Document:

Form of Pacific Rim Foods Class A Warrant

 Exhibit 10.11 
 Certificate No. W-             
 CLASS A
WARRANT 
 PACIFIC RIM FOODS, LTD. 
 TO PURCHASE              SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 
 OF

 EMPIRE ENERGY CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL 
 THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “1933 ACT”) OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS (“BLUE SKY
LAWS”). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS WARRANT OR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE MADE EXCEPT (a) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE BLUE SKY LAWS OR (b) IF THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN FURNISHED WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER, WHICH OPINION AND COUNSEL SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, TO THE EFFECT
THAT NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT AND APPLICABLE BLUE SKY LAWS. 
 THIS
CERTIFIES THAT, for good and valuable consideration                      (the “Holder”), or the Holder’s registered assigns, is
entitled to subscribe for and purchase from Pacific Rim Foods, Ltd., a Mauritius corporation (the “Pacific Rim”), at any time after the date of this Class A Warrant, to and including July 5, 2011,
                    
(                    ) folly paid and nonassessable shares of the Common Stock of Empire Energy Corporation International (the
“Corporation”) owned by Pacific Rim, at prices between $.05 and $.20 per share (the “Warrant Exercise Price”), subject to the antidilution provisions of this Warrant. The Warrant Exercise Price shall be as follows: (a) $.05
per share if the Warrant was purchased before July 31, 2006; $.10 per share if the Warrant was purchased after July 31, 2006 but on or before August 18, 2006; $.15 per share if the Warrant was purchased after August 18, 2006 but
on or before September 8, 2006; and (d) $.20 per share if the Warrant was purchased after September 8, 2006. 
 The shares of the corporation
which may be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant are referred to herein as the “Warrant Shares.” As used herein, the term “Holder” means the Holder, any party who acquires all or a part of this Warrant as a registered
transferee of the Holder, or any record holder or holders of the Warrant Shares issued upon exercise, whether in whole or in part, of the Warrant. The term “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Pacific Rim.
This Warrant is part of a series of Warrants (the “Series”) issued in connection with a private placement by Pacific Rim pursuant to Pacific Rim’s Private Placement Memorandum dated July 5, 2006. 

 This Warrant is subject to the following provisions, terms and conditions: 
 (1) EXERCISE; TRANSFERABILITY. 
 a. The rights represented by this Warrant
may be exercised by the Holder hereof, in whole or in part (but not as to a fractional share of Common Stock), by written notice of exercise (in the form attached hereto) delivered to Pacific Rim at the principal office of Pacific Rim prior to the
expiration of this Warrant and accompanied or preceded by the surrender of this Warrant along with a check in payment of the Warrant Exercise Price for such Warrant Shares. 
 b. Except as provided in Section 7 hereof, this Warrant may not be sold, transferred, assigned, hypothecated or divided into two or more Warrants of smaller denominations, nor may any Warrant Shares issued
pursuant to exercise of this Warrant be transferred. 
 (2) EXCHANGE AND REPLACEMENT. Subject to Sections 1 and 7 hereof, this Warrant is exchangeable upon
the surrender hereof by the Holder to Pacific Rim at its office for new Warrants of like tenor and date representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent
the right to purchase such number of Warrant Shares (not to exceed the aggregate total number purchasable hereunder) as shall be designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender. Upon receipt by Pacific Rim of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, Pacific Rim
will make and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor, in lieu of this Warrant. This Warrant shall be promptly canceled by Pacific Rim upon the surrender hereof in connection with any exchange or replacement. Pacific Rim shall pay all expenses, taxes
(other than stock transfer taxes), and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution, and delivery of Warrants pursuant to this Section 2. 
 (3) ISSUANCE OF THE WARRANT SHARES. 
 a. Pacific Rim agrees that the Warrant Shares shall be and are deemed to be issued to
the Holder as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered and the payment made for such Warrant Shares as aforesaid. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 3, certificates for
the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be delivered to the Holder within a reasonable time after the rights represented by this Warrant shall have been so exercised, and, unless this Warrant has expired, a new Warrant representing the right to
purchase the number of Warrant Shares, if any, with respect to which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised shall also be delivered to the Holder. 
 b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Pacific Rim shall not be required to deliver any certificate for Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant except in accordance with exemptions from the applicable securities registration
requirements or registrations under applicable securities laws. Nothing herein shall obligate Pacific Rim to effect registrations under federal or state securities laws. If registrations are not in effect and if exemptions are not available when the
Holder seeks to exercise the Warrant, the Warrant exercise period will be extended, if need be, to prevent the Warrant from expiring, until such time as either registrations 

 
become effective or exemptions are available, and the Warrant shall then remain exercisable for a period of at least 30 calendar days from the date Pacific
Rim delivers to the Holder written notice of the availability of such registrations or exemptions. The Holder agrees to execute such documents and make such representations, warranties, and agreements as may be required solely to comply with the
exemptions relied upon by Pacific Rim, or the registrations made, for the issuance of the Warrant Shares. 
 (4) COVENANTS OF PACIFIC RIM. Pacific Rim
covenants and agrees that all Warrant Shares will, upon issuance, be duly authorized and issued, fully paid,-nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. Pacific Rim further covenants and agrees that
during the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, Pacific Rim will at all times have authorized and reserved for the purpose of issue or transfer upon exercise of the subscription rights evidenced by this
Warrant a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. Pacific Rim will not take any action which would result in any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price (i) if the
total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after such action upon exercise of all outstanding warrants, together with all shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of all options, warrants and upon the conversion of all convertible
securities then outstanding, would exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock then owned by Pacific Rim and reserved for issuance. 
 (5)
ANTI-DILUTION ADJUSTMENTS. The provisions of this Warrant are subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 5. 
 a. The Warrant Exercise Price
shall be adjusted from time to time such that in case Pacific Rim shall hereafter. 
 i. pay any dividends on any class of stock of Pacific Rim payable in
Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock; 
 ii. subdivide its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares; or

 iii. combine outstanding shares of Common Stock, by reclassification or otherwise; 
 then, in any such event, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such event shall (until adjusted again pursuant hereto) be adjusted immediately after such event to a price (calculated to the nearest
full cent) determined by dividing (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event, multiplied by the then existing Warrant Exercise Price, by (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event (including in each case the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of any securities convertible into Common Stock), and the resulting quotient shall be the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price per
share. An adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection shall become effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision,
combination or reclassification. If, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection, the Holder of any Warrant thereafter surrendered for exercise shall become 

 
entitled to receive shares of two or more classes of capital stock or shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of Pacific Rim, the Board of Directors
of Pacific Rim (whose determination shall be conclusive) shall determine the allocation of the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price between or among shares of such classes of capital stock or shares of Common Stock and other capital stock. All
calculations under this Subsection shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/100 of a share, as the case may be. In the event that at any time as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection, the holder of any Warrant
thereafter surrendered for exercise shall become entitled to receive any shares of Pacific Rim other than shares of Common Stock, thereafter the Warrant Exercise Price of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of any Warrant shall be subject
to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to Common Stock contained in this Section 
 b. Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price pursuant to Section 5(a) above, the Holder of each Warrant shall thereafter (until another such adjustment) be entitled to purchase at the adjusted Warrant
Exercise Price the number of shares, calculated to the nearest full share, obtained by multiplying the number of shares specified in such Warrant (as adjusted as a result of all adjustments in the Warrant Exercise Price in effect prior to such
adjustment) by the Warrant Exercise Price in effect prior to such adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price. 
 c. Upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, then and in each such case, Pacific Rim shall give written notice thereof, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Holder as shown on the books of Pacific Rim, which
notice shall state the Warrant Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable at such price upon the exercise of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable
detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. 
 d. Pacific Rim shall give notice to the Holder if at any time prior
to the expiration or exercise in full of this Warrant, any of the following events shall occur: 
 i. Pacific Rim shall authorize the payment
of any dividend payable in any securities upon shares of Common Stock or authorize the making of any distribution to the holders of shares of Common Stock; 
 ii. Pacific Rim shall authorize the issuance to all holders of Common Stock of any additional shares of Common Stock or of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or any of any other
subscription rights, options or warrants; 
 iii. A dissolution, liquidation or winding up of Pacific Rim (other than in connection with a
consolidation, merger, or sale or conveyance of the property of Pacific Rim as an entirety or substantially as an entirety); or 
 iv. A
capital reorganization or reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision or combination of the outstanding Common Stock and other than a change in the par value of the Common Stock) or any consolidation or merger of Pacific Rim with
or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which Pacific Rim is the continuing 

 
corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or change of Common Stock outstanding) or any sale or conveyance to another corporation of the
property of Pacific Rim as an entirety or substantially an entirety. 
 Such notice shall be given at least 10 business days prior to the date fixed as a
record date or effective date or the date of closing of Pacific Rim’s stock transfer books for the determination of the stockholders entitled to such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights, or for the determination of the stockholders
entitled to vote on such proposed merger, consolidation, sale, conveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Such notice shall specify such record date or the date of the closing of the stock transfer books, as the case may be. 
 (6) NO VOTING RIGHTS. This Warrant shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of Pacific Rim. 
 (7) NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF WARRANT OR RESALE OF THE WARRANT SHARES. 
 a.
Subject to the sale, assignment, hypothecation, or other transfer restrictions set forth in Section 1 hereof, the Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees to give written notice to Pacific Rim before transferring this Warrant or transferring any
Warrant Shares of such Holder’s intention to do so, describing briefly the manner of any proposed transfer. Promptly upon receiving such written notice, Pacific Rim shall present copies thereof to Pacific Rim’s counsel. If in the opinion
of such counsel the proposed transfer may be effected without registration or qualification (under any federal or state securities laws), Pacific Rim, as promptly as practicable, shall notify the Holder of such opinion, whereupon the Holder shall be
entitled to transfer this Warrant or to dispose of Warrant Shares received upon the previous exercise of this Warrant, all in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Holder to Pacific Rim; provided that an appropriate legend may be
endorsed on this Warrant or the certificates for such Warrant Shares respecting restrictions upon transfer thereof necessary or advisable in the opinion of counsel and satisfactory to Pacific Rim to prevent further transfers which would be in
violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; and provided further that the prospective transferee or purchaser shall execute such documents and make such representations, warranties, and agreements as may be
required solely to comply with the exemptions relied upon by Pacific Rim for the transfer or disposition of the Warrant or Warrant Shares. 
 b. If, in the
opinion of Pacific Rim’s counsel, the proposed transfer or disposition of the Warrant or such Warrant Shares described in the written notice given pursuant to this Section 7 may not be effected without registration or qualification of this
Warrant or such Warrant Shares, Pacific Rim shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Holder, and the Holder will limit its activities in respect to such transfer or disposition as, in the opinion of such counsel, are permitted by law.

 (8) FRACTIONAL SHARES. Fractional shares shall not be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but in any case where the Holder would, except for the
provisions of this Section, be entitled under the terms hereof to receive a fractional share, Pacific Rim shall, upon the exercise of this Warrant for the largest number of whole shares then called for, pay a sum in cash equal to such fraction
multiplied by the Market Price on the day prior to the date of exercise of this 

 
Warrant in lieu of such fractional share. For purposes of this Section, the term “Market Price” with respect to shares of Common Stock of any class
or series means the last reported sale price or, if none, the average of the last reported closing bid and asked prices on any national or regional securities exchange or quoted in the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), or if not listed on a
national or regional securities exchange or quoted in Nasdaq, the average of the last reported closing bid and asked prices as reported by the Electronic Bulletin Board of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. from quotations by
market makers in such Common Stock on the over-the-counter market, or if no quotations in such Common Stock are available, the fair market value of the shares as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Pacific Rim. 
 (9) REDEMPTION. This Warrant may be redeemed by Pacific Rim, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of $0.05 per Warrant Share (subject to appropriate adjustment as
determined in good faith by Pacific Rim’s Board of Directors in the event of the occurrence of the events described in Sections 5(a)(i), (ii) and (iii)) upon notice of such redemption given by Pacific Rim to the Holder not less than thirty
(30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption in the manner provided in Section 10(a) hereof. Pacific Rim shall be entitled to redeem this Warrant as provided in this Section 9 only if the average Market Price per share of the
Common Stock for any ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to such notice exceeds $.75 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment as determined in good faith by Pacific Rim’s Board of Directors in the event of the occurrence of the
events described in Sections 5(a)(i), (ii) and (iii)). If notice of redemption shall have been given to the Holders, the exercise rights of this Warrant shall expire at the close of business on such date of redemption, unless extended by
Pacific Rim. On or prior to the date fixed for redemption, Pacific Rim will set aside the funds sufficient to purchase such portion of this Warrant which is to be redeemed. Payment of such redemption price will be made by Pacific Rim upon
presentation and surrender of this Warrant to Pacific Rim at its principal office. If Pacific Rim fails to pay the redemption price within five (5) business days of such presentation and surrender, this Warrant shall become fully exercisable as
if it had not been called for redemption. 
 (10) MISCELLANEOUS. 
 a. NOTICES. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent
during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, or (c) two (2) business days after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of
receipt. All communications shall be sent to Pacific Rim at the address as set forth on the signature page hereof, to the Holder at the Holder’s address as appearing on Pacific Rim’s records, or at such other address as Pacific Rim or
Holder may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other party hereto. 
 b. ATTORNEYS’ FEES. If any action at law or in equity is
necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled. 
 c. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Warrant may be amended or modified only upon the written consent of both Holder and Pacific Rim. This Warrant and any provision hereof

 
may be waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought. 
 d. SEVERABILITY. If one or more provisions of this Warrant are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Warrant and the
balance of the Warrant shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms. 
 e. GOVERNING LAW.
This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles. 
 f. BINDING EFFECT. This Warrant shall be binding upon any entity succeeding Pacific Rim by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of Pacific Rim’s assets. All of the covenants and
agreements of Pacific Rim shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Holder hereof. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pacific Rim Foods, Ltd. has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer and this
Warrant to be dated                     , 2006. 
  

			
	 PACIFIC RIM FOODS, LTD.
 a Mauritius
corporation

		
	By:	 	  
		 	 Tad Ballantyne,

		 	 Chief Executive Officer

		
		 	 2505 Chatham Street

		 	 Racine, Wisconsin 53402

		 	 (262) 652-3532 Fax

 (To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Exercise the Warrant) 
 To: Pacific Rim Foods, Ltd. 
 The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the attached Warrant to purchase for cash,                      of the shares issuable upon
the exercise of such Warrant, and requests that certificates for such shares (together with a new Warrant to purchase the number of shares, if any, with respect to which this Warrant is not exercised) shall be issued in the name of: 
  

			
		
	NAME:    	 	  

  

			
		
	 SOC. SEC. or
 TAX I.D. NO.
	 	  
		
	ADDRESS:	 	  
		
		 	  
		 	

 Date: __________________,
20__  ___________________________________________________ Signature * 
  

	*	The signature on the Notice of Exercise of Warrant must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the Warrant in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever. When signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, please indicate your position(s) and title(s) with such entity. 

 ASSIGNMENT FORM 
 (To be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Transfer
the Warrant) 
 To: Pacific Rim Foods, Ltd. 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto ___________________________the right to purchase the securities of Pacific Rim Foods, Ltd. to which the within Warrant relates and appoints
____________________________, attorney, to transfer said right on the books of Pacific Rim Foods, Ltd. with full power of substitution in the premises. 
  

							
				
	Dated:	 	   	 		 	   
		 		 		 	Signature
				
		 		 		 	Address:Separation Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 SEPARATION AGREEMENT 
 This Separation Agreement (“Agreement”) is made by and
between Gary Johnson, an individual (the “Employee”) and PortalPlayer, Inc. (the “Company”), effective seven calendar days after the date this Agreement is signed by the Employee and not revoked. 
 Recitals 
 The
Company desires to provide the Employee with severance pay after his termination of employment, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, if the Employee provides the Company with the Release set forth in this Agreement and the Release
Agreement attached hereto. 
 Agreement 
 Based upon the information stated in the above Recitals and the statements, promises and agreements contained below, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	The Employee will continue as an employee of the Company, serving at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Company, until the Company appoints a new Chief Executive Officer
(“CEO”) or October 16, 2006, whichever is later. Upon the appointment of a new CEO or October 16, 2006, whichever is later, the Employee will cease to be an employee of the Company and will resign as a director. Subject to the
provisions of Section 18 below, the Company promises, within 10 days following the Effective Date of the Release (as defined in Section 18), to provide to the Employee with the following severance package: 

  

	 	a)	The Company will pay the Employee each month an amount equal to his current monthly base salary of $32,917.00 for the 12 months from the Effective Date of the Release. These
payments will be subject to all legally required payroll withholdings. In accordance with the provisions of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, the payments to be made under this section shall be accrued but not paid prior to
six (6) months from the time the employee ceases to be an employee and director of the Company. The first payment is to be made six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of termination in the amount of $197,502 less applicable
payroll withholdings. The remaining payments shall be made on a monthly basis thereafter. 

  

	 	b)	If the Employee timely elects to continue health insurance coverage under COBRA, then for a period of six months after the Effective Date of the Release, so long as the Employee is
paying COBRA premiums, the Company will pay the employee a monthly payment 

	 	  	equal to the amount that was paid by the Company prior the termination of employment for Employee’s health insurance coverage. The Employee will not be reimbursed for the
portion of the premium which had been paid by the Employee prior to the termination of employment or for any administrative fees or increases in premiums. The Employee is solely responsible for filing any necessary paperwork for COBRA coverage and
payment of all premiums. 

  

	 	c)	The Employee’s stock options will be subject to the existing provisions of his stock option agreements as applicable, except that the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors has approved the amendment of the Employee’s vested options to extend the post-termination exercise period from 90 days following termination of employment to one year from the Effective Date of the Release (or, if earlier, the
expiration of the term of the stock option); provided, however, that the extension shall not extend beyond the latest date that would be permitted under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code without causing such stock options to become
subject to Section 409A. The Employee acknowledges that the amendment of his options may have adverse tax consequences to him, including the treatment of his options as deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code, and agrees that he is solely responsible (and will indemnify and hold the Company harmless) for any and all tax liabilities (including penalties and interest) which may be imposed in connection with his stock options. The Employee acknowledges
that he must make arrangements acceptable to the Company to satisfy any required tax withholding as a condition to the delivery of shares subject to his options, and expressly consents to the withholding of such taxes from any amounts otherwise due
him under this Agreement or the option agreement. 

  

	 	d)	In addition, the vesting of the Employee’s outstanding unvested stock options which would have vested had he remained an employee of the Company until one year from the
Effective Date of the Release based on the applicable vesting schedule (but without regard to any events subsequent to his termination of employment, such as a change of control of the Company) will be accelerated to the Effective Date of the
Release subject to the condition that the Employee may not sell, contract to sell, grant any option to purchase, transfer the economic risk of ownership in, make any short sale of, pledge or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares (or any
interest in any shares) acquired upon the exercise of any such accelerated option until the date on which the option would otherwise have vested (but for this acceleration) pursuant to the original vesting schedule with respect to such option and
all such options not exercised before the expiration of the post-termination exercise 

	 	  	period described in 1(c) shall expire. The Employee’s stock options which have not vested on or prior to the termination of his employment, and which do not become vested on
his termination of employment pursuant to this paragraph, will be terminated upon his termination of employment. 

  

	 	2.	In consideration of the Company’s agreement to continue the employment of the Employee subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Employee releases and forever
discharges the Company and each of its employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, predecessors and successors in interest, parents, subsidiaries, attorneys, and assigns (“Company-Affiliates”), from any and all claims, demands,
obligations and/or liabilities which arise out of or relate to any action by the Company or the Company-Affiliates or omission to act by the Company or the Company-Affiliates occurring on or before the date this Agreement is signed by the Employee
(the “Release”). 

  

	 	3.	The Release includes, but is not limited to, release of any and all claims arising out of the Employee’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment.
This includes a release of any rights or claims the Employee may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§621, et seq., (as amended by the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C.
§626(f)) which prohibits age discrimination in employment, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§2000, et seq., which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin,
religion, or sex, the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits paying men and women unequal pay for equal work, the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §§12101, et seq.), which prohibits discrimination against the disabled, the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§1001, et seq., the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), Government Code §§12940, et seq., the Fair
Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§201 et seq., (as amended), The California Labor Code, or any other federal, state or local laws or regulations relating to terms and conditions of employment. The Release also includes any
claims for wrongful discharge, fraud, misrepresentation, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, harassment, and any claims that the Company or any Company-Affiliate has dealt with the Employee unfairly or in bad faith.

  

	 	4.	The Release extends to all claims of every nature and kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected. The Employee expressly waives the provisions of
Section 1542 of the Civil Code which provides: 

  

	 	  	A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or
her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. 

  

	 	5.	The Employee promises never to file a lawsuit, claim, or charge with any court or government agency asserting any claims that are released by the Release. 

 

	 	6.	The Release does not waive any rights or claims that the Employee might have arising after the date the Employee signs this Agreement. 

	 	7.	The Employee promises and states that the Employee has not given or sold any claim discussed in this Agreement to anyone and that the Employee has not filed a lawsuit, claim, or
charge with any court or government agency asserting any claims that are released by the Release. 

  

	 	8.	The Employee promises and agrees that he will not, except upon written authorization from the Company or as required by law, disclose any confidential or proprietary information
belonging to or concerning the Company, and/or Company-Affiliates, vendors, or customers, including, without limitation, financial data, business and marketing plans, budgets, personnel information, product designs and specifications, research and
development plans and budgets, technical drawings and specifications, manufacturing methods, technical know-how or other trade secrets. The Employee acknowledges and reaffirms in its entirety the Employee Innovations and Proprietary Rights
Assignment Agreement dated October 8, 2003 executed upon commencement of his employment, a copy of which is attached to this Agreement. The Employee acknowledges that Employee is subject to the non-solicitation provisions contained in the
Employee Innovations and Proprietary Rights Assignment Agreement. 

  

	 	9.	Employee agrees not to counsel or assist any attorneys or their clients in the presentation or prosecution of any disputes, differences, grievances, claims, charges, or complaints
by any third party against the Company and/or any officer, director, employee, agent, representative, shareholder or attorney of the Company, unless under a subpoena or other court order to do so. However, this Agreement recognizes the rights and
responsibilities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) to enforce the statutes which come under their jurisdiction and is not intended to
prevent Employee from participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC or the DFEH; provided, however, that nothing in this section limits or affects the finality or the scope of the Release provided herein.

  

	 	10.	Employee agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel or slander of the Company or Company-affiliates or tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of
the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Employee from making any truthful statement regarding the Company in the course and scope of his employment, consulting or other business endeavors.

  

	 	11.	This Agreement is to be governed by California law. 

  

	 	12.	Payments and benefits provided under this Agreement are taxable under the laws of the United States and the State of California and will be subject to all required withholdings and
court ordered wage assignments and/or garnishments. 

  

	 	13.	If any portion of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, then both the Employee and the Company desire that all other portions that can be separated from it or appropriately
limited in scope shall remain fully valid and enforceable. 

  

	 	14.	Except as prohibited by law, any legal dispute between the Employee the Company (or 

	 	  	between the Employee and any Company-Affiliates, each of whom is hereby designated a third party beneficiary of this agreement regarding arbitration) arising out of the
Employee’s employment or termination of employment or this Agreement (a “Dispute”) will be resolved through binding arbitration in Santa Clara County, under the Arbitration Rules set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1280 et seq., and pursuant to California law. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES THEY ARE WAIVING ANY RIGHT THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL. This arbitration provision is not intended to
modify or limit substantive rights or the remedies available to the parties, including the right to seek interim relief, such as injunction or attachment, through judicial process, which shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to demand and obtain
arbitration. 

  

	 	15.	The statements, promises and agreements in this Agreement may not be contradicted by any prior understandings, agreements, promises or statements. The Employee states and promises
that in signing this Agreement he has not relied on any statements or promises made by the Company, other than the promises contained in this Agreement. Any changes to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties.

  

	 	16.	If either party files any arbitration, lawsuit, claim, or charge based on, or in any way related to, the Employee’s employment with the Company, any claim that the Employee has
released in the Release or the promises and agreements contained in this Agreement, the party that wins the lawsuit or arbitration or prevails on the claim or charge will be entitled to recover from the other party all costs it incurs, in connection
with the dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. 

  

	 	17.	Paragraphs 14 and 16 shall not apply if the Employee asserts a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§621, et seq., (as amended by the
Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. §626(f)), even though such claim is barred by the Release given by the Employee in this Agreement. This Paragraph does not limit the completeness or finality of Release. It only limits the
Company’s remedies in the event that the employee asserts certain claims barred by the Release. 

  

	 	18.	The Employee will continue as an at-will employee and either the Company or the Employee may terminate such employment, at any time, with or without cause, with no liability except
as set forth herein; provided, however, that the Company may terminate the Employee’s employment prior to October 16, 2006, only for “Cause,” as defined in that certain offer letter dated March 14, 2003 between Employee and
the Company (the “Offer Letter”). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) if the Company terminates the Employee for Cause, whether before, on or after October 16, 2006, no severance benefits will be
provided under this Agreement or the Offer Letter, and (ii) if the Employee terminates his employment prior to the Company’s appointment of a new CEO, no severance benefits will be provided under this Agreement, but the provisions of the
Offer Letter will remain in effect. At such time as Employee shall cease to be an employee of the Company, Employee agrees to resign as a director of the Company and execute the Release Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A within thirty
(30) days of his termination of employment. The seventh day after Employee executes such Release Agreement, provided the Release Agreement has been executed within such thirty (30) day period and the Employee has not revoked such Release
Agreement, shall be deemed to be the “Effective Date of the Release.” 

	 	19.	In signing this Agreement, the Employee intends to bind himself and his heirs, administrators, executors, personal representatives and assigns. 

  

	 	20.	Upon effectiveness of this Agreement the Offer Letter shall no longer be in effect, subject to the provisions of Section 18, and except for any rights the Employee may have
under the Offer Letter with respect to the acceleration of vesting of stock options upon a change in control of the Company on or before his termination of employment. 

  

	 	21.	The Employee is advised to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement. The Employee understands that the choice of whether or not to sign this Agreement is the
Employee’s decision and that Employee has sought his own tax and legal advice and is not relying on the Company, its lawyers or accountants for any such advice. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has been given at least 21 days to
consider this Agreement before signing it. 

  

	 	22.	The Employee may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days of signing it. Revocation can be made by sending a written notice of revocation to the Company. For such
revocation to be effective, notice must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh calendar day after the Employee signs this Agreement. If the Employee revokes this Agreement, it shall not become effective or enforceable and the
Employee will not be entitled to receive the severance package described in this Agreement. 

 In order to bind the parties to
this Agreement, the parties, or their duly authorized representatives have signed their names below. 
  

							
	PORTALPLAYER, INC.	 		 	GARY JOHNSON
				
	By	 	 /s/ Richard L.
Sanquini                7/26/2006
	 		 	 /s/ Gary Johnson

				
		 		 		 	 7/27/2006

		 		 		 	Date Signed By Employee

 RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 This Release (“Release”) is made by and between Gary Johnson, an individual (the “Employee”) and PortalPlayer, Inc. (the
“Company”), effective seven calendar days after the date this Release Agreement is signed by the Employee and not revoked (the “Release Effective Date”). 
 Recitals 
 Employee
entered into that certain Separation Agreement as of July     , 2006 (the “Separation Agreement”). Employee agreed to execute this Release within thirty (30) days following his last day of employment with
the Company in exchange for the severance set forth in Section 1 of the Separation Agreement. 
 Agreement

 Based upon the information stated in the above Recital and the statements, promises and agreements contained below, the parties hereby
agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	The Employee releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, predecessors and successors in interest, parents,
subsidiaries, attorneys, and assigns (“Company-Affiliates”), from any and all claims, demands, obligations and/or liabilities which arise out of or relate to any action by the Company or the Company-Affiliates or omission to act by the
Company or the Company-Affiliates occurring on or before the date this Agreement is signed by the Employee (the “Release”). 

  

	 	2.	The Release includes, but is not limited to, release of any and all claims arising out of the Employee’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment.
This includes a release of any rights or claims the Employee may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§621, et seq., (as amended by the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C.
§626(f)) which prohibits age discrimination in employment, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§2000, et seq., which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin,
religion, or sex, the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits paying men and women unequal pay for equal work, the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §§12101, et seq.), which prohibits discrimination against the disabled, the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§1001, et seq., the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), Government Code §§12940, et seq., the Fair
Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§201 et seq., (as amended), The California Labor Code, or any other federal, state or local laws or regulations relating to terms and conditions of employment. The Release also includes any
claims for wrongful discharge, fraud, misrepresentation, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, harassment, and any claims that the Company or any Company-Affiliate has dealt with the Employee unfairly or in bad faith.

  

	 	3.	The Release extends to all claims of every nature and kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected. The Employee expressly waives the provisions of
Section 1542 of the Civil Code which provides: 

  

	 	  	A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or
her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. 

	 	4.	The Employee promises never to file a lawsuit, claim, or charge with any court or government agency asserting any claims that are released by the Release. 

 

	 	5.	The Release does not waive any rights or claims that the Employee might have arising after the date the Employee signs this Agreement. 

  

	 	6.	The Employee acknowledges that his employment with the Company ceased on or before the date this Agreement is signed by Employee. 

  

	 	7.	The Employee promises and states that the Employee has not given or sold any claim discussed in this Agreement to anyone and that the Employee has not filed a lawsuit, claim, or
charge with any court or government agency asserting any claims that are released by the Release. 

  

	 	8.	The Employee promises and states that he has returned to the Company all property belonging to the Company or authored by or concerning the Company (other than the Employee’s
personal copies of his payroll and benefits records), including, but not limited to, keys and passes, credit cards, computer hardware and software, papers, manuals, records, drawings, and documents. 

  

	 	9.	The Employee promises and agrees that he will not, except upon written authorization from the Company or as required by law, disclose any confidential or proprietary information
belonging to or concerning the Company, and/or Company-Affiliates, vendors, or customers, including, without limitation, financial data, business and marketing plans, budgets, personnel information, product designs and specifications, research and
development plans and budgets, technical drawings and specifications, manufacturing methods, technical know-how or other trade secrets. The Employee acknowledges and reaffirms in its entirety the Employee Innovations and Proprietary Rights
Assignment Agreement dated October 8, 2003, including his non-solicitation obligations thereunder, executed upon commencement of his employment, a copy of which is attached to this Agreement. The Employee acknowledges that Employee is subject
to the non-solicitation provisions contained in the Employee Innovations and Proprietary Rights Assignment Agreement dated October 8, 2003. 

  

	 	10.	Employee agrees not to counsel or assist any attorneys or their clients in the presentation or prosecution of any disputes, differences, grievances, claims, charges, or complaints
by any third party against the Company and/or any officer, director, employee, agent, representative, shareholder or attorney of the Company, unless under a subpoena or other court order to do so. However, this Agreement recognizes the rights and
responsibilities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) to enforce the statutes which 

	 	  	come under their jurisdiction and is not intended to prevent Employee from participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC or the DFEH; provided, however,
that nothing in this section limits or affects the finality or the scope of the Release provided herein. 

  

	 	11.	Employee agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel or slander of the Company or Company-affiliates or tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of
the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Employee from making any truthful statement regarding the Company in the course and scope of his employment, consulting or other business endeavors.

  

	 	12.	This Agreement is to be governed by California law. 

  

	 	13.	Payments and benefits provided under this Agreement are taxable under the laws of the United States and the State of California and will be subject to all required withholdings and
court ordered wage assignments and/or garnishments. 

  

	 	14.	If any portion of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, then both the Employee and the Company desire that all other portions that can be separated from it or appropriately
limited in scope shall remain fully valid and enforceable. 

  

	 	15.	Except as prohibited by law, any legal dispute between the Employee the Company (or between the Employee and any Company-Affiliates, each of whom is hereby designated a third party
beneficiary of this agreement regarding arbitration) arising out of the Employee’s employment or termination of employment or this Agreement (a “Dispute”) will be resolved through binding arbitration in Santa Clara County, under the
Arbitration Rules set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1280 et seq., and pursuant to California law. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES THEY ARE WAIVING ANY RIGHT THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE
HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL. This arbitration provision is not intended to modify or limit substantive rights or the remedies available to the parties, including the right to seek interim relief, such as injunction or attachment, through judicial process,
which shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to demand and obtain arbitration. 

  

	 	16.	This Agreement is intended by the parties to be their final agreement. The statements, promises and agreements in this Agreement may not be contradicted by any prior understandings,
agreements, promises or statements. The Employee states and promises that in signing this Agreement he has not relied on any statements or promises made by the Company, other than the promises contained in this Agreement. Any changes to this
Agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties. 

  

	 	17.	If the Employee breaks any of the promises or agreements made in this Agreement, or if any of the representations or statements made by the Employee in this Agreement are discovered
to be untrue, the Company may stop providing the severance benefits described in Section 1 of the Separation Agreement and the Employee will return to the company all severance payments which have been made up to that date. All of the other
terms of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. 

	 	18.	If either party files any arbitration, lawsuit, claim, or charge based on, or in any way related to, the Employee’s employment with the Company, any claim that the Employee has
released in the Release or the promises and agreements contained in this Agreement, the party that wins the lawsuit or arbitration or prevails on the claim or charge will be entitled to recover from the other party all costs it incurs, in connection
with the dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. 

  

	 	19.	Paragraphs 15 and 18 shall not apply if the Employee asserts a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§621, et seq., (as amended by
the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. §626(f)), even though such claim is barred by the Release given by the Employee in this Agreement. This Paragraph does not limit the completeness or finality of Release. It only limits
the Company’s remedies in the event that the employee asserts certain claims barred by the Release. 

  

	 	20.	In signing this Agreement, the Employee intends to bind himself and his heirs, administrators, executors, personal representatives and assigns. 

  

	 	21.	The Employee is advised to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement. The Employee understands that the choice of whether or not to sign this Agreement is the
Employee’s decision and that Employee has sought his own tax and legal advice and is not relying on the Company, its lawyers or accountants for any such advice. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has been given at least 21 days to
consider this Agreement before signing it. 

  

	 	22.	The Employee may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days of signing it. Revocation can be made by sending a written notice of revocation to the Company. For such
revocation to be effective, notice must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh calendar day after the Employee signs this Agreement. If the Employee revokes this Agreement, it shall not become effective or enforceable and the
Employee will not receive the severance package described in this Agreement. 

 In order to bind the parties to this Agreement, the parties, or their duly authorized representatives
have signed their names below. 
  

							
	PORTALPLAYER, INC.	 		 	GARY JOHNSON
				
	By	 	  
	 		 	  

				
		 		 		 	  

		 		 		 	Date Signed By Employee

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