            	 

            
	
              
                March 9, 2021

              

            	
              

              

            	
              
                Modine Manufacturing Company

                1500 DeKoven Avenue

                Racine, Wisconsin 53403-2552

                Tel. 262.636.1200

                Fax 262.631.7720

              

            

    

    

    Scott Bowser

    [Address Withheld]

    

    

    
      	
              Re:

            	
              Separation from Modine Manufacturing Company

            

    

    

    

    Dear Scott:

    

    

    As was communicated on January 7, 2021, your employment as an officer with Modine Manufacturing Company and certain affiliates (“Modine” or the “Company”) has been terminated due to the elimination of the combined Vice President, CIS and Chief
      Operating Officer role, effective, January 7, 2021. Following negotiations between the parties, this letter confirms our understanding with you in connection with this separation.

    

    

    As you know, you are a party to a Change in Control and Termination Agreement with the Company dated as of November 6, 2006, as amended June 14, 2011 (the “CIC Agreement”).  According to its terms, the CIC Agreement
      will be automatically terminated upon termination of your employment.  The Company shall have no obligation to you or any other person under the terms of the CIC Agreement.

    

    

    Subject to certain terms and conditions (including execution of a release), you are eligible to participate in and receive severance payments under the Supplemental Severance Plan, as amended and restated, effective January 25, 2012 (the
      “Severance Plan”).   The payment under the Severance Plan will be made in a lump sum payment, as opposed to the biweekly schedule contemplated. In addition, under the CEO Transition Retention Agreement Letter, dated August 31, 2020, you will be
      eligible to receive a lump-sum cash payment equivalent to 50% of your annual salary and 50% of your prevailing LTIP Target. These payments and benefits are summarized in Attachment A hereto. The required
        Release Agreement, as revised, is provided as Attachment B.

    

    

    Pursuant to certain incentive compensation plans, you were granted Retention Restricted Stock Unit Awards, options to purchase common stock, Performance Stock Awards and Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”) awards. You may
      exercise vested options to purchase common stock in accordance with the terms of your stock option award agreements and the incentive compensation plans under which they were issued after you cease to be employed with the Company.  In order to obtain
      the favorable tax benefits of incentive stock options, you must exercise these options no later than 90 days after your termination of employment. Attachment C contains a list of all of your outstanding and vested options to purchase common
      stock.

    

    

    Under the equity plans, all Performance Stock Awards for which the performance period has not been completed will terminate. Also, separation prior to the time of equity grant vesting results in forfeiture of all unvested Retention Restricted
      Stock Unit Awards, unvested options to purchase common stock and the Performance Cash award for FY 21-23. However, in light of your service to the Company, and in consideration for certain additional requirements, you may receive a MIP payout, as
      well as continued vesting on certain Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Stock Awards as set forth in Attachment A, and subject to the terms of the revised Restrictive Covenant Agreement attached as Attachment D.

     

      

    
      
        

    

    
      Scott L. Bowser

      March 9, 2021

      Page 2

    

     

    

    Please note the following:

    	

          	•	
            Any earned but unused FY2021 vacation, minus typical wage and tax deductions, will be paid to you in a lump sum on your final active employee paycheck.

          

    

    

    	

          	•	
            If you file for unemployment compensation, it will not be contested by Modine.  Eligibility will be determined by the state unemployment commission.

          

    

    

    	

          	•	
            Your participation in all other Modine benefit programs ends immediately.  Information on your benefit plan options, including COBRA for health, dental and vision, life insurance conversion and retirement plan distributions is included
              with this letter.

          

    

    

    We also want to remind you that any person who ceases to be an officer or director (i.e., an “insider”) of the Company continues to have certain obligations under the federal securities laws.  Specifically, in order to avoid penalties, you should
      be aware of the following:

    

    

    Insider Trading Restrictions.  You may not buy or sell securities of the Company if you are in possession of material nonpublic information obtained from the Company or any party associated with the Company.  In
      addition, you may not furnish ("tip") material nonpublic information about the Company to any person who might trade on the information.

    

    

    Short-Swing Profit Rule Applies Up to Six months After Termination.  Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which subjects insiders to the loss of profits on any sale and purchase of
      the Company’s equity securities within a six-month period, continues to apply to non-exempt transactions that occur within less than six months of an opposite-way, non-exempt transaction that took place while you were an officer. According to our records, your last non-exempt transaction was more than six months ago.

    

    

    Form 4.  You must file a Form 4 to report any non-exempt transaction in Company stock.  It is our understanding that the Company has filed on your behalf all Forms 4 required to be filed and all transactions that
      are reportable on a Form 4, have been reported.

    

    

    Form 5.  You must file a Form 5 within 45 days after the close of the Company’s current fiscal year (i.e., not later than May 15, 2021) to report any pre-termination transactions and any reportable
        post-termination transactions not previously reported on a Form 4.

    

    

    Exit Box.  We will be happy to file any necessary Forms 4 and 5 for you after January 7, 2021.  However, in the event you file them yourself, please check the “exit” box in the upper left-hand corner of the form.

    

    

    Section 16 reporting requirements are quite complex.  If you have any questions regarding reporting requirements, please don’t hesitate to consult with Sylvia Stein.  

    

    

    
      	
               

            	
              Sincerely,

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
               

            	
              /s/ Brian J. Agen

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
               

            	
              Brian J. Agen

            

    

    

    

    
      
        

    

    
      Attachment A

    

     

    

    Separation Payments & Benefits

    

    

    Supplemental Severance Plan

    Under the Supplemental Severance Plan, you are eligible for separation pay and benefits as follows:

    

    

    	

          	•	
            Annual base salary (52 weeks of severance pay at the same base rate paid to you prior to your termination), which is subject to applicable wage and tax deductions.

          

     

    	

          	•	
            If you participate in Modine’s health and/or dental plans, your active health coverage ends immediately.  You may elect to continue your coverage for up to 18 months through COBRA.  Modine will pay your full COBRA premium for the twelve
              (12) months following your termination of employment.  This will be a taxable benefit to you.  If you elect COBRA coverage beyond these twelve (12) months, you will be responsible for the full cost of the coverage.  Upon expiration of the
              revocation period, we will provide you with a lump-sum payment equivalent to 6-months of COBRA health and dental premiums. This payment will be processed in the first full payroll cycle following the revocation period.  Should you continue to
              be enrolled in these COBRA benefits through June, we will process a second lump-sum payment equivalent to 6-months of COBRA health and dental coverage in the first payroll in July.  Additional details regarding benefit continuation will be
              provided to you by our COBRA administrator.

          

     

    	

          	•	
            Modine will also coordinate an executive outplacement program to support you in this career transition, should you choose to participate in such program.

          

     

    CEO Transition Retention Program

    Under the terms of the CEO Transition Retention Agreement Letter dated August 31, 2020, you are eligible to receive a lump-sum cash payment equivalent to:

    

    

    	

          	•	
            50% of your annual salary ($464,000 x .5 = $232,000); and

          

     

    	

          	•	
            50% of your prevailing LTIP Target ($464,000 x 1.75 x .5 = $406,000)

          

     

    The lump-sum severance payments (supplemental severance and CEO transition retention) will be made via direct deposit in the first full payroll cycle following the seven-day revocation period.

    

    

    Please note that you will not receive the foregoing separation benefits described above unless you sign the Release Agreement (“Agreement”) at Attachment B.  Please review carefully.  We advise you to consult your
      attorney or tax advisor prior to signing the Agreement.  You have Twenty-one (21) days, or until March 30, 2021, to consider whether or not to sign the Agreement.

    

    

    
      
        

    

    
      
        Attachment A

      

    

     

    
    Treatment of Certain Unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares and FY21 MIP

    

    

    Subject to your execution of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, Attachment D, the Company will waive certain vesting requirements such that your unvested Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) granted under the
      FY18, FY19, FY20 and 50% of FY21 LTIP plans, and your unvested Performance Shares applicable to the FY19-21 period will continue to vest on their normal vesting schedule, and a MIP payment for FY21 may be available.  Outlined below is a summary of
      such benefits:

    

    

    
      	 	
               Vesting Schedule

            
	
              Unvested RSUs

            	
              2021

            	
              2022

            	
              2023

            
	
              6/1/17 LTIP RSU

            	
              2,415

            	 	 
	
              5/30/18 LTIP RSU

            	
              2,212

            	
              2,213

            	 
	
              5/29/19 LTIP RSU

            	
              6,123

            	
              6,123

            	
              6,126

            
	
              10/2/2020 LTIP RSU

            	
              12,265

            	
              12,265

            	 
	
              TOTAL

            	
              23,015

            	
              20,601

            	
              6,126

            

    

    

    

    	

          	•	
            RSUs in the schedule above shall vest and shares will be issued thereunder pursuant to the normal vesting schedule as if you were actively employed on such vesting dates.

          

     

    	

          	•	
            Should a payout be earned under the FY19-21 Long-term Incentive Plan, you will receive a Performance Share payout, payable in 2021 at the same time that other active participants receive payment, if any.

          

     

    	

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            A June 2021 lump-sum payment equivalent to any FY21 MIP Payout which you would have received, if a MIP payout is authorized by the ONC committee.  This payment will be pro-rated based upon your months of active employment during FY21.

          

     

    Please note that 50% of unvested RSUs related to the FY21 Long-term Incentive Plan and all unvested Stock Options and the Performance Share award for FY 20-22 and the Performance Cash award for FY 21-23 will be forfeited
      effective January 7, 2021.

     

    

    
      
        

    

    
      Attachment B

    

     

    

    MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

    

    

    RELEASE AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”)

    

    

    
      	 	
              1.

            	
              General Release of Claims.

            

    

     

    In exchange for the Severance Payment in Paragraph 8, I hereby release Modine from, and covenant not to sue Modine with respect to, any and all claims I have or may have against Modine.

     

    
      	 	
              2.

            	
              Claims to Which Release Applies.

            

    

     

    This release applies both to claims that are now known or are later discovered.   However, this release does not apply to any claims that may arise after the date I execute this release.  This release does not apply to
      any claims that may not be released under applicable law, including, but not limited to any charge or complaint filed with any administrative agencies such as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”).

     

    	

          	3.	
            Claims Released Include Age Discrimination and Employment Claims.

          

     

    The claims released include, but are not limited to (1) claims arising out of or relating in any way to my employment with Modine or the conclusion of that employment; (2) claims for wrongful discharge, breach of
      contract, harassment, unlawful terms and conditions of employment, retaliation, defamation, invasion of privacy, discrimination (including, but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as
      amended (29 U.S.C. Section 621 et. seq.); Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, Wis. Stats. §111.33, et seq.; Wis. Stats. § 101.11; 943.39; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; the Americans
      With Disabilities Act, as amended; Section 1981 of U.S.C. Title 42; National Labor Relations Act; Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Equal Pay Act; state or federal parental, family and medical leave acts; invasion of privacy; the
      Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), or any other local, state, or federal military and/or veterans rights act, or any other claim based on veteran status; or arising under any other local, state or federal statute,
      ordinance, regulation or order); and (3) claims arising under any other federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinance or order that regulates the employment relationship and/or employee benefits.  Neither Modine’s signing of this release, nor
      any actions taken toward compliance with its terms, constitutes Modine’s admission of any liability to me other than under this release, or of any wrongdoing under any federal, state or local laws.

    

    

    
      	 	
              4.

            	
              Release Covers Claims Against Related Parties.

            

    

     

    For purposes of this release the term “Modine” includes Modine Manufacturing Company and any of its present, former and future owners, parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, and its and their directors, officers,
      shareholders, employees, agents, servants, representatives, predecessors, successors, assigns, and retirement plan administrators and fiduciaries.  Therefore, the claims released include claims I have against any such persons or entities, as of the
      date of my execution of this Agreement.

     

    
      	 	
              5.

            	
              The Terms “Claims” and “Release” are Construed Broadly.

            

    

     

    As used in this release, the term “claims” shall be construed broadly and shall be read to include, for example, the terms “rights”, “causes of action (whether arising in law or equity)”, “damages”, “demands”,
      “obligations”, “grievances” and “liabilities” of any kind or character.  Similarly, the term “release” shall be construed broadly and shall be read to include, for example, the terms “discharge” and “waive.”

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          Attachment B

        

      

       

      

      	 	
              6.

            	
              Release Binding on Employee and Related Parties.

            

    

     

    This release shall be binding upon me and my agents, attorneys, personal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

     

    
      	 	
              7.

            	
              Employee Rights and Protections.

            

    

     

    Nothing in this Agreement, or any agreement or policy referenced in it, is intended or interpreted to prohibit me: (a) from participating, cooperating or providing information in an investigation by the
      EEOC or other government agency or entity regarding any claim released in this Agreement, any of the terms and conditions of this release or my employment with Modine, or as may be required or permitted by law; (b) from seeking a judicial or
      administrative determination regarding the validity of the waiver and release set forth in this Agreement or from filing a charge or complaint with the EEOC or other government agency or entity; or (c) from reporting possible violations of federal
      law or regulation to any government agency or entity or making any disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation or otherwise cooperating with any government inquiry without advance approval by or
      notice to Modine.  Further, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent me from communicating with any government agency regarding matters that are within the agency’s jurisdiction.  Specifically, I may provide information to the
      Securities and Exchange Commission regarding any possible securities law violations, and recover an award from the Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of my reporting such possible violations.  Modine’s acknowledgment of this exception
      does not otherwise limit the scope of the waiver and release in Paragraphs 2 – 6 of this Agreement; I do, however, waive any right to recover damages or obtain any monetary or any other personal relief of any kind based on (y) a charge filed with the
      EEOC or state or local EEO agency, or (z) any lawsuit arising from such a charge.

     

    
      	 	
              8.

            	
              Severance Payment.

            

    

     

    I have executed this release in consideration of the benefits under the Modine Salaried Employee Severance Plan (the “Severance Payment”), as further described in the letter to which this Agreement is affixed (the
      “Letter”) accompanying this Agreement.  I acknowledge that these benefits represent consideration in addition to anything of value that I am otherwise entitled to receive from Modine.  I further acknowledge that the benefits described in the Plan are
      sufficient to support this release.

    

    

    
      	 	
              9.

            	
              Representations.

            

    

     

    In connection with my decision to provide this release I acknowledge that I have not relied on any verbal or written representations by Modine other than those explicitly set forth in this Agreement itself.

     

    
      	 	
              10.

            	
              Opportunity to Consider this Release; Consultation with Attorney.

            

    

     

    Because I am over 40 years of age, the Company hereby provides me with the following disclosures to ensure that my release and waiver of claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) is knowing
      and voluntary.  The Company and I agree that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the Effective Date of this Agreement.  I acknowledge that the consideration of the Severance Payment given
      for my release under this Agreement is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled.  By signing (and not revoking) this Agreement, I am permanently giving up, surrendering, and waiving any claim that the Company subjected me to
      unlawful discrimination or harassment, took any other unlawful adverse action against me, or violated any other provision of law in connection with my employment or termination from employment. I have read this release and fully understand its
      terms.  I have been offered twenty-one (21) days to consider its terms.  MODINE HEREBY RECOMMENDS AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED IN WRITING TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS RELEASE.

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          Attachment B

        

      

       

      

      	 	
              11.

            	
              Voluntary Agreement.

            

    

     

    I have entered into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily and understand that its terms are binding on me.

     

    
      	 	
              12.

            	
              Partial Invalidity of Release.

            

    

     

    If any part of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, invalid or void, then the balance of this Agreement shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect to the extent permitted by law.

     

    
      	 	
              13.

            	
              Return of Modine Property; Confidentiality.

            

    

     

      I have returned or will return to Modine any and all Modine property, including all equipment, telephones, keycards, records, files, papers, handbooks, Confidential Information (as defined below), computers and
      computer equipment that I had in my possession in whatever form, including electronic media.

     

    During the course of my employment with Modine, I have had access to, received and/or developed information that is confidential to Modine including, without limitation, information pertaining to financial matters,
      budgets, strategic plans, marketing, sales, customers, business plans, inventions, processes, formulas, designs, supplies, products and employees (the “Confidential Information”).  Confidential Information shall not include any information that is in
      the public domain by means other than improper disclosure, but shall include non-public compilations, combinations or analysis of otherwise public information.  The restrictions set forth in this paragraph are in addition to and not in lieu of any
      obligations I may have under the law with respect to Modine’s Confidential Information, including any obligations I may owe under Wis. Stat. § 134.90 or similar statutes governing trade secrets which may extend beyond the contractual period
      restrictions herein.  I acknowledge and agree that all Confidential Information was or is hereby assigned to and remains the exclusive property of Modine.  I agree that I will maintain the Confidential Information in strict confidence and not
      disclose it to any person or use it in any way to harm Modine for a period of two (2) years following the end of my employment unless specifically required by this Agreement, by law or by written permission of Modine.

     

    I further agree that I have not and will not, except as specifically noted below, make known the negotiations leading to and contents or terms of this Agreement except to my spouse, counsel or tax advisor or except as
      required by law or as may be necessary in order to enforce this Agreement, and agree that if disclosure is made to my spouse, counsel or tax advisor, they shall also be bound by this confidentiality provision and I shall take all reasonable steps to
      ensure that they comply with it.

     

    
      	 	
              14.

            	
              Headings.

            

    

     

    The headings and subheadings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and reference only and are not to be used in construing this Agreement.

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            
              Attachment B

            

          

           

          

          	 	
                  15.

                	
                  Applicable Law.

                

        

      

    

     

    Wisconsin state law will apply in connection with any dispute or proceeding concerning this Agreement.

     

    
      	 	
              16.

            	
              Suit in Violation of this Agreement - Loss of Benefits and Payment of Costs.

            

    

     

    If I bring an action against Modine in violation of this Agreement or if I bring an action asking that this Agreement be declared invalid or unenforceable, I agree that prior to the commencement of such an action I will
      tender back to Modine all payments that I have received as consideration for my release under this Agreement.  If my action is unsuccessful, I further agree that I will pay all costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by Modine in its
      successful defense against the action.  If my action is successful, Modine agrees that it will pay all costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by me.  However, the previous two sentences shall not be applicable to an action, if I
      bring it, challenging the validity of this Agreement under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (which I may do without penalty under this release).  I acknowledge and understand that all remaining benefits to be provided to me as consideration
      for this Agreement will permanently cease as of the date such action is instituted.

     

    
      	 	
              17.

            	
              No Further Employment.

            

    

     

    By executing this Agreement and accepting the Severance Payment, I agree not to seek further employment with Modine, directly or indirectly through another entity, including but not limited to a temporary employment
      agency or independent contractor.

     

    
      	 	
              18.

            	
              Non-disparagement.

            

    

     

    Each party agrees that it will not make disparaging remarks about the other party or its personal or professional reputation, its products, practices, or conduct (including personnel practices), provided, however, that
      each party may give truthful testimony about such matters if properly subpoenaed to do so or requested to do so by a government agency.

     

    
      	 	
              19.

            	
              Preservation of Rights under Benefit Plans and Indemnities.

            

    

     

    This Agreement shall not adversely affect my rights to receive any benefit that I am otherwise entitled to receive under any of Modine’s qualified and nonqualified benefit plans, or any rights I may have to
      indemnification under Modine’s officers and directors’ insurance coverage, Modine’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or any expressly written indemnity agreement between Modine and me.

     

    
      	 	
              20.

            	
              7 Day Revocation Period.

            

    

     

    I understand that I have a period of seven calendar days following the date I deliver a signed copy of this Agreement to Modine Manufacturing Company, Attn: Brian J. Agen, 1500 DeKoven Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin 53403 to
      revoke this Agreement by giving written notice to that person.  This Agreement and my entitlement to the Severance Payment described in the Letter will be binding and effective upon the expiration of this seven day period if I do not revoke, but not
      before.

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          Attachment B

        

      

       

      

      	 	
              21.

            	
              Total Amount of Severance Payments.

            

    

     

    I understand that the Severance Payment and all other benefits payable to me in connection with this Agreement have been designed to qualify as a "separation pay plan" that is exempt from certain federal tax laws that
      govern the payment of non-qualified, deferred compensation.  I further understand that, because of this, the total amount of severance payments that I receive, as described in the Letter, will not be greater than two times the lower of the following
      two amounts: (1) my annualized compensation for the year prior to the year of my termination (as determined by Modine under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)) or (2) the dollar limitation set by the Internal Revenue Service under Internal
      Revenue Code section 401(a)(17) for the calendar year of my termination ($260,000 in 2014).  In addition, I further understand that, except for possibly COBRA coverage, no severance payment or benefit due to me in connection with this Agreement will,
      under any circumstances, be provided after December 31 of the second calendar year after the year of my termination.  I understand that any future employment and income tax consequences (including related penalties and interest) on payments or
      consideration received under this Agreement are my responsibility and will not provide a basis to set aside or in any way alter this release.

     

    
      	 	
              22.

            	
              Cooperation with Government Agencies.

            

    

     

    Nothing in this Agreement, including but not limited to the provisions in Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, and 18 above, (a) limits or affects my right to challenge the validity of this Agreement, including a challenge under
      the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; (b) interferes with my right and obligations to give truthful testimony under oath; or (c) precludes me from participating in an investigation, filing a charge, or otherwise communicating
      with the Equal Employment Opportunity or other state or federal agencies responsible for enforcing anti-discrimination laws.  That notwithstanding, by signing below, I agree and acknowledge that I do, however, waive any right to recover damages or
      obtain individual relief that might otherwise result from the filing of any such charge.

     

    
      	 	
              23.

            	
              Entire Agreement.

            

    

     

    Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, I acknowledge that I have not relied on any verbal or written representations by any Company representative other than those explicitly set forth in this Agreement.  This
      Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Company and me and completely supersedes any prior agreements, oral statements or understandings concerning the termination of my employment and any benefits I might receive following that
      termination.  This Agreement does not supersede my obligations and the Company's rights under any confidentiality, intellectual property, or any other restrictive covenant I may have signed with the Company.  I agree that I am not entitled to any
      other severance, benefits, vacation accrual, bonus, commission or other payments of any kinds from the Company, except those described in this Agreement or in the Letter accompanying this Agreement.

     

    EXECUTED THIS 15th DAY OF MARCH, 2021.

    

    

    /s/ Scott. L. Bowser

    Employee's Signature

    

    

    Employee’s Name: Scott. L. Bowser  (please print)

    

    

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          Attachment B

        

      

    

     

    

    
      	
              Received by:

            	
               

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
              /s/ Brian Agen

            	 	
               

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
              Modine Manufacturing Company

              1500 DeKoven Avenue

              Racine WI 53403

            	
               

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
              Name: Brian Agen

            	Date:  March 16, 2021	
               

            
	
               

            	
               

            

      	
              Title:

              

            	Vice President – Human Resources	
               

            

    

     

    

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            Attachment C

          

        

      

    

     

    
    Outstanding and Vested Options

    

    

    	 	 	
            
              ISO

              Options

          	 	
            
              NQ

              Options

          	 	 	 	 	 
	
            7/21/11 Grant - $14.93

          	 	
            4,907

          	 	 	 	
            2011 option grant expires 7/21/2021.

          
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
            6/3/13 Grant - $10.40

          	 	
            7,785

          	 	 	 	
            2013 - 2019 option grants expire one (1) year from termination date

          
	
            6/2/14 Grant - $14.94

          	 	
            6,092

          	 	 	 
	
            6/2/15 Grant - $11.39

          	 	
            8,726

          	 	 	 
	
            5/31/16 Grant - $10.00

          	 	
            12,860

          	 	
            2,514

          	 
	
            6/1/17 Grant - $15.90

          	 	
            3,819

          	 	
            4,056

          	 
	
            5/30/18 Grant - $17.90

          	 	
            2,540

          	 	
            2,488

          	 
	
            5/29/19 Grant - $13.26

          	 	
            1,876

          	 	
            5,414

          	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
            48,605

          	 	
            14,472

          	 	 	 	 	 

    

    

    
      In all cases, Incentive Stock Options (ISO) become Non-Qualified (NQ) Options ninety (90) days after termination

    

    

    

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            
              Attachment D

            

          

        

      

    

     

    
    RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT

     

    This RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT (this “RCA”), dated as of March 15, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and between Modine Manufacturing Company on
      behalf of itself and its affiliates, subsidiaries, and successors (the “Company” or “Modine”), and Scott L. Bowser  (“Bowser”) (collectively, referred to herein as the “parties”).

    

    

    WHEREAS, in connection with the termination of Bowser’s employment with the Company, the Company and Bowser have entered into a Release Agreement, dated March 15, 2021.

    

    

    WHEREAS, during the course of employment, Bowser established, maintained, and/or improved knowledge of or relationships or goodwill with Company employees and customers and/or has learned Company’s
      Trade Secrets or Confidential Information (as defined below).  Company’s Confidential Information, Trade Secrets, and employee relationships have been developed by Company at considerable expense and effort and/or over a number of years, and but for
      Bowser’s employment with Company, Bowser would not know Company’s Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, and Bowser would not be able to create, improve, and maintain relationships with Company employees.  Company would not offer the additional
      consideration contained in this RCA if Bowser did not accept the terms hereof.

    

    

    WHEREAS, the Company and Bowser agree that the Company has a substantial and legitimate business interest in, among other things, the Company’s Confidential Information and Trade Secrets and
      employee and customer relationships.

    

    

    NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, to which Bowser would not otherwise be entitled without entering into this RCA, including the Consideration, the sufficiency of which are hereby
      acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

    

    

    
      	 	
              (a)

            	
              Definitions.

            

    

     

    	

          	1.	
            “Business of the Company” or “the Company’s Business” means the  business of Modine’s Commercial and Industrial Solutions business unit (“CIS”), including, without limitation, the design, manufacturing and sale of coils, coolers and
              coatings and services related thereto, all as performed by the Company on the Termination Date or within the twenty-four (24) months prior to the Termination Date.

          

     

    	

          	2.	
            “Competitor” means any Person (including Bowser or an entity that Bowser becomes affiliated with or renders services to) that conducts or that is directly engaged in whole or in relevant part in any business or enterprise which is the same
              as, or substantially the same as, the Business of the Company.  Bowser and Company agree “Competitor” includes, but is not limited to, The LU-VE Group, The Guntner Group, Super Radiator Coils, and any of the foregoing companies’ successors
              and assigns.

          

     

    	

          	3.	
            “Competitive Services” means owning, managing, operating, joining, controlling, being employed by or with, or participating in any manner with a Competitor, where Bowser is providing the same or
              substantially similar services that Bowser provided to the Company during his employment.

          

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            
              
                Attachment D

              

            

          

        

      

       

    	

          	4.	
            “Competitive Products” means (i) any product which is sold or provided in competition with a product sold or offered by CIS during the twenty-four (24) months
                immediately preceding the date of Bowser’s termination of employment with the Company and for which the Company has over $1 million in annual sales during that twenty-four (24) month period, and (ii) any products which are sold or provided
                in competition with a product that the Company can show by written evidence is in active development by the Company in connection with the CIS business.  For illustrative purposes, “Competitive Products” include heat exchanger coils,
                microchannel coils, unit coolers, remote condensers, fluid coolers, transformer oil coolers, brine coolers, and coatings solutions for any of the foregoing.

          

     

    	

          	5.	
            “Confidential Information” means information and the compilation of information related to the operation of the Company that derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to or
              readily available or ascertainable by other Persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure to or use by them.  Assuming the foregoing criteria are met, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to:

          

    	

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            Potential acquisitions and future growth plans;

          

    	

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            Company succession and planning information;

          

    	

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            Employee personnel information;

          

    	

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            Compilations of information concerning research and development of the Company’s products or services;

          

    	

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            Designs, discoveries, ideas, algorithms, computer software code, protocols, formulas, mask works, compositions, patents, copyrights and trademarks;

          

    	

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            Names and other listings of Restricted Customers and Prospective Customers (including contact information);

          

    	

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            Proposals made to Restricted Customers or Prospective Customers or other information contained in bids or offers to such Restricted Customers or Prospective Customers;

          

    	

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            The terms of any arrangements or agreements with Customers, including the amounts paid for such services or how pricing was developed by the Company;

          

    	

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            The layout, design, and implementation of Restricted Customer-specific projects;

          

    	

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            The identity of vendors/suppliers and vendor/supplier pricing information and subcontractors;

          

    	

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            The composition or description of future services and/or products that are going to be or may be provided by the Company;

          

    	

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            The Company’s financial, marketing, and sales information;

          

    	

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            Costing information;

          

    	

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            Profit, loss, and margin information;

          

    	

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            Technical expertise and know-how developed by the Company, including the unique manner in which the Company conducts its business; and

          

    	

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            Any information disclosed to the Company by a third party (including, but not limited to, the Company’s customers and Prospective Customers) which the Company is obliged to treat as confidential.

          

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            
              
                Attachment D

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    

    Confidential Information excludes information that:

     

    	

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            Is already known to the disclosed-to party prior to such disclosure, and is not obtained or derived directly or indirectly from Bowser;

          

    	

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            Is commercially available;

          

    	

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            Is or becomes known or generally available in the public domain other than through Bowser’s act or default;

          

    	

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            Is obtained from a third party lawfully in possession of the information, which is not subject to any non-disclosure or non-use obligations owed to the disclosing party or any third party; or

          

    	

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            Is independently protected as a Trade Secret under applicable statutory law.

          

     

    	

          	6.	
            “Consideration” means (i) the value of unvested Restricted Stock Units under the otherwise forfeited FY18, FY19, and FY20 Long-term Incentive Plan, (ii) a performance share payout equivalent to any FY19-21 LTIP Performance Share Payout
              earned, (iii) a June 2021 lump-sum payment equivalent to any pro-rated MIP payout authorized by the ONC Committee and subject to the continued fulfillment by Bowser of the obligations set forth in this RCA.  Any Consideration shall be subject
              to ordinary tax withholding and all required deductions; however, payment of any Consideration does not entitle Bowser to any retirement plan contributions by the Company for Bowser’s benefit or account.

          

     

    	

          	7.	
            “Key Employee” means any person who is or was employed or engaged by the Company at any time in the twelve (12) months preceding Bowser’s Termination Date, and (i) with whom Bowser had material contact as a
              result of his position at the Company or (ii) about whom Bowser learned Confidential Information in the course of employment during the twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding Bowser’s termination.  Key employee is limited to employees
              who (i) are or were managers, officers, directors, or executives of the Company and (ii) are in possession of Confidential Information and/or Trade Secrets of the Company.

          

     

    	

          	8.	
            “Key Services” means services of the type performed by an employee for the Company during the final twenty-four (24) months of their Company employment, but shall not include clerical or menial labor.

          

     

    	

          	9.	
            “Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or other entity.

          

     

    	

          	10.	
            “Prospective Customer” means a business, and any of its affiliates and subsidiaries, to whom Bowser, or one or more individuals directly or indirectly supervised, managed, or directed by Bowser, made a proposal
              to sell or provide products or services on behalf of Company in the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Termination Date.

          

     

    	

          	11.	
            “Restrictive Covenant Period” means the twelve (12) month period after Bowser’s Termination Date.

          

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            
              
                Attachment D

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    

    	

          	12.	
            “Restricted Customer” means a customer of CIS, including any of Company’s affiliates and subsidiaries that operates as CIS, to which Bowser, or one or more individuals directly or indirectly supervised,
                managed, or directed by Bowser, sold or provided products or services on behalf of Company during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Termination Date. The term Restricted Customer is limited to Company customers that purchased or received in excess of $100,000 (US) worth of products or services from Company during the
              twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the Termination Date.

          

     

    	

          	13.	
            “Termination Date” means January 7, 2021.

          

    

    

    	

          	14.	
            “Trade Secret” shall have the same meaning as defined under any applicable Trade Secrets Act.

          

     

    	

          	(b)	
            Acknowledgements.

          

     

    Bowser agrees that the Covenants below (including the geographic and temporal scope of each individual Covenant) are necessary, reasonable, fair, valid, enforceable, and directly connected with the
      Company’s need to protect its legitimate business interests—including, but not limited to, goodwill, market reputation, Restricted Customer relationships, Prospective Customer relationships, Confidential Information, and Trade Secrets—and to prevent
      irreparable injury to the Company’s Business.  Bowser agrees he has received good and valuable consideration for the covenants below (the “Covenants”).

     

    Bowser acknowledges that the Covenants will not impede Bowser’s ability to earn a livelihood.  Bowser acknowledges that he is capable of obtaining suitable employment following the Termination
      Date, even though he has agreed to the Covenants.  Bowser further acknowledges the Consideration is significant and will enable him to support himself and his family during the period in which the Covenants are in force.  Bowser further agrees that
      the Covenants, though they may temporarily and narrowly limit future employment opportunities, are neither unduly harsh nor oppressive in curtailing Bowser's legitimate efforts to earn a livelihood.

     

    In exchange for Bowser’s continuing adherence to all of the Covenants, Bowser will receive the Consideration.  Bowser acknowledges that the Consideration is not an amount to which he is already
      entitled and is in sole consideration for the promises made in this RCA.

     

    	

          	(c)	
            Covenant Not to Compete.

          

     

    Bowser covenants that during the Restrictive Covenant Period, Bowser will not, directly or indirectly, provide Competitive Services:

     

    	

          	(i)	
            Anywhere in the United States of America.  Bowser acknowledges that (i) the geographic territory in which Bowser was responsible for representing the Company includes the entire United States, and (ii) the nature of Bowser’s duties and
              responsibilities for and on behalf of the Company directly impacted and related to the Business of the Company across the United States.  Therefore, Bowser expressly agrees that the geographic scope of this covenant is reasonably limited and
              should be enforced; or

          

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            
              
                
                  Attachment D

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    

    	

          	(ii)	
            In any geographic area in which or to which Bowser (i) performed work on behalf of the Company during his employment, (ii) was assigned during his employment, and/or (iii) was able to make contact with any Restricted Customers or
              Prospective Customers during the time of his employment.

          

     

    	

          	(d)	
            Covenant Not to Solicit Prospective Customers.

          

     

    Bowser covenants that during the Restrictive Covenant Period, Bowser will not, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert, or appropriate, or attempt to solicit, divert or appropriate, any Prospective
      Customers, for the purposes of providing products or services to such Prospective Customers that are within the Business of the Company, on behalf of either Bowser or any Competitor.

     

    Bowser agrees that the Restrictive Covenant Period will be necessary for the Company to re-establish the relationships and goodwill between its Prospective Customers and other employees of the
      Company, so that Bowser’s knowledge of the Company’s Prospective Customers, the goodwill established by Bowser’s representation of the Company, and the Company’s Confidential Information and Trade Secrets obtained by Bowser in the course of
      employment with the Company will no longer give Bowser an unfair competitive advantage with Prospective Customers.

     

    	

          	(e)	
            Covenant Not to Solicit Key Employees.

          

     

    Bowser covenants that during the Restrictive Covenant Period, Bowser shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, cause or solicit, or assist others in causing
      or soliciting any Key Employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company to provide Key Services for a Competitor.

     

    	

          	(f)	
            Severability.

          

     

    Should any one or more of the provisions or parts of a provision contained in this RCA, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, such
      invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement or any other jurisdiction, but this RCA shall be reformed and construed in any such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or
      unenforceable provision or part of a provision had never been contained in this RCA, and such provision or part shall be reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted in such jurisdiction.  Without limiting
      the foregoing, the parties intend that the covenants and agreements contained herein shall be deemed to be a series of separate covenants and agreements.  If, in any legal proceeding, a court or arbitrator shall refuse to enforce all the separate
      covenants and agreements deemed to be included in parts herein, it is the intention of the parties that the remaining non-eliminated separate covenants be enforced in such a proceeding.

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    Attachment D

                  

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    

    	

          	(g)	
            Non-Disclosure and Non-Use of Confidential Information Covenant.

          

     

    Bowser agrees that, during the Restrictive Covenant Period, Bowser will not disclose to any Competitor or other Person, or make or permit any use of, any of the Company’s Confidential Information
      that Bowser has learned during his employment, by reason of employment with the Company, through the existence of any relationship with the Company, or through his/her interaction with the Restricted Customers, Prospective Customers, or the Company’s
      vendors or suppliers in any place where such disclosure may result in competitive harm to the Company.

     

    Bowser agrees that a minimum period of twelve (12) months following the Termination Date will be necessary to protect the Company’s Confidential Information which does not qualify as a Trade Secret,
      after which time Bowser’s knowledge or use of such information will no longer have as much of an injurious effect on the Company’s business operations.  Bowser acknowledges that the Company has taken reasonable steps to control and restrict
      disclosure of its Confidential Information.

     

    Bowser and the Company agree that neither this provision nor the recognition of a period of protection for Confidential Information shall be deemed a waiver or limitation of the Company’s ability to
      use common law or statutory means, including any applicable Trade Secrets Act, to protect information that is a Trade Secret.

     

    Nothing in this RCA is intended to prohibit good faith reporting of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any government agency or entity, receiving compensation under any whistleblower
      reward program for information provided to  the Securities and Exchange Commission, or in making disclosures where such disclosures are protected under federal law or regulation, and advance notice of such disclosures is not required to be provided
      to the Company.

     

    	

          	(h)	
            Non-Disclosure and Non-Use of Trade Secrets Covenant.

          

     

    Bowser agrees that after the Termination Date, Bowser will hold the Company’s Trade Secrets in trust and strictest confidence to the fullest extent contemplated and permitted under any applicable
      Trade Secrets Act or common law, and will not take any action causing any such Trade Secrets to lose their character or cease to qualify as Trade Secrets, or fail to take any action necessary in order to prevent such from occurring. This obligation
      shall last as long as the information maintains trade secret status under State or Federal law.

     

    The parties agree that the Company has taken reasonable steps to control and restrict disclosure of its Trade Secrets.

     

    Nothing in this RCA is intended to discourage or restrict Bowser from reporting any theft of Trade Secrets pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) or other applicable state or
      federal law. The DTSA provides: An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (a) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state or local government
      official, either directly or indirectly, or to any attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation or law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such
      filing is made under seal.  An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to an attorney for the individual and use the trade secret information in the court
      proceeding, if the individual (a) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (b) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

     

    
      
        

    

    
      
        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      Attachment D

                    

                  

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    

    	

          	(i)	
            Penalties for Violation.

          

     

    Bowser acknowledges and agrees that a breach of any provision of the Covenants will cause serious and irreparable damage to the Company that will be difficult to quantify and for
      which a remedy at law for monetary damages alone will not be adequate.  Accordingly, Bowser agrees that if the Company brings an action to enforce its rights under any of the Covenants and establishes that Bowser has breached or threatened to breach
      any of his obligations under the Covenants, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief without the requirement that the Company post bond, to the extent allowed by law.  Bowser specifically waives any assertion that there is an adequate
      remedy at law for any such breach of this RCA.  Nothing in this RCA, however, shall be construed to prohibit the Company from pursuing any other legal or equitable remedy.

     

      Bowser further acknowledges that Company may recoup the Consideration should a court of competent jurisdiction find that he violated this RCA.  Bowser acknowledges the sole
      reason the Company is providing the Consideration is in exchange for the promises made in this RCA.

     

    Bowser consents to personal jurisdiction in Racine, Wisconsin, and agrees that the state and federal courts having jurisdiction over Racine, Wisconsin are proper venue for any
      relief sought by the Company.  The parties agree and acknowledge that this RCA will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law.

     

    BOWSER HAS BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT AN ATTORNEY REGARDING THIS AGREEMENT.

    

    

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have hereunto executed this RCA as of the day and year first written above.

    

    

    	 	
            MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY:

          	 
	 	 	 
	 	
            /s/ Brian Agen

          	
            3/16/21

          
	 	
            Name: Brian Agen

          	 
	 	
            Title: Vice President – Human Resources

          	 
	 	 	 
	 	
            SCOTT L. BOWSER:

          	
            

            

          
	 	 	 
	 	
            Scott L. Bowser

          	 
	
            

            

          	 	
            March 15, 2021

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