Document:

First Amendment to the Employment Agreement

  
 Exhibit 10.27

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2007 BETWEEN 
 THE COMPANY
AND JOHN A. EDWARDSON 
 WHEREAS, CDW Corporation, an Illinois corporation (the “Company”) and John
A. Edwardson (“Executive”) entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of October 12, 2007; 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the amendment provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Agreement, the Agreement is hereby amended effective January 1, 2009 as follows: 

1. Section 4 of the Agreement is amended to add the following paragraph at the end thereof: 

Each of the payments described in this Section 4 shall be made within 60 days after the Executive’s termination of employment,
except to the extent such payment is otherwise governed by an applicable plan, program or arrangement. 
 2. The Agreement is
amended to add the following paragraph as Section 23: 
 23. Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and shall be interpreted and construed consistently with such intent. The payments to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement are
also intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent possible, under either the separation pay exemption pursuant to Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) or as short-term deferrals pursuant to Treasury
regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). In the event the terms of this Agreement would subject the Executive to taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code (“409A Penalties”), the Company and the Executive shall cooperate
diligently to amend the terms of the Agreement to avoid such 409A Penalties, to the extent possible. To the extent any amounts under this Agreement are payable by reference to the Executive’s “termination of employment,” such term
shall be deemed to refer to the Executive’s “separation from service,” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Executive is a “specified employee,”
as defined in Section 409A of the Code, as of the date of the Executive’s separation from service, then to the extent any amount payable under this Agreement (i) constitutes the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation, within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (ii) is payable upon the Executive’s separation from service, and (iii) under the terms of this Agreement would be payable prior to the six-month anniversary of the Executive’s
separation from service, such payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of (a) the six-month anniversary of the separation from 

  

 
service or (b) the date of the Executive’s death. Any reimbursement or advancement payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be conditioned on the submission by the
Executive of all expense reports reasonably required by the Company under any applicable expense reimbursement policy, and shall be paid to the Executive promptly following receipt of such expense reports, but in no event later than the last day of
the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive incurred the reimbursable expense. Any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefit provided, during a calendar year shall not affect the amount of expenses
eligible for any reimbursement, or in-kind benefit to be provided, during any other calendar year. The right to any reimbursement or in-kind benefit pursuant to this Agreement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of December 23, 2008. 

 

					
	CDW CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	/S/     CHRISTINE A. LEAHY
		 	Name:	 	Christine A. Leahy
		 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President and General Counsel
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	/S/    JOHN A. EDWARDSON
	John A. Edwardson

Signature Page to First Amendment to Edwardson Employment Agreement 

  
 2Addendum to Compensation Protection Agreement

  
 Exhibit 10.28

 ADDENDUM 
 THIS ADDENDUM (the “Addendum”) to the Compensation Protection Agreement between CDW LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Company”), and Thomas Richards (the
“Executive”) entered into on March 10, 2010 and effective as of January 1, 2010 (the “Agreement”) is entered into on March 10, 2010 and effective as of January 1, 2010 and constitutes an amendment to the
Agreement as provided herein. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, as amended by this Addendum. 
 1. Position. Effective September 21, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), Executive shall be employed by the Company as its President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting to the
Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In this position, Executive will be an officer of the Company and a member of the Company’s Executive Committee, with responsibility for the Sales, Advanced Technology Services, Marketing,
Ecommerce and Product and Partner Management functions. If and at such time as Executive is appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Executive also shall be elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

 2. Base Salary. Executive’s initial annual base salary shall be $700,000. Executive’s base salary will be
reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board or the full Board as part of Executive’s annual performance review. 
 3. Bonus Target. Executive’s initial annual bonus target under the Company’s Senior Management Incentive Plan (or any successor bonus plan) effective January 1, 2010 shall be
$1,050,000. Executive shall not be eligible to participate in the Company’s Senior Management Incentive Plan in 2009. Executive’s annual bonus target will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board or the full Board as
part of Executive’s annual performance review. 
 4. Long-Term Incentive Compensation. Executive will be required to
make an investment in the Company in the amount of $1,000,000 on or after the date on which Executive receives the Sign-On Bonus. Executive’s investment will be in the form of equity in the Company or its affiliates, if available, or otherwise
in another form as determined by the Company, such as the Company’s senior bridge debt, in any event at the then fair value. 
 5. Definitions. 
 (a) The definition of Good Reason as set forth in
Section 1(i) of the Agreement shall be amended to add the following two subsections at the end thereof: 
 (v) the Executive
is not appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company on or prior to December 31, 2011; or (vi) the Company is acquired by an existing, operating business on or prior to December 31, 2011, the Company continues to operate as a
subsidiary or division of such larger business entity. 

  

  
 (b) The definition of
Severance Period as set forth in Section 1(n) of the Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to the following: 

“Severance Period” means the period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on the second anniversary of the Date of
Termination; provided however, that solely in the event of a resignation by the Executive for Good Reason as set forth in subsection (vi) of the definition of Good Reason, “Severance Period” means the period commencing on the
Date of Termination and ending on the date that is 3 years after the Date of Termination. 
 6. Medical Plan Access.

 (a) In the event Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than a termination by the
Company for Cause, each of Executive and Executive’s spouse will have continued access to participate in the Company’s medical plan until such time as an event described in Section 7(b) occurs, with the full cost for such plan access
(currently equivalent to the applicable COBRA premiums, but subject to change), including any applicable taxes, to be paid by Executive. The additional medical plan access described herein will not apply until after the expiration of any benefit
continuation period applicable under the Agreement and the exhaustion of the full COBRA continuation coverage period. 
 (b) The
medical plan access set forth in this Section 7 will cease on the last day of the month of the earliest to occur of the following: (1) each of the Executive and the Executive’s spouse become eligible for Medicare (or a successor
thereto); (2) Executive becomes eligible to participate in a subsequent employer’s medical plan; (3) Executive’s material violation of any agreement between Executive and the Company (or its parent or subsidiary companies) with
respect to noncompetition, nonsolicitation, confidentiality or protection of trade secrets; (4) Executive ceases to timely pay premiums after notice and a 30 day cure period; (5) Executive expressly waives coverage in writing; (6) the
Company no longer offers a medical plan to any of its coworkers; or (7) the Company cannot offer the medical plan access set forth in this Section 7 due to a change in applicable law. 

7. Other Benefits. 
 (a) The Company waives the service necessary to start accruing vacation at the rate of five weeks per year. 

  
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 (b) The Company will
reimburse Executive for COBRA coverage for 30 days after the Effective Date should Executive require COBRA coverage prior to eligibility to participate in the Company’s medical plan. 

(c) Executive shall be eligible for short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 30 days of employment and short-term
disability will be paid at a rate of 70% for up to 13 weeks. 
 8. Agreement. This Addendum shall be incorporated into
the Agreement and be considered an amendment thereof; provided, however, if there is a conflict between the terms of this Addendum and the Agreement not taking into account this Addendum, the terms and provisions of this Addendum shall control to
the extent necessary to eliminate such conflict. Nothing in this Addendum shall be deemed to entitle the Executive to continued employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company has caused this Addendum to be executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company and the Executive has executed this Addendum effective as of January 1, 2010. 

 

			
	CDW LLC
		
	By:	 	/S/    JOHN A. EDWARDSON
		 	John A. Edwardson
		 	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	/S/    THOMAS E. RICHARDS
	Thomas E. Richards

  
 Signature
Page to Addendum

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